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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
RENEW ARMENIAN MASSACRE
Turks ignore American Note and Con
tinue Bloody outrapes-u. S. Am
basaador Notifies WAahInaton.

Washington Adyices to the state
department from Ambassador Morgen'
than at Constantinople are 10 the ef
feet that Armenian massaCres In Ash
attic Turkey have been renewed with
yigor since Bulgaria's entrance into
the war as Turkeys ally
The ambassador states that the ma
jority OF the Armcnians In ASiatic Tur,
Key had been Killed
Those Ar1nenians who were spared
are now gathered In the country be
tween the Tigrcs and Euphrates rivers,
Representations made by this gov.
eminent some time ago warned Tur-
hey that further atrocities against the
Armenians would ALLEVIATE American
Sympathies. but no answer has been
received
Earlier representations were met
with the promise that those Armenians
Who wished would be permitted 10
leAve thc cwuRtry aud that Protestant
Armenisns would he spared. intorma.
Zion recently reaching this country,
however, indicates that those condi,
ticns have not been strictly adhered to.
Although 500 900 from private sub.
scriptions has been placed al Amhas.
eador Morgenthau's disposal for dsstri.
button among the Armenian refugees
nov banicAed 20 desert towns NO ar
rsngements have been made tor BRING.
tng them 10 tAS country az was or!x
fnally pianned,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
HAD ZEAL IDEA or ECONOMY
Inc ESplAHna How Fanaiiy 'Mss lsn'
shhsd to Use Gre Fan Two o.
Three GsneraticsrR.

Among the Japanese eccRomy u
held 10 be high virtue. Two old mi
aers Of Tokyo were one day discussing
ways and means OF saving
i manage no make fan last about
twenty years. said one. ''AHid tAis Y
m. s~stem doa1 wassehilY cpea
the whole fan and ware Il c.relessls.
I open only one section n Q time
That 10 GOOD fnr about n ye@r Ties
| open the next. and GO on until the
tan u eventually used up"
~rwensy years far q good fam" en-
claimed the other what ainfus ex
tFasagaHeel In mr. tanaily We use
far for two or thrse generations and
this 10 how re do II: We open the
whole fan. but We don't wear It out
by waving H. Oh. no. We hold II
still. like this. under our nose. and
wave cur taeei---Everyhody's.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
LEVER LAW HELD INVALID
v. s. Court Holds Cotton Futures tfse.
gal and Gives New York Firm
Judgment For Tax Paid.

New York.-The cotton futures act
OF Aug. is, 1914. also known as the
Lever law. has been declared uncon
stitntional by Federal District Judge
Hough because, rs a revenue measure,
It originated In the senate instead OF
the house OF representatives, as re-,
CURED by the constitution.
The decision was rendered In test
suit brought by Samuel T Hubbard
OF the cotton brokerage firm OF Hub
bard Bros, aud others 10 recover 81
600 paid under protest 20 John z.
Lowe, Jr, collector OF internal reve.
nue.. under the provisions OF the law.
Judgment was rendered In favor OF
the plaintiffs.
The suit alleged the act was un.
constitutional. first, because II or
lginated In the senate instead OF the
lower house, and, second, because the
law taxed the manner OF performing
the transaction insead OF the trsnsac.
ton itself
Judge Hough sustained the first
contention. but gave no finding on
the second He said;
The bill known as the cotton fu-
lures act. approved Aug; is, 1914. ne,-
or was and Is not Law OF tie Unit,
ed States, and therefore as a PROPOSE.
ton Il is no longer open to discus.
sion.
This Is one OF the legislative prof
Gets which. to be law. must originate
In the tower house. The constitution
provides that all bills for revenue
must originate In the house of repre-
sentatiyes. II is not seen how this
court can disregard information fur.
nished by congress itself
1T is most unsatisfactory 10
ground a decision upon so technical a
point. but such AS II IL, this finding
disposes OF the case. and ! must leave
undiscussed the arguments eqsslly
able and Instructive upon the aher
and permanent branch Of the lIsiga
ton"
Concerning the governments con.
tention that the &C, was designed pri
marily to prevent speculation In cot
ton futures, Judge Hough said Il was
imma,erial what intent was behind
the act so long as congress hal Ia
beled 1t tax measure,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
SERBS NIT ON TWO SIDES
Teutons and Hulgarians Are Moving
Into Servla--invsders In Over.
whelrinu Numbers,

