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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
TO GET CANS FOR
THIS YEARS USE.

Realizing that the need for canned
tomatoes and other vegetables will
be more imperative this year than it
was last, due to the fact that the
army has contracted for the greater
part of the factories output, the
Dresden Bank, at the request of the
Council of Defense, is considering the
ordering of a carload of No. cans
to be furnished at cost to those de-
string to do home canning. In order
to determine what size car lot to get,
the Council of Defense requests all
Community Councils of Defense and
individuals who want cans to make
application for same by the first
Monday in April. If the order is
placed at this time we should be able
to get these cans at about SC each.
Make written application to Will
House, Dresden Bank, or Editor Hol-
brook, all of Dresden, by first Mon
day in April.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
THE BRAVE BRITISH DEFENDERS
NOW ARE STANDING FIRM.
SALT MEAT THIEVES
GETTING ACTIVE.

From the southwestern portion of
the county, in the vicinity of Martin,
comes the report of the activity of
meat thieves, a number Of smoke
houses having been entered during
the past week or ten days and much
meat stolen. Blood hounds were
procured for one neighborhood from
which meat had been stolen one day
last week, but without effect.
Mr.. Jack Thompson reports that
he drove an intruder off his premi-
SEES one night last week, using his
shot gun. He discovered the party
prowling around his smokehouse.
Miss Polly Ivy, near Mt. Pelia,,
lost some meat and carried the re-
mainder of her years supply to the
smokehouse of Earl Dildine. A few
nights later this smokehouse was
visited and every piece of meat be-
lqnging to Miss Ivy was taken, to-
gether with some belonging to Dill
dine. Other communities report the
loss of meat.
A good cow-hide whip, a coat of
tar and feathers and a sound beat
ing would be about the best dose to
administer to the guilty.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
THE CANNING CLUB
PRODUCTS SELLING

For the past two weeks several
thousand cans of tomatoes, put up
last season by the club girls, have
been put on the market. The prices
paid for these have been $1.4O, ST. so
and $1.55 per dozen. Two parties
at Martin have bought a considera-
BILE amount of these and the whole
sale house at Fulton has bought a
considerable amount. While this
price is not SO high as some thought
we should get, as some got a better
price at the close Of last years sell
ing season, yet when we consider
that the bulk Of the cans secu /
last year were about S-4 ard 5
cents, and it is an easy matter to
can SO cans a day, this makes a
profit Of about $3.75 per day. The
girls in the club work averaged about
45O cans off their one-tenth acre.
and if the cans cost 5 cents, she
would make Z 10 cents clear on
each can, or a profit Of s33.75 on
her plot How many men clear that
much Oh one-tenth acre or SS87.5O
per acre2
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
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GOOD ROAD WORK
DONE LAST WEEK.

Reports come to US that good
work was done in many sections of
the county on the roads during the
past two weeks. However, the swift
est work and the most teams found
on one section was on the RaIston
and Bible Union road. More than
dozen teams and as many men, one
team being to pillow and the next
hitched to push billy, and these
followed by two drags and some dirt
was being pushed to the center, leav-
ing a well--rOunded roadbed at. ev-
cry round that was made. This work
was done rapidly and well, present.
ing quite a contrast with the old
method of working roads when we
used to see crew of men out with
shovels and out there principally to
make time rather than build roads.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
A Good Record.

Miss Sarah Smith, of the Pleas
ant Hill community, sold her toma-
toes and beans to Hoffman & Son
last Saturday and received the nice
little sum of $3.50 for her sum-
mer's work. The quality of Miss
Smiths goods deserves special men,
ton. Last year everyone who bought
her goods spoke of them in the
highest terms and this year every
single can was of full weight. Miss
Smith had to do her work under dis
advantages last year that would
have discouraged many persons, but
her courage never failed and at last
she has received her reward for her
perseverance.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
GOV. RYE CALLS
CITIZENS TO MEET

