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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
UNIVERSITY

University. October .-(Special)-with
the assistance of E. Hudson Strobe. who
returned to the university this year as
professor of English and public speaking,
the Blackfriars, the dramatic club of the
university was reorganized and officers
elected at a meeting held in Morgan hall
Friday afternoon.
The following officers were chosen:
President, Robert G. Messer. Birming-
ham: first vice president, Carolyn Mont
gomery. Asheville: second vice president,
Sylvia Arid, Birmingham; business man
ager and treasurer. Gerry Cabaniss. Biz
mugham: secretary, w W. Sowell Jas
per- Members of the executive commit
Tee, T.. Hudson STROBE. Robert G. Messer.
Gerry Cabauiss. Floyd MCGOWAN, Chap
man and Carolyn Montgomery.
An ambitious programme will be car
ried out by the Blackfriars this year, in
which number of tours will be made
over the state. Last year owing to war
conditions no programme was attempted
by the dramatic club. The return of Pro
fessor Strobe, who during the war was
an army entertainer in the Young Mems
Christian association service. insures the
success of the Blackfriars
Announcement has been made that try
outs will he held Wednesday. October 70.
when any student possessing dramatic
talent viii be given a chance to demon
strate his ability. 1t is the plan of the
club to give at least one play monthly
for the benefit of the university students.
The first tour is being mapped out for
Thanksgiving.
At meeting of the Junior law class
on the third floor of Morgan hall Friday,
Emmett hildreth of hndalusia defeated
Dru Mcdonald of Ward for president
Hildreth has a 3. A. defree from the
University of Virginia, and after the
signing of the armistice studied for few
weeks in the University of Paris.
Other officers elected are; Vice presi-
dent Arthur Glover. Clayton; secretary
and treasurer. Joseph Starnes, Gunters-
vile. Members of executive committee.
Walter Hovater, Rusellvile and Walter
Kennedy, Birmingham Debating council,
Armstrong Cory, birmingham; goat, w
r, Rountree. Jr.. Selma.
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After few days the weather
/ changed. The roads became impass-
able. Great pools of water covered the
frozen ground off the roads and the
surface of the marshes 1t was lucky
that by our wide encircling movement
we captured provisions from the en-
emy's provision columns, for otherwise
the whole operation would have had to
be broken off through failure of supply.
FRICTION in HIS ARMY
The commands and the subordinate
staffs had to face extraordinary diff
ficulties. 1t was a long time before
battle worthy units could be brought
up when an engagement with the en-
envy took place. orders could not be
transmitted, wires were broken down
by the storm, messages did not arrive.
And yet most wonderful things were
accomplished
The operations, like most operations,
did not pass without friction, which
prejudiced the strategical unity.
General Litzmanns troops (about
1875, 900 men. striking in the southeast
corner of East Prussia against the
Russian left wing) made good progress
on the It'll. They got as far as
Johannesburg and further south crossed
the PISA, and during the following days
their flank secured against any enemy
movement from Osogiec, they pressed
Y
with strong opposition.
An enemy attack from the direction
of Osoweic was met and repulsed. At
the same time the center of the 8th
army, following close on the heels of
the enemy, who were giving way along
/ the whole front, was approaching Lyck.
SIBERIANS GALLANT STAND
Both leaders and troops spared no
effort to accelerate the advance, but
progress was too slow for the strategic
combination as whole. Lyck, which
was splendidly defended by the Third
Siberian corps, only fell ON the morn
ing of the 18th. This corps escaped
annihilatiOn and withdrew via Angus
| tOwo behind the marshes of the upper
Bobr.
After the fall of Lyck progress was
rapid. By the night of the 16th-17th
General Litzmann was in Augustowo
after further heavy fighting.
! Very early in the operations, while
| our columns were still marching on
Augustowo, the Third reserve division,
the Fifth infantry brigade and the 18th
Landwehr- division (about 10000 mem
had gradually been withdrawn from
this battle front and pushed forward
| for the protection Of the armies against
attacks from the Osowiec-Lomza line
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The feats performed by man and
horse during the following days are
beyond description, and forever re-
dound to their honor. The heads of
the marching columns worked their
way laboriously through the snow
drifts. Wagons got stuck in the snow.
The columns stopped and got longer
and longer. The infantry edged their
way past the wagons and guns. and
tried to catch up with those in front.
Ten to twelve horses were harnessed
to guns and ammunition wagons.
So the roads were gradually covered
with long marching columns. infantry
pushing ahead, interspersed with only
a few guns and still fewer ammunition
wagons. For the night or when fight
ing was taking place the columns closed
up a little.
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BY GEN. ERICH Won LuDENDoRrF

