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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12

Col. Oliver H. Payne, who died in
New York recently, left bequests to-
falling s7,OO0,OOO to charitable and
educational institutions.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12

Fire caused by spontaneous COM
bustion caused a 100000 loss to the
Ginners Cotton Oil company in East
Birmingham, Ala, last week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12

than they need, too high cost of liv-
ing problem of the less fortunate will
be solved.
\ HERBERT HOOVER,
United States Food Commissioner.
HOME CARD.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12

Members of the North Carolina
division, United Confederate veterans
will hold their annual reunion in
Durham, n. c., August 21-23.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-07-12

Save the wheat.-One wheatless
meal a day. UseN corn, oatmeal, rye
or barley bread and non-vheat break
fast foods. Order bread "a hours in
advance so your baker will not bake
beyond his needs. Cut the loaf on the
table and only as required. Use stale
bread for cooking, toast, etc. Eat
less cake and DaStry
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Are the torpedoes used by the Ger
man submarines usually shot below
the water or above7 If below, at what
depth? What part of the vessel does
the torpedo strike? A friend tells me
subm arines must come to the surface
to fire torpedoes.
The torpedo is discharged under wa
ter and travels under water, leaving on
a calm surface white streak of foam.
The depth varies, but is never very
great because the target to be hit Is
not deep in the water. If battleship,
the target lies between her water line
and keel, distance of maybe thirty
feet. If destroyer, drawing only nine
feet or SO Of water, the target is very
difficult. The torpedo Is likely to pass
clean under the hull of the ship, Or else,
being aimed at point between the sur
| face and the keel, nine feet below the
surface, it Is likely to breach to the
surface and pursue an cratic course.
OF course the torpedo may strike any
part of the ships hull or may miss en-
| tirely. Torpedoes can be discharged on
the surface and sometimes are when
the submarine has nothing to fear from
the target ship.
The business Is difficult. With the
periscope fully above water the sub
marine may sight a battleship five miles
away. The next step is to determine
the course the battleship is taking and
her speed, so that the submarine can
tell whether it is possible to overtake
her and, if SO, where. The submarine
usually travels at moderate speed, sub
merged toward the target. rising occa-
sionally to get the range. The last OBJ
servation should be taken within 1000
yards of the battleship, place of high
danger for the underwater boat. Then
there is nothing to do but to sink once
| for all, crowd on all speed, run couple
of hundred yards nearer If possible and
fire the carefully aimed torpedo, trust
ing to the accuracy of the calculations
already made
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Pennsylvania state workmen's com
pensation referees in office on the
approval of the act, April 20, 1917, in
creasing salaries Of such officers from
$500 to $1,000, cannot be paid the In
crease, according to decision given
by Deputy Attorney General Emerson
Collins to DR.. John Price Jackson, COM
missioner of labor and industry. There
are ten referees.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
wmM@MM@ M " " W. @M@eM ".
UNION WISDOM.

Y Demand the label on your "
Y printed matter Y
Y Put your best and biggest Y
Y money on the union label 1t is u
" sure winner. y
" Demand union made cigars. 1t \:
Y is a guarantee against sweatshop y
y and Chinese made cigars. Y
" Attend the meetings of your Y
y union and assist in the work. Y
u Boost instead Of knocking. Y
" When you purchase pair of y
u shoes with the union label you Y
" assist the members of the Boot Y
V and Shoe Workers International Y
" union. y
u The purchasing power Of the y
" union earned dollar, rightly ap- y
" piled, would ameliorate many of y
Y the unjust conditions which at y
u present exist. y
" Y
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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
Rookbinders Organize.

officers of the International Brother
hood of Bookblnders in Indianapolis
report that bookbinders at Racine,
Wis; Mason City, Fort Dodge and
Marshalltown, Ia, and Jackson, Miss,
have organized. 1t is also stated that
bookbinders In Danville, ILL.,, have ask
ed for the reissuance of their charter.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
Enr Civilization.

The only conceivable way in which
there can be permanent advance in
civilization is by improvements in the
condition of greater rewards,
shorter hours, better education and, in
general, healthier, happier life
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
PULL TOGETHER.

