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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-12
GERMANY READY
FOR PEACE, SAYS
Won HERTL|NG
(By International News Servicc.D

Copenhagen, July IA change in
Foreign Secretaries would not mean
a change in the foreign policies OF the
German Government said Chancellor
Won Hertling to the Main committee
of the Reichstag. according to Ber-
lin dispatch today.
The utterances Of President Will
son and Balfour force Germany to
continue the struggle" said Won Hertz
ling.
The report that Admiral Won Hen
tie has succeeded Huffman as For
eign Secretary has been confirmed.
Hertling concluded his speech by
saying that 1--WE are ready to receive
any sincere peace proposals the enc
my shall make"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-12
Germans Expected To
Strike For Calais Next
(By international News Service.)
4 (By Bert Ford)

AHENDJ AHtSA NEWS -
(By Bert Ford)
a With American on the British front
July 12.-French prisoners who cs-
capped from the Germans arriving on
the Belgian lines say that the Ger
mans are planning an offensive south
of Ypres with Calais as their object
i've.
M There was also talk in the German
ranks of an effort north of Albert
simultaneously with the Flanders
drive to turn Vimy ridge and Lorette
Heights from south Arras.
" There is wholesale illness in the
German army from Spanish fever"
1t is reported that whole divisions
have been relieved because of the cpl
demic.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
Y. NJ. C. A. NOTES
Tate, Tenn.

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., is work
ing fourteen hours day in Y. M. G..
A. canteen at AK, France.
China is making contributions to-
ward the six Y. M. C. A. Huts that
are maintained in France for the
Chinese labor army
American sailors last year deposit
ed nearly a million dollars in the
branch bank maintained at the Brook
lyn Y. M. c. A. building.
Miss Margaret Cookett, Y. M. G.
A. canteen worker in France. cut her
hair short because her work left her
no time to care for it properly.
The government is now instructing
recruits in warfare through the use
of motion pictures shown on the
screen in Y. M. C. A. buildings in mil
itary camps and contonments in this
country.
Back of the French lines 400 "pro-
lection posts" have been established
by the Y. M. C. A. where motion pic
lures are shown to the soldiers. These
posts are moved as the division or
regiment moves.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
BAPTIST MEET

A move is on foot to have the Bap-
tist churches in Granger county to
withdraw from the six different as
sociations to which they belong and
organize an association for the county
To this end, a meeting was held in the
Rutledge church Saturday with DR..
C. A. Atkins moderator and J. W.
Lunsford secretary. Twenty churches
were represented and resolutions were
adopted to the effect that the differ
ent churches ask for letters and dis
mission from the association to which
they affiliated, and that they appoint
delegates to a convention to be held
at Rutledgt on October rs next for the
purpost of organizing the Granger
county Baptist Association. =
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
WHEAT THRESHING

The farmer must be careful in ev
cry detail of harvesting. Investiga-
tion indicates that there is a big waste
of grain in threshing operations. A
large percentage of the loss can be
avoided by putting the thresing ma
chine in good repair and properly ad-
justing them to meet varying condi-
tions. Farmers are ureged by the I'M
ted States Government to make every
effort to reduce waste of grain during
the present threshing season. The
threshmen have duty in this harvest
greater than has ever confronted
them; it is to avoid waste in every
possible way.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
COUNTY FOOD ADMINISTRATOR

You will observe that in the printed
regulations sent you for the scale of
sugar for ordinary domestic purposes
the certificate outlined in our letter
to you of last Saturday was eliminat-
ed. This was done because of the
great burden a certificate in dupli-
cate for every two or five pound scale
of sugar would impose on the mer-
chants. However, we are simply may
ing an experiment and unless the mer-
chants Loyalty aid you in the enforce
ment of these regulations it will be
necessary to require affidavits for the
purchase of every ounce of sugar.
We desire, as far as possible, to re-
lieve the merchants of this burden,
but the situation is extremely serious
and a sugar famine must be averted.
If your merchants will, in good faith
and in that spirit of patriotic cooper
alton which we have right to expect
of them, aid in carrying out these
regulations, constituting themselves
agents of the Food Administration,
to detect all attempts at evasion or
violation, we will be able to eliminate
the certificate for the two and five
pound purchases.
You should issue direct appeal to
all of the dealers in sugar in your
county, giving them the substance of
this letter and telling them how es-
sential it is that we have their cooper
alton.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
HELTONVILLE
Faithfully yours,
H. A. MORGAN.

