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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
He Tried Them Very Carefully.

"T do believe he would like it, said
his Master
"'Well,' said one of the other men,
If he can keep them on 1t would be
Il great help to him
LETS try then said the Master.
"They set to work to make the Fox
hound small set of snowshoes for of
course he had to have four-one for
every foot. After a time they We're
ready and the Foxhound watched his
Master as he said:
""These are for you, my fine boy
"Then the FoNhound came up to his
Master and let the snowshoes go on
his feet. He tried them very carefully
at first and then he ran along on them
quite happily. He was so pleased at
staying above the snow that he barked
with joy.
"'They're n great success said his
Master proudly. And all the other
men agreed that they were just the
thing for the Foxhound.
$50 on trip after trip off hunting
the Master and his men took the Fox
hound. He always had on his snow
shoes and he seemed to like them bet
ter and better all the time. He never
fell down again into the deep snow
and he didn't grow tired.
But one day he was missing. No
where could he be found.
"'Perhaps he got tired of his snow
shoes' suggested his Master. They
surely thought that at the end of
the day they would find him. But
when night came the Foxhound was
not back and the Master and his men
grew very much worried.
"Where can he have gomez asked
his Master.
ale was fine dog said the men.
"'Oh, / hope he didn't get caught
in any awful trap said the Master.
Perhaps he is hurt
"Iets go and look for him. said
one of the men.
$50 off they started with lanterns,
each going in different direction.
They hunted all that night, all the
next day, and still the following day
they started off again. But no trace
of the Foxhound could be found. The
snow had fallen since he had been
missing so of course they could not
find him from his tracks.
"A week went by and the Master
gave up his FoXhound. Something
must have happened to him. he said.
He was the best dog l ever owned
l never shall have another like him.
'And the men felt very sad for the
dog had been great pet.
But not long after that, one eve
ming, n whimper was heard outside
the Masters door
"'Can it be my dog? he asked him
self. And when he opened the door
the Foxhound dropped exhausted ut
his feet. He was still wearing the
snowshoes, but he was all tired out.
"'AIy poor dog What has happened
to you all this time?
"The dog could not tell him, but
later on from different people who
had seen the dog with the snowshoeS
the Master found out that he had been
off on hunting trip by himself and
had wandered too far away in the
chase. But at last he was safely home,
and never again did he take trip
on his snowshoes without his Mas
ter"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Auditorium Beautiful.

Denver.-Science and art have laid
a magic hand upon Denver's municipal
Auditorium, and Jacob Mazer, the
first man to win the title of acoustical
engineer. who is just completing a
$4,000 job in correcting the sound
properties and beautifying the In
terror, declared yesterday that to his
knowledge. there was no municipal In
stitution of its kind in the country
which can compare with it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Grand Jury Returns Indictment.

Pueblo.-The Pueblo county grand
jury has returned indictments against
w. X. Green, J. @. Green and F. A.
Cracken, officers of the defunct Inter
state Bank of Commerce, charging
them with embezzlement, larceny, per
jury and conspiracy. The bank failed
more than year ago and none of the
1epositors has been paid anything.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Colorado Peace League.

Denver.-The first systematic effort
toward organizing colorado into the
league for universal peace is being
made at the present time. w. R.
Boyd, Jr., executive secretary of the
southwestern district of the league, is
in Denver for the purpose of complet-
ing the organization in Colorado.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Fell Five Floors to Death.

Denver.-Henry P. Bledsoe, 45 years
old, treasurer of the Baby Beet Fuller
Manufacturing Company of Denver,
fell from a fifth-story window in no
tel yesterday morning. He was rushed
to the county hospital in the police
ambulance, but died five minutes after
reaching the hospital.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
For and Against Birth Control.

Denver.-A fight for and against
law prohibiting the holding of meet
ings or the publishing of matter relat-
ing to birth control in Colorado prom
fses to furnish one of the high lights
of the present legislative session II a
bill on the subject introduced in the
House is passed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Shrimps a la St. jacques.

