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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
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Mt. View Lodge, No. 179, 10.
OF, met at the usual hour of
$50 p. M, July 18th, 1918, BIC.
West, N. g., presiding, with a
fair attendance. The usual rou-
tine business was disposed of.
Bro. c. Bradford was report
ed about as last week. Bro. J.
Wolf writes he is sick with fe-
yer for several dys at Burkes-
vile, Ky.
The first degree was confer
red upon one applicant. There
are now three petitioners elect
ed to the initiatory. The report
for last term shows a net loss of
three members. So far as heard
from the lodge now has five
members in the army. Our new
officers are starting off like
there is going to be something
ding this term.
Our next meeting occurs on
Friday night, July 10Th. 1t is
hoped there will be a full at
tendance as there is promise Of
work in the initiatory at that
time. Every one present was
entitled to and received the new
password. All should attend
the next meeting.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
COOkeyille R. 8

PrOtracted meeting began at
Pleasant Valley Sunday with a
very good attendance.
Mrs. Bette Johnson, who has
been very sick, is no better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Hol-
man and children, Mrs. Nancy
Bartlett and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alvin Palk and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Thompson
and children, Mrs. Ova Gentry
and children, and Mrs. James
Sheriff. were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Stewart Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roe Palk are
visiting friends and relatives
near McMinnville this week.
Mrs. Carlos Gentry and child
rem of near Nashville are visit
ing her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. N. A. Roberts of Dou-
BILE Springs.
Henry Stewart, who has been
working at Hadley's Bend, is at
home for a few days.
Mrs. Chester ClemmOns and
Miss Velma Higgenbotham Wis
tied relatives in Silver Point on
Sunday.
Clay Hicks was the guest of
Wade Sheriff. Saturday night.
Mrs. Hubert Ogletree and
Miss Alma Stewart were guests
of Miss Alice Palk Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Palk
and children were guests of
Mrs. Oracle Dalton of Algood
over Sunday.
Bethel Palk left one day last
week for the powder plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Roberts
were in Cookeville Thursday.
Arthur McBroom has bought
a new bicycle.
Mrs. Tiny Thurman is on the
sick list.
John Cash is, in. on a % day
furlough visiting home folks.
Mrs. Charlie Odum of Chatta-
nooga is visiting her father and
mother at Double Springs. v r
Shortie Stewart has six geese
she wants to sell.
Three Widows.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
Holiday Club Notes

The Holiday Canning Club
met at the home of Mrs. Ira
Carr Wednesday, July 10, with
IL members present. Miss Kate
Hooper gave us a demonstra-
tiOn with her steam pressure
Gamer on corn, beans, squash,
beets and apples, which proved
to be a great success.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Mary Taylor and each
member reported a nice time.
Every member is canning
something for Agricultural day,
we expect to have a good exhib-
it and hope to see a large ex-
hibit from every canning club
in the county. We all just
think Miss Hooper the grand
est woman in the county. What
about it, girls?
l think this work is a great
thing anyway, we learn to can
and save so many things that
would otherwise go to waste.
We as a club are very sorry
indeed to lose our faithful men,
bers, Mrs. Anne Millard and
daughter, Elizabeth. They are
greatly missed, and we hope to
have them with us again some
time soon.
The next club meeting is at
the home of Mrs. Mary Taylor,
July 26. Every member is urg-
ed to be present. Everyone is
invited, so come and let's have
a good meeting.
The Secretary.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
COOkeville H. 8

am little girl ten years
cd. My papa takes the Herald
and l do enjoy reading it so
well. I see so many good let
ters in it from different places
and from the soldier boys in the
camps. I certainly do enjoy
reading them as l have a BROTH
er in camp, and when l read
letter from any of them they all
seem like brothers to me.
Several have gone from near
here to- Nashville to work. = sA
Singing at Dodson's Branch
every Sunday evening at two
O'Clock.
l will close by asking for a
shower of birthday cards and
presents for my brother July %
Address Leighton E. Dickerson,
Co. l, 323d Infantry, Camp Sc
vier, Greenville, S. C.
Rosa DickerSOn.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
ATTENTIONS!

