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SENATOR ]. K. SHIELDS
PASSES THROUGH CITY

Senotor John X. Shields, en- route
from Washington to Knoxville on per-
sonal business, passed through the
city Sunday on train No. Al and was
greeted here by number of local
friends. He will spend until We'd
nesday at Knoxville looking after
business matters. The senator is in
fine health and has been very busy
during the present session of congress
assisting in every way possible to
help hurry along war legislation. He
has at all times stood loyally behind
the president, and his advocacy of the
selective conscription bill, which had
the support of the president, won
Senator Shields many warm friends
throughout the state.
Senator Shields stated to friends
Sunday that with the passage of a
food control bill and a few other inn
portant war measures congress would
adjour, after which he will return
to Tennessee and hold number of
meetings and conferences with
friends. He hopes to come to john
son City Immediately after the adj
journment of congress.
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LETTER SENT FOLLOWING AN
NOUNCED OPPOSITION OF
REPUBLICANS
MEASURE VERY NECESSARY
SAYS SOME NEWSPAPERS DO NOT
HAVE DUE REGARD FOR
COUNTRY'S SAFETY

Washington, May 24-Decision OF
House Republicans in caucus today to
oppose any newspaper censorship pro-
vision in the pending espionage bill
was followed by letter from Presi-
dent Wilson to Chairman Webb, of the
Judiciary committee, reiterating that
it was imperative that congress grant
censorship powers to deal with the
few persons who cannot be relied
about everything whose publication
could be of injury"
Il have been very surprised, wrote
the president, Ito find several of the
public prints stating that the admin
lsIration had abandoned the position
which it so distinctly took, and still
holds, that the authority to exercise
censorship over the press to the ex-
tent that censorship is embodied in
the recent action of the house rep
resentatives is absolutely necessary to
the public safety. 1t, of course, has
not been abandoned, because the rea-
sons still exists why such authority
is necessary for the protection of the
nation.
Il have every confidence that the
great majority of newspapers of
the country will observe patriotic
reticence about everything whose
publication could be of injury, but in
every country there are some persons
in d position to do mischief in this
field, who can be relied upon and
whose interests or desires will lead
to actions on their part highly dan
gerous to the nation in the midst of
war. want to say again that it seems
to me imperative that powers of this
sort should be granted"
The house espionage bill carried
censorship provision but the one by
the senate did not and this was one
of the differences which sent the
measure to conference, where it has
oeen discussed for more than a week
without an agreement.
The presidents letter caused some
surprise because many members of
congress and some administration
leaders had understood for several
days that no further attempt was to
be made at present to put through
any such provision. Sentiment in the
senate is strong against censorship
and unless the conferees agree upon
very mild form it probably will not
be accepted there.
Representative Webb announced
upon receipt of the presidents letter
that he would wage determined fight
in behalf of the censorship amend
ment written into the bill in the house
by a narrow margin, just before it
was sent to conference.
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GIRL is KILLED by A SENTRY

Baltimore, Md, May 24.-Marion
Riley, IS years old, girl of this city
was shot and fatally wounded tonight
by sentry on duty on the Ellicott
driveway near the tracke of the
Pennsylvania railroad. She died in a
hospital an hour later.
The girl was walking with private
Of the Fourth Maryland regiment on
the driveway when they were ordered
to halt. In the darkness the sentry
could not discern them. According TO
present information the order was not
heard by the couple. The sentry has
been taken into custody and will be
court martialed.
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FIRST REGIMENT NOW
ON DETAIL WORK

Nashville, May 24.-Completed ar
rangements for the government of the
three battaliops of the First Tennes-
see regiments provide for the depart
ure of the Second battalion tomorrow
for Knoxville, where with that city as
headquarters, they will be detailed to
different points in East Tennessee to
guard railway bridges, Industrial
plants, etc. The first battalion going
to Hartman will leave Thursday.
Headquarters of the third battalion
will be Nashville, with companies sta
toned at Tullahoma, Columbia and
Clarksville
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FRAMED TO BRING TO THE
TREASURY $1,sOO,OOO,OOO IN A
YEAR
REPUBLICANS AGAINST BILL
MANY DEMOCRATS ARE OPPOSED
TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
MEASURE

