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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
EXTEND ARhISTICE
WITH THE GERMANS
ERzBERoER VOICES PROTEST
A0AtN5T ATTITUDE TAKEN
By THE ALLIES.
HuHs are Anxious 10 Learn When
Blockade win Be Raised, An
ncunclna That Food situa-
tIon 10 Growing Worse.

Amsterdam. THE Hrinistice between
the allies and Germany has been ex'
tended one month, the agreement 70
that effect being signed by Matthias
Erzherger. the German armlstice com
missioner, nt Trevea, on January ~,
according % a dispatch from Berlin.
TIE meeting between Marshal Foch
and the German delegates Was feas
tured BY protests bS Matthias Erzber
ger, representing tbs Germans, against
the status In which Germany WIS Jeff
during the period Of the arinissicc The
Financial sud economic dictatorship Of
the entente'' was the thenne OF his main
protest.
When VIII you raise Tie hiockadeY'
Herr Erzbarger asked. e0he food con.
ditions IA Germany are daily growing
worse md hunger viii produce men
inl state which the allies cannot de.
sire. Your peoples themselves are nor
proof against world revolution.
win the entente, he continued,
''undertake binding obligation respect.
ing the return Of the German priaon
CTS 81 war; NHeH viii you NJ IN u
position 70 conclude preliminary
peaeef Germany has nsked six times
for negotiations for preliminary
peace, but has received no reply
Herr Erzbergcr. who made these
statements Ia q speech opening the
proceedings, declared The Germans had
fulfilled the terms Of the arnilsticc up
70 the limit Of possibility III the
cases iu which the terms had not been
complied with. The entente was re
sponsbie, ne insisted. especially 40 re
gartiIng The delivery OF transport ma.
terial.
Herr Erzberger maintained that the
freedom ~ movement had been i'm.
peded between the occupied tritory
and the measures taken hy the allies
IN Alsace.I.orrainc proved that France
aimcd 20 anticipate the decision Of
the peace conference BY nnlleSlnE the
provinces without respecting tie right
Of the people 10 characterization
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
one Reason elrIs -.

,,r ii, ~, OF OF philosophy of a reformo,t
:; Snt lnief was contained in an art tiIe
ysIna 80 e tl Home Journal on the
c .arue OF the probation law: "a g;,.I
ura a ~ IN more live without few Meas.
o o,es and pretty possessions than p'e as
s,rls without food. Take il from n NJ
how ~ IVA want 70 steal. If they knew
thev u y earn things for themselves
ba = wouldn't be bad. Some day tbere,1
thev way way round for girls to earn what
NOS tS : eeed before they get into trouble =
different" "nole world'll be.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
La FoIlette,s Speech Not pIsIoval

Washlngton.-By vote of 30 to q,
the senate on January 16 adopted a
resolution recommended by majority
of the privileges and elections commit
tee, dismissing disloyalty charges
brought against Senator La Toilette of
Wisconsin by the Minnesota public
safety committee because of his speech
on the war delivered before the Nom
partisan league at st. Paul, Mimi,
September 20. 1917.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
breaches FROM HIS CELL
Clergyman Refuses to Obey Order to
Close Church During "Fiu" EpI-
demle and lie Arrested.

Harrison, O.-Because the city au-
thorities would not order the saloons
to close, Rev. George Cocks would not
close his church, although the board OF
health had prohibited public meetings
because of the epidemic of influenza.
Sixteen members agreed with him and
all II were arrested.
Undaunted, the minister sent word
to the other members of his congrega-
ton and held his evening services in
his cell, preaching through its open
window to about 500 assembled out
side the city jail.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
unlon q Natlons Asvoe,,.,

New York Union az She nations
which fought to bring international
lawbreakers to Justice Is the hope ~
the world Tor establishment ~ prIn.
gipies % humanity, David jayne HHi.
former ambassador to Gcrmany. a.
clared here Friday The union should
consist o. those nations ana no others,
h. asserted. and should he lnnued 20
the maintenance Of international law
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
PROSE KILLING OF LlgskNgcHr
Hun Government Orders Arrest Of
Army Officers.