London -~ Seryia Is being attacked
from the north and the east, The Aus
tro-Germans. after their capture OF Bel.
grade and Semendria, are advancing
southwark, while the Bulgarians are
trying TO interrupt communications
north and south OF Nish. Seryia's war
time capital. and TO attack the Serbs
on the flank IL they are driven back
by the German Field Marshal Won
MaCkensen
The situation ~ admitted to be serl-
Gus. not only for Seraa. hut for the
whole allied cause II is asserted that
the Seryianus are inflicting heavy loss
es, both on the Austro-Germans and
Bulgarians. but with their army OF
about a quarter OF a million men they
are believed 10 have little chance Of
making any prolonged resistance
against 800 600 or 100000 Austro Ger.
mans and probably 200 900 Bulgarians.
Greece apparently has decided to
ignore the treaty under which she Is
supposed to 30 TO the assistance OF her
Servian ally In case of an attack.
The quadruple entente has decided
to take energetic action. NJ Vlviani.
the French prime minister in the
chamber Of deputies. declared that
France, Great Britain and Russia had
decided 10 take joint action and that
Russian troops will be fighting by the
side OF ours"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

A writer gives a little stretch Of
black and white In Natal. lie tells
how he came across white boy. some
fourteen years old. and group OF raw
natives playing a game They was
shooting with an old Misunderstanding
shosExa at a bottle on the top OF a
case wf~n the youngster smashed
q bottle he received "tiekey" Ia
threepenny biz. from the natives,
When a native hlt II hc received three
pence from the boy,
That seems a funny sort OF game.
remarked the witness 20 the boy,
"oh. the games all right. sir" 70
piled the lad, You see. load the
gun.' p,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
SUIT AlaED AT BIG LOAN


ChisASo---Alaeging thas the Mutual
Life Insurance Company OF New York
coatemplaieg 'investing sio.eeo.eoo d
its trust funds hi tho Anglia Frensih lozs
Of $500. eeo. 900 Olga II. ). Walsh. Cal
cage. holder Of sa,eea insurance. pei
Icy Ia the Mutual. has died sait Cor 10
junction In tho federal court here.
Ths insurance company. Chas, Pea
body. president; the directors, mem
bers Of the Anglo Preach loan commits.
sion, J. p. MOrgAn individually and J.
p. Morgan d CO. were named "a Do
fendants-
The complaint ia the court sets forth
that among .le Thousands Of policyhold
ers In the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany are many persons Of various mn
localities. and that the Investment OF
the trust fund Of these policyAolders
which lead to disrupting the company
and thereby dspreeiate the value Of her
interests In the company
The bill asks that the company ON
GERS be restrained from Investing Its
trust funds In the loan or suffering
any Of Its assets TO be used for the
purpose of aiding the manufacturing
OF munitions OF war. aerOplanes. sub
marines. any naval outti, or appliances
10 be used by the English or French
nations for belllgerent purposes,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
IS ARE KILLED N
ZEPPELIN RAID
LONDON AND OTHER BRITISH
TOWNS ARE eoMsARDEo Nv
GERMANS.
IL SOLDIERS WERE KILLED
Total Casualties IN Ensiand From
German Air Raids Mas Reach TIT
Killed and go injursa~-Lass
the Biggest

London. --Fifty7five persons we're
killed and ia injured In tbs Zeppelin
raid over London on the night OF
Oct. l3
Fourteen OF the S. persons killed
and Is Of the LA wounded were mil.
i,ary casualties. according 10 an an
nouncement made later by the off
elal press bureau.
LoEdons latest Zeppelin raid ex'
eeeds In the number of casualties any
previous attack on the British capital
Thu last In which casualties were re-
ported. that OF Sept. 8. comes second.
Twenty deaths were caused on that
occasion. while Sc persons we're In.
jured. The casualties In the raid OF
last night bring the total for all AIR
raids on England mp TO $40. OF which
number III persons were killed and
1853 injured.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
ssOO,Ooo,Ol,O FOR DEFENSE
President Wilson and Adrsissrs MAXI
up Annual Army ard Navy EHr
tIsnata.--Lsrsess In Hiatory.

