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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-07
FINDINGS OF UNIVERSITY
COMMITTEE RATIFIED BY
LOCATION COMMISSION
TRACT RECOMMENDED TO BE PURCHASED CON-
IAlNS ooo ACRES, LIES BEAUTIFULLY AND is
LOCATED IN ONE OF BEST SECTIONS COIJNTy

COURT WILL BE CALLED ToGETH MAKE FINAL RA1F
CATION OF THE LOCATION AND AL so or coNrv
COURT coMMITTEE-GENE RAJ SATISFACTION EXPRESSED
ON ALL SIDES AS TO THE L LocATIoN-coLuMBiA MJLITAay
ACADEMY PROPERTY LIES WITHIN SHORT DISTANCE
OF THE FARM-sPLENDD W oRk JAS |. FINNEY DR. & R.
HARDisoN W. P T. NJ FlcuERs" AND MANY orr.
ERs IN SECURING THE FARM FOR MAURY couNry-REpozr
OF THE LOCATION coMMssi ON PRINTED in FULL
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-07
C0LUMB|A'S OPPORTUNITY
TO LAND MILITARY TRAINING
CAMP WITH 10000 men
BOARD OF TRADE TO LAUNCH MOVEMENT TO
SECURE ENTERPRISE THAT WILL BRING
SlOOOOO) A MONTH TO THIS TERRITORY

TERRITORY VICINITY OF MERR IWETHER LEWIS MONUMENT
LEWIS LAWRENCE AND MAU RY COUNTIES BE OFFERED TO
LAWRENCE AND MAURY COUNTIES TO BE OFFERED
WAR observation-disclosures ED SITE ALL REQUIRE
MENTs FOR ARMS AN ARTILLERY PRAcTlcE-TULLA.
HoMA AND JACKSON Compel TORS FOR ARMY SCHOOL
MT PLEASANT AND OTHER OWNS COOPERATE WITH
coLuMBlA-WiLL REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK 70
THIS BIG pLuM-MusT BE D ONE IMMEDIATELY
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-07

To overcome wind resistance all the
machinery and space for passengers
and crew have been placed inside an
English dirigible balloon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-30
STATE LAND BOARD
Makes FIRST BID
FOR WAR STAMPS
Authorizes Expenditure Of
1924 to Buy Stamps Which
Will Net State $1,000
Cites Canal Go. to Appear.

Inc staoe iaho poaru - the hie' "
purchase war stamps under the new
issue from the government. At a
..; :. 49,. A.a ,,a., ,ba mr.
ehase Oh se1a Wort" Vi '"e stamps a.
authorized. They will bring into the
Golfers OF idaho a total of $1,000 when
rea.e,,so for thew draw Az per cent
ui'efes' i"e i"o' o' e
ment was taken from the permanent
school endowment fund.
II n Narsban vice nres,dent of tho
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-30
ARMY BALLOON FLIGHT.

Rochester, Mimi. Nov. 3o.-Three
officers and two privates returned to
the army balloon training camp at
Omaha today, following their flight
from Omaha to Rochester. They left
Omaha at midnight Wednesday night
and arrived here at o'clock yester-
day morning.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-30
PICTURE ATTRIBUTED TO
GERMAN PROPAGANDiSTS

Los Angeles, Nov. S0.-Because 1t
depicted British soldiers impaling
babies on their bayonets, shooting
American women and children an!
dragging away women and girls by
their hair. the photopiay. THE Spirit
of rs" is in the hands of the govern :
ment today and one of the city's cine
ma houses, where it was being shown
is dark The production was alleged to
have been seditious and inspired by
German propaganda.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-30
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FORMER NAVY HEAD DEAD.