Berlin OFFICERS commanding the
troops escorting nr, Kari Lleblsneeht
and Rosa Luxembourg when those
two radical leaders were killed have
been Professionally arrested All per-
sons implicated In the Incident will be
severely punished.
The government announced Friday
the circumstances attending The death
u pr, fiebknecht and Rosa I.uxem.
hourg would be investigated and tlst
punishment would follow II Il appetsed
that the eustodians Of either yicum
had neglected their duty OF had any
part Ia the tragedy
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Good Explanation

After looking over vacant ho,,..
- ,sn ms parents, Willie, aged six
heard them discussing the rooms All
lle rooms We're immense and rather
uark' with the exception of the ain
lns ROOM which was very small and
-, ma'ur , lighter than the Others vii
ne, ne sa,d: Yes, guess the dining room
y m"s ;, me iightest because it was closest
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
NatIon.wlde strlke ~ Mooney.

Chicago, "A general strike Of organ
izea labor, designed to paralyze every
Industry IN the country beginning july
next. was decided upon BY the M,
tlOnal labor congress as means OF
obtaining q new trial for Thomas ]
Mooney aud Warren Rulings II federal
Intervention aud every other means
adopted to procure the desired rclief
fail.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
PoIIee Scatter Marchlna Men.

Seattle, Wash.-ApproXimately 800
persons, leaving ar open-air mass
meeting and starting parade through
the city's business district singing
I. w. w. songs, We're dispersed Thurs
day night by twenty mounted police
officers, supported by five automobiles
containing police armed with carbines,
and behind these platoon of police
with clubs.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Holland Town Under Guard.

Amsterdam.-In view of rumors of
the impending outbreak of revolution
in Holland, the Het Yolk says military
guards have been placed before the
town hall and telegraph office at Ley
den, which is about midway between
Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
BEGINNING of PIttshurnb

,ho o'o ua,ai 70 is the anniversary Of
' sne raising OF the English flag over the
runs OF Fort Duquesne in 1754 T T,,e
pace was then named Pittsburgb -
nohor OF Britain's famous prime min,a
Ter. It owes its great growth Tins - ~
vast magnitude. - uelus OK
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Woman SLAYER SEMI . Prlsnn.

Chicago.-AIrs. Hilda Exlund was
found guilty of the murder of her hus-
band and sentenced to fourteen years
in prison., the first woman to be con-
victed here of such crime for long
period. She stabbed her husband with
butcher knife.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Postpone Reoraanlzatlon PLANS.

Washington.-Th house military
committee practically resched an
agreement in conference with Secre-
tary Baker and General March, chief
of staff, to postpone the war depart
men reorganization bin until the next
session of congress, and with it large
part of the prospective debate over the
future military policy of the country.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
eovernment ReturnIna vesaels

New 1ork-All American shins
which We're requisitioned by the United
States shipping board during the war
have been released to their owners
with the exception of those actnary
engaged in army service.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
vTAH's OWN BACK HOME.
Members Of i4sth Artillery TO De.
mobilize az Logan.

Logan, Utah. utah's own regiment,
the ia5th field artillery. 100 strong,
are back from the great war Tile
men arrived here January IA ana are
Ia barracks, preparatory 20 being dis.
charged from service and returning 10
their homes. II win take about ton
days 20 muster out the returning sol
diers
Logan turned out en- mnsse 70 greet
the returning soldiers, And what u
greeting this was Ogden did the same
thing, and the boys probably enjoyed
their two hours stay there more than
amy other since they suited from the
shores Of France that.ls, they Thought
50 until they reached Logan
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
orop In Coal Price Exp.e,sa

Washington. Fuel administration
officials expect a decrease in the price
OF bltuminous coal and coke Is result
from an order disseminating maximum
prices on these commodities and eliml.
batting the zone system Of their dis.
fributiou.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Vietory Liberty Loan No..

Washington.-The name of the now
war loan will be 1.-THE Victory I,ihart,,
Loan" Secretary Glass announooS
Thursday. The exact date in the spring
when it is to be fioated has not hoan
fixed. 'eei
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Greeks 70 pemnhlllr.

