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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
GEO Il. MEWEN DIES
AT HOME AT CENTURY
PROMINENT MINE suPERlNTEND.
EMIT AND MEMBER OF LOCAL
LODGE OF ELks.
tuesdays Daily Herald.)

George Fl. MeEwen, age AZ years,
died this afternoon at 1890 o'clock OF
pneumonia following Influenza at his
home at the Century phosphate mines,
Mr.. McEwen had been critically III
for more than week and his life
had been despaired of during the past
"A hours.
AS an active and prominent mem,
Der of the local Elks lodge, Mr. Nc
Even was popular man among the
people of Columbia. He had resided
in Maury county since boyhood hav-
ing come here from Nashville with
his father, A. A. McEwen, who was
contractor in charge Of the construc-
ton of the Williamsport pike. He
had been superintendent OF the Cent
ury mines for number of years and
was considered one of the most valu-
able men in the employ of the Federal
Chemical Co. He was especially
qualified as supervisor of labor
and was in charge of a large number
of men at the Century mines.
Mr.. McEwen served several terms
as deputy sheriff Of Maury county,
having been appointed under the adj
ministrations Of Sheriffs Webb, God
win and Griffin.
Besides his father Mr.. McEwen is
survived byshis wife and one 10-year
old siepson. one sister and several
Brothers, who, reside In Nashville.
Prayers will be read at the residence
by Dir. Geo. O. Watts Wednesday
morning at II O'Clock. The Elks will
take charge OF the body and conduct
the burial ceremony at IL o'clock at
the grave in Rose Hill cemetery.
Cakes & Nichols
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
NOT ENOUGH COLORED
men TO FILL QUOTA
SIXTEEN REeIsTRANTs CALLED
TO ENTRAIN FOR CAMP
GREENE, OCTOBER 10.

A sufficient number OF registrants
OF Class ! could not be supplied by the
Local Board to fill the recent call for
10 colored seleetmen, so the quota
was reduced To ~. Still the board Is
unable to fill the quota. only Ie col
orcd men in Glass | remaining. All
OF these have been called to report
to the Local Board at $3.50 p. m. Oct.
tober II to entrain at $50 a. m. Oct
tober Is for Camp Greene. Charlotte.
N. c, The men called are:
Walter Franklin Craig. Glib Daw.
son. John Henry Porter. Leroy Dob.
bins. Henry Reddon. Moses WRECKS.
Leroy Hatton. Harvey kennedy. Rob.
ert Cant, John Wesley Porter. James
Alex Russell, NapoIian Brooks. Tom
Christmas. Archie Robertson. Tom Pill
low and Charlie Dawson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
LIEUT.. CRANE WAS A
REAL GENTLEMAN
cOMRADE IN ARMS PAYS HIGH
TRIBUTE TO FALLEN MAURY
COUNTY HERO.

In letter published in the Literary
Digest high tribute is paid by a com
rade to Lieut.. Loline o. Crane, of this
county, who paid the supreme penalty
on the battlefieds of France. He was
affectionately known to his comrades
as Pop" Crane and OF him it is said:
when | came to the company they
were in wheat field under heavy ma
chine gun fire. Pop Crane went for
ward to put them out of business. He
did it but he didn't come back. sent
a hummer. to the captain; he too was
wounded. | was in command of the
company. Forward again we pressed
and | came on Pop Crane. He was
hopelessly wounded. He took his re-
volyer from his holster, smiled, hand
ed it to me and said: DO your best
with it boy, cannot use it any more
Il left him there with a man to care
for him. Inside of ten minutes the
ma nwas back. Pop had smiled to
the last and | had to stop and wipe
my eyes. There's a wife and three
little children back in Summertown,
Tenn, who are going to be mighty
lonesome If | wanted to define the
word gentleman I'd say Pop Crane
hope the folks at home will remember
Pop Crane. So far as am concerned
they can't pay too big a price for
him."
This letter was written by How
ard Huston, of Sweet Springs, Mo.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
Boy Won
CrOix lie Guerre
Early In Fight


Herbert S. Johnson, grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Simms Latta, who went to
France before this country sent troops
across, has been transferred to the
American aviation service after win
ming the Croix lie Guerre in the ambu-
lance service of France and also the
Italian field service cross. Before
America entered the war he enlisted
in the French ambulance service and
served year. He later went to Italy
in the same service and remained
there until about month ago when
he was transferred to the American
aviation corps and was sent to Eng
land for training:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

QUARTERLY REPORT
OF .SUPT. GRAHAM
HOW SCHOOL FUNDS OF couN.
TY WERE Discussed DURING
PAST THREE MONTHS.

