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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
Fastened On,

1t was Speall Gilbert's sad fate to
suffer the attention of a well-meaning
doctor.
"Put out your tongue, my boy" the
prosecutor said.
Gilbert feebly produced the tip OF
that Inembsr.
. mN6, no put 1t right out" the doe
tor Said.
Gilbert shook his head weakly and
tears gathered in his eyes.
II can't" he cried. "it's fastened
on."-New York Globe.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
Pessimistic.

"All Gaul was divided into three
parts"
Automobiles, motOrcyclists and
pedestrians. suppose"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
A waiting Game.

by the way, old man, how is gour
suit with Miss Roxley progressing"
"Slowly. I'm playing a waiting
game just now"
"a waiting gamer
"Yes; I'm waiting for her to change
her mind"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
Fallen Greatness.

Lizzie does put on such airs. She
says the young man she's engaged to
Is at work in the trenches"
II know that's strictly true. He's
employed by gas company"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12

Acid Stomach, Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use of Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills. Send for trial box
to 372 Pearl St., New York. Adv.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
Remedyinq Matters.

what do you think Of this raw re-
cruit exhibition
For raw recruits, 1t was very well
DONE"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
DnTeM1c watson n. Col ma..
~ Patent lawyer Washington
- sv - ID. O. Advice and books free
Rates reasonable Highest references. Bsstservios4
Paradoxical.

us Smith good man for the place?"
bettor."
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-12
An Unusual Bird.

A black loon was shot ii Washoe
Lake, Cal. Such bird has never been
seen there before. and it'is supposed
to have been driven out Of. Its course
by STORM while migrating south from
the Arctic regions. - The BIRD was a
monster, measuring eight feet from tip
to tip of it's expanded wings, and near
ly six feet from. the point of its bill
to, the end of; its tail. ~" 'es'' 9 :
!, - ---e- -..---a-~a-e- n~4y5
- $50 -. Slight Mistake. sai -
'@ He@Y6u look at me ,sssthopgh ;yen.
Thought / might be foaL zrss.. lss,S !.
'She-Ft5eg .ytslr rarlensst KoHscan't.
BE srfeh .aaFoossafter aHss ss "a ~.
HeIWfiar ar you mean? se...t~--
She-Your remark shows that you
possess the ability to read ones
thoughts at mere glance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Regarding
Low Prices

W. don't know OF store hers in
Marshalltown that can compete with
this store on values.
Our holiday stocks, 40 well as sta
pls lines, have been purchased ever
4 year ago, when price conditions
wsrs In our favor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Articles Suitable for Gifts 4
$3.50 to $500

satin yes&ee with Low neck at ESQ.
1sl7 Rogers Bros. knives and forks,
Per set Of six at $3.50.
Community silver. Bridal Wreath pat.
8 tern forks, at S2A9, if55 5iSs5. y. n
Teaspoons and orange spoons. Coma
Il munity plate. 50-year guarantee. par
ret Ct $50 Il, .s
5Thrss-piscs horn handle carving set
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Articles Articles table for Gifts at Articles tor Gsa
Sl2 10 $3.50 SIPS to $2.5O|$1.25 to $3.50

