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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Two Of Them.

Southern Indiana gives us this story.
A sixth-grade examination was in prog.
ress. One Of the questions read, "Name
the national hymn of the United States
and its author"
Back came an answer from one fu.
ture tiller of the soil: "The United
States hymn is Uncle Sam and the 9th.
er one Is Woodrow Wilson"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
Hay and Grain.

Hay-No. | timothy Scoops, No. !
$27@2725; No. / clover mixed S24@26
No. clover mixed $22G24, No. ] clio.
yer $21.50@22,50.
New Oats-No. white &c, standard
white 661ac. No. white 66bc, No. 2
mixed 64@64hc, No. 3 mixed 63664c
Corn--No 2 white $2@2.05, No. 8
white $1.95@2, No 2 yellow $1,000
l.95, No yellow $1.8561.90. No. 2
mixed $1.75@1S0, No 8 mixed S1.75O
1.oO, White ear $1,000, yellow ear
s1.7SQ1.SO, mixed ear $16O@1.7O.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
4712c, centralized creamery extras Acc.
firsts 43c.
Eggs-Prime firsts 371kc. firsts
S61ac, ordinary firsts 39hc.
Live Poultry-Broiers. ~ lib and
over 33c; under 11s lb, zoe; fowls, 4
lbs and over, 2S1ac; do, under 4 lbs.
27Q271ac; ROSTERS, zoe Id.
Live Stock.
Cattle-Shippers $13@16.75, butcher
steers, extra $14@15.50, good to choice
$12@14, common to fair $750@11.5O;
heifers, extra $11@12.50, good to choice
$10@10.50, common to fair $7@950;
cows, extra $9.75@11.25, good to choice
$8.50@9.50, common to fair $6.25@8;
Gamers $5.50@6.25, Gamers and feed
ers $7@11.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
1885, good to choice packers and
butchers $19.65, medium (15O-190 lbs)
$3.50, stays $11@15. common to
choice heavy fat sows $13@1715, light
shippers 1890. pigs Clio lbs and less)
S15m19.50.
Sheep-Extra $11.50912, good to
choice s1O.50011.50, common to fair 81
Q9.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Foreign

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria is suf-
fering from mental strain and needs
absolute seclusion and rest, according
to dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Amsterdam quot
ing advices from Cologne.
! The government of the country of
the north" recently established at
Archangel, Russia, after revolution
against the bolshevlki, has addressed
a proclamation to the people of the
district, declaring the bolshevik regime
at an end and announcing that the new
government has taken up the duty Of
governing the region.
Lieut.. Franz Foster Foss, q. s. A.,
was killed and five sailors were in
jured by boiler explosion on an Amer
lean ship in British port, says dis
patch from London. Lieutenant Foss
home is in Providence, r. ].
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Experts differ as to how long ago
the Chinese began to make rugs.
There are some who think 1t is one
Of the native arts of China and others
maintain that 1t is acquired. Never
theless, it is safe to say that, like the
other arts Of the Flowery Republic
Chinese rugmaking is of very great
antiquity.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Plea For Mooney.

Washington.-A committee repro
senting international labor unions call
ed at the White House and left me-
mortal asking President Wilson to in
tervene again in behalf of Thomas j.
Mooney, under sentence of death in
California for connection with the
Preparedness Day parade bomb explo-
sion in San Francisco in July, 1916.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
French Troop Transport rorpedoed

Paris.-Four hundred and forty-two
men are missing as a result of the tor.
pedoing of the French steamer Diem.
nah in the Mediterranean while bound
from Bizerta to Alexandria with
troops on board, according to an Off
cial announcement. Four days later
the French steamer Australian also
was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
Still another steamer was torpedoed,
but remained afioat
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Personal

William Pitt Kellogg, formerly of
Canton, Ill.,, who served during the re-
construction period as United States
senator from Louisiana, and as COVER
nor of that state, died in Washington
at the age of lightweight
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
US.-Teutonic WarNews

Coming to the surface in the midst
of fleet of fishing schooners off the
Massachusetts coast. German sub
marine sank nine vessels of the fleet,
the navy department announced
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

The first American field army has
been organized in France. II is under
the direct command of General Per.
shing. The creation OF the First field
army is the first step toward the CO
ordination of all the American forces
in France.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Destroyer Sunk.

