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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
Washington Notes.

The senate approved the section OF
the war budget bill authorizing Presi-
dent Wilson to spend $5OO,OOO,OOO In
buying and building vessels for use
In the wal.
Organization Of scores Of new regi-
ments of National Guards to supply
the formation necessary for the es-
Enlistment Of sixteen divisions OF
the guard provided In the War de-
partments plan, is to begin soon.
President Wilson has written Chair
man POu Of the house committee on
committees urging appointment OF o
special committee on woman suffrage.
Woman suffrage workers have fought
for years for appointment Of such o
body.
The new army draft law provides
SIS additional monthly for oil sol
diers now receiving less than $21.
comprising the bulk Of the army.
graduated downward to So addition
al monthly for those receiving $45 or
more.
Warning against attempts In any
state to organize new units Of the ma
tional guard, which do not accord
with the organization plan for the
guard approved by President Wilson
was given by the war department.
The supreme court has ordered all
the big antitrust suits before that
body to be re-argued next term; thus
decisions on suits against several OF
the largest corporations In the coun-
try are not to be expected for q least
q year. .faz,:xt
Voting In committee Of the whole
the house raised by one-fOurth all In
come taxes on incomes between $4O.-
600 and 100000. II the action OF
the house prevails the government
will take As per cent Of every income
OF 100000 and vel.
The senate has adopted an amend.
ment to the urgent deficiency bill
providing that selection Of young men
for service In the new army shall
pertain only to the war with Ger
many, and for q period OF four
months after peace with Germany
h0a hoen declared
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
European War News.

6uIUp0&0 wax NOWos
Three Swedish steamers. the Lizzie,
the Goeta and the Kaell. have been
captured and taken to q German port,
according to advices from Stockholm.
II - reported that the Hungarian
eahanet. Of which Count Tisxa was
nresnlee. has resigned.
r1fty-one persons lost their lives
80 the French steamer Colbert,
earysfSg Tronch military passengers.
ae1rk ~ ! German U-boat II tho
- Sfoeton1on -.
rYeasA tospe1o boet destroyer
wne s1nk ~ striking 2
@'~ ln 1he uaxn1 enGagoment ~
ilG "A Aa1trlan veasols n
~ EaNe ~ =
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
Rural credits Board.

Gov. Norbeck has named A. w.
Dwert as treasurer OF the rural cred.
Its commission. This completes tho
commission. g. NJ. Henry II head Of
the organization.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
Appeal by Norbeck.

Gov. Norbeck has issued q procla-
nation declaring Tuesday. June s.
registration day. to be q legal holiday
in the state Of South Dakota. and ask
ing oil the people OF the state to as.
sist in every way to secure q full reg
ietration on that day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
incorporation Articles.

Articles OF incorporation have beer.
filed for the Collins Rotary Safety Ra.
zor Sales company at Sioux Falls to
market the product OF the Collins Ro.
tary Safety razor, a Sioux Falls in.
vention. The company is capitalized
at 100000, and the incorporators. C.
B. Collins, w. H. Bartholomew, Chas.
B. Fousek. For the Silver King com
pany. to handle auto supplies at Sioux
Falls; capital, $4,000; incorpora.
tors, ]. W. Fem, F. d. Jewett, H. F.
Brownell. The Morningside Cemetery
association, Rec Heights; incorpora.
tors. F. R. Gardner. Berta M. Waring,
Nina Scott.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01
steve Travis Gets Place.

8. A. Travis OF Pierre. q well known
newspaper man, has been selected by
Gov. Norbeck as industrial commits.
sioner. to act as an executive officer
under the workmen's compensation
act.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-06-01

The senate approved the section OF
the a. budget bill authorizing Presi-
dent Wilson to spend $500, 100000 in
buying and building vessels for use
In the war.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
PROGRAM

The following program will
be given at Bybee school, Fri
day night November 18th, be-
ginning at Z o'clock.
Invocation-Rev. w. H. Harri-
son.
Chorus-"Till The Boys Come
Home"
The Soldiers Comfort League
Mrs. Lille E. Duncan.
Little Tom Thumb Wedding
Primary Room.
Reading-Annie Lou Kirk.
Red Cross Nurse Drill-by
Eight Girls.
Play-The Sleeping Beauty.
Song-The Little Soldier and
the Red Cross Nurse.
Pantomime-The Star Span
gled Banner.
A small admission fee will
be charged and proceeds will
be used for the benefit of the
Comfort League and the Bybee
school.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
DO NOT PARALYZE BUSI.
NESS

