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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
STEEL EARNINGS INCREASE
Corporation Declares Its Usual Quar-
terry Dividend

Corporation DICTATES It's usual QUAR-.
terry Dividend.
New York, Aug. 1.-The United
States Steel corporation declared it's
usual quarterly dividend of IL per
cent on the common stock, together
with the regular IL per cent on the
preferred.
These figures were reached after ap-
propriating, for income and war ex-
cesses profit taxes, the sum Of $780,
716,250. Total earnings of the United
States Steel corporation for the quar-
ter ended June 80 last were $62,557,-
391, compared with 56,961, 424 at the
close of the previous quarter, accord
ing to the quarterly report.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
South st. Paul Live Stock.

South ST. Paul, July 31.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stockyards: Cat
tie, LOO; calves, 1000; hogs, $500;
sheep, 100; cars, 1875. Steers, $6.500
1850; COWS, $7@750; calves, $50
1850; hogs, s1S.1O@1S.20; sheep and
lambs, $8.5O@f6.50.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
RED CROSS NOTES

No socks less than 1917 inches long
will be accepted. This is the latest
advice from headquarters.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
STATE OF WISCONSIN

CIRCUIT COURT RUSK COUNTY
In the Matter of the Application to
said County.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
Duluth Flax,

Duluth, July 81. - Flaxseed, Sept.
SAT-; Oct, $40.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
CHICAGO Grain,

Chicago, July 81. = Corn: July,
$1.54A; August, $1.54%. Oats, July,
75c; Aug, 691ac.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
DAILY MARKET REPORT.

Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, July 81. - Oats, July
Tic; Sept, 663sc.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02
ESCAPE FROM SUBMAR INES

TITO EfIICTS NIIdINGu EUV WTTCS TTOTH
Atlantic Coast.
An Atlantic Port, July .s31.-Three
trans Atlantic liners which arrived
here reported having been attacked
by German submarines, each Of them
when about 200 miles off the Atlantic
coast, in latitude 1885, longitude 70 40.
All three vessels by superior speed
escaped unchanged after a running
fight which lasted several hours.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-02

DR.. T. G. Masaryzk, communicating
chief of the Czechs and chairman of
the Czech-SlOvak national council.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
TEDDY GURRAN'S
 BODY E FOUND

Word was received in this city last evening that the body of Teddy Curran had been found on a sand bar at the mouth of the Tahkina river, and that it would be brought to Whltehorse for burial.
 T. F. Currar or Teddy" as he was better known, disappeared on the night of Friday, August 2, and sInce that time continual search has been prosecuted, and it was not a surprise to his many friends when the body was found, as it was the general belief that he had deliberately walked off tue dock at Whltehorse into the deep water of the Yukon.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
ALLIED NAHOnsW|El, ,SO0NMOVE
 EASTERN fROb1. FURTHER WEST

Washington, Friday, 9:B0 S.. m.- It has been reported to the State Department in adYices received this morning that Russian peasants are Hooking to the standard of the Czecho Sloyak forces operating in force 500 miles east of Moscow.
 The Soviet deputies began eyacu- ating Moscow, thus opening the way for the Czecho- -Sloyaks and Allied troops to reestaDlish the eastern front on line much farther. west than has been believed possible.
 Amsterdam, Friday. -- Reports have reen received here today, from Riga stating that Won Sengbusch, a
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Washington, Aug. 16.-According to official advice received by the war department today, American troops began to disembark at Vladi- yostok this morning and immediate ly with the American international force Legan tn aid the Czecho- Slovak army n it's campaign in Si- beria.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Washington, Friday. - In report ing the bill extending the draft age today, Senator Chamberlain dis closed to the Senate that Chief of Staff General March had told the military committee of the Senate that it was up to the United States to put enough men in the field in France to win the war on the west
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

London, Friday-s:11 a. m, ,,- = According to Field Marshal Haig's morning communicate to the British war o:,fce, the Canadian forces have taken the villages of Damery and Parvillers short distance north west of Rove. ... ,g,.
 The communique further states that the British line southeast of Proyart, situated just south of the Somme has been advanced.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
CASUALTIES REPORTED

Washington, Friday.-The list :. [ casualties to American troops as reported for the past "A hours gives the name of 112 men. Of this list seventeen are reported to have been killed or diedi from wounds while the balance of the list or S5 are severely wounded.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
BILL
 ALMOST READY