London.-A British torpedo boat de-
stroyer was sunk by an enemy sub
marine in the Mediterranean on Au.
gust 6. Seven of the destroyer's com.
plement were lost. The Admiralty
made this announcement.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Lieut.. James III. Dale, ~. LOUIS uNl-
alton officer, made successful 1000
foot leap with parachute from an
airplane at Teliaferro field, Texas. the
third person to accomplish the feat
A letter written by President Wilson
which was made public at Atlanta, Ga,
urges GeOrgians TO vote for w. J. Har-
ris, former member of the federal
trade commission, for the United
States senate In order to defeat Sena-
tor Hardwlck.
First Lieut.. Thomas Il. Evans OF
Santa Cruz, Call and Corp. George ID.
Sensey of Ridgefeld Park, N. j., were
killed In an airplane accident. The
plane in which they were flying
dropped into Colon bay and tie men
were drowned.
The seizure of four more enemy
owned corporations with a capitaliza-
ton of over 100000 was announced
in New York by A. Mitchell Palmer.
alien property custodian. The com
panies will be sold.
Louisiana has ratified the federal
prohibition amendment. Ratification
was voted by the house. 90 to 81, fol-
lowing favorable action early in the
week by the senate
Second Lleuts. Harry s. Herr and
Leon w. Adelsperger, both of Spring
field, o., were killed at Taliferro field,
Tex, when the machines they were
plotting collided at an altitude of
about 1900 feet and fell to the ground.
Announcement has been made of
wage increase of approximately 10 per
cent for all refinery employees of the
Standard OIL company of New Jersey.
Judge John M. Becker Of Monroe.
Wis, tried in the federal court at Eau
Claire on charge of having made I'M
patriotic utterances, was convicted. by
jay. oChlChSC was uelcEIcu
The death toll In the gulf storm
which swept Lake Charles, La. and
vicinity totaled %.
Twenty-Five of the "a hahgars on
Gerstner aviation field near Lake
Charles, La, were blown down and
many airplanes destroyed or entirely
swept away by the tropical storm
which struck that region.
Gerstner field training camp for avn
ators was badly damaged by storm.
The property loss near Lake Charles,
La, is more than $1,000,000 Several
structures went down.
An increase in street car fares for
Detroit, Mich, was announced by the
Detroit United railway. The new rates
will be 6 cents cash or ten tickets for
So cents, instead of fiat 5-cent
charge.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
European War News

european war News
The German embassy ut Moscow
will remove Immediately to Pskov, ow-
ing to conditions in Moscow, according
to advices to Copenhagen from Berlin.
A German destroyer was sunk eight
miles off Zeebrugge, according to an
official statement issued In London by
the British admiralty. The statement
says that the destroyer was sunk by
striking a British mine.
An official communication Issued in
London by the air ministry announces
that an air raid has been made on
Karlsruhe and that there was an ex-
plosion in the Karlsruhe station.
The long-range cannon with which
the Germans have internationally bonn
barded Paris for more than four
months past have now been silent for
two days. This fact may be explained
by the allied advance.
The antibolsheviki movement in
Russia is growing rapidly, the bolshe-
vik soviet Organization having virtu-
ally gone to pieces. Nikolai Lenine,
the premier, and Leon TrOtzky, his
war minister, intend to flee to Ger
many should the situation become too
serious. These statements are made
in recent Russian newspapers received
in London.
German submarines operating off
the French coast on August 3 sank
the small American steamship Lake
Portage and the British steamer Ber-
wind. Lake Portage, of 1898 gross
tons, was built last year.
Official dispatches to Washington
from Rome say news has reached
there from Switzerland that Austro-
German re-enforcements are being sent
in large numbers TO both the Italian
and Albanian fronts.
Since August, 1914, including those
already with the colors Great Britain
alone has raised for the army and
navy 6,250,O00 men, for the most part
voluntarily, declared Premier Lloyd
George in an address in the house of
commons. One hundred and fifty Ger
man submarines have been destroyed,
Mr.. Lloyd George announced, more
than half of them in the last year.
For failure to stop the Franco-Amer-
lean offensive 10 German officers have
been retired.
More than seven million letters from
American soldiers in Frame have been
received at Atlantic ports since July
20 and the post Office department an
nounced that everyone of them was
started for its destination within "A
hours after its arrival.
A squadron of Itanan airplanes, COM
manded by Capt. Gabrielle D'Annunzio,
has flown over Vienna and dropped
manifestoes. The planes were not mo-
Tested.
After the occupation of Archangel
by the allies, the bolsheviki withdrew
across the River Dvina and on August
4 were again driven out Of their posi-
lions there, chiefly by shellfire, accord
ing TO news received in London. The
allies have since rushed rapidly south.
ward along the railway toward vok
ogda.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

