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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
RinggoId, Ga.

SpefIdI 10 tie Ne10S.
AS have been been a reader
of the News for several years,
and know great many Sequatch-
lie valley people, and have lived
at Whitwell, am interested in
all the letters.
am getting far along in years
now and have not long to stay
here. A great many of my old
friends are gone and | hope to
meet them all in a better world.
| think a great deal about the
soldiers. Some of them are near
and dear to me and all are dear
to some one, for they are some
mothers boy. l want them to go
over in the name of the Lord as
Gideon did. Iwould like to say q
great deal to them if | could.
They all look good and cheerful,
altho' they have to face hard
ships and even death, but | want
them to be ready. l hope the
war will soon be over and they
can return to their home, but
those whose lives are not spared
| hope will be prepared for a bet
ter home. People should all b.
praying. Perhaps they are. w
must trust in the Lord if Thu
turns out right. If any soldie
who is unprepared, or any othe
person may read this, | hope the
will stop and consider their con
dition and turn to God. 1t j
light and easy to serve God. H
/ says his yoke is easy. 1t is whe'
we disobey that the way seem
hard.
| would be glad that all 'woul
see the right way and turn an
be saved. t......
The Bible says all these thing
should come to pass, and w
must not be troubled, but jus
trust in God. He hears gu
PRAYERS and is merciful and viii
ING to forgive. Aunt Betsy
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
SEEK SAFETY IN LAEDlNG
High Speed AlrpIanes Have Drawback
That Engineers Are Now
Trying to Overcome. :.

At the present writing there Is no
evidence of any plane that has ex-
ceeded 100 miles In steady flight. ana
these are only the lightest and most
dangerous types, with landing speeds
of from rs TO 90 miles an hour. Few.
If any, have been equipped with en-
gines exceeding 100 horsepower.
There is no inherent reason why this
horsepower cannot be approximately
doubled, Carl Snyder writes In Col
Hers. This would be sufficient TO
drive a strongly constructed reliable
triplane, carrying perhaps two passen-
gers. at from 20 to 80 miles an hour
faster than any airplane has yet flown.
Such machine Is actually under con-
struction in this country: and as tne
Germans have been steadily q little
ahead Of the allies, so far as their ma
chimes are concerned there Is little
reason to doubt that similar expert
ments are under way in Germany.
II some retarding device can be
found which will lower the landing
speed to reasonably safe point these
machines will outclass anything that
has so far been built.
AS far as the design Of these engines
is concerned, they differ in no import
ant particular, except their weight
from the finer type of motor car mo
tors. A fine aero engine is simply an
astonishingly clever piece Of mechan'
tcal construction. 1t is very nearly
handmade from end to end.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
Crisp, Texas.

Special 10 the Nfa0s.
After our nice rains will
write a few lines from this part
of Texas.
We are having some nice cool
weather. Cotton is about all out
and corn in the cribs. We are
ready to break our land for anoth-
er year. The cotton crop was
pretty short here except for the
bottom land. It will make from
hree-quarters to a bale of cotton
to the acre. Hill cotton will
make five acres to the bale.
Corn is pretty good. Everybody
is out of debt and got money in
the bank, and are ready to buy
Liberty Bonds to help win the
war.
Lone Star" when you get
ready to come to see me, come a.
head. We will be glad to see you
any time.
| read a letter in the News
from Cedar Hill. signed Sun
shine" who seems to know me-
but | do not know her by that
name, so write again. | love tc
read your letters for | see sc
many Of my kinfolks names ir
your letters. You may be a rel
alive of mine, so let yourself b
known. think the editor of thu
News ought to make every wri
ter sign their own name. | an
thinking of coming back Their
Christmas to see that old countr'
one more time. Let US hea
from all the good writer's, | low
to read them.
Best wishes to all.
D. M. DAME
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
Monteagle.

