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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-14
AS a Mother
Sees the Navy

For ten days ] was the guest of
the Atlantic Fleet" writes mother
who made a visit of investigation
for Good Housekeeping. She tells
other mothers. in the January issue.
Just how their boys live on board
ship. She says: During those days
! tried to do everything the boys had
20 do. ate with them: worked with
them: even got sick and went to
the hospital ship. did everything
they did. except sleep In a hammock
and fire a gun. They wouldn't let
me fire a gun. and was glad of it
AS to the hammock. tried to get In
one. but the art of arriving In a
dream sack some six feet from the
floor is an ecquired one. There is
not seclus,on enough on ship for
mother with her set muscles and
avoirdupois to become a hammock
artist.
How do our sons live in this mas
culine world? (For the navy is a !
mans world. and Va Il a woman has no
piace) First of ALL they live with al
most no furniture. There is no place |
on fighting ships for other than the !
barest necessities. They eat from |
long tables and sit On benches There
are no table-cioths or napkins. but |
the tables are scrubbed as clean as
any table-cioth can be and the |
benches. too. During the hours when |
meals are not being served these !
tables are folded up and held by
chains from great hooks near the |
roof OF the passageway. The bench |
es are folded UP and placed on top
of the tables.
The beds are hammocks swung |
from two iron hooks. During the |
morning the hammocks are aired over |
the rail- OF the ship. at noon they are
flashed up and put in big binlook-
ing places These hanmocks are. /
am told. very comfortable. once you |
learn how TO get In them. They are
really lifepreservcrs with notation
enough to ho'd up two men.
For q dresser or chiffoniAr. each /
boy has 4 big deep sack which looks 1
like a bag sugar or flour |
comes in. Down N the depths Of that
bag he keeps. In unrumpied condition.
all his clothes. clean and dirty. That |
IA certainly a maE's way. Buti.to bet
fair to the men. however. the dirty |
clothes are there but q short time. |
Every day Ia wash-day aboard ship- |
Tho dirty suits arr nut into the bag In |
the morning and removed In the after.
noon These bags hang on q rope-raii !
out Of the way. Therc Ia no way OF |
locking these bags. They are merely
marked with the owners number: ey-
cry boy receives . number when be |
joins the ship. His clothes. hammock |
hooks. and ditty-box arc marked with !
tho same rumber.
The citty-box. You have to sec II |
to appreciate l., Il is the only article |
our sailor ladies own that Is private. |
It locks; rs about foot and q half
long and a foot wide and one foot
deep. II is made OF some kind of
wood that Is light. II is the most
man thing about the whole ship. I
think tho officers envy the men their
ttyboxes. for II Is the boys pocket
grown up with him. A locked pocket
and no woman to clear II out.
The food on the ship is good. and
there is plenty OF IT, The luxury OF
green vegetables nod fresh fruits de-
pends on, whether the ships are at
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-14
LEFT SATURDAY FOR
MACON, ILLINOIS.

Mr. and Mrs. c. l. Smith icft here
last Saturday morning for Macon nj.
IN response 10 telegram informing
them Of the very serious illness OF
their daughter at that place. They
Will bc gone several weeks.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-14
puEsLo LADY VISITING HERE.

Mrs. Elmer ALERT Of Pueblo. Is Wis
itiss here as the guest OF her brother.
George Newsal. and wife. on Dosier
avenue IN the Four llile district.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-14

Witnees my hand and onic!ai seal
this 1.nd day OF January. A. u. 1913.
BLAKE ROGERS
County Treasurer.
by r. l., HInnan. Deputy.
Fret Pub. Jan II. 1915.
Las, F>ib. Feb -. 1918
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-14
VISITORS IN RockvAlg FRIDAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Stehiin and
family Of the Four Mile neishborhood
were visitors In Rockvale on Friday.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
Life Says

That Washington swore blue
streak. sometimes, while in the thick
of battle.
That Bob Ingerscll died a beauti-
1ul death-somsthing that can't be
accounted for.
That Grant drank SO heavily-his
generalship saved the Union.
That Colonel Goethals built the
Panama canal smoking cigarettes.
Ask him.
That Lincoln used to crack jokes of
q nature that probably wouldn't pass
muster at q Suffrage Purity club.
Just think OF the harm this man ac-
complished!
That the piles of dead bodies which
had stopped the enemy's invasions
were not all Sunday School boys.
That, II 1t hadn't been for all the
aforesaid sinners, the immaculate
ones would never be enjoying their
safety and freedom Of speech which
they 10 pjudiciously use. Thank God
for the sinners who rushed in where
the self-sainted feared to tread.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
Honor where Honor is Due.

