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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
ENTERTAINMENT FOR SOLDIERS BROUGHT
 OUT FINE TALENT
Thousands of Performances Were Given by Men Who Had Previous Theatri-
 cal Experience

Headquarters, S. o. S., A. E. F., May 15.-(SpeciaL J-The building and op- 1eration of a vast amusement opera tion-a project that was conceived and put into execution almost over- . night, and that from armistice day to June 15 furnished a wealth of enter tainment to the great host of Amer ican soldiers in the cities, towns ard even in the isolated hamlets of France, was one of the greatest achievements the American eXpeditionary force has to boast of besides it's achievement of arms.
 This amusement organization was one of the most powerful factors in the successful conduct of the great army welfare programme. It's wotk was of immense value in that it gave ceaseless good cheer and helped to sustain the morale of AmtSicas le- gions during the long, anxious wait for orders to embark for home.
 The task of organizing the army entertainment forces was unique Nothing like it has ever been at tenpted bv any army During the war entertainment work had been handled almost altogether by the Y M C. A with the cooperation and support of the army After the sign ing of the armistice, when the S. o. $. embraced nearly all of France ant contained nearly al or the ainSI lCd !' troops excepting the divisions mok ing into Germany, the need of much greater amusement organization w's seen. And with the hearty support of the Y M N. A. and other welfare organizations the army established bureau to promote, organize and con- duct a great, new entertainment pre- gram This bureau was located at S o. s. headquarters in Tours and it was placed in charge of Lieutenant Colonel R. E. Gamble, United States infantry.
 The scope of work accomplished by this bureau has been tremendous tt has secured, and maintained through out the areas occupied by the Amer ican troops in the s. o. S. nearly soc theaters and huts where theatrieal performances have been given. It has trained and rehearsed hundreds ot performers organized scores of show companies and furnished an abundante of entertainment for the entire arm! And until the last man of the expedi- tionary force has left France there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
District No. 1O-

Includes all territory in the
 following named counties in the
 state of Alabama: Shelby, Tal-
 ladeGa, Clay, Randolph, Cham bers, TallapOOsa. COOsa, Chiffon, Bibb and all counties in south Alabama not embraced by Dis- trict No. 9. This district also in- cludes any territory in the state of Georgia south of the A., B. & \. railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
This Will Rebuild Europe.

Willard Price in the World Outlook.
 In Belleau Wood, where every inch of the ground is sacred to memory, I saw what had been a beautiful house in the remains.of which the owner had erected little wooden shack, and smoke was ckeerily issuing from the temporary tin chimney! In front of the house, beside the road, a magnificent tree has been lit orally torn off by shell fire, leaving on the stump mass of strings and threads of wood to show how terrific had been the wrench of the explosion. The giant tree had doubtless been the pride of the place for generations. Now the man of the house, with the spirit that extracts comfort even from diversity was calmly saving up the old monarch into short lengths for firewood
 Morale did most to win the war.
 Robertson, Canadian chief of staff, said: "Seventy-five per cent of the resources winning this war was spiritual
 Sir Julian Byng, when about to lead his men, nicknamed the "Byng Boys into action, first made all human prepa- ra ation-then dropped on ms knees. Sir Douglas Haig went on record to the effect that the greatest essential for the winning of the war was spiritual energy And how much more will morale be needed in the long, slow, dull, painful days and years and decades of reconstruc-
 
 stick to his, machine gun and tear down wall in the face of enemy fire. It takes even greater courage for the woman
 whose wall or whose house that 1t IS te come back to it and rebuild it stone by stone, and to rebuild life likewise stone by stone with a bleeding heart as foun-
 dation. It will take morale, courage spiritual faith and fortitude. As an of- ficial of the French ministry of foreigr affairs recently put it, France needs Americas material and financial help but could exist without it. It is however a matter of life and death that we shoufe have Americas moral and spiritual help and we need it now.
 | They need it now-all the folk who are returning now to the 35O,0o0 destroyed homes of France; all those who loved ane depended upon the 100000 French fathers and sons who lie beneath the battlefields
 The 1000 blinded soldiers need it. The 200, 900 maimed need it. The 1oOO,OO0 fath l less children need it. Greater than any
 other present need of France, is the need ! for a ringing gospel of courage and gooe cheer Can America, in any way, help te i meet that need?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
Bacon Sold To Germans

