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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
12,OOO TROOPS ON LEVIATHAN HAVE
 NARROW ESCAPE
 FROM STRAY MINE
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one brigade of the Twenty-eighth di- vision and four French divlslons. It distinguished itself by cutting its way
 tbroueb one Prussian guard division and three other firstclass German and
 Baysrian divisions, going forward IS kilometers.
 Governor Cox of Ohio, Mayor Charles W. Jewett of Indianapolis, members of the legislature of both states anu city officials and welcoming commit tees from Chicago, Detroit. Des Moines and several other cities were among
 the hundreds of persons who went
 down the bay on excursion boats or assembled at the army piers TO greet
 the returning men.
 Recognizing the anxiety of the troops
 to get home, officers in charge or the
 coaling of the ship at Brest deciareu
 that it's departure could be hasteneo
 24 hours with some volunteer heip on
 the mart of the returning troops. More
 than one-half of the men on boara
 volunteered Finally 800 were selected
 and they shoveled coal while bands
 on deck stirred them up with jazz mu- sic"
 HEALTH EXCELLENT The health of the troops on board was excellent, only 13 men, with the exception of returning wounded ana COnValeScentS, peiuS ooh"i.oN 'N ships hospital A Victory Loan cam paign on board resulted in supscrip- tions of more than $55,5oo. Many were paid in full.
 Col Matthew A. Finley of Des Moines, Iowa, also wearing the French war cross with palm, returned in com mand of the 168th regiment or 1n- fantry, which lost more than 7OO ONklllSd and had 1455 casualties in the Chateau Thierry drive alone. Three officers ln the unit returned with three decora- tions each, the American distinguisnea service cross. the French legion Of hon- or and the French war cross. They were Lieutenant Colonel Guy ;.
 Brewer of Des Moines, Capt. John C.
 Christopher of Red Oak, la, and Lieut. Joseph E. Breslin of Boston. Majors Lloyd D. Ross and Charles !. Casey of Red Oak each returned with the distin guished service cross and French war cross. Lieut. Col. Wilbur s. Conkling of Des Moines returned in command or the 117th sanitary train of the ii- vision. This was composed of ambu- lance companies from New Jersey, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Michigan, commanded by Maj. Peter P. Raffcrty of Trenton. N. J.. and field hospital companies from Washington. D. C., Ne- braska Oregon and Colorado, com manded by Maj. John D. Buch of De- troit.
 Mai Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis. Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur and Col. Hen ry J. Reilly of Chicago returned on the Leviathan as casuals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
SIP, ,ooO SUBSCRIBED

Atlanta, Ga, April 25.-Total sup scriptions to the Victory Liberty Loan in the Sixth federal reserve district are more than s12,0o0,000, it was alt nounced tonight at headquarters here. It was thought that the district real l. Iy was further advanced toward US quota of s144,000,00o than that, put official reports are slow in coming ln'
 Encouraging reports from New or leans were given out, saying that tha. city had raised $4,50o,00O of it's S2o'- 235.C0O quota. Press reports showed Chattanooga as the first large city Tn the district to subscribe it's quota.
 The loan is expected to receive great impetus tomorrow in Georgia and the other southern states which oo- serve April 26 as Confederate Me morial Day, governors having been asked to urge that the day be ob- served not only in paying tribute to the soldiers of the Confederacy but also to those of the world war by in- tensive efforts to get loan subscrip- tions.
 Carter Glass, Secretary of the Treas ury. will make several addresses here May 1 on behalf of the loan.
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CONCLUDE HEARING
 ON COURT-MARTIAL
 PROCEDURE OF U. s,
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 score of men suggested to the commit tee by Conel Ansell to appear before the committee to testify. Gardiner i'm sisted that the attitude of the regu- lar army was all wrong, because it held the court-martial system to be an executive agency for discipline. whereas it was in fact portion of the judicial framework of the coun- try, duly recognized by the supreme court as such. The army was inclined to use the system as a club to create discipline, he said, whereas it's off, cially real function was to secure the punishment of offenders against mili- tary law.
 Final authority over court-martia proceedings, Gardiner thought. should be placed in the judge advocate general of the army and not in the President who might delegate it to the Secretary of War and he in turn to the chief of staff
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DESTROYER SCHEDULE