During the three months ending on
Sept 30, there was disbursed for
schools in Maury county, according
to the report of County Superintend-
ent Graham made today to the quar-
terly court, s9,20S.62. The report to
the court gives a detailed statement
OF every dollar that was expended.
the person to whom paid, the amount
and the reason for the payment. The
following is a detailed statement OF
the expenditures:
Board Of Education .......s 5000
Enumeration of School Chill
dren ........ ........,.. 133,54
Salaries of Teachers ......a .. 7.5O3.5O
Jahotors ......... ......... 1900
Fuel, Water, Jantor and Sup
pies .,......... $1,000, 1922
Maintenance, Repairs and Re.
placements ............ 200.56
insurance ........... ...... 1895
New Buildings and Sites -. 20s.1s
Additions and Betterments 6O.92
New Heating Apparatus -. $500
Desks, Furniture and Fixtures $50
Total ........... ....... SO, 20S.c2~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
MORE THAN 2,4OO
BUYERS LIBERTY BONDS
FOURTH ISSUE REACHES TOTAL
OF $4,000 IN MAURY COUNTY
-$25, 900 OVER.

Reports compiled from cards in the
hands Of Maury county banks show
that more than 2,400 persons subscrib-
ed to 5000 worth Of Fourth Liberty
bonds, being an excess of over s35,-
600 more than the county's quota.
Each bond issue finds an increased
number of buyers in Maury county
Approximately 100 persons bought
100000 wortht of the Third I.ibertg
bonds, the number of buyers of this
issue being larger than the combined
number of the first and second issues.
The fourth issue with 2,400 buyers
shows an increase of 700 over the
third issue and an increase of $780,,
900 over the amount purchased.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
BODIES COLORED SOLDIERS
SHIPPED BACK HOME
HENRY HILL WAS INFERRED SUM-
DAY IN GREENWOOD
CEMETERY.

Up to the presen time three colored
soldiers have been reported in the
county as having died in the different
environments IN the United States.
The latest one reported was Henry
Hill, of Columbia, whose remains we're
shipped back to Columbia and inter
ment given Sunday at Greenwood Gem.
etery. Hill died at Camp Sherman.
Chilocotha, Ohio. The other two re-
ported are Harry Thompson at Camp
Meade, also OF Columbia. and Isiah
Alternately, Of culleoka. who died at
Camp Sherman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
MAURY COUNTY LEADER
IN LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE
ONE OF FIRST SIX COUNTIES RE.
PORTED COMPLETE TO ZONE
CHAIRMAN.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 16.-T. G
Garrett, Nashville liberty loan zone
chairman, states that good reports are
coming in from his thirty-three coun-
ties. In addition to four counties
previously reported "over the top
three more have reported full quota
raised" The seven counties over
are Maury, Lincoln, Macon, Lawrence,
Houston, Humphreys and Wilson.
Several others expect to tnrn.in full
report today.
The following table shows the quota
and subscription from each, county up
To date
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
MRS, N. |. HARRIS HAS
KNIT 8 PAIRS SOCKS

Mrs. M. l.. Harris of the Hardison
Mill community is ga years old, but
she finds it easy to knit socks for the
soldiers. She has just completed eight
pair OF the smoothest, warmest wool
socks that ever slipped on the tired
feet OF soldier. This is part OF
the first quota of the Hardison's Min
branch of the Maury county Red
Cross chapter Mrs. Harris is still
knitting and will keep on knitting un-
iii the war is over and the boys come
marching home
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
MEN WHO PERMIT FOOD
TO WASTE HELP GERMANY
fcontinued From Page l.,

