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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20
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RED CROSS WAR FTND


AS Reported to Central Trust r.
view York. Asst. Treasurss ~
december IL, 1917.
p,o5 RECEIPTS.
LIBERTY liberty Bonds Pledged VO'T Tso 20
Cash Collected DURING Pod ioO.Vs
Gross Week and In ~
Sell Sell mo Pledge Cards
Draft Central Trust Co Nav l'9os'of
; aork TRANSFER of Depos-
.-'--.',',',, 10000
p.e DISBURSEMENTS. O''4l.82
Refund to Local =
Chapter, Coving
ton, rs per cent
VI -......-............. 50. 300 57
Retained IO.f bv J-2o-T 1,O74.9O
Chapter, Coving-
Ton, rs per cent
VI :-.-.-.-..-.--.-....... I 47A TX
Collections from
y l@-If-If 368.68
Total Collections on
Pledges, Bonds and
ny, 1ash to 12-17-17. S577432
Withdrawn bv Central Tr1st
Co, Asst. Treas. N Y oo5o M
i'iG Sa T bonds delivered to
Asst. Treas, N. ", am m
Deposited with First oVO'VV
National Bank,
Covingtdn. Tenn,
l2-l7-17 ........ f.156 90
Deposited with Tip
ton County Farm
ers-Union Bank.
Covington, Tenn.
l2-5-17 ............ 1.12375
Total Balance on Hand 300 "a
Pledges Unpaid, Due Oct. l.. 267.5O
Total -..,:.-.......-...,........ 6.s41.S2
B. S. JAMESON,
ST.. Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this December 18, 1917.
c. P. SIMONTON Clerk.
Messrs. Ernest Grant, ]. ". Wright.
W. G. Wright, C. B. Mcdaniel and
daughter, all of the Almyra vicinity.
were In Covington Tuesday, Mr.. ]. w.
Wright having brought load of cot
ton, and Mr.. w. C. Wright having
brought in load Of hogs.
Mr.. Earl Maxwell, formerly OF Gar
land, who has lately been stationed at
San Antonio, Tex, passed through
here Tuesday night with number
of other soldiers, en-route to Dayton,
Ohio, where he will enter the avia-
ton corps.
Mr.. H. A. Lambert arrived here
last Sunday night from Des MONIES,
Ia, to join his wife, who has been on
a visit to her father, Mr. J. r. FalIin,
for several days past.
Miss Elizabeth Green has returned
from an extended visit to her brother
Mr.. Newman Green, at BarstOw, Tex.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20

AS Reported to Central IT,.
view York, Asst. Treasures. ~
December IL, 1917
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20

Total Balance on Hand . oon -
Pledges Unpaid, Due Oct. L. $3.50
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-20

AOCdl --.-.---.-.-.-..-.-..-.....-...... 6.341 20
B. S. JAMESON
81 !, Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this December IS. 1917.
c. P. SIM0NTON Clerk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20

three started to b%arrscad0 ne doors
Then Pancho told Liberty and Pedro
that he would steal out another way
and go to the peon settlement for help.
And, picking up q gun, he started out.
But hn did not get far. for Lopez
and his men quickly surrounded the
house, and n OF the bandits. seeing
Pancho as he started toward the set
tlement, called to the leader.
III get this man." said Lopez. "Thc
rest Of you capture the two in the ha-
cienda."
Liberty and Pedro had secured arms
and ammunition, and were looking out
~anxiously, awaiting the attack, while
Pancho turned and, seeing Lopez,
rushed into the barn, warning the
bandit back with his gun, which was
leveled straight ut the chief Of the
bandits.
Lopez, realizing his danger, paused
and looked around for some way to
gain the barn under cover. But, see
ing there was no other way, he adj
SAllSeu III Lie OpcH, HIluS us liz NSIl.
His shots struck only the barn, for
he had no way Of telling just where
Pancho was located within. But
Pancho saw him, and he knew that at
last he had the bandit 1t his mercy.
He stood behind the big doors and,
putting the muzZle of the gun through
the crack, he fired straight at Lopez
as the latter approached. The first
shot missed him, but the second struck
him in the chest, and he heaved a sigh
Of satisfaction as he saw the Mexican
fall to the ground with q curse.
Seeing that Lopez was laying quite
still, PanchO opened the doors and
started towards him. AS Lopez saw
him approaching he cautiously reached
for his gun, and before Pancho real
lied what had happened. the bandit
fred, hitting him in the side. He
dropped to his knees, and then the
two started crawling towards each
other, shooting as they closed, until
they were but a few feet apart.
While the duel between Pancho and
Lopez was going on. the bandits were
firing into the hacienda-Liberty and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20

