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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Mrs. S. e. FetZer.

Cleveland, Tenn, August A.
Mrs. Sue Z. Fetzer died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. w. O.
Taylor, Friday afternoon 6: 80 al
Cleveland. She was born Oct. 2,
-1843, in Jefferson county, Tenn,
and was married Feb. 20, 1862,
to Joseph A. Fetzer, a prosperous
merchant of Benton, Tenn.
Mrs. Fetzer has been widow
since Feb. 23, 1871, and is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs.
Elizabeth Fetzer Taylor and Mrs.
w. o. Taylor both of Cleveland,
and Mrs. N. S. Nicholson, OF
Hopewell, Va.
Mrs. Fetzer has been a consist
ent and lifelong member of the
M. Z. church, south. The funer-
al, conducted by DIR. w. S.
Neighbors, will be held at the
residence Sunday afternoon at S
o'clock, and intermcnt will be
made in the city cemetery.
Sunday Chattanooga Times.
Mrs. Fetzer had several rela-
tives and many friends in this
community.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Notice.

The Recorder of the city of
Benton, Tenn, will receive sealed
bids up TO noon Wednesday Aug
ust 18th. 1917, on ten thousand
dollars ($lO,o00.0O) waterworks
bonds, six per cent. No bid will
be considered unless sealed and
accompanied by certified check for
$50. Bids to be opened by FL
nance, Ways and Means committee
at office of Recorder on above date
and bonds awarded to highest and
best bidder. Right reserved TO re-
iect any or all bids. This July S,
1917. John S. Shamblin,
Mayor.
J. 4. Cook, Recorder.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Mrs. M. v. O'Neal
Killed by Train.

Mrs. Mary O'Neal, wife Of
/ ifsffsrtia " -0'Neale of Ocoee, was
run over and instantly killed BY
Louisville and Nashville train
at three o'clock Saturday even
ing. Mrs. O. Neal was about 20
years of age and was a respected
and well-known lady.
She was going to the orchard,
which is on the opposite side of
the railroad from the ONeal
home, and was struck by No. 81,
southbound
She was the mother of thirteen
children, twelve of whom survive
her. They are: J. P. and J. F.
O'Neal, of Cleveland; Clifford
and Ernest O. Neal of Chattanoo-
ga; Mrs. William Frazier, Mrs.
Wash Mason, Miss Ada O Neal,
of Ocoee; Mrs. Charles Campbell
of Ducktown; Mrs. Bette Rose,
Cleveland; Mrs. Charles Rose of
Chattanooga; Mrs. Charles Parks
of Memphis; Mrs. Eula Hindman
of Ocoee.
Mrs. O'Neal was a member of
the Baptist church. lntcrment
was made at Cumberland Shed at
ten O clock a. M. Monday. The
bereaved relatives have the SYM
pathy of host of friends.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Call for a General
Registration.

The registration books will be
open at the various voting pre-
cincts in Polk county, beginning
August the 9th, 1917, and continu-
ing for ten days under the rules
and laws governing registration in
Tennessee.
This is general registration and
lasts for four wears and all persons
who are legally qualified to vote
at that time should register and
preserve their registration certifi-
Gates; the places selected for reg
istration are as follows:
First District:
First precinct, Patty.
Second precinct, Benton.
Third precinct, Harris Arthur's
Shop.
Fourth precinct, Conasauga
High School
Second District:
Fifth precinct. Blue Ridge
School House.
Sixth precinct, Greasy Greek.
Seventh precinct, Springtown.
Eighth Precinct, Wits School
House.
Third District.
Ninth precinct, Turtletown.
Tenth precinct, Ducktown.
Eleventh precinct, Copperhill.
The same registrars have been
appointed except a change in the
third precinct and at Copperhill.
i'll which w. M. Prince is regis
trar at Arthur's shop and Fred
Dawes at Copperhill. Il
This the 10th day of July, 1919
B. B. c. Witt, ChairmafIs
]. E. Rollins. Secretary \
G. G. Hyatt, con'r
Board of Election COMMISSIONERS
Polk County, Tenn.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Notice
To Contractors!