spoiled II we do not get more help.
I'm answer to our appeal in The
Herald for help many of the best wom-
EN- in our city, God bless them, rushed
to our aid and have staid with us and
saved many hundreds OF bushels Of
this valuable food, but we must have
more and still more help.
I'VE have work for every one, and
for every one who wants to come, II
you don't stay but one hour, in that
hour you can save % cans of food
We want every one to bear in mind
that this food goes direct to the sol
iders in the camps and in the
trenches
Don't forget that Mr.. Hoover has
said to our boys and also to our al
! lies. Fight on with stout hearts, for
America will feed you Now it is up
to us to help make good this prom
Use.
There Is an abundance Of help in
this city and the very kind of help
| we want We refer to the negro
| women who are idle and who need the
money that can be so easily earned
in saving this food. They have sons
and brothers and friends in the army
who must be fed and who will be fed
upon this very food we now appeal to
them to help us SAVES We don't ask
them to work for nothing. They can
earn from one to two dollars day, ac-
cording to their efforts. They know
they need the money. They also
know that many OF them win beg food
and fuel before The coming winter is.
over. Now is the time TO prepare for
the winter.
"The schools are closed for the
week and we appeal TO the boys and
girls to come help. Now is good
time for theem TO do something for
the Red Cross, and you know what the
Red Cross means to our boys over
there
eve have promised that for every
dollar earned in our factory and given
to the Red Cross we would also give
a dollar. Now we will do better than
that. Come and help us save this
valuable food and for every dollar you
earn and give to the Red Cross we will
put two dollars ON top of it,
Now we wish to say word to the.
idle men who spend many valuable
hours sitting around and wearing out
the seats of their pants on some
body else's chairs, talking about their
neighbors and talking patriotism to
get up and go to work and help us
save this food. Let them prove their
patriotism. nnalc 4in1r saa1ogT' iiAfry
1--WE call upon the city authorities
to drive every loafer to work or drive
him out of town. We call upon the
people who cannot come and help to
urge others to come. No man who
considers himself a patriot should
stand by and see this food go to
waste, and if he does stand by and see
it go to waste without an effort to
save it, he is not a patriot, but is help
ing Germany"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
NO PUBLIC REL|GlOUSt
SERVICES IN COLUMBIA
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY ALL
CHURCHES WERE CLOSED
ON SUNDAY.

For the first time in the history
of Columbia there were no public re
ligious services in this city Sunday.
All services were cancelled by orders
of the state and county boards of
health as precaution against the
further spread of the influenza cpl
demic.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
GIVES DIVIDENDS TO
RED CROSS CHAPTER

A contribution of $50 from Joe
Chapman has been received by Treas.
urer George E. MeKennon of the
'Maury county Red Cross chapter
Mr.. Chapman stated in making the
contribution that he intends to give
all the dividends from certain in
vestment to the Red Cross until the
end of the war. This is by no means
the first contribution by Mr.. Chap.
man, but coming at this time when
no campaign is on. il is all the more
appreciated
Herald Cheap Column Ads Pay.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

Colonel Roosevelt has made his OK.
peeted criticism of President VA.
sons reply to Prince Max. so the pub
lie has the usual assurance that VII
son was right again.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

Thomas W. Lawson, OF Financial
Frenzy" fame, is an independent can
didate for the United States Senator
ship In Massachusetts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

Acting Secretary Of War crowell
says that the army win need nny
thousand nurses by next July.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

Since the above report was made
additional subscriptions have increas-
ed Maury county's total to 100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18
u. S. Casualties
Total 1910
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE total
number of casualties to date as report
ed by the commanding general of the
American expedit;onary forces, in
cludins those reported Sunday. fol-
low.
Killed in action( including POI
at seal ..........,....... S.S7S
Died of wounds .......... 1900
Died of disease ........... 2,sO7
Died of accident and other
causes 1900. ...........-. LUZ
Wounded in action ........... ~2f.42f
Missing in action Including
prisoners) ...A..... ..S..... 5,465
Total to date ...............i5.17s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-10-18

Herald Cheap Column Ad. pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
WILL EXAMINE ENGINEERS
Board Will Test Applicants for
Commissions in II Cities
Rr The 1ssncinted Press

Washington, Aug 7.--AppliCants for
commissions as first lieutenants in the
engineer reServ" corps will he examined
In seventeen cities by an examining board
"f army officers. which will begin work
in Buffalo, y. V, August Q, the War
Department today announced
Other points where the board will sit
and the dates are: Detroit. August l q
Cincinnati. August IL; Louisville. Au-
gust 13; indianapolis. August Il; st.
Louis. August II and Is; Kansas City.
August Is and II; st. Paul, August 10
and 20: Denver, August %; Salt Lake
City. August p: Butte. Mont. August
27 Seattle, August % and 80; Portland,
August 81 San Francisco. September ,,
3 and J Los Angeles. September 8 6
and I; Deming y. NJ. September 10 ;
Dallas. TEX. September l3.
Only qualified engineers who have
previously fled their applications with
the chief Of engineers will be considered
by the board on its arrival at the vart-
ous cities where examinations are being
held. but the office of the engineer chief
will continue to receive such applications
while the board is at work and will
notify candidates by telegraph tC report
for examination in case their appiCa.
tam is satisfactory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
PER L'ARRIVO DEL
CIORNALISTI ITALIAN