Coblenz, May Son the first day Amer ean bacon was on sale in Cohlenz butch CT shops a crowd of more than POO Ger mans formed in line awaiting their turl at the counter. The bacon is sold by thr German card issue ration system, whicl has been in use since the food shortage became imminent throughout the country Normally there are $50 births to TO dea ,ns aaIiy in London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERAID SUNDAY, JUNE B. 1919

coached, their acts strengthened and pol ished. and equipment and costumes sup
 piled Throughout the busy months of
 March, April and May the play factory
 was truly a factory, turning out with machine-like speed and perfection hun
 dreds of shows that spread laughter
 throughout France.
 And let it not be thought that these shows were crude, amateurish produc- tions Dozens of musical comedies, many of them having as many as 150 men in the cast, have been produced at the play factory These shows were elabo- rate. In settings, costumes and per sonnel they rivaled some of the biggest
 shows on the professional stage or
 America Out Of the ranks of the army came many stars who iii civil life were footlight favorites These men gave or their best to make the army entertain ment programme a success.
 In the feminine roles of the army plays-conedies, musical extravaganzas and draTnas-were many professional ac' 1 tresses who volunteered their services 1 for overseas work. In addition to these { there were many excellent female ln- personators who became bewitching chor- i us girls under the tuition of the army 1 play directors and coaches. Frequent [ shaving, sl1illful makeup and pretty | gowns made fascinatingiy beautiful prin- i cipals and chorus ladies of many husky i soldiers.
 A booking office was opened at the entertainment bureau in Tours and placed ! in charge of men who had theatrical book 1 ing office experience before entering the army. A system of booking was intro
 duced that provided constant entertain ment fer all units in the s. O. $. ana that made possible the exchange of shows between the S. O. s. and the third army in Germany. In spite of the difflcultles of transportation in many parts or France the thorough system of routing devised by the booking men enabled the entertainment forces to reach into every
 corner of the A. E. F. with an unceasing barrage of fun and laughter that eHec-
 tually prevented the demons of gloom
 from ever gaining entry to an American 1 CAmp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

You call pc nappy-footed in a mo- ment Use "Tiz" ana never suffer with tender. raw, burning. blistered, swol- len, tired, aching feet. 'Tiz" and only "Tiz" takes the pain and soreness out of corns callouses and bunions.
 As soon as you put your feet in a "Tiz" bath, you just feel the happin ess soaking in, How good your poor, old feet feel. They want to dance for joy. "Tiz" is grand. "Tiz" instantly draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up your feet and cause sore, in- famed, aching, sweaty feet.
 Get a 25-cent box of "Tiz" at any drug store or department store. Get instant foot relief. Laugh at foot suf- ferers who complain. Because your feet are never, never going to bother or make you limp any more.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

discovery that thousands of Americans are going back to their old time habits of thriftlessness. This great body of New York business interests is endeavor- ing to stem the tide by arousing conner cial organizations throughout the country to engage actively in thrift campaigns.
 It is work which deserves the strong est commendation.
 The heights of American thrift, attained during the war, must be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
Americans Becoming Thriftless? :?
from the Thrift Magazine.

From the Thrift Magazlne.
 Pawn shops and loan brokers are mak- ing loans upon many small bonds. The savings of thousands of workers are slip ping away"
 These are most significant statements.
 They indicate unhappily, that thrift among the American people is in process of retrogression.
 The words quoted here are taken from a report presented by the committee of financing and currency of the Chamber of Commerce of the state of New York
 This report has been actuated by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

arc much more for pleasure than they are
 for profit. The lectures will continue through June, and by that time some of the more in dLstrious travellers predict they will know l good deal about Great Britain and 1 that, they explain, is why they were sent here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
List of Candidates (Continued from Previous Page.)
District No. g.

will include all territory in the following named counties in the state of AIabama: Tuscaloosa, Pickens, Greene, Hale, Perry, Dallas, MarengO, Sumter and all other counties in south Aiabania west of Butler and CovinSton counties. This district also rn- cIudes that part of the state or Mississippi south of the Mobile and Ohio railroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

It is believed that the ash of brack- en contains 40 to 50 per cent of sol uble potash. In parts of Australia where the weed grows abundantly It has been found that a yield of 400 pounds of potash can be obtained an acre. The potassium occurs chiefly as sulphate and chloride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08

To keep dust out of the cylinders of motor vehicle engines an English man has patented an attachment which forces air through water seal and cleanses it before it reaches the carburetor.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
WORK THAT TELLS
Plenty of It Has Been Done Right
Here In Paris.