Monteagle has quoted down a,
gain as it always does When cool
weather begins to come.
Jack Frost has paid US cou-
pie of visits, but did no damage
Crops are not very good on the
mountain this year on account OF
the drouth.
Charlie Jorden and Robert
Patty, of Tracy City, were in our
town Saturday.
Eli Handy was in Monteagie
Saturday.
Miss Clara Wooten took dinner
with Miss Mable Meaoows Sun
day.
Jim Frances and Ernest Thorn
as took a car ride out in the coun-
try Saturday evening.
Misses Mamie Adams and Lau-
ra Laid and Messrs. Chattie Gus
ter and Albert Laid went out the
! road in a carriage Sunday after
| noon. They seemedto be having
a good time.
| Mrs. B. F. Wooten and daugh-
ter, Clara. spent the day IN Ira
cy City Saturday.
Miss Gladys Thomas went to
Tracy City Saturday.
Marion Condra has had quite a
bad spell of influenza, but is bet
ter now.
| Godfrey Sherrer went to Nash
Vile Sunday to see his daughter,
who is very i'll.
Miss Ada Henley spent the lat
ter part of last week with her
sister. Mrs. Wilman, of Battle
Creek.
Dave Keal, of Battle Creek,
was on the mountain last week.
Mrs. Laura Parker, of Blrm'
ingham, was in Monteagle last
week.
E. P. Sanders, of Huntland
1 n r.
Tenn, spent the night with Mr.
Rieder Friday.
Ernest Thomas and Charlie
Meeks went home with Miss
Gladys Thomas for dinner Sun
. day and had a nice time.
Mrs.J. L. Wren spent the at
, ternoon with DR.. Johnson Sun
, day.,
We were all glad to see MI
, A. r. Meadows back in his oil
place as Sunday School superin
tendent Sunday. as he has beel
out for some time.
t Wonder what has become o
e my Sequachee Valley relatives
y as | haven't heard from there i
t some time. Write and let US a
!. know how you are all standin
). the times. Mountain Pearl.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
Jasper.

special 10 tie Ne10S.
Martin Harris, of Looney'
Creek, attended court here this
week.
A. R. Pryor is going to have q
demonstration Of Moline tractors.
of which he 10 agent, at Pike
vile Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Darr are
both i'll with influeza.
Will Stewart, of Dunlap. who
has been attending court. ad-
dressed the people Of Battle
Creek Monday night in the inter.
est of the Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Jasper public school and
high school were both closed
Tuesday on account of the grip.
w. l.. Barber, of Whitwell,
was at court Tuesday.
C. N. Layne. of Whitwell, at
tended circuit court, having the
interest of several clients to look
after.
w. E. McCurry, of Whitwell,
was among the lawyers attend
ing court.
I j. C. Lancaster has been con-
fined to his 4oom with grip.
| C. H Vann, who is a leader in
the movement for the Fourth
Liberty Loan, has decided not t
hold any more public meeting o:
account of the grip epidemic.
The 4th Liberty Loan onl,
! lacks about $40. 600 of going Owe
the top in Marion.
!. Mat Ford, of Long Island. Ala.
< was in attendance at court Tues
day He handed a dollar to tn
q News reporter and told him no
/ to stop sending the News hi
! wav, as he could not do withou
h it.
4 J. N. Bearden Esq, Long Is
land, Ala. was in attendance a
court this week.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
DAMAGED. But No Damages.

A young Pennsylvania lawyer, prac-
ticing in the South, was called on Dy
an old negro, who seemed to be In
very bruised condition.
The negro, addressing the lawyer
said: Good morning, lawyer; Use
come to see you to bring suit 10
me-" :,
The lawyer. seeing the negro's conoi-
ton and foreseeing a good damage
suit asked for statement of facts.
well" continued the negro AN
wus walkin' on down through the held
and de brown mule was eatin' long
side de paff, and JUS as Alb passed ne
hauled off wild dat lef' foot anc IAN
basted me all over and nigh broke me
! to pieces"
| "Good," interrupted the lawyer !
snow has the owner Of that mule cor
any money"
"Any money!" exclaimed the negro
"why, boss, All owns de mule r
Vests Docket.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
LOCAL.
Telephone. Jasper 5s.M

