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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-03
AUSTRIAN LOSSES
PLACED AT $4,000
Italians Achieve Successes in
Fierce Battles East of
Gorilla and on Carso.
ANNIHILATE BATTALIONS

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 3, $40 PIMA
Rome dispatch to the Wireless Press
says the first day of the new Italian
offensive cost the Austrians the loss OF
$4,000 men.
One-third of them were made prison
ers, the dispatch says. (The Italian wal
Office yesterday reported that 4.7S1
prisoners had been taken). The twenty
first Austrian regiment and several bat
taIions are said to have been an
initiated.
THE weather is favorable and the
battle against the heights. east OF
Gorilla, and on the Carso continues
fiercely. Austrian counter attacks are
described in the dispatch as feeble.
Line Is Occupied.
South of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
navizza road the Austrian line was &C.
cupied at several points and held
against incessant counter attacks
Four thousand seven hundred and thir.
ty-one prisoners, including thirty-two
officers, and also six guns of 105 mill
meters, many machine guns, transport
animals and other materials were cap
tured.
'In the Gorilla area. where the ground
became sodden during the recent rains.
Italian troops overcame the resistance
of the Austrians and occupied trenches
on the eastern slopes of Tivoli and San
Marco and heights east of Sober. On
the Carso the 18th Army Corps stormed
the wooded hills of Veliki, Kribuch and
Hill 375 east and above Monte Pecfnka
and the Height sos east of the latter.
The Italians pushed forward two-thirds
of mile east of Segiti."
Austria Admits Reverses.
Vienna admits enemy successes, and
says of the fighting:
I'm the Gorilla region an Italian Of
fensive has commenced. The second and
third Italian armies. which since the last
big battles have been completed with
fresh troops. opened the attack. The
first general assault was repulSed, owing
to the bravery of our troops.
After an increase in the enemy fire
until it became extraordinarily heavy
during the morning the enemy infantry
stormed at noon in the Vippach valley
and on the heights east of Vertoibizza.
intending to capture them at any price.
Seven enemy brigades advanced in
the narrow region, but were repulsed.
shortly after II o'clock in the morn
ing wednesday, on the northern part
was begun by the italian infantry
which gained ground beyond our ruined
advanced lines. Encircling counter at
tacks by our brave troops repulsed the
Italians, but Bossvica remained in the
enemy's hands. Eight Italian divisions
southern part of the plateau we main
tanned all our positions. despite violent
attacks. We captured 1000 men and
seven machine guns"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-03
Another Point Decided.

Decision is also requested as to
whether currency shipped from the
Treasury to Alaska by registered mail,
under frank. for use in connection with
the construction and operation Of these
railroads. may be insured and the pre-
miums paid for out of the appropria-
tion CONSTRUCTION and operation of
railroads in Alaska"
7.'What has been said herein with re-
spect to the use Of this appropriation
for the payment of Insurance premiums
on other pronerty," says the acting
controller. "appiies with equal force to
tho insurance on money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-03
BOYFARMERS HERE
FROM CALIFORNIA
Have Won Extensive Trip by
Growing Record Crops
on Coast.
ENTERTAINED BY OFFICIALS

What are probably the most event.
full three days of a whole nine-thou-
sand-mile trip began today for twenty
fornia. They arrived here from Balti-
more last night and are taking in as
many of the sights of their Capital
city as they can and. although agri-
culturists Of the highest type, they are
not letting any grass grow where 1T
shouldn't
Their tour has been financed by their
individual communities and is being
supervised by the University of Call
fornia, which holds an annual contest
for high school agricultural clubs.
These boys are the winners and the
lines in which they are pre-eminent
and stock raising.
They were to have met the Secretary
of Agriculture at II o'clock this morn
ing. but press of engagements prevent
ed him from seeing them, and the event
was postponed until the same hour to-
morrow. They have seen and assembled
the Monument, however, made a
thorough tour of the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, given the big chry-
santhemum show the "once over" and
filled in the hour made vacant by the
cancelfng Of the visit to Secretary
Houston by covering the National Mu-
scum from insects to whales.
Making Most Of the Trip.
The tour is in charge of Prof. B. H.
Crocheron of the University of Cali
fornia. assisted by W. R. Ralston Of its
agricultural college, and the boys,
while here, are under the wing Of o. H.
Benson. in charge Of the boys and
girls club work of the Department of
Agriculture. That the members are
making the most of their opportunities
is evidenced by the numerous cameras,
the free use of notebook and pencil and
the general alert air of the partici-
pants.
At 3 o'clock the National Botanic
Garden. the Center Market and the
Post Office Department occupied their
will visit the Library Of Congress
These boys won their reward by de-
feating some LOO competitors in the
state universitys annual crop growing
contests. and are, primarily, in quest of
new ideas on good farming.
The crops consist of potatoes, sorg-
hum. pink beans. corn. sugar beets and
pigs. and the records of their crons
were made under normal conditions and
on strictly business basis. In a. ard
IiS Ing PiiHes, tne largest net pToHts
from the sale of the crop counted more
than the largest yield.
One boy cleared s95 90 on an acre of
sorghum. Another boy raised two pigs,
which gained SIS pounds in 1877 days.
on which a net profit of S29.62 was
made. A third boy made ne-quarter
of an acre produce more than seventy
bushels of corn, on which a profit of
1857 was made. Forty-eight bushels
Of potatoes were raised by fourth
boy on one-tenth of an acre at Lodi,
Cal, with a net profit of $31.7O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-03

