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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
ARMY NOW REACHES
TWO MILLION MARK
! PRESIDENTS POWERS WILL PER.
NIT HIM TO EXTEND TO FIG.
uRE HE SEES FIT. q
GREAT MILITARY MACHINE
Army Bill Report Shows the Remark.
able Headway Made BY the
United States in War
Preparations.

Observation-Disclosures has built an
army Of more than 100000 men,
counting the April and May calls.
And, contrary to the general i'm
preston, goodly number OF airplanes
are in this country and France.
These two inspiring facts stood out
in the report of Chairman Dent on
the army appropriation bill submitted
officially to the house in advance of
the house action on the measure.
The report showed that from a nu.
cleus of regular army of 1858 Of.
ficers and men and a national guard
OF 1880 Officers and men April /,
1917, the United States had formed
a mighty fighting force totaling $780,
OPT, with appropriations framed to
provide readily for 100000 this year.
However, the presidents power will
be such as to permit him to extend to
any figure he sees fit, provided the
committees favorable recommends.
tion is followed on that point
The report showed that there are l.
BIG flying machines in France, includ.
ing over 800 combat planes, while
there are more than 1900 machines in
this country. The report listed the
aviation personnel as 12,107 officers
and 136,761 men, including 4,054
filters, while there are 81 aviation
camps In the country.
The appropriations are so vast as
to accommodate 100000 men this
year, according to committee mem
bers' estimates.
Chairman Dent pointed out that
while mistakes and delays had oc-
Cured, I'VE think the country is to be
congratulated that, after a little more
than year from the date of the dec
laration OF war, our country had con-
structed a wonderful military estab-
lisment."
The extent of the establishment 10
told in concrete terms in the commit
tees table of present strength:
Total regular army officers. 1925
Enlisted men in regular army. .504,677
Officers of reserve corps. ..... 1905
Enlisted men of reserve corps. 1850
Total officers national guard. 1896
Enlisted men national guard. .411,952
Total officers national army. 1884
Enlisted men national army. .51O,963
This makes total of 140,13S Off
GERS and 1,506.152 men which with the
April and May draft calls brings the
strength of the army to 2.O00,027.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
BAD MONTH FOR SUBMARINES,
Alice Are Rapidly Overcoming the
Submarine Menace.

Paris.-As proof that the allies are
rapidly overcoming the submarine
menace Georges Leygues. the minis.
ter Of marine. informed the army and
navy war committees of the senate
that Great Britain and the United
States alone had constructed in April
10000 tons more shipping than was
sunk by the enemy. The minister de-
clared also that means employed TO
rid the seas OF submarines had become
increasingly effective since January
with decisive results.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
400 MINERS GO TO ST. LOUIS
Delegation of RussellviIIe, Ala, Miners
Leave to Appear Before Members
Of the War Labor Board.

Russellville, Ala delegation Of
miners, representing Russellville Min.
ers' Union No. 161 left for ST. Louis,
Mo-, to appear before members of the
war labor board in that city and lay
their claims before the board in an eff
fort to have the companies of this
city comply with their demands for
higher wages and better working con-
ditions. More than 400 miners quit
their work at the Sloss mines week
ago and general strike at all the 9th.
er mines is now threatened.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
RELATIONS ARE NOT BROKEN
Cuban State Department Comments on
Mexican Affair.

Havana.-The Cuban state depart.
ment dispatched circular cablegram
to the Cuban diplomats in all foreign
countries advising them that diplot-
matte relations between Cuba and
Mexico had not been ruptured,
DIR. Guillermo Patterson, the Cuban
assistant secretary of state. an
nounced that a cablegram had been
received from the Mexican govern.
ment asking that the Cuban chargs
d'affaires at Mexico City, Senior Santa
Maria, be allowed to remain for the
present at the Mexican capitol so as
to permit him to participate in nego-
trations for settlement of questions
pending between Cuba and Mexico.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
Cadets Die In Falls.