Dan Pitman was in SouthPitts-
burg Friday.
r. H. Price of Jasper, renews
subscription this week.
John R. Rogers went to Jasper
to see what that city looked like.
Saturday.
Miss Louise Hill returned Tues
day morning from very pleas
ant visit to friends in Chattanoo-
ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Minor and
family spent several days IN
Chattanooga last week, attend
ing the Fair.
]. w. Morrison, the well
known lawyer and one of the
foremost patriots and republl-
cans Of the county, pays SUD-
scription for current year.
Dewitt Sharpe, Sequachee, re-
news subscription, thus paying
up to June %. 1919, and placing
his subscription on government
basis-paid in advance.
Our friend, J. D. Lay, one OF
the prominent families Of the
Rankin Cove community. kindly
paws subscription tor current
year.
Mrs. J. N. Bostain, K. l,
Ringgold, Ca, orders the News
for three months. She says she
has taken the News for so long
she cannot do without it. The
family move to Hartman next
week to reside.
DR.. Wesley Songer, OF Jasper
orders the News for six months,
pleasantly saying that it would
not do to go without the News.
He tells us that he is in receipt OF
an urgent call to go Sale Creek
to treat a case of cancer there.
D. A. Tate, county superin'
tendent of schools, was here Mon
day, inspecting the local school
The public school here this tern
has been in q rocky condition
owing to the absence and chang
es in faculty.
]. F. Lewis of Jasper, was here
Saturday and kindly renewed hi
subscription for current year, 81
as keep strictly within govern
ment regulations, He also or
dered the News sent six month
to his daughter, Mrs. May Lewis
of Jasper. He is a great frien'
and well.wisher of the News.
J.L. Mclean, Sis W. 9Th st.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, has tn
News sent him for one year
Mr.. Mclean has pleasant HON
in Chattanooga, but says h
would prefer to live in the cour
try, and hope. sometime to be
resident of Sequachee. MIS-. M
Lean is d teacher in the cit
schools.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
MARION WINS,
EDUCATIONAL H0N0RS

The Marion County Educational
Exhibit at the Chattanooga District
Far was adjudged fourth in exhib-
its made by % counties. Hamilton,
Knox and Bradley counties have
school terms of eight months each,
and this county has only five months,
and it is source of congratulation
that such an honor was won. Sever
al other East Tennessee counties
have longer school terms than Mari
on, and it shows progress when only
three counties surpassed it.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
THE SCHOOL.

| sat in the schoolroom.
Hot and perspiring;
Sitting and studying.
Which is positively firing.
Now from the schoolholse
Home 1 trudge;
The children come after me-
But | will nodbudge.
And when get home,
help my mother;
Tend to the baby.
And help my brother,
On the next morning,
Off ! go;
Down | stumole,
And stump my toe.
| go on to school,
The teachers not there;
The schoolhouse is empty,
The rooms are bare.
In a little while
| hear noise;
Here come the children,
Girls and boys.
Into the schoolhouse,
Out they come;
All are healthy,
Except some.
The schoolhouse ismanyyears Old
1t rots and moulds.
May God ..eep the schoolhouse,
And all that it holds.
LILLIAN MINOR
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10

Miss May Lasater, who is
teaching at Victoria. was forced
to close her school Tuesday and
come home. She was sick with
the prevailing epidemic, and
nearly all her pupils were sick,
also.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
Coughsd So Ne Couldn't Sleep.

Bronchial coughs, tickling in throat
and asthmatie spasms break, ones rest,
and weaken one so that the system IS
run down and serious illness may re-
suit. Enos Halbert, Paoli, Ind, writes:
al had a severe cold and couglfed con-
tinually all night; could hardly sleep
Foley's Honey and Far cured my cough.
Sold everywhere.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
Took Out Dreadful Soreness.

When the kidneys are weakened anc
fail to throw impurities out OF the blooe
the poison remains in the system ant
backache, soreness and rheumatic pains
develop. Mrs. David Henry 65 5. Lin
coin Avenue, Washington, n. D., writes
Foley Kidney Pills took the dreaa
full soreness out of my limbs and l wall
good" Sold everywhere.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-10-10
Cut This Quit Is Worth Money.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip, enclose With &c to Foley ~ GO :
1886 Sheffield Ave, Chicago, lll.' writ
ing your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, for coughs, coldsan Group. TO-
lev Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic
Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Washington times., 1918-05-26
APOLOGIES TO K. C. B.

