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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
POLICE WAGE BITTER BATTLE
In New Xork-They Arrest Six Per-
sons Outside Mems Night -
80 = Court. Mr. J.

New York.-Disturbs noes at street
corner meetings reached a. climax at
the. gathering of the Friends of Irish
Freedom at 'Thirty!ffth street and
Broadway. The police waged a bitter
..battle with a mob of 5000 persons, and
six persons were arrested. A yeritable
riot occurred outside of the, mems
Night Court when the men prisoners
were taken there for arrangement. It
was necessary to summon police re-
serves, to the court building to Clear
the streets. The iron gates, To the
building were closed and locked and
police had difficult time preventing
the mob from rushing them. Many
persons were trampled on at the meet.
ing itself and also in the disturbance
outside the court house : 80
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Two men were shot and killed at
Chicago by payroll bandits who de-
manded satchel Of money belonging
to the Winslow Brothers company.
The bandits escaped with 5000.
One thousand miners, on strike at
Wilkesbarre. Pa, for five days, refused
to obey their leaders and return to
work.
A battalion Of the Twenty-fourth
Emitted States infantry arrived at 20
lumbus, n. NJ, under guard of two
companies of the Nineteenth. The men
charged with implication in Houston
riots were placed In a stockade.
DR.. f. ]. Duncan, a physician Of
Olive Branch, ILL.,, was shot and killed
at Cairo, Ill. VIII Wilbourne admitted
that he fired the shot. Wilbourne said
Doctor Duncan had attacked and
choked his sister.
Articles of impeachment adopted by
the house were presented to the Texas
senate and Immediately James q. Fer
guson ceased to be governor of Texas
and William T. Hobby became acting
governor. The impeachment trial Of
Ferguson will begin August 20.
-
Seventeen Mexicans, captured by
General Pershing's punitive expedition
in Mexico last year and accused of par
ticipation in the Villa raid on Column
bus, N. NJ, pleaded guilty to second
degree murder at Deming, N. NJ, and
were sentenced to serve from II. to ~
years in the penitentlary. -
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
What American Voice is Good For.

Wnat American voice is Good For.
A recent dispatch. from London TO
the New York Syn, records the fact
that an, American physician visiting
In that city discovered that Ameri-
can volcessare better adapted to the
,use of the. telephone than the British
voices. TO this defect In. the British
vocal cords he ,ascrlbes the fact that
the, telephone service of London Is
nue. :naliened, and says.
+ Americans do not have soft voices,
but their vocal cords are tuned correct
iy for telephentng. English voices are
ot,rThey seem to lack the timber nee
essary for carrying 'over.the wires.
III is eften .renarlsed that American
twop1ep care given to talking loudly in
restaurants and other places. As a
natters6f fact, they. do, not talk any
Louder than, their English sisters, but
their voices have 4 carrying quality
that is sometimes rather trying. How
ever It makes telephone using pleas
ir,. for Americans. whereas for Britons
the telephone IS always more or less
ain instrument of 9torture.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
OLDEST LOVE LETTER FOUND
Billet Doux, Written on Tablet Of Clay
About the Time Of Abraham, In
earthed by Scientist.

The oldest love letter In the world
has been found-and read by eyes for
which 1t never was intended. DR..
Stephen Herbert Langdon, Museum Of
Arts and Sciences, University of Penn
sylvania, was the man to find this bill
let doux, written on tablet of clay
about the time of Abraham. He also
has brought TO life what is said to be
the Oldest map In existence, drawn
about 1900 b. c.. on another tablet Of
clay. -" ..
Here is the letter, which, sad to re-
late, is partly selfish:
ITO Eaka and Mlrsiia say:
THUS saith Sin-magir.
MAY the Sun-god give good health.
How Is this business7
For whole Alonth you have not
sent anybody to ask about my welfare.
Now l direct Shamashepiri unto
you. .....
Send me thirty plnts of barley meal
and ten pints of bean flour.
Il am in trouble.
Give quickly. 'A.-
b. What You sent deduct from your
tithers. -
% "As ito 'thc9test,e send 1t according
to future Instructions
Evidently the writer; was fond of
both IKaka. aud Mirsiia, two sisters.
Although the letter could; scarcely be
called .atfectiOnate, rs the present gem
Grafton understands the word, its
translator assures us that 1t is bona
tide cross-your-hear love letter.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
b. A Raconteur's Fate.

