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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

direction of Prof. J. NJ. Dean, the dis.
trict agent, assisted by Prof, John P.
Graham, as county food administrator
and Judge W. Bruce Turner, chairman
of the council of defense. Farmers
should confer with these gentlemen,
ascertain what his reasonable proper
ton of the increase will be and pre-
pare at once to respond to the appeal.
The Herald is not unmindful of the
acute labor conditions on the farms of
Maury county. 1t appreciates fully the
difficulties under which the farmers
are operating their farms, but it
knows that without the wheat of the
American farms this war cannot be
won. Without the unselfish efforts
and devotion of the patriotic produc-
ers of America civilization cannot be
saved. With the magnificent record
for service taht they have made since
war began The Herald appeals with
confidence to the producers of Maury
county to meet this increased demand.
This is no time for slackers on the
farms or elsewhere
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
WOMAN CLAIMS HONOR
AS FIRST BOND BUYER
ORDER FOR $1,000
BOND-CAN'T WIN WITHOUT
... THE WOMEN.

AS an evidence of the part the wom-
en- are going to play in the Fourth
Liberty Bond campaign, woman to-
day claimed the honor of being the
first subscriber to bond in Maury
county by telephoning C.. A. Parker,
president of the Maury National Bank,
to put her down for a $1,000 bond.
Dr. John l.. Weber said in his stir
ring address at the First Methodist
church last Sunday night that AM
erica could not win this war without
the help of the women. He referred
to the work they are doing in the Red
Cross, Y. w. c. A.. and other organi-
cations, but that declaration would be
equally as true in reference to Lib
erty Bond and War Savings Stamp
sales.
Besides subscribing literally for
themselves, the women of Maury
county are going to aid in the drive
next Saturday by having solicitors
with each community committee who
will work as hard as the men to put
the county's quota over in one day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
NO PEACE NOW.

There can be no sort OF doubt Of
the attitude of the majority, the
overwhelming majority of the Ameri-
can people ON the question of peace
with Germany now. If proof of this
were lacking it would be found in the
election returns from Mississippi,
Georgia and South Carolina. Ordinar-
lily those states would have elected to
the senate the popular leaders recent
ly retired, because they were out Ct
sympathy with the cause for which
America has unsheathed her sword.
They doubtless thought at the begin
ming Of the war that they had es-
poused the popular side. They mis-
judged the sentiment of the majority
Americans are committed thoroughly
to this war and woe be unto the
politician who seeks to bring about
a peace before the ideals and 1rin-
ciples for which we and our glorious
allies battle have been indicated by
the sword. The people desire peace,
every normal being loves peace, but
they will never tolerate peace
short of the complete and utter de-
feat of Germany and the destruction
Of her power which is menace to
peace for all time President U-ilcop
has never more truly interpreted
the popular will of America than he
did when he summary dismissed
Austria's plea for peace
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
GULL The POOR HENS
FROM YOUR FLOCK
II. n. CRANE
Specials t in Poultry Husbandry
Division of Extension, University of

specials t in Poultry Husbandry
Division of Extension, University of
Tennessee.
Scrawny. wery-winged, understood.
dull-eyed, snaky-head pulIets should
be marketed. They will never make
profitable winter layers. Hens that
are three years old, whose legs have
become scaly, that lack vigor, as indi.
Gated by listless actions, sunken eyes.
long toe nails, and that are found en-
the perches early in the afternoon or
late in the morning, should be sold
A successful Tennessee farmer. On
whose farm are large numbers of hens
kept for laying purposes. finds that he
is able to get heavy average produc-
ton from his flock by culIing and sell.
ing for market any hens found on the
perches at feed time in the morning.
which is usually one hour after sun
m.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
Is II NECESSARY.

