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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
In the Law Court al Johnson City,
Washington County, Tennessee.
NOla Johnson Burdine
Horace Burdine

In this cause it appearing from the
Complainants Till, which is sworn 10,
that the defendant, Horace Eurdine
is nonresident of the Stale of Ten
nessee: 1t is ordered by me that pub
LEGATION be made for four successive
weeks, as required by law, in The
Comet newspaper published IN John
son City, Tennessee, in said county,
notifying said nonresident dcfCu0ant
to appear before our said law court
at court to be holden at the Coul.
House in Johnson City, Oh the third
Monday of October, 1919, and make
defense to said bill Or the allegations
thereof will be taken for confessed
and this cause set for hearing ex-
parte as to him.
This cath day Of August, 1919.
]. l.. HILBEHT, Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
THE RUSSIAN BOLsHEvIKI


are moving in Russia very rapidly and
the hope is that they will reach a
crisis speedily The bolsheviki have
become apt pupils of their German
masters and are putting to death all
who differ from them politically.
Having deceived their dupes by prom
Uses of liberty of action and freedom
of speech the leaders of the movement
are out-Humming the Huns them
selves in cruelty and atrocity Pro-
tossing internationalism they are now
holding representatives of the allied
governments except those of the
United States as hostages for the
safety for their own anarchiStic rep
resentatives abroad. Declaring that
they were peacelovers and that they
could not and would not fight Ger
many, they have declared state of
war existing between them and the
United States and other allied coun-
cries. Thus they have exhibited in the
starkest nakedness their hypocrisy
Ind theft infamous coalition with Ger
nan conspirators and intriguants.
The situation leaves no possible es-
cape from open hostilities against
heir system on the part of the allied
powers.
One of the most hopeful bits of in
ormation coming from Petrograd is
hat the influential women, among
hem Maria Spiridonova and Nine
<aplan, both highly educated women
and thoroughly imbued with the spirit
Of liberty and freedom from the blight
IF all kinds of tyranny and oppression
while agreeing in the first place to the
roolsheviki program as the best of a
bad bargain to be improved later,
have now repudiated the soviets ana
are engaged in a vigorous campaign
to bring Russia again into alliance
with the entente powers and into mil
itary opposition to Germany. The de-
lection of these leaders means the de-
lection of a large body of the people
now, perhaps, inarticulate through
he terrorism and frightfulness the
Aenine-Trotzky government have bor
lowed from their masters in Germany
and set up as a rule of action in sub
luing the helpless Russian masses.
Americans just arrived at Stockholm
from Moscow and Petrogad speak OF
he region of TERROR existing in those
cities and the starvation threatening
he unfortunate people. They believe
hat they want for bread and the per-
will shortly bring the so-called soviet |
government to violent ending.
AS if to confirm this hope the AS
ISOLATED Press was able yesterday |
to publish the proclamation |
Of Nicholas Tschaikovsky, president |
IF the government of northern Russia |
to all loyal Russian people |
lesiring staple government to rally
10 the standard of democracy The
recognition of Ambassador Bahkmetief
rs representative of northern Rus
STA gives Washington close touch with
he situation, affording the hope that
t will not be long now until an alb
5olute liaison with all allies will be
established by the Russian patriots
Who are seeking a genuine democratic
orm of Chattanooga
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
In the Law Court at Johnson Civ.
Washington County. Tennessee.
Savannah Georgia Riley,
d. r. lDougInasl Riler


In this cause it appearing from The
compliments bill. which is sworn 10
the defendant, DIR. Douglass Riley
is a nonresident OF The state of Ten
nessee: 1t is ordered by me ina, pub
LEGATION be made Tor fCm successive
weeks, as required by law, in The
Comet a newspaper published in John
son City, Tennessee. in SAID county,
notifying said non-rcs.den- defendant
to appear before oua said law court
at a court to be holden al The Court
House in Johnson City, on the thru
Monday of October, 1913, and make
defense to said bill or the allegations
thereof will be taken rJr conrcssec
and this cause set for hearns eN-
parte as to him.
This gath day of August, 1913.
j. l.. HILBERT, Clerk.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