should engage his attention. 1t is his
duty to have his country adopt and fol-
low correct principles Of international
action, recognized by the nations of the
world, and thus maintain the respect TO
which we are entitled and giving us an
opportunity to have q growing interest
through that esteem by which,, 1ndeeo,
we can maintain our rights and In the
end truly serve humanity"
Mr.. Hughes replied to statement In
recent speech Of President Wilson, as
follows:
1T is not that We should be trucu-
lent It Is not that we should go about
with any braggart assertion OF power.
1t Is not that we should engage IN
bluster. like the phrase. The peace
of gentleman but the peace OF gen
tleman is unafraid. alert In his seli-re-
spect and getting his rights, quietiy
and calmly ready to maintain tnehi
That Is the peace of a gentleman
In his speech here last night as IN
speeches during the day. Mr.. Hughes
declared that there never has been
time, perhaps. In our history when II
was easier to keep the nation out OF
war than during the past Few years,
when every nation engaged IN the
greatest strife abroad desired our
friendship. and would not, by reason OF
any assertion of our just rights, Tor
felt that friendship"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
MANY FARMERS ARE
ENGAGED IN WORK
WITH AGENT FARR|S
SEVENTY-SEVEN ARE NOW ETH
Err DEMONSTRATORS OR CO.
OPERATING IN PLANS.
TWELVE HUNDR.D ACRES OF LAND
Are Being Used For Demonstration
Purposes-Larger Number Expected
To Aid Within Short Time-Inten-
sive Farming Applied.

According to a statement issued
from the office of County Agricultural
Agent 0. l.. Farris, there are at pres.
ent in Maury county fifty-one adult
demonstrating farmers and twenty-six
cooperating farmers engaged in cult
vation 1900 acres of land under the
supervision of the agent. All this has
been accomplished in one year, and
is considered very creditable record.
The demonstrators and cooperating
farmers are located in every section
of the county, and each of them has
land which he is devoting exclusively
to crops raised under the supervision
of the county agent Already good re-
suits are being observed in the inten-
sive culture given the fields, and those
in charge hope that before many years
have passed the farmers of the county
will be cultivating their fields entirely
on the intensive method.
The following is complete revised
CONTINUED on Fourth Page.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
REELECTED FOR
F0R7Y-THlRD TERM
CREEK BAPTIST ASSo.
CITATION HoNoRs REV. J. 8.
GILMORE, OF COLUMBIA.

The forty-ninth annual session Of
the Richland Creek Missionary Baptist
association, which met at Mt. Pleasant
this year, came to a close Sunday with
the reelection for the forty third time
Of Rev. J. S. Gilmore, of Columbia, as
moderator. Up to the time Of his elec-
ton as moderator of the association
Gilmore was secretary Of the associa-
ton for three years, making him an
officer in the association for forty-six
years, or from the time of his joining
the body.
The other officers elected were:
Rev. A. ]. James, of Athens, Ala, first
vice-moderator; Rev. M. C. Skillerns,
of Pulaski, second vice-moderator;
Rev. J. M. Gentry, Of Pulaski, CORE
spending secretary; l.. H. Gilmore, re-
cording secretary and Rev. M. T. Sher-
rill, Of Athens, Ala, treasurer. The
place Of the next meeting will be De-
catur, Ala.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
ARBOR MEETING
AT GUM SPRINGS
DR.. T. w. holland WILL BEGIN A
REVIVAL THERE ON SUN.
DAY AFTERNOON.