By A. B. c.
WELL, BOYS.
THEY CERTAINLY
PUT THAT
RED CROSS campaign
OVER LIKE one Of
WALTER JOHNSON's
FAST ONES
AND NOW while
WE HAVE
A BREATHING spell
LET'S LOOK the situation
SQUARE IN the face
AND REALIZE
THAT FROM now
TILL THE end Of the war
WE MUST everyone
GIVE MORE time
GIVE MORE effort
GIVE MORE funds.
IT'S OUR duty and privilege,
AND THE firm Of
D.J. KAUFMAN
GLADLY GIVES this space
TO GET this idea" over.
q
THANK YOU.
The Washington times., 1918-05-26

little OF what was happening. At the
request Of Kerensky / went to Petro-
grau. 1t seems they had heard Of
my deeds and were interested.
Joined RevOIutIOnIsts.
was introduced to Kerensky and
to Rodzianko. At this time the SOL
dIers were becoming infected by the
peace propaganda and were grum-
bling and refusing to fight. It was
Kerensky and Razianow's intention
TO organize a woman's battalion. hop
Ing that It would inspire the others
to fight.
I was taken TO committee meetings.
where the matter was discussed. At
the request OF Kerensky. ] agreed to
take charge OF the organization and
training OF woman's battalion,
which was to bear my name and
which was to be sent to the front TO
save the revolution. was made a
colonel by the temporary government.
l went to my battalion at the front
and remained with them. holding n
part OF the line until the Bolshevik
revolution in October. 1917.
realized that nothing could be
done with an army without discipline
and the possibility Of securing disci-
pline seemed very uncertain under
the new committee system After
two weeks OF the new administration
l asked permission 10 be relieved OF
my command and that my battalion
be disbanded. We had enlisted "a
fight against Germany, and as no
further lighting was to be done we
regarded our services as at an end
was treated very kindly BY the COM
mander and then by the new com,
missioner. My battalion remained
faithful to the end. The permission
for release and the disbanding of the
battalion came without delay l was
given a splendid send-ofr by the sol
| diers at the front. and left for my
home in TOmsk via PetroRrad
Near PetrOgrad, at small station
while ] was out on the platform for
walk, l was recognized by some of
/ the soldiers travelling with me. and
my epaulets were torn of. was
also beaten and thrown on tho train
which was moving slowly at the time
The Washington times., 1918-05-26
This picture Of
the leader was
taken in Russia.
photo by Inter
nationally

I landed in a snowbank and was more
frightened than hurt.
Had Narrow Escape.
The most narrow escape from death
that I had was in Southern Russia
had been taken prisoner by the Bolshe-
vik guard. and. with 100 officers. men
OF the original Russian army, l was led
out TO be shot.
The scene OF execution was terrible
beyond expression. Like a slaughter pen
no, in a slaughter pen the dead are
not left in their blood on the ground.
To reach the wall against which We were
to be executed We had to step over the
bodies Of the victims OF past executions
bodies that had lain In the sun, bodies
Of soldiers that had been stabbed 10
death by bayonet thrusts after they had
been shot down.
With the hundred other officers 1 was
led out. These executions were done
with a semblance. at least. OF formality.
Before the shots were fired a committee
Of the Soviet went down the line OF the
doomed, questioning each prisoner Ia
establish identity and prevent possible
miscarriage Of their form OF Justice.
II happened that In the committee that
/ Inspected our line was a soldier with
whom l had served in the trenches. He
recognized me and Immediately declared
( that 1 was not to be shot. He had q
voice. as did each OF the others. Ny
/ fate was put to a vote of the hring
| squad-and my life was spared.
| was led out OF the ranks and held at
one side while the Bolshevik guard aim
ed their weapons at the doomed hle
against the wall and fired.
Fired-no, not to kill. For the
method OF this guard was to shoot
the victims in the knees or legs, dis
abIing them, bring them to the
| ground. and then to finish the hor-
rlbls slaughter with the bayonet
Soldier Saves Her.
That was the death I escaped be-
cause a soldier with whom I had
| fought in the trenches recognized me
/ just at the last moment.
When the opportunity to leave Rus
! sia came, ! took g.. because there
seemed nothing else for me to do. I
could not help by staying, neither
could ! rest in the midst OF such tur-
I MOL, so I made my way across ST.
] IBERIA to NlRdivostok and, through the
( help of the British and American con
suIs IN that port, was given passage
/ to San Francisco on a United States
( transport.
I hope TO tour the United States
/ and England and to help in any way
l can to defeat the common enemy.
/ l love Russia with my whole
I heart, and IL / can in any way help
/ the American and English people to
/ understand and sympathiZe with my
/ country at this time OF great crisis,
Z I shall feel that my visit to the West
ern World has been we'll worth while.
] 1 do not know definitely what my
: plans are, but l hope to decide on
] them after comforting in San Fran
( cisco with Russian, English, and
1 American officials
The Washington times., 1918-05-26

