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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20

people of our lands are suffering. Why
indulge in expensive luxuries while
the patriots Of France and England
are fighting a "kultur" that has be-
come as a hyena afflicted with hydro
phobia and as a trouncing lion in the
pathway of liberty.
I'VE commend to you a careful
reading of President Wilson's address
of April Is. He declares that "the
supreme need of the nation is food
stuffs." For every man who must
shoulder a rife for military duty We
should furnish inducement for another
to take up farm work. The army of
the burrows is just as important as the
army in the trenches"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
MASS MEETING AT
COURT HOUSE SOON
COlORED CITIZENS TO TAKE UP
QUESTION OF FOOD SUPPLY
FOR NATION.

There will be a mass meeting Of the
colored people of the city and county
Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock
in the Circuit Court room of the court
house, " take up and discuss the food
question and try to formulate plans,
thereby cooperating with the govern,
msnt as much as possible in the great
question OF food products.
All questions relating to the food
situation will be fully discussed and
some Of the most prominent citizens
OF the county will make addresses
telling how the colored people can
help in the great work before the
American people. They had a most
enthusiastic meeting a few days ago
in which Rev. Kicks, Judge Erwin,
Judge Mcknight and others told OF
the great question before the govern.
ment.
All of the colored people who are
thinking Of raising corn, whether on
a large or small scale, are requested
to be present as sample of seed cror
will be given every one; also several
samples OF seeds will be given all pres
ent and instructions as to how to plant
them to get the best'results.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
COUNTY HIGHWAY
FROM RALLY HILL
NEAPOL|S FINISHED
WORK HOUSE HANDS NOW BEING
USED TO CRUSH ROCK FOR
REPAIRS,
TO Be MOVED EARLY DAFT
viii Probably Be Divided Into TIVE
Squads so That Repairs Can be
More Quickly Made on the Main
Thoroughbred Of the County.

After two years of work the county
york house forces have finished the
new high highway from Rally Hill to
Ieapolis on the Nashville pike. The
road runs from Rally Hill on the ex-
RENE eastern section Of the county
O Kedron and then to the Nashville
like, intersecting the latter at Neap-
lis four miles this side of Spring Hill.
The work house hands were moved
the present location in July Of 1915,
md therefore lack about three months
If having been two years on the job
The new road is ten and half miles,
we'll graded and well built. 1t has
,een commended by every grand jury
hat has visited it during the time Of
is construction and by many road Off
ials. 1t has required an immense
amount OF work, much of it having
been constructed through rough
gladly country, where the rock was
near the surface. The road would
1ave been sooner finished but for the
Unprecedented weather of the past
winter which seriously hampered and
or a long time fully stopped all kinds
If work on the highways.
The hands are now engaged In
rushing rock for use on the Spring
Hill and Columbia pike, in repairing
hat highway. 1t is expected that they
will be moved at an early date to 9TH
n pixies and are likely to be divided
nto two squads so that repair work
nay be done on at least two of the
.oads leading to the county site at the
;ame time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON. April 19.-Accord-
ing to information received through
naval circles today four German sub
marines are lurking in American wa
ters at this time. The belief is ex-
pressed that these submarines are
sent to this side for specific purpose.
1t is believed that the submarines
are awaiting for certain vessels, and
that the submarine fired upon the
destroyer Smith is believed to be due
to the fact that the commander of the
submarine realized that he had been
discovered.
The navy department is still without
word as regards the firing heard OF
Cape Cod yesterday. Naval officials
refused to express opinion is the re-
port.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
CHAPLAIN FRAZIER
TO SPEAK TWICE IN
INTEREST OF NAVY
AT COLUMBIA AND AT MOUNT
PLEASANT ON SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
Distinguished Speaker VIII Be intro
duced by Gen. Job Garner-To BE
Met at the Station by a Committee
OF Citizens.