Washington, May 24.-The war rev.
enue bill, framed to bring into the
treasury $1,S00,000,00O through new
taxation during the coming year; pass
ed the house by vote of 329 to rs
late today in almost the same form
that it was presented by the ways and
means committee two weeks ago.
All the opposing votes were cast
by republicans, although there are
many members on the democratic side
strongly opposed to certain sections
OF the measure. Virtual redrafting OF
the bill in the senate is regarded as
certain. Material changes already are
contemplated by the senate finance
committee as a result of public hear
ings held during the long debate in the
house. Final passage of the bill prob
ably cannot be accomplished in less
than a month
Outstanding features of the bill are
the greatly increased income, inheri-
tance, excess profits, liquor and cigar
and tobacco taxes, virtual abolition of
the present customs free list and
10 per cent addition to existing tariffs
new taxes on manufacturers, amuSe-
ments, clubs, public utilities, and in
suranee, far reaching stamp tax and
a greatly increased mail matter rate
based on the parcel post zone system,
Republican Leader Mann insisted
that the bill | would raise too large an
amount of money by direct and imme-
diate taxes.
This bill approaches killing the
goose that lays the golden egg" he
said. Indeed l am afraid we are kill
ing that goose today"
Unsuccessful Effort
An unsuccessful effort was. made
to eliminate the committee second
class mail matter rate lection, which
would increase on next March /, the
present flat rate of one cent a pound
to a graduated scale ranging from one
and one-half cents pound in the
first zone to six cents a pound in the
eighth. Two other graduated scales
with further increases in rates would
go into effect on next July / and No
vember /, respectly. The vote sus-
tanning the committee was 256 to $50.
Mr.. Kitchin voluntarily struck from
the bill the PROPOSED five per cent tax
on advertising. 1t had been left in
the measure for use in case of defeat
of the second class mail matter pre-
posal, to carry an amendment to tax
advertising.
Southern republicans who voted
against the bill today included repre-
Austin, of Tennessee; Sells
of Tennessee, and Slemp of Virginia.
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CAUSALITY LIST
OF THE GERMANS

London, May 24.-German official
lists of killed, wounded and missing,
issued during the month of April, but
not necessarily referring to the casu-
alties occurring in the April show
Killed or died of wounds or sick
ness, 1O,979.
Prisoners and missing, 4,308.
Severely or badly wounded, 9,744.
Slightly wounded or wounded re-
naming with units 17,S0S.
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BEST CHAUTAUQUA EVER
GIVEN BY THE REDPATH
MIKAD0, G. l.. MCNUTT
HARRY F0GELMAN REED MIL
hER AND CREATORE'S BAND
BIG TENT WILL BE LOCATED ON
EAST MAIN STREET-MANY
NEW FEATURES

The Rcdpah program in this city
ior 1917, bigger and better than ever
BristlinE with compelling interest
ifom INST TO last, this program IN
cludcs such outstanding features as
the Mikado Light Opera company
1f lhirty members and the great
Creatore and his band. Throughout
the week are more of what one might
call popular numbers than usual, a
fact which will be acceptable to the
majority of the chautauqua going
public. While some radical changes
have been made in the style and make
up OF the program the same high stand
ard of attractions is maintained as
in the program of the past years.
Everybody likes band. Since the
days when we followed our first cir
Gus parade, to the pulse-stirring
strains OF the uniformed band sitting
aloft in their gilded, palatial wagon
drawn by prancing horses, we have
never quite lost the magic thrill which
always retmnes when we hear the
rousing strains of a good band. Crea-
tore is one of the greatest band lead
ers sur country has ever known.
When the Well-known Italian leader
first came to this country he was a
veritable sensation. Dramatic, pic
turesque in his directing, and cy-
clonic in his energy, he was marvel
of emotional intensity and revela-
ton of musical possibilities. He quick
ly became the rage. Creatore's genius
lay, not only in his singular ability
to impart to his men the contagion
of his vivid emotions, but also in his
unusual mastery of Instrumentation.
Creatore has had a striking influ-
ence i'll the development of band
music in this country. When he comes
10 the chautauqua for the closing day
it is safe to say he will be greeted by
a crowd that will tax the capacity of
the tent.
Many people are very apt to regard
grand opera as high brow something
that appeals to the few rather than the
many Be this as it may, light opera
appeals to all classes.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado,
which is scheduled for another of the
seven> days, is one of the most tune
full and refreshingly humorous light
operas ever written. 1t is easily un-
derstood and uproarously funny from
start to finish. No composers of
light opera in English have ever ap-
preached the subtle charm and the
unerring artistry of Gilbert and Sui
Ivan. They will live as long as opera
lasts.
This is to be an elaborate produc-
rion. Beautiful costumes and superb
scenery have been provided. The tent
at night will take on the appearance
of an oriental garden. with Japanese
lanterns hanging everywhere. There
will be thirty people in the cast,
Continued ON page FOUR
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HOUSE PASSES THE WAR
REVENUE BILL 329 TO rs
TEDDY PLEASED THAT
PERSHING WILL CO
Says ii Administration Had Taken
Him Up Division Could Leave
Monday

