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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-23
Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Nov. %. -- Hogs
Receipts, 1000; lower; bulk, $4,000
9.95; heavy, $9S5@10.00; packers and
butchers, 500 a 9.95; light, $4,000
9.75; pigs, $7.25@8.75.
Cattle = Receipts, 1000; steady;
prime fed steers, $1O50@11.75; dress
ed beef steers, $7.50@10.25; southern
steers, $5.75@S50; COWS, s4.75@8.50;
heifers, $6.00@10.25.
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Chicago

CHICAGO. Nov. %. = Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 100000; market, unsettled to
sc above to &c below yesterdays aver
age: bulk of sales, $1,000; lights,
$S.35@9.60; mixed, $9@95; heavy.
$9.30010: rough, $9.30@50; pigs,
$6.25@S.50.
Cattle-Receipts 10000; market
easy; native beef cattle s6.50@12.O5
western steers $6.60@10.15; stockers
heifers $3650950; calves $S.00@13.
Sheep-Receipts $4,000; market
firm; wethers $7.85@8.S5; lambs
$925@1250.
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Chicago Cash

CHICAGO. Nov. 23.--Wheat: No. 2
red, nominal; No. 3 red, $1.7S@1.S4;
No. Q hard, nominal; No. 8 hard, pomi-
nal.
Corn: No. 2 yellow. $97@9se; No.
4 yellow. 92hG94hc; No. 4 white old
92h@94k.
Oats: No. white 57k@58A;
Standard, 58@59c.
Rye: No. 2, $1.51. Barley, 90c@
$1.28. Pork, $3.50. Ribs, $14.25@
1915. Lard, 1862. Cloverseed, $11.00
6115.00.
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Glen Miller Prices
Cattle.
Butcher steers, 1000 to 1900
Produce

Corrected Daily by Edward cooper)
Old chickens, dressed. paying 22c,
selling 28c; young chickens. paying
&c, selling 30c: country butter. pay
ing 10000, selling, 38c; creamery but
ter, selling 45c; eggs, paying. 35c, sell
ing 45c; country lard, paying 15c, sell
ing zoe; new potatoes, selling $2.25
bushel.
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Buffalo

EAST BUFFALO, Nov. 23.-Cattle
Receipts, 800; steady.
Veals-Receipts, 200; active; $3.50
@$13.00.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; slow; heavy
$10.00@10.25; mixed, 1915 q 1000;
Workers, $9.50@9.65; light Workers,
$S25@S.50; pigs, sS.25; rough, $500
8.75; stays, $7OO@S.00.
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Cincinnati Grain

CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 23.-Wheat:
No. 2 red winter, $685. @1,S7k; No
3, 31.S001.S3; No. 4, $1.60@1.75. Sales.
4 cars. Corn: No. white, 99hc@
$1.0O; No. 3 yellow, 99@99kc; No. 4
white 97@97kc; No. 2 yellow, 99hc0
S1.O0; No. 2 yellow, 99@991sc; No. 4
yellow, 97@97Hc; No. 2 mixed 99kc
Q$1.0O. Ear corn, 90@92c. Oats:
No. mixed, 6Sh059c; No. 2 white,
59h@ 60c; No. 3 mixed, SIN @5Shc.
Rye: $1.35M151.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-23
Coal Quotations

Corrected by Hackman & KIehfoth.)
Anthracite nut. $1100; anthracite
stove or egg, $1,000: Pocohontas lump
or egg, (shoveledD $3.50; Pocohontas
nut, $7.25; Pocohontas mine run,
$500; Pocohontas slack, $3.50; Jack.
son, lump, $500; Tennessee lump.
$6.75; Kentucky lump. $675; West vir-
ginia lump, $3.50; Winifred washed
pea, $625; Hooking Valley lump, $3.50;
Indiana, $500; coks, $500: nut and
slack, $500.
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Cincinnati

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Nov. 23.-Hogs
- Receipts, 500; market steady;
common to choice, $7.25@9.25: stays,
$6@8.25.
Cattle = Receipts, 1000; market,
dull.
Calves-Market, slow; $4.50@11.0 90.
Sheep Receipts, 800; market,
steady: $4.00@7.00.
Lambs-Market. slow; $700@10.75.
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GRAIN
Chicago Futures
Toledo Grain

