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Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
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PARIS, Dec. 2S.-The new Austro- German peace offensive is freely commented upon by the Paris press. All the newspapers realize the gray ity and all present a strong front.
 Tn reality,' says L'Homme Libre, 'the Germans seek through the Rus sian delegates to influence the entente by means of attractive words such as democratic peace' They content themselves with opening pour parlers on particular and profitable points without the faintest intention of hon oring their signature when it ceases to be to their interest to do SO"
 "The Germans" says M. Thery in LOeuvre, "are conducting a diplo- matic action with the same clearness and energy as they have done in military sense.. Meanwhile the entente diplomats have not yet succeeded clearly in stating their war aims. Will they now realize the necessity of revising and in view of the Russian defection, of rectifying their general program? We have reached the hour when it is not enough to cry to the very end!' it is time to know what that end is, and to show it."
 Gustave Nerve, director of Vic toire, writes:
 Let our soldiers in the trenches remember this prophecy: Today the Germans, urged on by the Austrians who are at the end of their resources. offer us a German peace. In six months they will beg of us a French peace.'"
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tion feel that it has made grievous mistake and it has repented of its crimes and foul murders, our aims should be to carry on the war;" said MT Wilson.
 James Henry Thomas, assistant gen. eral secretary of the Amalgamated So- ciety of Railroad Servants, sald that when peace was discussed it must be a. world peace. He added that If Ger many did not agree to labor's war aims lasoor must fight on to secure what labor believed to be right.
 An attempt to amend the motion to consider the memorandum was made by Stephen Walsh, parliamentary sec- retary of the local governent board and a labor member of parliament.
 MT. Walsh contended that as many branches of the national labor move ment had not had an opportunity to consider the memorandum further dis cussion of it should be adjourned for a month. The proposed amendment was rejected by vote of 2,1S2 to 1,164.
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under railroad operation by the direc- tor general. is held to lose it's stand ing as an independent agency deciding on their merits requests for rate ln- creases and the subject of increases will become a matter of governmental policy to be decided probably by the president.
 Some railroad officials today ex- pressed the opinion that once the rail- roads are run as single unit 1t Will be impossible after the war to go back to the old system of competition. Lifting anti-pooling restrictions, they hold' will disrupt clements of organization necessary under a competitive system and at the same time demonstrate that competition is wasteful and uneco- homie.
 The text of Mr. McAdoo's. order fol- lows:
 Having assumed the duties imposed upon me by and in pursuance of the proclamation of the president dated December 26, 1917, you will until oth- erwise ordered continue the operation of your road in conformity with said proclamation. You are requested to make every possible effort toward effi- ciency and to move traffic by the most convenient and expeditions routes. l confidently count on your hearty CO., operation. It is only through united effort, unselfish service and effective work that this war can be won and Americas future be assured" The railroads passed under govern- ment control without any formality. At F o'clock the director general and the members of the railroads war board were so deeply engrossed in the discus sion of measures to relieve congestion that they did not note the passage of time and it was not until half an hour later that some one glancing at the clock in MT. McAdoos office called at tention to the fact that the roads were out of the hands of their directors. Two hundred locomotives under con-
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
HOT ON TRAIL IF
 MEXICAN BANDITS
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MARTA, Texas, Dec. 2S.-Mexican federal cavalry which took up the chase yesterday after the remaining Mexican bandits who footed the Brite and Fitzgerald ranches Christmas day, were riding them down in the Sierra de la Ventana range somewhere south of the Mexican border late today. It is not believed that more than five of the bandits remain alive or unwound- ed and these are expected to be over taken or killed before the pursuit is abandoned. The federals took up the trail where the United States cavalry troops were forced to abandon 1t and General Favela, commander at Ojinaga. ordered the pursuit to be continued until the entire band was annihilated.
 Tonight Colonel Langhorne issued an official order praising the work of all branches of the service for their part in the expedition after the bandits.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
BRADFORD PLEADS
 GUILTY OF MURDER
 GETSL|FES SENTENCE
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 LACONIA, N. H., Dec 2S.-Morris II. Bradford who shot and killed Miss Alice P. Richards, and wounded two other teachers at the New Hampshire school for the feeble minded on June -S today pleaded guilty to first degree murder and was sentenced to prison Tor life. He had previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, and his trial was set to begin next Monday
 Bradford was manual training in structor at the school and occupied a cottage on the school grounds near the shore of Lake Winnisquam. He had complained of being melancholy and homesick, and to cheer him. Miss Richards, head teacher at the school Miss Elizabeth Suess, assistant ma tron, and Miss Dorothy Davis a teach er went to his cottage on June 28 to take supper with him.
 Late that night Bradford padded in his canoe two miles across the lake 10 this town and gave himself up to the police. On his way to the police station he called Dr. Benjamin w. Baker, superintendent of the school on the telephone, and told him to go down to the cottage. Dr. Baker found Miss Richards dead and Miss Suess and Miss Davis severely injured.
 During the investigation later, Brad ford maintained that the events of the night had been effaced from his mem ory. Miss Suess and Miss Davis, who eventually recovered from their wounds, said that after supper Brad ford tied the three women in chairs, telling them he was going to teach them a new kind of game. and then attacked them with a knife, cutting their hair close to their heads and beating them with a club.
 The autopsy report said that Miss Richards was checked, strangled and throttled, that there were knife wounds on her throat and that she had been struck many times on the head with a blunt instrument.
 The alleged motive of the attack on the women has never been announced by the prosecution.
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to appear at the hearing was E. T. McCaffery, who conducted, with his brother, the What Cheer Chemica, company of Pawtucket, R. I. He told of meeting stiff opposition in getting waste products and of refusing offers to sell his business.
 T told 'em,' he said in describing his meeting with an official of the combine in Boston, at which efforts were made to buy him out, that they didn't have money enough to make me sell out. It was my basi- ness and I intended to hang onto it. | was told at that meeting that they didn't like the shape of my jaw"
 McCaffery said he was able to do business at profit by his low over- head expenses.
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PACKERS SQUEEZE SMALL DEALERS so
 WITNESSES CLAIM
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(COnLlnueO lIoIil rage OneJ the "trust" agents, the witness stopped short.
 Your narrative is not ended?" asked Commissioner Murdock.
 "Oh, yes it is" the witness replied. "My business ended then and there"
 John Glennie of North, Andover, a man of the rugged type, stated that he had refused an offer of $250,000 for his plant which, according to his own estimate, was worth not more than $S5,0O0.
 DO you mean to say interposed Commissioner Victor H. Murdock, who presided, that you refused the difference between $35,000 and $250,- 900 for the sake of fight"
 '1 was out to earn living" Glen nie said, 'and if it is necessary to fight for it, I'll fight. I built my business up with my own hands and I won't have it bought away from me by any such methods as that. What I get, I'll earn and I won't live on easy money"
 The other so-called trust bucker
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VALUABLE STOCK
 SOLD FUR MERCY
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Twenty show horses from James Cox Brady's stable were auctioned off tonight for the ben eft of the Red Cross for an aggregate of S22,365, of which S1S,150 was paid for eight hackneys. Fifteen of the an- imals were prize winners and the highest price was paid for the i'm ported English Hackney team, Pireon and Hamilton Regal, purchased by John R. Thompson of Chicago, for S12 100
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struction in this country for Russia will be taken over as part of the gov ernments plans for quick improvement in American railroad equipment. The engines, many of them completed and awaiting shipment, will be changed in gauge to fit American tracks.
 The government will also hold for a time one hundred locomotives ready for shipment to France for use there on roads built by the American forces. When they have helped relieve freight congestion here, however these en- zines will be sent on to France.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29