+ If the unions were as strong as I.
+ they ought to be and would be, 4
+ IL each member did his or her !
+ full duty, there would be no poll 1
+ tician who could afford to be !
+ antagonistlc to the interests Of 1
j. labor. The process of pigeon i
+ boiling labor measures or of multi 1
+ flying them by inserting 'Jokers" I
i In the bills would have to stop. 1
+ To make our union movement !
+ strong enough to accomplish these
+ results is to analyze every i'm I
+ provement, to give the fullest 1
+ measure of support in all fields i
i of union effort. If we organize 1
+ our cooperative purchasing pow 4
+ er we can control all commercial 1
+ activities, including manufactur- 1
+ ing and wage policies, together /
1. with merchandise and real estate !
+ policies. Shoe Workers Journal. i
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
Proves Value of Unions.

The Rubber Workers union of Mil
waukee has reduced working hours
from fifty-fve to ffty-two and 1aIf
a week and increased wages 10 per
cent for those earning less than $12 a
week and per cent for those receiving
over $12 a week This means an aver
age increase of IS per cent since the
union was organized.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

What is meant by the designation
Thousand islands"
This is the name given to collection
of small islands in the expansion Of
the st. Lawrence river from the east
ern end of Lake Ontario for about for
ty miles. They are located partly in
New York state and partly in Canada.
II is estimated that there are from
1900 to 1900 islands in the group
and handsome summer residences have
been erected on many of the islands.
Large hotels furnish accommodations
for many city visitors during the sum-
mer.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14
Munitlon Workers Laid of.

Eighteen hundred men employed by
the Baldwin Locomotive works, Phila-
delphia, In making thirteen inch shells
for the entente allies have been laid
because of completed contracts, accord
ing to an announcement by the com
pany Within the next six months
other foreign contracts for war mum,
tons will have been completed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Did Japan declare war on Germany.
and are they at war now?
Japan declared war on Germany Aug
%, 1914, and this status still exists.
How was the United States govern
ment carried on before Washington
was inausurated as president?
at the outbreak of the Revolution
each of the thirteen colonies was prac-
tically self governing. Each had Its
own legislature, its own statutes and
its own institutions. Between the colo
. MES there was no other connection than
that they all belonged to the same race
and all enjoyed the rights and privi-
leges Of British subjects. The oppres-
sive measures passed by the British
parliament was the cause Of the union
Of the colonies. A congress Of dele
gates from the colonies had been held
in New York in 1765. In 1774 the Mas
sachusetts legislature sounded call for
a congress to which all the colonies but
Georgia sent delegates. 1t had no legal
status and claimed no legislative pow
ers. This was the first Continental
congress. The second included dele
gates from all the colonies and met In
December, 1776, and from that time on
until the opening of the Fourteenth con-
gress In November, 1887, they were the
only central governing body. As the
sole representative body Of the colonies
in union it acted as the legislative and
directing body of them all 1t decided
that there should be Continental
army and provided for privateers and
a navy, dealt with the question of
finance and authorized national loans.
1t took up the subject of trade, appoint
ed boards to take charge Of different
matters and assumed relations Of dip
lomatic nature.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Please tell me who rang the Liberty
bell in f776 when the Declaration Of
Independence was signed. Has the
name ever been given In history?S i
have been told that the janitor or SEX
ton Of Independence hall rang It and
that he was so overcome with emotion
that he died Of Joy. Can you tell mo
whether any such statement as that
has ever been given in history
DR.. Ellis F. Oberholtzer In his Phil
adelphia, History Of the City and Its
People," says: "At the time. 0he day
the Declaration was signed absolutely
no notice was taken Of the action Of
congress. No diarist of the day saw
At to mention any public demonstra-
ton. All was quiet around the state
house. No boy shouted to gray hair
ed man in the steeple, Ring, grandpa,
ring That is story out Of the
fecund fancy of George Lippard,
popular Philadelphia novelist of the
nineteenth century. The bell was ST.
lent on that day."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