Chaplain J. B. Frazier. of the United
States navy, one of the best known
among the officers of the navy and
who was with Dewey in his noted vic
tory at Manila, nineteen years ago
the first day of next month, will visit
Maury county on Saturday in the in
terest OF naval recruits.
Chaplain Frazier will arrive on the
10 o'clock train from Nashville on Sat
urday and will be met at the station
by Mayor Dedman. William F. Ander,
son, president of the Board of Trade
and Gen. Job B. Garner and Horace
Frierson, Jr.
At 1 o'clock he will speak at the
Court House to the citizens of the city
and county. He is said to be a most
engaging speaker and will plead with
the people to interest themselves in
the country's first arm of defense.
Thousands of recruits are needed for
the navy and Chaplain Frazier is here
to try to get Maury county to furnish
its quota.
After the speaking here Chaplain
Frazier will be taken in charge of a
committee from Mt. Pleasant, headed
by Dr. c. Y. Clarke. and will go at
once to the phosphate city to speak
there at 3 o'clock.
Mayor Dedman will preside over the
meeting here and Mr.. Frazier will be
introduced by Gen. Job Garner, one
of the most eloquent of the local
speakers. He comes both as the rep
resentative of the United States navy
and Of the Naval Recruiting League,
the latter a patriotic body Of citizens.
1t is believed that this visit here will
10 much to stimulate interest in naval
recruiting in Maury county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
AMSTERDAM, April 1s.-"Ths
report that German submarine
had attacked a United States tor.
pedo boat destroyer off the Ameri-
can coast 10 untrue" says an Of.
fetal statement given out from Der.
lin today. A telegram from Der.
lin here today adds "such reports
could only be issued for the pur.
pose otBmputins to Germany war.
like activities against the United
States. An attack could not be
made by a German submarine, for
az yet there are no submarines in
the western part of the Atlantic"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
Cl AR|0h CALL TO
FARMERS OF STATE
FROM KNOX BRYSOA
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
APPEALS TO THE Patriotism
OF PEOPLE.
SOLDIERS IN The BURROWS
Upon Them Depends Whether or Not
The War With the Forces Of Auto
cracy Shall End in Victory Or In
Dsfeat-Economy Urged.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 1s.v
Commissioner Of Agriculture, Hon. H.
Knox Bryson. has issued to the farm
ers Of Tennessee the following call:
"Tennesseans should wake up to the
fact that the country really is at war"
is the opening sentence of bulletin
recently issued from the State De-
partment of Agriculture by Commits
sioner H. X. Bryson. I'VE are far
from the coast lines" the bulletin
continues, land scarcely in touch with
the activities in the vast amount OF
preliminary work that is now being
carried on, with the view OF putting
the naticn in state of preparedness
and adequate defense; it is hard,
therefore for any of US to realize that
the supreme crisis of the nations his.
tory is at hand. We go about our
daily avocations as usual. We take
in places OF amusement, we spend our
money for luxuries, and just now we
seem to be most fortunately situated.
The tramp, tramp of the soldier boys
here at home and the shrill blast of
the bugle calling the country to arms
are apparently not taken very serious
ly by great many people. But they
will yet feel the pinch. To them
there will come a rude awakening.
I'VE cannot. therefore. too strongly
urge those who live upon the farms to
exert themselves to the utmost. I'm.
doubtedly the producer will be we'll
paid for his work. The crops of 1917
will decide whether the world shall be
fed, or whether it shall starve in 1918.
All over the globe there are millions
of men under arms who must be fed.
men accustomed to labor in the fields,
men who have heretofore produced
what they consumed. Now the supply
Of foodstuffs is below normal. Pota.
toes and many other products are ex.
ccedingyl scarce. The great, the vital
problem is, How are we going TO feed
our friends across the sea and have
enough left to feed ourselves? This
problem must be faced resoluteiy and
Gntelligently. Agriculture must be de.
veloped on a larger scale than ever
before. And point that should no,
be forgotten is that we should raise
those products that can be dried and
thus preserved for future use. as the
prices of tin or glass containers for
canning may become prohibitive.
The most rigid economy in food
and in dress should be practiced. For
the once we should forego pleasure
and entertainment which takes money
out of our pockets and which might as
well go toward the maintenance of
the boys who will defend our homes
and our firesides, our wives and our
children.
1T is, indeed, high time for the peo-
pie OF America to get back to earth.
We should cease worshiping at the
shrine of the speed god Why pursue
mad extravaganza when the poor OF
our own country and the oppressed
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
COLUMBIA WILL SEEK
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
MOBILIZATION CAMP
LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF TRADE WE'D.
NESDAY AFTERNOON.
ENLIST CONGRESSMAN PADGET1
News Of Rejection OF Belle Meade
Property Spreads-Sets Enterpris-
ing Men to Work in Interest of
"The Dimpls."