rs the secretary inT' asked the
ranger 40 he stepped up to the rail
which separated him from the rest
OF the room.
Your name, p~lease?" inquired the
clerk.
Robert Rutledge, captain OF the
texas Rangers" replied Bob, as he
pulled himself up proudly.
What do you want to see the score
tary about?" continued the other very
sternly.
I'll tell him that" answered Bob
VINO was not favorably impressed with
his interrogator's name
HE can't see you," the other IN
formed him as he started to walk
away.
How do you know, unless you ask
hlmv' inquired Bob, who was getting
peeved.
Before I ask him I must know the
nature Of your business" said the
clerk.
i want to see him about an Ameri-
can girl who has been captured by q
band of Mexican bandits" the ranger
Informed him somewhat abruptly.
Rutledge was fast becoming irritated
by the fellows attitude.
"Just q moment" said the clerk as
he started towards a big door, ut the
other end Of the room, which evidently
led to the private Office OF the secre-
tary Of war.
Before he reached there, however,
an officer came through the doorway,
closing the door softly behind him.
The subordinate turned to him, and
with q sarcastic gesture toward Bob,
said: 'This rube expects the govern
ment to send IN army, I guess, into
Mexico to get his GIRL"
Rutledge overheard the remark and,
leaping w the rail, he walked up to
the fellow and floored him with q we'll
directed blow on the jaw. The off,
GER started for him, but Bob stood
grimly facing him.
snow, then. you stand back, or you'll
get the same !" he said as he waited for
him to raise his hand. But the officer
needed not the warning Of Rutledge,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20

Pedro returning their fire behind the
barricade and wounding three OF them.
The men and women in the peon
settlement, hearing the fusillade. came
running from their houses. They
reached Pancho, who told them to 60
to the hacienda and say Liberty and
Pedro. While two of them remained
to assist Pancho, the others ran to-
wards the house.
The Lopez men saw the poems, and,
after IN exchange Of shots, two more
bandits dropped to the ground, while
the three or four remaining escaped,
leaving their leader at the mercy Of
Pancho. Liberty and Pedro. seeing
the bandits mount their horses and
ride of, realized that assistance had
arrived. Pedro, with some Of the pc
ons started after them, while Liberty
went to Pancho.
Pedro took charge Of the poems, and
led them across q ravine. and. as the
bandits rode back they were picked
OF. one by one, until finally they were
all wiped out. Then he started back
to the hacienda.
In the meantime, Liberty had re-
turned to the house, with the poems
who were carrying Pancho. They
took him inside. where Liberty revived
him. AS she was bending over him,
Pedro entered and reported the death
Of the remainder of the Lopez band.
"Where Is Lopezr' asked Pedro, as
his hand grasped his gun.
"Pancho finished him." said Liberty
softly without looking up. "Some Of
the poems have taken his body away
''Thank God for that" said Pedro,
as his eyes frightened. THAT'S the
best news I hear In long time."
But, although Pancho had killed the
terror Of the border, one Of the BAN
dts bullets had found Its mark, too,
and, as Pancho lay there staring up
into the eyes Of Liberty and Pedro. he
knew his end was zeal. The only con-
ISOLATION he had was the satisfaction
Of destroying Lopez before the bandit
discovered how badly he had injured
Pancho.
His breath came thick and fast, and
be found II difficult to speak. He mo-
toned Liberty to come nearer and,
az she bent over him. he whispered
his last words, which were, in effect
that her property. which had been In
trusted 20 him. a one Of her trustees,
would now revert to her.
he struggled to raise himself, and,
resting himself on one arm. he whis-
pered . blessing TO her. and then sank
hack On the bed. ufelesA.
CT0 BIZ CONTINUITY
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
MNeIEENTH EPISODE


Upon arriving IN Washington. Rut-
ledge went ct once TO the ONCE OF
the secretary Of war.
II was not dlf1cult to discover that
Bob was 1 stranger In these parts, for
his clothes, while Of fairly good ma
terial, were not quite up to the stand
ard o. tho@ worn In the eastern part
Of the country. In fact, they differed
% much from the styles Of the capital
that o~ccasion9lly people turned and
smiled -. they scrutinised his OUTFIT.
A guard at;the entrance to the build
ang interrupted his progress with .
question O. 70 whom he wanted to see.
Bob accepted the ~inquisition good-na-
tursdly. ana took the big fellow into
his conndence TO the extent Of explain
4ng sosnswhat the nature Of his busi-
ness. The guard listened. with appar-
tent interest," ~ Bob related SOME Of
the border troubleA, and when he had
finished the fellow accompanied him
ito the oooe, fnr down the corridor,
'whicA bore The words. Secretary Of
War.s Then DO LETT Rutledge.
8o6 hesitated Z moment. and then
epened ~ ldoor and entered Z large
- which was occupied By several
1to easy chairs, two clerks who were
$500 OvGr their desls. and : wall
S1mnMmapa. Hapansedj Just inatde the
Wono 49, - ~ hak one Ct the
Dnee - - 49, - and
5
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20