Sealed bids for the following
road improvements in Polk coun-
ty, Tennessee, will be received by
the Mountain Road Commission
until 500 am, Friday August
10th, 1917, and at that time pub
licly opened and read in the En-
gineer's office at Wetmore. Ten
nessee.
Proposed Improvements will in
clude approximately one and
three fourths miles of mac adam
work on the Benton-Wetmore
road, construction of one concrete
box culvert and approximately
500 cubic yards of grade work.
The work will be let as a whole or
separately.
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by certified check to the
amount of 5 per cent of the pro-
posal, made payable to John L.
Williams, Chairman, Mountain
Road Commission.
Plans and specifications will be
on file at the Engineers Office at
Wetmore, Tenn,
A bond to cover materials and
labor, as we'll as a contract bond,
will be required.
The Mountain Road Commits
sion reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Mountain Road Commission
By C.. P. Williams, Secretary.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Fourth Quarterly Meeting.

The fourth quarterly meeting Of
the Benton circuit, M. Z. church,
south, will convene at Chestuee
church, August l9 and 20. The
stewards of Benton circuit are re-
quested to attend. They are
Benton: Harry Swan, J. d. Glenn
mer, N. A. White; Mt Hermon;
H. II. Harris, J. b. Boyd, G. F..
McCiary. J G. Norton; Carlock;
M. A. Barnett, " r. Coble;
Chesfuee, w. G. Kirkpatrick.
There will be dinner on the
ground. The quarterly meeting
will elect Sunday school superin
tendents, stewards and other off
GERS. Let everybody attend this
meeting.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09

VI I'D not be tolerated for an
ins ant.
finally, said DR.. Hill, Switzer-
Ia "a has a thoroughly trained and
= FfccflF equipped army, ready to
Ike the field at an hours notice,
perfected without the slightest
sfdship to any individual in its
Inks.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
No. 1928.
J. G. Harrison

Nora Joyce Bassett ct al.
In Chancery Court at Benton,
Tennessee.
1t appearing from the allegations
in Complainants bill which is
sworn to, that Nora Joyce Bassett
and husband, - Bassett, Mintie
Bell and husband - Bell, Jane
Joyce Richardson and husband,
- Richardson, Sallie Joyce Nc
Connell and husband, - Nc
Council, Tinsfey Joyce, Chas.
Joyce, Albert Joyce, Laura Joyce
burden and husband, burden,
Lem Joyce, Tressie Joyce Owen
and husband, - Owen, Flora
Bell Joyce. Ruth Joyce and Jno.
Roy Joyce, - Joyce, widow OF
Alex Joyce, deceased, are residents
of the state of Arkansas, and Ann
Joyce Harris and husband, -
Harris are residents Of the state OF
Texas and are non residents of
the state of Tennessee, so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be
served on them. 1t is ordered
that publication be made for four
consecutive weeks in the Polk
County News, newspaper pub
lished i'll Polk county, notifying
said non residents to appear at the
September rules of said court to be
held at the court house i'll Benton
OH the first Monday i'll September
1917, the same being rule day OF
said court, and make defense to
said bill or the same will be taken
for confessed and the cause set for
hearing ex parte as to them.
This July IL, 1917.
A. ]. Williams,
Clerk and Master.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

Eta Cucksee vs.. Dexter Cucksee
No TO. 1t appearing from the
allegations in complainant's bill.
which is sworn to that the defend
ant Dexter CuckSee'S residence Isl
unknown and cannot be ascert3ln-.
cd upon diligent inquiry, but Ae-
lieved to be non resident of tie
state of Tennessee so that ee
ordinary process of law cannot &c
served on him. 1t is ordered thkt
publication be made for four cohAl
secutive weeks in the Polk County
News, a newspaper published in
Polk county, notifying said non
resident to appear at the Septem-
Der rules of said court to be held
at the court house in Benton on
the first Monday in September
1917, the same being a rule day
of said court, and make defense
to said bill or the same will be
taken for confessed and the cause
set for hearing ex parte as to him.
This July "a, 1917.
A. ]. Williams,
Clerk and Master.
J. S. Shamblin, sol'r for compl't.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Bids Wanted
for Painting Polk County
BRIDGES.

| will receive sealed bids up to
IL o'clock noon August Is, 1917,
on the painting of the steel bridg-
eS in Polk county, to wit:
lst, Parksville bridge,
End, Reynolds
3rd, Benton
4th, Mouth river "
5th, Wetmore
9th, Reliance
9TH, Apalachia "
Sth, Rogers
Also the bridges over Potato
creek and any other steel bridges
or trestles in the county.
Bidders are required to specify
which bridge or bridges they are
bidding on. The county will
furnish paint at bridge. Any or
all bids may be rejected Bridg
es must be thoroughly cleaned of
all rust and scale before paint is
applied. Written contracts will
be awarded and bond required of
successful bidders for faithful per
formance of contract.
This July Is, 1917.
S. L. Higdon,
Chairman County Court.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
Nerva Owen VS.. !. c. Owen