/. j. SullLn ..... ----------Presldent
GraysVllle. Tenn.
". d. Lynch --------Vl ve- President
81. Jelllco. Tenn,
l. N. Gam ...... Secretary Treas.
Knoxville, lenn.,
aNIlGtlNAlIUlNAL BOARD AttAst;E.A
iuuu jeffrey ....... flLLsHuFg nv
EALCUIINL BOARD
J. l.. COINS w Woodbridge, I nD.
Richard Lowe -BriceviIIe. Tenn.
s'hAl Lynch .......... SO0Qy, lem.
John MCIlqunan go. PlttsDurg, NY
iOe A. White East Bernstadt, by
AUDITORS.
Thos. Brown ;. East Bernstadt, Ky
Robert Cana ....... Soddy, Tenn
:" k~Sl''a ffFtknsP ''t'D0rs' q
Wade Brown East Bernstadt, Ky
]. D. Posey -Soddy, Tenn
]. S. Cousins ------Newcomb, Tenn
DELEGATES TC TENNESSEE
FED'"ATION OF LABOR
I. J. SIN .------GraysviIle, Tenn
JahI +. Z den Knoxville, Tenn
at Cary ....... Knoxville. Tenn
LEGISLA e COMMITTEE FOE
ENNESEEE
E. j. Smit ------Graysville. Tenn
DELEGAr TO KENTUCKY i I'D.
ERA. y! OF LABOR.
John Jeffre ...... pittsbuTg, KY
i.EGISLATl COMMITTEE FOE
NTUCKY
has. E. We East Bernstadt Ky
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

We do Job Printing at Fair Prices
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Please tell me what Statuary hall IN
Washington is and whether 1t is owned
by the government.
The National Statuary hall was for
merly the old hall of the house of rep
resentatives in Washington. It was
established by act of congress on July
2, 1864 The president was authorized
to invite each state to contribute to
the collection to be formed there two
statues, In either marble or bronze. of
deceased citizens of the state whom,
"for historic renown or for civil or
military services" the state would
consider as worthy of commemoration
In this National Hall of Statuary.
About twenty-five states have con-
tributed statues to the hall. some of
them only one.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

In hanging bunting which is the cor
rect way, red at top or blue at top2
The United States flag has thirteen
stripes, seven red and six white, begin
ming with red at top No official sig
nificance attaches to bunting unless it
is made up in the prescribed flag form.
Please give the meaning Of n. 8.
v. p" on invitations.
r. 9. V. p. are the first letters Of
the French phrase responder sill vous
plait," meaning "Reply If you please"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Can you give me list Of the British
colonies, exclusive of India, in which
Great Britain usually maintains earri-
sons and the strength of such earri-
sons ordinarily?
Gibraltar, 1857; Malta, 7,467; Cy-
prus, 121; South Africa, 6,888; Mauri-
thus, 1885; West Africa, 2.4S0 Egypt,
6,261; Bermuda, 1910; Jamaica. 1904;
Ceylon, 1889; Straits Settlements,
1904; Hongkong. 4,270 North China.
2,971.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Did Japan declare war on Germany,
and are they at war now7
Japan declared war on Germany Aug.
%, 1914, and this status still exists.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

What signifies the letter Of the al
phabet as used to designate subna-
rines in the United States navy?
Submarines Of the United States navy
are assigned letters to distinguish the
class to which the vessels belong and
numbers to distinguish each individual
vessel. All submarines of similar con-
struct.on are given the same letter.
For instance. all the II boats were con-
structed about the same time and on
practically the same plan, all the B
boats are Of similar construction, and
the same applies to the boats of the
G class, the HI class, the X class, etc.
1t Is probable that the submarines of
foreign countries are designated in this
manner for similar reasons.
what countries have fixed maximum
sriees for wheat?
Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium,
France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Swe-
den, Russia.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Maynardville.-The Red Cross or.
ganization for Union county was per
fected here. Lee A. Beeler, of May.
nardville, was chosen chairman, and
u. H. Palmer, secretary.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Proposed Suspension of Restrictive
Measures Will Defeat Patriotic Pur-
pose of Their Advocates-Great Brit
ain Found That Undue Haste Was
Nearly Fatal.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-07-14

Headquarters. knoxville, Tenn.
Room liz Henson Bldg, Nal Ave.
and Prince st. OLD fnone 0SI.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
AMERICAN HARDWARE
STORES
Incorporated)
FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDDLE ST.
Peace Seen If German
People Ban Autocracy

