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The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
BRITISH ARE A LITTLE
SORE OVER TREATMENT

London, Oct. 1S.-The statement of
Viscount Grey, the foreign secretary.
% the house of Lords yesterday re-
glrding operations of bclligerent war
ships off the coast of the United
ates caused a considerable stir says
he London correspondent of the Liv-
eipool Post.
1T has thrown a most dislgreeable
light on the attitude of the american
,vernment in the early stages of tue
war" the correspondent c3ments.
Washington is shown in a querulous
captious mood making demands which
{ admitted were not legally tenable." d"
The Evening Standard commenting
N the American protests against Brit
ish cruisers "hovering" off American
ports and Americas treatment of the
sarman submarine U-53 says that no
protest was made by the United
States against the activities of the
submarine.
Our only indication of the Wash
ngton attitude" the newspaper says
is that she repudiates the allies
view that a submarine is not entitled
the privilege of an ordinary war.
ihip. 1t will be interesting to see
whether President Wilson finds The
ierman submarine activity in Allan
ie waters as annoying as the British
hovering'.'
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
HORRORS WITH
OUT PARALLEL
COMMITTED BY VILLA-MEN AND
WOMEN MURDERED-ONE
WOMAN AND CHILD
SOAKED WITH PETROLEUM
AND BURNED TO DEATH-2.OOO
DEATHS FROM DISEASE in
PAST FOUR MONTHS

El Paso, Tex, Oct. 16.-Villa's at
tack on Cusihuiriachic, is described
by survivors in an article printed by
Ed Democratic, of Chihuahua, reach
ing here today. as accompanied by
horrors, almost without parallel in
the history of the recent revolution.
Women and children fell as well as
men in the massacre, and the surviv-
ors told of the case of a women, who
because she had nursed the wounds
of Gen. Garzia, was said to have been
shot, and wounded and with her in
FAINT child was soaked with petroleum
and burned to death.
I'VE are informed" says the paper,
that the people in the section are
frightened to such an extent that they
do not sleep in their houses, but seek
refuge in the woods or the interior
of mines"
Copies also reached Ell Paso of a
printed apepal for aid from the char
ity society of Zacatecas, which said
typhus and insanitation caused 1000
deaths in the last four months. 1t
declared that owing to typhus the
fields were not cultivated and there
would be no crops while corn is be-
yond the means of the poor.
Villas Whereabouts
Chihuahua City, Oct. 16.-Villa is
in the neighborhood of Temosachic
with about 500 armed and equipped
soldiers and a thousand impressed re-
cruits of all ages, who lack arms, am
munition and mounts, Gen. Trevino
stated today. He said that Villa is
not paying his men and is holding
them through fear. Secret agents re.
port that Villa is organizig an expe-
dition to recover military supplies
that have been cached in the iSerras.
Denial was made by Gen. Trevino,
of the report circulated in Eel Paso
that Villa with 1900 men had seized
the Southern section fthe Mexico
Northwestern railroad, and was run
ming it's trains and in complete con-
troll of the territory northwest of San
Antonio.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
$4,000 KNITTING MILL A
CERTAINTY FOR THE CITY

A charter has been granted to the
Johnson City Mills, corporation
with a acpital stock of $4,000.
The incorporators are Ben. A. Nor
ton. c. L. Dooley, ]. P. Ready, G. II.
Gallagher and r. F. Dooley.
The incorporators are business men
of experience, and it has been stated
that work on the building has begun
We hope to be able to make further
announcements in our next issue.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
BIG PACKING INDUSTRY
PROPOSED AT KINGSP0RT
Meeting at JOnesbOrO Takes Initial
Steps Toward Organizing Com
pany in HuStling Town