Whose business is it to sell Liberty
Bonds?
That question is prompted by a
series of questions propounded by
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins Of the Vigi-
lantes, suggestive Of the extent to
which the American public has de-
pended upon stimulants other than
that Of patriotism to start to buying
these government securities.
Here are some of the questions:
Must a fireman climb ladder to
make us buy Liberty Bond?
Must our President set US a game
of matching him to get us buying?
Must thousands of men and wom-
en- divert their work from useful pro-
duction to .coaxing, stimulating and
shaming US into carrying on?
Must we be daily reminded how
pleasant it is to make good invest
ment and call it patriotism? -..
Must we be told over again that
which we every one of US know-that
only by supporting the Government
can we win the war?
Good God, don't we want to win the
Warrant it above any earthly use
we can make of our money!"
To each of these questions except
the last there comes a prompt and
patriotic "No!" To the last the an
swer is like the roar of big guns
on the west front, "Yes"
There has been so much waste of
effort in forcing busy business men
to solicit us repeatedly to buy bonds
or give to the Red Cross or other
war work when we should welcome
the chance to give. There is moth
ing new in the campaign that is start
ing. It's the same old story. The
government must have money to carry
on the war. Part of this money is
to be raised by direct taxation, but
the burden would be too heavy if all
of it were raised in that way. So
part and the larger part is to be rails
ed by the sale of government securi.
ties which are as safe as the nation
itself. If the bonds lose their value
it will be because the nation has lost
the war. If the war is lost nothing in
this country would be of value ex-
cept as the German tyrants valued it.
These Liberty Bonds pay liberal in.
terest and are good investments, be-
sides being the means by which our
boys over there" will be equipped to
fight. All OF US know these facts.
Most every man in America is making
enough money nowadays to be able to
buy bonds either for cash or on the
installment plan. There should be
no hesitating about it. We know our
duty. Let's do it without waiting to
be coaxed and persuaded.
We want to win the war. Then.
lets help to win It,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
SElECTIVE SERVICE,

The selective service is being deve.
Hoped more nearly into what its name
implies and what the farmers of the
draft act intended. In the early days
Of the first draft the need for men
was so imperative and the time so
limited that scant attention was
made TO the selection of men for
military service in relation to their
fitness for other service. 1t was
men that was wanted. enough men to
fill the camps and cantonments so
that America could send over a
great army as quickly as possible
70 stem the tide of the German Of.
tsnslve, That emergency was met
In way that is now the pride Of
every American.
With almost 100000 men in
Europe and the draft working smooth
y and rapidly enough to keep the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
INCREASED WHEAT CROP.

Maury county's part OF the great
Liberty wheat crop" for which the
nation has appealed, is 1850 acres, or
about twenty per cent increase over
the acreage of the past year. The
farmers of the county should respond
with alacrity to this request of the
government. The department of agri-
culture and the United States food ad.
ministration have reached the conclu-
sion that in order to guarantee suffi.
cient bread stuff for the people of this
country, the fighting men of this and
the nations allied with us and the
civilian populations of our allies, there
must be approximately a twenty per
cent increase in wheat acreage. This
will provide against a possible crop
failure and will contribute to the win.
ming of the war in 1919.
This war cannot be brought to a
triumphant conclusion without the
wheat of the American farmer. 1t is
the one essential food product for the
gallant soldiers we are sending in ev-
er increasing numbers across the
waters. Without il the morale of the
people Of the allied nations cannot be
maintained. A record wheat crop
next year will be the farmerS' great
contribution to the winning of the
wa.
The campaign for increased produc.
ton n this county win be nnder the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