Washington, Friday.-The eight billion war revenue bill was practt- cally completed by the House Ways and Means committee today. The bill requires the payment in taxes of two billion seven hundred mil lion dollars.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Paris, Friday, 8 p. m'-Advice received from the Soissons-Rheims sector state that the Americans are maintaining a strong pressure against the enemy along the Vesle river, and that there is a noticeable decrease in the strength of the Ger man artillery fire. ... r
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

London, Friday, E;3O a. m.-Ac- cordinS to advice received this morn ing blythe British war office, the Allied ' Archangel. expeditionary force has reached Pabereshskaia, which is. loo miles south of Arch angl on the railroad running to- wards Yologda. Upon the arrival of the1Allied forces, the BolsheViki forces setired.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
OFF
 ID CAMP LEWIS

Camp Lewis, Friday. - When or ders to make preparations for the reception of additional troops was received here today, it was learned that ten thousand draft men will en train for this camp from nine of the western states during the week Augus+ 22 to 30th.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
CAPT. BLACK OF YUKON
 WOUNDED IN ACTION

Vancouver, Friday, 9:15 a. m.- According to advice received in this city this morning, Captain George Black 1ormer governor of Yukon Territory, now with the Canadian fighting forces in France, has been wounded bya gunshot in his thigh,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
UP ID TIE UNITED STATES T0
 NALLQP THE HUN IN 1HE WEST

ern front. He had exposed the be- lief that four million Amreicans un- der one commander could go thru these German lines whenever they pleased.
 The war program calls for over three million men in France by June 1919, with eighteen more divisions in training at home. J.. .-..--~
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
DIPLOMAT DIES
 ] IN AMERICA

San Francisco, Aug 16.-M. Metin head of the French diplomatic mis- sion to. Australia, who was in this city e5rOute to Australia, died at his hotel here today following stroke sof apoplexy. M. MetiR was s former member of the French cabinet Of deputies.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
PRUSS|Aa WAR OFFICE ADMITS !

Berlin, Friday.-AdmissionH hars been made by the war office that the Germans have evacuated : the positions near Puisiux-au-Mont and Beaumont and Hamel north Of Al bert, the advice having been receiT- ed tn an official communication from the front.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

London, Friday, 9:15 g. m.-The. French troops have captured all the hifh ground on the Lassigny Massia and are now working down the north and eastern sides of the slopes so that further retirement of the enemy in that sector is quite probable within a few hours.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
BOLsHEVIkl TROOPS PERPETBATE
 FIERCE ATROCITIES ON CIVILIANS

The BolsheYih soldiers have been found to have committed every form of atrocity uuon the civilian population conceivable, and the scenes which have been encounter ed are most horrible.
 Al..ed forces have been landed on the shores of OneZa bay, which is 100 miles southwest of Archangel for the purpose of intercepting the BolsheViki.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
YOUNG MEN ARE GIVEN FAIR
 WARNING

Washington, Friday. - Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a statement today warning all young men who have attained the age of twentvh one years since June 5th, 1918, 10 register !or military serv- ice notlater-than August 24th.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Paris, Friday.-Further advances have been made in the wooded re- gions between the Matz and the Disc rivers, and also at a point just north of the Disc river near Ribecourt, according to an official commuRica- tion received by the Frenh War office from the front.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Paris, Friday, 11:22 a. m.-The French troops are reported from the battle front to have made important advances from two and one half miles west Of Rove. and have made progress in the region of
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
BRAZIL YACHT
 $ 1ORPEDOEO

Neg. York, Aug 16.-Advice has been received in this city that the Brazilian motorship Madraguda has been sunk by a German sub marine off the American coast. The report states that the crew of the sunken vessel were all pick ed up by a passing steamer.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

H. Wheeler, general manager of the -W.>P. & Y. Route, went over to Whitehorse in Che 200 this morn ing. MT. Wheeler will be gon for 8 short time only. ,--.,-t v
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
THREE LADIES NOW SAILING
 FOR sKAGWAY

