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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
SHERIFF j. w. GRIFFIN TO BEGIN
ARRESTlNG VIOLATORS OF
LICENSE LAW.
HAS BEEN LENIENT LONG ENOUGH
Law Requires That a Number Plate
Be Displayed Both Behind and in
Front-clerk Has Sufficient Supply
For All Cars.

After tomorrow, February Is, it
will be dangerous for automobile
owners to operate their cars without
the legally required numbers indicat-
ing that they have paid their tax for
1918. This is fair and square warn
ing from Sheriff ]. w. Griffin, who
state this morning that he thought he
had been sufficiently lenient in this
matter and that he will now begin
making arrests for violations of the
law
Although it has been a violation of
the law since January l to operate an
automobile without the proper num-
bers, | have made no effort to clamp
down The lid, because the weather
has been SO bad that 1t might have
been inconvenient for some to secure
their numbers. 1t was impossible for
all of the owners to secure their
numbers until about 10 days ago, be-
cause the county court clerk was not
supplied with a sufficient number.
About the 10th of January the clerk
received 500 numbers, which was not
enough for the county. Then about
10 days ago he received 800 more
which is enough. | have waited un-
til now to begin the strict enforce
ment of the law, because | wanted to
give everyone time to get his num-
ber."
Sheriff Griffin also stated that this
year there is going to be more care
full observation of the cars to see that
they have numbers on both the front
and rear, which is required by law.
He said that he is satisfied that last
year two cars were operated on one
number, one carrying number in
front and the other the same number
behind.
The records show that comparative
ly few automobiles have not been sup
piled with numbers, but those that
have not would do we'll to be supplied
before dusk tomorrow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
Rural Carriers
To Push Sales
Of War Stamps

Increased sales Of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps as well as the possible
increase in the salaries of rural mail
carriers will be considered at the regu
lar meeting of the Maury county
Rural Carriers Association to be held
February % at 1890 o'clock at the
court house. This will be a national
holiday and the rural letter carriers
will be at liberty to attend this meet
ing, consequently it is expected that
there will be a full attendance of the
80 members in the county.
d. l.. Fry, ]. w. Tanner, ]. J. Un-
derwood and H. 0. Tucker have made
the best records in the sale Of War
Savings and Thrift Stamps so far but
the plan of the association is to run
up the sales by the carriers until
every one in the county has sold more
than these men have and to make the
record of the highest sale by an in
dividual carrier in Maury county the
highest in the United States.
One feature of the meeting that
will be Of special interest to the car
riers will be the consideration of a
bill for an increase in their salaries,
which has already been favorably re-
ported by the postoffice committee in
the house. There is a likelihood of
securing an increase of Is per cent.
with the possibility of a 25 per cent.
increase.
Officers of the association also will
be elected at this meeting. The pre-
sent officers are H. H. Hardison, presi-
dent, and ]. ]. Underwood, secretary
and treasurer. Following the meet
ing there will be smoker and re
freshments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
THRIFT STAMPS AS
VALENTINES USED
PUPILS OF SIXTH GRADE AT HIGH
SCHOOL ADOPT UNIQUE
VALENTINE CARDS.

Thrift stamps at valentines was the
unique and original innovation in eel
ebration of st. Valentines day by the
pupils Of the Sixth grade at the Co
lumbia high school. Although this
plan has been adopted in other cities,
Columbia can rightfully claim the dis
tinction of having originated it. About
10 days ago when the subject of the
annual class Valentine party was men
toned by Miss Southall of the Sixth
grade, it was the unanimous opinion
of the pupils that it will not be appro-
pirate this year to use the ordinary
'funnies" and elaborate works of art
that are customarily exchanged be-
tween the class mates. One pupil
suggested the exchange of thrift cards
and stamps. 1t was happy idea and
was at once adopted.
This morning thrift cards and thrift
stamps were exchanged instead of or
binary valentines. Thirty stamps and
cards were used, cards with the first
stamp being given to those who had
not started one and stamps to those
who had already started their thrift
cards.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
Here's Chance to
Send Message to
Virgin Islanders