Economy is, of course, a de-
sirable thing at all times. We
waste where we should save.
But in the processes of saw
ing there should be logical or
der.
We are now approaching
Christmas.
Shall we begin saving by
cutting out presents?
Shall we reduce our business
so as to get down to the bare
bone in all transactions?
Not now. Business, manu-
featuring, labor, have got to
pay the war expense.
Cut down to tie bone and
the war tax on profits will not
be had.
No legitimate business
should be paralyzed.
Do so and thousands de-
pending on this business would
be out of jobs. Next they
would demand public support
The safe rule is legitimate
economy along with industry
France tried carrying on the
war and bankruptcy faced thu
nation.
In 1916 industry was speed
ed up, with the result tina
France fought the war on mon
ey one-half of which cam,
from added taxes on produc
ton.
Do not be extravagant, bu
do not be stingy.-Memphi
Commercial Appeal.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
October 18, 1917.

Dear Mr.. Campbell:
l suppose you will be sur
prised to hear from me. l am
with Battery B.. 9Th Reg,
Somewhere IN Ffance." MY
letter will be censored and / am
not allowed to give details. !
just want to say hello to my
friends and to tell them we are
going to win this war. am
enjoying good health and have
lots to eat. My table was
made by German prisoners and
the chairs on which we sit were
made by German prisoners. A
large saw mill near our camp
was destroyed by Germans and
it is being rebuilt by prisoners.
We get New York papers every
day, but of course, they con-
tain nothing of home people.
Give my regards to my best
girl and the people around
Crestmont.
James Brown.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
RED CROSS AUXILIARY
AT PARROTSVILLE

Members of the extension
Committee of Cooke county
Red Cross Chapter accompan.
led by Mrs. A. N. Fisher, chair.
man of knitting and other
Newport citizens visited Par.
rottsville on Tuesday evening
November 6 for the purpose
of assisting in the organization
of a Red Cross Auxiliary.
They found an enthusiastic
company assembled in the
school building. An organiza
ton of twenty members, mer
and women was easily effected
with officers as follows:
President, Mrs. Dawson.
Secretary, Mrs Ernest Jones
Treasurer, Miss Nell Myers
Chairman Knitting, Mrs. L
R. Jones.
Chairman Sewing, Mrs
Frank LaRue.
Wool for knitting soldier
garments and material for hos
pital garments were supplied
and this new force will begin
work at once.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
What is Meant By
Food Conservation

other meats in part and reduce
the meat ration in general; this
can be done in many cases with
beneficial effects on health, for
we Americans are very large
meat eaters. Their are no sub
stitutes for dairy products and
sugar. But we can save much
by cutting out all waste and by
reducing in some cases the
amounts used without any det-
riment to our own health or
comfort. Cut out some of the
candy and the health of the
children will be. improved !;
leave no sugar in the bottom of
the cup; leave no butter on the
plate to be lost in the dish
washing; be sparing in the use
of these articles.
If all Americans will volun-
tarily and faithfully follow
these simple suggestions they
will suffer little in comfort,
none in health or efficiency,
will save much money for
themselves and will contribute
immensely to ultimate victory.
1t is the one way, perhaps, in
which absolutely every one of
us can help in the great cause.
To lose this war would set
back the cause of humanity
and freedom for centuries.
America may we'll aghast at
such a possibility. This war
must be won, and each of us
can help by Food Conserva-
ton.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14

have played no favorites at
the bar or among the people,
but have listened as readily to
the story of the poor and un-
fortunate as to that of the rich
and the great.
My opponent is about Is
years younger than | am. He
can very we'll wait until l have
served at least one full term in
the Office.
Some poorly informed peo-
pie jumped to the conclusion
that because Mr.. Creswell bolt
ed two years ago and defeated
the Republican nominee for
Senator, he was a bear-cat with
voters. Don't let that fool
you. The Office was bought
for him that time with money
that was diverted out of the
state campaign fund. There
is no state campaign fund this
year to be knocked down for
his benefit. Presumably he
will run on his merits, and the
voters will get a fair crack at
him.
When l swing across the
mountain end of the county the
last of this month, want to
see all the voters.
Thanking you in advance
for all favors, am
Respectfully,
H. M. RANKIN.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
EXPLANATION To The Red Cross Knitting.