Under the new draft law many
men who are no longer boys and
who have established themselves in
enviable positions in the business
world and in the social world will
be called as privates.
A half century after the last great
war in which Americans were en-
gagged it seems, from the abundance
of military titles in civil life, that all
gentlemen were officers.
81 am delighted to be introduced
to the Confederate army" said a man
who after having met Colonies am
Majors mainly, Captains Occasionally
finally met Southerner who said nc
was a private during the war.
There were, of course, innumer-
able privates in the Civil War who
had risen from the ranks in bust
ness life before the war began, and
volunternt cmfwypshrdluybgkq sbrdl
of course there never has been a
the private was looked upon as he
is in the German army. The man OF
means and achievement and position
who has voluntarily entered the Amer
lean army in this war as a private
has been deemed especially commend
able and has gained rather than lost
distinction. The selective draft, en-
tirely democratic, calls men as pri
Yates regardless of their achievement
or elevation provided they can be
spared from civil life, and after this
war no veteran will need a military
title in civil life as a badge of honor
or claim to social consideration.
Even in Great Britain the private
finally has come to his own socially.
This is indicated by the announce
ment that a Scotch soldier, Private
Hall, is to marry, with the consent
of her parents, Lady Louise Mont
batten, daughter of member OF the
House of Battenburg. Lady Mont
batten is q neice of the former
Czarina of Russia and a first cou-
sin of the Queen of Spain. Her
family pride perhaps is not at pres
ent increased by the fact that Prince
Henry Of Russia is he uncle. Her
father, since the abolition of the
German titles in Great Britain, has
become the Marquis of Milford
haven.
The marriage of Private Hall and
Lady Montbatten has been sanction
ed by the British royal family and
the bridegroom-to-be has been re.
ceived at Buckingham Palace. Pri-
vate Hall was noble artist before
he was called to the colors.
Formerly the nuptials of men,
Der of the royal family of Great |
Britain and an artist serving as
private soldier would at least have
been postponed until the return OF
the private to civil life, and such
match even then hardly would have
been sanctioned by the King and
Queen.
The private is nowadays in Great
Britain judged socially upon his
merits and not classified by rank.
That always was the case in Amer
lea despite the prevalence of mill
tary titles, worn swaggeringly, by
many Colonel and Major who never
heard gun during the Civil War
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
Don't Go to the Job That ''Isn't There

In to-day's eager rush for men there
is a tendency on the part of en-
ployers to call for workers before
the jobs are ready. This has resulted
in loss of time and money to workmen,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

Tennessee farmers produced more
OF practically every food and feed
crop this year than last.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

Insects and diseases work during
the summer months as well as any
other time. Spray if you want TO
fight them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
TOTAL ARMY AND MARINE
CORPS CASUALTIES

The following is a summary Of casu
llties reported to date by the Com
manding General of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces:
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weeks, as required by law in The
Comet, Q newspaper published in John
son City, Tennessee. in said county
notifying said nonresident defendant
to appear before our said law court at
court to be holden at the Court
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
N0N-RESl1ENp NOTICE
In the Law Court at Johnson City
Washington County, Tennessee.
Dora T.. Lewis
Harry Lean Lewis

In this cause it appearing from the
Compliments bill which is sworn to,
that the defendant, Harry Lean Lewis
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

ana mas crippled I'M
portant war industries.
In occasional instances
workers h ave been
drawn from all over the
country, and then be-
cause TIL e employers
had been premature in
tn Ell r recruiting, they
had to tell the men
"We may need you next
month"
To do away with this
unnecessary shifting of
men, the Government
has organized the U. S.
Employment Service as
a part of the Depart
ment of Labor. 1t has
500 branch offices and
10000 U. S. Public
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

Workmen may depend upon this Gov
eminent employment service, because it
sends men only to jobs that are ready.
1t helps man get the right job to be
of greatest help to his country in help
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
"a
xESSIONAL CARDS. IL Jordered by publ

W. n Fpe
ConfeeAR NJ FAIR ~ in John
n Oi'S'e COul seller Mt sald county
lo'ilying i all the COUNT defendant
- "ppeaiy Building Eia law codit
at a court -4,t6n al tho Cnurt
House in Johnson City, on the third
Monday of October, 1918. and make
defense to said bill Or The allegations
thereof will be taken for confessed
and this cause set for hearing ex-
parte as to him.
This gath day of August, 1913.
]. L. HILBERT, Clerk
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
Presidents Statement