Gov. Tom C. Rye has set apart
Monday, April 1, for the people of
each county in Tennessee to assemble
at o'clock in the courthouse in the
respective county seats, for the pur-
pose of considering the grave issues
confronting US in this cruel war
The fact that the battlefields are
so far from US has prevented the
masses from thorough realization
of the exceedingly serious condition
of affairs, but this very fact that
the scenes of carnage and destruc-
ton are so far from US makes speedy
success more difficult.
Both courts win adjourn here Mon
day fer tsis MeetiRg.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
THIRD LIBERTY
LOAN CAMPAIGN
Enthusiastic and Well Attended Meeting Of
the Three Important Branches Held Here
Wednesday. Organization Perfected

If any one has an idea that Weak
ley county is going to come up short
in the third Liberty Loan campaign,
which begins April 6, he has another
guess coming.
This fact was amply demon
strated by the enthusiasm manifested
in Wednesdays meeting here, when
the three divisions met to further
perfect organization. A general
meeting was held in the circuit court
room, where thrilling talks were made
by Chairman Geo. E. Farmer, Mayor
A. B. Adams, r. L. Goolsby, Jas. H.
Moran and Hon. Austin Peay, the
latter Of GAINESVILLE. Jim Moran
brought the house down when he
said, II wouldn't give tinker's dam
for the man who will not come to
the aid of his government in this
crisis"
The real campaign begins on Sat-
urday, April 6, when every business
house in the county is requested to
close its doors from l to A p. m.
Failure to do SO subjects the mer-
chant to criticism.
All ministers are asked to mention
the Liberty Loan campaign in their
sermons on Sunday, April Z, and a
countrywide campaign will be con-
Quoted throughout the county on
Sunday, April ID, when automobiles
and good speakers will go out from
each town in the county. The
county was divided into the following
working districts: Gleason district
districts Nos. 6, II, IL and %.
Dresden Observation-Disclosures Nos. 4, 5,
Z, 1, 10, "a ard Is. Mart,l. dis
trict-districts Nos. 2, 3, 18, 20 and
II. Sharon Observation-Disclosures Nos.
8, IA, 10 and %. Greenfield dis
trict-districts Nos. 8, 10, Is and 16,
Citizens from these towns who have
already been designated ,as commit
teemen will plan the campaigns from
their towns. At a given. hour, IL
o'clock, in each town on Saturday,
April 6, the advertising matter is to
be placed in all the towns. Mr.. Ad-
ans, of the speakers committee, an
nounces that he will have speaker
in Dresden for next Monday.
This campaign is no joke. 1t is
the biggest thing we have ever under
taken. 1t must be squarely met
with money and labor and time and
sacrifice, if need be. There must be
no slackers in Weakley county.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
Martin Pig Club.

Martin asks all boys or girls who
have joined or expect to join the
1918 clubs, and who wish to borrow
money to buy pigs or expect the COM
mittee to locate for them, to make
application for same by Saturday,
April 6. The committee wishes to
know how many pigs to buy that
they may locate the required num-
Der. Pigs do not have to be regis
tered to get into the contest. Any
good pigs weighing between 40 and
80 pounds will do. The contest will
start about May L. Make applica-
rtion to Mr.. Geo. Knox, Martin, Tenn.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
Corn and Pig Clubs.

Saturday, March 80, is the day
set to assemble all of the boys in and
around Dresden that have joined OF
wish to join the 1918 Corn or Pig
Cub: There is no work that will give
boys or girls a better opportunity
to identify themselves with an or
ganization that indicates ability to
do things than the corn or pig clubs.
Parents are urged to consider this
matter and come with your boys or
girls to town Saturday to consider
taking up the club work. The meet
ing is to be held in the agricultural
room of the courthouse.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29

