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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
TECHNICAL MEN WANTED =
To All Officers of the General Recrui

TECHNICAL MEN WANTED =
To All Officers of the General Recruit
ing Service:
l.. Recruiting officers are authoriz-
ed to accept for enlistment in the
quartermaster corps, national army,
for ultimate assignment to quarter
master mechanical repair shops, ap-
plicantS who are recommended by An
officer of the quartermaster corps or
who present letter from the office
of the quartermaster general, request
ing that they be accepted.
2. Applicants accepted under this
authority will be sent to the nearest
depot or depot post enroute to Wash
ington for enlistment Upon enlist
ment they will be vaccinated and Civ
en- one treatment of typhoid prOphy-
Tactic and sent at once to report to
the commanding officer, quartermas-
ter mechanical repair shops, 5th and
Florida Avenue, n E., Washington,
d. c., for assignment If there is no
depot or depot post enroute to Wash
ington, such applicants will be sent
direct to the above noted address for
enlistment.
8. In view of the fact that men ap-
plying for enlistment under this au-
thority are technical men and not re-
quired for duty with the line of the
army, such minor defects as ordinari-
ly prohibit enlistment in the line of
the army, such as overweight, under
weight, fat feet, missing finger or toe
are waived, provided the men are be-
lieved otherwise fit for duty. Defe It's
not noted herein will be referred to
this Office if the applicant Is other
wise fit for the service indicated. BY
order OF the secretary of war.
w. T. BATES, Adjutant General
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS COMING

Th ParentTeachers' Association
has arranged with the Jubilee Singers
of Fisk University to give two per
formances in Cookevil,e OF Friday,
Oct. 26. The first performance will
be for the oolored people at o'clock
in the afternoon and will be given in
the courthouse. At O'clock they
will appear at the public school build
ing for white people. The Jubilee
Singers are famous all over the coun-
try and as this is the first time they
nave visited. Cookeville it is conf
iently predicted that they will sing
to crowded house
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
70 THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
PUTNAM COUNTY

l wish to thank each and every one
who supported me in my race for
trustee. have nothing but the best
of feelings toward those who support
ed my opponents. and shall do all in
my power to help elect every one of
the nominees, all of whom are my
friends and worthy of the offices for
which they are nominated
E. NJ. DUBOIS
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The pastor, Rev. A. J. Collie, will
speak at II o'clock Sunday, Oct. 21,
on 1.-THE Curse of Neutrality" At
700 p. m. the service will be evangel-
istic in character, preparatory to the
revival which is to begin Nov. 18th.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
REGISTRATION CLOSES SOON

The date for closing the signing of
registration cards has been set for
Nov. A. If interested ask the chair
man, Mrs Hatfield, for an explana-
ton of the cards. Surely our govern
ment would not ask US to do anything
they had no good reason for.
COMMITTEE.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
ROAD BOOSTERS TRIP

A nice number of autos left Cooke
vile Tuesday morning for Nashville
carrying jolly crowd of boosters to
the good roads meeting. A survey OF
the Walton road wi be made by the
state highway commission in the near
future and it is thought that route
will secure the much sought after
federal aid, and thus. become a link
the great east and west highway.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18

The Board of Commissioners of
CoOkeville offer a reward of $25 for
py information leading to the arrest
and conviction of any bootlegger in
the corporate limits of the city.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18

Read the HeraId-it osts only soc
rs cents gets the Herald 70 weeks.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-18
Community Exhibit

Best community exhibit Salem,
first: Algood. second.
The awards for stock and products
of The field win be published next
week, as they were received too late.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
Camp Jackson
Columbia. S. C.
Dec. 5. 1917.
OUR HIKES

