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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
MANY WATERMEL-
ONS, LARGE CROWD

The first Monday in September
brought all the watermelons and
many citizens to town, the water
melons, however, predominating in
both number and popularity. Lit
tie or no business was transacted
everyone was found seated on the
grass in Court Square enjoying the
luscious melons, a very fine quality
having been brought to town espec-
tally for the first Monday crowd.
This year the melon crop was at
least two weeks late, and thus the
first Monday in September saw some
of the finest melons Of the season.
Aside from eating melons, swap
ping a few horses, selling few
mules, which were bought by Joe
Carter and Will Gibbs, little of i'm
portance was transacted. Not even
were there plans formulated or dis
cussed for an opposition ticket to
the regular democratic nominees.
All in all, it was dull first Mon
day from a business standpoint.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
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TIVE DRILL.

The Weakley County Fair Asso-
citation is going to make Tuesday,
Oct. 8, which is opening day of the
fair, the leading day, as on this day,
besides other attractive events, there
will be a competitive drill by the sew
eral Uniformed Rank teams of the
county W. 0. WIS. The fair associ-
alton has offered a premium of $25
for the best drill work, and letters
have been forwarded to the various
camps of the county asking them to
contribute enough to increase the
prize to 500. The Dresden camp
has donated SIS and if the other camps
in the county do as we'll the $500 will
be raiesd.
There are several uniformed ranks
in the county, each with about 20
members, and if all attend this will
prove most interesting feature Of
the fair. Camps in nearby counties
have all been notified of the drill
contest to be held here and it is
planned to enter tain large number
of Woodmen from neighboring coun-
ties here on the opening day Of the
fair.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
GOR|z|A DOMINATED
BY ITALIAN ARMIES
Entire Surrounding Chain Of Mountains Now
in CsdOTRa's Hands, With Capture Of
Monte San Gabrielle.

Italy's long years of preparation
and General Cordorna's strategy and
ability as a commander continue to
bear fruit in the great offensive the
Italian armies are now waging for
Triest
Although official announcement is
lacing there seems little reason to
question dispatches from various
sources that Monte San. Gabrielle,
the last of the Austrians' strong
holds in the Gorilla district has been
taken by the valorous Italian troops,
giving them possession of the en-
tire chain of hills dominating the
Gorilla area.
This eminence, in fact, has been
virtually at the mercy of the Italians
since the fall of Monte Santo, its
neighboring stronghold. The way
seems cleared now for Gen. Cadorna
to complete his domination Of the
Biansizza plateau and push on into
the Chiapovona valley, driving a
wedge in between the Austrian nor
thern and southern armies on the
Isonzo front, and severing their lines
of communication with each other.
On the Franco-British front the
British hail of shells being dropped
upon the German lines in Flanders
is causing the Germans to contem-
plate abandoning a wide expanse of
territory there, now being swept by
Gen. Haig's big guns and those of
the French cooperating with him in
the Belgian campaign.
The launching of the entente push
here it is apparently imminent and as
measure of preparation the Ger
mans are reported to be removing the
civilian population of district ex-
tending IL miles or more to the
east of the present front in western
Flanders as far as the Thourout-
Courtral line, embracing an area of
some 200 square miles.
One theory advanced for the re-
ported evacuation is that the German
command, dreading the effect of the
next drive, is preparing to flood the
low lands by diverting the water from
the river Scheldt, thus blocking allied
progress. Another supposition is
that the Germans, lacking the men
to hold the present lines firmly
enough, are preparing for another
strategic retreat"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
WEAKLEY CO. HAS
!. Z OVER HER QUOTA
The WeaNey County Exemption Board Cert
feS 2S6 Names to The District Board.
Z Over the Quota.

