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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
HARTsvlLLE r. 4

People are busy farming. We are
having some line weather now.
Miss Cora Mayberry and mama
visited Mrs. Mack Presley. Tuesday
j. t. Jackson and T. A. jackson
visited O. c. Jackson, Sunday
Miss Mile Bennett visited Mrs.
Mara Jackson Tuesday.
Mrs. Nela Franklin and Miss Mil
lie Bennett visited Mrs. Leo Col
Sunday
Sunday School at Sulphur College
is progressing nicely.
High prices and war are the gene
raj conversation of the day.
will close by asking for shower
Of birthday cards. June 14th. will
be IL years old. All cards will be
highly appreciated.
LEILA JACKSON.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
HUDDLEsToN-RocKWELL

A wedding of interest to their many
friends was that Of Howard Huddles-
ton and Ada Rockwell, which took
place Sunday, June g. Rev. r. J..
Craig oficiated.
The bride is a successful teacher
of Putnam county and is a highly
accomplished young lady
The groom is son of Mr. and
Mrs. B. N. HuddlestOn of Salem, and
is a prominent young farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huddleston's numer-
GUS friends unite in wishing them un-
afloyed success and happiness
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
MAY VOLUNTEER YET

The fact that all men of certain
years were required to register for
the draft does not interfere with
his pivilege of volunteering in any
branch of the regular military or
naval service, or in any state. mill
tary organization. And the state
gets credit for every registered man
who volunteers, so that that manv
less men will be secured by draft.
The pay of privates is now, $50 per
month. Volunteer while you have a
chance.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
ANTITRUST LITIGATION

The prosecution of cases against
the trusts usually meets with all
manner of delay The latest EVIL
dence Of this fact is that i've impor-
tant cases should have been decided
by the supreme court Of the United
States in May, but rearguments were
ordered in all of them. One case
had already been argued twice.
Thus the trusts affected have at
least another year in which to ope-
rate before any opinion is rendered.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
YOU DON'T SAY

We notice that a number of our
exchanges carry good deal Of the
patent medicine stun. The News
receives theae contracts once in a
while to sign up for 10 cents per
inch. but we prefer to give our
readers something better.-Sparta
News.
After reading this item we took
pains to look last weeks News over
carefully and found that it contain
ed % samples of "Datent medicine
stufr', and the publishers do not get
one cent for them as they are all on
the patent inside stuff' the News
palms off on its readers for news.
Clean up your own columns, before
snarling at your neighbors, Mr..
Naws Medicine advertisements are
just as legitimate as dry goods ad-
vertisements.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
JUDGE LANsDEN GIVES DINNER

Judge d. L. Lansden entertained
recently with char mingly arranged
dinner at the Hermitage hotel as a
compliment to his daughter, Miss
Florence Lansden, and six of her
classmates of ST. Bernard's academy.
The table was arranged in one of the
rrIv"ie dining rooms. Seated with
the host and honor guest were Misses
Isabel and Ellen O'Donnell, Geneva
Sherg, Hazel Cameron, Victorine
Russell and Mr.. Smith.-Tennessea
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
BUSINESS TO BOON

Business is bound to boom in the
U s. A. It has been and it is now
the greatest in volume ever known,
and when the government begins to
buy immense supplies of food. cloth
ing, shoes. autos, and SO on, all past
business records will be smashed to
It is estimated that
ten billion dollars of war money
will be spent in the United States
the next twelve months.
This means business with big B.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
ALcooD clRcuIT. NOTES

Rev. H. B. Blue will preach at Sa-
lem Sunday morning. June 10, and
at Whitson Chapel in the afternoon.
The quarterly conference will be
held at Salem Monday, June II, at
IL O'Clock.
Home Coming Day. at Paran,
June a. All day services. The
COokeville quartet will sing.
Revival commences at Whitson
Chapel Sunday morning, July /. Rev.
W. II. Freeman will assist the pas
ter. r. p. COX, Pastor.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

At the First Presbyterian Church
Sunday, June 10, Sunday school at
S:4E q. m. Superintendent, r. H.
Harding.
Preaching by the pastor, Rev. A. J.
Cole, at IL o'clock.
From z to 7;40 vesper services on
the church lawn. Sermon topic "A
Man Who Lost His citizenship"
Bring the children, drive your
cars on to the lawn and il you wish,
remain seated in cars. Good music.
good seats and good Fellowship for
all.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
ATTEND REUNION.