out on a scouting party, being in
command. We were caught in No
Mans Land between our own and the
enemy's fire, and were forced to lie
in the water and slush for twenty
four hours. When night came we
were too stiff 10 crawl back to our
trenches and were taken on stretchers
to the rear, where We wero rubbed
back to feeling.
We held this position two weeks
without serious mishap. Then came
an attack by the enemy, our battalion
being surrounded and cut OF from
retreat. Part OF the battalion fought
their way out, but nearly seven hun
dred, I among them, were taken pri9-
OneTs.
Was Kind To Her.
The Austrian officer. it seems. had
heard Of me. He was very kind to me
and gave me some chocolate. Later
was sent to the rear and was ordered to
report TO a hospital for care OF the
wounded. had succeeded in making the
officer that examined me believe that
was a Sister Of Charity.
Again the examining officer believed
my bLOTy ana hllO"Su me 10 lttul 10
our lines. I was escorted TO one Of the
secret outposts Of the enemy and set
free The task OF getting inside our
lines became very difficult 1t was night
but I finally attracted attention from
both sides. who opened fire on me.
don't know how I was saved.
After some time l succeeded in crawl
ing close up 10 our trenches and in max
ing the sentinel understand who I was,
Once inside our lines again I was es-
coTted TO the comma nder's quarters and
was very kindly received by him For
the Information I was able to give as 10
the enemys positions and for escaping
I was recommended to receive the St
George cross. second degree. but the
revolution came on soon and the deco.
ration was never given TO me.
1 remained on this front until the
revolution took place. Nothing es.
pecialIy happened that would be OF
interest
The revolution came In February.
took no part in politics and knew
The Washington times., 1918-05-26

entangiements, but instead of making
discoveries, we were discovered by
the enemy and before we realized
what was happening were surrounded.
The Germans did not fire on us, but
advanced, hoping to take us prisoners
back to the German lines. We ran
back toward our trenches as best we
could. A great, big, wild-eyed Ger
man bore down on me with a fixed
bsyonet. 1 was so scared that I did
not know what to do. However,
remembered what l had learned in
training and lunged for him with my
bayonet. I ran him through, but
was so excited l could not pull my
bayonet free. so I threw down my
gun and ran with all my might for
our trenches. I was all out OF breath
when reached them. and between
gasps, asked the sentry to let me pass.
Took Part In Attack.
On the 23rd OF June We attacked.
went forward by tIse side Of my hus-
band. We were met by a violent
coUntef-attack and heavy artillery
fire Before we had gone very far
my husband was killed and I was Sc
verely wounded and carried off the
field with the dead for burial.
Fortunately for me, one OF the doc
tors discovered that I was still breath
ing and saved me from a comrades
grave"
I was wounded in the back near my
spinal column and remained Uncon-
scioUs for long periods. I woke up
and found myself in a hospital in
Riev. Later, / was sent to Moscow.
where I remained until my wound
han I
able to return to the trenches.
l was now made a senior officer.
My regiment was stationed on the
River Styr, Austrian front. Soon
after Joining my regiment I was sent
The Washington times., 1918-05-26
PREMIER
NEVER DESPAIRED
AFTER U. S. ENTRY

LONDON. May 2s.-Prsmisr Lloyd
George never despaired OF the outcoms
OF the war after Americas entrance
notwithstanding Russia's collapse, II
Is stated on high authority here.
This statement followed a query a.
to the premler's real meaning Wher
he stated in his Edinburgh address
that American help we could not
reckon on for some time"
The premier had no intention q die.
paraging Americas participation In
the war to date, Il is said