"How did YOU happen to come here,
|, my poor friend?" asked the sympa-
thetic prison visitor.
"My sense Of humor got me into
trouble, num-"
"How did that happenf"
II wuz robbin' "a mans house, mum,
an had finished de job. had him
covered wild me. gat an there wuznt
nothin' keepin' me, but couldn't re-
slst de temptation to tell him a new
story I'd heard from pal Of mine.
Just. AS we wing both laughin' at to kun,
de cops came In an nabbed me-"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
:Twenty.three Vessels Lost By British

London.--An increase in the number
of British vessels sunk last week by
mines or submarines is shown by the
weekly Admiralty statement issued.
Eighteen vessels of more than. 1900
tons, as compared with fifteen the. pre-
vious week and five vessels of less than
1000 tons, as against three the previ-
Gus week were sent to the bottom. No
fishing vessels were sunk Since
April 25, 511 vessels, 391 of more, than
1900 tons and 120 smaller ones. have
been DESTROYED.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
Seizure Of Bio War Profits.

Washington.-Th Senate Finance
Committee advised the seizure of more
than. a billion dollars worth of war
profits. With startling suddenness the
committee revised its plan and decided
to take not $150,00O,0OO, but. almost
$5OO,OO0,O 900 in addition to like sum
in the BILL. Friends of the war rev.
enue bill considered the radical step
necessary in order to save their meas
ure from being slashed to bits by the
radicals. - -.., ...,-a
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
viii Standardize Arms.

Westinghouse great has grown
the work of standardizing equipment
and materials for the army and navy
that temporary building is to be
erected shortly, at cost of $250,O00
by the Bureau of Standards Ito pro-
vide facilities for meeting the heavy
demand. The building WILDE devoted
exclusively to standardization of fire.
arms and other supplies. - Vi :
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Enlisted men OF the National army,
National Guard and regular army will
be given every opportunity to fit them
selves for commissions, 1t was learned
at Washington.
The possibility that Austria and
perhaps other allies of Germany may
soon declare war against the United
States because of the financial aid
given to Italy is recognized by admin
istration officials at Washington.
80
That the United States will reject
the peace proposals of Pope Benedict,
because they have failed to take into
consideration the necessity for the
overthrow of Germany's autocracy, is
considered certain. simultaneously
with the intimation that the reply to
the pope will 60 forward this week, the
state department made public the text
of cablegram of greeting sent by the
president to the great council of the
Russian people, now in session in Mos
COW.
The first death of an American
naval flyer in France was announced
at Washington In official dispatches to
the navy department. He was George
Herbert Manley, and was killed in an
airplane accident.
Capt. Cyrus w. Crooks, master Of
the American bark Christiane, which
was sunk by German submarine Au-
gust 7 near the Azores, says he was
told by the German commander that
he 'hated to sink American ships"
A catalogue compiled by the Har-
ward Alumni bulletin at Cambridge,
shows about 5,400 Harvard graduates
and undergraduates engaged in war
work. Nearly every page bears the
asterisk that deslgnates death in ac-
ton.
Unpatriotic utterances, especially by
men of prominence, are more likely to
OC NuC w a. "lOh5 uttiluaC VI ACohl
than an error of the mind, according to
an interview with William Jennings
Bryan in Chicago.
BY direction of President Wilson at
Washington practically every married
man upon whom his wife Is actually
dependent or who has children will be
exempted from the draft act. Only 5
per cent of the men drawn for the new
National army will be sent to camp on
September 5, instead of 30 per cent,
rs previously ordered.
The officers reserve camp at which
are to be trained leaders for the sec
Dnd lot of 100000 trained soldiers of
the National army opened at Fort
Sheridan, Ill.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
(Flour, Hay and Grain.