A party of nine gentlemen left
Cookeville, Sunday night for Wash
lngton to attend the Confederate re-
Union. They will also visit Balti-
more, Philadelphia and New York.
Those going were p. Y. Jared, H. s..
Hargis, J. H. Jared, John Hargis. J..
C. Elrod, j. H. Watts, 2. l.. Shiplev.
D. E. Slagle and L. p, Shanks.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
VALUABLE FARM SOLD

The farm of Jim P. Burgess, 10
Gated on Falling Water, six miles
south of town, was sold one day last
week to ]. C. NcDearman, v. r..
Williams and c. N. Elrod. The sale
was made by the Cumberland Realty
Co., of which ]. c. Elrod, w. M.
Shanks and Allison Mitchell are
members. The farm is one of the
best in this section of the county.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
RECRUITING A BATTERY

Active work of recruiting a battery
of field artillery is going on in Nash
vile. Any young man wanting to
volunteer in this branch of military
service now has an opportunity to
do So
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
FOR BRYAN DAY

The Board of Commissioners met
June 1, and declared June to be a
holiday. asking all business to close
from 1890 to $3.50 p. M. in honor of
the visit of Hon. w. J. Bryan to our
city
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07

We can furnish you your tin cans
m any quantity fron 100 to 1o,eso.
so don't wait tin they are all gone
-Pendsrsrass hardware O..
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07

One alien registered in the fourth
district.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07
WALTER SMITH. sec'ty

If you need any tin cans, Pender-
grass Hardware Co., have them al
ready ON hand and can deliver the
goods.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-06-07

Total. ..... .... .... 1861
OF this number 1904 were white
and 81 colored. the latter being in
the following districts:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
Coal Operators -.
Agree on Prices

Washington, June 2S.-The confer.
ence of 400 operators, representing
all coal producing states, took quick
action today for the lowering of coal
prices by adopting resolutions author
izing their committees to give assent
to such maximums for coal, free on
board" scars at mines, at the various
districts, as may be named by the
secretary of the interior, the federal
trade commission and the council Of
National Coal Producers committee.
Plans were agreed on, to be an
nounced later. today, for tentative
"fair and reasonable prices" based
on suggestions of the operators, to be
made effective July, l. g. -,E'
Will Save Millions.
An. immediate general reduction of
81 to $3.50 per ton in the price of
coal at the mines was agreed upon
today. by representatives of the coal
operators. .-
This reduction is expected to be fol-
lowed by further decreases in prices
after investigation into the cost of
mining coal and it is probable that
the government will be given a stih
lower price than the general public.
Hundreds of millions of dollars will
be saved to the American people
through this decision.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
American
Soldiers
Near Fire
Thousands 'of United States
Troops Somewhere in France
Ready for Trenches
FORCES WILL PROVE
NET GAIN TO ALLIES

Washington, June 2S.-'Somewhere
in France thousands Of Americas
fighting men are today encamped,
ready to take their places in the
trenches beside the seasoned cam
paigners of the Allies.
Regulars and marines, fresh from
active service on the Mexican border
or in the West Indies, were landed
yesterday after a voyage in which the
German submarines were eluded and
all records were broken for transport
ing overseas large military unit.
News of the arrival of the troops
sent a thrill through America, as 1t
was generally unknown that any large
detachment had departed from these
shores.
The forces will be net gain to the
Allies, as the men will be fed, clothed,
armed and equipped by this govern
ment. Already there are being stored
at the encampment supplies sufficient
for many months.
The American forces will be an in
dependent unit, cooperating with the
Allies. 1t has been suggested that the
Americans might be placed as a con-
Meeting link between the French and
the British armies, but the exigencies
of the campaign will decide their dis
position.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
Herpplanes Can force Retreat
AMERICA HOLDS KEY TO WHOLE SITUATION