$l.25 to $A.5O
Infants fancy knit sweat
ers in white, copen and
rose, at $1.45.
Ladies' Kayser double silk
gloves, in white, black
and grey. at $3.50.
Georgette satin, pique and
dannell collars. latest III
style, at $1.49.
Cream, white and black
lace jabots 1.4e.
Ladies' fleece lined kid
mittens. fur band at top.
for $i.50.
Kayser short silk gloves IN
all wanted colors at $1.5O
Kayser silk gloves In black
and white with contrast
ing back and embroidery
at wrist, at $50.
/ 1s47 Rogers Bros. gravy
ladle at $50.
Pearl handle pie knife, to-
mato server and salad
fork, each $1.49.
silver and mahogany can
die sticks at $1.49.
Community Bridal Wreath
patterns child's 3-piece
set, in box, STAG.
Latest novelty silver and
gold egg rings with two
egg cups, at $50.
Baby bracelet at $3.50.
Gold lavelier with fancy
stone settings and slug
: pearl pendants at $1.4e.
Extra quality gold filled
children's neck chains
with cross, at $3.50,
Fine gold filed chain, ex-
ira long, at $3.50.
Genuine shell cameo gold
brooch at $3.50.
Small pearl beads with
solid gold clasps in satin
lined box at $50.
Egyptian art fancy link
gold chain with Egyptian
pendant, at $50.
Hand engraved infants
chain and pin set of LEX
gold at $3.50.
Plain and fancy shaped
hand purses with single
and double Zap at $1.49.
Mems umbrellas at $50.
Ebony hair brushes $f.60.
Real ebony military brush
es at $50.
7O-inch double fold linen
damask table cloth, large
selection Of patterns, per
yard $50.
Infants fancy knit SacQueS
at $50.
Infants silk knit hoods at
$40.
Stamped lin en- dresser
scarfs at $50.
Semi made stamped gowns
at $50.
Ladies' knit slippers T.@9.
Cluny lace trimmed doilies
at 41.4s.
!, Embroidered dresser sets
at $3.50.
White MILDLY with blue col
lar at $1.4S.
Misses velvet tams Of all
colors at $1.4s.
Misses Angora scarf sets
@ at $f.4s.
Brass smoking sets $3.50.
Serving trays ct $1Ae.
Mission nd mahogany
chairs at $50.
Doll trunks ct e1.4e.
Dressed unbeatable dolls
at $40.
|, Daisy air rides. 500 shot.
at $50. 81 !, ...sl. v
House and wagon at 150
Toy stoves and cooking
utensils at $1.4e.
cash register banks $1.49.
ERECTION toys ct $40.
Japanese character dolls at
$40.
{ Barns for stock 1T $1.4o.
Tool chests complete with
all kinds Of tools, $1.49.
Sayser silk topped vests at
x $50. ,,. Y,
Knit silk vests at $1.60.
silk top union suits. flesh
and white. at $50.
Kayser and Gordon silk
4 hose, black. white and
cobrs. at $50.
| 46x72 cotton blanket, grey
!, or, tan, at e1.A9. s,j
Mems felt slippers In grey.
black and lavender. $50
\ Red and black boudOir
j slippsrs ct $3.50.
], LADIES' Aannelette kimonos
\ + 4 ct 9t.4e.
satin and crepe de chine
\ camisoies at 31.6o.
white and flesh crepe and
muslin gowns at &a.Ao.
! Boys cowboy outfits $50.
(, Boy Scout and military
suits 81 4fAe - II ~; Z 81
Mems hannelette night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15
Regarding
Service

At Christmas time, especially the
last week before Christmas, you will
find tho service rendered In this
store above the average.
There arc over eighty Intelligent
salespeople Of our regular force with
tho addition Of about twenty-five
extra salespeople here to servo you.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-15

Al
st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
new HUN RETREAT
German Newspapers Forecast
Retirement on West Front.
1855. zoo TeutonS Tried in Vain
To Save PasschendaeIe.

With the British Armies in Elan
ders, Nov. 16.-German newspapers
found on recently captured prisoners
show the kaiser's government is pre-
pairing the public for another ''strate-
gic retreat" on the west front
Captured German officers admit the
German high command entertainS
the fear the retirement of a distance
of several miles may be necessary
by recent British advances.
Data now in possession of the Brit
ish staff show that Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria in two months
I has exhausted niuety-one German di-
visions (nearIy 1,365,O0 menl in de-
fending-va PasSchendaele
ridge and in fruitless eounter-attacks.
In a similar period of about two
months the Germans during the Bat
tie of the Somme used eighty-SiX divi-
sions G,29O,000 men).
The inspired articles in German
newspapers to prepare the public
for retirement on the west front show
the German staffs realization that its
man-power is fast waning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
Only 10000 of 10000 PopuIa-
ton Remains Behind.
Hotels and Shops of Tourist
Fame Nearly All Closed.
TRANSPORTATION IS FREE
City To Surrender without
Fight if Pressed by Huns.
Can Hear Guns Bombarding
Enemy at Mouth of Piave.

