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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-23

.BARRACK TALES
Personal and ImpersonaI.
Dan Mitchell has returned from a
pleasant visit to his birth place, Piqua
Ohio.
Tom Wakefield, of Co., A is now
stable boss. and VIM. McKinsey, of Co.
c, assistant.
During the vacation of Commander
Eaton, Geo. E. Wood is acting captain
and Geo. Lloyd acting sergeant.
c. J. Wilson, known as "The Duke ;"
went to Dayton on a nine-day pass
last week, and returned today.
Important business matters has
called Ed Rice, of Co., B, to Washing
ton, D. C. He will return early next
week
!: =: !: !: q
Patsy Bur Qber's force
transferred this week
suffering fr9 Ne of par
alysis.
August Specht v is now almost
totally blind has been transferred to
the Home hospital. August is an old
Pennsylvania railroad engineer.
Sheldon Gunnip, of Co., F, who's
ancestors came over on the Mayflower
has been readmitted on condition that
he behave himself hereafter and be
good.
Edward B. Love, of Co., F, our
amiable lightweight fresco painter,
left camp on furlough for Hagerstown
Md, to be at the bedside of a sister
who is dangerously ill.
Ezra A. D. Wilson. of Co., E, native
of the old bay State" sailed for
North Chester, Mass, on a 80 days
furlough in order to investigate the
clam and bean crop.
Among the new arrivals this week:
H. ]. Allison, D. Covell, Geo. w. Cal
vert and Pulaski Calvert brothers,
Fred Heffner, Dan Holland, James
McKenna, and Thomas Sexton.
There are uncalled for letters in
he Home postoffice for the following:
Iohn Selfrage, Sheridan Wheaton,
Justin Brisekley, S. W. Felty. Jno. R.
Fields, Harry Huntsman and James
thornton.
Old Charley Sanford, Co. F the all q
ound sport and tourist, struck out for y
'oston in order to make few remarks
! regard to unrestricted submarine a
'arfare and the high cost of bacon t
the G.. A. r. Encampment.
The whole family enlisted-not in y
D17, but in 1861. Leander Mott, who
'ansferred to Marion Branch. John u
|. Mott and VIM. ]. Mott natives of u
ldiana, all joined Pap" Thomas at d
Ky. John and Billy ran o.
way from home. K
IL
Ike Bassett. of Co. c, famous as u
uck farmer, says he'll go before any oil
cent justice of the peace and make 10
fidavit that he went to bed with one We
ass eye Tuesday night and that it tn
ust have tired of its mate and boun- Sc
d away. 1t cost him $40 and if any in
mrade while looking for snipes gets we
glance from it, will see Isaac he ex
II be given a rams horn as reward. mi
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
OFFICERS IN CAMP.
Three Watortown Men Among Those
Who Are Called.

The first list of men selected for
training in the officers camp at Fort
Sheridan has been officially passed
There are 470 names on the list. The
men are notified to report for duty on
Thursday morning, August 27, at Fort
Sheridan The local authorities have
nothing further to do with the select
ed men and communications Of q mil
itary character must be made through
the camp at Fort Sheridan. The men
will pay their own fare to the camp
and the government will reimburse
them at the rate of three and half
cetns per mile. Among the Watertown
men in the call are Jerome r. Butler,
LA Stimson street; Oscar Carl Zilisch,
200 Seventh street; Harvey B. Heider,
413 Fourth street.
Milton c. Heismann Of Watertown
has been admitted to the reserve
corps Of ordnance department of the
army.
Henry K. Wieman, Watertown, has
been commissioned as second lieuten-
ant in the Third battery, field artillery
section officers reserve corps at Camp
Douglas.
William D. McMillin, Watertown,
has been commissioned second lieuten-
ant in the infantry division, regular
army.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
.U-BOAT CAPTURES
U. S. GUN CREW
Fate of Captain and Four Men
on Steamer Campania An.
nounced.
SHIP SENT TO THE BOTTOM
Forty-seven Survivors Reached Land
In safety-RrItIsh FreIohter Sinks
Germac Submarine OF
Brest, France.

