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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-02

declared indep1aaeuce. ana were aok
As nrst seeking indspenasnce They
took tho tsritIsh hsx - fscy knew n.
and made rev cplcrisi f,ax NJ disid-
Ing the red feld win white stripes
. .:ss= :.a 49,: - 80 -ss..ss
stripes This h known - the Cam
bridge DAG. hecause n wAs krst nm
farled over WsshsnEton.s heAd4aAr.
tiers II Cambridge. Mass- on January
4. i7Ts II complied with TIA INV of
iTo7 by having the tinion lack ID its
4 also represented The thirteen colon
los by the thirteen stripes
A. the eelonists gradually became
converted 10 the ideA that indap~nd-
encs frem the mother country wxs
necessary, they began to modify the
aAg, fIrat BY leAvlnE on tho union
lack and using only the thirteen hoft-
sonsAl stripes. Tho modinsd faEs
were not always red and white. but
regularly consisted of combinations at
two coiors selected from red. white.
hIae and yellow. The nnal modiacs-
tion waa the replacement of the Union
Jack BY tho white stars on i hlae
field.
Tho stars are the only distinctive
feature es tho American tag. The
charming story which credits Betsy
Ross with making thS FIRST hAG Of
stars and stripes Ii still accepted w
historians. When Washington sur
gested the aixpointed star. sha deinon-
strated tho ease with which i nve.
pointed star could be made hy told.
lng ! niece or DaDer ana producing
one with 1 single clip Of the acissorns
Some writer's are Of tho optnlon that
both stars ana stripes Ia The nAg
were derived fFSTz the coat of srms d
the Washington family. but thA ths.
DRY u not generally held.
The ofacial adoption Of our frsk hag
was Ia lT7s. On Juna IN 0f that year
the Continental congress pssssd -
oct providing TINT s'the NM III III
thirteen united states b tE!stssm
stripes. AItsrnats rsd and xtis<. lint
the union NJ thirtcen stArxs whIts On =
blus nsid, r~prssenting ! nsw constsl-
iAtion." Tho thirteen asAys wsrs m
RANGED iii u cttciStD xymAciiss th@ps
petuity cf thu union Of ths states. 5s
Vermont was admitted 10 TIM Unf6M
IN 1871 and Ksntucky u lisa. MwAs
felt thAt Thea. TWO new statss ought
TO be recognized on TN nax. ~ IN i1st
congress passed "a sct making To
max nftesn stars and nftSen ntfpe&.
This remaincd ths 6sg N tls unitsA
States throughout The War cf ISt1,
until there wore twenty ssafes IA m
Union III ttis. "a EFFORT ~ Again
made ID modify Tho nAx ~ that IA ~
new states would b0 represented Nh N
10 be continually adding stripSe woaId
make the nag worry Awkwxrd n ahaps
Rnd appearances. so Rffer arguing no
matter for two yearf. c0ngrsss decided
To return 10 thu original thirte0A
stripes and cne star Tor AAch DtAan.
Congress has never determinsd ~ =.
r&nSement III tha stafs ~ Hi < <ssssss
and proportions of ths nax, ma thsfe
has been great variation, especially N
The grouping cf the stArS. There 1rs
stiIi many Who telievs thAl ~ aym-
bollc circnlAr grcupifG of asan shouia
b restored
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-02

the Ciaymore Inn when that Inn was
simply a tavern. y
Then she found herself looking Into
. drawer half drawn out and allied
with alb sorts Of Heterogeneous NJ.
ticles--seaiing wax. a roll OF pins,
penholder. . knife--a knife! Why
should she recoil again at thatl Moth
Ing could DO more ordinary than to
ind n knife In the desk drawer OF .
young man! The fact was Nc. worth
q thought: yet before she knew II her
fingers we're creeping towards this
knife. had picked II UP from among
the other scattered articles, had closed
upon It. let It drop again. only 10
seize hold of It yet more dcterminedly
and carry II straight to the Light
The knife was lying open on her
palm, and from one Of the blades the
end had been nipped. Just enough ii
X to match
Was she mad. She thought % Tor
q moment: then che laid down tn
knife close against the cap and Con-
tefnplated them both fer mere msn.tss
than she ever reckoned.
The candle futtering low IN ~
socket reused her Ut last from her ~
straction, Catching up the two ~
ticles which had no enthrailed her. shs
restored the one to the csoset ths
other TO the drawer. and. With svtet
but silent step rssainsd her cwn
room. where she buried Der hsaA =
Ter pillow. weeping and psayfng uatil
the morning light breaking n upun
her grief. awoke her to the obligations
Of her position and the necessity u
s,ience concerning MI tho sxreFis0ces
OF this night
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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-02