The Schedule for the destroyers Of the flying squadron which is visiting Atlantic and gulf ports in the interests of the loan was announced for next week as fol- lows:
 Destroyers Ammen and Beale will re- main at New Orleans until April 29 when they will leave for Mobile, arriving there the following day to remain until May z The two vessels will arrive at Pensacola May 8.
 Destroyers Burrows and Jenkins Will remain at Jacksonville until May 2 They will arrive at Miami April 29, re- maining until May 2, when they will leave for Key West, arriving there the fol- lowing day.
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Robert G. Hidden was elected presi- dent of the Ledger Publishing company at a meeting of the board of directors yesterday to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of James J.. Smith. Prior to his election as president, MT. Hiden was first vice president editor and treasurer, and is one of the best known newspaper men in the district
 Mir Hiden is native Virginian and was educated a the University of Ken lucky and Richmond college, and began his newspaper career as reported on the Richmond (Va.) Times, which is
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now the es-Dispatch. Promotion followed promotion. He came to Bir- mingham 16 years ago and severa years ago acquired a substantial inter- est in the Birmingham Ledger and be- came second vice president and asso- ciate editor of the paper.
 During his residence in Birmingham MT. Hiden has taken an active part ir all movements for the betterment ot city and state. He is member of the Kiwanis club, the Chamber of Com merce, Civic association and other or ganizations, and belonged to the allied armies where he served in all war drives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
County Buying Victory Bonds at High Rate
 or Million Per Day, Reports Indicate
Proclamation Declares This Memorial Day a Day in Which to Renew Activity. Speaking Programme for Today Announced
THE PROCLAMATTO

By proclamation of the governors, today will be observed throughout the southern district as Victory day. Lib erty loan workers in every community have been urged to devote their time to conducting the sale of Victory notes in their respective communities. In the states which observe this day as Memorial day, joint exercises will be held in memory of the heroes of '61 and of the great war. Business will be suspended throughout the district for half a day, so that the selling of Victory notes can be carried on the the fullest extent.
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St. Louis District Leads
 Nation With Over Fourth
 of Loan Quota Subscribed
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waiting for the wireless sparks which will order us to go full speed ahead
 Rear Admiral Cowie announced tonight that the total for the navy itself had in- creased to more than $4,000,0oo.
 we have challenged the country to match the navy now it is up to us to give the country something to match, said Admiral Cowie in a message to the entire service. Let go all broadsides."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
CITED FIVE TIMES

Another hero of Alabama is
 Lieut.. Edward Wren OS Tniladega,
 Ala. He was member of the Fourth infantry on the Mexican
 border and went to France with the
 regiment as a sergeant. He was
 promoted to . lieutenant in Sep
 tember of Inst year. Five times he
 was cited for bravery and herOism.
 wears the ID. $. C., the crOix de
 guerre with palm and two stars.
 and he was also decorated with the
 order of the Crown of Belgium.
 In the Argonne Forest when the reg iment had attacked and taken for the time being the town of Hautmont Wren. hearing that one oi the boys had been left either dead ol wounded, went back to the town 700 yards from the American lines. picked up the soldier and carried him back under a fusillade of machine gun fire and the soldier was a corpse.
 The North Carolina had 51 officers and 1443 men of the 167th regiment or board, while the Montana carried tht remainder, 5S officers and 1407 men Brig. Gen. Frank Caldwell who wal in command of the Eight-third brigad' of the Rainbow divison. came back ol
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DEATHS