Neutrality-suspicious. hundrlsd million
dollars for national defense--an in
crease approximately II si4eteD0, 900
over last sNarc constitutes the arn0Ant
President Wilson and his advisers nov
estimate should BE- appropriated BY
the naxt congress- for the army and
navy.
The prasideat has bad before him
for several weeks the outlines Of q
military policy OF continuing char
acter framed by Secretary Garrison
after more than years study with
officers OF the general staff. With
II the president M In hearty accord,
regarding II a. conservative. we'll
balanced program. While details have
not been revealed. y substantial in
crease In the regular army. probably
from $1,000 to at least 10000 men
and the creation OF a reserve Of per-
haps 100000 men through short term
enlistment service OF citiaens inter
ested In military training, are said to
be parts OF the army plan.
As yet the appropriation to be rec
commended for the army and navy re
spectlyely has not been definitely fix.
ed. indications are that the army's
budget OF $4,000. 900 last year will
be Increased by at least $4,000 900,
while Secretary Daniels Ia figuring on
obtaining a si00 900. 900 increase over
the navy appropriation OF sl4s.000.-
900 OF last year.
When the president and the secre-
taries OF war and navy next confer 1t
is understood an effort will be made
to bring the total sum within the
$500, 900 900 mark, as at present the
combined estimates OF the two branch
es OF the service will make about
$3.50. a0o.0 900 Il the needs Of the two
services can be cut TO t400 600 600 the
total Increase over last year would be
about $4,000, 900. Tho general view
In administration quarters Cow is that
bond issue will be proposed TO meet
the added expense.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
COTTON MEN ARE WARNED
Agricultural Department Urges hAme
date Fight on Boil Weevii--Many
Sections Threatened.

CcSkiOVb
Washington Cotton planters In
Alabama. Mississippi. Georgia. Ten
nessee. Oklahoma and Texas are
warned In department OF agriculture
statement OF widespread movement
OF the boil weevil and advised 10 take
immediate steps to Kill off the pes,
this winter 10 prevent threatened
heavy Losses 10 next years crops. Tn
less immediate measures are taken In
OKLAHOMA. Northwestern Teras. Ten
nessee and Mississippi. the statement
says. the boil weev!l will cause dam.
age next year.
The department urges planters TO
begin Immediately TO pick their cot
ton and destroy tae plants, ether plow-
ing them under the soil NJ burning
them. An active camps.-.1 against the
weevil is suggested.
Unusual storms last August and Q
rapid multiplication OF the weevIl In
Texas. II Is pointed out, have result
I'd In q tremendous movement. Ths
movement shows that more than hall
OF Oklahoma. all OF Mississippi, Nc,
Marry and Hardin counties in Tcnnes'
see. all OF Alabama except four OF
five counties In the mountainous sec.
tons, and more than 10 counties In
Western Georgia already are infested
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
SLOW PROGRESS N
SERV|AN INVASION
BuLGARs HAVE BEEN AGILE TO
ADVANCE ONLY ONE MILE
FROM FRONTIER.
Eeacsrted Movement 10 Made Against
Austro- German Lines British
suhmarines Psrslyxed German
Ore Trade In Battle.

London Diplomatic questions are
not delaying military operations. The
Austro-German and Bulgarian attacks
on Servia ere proceeding. They are,
Aoweysr, meeting with stern resist
ance and the Servians are giving
ground foot by foot. The extent of
the bulgarian Invasion. according TO
q Nish Dispatch. consists OF an ad.
yancn over the frontier al. one point
OF mile. With this exception, says
tie report, the fighting line remains
intact and the railways have not beed
reached.
u Ia rported also that the allies
have begun new offensive in the
Dardanelles. The Russians are con
tinuing their attacks In Galcia In an
effort 10 clear the Austrians from the
Roumanian frontier and prevent them
from sending further re.inforcements
against Servia
In fact. there appears TO be gen
eTal attack on all the German fronts.
The British and French. Berlin re-
iatss, have attacked In Flanders and
Champagne. while the German official
report or the campaign In Russia Is II
record Of counter.sttacks against the
Russians endeayorlng to regain the
Initiative.
Even the Belgian coast Is not ex-
cepted British monitors having been
bombarding German positions there.
British submarines In the Baltic have
sunk ten German ore carrying steam
era and have completely paralyzed the
ore trade between Sweden and Ger
many This has caused some dlssatis'
faction In Sweden and It IL charged
that two steamers were sunk within
Swedish territorial waters Nus thu
British assert they have been obser'
Ing studlously international law and
have been sinking only German steam,
crs,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Minister Stays Young Man,