New York.-Cadet Charles B. Pass
water, OF Noblesville, Ind. was killed
at the Hampstead. L. l.. army avia-
tion field when an airplane in which
ne attempted a tail spin at an alti.
fnde OF 1000 feet crashed to the
ground.
San Antonio. Texas.-Flying Cadet
Paul NJ. Currie. of Minneapolis was
killed In q fall in an airplane near
San Antonio. William A. CurTie Ct
Minneapolis, was his father
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
Want. Drive Against pro-eerman..

Springfield, O.-Col. Roosevelt. in
q speech here. pleaded for Americans
OF German blood to lead the drive
against pro-Germanism in the U. s.
"At this time the Americans Of
German blood should take the lead
against every man In this country
who indirectly or directly favors Ger
many" he declared
Roosevelt said he was part German
himself, and added that he also had
In his veins Fronch. Irish, Dutch.
Welsh, Scotch and English blood.
He demanded that Americans speak
one language-English.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
U. S. AvIATORS MEET DEATH
Decorated Before Death With tho
croix de Guerpe With Palm for
Faithful Performance of Duty.

Washington-Gen. Pershing, in his
communique reported to the War De-
partment the deaths OF two American
officers, First Lieut.. Walter V, Barne-
by. signal corps, and Second Lieut.. X.
p. Colbert, United States marines, as
result Of injuries received in an air.
plane fall. Before they died they were
decorated with the war cross.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
PAY DEARLY FOR SMALL GAIN
Battle Of Extreme Violence RACES on
Front of More than Forty
kllometers.

Paris.-A battle of extreme vio
lence was engaged from the region
of Vauxaillon to the outskirts of Bri
mont (Rheims sector), says the Off
cial report from the war office. The
enemy at the end of the day had
reached the region of Pont Arcy The
Franco-British troops retired method.
cally and in perfect liason, making
the enemy pay dearly for his futile
success.
The text Of the statement reads:
"The battle continued throughout
the day with extreme violence on a
front of more than 40 kilometers from
the region of Vauxaillon to the out
skirts Of Brimont. Masses of the
enemy attacked our troops in the
first line and pushed ahead without
regard for their losses into the valley
of the Aisne. Certain of their ele.
ments reached at the end Of the day
the region of Pont Arcy.
"The French and British troops CO.
operating magnificantly, retired meth
odically and in perfect liason, making
the enemy pay dearly for his first sue
cesses which were inevitable, assured
that foot by foot resistance would
prove efficacious.
"The activity of the opposing artil.
leries was maintained on both banks
of the Meuse, in the region of ST.
Mihiel and on the Lorraine front"
On the French Front in France
The uncanny silence along the entire
French battle front in the last few
days was merely a prelude to a most
violent attack by the Germans along
an extended front stretching from
Pinon almost to Rheims. While there
are no specific indications, 1t is most
probable that the entire armies of
Gen. Won Boehm and Gen. Franz Be.
low, under the supreme control of the
imperial crown prince, have been
thrown into the engagement.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

Neutrality-suspicious. move toward
full utilization OF the eountry's man
power vas made when Secretary Ba-
ker sent to Congress the draft OF bin
proposing to raise the maximum age
limit for voluntary enlistment tn the
army from 40 to IS years.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

slmpsonvills. Ky.-Three occupants
Of an automobile were killed and two
OF Their women companions probably
were fatally injured as the result Of
being ltrHck By an interurban car at .
crossinz near here.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
ltIndenbura Has Typhoid lever.

Geneva, Switzerland.-Field Mar.
shall Won Hindenburg. chief Of the
German general staff, is in a hospital
at Strassburg. suffering from typhoid
fever. according to reports from that
city. These advices state that the re-
port of his death is incorrect. Typhoid
fever is said to be spreading rapidly
In the German army.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
Americans Aid the French.

With the American Army in France.
"A number of American airplanes as.
sisted the French infantry in fighting
near Pont-au-Mousson While swoon-
ang down over the German lines, the
Americans poured an avalanche Of
bullets into the enemy's trenches.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
RED GROSS TOTAL
OVER SI44,0OO,0OO
PREDICTED THAT FINAL TOTAL
AMOUNT SUBSCRIBED MAY
REACH s15oOoO,ooo.
.. S. FLYERS AID FRENCH
swooplng Down Over German Lines,
American Filters Poured an Ava
lanehe Of Bullets Into the
Enemy Trenches.

