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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
Bishop of Missouri
Approves Just War.

Conscientious objections to the
war by right of divinity received no
support from the Rev. Daniel S.
futile, aged 80, bishop of Missouri
and presiding bishop of the Protest.
ant Episcopal churches in America,
in an address before the Midday
Luncheon club at Springfield, Ill.
He declaree America has entered
the war to show that right makes
might" and asserted that the ma
ton is more divine than the
church.
Three great divine institutions
have been placed in this world by
Almighty God" Bishop futile said.
First and strongest-the family;
second, the state, third, the church.
The state is ALI organization of fam
lilies. Hence this view of divinity
permits of Christians Conscientious
ly going to war"
Bishop futile is the oldest rank
ing bishop in the United States.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
DRAINAGE NOTICE.

In the matter of Hurricane Creek
Drainage District No. 8, l1en1er-
son County, Tennessee.
In the County Court of Henderson
County.
The public is hereby notified that
the duly authorized Directors of Hur.
ricane Creek Drainage District No.
8 will receive sealed bids for the con-
struction of the canal and the other
necessary work in said drainage dis.
trict on Saturday, November II, 1911.
Said canal is about five mites in
length, the design and profile of which,
Is on file in this office and the yard,
age of the Engineer shown on his re.
port also on file
Bidders will be required TO make
their bids to conform to the forms on
file in this Office and the Directors re-
serve the right to reject any and all
bids. Bids must be accompanied by
certified check for $1,000, and bids
fled with the County Judge by noon
of the date fixed
w. H. Lancaster, County Judge
J. e.. Benson
John Martin
ll-4t. Directors.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16

10 Wheeler had voted. saying he
had followed Gen. Wheeler through
the civil war and that he had never
led him into any trouble"
The writer once heard Allen
speak in Jackson, Tenn, in the
courthouse yard. A black cloud
was coming up and when the crowd
began to scatter in anticipation Of a
downpour Of rain, then Congress
man Allen asked them to keep
seats, adding that cloud you see is
like. the populite party-all wind"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
Food For Thought
On Food Problem.

Almost all the world is at war.
In Europe the farms especially have
not been producing at near their
capacity on account of the war.
England was slow to wake up, yet a
great historian wrote several years
ago that the next great war would
be won by the supply of food. The
regular sources of the latter in
many instances have been cut off
War material must be transported;
the submarine has taken its toll
hence, there is a shortage of ships.
We, as a nation, are just now be
ginning to realize ourselves at war.
Labor becomes scarcer each day.
1t will be hard for us to increase
our production next year. The
high prices and the great demands
of Europe, must make our reserves
low. AS human beings, if for no
other reason, it is our duty to feed
the hungry people that are fighting
for US. There is a greater obliea-
ton, and that is a patriotic one,
that we see that there is little hun
ger over there. We must also see
that our nation as a whole is well
fed. 1t is not enough to have the
stomachs of our soldiers alone sat.
isfed.
AS a state we are part of the
nation. We cannot afford to do less
than any other part of the Union
| We cannot say that our obligation
is less. We must do our part
AS county we have the same
duties. AS stated above, we can
not afford to do less than our part
| In addition to the war problems
we have other things of grave i'm.
portance facing us. The first is a
small cotton crop; second, the high
price of food; third, the possibility
of a heavy DAMAGE from the
BOIL WEEVIL to our next cotton
crop The most we can do is to
reduce the consumption of high
priced foods. The Weather PEG.
pie to-day perhaps eat less meat
than poor people in Henderson
county. Every community will be
in better condition from financial
standpoint by carrying out Mr.
| Hoover'S suggestions.
| Furthermore. we as a whole can
| do as Mr.. Hoover suggests, now, OF
do without entirely the things re.
quested of us for few weeks OF
months. We will know what good
has been done next spring.
| What part have you taken? We
can do nothing acting as individ.
uals. To do the greatest good we
must act as a unit. Those who re-
fused to sign the pledge cards will
gain nothing by so doing. AS a
matter of publicity to our food
problem this had to be done. We
must now renew our efforts and our
pledge to make this thing a sue.
cess. If you have not signed a
card you have not done your duty.
H. A. Powers, Co. Agent.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-11-16
German Impotence.
From Nashville Banner.