New York, May 24.-Theodore Roose
welt today expressed his pleasure
that Maj.-Gen. Perishing was to COM
mand the first American troops which
will go to France.
"At this moment l have nothing to
say" the colonel replied, when ques-
toned about President Wilson's de-
cision not to send volunteers, except
that if the administration had deemed
it wise to grant the request | made
about raising a division three and one
half months ago the division would
have been ready to sail this coming
Monday"
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HOPE TO BETTER THE.
CONDITION OF MEXICO

Mexico City, May 24.-The labor
unions of Mexico are preparing to for
ward efforts to arrange an information
al congress of workmen of the United
States, Centray and South America to
discuss affairs affecting the working
men of this continent and to establish
the attitude they will take in the great
world questions of the present time.
Tie Mexican unions hope to arrange
for the congress to meet in Mexico.
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FIRST BILL is IN SENATE FOR
CONTINUOUS CONSID-
GRAFTON
OTHER BILLS TAKEN UP
THIS THE MOST DRASTIC, WILL
BE PRESSED FOR EARLY
ACTION

Washington, May 24.-The govern
ment's first food bill, providing for
National Foodstuff Censue and appro-
priating about $15,OOO,O0G for meas
ures to stimulate production was
briefly considered today by the SEN
ate and placed in position for contin-
uous discussion, beginning tomorrow
until final disposal.
In the house tomorrow, the second
and more drastic administration meas
ure, for control of foodstuffs will be
pressed for passage, subject to inter-
ruptGn only by conference reports.
This bill would authorize the creation
OF food administration, price-fixing
and prevention of boarding.
Opposition Indicated
The bill was brought before the
senate today by Chairman Gore, of
the Agriculture committee, The brief
discussion indicated some measure of
opposition, even to the proposed con-
ferring of power upon the secretary
of agriculture to have agents inquire
into business of food dealers and own
ers.
Opposition in the senate is largely
centered upon the control measure.
Senatore Gore is said to oppose the
priee-fixing proposal, and for that
reason is not expected to sponsor or
introduce the bin as introduced in
the house bp Representative Lever,
of South Carolina, with the approval
Of the administration.
While congressional leaders plan to
expedit both food bills, the senate
leaders expect to await house action
upon the control measure and possib-
ly will postpone its consideration for
several weeks, until after the war rev.
enue bill has been disposed of.
Increase I'm Potato Crop
A twenty-five per cent increase in
this years yield of early Irish pota
toes was forecast today by the Agri-
culture Department. On the basis of
present crop conditions, the depart
ment estimates the crop at 33,5l6.000
bushels against 26,4S1,7O0 last year.
Reports to the department show the
early acreage this year will approach
$4,000 an increase of $4,000 over last
year. The condition of the crop on
May / was Sc per cent and the prob
able yield per acre is put at 119 bush
els, against 109 last year.
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SPAIN MAKES |NSISTENT
DEMAND ON GERMANY

