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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
GUIDES FOR IT'S SOLDIERS
Great Britain Carefully Provides for
the Men Home on Leave
From the Front.

London.-Soldlers on leave from the
front In the early days Of the war had
the greatest difficulty in finding their
way about London and across 1t to
main line centers leading to their pro-
vlnclal homes, but this has all been
altered, and what was once chaos at
Victoria station now works like any
part of the military machine.
This has been made possible by the
help of the volunteers Of the National
Guard and by members of the Wom-
ans Reserve Ambulance company, who
take charge of the men on arrival,
change their French money into Eng
fish, grant them loans and personally
conduct them to the various stations
they may require to travel from. The
same thing is done when leave is up.
The soldier, used to discipline, likes
being handed on from one to another
rather than being left in a strange
place to his own devices.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
CALL BRITISH TARS "LIMEYS"
American BIueJackets In European
Waters Have Nickname for
Everything They See.

London.-American bluejackets on
duty in European waters have nick
name of their own for England's sail
ors and soldiers. They call them
"limeys;;" the individual being known
as cline" The American sailor men
apply the designation to all English
fighters just as the British refer to
their soldiers as "Tommies.
The sailor from the United States
has his nickname for nearly every
thing he sees. Bluejaekets who had
served in the near and far East first
started calling British sailors and sol
diers ''lime ULCERS" because of their
fondness for fruit juice and charged
water.
Now the designation has been short
ened down and everything British is
"limey." British soldiers and sailors
clubs are known as ''limey clubs" and
British-brewed lager beer is commonly
spoken of as ''limey beer"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
FauntIeroy Refuses Prom0tIon.

tNi1iAy RShAeS@ tiNhiNNieAs
Capt. Thomas Fauntleroy Of Mem.
phis, comanding Company F of the
Second Tennessee, and one Of the or
ganizers of that regiment, declined the
office Of adiutant general of Tonnes
see rendered him by Gov. Rye, in or
der that he might stay with his regi-
ment as a captain Of the line.
The position Of adjutant general was
made vacant when Gen. Charles B.
Rogan became colonel of Capt. Faun-
tleroy's regiment several days ago
Gov Rye asked Capt Fauntleroy to
consider the position, and it was sug.
gested that the war department would
be requested to accept Capt. Fauntle-
roy's resignation in order that he
might accept it.
Il am grateful for the compliment, /"
Capt Fauntleroy is understood to have
told the governor. "If l were an old
man or a man not physically fit, 1
know of no greater honor that could
come to me. / know the adjutant gen
eral will have plenty Of work to do,
but 1t can be done by somebody that
is too old to go in the trench"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
SCULPTOR TO DO HIS BIT
VIII Turn Talents From Modelling In
Clay to Remaklng Faces Of the
Wounded.

Cleveland, O.-Max Kalish, Cleve-
land sculptor, is going to do his bit
and it's strange bit, too. Kalish is
turning his talents from creating faces
In clay to remaking those Of human
beings. Kalish is one Of small army
of American sculptors who are going
to the battle front to help battle
SCARED veterans. They propose to re-
make the mangled features Of the SOL
diers injured In battle.
They call these fellows plastic
sculptors. They replace the missing
parts Of the face with copper or
papier mache and then graft skin over
it. Little is known Of the science In
America and the scuiptors are going
to France shortly to learn the fne
points Of the art.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
ACCLAIMED BRITAlN's HERO
London SchooIteacher, Wounded In
Battle In France, Attains
High Fame.

London.--A London schoolmaster
named Wlman, who enlisted and lost
an arm and leg in France. returned
to teaching after his recovery and be-
came the idol Of his students
The discipline among members Of his
class was perfect, the boys enforcing
it among themselves. Finally, after the
authorities discovered him to be q bet
ter teacher than ever, the school ar.
ranged for an exhibition hearing Of one
Of his history lessons. At this exhibi-
ton Wlman asked:
Nov, boys, who is the greatest out
standing British military hero Of al
timer
The boys instantly stood. cheered
thrice and shouted In chorus Mr. WI
manp'
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
|9BM1eTdIlCe.
. Mites .
A rRIBUTE TO DRY TOWNS.