This is a beautiful and inspir-
ing day. which may occur in this
climate at almost any season of
the year. To my humble opin-
ion Uncle Sam could have select
ed a no more suitable place for a
camp. it being a place upon
which heaven seems to smile in
tranquil beauty. giving us days
wherein the earth seems to reach
its greatest perfection. when the
air purified and swuetened by
the breath of the long needle
pine, the sun and earth make
harmony. as If nature would in
dulge us. Whep we are permit
ted to wonder from the bleak
confines of our barracks. where
we have been quarantined for
the past week, to the beautiful
boulevard road to hike and back
in the shining hours of the trop-
les. when and where everything
that has life gives signs of JOY
and contentment. and the cattle
and sheep. tho few. that lies
on the ground seem to have
great and tranquil thoughts.
The day. though short. beauti-
fies the little mole-hills and fields
and we live through all its sun
ny hours. quite forgetting the
loniiness Of the solitary places.
On we go until we enter the
gates Of the unreasonable for
est ofpine. hemloct and cork.
Here the burden from our souls
are lifted and our hearts with
JOY are filled. which forces US to
forget the horrors Of the land of
Bill. The knapsack falls from
our back with the first step we
make into these precincts. Here
il sanctity which shames our sor-
rows and discredits our melan.
choly. We have rushed out OF
our closed and crowded barracks
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
GREAT RESULTS ACCOM-.
PLISHED BY BOYS
CORN CLUBS.

Although at this time the ef-
forts of the Federal Food Admin
istration in Tennessee are main
ly directed toward the conserva-
tion of food, Stthe stabilizing of
prices and the task of aiding in
the feeding of our soldiers and
sailors. our Allies and their civil
ian populations, the question of
increased production next year
is engaging attention. In this
connection DR.. Morgan, Federal
Food Administrator in this state,
is highly gratified at the result
of the..whirlwind campaign which
he and the Division of Exthnsion
of the University of Tennessee
made last spring. In fact the
results were even greater than
anticipated. Farmers and gar.
deners all over the state in vii.
lage and!Itown and country re-
sponded nobly with the result
that the largest yield of all kinds
of foodstuffs have been reported.
A notable work has been done by
the county. demonstration agents
as some of the following incl
dents will show. Next year
plans are being matured to large
ly increase the number of corn
clubs and pig clubs, canning
clubs and poultry clubs.
In Madison County. the coun-
+ty agent. Judd Brooks, shows
some startling results among the
coTu Ciuu UoyS.
]. B. White in 1916 made a
yield of l04.3 bushels of corn on
an acre Of land. He received
prizes. cash. etc.. to the value of
slM.ia. One pig was received
as o prize and nineteen other
pigs were bought with the prize
money secured. The average
weights of the pigs was thirty
three pounds and they cost an
average of $500 each. These
pigs were grazed on alfalfa and
fed a small ration of corn. On
November 18th. ten of these
pigs were sold at 15sc a pound
continued on page 4)
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

where the flowers bloom twelve
months in the year. and the
darkies can be. heard singing
their lonesome melodies, as they
plod their way homeward in the
cool of the evening, after their
days labor has been finished.
This is a fine country, but
there is no place like old Jackson
county, with her many hills and
hollows, rivers and valleys, and a
people in whose veins the Anglo
Saxon blood flows, as pure and
undefled as the snow that COW
ers her mountains.
/ am a Jackson countian and
wish to die rs such. When |
read letters from our boys in the
training camps, it makes my pa
triotism run high. | sometimes
have a desire to plunge into the
arena with my friends and help
fight the battle Of freedom. /
then reflect back home to my
dear widowed mother, who is on
the eve of life and think, what
what pain, what sorrow
It would bring to her. my
heart fails me. :" | know my
is no better than other
But oh! the horrors of
war; There are thousands of
mothers with broken bleeding
hearts,
l would say to the mothers of
,ur country, cheer up. we are
for a just cause, and |
believe the hand of Almighty
sod shall guide US safely through !
Z we will only trust him,
F. A. Richardson.
Thompson, Ga.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

All persons who are register
ed for military service. will after
receiving a questionable now be-
ing mailed out by the Local
Board, report at the office of P.
]. Anderson in Gainesboro. and
will have their questionaire pro-
perly filled without charge. The
government has commissioned G.
G.. Halle, d. B. Johnson and p
j. Anderson as a Legal Advisory
Board, for Jackson county and
they will be assisted by all the
other lawyers in this county. and
by others to be hereafter desig-
mated.
P. ]. Anderson is chairman of
the Legal Advisory Board. and
by reporting at his Office regist.
rants will receive free advice ct
any and all times when the Lo-
cal Board is in session, and will
also be assisted in properly fill
ing out their papers.
Be sure to report within z days
from date of mailing question.
aire. and bring with you wife
children. parents. or other per.
sons who are required to make
affidavits on your behalf.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
FROM OUR BOYS
IN KHAKI.

