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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
GROWING COTTON

The high price of cotton is &C
ing to cause our farmers to plant
heavily this spring. The indica-
tons are already pointing that
way.
There is danger of too much
cotton being raised and the price
crowded down. Cotton should not
be grown to the exclusion offeed
crops and foodstuffs. If farmers
will be wise, in our opinion, they
will grow plenty of corn, hay and
such crops as they must have to
insure plenty of feedstuf to SUI :
ply home demands. and then grow
all the cotton they can asa sur
plus crop. There will be profit in
this kind Of farming.
The government and business
interests of the country have al
ready begun a campaign against
oyerplanting in cotton. At a meet
ING of the board of directors of
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22


The observance of wheatless and
meatless days may and doubtless
does appear as a hardship to some
people. 1t is decided change
from our custom, but it is really
no sacrifice as compared with the
sacrifice being made by those who
are in the front and who have
given up all, placing their lives
as it we're. upon the altar of our
country. An American who is
not willing to do this much to help
to make it possible for our soldier
boys and the allies fighting by
their side to have meat and bread
to eat while they fight is entirely
too full of selGshness to appreciate
the seriousness of the situation.
They should be called into the SER
vice some other way and made to
feel the force of the sacrifice our
people are called upon to make.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
Election Notice

An election will be held in the
City Of Huntingdon pursuant to
law on the first Saturday, the sec
ond day Of March. 1918, for the
purpose of electing a mayor and
seven aldermen for said munich
pality.
The following parties are APP
pointed to hold said election: Of
fcer, 7. j. Landlord; Judges, J..
Z. Simmons, B. F. Morgan, w.
F. Jones; clerks, G. T. Murphy,
l. G. Enochs.
This Feb. 13, 1918.
JNo. I. PEELER, Chm.
j. w. WILLIAMS, Sec.
/. g. d. MCKENZIE.
Election Commissioners Carroll
County.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22

1t is said the war spirit of the
French people was never higher,
never more magnificent than at
the present time. While the French
people want peace, they want it to
come the right way. For three
and one-half years they have
fought and suffered. We know
nothing of suffering as compared
to what they have suffered, and
vet we have people who claim to
be patriotic, who are not willing
to have one meatless and one
wheatless day week in order to
help this suffering people.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22

The split-log drag is mighty
fine road tool. The new road law
provides for its use, and we hope
our new road commissioners will
not fail to see that the law is
enforced to its full extent. While
We have some people who will
work the road without being
forced to do SO, yet the large ma
jority will not, and many think
the road is the place where time
can be freely killed and any kind
of old work done.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22

Russia has shown herself almost
incapable fself-goyernment. This
country cannot feel that sympathy
for the nation that we had when
she was lighting so gallantly by
the side of the allies against the
nation with which she later tried
to mako a separate peace Her
efforts have not only failed, but it
seems that she has given Germany
an advantage that the central pows
ers did not before possess.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
Election Notice

Pursuant to law, there will be
held IN the town of Irrelevant on
Saturday, March 2, 1918, an cleo
ton for the purpose of electing a
mayor and board of aldermen and
other municipal officers as provid-
ed for by the charter of said town,
The following parties are appoint
ed to hold said election: Officer,
E. L. White; clerks, |. L. Argo,
A. White; judges, Joe Ghee, J. E.,
Bryant. j. H. Dickson.
This goth day of February 1918.
JNo I, PEELER, Chm.
j. w. WILLIAMS, Sec.
g. D. MCKENZIE.
Election Commissioners.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22

The labor organizations of this
country are not gaining anything
in the estimation of the people by
their strikes and threatenings to
walk out if certain conditions are
not met. his no is time for quib-
bling over small things, everyone
should do his part and do it will
ingly.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
THE OLD MAN, ]"

When the boys and girls in a
home begin to speak of father or
mother as the "old man" or the
"old woman. they are beginning
to break away from the sacred
ties of home life, and the language
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
THE MAN WHO GIVES