London, March 26.-The war Of
flee announced tonight that the Ger
mans took Roye at 1890 o'clock this
morning.
The statement adds:
The line there appears to run from
Merricourt, on the Somme, through
Rossierres, west Of Roye and west
of NOyon. Fresh German divisions
have been identified in this area, in
Guiding two guard and two Braden-
burg divisions.
"On this part of the battlefield
the British, French and American
troops are fighting shoulder to Shout
der and French reinforcements are
rapidly coming up. The enemy has
been checked west of Roye and Noy-
on"
THE enemy made no further at
tacks during the night of March
1926, on our front north of the
Somme,' the announcement says,
During the afternoon there have
been local engagements ON this part
of the battle front in which the enc
my has been repulsed, but he has
attempted no serious attack"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
Enemy Wedge Driven West Of Albert, But
Is There Brought to a Halt by
The British.
AMERICANS REPORTED FIGHTING

After six days of terrific fight
ing the German offensive in France
is beginning to show signs of losing
it's momentum. The progress of the
enemy has materially slackened and
the form of a dent made in the al
lied line west of Cambria has begun
to resemble the familiar wedge-like
salient, instead Of the broad, straight
forward movement of an offensive
which carries all before it.
At its apex this wedge has gone
beyond Albert, to the south of that
place and is to the westward of the
old allied line as it stood year ago
when Won Hindenburg began his
strategic retreat" From this point
the line runs off to the northesast at
gentle angle, with the line to the
south running back until it reaches
the Disc river.
In spite of tremendous exertions
and terrible losses, the German eff
forts to widen the tip of this salient.
were defeated on Tuesday. The Brit
ish lines have stood firm to the north
and have forced the Germans to turn.
southwark toward the point Of least
resistance.
Official statements issued at Lon
don confirm the report from Berlin
that American forces are engaged in
the struggle. They are reported as
fighting shoulder to shoulder" with
the French and British in the region
of Royce, on the southern side of the
salient driven into the allied front.
There has been no official report to
Washington as to the identity of
these troops who are taking part in
this greatest battle of history. With
the slackening of the German pace
there come indications that the al
lies are ready to strike back some
where along the front. Just where
this blow will be launched will not
be known until it is struck, but it
may be expected that it's impact will
be terrific. It is known that the
Allied War Council at Versailles Gre
ated a great strategic reserve of men
to be used in Just the contingency
which confronts the armies which
have borne the brunt Of the fight
ing since last Thursday morning.
Each succeeding day reveals the
plan of the Germans absolutely to
crush the allied lines west of Cam
brai, terrain which could not be
defended by Won Hindenburg year
ago. Each official report shows that
this sector is valueless from a mill
airy standpoint and that the Germans
have paid terrible price for their
advance to the lines established by
The Allies during the first two years
IF warfare. It is officially reported
hat 20 German divisions, or $4,000
men, have taken part in the fighting
and that troops have been moved
rom every part Of the western bat
lie front to reinforce the armies
which have been forcing the British
Q fall back. Observers at the front
ay that the German losses have been
lrightful, and that the enemy has
ost from 10 to 20 per cent Of his
men BY the most conservative esti-
mates.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-03-29
BATTLE CONTINUES
SOUTH OF SOMME
Capture of NOyOn, ROye and
LihOnS is Announced in an
Official Statement from
Berlin.

London, March 26.-The battle
continues on the whole front south
of the Somme river, Field Marshal
Haig reports from the war zone in
France tonight. The Germans have
also launched new attacks around
Chaulnes.
The statement says:
North of the Somme local fight
ing has taken place at different
points. Much movement of hostile
troops and transport has been OBJ
served in the battle area and there
have been engaged by our artillery
and airplanes.
South of the Somme the hostile
attacks reported this morning have
been pressed vigorously with fresh
German divisions against Noyon and
Roye.
This afternoon new hostile at
tacks commenced in the neighbor-
hood of Chaulnes and between Chaul-
mes and the Somme, to the north of
it. The battle is continuing on the
whole front south Of the Somme.
"In the last six days of constant
fighting our troops on all parts of
the battle front have shown the ut
most courage. In addition to those
British divisions which have already
been mentioned, exceptional gallan-
try was shown also by the following:
The Eighth, Eighteenth, Thirty first,
Forty-first, Sixty-first, Sixty-third
and Sixty-sixth divisions"
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
LABOR SECRETARY
 SAYS DEPARTMENT
 HAS GOOD RECORD
Many Industrial Disputes Disposed
 Of During the Past Eleven Months.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. g. The department of labor, which is presided over by Secretary Wil4Aa, has issued statement in wiiich$it is shown that the department has handled over 807 industrial disputes during the past eleven months, af- fecting two hundred thousand work CTS in a variety of industries.
 Of the total number handled, five hundred thirty-eight were adjusted by the department alone. One hun dred nine disputes were settled by local boards and in seventy-one cases mediation efforts failed.
 The department now has on hand seventy-four disputes and seventeen cases involving workers actually on strike.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
WORKERS DEMAND
 WAGE AGREEMENT
Hog Island Plant Is Closed Down By Strike of Three Thou.and
 Employees.