Rev Noe filled his regular appoint
ment at Prospect Sunday.
Miss Lena Daniel of Morristown
spent the weekend with her parents
Mr. and Mrs ]. w. Daniel.
George Schultz, Jr., and Gearge
Potter, Jr., spent Saturday and Sun
day with their sister Mrs. Robert Hell
ton. -
Borned to Mr.. and Mrs. K. Sunder-
land daughter.
Miss Augie Wester of Knoxville is
visiting her uncle, Joe Helton.
Mrs. Francis Helton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Will Massengill at
at Massengill.
Misses Maggie Wright and May
Penberton of Narrow Valley were
visiting Mrs. Mamie Comeron, Sun
day.
Miss Lula ROBBERS attended the
funeral of her uncle Joe Williams at
Richland Sunday.
Henry Hooper and Clem Wester
were pleasant callers here Sunday.
John Dennis of Greenville S. c. was
here Sunday.
Rev Sails of Texas is visiting his
sister, Mrs. j. w. Brooks.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
MOTION

Miss Ruby Doyal of Knoxville,
spent the weekend with homefolks.
After spending week with rela-
tives here Miss Love Hodges returned
to her home at Morristown, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Brady and chill
dren of Tate spent Sunday with Mrs.
Jim McGoldrich.
Miss Laura Noe visited her sister
Mrs. Frank Miller Sunday.
j. W. Rich and family Miss Brooks
Manley of Rutledge, Miss Grace Gass
of Morristown were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Beets of Tate.
Dr. ]. w, Pierce has gone to Moor
esburg Tor two weeks stay.
Fred Doyal Of Morristown spent
Saturday night and Sunday with his
parents before leaving Monday for
Camp Gordon.
Little Miss Bootie Corpening of
Morristown is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ed Harrell this week.
Miss Isabelle and Florence Miller
of Countyline spent Sunday with rel
atives here.
Robert Worthington visited friends
in Knoxville last week.
| Mr. and Mrs. Cisaro Miller and chill
dren visited their brother Charles
Miller and family Sunday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
WHEAT REGULATIONS

Owing to tie marketing afthe new
wheat crop, thus relieving in a meas
ure the flour shortage, the ruling re-
lative to thu shipment of flour has
been annulel. For the same reason
allvoluntary agreements entered into
by merchants and millers to discon-
tinue the slle of flour has also been
abrogated. Flour may now be sold in
Tennessee Just as it was prior to the
beginning o, the recent drive for flour
for the Government, that is it may be
sold in thirty days supply and with
the purchase of an equal amount of
substitutes.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
1918 WHEAT CROP

Farmers, in exchange for 1918
wheat grown on land owned, leased
or cultivated by them, may draw from
mills three months supply of flour
to October l at the rate not to exceed
12 pounds per person per month fos
use by their households and tenants.
All persons other than farmers as
defined above, are limited to a thirty
days supply of flour either by pur-
chase or by exchange grinding at the
rate of IL pounds per person pei
month.
This does not release retailers, far
mers or any other consumers from
the $3.50 substitute regulations.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
SAVINGS MEETING