A telegram has just been received
from Washington by the Bureau of
Junior Membership of the Southern
Division, American Red Cross, asking
that the school authorities have the
school children of the Southern Divis-
ion compete in drafting 20 word
message interpreting the good will OF
the American school children to the
school children of the Virgin Islands
The best message received will be
forwarded from Washington as a rep
resentation of the friendly feeling OF
the children here for those in our
newest territorial acquisition. AL
messages must be in Washington by
February 20.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
COLLECTOR TATE TO
MT. PLEASANT FRIDAY
MAURY COUNTIANS ARE PAYING
MORE THAN $500 A DAY TO
GOVERNMENT.

More than $500 day is being col
lected by the income tax collectors,
Horace Frierson, Sr., and Edward o.
Tate, at their headquarters in the
Maury National Bank, from Maury
countians. The collectors are hand
ling the cases of about 25 to 80 in
dividuals day, but they could handle
more if the taxpayers would come
equipped with the accurate figures
of their income and expenses.
The headquarters will be maintain
ed here until the night of February
20. Mr.. Tate will spend Friday and
Saturday in Mt. Pleasant where he
will assist and advise the taxpayers OF
that city in making their income tax
returns.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
WOMEN OF COLUMBIA AND
MAuRY COUNTY WILL CON-
sIDER PROPOSITION.
IMPORTANT MEETING IS CALLED
Will Be Held In Sunday School Room
OF First Methodist Church Monday
Afternoon--Mrs Wheeler and Mrs.
Everett in Charge.

A woman's club house with War
Kitchen for demonstrations of pre-
pairing war conservation foods is the
plan that will be submitted to the
women of the city and county at a
meeting to be held Monday afternoon
in the Sunday school room of the
First Methodist church. This plan
has been under consideration for
some time by the County Home Econ
omics club and the various women's
organizations of Columbia, and its
adoption may result in the establish
ment mere of one of the most conven-
iently arranged club houses in the
state.
The meeting for next Monday after
noon, which will be open to repre-
sentatives of every organization of
women in the county, was called by
Mrs. P. A. Wheeler, chairman of the
Federated Council of Women's Clubs,
and Mrs. r. F. Everett, chairman of
the Maury county chapter Of the Ma
tional Council of Defense. At the
last monthly meeting of the county
home economics club, which is un-
ion of all the community economics
clubs, it was indicated that the women
of the county are ready to cooperate
in this enterprise and to pay their
proportionate amount of the cost.
The establishment of War Kit
chen has been suggested by Mrs.
Pollhill, specialist in home economics
and war cooking of the division of
extenson of the state university, who
has been engaged in numerous special
demonstrations in Columbia recently.
If the club house and War Kitchen
are established, Mrs. Pollhill will have
charge of the demonstrations, which
will include the use of flour substi-
tutes for bread making and other
methods OF conserving essential food
supplies.
Although the plans for the club
house are as yet incomplete, it is prob
able that a conveniently located
building will be leased and specill
rooms opened for assemblies, library,
music, cooking demonstrations and
a.,
city and county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
SpringHke Days
Find Courthouse
Very Quiet Place

They were all at their posts this
morning, the county, state and federal
officials occupying the cosy offices
in the courthouse, but they were not
being driven to nervous prostration
by the work they had to do. Things
have seldom ever been as quiet around
the Maury county temple of justice as
they were this beautiful springlike
February morning. With the excep-
tion of the registers office where
there is never let-up in the copying
of deeds, mortgages, etc, on the big
books for the archives and the county
court room where the criminal court
was in session, there was nothing to
attract the attention of The Herald
reporter.
1t has been almost a week since
marriage license has been issued to
a white couple. The justices of the
peace have nothing more than few
civil cases on their dockets; the trus-
tees office has only its routine work
to perform; the clerk of the circuit
court is awaiting the setting of the
docket for the term that will begin
next week; the federal and county
agricultural agents seem to have
something to do all the time, but
there was nothing out Of the ordinary
this morning; the chancery court
office also had an air of peace about
it; and up on the third floor where
the draft boards are located there
was nothing more than the regular
work on the red-tape required to keep
the selective service program running
smoothly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
JUNIORS TO UNFURL
SERVICE FLAG TONIGHT
APPROPRIATE PROGRAM FOR ZIG
OCCASION WILL BE STRICT
LY PATRIOTIC.