bridge of ships" we'll filled, the gov
eminent can now turn to the less ur
gent but no less important necessity
Of regulating the labor supply of agri
culture, commerce and industry SC
that the great scheme Of business car
go ahead in such a way that the ar
mics can be properly supplied.
re- To this end the war department
Is now preparing to put into the
hands Of the selective board the pow
er to regulate and distribute labor
and to classify registrants without
regard to their wishes as to whether
they enter military service or con
tinue in civilian employment. Ac'
cordingly three advisers are to be ser
ected for each district board-one
for agriculture, one for labor and one
for other occupations.
A statement issued recently by the
department of agriculture explains
this plan as follows:
The purpose in the appointing
of advisers is to place men where
they can do most to help win the
War. These advisers will be able
to help greatly the district
boards to keep in agriculture the
necessary workers. These work
ers, whatever may be their in
clination to enter military service,
should stand ready to serve in
any capacity in which they can
contribute most toward a speedy
ending of the war. In order
that this may be done a frank
statement should, in each case,
be made to the boards. 1t is be-
lieved that it will frequently re-
quire as much courage on the
part of many men to remain in
their civilian occupations as to
waive deferment.
This effort to keep men in in
dustry, rather than to send them
to the camps and the trenches,
should not be abused so as to
permit the Stacker to escape mil.
itary duty. The necessities for
raising an army are paramount.
Every man that can be spared
will be needed and needed badly -
to bring the enemy to his sense.
The adviser should be assisted in
every possible way by every legi-
innate agricultural interest to
find the men that can be spared
for military duty, but also to
keep those that are essential 20
the maintenance of proper
food supply.
There is no longer any doubt as to
how the draft will be accepted by the
American people. They have accept
ed it in such way that it lost the
Of a draft, as that method
of raising an army was once looked
upon, but has become in fact the
wholesale volunteering of nation,
with the selection of who shall fight
and who shall remain at home and
work left entirely in the hands of the
government.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

shoulder and carry this width well
back to the hips, have a deep full
breast, stand on Widespread legs,
have a short thick head and neck, and
have naturally the disposition to
transmit these qualities, which 'ndi-
cate a good meat carcass, to their
offspring.
Hens that mott late in the fall are
usually considered very persistent
layers. Every welldeyelopcd pullct
should be retained for egg productiGd
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
UkPLEOGED ". s. S.
FURTHER REDUCED

Additional pledges for War Savings
Stamps continue to be received b.
Chairman II. o. Fulton notwithstand'
ing the fact that the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign is about to begin. Two
pledges totaling $3.50 have been receIT-
ed which reduce the unpledged bal
ance to st2,9O5 These pledges were
from j. Wesley Woodland. LIST district
$500; Lon G. Hickman. 9Th district
s7o.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

The only woman ever elected to
State office in Texas is Miss Annie
Webb Blanton. who has, by a large
majority of votes. been elected State
Superintendent of Public instruction.
Liberty Bonds or German bondage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
AFTERNOON SECTION

The following casualties are repor-
ted by the commanding general of the
American expeditionary forces: Kill
ed in action. 119; missing in action.
10; wounded severely. 10: died from
wounds, IS; wounded. degree unde-
termined, ]; total, 158. No Tenne-
sean was mentioned in this list.
MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American expeditionary forces: Kill
ed in action. 43; died of wounds re-
ceived in action. IL; wounded in &C.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
Community Sale
OF Live Stock
On Wednesday, October 8

beginning at ten o'clock, the An
nual Community Sale will be
held at Campbells Station,
Maury County, Tenn, at the
PEBBLES place, one half mile
west from the Station. This
sale will be to the highest bidder.
and the property offered will be
stock of all kinds:
Jacks Two or more good jacks.
and Jeunets.
Mules OF all ages, from colts up.
Cows Calves, yearlings, milk
cows, fresh in milk and
springers. Several OF these
cows are registered Jerseys,
nice individuals and fresh
in milk.
Horses Brood mares, Western
mares broken to work,
young horses and a saddle
horse or two, and ponies
Hogs Brood sows, heavy with
pigs, brood sows with
second litters for the year
... at side, open gifts, barrows
-,. and boars. All of the
stock hogs offered will be
registered Duroc Jerseys,
. and they are selected from
Keen's herd, Farmers
herd and Williamson's
herd, respectively.
You can buy as many
well bred young Duroc
hogs at this sale as at
any other hog sale in
Tennessee.
Altogether we have about fitee head
of horse stock and as many mules, and
about twenty head of cattle and fifty or
more hogs. This is the time to get what
you want to carry through the winter
and your cheap work stock.
/ ermS- II months time, bankable
'-~- notes, interest from date,
2per cent. off for cash.
For further information apply to
Thomas n. PEBBLES,
.... ..,.. Columbia, Tenn.
COL. R. F. MOORE, Auctioneer.
Red Gross Dinner on the
Grounds
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