Ncrva Owen VS.. J. c. Owen
No. US. In chancery at Benton.
Tennessee.
In this cause it appearing by
sheriff S return that J. c. Owen is
nonresident of the State, He
is therefore hereby required to
appear on or before the first Mon
day in September next before the
clerk and master of said court at
his office in Benton, and make
defense to the bill filed against
him in said court by Nerva Owen,
otherwise the bill will be taken
for confessed. 1t is further or
dered that this notice be publish
cd for four consecutive weeks in
the Polk County News.
This the 3lst day of July, 1917.
A. J. Williams, c. & M.
John S. Shamblin, Solicitor.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09
War Brings Many
Bills before Legis-
IatOrs washington

! Washington, ID. c. Approx
4 mately rs bills of direct or in
2 direct bearing on internationa
affairs and almost entirely con
) nected with the war still lie in tn,
hands of Congress for either en-
actment or defeat, while 25 have
been passed by both Houses anc
signed by the President.
OF direct bearing on the war,
| for instance, two of the measure:
most recently to pass Congress
are the so-called Food bill and
the bill to appropriate $649, 900,
1000 for aircraft, although the for
mer went to conference becauss
of radical changes made by the
| Senate in the House bill. 9th i
important measures were the M
tional Defense, or army reorgaisi-
zation, law; drafting Of mili9ia
into regular army, army and navy
appropriation laws, appropriation
of $50, 600, O00 to speed var
preparations and the creation cf
the shipping board.
Still before Congress are bills
Towering the fields Of agriculture,
aeronautics, the army and hayy,
thanking and currency, tho em-
bargo, explosives, finances light
house service, merchant iaarine,
mining, naturalization, patents,
the Red Cross, rivers and rbors
ard i sszsisls. - tl-s
smithsonian Institution. Niagara
Falls, migratory birds and the
national botanic gardens are
brought into the war through
measures before Congress which
cover certain phases of which the
average citizen would never
think.
The joint resolution declaring
the United States to be in a state
of war with Germany was passed
by the Senate on April 4th and by
the House two days later and was
signed by the President on the
same day that it went through the
junior chamber. This is known
as Public Resolution No. /.
Of the bills still before Congress
probably the most important and
far-reaching, as safeguarding the
Nation in the future, is bill by
Senator Chamberlain, chairman of
the Committee on Military AT
fairs, to establish in this country
the system of Universal, obliga-
tory military training which has
kept Switzerland out of this war,
despite its geographic situation
almost in the heart of hostilitieS.
No effort will be made by Sena-
tor Chamberlain to push the bill
in this session, but it may be
made one of the leading items of
in the session which
convenes next December,
AS explained to the Senate
Committee on Military Affair by
DIR. David Jayne Hill, former
minister to Switzerland and now
president of the advisory board of
the American Defense Society,
pure and unadulterated democ-
racy is the foundation of this
measure. The law would be no
reSpector OF persons, but would
involve the rich man as well as
rhe poor man and make all who
are physically, mentally and NOR
ally fit for service equally liable
to obligatory training.
Further than this, DR.. Hill, who
also was ambassador to Germany,
contrasted the autocracy and mill
itarism of Prussia without such a
measure with the democracy and
-militarism of Switzerland un-
der the universal training system.
In Germany, the military element
dominates the civilian; in Swift
zerland, all men stand on the |
same footing, and militarism
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1917-08-09

| am keeping In stock
Ironing Boards, Meal Chests
and Chairs.
WILL HARRISON
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
CHEAT OFFENSIVE OF THE AL
LIES THREATENS ENTIRE
i GERMAN ARM,
FIRE MILLIONS Of SHELLS DAILY
Battle In the West Becomes Titanic
Struggle With Allies Constantly
Gaining