Dietro invite del sig. Joseph Di Si've-
stro, Grande Venerable per la Pennsyl-
vania der"Ordine F!gli dItala in
America. ieri sera. nella Beneticenza
Hall. ebbe luogo una riunione di rap
presentanti di Logge, Societa,' Istituzioni
ecc. allo scope di dec'dere sulle ac-
coglienze da tributarsi Ella Missione del
Giornalisti Italiani, arrivata in America.
ospite del Governo deg!i Stati uniti:
La riunione fu aDerta dal Sig. j. Di
Silvestro,- il quale;. dopo aver f"'tto rile-
ware che / giornalisti saranno in Phila-
delphia nella giornata di domain, che
quindi urgeva prendere immediate de-
csioni c!rca il meZZo di accoglierli. disse
che rOrdine Figli d'Italia. per quanto
rappresenti una grande organizzazione,
fosse deferita al Comtato Italiano per
il Terzo Liberty Loan, cio' in osse.
quenza ad un deliberate preso duando 81
formo' il detto Comtato ed anche
perche' questo rappresenta iemanazione
della Colonia italana di Philadelphia:
Comitato Liberty Loan. Cav Frank
Roma, invito' ad assumere la presi-
denza della riunione II -presidente
Cav. Frank Travascio.
Dopo elaborate discussions ritenuto
che la mancanza del tempo necessar'o
enze allie quail avrebbe potuto parteci-
pare l'intera Coionia. come ad esempio
un grandioso comizio 81 decise di dare
in onore della Missone Ciornalistica
domain sera al Ritz Carlton Hotel,
Broad and Walnut strSpt
Al banchetto potranno .partecipare
tutti gil italani che 10 desirerano. ma
dovranno, non piu' tardi di domani
mattina; dars! in nota al Cav, Travascio
gil Uffici delTOrdine Figli dItalia, ALA
Settima Strada Christian street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
ALLIES SMASH NEW BLOWS
AND GAIN ON VESLE RIVER
Continued from Paee One

Continued from PAGE One
larly, the release of a considerable
number of divisions.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg and
General I.udendorff, in order to main.
tain their prestige and stimulate the
depressed morale at home, usually well
informed observers here insist intend
to strike blow against the British
front in conjunction with the German
fleet. An order issued by the new
chief of the German Admiralty staff
Admiral Scheer. is said to express the
wish of the fleet to attack the British
naval forces.
Meanwhile the lull on the Rheims
scissors front continues. The Ger
mans. it Is believed here, are putting
their heavy artillery in place and dig.
ging themselves in with the intention
of defending the positions between the
Nesle and the Aisne as long as posi-.
BILE. The Allies have only light forces
north of the Nesle and are obliged to
await their heavy guns before press.
ing the offensive If the Allied com.
manders judge it opportune to push
home an attack on that sector.
Marcel Hutin, in the Echo de Paris
says there is no hurry and declares the
Allies have proof that the Germans
are suffering seriously from the lack
of effectives. Some observers believe
that the Germans are regrouping their
divisions in preparation for a broad
defensive rather than AN early offen-
Sive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
KILLS GIRL AND HIMSELF
Powder Worker Slavs Woman
Who Refused to We'd Him

When she refused to marry him. Mrs.
Marguerite Pitcher. eighteen years old.
Washington, y. C.. was shot to death
by George Fl. Smith. powder worker,
a. Pennsgrove. " j.. today. Smith then
killed himself.
Mrs. Pitcher was the wife of a former
secretary to a United States Senator.
She is said to have been contemplating
a divorce. Her husband is fighting in
France.
Coroner Ashcraft said Smith. who also
is known as George Scott, went TO the
home of Mrs. Pitchers mother. Mrs.
Margaret King. last night, and told the
Young woman hr would kill her If she dIu
not marry him.
She became frightened. and began
packing to return to Washington. After
midnight, she left the house. smith,
who had waited for her, stepped behind
her and shot her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
TEN REPORTED DEAD
IN TROPICAL STORM
Havoc Wrought on Louisiana
- Coast-Several Towns Des.
olated by Hurricane
Lafayette, La, Aug. I