Athens.--The Greek army win begin
rehabilitation the last OF this month.
when 10000 men win be released. This
win leave from 10000 to 2O0UOO men
with the colors.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
ProteslIaus at vIadiuns.oL

Ottawa, ont-The military depart.
ment has announced the safe arrival
at Naldivostok of the troop ship, Pro
tesilauS, recently reported in distress
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-01-24
Williams Il stav.

Washington. -Renomination of John
Shelton Williams as comptroller of the
currency when his term expires Feb.
ruary , will be recommended by Secre-
tary Glass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
FAREWELL TO "MARsE HENRYY

From the Louisville Courier-J ournai
 MT. Watterson retires as editor eme- ritus of the Courier-Journal with this issue. From 1868 until 1918 it's editor, his brilliant, forceful and individual writings on public questions brought fame both to himself and to this jour nal. Desiring to retire last August when control of the newspaper chang ed hands, he yet was persuaded to re- main in the capacity of editor emeritus through which connection he mi 5ht continue to address the readers of the CourierJournal while relieved of it's editorship. He now requests his re- tirement, finding in conflict his viewa opposing the league of nations, and those of the Courier Journal, favorng the proposal. His personality will con- tinue to be an inspiration to Courier Journal workers; his accomplishments, a standard of achievements; his name. one to be praised and loved. He has passed his seventy ninth birthday. May he pass many another milestone before the world loses him as a com panion of letters are depriyed of the magic of his pen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
THE UNKNOWN YOU

the past, and they come to themselves as suddenly and astoundingly.
 Many of us who are apt to scoff at a suggestion of abnormality in our selves are nevertheless. dual person. alities in minor degree. Very few persons are entirely free from moods, It is frequently difficult to account for an attack of the "blues," during which there is sometimes vague sense of detachment from ones nor nal self and loss of interest in the present.
 We often approach the border line of disassociation from our actual selves. We marvel at the sleep walker who can unlock doors ani perform intricate actions subconscious- ly. But. in sense, we are dual pet- sonalities when we subconsciousfy steer bicycle, carry on a conyersa- tion with companion and consciously note objects and adl lmire the landscape.
 There is a vast unrecognized men, tai activity in that greater part of the mind below the conscious. After a shock, or few seconds under aa anaesthetic. man will awaken and say, Where am I9' From this stat, may ensue the deeper perplexity whe, man forgets who he is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
Dr. Dawson in France

q have just received a letter from my husband,' said Mrs. J. c. Dawson He was given leave of absence from Howard college for six months to so to France for educational work
 He writes that on the ship on the way to Brest he was put in charge of 17 Young Mems Christian association workers, being made director to give them instruction daily while at sea- He also writes that he has been made a dean of the American students, 2000 in number, at the University of Tou- louse, in southern France. and that he is charmed with the old university town, which ranks very high on the continent as a seat of learning. I am sure he is happy, for he is an ardent student not merely of the French lan- guage and it's literature, but of it's history and customs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
Miss WeakIey's Tribute

'Tt was my pleasure to attend ooth the services last Sunday at the High lands Methodist church, said Miss Hattie Weakley, whose prominence Tn church work and the graded union is well known to this city, "and 1 want to say that the two meetings were full of spiritual significance to me. Bishop Atkins message was gently but firmly delivered; he visualized the suffering and sorrow of the grief stricken nations of Europe as few could have done; and he brought us face to face with the responsibility which the Protestant Christian nations now realize in the matter of recon structive and regenerative work. Tie money which is to be applied out of the centenary fund for this purpose IS worthy dispensation and should be seriously considered by Christian peo- pie. 1t was a great day for the HiShe lands Methodist church last Sunday, spiritually, and it but presages the splendid work which this church will do ir the coming centenary movement in Metho6ism."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
Progress of Dentistry
 on Scientific Lines