Rev. T. w. holland, pastor of the
Hampshire and Cross Bridges Meth
odist churches, has returned from his
vacation at Jaunaliska Lake, North
Carolina. He will preach at Cross
Bridges Sunday at II o'clock and ON
Sunday afternoon will begin series
of meetings at the mission at Gum
Springs, preaching under an old-fash-
ioned arbor twice daily for the next
week. Dinner will be served On the
grounds at this meeting every day
during the week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
thUkhOOS INCREASE
IN COST Of LIVING
UURING GREAT WAR
MAURY CoUNTlANS MUST PAY
FROM SO TO rs PER CENT
MORE NOW.
EATABLfS ARE VERY HIGH NOW
Best Flour Sold In 1914 At SIS Per
Barrel, Cost Now $8.5o-Meat Proper
tionateIy Higher-Everything Else
In The Same Category.

Maury countians are having to pay
from fifty to seventy-ive per cent more
for the necessities of life than they
were paying two years ago when the
great world cataclysm commenced.
Two years ago housewife in Maury
county made her bread from the best
-four in the land, which cost her $5
per barrel. She made it with soda
that costs her just half what the same
soda will cost her today. The milk
that she used came from COWS that
were fed on bran that cost several
dollars ton less than it does now.
This same housewife is paying rs
cents per dozen for eggs that two
years ago she was getting for seven
teen and half cents per dozen. The
farmers got Is cents in 1914; now they
are getting twenty-one cents. Lard
was bringing at wholesale II cents
two years ago; it is just fifty per cent
higher today. So
In 1914 farmers at this time were
receiving seventy-two cents bushel
for their wheat if delivered at a small
station. If they delivered it at Colum
bia, they were getting seventy-ive
cents. Today it is worth $1.40. But
there is this difference in favor Of the
first mentioned year, they had wheat
then, whole lot of it, to sell; now
they have very little.
In 1914 farmers who had choice
lambs got seven and half cents q
pound for them; this year they got II
and 10h cents. Then they were get
ting seven cents for their hogs; today
they could get 10 cents per pound.
A fellow could buy couple Of col
lars for quarter of dollar in 1914;
today he has to pay fifteen cents
straight. He will have to pay from 81
to $3.50 more for pair of shoes now
than he did in 1914 and chemicals
we'll, there is no end of the increase
in prices.
In 1914 The Herald was buying al
the newspaper that it wanted in Nash
Vile at $3.50 per 100 pounds Today
that same paper is costing $5.25 tc
$5.75 for 100 pounds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
Mis-. NJ. .HOLS IS
hAUal CHeIa MAN
fOR STATE FAIR
ARoUSING INTEREST IN WoMAN'S
DEPARTMENT-ScHooLS TO
RECEIVE ATTENTION.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Every Article Used In Home Or School
Is Desired in Competiton-Work
Must be Sent In on Time-Utllze
Results In Homes Of State.

Mrs. George w. Nichols, recently ap-
pointed chairman for Maury county
for the Woman's Department of the
Tennessee State Fair, is making prep
arations to arouse interest among the
women in the county to send their
work to the Satte Fair The Tennes.
see State Fair has invited exhibits
from every county in the State and
also from other States, and this great
institute or exhibition is for the women
and children to study the results and
utilize them in their own homes Mrs.
Nichols is making an especial effort
to get the women Of this county to
send in their exhibitions on time, as
beside, the actual sending in of the
work, nothing is so important as send
ing in the exhibitions on time.
The work to be displayed consists
of every article that is made by woman
and used in the home or school. From
Oil paintings to cake baking, every
article is desired by those in charge Of
the Fair
Great emphasis is being laid upon
the school work side OF tho eAAlpi,.
Both Sunday schools and the public
school shows will receive much atten-
ton.
Mrs. Nichols has earnestly request
ed the aid of the women of the county
to secure for Maury the best possible
exhibit. With that end in view, she
has appointed committees in every Sec
tion to assist her in obtaining all class
es of women's work for the Fair.
Those who have been placed upon the
committees and have expressed their
willingness to serve are: OF Column
bia, Mrs. John F. Stephenson, Mrs f.
s. Richardson, Miss Rebecca Carpen-
ter, Miss Annie May Orr; of Spring
Hill, Miss Mary Corinne Molloy; OF
Culleoka, Mrs. ]. l. Finney, Mrs. John
Graham; of Mt Pleasant. Mrs. John
Brownlow, Mrs. Will Long, Mrs. Rus
sci Estes; of Dark's Mill, Miss Louise
Nichols.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
WOUNCS HIS WIFE
THEN KILLS SELF
DOUBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED BY
PERCY SMITH, AT JoELToN,
NEAR NASHVILLE.