Preparatory to the War Savings
meetings to b eheld at the court house
Sunday afternoon when DR.. j. B. Bit
finger. of jefferson City and Prof. E.
E. Patton of Knoxville made ad-
dresses.
Mr.. A. M. Nance who is chairman
Of the War Savings committee for the
county had arranged the meeting and
those present included the district
workers who will manage the details
of the sales and pledges on next Fri
day.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

to sell him any food commodities, thus
effectually closing his business.
These regulations are founded in
grim necessity and must be absolutely
obeyed. Submarine activity on our
coasts ard the destructiC i of millions
of pounds Of sugar and of large
coastwise shipping tonnage have
greatly diminished our available sug-
ar. This situation can be solved only
the STREE enforcement of these regu-
lations, and violations will not be ex-
cused or palliated on the ground Of
ignorance.
County Food Administrators are
ordered to appoint and publish list Of
volunteers officials to administer oath
without charge and keen record affid-
avits for information of Food Admin
istration. -
You should give this order to your
local press; ask all of your ministers
to have it read at all church services
and Sunday Schools; have it read to
all patriotic and community gather
ings and furnish copies to all Of your
Fraternal Orders and women's organ
izations. In short, utilized every pos
sible agency of publicity to give this
message to your people.
Faithfully yours,
H. A. MORGAN.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
MAILING MISSIONARIES

The local exemption board began
Tuesday mailing Questionnaires to the
young men registered in Granger
county on June 5. There were lit reg
istrants enrolled at that time and the
board will send out thirty per cent of
the questionnaires each day until the
list is complete. Registrants have
seven days in which to return their
papers.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

been on a wheate0s rati)n The meT
chants and millers have been exceed
lngly patriotic and Tennessee has
again made a reputation for whole
hearted response to tho nations
needs.
Helping the Farmers.
Under the direction of E. Lockert
Doak, federal food administrator for
Davidson county, more than 400 labor.
ers from Nashville have been sent out
to the farms Of the county to aid IN
harvesting the grain crops, saving hay
and working out cornfields Large
numbers worked all day Sunday u
the broiling hot sun.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Congressman Sam r. Sells will de-
liver "War Speech" at the court
house Monday, July /. Mr.. Sells is a
fluent speaker and every one should
hear him. The address will be non-pol-
ical.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
LOCAL NEWS

Dr. ]. B. Bittinger of jefferson City
was here Sunday, filling his regular
appointment at the Presbyterian
church.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
FOOD ...L.AYEa5a ME
BROJ5lT 70 lElHS

PENALTY IMPOSED on TENNEs.
SEE NE CHANT WHO GOLD
FLOUR IN VIOLATION or his
AGREEMENT.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Mrs. NJ. d. Jefferies of Spartenburg
S. C. spent several days here the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Jefferies.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Any person having eve lambs for
sale or any who wish to buy, should
see the county agent or food admin
istrator.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
JUNE 27 1918.
The KATSER'S TALK
TO SATAN

On the telephone one day,
The girl at Central listened in
To all they had to say.
Hello" she heard the Kaisers voice
as old man Satan home?
Just tell him it is Kaiser Bill,
That wants him on the phone"
"What can | do" the Devil said,
"My dear old Kaiser Bill?
If there's a thing that l can do
TO help you, l sure will"
The Kaiser said: "Now listen,
And / will try to tell,
The way that | am running
On earth a modern hell.
I've saved for this for many years,
And I've started out to kill,
That it viii be modern lob,
You leavr to Kaiser Bill.
my army went through Belgium,
Shooting women and children down,
We tore up all her country,
And blew up every town.
"My Zepps dropped bombs on cities,
Killing the old and young,
And those Zeppelins didn't get,
We're taken out and hung.
"I started out for Paris,
With the aid of poison gas,
The Belgians, darn 'em, stopped me,
And wouldn't let US pass.
Ny submarines are devils,
You ought to see them fight,
They go .sneaking through the ocean,
!. And sink q ship on sight.
81 was running things to suit me,
Till year or so ago,
When a man called Woodrow Wilson,
Wrote me to go more slow.
"He said to me: Dear William,
We don't want to make you sore,
So be sure to tell your U boats,
To sink our ships no more.
eve have told you for the last time,
So, dear Bill, it's up to you,
And if you do not stop it,
You'll have to fight US, too"
II did not listen to him,
And he's coming after me,
With million Yankee soldiers,
From their homes across the sea.
"Now that's why called you, Satan,
For | want advice from you,
| knew that you would tell me,
Just what / ought to do"
"My dear old Kaiser William,
There's not much for me to tell,
For the Yanks will make it hotter,
Than | can for you in hell.
"I've been mean old Devil,
But not half as mean as you,
And the minute that you get here,
l will give my job to you.
"I'll be ready for your coming,
And I'll keep the fires all bright,
And I'll have your room all ready,
When the Yanks begin to fight.
"For the U. S. boys will get you,
have nothing more to tell,
Hang up the phone and get your hat,
And meet me here in hell"
gv w. f.. Curry
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Miss Ruby Doyal of Knoxville spent
several days with her aunt, Mrs. c. E.
Smith, last week.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Harry Smith of Morristown and
Hobert L. Manley of Knoxville were
visiting home folks here last week.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Miss Edith Brewer of Knoxville,
was visiting relatives here this week.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Clyde E. Smith returned Saturday
from a business trip to Alabama.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
MILL CLOSED THIRTY DAYS