did not easy army off its task The winter
An February
railways buried and difficult to get ahead off
Snowdrf high succeeded by bare
difficulties
because supply ahead
the
impractical
The winter battle" naugurated February, 1916
which day General Ltzmann initiated operations The
of the Eighth and the Tenth not to adj
and open their attack before February 8.
Only the bares outlines of the operations could be given by
had to be left the judgment of the
mands But the tactical views shared by all SO sue
assured everywhere Even during the battle itself the
in the had but few dispositions to
had to be thinking of the and the covering
of the flank
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The sugar production of the province
of Matanzas. Cuba, this year was the
greatest on record. amounting to 4,S31
400 bags of 325 pounds each.
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The most distant cepheds now known
are nearly 10000 light years from the
sun-almost as far away as the nearest
offthe globular clusters about 1900 light
years..
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How the Russian line was grokcn in
Galicfa and the great retreat of the
Cars forces was forced In 1918 is told
by Ludendorff tomorrow. This victory
of the Germans. In which the trcnchery
of the Czarina again figures. was the
beginning of the disinteEration of the
Russian army. Ludcndorff also reveals
that he was hampercd In this campaign
by the general staff.
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How One Woman
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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERA1D MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 1919

tered and that we stood everywhere on
hostile soil. But we had taken but one
step toward the final decision against
Russia. and It was with that goal that
my innermost thoughts and feelings
were most concerned The fearful
waste of Russian strength in East and
West Prussia ought, later on. to help
the operations in Galicia. The Russian
losses had been extraordinarily heavy
in comparison with ours. Even Russia's
enormous resources in man-power could
not stand such a drain indefinitely.
ALL HIS ENERGIES TAXED
Each of the successive tactical sit
untions had made the fullest demands
on my mental and spiritual energies.
IL is simply impossible to put ii all on
paper. the proud hopes. the despoD-
dency. the disappointments, the heart
searchtnGs before decision, the an
noynnce caused by one thing and an
other. cannot describe the differences
which had often to he overcome.
nor can I portray how deeply I felt for
the troops, who had to bev-> the priva-
lions of winter campaign in such in
element weather.
Later on had happier times at
Lotzen.
Our quarters and the office were
small, but / liked them, l took back
with pleasure on that time in the
friendly little East Prussisn town.
Whilst the fighting was still going
on one of our most important tasks
was the construction of rear positions.
Along the whole of the eastern frontier
of Prussia there arose a barbed- wire
zone as the first permanent element of
the new positions, Numerous special
hattalions composed of poorly trained
men unfit for labor or service in the
field were sent there at my request
nff ha to nrI< nd NV
fire, and did SO devotedly The word
digger is title of honor. These
units were subsequently transferred
from the eastern to the west front.
LARGE DIVISIONS BEST
About this time e>neral headquarters
ordered the number of regiments to a
division in the west to be reduced from
four to three. so that division now
had nine battalions instead of twelve.
We did the same on our front. In this
way a larger number of strategical
units was formed Operations were
thus facilitated. and no doubt this was
a great advantage
But division of nine battalions is
too weak tactcally, while the staff and
administrative services are too large.
After the war ! should most certainly
have advocated the establishment OF
the larger divisions. (The Americans
held to the large division system)
1t remains to be seen what will now
happen to our proud and splendid
army, which, assisted by allies of not
very high military value. has kept its
| head above water for the last four
years. defied the world and preserved
its homeland almost intact from the
horrors of war.
Shall such an army vanish COM
/ pletely? Will Germany commit suicide
once more? ! cannot and shall never
believe IT, The seventy to eighty mill
lions of Germans will some day come
together and think things over. When
they remember the overwhelming mill
tary achievements Of this war, they
will not forget what really united
army can do.
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
FIFTY-CENT HAIRCUT
ASKED BY N. Y. BARRIERS