TOLEDO, Nov. 23-Wheat: Cash,
SISSY: Dec, s1S6; May. $1.92k.
Cloverseed: Prime cash, 5000;
Dec, SLOTS; JAN, $10.85.
Alsike: Prime cash, $1,000; Dec,
31095; March, $11.25.
Timothy: Prime cash, $2.70; Dec,
32.55; March, $2.55.
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15c; turkeys, 23c. Potato market:
Unchanged; receipts, Is cars.
New York Exchange Closing
Quotations

American Can, 62H.
American Locomotive. 8SA.
American Beet Sugar. 103A.
American Smelter, 117M.
Anaconda, 98A.
Atchison, 1O41a.
Bethlehem Steel, $50.
Canadian Pacific, 171A.
Chesapeake & Ohio, soy.
Great Northern, pfd., 1171a.
Lehigh Valley, 811a.
New York Central, 1861.
No. Pacific, Ill.
So. Pacific, 99N.
Pennsylvania, 56Z.
U. S. Steel, CON-, 124A.
U. S. Steel, pfd, 121M.
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A1ocal and foreign
w Markets

| $9.40@55; light Workers. $s.5o@900;
pigs, $S.25@35.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000;
market, steady; top sheep, 1886; top
lambs, $11.50.
Calves Receipts, 200; market,
steady; top, $1,000.
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New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-Flour firm
ly held. Pork firm. Beef firm. Lard
steady. Molasses steady. Hay un-
settled, No. l, $1.20; No. 2, $110; No.
3, $1.00. Hides firm. Leather firm.
Hemlock, frsts, SAC; seconds, SIC.
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LIVE STOCK
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 23.-Hogs
Receipts, 1000; market, steady;
heavies, $9.S5Q9o; heavy Workers.,
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LiyerpoOl Grain.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 20. Wheat,
spot, No. 2 hard winter. los 21sd; No.
/ Manitoba new, It's; No. 2, old, 16s-
Sd; No. 3 new, 15s Sd. Corn, spot,
American mixed new, 13s AID.
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Feed Quotations

Corrected Daily by omer Wheian)
Paying-Oats, SOC; new corn. s5c;
rye, $1.15; clover seed, $8.00@9.00 a
bushel; straw, Sc ton.
Selling-Cotton seed meal, $4,000 a
ton, $3.50 a cwt.: middlings. $500 a
ton, $50 cwt.; bran, $4,000 a ton,
$1.65 cwt.; salt, $3.50 Dbl. Quaker
dairy feed. $50 ton, 160 per cwt.
Wagon Market
Timothy hay-$13.00.
Mixed-S12.00.
Glover hay-$10.0G.
Alfalfa-$15. 90.
Straw-$7.O0.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
WATCHING THE SUBMARINE
10 10 Believed British Ships Are Keep
ING q Close Surveillance On the
Deutschland.

Baltimore.--A British cargo steamer
which anchored off the berth Of the
merchant submarine Deutschland gave
officials OF the Eastern Forwarding
Company considerable worry. The
British vessel is in a position TO OBJ
serve any movement Of the suhma.
rine.
The searchligh. Of the forwarding
companys tug Timmins was flashed
on the brilIsher internationally.
Capt Zach Cullison OF the Timmins
reported for duty aboard the tug. He
had spent several days around the Viz.
giria capes. presumably getting a line
on the movements OF foreign warships.
II has been reported 10 officials
after the Deutschland's inter.
ests that force OF strangers has been
keeping close tab here on the subma.
rine's movements. Others are said 10
be stationed AT strategic points all
Town the Chesapeake Bay to the capes.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
REPORT CARS MEN
OVER CARPATHIANS
LONDON WAR OFFICE ADMITS
GERMANS RETAkg PART or
DEl.vlLLE WOOD
ADVANCE FOR THE ITALIANS
Paris Claims Progress 10 Made Along
tho vsrdun NOTWITHSTANDING In
eidsnt Of the Alilsa Offensive.
italian Ship Sunk.