To thoroughly know the virtues OF
medicine you must investigate its
work. Doan's Kidney Pills stand
this test, and plenty Of proof exists
right here in Paris. People who teS-
titled years ago to relief from back
ache, kidney and urinary disorders.
now give confirmed testimony-de-
clare the results have lasted. How
can any Paris sufferer longer doubt
the evidence?
Mrs. ]. T. Martin, 1924 Main ST.,
Paris, says: Kidney trouble came
on from a fall and the results were
very severe, causing me more suffer
ing than the fall itself. No one can
ever know what L went through al
that time, for suffered awfully
My back ached and panied until
thought it would break in two.
Sharp twinges shot through my kid
neys and if any one had hit me in
the back with heavy axe it could
not have hurt worse. In one weeh
after using Doan's Kidney Pills,
felt like different woman, for they
fixed me up in fine shape" Estate
ment given February II, 1908)
On November 9, 1915, Mrs. Mar
tin said: 'Doan's Kidney Pills have
made a cure for me and it has beeI
permanent" =,
Price soc, at all dealers. Don'i
simply ask for a kidney remedy-ge'
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same tha1
Mrs. Martin had. Foster-Milburr
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y. (adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
KENTUCKY TO BE FACTOR IN
RELIEF WORK.

Five million yards of cloth, prin-
cipally the khaki material which is
the mark of the United States Army,
has been purchased by the Ameri-
can Committee on Armenian and
Syrian Relief to be Immediately
consigned to the near East, where
every effort is being made to save
4 100000 of these people from absO-
lutte extinction.
Besides this, an adequate supply
of needles, thread, thimbles, but
tons, etc, in fact all material nee
essary to allow a thorough job of
sewing, has been purchased and will
be sent on the naval transports
which have been designated by the
Navy Department to carry relief sup
plies to the near East. This cloth
and the various supplies will fur
nish work and then clothing to the
needy millions who are looking to
the American nation for assistance
until they are re-established.
Kentucky will be a large factor in
this relief work, but this State is
pledged to raise 100000 in the COM
ing campaign, this sum being one
per cent. of the total amount to be
raised in the United States. Word
from State headquarters at Louis
vile, where the Rev. E. L. Powell
is directing the work, tell of grow
ing interest in all parts of the Com
monwealth in the big drive to be
made during the week of January
26th
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
C0mings and Goings of Our
People Here, There and
Elsewhere.

Mrs. j. M. Casey, of Danville, is
a guest of Mrs. Bette McIlvaine.
Mr. H. F. Tillman, of Metelle,
South Dakota, is a guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. John Sauer, near Paris.
Attorney Wilson H. Smith, Of
Memphis, Tenn, was business Wis
itor in Paris several days this week.
Mrs. Harry Booth is here from
Lawrenceburg, as a guest of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Fee, on
Fifth street.
Miss Emma Lou Scott has re-
turned from visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Barnett, near Taylorsville,
in Spencer county.
Mrs. Carl Crawford has return
ed from Louisville, where she has
been several months, stationed in
army relief work.
Miss BeSS Perkins has returned
to her home in Lexington after a
visit to her cousin, Miss Nell Mitch
ell, on Cypress street.
Mr., Ossian Edwards has re-
turned to Indianapolis, Ind, after
spending several days this week in
Paris with his family.
Rev. G. r. Combs, pastor of the
Paris Methodist church, attended
the Methodist Centenary Missions
meetings in Carrolton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Patton have
returned to Lexington, after a visit
to the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan w. Peed, on South Main street.
Mr.. Jos. w. Bell, has returned
to his home near Paris from Wash
ington, D. c., where he went to at
tend the funeral of his uncle, Gen.
]. Franklin Bell, at Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Palmeter
and son, Of Jamestown, New York,
are guests of Mr.. r. G. Palmeter
near Paris. Mr. Palmeter is sales
agent for a large Eastern wholesale
fruit house.
Rev. and Mrs. George Kemper
and two children, of Richmond, Va,
are guests of Mrs. VIM. B. Wood
| ford, near Paris. Rev. Kemper has
accepted call to the pastorate of the
| Christian church at Memphis, Tenn.
Among recently reported influ-
enza sufferers are Miss Mary McWil-
liams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
McWilliams, Miss Sarah Bradley,
! daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bradley, DR.. NJ. H. Hamilton, Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Redmon, Mrs. Sam
uel Wilson, Miss Helen Davis and
brother, Hillary Davis.
(Other Personals on Page 81
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
LICENSES CANCELLED FOR SOME
KINDS OF FOODS.