tOontlnueu rom Page One) General Creole.
 Could the epidemic of disease have been prevented if there had been SUD- plies of clothing and proper sewerage?' asked Senator Weeks.
 Tt might not have been prevented, but it would have saved a good many of those lives" the general said.
 1Eor Nsvs it prstty' yell controlled now?" asked Senator Chamberlain.
 Yes, I think so.'
 The reason given by the war depaft- ment, General Creole said, for failure to deliver motor trucks is that the de- partment desires to delay until a standard truck is evolved.
 In conclusion General Creole said the British did not think much of tanks until General Byng used them so suc> cessfully.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN ITALY, Thursday. Dec. 27.-(By the Associated Press)-Fur- ther reports of the attempt of Aus trian aviators yesterday to raid Treviso, which resulted so disastrous ly for them, emphasize the brilliant work done by both Italian and Brit ish aviators. Although eleven Aus trian machines were brought dowI., only a few Italian airplanes were damaged. Five Italian and one Brit ish soldiers were killed.
 The British airmen brought down two machines and British anti-air- craft guns accounted for three more, six Austria1.s in these five machines being killed and four wounded Among the prisoners is a young Aus trian major who is unwounded.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
CARRANZA HAS BIRTHDAY
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 2S.-President Carranza left today with his family and official staff for Queretaro to celebrate his fifty-seventh birthday quietly. He is expected back in the capital for reception to the diplomatic corps on New Years. Before leaving today President Carranza annulled the re- cent decree that placed a graduated tax on the capital of business houses in the federal district and which ranged from r down to 1 F per cent. This had been requested by the national chair man of commerce which will discuss with the government officials a new tax to replace the original one.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
TWO MEN PRISONERS TRenubIlcan A. p. eased wire1