Madrid, May "a via Paris.-The
Spanish governments note to Ger
many concerning the attack by Ger
man submarine on the Spanish steam
er Patrioco recalls that a number
of notes of protest previously adj
dressed to the German government
still remain unanswered. 1t declares
that the transaction of all diplomatic
business with Germany will be sus-
pended until replies are received to
these, according to the newspapers.
1t also demands the fullfillment of
promises by the German government
to prevent unwarranted attacks upon
Spanish shipping in safety zones and
asks for an indemnity for the Patricio
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MEMORIAL SERVICES
National Soldiers, Home, 2:OO p. M,
Sunday, May %, 1917.
PROGRAM

PROGRAM
/. Song-All Hail the Power of Jes-
us Name.
Invocation.
3. Song by Martha Wilder Girls.
4. Reading of the Scriptures.
/. 5. Prayer.
6. Solo by Miss Alexander.
Z. Sermon by Father Mcintyre.
8. Song Star Spangled Banner.
8. Benediction.
NOTE
The Boy Scouts will be present, and
seated in body, as an organization,
in the auditorium.
1t is earnestly requested that the
patriotic citizens in large numbers be
present at these exercises.
S. w. TINDELL,
Committee on Program
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To PREVENT
CONSCR|PT|ON DENIED

San Francisco, May 24.-The SUI
preme court of California denied to-
day petition to prevent Oakland
city officials from enforcing military
registration. The petition alleged
that this was in violation of the
thirteenth amendment to the federal
constitution prohibiting involuntary
servitude.
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ANOTHER MURDER THE
RESULT OF OLD FUED

jackson, Tenn. May 24.-Lee Nc
CLAIM, 50. shot an instantly killed
David Hattc. 81, hare today. The
shooting is said 10 have been the cu!-
mination of fued resulting from the
killing of Will McClain, a son of Lee
McClain, in February, 1916, by Harris.
Harris had been sentenced to from
two to ten years in the penitentiary
and his appeal from that decision was
to have been heard this week. He is
a half brother of McClain.
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DEATH OF NURSES IS
EXPLAINED BY SECRETARY

Washington, May PA brass at
tachment of the powder charge, strik-
ing the water and boomeranging back
nearly zoo feet after the firing of a
naval gun in target practice killed
Mrs. Edith Ayers and Miss Helel
Burnett Wood, Red Cross unrses, of
Chicago, who lost their lives yesterday
aboard the American steamship Mon
gola.
Secretary Danials explained in a
statement tonight that such an acci-
dent had never occurred before and
that ordinance experts are puzzled.
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awe WILL WIN But
NOT WITHOUT COST"
SAYS GENERAL WOOD

Chattanooga, May 24.-"We are
going to win, without question, but
not without cost" Major General Leon
ard Wood told Chattanoogans at
mass meeting tonight. Several thou
sand persons were turned away from
"a thratre where General Wood spoke,
"Seo that the training. camps are
kept full" urged the general. En-
courage systematic. well ordered. well
thought out Preparedness
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RINTELEN GIVEN
ONE YEAR IN JAIL

New York, May 24.-One year in Jail
was the sentence imposed today upon
Captain Franz Rintelen, of the Ger
man navy, David Lamar and H. B.
Martin, convicted yesterday in the Fed
eral court of conspiracy to interfere
with the shipment of munitions to the
Entente Allies. Isaac r. Oelan, one of
the prosecuting attorneys, said today
that Buchanan, Foweler and Schulz
teis, in whose cases the jury disagreed
would be brought to trial in the fall.
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CORN CROPS HELPED
BY RECENT RAINS

Nashville, May 22.-The State De-
partment of Agriculture today pre-
dicted the largest corn crop ever
raised in Tennessee as a result of a
good rain last night. Gardens and
fields had begun to suffer for rain
when the drought was broken last
night.
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WAITE EO DIE
NEXT THURSDAY

Sinsing, N. Y, May 23.-Dr. Arthur
Warren Waite. who was convicted in
New York of poisoning to death his
wealthy father-in-law, will be execut-
ed here next Thursday, it was announc
ed tonight The condemned now is
spending most of his time reading and
writing letters.
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SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE
INVITED TO PARADE

School children are especially invit-
ed to the services at Memorial Hall at
2 p. M, May 27, and to the parade at
S:45 May 30th. H. S. Fish, Patriotic
Instructor, will be there to direct
them for the parade to the cemetery
for the decoration of graves and 9TH
er cermonies.
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YADOO TO MAKE
A SECOND TRIP