The marriage Of Mrs. Helen Kelly
Gould Thomas to an Albanian prince
has just been confirmed by relatives in
this country.
Princess Vlora's father was Edward
Kelly, and her grandfather Eugene
Kelly, q prominent financier Of his gen.
GRAFTON. She is In her early thirties.
Her first marriage was to Frank Jay
Gould at the age Of seventeen. After
eight years OF married life she sued
for divorce. There are two children OF
this marriage, Helen and Dorothy
Gould. About a year after she became
The wife Of Ralph Hill Thomas, wealthy
sugar man. Mr.. Thomas died on New
Years eve, 1914, leaving his wife the
bulk Of a 100000 estate.
The former Mrs. Gould met her pres
ent husband at st. Moritz, Switzerland,
In December. When the disturbed Bal
kans settle down. II that ever happens,
Der newest husband will take her to
Albania. where she will he known a.
the Princess v1ora.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
GETS REGISTRATION DAY PAY
Only Clerk IN United States to Claim
Compensation for Work Loses
His Job.

Albany, N. Y.-Lack of patriotism,
or rather an attempt to capitalize 1t,
has proved an expensive and humiliat-
ing proposition for an upstate city
clerk. The city clerk involved was
the only n In the state who claimed
the federal compensation Of $3.50 for
his days work In connection with the
federal registration on June 5.
The adjutant generals Office was ad-
vised that the man In question has
been reduced from his position as city
clerk to ~janitor of the city hall by the
authorities as q result Of his claiming
Uncle Sans money for performing
the patriotic service which was rem
dered by every other city clerk with
out compensation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
President Takes Hand in Dispute
Between Denman and
GoethaIs.
VESSELS now Being BUILT
Both Wooden and Steel Ships Will Be
Constructed for Merchant Marine
to Carry Food and Supplies
Across the Water.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
taken q hand in the controversy which
has ragged holly for some time over the
question as to whether steel ships or
wooden ships should be built to give
us a merchant marine which can carry
food and supplies quickly across the
water. Both steel ships and wooden
ships will be constructed.
Washington officials say that what
the administration. and doubtless the
American people with it, have desired,
Is that ships shall be built as quickly
as possible. Major General Cocktails.
who was put in charge of the shipping
program. and William Denman. adj
miralty lawyer. who Is the head CT
the shipping board. differed in opinion
Us to whether steel or wooden ships
should be built, and the controversy
became so furious that the president
had to take a hand. Now both steel
and wooden ships are in the first
stages Of construction, and probably
by next January many of the wooden
ships will be carrying cargoes to
Great Britain. France and Italy.
1t is no secret in Washington that
the administration for a long time was
pretty close to the point Of anger over
this row between the soldier and the
admiralty lawyer. There are certain
things which make 1t appear that in
administration circles there is a feel
ing that the wooden ship program, as a
quick-moving proposition, has ap-
pealed strongly to the president. but
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
PRESIDENT WILSON SETTLES SHIP ROW

1t was certain he would not attempt to
decide the moot question or to issue
any order or to suggest that any one
mar stand from UNDER until he knew
definitely by word of mouth what Cen
eral Cocktails had to say, as he already
had learned after the same manner
what William Denman had TO say.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
IN THIS NAME
Patriotic Young Man Who Signs Him.
self "Loda Gum" Registers for
Military Service.

Kansas City, Mo.-A patriotic young
man, with a warlike name, went to the
city clerks Office and registered for
military service. On the registration
blank he wrote his signature as "Loda
Gunn." He acknowledged that the
name carried q suggestion Of war but
did him justice, because he was pretty
handy with guns. He expressed a de-
sire to 60 to the front and get a
chance to load a gun for Uncle Sam.
He was sick registration day, June 5,
and was not able to sign UP rptil to-
day. he said.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20