Washington.-With many eleventh
hour subscriptions yet to be tabulated
the great outpouring of American dol
lars to the second war fund Of the
Red Cross totaled $l44,000,OO0, an
oVersubscription of $440OO00O in the
weeks campaign which has just end
cd. Officials have made predictions
that the total might approach $780,
100000.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
srothsrhood Of Engineer. Meet.

Cleveland, ohio.-warren S. Stone
grand chief Of the Brotherhood Of En-.
giners. vas reelected by reclamation
for a term Of six years By the DEL
egates at the session Of the trienriai
convention.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
900 Casualties From RaId..

London.-Andrew Bonar Law. gov
ernneut leader in the house Of com.
mons. told the lower house of parlia,
ment that 800 casualties to hospital
cases had been caused by the bomb
ing Of British hospitals In France By
German aviators.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
HALT THE HUN ADVANCE.
Germans, However, Cross the vesle
River Near Fismes.

Paris-Heavy counter-attacks by
The French troops stopped the Ger.
man advance on the heights Of Neu.
ville-sur- Marginal and Vregny, north.
east of scissors. and other heights
dominating the valley Of the Vesle
river, according to the war office
statement The Germans. however.
succeeded in crossing the vesle In
the region OF Bazoches and Fismes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
LIBERTY KNIGHTS GET BUSY.
Labor Stacker Taken From jail and
Given Sound Whipping.

Durant, Okla.-This city expert
enced its first visit from the knights
Of Liberty" when members of the band
held up a city policeman and took from
him keys to the city jail. The knights
later visited the jail, took from 1t
Red Scott, being held ON vagrancy
charges, and whipped him in the court
house yard. Scott was then tied to a
tree.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
Negro Murderer Killed.

BarnesviIle, Ga.-John Calhoun. the
negro farm hand who shot and killed
John A. Willis. a farmer. was riddled
with bullets by posse headed by
Chief of Police Evans, when he at.
tempted to escape.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
Wounded BY German Bombs.

American Headquarters on the Brit.
ish Front in France.-Several soldiers
OF the new" American army now on
this front are reported to have been
wounded by bombs dropped by German
raiders.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
AlIer. NaturaI,xed.

Montgomery. Ala.-stand.ng in the
sun with their hands raised to heaven.
$50 soldiers who we're born in otter
countries took the oath Of allegiance
tc the United States in q public nat
uralizatson court at Camp Sheridan.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
Annointmsn,, Announced

Montgomery, AlA-Gov. Henderson
announced the appointment Of the
head Of each war work in Alabama as
member OF the executive eommis.
see Of the state council Of defense
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
RAILROAD MEN GET INCREASE
VIII Be Effective June 4 and Retro
active To January 1.

Washington.-Pay increases for
nearly two million railroad employees
were announced by Directors General
McAdoo. effective June /, and retro
active to last January l. carrying out
recommendation of the railroad wage
commission. The aggregate of the In.
creases will be about s30O.OOO,OO0 a
year, half Of which will be distributed
within few weeks as back pay In
sums ranging from 500 to nearly 800
each.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

ROme.-Italian troops broke into
Tie AustroGsrman defenses at Capo
sic. on the Lower Pave front TO .
depth Of $50 yards. The Italians cap
1nrsd as prisoners
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31
STOP THREE GERMAN RAIDS
Americans Take a Number Of Pris-
oners In Pleardy-Enemy
Losses Heavy.

American Headquarters on French
Front.-Three heavy German raids
were made against the American po'
sitions in Picardy between 6 and 8
a. m, and were repulsed with heavy
losses to the enemy. The Americans
took number of prisoners.
The Germans advanced so strong
in the center, 100 on the right anu
120 on the left. They were driven
off speedily and left many dead Ia
front Of the American trenches.
The assaults we're preceded by vio-
lent bombardments OF the entire
American line, during which 1t Is
estimated 10000 shells, many of them
gas shells, were fired by the enemy.
For time there was fierce hand-to.
hand fighting. The Germans took
one Of the Americans prisoner, but
the Americans pursued the enemy
and recaptured him.
The American artillery did remark
able work in helping to turn the Ger.
man raid into victory for defenders
The bravery Of the Americans may
be illustrated by the case of private
whose arm was blown Off Dazed, he
kept on fighting and did not know he
had been injured until comrade
came to his aid.
Washington. - General Pershing's
communique issued by the war de-
partment makes no mention of gen.
eral renewal of the German drive, but
says after violent artillery prepare
ton enemy infantry penetrated ad.
vanced American positions in Picardy
at two points, only to be driven out
by counter attacks In which Ameri.
cans entered the enemy lines.
The statement also tells of the re.
pulse OF strong hostile raiding party
In the Woevre sector, of hostile gas
shell bombardment in Lorraine and OF
the downing of a German airplane
by American aviators.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