Here is the best campaign story
The Independent has run across thus
far and will he fully appreciated by
many thousands OF friends OF Colo
RADIOS popular secretary of state.
One of the questions in the recent
examination for teacher certificates
was: Name three Americans who
are leaders In the present war" A
young miss In one of the counties Of
northwestern Colorodo answered,
''Three leaders of America in this
war are President Wilson. who Is the
head Of all, Captain Pershing, who is
with our boys overseas, and Secre-
tsry of State James II. holland, who
10 doing great Red Cross work and
many other activities" The answer
given here Is verbatim and is on file
In the Office OF the county superin-
te9dent where the young lady Was
taking the examinRtion.-Iliff Inde-
pendent.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
STAND BY THIS EMBLEM
How Free Men Fight.

Philip Gibbs. war correspondent OF
the Chicago Tribune and New York
Times. writes from the British bat
tie front:
~ have already written accounts
OF the astounding feat Of our Forty
sixth Midland division, who on Sun
day last flung themselves across the
Scheldt canal at Bellenglise and cap
tured 4, 200 prisoners, n great number
OF guns and over 1000 machine guns,
but further details that come from
these Leicesters. Staffords and Sher-
wood foresters increase the marvel OF
this achievement, which will rank in
history as one of the most heroic cpl
sodes Of the war. These men were
not romantic fellows like Greek
heroes. They were bootmakers from
Leicester and lacemakers from Not
ttngham and potters from Arnold
Benefits five towns where life Ia
rather drab and its color Is monot-
onous."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

Writing Of the British victory in
Palestine, Frank H. Simonds, the
greatest Of the American military OBJ
servers, says:
1.-THE struggle for northern France
and Belgium and the astounding
change In the Balkan situation have
served to distract attention from the
very grave events In Asia Minor and
In Syria, yet 1t is hardly too much to
say that the consequence of Allen
by's victory In Palestine may include
the greatest revolution In five CEN
turtles In western Asia"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
RARE BARGAIN IN HIGH
GRADE PIANO

We have stored at Rifle high
grade piano, which, for immediate
sale, will be sold at very substan
tial reduction in price. Terms to ri-
sponsible party. We are in position
to give someone a rare bargain, and,
II interested In this kind of PROPOSE
tion, write quick to
THE DENVER MUSIC CO.,
o28 Denver, Colo.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
THE WAR

gives the latest war news as follows:
The entente allied forces every
where are defeating the armies Of the
Tsutonic allies. In France they are
fast carrying forward maneuvers
which are resulting in the enemy's
line giving way in the regions of
Cambria and Verdun. Likewise In
the Macedonian and Turkish thea
ters the cleaning up process contin-
ues unabated.
Over front Of twenty miles be-
tween Cambria and st. Quentin the
British, American and French troops
have started q mighty drive, which,
In its initial stage. has thrown the
enemy back from highly priced tao
tical positions to depth Of from two
to Ave miles.
Numerous towns have been captur-
ed, and seemingly all the great de-
fensive positions Of the enemy In this
region have been obliterated. Large
numbers Of prisoners have been add
ed to the already throngs captured
since the allied offensive degan.
In addition, terrible casualties
were inflicted on the enemy by the
heavy artillery fire at the beginning
OF the attack, which began early
Tuesday morning, and the machine
gun and rifle fire Of the attacking
forces against the enemy, who re-
sisted stubbornly at various points,
was awful.
The American troops fighting a.
longside the British always were In
the van, and when night fell their
positions were where the points Of
penetration Of the German line were
greatest. At last accounts hard fight
Ing was still In progress, with the
enemy steadily giving ground.
On the southern part Of the battle
front, from the Rheims sector to the
Meuse river, the French and Amer
leans are carrying out successfully
their converging movement north
wardand on all sectors have gained
additional ground.
Northwest of Berry-au-B Bac the
French have driven their line to the
junction Of the Aisne and Suippe
rivers, placing the German front a
round Laon and eastward In greater
jeopardy.
In Champagne, General Gouraui's
forces have increased their gains all
the way eastward to the region Of the
Argonne forest, while on the eastern
side of the forest the Americans have
improved their battle front along the
Aire valley.
In Macedonia the Italians and
Serbs are still forcing the enemy
troops to retire in Albania and in
Serbia, while In Palestine the British
have driven the Turks more than
thity miles north of Damascus. Re-
ports are to the effect that the Turk
ish cabinet has resigned and that the
to talk peace.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