and the next instant the two were
struggling together. While they we're
graphing. two other men entered the
Office and overpowered Bob. who was
no match for SO many.
ARREST him." commanded the on
e to the men who were holding Bob.
Although he attempted an explana-
ton, the officer was firm and refused
to listen. with the result that Bob was
led to Jail. Before being locked up,
he requested permission to send a tel
egram. This was granted him. and he
wrote q message to Major Winston,
telling him Of the trouble he was In.
and requested that he come to Wash
ington as soon as possible. after which
he was placed in q cell.
While Rutledge sat q prisoner in the
jail, trying to devise some way to save
Liberty and Pedro from the Mexi-
cans, these two stood In Pancho's ha-
cienda watching Lopez and his MUIR
derous band. which were 10Y within
q few feet Of the place.
Finally the old trustee, who was at
arst tempted to rush out and face the
bandit, reconsidered, and putting his
gun away. he decided to try and throw
the leader OF the scent. So, advising
Liberty and Pedro to remain out Of
sight, he stepped outside just as Lopez
pulled up his horse within q few feet
Of the doorway.
slave you een the senorita and
that slave Of hers, Pedro, around
herey inquired Lopez Is Pancho ap-
preached.
'"They rode by here, not long SINCE"
replied Pancho. "They e headed
towards the American border, and
were going In that direction" he add
ed A. he pointed down the road.
Lopez studied the face Of Pancho
for an instant, and then, assuming to
believe him. the bandit started his
horse and beckoned to his men to fol-
low.
After he had felt certain that he
had saved them, Pnncho returned to
the house and reported the coast clear
to Liberty and Pedro. who cautiously
made their way outside, to where they
had hitched their horses.
However, the bandit leader was not
30 certain that Pancho had told him
the truth, and, after making . short
detour, he started back towards the
house Just % Liberty and Pedro were
about to mount their horses. They
saw him, and quickly putting the
horses In tho barn, The three made .
dash Tor the hacienda.
They reached there Just IN t1me, Tor
L0pes Jaw them and opensd IRE Just
= tAsy eose0 to 6ooe. 1na6aI ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
Twenty-Five Miles of Factories
Turn Out Hundreds of Stand
ardized Ships.
CHIEF FOE OF SUBMARINE
Visit to the Great Plants Explains
Lloyd-George's Confidence That
the German Sea Menace viii
Be Beaten.

Glasgow.-A day on the River Clyde
helps explain Lloyd-George's conf
dence that the submarine menace will
be beaten.
A snare-drum roar from thousands
Of steam r~iveters and Il battlefield Of
druntire Of crashing hydraulic ham-
mers; %unending miles of wooden and
steel scaffoldings with workmen
swarming over them like flies; tower
ing cranes that look capable OF lifting
Il county courthouse and setting it
down IL the ext county these are
some Of the reasons.
Girls-thousanls ana thousands Of
trouseretted girls-furnish SO many
additional reasons.
And then there are certain reasons
visible to the eye concerning which
secrecy is imposed. They constitute a
method of direct warfare against sub
marines and are already proving their
effectiveness, but more than that can
not be told.
Twenty-Five Miles Of Factories.
The Clyde was the greatest ship
building center in the world before the
war began. Now it dwarfs its own
activities of three years ago. For
- miles on n side of the river i'm
mense plants crowd against one an
other: the same is true for half the
distance on the other side of the riv-
er. Soon II will be the whole distance
on both sides.
The worlds biggest fighting craft
went the ways here il few days ago.
but work stopped many months ago on
what Was To lie the worlds biggest
merchant ship. Instead, smaller ships
and more Of them are being built.
Rows on roWs Of skeletons. some bare,
some partly dressed in their armor
plate, show how the new policy OF
building standardized ships is being
carried out. Builders report it means
4 70 per cent gain in speed Of CON
Struction.
Unless the destructiveness of the
German submarines is greatly in
creased. the extension of British ship
ping will practically take care of the
situation by autumn said Fred Lob
nitz, munitions director for Scotland.
This does not take into account the
huge preparations under way in Amer
lea"
The fact that they are compelled to
rely on women and girls for an inn
mense proportion Of their labor has
ceased to be considered a handicap.
the shipbuilders say. Aside from such
work as calls for sheer muscle, they
declared, the women are completely
qualified as proved by the fact that
they are averaging a larger output per
person than men in the same work av-
eraged-before the war. The same in
of course. has been shown by the men.
Do No Heavy Work.
Women are used chiefly in work
where automatic devices take the
heavy lifting off their hands.
Thus feminine hands are seen turn
ing out 15-inch shells practically with
out masculine assistance; doing the
bulk Of the work on the famous Brit
ish tanks. gun carriages and, natural
ly, on airplanes and airships.
The excellence of their workmanship
makes certain that tic problem of adj
justing labor conditions after the war
will be a big one. "Just now they are
giving thought to one thing only" said
LobnitZ, "and that Is the winning Of
the war;"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-07-20
CHEWs PIECE OF GUM
II DAYS; SAVES LIFE