Mothers the Boys Amer
lean War:
you have boy in this in the Military Naval
United the United States
declared please let have the following information of
him. and this record will be kept public record for future
reference for the boys when they come home:
Rank Date of Birth ............ Where Born
Color. Name of father
Name of wife Post office address
What branch of the service Where enlisted
Date of enlistment.
Draft volunteered. Date sworn in
Where modified. What company assigned
What regiment and division assigned
What vessel assigned .............
Nearest relative to be notified. .............
......... Post Office address
know of boy in the who has father moth
notify take interest in him let have this
record to be kept for him.
This work being done by the Red Cross Society," and will
the future be of great benefit to the boys in the Mail
all information to at whether boy is drafted
volunteer regular just he is in the
ice in any branch, want to keep record of him. s
L. M BURLINGTON. COOkeyille, Tenn. H
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
Thank You

To the Democrats of Putnam
County: Since the withdrawal
of my opponent leaves me un-
oppised for the Democratic
nomination for Representative
from Putnam county in the
next general assembly, l apodt
this method expressing my
appreciation and gratitude to
the democracy of this county
for such favorable considera-
tion of my candidacy as will re-
suit in my unopposed nomina-
tion in the approaching prima-
ry election.
l was reared and have spent
my life in Putnam county. l
know it's people and it's needs.
Every pulsation of my heart
has ever beat in unison with the
interests of the common people
whose champiin and servant /
have always been.
l shall dedicate all of my tai
ent and energy to the faithful
performance of my duties as a
member of the next general as
sembly and l pledge my honor
that the interest of my people
will be guarded with Jealous
care in the next general assem-
bly,, where my soul ambition
will be to faithfully serve my
county and state.
Very sincerely,
S. F. CARR.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
Declared the Nominee

Whereas, the Hon. Sid F.
Carr is now the only announced
and qualified candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Rep
resentative for Putnam County,
in the coming Legislature,
therefore, by authority vested
us by the State Primary Board,
we, the undersigned Primary
Board for Putnam County, here
by declare the Hon. Sid F. Carr
as the Democratic nominee for
said Office.
This July 18th, 1918.
Jas. N. Cox, Chairman;
D. E. Slagle, Secretary;
]. H. Jared,
o. K. Holiday,
w. o. Watson.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
White Hall


Mrs. Winton Hix is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Judd.
Lee Dyer and Oscar Dowell
visited at Thomas Beans last
Sunday.
Jewel Judd visited Misses
Matte and Minnie Bean Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nash
visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Pleas Kinnaird, recently.
Misses Effie and Anne Garri-
son are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Abe Pharris.
Quite a large crowd visited
at Elijah Bartlett's Saturday.
those present being Misses Oh
lie Mae and Maud Judd, Dave
and Vallie Groce, Oscar Cav,
Georgia Anderson, Lee Dyer.
Oscar Dowell, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Bean and Misses Minnie,
Matte and Olive Bean.
Butler Bartlett is in for a few
weeks visit from Kansas.
Albert Thompson filled his
regular appointment at Howard
Draper's last Sunday.
Miss Minnie and George Rid
die, Robert Jackson and Ira
Knight visited Jewel and New
ton Judd Saturday night.
Misses Fannie and Mary Ell
len Whitaker attended church
at Twelve Corners Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lynn
visited Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. Dra-
per Sunday.
Will close by asking for birth
day cards, letters and presents
for my friend July 81. Address
Mrs. Winton Harp, Cookeville,
Tenn, r. l. July Beauty.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
LIBERTY TEA

Next Thursday afternoon, Ju-
ly 25, a Liberty Tea will be CIV
en- by the ladies of the Metho-
dist church at the home of Mrs.
J. c. Barnes. A musical pro-
gram has been arranged and al
so there will be other amuse-
ments for the entertainment of
all. Every lady in the city is
urged to attend, and all are re-
quested to carry their knitting
with them. A small admission
will be charged.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
H ELP, THE KIDN Ely s
COOkeville Readers Are Learn
ing the Way