NEW YORK, July 2s.-In New York
the union rate has been SIS a week
and so per cent Of the receipts above
S25. The demand is for $2O-$22 a
week and so per cent OF the receipts
above $50. To enable the bosses to
get their share and at the same time
increase the employees revenue, the
union BARRIERS have ordained that the
charges to the customer be increased
as follows: Haircut, from 10 to so
cents; massage, from 40 to As cents:
plain shampoo, from 40 to 40 cents; oil
shampoo, from so to 65 cents; SINCE,
from 40 to As cents; tonic, from Is to
20 cents.
A member Of the executive commit
tee of the union said that BARRIERS have
been earning from SIS to $50 a week
and that $50 was not unusual In some
Of the big hotels the average was $40
a week, while a barber of average
skill and popularity made S35. They
want more to keep up with the cost
of living.
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.S97,817,OO5SPENT
ON !. N. CA. WORK

NEW YORK, July 2s.-out of a
total of S125.2s1,O52 received by the
Y. NJ c. A. for war work, the asso-
citation had spent &s7,s17.Oo5 to April
1 last, a report made public here to-
day revealed. More than $4,000, 900
was spent in home camps, more :han
$40. 900, 900 in A. E. F. camps, and ;Le
remainder with allied armies and for
prison camps. An item of $1,4O7.Os4
went for loss of army post EXCHANGES
and canteens. A loss of S2432OS9
was taken in conversion of the
amounts at the present rate of ex-
change.
The report showed 400, OOO. 900
sheets of letter paper were supplied
home and foreign units, with half as
many envelopes and 5000, 600 postal
cards. Motion picture shows sent
10, 900, 600 feet of films through their
projectors in France. Audiences
aggregated $4,000, 900 persons.
The report, it was stated, is not
completed. 1t is signed by George
w. Perkins, Cleveland H. Dodge and
H. W. Wilmot.
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WIFE WITH SOLDIER,
HAS BOTH ARRESTED

BALTIMORE, July 2S.-When he
saw his wife in the racer dip at River
View Park last night, kept from fall
ing out by the brawny arm Of a SOL
der, there was no policeman in sight,
and John w. Barber decided to bide
his time. He waited until his wife,
Alice Barber. left the park, still with
the soldier, William 3. FINLEY, OF Camp
Meade, and he followed them to
Thompson's Seagirt House.
Patrolman Howard Bates, Of the
Eastern police district, was swinging
his club in front of the house and to
him Barber appealed to arrest the
pair. giving the above version of their
conduct at River View. They were
taken to the Eastern Police Station,
where they will be given a hearing
today on the charge OF disorderly con-
duct. Barber and his wife have not
been living together. Mrs. Barber is
Twenty-Five years old and her soldier
friend nineteen.
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600 TEXTILE WORKERS
STRIKE IN PASSAIC, n. ].

PASSAIC, n. J.. July 2s.-Six hun.
dred textile workers went on strike
here today when their demands for a
Is per cent increase in wages were
refused by the three mills employing
them. the Botany Worsted Mills.
Forstmann Huffman, and the Gar
field Worsted Mills.
The demands were presented in be-
half OF 5000 men and women, mem
bers OF the Amalgamated Textile
Workers Of America, but most of
them remained at work.
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BIBLE SAVEDLIFE
OF md. SOLDIER