to destroy every bridge across the
Rhine, as we'll as. the railroad term
inals on this side, and cut the Ger
man army off from all their sources
of supplies And as fast as bridge
was rebuilt it would be destroyed.
Tunneling under the Rhine would be
a long and costly process and still
would not solve the problem, be-
cause the bombing of tunnel exit
or entrance would more effectively
block transportation than the de-
struction of a bridge. The moment
that the German staff saw this was
even threatened the retreat across
the Rhine would have to begin in
order to save the army from the GER
tain annihilation that would overtake
it if left in the trenches without
ammunition and food.
"In the past" explained Command
er Seldom, "the Rhine has been a
great military asset to Germany, but
the moment the Allies are able to
establish air supremacy, the Rhine
Continued on Page Three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
Jackies Bring
Baseball to
Old England
Natural Diamonds Laid Out Near
American Naval Base Prove
~ Popular
ENGL1SHMEN STILL LOYAL
TO CRICKET AND SOCCER

A British Port, Base of American
Destroyer Floatillas, June 2S.-The
baseball season is in full swing here.
Every American destroyer. has one or
two teams and the two days weekly
when their ship is in port are de-
voted to practice for the "oig ser1es''
which Is to begin next month.
Three diamonds have been laid out
on the cliff overlooking the sea. There
are no grandstands, although every
game attracts crowd of spectators
from the ship and the towns. The
teams wear regulation uniforms
brought from home. with the names
of their ships written in large letters
across their chest The crowd makes
itself comfortable on the green be-
hind the catcher or near the first
base line, where the sea breeze is a
little more brisk on a hot afternoon.
The girls of the village, who probably
heard Of baseball for the first time
when the destroyer teams began lay
ing out the diamonds, are already de-
veloping into proficient and critical
fans. The same can hardly be said
for the menfolk, who attend the game
because they like "the American
boys" but who frankly cannot see
where the game compares in interest
with football or cricket.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
BY HARRY B. HUNT.

Washington, June 2S.-An embargo
forbidding all expectation Of food
stuffs from the United States to neu-
tral nations, to stop the drain of vital
war supplies from this country, will
be ordered by President Wilson be-
fore the food bill passes congress.
The president has decided that
there must be no further delay in
conserving to the United States and
her. allies, for war purposes, every
resource Of the nation.
The embargo will be placed under
authority granted by the espionage
bill, recently passed and will cover
not merely foodstuffs, but coal, iron,
steel, lumber and every article need
ed, either directly or indirectly, in the
making of war .-- . ...s ...,..
There is very little that will not
fall under the embargo, which will
be announced in presidential proc
lamation, setting forth the list Of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28

Washington, June 2S.-Not in years,
according to several senators, has
such interest in pending measures
been aroused as is indicated by tele.
grams and letters on the prohibition
clauses in the food control bill. Thous-
ands of kilograms poured in on SEN
ators today, advocating and opposing
the bone dryYs plan with majority
in opposition. sat "a MA. ss'is +
Hearing. From Nation. ~.
From farmers, merchants: labor
unions, temperance societies and mu-
nicipal !. Off 1.-THE senators, are
hearing s%%the country, ,fon prohibition
WISCONSIN and New England are es-
peciallY the sources Of protest. y Wis.
consin farmers and agricultural or.
ganizations telegraphed. today, that
thousands of acres , of barley had
been planted there in expectation of
continuance of brewing. Labor un.
ions are emphasizing loss of employ.
ment from closing of breweries and
municipal officers, the loss of license
revenue.
Many Protest.
A rev telegramS were from 1nd1-
viduals protesting against interfer-
ence with their use of temperance
malt beverages in habits of years
standing.
Many kilograms of protest are in
identical language, indicating organ
lied opposition. Attorneys and other
representatives of national brewing
and distilling organizations are busy
in the lobbies and offiees, interview.
ing the, senators. The "drys' are
also active, with leaders of the ma
tional anti-saloon league engaged in
personal solicitation of senator's
The bill was UP for action in the
senate 70 rthe first time; today, 1t
will be pressed for early. passage, but
it's final action cannot be taken by
July /, on account of the prohibition
provisions. -,,... -...t,s- ..a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
DUNN ADMITS
He CAVE MEN
HUSH MONEY
Declares $4,000 Paid to Keep
--, Brown and Ferdig From
Talking to Police
ST, PAUL MAN DENIES HE I
HIRED THEM TO KILL WIFE

