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The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-01

DOVER, England-Gardners in the
city parks will become farmers and
steamroller chauffeurs will drive mo-
tor plows in Dover's national service
effort to produce food.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Infantry
To Guard Bridges,

The First Tennessee Infantry has
been assigned to guard duty and
will protect the railroads Of the
State from all possible damage.
which might be attempted because
Of the fact that the United States
have declared war against the Ger.
man Kaiser.
The frst battalion goes to Harri.
man. the second to Knoxville and
the third will have headquarters in
Nashville to guard the Louisville &
Nashville and the Nashville, Chat
tanooea & st. Louis. The muster
Of the troops was to be completed
last Monday and to be moved to
their appointed places as soon as
possible. The machine gun com.
pany from Memphis will remain in
Nashville to guard the bridges over
the Cumberland. No requests hed
been received last Saturday fol
protection from the Illinois Contra
and The Noble & Ohio
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Roosevelt Has Big
Time In Windy City,

Last Saturday was Roosevelt
Day In Chicago and the people
turned out d hundred thousand
strohe to do honor to the former
president and to hear what he had
to say about the war with Germa-
many. The Colonel made two
speeches which were heard by
ofeat thrones. but many more were
turned away because they could
not Get into the great auditoririms.
Col Roosevelt wants Uncle Sam to
60 after Germany y coed and strong
and to DOsT NOW by sending
men to the fighting front in France
with IS little delay a. possible. It
was one oi the big times Of Teddys
life and they say he enjoyed 1t to
the fdllest approximately one hum
dted 6 and twenty-five thousand
men, who do not have to be con-
scripted, are ready to 50 to Europe
With Col Roosevelt land 10000
! ~ - 1bOeher u blspk."
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Confederate Reunion
Is Not Postponed.

After carefully considering all
the reasons given for postponement
Of the 9th annual reunion Of the
United Confederate Veterans to be
held at Washington. beginning June
s, Gen. George F. Harrison. the com.
mander-in.chief, has decided that
the reunion will be held and
opened on the advertised date.
Gen. Harrison appeals to all loyal
members Of the association to cease
further discussion Of the subject Of
postponement. It will be a great
pity for any Of the veterans who
are physically fit to make the trip
to miss this first one to be held In
the Capital city. II you are q
friend to the veteran and know one
who has not the money to pay the
fare at / cent per mile. dig down
into your jeans and help the old
soldier make what may be the last
trip Of his life.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04

What Is Your Cornnun-
ity Doing to Help in War?

our own South. Never was there
such a low supply Of food perhaps
in all our history and still there are
more to feed than ever.
When the Civil War came Hen
derson county was better supplied
with food than she is today, yet
many people suffered from hunger.
We may prepare to better meet
any emergency if we act soon. It
is no time to quibble and say the
other fellow should act. We must
all Immediately grow more food
stuffs and save the supplies we al
ready have. II no emergency
arises we will be better prepared
commercially.
Find out your community. See
what it needs. In this way you
may do the highest type of service
for your nation and your God.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Texans Go Barefoot
To Aid In The War.

At Burnett, Texas. there has been
organized q Barefoot Club" the
members Of which pledge them
selves to 60 barefooted to their bus.
iness after May l. and each one
who fails to-do 50 must forfeit 81 ID
the Red Cross for each offense. The
members make the statement that
this is year Of sacrifice and that
the club was formed. not !p q spirit
Of levity. but for loyalty and ser
vice. The enormous prices asked
for shoes would justify the forma-
ton Of barefoot clubs everywhere
but the merchants would hardly
joia.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Revenue Men Find
Wildcat Distillery,

Revenue Agents Rains and N.Y.
ers, working out Of Nashville, on
Thursday Of last week, discovered
and destroyed a moonshine distill-
ing outfit Of about 20 gallons daily
capacity, at a point some 8 or 7
miles Northeast Of Wildersville and
more than fifteen miles northeas,
Of Lexington. The outfit was an
excellent one in quality and was
said to have the appearance Of hav.
IND been in use sor a year or two al
least. No arrests were made. bul
the entire outfit was destroyed
The location was said to be an idea
one, with an abundant water sup
ply
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04

We must not ask soldiers to 60
into the trenches hungry but they
must If we do not produce more
food. Laborers cannot do their
best in making supplies if they are
underfed and our soldiers must
have munitions. The best interests
Of the entire nation demands a
greater supply Of food. If the poor
people are to Get it there must be
an increase. II there is none for
sale here next year and you have
money you must 60 hungry.
There are millions fighting and
still more making supplies for them.
Where factories once ran for q part
of the week IL hours they are now
running "a hours every day in the
week. The increased labor to do
this was taken largely from the
farms. Much of it was drawn from
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Can You Tell II In
The Price of Flour?