covington.-The Memphis confer
ence Epworth league conference viii
convene In the First Methodist church
in Covington, Tuesday night. June IS.
and continue through Thursday night,
the Goth.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

Paris.-F. NJ. Hastings. Confederate
soldier. celebrated his SD birthday
with a big dinner IN which his chill
dren. grandchildren and friends we're
present Although cripple. Mr.. Has
tings on his crstcA led his male guests
ever L's farE and showed his tine
cattle and hEA.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

Newbern.-The annual statements
of the banks here show better finan-
cial conditions at present than was
ever known before in the history Of
Newbern, and more money on deposit
this spring than over the previous
years.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-05-31

Covington.-Mr and Mrs. Kerr
Oates have resigned as superintendent
and matron, respectively, of the Dun
lap orphanage. located In the south
ern part Of Upton county. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oates have been at the orphan.
age since its establishment many
years ago. Superintendent Oates was
forced to resign because of Ill health.
Their successors haveen mot yet been
named.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-22

and respect life and property. Ger man officers then of their own voIi- ton began to strip the insignia from their uniforms. Some of them, how ever, were sullen and depressed.
 A letter had been received from Field Marshal von Hindenburg, who was at Bingen-on-the-Rhin It was read to the crowd It said:
 T am heartily in sympathy with the regenerative movement. Soldiers must obey the orders of the supreme sol diers' committee. Let us have peace"
 Some soldiers then entered the park which had been closed to the public for four years. They smashed the marble slabs surrounding the beauti- full ponds, broke their guns and threw the gun barrels in the water.
 They then formed a procession and, singing the Marsellaise, paraded through the city behind the red flag.
 The only bloodshed in Brussels oc- cured on Monday, when a patrol de- tailed by the soldiers committee to keep order, fired upon a diserderlv crowd, killing 12 civilians, and wounding about &C., The crowd had disregarded the firing of a blank vol ley by the soldiers.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-22
PREMIER ADVOCATES
 OF NATIONS
MEETING WILL BE HELD
 AT VERSAILLES
Inter Allied Council Fix pected to Decide Time
 and Place Today.

Paris, Nov. 15-(By the Associated Press)-Versailles, although not for mally chosen as the meeting place for the peace negottators, is regarded as almost certain to be the place select ed for the peace conference when the inter-allied council reassemefes rv- day.
 The real work cf the negotiations will be carried on in Paris, where it is probable that delegates will reside temporarily, the members going out to Versailles now and then for plen- ary sessions of the conference.
 The supreme act of signing the peace agreement probably will take place at Versailles in the same his toric hall where the German empire was proclaimed in 1871. The palace at Versailles has played an import ant part in the histories of France, Germany, Great Britain and the Uni ted States.
 In 17S3 the armistice preliminary to the treaty of peace between Great Britain and the United States was signed at Versailles. Six years later the palace was the scene of import ant events in the French revolution The German army besieging Paris had its headquarters in the town tr 1870 and T and there the negotiations between France and Germany were discussed. After the peace Versailles was the seat of the French national assembly and for a few years there. after was the official capital o1 France.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-22