st. Paul, Mimi, June 2S.-Frank2J.
Dunn, on trial in Ramsey county dis
trict court on a charge Of procuring
the murder of his wife, admitted on
the witness stand late yesterday that
he gave AL Brown and S. c. Ferdig,
both of Montana, $4,000 in the sum-
mer of 1916 to keep them from going
to the police with story that he had
attempted to hire them to slay Mrs.
Dunn. He emphatically denied, how
ever, that he had ever approached
Brown and Ferdig with such an offer.
Frank J. Dunn admitted on cross ex-
animation in his trial for wife muir
der today that he had visited on oc-
casions the drug store to which Joe
Redenbaugh, confessed slayer Of Mrs
(Continued on Page Three)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
UMson TO Order an Embargo
TO STOP EXPECTATION OF FOOD TO NEUTRALs

articles which it shall be unlawful to
export.
Regulations will be established GOV
ering all shipments to be taken from
the United States, even for Great
Britain and France
Only in this way, it has been de.
cided, can the government insure
against the depletion of our supplies,
particularly of food. fuel and steel.
to point where our whole war pro.
gram will be hampered.
Neutrals have been heavy con.
tractors for grain and other food
stuffs in the past few weeks.
Without an embargo to hold these
supplies under government control, a
very large percentage of our present
harvest of wheat, for instance, even
with the food bill enacted, might be
drained to Norway, Sweden, Den
mark and The Netherlands, with dam
ger not only of cutting our reserves
to the danger point. but that a con-
siderable part of such shipments
might find their way into Germany. !.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
TOW|N||LEY KEEPS
CONTRACT WITH
|. v. v. SECRET
Bargain Made Between Head of
League and Union Never Has
Been Made Public
$11.45 FAIR DAYS WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

Just what is the agreement which
President Townley Of the league has
entered into with the Agricultural
Workers. union, farmers of the Slope,
who are expected crafty this con-
tract at a meeting to be held here
July 13 are asking.
NO 'intimation of the bargain to
which Townley has bound the $4,000
farmers whom he claims to control
has ever been made public, except in
a report of the Kansas City meeting
carried by the industrial Worker"
official organ Of the Industrial Work
ers of the World
J. ~. Hagan, commissioner of agri-
culture and labor, who was the head
of the committee sent by Townley
to confer with the l. w. W. auxiliary,
may know, and as a state officer,
elected presumably for the purpose Of
serving all of the people, and not A..
c. Townley and Arthur LeSueur ex-
clusively, it is entirely possible that
it might be regarded his duty to the
state to give publicity to this agree
ment, but he has not done so.
inklng Of Agreement.
An inkling of what the agreement
may be found to be, after the farmers
have ratified it,, is found in another
article in the industrial Worker"
which seriously presents the argu-
ment that with wheat selling at it's
present price, $11.45 the day is fair
compensation for harvest hands.
''When wheat was selling at 80
cents a bushel, a number of years
ago, harvest hands were being paid
$3.50 and So the day At $3.50 day
the harvest hand could buy 4 1-6 bush
els with his days wages.
"Those were the days when the
farmer did not ride in automobiles;
a plow horse, hitched to lumber
wagon, was then good enough for
him, but even in those days, the
farmer could afford to provide his
harvest hands with good beds, and
he fed them at the family table,
says the official organ of the fedora
ton to which Townley seeks to bind
the independent North Dakota farm
er.
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
By BASIL M. MANLY.

Washington, June 28.-"The Germ
ans will be forced to retire across the
Rhine as soon as the Allies, with the
help of the United States, are able
to establish supremacy in the air
and put on the western front heet
of 10000 battle planes and bombing
machines of the type which America
is capable of producing in enormous
numbers" says Commander j.. w.
Seddon of the British Royal Naval
Air Service.
practically all the German army's
ammunition, food and other supplies
must be brought across the Rhine.
The great German munitions plants
at Essen, Dortmund, Barmen and
most of the other centers of the iron
country lie beyond the Rhine, and
every gun, every shell they manufac-
ture must cross the railroad bridges
of the Rhine.
With 10000 battle planes and bomb
ing machines, organized in large
sQuadrone, we would be able easily
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
WINTER WHEAT
IS BEING CUT