Seattle, Aug 16.-Mrs. Myrtle Jensen, Isanna Sprague and Ethel Emery sailed from this city this morning for SkagWay.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Pafa, Friday 11:45 a. m.-Re- ports from the rront received late this forenoon state that General Humnert is now in possession of the entire plateau south of Lasigny, dominating the whole southwestern corner of the battle front.
 His troops have worked their way 70 within 2,5O0 yards of the town of Lassigny, and are now pushing down the. southern slopes of the plateau.
 The reports states that Chaulnes is still under British artillery fire.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
LOSSES. S;iE sas o-aWa ,aEFE sSf .5glE HAVE BEEN. ]: ! '. GREAT. 1: 1 l| 1.
 ...rr- ". a

London, Aug. 16.-The British war department announced this morning that the proportion of losses to the German forces to those of the Allies since August Sth, is greater than at any other period since the beginning of the war. .sl,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

James Kennedy who ha been in Atlin and vicinity for several days on business, returned home last evening on the train. Mrs. Kennedy returned also. l.a .-y.u-9 g.vGb a..
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
ALLIES STILL SAVING. { ] IN. \ <. !
 ENTIRE WESTERN FRONT.

Villers Les Roys, St. Aurin and Armaneourt. % London, 12:O0 m.-FieId Marshal General Haig indicated in his ad- vice lote this morning that the Brit ish terces were slowly encircling Albert, menacing the city from the west md south. British troops have forced a crossing over the Ancre on a wide front to the north ward and the report advises that further progress has been made south of Albert
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
L,52!!.0,.00Q Auks HAVE BEEN
 KILLED

Paris, Friday.-The Echo de Paris today published figures giving the statement that Germany's killed since the beginning of the war is one million five hundred and twen- ty thousand men.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

Pars, Friday, 3 p. m.-Late af- ternoon reports from the battle front show that Rove is being held In a vice like grip by the French and that the stubborn re- sistance of the Gemans is being crushed and the town slowly en- circled by the French.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
WORKING IN N SAMPLES
 SH|PYARDS

Seattle, Aug. 16.--Mayor Han son o' this city is now working an eight hour shift each day at the shipyards in this city.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16
German official at Werden, Russia had been assassinated by anti BolsheYiki.

Washington, Friday, 9:16 a.slpf--TT According to an official dispatch rs- ceived by the war department this morning from Copenhagen, great lumoer of Russian war prisonrss are escaping from Germany into Denmark. al.ss
 Washington, Friday - According to advice received here this morn ing the American schooner. Dor othy Barrett, was torpedoed off Cape May yesterday evening, the crew making shore in the life boats.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

B short time only.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-08-16

SR&R&REB4 R& R &R:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01
Home GARDENS
CUT STORE BILLS
President Georgia Chamber OF Com.
nlerce Shows How Millions Were
Saved Last Year

Atlanta, Georgia. ia.--tSpeoial.) )-"Mcre
money was saved in 1917 through the
medium of the home garden than ever
before, The United States Department
of Agriculture estimating that there
were fully one million new gardens
made last year." says II. G. Hastings,
President ofshe Southeastern Fair and
the Georgia Chamber OF Commerce,
in an interview reviewing the 1917
farming operations in the South.
Thousands upon thousands of our
people in the South said Mr.. Hast
ings, "for the first time in their lives
learned to appreciate the money saw
ing power of the home garden, proper
Iy planned, prepared for, planted and
kept planted during the entire sea-
SON"
up to the present 1t has been very
hard 10 get our people to consider the
home garden seriously as a real sub
stantial factor in food production with
the consequent saving of money that
went for food supplies at the store,
Unless we are much mistaken the
home garden will from now on be
taken as seriously as any other part
Of the farm work.
"a quarter TO half acre devoted
to q variety of, vegetables liked by the
family can be kept going nearly the
whole year III the South and give its
owner as much as the product of two
or three acres Of cotton, even at pres
ent prices, win buy at the store. The
right kind of a garden means an
abundance of healthful food during
spring. summer and fall and an abund-
ance either canned or dried for win
ter use"
Let no one be fooled by the lies
spread abroad that The Government
is going to seize home canned goods
OF closet shelves in the farm or
home. These libs are tarted by Ger
man agents Tor taa exp press purpose of
discoufasing our people IN increased
foo0 production and saving. Few can
80 TO the hling line, but all can join
in AID have part IN home produa
ton Of FOOD.
We l1aFe nerer seen a perma 51t-
" prosper US farm section either in
tie United states or. in foreign coun-
tres taat was not a diversified sec
ti.a, and ia every diversified section
the home garlen has an honored and
valued place. The home garden is q
Store bin cutter Of the Grst rank"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01