Jonesboro, Oct. ia number o
citizens of Kingsport and adjacen
sections came to Jonesboro and stat
ed that they desired to meet with tht
citizens of this place to discuss tht
subject of erecting a packing house
to be built in this territory.
A melting held at the courthouse
was called to order by S. S. Kirkpat-
rick, and John D. Cox, president OF
the Jonesboro Banking & Trust Co.
was elected chairman, and c. S. Mad
en-, secretary.
On request of William Roller, OF
Kingsport. the object Of the meeting
was stated by S. 5. Kirkpatrick, who
made a splendid address, eneourag-
ing the proposition.
Mr.. Greer, who has had much eX-
pericnce in the packing business. also
discussed the advisability of building
a packing house this territory. He
said people here should not ship their
hogs and cattle, paying freight, los
ing weight, taking other mems prices
for raw material, when the finished
products are to be returned here. He
gave figures showing enormous prof
its made by various packing concerns.
j. Fred Johnson discussed the most
perplexing problems of the farmers
of today, giving his experience in
farming on the noted Kingsport farm.
He said the loss in shipping by freight
driftage, etc, was very great, and
stated that Kingsport was an ideal
location for a plant and stated that
he would use his influence to make
it a success. His talk was highly en-
ioyed.
Mr.. Brewer made an interesting
talk, stating that wherever a packing
house is located, the farmers doubled
in the value of hogs and cattle that
they raised, and that it put new life
i'll stock raising
William Roller, in q short talk. told
of riding to Jonesboro on a little bay
mare, using a sheepskin for a saddle,
to hear the great comoner, Andrew
Johnson. He stated than then he
thought Jonesboro was the greatest
town in the Mofldr and that he has.
not changed his mind. Mr.. Roller is
very much interested in the PROPOSE
tion, having had wide experience in
farming and stock raising, in which
he has accumulated quite fortune.
Mr.. Fulkerson, of Rogersville, stat
ed that his people are taking a great
interest in the proposition.
j. NJ. Fink, of Jonesboro. a practi-
cal business man, asked many praci-
cal questions concerning the cost of
building and operating the industry,
which were answered very satisfac-
torily by Mr.. Johnson.
Sewer Martin, one of Washington
county's most progressive stock rails
ers, heartily endorsed the movement.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to solicit subscriptions for
sock in the company: John d. Cox.
S. S. Kirkpatrick, r. NJ. May, J. H.
4pps and S. r. Martin.
Those who are acquainted with the
men behind the proposition feel as
mred that nothing short Of success
will be accomplished.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
NEWS FROM OVER STATES
FOR THE BUS YREADER

Baltimore.-A rabbit used in the
pathological department of Johns
Hopkins hospital to determine the
method of transmission of the infan-
tile paralysis germ has developed the
disease, it was announced.
III Paso.-In spite of the Carranza
decree prohibiting bull fights in the
republic, the officials and residents OF
Juarez are preparing for a bull fight
for the benefit of the poor of the city
of Zacatecas Gen. Francisco Coma
les will attend.
Norfolk.-One passenger, Miss So
phia Perryn, of Philadelphia, and four
trainmen were injured when Seaboard
Air Line passenger train No. 5, en-
route from Birmingham to northern
points. was derailed near Clinton. s.
c. Reports TO eSaboard headquar-
ters said all would recover.
Pensacola, Fla.-The grand jury
here has returned indictments charg-
ing {. j. Fudge with the murder of
his daughters, Tennie and Ethel, IA
and l. years old. Fudge was arraign-
ed and pleaded not guilty. The bod
les of the girls were found in de-
serted house nthe outskirts several
months ago.
Baltimore.-Mr Alexander Pres
ton. noted as vigorous opponent of
woman suffrage, died in a hospital
from burns received while recliRing
in her bed Friday at her home here
In some manner the bed clothing be-
came ignited and in a few seconds,
before help could be summoned she
was enyelOped in flames.
Montgomery.-Caut. Z. G. Shep-
herd, former United States army Of
ficer, assigned to duty as instructor
with the Alabama national guard who
resigned and joined the English army
when the war broke out, has been
wounded five times and now is a cap
tain and brevet major in the distin-
guished service order of Great Britain
Jeffersonville, Gao. G. Farr for
merly of Bostic, N. c., and T. H. Mer-
Ger, well to do Twiggs county farm
er, were killed near here when an
automobile in which they were riding
was struck by a Macon, Dublin and
Savannah passenger train. Farr is
survived by a widow and seven chill
dren and Mercer leaves a widow and
nine children.
Alexandria, La. According to infor
nation which reached the sheriff's of
flee here. Charles NJ. Bonnette, far
mer of Melder, La, yesterday shot and
killed his 19 year old daughter, Nan
cite and then committed suicide. The
girl, according to the report received
her, was hot after she had refused tc
obey her fathers orders to work in
the field.
Atlanta, Ga.-Announcement was
made from the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church here tha tthe site
of the old church building on Ma
rietta street, near the center of the
busines district, had been sold to tho
Atlanta reserve bank for $102 800. Of
ficers of the bank said one story
building as a permanent home for the
bank soon would be erected on the lot
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
PARTY IS ONE
Of PROGRESS
REAL PROGRESSIVES WILL OP-
POSE RETURN OF REPUBII-
CAN RULE, PRESIDENT
WILSON TELLS SUPPORTERS
IN OUTLINING CAMPAIGN ARGU,
MENTS TO BE USED IN NEW
YORK by VOLUNTEERS