A Paris dispatch shows that since
July l5 and up till Sept. 80 the allies
have captured b,6lS officers, 248, ,494
men, 1853 cannon, more than 23,0OO
machine guns and hundreds Of mine
throwers. No wonder the Huns
want peace.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
King Georges Greeting.

As the American soldiers pass thru
England on their way to France,
King George sends the following
message to each one bearing his sig
nature:
WINDSOR CASTLE
Soldiers Of the United States, the people
of the British Isles welcome you on your
way to take your stand beside the Arm
les Of many Nations now fighting in the
Old World the great battle for human
freedom.
The Allies will gain new heart and spirit
in your company.
wish that 1 could shake the hand OF
each one Of you and bid you God speed
on your mission.
GEORGE. X. 1.
APRIL, 1918.
Herbert Rigby sent his to his
mother, Mrs. J. W. Rigby. The r.
1. after George, means Royal Imper-
ial, and stands for King and Emperor
in Great Britain and the British do
minions.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

Having captured Damascus, the
British are marching In the direction
Of Aleppo, the capture of which will
about finish the Turk.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

During the week ending October
Sd, the Allies captured 10000 Huns
and 1000 big guns on the Western
front.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

LATEsT-The British have captur-
ed Cambria and with It 6, 600 prisoners,
and are driving the Huns In rout be-
fore them.
On Wednesday, the Allies took H.
600 prisoners and 200 big guns.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

LOST-Sunday-A dark gray lap
robe; between town and k-T gate.
Owner will appreciate return to this
office. s2S
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
HERE'S TO THEM
with thanks to Captain W. X Rainsford, U. S. Al

with thanks Captain W. X Rainsford, U. S. Az
Meeker fight for Uncle SAM
They gone whip the Kaiser and the Hum
In The o open don't give a damn
IRE the Germans the
They England they
vi Ike 10
the TO while
Cear Of He'll" screaming
Crush The Hun a-fyng high;
smoke and flame the buges challenge
the way 10 al Berlin, fight to win de
It's to Freedom! Clear the wsyl
GUY NJ STEALEY.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

BROMO-FEBRIN will cure your
cold. Try it. At STREHLKES.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

The soldier gives; you must lend.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
APRIL, 1913.

Another fall rain set In Wednesday
night and continued through Thurs
day.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

Mulnix is a candidate for some Of
flee at every election, and when he
gets defeated, rs he always does,
blaines his own party (the q. o. PD
for his defeat.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12
Liberty Bonds or German taxes.
Right You Are

Vote for Leckenby for state treas
urer this year. You can vote for
Mulnix any old dtime.-Lamar Sparks
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

Come across" or the Kaiser will.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

The more bonds You buy the fewer
boys will die.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

Two brothers once ran Il store in
EspanoIa where they had quite a
large trade in wool on barter, One
OF the brothers became converted at
revival and urged the other to fol-
low In his footsteps. You ought to
join, Jake" said the converted one.
you don't know how helpful and
comforting 1t is to be member of
the church." II know, Bill" admit
ted Jake. thoughtfully, IAN / would
like to join you, but don't see how
can" "Why not?" persisted the
first. What is to prevent you?'
well, it's jes' this way, BILL de-
clared Jake, there has got to be
somebody in the firm to weigh this
here wool and skin the Mexicans."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-10-12

Put the pay" into patriotism.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19