- S'B ''"y dio VI dtIts
Flour-Winter: patents $10.50411,
winter fancy: $10@10.50, winter family
$9,5O@l0, winter extras $8.50@9, low
grade ''$8 GS,5g.,
yCorn-No,, l white $4,000, No. 1
yellow $1.s3@T95, No. / mixed 1890
1856, whites ear $19S@2.
Hay--yo..l. timothy $19@19.5O, No. 2
$3.50 10. 8 $17.50@19, No. / clio
'vef mixed $isG1S5O, No. Q $17.50@1S,
No; cleyer$17.5O, No. 2 $K.
Oats--Ne@ No. 2 white 5Sm5S1bc.
standard white, 57@571ac, No. 3 white
,56 ls@57c, ,No,.,2 mixed 54@55c, No. 3
mixed 53G54c.
Neutrality-suspicious. on new: No. .
RED $21SG219, No. red $2.14M217,
No. 4 red $2.1o@2.13, No. red S2.Oj
~Q2.10 - g.!
~ Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
4SscycehwalAed creamery extras Ale,
flrsts 81 1zc, seconds 351ac
Eggs-Prirne frsts 39c, firsts 37l2c,
ordinary 'ffrsts 3412c, seconds zoe.
~laive. Poultry Broilers, lbs and
over, &c: IL Id and over, 26c; under
f1a lb,' 25c;; fowls, 31a lbs and over,
22e; under 3ia lbs, 22c; ROSTERS, 15c,
Live Stock.
: Cattle Shippers $9012; butcher
steers, extra. s1025@11.50, good 10
choice $500, common to fair $500
SIS : heifers. extra $8.75@9.5O, good TO
choice $8@S.50, common to fair $500
$50: cows extra $S@S.75, good to
choice, S7hl.75
...Hogs-Selected heavy shippers SIS,
good to choice packers and butchers
$1790@1S, mixed packers $17.5OdIS,
stays $11G 1925, common to choice
heavy fat sows $11@15.25. light ship
pers $1625G17.25.
Shec9-F,XT@g 1850. -ooI ~
choice $3.50 Qs.75, common 70 Ia
SS.50q9.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Des Moines, Iowae-Des Moines pc:
lice received. Information of the arrest
in. New York City of Mrs. &C. " Dale,
alias Mrs. ]. " Scarf. SO, years. old,
said to have been a. member Of a
group of spectators" that obtained
more than $4,000 in Des Moines
through the sale of Imaginary, land
near Carlsbad, New Mexico. . '''"'
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
rwenty-seven Nv. w:Are Held.

Spokane, Wash, -Twenty-seyen men,
many of them alleged to. be |, w. W.,
were taken in custody by Maior"Clem-
ent Wilkins upon their arrival here on
Great Northern train from: Troy,
Mont, and. LOCKED in the county jail
as military prisoners. = q
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

British casualties reported IN tne
week ending Monday were 1881, as
follows: Killed or died of wounds
Officers, 21S; men, 2,421. Wounded or
missing: Officers, 100; men, 1O,9O2.
Trieste is being evacuated. It's civil
population is deserving the town, at
the order of the Austrian high COM
mand, according TO the Zurich corre-
spondent of Corriere d'ltalia, whose
dispatches were cabled to the Italian
embassy at Washington. --z p.
A dispatch to the London Daily Tele-
graph from Rotterdam says the Ger
man steamer Renate Leonhart, bound
from Rotterdam for Il German port,
was torpedoed off the Dutch coast, and
sunk in deep water.
The torpedoing of the British steam
er Trelissick, loaded with $4,000 bush
els of oats for the French government,
was reported by the officers Of Brit
ish steamer which arrived at an Allan
tic port. The crew was picked up by
an American warship.
Forcing the passage of the Isonzo at
IA points and taking 23,600 prisoners,
the forces of Victor Emanuel III are
hurtling toward the Istrian objective,
with the Austrian troops falling back.
The swing from the north, which was
marked by the seizure Of Monte Santo
with legions of captiyes and much
booty. goes on undated. The total
losses to the Austrians are reckoned at
100000.
The French made an attack on the
left bank of the Mouse, between Avo-
court wood and Dead Mans hill. The
Paris war Office announced the capture
Of Hill 304, Camard wood and the for
tilted works between HaucOurt wood
and Bethincourt.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
Woman Sentenced for slurrIna Marine

Woman Sentenced for isIurring Marine
New. York.-In the campaign in this
city to suppress street speeches OF q
reasonable or incendiary character, a
woman speaker, Mrs. Bertha Fraser.
was, sentenced in Magistrates Court
to pay fine of $50 or go to Jail for
80 days for disorderly conduct, She
was, held to be guilty of making dis
respectful reference to the uniform of
a United States marine, the Judge de-
ciaring in sentencing her: II this kind
of speechmaking is continued the au-
thor.ties must stop Il and with an iron
hand"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
Domestic