Concord, n. H., Nov. S0.--William
Eaton Chandler, So, secretary of the
navy in President Arthur's admins
tration, died at his home here today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-30
Charter No. 10751
1o751 Reserve District
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
OVERLAND NATIONAL BANK
Reserve District No. II


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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
AUSTRIAN COMMENT SAYS
PEACE TERMS SUCCESS

Amsterdam, Dec. 27.-The tenor of
the Austrian comment on The Brest-
LltoVsk negotiations is that the En-
tente Powers have no longer any ex-
cuse for he continued nourishing of
the sword, and that nobody can denv
the sincerity Nof the Central Powers
desire for peace
The F~remdenblatt (Vienna> saws
tlat It now depends entirely upon the
Western Powers whether humanity is
freed from the evils Of the world war.
The Neue Freie Press Nienna) de-
clares that all p~reteXts for pr~olonginc
the war have become untenable. add
ing:
The outline Of peace by agreement
formulated at Brest-Litovsk consti-
tutes q gold bridge for the Entente"
Amsterdam Dec. 1.-THE ideas of
King Ferdinand OF Bulgaria about
ante a~nneNations are very different
from those cXpounded by Count Czern-
in. the Austro-fiungarian foreign min
lister. at BYest-Litovsk. The Neue Freie
Press (Fienna) quotes him as saving
that Bulgaria would hold what she
had won.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
ATTRACT But PASSING
INTEREST At CAPITAL

Washington, Dec. 27.-Germany's
proposals to the Russian Bolsheviki
eavoys through the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister for a basis Of peace
have attracted little more than pass
ing interest here. chiefly because the
attitude Of the United States gov
eminent has not changed in any de-
gree since President Wilson solemnly
told Congress that the word of the
present rulers Of Germany could not
be accepted for anything worth while.
Moreover, officials here think the very
conditions imposed BY the Teutonic
plenipotentiaries stamp their promise
of no annczations and no ~indemnities
az insincere.
1t has been assumed from the first
that the object of the Germans would
be to keep the russians talking as
long as possible, confuse the situation
in every conceivable way. and thereby
gain time for further troops move
ments to France, while impressing
their people at home with the idea that
the Kaiser really warts to make peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
German Papers Debate
on Conference Importance

Amsterdam, Dec. 2T.--The Berlin pa
pers dilat" on the Importance of the
hrest-Litovsk conference. The Vossiche
Zeitung says:
The result 50 far is an agreement in
principles On those questions caIcuIat-
cd to form the outlines Of d future
peace, It is of the greatest Importance
that this fact be noted by the Russian
negotiators themselves. The most dem
ocratlc government in the world has
thereby given testimony tina the Cen
trail Powers peace policy is entirely
free of all lust Of conquest, all striv-
ing after Violence"
The Tageblatt says; Even now it is
q question whether Those which are
ready for peace Will overthrow the wall
erected and continually strengthened
by tlauvinists- Meanwhile nothing can
50 contribute to shake the wall of arms
as this new public diplomacy"
The Vorwaerts says: THE German
government will have seriously to con
slider whether further negotiations are
possible on the basis of the Russian
program. with due regard TO the pres
ervation Of the vital interests Of the
people. The Russian peace program is
framed in such theoretical and abstract
terms that n number of concrete points
in the contention cannot at once ne de-
cidP6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

Bowie. respectively, regarding their re-
cent inspection Of Gen. PershiDg's eX-
pedition and their own camp expert
ences.
C~riticise Clothing Shortage.
Examination Of Quartermaster Cen
eral Sharpe was resumed today by the
Senate military committee investigat-
ing war preparations.
Criticism for the shortage of winter
overcoats was made by the Senators
who declared orders for clothing were
not followed up to insure deliveries.
General Sharpe said he had the in
formation in the files, but could not
recOliect the details.
He reported that delay in deliveries
was largely the cause.
You practically surrendered your
power oyeF contracts to the Council Of
National Defence, didn't you, except
that you mad a representative meeting
with the board" asked Senator Cham
beriain.
General Sharpe answered in the af-
firmative and explained that the Il
Gil had nothing to do with making uni
forms. but only with getting cloth for
their manufacture.
Tracing the causes for delay in get
ting clothing to the troops Senator
Fralinghuyscn declafed it was due in
part to changes in cloth specifications,
resulting from a conflict or authority
between the quartcrmaster general
and the Council OF National Defence.
Strikes Delayed Clothing.
Virtually every contract for over
coats was delayed, General Sharpe
said. by trouble in getting cloth and
strikes in the clothing factories.
Senator Weeks brought out that
Boston wool dealers early in the war
offered wool supplies to the a de-
partment. WAS anything done?' he
asked.
Not then" General Sharpe an
swered. Later, / think. the Council
of National Defence took the matter
up
The Massachusetts senator also
brought out that the supplies com
mlittee of the council recommended Il
contract for sorting scraps from army
cloth at six cents q pound and that II
was found excessive and annulled.
Two cents was later reported as a fair
price.
A Mr.. Captain. said to be a brother
of a member of the councils commit
tee, was mentioned as a member of
the firm that got the six cent con
tract. Z
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
TELEPHONE STRIKE
SITUATION SAME
latter CONFERENCE