Powers ct al. Suit over title to 2R
acres of land in old 18th district.
Decree in favor of compliments.
April term Of court was adjurned
until the court in course, first Mon
day in October.
OTHER ITEMS OF THE APRIL TERM.
In cause of F. j. Azbill, ETC., VS..
S. E. Dodds ct al, purchase price of
land sold by c. & M. June Is, $500
was raised to $3.50 by R. S. Owen
Clerk and Master will resell proper
ty next Saturday at | p m.
Last Saturday C. & M. sold what
is known as the Buckley tract of
estate of R. j. Dyer, deceased, to M
L. Jones for $3.50. Bidding will re-
main open 80 days. On same date
there was sold by the clerk a tract
of 80 acres near Sardis, in cause Of
w. W. Watson VS.. j. G. Ricketts, ct
al. and }. G. Ricketts, the creditor
defendant bought it at $500. Bids
will remain open 80 days.
In case of j. W. Singleton ct al
VS.. Willie Singleton ct al, land re-
Gently sold py j. W. Singleton at
$3.50, was raised to $500 by Single
ton himself, with additional $50 to
be paid to Mrs. Rhoda Stegall
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
Cause of Great
Wreck on N. c.

In connection with the cause;
leading to the accident, General
Manager Bruce said:
AS far as | have been able to in
vestigate, it seems that the con
ductor and engineer on the outgo
in9 train failed to ascertain that
No. |, a train of superior right haC
arrived at Nashville or the New
Shop junction before they left the
double track and entered the single
track beyond that point,
The accident seems to have been
caused by the train crew of No. 4
overlooking the incoming No. | and
leaving the New Shops without as
pertaining if it had arrived or with
out receiving orders giving them
the right to 90 beyond the New
Shops,
When Nos. a and are on time
they meet on the double track be-
tween the Union Station and the
shop tower, which is two and a half
miles from the Union Station. No.
| was running thirty minutes late,
but not late enough to justify the
dispatcher in moving the outbound
train to Harding station and it was
his intention to let No. A remain at
New Shop junction for No. |. Fur
thermore, in order that the engineer
of No. might identify train No. |
he was advised by the dispatcher Of
the number of the engine.
Il understand that Engineer Ken
nedy and Conductor Eubanks were
regarded as two of the most reliable
and efficient men in the employ of
the railroad and | am totally unable
10 account for their overlooking the
incoming train in this instance,
Signals operated from the tower at
the New Shop junction gave north
bound trains no right to use single
main track beyond that point
against opposing ruling trains; they
simply permit them to pass over
the switches controlled by the
tower.
The above refers Of courss to the |
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
SOME THINGS SAID BY JUDGE
ROBERTS.
Continued from first page.)


out of politics and controlled by
farmers, as schools are controlled by
teachers, banking by bankers, etc.
1t should be conducted by BIZ
partisan board of farmers.
AS an instance of superflulty of
offices, he said that a young lady
stenoerapher, who was working for
the State and wanted additional
work in the Roberts headquarters,
said she did not take the cover off
her typewriter for week at a time
judge Roberts speech was made up
plain and unequivocal statements
and he concluded them by saying
that such men as believed and
agreed with him ought to vote for
him and those who did not vote
against him The Chancery Divis-
ion in which for eight years he has
served the people as Chancellor, is
made up of fourteen counties and
he was endorsed in each and every
one of those counties without dis
sentinG vote--a Splend reCommen-
dation given a splendid and able
man.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
THREE CHANCtRY SUITS DECIDED.

Chancellor J. w. Ross came over
from Jackson last Friday and de-
livered DEGREES in the following
causes:
j. E. Austin VS.. Harris Solinsky.
ct al, suit by complaint to annul
judgment for debt obtained in Shell
by county and for which tender had
been made for admitted amount of
debt. Decree for complaint on sew
eral points.
j. M. Arnold VS.. w. A. Austin
and L. H. Pearson. Arnold sold
land on Huntingdon street to Aus
tin, who then sold part to Pearson,
who paid part cash and later paid
remainder. Decree was given in
favor of Pearson and balance Of
land will sell to satisfy Arnold.
l.. j. Powers ct al VS.. Sherode
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
LEXINGTON LOSES GOOD BUSINESS
MAN,

By mutual agreement last week,
Mr.. John H. Blankenship severed
connection with the grocery bust
ness of Carl w. Edwards, where he
has worked for two years, and Mon
day of this week left for Sheffield,
Ala, where he will have charge of
department in the wholesale gro
Gerry business of Phillips & OHM
1t is distinctly the loss of Lexington
that Mr.. Blankenship finds it to his
financial advantage to change the
scene of his business operations
His stay with the Edwards grocery
has been mutually pleasant and we
feel sure that Mr.. Blankenship's I'M
varying courtesy and fair dealings
brought good trade 70 an already
popular business.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
Piney Creek.

