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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
VETERANS PLEDGE L0ya.TY
Old censedsrstss Pass Resolution 70
ciss Lives FcttaAe ana tssnes 10
Q unitad connsFy,

Birmingham. Ala Both the united
Confederate Veterans have adopted
RESOLUTIONS ss thsir meetings plsagins
Hives, fortunes end honor To the gov-
arnmsat Of the usitsa States should
Il become necessary for the defense os
this c1antry.
Before the speeches Of welcome and
response were xell launched. Gen. c,
w. Hooper VI Selma. Ala. commander
OF the Alabama Division al Veterans.
presented resolutions pledgang the Old
solaiers Of the south 10 the govern.
ment Of the United States They were
adopted by rising vote amid scenes
Of great eathaslasm and . copy win be
tslcgraphed to President Wilson. The
resolutions were:
We. the United Confederate Victor.
ans. In reunion assembled III BirminE.
ham. DO hcrehy again renew and de-
clare our untAitaring allegiance 10 the
government OF the United States In
this its hour Of great International dif-
ficulties.
We took up arms against the gov.
eminent. no. as rebels. but TO protect
our homes and ftresides. 10 preserve
and maintain the principles OF states
rights and, although the arhisrament
OF arms was against as, va, lost Meth.
er our courage, our manhood nor our
patriotism.
To-day the remnant Of the armies
OF the Confederate States OF America
does hereby offer ITSELF It's sons and
It's property upon the altar Of RI.
united country which We love and seek
10 serve. protect and defend
I'VE recommend that every male
citizen over ls years OF age residing
cih tbs E5nssasd. States and las ,tartitarias
DO required 10 immediately report to
the probate judge Of his county, or
other like officer. under penalty OF the
law, and there swear allegiance 20 this
government. pledge himself to loyalty
support the government against any
and all foes. whether internal or for
eisn. that may attempt 10 hinder, i'm.
psde or destroy the rights. property or
liberty OF its people"
Following In the wake OF the action
OF the old soldiers, the Sons adopted
resolutions introduced by Clarence J.
Owens OF Washington. past command.
er.in-chiet OF the organization.
There will be q reunion OF the old
Confederate soldiers as long as there
Ia a handful left to reunite. according
TO the sentiment expressed at the
opening session. The suggestion th$.
the annual gatherings be discontinued
met with much local protest.
The principal feature OF the night
session Of the reunion was the address
OF Irwin s, Cobb. the we'll known writ.
or and war correspondent. Cobbs
home Ia at Paducah, ny. and he was
introduced by Gen Bennett Young He
was given an ovation by the large au.
dience, the chorus OF 200 voices and
the band breaking the strains OF Old
Kentucky Home" The song was TAX.
en- up by the audience.
Mr., Cobb emphasized the need OF
preparedness In the United States.
drawing many OF his illustrations from
the European wa, He declared this
country needed tbe "smartest stand.
ing army, the biggest navy and the
best coast defenses that money can
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
U. S. Pistols Effective.

Field Headquarters The high NOR
tality OF Mexican bandits In the ojo
Arules fight. when Mai Robert l.,
Howxe's command killed 55 villistas.
is credited by officers here IN part TO
the effectiveness OF the new army au.
tomato IS caliher pistol Mos, OF the
fighting was done with pistols by the
Americans. vino ran down the bandits
at close range. The blow from the
big Is lead bullet Is said 10 b. nearly
sufficient In itself 10 stagger horse.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

London --Lieuts. Selwya and Bate.
man. military aviators, have been TO.
stantly killed at Gosport. In Hamp-
shire. near Portsmouth. The aero
plane in which they were flying dived
from heigh. Of 1000 feet The cause
o; the accident has not been deter.
mined.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
GIRL KILLED nv AUTO.
Young Student Runs Down Girl A,
johnson City.

johnson City. Edward Brading.
Whfas driving aa sdtoYosfse on the
normal school driveway, ran down and
killed Miss Mabel Houck, aged IL
years. a student in the observation
school Of this institution. Her body
was badly mangied Miss Hoack was
In company with her twin sister. Miss
Myrtle Houek. when she was struck.
Bradins Is a con OF J. +. Bradlng. a
prominent lumber and manufacturing
dealer OF this city, and is q student Of
Tuseulum. Young Brsding gave him.
self up 10 an officer.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

Asks That Execution Of jeremiah
Lynch Be DELAYED.