London; The Russians, under Gen.
Letchitzky. have crossed the Carpathi.
ans and are one days march into Han.
gary, according TO dispatch received
here.
The London war Office officially ad.
United that the Germans had retaken
q part OF Deivilie wood, and secured a
footing In the north outskirts OF Lon
gueyai,
Rome reported new advance for
Italians In the Upper PoSnia Valley.
where Austrian positions on Como del
Eoston were taken.
Dispatches TO Lloyd's from Algiers
said the Italian ship Angelo had been
sunk. and that the Greek steamer Ey-
angelistria was thought sunk also.
II was reported that the British
steamer Adams had been captured by
q German destroyer on the Swedish
coast.
Paris reported progress made on the
verdun front, near Fleury.
"A striking incident Of lhs allied Of,
fensiya was reported in the capture
of III men defending the German field
fort at Biaches by French soldiers
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
WEST TENNESSEE
/ BUSINESS MEET.
SOUTH pEsTlNEc TO ~ The
GREATEST AGRICULTURAL
EMPiRE IN WORLD
SESSIONS AT DYERsBURs
Prot. C. A. ksfar Of kaexsllIs Makss
Adarass--Weli kaowa Tsnns&
scans speak 70 the League Of
Business Meas Clubs.

DyeFsbargs--The greatest meeting In
ths history OF the League Of IVES, Ten,
Aessee Business Meas Cluhs vas held
here
When r. J, Taylor. president OF the
league, let his gayel tall on July 10.
this city was the hest Of one OF the
most representative gathering. Of
business men ever assembled here.
The convention held q two days Sea
zion. Rev. L. Is, Baker Of DyeFsburg
delivered the invocation. S, Granger
Latta, on behalf OF the city OF Dyers-
burg, acted for Mayor carne. who was
III. ard welcomed the delegates, Wei.
come on behalf OF the Commercial Club
was extended by N, s. Summers, pres-
ident Response ON behalf OF the
league was made by II. T. Smith OF
Fulton.
Edward Mccormack. Memphis, sec.
rstary'treasnrer OF the league, made
his semiannual report, which showed
the league 10 be In splendid shape aud
growing
Prof G. A. Refer OK Knoxville, an
official OF the University OF Tennessee.
In the course OF his address, made the
statement that the south was destined
TO be the greatest agricultural empire
Of the world. and then backed his as
ser;ion with few facts and figures
Prof Keifer also told OF the magnin
cent work being done by the uniyar'
s!ty.
Ernest Rice OF Dyersburg called al
teniIon OF the delegates TO the fact
that II West Tennessee developed her
overflow lands she would add millions
OF dollars q year TO her annual income
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
HUGHES WILL NOT
Be COMMISSIONED
GOVERNOR REFUSED coMAls.
SION. CLAIMING THAT hE 10
NOT ELi0lBlR.
ANOTHER ELECTION ORDERED
First Tennessee VIII Elect . celenel en-
July ae--oshsr cssisers Elsstsa
Are Given crsssntlsla sy
Governor.

NEshvilla--(iov. Rye refused 10 ,s-
sue commission To cspt. w. y,
Hughes, Jr- U. s, A., who was elected
on July ii AZ colonel o. the First Tea
nessee Infantry. In bic letter TO Col,
Carey v, Spence, announcing that he
had issued commissions to Lieut., Cot.
W L. Terry. MAJ v. II. Holmes and
MAI Geo Y, Hoppe. elected at tho
same time, Gov, Rye stated that under
the law Capt Hughes, non PRESIDENT
OF the state OF Tennessee, 10 not eiigI.
bic TO the position.
Adit. Gen, Charles H. RcEan. imme-
diately upon notification Of the GOV
s:- ss.s .sc:.s= :-se@:. 80 .saAs calling
an election OF colonel OF the First Ten.
neasee at \ am Saturday, July 81, The
election will be held by Gel. Carey +.
Spence in the office OF camp quarter
master
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
SAYS STATE LAWS HINDER.
]. N. Malone Addresses Rotary cist
Members on New Constitution.