Amsterdam, July 2-The Amster-
dam Telegraaf interprets Premier
Lloyd Georges speech on peace de-
Hvered at Glasgow as meaning that
of the German people democratizes
its form of government the Entente
allies will consider that Prussian mil
itarism has been destroyed. The
peace conditions now demanded will
then no longer remain operative. The
newspaper then says:
Peace may, therefore, be consid-
cred to lie in the hands OF the Ger
man people.
Phillip Scheidemann, the German
Socialist leader, appears to have fore
seen Premier Lloyd Georges dec1ara-
ton WIN he urged the immediate
putting forward of a wider suffrage -
Letter postage between the United
States and the Dominican Republic
was reduced from five cents an ounce
to two cents an ounce.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
Berlin Warns Civilians
To Depart From London

Amsterdam, July "A semi-of1cial
telegram received here yesterday
from Berlin says:
1.-THE German press referring to the
British indignation at the air attacks
on the fortress of London says that If
England wishes to spare her civilians
she can move them from the neigh
borhood Of such store places of war
equipment as Folkestone, Dover,
Sheerness and London.
"The German people, under the
pressure of English starvation and
the war. have become hard race
with an iron fist. England has felt
that and will experience it again to-
morrow. England may lie and de-
coive or rage and threaten. The
hammer Is in our hands and it will
fall mercilessly and shatter the places
where England is forging weapons
against u.s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
QUEEN MAGDAIICN.

The death of the French Princess,
Magdalen, eonsort of James v of
Scotland lis a very affecting incident.
The young monarch had gone to
France in the summer OF 1886 to visit
the daughter Of the Due De Vendome,
with a. view to- marriage. But she
did not take kindly to hina and SO he
turned his thoughts toward winning
the daughter of the French King,
Francis L The latter rec eived him
warmly and took him to the royal
castle near Lyons. Magr7alen was
very delicate in health. Sue had to
be carried about in a chariot when
the other ladies rode horseback But
she fell deeply in love with the King
of Scotland, and despite counsels on
both SIDES the two were wed. They
were married on Jan. 1, 1881, and
great pomp and great fejoicintr and
celebrations throughout France. With
his young and beautiful bride and
richly laden with gifts the young
Scotch monarch set sail for his own
country He landed at Leith, and
the young qeen, full of love for her
husband and his country, knelt upon
the shore, took up a handful of st.nd
and, kissing it, invoked Gods blessing
upon Scotland ~ She was received
in Edinburgh with a great display of
affection on the part CT the people,
But she was doomed to die soon af-
ter her arrival. Forty days after
setting her foot upon Scot1and's shore
she died in her husbands arms. She
was genuinely mourned throughout
the country and her death, it is said
was the first occasion for a general
mourning throughout the land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02

The officers of the Bridgeport
Chapter of the Red Gross are loud
in praise of Newton's record in every
feature of the preparedness campaign.
This town of about $500 persons sub
scribed for $4,000 of Liberty Loan
bonds, over-subseribed its allotment
of $4,000 in the Red Cross week COL
lection, the number of donors being
$50, and promptly Offered four vol
unteers to help fill Connecticuts
quota for the national armies, three Of
whom Paul Cavanaugh, George Clark
and Frank Gobdsell have passed their
! examinations and are on the road to
the nations objective.
During the commencement exercises
of the Newtown high school, Friday
night at the town hall, the retiring
president of the old board of school
visitors presented the diplomas to the
graduating class, and awarded the
following for excellence in studies
and efforts in special assignments:
Senior scholarship prize, Miss Blanche
Gilbert; second, Miss Mary Murphy;
Junior class first price, Miss Alice
Houlihan; second, Miss Millicent Cav
anaugh; Sophomore class, first prize,
Paul Smith; second, Miss Jennie
| Otul 6CS, L Co1AlldA1 OAcSO, llAoLf III AAC,
Miss Marion Fitzpatrick, second, Miss
Jennie Lundgren; Sub Freshman
class, first prize, Earl Smith; second,
Willis Arndt; third, Robert Mitchell.
| The prize awarded for the pubic
speaking contest was given to Miss
Alice Houlihan. The prices for win
ners in the public debate were award
ed to Miss Christine Corbett, Donald
Wright and Clarence Skiff The
prizes offered by the w. c. T. U. for
the best essays on the subject, ell
Effects of Alcohol on Business first
prize was won by Willis Arndt, and
the second by James. D. Corbett The
money to defray the costs of the vari-
Gus other prizes this year was pro-
cured from subscription among the
parents conducted by the student
classes, as owing to the long and loud
calls from the nation upon the gen.
crosby of the people generally the stu
dents were averse to soliciting the for
mer benefactors.
| The Equal Franchise League will
hold a meeting Thursday, July 5
from 2:30 to p. M, at the residence
| of Mrs. Louise Gibson, Sandy Hook.
A. j. Corbett of New Haven visited
his parents, Sunday, and took back
with him in his car, Miss Hannah and
James Corbett for visit to- the
shore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS and PRUNES
Are The Four Fruits Used in
Making "Fruit-a-tives