FROSTBURG, Md. July 2s.-Private
Russell c. Burnworth. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ezra H. Burnworth, near Con-
fluence. just honorably discharged
from the service, shows q shot-pierced
Testament, that saved his life in the
Argonne drive.
He was within twenty-five yards of
the Germans when he felt a zip in his
right side and then a blow like he
had been hit over the heart with q
big stone. The shot tore a triangular
hole in the front cover of the Bible
and continued through the book until
it stopped at the thirteenth chapter
of Acts. Oddly enough, this was
page 800. the number of the boys
regiment.
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furnish an opportunity at which they
and their friends may personally meet
the statesmen who have recently been
indicted into office.
Miss Madeline Austin will leave
Washington this week for Mackihaw
Island, where she will be the guest
or Miss Helen Blodgett,/ who is en-
PERTAINING a large house party. Mrs.
I. Septimus Austin will join her
daughter in August, when they will
make an extended Western tour.
They will reach Ell Paso early in Sep
tember, when Miss Austin will be
maid Of honor at the wedding of one
OF her classmates. Mrs. Austin and
Miss Austin will return to Washing
ton the last OF October.
DR.. Daniel Webster Prentiss. hay-
ing been honorably discharged from
the United States army, has returned
to his home, 1913 NJ street north
west.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Aiesta. of
Pittsburgh, who spent a part of last
winter in Washington, are sailing to-
day for England on the Aquitania for
an indefinite stay.
Congressman and Mrs. Joe Henry
Eagle will, this week, give up the
residence which they have occupied
for the last two years on Massachu-
sets avenue and, accompanied by
their young son and daughter, will
leave Washington on Friday for At
lantic City.
A wedding of unusual interest will
take place Thursday, August Z, at s.
O'Clock. at st. Thomas Church, when
Miss Annie Myers Crenshaw. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus P. Cren-
shaw, will become the bride of En-
sign Charles Leslie McCrea, u. S. N.
r. P.
The bride will be attended by her
sister. Mrs. Joseph V. Morgan. whose
marriage took place June IS, but the
best man has not yet been selected.
There will be no reception and En-
sign McCrea ard his bride will Leave
after the ceremony for
their wedding trip.
MI. and Mrs. JoJseph V. Morgan
are the guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Cren-
shaw at present.
One of the prettiest weddings of
the season took place "Wednesday.
July 16, at o'clock, at Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. Miss Lucy
Pearl Montague, daughter of VIII
liam L. Montague, of Virginia. and
Capt. Elmer Wixon Marsh, of New
Mexico. were married. The bride was
handsomely gowned in mocha tri-
coIette, with picture hat to match 1
ana corsage bouquet of orchids and |
'reesias. The church was beautifully
decorated with palms, ferns and white
yladioli. The Rev. Earl WiIfrev per-
formed the ceremony and only the
members OF the families and intimate
friends were present. Captain and
hrs. Marsh left for a three weeks
Itay at the Sea Shore. They will
'e at home after September l at
Woodbridge, Md.
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CAPT. R00SEVELT'S. BABY
is CHRISTENED THEODORE

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Theodora is
the name of the baby girl born to
Capt. and Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt
about three weeks ago.
The baby was christened yesterday
morning in Christ Church, Oyster
Bay, by the Rev. George Talmadge.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs.
Kermit Roosevelt were the girls
godmothers and Robert Perkins her
godfather.
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southerners To Receive.

The Southern Society will. be hosts
this evening at a large reception at
the willard, in honor Of the new Sen
ntors and Congressman. The regular
business meeting of the organization
will be held at S o'clock and will be
followed by the reception, for which
the hour is 0 o'clock. The group Of
honor guests is of necessity large.
and a brilliant gathering should re
suit from this effort of the society to
The Washington times., 1919-07-28

URGE FRENCH TO FORM SOVIET.
BUDAPEST, July 2s.-Hungarian
soviet leaders have addressed a wire
less manifesto to the French prole-
tariat melting them to establish
soviet in France.
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PEARL BUTTONS
-NOVELTY WHITE SUTTTNC

Values up to $500 yd, July en-
Radiance Price, per yd. ......... UOC,
Novelty Suitings in 36-inch wide white, has
ket weave, and gabardine effects. Shown in
two styles-self-str and plaid.
Kann's-Street Floor.
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HOSE

Seconds of the regular soc quail Or
ity, July Radiance Price, per pair. kOC
Very special offer of these fine gauge cottor
hose in white, balbriggan and tan. ''The knit
to-ft kind without a seam"
Kann's-Street Floor
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PLAIN WHITE WOLFE