Chop two cans of shrimps and fry
in one tablespoonful of butter with a
small onion chopped fine, add three
quarters of cupful of milk, salt and
pepper to taste, yolk of one egg. Stir
but do not let boil. Pour into buttered
dish or clamshells, cover with bread
crumbs and bake until brown. Serve
with sliced lemon.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
To Test Loan Act

Denver.-A definite test of the far
mers' loan act passed by the people at
the last election will be made when
members of the State Land board will
make formal demand on Robert H.
Higgins, state treasurer. for money
from the state school fund to be
loaned on improved farm land.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Eor SilNerplate.

When putting away best silver after
use try placing piece of loaf sugar
In both teapot. coffee pot and hot wa
ter jug to absorb any moisture that
might be left in, and leave lid open.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Eayorite Salad.

One pint of baked beans, four tea
spoonfuls chopped celery, two table
spoonfuls chopped onions, two cupfuls
chopped raw cabbage. Mix together
and serve with your favorite salad
dressing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
Was in Swimmino.

"Tommy," said his mother one day
get yourself so dirty?"
81 was in swimming, mamma" re-
piled the little fellow
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-02-01
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

Feb. 2-4-Y. NJ. C. A. Annual Conven-
tion at Colorado Springs.
Feb. 2S-March Carnival of Mid-Win-
ter Sports at Steamboat Springs.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-08
REPORT OF THE SUPERIN
TENDENT OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

hereby beg to submit to the cit
izens of Morgan County the totaI
Indebtedness of the County Schsol
Fund, with the exception of few
school warrants going to certain
teachers. not issued, which is $32-
1850 according to the files on
record Feb 5. 1917.
The 1915 taxbook shows that
we should get $19, ,931, 80 for pub
lie schools. The State gives about
So, 10000, making a total of $685.
1880 School money for the year
1916. Out of this sum we give
to the Petros and 0akdale corpora
lions their pro-rata part, which is
about $4,000; also we can count
about SO, 900 more for trustees COM
mission, tsuperintendant's salary
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-08

and taxes that we cannot collec'
Thus leaving about $1s,13l.so to
be applied to our indebtedness,
which will leave I predict, the
school fund in debt approximately
100000 or oyer for the year
'917.
After tn, July term of Court I
shall make a complete and exact
report of the condition Of the Pub.
lie Scqool fund.
ERNEST R WILLIAMS,
superintendent
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 7th day of February, 1917.
TIFFIN OFT,
Notary Public.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-08
WHERE TO BUY LIVE STOCK

If YOU need a registered bull or
boar this spring, you should drop
a postal to the Division of EXten-
sion, Knoxville, for a copy of
their breeders directory. This di-
rectory gives the names and ad
dresses of the breeders of purebred
live stock of all classes in the state.
Il will be helpful to anyone want
ing to purchase 1t is free for the
asking. Address r NJ Murphy,
specialist in Live Stock, Division
of Extension, Knoxville.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-08

was drafted by the writer aud fonl
other gentlemen appointed by the
county court, In quarterly session
at the January term, The bill af-
ter being drafted was submitted
to the Court and approved By the
Court, by resolution, spread upon
it's minutes. 1t sets out the roads
to be built and the money to be
expended upon each road. Every
section Of the county is given du.
consideration, and under the pro-
visions Of this bill every road will
get the benefit of the money desig-
mated in the bill. In the judgment
of the Court and Ethe craftsman of
the bill the money will be ample
and, sufficient to build every road
designated'in the bill and give US
a system of Pike roads in Morgan
County second to no county in the
state.
We are confronted with a condi-
ton at this particular time, a con-
dition that must be met and dealt
with by the sane, sensible, patriotic
manhood of the county. We have
forty miles of Pike Road completed
in. the county and forty additional
miles graded and properly drained,
ready for the stone. This work
represents an expenditure of Two
Hundred and Seventy Thousand
($27o,OO0:OO) Dollars, but little
good will be derived from it unless
the work is completed and the road
connected up.
Tbs, people know and feel the ne
cessity of completing these roads
hnd they will not be deferred by the
rawlings and rantings of this hypo-
crit, who says be is for good roads
and at the same time opposing
every means to get them.
He is greatly agitated for fear
we will not get Federal aid in, bui1d-
ing these roads God in his plan |
Of salvation promises to help only
those who help themselves. Let's
build the roads and then make the
light for Federal aid to maintain
hem. This Captain of Finance,
his sanity prophet, suggest that
We stand to get Four Thousand to
five Thousand Dollars Federal aid.
What would We do with this, pitance
II the way of building roads? This
ould be made available for main
aiming roads. We want the roads t
Or use now. We want them in
ur day and generation. L takes {
loney to build them. The bill pre- I
ared at the instance of the Coun- I
7 Court provides the proper way.
ct those in favor of good roads a
and together as they have in the a
asst, keep up the fight. The mud h
ems will be driven TO cover soon. b
J M DAVIS. d
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-08
AGRICULTURAL NOTES
Editor Morgan County Press.