Venice. Nov Icy the Asso-
ciated Press )-Venice now is almost
empty, the population having been
reduced from the usual 10000 TO
10000. Despite the proximity OF the
enemy lines at the mouth or the
Piaye river and the unSucceSsfuF ef-
forts the Austro- Germans have made
to take the long triangle between
the mouths of the Piave and Sile
rivers, the remnant of the popula-
ton is calm.
The city may not be defended in
case of an attack in order to spare
the monuments and art treasures
The mayor of Venice, who is a de-
scendant of the Doges and a cham
beriain to the queen of Italy. an
nounced today that he would remain
at his post.
The outward appearance of the city
is very desolate, much like when the
Austrians made their last descent
upon it more than fifty years ago.
All the main hotels, cafes and fac
tories and the jewelry and glass shops
patronized by tourists are closed. The
hotel Royal Daniel, on the Grande
canal remains partly open and two
well known cafes on the Piazza of st.
Mark, the Florian and Quadri are
still open. There is nothing open
along the Lido.
Free Haul to PopuIace.
The city authorities are furnishing
trains and ships to take away any OF
| the remaining population who wish
to go. The best known centers such
as the Rialto bridge, st. Marks square
and the square where the gondolas
are hired, are now deserted except by
a few stragglers. There ere five shops
open and they are selling goods at any
price to save them from passing into
the hands of the emery.
There has been much activity out
side the lagoon and yesterday several
guns bombarded the enemy positions
at the mouth of the Piave river. Some
foreign consuls rems but most 9TH
/ ers residing here temporarily have
gone. All the places along the Grande
canal are closed and the occupants
have departed, tho few noble fami-
| lies and some descendants of the
| Doges remain with the firm purpose
| of not abandoning the city under any
| circumstances All the government
Officers have been removed outside
the city but the government project
Count Cioia, remains at his post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
See Prospect for Armistice in
Russian DebacIe.
Coalition Including BOlsheviki
May Be Revolt Outcome.
REPORTS ARE CONTRADICTORY
Lenine AdherentS Evidently
Still Control PetrOgrad.
But Offer To Talk Compromise,
With Kerensky Forces.

London, Nov. 16.-With Petrograd
still out of direct communication and
indirect news furnishing the widest
contradictions as to which faction was
actually in control, London looked to-
day for a compromise armistice and
later, possibly formation of a coalition
government as likely to result from
the Bolsheviki revolt.
The latest dispatches seemed to in
dictate that the Bolsheviki had at least
maintained an outlet for news favor
able to them. In the last twenty-fOur
hours dispatches have seemed to indi-
cate that the Trotsky-Lenine combine
we're in partial control, altho reports
Of compromise government. with
Bolsheviki representation, contained
in these dispatches, led to the deduc-
ton here that their control was pre-
carious. 1t was argued that the Boil
sheviki would hardly be willing to
talk compromise if their domination
Of the situation was absolute.
BoIsheviIi Boast of Strength.
A Copenhagen dispatch received
today quoted an undated proclama-
ton by Colonel Mouravieff, command
ing the Bolsheviki troops, as declar-
ing:
premier Kerensky has circulated
false reports that troops in Petrograd
voluntarily have pOined with the revo-
lutionists and the revolutionary COM
/ mlttee (BOlSn6NlhlJ Adu OTu6ISu LIS
soldiers to retreat.
Troops of the free Russion people
do not retreat nor surrender. They
evacuated CATCHING in order to avoid
unnecessary bloodshed and to take up
better position outside Petrograd.
This position has now become so
strong that even if Kerensky is re-
inforced by ten times his present
strength we need not feel unsafe.
1.-The best spirit prevails in Petro-
grad and the city is calm and orderly
| Providing Food for Civilians
This proclamation directly contra
diets other Bolsheviki news that an
overwhelming defeat had been inflict-
ed on Kerensky at CATCHING and that
| the town had been re-conquered. II
may have been issued prior to the re-
! ported capture of the town.
| Stockholm mesa ges via Haparanda
declared that the revolutionary COM
mittee was taking energetic measures
for the provisioning of Petrograd.
Reported estimates of casualties are
that more than 5000 have fallen in
fighting around Petrograd and Mos
; COW.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
MUST SELL TURKEYS
Hoover Orders 5000 900 Pounds in
Cold Storage Sold by December 1.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. 16.-According
to word received here today, dealers
have been instructed by the Hoover
turkeys must be sold. not later than
December /, irrespective of what price
they bring &C.
It is claimed there are 5000, 600
pounds of frozen turkeys. The
amount of frozen turkeys now on the
market represents the over-suppIy
shipped last year, but not used be-
cause hotels and restaurants took
them off the bill of fare on account
of high prices.
Thousands of farmers over the
southern part of the United States this
year raised large flocks of turkeys
believing they would bring an un-
usually good price.
No Market for Live Birds
Ben Albion, a leading produce dealer
here, telegraphed for instructions,
asking whether dealers in Texas would
be permitted to ship turkeys before
December I, and if not, what the ship
ping date would be. The food ad-
ministration replied that Texas ship
pers are being asked to refrain from
shipping fowls for Thanksgiving until
was believed the date would be moved
back to November %.
Dealers in many parts of the south
are appealing to Hoover not to force
the sale of the frozen turkeys now in
the east because of the effect it would
have on the markets OF the south
There is no market for live turkeys
and will not be until this matter is
arranged definitely, it was explained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
DESCRIBES SHELL DISASTER.
Americans Were Entering Dugouts
When Explosion Occurred.
BY j. w. PEGLER.