Up to and including last Wednes-
day night the Weakley County Ex-
emption Board had certified 288
names to the District board, 13 more
than the cOunty's quota of 275. How
ever, one was subsequently dis
charged by the local board-AIbert
Melton, whose eye was shown to be
defective after being accepted. This
cuts the number above the required
quota down to IL, who will be held
in reserve.
The board secured AZ men from
the last call of 200 examined on Non
day and Tuesday, and out of the 200
called there were 80 who claimed
no exemption. The number claim
ing exemption, but overruled WAS
10, whose names follow:
John Mansfield, John Finley, Reu-
ben Garner, Dock Hill, Travis Smith,
Hubert Manley, Lloyd Avery, Jas.
Harrison, Geo. Frost and Floyd Gal
limore.
The 20 who claimed no exemption
and were accepted from the last call
examined here on Monday and Tues
day were:
Otto Price, John Jennings, Albert
Melton (discharged); Roger Pryor,
Homer Gabler, Will Brown, Charles
Brown, VIM. Brooks, Ben Hutchin-
son, Ret Harris, Willie Jones, Van
Quarles, Chauncey House, Ed Mat
thews, Sam Grissom, Eulas Harris,
Huron Barton, Floyd Hornbuckle,
Erby Flippin, Thos. Burlington, Clar-
ence Stout, Hills Turner, Enroll Cur
lee, Andie Nichols, Geo. Barrix, Ju-
Illus Beckett, Ayden Wood, Ralph
Gardner, Casey Pounds, Zebulin
Stout, Lester Woodrough, FOnnie
Gearin, Dorsey Price, Leslie Adams,
Howard Howard, Oscar Higgs, Thos.
Carmichael, Dwight Clark, James.
Harper.
The board has yet lot of work
before it, having on hand 40 records
to work over before completing it's
task. .
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
SENATE DEFEATS
WAR PROFITS TAX
Two Proposed Increases BY La Toilette is
Voted Down. Senator Mcclellan
For High Tax.

Washington, Sept. 4.-The senate
spent today's holiday in the sharpest
clashes of it's fight over war profits
taxation and again decisiveE de-
feated proposals of the high tax ad-
vocates.
Senator LaFollette's maximum
amendment for war profits taxes,
proposing a flat increase of 10 per
cent over existing rates, was rejected
by vote of IS to 20. Another by
the Wisconsin senator for IS per
cent increase was defeated, So to II.
The final vote on the war profits
section is to be taken Wednesday, but
the bill provision as now written for
an increase of about one-third, or
81 ,O6O,000,00O, is expected to stand.
Tomorrow another amendment by
Senator LaFollette for a so per cent
gross levy will come up, together with
a complete substitute proposal by
Senator Hollis for the finance COM
mittee's compromise provision.
Only three recruits were gained in
today's voting by the high tax advo-
Gates in addition to the II who vot-
ed Saturday for Senator Johnson's
maximum proposal of an 80 per cent
tax. Senators King, Mcclellan and
Trammell voted for both of the La
Toilette proposals. On the IS per
cent increase the high tax strength
was reduced through the early de-
parture of Senators Ashurst, Brady
and Gore.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
FOOD CONSUME
TON CENSUS.

Weakley county has been chosen
as one Of the four counties I'M West
Tennessee in which food consump.
ton census viii be taken, beginning
next week.
At a meeting Of the lady agents
held at Jackson on last Monday, at.
tended by Mrs. Ellis, it was planned
to take the census of the food con-
sumption of rs families for a period
of one week in this county, Mrs. Ell
lis being in charge. This is a gov
eminent order, and while there is
no penalty attached, it is a part of
the great war program and should
be carried out. Mrs. Ellis has chosen
rs families in the PalmersvilIe vi
cinity, going there on Wednesday to
select five ladies to make daily Wis
its to these rs homes. At each home
each day the amount of food in
pounds and ounces consumed by each
member will be taken down. This
applies to apples, ETC., consumed BY
each member of the family.
The idea in doing this is to make
an estimate of the food consump.
ton of the South, to ascertain as
near as possible the amount of fooC
required to feed the South, and, il
necessary, supply the deficit, which
will be done under government ad
ministration. On the other hand
should it be found that the South
has more food supplies than neces
sary for home use, plans will be laiC
for the proper distribution of the
surplus to communities where there
is deficit.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
AMERICA FACING
MEAT SHORTAGE

Washington, Sept. 6.-Herbert
Hoover, food administrator, told the
conference of the United States live
stock industry, being held here, that
with the world facing a meat short
age, America must increase it's pro-
ductlon to meet the heavy demand
in Europe.
"The world" said Mr.. Hoover. "is
millions short of food animals. Eu-
ropes agricultural map will be chan
ged after the war and the allied coun-
tries will turn more to bread stuff
production. That means that this
country for long years after the war
must be the meat-producing country
of the world"
Secretary Houston outlined the
department of agriculture's plan for
shifting large quantities of breeding
cattle and sheep from the Western
ranges to the Southern and Eastern
states. Some of the Southern states.
he said, have an average Of only one
or two meat animals to the farm,
while in Iowa the average is more
than 10.
Federal financial aid to the i've
stock producers was assured to the
growers by W. P. G. Harding, of the
federal reserve board, and Herbert
Quick, of the federal farm loan
board
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
Mt. Pelia Farmers.