J. n. Malone Addresses Rotary cist
Members on New Constitution,
Memphis The laws OF Tennessee
are so aptiquated they hinder the
states growth by preventing new cap
i,ai and lassr from coming into the
state. Judge James H. Malone, one OF
the state leaders In the fight for q
new constitution. declared at the week
ly luncheon OF the Rotary Club.
Judge Malone also charged that the
chief enemies Of 3 new constitution are
the benefieiaries OF the fee system.
They are afraid their fees will be sbol'
ished. and without me enormous pay
Ing fee systeia from which II gets its
susteRance, the machine cannot live,
Under new constitution the fees
would he abolished and the Office put
on a reasonable salary basis.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
WAR VESSEL BILL PASSED
-Four oreadnasghts and -Four Battle
Crssssrs In isif--AH Ships To
De esAis In Three Years.

Washingt sn.--The senate On laly
IS adopted the bailding construction
programme OF the naval bill BY q viva
yoce vote.
II provides for the construction
within three years Of ikT war vessels
In all. four afcaAnoughtS and fear bat.
tie cruisers to b. built next year.
The ships TO be contracted by July
!. 1919. under the senate programme,
follow:
Battlsships. 10: four this year. Bat.
lie cruisers. six: four In isiz Sccai
cruisers. 10: four In 1877. Torpedo
Ssat dssiroyers, 50: % In 1917. Fleet
submarines, ains; two new building
to be completed in isi7; coast suona-
rsnes, So: 30 In 1917.
Other ships include ono submarine
with NsE system OF propulsion. three
fuel ships. two ammunition ships. one
hospital ship. one repair ship. one
transport, two destroyer tenders, one
feet submarine and two gunboais.
The bill IS II passed the house pro
sided for 4 total Of u ships, with only
ave capital ships, all battle cruisers.
The enlarged naval building pro
gram recommended by the naval com
mi,iee after conferences with Presi'
dent Wilson and Secretary Daniels was
approved BY the senate BY a viva yocs
vote.
Democratic and Republican leaders
worked together TO secure Its passage,
and although q small group OF sena-
tors from both sides OF the chamber
opposed Il during debate. sentiment
In It's favor was so Overwhelming that
no roll call was demanded.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING
Britain improve Thar Positions Alonn
the Whole Line Of the Battle
FTs...--Twc Tewns Taken.

Londoa.- The SUCCESSES H the en-
tense isllles are following each other
with great iapidity. Tuesday bought
ness Of further Important gains for
them on both the western apd eastern
fronts, arousiag enthuslssm among tbs
BritisL public hardly less thEn. that
canlsed BY the reception OF the iirst
news OF the allied offensive.
The dispatch OF Gen. Haig shows
that the steady pressure OF the British
arms is forcing an ever-dsspening sal,
lent Into tho German linen, and The
commAnderfn-chief fer the first time
produces evidence in the shape % d'sc'
uments Aptured from the Germans
giving testimony ~ TO the high price
the Germans are paying In casualties.
The British have improved thsir
position along almost the whole OF
their lien Of the bsstle front, capturing
by assault 1900 yards OF German acc
ond line position north OF the Baben
tin.Le.Petit Wood. a strong German
position at the Waterloo farm between
Longueval aud Guillemont, besides
completing the capture OF the whole
of the villages Of oyiIlers and La Bols
sele. These gains bring the British
almost to the crest OF the Albert Pia.
teau, where stretches the German third
Ina.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
CAVALRY TROOP FORMED.


Athens, Ellsworth Wilson, editor OF
the Athens Post, who was authorized n
few days ago by AdJt Gen. Rogsn TO
organize a cavalry troop At Athens.
has succeeded and has wired the au-
thorities AT Nashville tina, he had 6s
men that had offered their services.
Athens is the first town ia the state
that has been successful In raising tho
required number Of men since the or
ganiXstion OF the new troops was au-
thorlzed
Mr.. Wilson, who ia veteran OF the
spanish'American war. will probably
be made captain OF the troop, and
Henry Bayless and Marshall Keith,
both OF whom have had several years
service as lieutenants OF Company ]
here, win be made leutenante
Mr.. Wilson has also spent some
years on the western plains ana somo
time among the Indians. and Is famil'
lar with the lives and customs OF tho
Mexican people.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
BETS ON DEUTSCHLAND.
Lehman viii Take Wsgsrs Submarine
Crosses Safely.