Upon the receipt of the news in Co.
lumbia Wednesday afternoon that the
Belle Meade property in Nashville had
been rejected by the war department
az a mobilization camp for the Ten
nessee soldiers, there was something
doing right now with the members of
the Board Of Trade. A hurry canvas
was made of the members and other
citizens Of the city, and meeting was
held in the Offices of the Maury Ma
tional Bank with nearly forty pres
ent, and ways and means for having
the camp established at Columbia was
emmidiately taken up. A hurry call
was put in for General Rogan over the
telephone, and President Anderson
appointed a committee composed of
J. M. Dedman E. E. Erwin and w. D
Hastings, to wire Congressman Pad,
gett at Washington, asking for his un
qualified support in having the camp
located at Columbia.
The following day letter was tele-
graped Congressman Padgett:
Hon. L. P Padgett. NJ. c.,
Washington, D. c.
"Inasmuch as Belle Meade has been
rejected as a mobilization camp by
the War Department, it was unani
mously decided at an enthusiastic
mass meeting held this afternoon by
the Board of Trade and citizens of
Columbia to apply to the War Depart
ment for the establishment of mobi-
lization camp for the Tennessee sol,
diers at Columbia. II you will recall,
Columbia was the mastering out place
for the Mississippi soldiers in the
Spanish-American war. Please take
the matter up with the War Depart
ment and wire us what steps are
necessary and the requirements for
securing tho camp. We feel that We
can count ON your unqualified support
and advice.
wv. F. ANDERSON,
President Board Of Trade.
~. M. DEDMAN,
&c e. ERWIN,
"W. D. HASTINGS,
Committee"
Several locations were discussed
and it is believed that ample and suf-
icient grounds can be secured for the
camp within easy access to the city.
When the Mississippi soldiers were
| mustered out here, the fair grounds
were used for the camp site, but for
the mobilization camp not less than
one hundred and fifty acres will be
required.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
CONGRESSMAN PADGETT'S
TELEGRAM.
Glad For Columbia To Present Its
Advantages-locati on Mil.
tary Advantages.

Washington, D. c.. April 10.
wv. F. Anderson, Presidetn,
Columbia, Tenn.
saw Adjutant General, who states
that General Wood recommended
Belle Meade and department disap-
proved. Reconsideration pending.
Secretary OF war states location not
vet decided. Will be glad for Column
bia to present it's advantages. Selec.
ton will be determined solely upon
military advantages.
T.P. PADGETT."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
RloTiNG IN BRAZIL.

Reported That Santa Carthaoinia In
Concentration Point For
Armed Men.
Special to The Herald.
BUBNOS AIRES, April 19.-The
German residents in the Brazilian
state Of Grande Do Sui. where thers
has been serious war rioting, have BE-
gun to concentrate men at Santa Car
thaginia, according to a report from
Rio De Janeiro. Many armed men
have been brought to the point and
despite the presence Of troops Ports
Algere situation is said to be serious.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
MARTIAL LAW ON
HoBokEN FRONT.

Three Companies OF Twenty second
Infantry Regulars Patroling
District.
Special to The Herald.
NEW YORK, April 19.-Most Of the
Hoboken, N. j., water front, along
which docks the great German ship
ping companies were located, have
been placed under martial law. This
action was taken today. Three COM
panies Of the Twenty-second Infantry.
United States regulars. are patroling
the district
Hamburg-American North German
Lloyd liner warehouses notified that
wharves must be cleared of all freight
Immediately First declaration Of
martial law on United States son
since the declaration Of war
FIGHT IN HOUSE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
WAR TIME TRUCE BROKEN.