Emblem, Il 4 Declared BY Stu
dents Nay b Traced Back
- Ear a the Twelfth
Century.

rather Tran ! creation. Its his
tory taa b. traced hack to the
/ nth centnry. rr nearly 600 years prior
10 IA frst Flag my" June IA. i777,
DurthR the frst crusade In iiss,
Pope Urban II asxsgned to III Of the
Chri&siAn nations IN stxndarsis crosses
yArring hi color md daslen. emblem,
attic al the warfare Ia which they
wars engaged nh she Scotch troops
wss assigned the whifs satire. known
As me white cross nf 81 Andrew, on q
blue flsld. The British used i yelle~
rfcss, but / century and quarter
iAxer they adopted 4 rod cross on .
whits neid. known ~ the rcd cross Of
St George.
Fhen Iames WI OK Scotland ascend.
" she throne x England u james ],
NJ combined the two nEsn. and issued
i rruclsuatlon raQuiring All ships 10
carry tn nav nAK n their main
mAsts. Al the sasns time the vessels
|of south Britain we're 10 carry 1t
their forsmAsu thu rsd cross OF g.
Csorge ana sAs ships or north britain
n carry tks white cross OF o. An.
6rxw.
Ths nsw NJ VIM known As "Kings
c0a0rx." M sIJuiong C'oIors," cr tho
Great ualrss, and istef ~ the sUnion
Jsck." ana was I'd ono under which
tn Brittoh mAdg I'll their permanent
settIemsuts III America II was the
me ~ Or1nt DrttSin only W prcclsna.
tim, however; not until 1901 did pr.
|flxn6S1s raxs WI Tact dsnnitsly nnitiRk
he txo eopnffies and their nAgn. In
ths sau,s ysax tho government issued
|reEainttcns requiring the nxvy 10 use
what ~ kncwa ~ ths white ensign:
|the naval reserve. TN blue enSiKn;
una ths msrchaat marine the md IN.
sign. GIVING 10 tn iArt that The nrit-
FINN merNhsnt yessels were everywhere,
no coI6nis4s N Afnsrica came 10 look
|npcn On r96 ensign n The fsag of
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tfcops Ii Massachusetts declined 70
march nnssr this isag ana thu military
commissioners wsre forced To design
0fhnr 6aks mr. their troops with tho
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mint was established In Boston.
Money ccinsd III THU mint had the
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The pin4 trss design was alsc. uncd
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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-02
SOME GOOD IN VIVID COLOR


Tia Frsnch hAyA Win the cne0Ik
ing 81 winief, Dui Into me TIE feceAA
iy sdopted sreas cent for infantry. \
d nos. ID hstetctore. \ DARK hlue. -
4 blu&gyAx. Ths Frsn0h hAss kis
% tAsir british Aliiss ths kAa1i ccIsts
~ tASy ecuid not adopt NJ SrayN
xrssn hue which hAd already -
chosen W tAs Germans 20 thsy ~.
cepted 1 bIus. which h EeutfaI m
from ! distance ecarrsiy vtsihaa n
blends With tho TO- u ~ neFnan9
and ths smoke of hattiA
Al for nd. X u nov dsISIf1 NJ DuS
scribsd. The vermilicn military -
10 covered with biue. 30 TN loot 80
diers hereAnw clothed III shaded
fogsy wear win attrsck isss attsntscA
from tho enemy ''But" sxyS N Cxss
De Paris. III rsd offers n time n W.
greater danger 10 ~ wsarsY. 4 may
on occasion prsssat s0Ins aAvAntASa&
The other day I wounded soldier ~
counted how bio md several n his
comrades wandered Into ! positjCn u
Advancs II In Ffeach lines. 40 thsy
wers taksn Tor Germans svsfy tims
one stuck his more aboys the trShch
they drew tho flre OF our soldisr. All
at once an Idea came 10 than. They
put on the ends " their bayonets
thotr red caps IRON which they hsd
ssnorc4 - cover. The firing csassd
,and tAsy wcfs snabisd y rskar1 y
their ecuntrynsn. This tfms n wns
ths rcd thAt savsd them.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-02
CHATTER TX.