Berlin Alfred Lehman. the presi.
dent OF the company owning the sub
marine Deutschland, was shown dis.
patch citing the London Chronicle as
saying that English sporting people in
New York are willing to wager so TO |.
up to $4,000 that the submarine
Deutschland would never reach Bre.
men on her return trip,
Mr. Lehman is reported as saying
that he will accept forthwith and on
tho spot any offer. lie will, within "a
hours OF the notice OF a yeritable offer
OF this wager, deposit up to the max
imum mentioned by English sporting
people" In the hands OF the New York
American.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
s. LIVES ARE LOST
CAROLINA STORM
Nave PERSONS ARE MISSING AND
ARE BELIEVED TO az
DEAD
DEATH LIST MAY INCREASE
Relief Being Sent Flooded Districts AZ
Rapidly ~ Pesslhle--RssIFead Re-
pair Men Work To Restore
Normal CondltleEs.

Authenticated fatalities reported
from Aitapass. n. c.. swelled the death
Iist Of the recent floods In the south.
eastern states 10 So. Nlne men are
known to be missing and. as other
points In Western North caroliaA
which were floodswept are yet to re
port, the death toll probably will be
increased.
Relief is being sent into the flooded
sections as rapidly as possible nov
that the rivers have fallen 10 almost
normal, but with crops damaged and
thousands Of persons thrown out Of
employment by destruction OF indus
trial plants some suffering may FOL.
low In the more remote sections,
Large forces Of workers are rushing
repairs 10 railroads. but II probably
will be seveal weeks before normal
tain schedules are resumed on the
branch railroad lines In flooded area
The main line tracks OF Southern
and Seaboard Air Line also still are
tied up and both roads are detodring
their through trains over the Atlantic
Coast Line north from Columbia.
II Is said that seven Of the food
victims were drowned at Ronda near
Wilkesboro, In the overflow OF the
Yadkin river. They were In two houses
cast ashore at Ronda, after having
been washed IL miles from the poiut
whore they originally stood.
The other deaths oecurrd In the Bat
Cave and Chimney Rock sections.
southeast Of Asheville. where the
Rocky Broad river ragged through
narrow valley on the 18th, carrying
everything before 1t. and Belmont, on
the Catawba river,
News is coming in slowly from the
Yadkin river valley, as well as from
other parts OF Western North Caro-
lima known to have suffered from the
high waters, and II Is feared the mum
Der OF deaths will he materially In
creased when full reports can be had
The crest Of the flood has been
passed In South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Tennessee and West
Virginia. leaving in its wake democrat
red railroad and wire communications
and armies OF repair men are working
In an effort TO restcse normal condi
tons. Many bridges and miles OF road
way must be replaced
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
LOUISIANA SHERIFF KILLED
-
Three Victims Are Shot BY oesper'
ado, Who Makes His Esespe--pep-
uty 10 Not Wounded.

Opelousas. La Marion l.. Swords,
sheriff OF 81. Landry parish for Is
years. and prominent Ia Democratic
politics in this state, and two negroes
assisting Swords. were shot and killed
In a fight with Helaire Carriere, al.
legged fugitive from justice. about ten
miles west OF here.
Sheriff Swords had received reports
that CArriere had been terroriEing res
Iden,s OF the Mallet section. and that
he had shot three men.
The sheriff. with his chief deputy
and the two negroes as guides, started
FOR Csrriere's hiding place in q cabin.
As they were creeping upon the cabin,
Carriere. It Is alleged, opened fire
upon them from ambush outside. pick
Ing off Sheriff Swords and the ne
groes with his rife.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
DRAW FIRE FROM US. MILITIA
Shots Are Exchanged Across the eor
der Near Ei Paso--one Mexican
Thought To Be Killed.