1t is cheerful to see the growing
change that is taking place i'll the
minds of the American people.
The spirit of self-sacrifce is abroad
in the land. 1t is especially pleas
ing and encouraging to note that
when the government calls upon
the people to submit to some order
seemingly unreasonable and incon-
venient it is subscribed to without
complaint.
The sacrifice is made cheerfully.
This more than anything else dis
plays the temper of the American
people and of the national purpose
to cooperate that this war may be
won.
This is the day when the man
who gives is the man who amounts
to something, not the man who
gives because he has to give and
responds reluctantly, but the man
who does not wait to be asked,
who sees the need of giving and
comes forward with a smile to do
his part.
The spirit will last even after
the war is over, for men and wo-
men are beginning to realize that
selhshness does not pay. Food
hoarders are beginning to return
food laid by, not because of fear,
but because they have given way
to selhshness.
Selhshness is of yesterday. In
dividual selfshness is becoming a
thing of the past. 1t can be found
and always will be found, but it is
pleasing to note that in this re-
spect the world is turning over a
new leaf. 1t might even be said
that with the new dispensation a
new kind of selfshness has come
into existence. 1t is social selfish
ness. The thing to day is not
what is good for men9' The
fight is not for something for me.
1t is what is good for the peo-
pleG" 1t is the spirit of every
thing for everybody that is bring
ing new life to the American peo-
pie. This is one of the great les
sons being taught by this conflict.
The grim fact has come home that
we must stand together. The point
becomes more clearly defined with
each passing day that we must act
together if we are to firmly estab-
lish the principles of democracy
forever. in this world.
Therefore we must become closer
allied. Our interests should be-
come common. Team work is the
thing. We must give our ener-
gies and our efforts, and the sooner
we make this firmly felt we will
come nearer to the end of this war.
Wars may be fought for material
things, but. as Samuel Gompers
says, This was war, but it is
now a crusade" and crusades are
always for ideals.
With this idea uppermost in our
minds we must continue to prac-
tice self-sacrifce and give our
selves to the cause of war. Com
mereial Appeal.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
BobbiftS

"9h, say, Mr.. Stevensw exclaimed
Bobbitts scrambling down from the
porch and running across the street, IF
you're looking for anyone to take with
you to the movies, why I've got nothing
to do"
Stevens lifted the little fellow off his
feet, and swung HIM high in the air.
"You think you'd like to go to the
movies, do your" he asked. "Well,
come along then, old chap!" They
went down the street hand in hand.
After the movies were over Stevens
took the little boy to the candy shop
on the corner. Bobbitts had a choco-
late soda and afterward Stevens gave
him big box Of candy, tied with a
blue ribbon.
aunt Mazda, know she's sorry she
said what she did to you" said Bob
bits timidly, as they ate. Il think
she's awfully sorry, heard her say to
mamma that If you would 'polergize
she'd be glad to make up with you.
Why don't you 'polergizeY
The man closed his lips tightly. II
have done nothing to apologize for. /
have been the victim Of one who DELHI
erately set out to ruin my character.
You don't know what I'm talking
about, do you, Bobbittsl Well, never
mind"
'POlergize anyway advised the lit
tie boy sagely. That's the way l all
ways do! Yesterday l screamed Get
outr to the cat, cause it was going to
drink all the milk off of grandmas por-
ridge, and mamma said that l said it
to grandma, and l said didn't, but /
saw there was no use arguing, so /
'polergized to grandma"
Stevens laughed. SWELL" he told
the boy, 'your aunt, evidently, doesn't
want to see me very badly, or she
wouldn't have condemned me as she
did,"
Il think she's awfully sorry" repeat
ed the little boy, as he slipped regret
fully down from his chair. He thought
of all the good times he had missed
since Stevens had ceased to be night
ly caller. II tell you what let's do.
You come up to my house, and wait in
the dark, so Aunt Mazda can't see you,
and I'll 'polergize for you. Honest,
I'm an awful good 'polergizer. l get
lots of practice around our house"
They left the candy shop. 1t was
entirely dark outside. Bobbitts count
ed the lights along the way, while the
man smoked in silence. The little boy
became so interested in his pursuit that
he ran far ahead of his companion, and
so it was that his Aunt Mazda discov-
cred him, all alone.
"Bobbitts," she almost sobbed. "Oh,
where have you been, darling? We've
all been so worried about your
II went to the show with Mr.. Ste
yens," explained the boy triumphantly.
"We talked about you and"
about mer' echoed the girl. "Tell
me what Mr.. Stevens said p
A tall figure doomed forward through
the darkness. Aunt Mazda uttered a
little shrek, and turned to run toward
the house. The man caught her arm
and held her back.
'Tll tell you what he said!"
Bobbitts grandmother and mother
were coming up the walk. They seized
Bobbitts and embraced him. His Aunt
Mazda made a little movement as If
to run away, but she was drawn into
the obscurity of the lilac bushes.
where's Aunt Mazda and Mr.. Stew
ensP" said Bobbitts suddenly. Il got
to do some polerglzing around here"
However, the need for an apology
was gone. Also Bobbitts was consid-
erably forgotten.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
Notice