Long Branch, N. j., Oct. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson yesterday told delega-
ton of Independents comprising the
Wilson volunteers that the Democrat
ic party is the only instrumentality
now at hand for the enactment OF
genuine humane, just and progress
i've legislation
The members of the delegation came
here to tell the president they plan
ned to campaign FOR him from the
Battery to Buffalo" in New YORK
state, because they felt he had given
the nation "a square deal"
Led by Amos Pinchot and Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise, of New York, the
delegation remained with the presi-
dent more than an hour.
The president declared the time has
come for America to unite her pro-
gressive forces" He said the lead
ers Of the opposition want only three
things the scalp of the present
comptroller of the currency, John
SHELTON Williams; to get control OF
the banking system of the country,
and to put the army and navy of the
United States back of their financial
enterprises in Mexico and throughout
the world
The deleagtion, for which Mr. Pin
chot acted as spokesman, presented
resolution asserting that Charles E.
Hughes had accepted the open sup
port of n-Americans.
Mr.. Pinchot told the president they
believed "the forces of privilege had
marked him for slaughter
Rabbi Wise lauded his conduct Of
fffe f6feIgn affairs u the AatIons aisii-
tioning Mexico and the Panama tolls
controversy. He declared a new era
in International affairs had been open
ed by the presidents treatment of
Mexico.
"The election of Gov. Hughes would
mean a country divided against it
SELF" said Rabbi Wise. at would
mean a permanently hyphenated Am
erica.
I'VE are not supporting you as
Democrats, but as Americans"
Rabbi Wise declared the visitors
were supporting Mr.. Wilson because
they were unwilling to accept the
leadership of "Messrs. Barnes, Roose-
welt. Penrose and Perkins,. He
ed the president for the appointment
of Justices Brandeis and Clarke tC
the United States supreme court.
Mr.. Pinchot told the president the
delegation was with him because they
felt "the issue was very clear between
the forces of the republican party
the old forces of privilege and the
progressive forces which you lead"
1t was announced today that James
w. Gerard, American ambassador tc
Germany, who returned to this coun-
try last week, will confer with Presi-
dent Wilson here next Monday.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
AMERICAN TOBACCO
Is DETERI0RATING

Washington. d. c.. Oct. 18th,
S1,5O0.000 worth of American owned
tobacco held up by a British order al
Copenhagen is deteriorating, becaus,
of inadequate warehouse facilities, ac
cording to authoritive information re-
ceived here. The state department
has assured owners that every effort
is being made to secure relief.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
TURING AWAY WRATH

A gentleman who discovered that
he was standing on a ladys train had
the presence of mind to remark:
"Tho l may not have the power to
draw an angel from the skies, have
pinned one to the earth.'
The lady excused him.-Tit- Bits.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
ala RuIIdera used concrete

A strange discovery lately made in
the walls OF the old palace of the
Louvre shows that reinforced con-
crete was by no means unknown in
Paris as far back as the sixteenth
century, when the rebuilding of the
4ouvre was undertaken by that indus
Nns. builder, Francis l.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
NASTEFTL

Magnate-I give-that lawyer SIC, 900
a year to keep me out of Jail.
Wife-oh, John! Please stop spend.
ing your money so foolishly.-Life.
The Johnson City comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1916-1917, 1916-10-19
Already Words Enounh