American Field Headquarters,
France. Nov. 16.-The American SOL
diers killed and wounded in recent
German bombardment were in
shack near American support lines
when a single boche shell struck
their position.
A Georgetown, Pa, boy; wounded in
the arm, body and head by pieces of
this missile, gave the correspondent
today this brief story of his expert
ence, as he lay on a portable table in
a certain base hospital.
Our platoon had been in a shack
near the support lines" he explained.
"All of a sudden the boches began
Smelling U.S. Our platoon commander
said down in the dugouts, men, We
hadn't any more than started to do
that very thing when a shell caved in
our roof. Some of us in the party
were killed and some of us were
wounded"
Close by the Georgetown boy was
an American soldier from Eckmann,
w Va. The correspondent walked
over to talk to him. Then in hustled
/ a surgeon who did not want his pa
tients interviewed. 1 hurried out of
the room. but not before I caught a
glimpse of the Eckmann boy being
wheeled into the operating room and
caught a Whit of the heavy odor of
ether emanating from its clean inter
| ior.
Boche propaganda appeared in the
midst of the American troops today
/ A German balloon laden with anti
American pamphlets fell in a train
| ing camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
GET BEHIND THEM!
Restaurants and Hotels Need Cooper.
alton in Wheatless, Meatless Effort.

Fair play from their competitors is
demanded by a handful of restaurant
and hotel men who have followed the
meatless and wheatless day propa-
ganda to-the letter. Efforts are being
made to induce the Chamber of Com
MERGE to prepare an agreement which
will be passed to all restaurant and
hotel men for their signatures. The
agreement will stipulate that the sign
ers agree to curtail serving meat on
Tuesdays and wheat foods on Wednes-
days.
The men who have complied with
the governments request say it isn't
a square deal for them to cut out the
sale of meat and wheat foods, disap-
point grOuchy customers, lose them
and permit their competitors, who
weren't patriotic enough to follow In
Gle Sans lead. to benefit by their pa
triotism. The restaurant men who
have initiated the meat1ess and
wheatless days in Topeka are willing
TO continue to do so but they want
those who asked them to do it to help
them get a square deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
U. S. ARTILLERY

Continued from Page One.)
American artillerynen got the word
by telephone and bent to thenr guns
with top speed activity. Their battery
roared in a tattoo of fury. over in
front of the American lines the ground
was churned up by the shells as they
fell thick and fast near the would-be
raiders.
Then the boches gavie it up and
scurried back to the safety of their
trenches and dugouts.
Artillery Duel Continuous.
The rest of the night was marked
by increased German gun fire. The
Americans kept on the alert thruout
the dark hours.
Patrol encounters are now becom-
ing a regular every night occurrence
In the clashes of the last few days
there have been no American casual
ties Whether the Germans have
been equally lucky against the Amer
lean riflemen is not known. Dawn S
light over No Mans Land fails to re-
veal any bodies.
Lively gun fire. increasing and di-
minishing by turns occupies the day
light hours. Today the guns on both
sides are booming away in rapid sue
cession of roars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
VOTE NO STRIKE
Coal Mine Delegates 1SS to
1876 Against WalkOut.
Conference On To Draft Salts
factory Penalty Clause.

Kansas City, Nov. 16.-Delegates
representing coal miners of Okla
homa, Missouri. Kansas and Arkan-
sas last night, 1SS to 166, voted
against the calling of a strike in the
southwest district, because Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield had insisted on
retaining the "automatic'' clause in
the new agreement with the operators
The convention on Wednesday night
had expressed itself as being opposed
to the penalty clause, but after twelve
hours debate, this decision was re-
versed and the convention was ad-
journed. Officials of the various dis
tricts were instructed to return and
draft agreements with the operators
of their districts embodying in the
agreements the new wage increase
Can't Agree on Fine System.
The conferences provided for in a
motion passed last evening by the
convention of delegates representine
gan soon after the convention ad-
journed, subject to the call of the
chairman, Alexander M. HoWat, presi-
dent of the Kansas district, and con-
tinued until early today when ad-
journment was taken. Little progress
toward drawing up an accepta BILE
automatic penalty clause was made at
the initial session, it was announced,
but it was said that the conferees
were hopeful that today's discussion
would be more fruitful.
That another trip might be made
to Washington by the three district
presidents to discuss the situation with
the federal fuel administrator was
not an i1nprobability, it was declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
MAKE PEACE OFFER
Urge ReicIlstag Session to Discuss
BoIshevilxi Proposal.