@; total, &C. One Tennessean men
toned in this list was:
killed in action-Private William NJ.
Garrett, Edith, Tenn,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27
1913 Casualties
In Three Lists
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Thc fol.
lowing casualties are reported by the
commanding general of the American
expcditionary forces: Killed in ac-
ton, 100; missing in action, 16;
Wounded severely, 8; died from
wounds, 1S; prisoners, /; total. 164.
No Tennessean was mentioned in
this list.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

Freemen buy bonds: slaves wear
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-09-27

For Fooh md freedom. 800 !
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
WIRE SYSTEM
TAKEN OVER
President Names Postmaster.
General TO Operate II
PROCLAMATION Is ISSUED
His Assistants All Marylanders-D.
J. Lewis, John c. Rooms And
William n. Lamar In
Direct Charge.

Washlngton.-President Wilson, act.
ing under the authority vested In him
by Congress, issued his expected proc
lamation, taking over domestic tee-
phone and telegraph lines in the Unit.
ed States for the remaining period of
the war. The President designated
Postmaster-General Albert S. Burle.
son as the Federal official to admin
ister and operate the wire lines and
fixed midnight of July 81 as the date
when Mr. Burleson shall assume ac-
tive charge of the systems.
Three hours after the President is
sued his proclamation, Postmaster.
General Burleson gave out his first
general order and named three Mary.
landers as committee to help him
manage and operate them. David ].
Lewis, Of Cumberland, now a member
of the United States Tariff Commits
sion, was placed in charge of opera.
tions; John c. Rooms, OF Carroll coun-
ty, First Assistant Postmaster-Gen
eral, in charge Of administration and
organization, and Judge William Fl.
Lamar, of Rockville, solicitor of the
Postoftice Department, in charge of
finance. Each of these men will direct
his department in conjunction with
the Postmaster-General.
Only the domestic telegraph and
telephone lines were taken, over in
the Presidents proclamation. Under
the act of Congress he was given au.
thority to take possession of the cable
and radio systems, and 1t Is under
stood he will issue proclamation la
ter, affecting these means of communi.
cation. A hitch has arisen as to the
extent OF the Presidents authority in
taking possession of the cable lines.
and, he may be compelled to take the
matter up with the foreign govern.
ments which the cable lines touch
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
GIANT LINER
SUNK By U-BOAT
Big JustiCIa Falls Victim After
Game Fight
10 T0RPEDOES FIRED AT HER
Passengers Safe; 10 OF Crew Killed
Giant Steamer Took Over TO-.
900 U. S. Troop On
Last Trip.

London.-The giant White Star liner
Justicia has been torpedoed and sunk.
Four hundred of the crew have been
landed at an Irish port. They report
that the liner was sunk after a "a.
hour fight with submarines.
No passengers were lost and only
ten OF the crew were killed.
The first torpedo struck the engine
room and the ship then stopped. Sew
eral other torpedoes were fired but
only two of the missiles were effective.
The story of the fight between the
German submarine and the Justicia, II
il could be told, would make one of
the finest stories in the annals of anti
submarine warfare.
Nothing which has occurred in con-
nection with the sinking of the former
White Star Liner gives Navy men any
cause for misgiyings over the SUBJ
marine war. The defensive measures
and methods showed up to excellent
advantage and indicate that the En-
tente Naval forces can always be
counted on to make the enemy pay
dearly for every attempt he makes.
One of the crew of the Justicia Is
quoted by the newspaper as asserting
that 10 torpedoes were discharged at
the ship. Four of the approaching
missiles, he added, were exploded by
gunfire from the ship.
The Belfast Telegraph says that
land had just been lost sight of when
terrific explosion shook the Justicia.
The crew was speedily mustered on
deck, but 1t was soon ascertained that
the damage was so trivial that the
liner would remain afloat for a suffi-
cient period to enable her to be towed
to port
Further attempts were made by the
submarine to torpedo the Justicia Fri
day night, but all failed. and 1t was
not until Saturday morning and after
the submarine had expended numerous
torpedoes that the destruction OF the
ship was accomplished. The final at
tempt was made at o'clock Saturday
morning when two torpedoes hit the
ship. One struck the engine room.
causing a violent explosion and the
other penetrated a forehold.
The liner was In tow at the time
and she did not sink until two o'clock
in the afternoon. There was plenty
of time to transfer the crew to rescu
ing ships.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
ALLIES STILL
PUSHING AHEAD
Americans and French Are /,
Chateau Thierry
GERMAN LOSSES ENORMOvc
Have Also Taken Three More Tau.
Huns Trying Hard To Protee,
FIanks, But Advance
Goes On.