A protracted meeting began al
Presley School House Sunday night
Misses Willie and Leila Moore
visited at Esme COTS Saturday
night,
An ice cream supper was enjoyed
at Steve Veteto's by a large crowd
Saturday night.
Miss Celestia Bailey spent Satur-
day night at A. M. Bailey's.
Mrs. A. M. Bailey is indisposed.
Sunday School at Liberty Hill
was attended by a small crowd
Sunday.
Your scribe left for Sheffield Mon
day.
Little Miss Minnie Bailey spent a
part of the past week with the fami-
ly of her grandfather.
j. T. Scott and family vitited at
E. S. COTS Sunday.
Mrs. J. 7. Scott is indisposed.
George Calvin Beecham was
among those that left for Fort
Thomas Friday
Your scribe went to Dickson,
Tenn, to get work Thursday Upon
arrival there, found there was no
jobs open.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
YOUNG LADY DIES IN OLD EIGHTH.

Miss Vera Douglass, aged about
eigteen years, daughter Of Johnnie
Douglass, died Sunday night at the
home of her parents in the old 9Th
district, after an illness Of more
than six weeks with typhoid fever
Deceased was a plain, likable girl
and her death when she was just
on the threshold of womanhood, is
deplorable indeed to her people.
The funeral occurred Monday after
noon at Rock Springs, the services
conducted by Rev. Holland.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19

great disaster near Nashville on the
NC Railroad on Monday Of last
week, in which revised figures show
that 80 lost their lives and 70 were
injured.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
For Sale at a Bargaln...Nics Home.

Five room residence, new, well
painted. large rooms, plenty Of
shade, nice yard, vines, etc, Nice
home or good rental property in
heart of town.
Adv. W. A. LAWYER.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
FOR SALE.

One seven room residence known
as the w. L. Croswell place on Elm
street. Will sell at bargain. For
further information inquire at Citl-
zens-Bank of Lexington.
adv. G. r CRoswELL, Admir-.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19
ELK MIXED PICKLES (Un-cooked) Very Pretty
With Delicious Flavor

Cabbage (whte) finely chopped GAL Green tomatoes
(fney chopped) GAL Salt and let stand night Next
morning squeeze through thin cloth Cor with hands, little
time, dry as possible
Cucumbers sliced enethwse GAL Salt and let stand
night Next morning scad and let drain
Onions (whole) small white GAL Salt and let stand
night Next morning scald and let drain
Then mix all together and add enough good vinegar
Add teacupsul granulated sugar Then add ELK"
Pckue Spices Get at ELK PHARMACY Lexington Tenn) at
small cost mix we'll
Put in jar and keep in cool place and covered with
venegar for first or 3 days days.
This finishes gallon Four ounces ELK PICKING
SPICES post paid for SO cents
sample OF this pickle be The Elk Pharmacy
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-07-19

We failed to mention last week
that Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Buckley
had gone to Dawson. Springs, KY,
for the benefit of the health of the
former,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-25
THE KALEIDOSCOPE

A big theater in which moving pie
 lures are shown is filled to overflow
 ing nightly in Jerusalem.
 Examination of trustworthy records
 las convinced scientists that there
 has been no appreciable change in the
 climate of Northern Europe in 1900
 years. t49s kt
 At the golden wedding of Mfr. and Mrs. Hugh Gardner, of Spiceland, Ind-- there were present Is persons who had attended the marriage 0c years ago.
 According to the report of the Nor wegian railways, covering the period from July l, 1916, to June 1. 1917. the
 capital used was $94,O0O, 900, and the profit for the year was 1.54 per cent. Late official returns place the num-
 Der of sheep in New Zealand on April 90 1918. at 26,S54,594. as compared with 25.270,3S6 at the same date III 1917. This gives an increase during
 the year of 1.0S4,20S sheep. ] Shipbuilding is slowing down In l Norway for want of plates and angles. Negotiations are now proceeding with Sweden for 4.000 tons for completing some ships now on the ways. Ship plates cost about $500 per ton in Swe- den.
 The constantly decreasing tonnage available for any other than war trade and the resulting increase in freight rates has caused China to look to it's ! own resources for raw materials and to sources close to home for manu- l factured articles.