Republicans And Democrats In Senate
Again involved in Bitter
Hostilities.
Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The war
time truce declared between republi-
cans and democrats broke down today
in the senate, and the upper house Is
again involved in bitter hostilities
over the so-called administration
espionage bill. Fighting is centered
in censorship section.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
GENERAL NEvlLLE's FORCES

Only Five Miles OF Of German For.
tress Of Laon-city Being
Bombarded.
Special to The Herald,
PARIS. April 19.-General NevilIe's
French army is now only five miles
from the German fortress Laon, one
of the chief supporting points to the
southern end of Hindenburg's lima
The French guns are now playing on
the city and the bombardment is ter
rife. During the past three days ie
is unoficially estimated that the Ger
mans have lost in killed. wounded
and captured one hundred and fifty
thousand men. The battle field is
covered with corpses, some have
been lying in mud for the past sew.
enty-two hours.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
PRESIDENT AUTHORITY
OVER EXPORTS
Senate Commerce Committee Unans-
mousIy Voted Today TO Recon-
mend Measure

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The SEN
ate conference committee today unan-
imously voted to recommend the pass
age Of the federal bill giving the presi-
dent absolute authority over exports,
so as to insure their wise, economical
and profitable distribution to other
countries"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20

their lines in many places from four
to six miles.
The Anglo-French today concentrat-
ed heavy pressure against salients OF
Teutonic lines on the Arras front and
Aisne river line. North Of Aisne the
entire Hindenburg line has been
bulged back, and in some places 90
much as four miles deep.
The allies have taken ten additional
villages, driving the defenders OF in
great disorder.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
Bill in Session This
Affernoon

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Confsr>
ences on the seven billion dollar bill
are in session this afternoon and an
effort to arrange prompt adjustment
between the differences of the tive
houses over senate amendments to the
measure will be made.
Meanwhile all advocates for con-
scription began to line up forces this
afternoon and will probably be the
hardest fought fight since Wilson be-
gan administration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20

ACCORDING TO NAVAL ADvicEs BELIEVED THAT TIE a
MARINES ARE IN AMERICAN WATERS FOR THE PURPOSE Of
WAITING FOR CERTAIN sHIPs-FRED DESTROYER yEsrEa-
DAY AFTER THE COMMANDER FOUND HE HAD BEEN Dis
coVEREo-uNoFficiALLY ESTIMATED THAT GERMANS loss
IN KILLED, WOUNDED AND CAPTURED AMOUNT TO ONE MN
DRIED AND FIFTY MOUNTAINEERING IN BRAZILIAN STATES
predicted THAT THE WAR WILL LAST FOR rnREe Vase
LONGER AND POSSIBLY FIVE YEARs-REPusl cANs ANN nm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
Between Administration And Congress
May Hamper Preparation
Measures.

Measures.
Special to TIL Herald.
WASHINGTON. April 19.-Differ.
ence of opinion between the admins
tration and congress over the proper
way to raise the army for participa-
ton in the great war against Prussian
militarism, seriously menaces the
proper preparation, officials declared
today.
1t is declared that the president has
already decided to appeal directly to
the people. The nature OF the appeal
is not known. May take to form Of
IN address to a joint session Of con-
sress. public address or note to the
people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
TO PRESENT PLAY
AT GLENDALE
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR BENEFIT OF
THE SCHOOL HousE-sPlEN-
DID PLAY.

The Village Lawyer a farce COM
,dy, will lbe presented at the Glendale
,chool house Friday night. April 9th.
for the benefit Of the school building.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
CONSERVATION FooDsTUFFs.
Preparation Are Going Forward To
Prepare For Three Years

War.
Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-Ameri-
can war preparations for the conser-
walton of foodstuffs concerned going
forward on three year war basis. or
6cials are convinced that the way
things are going now the war will
end within the year, provided that
Germany fails to make separate peace
with Russia. II they are successful
in making separate peace the possibili.
ty is nowhere denied that the war will
last at least three years more and
possibly Ave.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
FOUR GERMAN SUBMARINES
seen LURKING IN AMERICAN
SEAS OFF COAST CAPE con

ALLIES CONTINUE GREAT DRIVE ON WESTERN
FRONT. TWENTY THOUSAND GERMANS CAP
TURED IN THREE DAYS OF FIGHTING HIN
DENBURGs LINE BULGED FOUR MILES
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-20
ALLIES CONTINUE THE DRIVE.
Twenty-six Thousand Germans Are
Captured in Three Days
Fiuhtlnu.
Special 10 The Herald.