Washington, Aug. 18.-Sinking Of
the American steamer Campania, q
Standard Oil tanker. with the prob
able capture Of her captain and four
members of the naval guard by the
attacking German submarine, Was an
nOunced by the navy department.
OIL Tanker Sunk.
The department issued this state
ment:
"The Standard Oh tanker Cam
pania, American steamer, was sunk by
a submarine on the morning Of August
6 143 miles west Of He de Re. Forty
seven survivors reached land In safe
ty. 1t is believed that the captain Of
the steamer and four Of the guards
are prisoners on board the German
submarine"
Officials fear that the Germans will
mete out the same fate to the Cam
pania captain as they did to Captain
Fryatt.
Capt. Charles Fryatt. master Of the
British liner Brussels, who was cap
tured by the Germans on March %,
1918, charged with attempting to ram
the Teuton submarine U-33, was tried,
condemned and shot to death the aft
ernoon Of July q Of last year.
Was Formerly DunhoIme.
New York, Aug. 13.-The Campania
was formerly the steamship Dunholme.
She was built in 1901 at West Hartle-
pool, England, and was registered at
1913 tons gross, 2,13S tons net. She
wars 395 feet long, with q beam OF AZ
feet.
Sink Another U-eoat.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13.-Another
German submarine has been sunk by
the guns of merchantmen, II the gun
ners Of British freighter which ar
rived here are correct In their as
sumption that three shots. which struck
an undersea boat off Brest, France,
sent her to the bottom. The Britisher
encountered the submarine on her last
outward trip from this port.
One shot destroyed the periscope.
The second and third were followed by
an explosion and the submarine dis
appeared The gunners were confident
that the submarine went down invol-
UNFAIRLY.
The captain and six members Of the
crew Of the American schooner John
Hays Hammond, victim OF q German
submarine July q, while on a voyage
from England to Iceland, arrived here
on an American steamship Cah1o Ato
patches telling of the loss Of the
schooner had said nothing Of the fate
Of the crew.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
GIVES FOOD CONTROL PLANS
Hoover viii Stop All Gambling and
Hoarding Of Supplies.

Washington, A ug. 13.-Herbert C.
Hoover, the food administrator, an
nounced the plans for the control Of
wheat, flour and bread. They are spe-
cific and comprehensive. They have
been worked out fully in view Of the
disrupting and disturbing and the part
this country still has to play.
They provide:
1. For the vigorous prosecution of
all persons who hold more wheat or
flour than Is required In their normal
business.
2. For the maintenance of q fair
price throughout the country, by seiz-
ing, if necessary, the entire 1917 har-
vest and determining the cost to the
consumer.
8. For food administration agencies
at the principal wheat terminals
throughout the country.
4. For the restriction of storage to
80 days, unless special permit is given
by the food administration.
5. For the elimination of speculation
by compelling all mills and elevators
with more than 100 barrels daily ca
pacity to take out a government IL
cenSe.
The regulations Will go into effect on
September l.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
"NO SIGNS OF EARLY PEACE"
e. H. Gary Says ALLIES VIII Win In
the End.

e. H. Gary Says ALLIES VIII Win In
the End.
Tacoma, Wash, Aug. BE. II.
Gary, head Of the United States Steel
corporation, sees no "signs of an early
peace"
'Two years ago." he said here
there could have been settlement
on pretty fair basis-one which
would have secured the integrity Of
all countries and with the same geo.
graphical lines as when the war COM
menced, and what is more important,
the establishment OF basis for the
prevention of future wars.
However, the cessation Of hostili-
ties was not brought about, and from
that time up to the present conditions
seem to have grown worse from
month to month.
ut does not seem to me that the
allies now can offer any terms that
the central powers could accept, and
/ am even more certain the central
powers cannot offer any terms the
allies could take.
''1n any event 1t is only question
Of time when the allies must be sue
cessful. The larges number Of men
and the largest purse eventually will
bring victory in any military con-
test, and In this case the allies have
both"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
AIR SHIPS DROP BOMBS
THAT DO MUCH DAMAGE
GCLLMAR BROS. CIRCUS
COMING ON AUGUST 27