Washington president Wilson. act.
Ing at the request Of Senator O'Gor'
nm OF New York. has sent mes sage
through the state department to Am
basssdor Page at London. directing
hlm " make every possible effort 70
secure a delay In the execution OF The
death sentence OF Jeremiah C, Lynch
Of New York. u nsturalizcd American
convicted by court martial of being
implicated IN the Irish uprising In Dub.
lin.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
U. 8. TROOPS FIRED ON.
Bandits Shoot Into Gen, pershlno's
Rear Guard,

Columbus, n NJ Tho rear guard
OF the American column was ired up
on between San Antonio, Mexico, and
NamiQuip@ As n result Of the attack
the advance base OF Cen, pershing's
column has again been established at
San Antonio and the withdrawal 10
the base at Nsmiluipa has been halt
cd. No Americans were killed or
wounded In the engagement,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

Beriin.-The rev offensive move.
meat OF the Austrians on the Italian
front is continuing successfully, and
q namter ot other positions have been
captured. an official statement from
Vienna says. More than 5000 uea. IL
cannon and IL machine guns have
been takeE.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
Axiatars, BODIES Found

Alexandria, va--The bodies OF Chas.
A. Good. student aviator. and Louis
KiantH. mechanician. missing from the
hydroasroplane HI, have heen found
in the river near Indian Head. Nd. by
searchers.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
HELD FOR TREASON.
Cir Roger casemats and Bailey Must
Face Formal Trial,

London. Sir Roger Easement and
Dante, Il. Bailey have bees committed
for trial for high treason
THIS decision was reported At the
conclusion OF the preliminary hearing
of tnese men on the charge Of aartie'
ipation In the Irish rebellion. The date
Of the trial and the court before which
Il wiu be held have aot yet peen an
bounced.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

covington. Tho election heid In
covington to determine the question
Of whether $4,000 school bonds shall
be- issued By the city resulted In favor
Of the issuance Of the bonds TIE vote
was isS for the bonds and 100 against
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26
EnaIand VIII PAY pamaas,.

London. --'rhe British admiralty has
agreed to pay sl2.eea damages to the
owners OF the American schooner Ed.
ward b. Wtnslow. damaged Tn a coils.
ion with the British auxiliary cruiser
Caron!s Of Fire Island. on the Amer.
;cain coast. On April IA. 1915.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

The United States has paid f3s. 900.
zee for ehicle during the past ten
PEARS. in order to satisfy the demand
o. the gu1a chcwers A tremendous
amount Of energy gone to waste.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

In other words. thrift means that II
IS entirely respectable for a girl To
scar nice gingEam or carico trock II
she is not able to bay a silk enc
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

Just what the European countries
wili do after the war fails TO interest
them nearly SO much as the more
pressing question Of getting through.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-05-26

Rome 1t is reported that Austrian
air raiders attempted to attack a train
or which we're Caeea Helena and the
children NJ the royal household.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Mysterious Signals
Believed to Come
From the Bremen

New York, Aug. ll.-Wireless OBJ
servers at shore stations near New
York we're puzzled early today by
signals received from an unidentified
vessel apparently somewhere off
Sandy Hook which was calling the
Telefunken wireless station in this
city. The fact that the stranger re-
fused to disclose the identity OF The
vessel led some of the wireless opera
tors to believe they were at last in
communication with the long ex-
pected Bremen.
4 Sandy Hook observers trained their
marine glasses scaward expectantly
at daybreak. but everything beyond
a few miles off shore was hidden in
haze and no submarine was in sight.
The mysterious signals had ceased.
While in communication with the
shore few hours earlier the strange
vessel reported herself only as col
lier and the operator on board signed
his calls ID. B. U.," which is the
private wireless signal Of the North
German-L Lloyd steamer Breslau, last
reported as tied up in New Orleans
for the period Of the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
David Kahn, Banker of New
York and Paris is Dead