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 9.-The Hog Island plant of the Interna- tional Shipbuilding corporation has been partially closed down as the result of a strike, three thousand workers having walked out yester- day to enforce their demand for double time for overtime work, in stead of time and half. The strikers are mostly wood workers The secretary of the union says that the men are not unpatriotic but that they are merely trying to compel the company to live up to it's agree ment.
 Advices received from the ship ping board contain the assurance that the differences will be ad- justed promptly.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
BOARD
 AYERS CAUlKERS
 HOLD WORK BACK
Seattle Union Accused of Refusing To Let Helpers Work On
 Ships.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. g. The refusal of Seattle Union caulk- CTS to permit apprentices to learn the trade is responsible for part of the delay in completing wooden ships now on the ways in Puget sound shipyards, according to officials of the federal shipping board. It is claimed that there is a shortage of caulkers on the Pacific coast, the Seattle organization having only 1855 members, while there is work for more than six hundred. This short age could be greatly relieved in a very short time, it is claimed, if apprentices would be permitted to work with the union members.
 Officials of the union declare that Wm. L. Hutchinson, president of the Brotherhood of Carpenters, recently informed the shipping board that he had thousands of trained caulkers enlisted and that he would be glad to mobilize them for the nations work if granted special representa- tion on the wage adjustment board for his organization.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANIES GRANT
 SAILORS ADVANCE
Company Officials Declare Wage Increase Boosts Cost
 Big Sum.

SEATTLE, Mar. 9.-All of the steamship companies operating along the Pacific coast and in Alaska waters, have granted the demands of their employees for an advance in wages. In discussing the matter today, an official of the Pacific Steamship company said that the cost of operating the boats of his company would be increased a quarter of a million dollars annually and that it would be necessary to add s120,000 to the budget of oper- ating costs for vessels of the com- pany engaged in the Alaska trade. The new wage schedule becomes effective immediately.
 Under the new scale, seamen, watchmen, oilers, quartermasters and foremen will receive $75 monthly, instead of $60; carpenters have been advanced from $7O to $90, and all of the employees of the stewards department have been advanced $15 a month, from the second steward down.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
ALIEN DRAFT BILL
 WILL BE LAW SOON
Military Committee of the Senate Favors Passage of New
 War Measure.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. D. The administration alien draft bill, which gives the president authority to enforce alien draft treaties which may be signed at any future date, and which gives effect to the treat ies already arranged between the United States and England and Canada, has been favorably acted upon by the senate committee on military affairs and will be taken up for early consideration in the upper house of congress. The bill empowers the president to require the registration of all aliens in America and those whose countries have consented to such action, may be drafted into the army in accord ance with the drafting provisions of their native land as regards age.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
STRIKE IS SPREADING

ST. LOUIS, Mar. 9-The strike at the Wagner Electric company's plant, has spread to the Simons' Hardware company, three hundred employees of the latter company hav- ing joined the strikers today. The Wagner strikers, who demanded a ten percent increase in wages when they first struck, now insists upon an advance of fifty per cent. It is stated today that the federal de partment of labor will send a medi- ator to this city immediately to settle the trouble, which threatens to be- come serious Twenty-seven of the strikers were placed under arrest yesterday afternoon for parading the streets without a permit.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
NORTHERN LIGHTS HELP GERMANS IN
 RAID ON ENGLAND
Nature Illuminated Sky As Raiders Flew Toward Kent With
 Bombs.