Gollmar Bros. circus will pitch their
monster tents on the circus lot in Wa
tertown on August 81. That will be
red letter day for the little folks and
big ones as WE'LL The last circus here
was AL Barnes shows, which visited
WatertOwn on June IA, 1916. GOllmar
Bros. showed in Watertown several
times, the first time as a wagon show,
but it has developed into big railroad
show since and this season is bigger
every way, with many added features
of worth, and with a fair break of
weather should attract large con-
course OF people.
In recent editorial the Milwaukee
News aptly sums up circus day:
"The animals are always welcome.
Their stunts ever vary. Their beau
ties are perennial. The expression of
sheer Joy on the face Of the small boy
is pleasure eternal. It is the quintes-
sence Of youth and American inde-
pendence in tabloid form. What mat
ter If the crowd presses? Nobody car
ries heavy pocketbooks to the circus,
so there's no fear of pickpockets.
Crackerjack and peanuts, sideshows
and freaks, that is all, excepting the
ice cream cones and incidental pop"
that demand the elusive nickel. Oh!
but there's nothing like the circus.
Nervous folks relax at circus time
They forgive the delighted kicks that
assail their anatomy from every quar-
ter. Surely wriggling may be permit
ted at the circus, How else would the
small boy show his appreciation?
There's nothing so fine as the reek
Of those torches that fare and throw
great shadows that intensity the honor
Of the freaks" Then the way the
band plays. is circus way. No other
music is the same. Ragtime partakes
Of character at once universal and
less sophisticated. It goes outdoors, as
it were, and grows gypsylike.
And when the last item" is over,
one may see the show folk getting
their dinners, or suppers, ii you call
them that. When one is small it is
wonderful to conceive of people who
jump through hoops and hang on tre.-
peeze higher than clouds" eating
brOiled steaks.
Advertising car No. / arrived in the
city today and began billing the big
Gollmar Bros. circus, which appears
here on August q.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
RETAkE LOST GROUND
French Troops Recapture Posi-
tIons North of St. Quentin.
Berlin Says British Attacked Lines
Near HolIebeke, But Were
Forced to Retreat.

Paris, Aug. 13.-French troops re-
sumed their counter-attacks against
the positions which the Germans had
captured on the night of August 9-1O
north OF st. Quentin. The French off,
clai statement said the ground previ-
ously lost was reconquered In its en-
tirety
South of ALLIES, in the Aisne region.
TWO strong German attacks on the
trenches captured earlier by the
French were repulsed with heavy Teu-
ton loss.
There were no infantry actions on
the French front in Belgium.
The text of the statement reads:
IN Belgium there were artillery
duels north of Bixschoote. There were
no infantry actions.
East OF Fayet (north Of st. Quen-
tin) our troops reconquered all the
trench elements which the Germans
nad occupied on the night Of August
9-lO. We took 20 prisoners in the
course of this action.
IN the sector of Noisy Farm and
Laffaux Mill our scouting parties
penetrated the enemy lines at a mum.
Der OF places and returned with pris-
oners.
South of ALLIES the Germans re-
neWed their attack on the trenches
which we had previously conquered
Two attacks, one of which was very
Violent, were repulsed with serious
losses to the enemy. Our troops
maintained all their positions and in
the course of the night realized fur.
ther progress.
In the Champagne and on both
banks OF the Meuse the artillery bonn.
pardment was quite heavy. West OF
Avocourt (Verdun region) we Checked
an enemy surprise attack.
I'm Alsace there were patrol encoun.
ters In the Carspach Wood"
London, Aug. 13.-Fighting between
the British and Germans took place
east of Givenchy-lez-La Basse. seven
miles north Of Lens, where the British
occupied the nearer lip of mine
crater and drove off the German cOun
ter assaults.
Berlin, Aug. 13.-After hours of ar
eillery fire, several British regiments
attacked the German lines north OF
Hollebeke, on the Belgian front. The
German general staff reports that the
attackers were forced to retreat with
heavy losses.
On the Aisne front two French at
tacks at Cerny-enLaonnois broke down
with heavy losses, and on Mont Carnll
let French hand grenade detachments
were repulsed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
RUSS AND ALLIES
WIN IN ROuMAN|A
Strong Teuton Attacks Repulsed
and 1900 Prisoners Are
Captured.
SLAVES WIN IN M0LDAvIA
Heavy Losses inflicted on Austro-Ger-
mans and Resistance Of Russians
Forces Foe to Check Often
sive In Roumaaia.