UnW&secm& tfaxL 89s n
Silence. Yes. siience Wss ~ -
and only refuge remaining 10 Dshos1A
Yet after few daya tho constaaA
sek-reetraint which u snf1ilsd -
iihe . canker into her pesc@ ~ 49,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
Negro Passenger kilis Mate.

Tiptonyille, - Robert Diggs, a negro
deck passenger on the steamer Ferd
Herold, ran amuck with q pistol at
midnight on October 4. and killed Sec.
ond Mate Earl Lee OF Memphis and an
unknown negro passenger. The double
tragedy was enacted while the vessel
was steaming between Mabel. Ky. and
Slough Landing. Tenn. Nggs and
Webster Daniel. negro companion,
were arrested and are now In Jail here.
About midnight Mate Lee noticed
that they we're smoking around cot.
ton. He started back TO them to re-
pea, previous warning As the mate
came up Digs. without warning. jerk.
ed pistol from his pocket and push.
ing II against Lees abdomen, fred
The noise of the exploding pistol
awakened an unknown negro passen.
ger, who was sleeping nearby, As this
negro rose 70 his feet Dlggs fred
point blank AZ him. the bullet entering
his head and killing him instantly. The
noise of the shooting attracted other
members OF the boats crew and Diggs
was oyerpowered. His companion
Daniel. was also arrested,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
GEN. CARRANzA TO
Be RECOGNIZED
STATE DEPARTMENT AND PAN.
AMERICAN. DIPLOMATS will
HOLD CONFERENCE SOON.
FACTIONS SUBMIT DATA
Flrst Chief Appears 20 Now be 3D.
prems Authority in Mexiee--Some
Officials Favor Further
Waiting.

Washington. Recognition Of the
CarranEa government in Mexico. II was
learned In official circles. is likely 10
be accorded by the United States with.
In the next few weeks.
Data submitted by the revolutionary
factions Is being considered now. The
secretary and each OF the diplomats
OF the American conference which
meets soon will report their opinions
on the material and moral capacity o.
the factions claiming recognition. n
is generally believed that the inten-
ton Of the United States with respect
TO recognition will be communicated
by diplomats here to their governments
so that action may be taken by other
nations at the same time
Some diplomats are said TO BELIEVE
that no faction has me. the standard
OF material and moral capacity" set
for an established government and TO
favor n continuance Of the policy OF
waiting. Officials OF the Washington
government. however, are understood
TO believe that such course only
would add to the conditions OF chaos In
Mexico. with further fighting.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
CYCLONE OVER STORM AREA
r~is.er In hurricane Swept Town
kills One sod ,ojues t2---MAny
Dwellings Are Raxed.

Morgan City La.~-Cne killed, IL In.
iured. Is the toll Of Kansas cyclone
that invaded this city Oct 4. and in 50
seconds RACED 10 dwellings and store
building. besides wreeking the sh,nSle
sheds OF tho Rrownell Drews Lum her
Company.
The cyclone probably formed on the
gulf few miles from here and was
travelling IN a northeas:srly direction.
When Il struck the northern par! OF the
city Il created a panic among the WON.
en- and children. Lumber was flying
In all directions and the sky was black
with flying missiles.
That the death lis, was not greater
Is miraculous. Two residences were
completely destroyed and the occu
pants escaped. slightly injured
The path Of the twis;er was about
toe feet wide.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
TURKS WAGlNG HOLY WAR
determination OF Christian Armenians
10 the Aim Of Ottoman Subjects.
Missionaries Are Fleeing.