Editor Morgan County Press.
Mr. Editor. In addition to the
saving of the soil moisture by
keeping fine mulch by frequent
narrowing during hot, dry weather.
The seed bed should be made
deep in the soil. This is done by
deep plowing in the spring and by
subsoiling if necessary. This loos-
ems the soil and makes possible for
the rain which falls in the winter
and spring to be absorbed into the
pores OF the soil and not escape in
streams taking with it vast amounts
of the surface soil. Unfortunately
the is not any too deep in Morgan
County. The subsoil has never
been disturbed and as a result
when the spring rains come with
terrific force, vast amounts of free
water accumulate in ponds, and
seeking lower ground, takes with
IL all the loose soil, when, if the
subsoil was broken, snca water
would necessarily sink into the
ground and be preserved and
brought to the eurface by the roots
Of the growing crops the following
year. A good, and perhaps the
most practical method of prepar-
ing the soils to plant the field in
clover. soy beens or alfalfa. These
have deep root system and are
beneficial to the ground amp to the
farmer. Alfalfa needs some atten-
ton to get a STRAIT, but wheu once
started will yield good income.
1t will grow rank in Morgan Coun-
y.
1t is possible to double the pres.
mt yield of corn per acre in most
parts of the state. Not only corn
,ut vegetables and other fruits.
Farmers would do we'll to cut their
creage one-half and put the same
mount of work upon this one -
alf. BY proper preparing the soil
ed before planting and the proper
nd wise selection of seed cornahd
roper tillage, great crops can be
eaped from the land in Morgan
'ounty.
Farmers should correspond to
ne Agricultural Experiment Sta,
on lat Knoxille and secure free
ulletins and advise about things
ith which they are not familiar.
JOHN A WALKER,
Tennessee Polytechnical Institute
Cookville, Tenn.
Feb. 3, 1917.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-02-08
REPLY TO ATTACK ON PIKE
ROAD COMMISSION AND
PROPOSED BOND
ISSUE