Petrograd, Aug. 13.-Desperate en-
gagements are being fought by the
Russo -Roumanian and Austro-Ger-
man armies along the Roumanian
front. In the center Of this battle
line, according to the Russian of11clal
statement, the Russians and Roumanl-
ans repulsed strong Teuton attacks
along the Fokshani-Marasechi rail-
road, then counter-attacked and cap
tured 1900 Germans, only to retire
later in the evening.
In southwestern Moldavia the Rus
SLAMS took the offensive, smashed the
Teuton lines and captured number
of prisoners and four guns.
In western Moldavia the Austro-
Germans, after battles of great inten-
sity, forced the Roumanians to re-
tire to Ocna.
Teuton Offensive Wanes.
In consequence Of the heavy losses
inflicted on the Austro-German forces
and the desperate resistance of the
Russians, says a telegram received
here from Odessa, the Teuton often
sive on the Roumanian front is d1-
minishing in entensity.
The text of the official Russian
statement follows:
"Roumanian froEt-In the region OF
the Upper Dobra river and north or
the Doftena river fighting continues
with variable success. West of the
Ocna-Grozesni line during the whole
OF yesterday battles Of great intensity
took place. The Austro-Germans
launched stubborn attacks chiefly IN
the direction Of Ocna. Towards eve
ming the Roumanians were forced to
retire to Ocna, along the Moshoreh
road and to the west OF Grozesni.
'In the direction of Bokshani the
Austro- Germans yesterday launched
stubborn attacks along the Fokshani-
Marasechti railroad line.
Capture 1900 Germans.
"Our troops and the Roumanian
troops, in spite Of the considerable su-
periority of enemy forces, stubbornly
defended their position and made coun-
ter-attacks, during which about 1,2OO
German prisoners were captured. To-
ward evening, under strong pressure
of enemy forces, our troops and the
Roumanians retired to the villages OF
Marasechti and Furtzeni.
''In the region Of the mouth OF the
River Buzou, our troops having as
sumed the offensive, captured as the
result Of their rapid onslaught part
of the enemy positions, taking a num-
Der of prisoners, four cannon and eight
machine guns"
6,70O Captured, Says Berlin.
Berlin, Aug. 13.-Field Marshal Won
Maekensen's forces fighting in central
Roumania took more than 6,7O0 Rus
sian and Roumanian prisoners and
captured Is cannon and 81 machine
guns. The German general staff re-
ports that the Austro- Germans did not
lose foot Of ground.
In western Moldavia the Austro-Ger-
mans stormed the village OF Grozesmi
and also captured the dominating
height positions. Bitter Russo-Rou-
manian counter-attacks were repulsed,
says the German statement, which
adds that the fresh enemy forces bled
themselves to death"
A Russian attack at the mouth of the
River Buzou, northwest Of Braila, was
repulsed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
BOMBS DROPPED
ON GERMAN CITY
French Bombard Frankfort-0ll.
the-Main in Retaliation for
Attack on Nancy.
'23 ARE KILLED IN ENGLAND
Fifty Others Wounded When 20 Ger.
man AIrpIanes Drop Missiles at
South End, In Essex-invad-
ore Chased Out to Sea.

Paris, Aug. 18.-Two French avia-
tors dropped bombs on Frankfort-on-
the-Gain, one Of the most important
cities Of the German empire, having .
population OF more than 100000. A
French official statement announcing
the raid says 1t was In retaliation ioH
the German aerial bOmbardment OF
Nancy and the region north Of Paris.
Both French machines returned un-
meDt reads:
I'm reprisal for the German bonn
bardments Of Nancy and the region
north Of Paris, two Of our machines,
piloted by Lieutenant Mezergues and
Sublieutenant Beaumont, dropped
bombs on Frankfort-on-the-Ma Main. Both
machines returned undamaged.
TT is confirmed that German avia-
tor was brought down August 8 on
the Belgian front. On Saturday Ger.
man machine was shot down by ma
chine gun fire northeast OF Vauxail.
lon"
Bombs XIII 20 In England.
London, Aug. 18.-Twenty-three per
sons, including nine women and SIX
children, were killed and fifty persons
were injured at South End, In Essex,
70 miles east Of London, by bombs
dropped by German raiders, says an
official statement issued here. Two
men were injured at Rockford.
Considerable damage to property
was caused at South End by the near
ly forty bombs dropped on the town.
A score Of German airplanes carried
out the raid. They were driven back
TO sea by British battleplanes.
The latest statement follows:
Enemy raiders caused considerable
damage at South End, where they
dropped about forty bombs. The casu-
alt1es thus far reported are:
"Nlled, eight men, nine women, six
children. About fifty people were In
jured.
"Our own aircraft were very quickly
In the air and they pursued the enemy
out to sea.
"At Rockford two men were injured.
but no damage is reported. At Mar
gate four bombs were dropped. One
uninhabited house was demolished,
but there were no fatalities"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
DESPERATE BATTLES ON
THE R0UMAN|AN FRONT
1,496 MADE OFFICERS
First Training Camp Ends at
Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Washington Announces Names of Men
Who Have Won Commissions In
Reserve and National Army.

