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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
PEssIMIsTIc.
Pa. what's a pseudonym ?"

Pa, what's a pseudonym?"
 "I don't know. son." replied the man whose car is in the repair shop great deal of the time. but if it's thingum- bob that belongs to an automobile. I'll have to buy it sooner or later.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
PRELIMINARY PRACTICE

From the Cincinnati Times-Star ss
 If you wish to do a little preparatory Red Cross work, why not hold very gently the blstered hand of your favor ite war gardener? iel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
MAKING GOOD.

'T see where a soldier who wasn't much ot soldier when it came to saIut-e ing his superior officers and drilling went oyer the top and proved himself everys inch a hero"
 T dare say a great many of our boys are like that" said the golf player. thoughtfully 'They show rather poor form in the preliminaries and are strong in the finals'' ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
THE INEFFICIENT D,Li.An

Ersnm the Florida limos unicn.
 The dollar of the Unit d States is worth 100 cents in bonds and mort Eases, but 1t can't get moro than about 90 cents worth of food
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28

BEGINNING THE DAY = God. grant me to make my temptation q glorious experience. May I come out of my battle with new power. May the day of my trial be in the rec- ords as the day of my overcoming. Give me to read the old pages not with tears and shame but with thanksgiving and new courage. In Cbrist's name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
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 The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis- patches.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited 10 II or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news puDnsheo herein.
 All rights of republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
FOOLISH THING TO DO

From the Baltimore American.
 A man in St. Louis cheered for the Kaiser. They patched him up at the hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
100 Per Cent Patriotic

Here is the story of a 100 per cent patriotic boy" writes Billy Driver from Camp sevier, S. C., where he is in train ing,
 . T was assisting First Lieut.. E. A. Will cox, M. R. C., on orthopaedic examina- tions, when William R. Hammer of New York city came through for examination One of his elbows was out of whack and fractured wrist, so the doctor said . Son, we will have to send you back home, and then what took place would have touched any d-blooded man $ heart-for tears came into his eyes and the talk that he put up would have won most any case, but the doctor refused to change his decision, and straight to headquarters he went with his plea, with the result that he is a soldier today, and we are in the same tent and, bNlieve me, he is making good
 "A funny thing happened yesterday, when one of the boys happened to speak to another about his home in New York, and it developed that they were next door neighbors, had been for 10 years and were just meeting each other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
A YEoETTE.

Susanna's in the navy
 No sailor, she'll admit; But struts along in Ma sh'ngton And makes an awful hit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
COULDN'T FAIL.

''Is there any way to prevent my neigh bors' predatory chickens from scratching up my garden seed?"
 "Oh. yes
 For heavens sake, name it!
 After planting the seed have your en- tire garden raved with concrete.'~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
Blower Loins Navy

My son, Irving Newton Flower, has just enlisted in the navy at the Great Lakes training station, according to telegram received from him today said l. M. Flower, manager of the Durham Woolea Mills
 He was on his vacation in Chicago when he decided to join the navy, hay ing just reached his twenty first birth day. l am very proud of my boy and glad he tocN this step as soon as he did. Newton has been anxious to get in the service for sometime, and has voiced the opinion that every man who does not take some active part in this great battle for world freedom will feel himself very much iE the background of public favor when the boys march in triumph on their return"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
Lease Dauphin Island Hotel

"The Cottage hotel at Dauphin Island has been leased by Mrs. M R. Woods of Birmingham, who will take charge im- mediately,'' said J. M Dewberry. Mrs. Woods has experience as manager at ln- gram Wells, near Birmingham, and also at Pass Christian, Miss, and brings a host of friends to the Cottage hotel as well as her personal ability She will be assisted by her son, Mir Carey Woods,
 'The bathhouse on the south beach has also been leased by them, and they say will be maintained with a thoroughly modern service. The bathhouse has pri. vate dressing rooms, fresh water showers and otber conyeniences. Those who have visited Dauphin Island appreciate it's many advantages-a variety of seafoods, cool gulf breezes, pure sea air, good rest, surf bathing, fishing and boating."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28