With the French Armies In Field
April ls.-Ali Of Germany's hold or
France was menaced today by the
worlds most titanic offensive.
II is a struggle between Won Hin.
denburg and the master strategists ol
the Franco British stats. on battle
scale undreamed OF before.
Frances part In this greatest oi
all drives was preceded by the great.
est bombardment In Its history. The
artillery roar began Friday. Million,
Of shells hurled over the lines daily
The French Workmanship was SC
deadly that the first German prIs.
oners caught In the infantry sweeI
forward declared Of their companjo
OF $50 men the average that survived
was only eighty each.
The sudden Franco British drive
shattered Germany's hopes to avoid
a spring offensive by their retreat.
The French onslaught. now gather.
ing It's greatest momentum. conbin.
ed with advances begun by the Brit.
ish. makes a continuous battle line
from Dixmude to Rheims. II is the
battle OF hundred mile front.
Today the French advance between
Rheims and Scissors menaces the en-
tire German line, coupled with the
British attack on 81. Quentin and the
advance Of Haig's troops toward cam
bral and Lens.
But from the crest OF one hill one
could see during one stage OF the
great struggle no less than the rea-
sons for the Germans tremendous
losses. This one incident was Frances
feat in wrestling one OF the Germans
strongest defensive positions from the
enemy.
The position consisted OF village
surmounting precipitous ravine.
The bank Of this ravlne was honey
combed with caves hewen out OF
solid stone: treacherously dug quarry
excavations and shafts. The Ger
mans had stationed their machine
guns there-strongly fortified In the
rock, which French artillery could no,
pierce. From the impregnable quar-
ries below the village the German
infantry awaited confidently the ex-
pected frontal attack from the
French. ,t
Two columns Of French infantry
suddenly began an encirling move
--s
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
SAW PER|SCOPE
). OF SUBMARINE
Onic> y { the destroyer smith. in
iscptF + Department, Leave mo-
~. About Attack

Washington. April is.---All doubt
that n submarine actually fired at
the U. s. 8. destroyer Smith was
swept aside today whom q report d.
rect from the Smith satd the Of
ficers on watch actually saw n perl
scope four hundred yards from the
vessel.
The statement OF the ofiicer was
snbstantiated by the quartermaster
and crew.
Up TO today some navy men had
thought perhaps the Smith was mis-
taken. The message said In sub
stance:
"onieer on watch saw the peri.
scope four hundred yards away, Sub
marine disappeared. Wake OF tor
pedo then crossed starboard bow.
onartermaster and gun crew sub
stantiated officers statement"
"ofiicer and gun crew all exper-
fenced torpedo men,"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
EMBRYO OFFICERS
TO GET TRAINING

San Francisco. April lS.--Two
thousand men Of the reserve .oil,cers
corps OF the new United States army
will gather at the preside May s
for a three-months' course OF train
ing preliminary to accepting commits
sions. This announcement was made
at Major General Belts headquarters
today. They will be from California,
Oregon, Washington, Idaho. New
Mexico, Montana. Arizona. Nevada
and Utah.
The minimum age is 81 years and
the maximum ~, The training will
last for three months.
General Bell also announced today
that the work OF providing military
protection for railroads and indus
tries In the western department OF
tho army Ia now complete.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
west COAST TIMBER
FOR'NTNEY FLEET

Portland. April is.--Timbers are
being taken from the coast range to-
day for the great fleet OF sea it
neys," which win help Uncle Sam
defeat the German submarine.
Lnmbermen. shipbullders and
bapkern are today arranging to rush
through the construction OF the
3 s.0oo-ton vessels. or the 1000
which win be built the first year.
20 per cent. according 10 government
announcement will he built on the
Pacific coast.
Sawmills are saving their long
straight timbers today for the ships.
They are being piled to one side In
several yards. One logging COM
pany today is planning the construc-
tion OF a railroad five miles into a
body Of timber OF exceptional quail
ity. which will be cut only for use
In building the "sea jitneys."
II Ia impossible even to estimate
how many ships will be built at any
particular point along the coast. but
all shipbuilders and Yards will be
taxed to capacity and II will be neces-
sary to construct many new yards.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
WALL ST. WANTS !
MORE OF BOND PIE
Financiers Want Plan for Floating
Bis Issue Modified to Show Them
More Consideration

