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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
CAPT. GOT" HENLEY
By BOB NY'DAVID

More more than six long months since the Huns got him" in that gruelling battle, Captain Henley has been under the care of physicians never leaving his bed except for few minutes daily. Now. however, he i9 just beginnig to recover his strength and hopes to return to this city on :" furlough in about 30 days.
 Dr. Chalmers Moore and Walter Hood two friends of Captain Henley, have recently returned from a trip lo Washington. where they went to visif him. In chatting with an Age eraid representative about his-stay in Wash ington with Captain Henley, Walter Hood had the following to say:
 NOW RECUPERATING
 eve had heard so many discouras- inc reports from Cots bedside that we concluded to run up and see TOT ourselves. We were greatly reheVed to find him well on the road to recoF- cry and as full of life and fun as ever Tn the same ward with Cot there are about nine other chaps who lost the'f legs in the war. but the spirit of the whole bunch is excellent and they Jesn each other considerably about tncr plight.
 Naturally we piled Captain Henley with questions as to his experiences abroad-how he received his wouha and what he saw on the battletleld. We found him as modest as ever. put managed to dig out his story whlca was something like this
 "Captain Henley was commandlhS '' company of 216 men at the beginning of the battle of the Arsonne toreSt' For days and nights these fellow :, most of whom were rough, uneducatsa sons of foreign born citizens. pressed on against the enemy's machine gun fire without protection of any kind' disnlavine heroisn1 of the highest kind. but receiving casualties unprecedehte" in war history.
 WAS KNOCKED FLAT
 "Or the 11th day of october with only IS men left in his company. CaD- lain Henley was leading a charge against the Hun lines. We swept on toward lem until I could plainly see the faces of the German machine gut ners as they fired and reloaded said Cot When about p feet from thc enemy lines. with hail of fire belnE showered on us, we encouhtereu barbed wire fence and l was crawiih@ throueh this when all of sudden something hit my rieht leg and knocked me as flat as 1t had been mt with a sledge hammer
 "'The pain was intense for an hour, and then gradually my wounded les grew numb After lying there help less for while. two German soldiers who had struggled through the lines walked near me and I threw my sun on them, at the same time ordering them to lie down by me. The bullets were whizzing by like rain anu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
BULLETS LIKE RAIN

"'Nine hours I lay on the ground under this shed. with the neVer-ceas- ing fire going on around us and. bui- lets dropping on bur shelter like rain. Towards dark an ambulance managed to get up to where we were-theIe were several other wounded men with me-and we were lifted and placed therein.
 "My wound was giving me some awful pain. never having been dressed or anything, and the poor fellow next to me died just before we left. In all my life l never expect to suffer such agony as I felt on that terrible ride over the shell holes in the ambulance, Mile after mile we bumped along and fell off the cot several times. "'The pain was indescribable. and prayed time and again that I could die right there and be relieved Ar irving after a long ride at Vichy, France, we found the hospital full of wounded men and but hasty treatment could be accorded any of us They bound my wound up and I lay there week after week, still getting worse and having fever all the time.
 "'Of course. they dresed my wound daily, but the whole thing had become so infected in spite of the 14 drains they had in my leg that I would have died of hemorrages had not they amputated it during the latter part of December
 Cartain Henley was brought home from France by Colonel Scale Harris, on the same boat with the president when he first returned from the peace conference Since that time he' has been receiving treatment at the Waltcv Reed Hospital. and up until few weeks ago was still having fever, but this evil symptom has now disap D. peared.
 Physicians have told Captain Henley that he will have to submit to another opera tion, and the gallant Birmingham hoy is now preparing for that next or- deal. which will necessitate the fur ther amputation of part of his rigll, limb
 Few American soldiers have suffered the ravages of WAT to greater extent than Captain Henley. and none dis played more bravery under fire. Editors note; Cot told his story in confidence. but we couldn't keep iI from his thousands of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
E[KS' LODGE ID AID
 DISABLED SOLDIER
 5 SECURE TRAINING
War Relief Commission of Elks Has Joined With Gov Sernment in Vocational
 Education Movement