A monster heavy gun plant and rec
lamatiOn equipment base, costing from
S25,0OO,000 to $30UOO0O0, comparable
10 the Krupps at Essen, Germany. is
10 be built in France for the American
eXpeditionary forces, the war depart
ment annOupced.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Manufacturers Of passenger automo-
biles were advised by the war indus
tries board TO convert their plants
to 100 per cent war work not later than
January /.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Genius and Taste.

To say nothing of its holiness or
authority the Bible contains more
specimens Of genius and taste than
any other volume In existenee.-Lan-
dor.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Keen Out the Dust

Have window shalles that will run
up and down over your pantry shelves
and lot of dust will be saved
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Complaints charging attempts 10
force maintenance of resale prices were
issued by the federal trade commission
against the Vortex manufacturing
company OF Chicago and New York
and an Ohio concern.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

BY the provisions of a general army
order, the terms regular army, Ma
tional Guard, National army and re-
serve corps are abolished for all pur-
poses, and with them go all insignia
other than the plain ~. s." monogram
heretofore reserved for regulars only.
Sick and wounded soldiers landed
in the United States from the Amerl-
can expeditionary forces and sent TO
various army hospitals during the week
ended August 2, numbered 1859
The Diamond Shoals lightship on
Cape Hatteras was shelled and sunk
by German submarine, the navy de-
partment announced. The crew of the
lightship reached the shore safely In
boats.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Secretary of War Newton D. Baker
announced that the American military
contingent to go to Russia will num-
Der less than 10000 The combined
strength of the allies Is not expected
to exceed $4,000 men.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

A letter written by President Wilson
which was made public at Atlanta, Ga,
urges GeOrgians to vote for w. J. Har-
ris, former member of the federal
trade commission, for the United
States senate in order to defeat Sena-
tor Hardwick.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
Warrington

Bitterly assailing the great packing
firms of Swift, Armour, Morris, Cudahy
and Wilson for creating structure of
conspiracy, control, monopoly and re-
straint." the federal trade commission.
In report to President Wilson, recon-
mends that immediate steps be taken
to give the government monopoly
over such portion of their business as
will restore competition"
President Wilson, aroused over the
grave danger in the coal situation of
the country and continuing decreases
in production, addressed proclama-
ton to all persons engaged in coal
mining, calling for prompt and vigor-
GUS action by operators and miners.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29
WORLDS EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most Important Zap
penlnes Of the World Compiled
In 5riefest and Most Suceinet
Form for Quick Consumption.
Domestic

Lieut.. James II. Dale, st. Louis, avi-
alton officer, made successful 1000
foot leap with a parachute from an
airplane at Teliderro field, Texas, the
third person to accomplish the feat.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

First Lieut.. Thomas Il. Evans OF
Santa Cruz, Cal, and Corp. George ID.
Sensey of Ridge6eld Park, N. j., were
killed In an airplane accident. The
plane in which they were flying
dropped into Colon bay and tie men
Were drowned.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

An official communication issued in
London by the air ministry announces
that an air raid has been made on
Karlsruhe and that there was an ex-
plosion in the Karlsruhe station.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

The seizure of four more enemy
owned corporations with a capitaliza-
ton of over 100000 was announced
in New York by A. Mitchell Palmer.
alien property custodian. The com
panies will be sold.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Dyersburg.-News has just been ~.
ceived here Of the death of Hugh Todd,
who was killed in action in France. He
was member of the marines, and had
only recently received a commission
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