"FRUIT-A-TIVES' is the only
medicine in the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, it is manifest1y unfair to say, 81
won't take Fruit-a-tives because have
tried other remedies and they did me
no good. On the other hand, the fact
that "F'ruit-a-tives" is entirely differ
eDt from any other preparation in the
world, is just why you should give il
3. fair trial, in any trouble of the
Stomach. Liver, Bowels, Kidneys or
Skin. ''F'ruit-a-tives',' is composed OF
the active principle OF fruit and the
greatest nerve tonic ever discovered.
SOC a box, for $3.50, trial size. 25o
At all dealers or sent by Fruit-a-tives
Limited. Ogdensburg, N. Y.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
special at Nothnagle,s.

The announcement in Nothnag1e's
advertisement Of a special sale of rugs
Is of unusual interest at this time. The
reductions mentioned are from last
springs prices which means that the
saving made by buying now will he
very large compared with, what the
fall prices will be on these same rugs
These rugs are all part Of the regular
Nothnagle quality stock and will give
years of splendid service. Several
other features of more than ordinary
interest are advertised by Nothnag1e's
this week. It will pay to read the ad
on last page.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
WASHINGTON WAR PAINT.

The United States has been at war
since April 16 and while there has
been no outward change in the cities
throughout the country generally.
there is one city which has quietly
and unobstrusively put its war
paint and feathers That city is
Washington. For the first few days
after war declared things just went
along as they were, but gradually
change did seem to take place. You
couldn't just put your hand on it at
first, but there was just certain
something which made itself felt.
After week or so tourists who
dropped into the capital to look over
the various plants in which Uncle
Sam does his business of governing
the nation found that they were not
at all welcome. This famous relative
of theirs was awfully sorry, you know,
but he was terribly busy just at the
moment and wouldn't they run in
again some time when things were a
little quieter. He was very sorry that
this and that building had been closed
to the public, but war is war, don't
you see. OF course, the change at the
| White House is most noticeable. Just
before the United States went to war
President Wilson was almost over
whelmed with visitors. Now, it is
easier for rich man to get through
| the eye of a needle" as the Good
Book has it, than it is for a. man
without the most important business
|, to get through the portals of the
White House. If GU want to see an
official at any of the department
buildings you have got to make out an
application telling all about yourself,
your wife, if you have one, your
| father and mother and sisters, cousins
and aunts. In other words, Uncle Sam
has a sign hanging out permanently
saying "This is g.ly busy day"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
Kick Against State
Road Near Fairfield

Complaint has been made to the
COUNTY commissioners about the con-
dition of the road between Fairfield
and Westport. The section which the
petition says Is in bad repair runs
from the Safeguard chapel north to
the eastern turnpike. It is claimed
the highway is in such condition that
it is dangerous for those who use it.
Among those who signed the petition
are Michael Roy, Ella Roy, Horace B.
Meeker, A. j. Hull. Horace Hull, Jo-
seph Hermenz, Samuel Glover and
Thomas Kareckes. The commissioners
will hold hearing in the case July 6
at IL a. m. in the Fairfield town hall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-02
esnERaL eEoRee 8. sQUlER

"a stu1er General George O.. .Squier
is chief signal officer of the United
States army and director Of the mill
tary aviation service, He believes the
flying soldiers will be the most i'm
portant branch of our activity against
Germany and asked congress to spend
5000, 000, 0OOAfor the purpose Of build
ing, equipping and arning aeroplanes
and training aviatorS. 1.-THE magni-
ficently obvious things is to knock out
Germany's eyes by thrust through
the air. he said recently.