Chicago. April 28-Speculative
wheat prices withered away today
on the receipt of announcement
that the British government had ac-
quired sufficient supplies for the
present, including most Of the 49,
100000 bushels at Winnipeg. Be-
fore prices collapsed, a bushel OF
wheat in Chicago for immediate de-
livery commanded $3.14, a figure
far in excess Of anything attained
even on a paper money during the
American civil war.
Breaks In prices ranged from IS
to 20 cents in Winnipeg, Minneapo-
lis and Chicago, with the greatest
downfall at Winnipeg, where a
desk and three censors were
placed in the wheat pit.
Market experts were generally
agreed that there was enough wheat
In the United States and Canada to
supply all domestic requirements
until grain from the new harvest
would be available. which would be
inside Of two months. In fact, ac-
cordine to some authorities. there
was more wheat In sight than there
was transportation facilities for
moving within ninety days.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
VOLUME XXXIII
WILSON WINS IN
DRAFT PLAN TO
INCREASE ARMY.

BY the overwhelming vote Of S97
to "a in the House and 81 to 8 in
the Senate last Saturday, President
Wilson's plan to raise an army by
selective draft won in the Congress
Of the United States over the vol
unteer plan which has been advo-
Gated by a number of the law-mak-
ers, including Senator X. D. Nickel
lar, Of Tennessee. and in both the
Senate and House the draft plan
got votes on the showdown which
had been counted against it.
In the Senate the age limit voted
was between the ages Of I'll and 27
years, while In the House the age
limit preferred was 21 to 40. This
and other discrepancies were to be
threshed out In conference this
week In order to send the bill to the
President for his approval as soon
as possible. Kirby. Of Arkansas.
was the only Southern Senator who
stood out in opposition to the end.
and Ward a man. Of, Mississippi,
"hunked"s to the extent Of getting
excused from voting without giving
q reason for his action. Senator
"Pompadour' LaFollette. Of Wis.
consin, has Afit and bled" and 1t Is
to be hoped has finally died (polit.
ically) in his opposition to every
thing advocated by the President ID
connection with the war since Dip
omatic relations with Germany
we're severed. Those who have had
a touch Of jaundice. il they happen
to be within the age limit, can now
take dose Of liver medicine and
Get ready for the examination
The draft proposition IS the only
fair way to create the army we may
need before the German Kaiser is
put out Of business unless the
German people themselves antici-
pate the result and save that trou-
Bile.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Food Problem Dis \
CuSsed Over State.

All over Tennessee speakers have
been out talking to and with the
people in regard to the unprece-
dented food scarcity which bids
fair to prevail in this country in
the next twelvemonth. Such men
as the Governor Of the State, Prof.
H. A. Morgan, Of the Agricultural
Department Of the State University,
and others, have been among the
speakers who have tried to con-
vince those who are depended upon
to meet the emergency to recognize
the fact that serious food short
age will exist in the latter part Of
this year and the first of next
an emergency which can only be
met by Southern farmers doubling
up as much as possible on the pro-
duction Of foods and feeds for man
and beast. We truly believe that
Henderson county is needing the
worning that has been sent out and
that our people are appreciating
the insistence which has forced
them to see the necessity Of giving
food and feed crops the preference
over cotton--the tricky jade which
has led this country into Its worst
luck In the years that have gone
by.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Gun Named Teddy
Fires First Shot.