will furnish land, stock, feed
and tools to any reliable person to
make crop cotton and corn in 1918.
j. G. O'NEILL,
5-4t Trezevant, Tenn.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
Total net profits. $7,728.3l

If this business had been operated on the stock
company plan, paying out all the profits as dividends
on the capital stock it would have amounted to slightly
than two hundred per cent Of the average capital
invested These profits equal one hundred and forty
hive per cent OF the entire or present capital invested
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-02-22
ADVERTISING RATES

Display Advertising 10 cents per inch.
Local readers, cents per line. Cards Of
thanks rs cents. Obituaries, resolutions of
respect, one-half cent per word. Church
or school entertainments, where admission
is charged, 3 cents per line, or one-haf cent
per word. Reasonable discount on long
contracts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21
BRITISH make
ANOTHER CAIN
French Forces Also Have Fought
Their Way Through the
Loges Forest.
GERMAN FRONT IS CRUMDLING
Steady Nibbing by the Allies Bring
ing acknowledgements Resistance
Of the Enemy Unavailing to Stop
Advance Are Nearing Roye.

North of the Roye road the British
lunged forward, making another gain,
while the French fought their way
through the Loges forest south of the
city, attaining the eastern border.
Although the 'perations of the past
twenty-four hours have been on a
minor scale the allies are biting huge
chunks out of the German front in
the Merits Vieux-Berquin sector of
the Flanders front and on the south
ern end of the Picardy battle zone.
The allies are only about one mile
from Roye and are pushing onward
despite the desperate resistance of
the Germans.
The greatest German efforts to stem
the allied advance were conferred
just west of the Disc river, where the
French are pushing up the Compiegne-
Noyon railway to gct behind the Ger
man defense of Lassigny.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21
British Official Report.

London, Aug. 19.-The text of the
war office report follows:
"The pressure of our troops north
Ancre river has continued and progress
has been made by us in both sectors.
"In the neighborhood of ViOux Bur-
quin our patrols had sharp fighting
and further encounters took place dur
ing the night.
Our troops have made further prog
ress in this sector and i'm the neighbour
hood of Merris and have taken few
prisoners.
"The hostile artillery has shown con-
siderable activity about Mount Rouge
and the Scherpenberg sector and in
the vicinity of Hillibeko lake."
French Report Progress.
Paris, Aug. 19.-The French COM
munique follows:
."West of Roye there was great ar
tillery activity during the course of
the night.
"South of the Ancre the French
continued their progress through Loges
wood, reaching the eastern edge.
Between the Mats and Disc rivers
we repulsed two strong German at
tacks in the Monoithe farm Carney
sector, maintaining all our positions.
Northwest of Reims raid was
attempted by the enemy I'm the sector
of La Leuvellette, but was without any
result"
Few Wounded Americans Die.
London, Aug. 19-Eighty-one per
cent of the Americans wounded in the
will return to the front for service, ii
per cent have been discharged from
the army as unfit for further service
and only 3 per cent have died. This
announcement, showing the excellence
of the medical attention received by
the American wounded, was made here
by the Red Cross.
No AIsace-lorraine Question.
Paris, August 19-Reports are in
an Alsace-LOrraine question. 1t is
settled" President Wilson is reported
to have declared to Theodore Settler,
according to the Matn. Theodore Self
ger is one of the leaders of the Alsace-
Lorraine association. According to the
Matin he was received on board the
yacht MayhOwer on the fourth of
July, when the president is said to
have made this declaration.
Germans Strafe American Line.
With the American Army on the
Vesle Front, Aug. 19.-The Germans
launched combined gas. artillery
and air bombing attack upon the
French and Americans along the Vesle.
This was In retaliation for bombing
raid by American airmen on bridges
over the Aisne.
Allies Make New Advance.
London, Aug. 19.-French and Cana
dian troops have made progress
against the Germans over front of
more than three miles. between Coy
encourt and Laucourt (MaucourtO,
west of ROye, according to the French
official communication.
The Bots des Loges. five miles south
of ROye, also has been penetrated
deeply by the French.
Report From HaIg.
The report from General Haig,
speaking of the same operation. says
the British repulsed strong German
counter-attack at Damery and In CO.
operation with the French made sub
stantial progress In the direction of
Fresnoy-les-Roye and Fransart.
These two places lie north and
northwest of Roye. the former about
three miles away.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21
SIX MILLION, GERMAN LOSS
Estimates Made by French Newspa.
pers Give That Figure as the Total
Casualties Of the Enemy.