application but upon notice from the
County Agent farmers who have
signed applications must deposit with
local bank, association, or individ-
ual, designated by the Secretary Of
Agriculture to act as the farmers
agent for that purpose. money to
cover thu cost Of the fertilizer ex-
cept the freight charge. After the
money is transmitted to Washington
the nitrate will be shipped to the
farmers. If applications for the
exceed the supply Of about 100000
tons the government will allot the
supply on a pro rata basis among
those who applied. Applications
must be received by February 4.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01

Camp Joseph E. Johnston. Fla,
1-21-18.
McNairy Co. Independent Readers,
Selmer, Tenn.
Dear Friends: %
As you have been reading letters
from other training camps | thought
that you might like to hear from this
one.
This is training camp for quarter
masters, and before | go farther | had
better explain just what the duties of
quartermaster are. The Quarter
master Corps has the tremendous
job Of feeding and clothing the whole
army. Therefore we of this camp are
not trained in drill or handling guns.
But nevertheless we have lots of work
to do, and just as soon as a man here
is proficient in his duties he is trans
ferred to some other camp and at
tached to regiment in charge of
their supplies. And when that regi-
ment goes to France he goes with it,
but he never has to go into the
trenches: all that he has to do is to
take care of and issue to them their
rations and clothing.
| am at present cooking for COM
pany of two hundred and thirty,two
men and | am in position to know
that the men in this army are all well
fed. Here is the bill Of fare in my
company today: Breakfast, bacon,
eggs, dried fruit, butter, bread, and
coffee; Dinner. roast pork, baked
sweet potatoes, apple sauce, bread,
and tea; Supper, creamed tomatc
soup. cold boiled ham sliced, potato
salad canned peaches tea, butter,
and bread. So 7ou see there is ne
one starving here,
! know that | am stranger t.
most of you but may God bless you
one and all. | love you each anG
every one, for amongst you my wife
was raised, the sweetest and dearest
little woman that God ever gave the
breath of life.
| Well suppose that | have taken
up enough space in your valuable
paper but before close | want to
say few words to you who have
relatives in the army. Write to them
and write to them often; but in writ
ing make your letters as cheerful as
possible, for there is nothing as liable
to make a bad soldier out of man
as discoursging and blue letters.
HOWARD Moon,
Cook First Glass,
@. M. G. N. A.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01

as persons of evil disposition, and
the registration officers are urged to
deal with them in courteous and
friendly manner.
Under no circumstances shall fees
be cha;ged to or gratuities accepted
from registrants BY registration Off
GERS for administering oath or for
any other reason.
S. H. IRRELEVANT,
U. s. Marshal
Western District of Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01

I'm devil | tried to ketch ye so as
TO make ye pay fine fer giyin away
Ticker and me Git hall, the iine. |
deserve a whupin. SEE |. git up
and act IKE 4 man; yer a-talkin like
one fer the first time in forty years,
to my known" Then Bill tole me he
vas on starvation and ashamed t.
beg. | shook hands with him, and
made him and Babe take dinner with
Us and sent EN- home with all the grub
they could carry. That day Sallie
went down thrDgah the snow TO Bills
and took some more things to eat to
the little grancbillera and to Nancy
Jaue, but they 1i3nt kiss ret hardly
say howdy Bill sez I've made a man
Of hin, which begin to think was
more than TIE borl could do. Son
time eff you could look into th
tom OF yoar ehamg'a heart Won would
see there nothia but despair, and then
yoa coaId help him qn'5 haiin you by
actin the man and heIpin him a little
But you've got 10 watch Bill all the
sine, especially when things is a-goir
good with him, and when you're a.
tryin to make somethin out of yer
self.
Hickory Holler, Tenn, Jan 2-1S.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01