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S-Through the American Red Cross the navy de- partment has confirmed cable dispatch es that two men from the Jacob Jones were taken prisoner by the submarine which sank the destroyer. One of the men, the department announced to- night, is Albert de Mello. whose rela- lives were notified yesterday. The name of the second man was so garbled in transmission that it will be necessary to make further inquiry to determine his identity.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
REPORTS MORE CASUALTIES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 2S-The names of the American engineers killed and wounded in action on De- cember 23 were reported by General Pershing today as follows:
 Killed: Corporal Russell w.. Sprague, Middletown, N. '.
 Slightly wounded: Corporal Chas. G. Hewett, Rockland, Maine.
 Among the deaths from natural causes reported by General Pershing today were:
 Private Eric Sayre, aero squadron, December 23, Waterbury, Neb.
 Private James c. Traill, engineers, December 25, Bakersfield, Cal.
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penses. The disposition of government officials apparently is to agree with them in this respect.
 It is considered unlikely that there will be any strong sentiment for transporting government freight free of cost as is done in England. Off cials hold that if government freight is paid for as it is hauled the govern ment will be in a much better position to determine accurately the exact fi- nancial effects of government opera tion.
 The interstate commerce commission
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American Sinks German Sub,

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-A German sub marine was sunk by the fire of guns of an American passenger steamer approaching the British coast Thurs day, according to reports of the pas sengers and gunners aboard.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-29
SAYFERD|NAND
 HAS ADVOCATED
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PETROGRAD, Friday, Dec. 2S.-There are persis- tent rumors here that King Ferdinand of Rumania has abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Charles.
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Raid Results pisastrousIx

weather prevail over the entire line from Belgium to the Swiss border.
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BAKING TERMS OF PEACE OFFERED
 BY THE TEUTONS

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RAILROADS PASS INTO HANDS OF
 GOVERNMENT

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OFFICERS TELL OF CLOTHING SHORTAGES
 IN ARMY CAMPS

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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
MUNFORD SAYINGS BANK
PUBLISHES PAPER

We have received the initial num-
Der of the "Munford Bank Notes."
neat SPACE paper published by the
Munford Savings Bank & Trust Co.
at MunfOrd, Tenn. 1t is a we'll got
ten up journal of thrift, contains
valuable articles on saving of money,
and is designed to be educative in
character, explaining the convenien-
ces and benefits of a well managed
bank to the public. It will be issued
every month and sent out to custo-
mers of the bank free of charge.
The Munford Savings Bank was es-
tablished 10 years ago when there
was only one other bank III the coun-
ty outside of Covington. It has been
a success from the start and it's
growth has been phenomenal. This
monthly paper is great credit to
this sound and progressive insti-
tuition.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
/. c. RAILROAD TIME TABLE
Effective July Is, 1917
NORTHROUND
UNITED STATES To RATION
NORTHERN NEUTRALS