-According to information received by Secretary Edward Warnick, the United States government and the Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elhs have entered into cooperative agreement through which every dis abled soldier, sailor and marine of this country will be given full vocational education of whatever character may be necessary to fit him to become self supporting and independent.
 This has been made possible through an act of Congress passed June 27. 1918, putting this work in the hands of the federal board for vocational edu- cation and cooperative arrangement between it and such private agency as it may select to aid it.
 The Elks war relief commission
 fund will be used for advancing money to men whose cases are still
 pending before the war risk insur-
 anee board. and for re-educating
 those technically outside the pur-
 view of the vocational education
 net. including citizens of the
 United States who were fighting in s,. the armies of the allies.
 Perhaps the most important thing to be done by the members of the Eli<s fraternity in connection with this work, said Mir. Warnick. twill be in personally interviewing the wounded men and their families to insure their taking advantage of this opportunits- ' for free vocational training. Too often these disabled men members of their families get the idea that tie country will provide generously for them in return for what they have sacrificed for it. forgetting that nc man can be contented to go through life under a handicap that might have been overcome. For it has been found that practically every physically dis ableu man can be taught to some trade or profession or vocation that will en- able him to take care of himself and hold his own in competition with the physically fit who have not had the special training he has had
 "The United States government
 has made ample provision for this
 vocational work and pays all costs
 of tuition. books, laboratory
 equipment. etc.. well as living
 expenses of the men while i'm
 training and allowances to their
 dependents, for all who come with
 in the provisions of the law. For
 those disabled men who are tech
 nieally outside the law, the fund of
 the E1ks war relief commission
 will provide.
 ''But it has been found that even after full provision has been made fer this free vocational education. much Remains to be done in persuadings Ill disabled men to avail themselves of it. The men themselves and their famili ss
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
MASONIC NOTICE

2 special communication of King Solomon Lodge No. 46O. A. F. and A. M.. will he held at p. m., Tuesday. April 20, 1919, to commemorate the thirty first anniversary.
 The Grand Master of MasOns of Ala bama will honor the lodge with an of- ficial visit.
 All Master MasOns are cordially in- vited to be present.
 FRANCIS H. LATADY, w. M. J. s. WHITE, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
CANTEEN WORKERS

Mrs Jones especially urges the mem
 bers of the volunteer relief association
 to attend, and Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick eX-
 poets to see all of the Red Cross canteen
 workers at the meeting.
 Mrs Walmsleys committee has called
 meeting for 1 o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel and they request all girls and young
 ladies IA years of age and older to meet with them at that time. These girls are wanted to act as an honorary guard on Highland avenue for the soldiers. They will be stationed at intervals along the avenue and each will be provided with
 favors with which to shower the soldiers as they pass.
 Chairman Burr and the executive com mittee will call on the city commission CTS within a day or two and request that they be given complete charge of Capitol park the day. the soldiers are here; per- mission to rope off West Twentieth street and to erect band stands and booths for the dance; permit to rope off the route
 Of the parade and portions of the streets for massing the singers and bands, and permission to place gates and arches on Highland avenue and to stop street car traffic on that thoroughfare between the hours of and 630 p. m.
 The commissioners will be especially requested to clean up Highland avenue and West Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
HOME FOR CASUALS

Chaplain Hodges and his committee having charge of finding homes for the casuals who are expected to be here the day before the arrival of the 167th regi- ment, request all persons who are will ing to take one of these into his home for the night and give him his breakfast to call on him at the headquarters hut, Twentieth street, between Second and Third avenues, or telephone him at Main 5167 About 1000 of these boys are ex- pected here on that occasion.
 The committee is sending invitations to each city in the state represented by q company in the 161th regiment to come Eere to greet the soldier boys, and they anticipate very large attendance. They are requested to come in ther automo- piles, the committee promising to make special places for parking their automo- biles and place for them in the parade on Highland avenue. It is the desire Of the committee to make this statewide celebration and they want every part of the state well represented
 The people residing on Highland ave- me are responding in very satisfactory manner to the request that they throw their houses open to the soldiers dur ing and after the pageant along that thoroughfare Those who have so far ad- vised the committee that they will keep open house for the soldiers are Mrs. John P Tillman, the Allen school, Mrs. LeRoy Percy, Mrs E. IT. Cabaniss, Mrs. Frank Fowlkes Mrs. Eugene Brown, Mrs. Flor ence Jordan, Gen. Louis V. Clark, Mrs. l. Kirkman Jackson, Mrs. Wilbur Kelley, Mrs Herbert Scruggs, Mrs. c. P. Orr, Mrs W. s. Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-28
thought they would be killed in a mo-

thought they WouId De klIIed m mo ment.
 "'BOth obeyed instantly and one of them, seeing my leg shot to pieces, took off his coat and laid It under my head, while the other placed his helmet over the top of my head which was lying toward the fire. Then they laid flat be- hind me and the three of us lay for two or three hours until two Stretcher bearers came out and. aided by the Germans | had cap tured, carried me back to an old shed some distance away
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15
Potash Shortage Is
Matter OF Concern