Washington, June 2S.-HarvestiNg
of the winter wheat crop is well un-
der way in all southern states and
good progress is being made in the
central district with oats and winter
wheat The winter wheat harvest is
ten days late in Kansas, eight or
more in Tennessee, North Carolina
and Virginia, and two weeks late in
southern Illinois and Indiana. Co.
operation between the departments
Of agriculture and labor has been ar
ranged as to laborCrs at the farms
where the crop is ready to be har-
vested.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28

Moneys and credits.
In moneys and credits Bismarck Is
assessed this year at $3S,lO1 which Is
at the rate of fire per cent Of the
acutal amount, indicating that in
ready cash and quick assets in the
form of credits the Capital City just
now is worth about 100000.
Praise for Assessor.
This is the first assessment made
in Bismarck by paid, full-time as
SCISSOR. The work was done by Il. T..
Morris, who has been employed in this
capacity from the first of the year,
and the board of equalization is we'll
pleased with the result. 1t is believed
the assessment is more complete and
more equitable than could have been
obtained under the old plan, where
the work must be crowded into a
few weeks.
To Hear Protests.
The board will be in session from
$3.50 to 11:3O tomorrow morning to
hear protests, if any be Forthcoming,
from property owners who feel they
have been assessed too high or too
low.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
HEART IN WAR
SAYS DANIELS
-. EH InvvvE
r. At ANNAPOLIS
Graduation of Third Glass Ad-
.vanced to Provide Naval
!s&t&.i' -. Ft -
= Hfti7l -Of1cers I. III &&
CHIEF PROBLEM NOW TO =.
'rFrT
HOUSE AND. UNIFORM MEN

y Annapolis, Md, June 27.-America
is demonstrating to the world that a
democracy sof 1oo,O0o,Qoo persons can
wage war efficiently and with unity
of spirit, Secretary of Navy Daniels
declared today in a commencement
address to nearly 200 members Of the
naval academy's third year class,
whose graduation was advanced a
year to provide officers for fighting
ships.
'Those who prophesied that Amer
ica would not go whole heattedly into
the war have been discredited," he
said. ''The only divided councils have
been as to the best methods to be
employed. Our traditional policy has
been against any but voluntary mill.
"n Continued on Page Four)
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
BILLIONS WASTED
IN FORM REFUSE

Washington, June 28.-More than
billion dollars worth of farmyard re-
fuse is wasted in the United States
annually, which, at this time, Is a ma
tiopal tragedy, according to Carl Vroo'
man, assistant secretary of agrlcul
ture. who, in statement issued to-
day, urges its conservation as a war
measure by American farmers.
"The experts of our department
have figured that at least half OF the
animal refuse, all of which is avail
able for fertilizer, is lost to agrfcul'
tire every year." said Mr.. Vrooman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
PROHIBITION IN
FOOD CONTROL
DELAYS ACTION
Thousands of kilograms Are Sent
Favoring and Opposing
Bone Dry Feature
NATION AROUSED AS TO -
SIGNIFICANCE OF BILL
Act Up in Senate But Little
Chance of Passage by
July 1

TO CONTROL: WHEAT TRADE.
Chicago, June. 2s.-Government
plans for food control, according
to a statement given out today by
President Griffin Of the board Of
trade, include absolute control Of
the wheat trade in all Of its COM
merciaI aspects. There can be no
speculation in it. Buying and sell
ing Of other grains, for present
and future deliveries, will be un-
restricted. H.. - ~. <''.-.
The milIers, likewise, will come
under the control Of the food ad.
ministration, and their wheat pur-
chased and flour distributed under
the same control, said Mr.. Griffin.
The announcement brought the
wheat market here almost to a
ctandstill. -
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-28
JAMESTOWN COUNCIL
KNIGHTS COLUMBUS TO
BE INSTITUTED SOON

jamestown, N. D., June 2S.-A pre-
liminary organization of the Knights
of Columbus has been perfected in
jamestown. and Tuesday, July 10. has
been selected as the date for the In
stitution of the new council.