oholo oPpCaiOu al iI+C|e dCCdc kClnS
the former Pike Road Commission,
who had charge of the handling of
the handling of the Two Hundred
and Seventy Thousand ($270 0OO.-
00) Bond issue; and incidentlystak-
ing rap at the proposed bond
issue, set forth in the bill now
pending in the legislature.
The writer of this article shows
a disposition that is mean and con-
temptable in the extreme, he failed
to sign his name to the article, so
the ipublic could see and know
from whence this wanton, malicious
and dastardly assault come from.
The article stamps him as crea-
ture capable of doing anything that
is mean, vicious, dastardly and
cowardly. He wilfully and malic-
sously misrepresented the facts, in
reference to the Pike Road Com
mission, and showed clearly that
that the article originted in the
mind of man full of spleen, hate
and malice, not capable of doing
things within himself, and envious
of his fellow man, who is more for
tunately situated. The facts per-
iaining to every transaction of the
former Pike Road Commission can
be obtained from the records and
files Of the County Court Clerk, ,and
at the County Judges office, as
we'll as from the books of the Pike
Road Commission, which are in
the hands of 9 A QtSnn, its secre--
tary. Under the direction of the
court that created this Commission
and by order of the Commission it.
self, an itemized sworn statement
of every dollar expended under di-
rection of the Commission was re-
ported to the Court and is. on file,
and shows to whom paid and for
what purpose; and it is sufficient
justification of the official acts of
his commission to here state that
lot one word or breath of suspicion
If the wrong doing of this Com
has eminated from the of
ice of the County Judge, to the {
writer's knowledge, !and the Ceun- I
y Judge has had an opportunity
o scrutinize it's every official act. {
nj no money could be expended I
y the Commission except on the r
of the County Judge; and t
ct this sanity hypocrite, by insin- |
alton, has the gaul to attack the S
haracter of the men who compose 4
MS Commission, be would sand h
ag and stab them in the back, as
lsinate characters, and cast asper-
on upon their fair name.
The Commission performed their
ork under oath and bond. Their
ork is of record, and is subject to
spection to all concerned; they
led no defence at my hands.
hey live among us and are known IL
be men of high character, hon. II
ty and integrity. f
This same pussy foot of a cow sc
d says he is for good roads, and te
the sape breath criticises the bill 7S
w pending before tho legislature, re
oviding means to raise funds
tn which to builds roads. He W
ceives no one by this hypocriticst hc
ltement. He is not for good So
ads. ! He is not for anything 49
At will build up and promote the ls
; best interests of the county. to
is crank. His Article sounds tic
re like the rawlings of a man alb
than the logical statements of a ab
lie man. The bill referred to mi
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
FOE SINKS n SHIPS
German Raiders Attack North
Sea Convoy.
Five Neutral Merchantmen, British
Destroyer and Four Mine Sweep
ers Lcst--Four Men Killed.

: London, Dec. 18.-One British and
five neutral merchantmen, British de.
stroyer and four mine sweepers have
been sunk in the North set by German
naval forces. The losses were the re.
suit of an attack on a convoy bound
from Scotland to Norway, Sir Eric
Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, an.
Inounced. The total tonnage Of the lost
merchantmen was 5000.
Eighty eight Scandinavians, two OF
whom are women, and ten Britons
were rescued by four British destroy.
ers, detached from a cruiser squadron
which was FASTENED to the scene. 9th.
er survivors reached Norway in boats
Two neutral merchant vessels and 9
trawier were sunk off the Tyne on De.
cember IL by German destroyers,
Thomas ]. MacNamara, financial sec.
rotary to the admiralty, announced in
the house of commons Monday.
(By penetrating the waters off the
mouth Of the Tyne the Germans carried
their operations close to the English
coast for the first time recently, as fan
as the official communications have
shown. The Tyne flows through north,
iern England into the North sea al
South Shields.)
The merchant vessels were being con.
voyed by the destroyers Partridge and
Pelew. The Partridge was sunk and
the Pelew was damaged.
Sir Eric said the circumstances OF
the attack, so far as available, were
that the Partridge sighted four enemy
destroyers shortly before noon and,
with the Pelew, engaged them, while
the convoy scattered. The Partridge
was hit heavily.
/ Shortly afterward an explosion oc.
Cured aboard and she sank. The Pelew
was pierced at the water line and her
engines were disabled, but eventfully
she was brought safely to port. The
enemy then attacked the convoy. sink.
ing the six merchantmen and four
armed trawlers
The entire crew Of the trawler Lore
Afveston was saved In one of it's own
boats. The casualties on the Pelew
were one officer and three men killed
and two wounded seriously. Informa-
ton regarding the crew of the Par
fridge, Sir Eric said, was incomplete,
but report from Kiel told of the TAX.
Ing there of three officers and 81 men
from the Partridge and of one officer
and % men from the trawlers.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
KNOWN AS BRAVE KENosHAN
Fred w. Mie1ke, U. S. Sailor, Has
Record at Great Lakes for Bravery
In Sixteen-Year Service