Licenses have been cancelled and
will no longer be required OF firms
and persons dealing in syrups, poul-
try, fish, fresh fruits and vegetables,
canned goods, bread and other bak-
cry products, arsenic. catsups. green
coffee and sausage castings. and in
the foods made from any Of the fol-
lowing commodities: Buckwheat,
broom corn, sunfiower seed, beans,
peas, dried grains of brewers and dis
tiIIers. baled hay, straw and animal
products. The order also affects the
dealers in sorghum grains. peanuts,
sugar beets. soy beans. condensed
milk and all commercial feeds.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
LETTERS FROM BOURBON COUNTY
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

Mrs. Charles Sauer, of this city,
has received a letter from her
brother, Private Alvin Thomas, who
is a member of the Sixth Regiment,
United States Engineers, with the
American Expeditionary Force, in
France. The letter, which bears
date of Nov. 80, is as follows:
"Vichy, France, Nov. 30.
Dearest Sister:-Just line to let
you know that 1 am in the land of
the living. ;. Although / am writ
ing this letter from the Base Hospital
No. 76, located at Vichy, France, 1
ann only slightly wounded. Don't
worry about me for 1 am getting
along fine. Will be able to be out
in a few days. ] have been real
lucky, as our regiment went on the
firing line Of the 18th day of July.
i could not tell you at that time, as
the censors and the army authorities
would not permit us to tell where we
were located or what we were doing.
.Vichy is in the southern part of
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
TO SETTLE OLD DEBT.

The Lebanon Enterprise says:
James l.. Mills, a former we'll
known resident of Lebanon, who has
for many years been living in Union
county, is visiting relatives and
friends here. 1t is his first visit to
his old home in twenty-six years.
Mr.. Mills is here on an unusual mis-
sion. In 1877-forty-two years ago
he met with financial reverses and
took the bankrupt law, filing his pc
tition in Louisville. The action on
his part settled his Indebtedness,
but the debts were never satisfactor-
lily settled in his mind. He has been
successful, and now that he is in a
position to pay those he owed at the
time of his financial misfortune he
wishes to do so. He has card else
where in this issue asking all those
he is indebted to, or their heirs, to
meet him at Attorney c. S. Hills
Office"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY
AROUND ANYTHING!

From Detroit, abode of temper
ance,, comes the gladstone news of
the discovery of temperance cock
tail. The news reached Broadway,
New York, through the medium of
B. G. Koether. All that one needs
to produce the new gloom dispeller
is a small glass Of grape Juice and
a little pellet Of yeast.
Those who have sampled the new
thirst Quencher, according to. Mr..
Koether, are unanimous in their tes-
timony that the well-known varie-
ties have nothing on the new one.
After one snifter everything be-
comes rosy, and all thoughts of the
Sahara fade from the mind in joy
tinted mist.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
MERITONE FAMOUS
NEW SYSTEM TONIC
NOW ON SALE HERE

pneumonia are taking Meritone to
bring back their strength and build
up their system which has become
weakened by such severe illness.
Many others are taking Meritone to
correct an ailing condition of the
stomach, liver and kidneys or to
combat catarrh or rheumatism.
In its first two months Meritone
swept over the States of Tennessee
and Kentucky with such rapidity as
to startle old and experienced drug
men. In that short period, remark
able sales were made in scores of
cities and towns and the name of the
wonderful new medicine was made a
household word among five million
people.
The only reason the makers of
Meritone give for it's instant success
is it's real merit Meritone is the
medicine of merit that thousands of
people have needed and wanted for
years.
Meritone can be obtained in Paris
only at G. S. Warden & Sons.
(adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
RED CROSS CHAPTER HOME SER
VICE SECTION.