Industry plays as essential and
honorable role in this great struggle
as do our military ornaments. We
all recognize the truth Of this, but
we must also see its necessary i'm
p!ications namely, that industry,
doing e vital task for the nation,
must receive the support and as
sistanee OF the nation.
Therefore, solemnly urge all
employers engaged in war work to
refrain after Augutt Ist, 1918, from
recruiting unskilled labor in any
manner except through this central
agency. l urge labor to respond as
loyalty as heretofore 10 any calls
issued by this agency for voluntary
enlistment in essential industry.
And l ask them both alike to re-
member that no sacrifice will have
been in vain, II we are able to
prove beyond all question that the
highest and best form Of efficiency
is the spontaneous cooperation OF a
free people"
WOODROW WILSON.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

AAS W Will TIC W0I.
The Government urges
every man now emf
ployed in useful work
to stick to his job.
Shifting about is costly
to ALL, But if a man is
out of work, or if he
feels that a change in
employment is neces-
sary, he is urged to con-
suit the u. S. Employ
ment Service.
To win the war the
Government must have
maximum production in
all war industries to
support our army in
France. Every worker
wants to do all he can
to help. Therefore the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14

use of the U. S. Employment Service,
when seeking employment, is patriotic
service and duty. Always make use of
nearest Office or agent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-14
NONRESIDENT NOTICE
In the Law Court at Johnson City
Washington County, Tennessee.
Il. II. Stuart

In this cause it appearing from the,
complainant's bill, which is sworn to-
hat the defendant, Myrtle Stuart is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
R.R.LABOR QUESTIONS HEARD
Railroad Wage Commission Hearing
Complaints and Petitions From
Laboring Men.

Observation-Disclosures General Nc
Adoo's newly appointed railroad wage
commission, headed by Secretary
Lane, Is considering the labor ques-
lions pending before the railroad ad
ministration and will devote after
moons for several weeks to hearing
and investigating complaints and petit
tons.
Secretary Lane said that the wage
demands OF the four leading railroad
brotherhoods would be heard first and
later consideration would be given to
other definite wage requests. Bsf IRE
the investigations are commenced Il is
planned to inquire into labor condi
tions. wages and living expenses for
all classes Of railway labor, regardless
Of whether definite demands have
been presented.
Labor leaders are being called In
and the recommendations of railroad
presidents and other executives viii
be heard.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
WAY IS PAVED FOR
NEWL|BERTYLOAN
SECRETARY McADoo ANNOUNCES
NEW ISSUE OF SHORT TERN
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
FIRST PAYMENT ON APRIL 22
Federal Reserve Banks to Take Sub.
scrlptlons at Par Until Jan. 20.
Certificates viii Be Exchanged
for Third Liberty Bonds.

Washington.-As the first financial
step In preparation for the third Lib
srty loan, Secretary McAdoo announ.
ces a new issue OF $400,0OO,00 treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness, bear
Ing four per cent from Jan. 20 and
payable April %. Subscriptions will
be received by federal reserve banks
at par and accrued interest until Jan.
20, and payment must be made by that
date. The certificates will be re-
ceived in payment Of third Liberty
loan subscriptions.
This arrangement indicates that the
first payment on the third Liberty
loan will be on or about April %, and
that II the same plan of installment
payments is maintained for the third
as for the second loan, the bond-selling
campaign will be in March. For the
second loan the first payment was
made two weeks after the close of the
months campaign.
For the first time since the United
States started its big war financing
movement, subscriptions will be re-
ceived simultaneously for two current
issues of certificates, since an issue
of so-called tax certificates is still
open. The interest rate ia the same
as on other recent issues.
On the latest issue Secretary Nc
Adoo reserved the right to reject any
subscriptions, to allot less than the
amount applied for, to close the sub
scription books at any time and re-
deem the certificates before their ma
turity date. The certificates will be
in denominations of $1,000, $4,000.
$4,000 and 100000 They are ex-
empt from all federal state and local
taxes except estate and inheritance
taxes, income surtaxes and excess
profits taxes. Interest on $4,000
worth of certificates owned by any one
person or interest is also exempt from
income surfaces and excess profits
taxes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
ITALIANS BREAK
PAVE PRESSURE
TEuToNs REPuLsED AFTER TWO.
HOUR ATTACK IN ATTEMPT
TO TAKE SECTOR.
ENEMY FORCED TO RETREAT