1t has been decided that
those who are knitting soldiers
garments under the direction
of the Red Cross may if they
wish, help in supplying such
garments for Cooke county sol
diers.
The wool necessary for such
work may be bought from the
Red Cross work room, so long
as their supply lasts at cost.
Red Cross people are entire
ly in sympathy with this work
of supplying the home boys
and are ready to cooperate
with them. But the money
appropriated out of our Cooke
county war fund for the pur-
chase of wool is to be used for
the National Red Cross work,
and is under the direction of
the central committee.
A recent cablegram from
Col. Grayson, head of the
American Red Cross work in
France, makes an appeal for
more sweaters for the soldiers
there. The damp climate, the
scarcity of fuel, and their nee
cessary exposure are already
causing great discomfort.
We are proud of the gener.
GUS impulse which prompted
some of our American boys ir
France to take their owr
sweaters and give them tt
poorly clad French soldiers or
their way to the front. The
Knoxville Red Cross Chapter
has been sending their knitted
garments to Camp Sewer, bu
the wool thus used has beer
provided by special donations
More of our county worl
has been sent to our Cock,
county boys than has been sen
to headquarters, but all sucl
garments have been sent a
personal gifts and none of tn
campaign fund has bee,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
PARROTTSVILLE

Three carloads attended the
political speaking from this
place Wednesday night at
Salem.
The two year old child of
Jim Stuart, near this place,
died Tuesday morning, from
tonsilitis.
A pie supper was given for
the benefit of the soldiers at
the school house Saturday
| night. Tie event Was ifot well
advertised but inspite of the
small crowd and only eighteen
pies, the supper netted $17.15.
Mrs. Emma Ottinger, mother
of Mr.. Rufe Ottinger, died sud-
denly Sunday morning while
visiting at the home of Frank
Smith. Funeral services were
held at Salem and the burial
was directed by j. B. Jones,
our local undertaken.
Miss Bernice Harmed has
been visiting at the home of l..
R. Jones the past week.
A Red Cross Chapter was
organized at this place Mon
day night. Twenty odd join
ed at the organization and sew
eral have joined. since. Now
everyone is carrying their knit
ting everywhere.
Mr.. Tilson Wilds has sold
his farm to Carl Ottinger. Mr..
Wilds will probably locate
near lockwood, Tenn.
Rev. Stapelton, the district
superintendent, preached a
very interesting sermon at the
M. E. church Sunday night.
Mrs. S. D. Harmed visited
friends and relatives at De,
Rio the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Critselous
have bought the home of J. w
Proffitt and were in town Sat
urday having the deed trans
ferred.
DR.. C. w. LaRue is sending
out a S. O. S. call for member.
of the M. E. church, South, tt
come in and help him cover thu
parsonage. He succeeded il
getting help enough to cove
/ half of it the past week.
Mrs. Royal Ottinger is visit
, ing at the home of her parents
l Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Radcliffe
A large crowd attended tn,
sale of Mr.. Bob Bells Saturda,
and it was reported that every
! thing brought a REASONABLE
price.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
MASS MEETING M. E.
CHURCH, THURS. 7:3O

A mass meeting will be held
at the M. E. church Thursday
evening at 1880 for the pur-
pose of organizing a campaign
to raise money for the army Y.
nj. C. A. work. There will be
short addresses by prominent
speakers of the town. All who
interested are urged to be pres
ent.
President Wilson says
MAY l not express the very
high value | have attached to
the work accomplished by the
Y. M. C. A. and my sincere
personal interest in the large
plans of the War Work Coun
Gil for the work still ahead OF
the association"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14

clothing.
Mrs. John M. Jones, chair
man of jams and jellies for our
soldiers, requests me to an
nounce, on account of the un-
certainty of our men being in
Camp Sewer at Thanksgiving,
she will not try to collect and
ship those sweets now, but to
hold the jam, jellies and pre-
serves and if it is possible to
reach our men at Christmas
will try to send the things then.
This past week our workers
have sent in contributions as
follows: Mrs. J. A. Susong,
$500; Parrottsville, $14.58
which they raised at a Pie Sup
per Saturday night, and we
have had II sweaters donated
to us.
Our Second District has set
a noble example. They have
not only responded promptly
but so far more literally than
any of our civil district. Many
are yet to hear from. Lets see
what this week brings in.
If we all work together we
will put a sweater on the back
of every Cooke county soldier.
Do it now!
Don't forget to go to the
"Tom Thumb Wedding" at
Bybee Friday night and to the
Pie Supper in the Dutch Bot
tom Saturday night. We ex-
pect large shipments of yarn
this week.
The league will hold an i'm
portant meeting in the court
house Saturday November II,
at 2 o'clock. Want all the
league workers present.
LILLE E. DUNCAN,
Chairman.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
NOTICE TO SEWERS