Washington. April 18.--Wall
street is much pertrubed over the
proposed method Of floating the 81.
100000 bond issue.
J. Pierpont Morgan and other fin
anciers Of the country are In Wash
ington today. attempting to have the
present floating plan modified 20 a
to show q little more consideration
for the Street"
Their fears are:
That appeal for popular subscrip.
tion to the issue win result In many
small and even large investors IN
stocks unloading to purchase the gov
ernment bonds, because they are ex-
empt from taxation.
That II this is done there will be q
falling market and the big New York
and Chicago financiers would be un-
able TO sell the bonds 1t a rate Of
only az per cent.
The street" feels that the bulk
OF the great issue muse necessarily
fall on the New York financiers for
purchase. Therefore. they want the
issue to carry a higher rate OF In
terest SO that they may successfully
re-distribute them.
They also do NOT want. the bonds
exempted from taxation.
The administration is deaf to those
appeals.
The Issue will he launched as pro-
posed. through the treasury depart
ment. without provision for commits
sions--and Secretary McAdoo feels
there viii be . greater public re
sponse throughout the country.
: Mesptime. McAdoo has arranged q
series OF conferences with invest
ment bankers to get their ideas on
details.
IL Is the purpose TO make the first
issue between $4,000. 900, 600 and
$4,000. 900, 200. depending largely on
the immediate needs Of the allies.
This question will be settled when
the international commissioners get
here and have an opportunity to dis
cuss their requirements with oficials
OF this government.
The issue will be inaugurated with
a great advertising campaign
throughout the country to show every
men, woman and child how the bonds
can be purchased. It is proposed to
spend about a million dollars Of the
small sum allowed for the cost Of
floating the issue in advertising.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
FOODSTUF EMBARGO
WORRY TO NEUTRALS

iChristiania. April ls.-All Scan.
dinavia Is worried over the possibil-
ity OF America shutting on food sup
plies from neutrals and concentrat-
ing on the provisioning Of It's new al
Hes In the war. The anxiety with
which such possibility Ia Viewed
was revealed today by Premier
Knudsen OF Norway, In an interview
withthe United Press.
ySuch a move would be disastrous
to u.s." said Premier Knudsen. at
would cut OF more than half OF our
grain supply. All our statesmen. all
our people, are hoping there will be
no such action. II seems incredible
that such undeserved unfrlendliness
ls seriously contemplated"
''Is any American food going
through Norway to Germany" the
United Press correspondent asked the
premier. IN
There 10 absolutely no leakage
into Germany" he declared empha-
tically, although by agreement with
England we are sending into Ger
many a comparatively small quantity
OF Norwegian fish"
Knudsen expressed the greatest
anxiety over news OF an American
embargo on food shipments to neu-
trails 'is
Not only are the NorwegiSns
exercised. but word received hero
from Sweden and Denmark indicates
similar apprehension In these ma
tlons.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
NAVAL DISTRICT IS
LEADING THE NATION

Portland, April 1s.-This naval
recruiting district. Of which Port.
land is the center, may be the only
one in the nation to enlist its full
allotment by April 90, the date Sc,
by the navy department for the close
Of the campaign.
In II days 66S men have enlisted
In order to secure its full quota
1877 recruits must be secured in the
next three days. As 81 men enlisted
yesterday, naval officers here are
confident that the 500 mark can be
passed by April 20. ts
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18
ARGENTINE NIERNS
AL GERMAN SHIPS

Buenos Aires. April 1S.--Argea-
tine formally took all German in
termed ships into custody" today.
The ofheial explanation Of the &C.
tion was that Il was to prevent Ger
man crews damaging their vessels.
ofhcially. the government has mot
yet amounted its rourse on the sub
marining Of the Monte Protegido.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-18

Boston. April IS. Lieut.. Edward
u. Blakcsley. Y. 9. w.. communlca.
tlon oficer OF the nrst district at
Charlcstowh navy yard, announced
today that heavy firing was reported
on Provineetown. Mass. by three dif-
ferent coast guard stations this
morning.
The reports were received BY tcle-
phone from Station 33 at Race Point.
Station -. at Peaked Bars hill. and
Station 80 nj Provincetown. The
three stations are located about
Provlncetown bay and the firing was
reported IN having occurred due
north. which would locate II approx
mately In the middle Of the entrance
10 the bay.
The firing was said to appear to
be from heavy guns. II was thought
that n patrol boat might have come
into conflict with a German submar.
Inc raider. but this was purely con-
lecture.
The first report was received at
p,15 from coast guard patrol sta
tion 80. located at Provincetown bay,
This station reported that they nrss
heard fifteen shots from heavy guns
and after an interval OF fifteen min
utes. continuous heavy firing was
heard. They reported the firing as
due north.
The second report arrived at o.:
from coast guard station 33 at Race
Point and told OF hearing shots from
rive or six guns and continuous fir
ing after an interval OF fifteen min
utes. They characterized the firing
NJ heavy and occurring In rapid sue
cesHion.
The third report was received at
s:36 from station % at Peaked Bars
hill. which gave the direction az
northeast by north and stated that
the firing was heavy and continuous
and seemed to be from three guns.
II was also reported that heavy fir
Ing was heard at intervals since the
first shots. h
None Of the stations gave any lr
finn A m fhe TINA tho Arat ahofs