Rome.-Italian troops have succeed.
ed in breaking the pressure which the
enemy has been exerting on the Low
er Piave in the sector nearest Venice
This is a triangular sector originally
cleared of the enemy when the whole
region was inundated by opening the
canals. But recently low water has
permitted the enemy to renew his in
cursions almost to Capo Sile and the
Venetian lagoons.
Enemy patrols had established dug
outs and posts in the lagoons at Agen
zia Zuliana, just across the river from
Capo Sile, which commands the canal
running to Porto Grande and the re
gion back of Venice. During the ear
ly days of the week the Italian navy
had bombarded the dugouts and de-
stroyed the bridge on which the en-
envy was attempting to cross the Agen
zia Trezza. The enemy made repeated
attempts to enlarge his position, but
was uniformly repulsed.
Stung by the repeated checks, the
enemy brought his full force to bear
They were met by chosen Italian
troops from the grenadier and Bersa,
glieri brigades.
The Bersaglieri hewed their way to
the enemy's support line The fight
was stubborn for the first two hours,
but the enemy gradually gave ground
and was finally pushed back from the
positions he had gained.
The following communication was
issued by the war office:
"Along the whole of the front there
have been brief artillery actions and
limited patrol activity. Our artillery
made concentrations of fire on the re.
verse of Col Saprile and Col Della Be.
retta. The enemy's fire, which was
more lively against the southeastern
slopes of Montello. was answered by
British batteries. which shelled NOV
ing troops between Nina and Carna
reggie.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
PLANTS
MAY Be TAKEN NEXT
CHICAGO sTocKYARps EMPLOYEES
APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT TO
TAKE OVER PLANTS.
CONDITIONS INTOLLERABLE

Washington.-Chicago stock yard
employees have asked President Will
son to take over the great packing
plants of the country.
A delegation of labor leaders told
the president that conditions in the
plants are now intolerable, wages low
and treatment brutal. The workers
even offered to allow the president to
regulate their wages, hours and gen.
eral conditions.
Samuel Gompers, who accompanied
the Chicago labor leaders, said after
wards that the request for government
control was made as "a last resort"
and that the president would consider
other methods of relieving the tense
situation.
But the labor representatives, In a
sensational statement, urged to the ut
most the government operation of the
plants. They said it was ridiculous"
TO allow the industry to be controlled
by few men.
The workers even offered to enlist
for the period of the war and to guar
antee to the government 24-hour shifts
of eight hours each They said at pres
ent 60 per cent of the packing house
employees are aliens, but that the la
Dor unions would furnish entirely 10y
al Americans.
President Wilson listened "sympa-
thetically" to the presentation, it was
said by Mr.. Gompers. The president
has asked the presidents mediation
commission, headed by Secretary of
Labor Wilson, to take up the Chicago
situation with all the parties con-
erned.
The request from the workingmen
came as a result of the recent radical
differences between employer and en-
ployes in Chicago The presidents
mediation board has had representa-
tive there. But Mr.. Gompers said the
packers had assumed an entirely un-
fair attitude" toward this representa-
tive.
Besides the president, Secretary of
Labor Wilson and Secretary of War
Baker were in the White House con-
sultation. The labor men were repre-
scented by James Fitzpatrick, president
of the Chicago Federation of Labor;
Edward N. Nockels. secretary. and ~
chiefs of locals and internationals.
Frank p. Walsh, former chairman OF
the federal commission on industrial
relations, accompanied the party as
counsel Conditions in the Chicago
stock yards and plants were described
as intolerable. A monster strike is
likely to occur hourly, said Mr. Com
pers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
BOLSHEvlKl LOSE IN BODY
Constituent Assembly To Call Confer
ence Of All Allies To Consider
Plans For Peace.