Writing for the Atlantic Monthly,
ida NJ. Tarbell tells Of her experience
on a Chautauqua circuit In western
Pennsylvania, central Ohio and Michl-
gan.
ave came to know almost as soon
as we reached a new place whether the
town was dry or not" she says. "a
town that had been dry over period
of dozen years had a trimness about
the streets and buildings. look OF
freshness and energy about young peO-
pie and old which stood out in almost
incredible contrast to what we found
In the wet town Of the same size. We
went to one town in Ohio which had
been dry for 81 years, so the hotel
keeper told me. He claimed to be
much-traveled person, and said that in
all the many towns which he had
known intimately, he had never found
one In which there was such fine lot
of young people as here. In health,
In vigor in initiative, he believed that
the young men and women, particular
" Of the working classes, were tremen-
dously ahead of the same group in the
towns where liquor was freely dis
played"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Red Cross Undertakes to Care
for the Dependents Of Sol
diers and Sailors.
PREPARE FOR A LARGE TASK
mot Work Of Charity, but Most sa.
cred Duty to See That They Lack
for No Comfort" Says
Director Lies.
IN cHARLEs LEE RRYsoN.

Chicago.-Many an American sol
der and sailor will fight with infinitely
stronger spirit in this war for the
knowledge that the American Red
Cross is standing firm between those
he leaves at home, and the grim spec
ter of want. For the announcement has
gone forth from Washington that the
families of fighting men are to be I'M
der the protection of the great hui
manitarian arm Of the government.
The whole world knows Of the work
the Red Cross has done In caring for
the sick and wounded In war relieving
the distress of the victims of fire and
flood, earthquake, famine and tornado
In civil disaster, and organizing base
hospitals for the army and navy. But
few realize that while all this was be-
Ing done, preparation was under way
to look after the loved ones whom the
fighting men will leave at home.
When the United States troops were
at the Mexican border the Red Cross
found 1t necessary to make provision
for the families of many Guardsmen
who had left dependents at home. This
made plain what must be done in case
an army of a million men should be
called abroad, and with characteristic
Red Cross fOrehandedness plan was
at once formulated. SO far as possible,
the war department will choose men
who have no dependents; but In spite
Of everything many a married man.
many a son whose mother depends on
him. and many others TO whom rela-
tives look for support, win go to the
front It Is these who are left behind
that will be watched over by the Red
Cross.
Department Of Family Relief.
To safeguard those who may need
our care, the Red Cross has estab-
llshed, under the director general Of
civilian relief, new department called
that Of family relief. 1t has called To
LHp Hedu VI lllIS department MuSSHS -
Lies, for many years general superin'
tendent of the United Charities Of Chi
cago, man Of wide experience and
ripe judgment.
Mr.. Lies was one of those who at
tended a conference Of national and
division officers Of the Red Cross
called at Chicago by John ]. O'Connor
director of the central division, and at
this conference Mr.. Lies outlined his
policy. Later, at the National Confer.
ence of Charities at Pittsburgh, Mr.
Lies enlarged upon this subject. He
made it very plain that it is a labor OF
love, and In no sense Of charity, that
the Red Cross has undertaken.
"We must remember" said Mr.. Lies
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
TO AID FAMILIES OF u. S. FIGHTERS

that there is not the faintest shadow
Of charity In Its usual meaning, at
tached to this work we are undertake
ing. If there is want among the fami-
lies of our soldiers and sailors, 1t Is
not because they have been Idle or
wasteful, or improvident, or that they
have been In anywise to blame. Rather
1t is because they have done the finest
and the noblest thing possible, and
have given to their country those to
whom they have looked for support
and protection.
Eve go to them, not as doing them a
charity, but as expressing our gatitude
to them for what they have done--as
duty we owe to those whom they
have given to fight our battles. Look
ing at 1t in this light we can see how
little we can afford to permit any one
Of these to suffer because Of the noble
thing they have done.@
Task a Big One.
The officers of the Red Cross have
shown a large grasp Of the situation.
They realize the task that will be
theirs. This is shown in a part of Mr..
Lies Pittsburgh talk, In which he said
that very soon there will be 100000
National Guardsmen in the field, and
that 'by January / next 1t is altogether
possible that there will be under arms
about 100000 men In all branches Of
the service.
ave must prepare for large task
to be executed through the civilian re-
lief committee of the various Red
Cross chapters. These committees
should have carefully chosen members
some, at least, Of whom have expert
ence In social work"
It is not merely as a feeding and
clothing agency that the Red Cross
proposes to act toward these depend
ents, as Mr.. Lies points out, but as a
sort of next friend" in all troubles
such as wages, insurance, difficulties
with landlords, Illness, accident and
the moral welfare Of children.
eve would show ourselves unfit to
enjoy the blessings Of democracy" says
Mr.. Lies, IF, while sending our sol
diers to the front to fight the enemy,
we permitted their families at home to
fight want, disease, and moral dangers
alone It would look like willful pun
lshment for the sacrifices made by
them.
"Only by getting close to them
through friendly visitation, sympa-
thetlc inquiry, nelghborliness and intel
llgent Interpretation Of home condi-
tons, can untoward factors be dlscov-
cred. The Red Cross is In the field to
do just this kind of service in addition
to supplementary relief work, and 1t
wants to do 1t as thoroughly as pos
sible."
1t is In this spirit, then, that the Red
Cross is approaching the task Of pro-
tecting the dependents left behind by
the fighting men. Backed by the Amer
lean people, there is no room for doubt
as to how 1t will perform this task.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
HAS NINE GRANDS0NS
IN BRITISH ARMY