Special to The Herald,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 24.-Percy
Smith, formerly a bartender here, shot
and seriously wounded his wife We'd
nesday night and then killed himself.
The tragedy occurred at the home OF
Mrs. Smiths cousin, at Joelton, small
town near Nashville. There were no
eye witnesses. The Smiths had been
married three years, but the wife left
about year ago to live with relatives
in Georgia, claiming that she had been
mistreated by Smith. She returned to
this county about two weeks ago and
had not seen Smith until he walked
up to her cousins house last night and
shot her.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
ARRESTED FOR
PISTOL TOTING

Will Campfield was landed in jail
Saturday on a charge of carrying a
pistol by Deputy L. F Church, Deputy
Howard Lunn and Policeman W. j..
Lancaster. 1t seems that Campfeld
went to the grocery store of c. W.
Beard, in South Columbia, Saturday
and Campfield and Beard got into a
dispute over an account Campfeld is
reported to have been under influence
OF liquor and cursed Beard, whereupon
Beard landed on him, hitting him in
the mouth. Campfeld is said to have
left the store with the threat that he
was going nome and get his gun.
Beard notified the officers and soon
thereafter Campfeld was arrested and
gun was taken off him, and he was
landed in jail, awaiting a preliminary
hearing today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
JUDGE HOLDING IS
ASSAULTED BY SIMS
WATSON ON STREET
THE FORMER JURIST IS PAINFUL
LY BUT NOT SERIOUSLY
BEATEN.
OCCURRED Mar THE POSTOFfICE
Difficulty Due To Charges Recently
Preferred Against AssaiIant For Al
legged Cruelty to AnimaIs-By The
Party Assailed.

Judge Sam Holding, for twelve years
judge of this judicial circuit, was as
saulted and severely beaten, although
not seriously injured, by Sims Wat
son on Wednesday evening on West
Seventh street, not far from the post
office. The trouble grew out of Judge
Holdings recent charge that Watson
had been guilty of cruelty to animals.
1t is said that Judge Holding was
walking from Whitthorne's to Tow.
ler's corner and had gone few feet
when he was hailed from a car on the
crossing from Reynolds corner to
Whitthorne's. A voice is said to have
greeted Judge Holding and asked him
to come out to the car. The voice
was not recognized by the former jur-
!st and then the party speaking is said
% have stepped out of the car. This
was the assailant, Sims Watson, who
thereupon is alleged to have said:
Judge, do you think you gave me a
fair deal in that pony matter?" 3
To this it is reported that Judge
Holding replied, Eyes, that is what l
thought" Then it is understood that
Watson made some further remark
when Judge Holding is said to have
protested that Watson was drinking
and said that this was not time to
argue the matter.
Doubtless Watson thought other.
wise, for with some remark about
Judge Holding taking off his glasses
and settling the matter now, he struck.
In some way either by slipping or
being tripped, Judge Holding fell to
the ground and was pretty badly beat
en- in the head. Garnett Rainey and
one or two others arrived about this
time and brought about separation.
Judge Holding was struck several
times in the head and while the
bruises we're painful he did not re-
ceive any serious injuries.
Judge Holding stated this morning
that he did not care to give out a
statement to the press.
Several days ago, Judge Holding
swore out a warrant for Watson,
charging cruelty to animals and upon
the charge Watson was bound over to
the circuit court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
!H|RTY-SEWN CAR
LOADS CAM IALOUPES
SENT FROM CUlltOKA
BIGGEST MELON SEASON IN HIS
TORY OF INDUSTRY COMES
TO AN END.
IS NtARLf DOUBLE LAST YEAR
But Profits Per Acre Will Be Less
Early Planting Making Good Money
While Those Who Planted Late Gen
orally Failed to Get Profits.