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 Eastern business office. World pullo- ing. New York city; western business office. Tribune budding, Chicago. The $. C. Beckwith Special Agency. agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

had a ride recently with my good friend, Lawrence Lee, through some of the outlying suburbs of Montgomery, and got glimpse of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28

Now. Joseph Chahberlain. the Bir- mingnem statesman who entered his fathers business as a manufactures of wood screws and acquired local repu-
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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
TWO THO AND AMERICAN
TROOPS SAVED BY DESTRoYERS

Washington News Of the torpedo
ing of the British liner Persic, with
$500 American troops on board in the
war zone, September 6, was given to
the American people, first through the
British admiralty and then later
through the navy department. All the
soldiers were rescued by accompany
ing destroyers the steamer itself was
beached AMI the enemy submarine Is
believed to have been accounted for,
Officials here viewed the result OF
the attack more as an allied success
than as a disaster. The fact that the
steamer was torpedoed when she was
endeavoring to overtake the conveyed
feet OF transports after overcoming
engine trouble which had forced her
to lag. convinced officers that subma'
rine commanders still are fearful OF
attacking troop ships in convoy
The records achieved by the Ameri'
can and allied nayies in the trans
porting OF more than 100000 Amerl'
can soldiers overseas with the loss
OF only 991 of them. still is consider
ed miraculous. And it is accepted
by naval officers as testifying TO the
success Of the convoy system.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
GRAVER CRISIS THAN.
THE SECOND MARINE
GERMAN MILITARY VICTORY 10
RENDERED IMPOSSIBLE BY
FAILURE OF CAMPAIGN.
PEACE PROPOSALS A SNARE
Pending Military Decision All Diplo.
matte Proposals Are the Sheer.
est Nonsense.

Now York The words of Burian
and he rumOls of cabinet changes
in Berlin are not to be read without
careful relation to the military stua.
ton Unlike the allies, the Germans
make no distinction between diplo.
matte and military weapons in tho
pursuit OF victory or rela.
tive.
This campaign has failed No absp
lutte military victory Is now or here.
after possible for the German But
relative, an approximate, victory
may yet be had II the situation on
the western battle front can be sta.
bilized for a time and during this time
the diplomatic attack upon the allies,
exactly analogous TO the submarine
campaign of 1917. can be pressed.
German strategy is patent enough.
II is now the mission Of the army o
check or delay allied advance for the
balance OF the present campaign for
eight weeks at the outside. At The
end Of this time German diplomacy
using the formula Of Kuehmann, now
repeated by Burian and by every Ger.
man commentator that no military de-
cislon is possible will point to still
unbroken German lines and demand
conference negotiation or discus
sion around the table. Now all this
must be clearly foreseen and guarded
against The German peace offensive,
like all previous German maneuvers,
Is war offensive. The German has
merely begun to change the method
by which he will continue to seek a
victory in this way-a profit from the
contest, which will leave him in a
stronger position than he occupied
when the war began and from which
he can later resume the war when he
has again completed his preparations
We are, then, approaching far
graver crisis than that which existed
before the second battle of the Marine.
Then, Foch was in reserve, ready.
We have no Foch to direct the diplo'
matte defense.
Pending a military decision, all ne
gotiation is nonsense, means nothing
now less than to decide how great a
victory we shall allow the German
while the armies in France are un-
broken German success in the east
will insure eventual German gains
from the struggle. While the German
armies are unbroken, all German pro-
posals are merely an extension of the
'front.' military maneuvers as frankly
as was the Hindenburg retreat OF 1871
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Recent reports show that approyi,
mately 1000 community labor boards
OF the United States employment serv.
Ice have been organized or are In final
process OF organization. Between 700
and 500 of them are ready to function
and some already have begun work.
Full and partial returns from 80
states and the District of Columbia
give n total of 9lj boards completed
or In formation while four other states.
two Of them large Industrial common.
wenlths, report the organization of
boards but not the number. The five
remaining states failed to report.
Each community labor board Is com.
posed of three members, one represent
ing the communlty's employers, the sec.
ond 1t employees and the third, who Is
chairman, the United States employ
ment service. The employers and en-
ployees members are chosen by their
respective local organizations, their up.
polntment being approved by the dl.
rector general Of the employment serv-
Ice. II Is the work of the community
boards To generally supervise the re.
cruitment and distribution Of workers
FOR war production, the actual recruit.
Ing and distributing being done by the
local Offices and agents Of the employ
ment service, including the agents of
the public service reserve.
The federal directors OF employment
for the states have been notified by
the director general to rush the organ
izatlon OF the boards for their states
and their functlonlng as quickly as
possible In order to provide relief for
short-handed war Industries.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
Always Do Your Best.