Sixteen years ago, Fred w. Mielke,
then mere lad, joined the United
States Navy and today he has returned
to Kenosha to spend the holidays,
bringing with him the praise of his
superiors for his valiant service. Re-
Gently Ensign Walter P. Hansen said
about the Kenoshan: F'The banner man
in the third regiment and indeed one
of the most efficient and one of the
best known in the u S. Navy, is Regi-
mental Adiutant, Chief Boatswain Is
Mate Fred w. McKee, Sailor Mielke
has many friends in Kenosha who will
congratulate him upon his praise from
the officials.
Mielke was born in Germany, but is
an American through and through.
Twice in his years of service he has
been in serious mishaps and each time
he has proved himself hero. When
the turret of the missouri" ex-
ploded, he risked his own life to save
two of his comrades and as a result
was in the hospital for many months.
Later when the Inflated "Memphis"
went on the rocks at San Domingo,
Mielke did such valorous work that
he was mentioned by the Secretary Of
the Navy in his report. It was at
that time that he saved ten men
from drowning. Mielke is also known
in the navy as one of the crack shots
and has been on the rifle team for
several years.
Sailor Mielke is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Mielke, AT Lemon street.
He expects soon to be able to add
to his exploits when he will be called
to serve the flag ON the Atlantic and
WREN he does he will carry with him
the best wishes of his many Kenosha
friends.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-12-20
ZOE SHIFTS TROOPS
Russ ArmistiCe Signed After Men
Leave Eastern Front.
Petroqrad Believes Permanent Peace
Between Russia and Germany
VIII Result.

London, Dec. 1S.-Tne predominant
facts as regards the Russian situation
at the moment is the signing Of an
armistice, which is announced officially
at the capitals of all the countries con-
cerned. According to special dispatches
from Petrograd, every one there be-
Heves that permanent peace between
Russia and the central powers will re.
suit.
Correspondents IN general treat as
negligible the undertaking OF Germany
and her allies not to withdraw troops
from the eastern front A Petrograd
dispatch to the Times says large
masses of Germans already have been
removed, and that probably the Ger
man command has transferred all 1t
purposes to employ elsewhere, SO that
it's plans are not likely to be deranged
seriously.
A strike at Moscow began on Sun
day.
Petrograd, Dec. 18.-The terms of
the RussoG German armistice, according
to a statement issued here, obligate no
transference of troops until January
IA January 1, Russian) no increase
of troops on the frontier or the islands
in Moon sound, or a regrouping of
forces.
The Germans are not to concentrate
troops between the Black sea and the
Baltic east of the fifteenth degree of
longitude east Of Greenwich.
Intercourse between the troops may
be allowed from sunrise to sunset.
Washington, Dec. 18-Recognition
Of the bolsheviki government by the
United States still Is remote, it was
indicated at the state department. Re
ports in Europe suggesting a develop
in sentiment in favor of dealing with
the new regime as de facto govern
ment have found no response here,
and 1t was made plain that the United
States would continue it's policy of
awaiting developments.
Further denial that Japanese troops
nave USEA 1ChtlCQ uC~F 4oulNOSLOA was
contained in dispatches to the state
department from the American embas-
sy in Tokyo A cablegram received at
the Russian embassy from the Russian
ambassador at Tokyo also said no
Japanese troops had been landed at
Vladiv0stok.
Amsterdam, Dec. 18-Dr. Richard
Won Kuehlmann, the German foreign
secretary, a Berlin dispatch says, is
proceeding to Brest-Litovsk during the
course of the week to take part In
peace negotiations with Russia.
Petrograd, Dec. 18.-Germany and
Russia are pledged to take immediate
steps to re-cstablish friendly and BUSH
ness relations between the two ma
tons. The armistice agreement, which
provides for the immediate resumption
of trade in articles of prime necessity,
also declares that measures shall be
taken for the exchange of civil pris-
oners, invalids, women and children
under fourteen years, and for the
amelioration Of the condition of war
prisoners.