/, New York, Aug. ll.-Dayid Kahn,
head Of the International banking
house Of Lazard Freres, whose e.. N
in Paris was reported in a cable dis
patch today, was an American citizen.
He was Lorn in France about seventy
years ago, came to this country as a
young, man and was naturalized. He
went first to New Orleans, later TO
San Francisco, where, in 1884, he es-
tablished the London, Paris and
American bank, which is now the An
glo and London and Paris National
bank.
Mr.. Kahn severed his connection
with that institution in the early '90's
and, returning to Paris, joined the
banking firm Of Lazard Freres, OF
which he later became the senior
member.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
W. D. LINCOLN GIVEN
new JOB WITH U. P.
Superintendent Of Transporta.
tion to Become Outside
Man August is.
W. A. WHITNEY NEW "sUPE'

William D. Lincoln, superintendent
of transportation of the Union Pa
cihc for the last ten years, has been
appointed to fill new position in the
transportation department of the
road. ~. grf, ..
Mr.. Lincoln will become All "out-
side man" for the department.. His
duties will be to check the rolling
stock and equipment and keep the
cars moving to their capacity. "Thc
heavy freight movements have made
it necessary that we have a man on
the road to keep the cars moving con-
stantly and with the maximum eff
ciency," said General Manager Jeffers
in commenting on the change.
W.. A. Whitney, general superin-
;endent of the Oregon Short Line at
Salt Lake City, will succeed Mr. Lin
coin as superintendent of transporta-
ton Of the Union Pacific in Omaha.
Mr.. Lincoln has been with the
Union Pacific twenty-seven years, the
last ten years of which he has been
master Of transportation. Previously
he was with the Grand Island road
for ten years.
Mr.. Whitney has had thirty years
service with the Hartman lines. He
was chief train dispatcher of the
IT.,.a,, D,,,G, "a r~,od Tsta,,d ,..,st
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
DAHLMAN INVITES
WILSON TO OMAHA
Mayor and Congressman Lo-
beck Urge President to At
tend Celebration Here.
WILL CROSS CONTINENT

Washington, Aug, ll.--Mayor Dahl.
man of Omaha and Representative
Lobeck of Nebraska urged the presi.
dent today to visit Omaha. prefer
ably late in September or early in
October, during the celebration of the
fftieth anniversary Of the admission
Of Nebraska to statehood.
President Wilson practically has de,
cided to make speaking trip acros;
the continent. No details Of the tout
have beea arranged, but it was i'm.
derstood today that his itinerary
would be worked out within the nexi
few weeks.
Waiting on Congress.
The presidents advisers have been
urging him to make a number oi
speeches, but he has been Withholding
decision until the work OF congress
had progressed further. 1t was known
definitely today, however, that il
present plans we're carried out, the
president would go to the Pacific
coast. &a
Senator Phelan today invited the
president to speak in California some
time during the campaign, but was
told no definite, plans could be taken
up for at least two weeks.
One of the suggestions for the pro-
posed trip is for the president to re.
view some of the troops on the Dor.
der, but no decision on that has beer
reached.
Leaders Will Decide.
Invitations from cities in all part.
Of the country are before the presi.
dent, but none will be accepted unit
they have been gone over carefully
by Vance Mccormick, chairman oi
the democrati national committee
and other leaders. The possibility
that congress may remain in session
after September is preventing the
president from making any definite
campaign plans. He wants to make
no long trips from Washington unit
after adjournment, although he ha!
accepted an invitation for brief visit
to St. Louis, September 20.
The president will do much cam
paigning at his summer home at Lonl
Branch, N. j., where he will receive
delegations.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
sUFFRAGISTS IN
CONVENTION ARE
AGAINST WILSON
In Resolutions Adopted, the
National Woman's Party
Declares for ugHhes
for President.
POSITION IS COMMENDED
Women Voters Urged to Use
Their Efforts for Defeat Of
Democratic Candidate.
TO FIGHT coNGRSssMEN