Paris, Aug. 19.-The total German
losses from the beginning of the war
to the end of July. 1918. are under
stood to be 6.000.000, according to the
morning newspapers. The figures In
clude 100000 killed up TO the begin
ming of the German offensive last
March. From March q 70 June II the
Germans are said to have lost l20.0O0
killed alone. /.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21
FARM AND STOCK.

Dennie Sheeran, who always car
ries a smile and good word for
everybody, was enroute Monday to
Louisville with a load OF cattle and
hogs
The Robertson-Ho Mule Co.
report a good business in mules.
They have sold recently mules to the
following farmers and dealers: VIM.
Basket. , pair mules at S422.j0 and
$4,000 Doc Gray for $500; Paul
Wilson, / for S225. 1 for S160 and 4
for S67j. They bought 1 from H.
LeGrand for S225 and from Indi-
ana parties for $500. They bought
100 tons OF straw at $3.50 to SO per
ton for bedding their stock.
c. V. Robertson returned from Ten
nessee last week with the finest
saddle horse he has had in many a
day. He goes all the gaits and is as
Dcdutllul d. pletuiS'
Mrs. p. Morris Beard was cutting
her crop OF Burley Monday. 1t look
ed mighty fine and we hope she will
get $50 round for it. 1t is the pro-
duct of her own hands and she de-
serves a good price and crown.
Harry Norton shipped, last Satur-
day, two car loads OF cattle. As fine
bunch as ever went out of Breckin-
ridge county There were 76 head
1000 pounds average, all of them
beauties.
The continued drought is having
a depressing effect on the crops in
some sections OF the county. There
have been several fine showers in the
county the past week. What is need
ed is soaker and we'll get it in
good time.
A. n. Skillman & Son. Hardins-
burg. bought the Cleveland Tractor
and say it is doing fine work.
Worland Carter was in his sweet
clover field, Monday, threshing out
his seed with his own patent thresh-
err 1t is certainly is some job and a
hot one 1t takes hot work and hard
work and keeping everlastingly at it
to win the war.
c. F. Tinius, Holt, was down last
week and renewed his subscription
with a smile and a shake. He was
feeling good over his crop prospects
which are fine.
Lon Dowell, who has charge of the
Akers farm, cut 1,5OO of his tobacco
last week which he says is as fine
as silk and it will make some mans
mouth water to get it.
E. c. Foote, lrvington, l, threshed
L., 900 bushels OF wheat with his ma
chine in the Basin Spring neighbour
hood. This is more than twice as
much as he threshed last year. He
was 90 days doing it and his machine
and men performed like American
boys in the trenches, without a halt
or breakdown.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21
cod ho eiUen you one fall, and you make
yourselves anOther-ShakeSpedr.