|COOKevlue he6OerS are Loarn-
ing the Way
It's the little kidney ills
The lame, weak or aching
back -
The unnoticed urinary disor-
ders-
That may lead to dropsy and
Bright's disease.
When the kidneys are weak,
Help them with Doan's kid
ney Pills,
A remedy especially for weak
kidneys.
Doan's have been used in kid
ney troubles for so years.
Endorsed by $4,000 people
endorsed at home.
Proof in a. Cookeville citizens
statement.
J. C. Bush, farmer, SOC West
Broad St., says: "My kidneys
were weak and l had such pains
In my back l cOulQnt Dend 10
put my shoes on. 1t was impos-
sible for me to do my work on
the farm. l had dizzy spells
when l stopped and spots float
ed before my eyes. The action
of my kidneys was irregular
and the secretions contained
brick-like sediment. 1 used
Doan's Kidney Pills and soon
my back became stronger and
my kidneys acetd regularly. l
depend on Doon's now, whenev-
er my kidneys trouble me-"
Price 60c at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr.. Bush had. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo.
N. Y.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
COOkeville r.. 8

Miss Vallie Lowhorn spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Clark. t,s
Mr.. Sadler and wife spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Nichols last Sunday.
Mr.and Mrs. Alvin Palk spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. B. A.
Thompson. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Earman Clark
spent part of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Daniels.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
ATTENTION. VOTERS!

The August election is close
at hand, and as l have been so
busy in the office, l have not had
the opportunity to make as clos
a canvass as | would like to
have done. However, l will ap-
preciate your active support
and vote on August 1.
Very truly yours, fiji
s. s. STATION,
Democratic Nominee for Reg
lister.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
FOOD NOTES
Consumers Flour

Merchants and millers will
strictly observe the rules hereto
fore promulgated governing the
sale of flour, that is, regular Ger
tificates from purchasers in ev-
cry case when substitutes are
not purchased at the same time,
and not sell more than 2412 lbs
to city people and 49 lbs. to
country people.
Sugar
Sugar is very scarce indeed.
and the strictest economy will
have to prevail in order to make
Tennessee's allotment hold out
for the present quarter. Three
pounds per person per month
is the maximum amount that
can be sold or used by any per.
son legally, and same cannot be
purchased or sold in excess of
two pounds to city customers
and five pounds to country GUS
toners, and if there is any evil
dence of any one trying to re-
peat purchases or buy from
more than one merchant, then
the merchant making the dis
cOvery should refuse to make
the sale and report the case.
1t is best for merchants to
take no chance in this matter
and sell sugar only to their own
customers. Sugar for canning
purposes may be sold in rs lb.
lots or less only on certificates
sworn to before a Notary.
Farmers Milling
Farmers making proper affi-
davit may draw from the mills
a sufficient amount of -four
ground from wheat grown on
their own farm to meet the nec-
essary needs of their own house
hold and that of their depend
ent tenants to do them until Oc.
tOber list. Figured on twelve
pounds per person per month.
The department desires to
encourage farmers to grow all
their own supplies, hence their
liberal consideration for farm
ers only.
Mill Feed Prices
The food administration has
fixed the following prices on
mill feed to consumers:
Bran, less than ton lots, $1.55
per 100; shorts, $1.7O; mixed
feeds, $1.65, at mill or store.
Any dealer charging more
than these prices is subject to
prosecution under the federal
laws and the food administra-
tor will handle any case if re-
ported. ]. N. cox,
County Food Administrator.
To Sugar Dealers
Retail merchants have their
sugar stock for canning and
preserving replenished only by
surrendering to food admins
tration, sugar division, Nash
vile, the affidavits taken by
them from consumers buying
for canning purposes. s
H. A. MORGAN,
Federal Food Administrator.
Before you forget it, why not sub
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18

A nice, gentle, soaking rain
fell today and it was very much
needed, as crops wede begin
ming to suffer from drOuth.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18
COOkeville r. Z

Threshing wheat seems to be
the order OF the day.
John Peek and family and
Russell Lee and family visited
at Joe Bartlett's last Sunday
Mrs. Martha Lee spent Tues
day with Mrs. Ethel Williams.
Jesse Barnes and family Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey West
last Sunday.
Miss Mertice Hendley is visit
ing her sister, Becky Gentry,
this week.
Tilda Lee visited Lillian
Johnson one day last week.
Milt Ransom and wife and
Pate Smith took dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Maberry
last Sunday.
Claude Brown took Ginre1
with his cousin. Lillian ]"hn-
son, Sunday.
If any one wants T. hear any
news just ask Norman Kay
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1918-07-18

Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Hatfield of
r. 1 have received word that
their son w. L. Hatfield, with
the 315th Field Signal Battal-
ion, has arrived overseas.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
ROWLAND DRY GOODS CO.
STOCK MARKET

New York, Aug. 2S.---Opening spe- cialties were the only feature of in terest at the dull opening of today's stock market. Hide & Leather pre- ferred mounted to the new record of 94 on its further advance of 1 1-2 points, the common also gaining a point. Changes among industrials and equipments were trivial, advances and declines being about equally distrib- uted. The list hardened later, Can adian Pacifice gaining 1 1-2 and St. Paul 1.
 Noon Authoritative assurances regarding local monetary conditions afforded a better foundation for the further dealings of the forenoon. Canadian Pacific made an extreme ad- vance of A points, St. Paul prefer red and common # and 2 respect lively, Reading 1k and New oYrk Central 1 point. Among prominent industrials United States Steel gained point with Bethlehem and Crucible Steel. Fertilizers, motor subsidiaries and Industrial Alcohol gained 1 to 2 points. Liberty S1ss approximated their high record at 102.4s and the As and AZ were more active.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
RUMANIA HAS
 AN EPIDEMIC OF TYPHUS FEVER

Paris, Aug. -(Correspondence of The Associated Press)-Typhus has again broken out in Rumania partic- ularly in the part occupied by the Germans, and there thas been a large number of deaths. The victims are mostly poor Rumanian peasants, and little effort is made by the German medical authorities to combat the dis ease. There is a serious shortage of food, and those who do not die of typhus usually succumb to starvation. The Moldavian section of Rumania is practically free from the epidemic. This information was conveyed to The Associated Press today by Herbert Mayer, secretary to Charles J. Vopic- ka, American Minister at Jassy, who has just returned from Rumania via Austria and Switzerland.
 According to MT. Mayer, an Ameri- can physician, Dr. Breckinridge Bayne, of Washington, D. C., who was in Bucharest for nearly two years dur ing the German occupation and who is now on his way to the United States. was the only one who had the cour- age 10 go 1nIO the dlSCASu areas III Wallachia and fight the disease. Dr. Bayne usually was accompanied by two or three German physicians, who pretended to represent the German sanitary department and who would force him to enter the infected houses and bring out the patients for inspec- ton. There had been several deaths among the German physicians from the disease, and as a result all German doctors had an intense dread of 1t. They refused fatly to minister to the sick or dying.
 This work was left to Dr. Bayne, whose immunity from the malady was a constant source of mystery to the Hun physicians. Dr. Reyne, who braved all forms of contag!on, would go into the little mud novels of the peasants. and carry the patients out for observation by the German medi- cal officers. The Germans would look the case over curiousIy and then de- clare, Yes, that is typhus; take the patient back. and put up a notice in red, He who enters here diea'"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
GREAT TRANSPORT FLEET LANDS
 SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE IN SILENCE