What God may hereafter require Of
you, you must not give yourself the
least trouble about. Everything he
gives you to do. you must do as well
as YOU can, and that is the best pos
slble preparation for what he may
give you to do next, II people would
do what they have to do they would
always find themselves ready for what
comes next.-C. NJ. Mcdonald.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
BRITISH AIRMEN FIGHT WELL
Official Records Tell Of Really Amazing
Feats During the Recent Weeks
OF Conflict.

Amazing feats by British alrmen dur
Ing the recent fighting may now be
mentioned. After driving down In
flames one OF two enemy two-seaters,
British scout had engine failure,
which compelled him to spin back to
earth.
Az the machine touched the ground
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
Education From the Bible.

Read your bible, making II the first
morning business Of your life, to I'M
derstand some portion Of II clearly,
and your daily business to obey II In
all that you understand. To my early
knowledge Of the Bible ! owe the best
part of my taste In literature, and
the most precious and on the whole,
the one essential part Of my educar
ton. --Huskin.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
TO SHEAR SHEEP BY MACHINE
inexperienced Person Can Do Work
Very NIeely-More Wool OBJ
taIned Than by Hand.

To shear sheep by hand takes an
experienced man, but with machine
an inexperienced person can do the
work nicely. A good machine costs
less than So. and more wool can be
obtained than through shearing by
hand. After the fleece has been taken
a.. ali tags and dust should be 70
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
ATTORNEY GENERAL GREGORY
ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY

Washington. responsibility for
the recent Stacker raids in New York
and adjoining cities has been assumed
by Attorney General Gregory, who
promises continuance of the round.
ups, but without soldiers or sailors
to make arrests. In letter to Presi.
dent Wilson, made public, the attorney
general said the latter practice, which
was criticised so severely in the sen
ate last week, was illegal, ill-iudged
and without his authority.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAVE
ARRIVED AT ARCHANGEL

Washington troops have
landed at Archangel to assist the 9th.
or allied forces there in their cam,
paign for the re.establishment OF or.
der In northern Russia. This an
nouncement was authorized by Gen,
March. chief OF stan.
For military reasons, the number OF
soldiers landing was not revealed. It
was assumed that the soldiers had
been sent from English camps, where
Americans are training.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
A NEW RECORD FOR MAIL
CARRYING is ESTABLISHED

New York. The importance OF Ed.
ward V. Gardeners airpane fight with
mail from Chicago to New York was
emphasized in statement which the
Aero Club of America issued with the
announcement that the journey was
record for mail carrying between
the two cities.
This is the first time mail has been
carried between the two cities in less
than 20 hours and the fastest time
ever made between these two cities"
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