A mother OF a soldier France of the met
ropotan newspapers offering wise and timely suggestion in
parents of the soldiers send their
one letter week place of four She says that is partly
the fault OF these reersa writers that their sons
do not get their mail While the soldiers love to get
mail vet when we send the mails become
congesed marvel the accuratenes OF the overseas man
system parents would send letter and the home paper
to every week they would enough news from
home that keep the ties binding and then every fellow
would have equal chance and Uncle Sam the trouble
OF putting an embargo limited number of letters he had
put a complete embargo on packages.
War Correspondent in writing of the conditions in Ger
many The Socialist Norwaers OF Berlin calls upon
the Government tell the people the truth about the 1t
the expectations of those who wish to lead the nation
through like ignorant child with the stereoyped
that everything going spenddy are unuhlled
any the German Government will know after this that
you can't fool all the people all the time.
The manufacturing of beer and near-beer likely be
curtaed of the increasing demand for coal to be
used in running the munon and material plants. Not
coal be saved but think OF the food stu saved
help feed and children in place of being ground
up something absolutely nonessential to winning the war
China has a build for the United States four
10000 first class steel cargo with the option
building eight additional vessels of the type 1t est
mated that the vessels will be ready for delivery months
With Chnas assistance will have bridge OF size connect
ing America and France in a very short while
1t has been estimated that Kenuckys crop will be
l6O6oOo bushels shorter this than last the
other hand there isn't enough the granares of the
store the bumper wheat crop OF this spring.
If you have anything you SELL buy try
classified Want Column 1t will buy sell anything that
is saleable.
You will find in nine OF that the othful adj
vertiser is slohfu business
Why worry about the heat long boys max
ing it hot for the Huns.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21

Fearing that the German hordes
would come within range Of their vii
lage on the western front the inhabi-
tants gathered what belongings they
could and. escorted by British mill
tary police, evacuated their homes and
were taken to places Of safety.
The women and the little children
were the last ones to leave the village.
The picture shows a child wearing
the steel helmet of the military police
man who Is assisting In their escape.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21

SUBSCRIBERS you have finished reading
THE BRECKENRIDGE NEWS hand friend who is not
subsc do not destroy
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21
NOTICE!

We. the undersigned business men OF Coverpor desiring
conform with the orders of chairmen of the Kentucky
Council of Defense having assembled in local council have
agreed abide by the Government wishes and that beginning
August D. 1915 will make but delivery day That is
there will be delivery up delivery down town
and delivery the HILL In order accomplish this all
orders be in the hands of the by $50 o'clock
for delivery day
This is necesstaed by the whole problem of
by the scarcity of labor and by the greater scarcity
labor in the future caused by the younger boys entering
school, and by the draft law S 45) which will into
effect
]. G. NOLTE BRO. r. SANDERS
GOLDEN RULE STORE J. H. BROWN
N. H. QUIGGINS s. L. WHEATLEY
5. +. WILSON WILLIE JONES
F. A. OELZE l.. McGAVOCK
w. N. JOHNSON JOHN WEISENBERG
JOE MONNEN
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21

You will find in nine of that the slothfu ad
vertiser is a slohfu business
Why worry about the heat long our boys max
ing it hot for the Huns.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21

If you have anything you want to SELL rent or bur
classified Want Column 1t will buy sell anything
is saleable
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-08-21

1t has been estimated that Kentucky crop will
l06O00 bushels shorter this year than last upon tt
other hand there isn't enough in the granares of I'll
store the bumper wheat crop of this spring.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-31
Coroner's Inquest.

A. M. Smith, Coroner tor Rich
mond county, held an inquest
Monday night over the remains
of an infant, the child of Daisy
Lindsey, a ftteen-year-old color
ed girl, who cooks for the family
of M. B.. Leath, on Watson
Heights. Composing the Coro-
ner's jury were c. c. Shores, G..
A. Seawell, Will Hale, S. c. Gov.
ington, D. H. Covington and A.
P. Barrett.
The body of the child was
found by some dogs to the rear
of the garden of Mr.. Leath Mon
day. Daisy Lindsey was arrest
ed charged with infanticide, and
the hearing resulted Monday
night. She testified that the
child was born Jan. 19th-ten
days before the body was found
and that it was born dead; she
placed the body in a small de-
preston back of the garden. DR..
Maness, county physician, testi-
fed that in his belief the child
was not born dead, but had life.
The jury so reported, and the
girl was renianded to Jail to
await trial at the next term of
superior court on the serious
charge of infanticide.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-31

The directors of the Rich
mond Insurance &: Realty Co.,
this week elected w. N. Everett
aspresident, and A. G. Corpening
as secretary andgtreasurer. Mr..
AlexsMonroe has been treasurer
for somel time, he having sue
ceeded the late Jake Hinson, but
inasmuch as he is subject to the
draft from Class itI.was1 neces-
sary to'secure a successor; hence
his resignation. Mr.. Corpening
will begin his Iduties Feb. 10th,
though Mr.. Monroe will continue
in the office for probably two
months.