The long-range cannon with which
the Germans have internationally bonn
barded Paris for more than four
months past have now been silent for
two days. This fact may be explained
by the allied advance.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

An increase in street car fares for
Detroit, Mich, was announced by the
Detroit United railway. The new rates
will be cents cash or ten tickets for
So cents, instead of fat 5-cent
charge
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-08-29

Chattanooga. - With approximately
1000 members in attendance, the an.
nual session of the Tennessee Bar As
sociation was held at the Signal Noun
tain Inn.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
Splendid Work
IN Stamp Campaign
at Florence

o<oree nockafsllow. OF tho Fremont
county National bank at Canon City.
and 40 y IN charge Of the sale os
war eFaos and thttft ssamps n the
csnq1 ~ = business vis1tnf "A
Flnrsass Ssatesssy sft@1scn- HA =
very much eratified over the general
intereat being taken In the campaign
In all sections OF the county and es-
peciaily congratulated the splendid
work that Ia being accomplished In
Florence Mr.. Rockafellow took the
matter up with Postmaster Burkhard
In regard to forming clubs among the
church. lodge and school organizations
for the purchase of war shvings
stamps. In other parts of the country
this plan Is being very successfully
carried out.-Florence Citizen
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
District Attorney
COnvicts Auto Thief
at Buena Vista

District Attorney T. Lee wftcher.
returned to Canon City on Saturday
from Buena Vista where he had been
In attendance the greater part OF the
previous week. Mr.. witcher came
home at the ccnciusion of the trial
Of the cases on the criminal docket.
having secured o conviction in each
Of them One Of the cases heard was
the People Vi. W. r.. Seymour.
charged with the larceny Of an auto
mobile from Harold Thornhoff OF sa-
lida. sen0ar accprdins to Mr-l
witcher. was the head OF q gang or
automobile thieves and hootleggers
with headquarters at Del Norte
Seymour's conviction was secured
thru the confession of Ed Berry. one
of his associates in crime. who turned
states evidence and told the story OF
Seymour's operations and his own con-
nection with them Seymour Is re-
puted TO have stolen no fewer than
half a dozen cars during the last
twelve months. A brother. who was
connected with him in his unlawful
occupation. was found guilty in the
district court at Grand Junction. q
couple of weeks ago and sentenced
to a long term at the penitentiary. His
part of the game was to steal tires
and other automobile accessories. Up
to the time OF Mr.. Witcher's depart
ure from Buena Vista. Judge Cooper
had not fixed W. R. sey1nour's term
of imprisonment.
The Seymour brothers came To
Colorado from Oklahoma and arc
said to be bad lot
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
Lincoln Park Boy
Now Lieutenant in
Medical Division

Lieut. John w. Stiers ia a Canon
City boy who is doing fine work In
the army. Lieut. Suers 10 the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs F. J. Stiers. Of Lincoln
Park He grew up here and gradu-
ated from the South Canon High
school. After that he took medical
course at the North Western univer-
sity in Chicago and had two years
work as an intern at the Michelreese
hospital In Chicago. He settled at
Muscatine. Iowa but after six months'
practice felt II his duty 10 Join the
army and serve his country. He was
Immediately given commission Of
First Lieutenant In the medical de-
partment.
Licut. Stiers is now with the medical
department $50 Inf. Ssrd Division. at
Camp Logan. Texas. In November hs
was married % Misc Esther Danielscn,
graduate nurse Of Chicago Mrs.
Stiers 10 now with her husband at
Camp Lewis
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
3OVER THE TOP, by HAROLD GUY EMPEY
STARTS in THIS ISSUE OF THE RECORD