New York The Turks and Kurds
are waging holy war OF extermina-
ton on the Armenians. according TO is
members OF the American board Of for.
eign missions, who arrived from Van.
Turkey, on the Swedish steamer Hell,
liz Olav.
Ernest Yarrow. one OF the mission,
aries, told how the Armenian popula.
ton OF Van. numbering 1900 held out
against 5000 kurds and Turkish
company, commanded by German OF.
ficer, from April 90 to May II. when
Russians arrived and relieved The
town.
Mr. Yarrow said many Armenians
were suffering from typhus and other
diseases and whea he left conditions
almost everywhere in Armenia were
terrible. Half OF the missionaries were
taken III during the siege and six died
According 10 Mr.. Yarrow. many OF
the atrocities practiced by the Kurds
on the Armenians were indescribsble
He confirmed all OF the reports Of oup
RACES which have reached the United
States and said only portion Of thu
real story had been told.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
GREEK COURSE DOUBTFUL
Premier VeniTelos and Cabinet sympa.
thizers With the Ailles Resign and
King Constantine Takes Charge.

London King Constantine OF Greece,
brotherin law Of the German emperor.
appears TO hold the balance Of power
In the near east for the hour. In the
second crisir when Greece seemed on
the brink OF entering the war by the
side OF the entente powers, he has vir-
tually dismissed the foremost Greek
statesman. Eleutherios Venlzeios. from
the premiership. and has asserted per.
aonal control OF the government.
/, Is reported that King Constantine
has asked Alexander Zaimis former
premier, to form cabinet,
The possibility that Greece may try
20 remain neutral. fearing to stake the
nations fate on the success OF either
party to the great war is recognized In
England. although II IL considered
small The hopes OF the entente pow.
ers are that the king may find II best
to bow before the will OF the people,
as he has done before.
French officials declare that the
landing OF the allied troops Will take
its course and that the Greek people
have given them an enthusiastic re.
ceptton.
Bulgarian reports say mobilization
is being completed rapidly and that
many German officers are arriving
News from Roumania Is scant t'e.
verish military activity ou the Rulga'
risn boundary Is reported but there
has been no general mobilization.
TEore il nothing 10 indicate that the
Roumanian king. who Is iohenzol,
lern prince. will abandon the safe path
OF neutrality
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
DlSAv0WS ARABIC SINKING
Germany 10 Prepared to Pay indemnify
Fer loss Of American Lives.
Washington cratified.

Washington. Germany has scceded
to the American demands for settle,
fnent Of the Arabic case, The imperial
government. through It's ambassador
Count Won Bernstorff, disavows the
sinking Of the vessel. announces tha.
II has so notified the submarine com
mand~r who made the attack. express.
es regre. for the loss Of American
lives and agrees TO pay an indemnit,
TO the families OF Americans lost
Official Washington was both graft.
fled and relieved by the diploma attic
victory The communication delivered
10 Secretary Lansing by the ambsssa.
dor, pursuant to general instructions
from his government, spread absolute
confidence that there would be no more
submarine CONTROVERSIES between the
United tSa,es and Germany, for the
document reveals that stringent orders
hase been given to submarine com
manders TO prevent recurrence @.
such incidents As the Arabic
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
ALLIES LEAVE BULGARIA
Ministers n Sofia Receive Passports
When Hulpars Reject Russia's VI.
timatunr--To Attack ServIa.

london king Ferdinand OF Hulga
ria has rejected Russia's ultimatum
demanding that she break with the
central powers and expei German Off
GERS who have taken charge Of Bulga-
ria's army staff. and at the same time,
according 10 several correspondents.
has sent an ultlmatum to Seryia, al
lowing time limit OF "a hours for
the cession cf Macedonia 10 Bulgaria.
The Russian. French. British and
italian ministers have asked Tor their
passports, nulgaria's answer to the
Russian uit'matum being unsatistac.
tory The Seryan minister has also
asked for hts passports,
The programme OF the Germanic
empires apparently Includes the con
eolidatlon OF their field operations
with their Turkish allies by sweeping
clear a path from Berlin and Vienna
10 Cousianlipopie For the accomplish
ment Of this programme they have nj.
ready secured the cooperation Of Bul
Earia They need the neutrality Of
Greece and Rounania. and then must
crush jervia
These developments tend 10 confirm
the statements OF the German press
that the German emperor has guaran
tsed 10 Bulgaria both Greek and Rou
manlan neutrality Thus the crucial
Geld OF warfare has shifted from the
French and Russian fronts 10 he Rat
kan peninsular. where German Success
would mean the realization ot Empr
or Williams ambitions for expansion
toward india and Asia
The people OF the entente nations
fully appreciate the crisis. British
newspapers impress on the public tina;
II the German emperor has secured the
friendly neutrality OF the king OF
Greece, enormous efforts will b.
needed 10 check the combined German
and Austrian advances toward a juno
ton with the Turks and Bulsars.
The French and British expedition
may have completed the landing at
sslonikI, but II Greek support against
Bulgaria cannot be counted on heavy
re- endorsements viii be needed
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
U. S. FACES TURK DISPUTE
American Ambassador az Porte Is 0i.
reeted to Protest MistreatHent
Of Armeniana.