New Orleans, Rev. byron Holley,
rector OF ST Georges Episcopal
Church, one OF the most fashionable
congregations in the city, shot and
Allied a young man in his home. who
later WAS identified rs Lansing Pear,
son. son Of prominent railroad man
OF this city. nr Holley. in his report
30 the police, stated he shot the in.
truder in his homa thinking he was q
burglar District Attorney Lu.eneerg
announced he had requested the grand
Jury 10 taQuire into the killing.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Holy Land a Military Camp.

Paris.-The Turks have transform
ed the Holy Land into . huge military
training camp. according TO refugees
who have arrived at Alexandria All
the converts IN Jerusalem are nov
barracks, and thousands OF recruits
daily are drilled ON the Mount OF
oltyes and samsria plain by German
officers. Immense targets have been
placed on Mount Golgctha, the spot
where the cructfixion took place. to
serve in artillery practice to tast tbs
etfsct " aigh expl@ives-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
U.s.AB0Ve ALL, SAYS WILSON
President Appeals to Patriotism Of the
American Citizens In .. A. n, Al.
dress--Neutraiity Demanded.

Washington, "A demand upon all
Americans. on palm OF astracism. TO be
more neutrsi In regard to the Euro
pean war, to take their stand for Amer
tea first, ia,t and &ti the. time, was
voiced by President Wilson In a speeen
at the celebration OF the twentyhfth
anniversary OF the founding OF the
American Revolution. on Oct. II, The
United Statec. the president said, was
not trying merely 10 keep out OF troa
BILE. bu, was trying 20 preserve the
foundations ON which peace 'oald be
rebuilt.
Peace can be rebuilt" he said
only upon the ancient and accepted
principles OF International Law; only
upon those things which remind na.
lions OF their duties TO each other. and,
deeper than that, OF their duties 10
mankind and humanity America has
a grea, cause, which is not confined to
the American continent II Is the cause
OF humanity itself"
Declaring his faith in the loyalty OF
the great body OF natuFaliEed citizens
OF foreign birth. the president said he
believed the impression was too gen.
eral large number Of these citizens
were without a sufficient affection for
the American Ideal But | am In a
hurry to have q lineup" he explained.
"and let the men who are thinking first
OF other countries stand on one side
and those who are for America. FIRST.
last and all the time. stand on the other
aide
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Won Reventicw Rebuked.

Berlin --- The nationalist Deutsche
rages zeitung again has been suspend
ed. the Overseas News Agency an
ncunces. The suspension Ia indefinite
The previous suspension was order
ed by the German authorities last June
after qualification OF a series Of articles
from the per OF Coun, Won Reventiow
on German-American relations. The ar.
ttcles strongly defended the method
Of German submarine warfare.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Too Much for Than.

II was minstrel performance. and
In the intervals between the songs the
usual jokes were heing perpetrated,
What am de difference between m
oil a maid and married woman -
asked Sambo
Why" explained Sambo, de old
maid am lookin' for husband cherry
day. an de married woman am lockin
for I'm cherry night"
There was pause, and several cid
erly gentlemen got up and stole softly
into the night.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Martial Law At the Hague.

The Hague Martial law In speci,
fed and partial form has been pro
claimed here. The proclamation at.
fects the various srades which fur
nish supplies for the army. The meas
ure Affects movements OF worhnen,
who will hereafter be compelled % OBJ
tain military permits II they desire to
no TO other districts Foreigners are
not affected by the decree.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

London. Servian troops have c-oss-
ed the Bulgarian frontier. says dis,
patch from Sofa and attempted 10 oc.
cupy heights situated on Bulgarian
territory west OF Belggradehk. The
hghtins which followed lasted all Gay.
bu, the Serbs finally were repulsed
and the Rulgars themselves occupied
the heights.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Villa Assum.s Offensive.