Washington, Sept. Indications
that the United States intends to ra-
ton the northern European neutral
countries in the strictest fashion were
seen today in the admission that the
exports administrative board has dis
approved Of an arrangement suggest
ed by the Dutch minister here and the
Belgian relief commission for di-
vision between Holland and Belgium
Of the nearly one hundred Dutch
grain cargoes held in American ports.
The first news that permission for
the ships to sail had been denied
came today. in dispatch from Rot
terdam. The general understanding
had been that the arrangement would
be approved and that some of the
vessels would sail Immediately.
The export board, it was learned,
will let no food cargoes go to Euro
pean neutrals for at least two months
Or until the American government
has ascertained its own food require
ments for the year and the size Of
crops that are to be harvested. All
Of the neutrals, it is, held, can feed
themselves without difficulty until
this information is available. The
United States wishes to know also the
size Of crops to be harvested in the
neutral countries this fall.
II was made clear that the United
States had no intention of letting neu-
trails 60 hungry, but emphasis was
placed on the fact that the govern
ment feels its first obligation is to
American people and the allies.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

North and South Carollnians quar-
rel as to the birthplace Of Andrew
jackson. A tradition has it that he
vas born at the Waxhaw settlement In
Union county, North Carolina, but
Iackson himself thought that he was
born near the Waxhaw creek in Lam
caster county, South Carolina. The
weight Of evidence seems to favor the
South Carolinians,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
NEW MEMPHIS MAYOR
CLOSES Ii DDOWN SIGHT

Theatres, motion picture houses,
pool and billiard rooms in Memphis
will be closed. Possibly the "blue
laws" on cigar stores and the like
will be enforced. Groceries will be
permitted to remain open only until
10 o'clock in the morning, according
to the Memphis Commercial Appeal
of August 30,
On week days the sale of cigar
cites may be stopped as well as on
Sundays.
Rigid enforcement Of the laws COW
ering gaming and liquor selling will
be continued, and the police will keep
a weather eye on resorts in the seq
regated district to see that they COM
ply with the closing order which went
forth few weeks ago.
Speeding and reckless driving Of
automobiles will be stopped, and any
violations of traffic or other auto or
dinances will subject the offender to
immediate arrest.
These stringent orders went forth
to the police department Thursday,
directly from Inspector VIM. J. Hayes
after he, the four city commission
ers and Police Chief James P. Quin-
Ian had been advised by Mayor Har-
ry H. Litty that he wanted every
law enforced to the letter.
The order means that Mayor Litty
is going to take no chance with an
custer suit. 1t means that he is go
ing to do his utmost to make Mem
phis' citizens live up to the laws of
the state, county and city. 1t means
that no matter how drastic or how
stringent the law, if it is on the books
it must be obeyed.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
REAL ESTATE DEALS


Mr.. w. F Bringle, real estate
agent, has made the following deals
in the past few days:
L. L. sMillen farm Of 80 acres for
$4,000 to Mr. j B. Jackson. Mr.
Jackson win move january l. The
farm is known as the ]. Wesley Elem
ing place in the Oak Grove neighbor-
John Rawlins farm of 112 acres
for $500 in district No. 8 to Mr..
L. L. Miller, and he will move to it
January 1.
N. A. Whitehorn farm of 70 acres
in district No. 9 for $1,000 to w.
y. Higgins. Mr.. Higgins will move
to it January l.
L. l.. Goss farm of 144 acres in dis
trict No. 8 for $4,000 to N. A.
Whitehorn and Mr. Whitehon will
move to it on January /.
Cobbs Bros. & Bringle timber land
holding consisting of 844 acres near
Gotten Lake in district No. Is to
L. D. Vandergrift for $4,000. Mr..
Vandesgsift will proceed at once to
develop these lands. He expects to
build this summer and winter II
houses and barns on these lands and
have one-mule crop cleared for cul-
tivation for 1918. This will devel-
OPP one of the sections of the county.
Mr.. Bringle also sold to Mr.. Edgar
Greer and Nal Smith his tract of
65 acres just north of Covington,
known as the Pace place, for a con-
sideration of $3.50. They expect
to make stock farm of it.
For w. L. and r. X. Mcbride, ex-
ecutors to Mr.. J.H. Flippin the w. w.
Mcbride homestead and 1874 acres in
the vicinity of Bride for $4,000. Pos
session to be given January /.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06