Denver, Col, May 24.-William G.
MeAdoo, secretary of the treasury,
announced here today his intention
to make a second speaking trip on be-
half of the liberty loan. This journey
will carry him to New York, Boston,
Detroit, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Pitts
burg and Harrisburg, Pa. He will
leave Washington June to make this
tour.
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SARAM BERNHARDT
LEAVES HOSPITAL

New York, May Madame Sarah
Bernhardt had recovered sufficiently
from her recent illness to leave the
hospital today for two hours automo
bile ride with her physician. 1t was
said she probably would leave the
hospital permanently within a week
or so.
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FISHING BOAT DESTROYED

Madrid via Paris, May 24.-Fisher-
men who have arrived from Tabarca,
on the Bay of Tunis, report that a
submarine recently attacked a fleet
of six boats, one of which was sunk.
The crew was saved.
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y REPORT BIG STRIKE
BUDAPEST FACTORIES

Stockholm, May "a Via London
According to informatn received
here from a Hungarian source,
strike has been continuously in
progress in all the Budapest mu-
milton factories since May /.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COMET

Remember this my son; if you
want to make a hit you must strike
ont for yourself You're mixed in
your baseball talk pa; if you strike
out you can't make a hit. Boston
Transcript
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FRENCH MISSION ARRIVES HOME

Paris, May 24.--Marshal Joffre and
ormer Premier Viviani arrived at
Brest last night on their return from
the United States, They reached
Bhest at midnight and are due in Paris
tonight
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ENERGETIC INFLUEyCE

Does your wife find politics inter-
esting?"
Not as interesting as she expects
o make it before she gets through
with it. Washington Star.
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NICARAGUA ALSO BREAKS
RELATIONS WITH GERMANY

Washington, May 4-Nicarauga,
following the lead of Guatemala and
Honduras, has served diplomatic re-
lations with Germany.
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Here's sailor says he raised chick
ems on the voyage. Where do you sups
pose he did it?' in the hatchway, Of
course. Baltimore American.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28

amist. The two institutions Travelled
together for ages until human exper-
fence has condemned both to extinc-
ton.
But conceding his mathematical
argument to be true, it is hard to
see how the promiscuOus breeding Of
40O,OO0,0OO white idiots is going to
help them in the coming war with
the wise, dark races.
A better way would seem to be to
cross the idiots with the wise races
and put Steven in charge Of the job.
But there is still a lingering, suspi-
cion that he is trying to have little
fun with the rest Of his brother fools
by stirring up race and religious pre-
judiCe.-George v. Wells.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-28
wood stands on these subjects, but
how about Grogan, Lewis and
Touhy?-Lee Green, 1916 Masonic
Temple.

5IHPiSS
TALL DEPENDs.-It all depends
on who. says or writes a thing
whether the masses Of the people
will listen to it or not. Count Toll
stOi can go away to die by himself,
but if a poor fish like me did that l
would be arrested as a wife deserter
and hurled into prison by Judge
Olson as a moron"
Count TOlstoi's son can lecture in
this country and say that our Mann
act proves the American people to be
a nation Of hypOcrites, yet if said
the same thing some people would
want me lynched.
1t all depends on who says it. l
shouted birth control for two years
and was threatened, but when Judge
Stelk, Atty Brundage and a few
more big guys came out for it then
the prattling mob said "hurrah."
Count BernstOrff says in April's
PearsOns on Rants thou shalt do
this" and SHALT not do the other:
q think a man should do what is
right, but I'm very Ienient, especially
towards sins of the flesh when the
temptation is great and the results
unimpOrtant."
Now, Forum writer's, you would not
take this Utterance from me, but you
will eat it and relish it from Count
Bernstorf. So l say it all depends
on who says a thing. A poor fish like
me is apt to get kicked for uttering
truths and justice, just because I
have no literary, social or financial
prominence.
1t is the big lobster that gets away
with the truth, but the masses des-
pise minnies or creeping things, such
as worms and bedbugs.
George Bernard Shaw secs no
harm in pOlygamy" or crossing the
state line with a woman companion