finished when one side pulls the
other in the water. '..ssThe - funniest
part of it the officer goes in the
water first. We beat,them play
ing ball and pull them in the wat
er too.
| sure was glad to learn Of
Jackson county giving so much
to the Y. M. C. A. fund. Some
of you people may think that us
soldiers do not get the benefit Of
this money. but we SURE DO.
| wondered when | first came In
to camp how the Y. M. G. A.
could furnish so many things
free to the boys. On enquire !
learned that the money was con-
tributed by the people at home.
We lost our 1st sergeant today.
He is getting ready to go across
with the colored troops in a few
days. We regret very much to
see him go, as he was liked by
all.
Don't believe now we will go
any time soon, probably not until
'nextsprings. But you can never
tell when orders will come to
leave. 1t may be in two weeks
or sooner.
Don't any of the people at home
worry about US while we are on
this side of the big pond. We are
sure treated nice and get plenty
to eat, The only trouble with
us in this camp now 7is measles
and mumps. We had two men
to 90 to the hospital today with
measles. There is over a thous-
and cases inscamp now.
Will close for this time with
best regards to my friends at
home.
Your friend.
John l.. Dixon. -.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
Widespread Economy Vial.

The widespread practice Of
economy is absolutely vital to the
success OF the war. My hope is
that the war. saving stamp can
paign now begun will impaess
that lesson upon the American
people. Everyone, howsv err
small his means, can help in this
way.
Iappeal to the heart and "a
triotism of the American psspis
to help their Government and
help themselves by whsle
hearted support of this war-sav-
ing plan.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

into beautiful, trsnquil and
fragrant forest, and we see what
majestic beauties freely wrap us
in their bosom. How willingly
would we each day of our quar-
antine, escape the confines of the
barrcks. which hold US and won
der where the tempered light of
the woods is like a perpetual
morning, where the stems of
pines, hemlock and cork almost
CLEAN like iron on the excited
eye, and the birds and trees per-
suade US to live with them and
quit our solemn brooding over
the choatic condition of the
world. Singing and shouting
onward we march into opening
landscape, absorbed by new pie
lures, and by thoughts of the
grandeur and beauty of nature
until by degrees the recollection
of home is crowded out of the
mind and all memory of our pre-
sent circumstances is obliterated
by scenes that enchants us.
Those of us who wish to give
God the honor and glory for that
which we enjoy, find ourselves
unconsciously singing, as did the
divine singer of old The heav-
ems declare the glory of God; the
firmaments sheweth his handy
work. Day unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night
sheweth knowledge. There is
no speech nor language where
their voice is not heard,
About the time our inspiration
reaches its climax we hear our
commander give the following
command; Co! Halt! one! two!
Fall out rest fifteen minutes. !"
We fall out and rest ourselves at
the feet of the majestic pine to
inhale the sweet aroma which
emits from his grateful heart.
We next receive the command;
Fall in! Squads, right about
march," and then we are camp
ward bound. Within an hour
we are in our quarters bathing.
We next go for our mail, which
is the sweetest recreation of a
soldiers life. We spend the next
few minutes with mother and
other loved ones, in congenial
conversation around the sacred
fireside of our divine homes. We
next read a letter from our
sweetheart. which leads us back
to the June time. when the flow
ers are most beautiful and frag-
rant. We strole again along the
bank of the ripping stream. that
will forever sing reqium to the
memory of those peaceful hours,
that we spent together, when
we strolled along Its banks in
twilights hour and plightsd our
love eternally in those ever to-
be- remembered evenings before
we had gone to the war.
l.. M. Bolts.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

| believe it advisable that
every one that has to take an ex-
animation for a certificate during
this year and next. to take the
December examination. If yea
fail on any of the subjects in
this December examination ysu
will have chance to raise your
grade on those subjects in the
next examination.
Respectfully.
w. L. Dixon.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
SUPPORT YOUR COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOLS.
Strong Appeal Made By
County Superintendent.
Schools In County Have
Strong Faculties.