With the forwarding of a car load
Of melons to the Eastern market on
Monday night the cantaloupe season
at Culleoka ended. During the season,
which lasted just little more than
two weeks, thirty-seven car loads
weer shipped. Thirty-two cars went
BY fast freight in refrigerator cars
and FIVE cars we're shipped by express.
Returns have not been received on
all of the shipments, but If those yet
to come are anything like as good as
those secured from the first half Of
the consignments, the average returns
will not be far from so cents per crate.
The thirty-seven cars averaged 800
crates of melons ecah, making the
total number of crates 29,600. The
yield of crates was very much larger
as hundreds and hundreds were re-
jected on inspection.
At 50 cents per crate the cars would
average $4OO each, which would make
the aggregate returns of the crop near
ly $4,000. The crop from the Cul
leoka section last year amounted to
twenty-three cars, an increase for this
year Of fourteen cars. Last years
crop brought nearly $4,000, so that
the increase this year is considerably
more than fifty per cent.
The crop this year was not as prof
table, however, to the growers as that
Of last year, the acreage being so much
larger Some of the growers, especial
ly those who planted early, made good
crops, but the late growers generally
lost out. Nearly 400 acres were orig
inally planted to the crop in that sec
tion, which would make the gross
yield average considerably less thar
$40 per acre and below that figure
there is no profit. However, number
Of acres, especially in low lands, hat
to be abandoned because Of the inces
SAINT rains of the early part Of the
growing season.
Some growers did not make any
thing; others made big profit Sew
eral made profits of $100 an acre. 1t Il
altogether the largest melon crop, b!
long odds, ever shipped from this coun
ty, and when the limited area in which
II is grown is considered, the returns
are exceptionally large. All Of th'
melons we're graded, inspected, packed
and shipped by the Culleoka Produce
company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
FORD CHANGES
STYLE OF BODY
NEW MODELS WILL BE MUCH
PRETTlER THAN THE
OLD ONES.

Ford automobiles of the new 1917
model, which will be received by Fry
Bros. in the next shipment, are going
to be the toniest looking Ford cars
ever seen here. They will look less
like Fords and more like real
automobiles than any former mod
els. They will have stream line
hoods and radiators. The new
Ford model will be the prettiest
car for the money ever seen anywhere.
They will have crown tenders and will
have no brass on them like the old
models. Fry Bros. are daily expect
ing a big shipment Of the new models
and as soon as they arrive every one
interested in a car is cordially invited
to come to their big garage and see
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
WATsoN's STATEMENT.
Admits Making The Assault Upon
Judge Holding and Submits in
City Court.

When seen this morning by rep
resentative of The Herald, Mr.. Watson
made the following statement:
II was going out West Seventh
street in my car when l saw Judge
Holding in front of the postoffice. |
hailed him and told him that wanted
to see him. l pulled my car into the
curb, and by the time I stepped from
the car, Judge Holding was at the
fender. asked him If he did not
think that he had given me raw deal
in the Pony matter" To this he
replied that he did not want to talk
to me about the mater; whereupon |
told him that no man could treat me
as he had done and then not discuss
it with me.
T then told him to take off his
glasses, and that was going to whip
him with my fist, which | proceeded
to do / knocked him down and got
on him and hit him several icks In
the face and about the head with my
fist. He tried to hit me, but the only
thing he did was to tear off one of the
sleeves to my shirt.
After l had finished with him I
went to the police down town and
told them that l had whipped Judge
Holding and was ready to pay for It,
which | am going to do this morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-25
JOE |. CREWS
DIES SUDDENLY
CITIZEN OF GLEN.
DALE, is STRICKEN WITH
HEART DISEASE.
Wednesdays Daily.)

Joe L. Crews, prominent citizen OF
the Glendale neighborhood, died sud.
denly this morning at five o'clock, Of
heart disease. Mr.. Crews had been in
good health and his death was entirely
unexpected. Mr.. Crews was seventy.
one years of age and had passed his
long life in usefulness to his fellow
man.
He was devoted member of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church, and
was known for his service in the Mas.
ter's cause His good works had made
him well and favorably known in his
community. Mr.. Crews was related
to many of the people of his neighbor-
hood, and numbered many men among
his friends.
He is survived by one brother, Arch
Crews, of Pascal, Tex; four sisters,
Mrs Mary Murphy, of Hubbard City,
Tex: Mrs. Lee Sims of Dawson, Tex;
Mrs. w. R. Dillehay, Of Glendale; Mrs.
]. H .Kannon, of Culleoka; three chill
dren, Wesley Crews, Mrs. J. l. Kan.
non, Mrs. ]. P. Wilson.
The funeral services will be at
Pleasant Mount church, on Thursday
morning at ten o'clock, conducted by
Rev. T. L. Moody and Rev. J. NJ. Rob.
ison. Interment will take place in
Pleasant Mount cemetery. Maury Un.
dertaking Co., in charge.
The following pall-bearers have
been requested to serve at the funeral:
Honorary, A. N. Denton, c. R. Denton,
J. P Adcock, George T. Mitchell, R.
W. Wilson, W. T. Galloway; active,
J. C. Hight, C. E. Hight, ]. g. Dillehay,
A. L. Thomas, J. A. Bostick, Jr., W. H.
Puryear.