Boston, Dec. 27.-The wage demands
OF the $500 members of the Boston Tel
sphone Operators Union were consid'
cred today at a conference between
Davis w. Benjamin, a federal media.
Tor. and the management of the New
England Telephone Co.
Later, after the mediator conferred
with the adjustment board Of the un.
Son. It was said nothing had been de-
veioped TO change the unions plans in
. strike next week In accordance with
the vote taken yesterday.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Is continuing his eff
forts to settle the difficulty and it is
understood that a meeting will be ar
ranged tomorrow between the union
adjustment board and the company
general manager. William r. Driver
". Leaders Of the operators hope tc
report on this conference at a special
snion meeting tomorrow night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
Spectacular Air Battles

Ausiro-Germa aid sQuadrons attempt
ing to bomb the Venetian plain towns OF
Treviso and Monte Belluno suffered the
loss of II planes in spectacular air battles
with British and Italian aviators. Over
Treviso IS enemy machines were attacked
and forced to fee with a loss of, eight
planes. while later a squadron of eight
Austro-Germans in a fight owe Monte
Belluno lost three machines. All the Brit
ish and Italian aircraft returned safely
to their bases. Little damage was done
by the bombs dropped by the invaders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
CRITICISM

stated, and carly next year. it is ex.
rrcted to have on hand enough for L.
'no COO. bvcrcoat deliveries. he said
were - per cent. behind contract OF
last Nov. 70.
steps taken by Secretary Baker. be.
fore rho American war declaration, to
secure clothing for n large army were
Hgaln rocUunted ny Gen. Sharpe. Or
April I, two DAYS before the war. tn,
secretary authorized emergency con
tracts to clothe coon men and con
tracts were let in the open marke,
without advertising. For another hall
million men contracts were let in Ma,
with the assistance OF the Council OF
NatiOnnl Defense.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

The equipment fund will also be Ne
ed to pay any deficit of earnings hi,
year under the pre-war average Or IN.
amount agreed upon but officials VIII
have given the situation close stud,
believe it nay be unnecessary to er
pend any great sum in this way. Tbey
believe that the government by elm.
mating wasteful competition and On.
OF millions Of dollars.
Although in most cases earned div
dends exceeding the guarantee viii, va
vert to the government Congress v;r
be asked to make provisions for rail.
roads whose pre-war earnings wera
abnormally low, by authorizing N,
payment of dividends in excess of tboso
amounts on approval of the Intersts,a
Commerce Commission.
Ce~ntralizing of Authority
The legislation which will be recon-
mended to Congress would specir,
that roads should remain subject To on
existing laws and regulations OF tba
Interstate. Commerce Commission
Those who have given careful though,
to the situation believe the direcro.
general, will not modify the existny
order radically at first, but eventually
will go far toward centralizIng authu-.
ity under the federal government.
Cutil Mr.. McAdoo outlines his uIanx
the status of express companies ur1e,
government operation of railroads va
not be fully determined.
The presidents Of many large lines now
receive salaries ranging from s5A.t0o =,
$50, coo "a year, and one of tn. first no..
OF the director general probably Will be ,,
cut these sharply. Ten Thousand dollar,
a year Is being discussed as Il maxinYm
although there is no tendency to und,r.
estimate their worth to the governments. T.,
the war emergency. Some railroad Men
predicted that the officers would aecs,.
these reductions willingly in View Of ,ba
fact that they are virtually drafted ro,
war work.
The saving in salaries would he apgl.,
to raising the pay of railway clppl,ycs
Under government control every rN,.
will be made 10 interfere as little as PCS
sible with the personnel Il the compares
but it is considered inevitable that som
employees will be cut off. This apo,,es
principally to the large stats maintained
by many railroads for soliciting traffic.
The effect of government operation on
drafting railroad employees Tor army du,,
ii q question to be worked out, but &,
seems probable that under the new draf,
regulations a large proportion OF the en-.
ployes will be considered too valuable i,
their present work to be drafted for fight
ing.
Staff Of Assistants
Mr.. AlcAdoo is expected to develop a
staff of assistants soon. The name o.
John SHELTON Williams, now comptro,ler
OF the currency. and one of Mr.. Me.
Adoo's principal lieutenants in the treas.
Cry, is being mentioned today as CHEZ
director under Mr.. McAdoo. Hy
formerly was a railroad l~inancer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
MARKET BUREAU
SELECTS Al COUNTIES
FOR SURVEY PURPOSES