Regular value 39c, July Rid %.
dance Price, per yd. ......... ECC
-4O-inch plain white wolfe of very fine.
sheer quality, is closely woven and has pretty,
soft finish.
Kanns-Street Floor
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SUMNER DRESSES

1aIT Rld to s!1 P2ies. $6.95
A large variety of dainty summer dresses,
including linen coat-dresses. Organdie dresses,
gingham dresses. figured voile dresses.
They are made up in all the new shades.
such as orchid, rose, pink, green, Copenhagen
blue, and all white. Sizes from Ia to A.
Kann's-Second Floor.
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EXTRA WIDE "BURSON'' HOSE

Seconds of the regular soc quail Or
ity, July Radiance Price, per pair. OOC
Three pairs for $1O0
These extra wide fine Isle hose are in white
only. They are excellent quality at the price.
Kanns-Street Floor.
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DRESDEN CAMISOLES

Regular $500 Value, q Or
July Radiance Price. .... 01.kO
These camisoles have a dark ground, in
Dresden patterns. They are made with elastic
at waist, and dainty ribbon straps over the
shoulders. Kann's-Second Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
READY MADE Wells

July Radiance Price,
-Ready-made wells IL yards
some are lightweight hexagon
dotted border effect; others are
land finish. Assorted colors.
Kann's-Street Floor.
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-WOMENS LOW SHOES
-PLISSE CREPE
LINEN FINISHED SUTTINC

Regularly 6oc yd, July Rid 90.
dance Price, yd.........-.... JOG
"A splendid quality, fine finish, in a variety
of good colors, green, gray, rose, and blue.
Linen suits are beginning to come more and
more to the front, and this material is very
like linen. Kann's-Street Floor
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ODD BLOUSES

values Up to S7.95, ca 90
July Radiance Price. ...... 18oCO
Odd lot of blouses in white, bisque, gray,
peach and navy. Some beaded. others emhroid-
cred and with lace-trimmed frills and combi-
nation of colors. Also crepe de chine in tai
lored style, in white, flesh, navy, peach and
bisque.
Bargain TabIe-Kann's-street Floor.
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MAGNETIC NEEDLES FOR
TALKING MACHINES

Regular toc boxes, July Radiance E
Price, per box 81
5000 boxes Magnetic Needles for talking m,
chimes, so needles in a box. One day only.
Kann's-Fourth Floor.
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REMNANTS OF MESH VEnNCS

Soc to 75c values. July Rid 90;
dance Price, yard. AOC'
-VeiElength remnants Of mesh veilings in
assorted meShes. You viii find a good many
Of the popular colors In this lot
kanns-Street Floor.
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{-Wash waists in yoiles, pongces, organizes,
striped voiles, colored voies and striped silks.
Broken sizes
"A few colored smocks and white voile Mid
! dies-lace trimmed, embroidery trimmed.
Some white and colored combinations, and some
tailored: All odd waists.
Bargain TabIe-Kann's-Street Floor
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SUIT CASES

July Radiance Price, e1EE
A lightweight case, made of y I'D
brown fiber, with a steel frame, and handle
that will not pull off; size "a in.
Kann's-Third Floor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-03-07
5000 BOXES OF WINESAPS
WERE SOLD FOR $4,000

Peter A. Voelker has sold his 1918
crop of 5000 boxes of extra fancy and
fancy Winesaps to the Pacific Fruit
& Produce company for $21 1000 it was
announced this week. Mr. Voelker
had one of the largest individual hold
ings of apples in the county at this
time, according to C. B. Wood, district
horticultural inspector The fruit
came from 7-year trees on Mr.. Voel-
ker's Broadway and Mob Hill ranches.
Mr.. Voelker himself could not be
reached to confirm the announcement
as he was working on his forty acre
ranch at Broadway, but his wife said
the deal had been completed. While
some apples have been sold as high as
S3.75 a box, f. o. b. Yakima, the
Voelker sale is probably the largest
made by an individual farmer for
some time.-Yakima Republic.