The Jackson County Higl
School at Gainesboro is succeed
ing we'll under the supervision Of
Prof. w. T. Garrett, with his
corps of efficient and experienc'
ed teachers; Profs. ]. F. Gaines.
j. c. Tinsley, Miss Leona Halle
and Miss Lalla Mai Quarles.
In connection with large local
patronage there are several boad
ers in school. Yeti notice in the
columns of the Sentinel that
some young men and young Ia
dies are leaving the county to
attend school, when they can
get all the instructions necessary
for pratical life at this place or
Granville.
In connection with the strong,
efficient and experienced faculty.
Miss Georgia Carter. Of Lafay-
cite, has been employed as mus
ic instructor here, Miss Carter is
a teacher of experience, persever
ing. full of energy and enthus-
iasm. I doubt her equal being
in this upper cumberland coun-
try.
Being unable to get the dor.
mitory ready, thirty of the lead
ing citizens of Gainesboro have
rented the property of Lovel
Wooten,s. where Mrs. NJ. X.
Williams now lives. to be used as
boarding place for young ladies'
Mrs Williams will have charge
Of the boarding house. She is
experienced in the business: and
your daughters will be safe in
her care. Mrs. Williams has
lived in Gainesboro One'year. and
those who know her best have
the utmost confidence in her. /
bespeaK for her your confidence.
Board $3.50 per month. Eve
rything neat and clean. Flenty
of wholesome food.
The faculty at Granville. Prof.
and Mrs. M. E. Gray. are eff
cient, sincere and heartily inter-
ested in their work. They keep
themselves well supplied in edu-
cational journals, and also in
pedagogical,worK. / have been
in their home, looked through
their library and it is not sur
passed in this upper cumberland
country, and | doubt its equals.
especially on pedagogy.
Why leave the county to 20 to
school. Why not stay in your
own county and help make the
school interest and school facili-
ties second to none in this part
of the state? | believe the Coun
ty Board of Education in letting
the schools next summer should
and will consider. first. those
young men and young ladies who
stay with us and help make the
school interest in. the county bet
ter.
There are other places in the
county that could have good
community schools this winter if
they would only put forth the
proper efforts. If I can be of
any help to You. | am at your
service. a
What is education anyway?
1t is that process of training
which fits one to live.
Respectfully.
w 7, Dixon
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
STOP WASTE And PRACT-
ice SELF.DENIAL.
Use Money Saved for War
Certificates and Help U. 5.
Win, Urges McAdOo.

Secretary of the Treasury Me-
Adoo authorizes the following
statement:
This war cannot be financed
unless the American people i'm
mediately stop waste, practice
self-denial, economize in every
possible direction, and lend the
money they save thereby to-the
Government. The cam paign
which opened yesterday for the
sale of war-saving stamps in de-
nominations of 25 cents and IS is
of the utmost Importance. No
such opportunity as this has ever
been offered to the American
people for investing their saw
ings with absolute safety and at
such attractive rates of interest.
The Government will accept your
money and pay interest at the
rate of A per cent per annum,
compounded quarterly.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
Camp Travis,
San Antonio. Tex.