London, Nov 16.-The independent
Socialist group in the German reichs-
tag has requested the president to
convoke an imme diate session of the
reichStag to discuss the peace offer
of n; q Ii Lenine. leader of the Rus
sian BolsheViki, the A amsterdam CORE
spondenI OF the central news cables.
The independent Socialists also ask
that the reichstag take up considera-
ton of the new state of affairs as re-
CARDS Couriand, Lithuania and Po-
land.
No word has reached this country
of a peace offer by the Bolsheviki to
Germany, altho telegraphic communi-
cation has been interrupted for nearly
a week The program of the Bolshe-
wiki calls for an armistice, but it IS
understood their purpose is to address
their proposals to all the belligerents
and not to arrange a separate peace
with Germa ny
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
ITALIANS OPEN
Continued rom Page one.J


army along the Piave. Near the Adri-
attic the Piave and SiIe rivers are con-
tanned in canals running thru land at
or below sea level and which stretches
for many miles along the Adriatic
from the Venetian lagoon.
With the rivers allowed to flow I'M
checked it would appear to make AUS
tro- German efforts in this region bar
rem of results. On the Asiago plateau
the Italians are Strengthening out
their line gradually and it is here tn At
the Austro-Germans have progressed
slightly. These gains, however, ap-
parently have not been of great
strategic value and the danger of the
Piave line being OutflGDked, altho
still present, probably has not be-
come serious enough to cause any
changes in the Italian plans. The
Teutcn pressure between the Sugana
valley and the Piave is very strong,
but the Italians have been able 70
check violent attacks at various points
along the sector.
Venice IL Miles From Front.
Fresh Austro-German attempts to
cross the Piave have been rendere
futile by the italian defense The
Italians are holding in check those
troops which crossed near Zenson and
in the marsh land near the Piave the
invaders have been unable to make
any progress in the face of Italian
vious to the opening of tn flood
gates.
The greater portion of the populace
of Venice has left that city from which
all portable art treaSurerS also have
been removed. The city which is now
but a scant seventeen miles from the
battle line, may not be defended in the
event of an attack in order to spare
the monuments and art treasures that
remain there.
Communication with Petrograd
again has been restored, but no direct
sian capital.
The BoIsheviki are still in control
in Petrograd, while Premier Keren-
sky's troops are reported to be in
flight and again to be marching on
the BolSheviki stronghold. Efforts of
the Socialists to arrange a settlement
with the Bolsheviki and to bring about
new coalition government have
failed. Other reports say that the
Maximalist leaders, Lenine and
The Bolsheviki in Moscow are re-
ported to have been defeated com
pletely in street fighting which
claimed 1000 lives. Heavy fighting
has occurred at Kiev. where the Cos
sacks were said to have arrived sew
| eraI days ago.
Americans Into the Game.
There has been little fighting ac-
tiYity on the eastern and western
| fronts The American troops in
! France continue to harass the Ger
/ man in patrol actions and with ar
/ tilIery fire. There have been more
| clashes in No Mans Land from which
| the Americans returned unscathed.
| American patrols have reached the
wire entanglements before the German
! trenches and American gunners have
! put German machine guns out OF
| action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-16
Kansas City Live Stock Market.

10000. Market sc to 1Oc higher. Bulk Of
sales, $17.30@ 17.7o; heavy; s17,J0@17I5 {;
s17 COOL so; pigs. s17. oOGdi7.50
Receipts 1000. including 100
southerns. Market steady to strong Prime
fed steers, S15. 50M16.75; dressed beef steers
S1100G 1900; western steers, $S.50d1300;
southern steers, $6.50011-00; cows, $4.756
1000; hefers. S6O0H120: stockers and
feeders. S6.5Om 11.T5; bulls, $6O017.75 /;
calves, $G.50M 1900.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market 10c to 25c
higher Lambs, $13.25d174O; yearlings,
So GOA 1873; wethers, $1100@1250; ewes.
SO. 0OM 11-50; stockers and feeders, $1,000