Mrs. MOIlie F. Ogletree--Aged 64, died at the residence, 300 First avenue, at S:30 o'clock last night. Funeral services will be announced later by Johns. She is survived by her hus- band. S. w. Ogletree. seven sons and one daughter.
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Norfolk Newspaper
 Building Burned
By Associated Prsss

Norfolk, Va, April 2S.-Fire at 12:45 clock broke out ip the office of the local afternoon paper, The Ledger Dis patch. It appears that the entire building is doomed.
 The entire fire department of the city has been called to the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
12 PER CENT PLEDGED

By Assocated Pftss
 New York, April 25.--The New 1orh federal reserve district tonight was credited officially with $156,56S,050, or nearly 12 per cent of it's $1.350, ,ooJ Victory Loan quota. These figures rep resented a gain of s32,45S,So0 in the last 24 hours.
 New York city has raised $129,721,-
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CHATTANOOGA OVER TO?

By AssocIated FTe1
 Chattanooga, Tenn, April 2o.-Ham- ilton county today subscribed it's quota tn In. Victory Loan, the total reported, with the rural returns incomplete, be- ing S5,112,5OO, giving Chattanooga the distinction of being the first large city in the Sixth federal district to report it's 0uota completed.
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Inglenook ClairUoyant Got
 $2O,OOO, Bodeker Estimated
Sensation Becomes More Sensational-Many Prominent Men and Women of Birmingham Alleged Victims. Mrs. Craig, Unable to Stop in Birmingham,
 Landed at Inglenook for $5.5O the Week

The agency has receipts given the victims and signed by Mrs. Gordon, and the receipts carried with them an agreement to the effect that the money deposited by the victim would be re- turned on demand.
 While the clairvoyant advertised her self as Mrs, Gordan, the clairvoyant," Marshal Helton states that she gave her name as Mrs Craig when the license was issued authorizing here to tell fortunes.
 The license cost Mrs. Craig the small sum of $550 per week. She departed Sunday night with s20,O00, according to estimates made by authorities.
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The estimated amount carried away by Mrs. J. Craig, clairvoyant, who re- sided at Inglenook, sensationally jumped from $45O0 to approximately s20, 900 yesterday. according to reports made at Bodekers National Detective of Inglenook.
 Officials of the detective agency stated that they had complaints from many prominent persons of Birming ham to the effect that the clairvoyant had escaped with hundreds of dollars which they entrusted to her care.
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THE SPEAKERS TO-DAY

The women's committee announces the following speaking programme for today:
 Bljou theatre, Mrs. R. C. Woodson. ? Lyric theatre, Mrs. K. Carlton. Majestic theatre, Miss Freda Avart. Strand theatre, Mrs. R. c. Woodson. e Alcazar theatre, Annabel Stith.
 Princess theatre. Mrs. c. Wester- lund.
 ooeon One theatre, Mrs. c. Wester- lund.
 Rialto theatre, Mrs. E. Barter Wag- ner.
 Colonial theatre, Miss Anabel Stith. On tanks, Miss Freda Avant and Miss Olivia O'Neal.
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To Purify and Enrich the Blood

Take GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC which is simply IRON and QUININE suspended in syrup. So Pleasant Even Children Like It. You can soon feel its Strengthening, 1nvig- orating Effect. Price soc.
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on me I now subscribe s1ooo in cash for bonds, he said, and if any other orator wants to take my place he can do so by raising my bid"
 Major Arthur s. Libby, U. S. A.. will arrive here tomorrow for duty in connec- tion with the campaign. He is said to be a brilliant speaker and a number of speaking dates will be made for him next week. Major Libby was captured by the Germans who suspected him of being an English spy and he narrowly escaped the firing squad
 YESTERDAY'S BIG BUYERS
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BARNETT MADE HAPPY