L
Dear Editor, and friends O
Jackson county:
This is Thanksgiving and W.
have had enjoyable day. Th'
soldiers were served one of th'
best dinners | ever ate. Th'
menu consisted Of roast turkey
cranberry sauce, brown gravy
mashed potatoes, oyster dressing
celery, escalloped corn. fruit sal
ad. mince pie. hot chocolate
bread and butter. roast pork.
During the afternoon we wit
messed an interesting football
game on the Kelly Field neal
here between a strong team from
the Aviation Crops and Camp
Travis. At the beginning Of the
game four airplains dropped the
ball in the diamond and play be.
gan. An immense crowd was
present, and the game resulted
in a victory for Camp Travis by
a score of IL to z.
/ will never forget where
spent Thanksgiving 1917. Sup.
pose my next Thanksgiving will
be spent in France. il, the war
continues that long.
At present we are learning. how
to take care of the wounded. /
think by the time ! have served
my time in the army ! will be, a
very good doctor.
Yesterday a tent pitching con-
test was held between our COM
pany and the other field hospit-
ais. The, contest consisted in the
erection of a complete field hos.
pital. which consist of 80 tents.
Our company won. doing the
work in one hour and S minutes.
The striking of tents was ac-
complished in Is minutes, j. e.,
it took us this time to take the
tents down, roll them up, put
the stakes in pile and get into
line. This work was done with
6 squads of s men each.
Tomorrow we sign the pay roll.
This is the most important thing
in the army. If you don't sign
the pay roll you don't getno pay.
and believe me am always on
on the spot when it comes to that.
Our overcoats were issued to us
today. Suppose they were our
Thanksgiving presents, but we
don't need them here the wheath-
er being veryiwa
would be glad to, hear from
some of my Jackson county
friends thru the Sentinel. or by
letter soon. as | believe we will
leave here before Christmas.
John L. Dixon.
Field Hospital No. 358,
Camp Travis. Tex.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM 2.
DIXON.
Camp Travis. Dec. 6.
Dear Editor:
sure do enjoy reading the
Sentinel, and especially the lett
ers from the other Jackson coun-
ty boys that are in the camps.
Glad to learn that they are liking
army life so well. For my part
it agrees with me and | wei sat
isfed. having gained 20 pounds
since was drafted. The people
need not worry about US boys in
camp. as we have a better time
than the boys in civil life.
We had an enjoyable time this
afternoon playing ball. and a tug
of war. Probably some of you
don't know what a tug of is.
Will explain. Ten men and one
officers from different companies
take the ends of a rope, they
being on different sides of stream
of water about waist deep. The
tug of war then begins and is
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13

Let every man, woman, and
child reflect, as they are about to
spend even 25 cents wastefully
or needlessly, how much that Is
cents will do for some splendid
son of America who is fighting
on the battle fields of Europe;
how much even 25 cents muli-
piled by 100 100000 loyal and
patriotic American citizens will
help their Government to bring
to a quick end this horrible cara
age in Europe; how many lives Of
Americas noble sons will, be saw
ed the sooner the war is endsd.
Every dollar saved will hasten
this result.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-12-13
JACKSON COUNTY BOY N GEORGIA.

Dear Editor:
| am in the land Of cotton,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-02-15
Lowell Sends Petition

The citizens of Lowell have
sent to Mayor Stone and the
councilmen of Galena a petition
signed by one hundred citizens of
Lowell, asking that Galena favor
the "Rogersline" passing through
Galena, so as to insure the line to
pass through Lowell. The people
OF Lowell feel aggrieved at the
stand Galena has taken to keep
the line from passing through
Galena and deprive the Lowell
people of the line to the displeas-
ure of her citizens. The Low@
people claim that if Galena still
persists in her course, Lowell
must seek another place to trade.
We hope the matter will be ad-
justed to the satisfaction of both
concerned and allow the line to
come via of Lowell, the most
feasible route.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-02-15
NUM- ring Baxter Houses

]. T. Cassidy, representing the
Weber House Numbering Com
pany, his made arrangements
with Ma Willard and the CITY
council to mark the streets and
number the houses OF the city.
Mr.. Cassidy will begin work this
week.
He will place street names on
every corner, and assign 4 mum.
Der to each IS feet, using the
universal plan of starting each
block with an even hundred.
. No charge is to be made for
putting up the street signs, but
each house owner will be asked
to pay the very moderate price
of so cents for a number for his
house.
Baxter surely needs this i'm
provemeut. As il 10 at present.
few people know even the name
of the street on which they live,
and when one tries to direct a
person to a certain house he finds
ia hard task. Now, that the
town is beginning a new growth
and one that is likely to double
the population in a very short
time, aud is filing up with
strangers, to number the houses
and mark the streets will prove a
great convenience.
Mr.. Cassidy has had many
years experience in this work and
he may be depended on to do the
numbering as it should be. His
price of so CENTS for a house
number is very reasonable and,
while it is not required By law,
it is to be hoped and expected
hat every residence owner in the
city will give Mr.. Cassidy the
order to put up a number.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-02-15
Mrs. Dena Reuter-.

Mrs. nena Reuter- Haak of
Tanev County, Mo-, died Feb.
s. 1917. She was an old resident
If Baxter, a daughter of H. H.
Reuter-, sister of Gus Reuter- of
Joplin and Mrs. o. N. Baldwin of
this city. Her husband, Will
Haaks, accompanied Mrs. Bald.
win home Sunday evening to
spend a few DAYS here.