In the six months ending Deem
Der 81, $500 families of soldiers
and sailors in Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky received assistance from
Red Cross Chapter Home Service
Sections. According to the semi-an-
nual report of James L. Feiser, Di-
rector of Civilian Relief, Lake Di-
vision, American Red Cross, in this
period the Lake Division Home Ser
vice Sections expended $185,45S.S1
for its home service cases.
Mr., Fieser's report shows that 1853
Home Service Sections are organized
i'm the Lake Division and that hve
Home Service Institutes graduating
73 workers have been held In the
period covered by the report.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24

France, and is a very pretty little
town, with about ninety hotels, a LOT
of stores, moving picture houses, and
even trolley cars and all these things
are free to the Yanks. D.. Well, Sis
think 1 have done my part, and
when that little boat starts across
the big pond l hope to be among the
lucky ones on board, bound for the
good old u. S. A.
Maybe we have done our part,
Anyway we gave our best,
Though a trifle slow to start,
We came through with willing
heart
Now when all rewards are due,
Peering through the wintry gloom,
This is all we ask from you
All we ask is-Send us home!
with my best love to all, / am,
Your Loving Brother,
ALVIN.
"Private Alvin Thomas,
GO. A., 9Th U. S. Engineers,
American Expeditionary Force"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION .
Get Oh. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry Of thou:ands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Olive TaoaeeA
the substitute tor calomel
Dr. Edwards, practicing physician fof
IL years and calomel's o,d.time enemy.
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients tor chrome Con-
stipation and torpid livere.
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel but q healing. soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the s7neynote Of these
Ettie s,,rsr- coated. oiivecolored tablets.
They cause the bowels and liver to act
normally. They never 5orce them %
unnatural action.
m YOU have a Ozark brown mouth now
and fhen-a bad breath "a dull, tired
feeIine-sick headache-torp liver and
are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two Ut
tie DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime:
Thousands take ooe or two every nign!
lust 10 keep right. Try them. 1Oc aoo
2sc per box Al druggists.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
WOMEN OF SEDEETERy HABITS

Women who get little exercise ere
likely to be troubled with constipa-
ton and indigestion and will ind
Chamberlain's Tablets highly bene-
ficial. Not so good as three or four
mile walk every day, but very much
better than to allow the bowels to
remain in a constipated condition.
They are easy and pleasant to take
and most agreeable In effect. OBJ
tainable everywhere.
(jan-adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
LOCAL DRUGGIST
GETS BIG AGENCY
G. S. WARDEN & SON H0NORED
WITH EXCLUSIVE AGENCY
GAINS INSTANT SUCCESS.
Fame of Meritone Sweeps Over Two
States in Two Months Time

Meritone, the new system medi-
cine Of real merit, is now on sale in
Paris.
G. S. Warden e Son has been
awarded the exclusive agency for
Meritone in Paris, an agency that is
considered a prize by drug men ey-
erywhere.
Meritone is the system medicine
that thousands of people in larger
cities are already taking. 1t is the
formula of trained chemist who
spent years to bring it to perfection
and is a builder, strengthened and
general system medicine without a
peer.
Many people who had influenza or
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24
THE GIST OF IT.

Last December I had a very se-
we're cold and was nearly down sick
in bed. / bought two bottles OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and it
was only a very few days until I was
restored to health" writes o. J.
Metcalfe, Weatherby, Mo. If you
would know the value of this rem
edy, ask any one who has used 1t.
Obtainable everywhere.
(jan-adv>
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-01-24

When q telegram from the War
Department was delivered at the
home of Lieut.. Robert Martin, at
New Bedford, Conn, recently an
nouncing his death on the battle
front in France, the telegram was re-
ceived by Lieut.. Martin himself.
Lieut.. Martin promptly wired the
War Department to correct the cas-
ualty report.