1t is reported that the German
people are growing impatient as to
the results Of the submarine CAM
paign, and in a swelling food Of
letters are demanding to know
when we shall have England beat.
en9"
This is the crux of the German
situation. They have beaten the
smaller nations and Russia seems
to have quit, but until they can
beat England in raising the block
ade ard permitting a renewal Of
their commerce they are in a bad
way.
Won Tirpitz and Others Of his
kind have crually misled the Ger
man public as to the efficiency Of
the submarine warfare. The depos-
ed admiral is obsessed with the
hlea that the submarines are all
powerful and will work Eneland's
destruction. He probably has be-
lieved the most of what he has said
about their possibilities. 1t may be
also that way with those now di-
rectine the operations of the u
boats, but there has been no can
dor in dealing with the people as to
the actual results.
When shall we have England
boaten?" is the same question that
troubled Napoleon through his mil.
itary career. II never came to pass
but, to the contrary, he died Eng.
lands prisoner on St. Helena.
If England had not entered the
war the victory over Russia France
and Serbia, the three original pow
ers on the entente side, would nc
doubt have been complete in the
first year Of the war. France would
have fought heroicly, beyond a
doubt, and we also can guess what
Russia would have done, but Eng
land brought a great force into the
war.
No other nation on the entente
side that came into the war after
England did would have entered it il
England had not. Japan avowedly
entered because Of her alliance with
Great Britain. 1t is safe conclu-
sion that Italy would have remain
ed neutral had England done So
and the United States was goaded
into the war through the German
submarine policy, meant to destroy
commerce with Great Britain.
1t might have tried American
patience sorely to have remained
quiet while France was being de-
stroyed, but all of our quarrel with
Germany came Of the ruthless sub
marine policy aimed chiefly at Eng.
land, but which did not spare the
neutrals.
When England entered the war
Germanys extensive foreign com.
merce was destroyed in an instant
Her ships vanished from the seas
and her industries that supplied heI
export trade we're closed.
That was why Won Bethmann'
Hollweg flew into a rage and made
that now famous remark to Sir Ed.
ward Goschen, the British ambassa.
dor at Berlin, about that scrap Of
paper" Thence, too, was born the
German ejaculation Colt Strafe
England"
The British inhibition on German
commerce, including the blockade
of German ports, has been the worst
thing Germany has had to endure
England, too has made loans to her
allies and furnished them guns and
munitions. She has in this way
greatly protracted the war until
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
HIGH COST OF MALARIA
Employees in One Community Lose
:,S50 DAYS From Work From
preventable DIsease.

The state Board Of Health ycs;er-
day reported the results OF n recent
Investigation by the United States
Public Health Service into tho loss OF
labor in a Virginia community by rea-
son of malaria. In the community in
question. 611 persons lived in an area
OF - square miles. and lost. during
1916. an aggregate CT $3.50 days from
work on account OF malaria. The con-
Germ employing the laborcrs Of thu
community was almost crippled by this
preventable sickness and is now CO.
operating early with the health au-
thorities in stamping out the malarial
mosquitoes. The United States Public
Health Service has supplied DR.. II. T.
C:riflitts to supervise the drainage OF
the community and to instruct bitches
in approved sanitary methods Neigh
boring swamps will he oiled. and every
building will be screened. The total
cost of these improvements Is csti-
mated at much less than wage from
the $3.50 lost days Of last year. The
State board predicts that the gain in
time and productive labor will be an
astonishment. Speaking Of the mat
such experiments are particularly
fitting In this war time. when we must
greatly increase our factory output
and when food production for the
world rests upon US. Too large an
area Of VirGinia's most productive land
is untitled because of tho scourgc OF
malaria. We have not thoroughly
learned the lesson OF the Panama Ca
nal. Such an experiment AS this.
easily dem onstrated. should prove bone
fetal by inducing capital to consider
tho dcsirability OF throwing money into
such Investments"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

A MARRIAGE BROKER was trying
TO promote an Alliance SO as TO get his
piece OF the Dowry. lie said 10 the
young man. shes 4 nice Girl. 60
home. take a bath. put on your Good
Clothes. 60 and talk to her: ! think il
will be all right" The Young Man
was skeptical The trouble is" he
said u might 20 home and take Il
Bath. and then she wouldn't have me.
after ALL
We must convince people who shrink
from contact with Cold Porcelain that
Bath isn't a bad Idea. whether you
are going 10 get married. or not,
We must drive home 10 "a lot of Nice
People the important Fact that whether
the entry OF the United States means
Rea! War or merely the opening OF :.
new Commissary, we need Universal
Military Ira ming. This country is first
in the production OF good many
things. but our larGes; and surest crop
the one that never failS-is the Crop
OF half baked Liabilities, between the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
SCOUTS WILL WORK ONLY
ON APPROVED FARMS
Health and Sanitary Conditions to be
Supervised by Expert of state
Hoard of Health.