American Port, Western France, Aug. 20.-Twelve o'clock at night, all lights out ashore and afloat, heavy rain squalls sweeping out to sea, and this great port dark and silent as the latest fleet of American transports and convoys-13 monster ships, 10 de- stroyers, 36,000 fighting men and B. 900 crew-creeps in from the Atlantic.
 With an American army escort we had climbed to high point on the sea front to get glimpse of this first process in the gigantic military migra- tion from America to Europe, the and then to follow 1t, step by step, as It's vast and intricate activities unfold ed up to the arrival of the men on the fighting front.
 The wireless station had received a cipher message giving warning of the approach of the fleet. It had been hoped the arrival would be in daylight with flags flying, bands playing and the sun shining as the American fight ing men got their first glimpse of Eu- rope. But this is no dress parade, said the Admiral, and there Is no time for stage effects.
 And so at midnight in the rain and darkness with signal lights showing 1 for the first time since they left the other side, the huge flotilla moved in ! a, long line of lights to the sheltered roadstead. There was the creak' of windlass and chains as the anchors gripped.
 4t,lo 5 ,SrrI,+ fro k11 a 1 darkness and rain is only one of the steady succession of great armadas coming every three and four days, in the colossal American military influx which Secretary Baker gives at 275,000 men for a single month. These 36,000 men just in are the population of a good-sized city; twice as many men as we sent to Cuba for the Spanish-Am- erican war; about half the force Ma poleon had at Waterloo when the des- tinies of Europe were in the scale.
 And while this is one of the record debarkments, yet 1t Is only & small part of that mighty stream coming ir from the west. It Is the unprecedent- ed magnitude of such military move ment, across the ocean, in the face o1 submarines, that has thrilled the Al Eed world and broken the spirit of the adversary.
 It was a stirring scene in the har' bor the morning following as thu transports unlnaded their 36,000 men The sky had cleared and the huge hulls of the transports loomed out O. the mist, their tunnels puffing blacl smoke, their sides painted with fan tastic camouflage, and their decks ris ing like terraces crowded with khaki clad Americans in their broad brim med sombreros. The destroyers hat drawn off and were lying punched ter across. They looked dininutive be
 side the big ships, but their powe1 showed in the glint of guns and thu long lean build like a greyhound stretched for action. Further bacl were the French warships.
 All about wore innumerable smal
 craft, army and navy tugs, lighters
 launches, and a flotilla of fishing
 craft with their nets hanging to dr,
 like huge sails of lace. Back of thi
 water scene stretched the huge Ameri
 can warehouses, sprung up like mush
 rooms. until the whole front wa
 black with buildings and then skele Atoms of more buildings, Already tn
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

Dr. Bayne would give the unfor- tunate sufferers what little treatment he could, but he knew it would be only temporary. The Germans show ed the most cal1ous disregard for hu- man life, and the stricken inhabitants of the villages would be left either to succumb to typhus or to die from starvation.
 For his heroic and unremitting work among the people in the Ru- manian villages, Dr. Bayne received before he left the highest decoration within the gift of the King of Ruma- mia and was everywhere regarded as one of the saviours of the people. Even the hardened Mackensen, the German Field Marshal, showed him special recognition and sent him ci- gars and other favors while in Bu- charest-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
DIED.

REHI1L-In this city, Thursday, Aug. 22, 1918, John F. Rehill, aged A years, II days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his sister, Mary Rehfll, ,2162 Main street, on Saturday, August "A, at S:3O a. m., and from St. Patrick's church at o'clock.
 Burial in St. Michaers cemetery Automobile cortege. a*p SMITH-In this city, Aug. 21, 1918, Hugh P. Smith.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, 919 Madison avenue, on Friday, Aug. 23, at s:30 a. m., and from St. Patrtck's s church at g a. m.
 Interment at St. MichaeTs ceme- tery. L21 b%p MURPHY-1n westport, Conn, Wed nesday, Aug. 21, 1918, William H. Murphy, aged 62 years, months, IS days.
 Funeral service will be held at the home of his sister Mrs. R. c. Davis No. 796 Noble avenue, on Friday 23rd inst, at 2:3O o'clock p. m.
 Burial in Mountain Grove ceme- tery.
 Kindly omit flowers. a"p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23

lighters were alongside and the SOL ways to go ashore.
 The Americans found this port without any system of big docks.
 A few of the smaller ships can come to the docks, but most of the unloading from the deep-draught ships must be by lighters. The Am erican commanders are planning to change all this, and soon the long breakwater will be linked to the land by bridges, thus creating at a stroke a huge docking system by which the American troops will march straight ashore from the ships.
 [ A lighter was now pushing off, with 500 troops packed on it like the crowd at a holiday procession. The men were feeling gay, for they were about to step on solid ground again, and to have their first look at France; and besides they had the regimental band which was sending the Star Spangled Banner echoing over the wa ter. Every head was barred as the strains of the anthem went up. Over the men floated a huge dirigible bal loon pointing out to sea in quest of a submarine. The soldiers gazed at 1t as the first sign of warfare. After 1t rose two hydroplanes like monster beetles and joined in the search for submarines.
 Now the lighters were at the dock, and with the tide out the men climb ed up 20 feet to the wharves. As they fell in for the march to camp they
 had an earnest quizzical look, for this was the first sight these men ot the new world were taking of the old world-most of them from Iowa, Ne braska and the middle west