like hers, and there is one thing GER
tain, you can count on us telling ev-
erybody about it, because | fully be-
lieve she owes her life to this medi-
cine"
Tanlac is sold by Alexander Drug
Co., Coyington; C. L. Taylor Mason; ;
DR.. McLister, Brighton; Alternately
Drug Co, Munford; NJ. E. Tenant,
Atoka; w. H. Barton, Gilt Edge; J..
R. Bartlett & Son, Detroit; Tiptop
Supply Co., successors to Ellis &
Burkhardt, Upton; "A. T. Lacey & Co.,
Richardson's; Burlison Store Co., Bur-
lison, and w. H. Barton, Dixon,
Tenn adv.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Unwritten Poetry.

Many people suppose that poetry Is
something to be found only in books,
contained in lines of ten syllables with
like endings; but wherever there is a
sense of beauty, or power, or harmony,
as in the motion of a wave Of the sea,
in the growth of flower that spreads
It's sweet leaves TO the air. and dedi-
Gates its beauty to the sun"-there is
poetry in its birth.-Hazlltt,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
UNITED EFFORT MAY
SECURE MILITARY CAMP
Movement Started for Concentration
on TullahOma Site for Military
Uses.

Nashville, Tenn, September 3.--In-
dications are that with united eff
fort, and with local and sectional
lines eliminated, the Tullahoma site
for the location of a school for the
training of machine gun artillery
troops will be selected by the govern
ment.
A committee composed of repres-
entative business men and public
spirited citizens which met here last
week took the matter up and decid-
ed that if Tennessee was to secure
such a school for the training of
Uncle Sans soldier boys that the
sectional and local fights should be
put aside. 1t was the consensus of
opinion that other military camps,
and perhaps chance at a canton
ment, had been lost to Tennessee by
reason Of such division of effort.
and as a result the Tullahoma site
should have the unanimous endorse
rhent of all sections. The committee
Vpledged its efforts toward bringing
about united effort for Tullahoma.
The site, which is amply large for
all the requirements asked by the gov
eminent, has already been recommen-
ded for troop training purposes by
the Senate Military Commission which
inspected available sites in 1911, and
now that the matter has been reviv-
ed there seems a likelihood that Tul-
lahoma may be selected, but there
should be united effort and the elm
ination of all friction due to the
claims of several other localities,
which may only tend to muddy the
waters" and may prevent the state
from receiving the school.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
THE SWAIN SHOW is COMING

We are, all of US, children-some
children-some young, some old, but
when big tent show is heralded to
appear in our midst, the same thrills
of anticipation are felt by the faith
ers and mothers as possess the kid
dies and lure them to the show lot
in the early morn to see the big
Top" put up. Advancing years and
cares Of business do not diminish
our ardor when the band strikes up
an opening overture to the main
show. We are simply less demon
strative than the children of fewer
years-that's all-and gladly welcome
the time worn alibi that we must at
tend the show "for the children's
sake" The famous w. /. Swain
Show Co., which is billed to appear
in Covington for one week commenc-
ing September 10, numbers among
its patrons MANY of the fathers and
mothers of today, who were kiddies
themselves when the Swain shows
first visited Covington. The policy
of the show is the same now as it
was a generation ago, Cleanliness
and courtesy are its dominant char
acteristics. 1t has expanded in the
same ratio that its patronage has in
creased until it has now become the
greatest enterprise of its kind known
to Showdom.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Glass MAKING an Old Art.

Among the Romans the art of glass
making does not date earlier than the
beginning of the empire, but as far
back as So B. C. the theaters had been
decorated with mirrors and glass
plates.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Spreadlnu Happiness.

4 want someone to be glad that I
was born," said lonely woman; so
she celebrated her birthday by carry
ing gifts to others as lonely as herself
Ito the poor, the sick, and the sad. Il
Is pleasant to be remembered, and to
receive presents, but the nOblest, best
and happiest thought that can came TO
us on our birthdays is that we can
make someone happier because We
were born.-Selected