New York.-A fund to pur-
chase chewing gum for soldiers
In the trenches has been started
since Maj. A. H. OConnor, late
Of the British army, told how his
life has been saved by q lone
piece Of gum.
II would probably have died
Of thirst" he said, III I had not
chewed the gum for II days, %
the water was unit to drink"
The Washington times., 1917-09-14

what was left of their mutual af-
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
.PETFOX NIPS KILL
2G|RLS;BROTHERS
TREATEDFORR

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Sept IA cor,
oner's inquest into the death of Mary
Meadows, twelve years old, who was
bitten six weeks ago by a pet fox, re-
suited in q verdict OF death from
rabies
The girls sister, Florence, seven
teen years old, died of the same dis
ease at the city hospital August Z.
and two brothers. James, eighteen.
and Harvey, fifteen, are under tre1t-
ment at the city hospital for rabies.
August Meadows. a mechanic. father
of the children, at the inquest said the
fox was captured last April by his
son James, and put in a cage at thei-
home in the hope OF tanning 1t.
There were nine children in the
family, and they found considerable
amusement in playing with the ami
NAL During the hot weather in July
the eldest daughter Florence was
playing with the fox when IL bit her
on the finger. She thought nothing
OF II. The anne day the father said
the fox snapped at Mary, James, and
Harvey. The father did not think the
animal bit them, but might have
scratched them. The fox died the
next day.
Shortly after being bitten Florence
became seriously III and died within a
few days. At the time she was bitten
she was helping care for her mother.
to whom a baby had just been born
Then Mary became i'll. Within a
few days her condition was serious,
and she was sent to the city hospital.
After her death the parents became
alarmed about the two sons and had
them sent to the city hospital
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
FIANCEE FIRST TO
GREET EXPLORER
FROMPOLARzONE

CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,. Sept 14.-Elmer
EkbIaw. University OF Illinois sci
enlist, who deferred his wedding to
go on the Donald B. Macmillan polar
expedition in search OF Crocker land.
has returned to his alma mater. which
helped defray the expenses OF the eX-
pedition. Ekblaw, geologist and chief
assistant to Macmillan, brought many
valuable geological specimens. some
OF which will become the property OF
the University OF Illinois.
while we were disappointed be
cause Crocker land, in whose eXis.
tence Admiral Peary believed. turned
out to be q mirage. We feel that the
expedition accomplished a great deal"
said the explorer.
Several times we were forced to do
without anything to eat for a period
of three or four days. During this
time we had nothing but tea The
dark period at which so many people
wonder. we found to be all right. and
1t was the period OF sunlight that we
found the most disagreeable. The
hunting was fairly good.
Caught PaeumonIa BY Mail.
1--WE were fortunate in being we'll
throughout the trip, except a few who
suffered attacks of the grip and slight
attacks of pneumonia which we got
through the mails. Yes, It is possible
to get such epidemics through let
ters.
THE most noteworthy feature OF
the whole trip was when DR.. Maurice
Tanquary, graduate OF the University
of Illinois in 1907, made a 600-mile
trip over Melville bay with the tenn
perature about so degrees below zero,
driving seventeen dogs to his sleigh.
His feet were frozen during the trip,
and two OF his toes were infected as
the result of the extreme cold. He
had no medical attention throughout
the trip, and he pulled into Etah, the
point in Greenland where we had es-
tablished our headquarters, exhausted.
He made the trip after the mail. 1t
was eight months before DR.. Tan
The Washington times., 1917-09-14
His Wife Intervenes
Just as Court Is
To Let Him Go

PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y. Sept.
14-Frank E. eastman, OF Mea-
cham. was about to be discharged
in court after being accused Of
flirting with girls, but his wife
intervened, and had him sent to
jail for thirty days.
He was accused OF winking at
Miss Anna Premo and her cousin,
and placing his arm around an
other woman's neck. The women
failed to appear. The magistrate
announced that, since there was
nobody to testify against Cash
man, he would let him go.
Just then Mrs. eastman stepped
up and Informed the Judge she
had not shared Cashman's pay en-
velope in fifteen months and sur
missed he was up to some mis-
chief" The Judge induced her to
lay an abandonment charge, and
then announced he would let
eastman go II he would give q
bond.
He skipped on one bondsman."
said Mrs. eastman, $50 you'd
better give him his just deserts
now" she advised. The Judge
gave eastman a month.