The first gun fred in the war Of
America against the German Kai-
ser was on the American steamer
Mongolian and was discharged on
the 18th Of April, near the British
coast. While there there were 9th.
er guns mounted on the ship, It
was the luck Of the one which had
been named Teddy Roosevelt" to
fire the shot which made a clean
hit at a distance Of 1000 yards and
by that hit to sink q German SUBJ
marine. The Moneolian was going
at full speed on the last day Of the
voyage across the Atlantic when
the periscope was sighted dead
ahead. It was the intention to
ram the submarine, but the peri
scope disappeared and when 1t
again came to the surface it was on
the ships broadside The fact
seems to be that the shot which did
the work was the first fired and the
gunners who had named the lucky
gun after the former Rough Rider
and President Of the United States,
are proud Of the feat. After the u
boat was evidently sent to the bot
tom, the American ship lost no
time in seeking an English port. for
submarines, like snakes. usually
hunt in pairs at least.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
ESCAPE
FROM FATAL AU-
TO ACCIDENT.

Last Saturday morning. just as
the 9:20 a. m. passenger train.
North-bound, was pulling out from
the Lexington station and approach
ing the Clifton street crossing, Hall
Frazier and Allen Sweat, the for
mer driving and demonstrating a
Studebaker-Six belonging to Brown
Bros, also approached the crossing.
When the danger was seen, Allen
Sweatt jumped from the auto, but
Hall Frazier kept bis seat and re-
versed his engine, which killedit
with the machine he was driving
near enough to the track for a pro
jecting part Of the passing train to
strike and wreck the front wheels,
the radiator and part Of the rum
ning-board Of the auto. when the
impact came and tossed the auto
against the railroad crossing sign
board Hall says he reversed be-
cause there were waiting on the,
other side Of the track some wad.
ons, which prevented him from
making the passage. Hall escaped
unhurt but there was considsrable
excitement over the town until that
fact was ascertained. It is BEING
continually demonstrated that our
crossings Of streets and the railroad
are dangerous, necessitatine the
constant vigilance Of both the rail-
road men and the drivers Of teams
and automiles. The loss on the
automobile was considerable. as
an expert will have to come here
to repair it or the machine bs sent
back to the factory.
~
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
FRENCH C0MMIS-
SION GIVEN COR
DIAL RECEPTION.

The commission from France, to
join the representatives from Eng
laad and Italy. also arrived in the
United States last week and our
people did not fail to give M. Rene
Viviana. Frances vice premier, and
the old French war horse, Gen.
Joffre, royal reception. Many of
our people are recalling the fact
that in the American struggle for
independence in the last quarter of
the eighteenth century, the French
did not take the position that
across the Atlantic ocean was too
far to come to our rescue, notwith-
standing all ocean travel was then
on sailing vessels and weeks, some
times months, were required to
make the Atlantic crossing. Those
who are now preaching that they
themselves would fight II an at
tempt were made to invade this
country, bur that under no circum-
stances do they favor sending Am
erican troops to Europe. ought to
remember that France Is In dire
distress and that we may now have
the chance to pay that brave and
patriotic people for the help which
their country alone, perhaps. made
American independence possible.
If such men as Wilson, Taft. Roose-
welt. John Sharp Williams. Root
and Others think It right that we
should send our soldiers to the front
in Europe, we are willing to trust
their judgment No real soldier
will object to the Going
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
Important Industry
Comes to Tennessee.

Knoxville. Tenn, April 28.-The
Hart Manufacturing Company Of
Grand Rapids, Mich. will at once
move its plant to Knoxville, where
they will manufacture brass arti-
cles. also heating systems for schools
and sanitary drinking fountains and
do sheet metal work. Knoxville
was selected as a location after
many other cities were Inspected
because Of is proximity To the cop
ger and zlnc Iields.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
German Submarine
Sinks u. S. Ship.

The Germans GOT the first known
blood In the war with this country
by the sinking Of the oil tank ship
Vacuum. of the coast Of Ireland.
while the ship was returning to the
United States. This was the second
armed American vessel destroyed
but the Aztec, which went down on
the first Of April, with one Amer.
ican lost. might have been the vic.
tim Of a mine instead Of a subma.
rine. The captain and several Of
the crew Of the Vacuum were
known to have been drowned.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04
NUMBER IS
GET
BUSY In GREAT
TOUR CAMPAIGN.