I duce the food that the world stands
| In need Of? For four years scanty
supply Of potash has been doled out
to the American consumers and the
lands are generally lacking in this
necessary element. The Florida grow
ers ordinarily used fertilizer con-
tanning s per cent Of potash. Since
the war many citrus growers have
used no potash on account Of high
prices, and It has been practically
impossible to obtain an article con-
tanning more than about 3 per cent
as the domestic supply Of less than
25 per cent of the ante bellum con-
sumption had to be parceled out.
Avoided Muriate Use
Citrus growers customarily and
probably invariably used sulpAate Of
potash before 1914, and avoided the
use of muriate as injurious. The same
was true of tobacco growers. While
there might be some doubt as to
whether muriate Of potash is injuri-
GUS to citrus trees, although the al
most invariable practice of the grow
ers confirms the idea, there appears
to be no doubt that sulphate of potash
is the only form adapted to tobacco
culture. It is said the chloride con-
tanned in muriate of potash burns
the tobacco. It would seem that il
muriate of potash is hurtful to citrus
trees, it would be equally injurious
to all kinds of fruit trees.
Il have not exact information as
to what part of the domestic rroduc-
ton is sulphate Of potash, though
much the greater part of the annual
production Of $4,000 tons is probably
muriate, since the only sulphate of
potash is produced from the alunite
rock of Arizona and the cement works
OF Riverside, California, both Of
which points are remote from the
eastern coast.
ut is claimed that the potash OBJ
tanned from the salt lakes of Nebras
ka is free of chloride and can be
used for any purpose that straight
sulphate goods can be employed, and
this may be true. This product does
contain carbonite, which is absent
from the sulphate goods.
Inquiry would probably show that
the production of sulphate of potash
in the United States is entirely INSULT
cient to supply the tobacco growers
alone"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15
HAVE YOU BOUGHT THAT
DARTMOUTH PARK LOT AID.
JOINING THE PALMA CELIA
GOLF LINKS AT TAMPAI

A week ago Lakeland people were
told in this paper Of wonderful op'
portunity 10 make money in some Of
'Tampa's choices: real estate. A nlm-
Der of the most wi,ie.awake profit
seekers seized the chance tc inv sti-
gate, and they were delighted.
A number Of Lakeland people are
going to make money--and a good
deal Of money--on Dartmouth Park
property. The number who will make
money will depend upon the number
to look into the opportunity.
Why Not Be One Of the Profit Takers
Dartmouth Park is located In the
best residence section Of the metrop-
oils of South Florida--the city where
you can scarcely find q vacant house
today. Building sites in this beautiful
section afford one Of the soundest anc
best investments to be had in the
State today.
This properly is owned by a large
holding company which must dispose
Of a part-AND ONLY A PART-of
Its holdings. The low price at which
you may buy choice site will sur
prise you-and so viii the easy terms
You may have.
TAMPA BAY LAND CO..
Tampa, Fla.
N ANDERSON. Sales Agent, General
Delivery, Lakeland. s4ss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15
Senator Fletcher Presents Situation
IN to State Marketing Bureau in
Comprehensive Letter

4 The supply OF potash in the coun
try is short and it has resulted in
serious situation This lead Senate
Fletcher to introduce resolution Ii
the nited States Senate, on Feb. S
and 1t was unanimously adopted, a,
follows:
Resolved, That the Secretary O
Agriculture be. and he is hereby, re
quested to furnish the Senate al
promptly as possible the following
information:
| Il. The amount of potash consump
tion in the United States prior t.
1914. the answer to specify thu
amounts used Of the three grades, to
wit, sulphate, muriate. and kainit.
| "2. The amount of the production
i, of potash in the United States in 1918
the answer to indicate the amount Of
sulphate and muriate, respectively.
%. The amount of potash row on
hand, and the ruling price per unit
and a comparison with the ante-bel.
lum price.
! "A. The amount and kind of potash
consumed in the tobacco industry
J prior to 1914, and since.
IS. The amount and kind of potash
consumed In the citrus industry prior
to 1914 and since.
| IS. The amount and kind of potash
consumed in the orchard business
prior to. 1914, and since.
81. The possible production of POT.
ash in the United States, cost, and
kind"
Presents the Facts
In communication to the State
Marketing Bureau Senator Fletcher
very concisely and comprehensively
presents the facts:
For four years or more our agri-
cultural interests, and especially the
fruit growing and the tobacco inter
ests, have suffered for the lack OF
potash. It is one Of the necessary
elements Of plant food, and I think
We ought to inquire into the situation
and have the inquiry cover the
ground mentioned.
my understanding ID that u -
nual consumption of potash in the
United States prior to the war was
in tons, 100000. This was a German
article marketed in the form of muri-
ate or sulphate of potash, running AZ
per cent or higher and commanding
about $50 per ton, containing As per
cent of potash. There was also very
low grade Of potash goods known as
kainit which sold at much lower
price.
1.-THE entire production of potash
in the United States, during 1918
was I am informed, about 10000 tons.
and containing a much lower per-
centage Of potash than the German
muriate and sulphate Of potash good:
that the domestic article contains 20
per cent as against 4S per cent or
more for the German muriate, and
sulphate. This domestic article was
obtained from the salt lakes of Me-
braska, from kelp weed and alunite
rock, from skimmings of beet sugar
and from the deposits in the stacks of
cement factories and blast furnaces.
Probably the greatest proportion
OF the domestic article is what Is
known as muriate of potash. Domes-
tic sulphate of potash is obtained
from the alunite rock of Utah and
the furnace stacks of the Riverside
Portland, Cement Works in Califor-
mia. These two products are report
ed to be free from Chloride and car
bonite.
Much Potash Stored
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15
TO THE PUBLIC