Every war brings into existencN
many new words and as long ago az
l710 Swift deplored the fact.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
SCHOOLS CLOSED
IN HILLS HONOR
st. Paul Pays Tribute to Memory of
"Empire Builder" by Shutting
Institution Doors.

st Paul, May 31--PubIic schools in
st. Paul will be closed all day today
as a mark of respect for the memory
of James j. Hill, Anthony Y0erg, COM
missioner of education, announced
last night.
Industry and business in st. Paul,
including street cars, will pause al
most universally for five minutes al
ter p. m. in tribute to the empire
builder The Metropolitan theatre
will not hold its usual matinee.
Very Rev. Thomas J. Gibbons, vicar
general, will conduct the rites at the
home and also at the grave on the
north side of Pleasant lake on the Hill
estate, North Oaks, five miles north
east of st. Paul.
George H. Fairclough, organist and
choir director of the church of St
John the Evangelist, will play, using
the pipe organ in the Hill mansion
Through M R. Brown, the late
James ]. Hills secretary, the widow
yesterday extended to his friends an
invitation to attend the burial ser
vices this afternoon at North Oaks
farm. The services at the Hill home
at p NJ will be attended by rela-
tives and intimate friends only.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

filings Stones
atVanderb1t
Home; Crazy

New York, May 31-Carrying a
leather bag filled with stones, Saerbes
r. Fowrdbes. a wood carver of Yonk-
ers, y. Y. stopped in front of the
home of William X Vanderbilt in
Fifth avenue today, hurled stones
through the windows and damaged
some of the furniture A policeman
arrested him and he was charged
with malicious mischief.
The police said Fowrdbes declared
he believed he was throwing at the
home of John D. Rockefeller, whom he
held responsible for the sufferings Of
the poor and that Fowrdbes admitted
he and a friend had plotted to shoot
Mr.. Rockefeller, but when his &C
compIice failed to appear he became
impatient and decided to wreck the
house.
The man was examined by a police
headquarters physician who after
ward announced that Fowrdbes was "a
dangerous man" and that he would
recommend his commitment to Belle
vue hospital for observation as to his
sanity. A small stilletto was found in
his pocket
Evidence That Fowrdbes had been
an inmate of an asylum was fur
nished by the police physician when
the man was arraigned in court
Fowrdbes told the magistrate OF many
complaints he had against prominent
persons and declared that Mr. Rookie
Teller was responsible for placing hin
in the asylum. He was held until the
district attorney decides whether the
man be recOmmitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
TRAINMEN MEETS
OPEN TOMORROW

New York. May 31.-Representa-
tives Of the 525 railroad systems of the
United States and Of their conductors,
trainmen and engineers will begin
here tomorrow a series of conferences
to settle, if possible, questions work
ing hours and wages. Eighteen gen.
eral managers compose tie committee
acting for the railroads and they will
meet four repT sen rat -s ON each
ofythe employees organizations--the
brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and Firemen. the Brotherhood OF
Trainmen and the Order OF Railroad
Conductors.
More than thousand delegates have
been sent here by the employees and
between conferences with the rail-
way managers, the representative Of
the four brOtherhOodS will consult
their fellow delegates. 1t is estimated
that the conferences will cost the
brOtherhOOds $4,000 a week
1t was said today that a majority of
the employees representatives favor
a strike only as a last resort The
workers, however, wish to settle the
matter themselves and are opposed tC
turning questions over to the inter
state commerce commission, a pro-
cedure which has been suggested by
some of the railroad officials on th5
ground that since the railroads would
have to earn more money to pay the
wage increases demanded, the question
of rates is involved.
The demand of the workers are -four
the eight hour day for all, time anC
half pay for overtime, preparatory
time and overtime by minutes. This
engineers for the most part, are now
on eight hour time and the eight hour
demand concerns the trainmen more
than anyone else. Time and hal
for overtime is insisted upon for al
workers.
The engineers are demanding thu
preparatory time, which means that /
an engineer goes on duty at s O'Clock
and his train does not go until half al
hour later he shall be paid for th'
half hour he waits.
The railroad managers estimate tina
to grant the demands Of the mel
would cost them from $l00,000,000 t
$3.50, 100000 a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
THE WAR TODAY