Denver, Colo.-The Victoria
Cross might be the reward of
Mrs. s. Harris, aged seventy,
were her contributions to the
allied cause brought to the at
tention of King George. Mrs.
Harris has nine grandsons now
fighting in the British armies,
and an only son Is about to en-
list In Uncle Sans army Of lib
erty.
All nine grandSons are broth
ers, children of Mrs. Harris
daughter, who is now dead. The
boys were living In Saskatche-
wan, In western Canada, when
the Dominion government first
called for volunteers. Seven Of
them enlisted In the famous
Princess Pat regiment and, de-
spite the heavy casualties in
that crack organization, they
are all alive. Two others en-
tered the British navy. The
boys are Thomas, George, VIII
liam, James, J. B., Justus, Lar
ry, W. B. and Dennis Pollard,
and range In age from nineteen
to thirty-three years.
Mrs. Harris husband was
a Confederate soldier.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
BEER NOT COOLING.

DR.. w. A. Evans, conductor of the
Chicago Trlbune's health column. and
man Of high rank in his profession,
gives the following facts:
All kinds Of beer contain eight
tenths Of an ounce Of alcohol, eQuiva-
lent to nearly tablespoonful Of
whisky.
While cold beer tastes cool and pleas
ant to hot man, 1t does not cool him
bff; It heats him up. The alcohol and
solids viii bring increased heat.
The effect Of alcohol is to induce
an excess Of blood to the skin.
whenever a large amount Of blood
goes to the skin, 1t causes feeling of
heat.
When man drinks beer, he causes
himself to feel hot.
He also actually increases his bodily
heat.
He increases his chance Of sunstrOke
at least hundred per cent.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
oReANlzE COMMUNITY cLuss.
State Superintendent Of Public lnstrus-
ton Leads Work.

Nashyille-Prof s. W. Sheriff.,
state superintendent Of public instrue-
ton. says the statewide campaign to
organize community clubs is being
prosecuted with vigor and that at least
a third of the ninety-six counties Of
the state have been organized under
the plan. The campaign was started
on the first OF August, and It is con.
templated to end it the last of Septem-
Der. The purpose is to organize com
munity work in every civil district Of
every county and to make every
schooIhouse a community center,
where all matters of interest to the
community may be discussed. Under
this plan committees are designated
for each community, comprising build
ing and grounds, sanitation, social
life, farm production, labor supply,
market, school attendance, live stock,
diseases, vital statistics and infant vel
fare
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Police XIII Escaped cOnvlots.

Quincy Davis and Clyde Williams,
negro convicts, who escaped from the
penitentiary few days ago, were shot
to death at Nashville by Policemen M.
G. Lowery and r. L. Shirley. The
shooting followed a fierce fight in
which Patrolman Shirley received q
badly bruised hand. The two officers
had gone to the house in an automO'
bile after having received information
that the two negro fugitives we're hid.
ing there. When he entered the two
convicts pounced upon him and the
fight ensued
Two more convicts, Ed Borgan and
Theo Hunter, made their escape from
the penitentiary and have not been
captured. Both were TRUSTEES and were
allowed privileges which enabled them
to stray off unnoticed by any one.
When their absence was discovered it
was too late to attempt to follow them
with the prison bloodhounds
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
SALOONS Ros CHILDREN.