Washington, Dec. &.-Forty-oae coun.
ties in 81 states and New York CITY have
been selected by the bureau of markets
for an intensive store-to-store canvass as
a part of the nationwide food survey to
he made Dec. 81 by the bureau IN co-
operation with state and local agencies
All retail dealers in groceries. meat, foui
ana feed in the territory will he asked T.
nit oct blanks showing how much fool
'hey nave on hand on the day OF the SUI
vey.
The results from this canvass, the bu-
re1u announced today. will be used IA
checking up returns to be received b.
mail from all dealers. manufacturcrs and
holders OF foodstuffs in all other sections
Of the country. Merrimack county. New
hampshire, and Windsor county, Yer
mont are among those selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
G%ENERAL|TIES ONLY.
PARIS TEMPS

Paris, Dec. 2zs-The Temps appends
to the text Of the reply of the Central
Powers to the Maximalist delegates
this note:
The conditions formulated by the
Central Owe are in the domain of
ge%neralities, and n is somewhat sur
prised that the Maximalists have not
sought to obtain immediate more or
less exact declarations upon the points
which touch Russian interests close
ly. How does the German government
and it's allies intend to tre4t Poland,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
SINCERITY or GERMANS
is GREATLY DOUBTED

+ Washington. Dec. 1.-THE conditions
surrounding Count Czernin's proposals for
a basis of peace cause officials here to
feel that the object of the German plen-
ipotentiaries is simply to protract the ne
gotiations with the double purpose OF
leading the German people to believe that
their government really is desirous OF
making peace and of gaining time for the
further strengthening of the German lines
in the west.
1t can be stated authoritatively that the
position Of the American government has
not changed ahh regard to its determina-
ton to enter into no agreement with 4
government which does not represent the
free will OF the governed people. This
would dispose Of any hope the Germans
might have that the Russians could in
duce America to subscribe to the peace
treaty.
No provision is made IN Count Czerntn.s
terms for the return to France Ut Alsace-
Lorraine, which Is regarded here as a con-
dition h mist he met as prcllminar-
TO any peace agreement.
Apparently Belgium is promised free
dom but officials not that there is a res
ervation almost ~inseparable from German
diplomacy, in the shape or guarantees"
From public declarations Of German
statesmen ana publicists, it is understood
that as guarantees Germany would n
sist on retaining control OF Belgium for
an indefinite period.
The German insistence that the pledge
to restore the political independence Of
countries shall not enply to nationalities
which did not previously enjoy indepen-
dence Is regarded AS aimed directly at the
projected 4'olish state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