The Mt. Pelia Farmers Associa-
ton, T. M. Todd, president and Mart
Hilliard, secretay, will hold an i'm
portant meeting at Mt. Pelia tomor-
row night.
The association already has 200,-
600 pounds of tobacco pooled, but
no price has been set. The associa-
ton will grade the tobacco, selling
each grade at it's value. It will also
bale all the cotton belonging to its
members and hold for the best
price.
1t is said the quality of the tobac-
co this year is exceptionally fine
the weight is good, and some crops
will average 1900 the acre.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
TWO SHETLAND
PONIES STOLEN.

Mr.. W. L. McCaleb was in Ores
den last Monday and reports the theft
of two Shetland ponies from his herd
here the day of the McCaleb big i've
stock sale.
Mr.. McCaleb does not know wheth-
er the ponies were taken from the
barn, or whether they were sold here
on the streets by someone represent
ing himself as acting for McCaleb.
Anyhow, it was a pretty bold theft,
and if anyone in the county has pur-
chased Shetland pony under un-
usual circumstances he ought to
communicate with Mr.. McCaleb.
There were a number of people
here on that day, and it would have
been quite an easy matter to have
either taken the two ponies away
from the barn in the midst of the
sale or to have sold them to someone
in the big crowd.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
Revivals Succeed.

A revival which has been in prog
ress during the last several days has
just closed at Sand Hill Missionary
Baptist church, three miles west Of
Gleason. Rev, Jas. Martin did the
preaching. There were rs CONVEX
sions and 20 new members added to
the church.
The pastor, Rev. Chas. H. Felts.
assisted by Rev, Gordon, of Clinton.
KY, has just closed a ten-days meet
ing here at the Baptist church. Much
and everlasting good was manifested
from the effects of Rev. Gordon's
able sermons. Several new mem
bers were added to the church.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
Revival Meeting.

A revival meeting will commence
at the Dresden Baptist church on the
third Sunday in this month. Rev.
H. A. Todd, man of deep learning,
and convincing in his arguments, will
do the preaching. Brother Mayo, the
pastor, will assist, and invites the
reneral public to attend each ser
vice.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
TOLL OF U-BOATS
FOR PAST WEEK

London, Sept. 6.-British
merchant ships sunk by mine
or submarine in the past week
numbered twenty of more than
800 tons and three under
1000 tons, according to the Of
ficial announcement tonight.
The number of British mer-
chant vessels sunk during the
previous week by mine or sub
marine numbered eighteen over
1000 tons and five under
1900 tons displacement.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
BID GOODBYE TO
FIGHTING MEN
Many Assemble at Hotel Bowers to Say
Goodbye to Boys Leaving for Training
Camps. R. [. Maiden TOaStmaSteT.