We wish to inform the public thai
the Fire Insurance companies Of O
M. Eaton and w. D. Edwards hay,
consolidated their business into ono
large Fire Insurance Company and
hereafter viii be known as Eaton and
Edwards Fire Insurance Company
and are doing business at the office
of the Eaton Iron Works in the Mum
Annex, Just south of the First Nation
al Bank. We thank you for your
past business and solicit your future
business, and win assure prompt at,
tention. We thank you.
S4OS EATON & EDWARDS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15
Much Potash Stored

"At the present time there are 80.
, 900 tons Of potash of all kinds stored
at eastern points and containing 2:
per cent Of potash, This supply /.
held at about 1913 so per ton, or a
considerably more than 300 per CEN
than the German article brought be.
fore the war having regard to thu
proportion of potash in each article
1t is reported that there is no sale
for this supply. due to the expecta
ton that foreign sources will soon
be available,
Chairman Hurley is credited with
the intention of obtaining an imme-
date supply Of potash from the Al
satan deposits now under French
control. Mr.. Hurley's announced
Intention was to ballast the trans.
ports with this article and thus make
use of a cheap and quick means of
transport. The French commission
however, has just announced that the
needs of the French people must be
frst taken care of, and no potash
would be available from the source
until June. 1919.
THE American press recently re.
ported an offer from Germany to
trade potash for food, and also that
the offer had been refused on the
ground that there was a sufficient
supply in the United States. The
blockade and the trading wlth-the-en.
envy act would prevent the consun-
nation OF such a transaction. unless
a convention could be arranged be
tween the allies.
Would such convention be JUS
tilted hy tho need % potash 70 pro
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15

Titusville now has an airplane land
ing, which is ahead of Jacksonville
The land is being put in shape, 81
any aviator can land his airplane
right in town. This is another stsr
in the right direction-TitusviIle AID.
vocate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15

There are only 20 states In the nm.
on with more daily newspaper than
Florids has. and our stats Is only
Ssd b population.
s't'da has more than 30 varietls.
forest ,rees--a greater number
Har airy other state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-15

We have just received a nice assortment Of New
Spring Suits all OF the nicest shades and styles
New-York tribune., 1919-04-04
U. S. Tank Fighters
And Nurses Return
On Two Troopships
Soldiers Bring 44 Machines
From France for Use in
Loan Drive-Ohio Wom-
en- Tell of Soldiers Grit

Tank fighters and nurses who saw
long service on the western front were
landed yesterday from the troopships
Heredia and Philippines. On the
Eorodia came eighty-two nurses, sew
enty-nne of whom were of Base Hos
pital No. 4, Rouen. France. They were
organized in Cleveland and went abroad
Unit. Until January of this year they
had been giving their entire time to
nursing the wounded soldiers of the
British and American armies. All
have been mentioned for valiant ser
vice. Two of the unit were a special
ribbon awarded for distinguished con-
duet under fire.
One of these rihr N wearers was
Miss NJ. j. Roche. of henlo Park, Cal,
She was administering ether to a pa
tient whose leg was to be amputated,
when a high explosive shell dropped
close to the operating room. 1t shook
up every one in. the hospital and every
one thought more shells would follow
the first. Miss Roche continued her
work and remained with the patient
throughout the operation.
Miss Nettie Eisenhart, of Green
Springs, Ohio, received q ribbon deco
ration for bravery under fire at a
casualty clearing station near Amiens.
The nurses spoke with pride of the grit
of American soldiers.
Miss Sallie Parker of this city, said
"You can't beat our boys for nerve.
have attended many who were mortally
wounded. They knew death was only
a matter Of hours, but they talked
cheerfully to the last breath. have
helped many of these brave fellows
write their last letter home and never
once have ! seen a suggestion of any
thing but grit, real American grit"
The nurses, who wore a blue in
sigma, combination of the American
eagle and the British lion, were in
charge of Miss Elizabeth Folckemer.
The Philippines brought the first
group sent overseas as tank men, an
organization which began with a unit
of $50 and was augmented in January
1919, to $500 officers and men
They brought back the thirty foyr
Renault tanks and ten American tanks
to be used in the Victory Liberty Loan
drive.
Among the civilian passengers was
Montefiore Judelsohn, American Vice
Consul at onstantinople, who went to
Switzerland after the embassy at the
Turkish capital was closed. He was
informed here that his mother had
died in this city Wednesday.