They are of. For the first time.
we presenting to the voters a list of
candidates In The PRooREss and
News Scimitar tour campaign With
the number of votes cast for each.
Never in the history Of THE Psoo-
REss has a campaign created such
unusual interest. Scores of young
ladies throughout the entire county
have signifed their intention Of se-
curing the two weeks vacation
tour offered by The PRoeREss, and
present indications are that a bat
tie royal will be witnessed by in.
terested friends and subscribers
The News Scimitar as well as
THE PRoeREss Office has simply been
delueed with an avalanche Of cou-
pons and other votes for fortunate
candidates. Every subscriber seems
to have picked out his, or her IA.
vorite, and all are sending In the
free 500 vote coupons to be voted
for their favorites. In view Of the
unusually heavy vote, II was simp-
ly impossible to Get them all count.
ed for today's paper, and therefore
the vote shown opposite each name
below, represents only those depos-
tied up to noon Monday. April 2S.
Votes reaching either Office after
that hour will be published In next
weeks issue.
VOLUNTEER VOTE,
In a majority Of cases, the vote
appearing below is a Fesnlt of ener-
eetic candidates phonins and ask
ing their friends to clip out and
send in the free vote COUPON for
them. Others have secured joint
subscriptions to The PRooRlss and
the News Scimitar, while Others
have polled an unusually large vote .
without any solicitation whatsosv-
er. In this instance II Is simply Z
case Of subscribers and friends
sending In their votes without hay.
Continued on second page
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-05-04

FOR RENT-Five-room residence
W. H. LxwEA
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
DRAFT BILL TO
FIX FOOD PRICES
Protection Against All Forms of
WAR Profits" One of Safe
guards in Measure.
PROHIBITION is CONSIDERED D
Request for $4,000, 900 TO Garry Out
Plans to Stimulate Production
and Conserve Supplies Fa-
vorably Received.

Washington.-Leg machinery
was set in action 10 vest the greatest
possible power in the Government to
fix maximum and minimum prices OF
fOodstuffs. and 10 control food pro-
ductiOn. distribution and marketing.
The legislation will be in close con-
formity 20 the recommendation made
TO Congress by Secretary Of Agricul
ture Houston, with the approval OF
President Wilson.
There were indications that nation.
al prohibition. or in any event dras.
tic curtailment of the liquor tr?fiic
in this country in order TO promote
the nations efficiency under the stress
Of war would be attempted through
the. medium OF a food conservation
measure rather than by direct legis'
lation.
Senate and House leaders assured
Secretary Houston that a measure EN-.
bodying the basic principles of a re.
port from him would be introduced at
once and rushed through both houses.
Conferences of leaders at the Capitol
were held TO draft bill that will
grant the authority demanded by the
President and his advisers.
The proposed legislation also will
include every safeguard to protect the
civilian population OF the country
against any form Of war profits" and
TO this end the powers OF the Federal
Trade Commission probably will be
greatly enlarged. Under present laws
the commission is limited TO finding
unfair methods of competition and
practices that prejudice puNlic inter.
est. The commission. it is said, will
be further empowered TO conduct, in
conjunction with the Department OF
Agriculture. nationwide survey ot
the food situation, and provision will
be made for the funds necessary TO
conduct that task. The amount for
such work will be greatly in excess
OF 100000. the amount asked for by
the President originally.
Secretary Houston's report and pro.
posals to broaden the Federal Trade
Commissions power adequately To
meet the war time food crisis, were
fully discussed by leaders of both
houses Of Congress.
The conferees threshed out the vari.
Gus angles Of the problem. and out.
lined a draft of the legislation that
will be pressed.
Congressional leaders expressed
themselves in favor OF granting Sec.
retary Houston's request for an i'm.
mediate appropriation of S25.000.0 900
to conduct the work undertaken by
his department
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
SEVEN BILLION LOAN PASSED