The tropical storm which swept the
Louisiana coast yesterday afternoon
wrought great havoc in Lake Charles
and vicinity. according to reports early
today. Ten persons are reported to have
been killed and property damage will
reach more than s1.O00.OOO. Hradly a
building in Lske Charles ESCAPED dam
age, more than a hundred being entirely
demolished
Electric lights. telegraph and tele-
nN""" "''"ns We're down and the CITY
was in darkness last night
""'"rart Fatlcr. of Gerstner avia-
ton field was placed in charge of the
volunteer police to cooperate with the
80 NoliCe and soldiers from Gerstner
Field
The storm lasted about two hours
Striking the city at O'Clock II blew
with ull force until n m, at times
reaching a velocity estimated at l2O
miles an hour. Ryan street, the prin-
ctpal business thoroughfare. suffered
great damage.
Many fires started during the storm,
entailing heavy loss
The large plant of the CCluney Ship
building Company on the outskirts of
Lake Charles, was set afire
The steamboat Rex with forty-two
passengers aboard. while on its way to
Lake Charles, was caught by the storm
and wrecked in Brean Lake. The pas
So ".'9 C""w were rescued
Only one person, a negro, is known
to have been killed IA Lakt Charles.
n"rSorS wrr" reported killed at
De Quincy, La, sixty miles north of
Lake Charles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
U. S. At FRONT SPOILS
FOES VICTORY DREAM


Zurich. Switzerland. Aug. 1.-THE Ger
man hope of ending the war by mill
tary decision before the arrival of the
Americans was blasted by the recent AL
lied offensive, the Socialist newspaper
Arbeoter Zetung, of Vienna. points out
in concluding a recent article on the
military situation.
"All the explanations and comments
cannot alter the patent fact that in thi :
double offensive the gain of ground and
consequently the only. visible sign of sue
cess is on the Allied side" the newspaper
says.
While it is admitted that this victory
des not yet possess any decisive charac-
ter. there is one ruslt which cannot be
called in uestion-the strong moral eff
feet produced by the three German Of
fensives against Amens and Paris has
been completely destroyed. The Allies
today have a chief whose name inspires
confidence and whose ability is in no way
inferior to that of Ludendorff or Won
Hndenburg Furthermore, the only
hope of the Germans to end the war in
military way before the Americans
were in line has disappeared as a result
or this last Frarch often Siye." "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-07
ALLIES ADVANCING
FROM ARCHANGEL
By the Associated Press


London, Aug. Z
Announcement of the landing of Allied
troops at Archangel and of further sue
cesses for the Czech-Slovaks is made in
a Russian Government wireless message
received here. Describing the situation
in tha north and east, it says:
AT Archangel British and French
have landed. They are advancing along
tn, railway. Our staff is at Odozerskaa la
Gnj miles south of ArchangeD.
'on the Czecho-Slovak front after the
fail of Samara and Ufa, the Czechs
have captured Novo Nikolaivesk,
Ekaterinburg and Simbrsk On the
Don we have retreated to Poverino We
are sending achievements toward Ka-
zan and Smbirsk. Today the Czecho-
Sovaks shelled Kazan."
Enntl.;laslEa. Aug. 7.--Volunteer de-
tachments of White Guards are giving
laid to the Allied units pursuing the Boil
shevk forces retreating southwark from
AIChangel.
The new Archangel Government has
arrested most of the Bolshevik leaders
who had not fed. The Bolshevik COM
missioner of war, Zenkevich, was killed
otherwise the change in government was
virtually bloodless.
Before the Allied troops landed at
Arcbangel the local Bolsheviki issued a
proclamation 10 the troops urging
violence toward Allied citizens
The new Government Of Archangel in
cludes in its supervision the Murman
territory, and it is prepared to assume
relations, diplomatic, financial and in
dustrial, with foreign nations for the
region Of the north"
The heads of this government, which
INCLUDES representatives of six of the
Russian northern provinces, are members
of the group which proclaims itself to be
working for the restoration of real DEM
ocracy in Russia
Amsterdam, Aug. Leon Trotsky,
Bolshevk war minister. says Moscow
dispatch by way of Berlin has issued
a proclamation denouncing as traitors
punishable with death all representa-
tives of the Soviet power who desert
their posts before having done every
thing possible for defense. He alludes
to the Allied occupation of Archangel
and the flight of the local Soviet.
Trotsky orders immediate arrest of
those members of the Archangel Soviet
will put them on trial before a revolu-
tionary tribunal
Washington, Aug. Felix Cole
United States consul at Archangel, re-
ported to the State Department today
tina, before the American and Allied
troops Occupied the city he had been ar
rested by the Bolshevki. He was re-
leased when the Bosheviki were COM
PEELED to give up possession of the city
The consul said he had received no word
from the department in Washington
since July 7.