Never in the history Of Weakley
county was more enthusiastic and
patriotic meeting held than that at
Hotel Bowers on last Tuesday night,
when citizens from many portions of
the county gatherered at that pop
ular hostelry to say good bye to the
sixteen men who are leaving this
week for their training camps.
Seething with enthusiasm and a
deep desire to show the boys that
Weakley county is proud of them and
believing that they will live up to
the traditions left them by their fore
fathers, the audience could not say
enough or do enough for these brave
heroes who go out from among US to
fight our battles and the battles of
generations yet unborn.
While the number of visitors was
not large, it was enough to inspire
and encourage the boys seated at the
two large tables. Greenfield, Mar
tin, Gleason, Dresden and many of
the rural districts were represented.
and in a manner quite fit and appro-
pirate Judge Royal E. Maiden Off
ciated as POSTMASTER, opening with
a nice little talk following the sump-
tuous meal. He was responded to
by former Mayor Robt. L. Suddath,
Dr.. M. M. Barnett, DR.. R. M. Little,
Joe L. Holbrook, L. E. Holiday, and
r. A. Elkins. The boys who feeling
ly, nobly and courageously respond
ed, were Prof. H. L. Smith, Marion
Barnett and Everett Shanklin, each
pledging his might in puttingg down
the German military spirit and prom
Using to return home at the close of
the great conflict with honors and
with clean hands and pure hearts.
At the conclusion of the speech max
ing each boy was presented nice
safety razor with shavingg cream,
the gift of Dresden's most noble
hearted, generous citizen, Mr.. Har-
rell Moran, and after this, the young
men were entertained at the Kozy by
Manager McCuan.
This splendid entertainment was
not an affair of Dresden, but was Of
the entire county, the following towns
contributing the following amounts
to meet the expenses.
Greenfield 308
Sharon (estimated) ---- rs
Comfort kits were not presented
these young men, as the same had
not reached here at the time Of their
departure, but these will be sent to
each at a later date.
Young men leaving here this week
and the date of their departure are !:
Duke C. Stowe, captain; Roy Elan,
Elmer Coats; Sam Barton, alter
nate.
While waiting for the 4 o'clock
train Monday morning, young Mr..
Elan fell asleep at Woods grocery,
and did not awaken until the train
was pulling out. Captain Stowe had
gone after alternate Barton, who was
aboard the train. Elan went as far
as Gleason and endeavored to get
Stowe to send Barton home allowing
himself (Elam) to go, but Stowe re-
fused, and Elan returned to Dres-
den. He will remain until the 9th.
Sept. Everett Shanklin, cap
tain; Ira Pace, Rollin Adams.
Sept. Jesse Margrave, Captain;
Marion Barnett, Guy Ward.
Sept. 8-Gordon Hummel, captain;
Olive Jones, Horace Smith.
Sept. 9-Arthur Jones, Captain;
T. M. Vaughan; Homer MCGOWAN,
alternate.
Pav;va1 MaafiuO
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-09-07
BLOW THE BUGLE
SAYS THISBOY

Mr.. Holbrook:
| am being asked every day
If | was not going to carry my
fight for exemption ON.
want to say NO! am ready
go. | am no gutter.
| wanted to have time to
gather my crops, but that can
be left in the hands of others.
am ready.
Blow the bugle!
WALTER l.. BUTTS.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-05-17
HORSE LABOR ON FARMS.
Irrational Crop Improvement serylcs.l

National Crop Improvement Seryioe.1
On the grain farm the heaviest
work for the horses comes in April,
May and in August, September and
October. The rest Of the time there
'is practically nothing for the horses
to do. But enough horses have to be
kept during the year to take care Of
the work during these busy months.
When averaged up the horse on the
grain farm only works three hours a
day. These figures were secured in an
Investigation by the Minnesota Exper.
iment Station, under the direction of
Thomas Cooper, now director of the
North Dakota Experiment Station. In
this same investigation It was found
that when the crops are diversified.
the horse labor Is better distributed.
There is less work for the horses in
the seasons that are the busiest on
the all-grain farm, and there is work
or the horses when there is 10 work
for the horses on the all-grain farm.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-05-17
THE BARLEY
National Crop Improvement servIos.I

National Crop Improvement ServIoe.l
In 1915 we raised nearly 229, 900, 900
bushels on 1000, 900 acres. We did not
fare so we'll in 1915 on account Of the
bad season. On seven and one half
million acres we raised 1S1, 900, 900
bushels. The price OF barley will war
rant a large increase in the acreage
this year. ~Forty-eight million bushels
of barley were matted and about g..
900, 900 Of that $4,000, 900 was sent
back in the shape Of feed to the farm.
AS an economic problem, 1t would
seem that the high price of barley for
mailing would greatly Offset any feed.
i~ng-value, II any. lost thereby.
The season for planting barley is
one week late, and therefore, barley
can be put in to advantage up to the
10th of May, and perhaps the 18th. II
is generally the best farm practice to
put barley in just ahead of corn plant.
ing. There is less labor in producing
a field of barley than a field of corr
and a great deal less risk. If you are
short of labor on your farm It will pay
you to put in some barley.
II you put in all of your crops and
still have some land idle, both oats
and barley can be sown for hay or
green feed which will be immensely
valuable this year.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-05-17
NEXT YEARS CROP
Let Us Begin Now to Organize for
More Prosperity!
National crou imoroy.m,ut s.rylc,.l-