Ell Paso "A party OF mounted Mex
leans exchanged fro with Company l.
of the Ninth Massachusetts, Infantry
here on the 18th, According to re-
ports, the guardsmen were doing out
post duty when the Mexicans rode up
on the opposite bank OF the Rio Grande
and opened Ere. The guardsmen suf,
ferd no casualties. but reported they
believed they had Killed one Mexican.
Capt Hickey OF dorchester, Mass,
commanding the company, estimated
the number OF MeIicans at Is, but
asserted that he was unable to deter.
mine whether or not they were so..
diers, Approximately n!,y shss: were
Cred on each side. II vas said. ~,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
SLAIN BY AMERICANS.
slayer OF American Couple Killed BY
Civilian Posse,

Douglas, Arb Jose ValenEuela. 4
Mexican. declared by his wife 10 be the
slayer OF Mr. and Mrs. William Parker
at the Double Adobe ranch, s. miles
southeast Of Hachita, n NJ. early IN
Juno, was killed by the American civil
ian posse which traied him into Mex,
ECO.
The same report added tina, valen.
xuelas wife confessed that her hus
band had been soldier with Villa
and had been instructed by his chief
not TO rejoin his band until he had
killed Parker. his wife and any other
Americans he could.
All women have been sent out OF the
Antmas vkilsy, whiic the men are re-
ported to be watching closely all Mex.
leans on the American side OF the Dor.
Der In that district
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
NAMES JUDGE J. u. CLARK
Selected 70 Succeed Former JvstIce
Hughes On the supreme
Court Bench.

Washington, John II. Clarke. Unit
ed States district Judge at Cleveland.
Ohio. has been nominated by Presi-
dent Wilson as an associate justice
" the supreme court. to succeed for.
mer Justice hughes. the Republican
nominee for the presidency, Mr..
Clarke was appointed district Judge
about two years ago by the president.
who. therefore, was thoroughly &C.
quainted with hts qualifications. The
president confidently expects that
Judge Clarke will be confirmed during
the present session Of Congress,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
sHELlED BY SUBMARINE.
Twenty-Five Members OF Crew Of the
British Steamer Lost.

London The British steamer Nlr'
Einia. which was sunk by a German
submarine several days ago. was first
bhelled by the submarine In half hour
chase. according to Reuters Malta cor
respondent. The Virginia was finally
compelled TO hal; when her funnel had
been blown away. making the engine
room and stoke hole untenable.
The submarine Immediately torpe-
dood the vessel, and continued Smelling
her while the men were getting into
the boats, Twenty five Of the crew
got off safely, but 20 others went down
with the ship while endcavoring to
release q second boat from the falls,
The captain OF the Virginia was saved
after being In the water for nearly an
hour,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
Signs Rural Credits ain.

Washington. President Wilson sign.
cd the rural credits bill passed re
Gently by congress A group OF ven.
stocs, representatives and officers Of
farmers organizations applauded as
Mr.. Wilson affixed bis signature.
Jest before signing the measure.
which creates q system Of II land loan
hanks under direction OF FEDERAL
board, the president made q short aSe
dress. pointing out the benefits no es-
lieved both farmsrs and The investiRx
conmussty wOuia snsoy under rs o.
srsfios
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
GULF STREAM vEERs.
This Given As Reason Why the Sharks
Are or Our Coast.

New York A new theory 10 explain
the presence Of schools OF sharks along
the North Atlantic coast was offered
by Capt, William Jensen OF the United
Fruit steamship Calamares, on arrival
here. he expressed the belief that
the gulf stream has curved toward the
coast and that tropical Ash OF every
variety soon will abound in the waters
,jacent 70 Long Island. Two hun
dred miles from New York Sunday
night. Capt Jensen said, the tempera.
ture OF the water was u degrees, Nm
usually high for that latitude
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-07-28
E,., r.nns.s.s Boy Killed.

Knoxville. KILLED In action" were
the words written across the face Of
a letter sent TO her 2eyear-old son in
France last May and returned TO Mrs,
Maggie Hathaway at Hampton, Tenn,
Young Hathaway volunteered In Can
ada August rs. 1915, was wounded 10
the trenches in February. 1916, and
killed on June .. Mrs Hathaway is &
widow and the young man was her
sole support.