German fired ut the pilot from Is
yards, puncturing the gasoline tank.
AT that moment the engine picked up
sufficiently to carry the pilot to the
rear Of the German lines. where he
was forced to come down again. Being
under heavy fire. he removed the gun
locks and sight and all his instruments
before abandoning his machine, which
could not be saved.
A pilot and observer returning In
their machine from bombing raid
fell behind their formation because of
engine trouble and were attacked by
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Some facts about guns and munitions
told by the secretary of war;
We are constructing big gun plant
ut Neville Island. We signed CON
tract with United States Steel corpor-
alton to build and operate without
profit this plant for guns OF the larger
calibers This Is the biggest plant OF
this kind ever conceived and will build
guns Of not less than IA inch. The
site IL just below Pittsburgh and coy
crs about 1000 acres. The housing
Will be on the hills south OF the island.
The amount Of money involved IL
Sl5OOOO,0OO which Is being supplied by
the United States government. This
plant Will handle tremendous amount
Of material and will be retained by
the government after the war.
We have shipped two hundred and
fifty 155-mm howltzrs to France.
We are producing between 25,0O0
and 10000 machine guns per month.
or Browning heavy 5000 to 1000;
Browning light automatic rifle from
5000 TO 5000 per month.
We are making about 1900 motor
tractors per month
We are turning out oil the smok eless
power we need now.
The production OF rifles has been
about 100000 per month.
We produce more than 10000 pistols
and revolyers per month.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Save nutshell to help save life
Nuts, the shells Of nuts and seeds
and pits Of several varieties Of fruits
are needed In quantity supply to make
carbon for use In gas masks or respl-
rators for our soldiers.
Coconut shells have furnished the
material for this carbon, but the sup
ply Of such shells is wholly inadequate.
The seed and pits OF peaches. prunes,
dates, apricots, plums, olives and cher
ries, and English or native walnuts
hickory nuts. butternuts and their
shells, and Brazil nut shells. are the
best substitutes for the cOconut shells.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
Many Small Potatoes Wasted.

There are nearly 12OOOO.OO0 bush.
els of small potatoes wasted In the
United States every year. all of which
could be used In making bread.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Experiments In laundering shoes are
being conducted at various camps by
the conservation reclamation division
OF the quartermaster corps. The meth
cd used is the same employed by the
American erpedltIonary forces.
A solution composed Of one quart OF
strong disinfectant to so gallons of wa
ter was used to wash about 200 army
shoes In standard laundry machine.
The solution used Is germc!de antlsep-
tic and deodorant. After II minutes
washing the shoes were removed, dried
for about an hour and then resoled.
The results were found to be highly
satisfactory. After the shoes are laun-
dered and repaired they are creased
with clubbing to make them more pill
able and at the same time to preserve
the leather.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

moved and the wool tied In neat
bundle with wool Irvine. The wool
should then be packed In wool sacks
and either shipped to reliable com.
mission firm or sold to buyers
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Provost Marshal General Crowder
was requested by the British embassy
To give notice to the fact that British
subjects, including declarants who had
registered before July 30, 1918. may
enlist voluntarily In the British or Ca
madam army up to and including Sep
TENDER %, 1918. Those who registered
on August "a, 1913, may so enlist up
10 and including September %, 1918.
Those who register on September II,
10lS. may SO enlist up to and includ-
Ing October T.. 1918,
During the period so allowed for vol,
untary enlistment, British subjects may
apply for exemption to the British am
bassador.
At the end of the period allowed for
voluntary enlistment, British subjects,
In each OF these classes, may no longer
enlist In The British or Canadian army
but unless exempted by the British
ambassador, they become liable to mil
itary service and may claim exemption
under the United States Selective Serv-
Ice law.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Fokkers. The pilot succeeded in get.
ting his machine into a dive and reach.
ed the British lines. The gallant OBJ
server was found to have been wound.
ed ten times during the hght.
Attacked by squadron of enemy
uirplpnes, lone British scout spun
downward, but on the way saw that
only one OF the enemy was following
him. So he came suddenly out of the
spin just above grove Of trees and
caught the enemy machine crossing In
front Of him and shot 1t to the earth,
where It burst Into flames.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Hope against hope. and ask till "
receive. Montgomery.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