The Juniors are ready for a big
occasion tonight when they will TN
furl large service flag in honor OF
the members of the local council who
have gone into the war service of their
country. The following program will
be followed
Chairman of Program Committee
Hugh Lee Webster
Opening Prayer, DR.. Geo. 0. Watts
Presentation Of Service Flag, J. II
Dinning.
Our Duty as an Order to Our Coun
try in this Time of War, w. c. Whit
thorne.
For the Good of the Order, l.. q
Turpin.
Two minute talks by any member
of the Lodge.
Closing Prayer, DIR. Geo o. Watts
The flag will have more than p
stars on it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
STEVENS REFUSES TO
SIGN ATTORNEY FEE
SECRETARY OF STATE DECLARES
BAXTER HAS RENDERED NO
SERVICE TO STATE.
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Feb. Secretary OF
State Ike B. Stevens has refused to
endorse the voucher to pay Perkins
Baxter, attorney, $1,000 as quarterly
installment on his fee in the railroad
rate case 1t seems that there was a
contract to pay $1,000 each quarter
with $4,000 at the end of the litiga-
tion.
Mr. Stevens says no service has
been rendered and the case in no way
advanced. 1t is required that the
retary of State sign vouchers before
they can be paid.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
PLAY IMPORTANT PART IN SUR
PRISE OFFENSIVE AGAINST
GERMAN FORCES.
LAID DOWN UNERRlNG BARRAGE
Kept up the Protecting Fire Until
Poilus were Able to Establish Them
selves in Newly Gained Positions.
In the Champaign Region.
By HENRY WOOD

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent)
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, Feb, Ia. American ar
tillery played spectacular role in a
big French attack in the Champagne
region yesterday. Yankee gunners
with unerring accuracy laid down a
barrage that cut off the Germans
from their communication trenches,
preventing the Boche from retreating
or bringing up re-inforcements. With
prostrating fire, this curtain was
maintained. Later the American ar
tillery encircled the advancing French
infantry with protecting fire. This
curtain was maintained for some time
to aid the poilus in establishing their
newly established positions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
U. S. ARMY WANTS
UNREGISTERED MEN

A new movement for the enlistment
of men in the United States army is
indicated in the following order is
sued by Adjutant General w. T. Bates
to all recruiting officers:
'It is desired to enlist as many men
as possible who have attained the
age of eighteen years and have not
reached their forty-first birthday, and
who are not subject to registration
under the Selective Service Law"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
TENESSEANS NEEDED
FOR ship BUILDING
SENATOR SHIELDS POINTS OUT
VITAL NECESSITY OF THE
NATION IN WAR.

OpeCldl W i he f1eTdlu.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 14..-Senatoi
John X. Shields has just wired Sam
l.. King, director for Tennessee OF
the United States public service re-
serve as follows:
81 have read the proclamations of
Gov. Tom C. Rye and yourself con.
corning the shipyard volunteer re.
serve and commend as strongly as
possible your efficient and patriotic
efforts to aid the Federal government
in this most important matter. The
congress has appropriated many mil
lion dollars for the construction of
navy yards and ships, and after some
regretable delay has the work well
in hand with splendid prospects of i'm.
mediate and successful results the
greatest necessity is skilled labor and
/ join with yor in appealing to the
loyalty and patriotism of the artisans
ter and thus express their willingness
to come to the aid of their country in
the present great emergency. | do
not doubt that there will be a prompt
and liberal response to the call you
have made. We have need of many
ships for the transportation of our
armies and to furnish them and our
allies with supplies of all kinds. Their
prompt construction is vital neces.
sity to the success of our armies, the
perpetuity of our institutions and the
maintenance of our nation" .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
FEDERAL CONTROL OF
WATER TRANSPORTATION
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION AS
SUMES DIRECTION OF COAST
WISE AND LAKE TRAFFIC.
(Ry limited Press.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-Control
of all coastwise and lake water trans
portation was assumed by the railroad
administration today. W. H. Pleasant
has been made manager of the mar
inc section of transportation under
Administrators McAdoo.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
YANKEE GUNNERS PROTECT
FRENCH INFANTRY ATTACK
Americans Coming
Is Warning GiDen
By German Paper
(By United Press.)