THE Alabama Dental association, O in it's annual meeting in Bir mingham, is at once spirited and con- structive. Of all the professions dentistry is we'll abreast of the times.
 Time was when the dentist was the subject of the jokesmith. He was playfully referred to as the f'tooth But there was never any ground for such gibes.
 As matter of fact dentistry as a profession dates from ancient times. It is virtually as old as the science of surgery itself.
 But coming down to modern, days, dentistry has been notably fol ward going. If it's advance was the ot tcome of empiricism the profession is now thoroughly scientific.
 The dentist is a God-send to the race. What the treatment of the teeth has accomplished for mankind cannot be overestimated, and the future of dentistry is of large and larger im- port. Few professions are so fGaught with vital consequences and none touches our social life at so many angles.
 It is of interest to know that in Ala bama in 1841 the first state law regu- lating the practice of dentistry was enacted. The next state to adopt a dental law was New York. The Eng fish law was not adopted until 1878. Now every country is well in line.
 The personnel of the Alabama asso- citation is distinguished and those in attendance at the meeting this week are most cordially greeted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09

From the London Times
 N NSET. BOURNE. a well known A\ preacher in the United states z S went one morning to his pahh' arey out some money, paid bill ana on+ared tramway car. After getting into the car MT. Bourne disappears" xro his native town and was lost. Anxious friends used every possloie means to discover his whereabouts put without discovering any clew to the uvsterv There was no apparent cause for the preachers sudden flight,
 One dav man called A. J. Browr' who had opened small cohlec'ioh- ar,s shop in Norristown, Pa, suddehly ..avoke e" in utter astonishment at n's s,,rro,,ndings and announced that he was the missing minister Anse' Rourne<sof Providence. He was quiee unable to explain how he became Brown.
 stranger still is the case of vary inc nersonality carefully studied ny Dr Morton Prince. Miss Beauchamf' q teacher, possessed three ois'in0' personalities, each stranger to tae o+bar and singularly unlike in char .oter In one of her remarkable o,;oe changes Miss Beauchamp be- cor,a S"sally." mischievous. ill-edu- cated nerson. Miss Beauchamp was an amiable. cultivated and refined wom- an sally" had no knowledge ol s,orthand or of any other language than her own imperfect Engilsp. When Miss Beauchamp became her original self she had no recollection of her behavior as sally"
 Fact is more mysterious than fic- tion. and often more 'improoapie- A g;r, of normal mind. to all appear ances awakens from sleep and finds herself an entire stranger in her own home She does not know her name. and cannot read. write or na Sse mon things. She remains in state for some weeks and then av eesps ~ her real self, and without an smesy y of the extraordinary phase throus" which she has passed.
 In most of the instance of alter hating personality investif ,ec pF tha psychologists the subjeets Ats clear knowledge of their ois slSs :. They suddenly become +Hc 0er- son. with a mind entire 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09

NN 7 ASHINGTON, April s.-(Spe- IMW cial)-"Stick to your job and go up with it.
 This was the slogan adopted by the Suicide squadron" which planted the mines for the North sea barrage which snared the deadly U-boats in their dens and helped win the war.
 The remarkable achievement of getting the mines ready for hurried shipment was told in a previous National Geo. graphic Soceity bulletin by Capt. Regin- aid R. Belknap, U S. N, who had charge letin he describes the hair-raising epi- sodes and almost unbelievable speed with which the mines were planted.
 On one of the joint excursions of Brit ish and American ships, 10 American ships planted 5520 mines, the four Brit ish ships planting 1900, making total of 6s20 planted in four hours. That was the record for number. The American squadron alone, a few weeks later, he states, planted field 73 miles long, mak- ing a record for distance.
 By. June 3, 1918, preparations were go ing full blast for the first mining excur- sion," Captain Belknap says. This term, excursion, was adopted as a cheerful offset to the sense of danger One cargo of T. N. T. had been enough to devas- tate Halifax, and our squadron had lO cargoes. Our course would lie through acres where it was necessary to search for mines constantly, and we would come frequently in the regular throughfare for enemy submarines.
 .Bv June all was ready for the first excursion The eve of departure brings drizzling. misty weather Midnight comes. and without signals or lights or any noise. but the clanking chain, the flag ship gets under way and heads out.
 straight over to Norway we go; mak- ing Udsire Light; then off to the north westward. It is busy night and ealry morning. keeping the ships in station, going over the mines for final touches, watching on every hand for submarines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
THE "SUICIDE SQUADRON