w. III. Rice, veteran circus man,
recently put out a chart showing COM
parative figures Of his earnings In typ
ical cities while they were wet, and
after they became dry. Decatur. III.
wet, gave him 1921; dry, $3.50.
Bloomington, ILL.,, wet, $5,S27; dry, &c.
403. Boise, Idaho, wet, 1874; dry,
$10,811. Spokane, Wash, wet, $1,000 :
dry, $11,5S2. Seattle, wet, $S,128; dry.
SOTO; Portland, Ore, wet, 1924 :
dry, $s,426. Average-wet, $4,488 ;
dry, $S,708. Prohibition means more
surplus money In the family and more
happiness for the children.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
GENERAL pERsHINo's BLOW.

Gen. ]. ]. Pershing, commander OF
the first United States troops to go to
the battle front in France, Is an ardent
advocate Of prohibition. Pershing's
punitive expedition into Mexico was,
to quote writer in the New York
tribute, "the driest body of troops
that ever marched. It travelled abso-
lutely on the water wagon, and the
going was hard. Some of those sol
dlers went into Mexico soft and mod
erately rum-soaked. But they came
out lean, clear-eyed and hard as nails.
The sanitary corps reports on that ex-
petition will show some wonderful re-
suits. Despite the hardships Of the
first rush, the sick reports were star
tlingly meager."
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
IN KAISER'S ROOM, TAR
SAYS, NO KICK COMING

Lorain, O.--William Kelsner,
who Joined the navy four
months ago, has written his par
ents that he is we'll treated, He
is evidently on one of the In
termed German ships seized by
the United States.
"The walls are covered with
silk and inlaid with silver. The
room to which / was assigned
was reserved for the kaiser
when the ship was German"
says his letter.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
MORE IN WET THAN IN DRY.

The liquor interests would have the
public believe that prohibition in
creases the number Of Illicit stills.
What does the internal revenue Office
say about it? The figures for the year
ending June 80, 1916, show that the
number of moonshine plants seized was
1926, or SAG fewer than in the year
1915-in spite Of the fact that dry ter
dltory has been steadily increasing.
Not a single illicit still was reported
for seizure In the prohibition states
of Arizona, Dakota, Oregon or WASH
ington. There were only six in Mlssls-
sippi, four in Arkansas, and six in
West Virginia. More gallons Of illicit
whisky were seized in any one Of the
wet states Of Illinois, Kentucky, Mas
sachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania
than in any prohibition state.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Dry TOWN hAs MoNEY.

"City in excellent shape financially.
ALI bills paid and surplus on hand,
auditors report shows" No, these
are not headlines from some wet town
newspaper telling Of booze-bought ma
nicIpal prosperity. Oh, no. They re-
fer to Freeport's good financial condi-
ton without any liquor license money.
Illinois Issue.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Elnds Lnst Watch.

Bryan, Oder Snow. living near
Stryker, lost his watch while blowing
three years ago. He found that lden-
teal watch dragging along behind his
riding cultivator several days ago. 1t
was not ticking. but it win as soon as
some slight repairs are made.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31

Joseph Getzelowitz, dumb from
birth, suddenly recovered his power
of speech in Bellevue hospital, New
York, while recovering from a fall
Several boys had been tormenting
Getzelowltz In Henry street, near the
home Of his sister, where he lived. In
chasing the boys, he stumbled and
fell. A policeman picked him up and
had him sent to Bellevue. There the
physicians examined the young Rus
sian and found that his vocal chords
had all the appearances of being nor
NAL and in their opinion simply lacked
the will to talk. While reading a
prayer book he suddenly began speak
Ing Yiddish with ease and perfect pro-
nunciatiOn.
He now speaks few words Of Eng
lish.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Troops Get Partial Equipment.

Tennessee troops will receive no
more equipment, except guns and mess
outfits, until the men reach Green
Vile, N. c., according to information
received by Col. Cary F. Spence from
the supply headquarters at Atlanta.
The reason given for this delay was
that the manufacturers had not
shipped the supplies to headquarters
at Atlanta, and consequently the
troops could not be furnished more
clothing at this time.
So far the men have only received
one pair Of breaches, two shirts, under
wear and shoes.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
NO Preferences
FOR INDUSTRIES
GOVERNOR RYE SENDS LETTER
TO THE THREE DISTRICT
EXEMPTION BOARDS.
MUST NOT PLAY FAvORITlsM
Secretary Of War Advises Against
Danger Of Showing Favoritism to
Certain Industries and oeeu-
pations by Boards.