Bakery Pays Red Cross $500 For Vi
oIations Of Fooa ag.es--Jwing To
Loss of Sugar Ely Submarines Food
Administration. Issues More Drastic
Regulations Governing Sale OF Sugar.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
BRADY ANNOUNCES
FOR REGISTER
Yours truly,
H. A. MORGAN.


To the Voters of Granger County.
Having decided to enter the race for
county register, l take this method
of announcing my candidacy. I am 3
citizen Of the second civil district Snd
have never had an opportunity to get
acquainted with the majority of Ehe
people, but any citizen of the com
munity in which ! live will be gaNI
toAtoll -yop..of ny aFs saatet sd - =
qualifications for the office. 1t is my
intention to make a canvass of the
county and | hope to meet the voters
and talk with them personally. If ell
ected, | will give the office my per-
sonal attention and endeavor to make
an efficient officer. ! earnestly solicit
the vote and influenct of every citizen
of the county.
Very respectfully, =
John j. Brady
Tate, Tenn. ADVERTISEMENT
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

]. G. Waller and Dan West made
business trip to Knoxville Tuesday. =
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

w. B. Talley, Henley Vann and Hal
mer Nance motered to Maryville Sum
day.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Miss Lottie Cameron of Missouri
was the guest of Miss Mettie Collins
this week.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Former Superintendent H. G. Far
mer is attending meeting of county
superintendent at Johnson City, this
week. -
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

|. M. Peck made business trip to
Knoxville Tuesday.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

Weeds on the streets are getting
bigger and thicker every day.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27
SUGAR REGULATIONS

l. FOR HOME USE, EXCEPT
GAMING.
Sugar for domestic purposes, ex-
cept canning and preserving shall not
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-27

The foregoing affidavit was read
over by me to, and was then signed
and sworn to by, the person execut
ing the same at Tenn
essee, this --- day of ---, 1918
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-17
CONDENSED MILK FOR
I LITTLE SlClLIANS

The problem OF caring for the babies
Of Sicily was one which the Red Cross
workers were almost at a loss to solve
until the shipment Of sweeteneds CON
densed milk came to their. rescue. A
can of condensed milk would last n
baby a week, for one spoonful, put In a
cup Of boiling water, was sufficient for
a feeding, and so, to many Sicilian
family the terms america" and "con-
Censed milk" will always be synony-
nous. III
Last February a list of fifty families
Of Italian soldiers was given to the
Red Cross workers in Italy. The fam
lilies were carefully investigated and
registered and the milk was given to
them for the little children, especially
the babies. Mothers came for the cans
and were grateful beyond expression.
But with the coming of warm
weather it was necessary to give out
the. milk daily as would not Keep
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-17