The German offensive west OF the
Meuse in the Herdun region is be-
ing reIentleSsly pressed and bit by
hit the French are being forced
hack, General Niyelle'S forces
which yesterday were struggling to
retain foOthold in the outskirts OF
Cumieres village have now admit
fedIy retired in this sector in the
face of infantry attacks which fol-
lowed an intense bOmbardment.
The Russians have stopped a
German offensive northeast OF
tugUstinhof aud an Austrian drive
in t.alicia. The Austrians met
with temporary success near Gil
adki, driving the Russians from
positi0n and capturing it. The
russians. however. In IA counter
attack, recaptured the post.
The Germans have Joined the
Bulgarians in the advance on
creek Macedonia The invasion,
according to Berlin, was made as
a prstectiOn against a surprise
attack which the allies were plan
ming.
Subscriptions 10 the recent Aus
tro-Hungarian war loan are said
30 have reached six billion crowns.
Germany expects 10 ASK soon for
a war credit Of |! billion marks,
according to Berlin newspaper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
English Feel
Hopeful for
Irish Affair

London, May 81, Q2:31 p. m.)-
There is a hopeful feeling today in po-
litical circles regarding the outcome of
the Irish negotiations. 1t is possible
that Lloyd George will make state
ment in the house of commons before
that considerable progress has been
made although the main difficulty-the
exclusion of Ulster-haS not been fully
settled.
According to published reports the
provincial Irish members of parliament
believe that an agreement is practi-
cally certain and that the case of u
ster will be fully provided for.
The parliamentary correspondents of
the provincial papers believe the Irish
question is nearer solution than is sug-
gested by the London papers.
Leaders of the two parties held a
most harmonious meeting Yesterday at
which, according to the Herald, the
chief point at issue was settled. The
nationalists and the Ulster men shook
hands across the table at the conclu-
sion of the meeting. The Manchester
Guardian agrees that the lines on
which a compromise can be based have
been found
While there is no confirmation al
Westminster that an agreement has
actually been reached a near settle
ment is possible. Sir Edward Carson
has called meeting of the Ulster
members for today at which he is ex.
pected TO make report on the nego-
lions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31
LUMBER PRODUCTION
SUFFERS DECREASE

Washington, May 31.-Lumber pro-
duction of the United States in 1918
was FIVE per cent less than that OIL
1914. according to an estimate made
public today by the United States for
EST service. 1t was computed that the
total was 37.O03 1874 600 board feet and
the figure was based on reports from
II. 600 of the 10000 sawmills in the
service The decrease i'll the southern
nine states was three per cent; in the
western states two per cent and IN
the central and northern states IA per
cent
States in the order of production
we're Washington, Louisiana, Missls-
sippi, North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas
and Oregon. Increased cuts occurred
in Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and
South Carolina, while these states de-
clined: North Carolina, Oregon, Wis
cousin, California, Michigan and Min
neSota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-31

of Plans for
Demos Meet

Washington, May 31-plans fer the
democratic convention at St Louis
and the ensuing campaign were dis
cussed by President Wilson today with
Doremus of Michigan,
chairman of the democratic congress
sional committee, Norman Hapgood,
an organizer of the Wilson non
partisan league and Senator Taggart
of Indiana Between now and con-
vention time the president is expected
to devote much attention to politics.
Selection of a prominent conven-
ton chairman was discussed. Speaker
Champ Clark was the first choice of
the president but it now seems that
Mr.. Clark may not go to St Louis. Sen
ator James of Kentucky and Senator
Kern of Indiana are among those sug-
gested for the place in case the speak
er finally declines.
While friends of Vice President
Marshall believe there is doubt that
he will be renominated, they are not
urging the president to take a stand
on the question because there are
other candidates, notably Governor
Major of Missouri.
The plan of the convention man
ayers is to have Alabama give way to
New Jersey when the roll call is called
for the nomination of presidential can
didates so that John w Westcott, who
has been selected by President Will
son to nominate him, may Immediately
make his speech. A motion to close
nominations would be in order.
1t has been definitely decided thai
Senator Kern will make the speech
renominating Vice President Marshal
at st. Louis.