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1.-THE Amer
leans are coming. 1t is useless for
Germany to hide from that fact. the
Breslauer Volkswacht has warned its
readers, according to copies of the
paper received here.
"They Are Coming" is the title of
the warning. "It is better to look
things squarely in the face than to
cling to pleasing self-deception,"
says the paper,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
ANOTHER HI C H
SCHOOL BURNED
IN ALAB A N A
(By United Press.)

BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 1.-THE JET
ferson county high school was burned
to the ground this morning with a
loss of s5O,O00. The blaze was OF
a mysterious origin and was similar
to the fire last Tuesday which des'
troyed tho Central high school build
ing here. An investigation is under
way. .t. s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Carpen-
ters at the Baltimore shipbuilding
plants and the Bethlehem shipbuild-
ing yards at Sparrows Point near Bal
timore are on strike, according to tel
egrams to the shipping board this
afternoon. The plumbers, the mes
sage said, also are threatening to
strike.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
PRESIDENT PLANS
GET-TOCETHER MEET
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-President
Wilson's plan for regular get-to-
gether meeting with members of the
senate and house is making hit at
the capital. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis alike see in the presidents new
programme probabilities of much
better understanding between the
legislative and executive branches of
the government. All believe it will
serve to speed up legislation now
stalled in both houses.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
HAMPSHIRE TEAM TO
GO TO BlGBYVILLE

A special team from the Hamp-
shire lodge of Mason will go to Big
byville Friday night to confer the
Master Mason's degree on candidates
at that place at the lodge room of
Bigbyville Lodge No. 1e7. This will
be a called meeting and all masons
in good standing are invited to attend.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
COTTON CONSUMPTION
SHOWS REDUCTION
(By United Press.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Cotton
exclusive of linters consumed during
January amounted to 524,0S3 bales
against 601.3S1 last year, the census
bureau reported today. 302.O9S bales
were consumed in the cotton states
against 349.959 last year during the
same somtni.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
264 Unidentified
TUSCANIA MISSING
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-two hun
dred sixty.four persons are still un-
identified from the sinking of the
American transport Tuscania, accord
ing to official cablegrams to the war
department this afternoon. Survi-
yors number 1894 now.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15

The American. batteries effectively
destroyed the German trenches, wire
entanglements and Notifications In
the artillery preparation for French
attack which penetrated the third
German line. The attack lasted more
than six hours and the Sammies work
ed like beavers all the time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
OESERTER SENTENCED
20 YEARS HARD LABOR
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-Twenty
years at hard labor and dlshonorable
discharge from the service was the
sentence the war department ap-
proved today in the case Of Private
Lee r. McCreery, of the hospital corps
of Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, as a
deserter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
RESIGNATION or POLISH
CABINET Is ANNOUNCED
(By United Press. J

ZURICH, Feb. H.-,Resignation OF
the Polish cabinet because of dis-sat-
isfaction with the terms of separate
peace between Ukraine and the Cen
trail powers was officially announced
in Warsaw dispatches today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
FORMER BRITISH
AMBASSADOR TO
U. S. DIED TODAY
(By United Press.)

OTTAWA. Feb. i4.--sir Cecil
springrice, former British Ambassad-
or to the United States. died early
this morning of heart failure at the
government house. He had been in
i'll health for years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
SUNDAY CLOSING CASES
CONTINUED To TUESDAY

The cases of J. w. Smiser of the
Smiser Drug Co., and Alf Brazier of
the Depot Hotel & Restaurant charged
with violating the Sunday closing or
dinance were continued this afternoon
in city court until next Tuesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
POPE PROBABLY MAKE
NEW PEACE APPEAL
(By United Press.)