Lithuiania and Courland, countries
which have not lost their political in
dependence during this war but which
have, nevertheless, the right to indie
pendence?
How is remuneration of all appro-
priation by force TO be ~reconciled with
the ambitions distinctly affirmed by
Bulgaria to Serbian, Greek and Ru-
manian territories? How will the re-
storation of Armenia to the Turks be
compatible with the rights of the Ar
menians?
1T would be all the more interest
ing TO know these points, as thereby
the sincerity of Germany's intention
to restore Belgium's independence
could be appreciated"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
NEW YORK RAILROAD
MEN EXPRESS APPROVAL

New York, Dec. 2Z-Almost with.
out exception leading bankers and ey.
ecutives of railroads having their
headquarters here today expressed
their approval of the action Of Presi-
dent Wilson in taking over the coun-
try's railroad lines. tn. Presidents
statement regarding guarantee of com.
~pensation to the railroads will have
h effect of reassuring holders of rail-
way securities, it was held in the
financial district.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
Cantormcrt Construction.

Questions relating TO Cantonment con-
struCtion contracts We're asked by the
committee. but Gen. Sharpe said all
'antonmcnt matters had been handled
by Gen Iittel. The latter and his as
s%istants. including Maj. Storrett, are
e he called soon.
Tomorrow the committee expects to
hear. probably IN executive session.
Mai Gems Wright and Greble. com
Inanders at Camps Daniphan 0 and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
TEUTONS ACCEPT
CONTINUED from Pare One)

that the other ~belligerents join in the
time.
The chairman of the Russian delega-
ton expressed qualification at the Ger
ma Willingness to make peace with
out annexation and indemnitieS and
with the self-definition of peoples.
He demurred, however. at the German
statement on Self-definition as being
incomplete. He said the war could
not end without the establishment
of the violated rights of little and op-
pressed nationalities and Russia would
insist on guarantees that their lawful
rights you'd be protected in Il general
peace treaty.
Czerinin Explains Position.
Count Czernin explained the position
of the Central Powers in a statement
which he read at the second session of
the peace conference at 10 o'clock
Tuesday evening.
His statement says:
The delegations of the Allies (Teu-
tonic} powers acting upon the clearly
expressed will of their governments
and peoples. will conclude as soon as
possible q general peace. The delega-
tons. in complete accord with the re-
peatedly expressed viewpoint of their
governments. think that the basic
principles of the Russian delegation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
GERMAN CONSp|RATORS
UNDER ARMS ARRESTED
IN BRAZILIAN town

uch ANres. Dec. 27,-Dispatchcs
received from FlorianopoIis. Brazil. say
ma a large number Of German cor
splrators have been arrested, folIowins
me discovery Of q plot to overthrow
The local authorities. All the Germans
We're armed. They had been meeting
a' various times under the prctext th4t
'hey were members of a German soc!-
ETY..
florlanopolis is on the coast Of
southern Brazil in the state of Santa
of 20, 600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
is MISTAKE

ryiug cipalit, have hocu launched,
ADMIRAL BoWi's told the committee,
since Snturdav
Questions brought from Admiral
HuWles that the American Interna-
tioual Corporation al Camden, y. J..
win prpnt s 5000, 900 on the construction
~ 10 steel vessels. The government
furnishes all tie capital and pays all
th" bins. Asked what the corpora
tton furnished. Admiral Bowles re-
pijod
They put up the know how and
the organization
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
WAR TRADE BOARD HAS
AGREED TO SHIP FOOD
into SWITZERLAND

Washington. Dec. S.-The War Trads
Board tonight confirmed dispatches from
abroad telling OF an agreement to ration
switzerland and gave the rules Of pro
oeoure for exporters to follow in making
shipments,
NO details Of the agreement were given.
"u' IL Is known that it fixes the amount
OF ioodstuffs the United States will ship
10 switzerland in return for assuranc )
'hat none of the shipments will be -
nit'ed to go through to Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
Could Build But $40

The maximum number of wooden
ships that possibly could lie built. even
II all availabl" timber was delivered to
me corporation. Admiral Bowles said,
would total next Q only $40. al
though the corporation has contracts
outstanding for the construction of
40
admiral BoNlcs assumed entire re-
sponsibility FOR changes in the design
of wooden vessels. but declared they
caused little DELAY.