Special 10 The Herald.
LONDON, April 1e.-The allies con-
tinue the onTush against the Teutons.
The past three days fighting has net
ed the capture Of twenty-six thousand
Germans and the allies have pushed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-10

By caring for her Is injured pu-
pills until help came, although she
had a broken jaw and arm, Miss
Vera Carter, teacher at the Vireton,
Okla, school, is heroine Of cyclone
disaster which killed Is school chill
dren, destroyed Miss Carriers school
house and another at Stigler, Okla,
and did tremendous damage through
cut that part Of the country.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-10

Miss Carter collapsed from loss OF
blood and fatigue when help arrived.
She is in a hospital recovering from
shock and injuries. The picture
shows Miss Carter and the wFeckage
Of the Stigler schooIhouse.
-O-O
( Hartford, Conn. Machine gun
being tested at Colt factory went
Wild and peppered business section
Of city with 500 shots. None Injured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-29
LOCAL. AND
PERSONAL,

L. c. Petersen left Tuesday for
Tyler to attend meeting at
Danebod Folkhighschool.
Laurits Godballe, who is a
land owner northeast of town,
left Monday for Somers, Iowa, to
do thing.
Fred Degerstrom was in Pine
City Monday in the interest of
having a bridge put across the
county ditch on his land.
At a meeting Sunday evening
many were in favor of lending a
helping hand in the rebuilding
of Danebod Folkhighschool at
Tyler, and it was decided to place
subscription list in the First
State Bank where anybody may
subscribe to whatever sum they
wish to give.
Marinus Jensen came up from
Nebraska last week and visited
few days at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Georg Jensen, east
of town. He left Monday for
Minneapolis to enter a school of
art. Mr.. Jensen is naturally
gifted in painting and has won
several prizes at fairs in Nebra-
ska.
Program for Parent-Teachers
Meeting Wednesday evening,
April 4, 1917, at 8 o'clock: Song,
high school; Den Menneskelig
Udvikling," DIR. P. N. Fenger;
primary work, Miss Emma Jacob.
sen; vocational guidance, F. c.
Nielsen; refreshments; informal
discussion. "Sangboger med.
bringes."
G. F. Hoolihan has resigned
his position here as agent at the
depot and will leave today foi
his home in Minneapolis. where
he will work at the G.. N. freight
depot. c. B. Settle of Bethel
who will succeed Mr.. Hoolihar
as agent in Askov arrived here
yesterday.
Come and hear c. J. Hall, the
eloquent California speaker, al
Askov Sunday, April |, at 3 p. m
1t has been decided to have the
meeting at the assembly hall in
stead of town hall as it is
thought that the last mentioned
building will not adequately
house the crowd that will come
to hear him. Mr.. Hall comes
highly recommended as a speak
er and your time will be wei
spent in going to hear him.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-29

Sigurd Mosbak went to Du-
luth Friday to seek employment.
X. S. Sorensen and crew went
to Bruno Tuesday to saw logs
with their portable mill.
Peter Hansen of Tyler, came
Tuesday for visit the home
Of his brother-in-law, Ernst NAL
ling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thue Christen-
sens son, Johannes, who has
taken an agricultural course at
University Farm, st. Paul, re-
turned home Saturday.
Chr. Frederiksen, who went to
Minneapolis last week to enter
the Norwegian Deaconess Hospi-
tai, has been operated upon for
appendicitis. He is doing well.
The evening school which has
been conducted for the past
couple of months at the H. C..
Andersen school Tuesday and
Friday evenings, closed Tuesday
evening.
Axel Nissen, who has been en-
ployed at the steel plant, Du-I
luth, returned to Askov Sunday,
and has again taken up abode on
his land southeast of town, in
the Ole Roland neighborhood.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-03-29

FOR THE WEEK

This column is for free use by
chuaheS, schools. societies, lodges.
etc. for the purpose of announcing
meetings where no admission is to
he charged. such meetings are
held for social or educational pur-
poses and not for the purpose Of
earning money.
Services in the Danish Luther
an church Sunday morning at
the usual hour, 1890.
Rev. Kr. Andersen.
Sunday school at the II. G..
Andersen school house Sunday at
1890 a. m.