The sewers in Red Cross
work room will have a ship.
ment of hospital bed shirts
next week. Two more sewing
machines have been added
Eight or ten chairs are needed
also electic iron and ironing
board.
We have funds for material
but none for equipment or run
ing expenses.
mornings for sewers and wan
you to come, this means any
day who will sew. We are
urged to do all the work We
can before the first of the year
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14

Every Republican soldier
from Cooke county who is OF
age gets a vote in the big do
ipgs" to occure December 3.
For then one of the hottest
times in the hosiery of the
county's political pot is prom
ised. Where heretofore the
pot only got to boiling point,
it appears that it will boil over
the edge this trip. Indeed so
close is the participants bunch
ed that they called it draw,
and went to Camp Sewer to get
the decision. About two hun
dred votes will turn most any
race in Cooke county, and as
the office seekers were plan
ming to como down anyway and
see what they could do for the
comfort of the boys, they drop
ped the good word that any
votes cast for them would not
be sneezed at.
One of the first to hit camp
was the congenial register,
Tom Haun. Tom says that he
is so far in the lead, that it re-
minds him of the time he went
so far out on limb after a
'possum. One morning re-
Gently the boys were coming
out of their tents to group
about in the sunshine, and lis
ten to the latest story about the
mean doctors over at the hos
pital from Jack Archer, when
a line of civilians were spied
coming down the company
street. AS they neared, Dunk
Balch was recognized as being
in the lead, and Tom Haun was
bringing up the rear. Inter-
mittently in the line were John
Holt, Arthur Gates, and sup
porters. Soon the old Cooke
county style canvassing was
taking place, and nodding of
heads was common. After the
heat had cooled off a bit poll
tics were cast aside, and a race
was arranged between Tom
Haun and Jack. Archer on his
crutches. Jack won the race,
but Tom says he is going to win
over a sound man on Decem-
Der 8, so did not worry of los
ing to cripple.
A barrel was found, and
after many requests Haun
mounted it and made a brief
talk, setting forth his platform
and ending up by saying he
was glad the boys would get
a vote before they went to
France, as he would sure lose
a lot of votes by their getting
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
General Rankin To The
Voters OF Cooke County

My opponent went through
the mountain section Of Cooke
county by himself, but l was
with him north of the French
Broad and at Reidville.
If he made any impression
on the voters where I did not
meet him, the facts will re-
move it when | present them to
the people.
l am not throwing any bou-
quets at myself, when l make
the assertion that | will beat
him two to one in every dis
trict where we spoke together.
Now | want to see the peo-
pie in the mountains, and l am
coming back to this county a
little later to speak at as many
places as possible. Let the
people be ready to come out
and hear me touch up brother
Creswell.
| have held the office of At
torney General only one year.
If l have served efficiently, l
ought now to be elected to the
full term. That my service
has been efficient is evidenced
by the fact that no attack has
been made on my official rec
ord.
. l have sought diligently to
enforce the law, but, at the
same time | have tempered
justice with mercy where the
circumstances warranted.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
The Comfort League
What an honor it would be clothing.

What an honor it would be
to Cooke county if in addition
to the pillows and kits we
could give every one of our
soldiers a sleeveless sweater.
And what a comfort the sweat
ers would be to "our boys" No
more appropriate Christmas
present could be sent to SOL
dier. Something he can wear
every day, in army camp, on
ocean voyage and into the
trenches. An ever present
reminder of home and loved
ones.
Do you think we can do this?
We are willing to try. This
past week we have been able
to place in the hands of knit
ters 33 sweaters. This week
we want to place twice that
many. Its important to finish
this work as speedily as pos
sible. The "boys" are suffer-
ing from the cold and need
the sweaters, then in 40 days
they may have started on their
journey to "No Mans Land"
We feel we can not afford
to delay a moment if we can
secure materials and knitters
so if you haven't begun a
sweater do so at once. If you
can't knit send in your contri-
button to buy yarn.
Recently, in a northern camp
the soldiers were sleeping on
the ground, in freezing wealth
er, with three inches of snow
on the ground. Sweaters were
a priceless comfort. Such need
may face our men in the south
now. They have an epidemic
of measles and we know how
dangerous measles are, if one
hasn't the proper care and
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
How Cooke County Soldier Boys
Feel About The December Election.
Gene. D. RObininSOn