The police raided the Hamilton De-
tective agency in New York and ar
rested the head and the two employees
on charges of holding as prisoners
American sailors in order to claim 500
reward offered in each case of de-
serter delivered to his ship.
Peaceful settlement of labor dis
putes involving longshoremen was fore
east at Washington by the appointment
of board representing the war de-
partment, the shipping board, the
Longshoremen's association and the
principal carriers to handle all dis
putes and appoint local boards in prin-
cipaI cities.
to equip the army has been awarded
to manufacturing company of Phila-
delphia: The contract calls for an eX-
penditure of $1,502,000 The govern
ment will furnish the material
Capt. Joseph w. Mates or Battery
A. Second Illinois Field artillery, who
died for the Stars and Stripes in the
Houston riot. was buried at Chicago
with full military honors.
Herbert c. Hoover, federal food adj
mnistrator, told the farmers of the
nation the part they are asked to play
In helping the United States and it's
allies win the war. He outlined the
agricultural features of the admins
tration's policy. Hoover made his
statement in Chicago, where he spoke
before representatives of 126 farm
journals.
Privates Nelson and James Kelley
of Battery A, Second Missouri field ar
tillery. were killed and four others Sc
riously injured when a shrapnel shell
exploded on the cantonment rarge at
Fort Sill, Okla.
Albert b. Lamb of ST. Louis, vice
president of the Navy league, wired
Secretary of the Navy Daniels at
Washington that he has resigned. 1t
Is assumed his action grew out of the
controversy between Daniels and the
president of the Navy league, Colonel
Thompson. -
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
Foreign

The military conscription bill FOR
the Dominion of Canada became lav
when, itewas signed by the govern;
general at Toronto, Ont.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
Secretary Will Aid in Breaking erounc

Westinghouse Daniels de-
parted for Charleston, W. Va, to at
tend ceremonies there in connection.
with the breaking of ground. for the
$2,OQ0,OOO navy proiectile plant. which
is to be ready for operations next
April. >. 49,. -.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
European War News

British casualties reported in the
week ending Monday were 1881, as
follows: Killed or died of wounds
Officers, 21S; men, 2,421. Wounded or
missing: Officers, 100; men, 1O,9O2.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

The senate at Washington, by a vote
of 80 to 90, defeated the finance com
mittee's plan to raise $50,000,000 by in
creasing the twO-cent letter postage to
three cents.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
announced at Washington a new credit
to Russia of $100,000,000. This brings
the total Russian credit up to $275,-
100000.
Army officers, testifying before the
senate military subcommittee at Wash
ington investigating alleged pro-Ger-
man statements by Col. Carl Reich
manu. nominated to be. brigadier
general, spoke highly Of his military
record and personal character.
The explosion of q black powder
magazine at the Mare Island navy yard
July 9 was not an accident but "the
deliberate act Of some person or per-
sons unknown" the naval investigation
board reported TO Secretary Daniels,
it was announced at Washington.
'.s~
Col. Carl Reichmann, whose nominal
ton as brigadier general had been held
up. specifically denied before senate
military subcommittee at Washington
that he ever had said the army draft
law would be so unpopular as to cause
civil war or that American troops
should not be sent to France. .
President Wilson issued a proclama-
ton at Washington giving the govern.
ment control over all commodities ex.
ported from the United States. The
president said he aims at control, not
at actual stoppage of exports.
Henry A. Garfield, coal administra-
tor, gave warning at Washington that
all the machinery of the government
will be used to carry the benefits Of
prices the president has fixed on coal
through to the consumer, and that il
necessary to accomplish this end the
government will take over the mines
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
Washington

The senate at Washington, by a vote
Of 80 to 90, defeated the finance com
mittee's plan to raise 100000 by in
creasing the twO-cent letter postage to
three cents.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
announced at Washington a new credit
to Russia of $1O0,000O00. This brings
the total Russian credit up to $2T5,-
100000.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Kpoxville.-Geo R. Loyal, assist
ant vice president Of the Southern
railway system, has been assigned to
direct the movement of troops to all
Of tie camps On the Southern railway
,Hnes,i department of the southeast.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

i Gbattanoosa-Two young Hawaii
ans, belonging to $au isgilIe show,
applied to one of the exemption boards
asking permission to be examined for
the army. They registered il New
York. and expressed willingness tc
stand, the examination here 4EJ 20 ts-
the army without exerrtioIs.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Chattanooga.-Four thousand one
hundred medical and enlisted men as.
sembled at Fors oglethorpe anu took
part in a great. review. This was the
largest number of this class of meS
ever assembled in The United States,
and they were reviewed by. Col. Page
and staff. H1"f .isS ~ 4 80 y ri
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Trezeyant-Friday, Sept IA, has
been set as the date on which a coun-
ty primary election will be held by the
Republican party in Carroll county, TO
nominate candidates for county Of.
fees. -. :.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS Of WORLD
BIC HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels culled From Events Of Mo.
ment In All Parts Of the World
Of Interest to All tho
People Everywhere.
U. S.-Teutonic War News