The tank which was seen on the streets in the early part of the week will be back in Birmingham today for further service in the campaign. Exhibitions will be given on the streets from Il to o'clock and from 5 to o'clock. Frank Willis Barnett has been delegated to make speeches to the crowds that are expected to gather around the war machine
 pr. Barnett will ride on the tank and acconpanying him will be Miss Olivia O'NeaI and Miss Freda Avant.
 When appraised of the fact that he had been assigned to the tank service for the day and that a beyy of pretty girls would be with him. pr. Barnett is- sued a challenge to all other orators and Would-be orators.
 Tn appreciation of the honor conferred
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ALL OF THE 167TH INFANTRY ARRIVES;
 FOUGHT IN EVERY
 OFFENSIVE BATTLE
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CTS. he said were sorry to see the American boys leave the Rhine, many of them cried as they departed. accord ing to Lieutenant Dunn.
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75O, or approximately Is per cent of its allotment
 Newton, Conn, Somerset, N. J., and eight New York towns today passed their allotted goals. winning honor flags
 Among large subscriptions reported unofficially today were New Jersey Zinc company, $1,31S,000, and Travel CTS Insurance company, $1,000,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Alabama: Local rains Saturday, colder south portion; Sunday probably fair and warmer.
 Georgia: Probably local rains Satur- day, colder east and south portions; Sun day fair.
 Tennessee: Probably local rains Sat urday, not quite so cold extreme west portion; Sunday rain and warmer.
 Mississippi: Local rains Saturday, colder in south and slightly warmer north portion; Sunday probably rain and somewhat warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
A WONDERFUL STUNT

Hill Ferguson, chairman of the features committee of the Victory Loan luncheons, pulled a new stunt at the luncheon yes- terday which highly entertained and amused the 200 or more soldiers and workers present.
 After the luncheon and all business matters had been disposed of and the people were getting up to leave the ball room, MT. Ferguson, mounting the stand, asked for moments attention. It was given.
 Calling them to the stand he introduced Private Brown of Hartford, who wears three service stripes and was member of the Rainbow division, and Private Koonts of Birmingham, a member of the tank corps, stating that they would give an exhibition of 'swatting the Hun"
 Blindfolded and lying full length on the table heads toward each other, their left hands cutched, they fought a duel with rolled newspapers, until the papers were worn to frazzles. The object, as well as the spectators could gather, was for one to get in fatal blow on the head that would put the other out of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-26
Wilson Adjudged Guilty

W. r. Wilson was found guilty of violating the antinarcotic law in the United States district court yesterday and was sentenced to serve IS months in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. He will be taken to Atlanta next week.
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Almost a million dollars a day is the average maintained by the Victory Loan workers in Birmingham and Jefferson county since the active campaign began Tuesday.
 County Chairman John L. Raul, Field M&rshar' Tom o. Smith and other ofri- csrs Of the allied armies" have fixed May i as the date on which they hope to announce that the quota has been raised.
 Let's raise our quota by next Wednes- day night and quit" commanded the field marshal" yesterday at the lunch cen. "Our business needs us and the sooner we get through with the campaign the better for all concerned"
 It was estimated yesterday afternoon that subscriptions secured by all the teams would total close to $3,0o0, 900, which is almost 50 per cent of the ouota
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the Montana. There were also few casual officers on this vessel
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Local data for the 24 hours ending al
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YESTERDAYS BIG BUYERS

Among the larger subscriptions an- nounced yesterday were the following Employes of j. Blach & SonS..S 2300
The Brinkley argus., 1919-11-27