killed. Much applause greet
ed Toms stump speech, anc
Major Jack Archer was pre-
vailed upon to represent the
company in their politica
standing. Jack started off 8
little slow, and getting warm
ed up got off the subject and
was soon conducting a reviva.
campaign, from force of habit
of his "holy roller" days, he
explained. He assured the
candidates that none would be
forgotten in the vote casting
and said though that his vote
was going for nil-that he
would not fight for a man then
vote for him also. He said
tho that Tom Haun was an ex,
ception, and that one more vote
would be added to the vast
majority piled up by him on
election day. Here Jack ceas
ed until Rufe Webb brought
him a glas of water, and Mon.
day Hixson had formed him a
gavel to give his utterances
more force.
He ended his speech with
the utterance, "And so with the
light of battle in our eyes, and
stalking onward to victory
through mixture of mud and
blood to protect them too old
to fight and the future genera.
tons of little Americans from
the chain gang of the Germans
we pause a moment in our
march to put in power these
good men from our home town
in order that they can look
after our wives and property
(Here Jack paused and pro-
cured a cigarette from Dan
Reneau). So l call upon you
men, which | can do, as | am
over you all, to cast your vote
for Tommy Haun. Tom will
see that none of our farms are
decided away from us while we
are gone, so I command all OF
you to vote thus conspicously
as l have dictated. l thank
you kindly for your undivided
attention. and hoping we will
all meet in Abrahams bosom
after the bugle is. footed by
Gabe, will draw to a conclus
ion"
We wish that every candi
date could be elected, but a
this is impossible we offer as
consolation to the defeated
taht they join the fighting com
pany from Newport where de
feat is a thing as unthoughr o
as butter for meals.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14
THE ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY

The following letter from a
prominent Knoxville business
man was received a few days
ago:
II went through your good
town the other day to Ashe-
vile, and have come to the con-
clusion that there is more in
accurate information about the
condition of the road between
Knoxville and Asheville than
there is about every other road
in East Tennessee put togeth-
er.
II wish to congratulate
Cooke county on what they
have done, and wish to say
that found absolutely no
trouble in the entire route, ex-
cept two miles west of the
North Carolina line, and only
one spot of about $50 feet
where a short hill has been cut
into ruts, and where there is a
mud hole at the top of the hill.
81 spent about an hour and
a half getting through this $50
feet and am particularly we'll
acquainted with conditions
thereabouts.
"This particular spot could
be fixed for about 1926, as it
only needs a little drainage,
but it is a shame not to grade
this part and surface the bal
ance of about three miles to
the end of your rock road.
"Has this matter ever been
taken up with the State High
way Commission and an effort
made to get state and federal
aid? | think your county is
entitled to this aid, and if you
got it, completing a twelve
months road through to Ashe.
. vile, l believe you would be
amazed at the benefit thai
would come to the county. Yor
have something to show
, through that section and there
is no reason on earth why thu
summer and winter home,
that are scattered Throughout
Western North Carolina
should not extend down int,
Cooke county. The land i
much more fertile; is mucl
more beautiful, and it is
crime against yourselves not t,
get the benefit of what yo,
have.
81 have written the Secretar
of the State Highway Commits
sion, who, as you know, prac
. tically controls the use of tn
state road fund, and who ca,
also control the use of the fed
eral aid money, and if | ca
be of any assistance to you
county | would be glad if yo
would call on me-"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1917-11-14

used in this way. The secre-
tary of chapter has asked for
Instructions in regard to the
further placing of the knitted
work.
The small shipment of knit
ted garments sent to headquar-
ters November 1st, has been
accepted with the comment
beautiful work.. So no one
need hesitate to knit for Red
Cross, with the fear that their
work might not be approved.
If you are not knitting, be-
gin now to knit for soldiers in
the training here, or at the
front.