Colorado, Springs, Colo, Aug. IL
The National Woman's party in ex'
ecutive conference hefe today pledged
itself to use its best efforts in the
twelve equal suffrage states to de.
feat the democratic candidate for
president. congratulate the progress
i've, prohibition and socialist parties
upon their endorsement of suffrage
for women by national action, and
commended the position of Charles
Evans Hughes, the republican nom-
inee.
The statement of policy was con-
tanned in three resolutions unaninl-
ously adoped, setting forth the atti-
tude of the Woman's party; first,
with respec, to the democratic party;
second, with respect to the progress
i've, prohibition and socialist parties
and finally upon the announced stand
Of Charles Evans Hughes upon ma
tional equal suffrage. The text of the
first resolution said:
Whereas, The present administra-
ton under President Wilson and the
democratic party have peristently ops
posed the passage of a national suf-
frage amendment, and,
Whereas, Each of the other ma
tional parties, either by their platform,
or through their candidate, are pledg-
ed to the passage of federal amend
ment, enfrahchising women. There
fore, be it resolved that the National
Woman's party, SO long as the opposi-
tion of the democratic party continues,
pledge itself to use is best efforts in
the twelve states where women vote
for president, to defeat the democratic
candidate for president and the eleven
states where women vote for men,
bers of congress, to defeat the candi-
dates of the democratic larty for con-
gress."
The second resolution read:
h Resolved, that we congratulate the
progressive, prohibition and socialist
parties upon the definite stand which
they have taken in their endorsement
of suffrage for women by national
action"
The third resolution said:
Resolved, that we commend the
position of the republican candidate
for president, Charles Evans Hughes,
for the uneauivocal stand which he
has taken for human liberty by his en-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Body Of the Former
Senator Thurston
Cremated Saturday

Following the impressive Masonic
service at the Masonic temple at 2
o'clock yesterday the body Of the
late former Senator John M. Thurs
ton was taken to the receiving
vault at Forest Lawn cemetery. The
body will be cremated today and
the ashes prepared for shipment to the
congressional cemetery at Washing
ton, D. c. Mrs. Thurston, the widow,
will leave with the ashes Sunday
morning.
Services at the temple we're led by
Worshipful Master Eugene Atkins of
St. Johns lodge, eulo CYSTIC remarks
being made by the Rev. c. w. Saw
idge and the Rev. DR.. Dawson, both
old friends of the veteran law maker.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
VOTE FOR TAX ON
MUNITIONS OF WAR
Senate Committee Substitutes
Ten Per Cent Tax on Net
Profits for House Section.
UP TO CAUCUS TONIGHT
BULLETIN.

Washington, Aug. 1l.-Threatened
revolt in the democratic senate cau-
Gus over reduction of the. income tax
exemption was averted late today
when democrats of the finance COM
mittee reconsidered their previous
action lowering the exemption from
$4,000 and $1,000 for married and sin
Egle persons to $4,000 and $4,000, re-
spectively. + .al"
Washington, Aug. li.--A 10 per
cent net profit tax on manufactures
of munitions of war was agreed rpon
today by democrats of the senate
finance committee as substitute for
the munitions taxes proposed in the
house revenue bill.
The committee completed its con-
sideration of the house bill, for SUBJ
mission to the Caucus tonight, the net
revenue to be derived from the meas
ure being estimated at $lo8,000,000,
or $ll 100000 less than the house bill.
Specific duties on munitions proposed
in the house would have yielded $72,-
100000. Under the senate amend
ment the revenue to be derived from
munitions will be only $45,000000.
The proposal to levy net profit
tax on excess profits of manufacture
ers of all goods sold to foreign gov
erhments, as proposed last night,
was rejected by the committee after
a prolonged fight.
The amendment strikes out all the
munitions taxes contained in the
house bill, including the much pro.
tested copper tax, and provides that
every corporation manufacturing gun
powder or other explosives, and all
munitions of war and articles going
to make up munitions, including mo-
tor boats and submersibles, shall pay
for each taxable year tax of 10 per
cent upon net profits accrued from
the sale of such goods manufactured
in the United States.
The proposed tax would become in
operative a year after the close OF
the European war and would be op-
erative from January !, 1916.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
TURKEY REFUSES
TO ALLOW RELIEF
WORK IN SYRIA
United States Informed Thai
Crops Are Good and Nas,sost !.
Christians Are ,ss s. ss
Need es ,sca
MILLER is rRY AGAIN
syrians Here Raise Large
Sums With Which to
Purchase Supplies.
CONTENTION or THE TURKS