tically every front line experience and
he tells of those happenings SO that
you can understand.
II you want to get a more intimate
idea OF what our own boys will run
up against in the front line trenches.
read this story. start 1t this week.
Recruits movements from enlist
ment to the front-from billets to
trenches--journey through communi-
cation trenches-individual equipment
--shelling aereplanes she'll shock--
sounds and appearance of firing and
Notwithstanding the trenches and
dugouts-comeback OF a sslacker''
care OF the wounded-"saicida club.
religious service under fire-firing
for baltic Of the
Somme-
Changing gas helmet during an at
tack-noiseless barbed wire cutting
bomb making--bomb throwing--mak,
ing night attack with least DANGER
arming for trench clcaring- -determin-
ing occupancy OF trench suArding
against discovery by star hEht-nght-
ing -cooties--sc scoutins- -sapp)ng and
mining camp. bfllsts nArch and
trench requirements-- Of scn IN
der all conditions.
Going -over the ropr- aA3ustine
Gar helmet = trench eenstruetion~-
transvsfss firv stsp- -sasbed vine -
tanxleuaents -ianss sat thxN ~ haFl-
ed wire sonA thxpvAna timlnG
haaA sonbs naeA;As - -
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
A. A. Fowler Opens
Pot for Convicts Who
Helped in Tragedy

Mr.. A. A.. Fowler made n sugges.
tion this morning and backed It up
with a donation OF fifty cents. that a
little fund be made up for the con.
victs who struggled IN the icy waters
Of the reservoir Sunday. until they
located the bodice OF the rippln chill.
dren.
Mr.. Fowler suggests that those who
feel thsx the ppnvtcts deserve n little
reward and who nre willing to give
Twenty-Five cents or a smaller sum for
such a purpose. just leave II at the
Record office and when all the dona'
tions are in. the full amount will be
sent to Warden Tyrt,n for distribution
equally among the convicts.
Mr.. Fowler said that of course he
appreciated the fact that the firemen
and others also did good work but that
he felt few dollaps 20 the convicts
would not be amiga He said that
they had no particular interest other
than that OF humanity and gladly
risked their lives or At least q chance
Of serious illness that the bodies Of
the little children might be recovered.
This ID just q suggestiou by Mr..
Fowler and If there are any who would
care to mako = small donation. the
fund will be taken caro- Of by the
Record and when completed VIII be
sent to Warden lyman.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21
MRS EMMA C. CURTIS

MIA Emma Chent Curtis. wife OF
Jashes Curtis. died At the family home
"a Cyanide svenue. in the -Four Nile
district at 4 O'Clock this afternoon
frum pnenmonia Mr.. Curtis had been
IN since Tuesday OF last week and
for tFo or three days previous to the
end. her condition was critical. Few
people outside the family circle and
ths immediate friends and nefghbore
knew OF hsr illness and the announce
mems nf her death this afternoon was
Z. sA4et to the community. No ar
,faus}ments Tor the funeral have yet
.6eeuf made. nor 10 1t possible at this
time 10 do more than mako q mere
chroa5cIe Of her death.
3frt. Curtis wss a woman OF excxep-
ttpna1 talent in many ways and had
won Tor herself Q considerable repu-
tatina ~ . writer of veree. She con-
tributed At various times short poems
to the Century magazine. to the At
lantio and other literary publications
and they always had a vide clientele
Of readers. By consent moet of them
subsequently found their way into
Tho coIumns OF the Denver newepap-
es. Mrs Curtis was strongly patriot
Ic sud q number Of her poetic produc-
tions we're written for the celebra-
ton Of national anniversaries One
OF them. Il will be remembered. was
dedicated 10 the heroism of the SOL
diers Of the Civf, war and was read
by the aathoress at tn G. A. r.
Memorial day observance at the City
park last year
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-21

meut. Burhans' slogan will be-
Come to the Mountains for Rest and
Recuperation-Y He says the country
is prosperous. many folks are making
money. most folks have been over
worked between extra good business
and much patriotic enort and that
many need rest and recuperation.
Mr.. Burhans Is filling the papers
and the magazines of the East with
enticing stories of the charms of life
in Colorado. There. VIII be followed
with ads telling plainly how to come
to Colorado and what it costs.
Mr.. Burhans says that by August II
you go to Denver. you win have as
hard time finding hotel accommoda-
tons as you did during the Stock
show.
He says Canon City can fiii the
town with tourists. II little effort is
made to direct them this way.
Mr.. Burhans has great faith in the
future Of the West and of Colorado In
particular. He says after the war is
over. there viii be great movement
of people toward the West: that all
our Industries in Colorado viii flour
ish and our state will fill up with
people He says that Denver VIII be
a great city and that the attractive
places in the state. Ike Canon City.
WIN all have a healthy growth in the
next few years.