Nashyille.-Goy Rye has sent the
following communication to the three
exemption boards of Tennessee:
In response to inquiries from many
district boards, the secretary of war
directs that the following information
be furnished:
First-The president will not at
this time make any determination Of
what industries are to be considered
necessary to the maintenance of the
military establishment, the effective
separation of the military forces or
the maintenance Of the national in
eerest during the emergency for the
purpose Of preferring those industries
as outlined in section "A, regulations.
Except for the necessity Of seeing to
The retention of administrative or me-
chanical specialists, it Is not thought
that the present draft will so mate
rally affect the cross labor supply Of
any industry, considered nationally,
as to warrant any general adjustment
Of labor supply in favor Of some in
dustries and at the expense of others.
For this reason 1t Is not deemed best
to make a statement Of preferred In
dustries at this time. Such adjust
ment as may be necessary locally viii
be made by the district boards after
consideration of the industrial situa-
ton in their localities
'tSecond-The issue Of facts as to
whether any industry is engaged In
work necessary to the successful OPP
GRAFTON Of the military forces or the
maintenance OF the military establish
ment is capable OF being determined
legally by affidavit proof or inspec-
ton by the district board and in
auiries by district boards as to
whether particular industries are so
engaged ought not to be answered by
executive departments in Washington.
'Third-In short, the cases in dis
trict boards present local industrial
problems which can and ought to be
solved by those boards on information
available to them In their locality.
RYE, Governor.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Esoapsd Convict Brought in.

I'd Morgan, one Of the "trusty" con
v,cts who recently escaped from the
penitentiary, was captured at Glades.
vile and turned over to the prison of
ficials. He was picked up by a mer
chant whose attention was attracted
nv the fugitive's suspicious actions
and was held until an officer arrived
Morgan Il now safe behind the gray
walls Of the prison and his privileges
AZ trusty have all been taken sway
Erem him.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Appoints New Blind Commission.

Gov. Rye announces the appoint.
ment of the blind commission created
by the last legislature as being COM
posed of Miss Josephine Crisler Of
Memphis, J. G. Crevefng, Jr., Of Nash
vile, and Rev. Charles Haven Myers
OF Chattanooga Miss Crisler is ap-
pointed for term Of four years. Mr..
Creveling for three and Rev Myers
for two years.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Factory inspector Selects Aids.

Factory Inspector Selects Aids.
State factory inspector L. L. Allen
announces the selection OF his official
family, when he appointed Theodore
Hoepfner Of Memphis as deputy In
specor for West Tennessee; Ed Law
SON of Chattanooga as deputy inspect
or for East Tennessee, and Mrs. O. D.
Glenn, re-appointed as special inspec-
tor for women and children's work
For the regular office force Inspso-
tor Allen re-appointed Miss Sallis
Duncan chief clerk and Helen MoNeh
N. statasticfan.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31

Jonkheer Charles Ruys de Beeren-
brock, noted Dutchman has been APP
pointed as head of the Belgian relief
commission, succeeding Herbert Hoov-
err, Americas food chief.
The Jonkheer Is a Roman Catholic
deputy for a Limburg constituency
and son of the queens commission
for that province. He is an expert
social worker and has given much as
sistance to Belgian refugees.
Hoover built complete organiza-
ton for the Belgian relief work and 1t
is running so smoothly that the JOnk-
heer win have little trouble In con-
tinuing the great machinery for the
distribution Of food and clothing for
the needy In Belgium.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1917-08-31
Major Vac becomes colonel.

Major Lyle Brown, former United
States engineer In charge Of the Nash
vile district, has recently received a
commission as colonel in the regula.
army. After a brief visit to his home
here he left for Macon, Ca, where he
will be in command of the regiment Of
engineers in training there.
Col. Brown was chief engineer under
Gen. Pershing during the expedition to
Mexico, after which he was assigned
to engineering work on the Cumber-
land river. He continued at that post
from last fall until this spring, when
he was sent to TT. Mcpherson, Ca, to
take charge Of the engineering work
at the training camp there.