National Crop Improvement service.1
It is of our American traits to
up to high tension for a few
days and then to relapse into eur old
"easy-going" habits. II we can only
learn by experience that we must or
ganize against emergencies OF all
kinds for peace and war, this excite
ment will not have been in vain. 1t
will do little good to shout at the far
mer through a megaphone. He knows
his business and is doing just as good
as he can under the circumstances. II
there is any Improvement to be made,
It is to improve circumstances. Our
prosperity depends upon the prosper
fly of the farmers and 1t is our duty to
get him the best price possible consis-
tent with quality. If we want the far
mer to do better, we must do better
by him. However, he can find no COM
plant about the present prices nor for
several years to come. We may be
too late to do very much more this
spring, although we still have barley,
corr and potatoes to put into the
ground. We should organize for serv.
ice in this county and get ready for
early fall blowing after harvest.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-05-17
Profit In First.class Seed Corn.
National Crop Improvement ssrvIcs.l

National Crop improvement serv'ce.1
have been able to raise 80 bushels
OF choice seed corn on an acre seed
plot. For this seed received an
average Of $3.50 per bushel, which
makes a return of sos for this seed
alone, In addition to 40 or 50-odd
bushels left for feeding purposes.
have black loan soil that has al.
ways been in the highest state OF
fertility. I apply a heavy coat Of stable
manure in the fall, plow the field early
in the spring, disk four times and har.
row until a firm seed bed Is obtained
For seed, I used eighteen Of the
choicest, highest testing seed ears
which I could secure.
On May 21st / planted, checking
corn into hills forty-two inches each
way. At this time ! drilled In $50
pounds per acre Of a high-grade fer.
%tilizer. The corn was given the very
best OF care, and as a result Of this
intensive cultivation and the balanced
plant-food ration, It matured by the
18th of September, at which time !
picked the seed corn and put 1t on
drying racks in a heated drying house
so as to be in first-classed condition
for buyers.-Heiron J.. Black, Burling.
ton, Wis.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-05-17
T. '. Ptak umb Co.

There Is one thing that struck us
rather odd in that Lipscom VS. Thor
son gambling case at Yankton. Here
Is a young man held under $1,000
bond to appear at the circuit court
for simply looking at a crap" game
between two dead game sports"
One OF them, 40 years of age, and
married, loses: then gets to bawling
and filing complaint. Now let us
look into this matter: Gambling is
against the law and since the 40
year-old dead game sport took a very
active part in gambling, would it not
be advisable to prosecute him upon
his own admission or upon the COM
plant OF the boy who witnessed the
game? 1t seems that this important
fact has been overlooked. Yankton
certainly has an ordinance against
gambling, and if not, the state law
will suffice.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1917-05-17
PREVENTING RUST AND sMUTs.
lHa.Io.al Crop Improvement. ss,'es.1

tNatIonal Crop Improvement esV'cel
Barley is comparatively free from
diseases and insect enemies. 1t is,
however, affected with rust and smut.
but not to the extent that oats are
usually affected. Little has been done
regarding the prevention OF rust,
but considerable has been done In
the eradication Of smuts. Ordinary
smut can be- handled with the for'
maldehyde treatment the same as
oats, but the loose smut is hard TO
eradicate unless the modified hot wa
ter treatment is used. This Is a dell
cate proposition and should be done
carefully. Place the barley In gunny
sacks and submerge In cold water
from seven to twelve hours. Remove
and drain for one hour, then SUP.
merge for Ave minutes in a barrei OF
hot water. held at a constant temper
ature Of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Inc
water ought to be thoroughly warmed
before putting in the barley because
1t will cool off the water. Boiling wa.
ter should be kept lea at hama
WHICH can ne duucu at lHtci
win keep the temperature nearly
constant, but should never be allowed
to come into direct contact with the
grain as its vitality will be injured or
destroyed. Be careful that your Their
mometer is correct. You ought to get
yours tested at the creamery or the
cheese factory.
After this treatment the grain
should be spread upon the barn hoor
to cool before sowing. 1t should be
sown the same day or not later than
the day after treatment, for IL you
don't look out it will swell and start
to sprout and 1t will be hard to gel
it through the seeder.
In the treatment for smut, formal.
dehyde is the most desirable as 1t Is
easiest to handle. Smut is not so very
bad in barley this year. which is for
tunate because If you wish to make
a profit on a crop you can put 1t in at
ter all other crops are planted, except
corn and potatoes.