BEFORE the Richmond Boy Scouts 20
TO the Eastern Shore Of Virginia TO
help save that sections great potato
crop. officers OF the State Board OF
Health viii visit tho shore and inspect
! the sanitary conditions OF the farms
on which the boys VIII work.
Arrangements TO this effect were
made yesterday between Health Com
missioner Ennion G.. Williams and
Charles l.. Weaver. Scout executive OF
Richmond. who will be in charge Of tho
900 boys who make UP the expedition.
When the proposal WAS first made TO
employ Boy Scouts in assisting the
Eastern Shore farmers in gathering
the largest crop OF potatoes ever
grown In the State, questions were
naturally asked regarding health con-
dittons I'm the distric, in which the
boys were TO work. Parents who werc
entirely in sympathy with the effort
to use the boys In this work OF ma
| tional defense were IN some instances.
nsisten, that the boys be employed
only where they could not contract
communicable disease.
Scout Executive Weaver thereupon
! took up the question with Dir. Williams.
who pronered the cooperation of tho
State in protecting the health OF the
boys while assisting them in most
important undertaking.
I In his letter to Mr.. Weaver. Health
Commissioner Williams said:
II wish to congratulate you upon tho
! plan to have the Boy Scouts assist tho
/ farmers in harvesting their crop dur
ing this season II Is eminently pa
/ triotic at this time OF tho country's
need. am sure the farmers will APP
/ preciate the good turn the boys do
/ for them The State Board OF Health
( will be delighted TO cooperate with
you as YOU suggest In protecting the
boys against tho special dangers to he
met with in rural sections such as ty-
! phoid. dysentery. hookworm disease
I and malaria. We shall assign one OF
! our field men TO visit tho farms and
/ eighborhood in which tho boys c1-
/ pect to work and inquire into the san
| itary conditions and will advise YOU
as to the conditions found We would
strongly advise that tho boys be AL
lowed to visit and work only on those
/ farms on which conditions to the
water supply and filth disposal con
/ form to the regulations of the State
| Board OF Health"
! In view of the patriotic work UNI
! dertakcn by the Scouts. DR. Williams
and Scout Executive Weaver are con-
! fident that the careful inspection OF
those farms on which the boys arc TO
be employed will show that the po-
| tato-growers rill make in advance
| whatever sanitary improvements may
( be necessary to safeguard the health
I OF the bows beyond the possibility OF
danger. Scout Executive Weaver will
insist upon the conditions suggested
in DR.. Williams's letter and will not
let the boys work where conditions arc
insanitary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

At the breakfast table the next
morning an envelope lay by MarEarets
plate. Inside was this message:
ANY woman alone I'm New York had
better be careful. She cannot run
around with a married man and not
get found out"
Who could have written il? What
had been their motive? Her ono i'm
pulse WAS TO take the note TO Ken
ncdy. She shranl> from going TO his
Office. Urged on by her apprehension.
IN less than half an hour she stood "a,
the entrance OF the towering trust
building in which he had his Office.
When. after Il moment, Margaret was
ushcrcd in. she gave him tho note with
a trcmulous ut came this morning"
She saw his lips tighten and an angry
flush darkcn his face as he read it,,
lie took out q similar sheet. holding
them side by side for her comparison.
II was tho same paper. the same blum
dcring type:
For Il leading member OF the bar,
your friendship with a certain young
woman is most surprising."
IThis is the story Of tho second
episode OF The Neglected Wife" the
lathe serial. featuring Ruth Roland.
shown this week.
continued Next Sunday.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