LONDON, Mar. 9.-The accuracy with which German raiders dropped bombs on the occasion of their re- cent raid on England was due largely to the brilliant display of northern lights, which illuminated the sky as the raiders approached the Kent coast. Watchers on the coast de- clare that before they heard the enemy machines approaching the whole northern sky was strongly illuminated for few moments, after which it became pitch dark. The watchers are confident that the lights were a greater help to the Germans than would have been a clear starlit sky. The illumination showed them their objective and the intense darkness which followed pre- vented defending machines from at tacking the raiders.
 Seen In Washington.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
SPRING OPERATIONS
 BEGINNING IN WEST

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar g. Advices received by the war de- partment from the French war zone today indicate that the long period of trench raiding has given way to operations on a much larger scale and it is generally believed in American and Allied military circles that the Germans are about to launch their long expected spring drive.
 The Germans trained their big guns on the British positions south of the Menin road yesterday and followed an all-day bombardment with two night attacks. The action took place to the north of Poelder- hoek and at two points the British were forced to quit their positions temporarily. A counter attack early this morning enabled them to re- cover all the lost ground and some additional ground was taken from
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
GERMAN OFFICERS
 BRIGHTEN TROOPS
Fighting Slaves of the Kaiser Are Told Tales of Cruel
 Yankees.

American Army in France, Mar. 9.-With the object of embittering German soldiers against the Ameri- can troops, and melting them to more determined action along the Western front, officers of the kais- CTS army are telling their men that they will be subjected to all sorts of terrible tortures if they chance to fall into the hands of the demon Yankees. This was revealed to an American officer today by a Prus- sian soldier who was captured by a party of American raiders. He con- fided that he fully expected to be killed by some fiendish process and could scarcely believe it when he was informed that he would be treated decently by his captors.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09

the enemy. The fighting extended over a mile of front.
 In the Verdun sector, the Germans are confining their operations to aerial raids on French positions. Battles at high attitudes are almost continually in progress.
 From Rome comes the report that the Teutons have completed their preparations on the Italian front for spring operations and the re- sumption of hostilities is expected just as soon as weather conditions will permit.
 Heavy artillery action is in pro- gress near the Swiss frontier, to which point some American troops have been transferred. The big gun demonstration has been in progress during the past three days and reached its crest today, it is be- lieved.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
NERW AMERICAN
 STOPS BIG RAID
Lone Yankee Sentry Puts Forty German Raiders to Rout In
 Trench Fight.

With the American Army, Mar. g.. An American sentry has the dis tinction of having put raiding party of forty Germans to rout un- assisted last night, after they had stealthily entered an advanced Amer ican trench. As the Boches ap- preached the sentry, he opened fire on them and killed their leader with the first shot. Evidently be- lieving that they had run into a big bunch of Yankees, the Germans took to their heels and returned speedily to their own position. Sev- eral of their number were wounded by the sentry, who is the hero of the hour today.
The Nenana news., 1918-03-09
RUSSIANS START
 NEW REVOLUTION
 10 OPPOSE PACT
National Guard Being Formed To Down Bolsheviki In the
 Slav Empire.

LONDON, Mar. 9.-Information which reached this city today from Russia states that Dr. Eleff, of the Moscow university, has started the olnlation of national guard to overthrow the Bolsheviki and estab- fish a coalition government in Rus sia. The movement has the support of the Social revolutionists and it is expected that a vast army will soon be in the field, ready to fight for the new Slav republic.
 Professor Eleff is credited with the statement that the Bolsheviki has suppressed news of the new movement, which received much SUD- port at the Moscow conference. He also says that the new republic will repudiate the peace terms imposed on Russia by the kaiser.
 Premier Lenine has issued a pub- lie statement, for the enlightenment of the Russian people, in which he says that the terms imposed by Ma poleon upon Germany and Prussia were tenfold heavier than those Ger many is imposing upon the Russians