and getting all clear for our first large operation.
 ."At 4:27 a. m. the signal is made that mining will begin one hour later. The crews go to mining stations, and in the flagship we look for signals reporting whether the other ships are ready. They are ready. It is like a horserace when the starters flag is up.
 "The squadron stretches a mile and a half in a beautiful straight line abreast
 Now the mine-planting signal is fly ing; they will begi h when it starts down. The commander stands, watch in hand two minutes, one minute 30 seconds more, 15'-he looks up inquiringly. All right, five seconds--haul down
 And in answer red flags break out on the other ships showing that they have begun to plant. On the flagshp's bridge the call-bell rings, and from the launch ing station at the stern the report comes. First mine over
 Hour after hour the mining goes on. The staff officers watch the scheduled events and compare the times with what they should be. A few seconds out here and there; otherwise all goes without hitch-just as planned before leaving the United States
 Now we watch the Housatonic, a new ship, with a new, untried installation, doing a string of 6f5 mines, on every 111a seconds throughout two hours and 10 minutes. Her mate stands by, ready for any interruption; but the Housatonic completes the taslt without a break-a world record up to that time. In later excursion the CanDnicus lays s6o mines in three hours and 35 minutes without a break, making string longer than from Washington to Baltimore.
 'At last. after nearly four hours, the schedule is finished, Now the ships form in four columns and start back to base. Below decks the men are cleaning up, securing the gear, and getting a wash for themselves. That done, they drop in their tracks, dog-tifed, and the decks are thick with sleeping forms"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
LIKE M,LIIKE SAYS


 Another funny thing is how man will choke on a little fish bone and swallow a big fish story.
 About the time a young fellow gets away from his mothers slippers he finds that the girl he married has planted her shoe on his neck,
 Isn't 1t strange how the most generous fellows you know of never seem to have money?
 If man Is nervous and always afraid that he might hit somebody we say that he has no business driving an automobile. But if a man is nervy and doesn't care whom he hits we say that he is good driver.
 If book agent would use the same amount of perseverance in any other line he could be millionaire or Pres ident.
 Every young fellow thinks he knows all about women until he marries one. About the time a widow quits wearing weeds her husbands grave begIns to wear them
 Chase girl and she will run away from you Turn your back and run away from her and she will chase you
 Life is just one thing after another. If is one lone round of cutting expenses down so we can keep appearances up. When woman goes to the theatre she can hold her hat, her pocketbook, her umbrella. her coat her gloves her candy and her programme But she can't hold her tongue.
 Father wants to name the boy after some great man. But mother objects. She knows that the great man isn't half as great as the boy is going to be.
 A scientist is boastlng because he has trained worm. ShuX. That's nothing. Every married woman has one.
 In some homes mother won't let father have cuspidore in the house. And then she gets mad because the darn hog spits on the floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09

of SO many other papers established in Alabama, only to succumb after a hard struggle. The News has made a promising beginning, it has a liberal advertising patronage and an un- equaled field to exploit, and is destined to be a powerful factor in achieving a Greater Florence" with perhaps a of fifty thousand in 1923, the goal for which Florence iS striv- ing.
 Prentiss Blackwell is editor and of the News; Eli Haggard, city editor, and w. P. Williams, cir manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES<
 AND ELSEWHERE
Dig Day At southslde Church


 we had a great day at Southside Bap- list Bible school last Sunday; our school has been steadily growing for more than a year, and when we had 750 in attend ance yesterday and regular day, we were greatly rejoiced," said Darby H. Brown, superintendent of the Sunday school.
 We will observe Come to Sunday seAool and stay for church. day next SunnAy. April 13, and this is to be our big spring day. Our exercises will be held in the main auditorium of the church. A most attractive progromme has been arranged, and will be participated in by all depart ments, the babies of the cradle roll as- suming the principal role. We want this to be home coming day and verita- ble family reunion, as well as the great spring rally day of our school, and ex- pect to have more than 1000 present We are especially anxious to have with us every returned soldier, sailor and ma : rine conencted with our church.
 We have a great workshop at South side, and our success in the Sunday school is due largely to the cooperation of every officer, teacher and scholar, and the peerless leadership of our great pas tor, Dr. James F. billiard.