signs Of ornery schemes he was
a-thiukin up But ] decided to treat
him like neighbor,. and to let him
have what he wanted to borrow in
the way of grub from me. I've got
enough to last two families like mlne
for two years, and | aint a-goin to
begrudge Bill side or two of bacon
or bushel of meal ef he wants it
He can have anything I've got, or part
Of it, ceptin that demiohn of corn
licker that stands under the bed, that
| got from that ole nigger ia C0rinth
jist before they got prohibition there.
And I'll be dad gnmmed if that wasn't
what the ole rascal was after!
Whaddye kno@ about that But Pm
a-gittin ahead Of my story
Bill knocked on the door; didn't
hello Ike a white mar. | opened the
door and sez: Come b, Bill and warn
yerself." But Bill ssz; I'm in .
powerful hurry, Buck; that Gle blue
SOW Of Mines apiggin, and | want
some Ticker to drinch her with, fer
In afeared she amt a.goin to pull
through" The wind was a-blowin
blue blaz4s and whiriin the snow Into
the house. but Bill wouldn't come in.
| stepped outside and shat the door.
Bill tuck off his hat, spit white spit
and looked up at the sky. That
means skulduggery with Bill every
time, but he turned to me quick and
sez: Il wouldn't ask the Ticker fer
myself. but the mercifnl man is mer-
ciful to his beast, and want to save
that SOW. Don't say ye aint got the
ticker. WAS bshind you when you
bought 1t from that ole Niger ID Cor
NTH That purtynear took ME tffen
my feet. | didn't know that anybody
but me and the Lord and that nigger
kuowed when or where | got ii. I
asked him how much he wanted. He
sed quart would do, A quart Of my
good corn licker to that Gle chicken
satin SOW of Bills. That was GER
tainly goiu it strong, and | was about
to say ,somethin sharp, when | hearn
a cough out toreds the chimney. /
jumped out into the snow, looked
around the cofrer Of The hcuse, and
10 and behold there vas two Of them
low-down, trifn son-in-laWs Of Bill,
s-listenin to our talk; there as wit
nessas to me a-giyin Bill licker, which
is agin the law, so they could get me
Iup IN court about It. One Of en-,
Tole Stoggeners, give me The slip,
hut cotea the other, Babe Bias, and
draggin both him aod Bill BY the
scr1f Of there necks into the house,
| set EN- up in a corner, tuck down
my ole blacksnake whip from above
the door, that whip that Bully Erwin
plated fer me, and sez |: Take off
them coats quickp They tuck en-
off, but both was a-whimperin lie
lit .le boys about "a git a licsiu, Thsy
was pale as dea,h and Ba0e was a
holEerin murder ] dropped The ship.
looaed at an awhile aBd seZ: Plt On
yer coats. The mercifUl mar is mer-
ifll to his beast, PliIet gou 80 this
I tima, but SO help ne John Brown ii l
ever 'ketch eth of ys on si,is bib
agin I'll tan yer hides till YER osn
wimmen felix's won't kpow ye"
Bill then got down On bis bnees
and sed; Buck, yer Christian snd
q -
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01
LOCAL FARMERS TO GET
NITRATE
Government To Sell Nitrate For
Fertilizer Through County
Agent

Washington, D. c. Jan. 3l.-No-
tice has been given to Leonard J
Kerr, Agricultural Agent for McNairy
County, that the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture will sell at cost supply
of nitrate of soda to farmers in Nc
Marry County.
The nitrate was purchased through
the War Industries Board under the
authority of the Food Control Act as
part of the program for stimulating
agricultural production. 1t will be
unloaded at Atlantic ports and the
price will be $3.50 a ton, free on
board cars at port of arrival Farm.
ers to pay in addition freight from
port of arrival and the State fertilizer
tag fee.
HOW TO OBTAIN NITRATE
Applications for a part of tht
100000 tons of nitrate bought BY
the government will be received only
from actual farmers or owners o.
holders of farms for use on their land
and may be made through County
Agent Leonard ! Kerr or through
any member of , local COMMITTED ron
sistinr Of J. L l.. he
Springs, Will hil ell. me- fffR5ute) ff J
w. F. Wall, Aamssille, anu Chas
McCullar. Ramer.
M monay will he reauired with tn,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01
D. F. HAILY.

an. 28, 1918,
ros'sfr&&a1 cil ers are remind
j taas aapT re5istrarts wli need
as.is 4aee anl aiYica in hlliag out
theh.n gistratio ffidavits and they
ae requastei to sii such persons in
every proper way
Rsgistrants are rot to be treated
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-01
From Camp Johnston

Camp Joseph E. Johnston. Fla,
l.2l-18.
McNairy Co. Independent Readers,