I'll PAso, Texas. Francisco
viua. who recently departed for so
nora. has returned. with large body
M troops and Ia said to be en- route to
chihuahua City, The repor, came from
villa sources In Jusres and sasd villa
secretly left Casas 0randes and pass
I'd through Juarcx,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

Oss,eist Annou~csmen From leoHcr
10 That Minister From Bulgaria 10
Handed tIis Passports.

l.ondon. The following official an
nouncement Of the dismissal Of the
BULGARIAN minister to Great Britain
was issued Oct. II:
Ills matesty's government an
ucunces that the Bulgarian minister
has been handed his passports, and
that diplomatic relations between
Great Britain and Bulgaria have been
broken off,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

Londcn. The British eovernm en-,
has authorized categorical denial Of
the report that the British government
had asked for the recall Of Robert r,
Skinner. American consul-gsneral in
London. Consel-Geners; Skinner vas
recently called to Washingtea
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
British Submarine Gets One.

Copenhagen. Another German shiI
has been destroyed In the British sub
marine campaign in the Baltic. under
taken TO prevent Germany from re
ceiying supplies from Scandinavia
The German steamer Walter Leon
hardt. 1881 tons gross. was blown 10
and sunk in the Baltic by q British
submarine after her crew had bee-
permitted to take to boats
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
ssrhs Withdra~ Trcopa.

Sofia Sery!an trops have with.
drawn from the Albanian towns OF
Shiak and Krya and are being rushed
nor,hward, Seven divisions OF the
Servian army, which had been con.
cen,rated along the Bulgarian frontier
have been harried back north
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Aooroys. Note TO ere,, Britain.

Washington President Wilson has
approved haslly the new note to Great
Britain protesting against interference
with neutral trade II win 20 TO Lon
don M once
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Careful Diagnosis.

Well. how did you succeed with
your hrst diagnosis? Did you profit
by my advice'"
The Young Doctor-i think ! did,
STR | told the patient that he was
suffering from a combination OF liver,
stomach, heart, lung and brain trouble.
Old Practitioner Good! No chance
OF q mistake there.--Stray Stories.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
Creek Steamer Sunk.

Paris The Greek steamer Dimitri
Gus, cwned in Andres, has been torpe
decd by ala Austrian submarine scuth.
cas-. Of Sicily. The crew yrs saved
hy Q French oil steamer.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
NAPoRuE'
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VkkS pncsisnoTIia SkAA II


How did II happen you dAAnt 10.
away during the summer ! thought
you we're having an sxtenHive oatht
prepared for ycas~
That vas the trouble BY the tans@
got the OUTFIT paid for dldHt have
any money left"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
italy May Take Part.

paris.-Premier rlvisni has an
aounced to the senate that Italy prob
ably would take part in the Balkan
operations
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

Srcret Trtaty WIN UeFWaNy,
Lcndon.--lt Is openly asserted thai
secret treaty exists between Greeee,
Germany and Bulgaria. says the Morn
ing Posts Berne correspondent.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

"My friend Is woodman."
Then Why not order chops!"-- Bal.
tlmore American.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22
H,sg 10 7redf
Group Externally

Nuh yicks svsp.iARnhN Eaiye ssIls
eSm tAa threat and eAess fax ; few ssln--
sas@-shxn eOrcg With warm AanRsl eAetA
Leave ths ccvsrins loose srcand the seek
~ siaa the soelAing usssiesisa vsrcre are
TING mag lncssa the checking pAlagaa iIsa
eAss - dlfscnlt hFeataing. One srphuA-
tica Aa hsafims insssss sgaaAss . agAk.
asaasAL asA ~ Or si.uA ladrgsasaA
xneg axsssRsr ,Ass rHeks rnarss AsAA~s
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-10-22

THIS 10 the Acc or YOUTH.
Hca will lcok ten pears yoangsf Il yoa
darkea your ugly. gFisIly, gray haiD by
sGag ia Creole Hair Dressing ADV.