A Chicago girl left home two years ago and they never heard of her until she tele- phoned her parents last week. The telephone sel~ice i'll that town seems to be almost as bad as we sometimes have here in Brinkley.
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Mrs. Jennie Brown, attended 1T. T. Conference. il1 Jonesboro last week.
 Miss Cassandra Ives of Lit tie Rock, was a visitor here this week the guest of Mrs. H. E. Gohn.
 --.,, 'ern you saw t Tn the Arou.
 J. M. Meyers of Piggott was a visitor here this week while en route to, Stuttgart. Whlle here he was the guest of R- J. Goeppinger.
 vel, 'en. you s>.S [. Tn the ArsuA
 B. c. Marsden of St Lotus, was here this week on busl'less in interest of the Arkansas Slave Go.
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Speaking of strikes, the most striking thing that could happen right now would be for everybody in the United States to quit their foolishness and go to work.
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One war that will never wor- ry the people of Brinkley in the least is the war the Turks have started among them selves.
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It's getting so now. from the reports we see in our daily Iapers, that nobody can tell what has become of all the money we loaned to Russia.
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Most any Blinkley woman can tell you that when the bride has to roll up her sleeves and learn the art of cooking
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We suppose we will always have in Brinllley the woman who worries herself sick be- cause some new disease comes along and she doesn't have it.
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saying that the Lord will pro- vide. And it's all right-He'll provide us with energy to pro- vide for ourselves.
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Since last July a lot Of fel- lows in this country have learn ed that the man who trades with the bootleggers has little left for the shoe dealers.
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The Brinkley school boy will tell you anytime that a switch in the hand is worse than a dozen on the bush.
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THEY DO SAY THAT

Maybe one reason we have to pay so much for shoes is some people can't be content to wear leather on their feet in- stead of their bacfs.
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dead recently while looking through the family album. So would we if we thought our descendants were going to look like some of our ancestors.
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We heard one Brinkley man say yesterday that maybe he wanted too much, but he's like to see half the price taken off beefsteak and applied to whale meat.
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It looks to us like it is talk ing the United States longer to settle the war than it did our soldiers to win it.
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Some folks are so simple minded they think that when they tell the collector to come
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No Brinkley mans religion is ever going to die out 50 long as he uses the Golden Rule to measure his actions by.
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

P. F. Engle, who has been in St. Louis for the past week on business, returned home Mon day. While away he visited rel atives in Illinois.
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beef and cabbage the honey moon is in it's last quarter.
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around next week he's going to forget it.
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Some folks have a habit of
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An Omaha man dropped
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L. K. Brown and mother,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-31

association, decided to offer active CO.
operation through large committee now
being formed for the accurate taking OF
the federal census, which begins Friday
January p
Ihe@ eommitte will call upon George
NJ. Cfuikshank census supervisor for tnc
Ninth congressional district. and suggest
methods of voluntary aid IN checking tsie
results of the enumerators. This, it is
stated, viii insure reasonable accuracy
IN the enumeration work.
IL was pointed out that the Importance
of registering the true population can
hardly be overestinated, as hundreds OF
distributing agencies, distributing branch
offices and small factories are ~ !
more or less in their lacation by the size
Of immediate population IN the territory
to be served. II the population Of Biz
ndneham is underestimate BY the census
returns the City viii undoubtedly se
loser in competition with other cities of
the south, it was stated.
The board also provided for commit
tee TO work out a plan of campaign to
register the thousands of soldiers wao
by the ratification of the constitutional
amendment Monday, will have the right
Of franchise in the several elections near
at hand provided they are registered. one
of the purposes of Governor I<ilby in de-
signing February 16 as the election date
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-31
KISS ME- AGAIN" is
COMING TO JEFFERSON

One Of the events of the theatrical
season at the Jefferson next Saturday
matinee and night will be the appear
ance there of Frederick V. Bowers in
kiss Me Again" Critics are predict
ing >that Mr.. Bowers career in this
new musical show will be as successful
as was his starring career in such not
able successes as THE Sweetest Girl in
Paris Pm So Happy" His Bridal
Night and the other attractions which
gave him Broadway reputation sec
ond to none of the big musical stars.
Alma Youlin, who is another musical
favorite, will be seen in the supporting
cast of the highest excellence. A
chorus of unusual beauty is made
much of and the production is lacking
in none of the beauty elements which
are so essential in shows of this sort.