Orders have been given for the sup
ply Of one million emergency rations
by the subsistence division OF the
quartermaster corps. The emergency
ration corresponds to the iron ration OF
the British troops. II Is carried In an
alright, gas-proof contalner and Is suf-
ticlent to maintain man for one day,
sustaining his full strength and vIgor.
II IL strapped In the pack Of the sol
der going over the top and may be
used only according to the instructions
given when the emergency ration is
issued.
The emergency ration is composed
Of ground meat and wheat compressed
into cake. There Is also a block
OF sweet chocolate. The bread and
wheat component may be eaten dry
or. II possible, stirred into cold water
The cake, when boiled for five minutes
in three pints Of water, results In a
very palatable soup, or when boiled In
one pint Of water for five minutes II
makes porrldge which may be eaten
hot or cold. When cold, 1t may be
sliced and fried, II bacon or other fat
Is available. The chocolate component
of the emergency ration may be eaten
dry or made into hot chocolate.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20

More than 400 colleges have respond
ed to the war departments call for
cooperation in training the new branch
OF the army, the students army train
ing corps. Plans are being made to
convert fraternity houses and dorml-
tories into barracks for the period Of
the war.
The s. A. T. c. has two branches, the
collegiate, to which men qualified by
high school graduation are eligible;
and the vocational section, to which
grammar school graduates are eligl-
BILE. Recruits will be procured by vol.
untary induction.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-09-20
BALLOON IN WAR
DOES GREAT WORK
"ELEPHANTS" USED FOR oBsER.
WALTON AND TO DIRECT
FIRE OF BATTERIES.
PILOTS PARACHUTE JUMPERS
Thousand Community Labor Boards
Have Been organized-Gun Produc.
,ton for Army Grows RapidIy-lron
Rations Ordered.

(From Committee on Public Information
Washington.--Up to Il few years ago,
In the public mind, nll balloons were
associated with parachute Jumpers
county fairs and clrcuses. They were
used very much like their rival the old
side show, full of freaks, solely to
draw crowd. Today Uncle Sam Is
making balloons and training their op.
orators for distinctly another purpose.
The ungnlnly old balloon Of circus days
is now n rival Of Its smarter and more
modern brother, the nlrplane, In the Job
OF being eyes for the army and navy.
A dead industry was revived when the
war balloon was originated.
Swinging far nloft at the end Of n
cable. these elephants" MS they are
now called support trained observers
who, by means of powerful field glasses
and telephones, give range and direc.
ton to batteries. These In turn with
well directed shots. put enemy batter
les out Of business and break mp infan.
try forming for attack. A stationary
balloon four or five thousand feet In
the air Is IN Ideal place for an OBJ
server.
So Uncle Sans parachute Jumpers
are being instructed today, not as
entertainers to draw and thrill crowds
by ''leaps from the Clouds" but for
their own personal safety and
the safety Of their records made
at high elevations, when II shell
or IN enemy arplane rips their
balloon and they have to jump. For
although their balloon may be destroy
ed. the men In the basket usually come
safely to earth and bring their maps
and photographs with them. II Is life
full Of excitement these men OF the bal
loon lead, and to be a member one has
TO have plenty Of nerve, courage and
daring In his makeup.
Aviators take Off their hats to the
balloon men. One recently returned
American air pilot told OF IN adventure
he had on trial trip in balloon
how interested he was becoming In the
work OF the observer as the latter ex-
planned the great panorama ontstretch.
ed below him; when suddenly the bal.
loon man interrupted his talk to see
that his parachute straps were o. H..
climbed to the edge Of the basket.
shouted. Beat It; follow me-" and
disappeared over the side. The avi-
ator said he took one look at the wind
lass pulling the balloon to earth below,
another at the oncoming enemy plane
and said to himself Not for mine"
He said he did not have the courage
10 jump and did not. Fortunately the
enemy plane was beaten or by allied
planes before II could get any nearer