Washngton.-The Administrations
$1,000, 600, 900 war measure. providing
$4,000, 100000 for the Entente Allies.
81, 900 100000 for Americas security
and defense and the prosecution of the
war, and $4,000 100000 in certificates
OF Indebtedness. passed the Senate by
vote of S4 to 0.
Twelve Senators were absent, hut
their colleagues answered that II they
had been present they would have
voted for the bill.
Assurance that the country was in
condition to absorb any part OF the
bonds was given to Secretary Nc.
Adoo by J. p. Morgan and other bank.
ers with whom the head OF the Treas
ury Department conferred
Among those who supported the
Bond Bill were Senator'S Stone. La
Toilette, Gronna, Norris. Jones, Kirby.
Vardaman and Cummins. eight OF the
twelve "wilful men" who blocked a
vote on the Armed Neutrality Bill at
the last session OF Congress. Three
OF the other four, O'Gorman, Clapp and
Works. are not members OF the Senate
now, and the fourth, Senator Lane. is
i'll.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
PUSH BUSINESS, NO HYSTERA
NEED TO KEEP FACTORY FlREe
BURNING, sNYS LEADER.
Points TO Presidents Appeal That
Industries and Farms Must Be
Made Still More Prolific.

Washington.-W 10 the ma.
ton against a real danger In hysterical
and Ill advised economy and inter.
ference with normal pursuits OF the
| people is given by Howard +. Coffin
OF the advisory commission OF the
Council OF National Defense in a
statement made public as the first
step OF the governments new commit.
tee on public information. Just re-
turned from trip through several
central states. Mr.. Coffin deplores the
fact that conditions Of unemployment
and closed factories should arise as
result OF indiscriminate efforts. pub
lice and private. toward war time
economies The council urges all
business men and corporations 10
keep prosperity going"
Following the appeal OF all govern.
ment departments for conservation Of
food and such necessities, great num-
bers OF business corporations. munich.
palities counties and states. have halt
ed or discontinued improvements,
threatening 20 bring about stagnation
"a 'iV buSluF6h lllt llldN HONIu ItsuAA
IN disaster, the council announced.
I'VE need prosperity in war time
even more than when We are at
peace" Mr.. Coffin said.
1T IS true that the President has
said that this is the time 10 correct
our habits OF wastefulness. Certainly!
But the keynote OF his recent message
TO the people was this paragraph:
"It is evident to every thinking
man that our industries on the farm,
in the shipyards. in the mines. in the
factories. must be made more prolific
and more efficient
Fl, seems 10 me that a plain state
ment o' general policy Ia most desir.
able Upon the Industrial side OF the
war three great problems, or perhaps
] had better say tasks. confront us
FIRST and foremost we must facili
tate the flow OF raw materials and f1.
ished products 20 our allies and must
provide the means Of rail and water
transportation therefor.
Second. we must meet our own great
military and naval building schedules.
Third, we must plan 70 do all this
with the least possible Encouragement
70 our own vast commercial and In.
dfstrial machines.
Through 1t all we must keep a close
eye upon the possible conditions OF
peace following the present war We
must insure the business success and
general prosperity OF the country dur
ing the war II We are 10 hold our
present strong place among nations
in the commercial competition of the
future.
There is no doubt of the willing.
ness OF any manufacturing plant or n.
dividual 10 serve should the call come
But until the call does come Il is best
to stick TO the job Let us make
Better Business our watchword and
keep our factory fires burning.
"We must have successful industries
II successful tax levies are TO be
raised"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1917-04-27
PlTH OF THE
WAS NEWS

German torpedo boat destroyers fired
100 shells IN the region Of Calais.
A number Of civilians were killed.
12 persons were slightly wounded.
Two British hospital ships, the Done.
aal and the Lanfranc, were sunk
without warning by Prussian sub
marines. Seventy-five persons, in
cludina wounded men and men Of
the crews Of the two vessels, per.
ished. OF the wounded ntteen were
Prussians officers and soldiers, who
were on board the Lantranc.
Rations nave been reduced again in
Germany and complaints have been
heard that Berlin is favored.
French troops have made further pro-
aress north Of the Aisne. and an
official statement said that more
than 10000 prisoners had been cap
tured since the offensive began. to-
eether, with more than hundred
guns. -, y
Prussiar newspaper boasts that SUBJ
marines will sink all the German
ships held by America in fifteen
days and adds that the American
navy couldn't stand up against the
kaiser's.
Great Britain called TO the eolors evesy
physician and surgeon Of military
age.