American Army on the Aisne.NIar,
Front.-The Germans are clinglng ds
perately to the line south Of Sols.o,.
IN an effort to protect their napt.
The Americans, fighting on this from
have completed the cutting OF III,
narrow'gauge railway to Chateap
Thierry.
The pounding process is being con-
tinued by the Americans and that,
allies In this sector, keeping the Ge,
mans uncertain from moment to mo
ment regarding the Allied intention
Prisoners taken by the American,
say that II the strenuous Offensive O,
the Allies continues the Germans viii
withdraw much further north, wbers
they will fight for their lives Tbo
Allied heavy artillery is hammeriD,
military objectives in the Scissor,
area.
In connection with the heavy mo
chine gun fire which has been encouR
tered by the Americans, prisoners say
that machine gunners from a division
al school are being brought up to
check the Allied offensive.
The Franco-American advance cor
tlnues along the line on the south and
to the west. The Germans gave more
ground anfare slowly continuing thei.
backward movement to the north o,
Chateau Thierry.
Two additional towns have been
taken by the Americans on the from,
north of the Marne. In the region Of
scissors another town was captured
by the Americans.
In the scissors sector still another
town has fallen into the hands OF The
French, improving the Allied position
and likewise covering the enemy.
lines of communication.
The enemy is increasing his resist,
ance along the line south from Sol..
sons, where every yard which the Al.
lies pushed forward further hampers
the German lines of supply.
On the front where the Franco.
American forces are pushing in just
to the north of the Marne the enemy
is carrying out sullen and stubborn
rear.guard actions, but despite these
the Allies continue their gains. The
Germans left numbers of machine gun
nests in the path of the Allied progress
and are using their artillery likewise
in guarding the slow retreat. On the
whole the concentrated forces of the
Crown Prince have materially slowed
down the Allied progress. There is
no indication, however. that the enemy
will be able to counter.attack success
fully.
A German prisoner captured by the
Americans formerly was a baker In
New York City and Lebanon, Pa. He
was asked what the German soldiers
thought about the Americans.
Since Thursday" the prisoner said
"the Germans had concluded that the
announcement that a million Amer.
cans were in France was false, and
rumors among the Germans on this
front are that there are ten million
Americans in France"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
Took over U. s. Troops.

New York,-The Justicia, reported
sunk apparently somewhere off the
coast OF Ireland, was returning TO an
American port after delivering large
contingent of American troops, It was
learned here The Justicia had a
troop carrying capacity OF between T.
900 and 5000 men.
On her last trip from an Atlantic
port the Justicia was commanded by
Captain A. L. S. Hambleton and car.
ried nearly 10000 troops, considerably
In excess of her rated capacity, and a
$1,000 ton cargo. She was triple
screw turbine driven vessel capable
of is knots and had double bottom
fore and aft, with all water.ight bulk.
heads extending up. to the bridge deck.
The ship had nine steel decks and
three tunnels.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-08-01
$447,82o,s7o w. S. S. SOLD.
Nebraska Still Leads, With Per Capita
Purchase OF $16.64.

Washington.-Sales of war savings
and thrift stamps have increased rap
idly In July with the result that the
total value Of these securities placed
to date has reached $447S20,97O, the
Treasury department announced
Detailed figures showing the sales
by states on June 29, made public,
showed total sales Of $36S,151,175 for
the entire country, including Hawaii.
Nebraska, according to the detailed
figures, is leading in per capita sales
with an average Of s16.64 The Dis
trict of Columbia on that date was
second with per capita sales of 1882.
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Indiana
ranked next in the order named.