Fort Sheridan, H., Aug. 13.-Vhe
first reserve officers training camp at
Fort Sheridan will be history tonight.
The army instructors have done
their work. The students have done
theirs. Majors, captains and lieu
tenants have been evolved from stu.
dents, clerks, mechanics, lawyers,
policemen and scores Of other trades
and professions.
Commissions have been awarded
and the men, no longer training camp
students, but officers in the United
States reserve army, are ready to
take up their work.
Some will go to Rockford to train
the new great national army. Some
have been assigned on special de-
tails, the objects of which are mill
tary secrets. Some will go into the
quartermaster's department., some to
the adjutant generals office and some
into the regular army. No matter
where they go, each will bear his
rank as q. s. r.
The new reserve officers training
camp will he officially opened August
q. In the meantime the regular army
officers assigned to the fort, the men
who have worked so zealously to
turn out officers that will be a credit
to the Stars and Stripes, will be given
a little rest.
When the enrolment at the camp
was officially closed on May 81, 4,S06
men were taking training. OF this
number 1,496 were given commissions
at the close Of camp. The greater
part of the remainder were given
honorable discharges because of ply
sical disability, urgent business or
family reasons which would not per-
nit Of them completing the course, or
because they were not adapted to army
work.
Many Of the reserve officers were
sent to Fort Leavenworth and other
government schools for training in
special subjects. A few were detailed
for overseas duty.
1t was made clear by Major General
DdA1S, III Sudl &c VI TIE Ceutl al
army department., and executives un-
der his command that no discredit
attached to a candidate because he
was not awarded a commission. In
an address to the nAw officers Gen
eral Barry said:
''To those of you who have not won
out, wish to say that you are en-
titled to just as much credit as those
who have. The successful ones prob
ably had advantages at the start
that you did not have. But keep on
and you will put some. of them off
the track. Let me advise those who
have not won out to Leep right on
by going into the national army"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
FOES WIRELESS OFF MEXICO
Carranza Official Finds Plant on Lo-
bos Island, Says Dispatch.

Mexico City, Aug. 13.-What is be-
lieved to have been q German informa-
ton forwarding station has been dis
covered by Mexican officers on Lobos
island, q lighthouse station off the
Mexican coast, northeast Of Tuxpam.
The Mexican authorities believe the
station might have been converted into
a submarine or naval base had it not
been located by them.
The government recently decided to
place a wireless station on Lobos
island, and when Manuel Rodriguez
Gutierrez, subsecretary of communica-
tions, arrived Mendez, his agent,
found complete wireless plant in op-
Grafton. It had been built by the light
house keeper, who formerly was a me-
chanic. He was unable to give sat
isfactory account of how he obtained
the wireless apparatus and he was
placed under arrest.
Mendez also learned that launch
had been carrying supplies, arms and
ammunition to rebels on the mainland
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
BIG CAR STRIKE IN FRISCO
Men Demand Eight-Hour Day and
Wage Adjustments.

Men Remano ElQnt-houf Day ano
Wage Adjustments.
San Francisco, Aug. 13.-San Fran
cisco is in the grip of what promises
to be general street car strike, the
men having quit at a late hour at
night.
An eight-hour day and wage read
justments were said to be the demands
Of the strikers.
''We will run our cars" said Will
liam Won Phul, vice president and gen.
eral manager Of the company. He ex-
pressed confidence that service would
not be seriously interrupted.
According to several of the strikers
employees Of the municipal railway
system were active In calling the
strike.
Shortly after the strike reports be-
gan to come In the police department
ordered out all reserve patrolmen and
stationed extra men in districts affect.
ed.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
RICH CHICAGO MERCHANT DIES
e. w. Pardridge, Son Of Wealthy
Board of Trade Man, Succumba,

Chicago, Aug. 13.-Edward w. Pard.
ridge, son Of the late Charles w. Pard-
ridge, millionaire State street mer-
chant and board OF trade operator and
also brother Of the Princess Engalit-
chef, died in his country home in Lake
Geneva, Wis. Mr.. Pardridge's death
was caused by heart trouble. He had
been In Ill health for several weeks.
He is survived by his widow, his
daughter, Mrs. Alfred H. Schoelkopf'
Of Buffalo, N. Y, and his nephew, Lee
w. Partridge Of Chicago.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
TEST CASE FOR ARMY DRAFT
y. 8. Supreme Court TO Decide
Whether Act 10 Constitutional.

y. 8. Supreme Court 70 Decide
Whether Act 10 Constitutional.
Warrington, Aug. IA test Of the
eonstitunonality OF the conseriptioa
law will come before the United States
Supreme court on or before August ~
with the docket1ng OF q case which
will probably be called for trial during
the courts fall term. The case will
come up on a writ Of error from the
district court Of northern Ohio. whefs
Charles q. Ruthenberg, recently So.
cialist candidate for mayor Of Ufevs-
land; Alfred Wagenknecht, Ohio state
secretary Of the Socialist party. and
Charles Baker, Ohio state secretary Of
that party, were convicted Of having
conspired to induce persons subject to
the conscript act to evade that law.
They were sentenced to one year In
the Canton CO.. workhouse.