Petrograd.-M Tchernoff, elected
chairman Of the constituent assembly
ty the social revolutionists, declares
that the constituent assembly should
Immediately call a conference cf all
the entente allies to consider war
aims.
M. Tchernoff granted an interview
to the correspondent.
"You desire to discuss peace first.
What is your program regarding that
question:
''Our party's position on the lues-
ton Of peace Is that the constituent
assembly call a conference Of all the
entente allies to consider the aims OF
the war We expect that at sucn a
conference they would state clearly
and most explicitly their aims and
would try to harmonize them with the
democratic principles Of the Russian
revolution"
The Bolshevih members of the con.
stituent assembly and those belonging
to the left wing OF the Social Revoln.
tionists withdrew from the constitu.
ent assembly in Petrogrsd at its first
meeting, according TO a Russian wire
less report. This action appears to In.
dictate a split between the Bolsheyih
and the majority Social Revolution.
lists. the break occurring after the
election Of the majority Social Revolu.
ZIONIST candidate for chairman OF the
assembly.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
HEALTH OF SOLDIERS GOOD
Troops Stationed in France Enjoy
Exceptionally Good Health. Ae-
cording to Report.

Washington. = The first weekly
health report for the American expe.
1itionary forces in France, with com
parative figures as 20 all troops in
the United States, has just been pub
lished. The death rate of the expe.
dictionary forces is not given because
the figures would make possible com
putation Of the total strength Of Gen.
Pershing's army since each death In
bis forces has been reported.
The total OF men excused from duty
for injury or sickness was 542 per
thousand Similar figures In the
United States were 464. The hospital
admission rate In France was 45.2.
which 40 was for disease and the re
nainder for injury. In the United
States the corresponding figures were
1877 and s2.2.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
FOUR BOATS SUNK
BY FLOATING ICE
PACKET DEsoTo, OF LEE LINE, is
THE WORST LOSS OF THE
WHOLE LOT.
WAS VALUED AT 100000
Havoc Wrought In the Memphis Har
Dor BY Heavy Ice Which Was
Hurled Upon Shipping
BY Swift Current

Memphis-Heavy ice floes riding on
the crest of rapid rise in the Missis'
sippi river have extracted heavy toll
from the river shipping. Four boats
had been sunk and others hourly were
expected to go.
The sunken craft are the DeSoto,
Lee Line, valued at $4,000, in five feet
of water near head of Presidents ISL
and
Government towboat Graham, val
ued at $4,000, sunk in deep water at
her moorings, Barfield Landing
Government grader boat, valued at
$4,000, sunk alongside the Graham.
Government quarter boat sunk at
Seypels Landing.
In addition large rock barge was
lost at Barfield and three valuable coal
barges Of the West Kentucky Coal
company were torn away from the lat
ter's fleet at West Memphis and have
gone down the river One of them,
empty, passed Seypel's.
Havoc, was wrought in the Memphis
harbor by the ice, which was hurled
upon the shipping by the swift cur.
rent. Gorges broke al Hickman, Ky,
and Bessie, Tenn, and soon after dark
the big gorge at Richardson's Landing
let go.
Ice from smaller gorges closer to
Memphis had torn the four Lee Line
boats-the Majestic, Ferd Herold,
Georgia Lee and DeSoto-loose from
their anchorage at the River < Rail
wharfage. They came to rest near the
head of Presidents ISLAND, ON the
Tennessee side.
The DeSoto succumbed to the relent-
less hammering of the onrushing ice
and sunk. Fortunately, she was over
bar, and is in only five or six feet OF
water, which just washes over her
her main deck.
The Georgia Lee was jammed in the
fee but a short distance down the
chute between the island and the Ten
nessee shore, while the Ferd Herold
and the Majestic were aground oppo-
site the upper end of Riverside Park
In the chute.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-01-25
KILL KERENsKY MINISTERS
Former Minister Of Finance and State
Comptroller Are Assasslnated In
Hospital.

Petrograd.-A. L. Shingaroff. minis
ter OF finance in the Kerensyk cabinet.
and Prof. F. F. Kokoshkine, state
comptroller under Kerensky, were
murdered in their beds IN the marine
hospital
M. Shinaroff and Prof Kokoshkine
were removed recently to the hospital
from the fortress Of st. Peter and st.
Paul because Of illness. A dozen armed
men entered the hospital and demand.
cd that they be shown the beds OF the
former ministers.
Prof Kokoshkine was killed as he
slept, two bullets being fired. NJ Shin.
garoff wakened and protested. Six bull.
lets were fired into his body.