On Sunday three delegates from the republic of Hamburg arrived at Brus- seis, Standing on a balcony, the miIi- tary commander of the city addressed a crowd of 5000 soldiers and civilians.
 "ThEee million Germans have been killed during the war;" he said. That is sufficient. Let us have peace"
 General von Falksnhausen, the Ger man governor-general of Belgium, received the delegates and in the meantime French and Belgian Social ists addressed the crowd. Then @ sailor nimbly climbed up to the ball. sony and nailed a red tablecloth to the railing amid cheers.
 After an interview of an hour with the delegates, General yon Fatken- hausen reappeared and announced that he had resigned and had accept cd the delegates terms. These were:
 First, immediate peace; second, that teiegrams be sent to the front in structing the soldiers to return to Germany; third, that no orders be s5vef without the assent of the sol 5ierS oommitteeS fourth, that all units rom division to company shall elect representatives to the soldiers com ! snittee. The governor-general asked | that the Germans depart peacefully
Republican farmer., 1918-11-22
FATHER AND SON FIGHT SIDE BY
 SIDE IN FRANCE

Father and son, both in the same members of the 18th di- vision of the American army, fighting side by side with the 18th division which is made up of soldiers from New England was the experience of Ben Hilbert, a veteran of the battle of Chateau Thierry, who is telling his experiences at the Plaza theatre this week.
 That the people of New England can be mighty proud of their boys who fought marvelbusly is the mes sage brought back here by him. '~There were no braver soldiers than those in the 18th division of the American army fighting in this great war; he said.
 :When my boy lacked two weeks of being IS years of age he came to me and said, Father, want to enlist and need your assistance I was only too proud of his patriotic spirit and we went to the recruiting station to- gether He was accepted but they turned me down on account of my age. Later when General Pershing sent over ah order for 300 men for physical instructors, I saw my chance and was one of the first men to go over in that capacity. I reached there two weeks before my boy, and when I learned that he was there asked for transfer into his division. It was some little time before this was ar ranged, but nevertheless I succeeded and was with his division two days before he was aware of it.
 fThe 18th and the 26th divisions met at Bellieu Woods 8 few days befiore the great battle of Chateau Thierry. They had had four or five good scraps before they got there but were all in good shape for this drive.
 "On July 14th, Bastile day, the Ger mans taking fit for granted that the 1 French would celebrate, sent over a nine hour harrage. With shells burst i ing over us continuously we celebrat- ed the, holiday. One shell filled with poisonous acid burst directly over my head and burned the clothes off ot my back. I was then covered with vaseHne and stayed with my company
 two days before they sent me back tc Brest and from there back home.''
 ''The boys in the American Army
 are treated better than any other sol.
 diers in Gods green earth,'' is the
 message that Hilbert brings to the mothers.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-22
American
 Officers
 Go To Spa
Marshal Foch Asks German Command to Allow Mis-
 sion to Pass. TWENTY FIVE
 IN THE PARTY American Airmen Landed at Cologne on Rhine on
 Thursday.

London, Nov. 15-An American mission commanded by Major General Rhodes, will leave on Saturday for Spa, German headquarters, Marshal Foeh announces in a wireless message to the German high command. The mission will consist of six officers and 19 soldiers. The German command is asked to give instructions to allow the mission to pass.
 The wireless message reads:
 "From the allied high command 10 the German high command at Spa American mission, consisting of six of ficers and 19 soldiers in nine motor cars, with General Rhodes as chief of the mission, will leave for Spa on the morning of the 18th by the way of Lacapelle, Beaumonte, Philippe vile, Liege and Spa. Please give in- structions to allow the mission to pass"
 American airmen landed at Co., logne, on the Rhine, Thursday, ac- cording to a Cologne dispatch to the Copenhagen Politiken.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-22
TO MEET HUN DELEGATES
 AT SEA TODAY

London, Nov. 15-(By the Asso- ciated Press)-The German cruiser Koenigsberg, which is carrying the German delegates to arrange the na- val terms of the arnistice, it is un- derstood here. will be met by British warships this afternoon and will be escorted to point at sea where the German delegates will meet Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander of the British grand fleet.
 A Berlin wireless dispatch receiv- ed in London Thursday announced that the Koenigsbers put 10 sea at I p. m. on November 13 with the plen- ipotentiaries of the workmen and sol diers council of the German fleet. 1 German delegates are accompanied by
 Admiral Ripper the chief of the high l seas forces, who will act as an ad- l wiser during the negotia lions. Ad- nliral Ripper and Admiral Beatty were ' .he opposing commanders in a battle | off Helgoland in January, 1915.