diamonds cover acres Of grounds and
they are we'll patronized: many games
were in progress when the secretaries
| arrived.
Secretary Baker got so Interested in
game that he stepped over tho foul
line. ~ husky sailor. not recognizing
the visitor. addressed him by yelling
Hey" and then followed it UP with
demand that he get buck In a hurry.
several choice adjectivcs ocinS added
Tor tho sake OF force. The secretary
moved, and right smartly. too.
Several bluejackets stepped up and
were recognized as boys from Clevc-
land. where Secretary Baker formerly
was Mayor. All shook hands, and tho
secretary of War chattcd with them
for some time.
MEN CRAVE AMUSEMENT.
AND GENERALLY GET TT
There are other rccrcations besides
those found ashore at tho base of the
ileet Every day mail comes and goes
There are band concerts each evening,
ana every ship has moving picture
machine. Screens are set up OH tho
docks and for an hour and half
comedies. dramas and dark mysteries
are shown. The men crave amusement
after hard days work, and they get
II. Pictures Of children are cspecialI,,
popular. and loud "lIa-ha's" resound
from each ship showing u drama az the
villain is foiled. So-callcd custard pie
comedies arc greeted with howls OF de-
light.
Every ship has mascot Some times
it Is goat: more often II is a dog,
or several dogs. One big DrcadnouEht
has aboard a litter Of bull puppies,
sons and daughters of the Sims chief
mascot When the ship rolls. tho pup-
pies slide across the decks and Into
The scuppcrs. to be iahcd ont and Get
on their feet again by the biucjacketa
their mother all the while watching
the proceeding with a critical eye from
around the corner OF a hatchway
Then there is a dog. half fox terrier
and half something else. that answers
TO the name OF Pork Chops" lie fol-
lows squads OF sailors all over tho ship.
but he hasn't become used TO the guns
yet.
When hvc-inch gun went or al
most over his head. he II, out for III.
crews galley, skidtsd around tho door
and disappeared for tho rest OF the day
Whercupon. tho crew began TO run"
his owner.
"A hell OF a fine mutt 10 be anost
in this packet" yelled ono sailor
Tho owner. himself. had no reply
! The disgrace of Fork Chops" retreat
had overwhelmed him. 1t is tradition
that the American navy never runs
away from anything. and navy dog
shouldn't violate tradition.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

cool down from one insult they landed
us Another, just as :, Slight Token OF
Contempt The Germans have been
the best Allies Of Patriotic Americans.
Real War win be wagcd against
Germany when All sections OF this
country ar. convinced that our most
sacred Interests are acutciy involved.
l'lcniy Of people regard the War in
Europe as "A mere upheaval Of EXplo-
SiN" f!cncii':. II rs no more related
I" them than - Famine in India or Il
Tornado IN an Adjoining State. II is
something 10 feel sorry about. but
nothing has happened which can ma
,crialiy amcc, me and my wife my
son John and his wife" These kindly
souls have been told for years that
when wheat is Sl.oh Bushcl, and Corn
bring Il dollar. and Hogs are Sli q
hundred on the hoof. then all is we'll
in the World. and no one should seek
l" revise a Destiny which is already 100
per cent perfect
" is pretty hard to convince these
Good People that the War is II Final
struggle between Dcspotism and
Democracy. and that il the Allies lose
every man in the rcmotcst corner of
the United states must get ready to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
RICHMOND TIMES DISPATCH: SUNDAY, MAY q, 1917.

herself at a table with Kennedy order
ing an appctizing dinner.
It was Marsarct's first glimpse OF a
smart New York restaurant, and she
caught her breath at the brilliancy of
the scene. II was all wonderful TO her.
and she leaned forward impulsivcly.
I'm going to weave all this into n
story"
\ cry of warning. \ Shrek OF
horror: Margaret started up almost
paralyzcd as heavy urn from the
balcony crashed TO the floor just back
Of Kcnncdy's chair. The whole room
was III an uproar.
Kennedy. not wanting to subject
Margaret to further publicity. paid the
check, waved aside the profusc apol-
oEies of the management and hurried
her out.
"Of course. it FELL he treasured her.
NO one would have set il off
haven't any enemies bitter enough for
that"
Edgar Doyle" suggested Margaret.
tenscly. Ru, Kennedy dismissed the
subject.
When, little later. Kennedy left her
at the boarding house door, he held
her hand In Il lingering clasp
II hope our next evening will be
without adventure"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