Enlisted men OF the National army,
National Guard and regular army will
be given every opportunity to fit them
selves for commissions, 1t was learned
at Washington.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Capt. Cyrus w. Crooks, master Of
the American bark Christiane, which
was sunk by German submarine Au-
gust 7 near the Azores, says he was
told by the German commander that
he "hated to sink American Ships
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1917-09-13

Unpatriotic utterances, especially by
men of prominence, are more likely to
be due to q wrong attitude of heart
than an error of the mind, according to
an interview with William Jennings
Bryan in Chicago.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25
A GENERAL survey OF
The WAR
WEDNE SDNY.

In Flanders, the heavy artillery has
opened np agnin with Il bombardment
from the British guns Of Drumfiro In.
t"nSity. Tn" Gcrm"ns are replying
spiritodiy. Berlin reports a British
attack near the belgian coast. which
the Germans beat off in hand-toha
fighting. This operation is recorded
In the British Official statement AS a
successful raid nc1r Lombac.tzylc. IN
which the british captured n few pris.
oncrs AMI a machine gun.
On the French front in tho Aisnc re.
gion, new attacks wore made by the
crown prince east o. NauNaillon and
west of the California plateau They
were rcpu'so.l. Paris saws there Is
considerable artillery 2ctivi;y all along
the .NSnc front.
The Germans who broke into tho
Russo Rumanian limos near Fokshani
on Monday extended their success the
Berlin statement reports.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25
SATURDAY,

M example Of what seems to be
Tho improved morale of the Russians
on the Galician front is provided by
Pctrograd'S report on the Tcutonic at
tack at RroGy. northeast Of I.emborg
which obviously had been in prepare
ton for several days. The assault was
started on Thursday, resulting in heavy
fighting as the dense waves of Teutons
swept forward, but ending in what the
official Russian statement character
ICES a complete failure. The Russian
forces still hold here n strip OF Galiciar
soil
The Flanders battle, while not vel
resumed along the whole front, has
been raging violently. cast of YprcS
The British gain Of ground i'm the
WcSthock REGION was maintained in its
entirety AGAINST six violent GCrmnr
counter attacks.
French troops Friday might recap'ur
ed most OF the ground taken from thea,
the day previously by tho Germans ir
the ST. Quentin region.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25
SUND

A Russo Rumanian retirement to the
villages Of of Marasechti and Furt
Zent, on the Screth river, is reported
by Pctrograd. In counter attacks pre-
ccding their retreat the Russians anC
RumanianS took 1900 German prison
crs. Berlin says Won Mackcnsen's
troops withstood sarong attacks anC
captured more than 600 prisoners, ae
we'll as eighteen cannon and siXty.ono
machine guns.
The weather was wet and stormy
In Flanders Saturday night and early
Sunday and there was little infantry
activity. but the artillery firing cOntin
ues to be most intense. In an isolated
action north of Lens the British gain
cd possession OF a mine crater from
the Germans.
During Saturday night and Sunday
morning the French recaptu:ed all
the remaining trench clements taken
by the Germans Wednesday night.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-08-25
TEIlE SDhN


Gains by the French in the vicinity
or BiNs"hoot". fly" miles north Of
HprcS, are reported by the British
war office.
Despite unfavorahlo weather, British
a'rp!anoS hay" boon active in raiding
hrhind tn" German lines in Flanders
Paris reports artillery activity and
raidn" on tho French lines.
Advi"oS from southeast Russia re-
fleet tho opinion there that the Tcu.
toric offensive from Gnlicia and Buko.
wilma las the Back sea port Of Odessa
in view. with tn" grain rrors In Rrs.
sarahia tho Immediate ohicrtivc. The
Stiitcnin" Of tn" Russians defensive Is
slowing down their advance. having ap.
parcntly checked il altogether in some
sectors.