Washington, Aug. 11.-Turkey has
refused to grant the request Of the
United States that i neutral com.
mittee be permitted to undertake re.
lief work in Syria. where thousands
of native Christians are reported to
be starving. -...
Charge Miller of Constantinople,
in cablegram received at the State
department today, said the Turkish
government had Informed him relief
operations in Syria were considered
unnecessary because crops there
were better than anywhere in the
empire. He added that although he
was told the decision was final, he
had not dropped the subject, but
would continue to press for favor
able action.
Miller Will Try Again.
On July 5 the department in
structed Charge Miller to call atten-
ton to the fact that there had been
no action in this matter and to say
to the Turkish foreign Office that
continued failure to Iced the request
would put a severe strain on the re-
lations between the United States
and Turkey. .r ~
Turkish officials contended, Mr..
Miller said, that while food shortage
existed to some extent in all bellig-
erent countries, there was no serious
famine condition in Syria; that the
outlook for fall crops was good and
that locusts had damaged only fruits.
Funds Already Raised.
Syrians in the United States have
raised considerable funds to purchase
relief supplies for their countrymen,
and have been waiting for months for
permission to have them distributed.
1t was said at the State department
today that Abram Elkus. the new am
bassador to Turkey, who leaves for
his post August II, probably would
take up the Syrian question personal
ly upon his arrival at Constantinople
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-12
Bryan Defends His
Efforts to Reward
Deserving Demos

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. ll.-W;l-
liam J.. Bryan, former secretary OF
state, replied here today to criticism
of his attitude toward civil servire,
made by Charles E. Hughes, the re-
publican presidential nominee, n a
statement in which he said he had
"enforced the civil service law to the
letter" Mr.. Bryan challenged the
republican nominee to state whether
he had given appointments to "de-
serving republicans" while governor
of New York.
The statement was made in answer
to recent speeches of Mr. Hughes,
which quoted letter Mr.. Bryan had
written to Receiver of Customs
Wick in Santo Domingo, inquirine
as to what positions could be obtained
to reward deserving democrats" :
Mr.. Bryan admitted the letter as II
had been quoted.
II am not ashamed of it," the state.
ment read. "The letter was written to
an appointive officer, whose office
was not under the civil service and the
inquiry was made in regard to Off.
ces which were not under civil service
There was nothing in the letter to
indicate a desire or intention to Sc.
lect men who were incompetent. On
the contrary, inquiry is made as to
what is requisite. ;" ~ '
The statement, after declaring Mr.
Hughes to have Shown himself quite
prompt in discharging obligations
declares: "
"As an official, l enforced the civil
service law to the letter. and, upon
my resignation, received from the
employees in the state department
more than go per cent of whom were
under the civil service, watch. which
| prize as priceless treasure. But
while observed the civil service law
wherever it was in force, felt my.
self free to aid in rewarding de.
serving democrats wherever It could
be done without detriment to the
service. My regret is that / was able
to reward SO few of the multitude who
are deserving, measured by their po.
litical service, by their capabiiity
and by their fitness for the work to
be done. .'s.sl-.
"The deserving democrat is moi
to be despised- --he is as much en-.
titled to recognition as a deserving
republican"