They are in favor OF striking hard.
We must be OF some Real Help to the
men who have been lighting our
Battles. We must devise Ways and
Means OF arousing our Fellow Citizens
so that they will take up the tasks OF
tins war with Burning E.nthus ia SIN.
and not with Reluctance.
This is a good time for all Of us to
say that. regardless of old Affiliations,
We are now ready TO follow any leader
ship that Will couraGeously chow us
how Ia defend our National Honor.
And We are against any former Room
Mate who gets Cold Feet at time like
this.
Up TO this time the Germans have
done all they can TO convince Amer
leans tina, VIC must battle for our
Rights or go out OF business. They
have violated om Hospitality by In
famous Plots. They have murdered
our People. They have struck down
our Flag. Every time we began to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

magazine writer enlisted to gain
first hand Information about the life
Of an enlisted man. He had an agree
ment with the navy depa rtment.
through which he was to get out OF
the navy in couple OF weeks, and
enlisted as Il yeoman. His second day
on the ship he started to look around
and finally appeared in the boiler
room. The fireman chased him out
and one Of the coal passers Informed
the boatswain. adding. "a yeoman has
no business in the boiler-room. II
he comes down there aGain-the
sneaking spy-Tll brain him with a
shovel. That ought to save a firing
squad a lot Of trouble"
The Presidents yatch Maynower has
just visited the fleet. Aboard II were
Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker.
The Presidents yacht Mayfiower has
white in sharp contrast to the dirty.
business looking gray Of the fighting
ships, slipped into the base waters one
Sunday morning. Except for the
strains Of the national anthem, first
| as the Maynower, the two secretaries
flags flying from" her masts. passed
down mile after mile OF war vessels.
there was quiet. Pulling ships
launches and boats going to and from
shore lay to as the glistening bow Of
tho yacht cut through the water. Two
navy airplancs circled high in the air.
The two secretaries inspected some
| Of the ships and men and then board
ed the admirars gig. which carried
them to new recreation field fixed
up for tho many thousand men Of the
| fleet by the Navy League. Baseball
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

Fl.g rr-y orde,r aud ge, at least a
FIHincrlug conception 81 the Eternal
Law rf camp uration-ih that he who
taxes must airo give
W" ar" nov ~ war Win Germany
W" have not struck back. but We have
tah~n nave iu the Face, and either We
mNni f"isiis'c or cease 10 claim rnla-
'pbFh!p "nh The Human Race. There
~ 80 men 10 Talk pT"parcdn"SH and
Military service ~ Intelligent People.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

wear q Collar made in Germany.
Many OF them seem 10 believe that
now. as we enter the war. we are taxi
ing up an Idle Quarrel over the Loss
of Property. They want to refer the
whole tltinG TO Il Claim Agent. Let us
show them. " We can, that We arc
nEhiing 10 defend our very existence
as u free government. We arc fighting
10 win back our Sclf Respect. without
" hich We arc Il paupcr Nation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
A Fable for Everybody
Uy
t.l:Oltt.I. tDE..
OF the NiSilnntcs

we shrink
q - mari not"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-03
Woman Who Was Shot
By Husband May Die
Complications Set In Which May YET
make Saturday Shooting Double
TRAGEDY.

Mrs. Belle Thesis who was shot
Saturday night by her husband Will
bur Thesis OF Martins Ferry. in an
attempted double murder. may YET
euccumb 70 tho wounds inflicted by
her husband. her condition yesterday
ha-ins taken sudden turn Tor the
worse. 4, first she recovered very
vel! from Ih" operation. bur yeSter-
day complications ser in and Il was
announced ar the hospital that her
condition WAS critical indeed.
Thesis who was successful N his Al
tempt 70 end his own life VIII De
hurled This afternoon in Riveryiew
cemetery. Martins Ferry. Coroner
Wyatt will not condu"; an inquest
into his death. brief investigation
having Sutficed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-03
RIVER NEWS

The river is now rHcednE slowly
after having risen several feet within
ths last few days. due 1" heavy rain
fail. Last night the stag Of tho Ohio
WAS . fsst aHd falling slowly.
The Milton loft At ll:jn o'clock yes
trrday morning for New Matamuras
and tho Rrub"n Dunbar left late last
night for Pittsburgh. This morning AZ
1880 o'clock. the Liberty will 30 10
New MatamnraS and some line this
afternoon ths steamer Grecnland will
leave for Pittsburgh.
Tho Dunbar vii! touch her" W"dnes-
day morning OF l."r way 10 Charleston
from Pitts burgh