exempt from the general land tax for
the creation OF hail insurance faud
al! idle lands, whether owned by non
residents Or not, and including hay
lands, on the ground that it is not fair
to ask those who have little TO lose
to rreimburse those who have much
to gain. Or if hay lands, which are
Scubject to certain loss from hail, are
to )e tassessed, Commissioner Olsless
would have them classified different
ly from cultivated lands.
Aside from a universal state hail in
suralce law. which is one OF the GER
tain acts o. the 10th legislative as
sembly-. and which Will not be alto
gether new to North Dakota, which
has had optional state hail insurance
for number of years, the most i'm
portant legislation affecting foreign in
surance companies will be an act pre-
pared under the direction OF Commas
sioner Olsness providing for a state
insurance fund to cover the risks o.,
all sta;e-owned buildings and other
property. The state now pays aunu-
ally a considerable amount in prem
iums on the capitol building, state,
univ ersity. agricultural college, the
various state nOrmals. the peniten-
tiary and other penal and charitable
institutions whose aggregate value
runs into several millions. The
states fire loss has been very low.
and Commissioner Olsness believes
that North Dakota by retiring its an
nual insurance premiums into a gen
eral fund could soon accumulate
enough to protect the state against
any ordinary loss. His stand is
strengthened by the experience of the
state bonding department.. established
by law upheld 10y the United States
supreme court. under which all pub
lie officials OF North Dakota are re-
ouired TO purchase sureties through
the state department, or to acquire
the same at their personal expense.
The state bonding department has
been operating since last April 1t
began buriness after most OF the coun'
ty officials had purchased their bonds
from established surety companies,
and it relied for its business almost
wholly upon township and school oftl-
Gals. 1t has, however, paid no loss
es during the last nine months, and
it closes it's first years operations
with handsome surplus.
Aside from these two measures,
workmen's compensation looms as the
big thing in the insurance field. Cas-,
ualty companies have done a fairly
good business in North Dakota. altho
it is not a state which is at all prom.
incnt industrially. oWrkmen's COM
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-17
0LSNESS NOT
FOR RADICAL
LEGISLATION
Commissioner Of Insurance Does
Not Seek to Drive Out Old
Line Companies
TO INSURE STATE PROPERT

While some extremely radical lcgis-
lation which would result in freezing
OUT all old-li1e insurance companies
and in combining North Dakota fire,
life and accident insurance to home
mutuals has been predicted from
league sources which had some self
ish interest in promoting such legis.
ation, insurance Commissioner OILS
ness, himself an ardent \onpartiSani
is authority for the statement that
nothing that need give any OF the old
line companies any cause for alarm
may be expected from the "All-\on-
partisan" legislative assembly which
cOnvenes here in January.
Commissioner Olsness is the fist
head Of an insurance department
elected in this state for many years
who had enjoyed any real experience
in insurance matters previous to his
election. Although he came to Amer
lea a Eorsen' III with 10 knowledge
of English, compelled 10 spend his
first years in North Jahot;. common
section hand, Olsness had developed
into a big man in his own community
Of Sheyenne before the NOnpariSan
league ferreted him out. and since
his election two years ago to the OF
flee Of insurance commissioner,
which was reconferred upon him II
the last general election by q much
enhanced vote. Olsness, in spite of his
openly. admitted leaning toward pure
socialism. has won many friends On
both sides OF the political fence.
Commissioner Olsness predicts
there will DE no effort on the part
Of the league to drive foreign lnur-
ance companies, in any line. except
hail insurance, out of the state. That
hail insurance will cease to be written
in North Dakota by private corpora
lions is 2 foregone conclusion. In
the recent general election the league
provision for state hail insurance was
c1a Of the two out OF seven Nonpar-
-zsaa amendm 10 the constitution
rh.rn received a majority of ali the
rU:as cast II addition to the league
amendment submitted through In
5-Es.jvs petition. the voters approved
~ an even larger majority similar
amendment referred by the iegisla,
-ura. Both Of these constl'uilohal
amendments authorize the levy ana
collection OF an acreage tax on lands
within the state the proceeds OF
such tax Ito be- used TO indemnify
the owners OF growing crops against
damages By hail"
Both amendments allow the legisia'
ture wide latitude in the determine
ton Of the classes OF lands TO De
taxed. specifically eXemphng onis
Glands used exclusively for pubic
roads, rights of way Of common car
riers. mining, manufacturing or pas
turage." and these only at the dlscre-
ton of the legislature.
In this connection, Commissioner
Clsness, whose views the 10th legs
lative assembly may be expected TO re-
spect, has adopted the board attitude
that only such lands as share IN the
common risk may be expected to as
sumo the common burden. He would