Washington The United States
now faces an acute diplomatic con.
troyersy with Turkey, in addition TO
its difficulties with Great Britain. Ger.
many and Mexico
Aroused by the accounts Of Turkish
atrocities against the Armenians, the
state department has instructed Am.
hassador Morgenthau al Constantine
pie to make representations 10 the
Turkish government.
The ambassador has been told 10
represent earnestly to the Turkish
government that the accounts OF mas
sacres and other oAtrages have caused
widespread indignation In the United
States, He will indicate also that the
continuance OF such treatment OF Ar
menians would endanger the mainte-
nance Of friendly relations between
the people OF the United States and
those of Turkey
The state department expects the
Turkish government 10 give an ex
preston OF liz future intentions In re.
ply TO Mr. Morgenthaus representa-.
tons
Any further action by the United
States will depend upon the nature Of
the explanation made by the Turkish
government to Mr.. Morgenthau.
II is thought here II Turkeys assur.
ances are not satisfactory to the state
department, and II there Is no prospect
OF decided improvement in condi-
t.ons, this government may 10 TO the
length OF breaking Off diplomatic re-
la,ions on the ground that Turkey is
represented in this country by charge
d'aifaires. Rastem Bey. the Turkish
ambassador. 'isfs the United States
about year ago under circumstance
which Indicated this government had
asked for his recall on account OF pus-
lie statements TO which the state de.
psrtment took ofIense.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15

Chattanooga. "A sensation was Gre
ated here by the arrest Of T. G. Better.
ton. senersi manager. secretary and
treasurer OF the Tennessee Coffinf
and Casket Company. and pa'ioe com.
missioner OF Chattanooga, charging
him with violating the penal code OF
the United States In his capacity M
head OF the coffin company by ship
ping whiskey to customers In this ter.
ritory enclosed In caskets sent on,
from his factory. The investigation of
these charges was made by special
agent OF the United States Department
OF Justice.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-15
RUSSIANS SHELL
BULGARIAN PORT.
CITY or vAENA, ON BLACK SEA.
UNDER FIRE FROM RUSSIAN
wARsHIps.
ARMY ADVANCING ON sERylA
Auss,o German Fores Oi 10000 mse
VIII Attempt 20 Completely CrusA
Serbs -6rseee Attempts
Neutrality.

London. --The long threatened An
ero-Gsrman offensive In the Balkans,
with the added menace Of Bulgaria.
has begun IN earnest. Almost simnh
taneously with the rupture OF dipio
matte relations between Sofia and the
aatente, an Austro-German army o.
timated nj 100000 men. with an enor'
NOUS weight OF heavy artillery. start
ed 20 attack Servia from north and
west. and, according 10 Berlin. crossed
the Drtna. Danube and Save rivers at
esany points and firmly established IL.
seif on the SeryIan side.
u IL reported that two Russian cruis
era are actively bumbarding the Bul-
garian port of varna on the Black Sea
The Anglo-French troops. which
we're landed at Salnniki with the tact;
consent OF the Greek governments, are
bcing hurried nOrthward TO assist Ser
via and. II possible. keep the Bulgar'
FANS frurs capturing the Soliki.Nlsh
railway. tho only source by which the
Servans can be FED with munitions OF
war.
The hopedfor support from Greece
has not been forthcoming, King Con.
stantine. by the dismissal Of Premier
yenizelos. having shown that. while
his country sympathlZes with tine
cause OF the allies. he is not prepared
TO 10 against the central powers or
90 fulfill the obligations OF the Greco
Servian treaty OF alliance. which pro
yides that one ally must go To the AS
s,stance III the other Ia case Nf at
tack
A new Greek cabinet Of mixed sym
pathtes has been accepted aud the OK
pecta.ios now Is that unless public
opinion forces the hand Of the govern
ment and fnsists on action on the side
Of the allies, Greece viii remain nau.
trail.