ROME, Feb. 14.--If the Central
powers, especially Austria, do not
answer President Wilson's latest de-
claraton of peace terms, the Pope
probably will make a new appeal for
the purpose of providing peace, was
the belief expressed in semi-official
circular.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
INVESTIGATE CHARGES
USE GOVERNMENT MONEY
PRESIDENT DIRECTS ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO COOPERATE
WITH HURLEY IN FRANCE.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-President
Wilson today asked Attorney General
Gregory to cooperate with Chairman
Edward N. Hurley of the shipping
board in the investigation of charges
that government money has been used
in private enterprise at the Hogis'
land ship yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
AMERICAN BATTERIES
SUPPORT FRENCH ATTACK
lBy United Press.l

PARIS, Feb. 14.--American batter
les lent very effective support yester
day in a big surprise attack by the
French fn the Champagne region, the
war office reported today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
.ENERGETIc MILITARY
MEASURES TOWARD RUSSIA
(By United Press.)

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 14.-A confer
ence of military leaders at the Ger
man headquarters is discussing ener-
getic military measures toward Rus
sia, the Stuttgart Neus Tageblatt de-
clares in copies Of that paper received
here today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
BIG SH|PYARD STRIKE
BEGINS IN BAL LT|MORE
(By United Press.)

(By Unlted FTeSS.)
BALTIMORE, Feb. IA big ship
yard strike started here today. Hun
dreds of carpenters have walked out
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-02-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Generally fair tonight and Friday
Much colder Friday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-30
Lots Of Mince But No Meat
In This Mince1neat
BY RIppY BYE.

Aincemeat pie Is own cousin 20
plum pudding. and when one Is present
at a festa1 board the other Is seldom
missed. The mince pie IS member
OF the first families OF American foods.
and Is said to have appeared upon the
original Thanksgiving table!
But meat has taken on such airs
nowadays that its exhorbitant price
threatens the very lie Of our national
treasure-the mincemeat pie. For
tunately, conservation cooks have de-
vised pretty good 6latless mInee
meat and here's the recipe.
Meatiess Mincemeat-G Crate the
rinds Of six large lemons. Halye the
lemons and squeeze ont all the Juice,
then boil the rinds In water until ten
der, changing the water several times
to rrevent bitterness Aid one teas
poonful Of salt to the hrSt boiling VA
FER. When tender, drain the FindS.
remove seeds, chop aue and add tie
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-30

Sratod riad and juice To thu lemon
mixture add =W-o pounds Of RAISES IN
one pound Of ;>urrants, i've cuDf'is Of
brown sugar or strip. six apples Chop
pei, one teaapaoonful each OF GrLG3d
mace and cinnemon and one-haIf t:a5
p .,I:.:al racSI OF nutmeg and cl"7es.
Mix in tr.> ccpFa! CT nut nc ais go
cupfaI 4 Cranf.> 's-ermalade All o5e
Sup:uI 81 c1cp2ed ret. Will well
mixed. pack i7itc Il stone je' Nc.'ver
well and allow to ripen at least two
weeks.
Here is another recipe for camou-
dage mIncemeat:
Mock Afincemeat-M Mix together
thoroughly one cupful OF raisins chop
ped fine, one-half cuptu1 Of currants,
one-fourth teaspoonful Of salt, one ia
blespoontuI OF vinegar, two-thirds cup
full cider. one-half cupfu1 OF sugar, one
half cupfu1 chopped citron and the
chopped rind and juice of two lemons.
Roll hne two oatmeal crackers and mix
with one weIl-beaten egg. Add to the
fruit MIXTURE This mincemeat may
be used at once, ina pan lined and
covered with pie crust
To give miace or other pies a fine
glaze beat the yo;is Of an egg three
minutes and, just before the pie is
ready to remove from the oven, brush
the top crust with the egg and return
to the oven for -four minutes. The
glaze will be perfect and tempting