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''BEST MEDICINE
FOR WOMEN"
What Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Did
For Ohio Woman.
Portsmouth, Ohio.-"I suffered from
irregularities, pains in my side and was

SO weak at ClIIeS L
could hardly G e t
around to do my
work, and as l had
four in my family
and three boarders
it made it very hard
for me. Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Com pound
was recommended
to me. / took it
and it has restored
my health. 1t is
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The Benson signal., 1918-07-13

A self-closing door spring adds tC
the anger of man who wants tC
slam the door
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13

In jealousy there is more self-love
than love.-La Rochefoucault.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13

A girl may be intellectual and yet
retain her appetite for ice cream soda
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13
PRESIDENT SAYS
PRuSSIAN RULERS
FEAR own PEOPLE
Wilson Declares u. S. Will Not
Consider Peace Until Foe
Is Crushed.
SPEAKS AT MOUNT VERNON

Executive in independence Day Ad-
dress at Mount Vernon Asserts
Kaiser Has Reused Forces
Which He Knew Little CT
and Which When
Reused Can Never
Be Crushed to
Earth.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13

Most people who keep diaries for
any length of time keep them for sale.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13

Coffee is like the earth when it is
ground.
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Are the Packers Profiteers?
Plain Facts About the Meat Business
profits larger + profits
's " that they have monopoly Of " market @ sa ] s % ~ ] ss ses 5 % s%s and % to a ess @
h ndj n,apm alters Of o arm and y lie
in
given on an,
% %eam these facts If ranined with u
elh& talk this
in h profits Of the packing industry with ho" Of any other
The meat business one largest American indus Commission
nd Importance of ohe packers
:sn that that the profits Of -four large The packers mentioned i The statement stand ready.
fdrmined
dws1
annual profit the three wears before
appear profit s1slooo greater
mpnft were not true they wonn nd dare to hmaketh
Tnnmrar hreen ptHh
nnlety unfair method comparison 1t not only We
m mistake in the efguh f of
The aggregate hnseu
undfp eehk of d throughout broad
ell snohno countries
The five packer" mentioned feel Justified cooperating
chmanma auim fpm
have zee to o a r yom
this important only small its time need they have met war time demands
m hsn put b Of
packers nhrsMd Mdnphe-an -dudnghs*
Armour &
-, ,:. Cudahy Packing Co.
and three the former &c o
times thee amount dwog @ph Wilson & Company
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Scandal often stings itself.
The Benson signal., 1918-07-13

Armour & Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
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e the Packers Profitee,
Plain Facts About the Meat Business

honal profit makes only fair return this and as has
been stated the larger portion of the profits earned has
been used to finance huge stocks of goods and to provide
additions and improvements made necessary by the
NOUS demands of our army and navy and the allies.
If you business you will appreciate the signif-
cance'of these facts If you unacquainted with bus
ness talk this matter with business acquaint
ance-with your banker, say-and ask him to compare
profits of the packing industry with those of any other
large industry at the present time.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
German Submarines
Operating ID Waters
Of The Atlantic Coast.
NUMBER As

of 0verfalls, liehtship, off the Della
ware coast; 98 on board, 81 Of the
crew rescued and landed at Lewes;
one lost.
Steamer Texel, sunk by bombs
off Jersey coast, Sunday.
Schooner Edna, of Machias, Me-.
picked up as a derelict, of Cape
May, N. j. May 26.
Schooner Hauppaus, ofNew York,
sunk rs miles off Barnegat May 28
Steamer Winneconne, sunk off
Cape May, May 26.
The crews from the above named
vessels. except the one man lost
from the Pratt were rescued.
The Germans having failed to
sink American transports carrying
troops to France, resorted to this
wholesale destruction of lesser craft
in the hope of drawing American
war ships from European waters
a calculation in which they are to
be disappointed.
Prisoners who spent several days
on the submarine state that the
boat is 200 feet long and armed
fore and aft. Some claim that
there are as many as five or the u
boats in American waters, but it is
likely the entire work was done by
one OF the newest type which it Is
known Germany has built.
The daring action Of the Ger
mans in crossing the Atlantic and
bringing the war to the very DOORS
of America. will have o powerful
effect somthe already aroused anda
active war spirit in this country.
The American watchword will now
be Full Speed Ahead" until the
war is won and the despicable Hun
conquered for all time.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
CLERK J. w. PAGE
WINS LAW SUIT.

1t may be remembered that The
PROGRESS last year made extended
notice Of the refusal of County Court
Clerk j. W. Page to pay to the
State the sum Of ST ,884.43 demand
ed by Revenue men as State reve-
nue. on distribution of funds derived
in this county from the collection
Of merchants privilege tax.
On Clerk Pages refusal, he was
sued in the Circuit court for the
above sum, the case was heard last
June, before Judge Barham and
Clerk Page won.
E. r. Parham, State Revenue
Agent, appealed to the Supreme
Court, and the case was heard by
the court Of last resort at Jackson
last week, Clerk Page again win
ming and thus ending the case.
Clerk Page was the only clerk in
the State to take the stand he did
and in his action he is entitled to
all possible praise. The failure Of
clerks all over the state to retain
this privilege money, has taken un-
told thousands Of dollars from the
school children Of the counties--for
when the State gets its clutches on
such money 1t is gone world with
out end so far as the counties are
concerned.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
GERMAN OFFEN-
SIVE CHECKED.

The big German offensive Of last
week. which was commenced before
our last issue, was reported checked
the first Of the week, but not until
the Huns had pushed the point Of
their armies a distance of twenty
odd miles to the Marne river and
to a point but about As miles dis
tant from the city Of Paris. Against
overwhelming numbers, the British,
French and Americans either stood
their ground or gave way in good
order and kept the Allied line un-
broken, taking fearful toll in lives
from the Germans. In every re-
port the American soldiers have
given a splendid account of them
selves and at one point a decisive
victory was won by the Sammies
who are cramming down the
throats Of the Hun the statements
made by them that America would
amount to nothing in the war,
The offensive of the Germans
was not ended at the time this was
written (Tuesday) but reports from
Paris at that time stated the belief
that its backbone was broken.
Everything is Fastening the actions
Of America in connections with the
war for it Is plainly to be seen that
Uncle Sam will have to win the
final victory-AND WILL WIN 1T.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
Second Red Gross
War uDd IS Now
$I66,438,l29.OO

Washington, june THE Amer
lean Red Cross second war mercy
fund totals $l68,439,29l, with indi-
cations that when all reports from
the drive are tabulated as $4,000
oversubscription Of the Sl00aQO,0 700
goal will be shown.
In announcing these figures to-
night Henry'P. Davidson, chairma
of the Red Cross War Council, gzll
the returns show that more that
47,000,000 Americans nearly haif
the total population of the country
contributed. Those giving to the
first fund last year numbered only
about 100000.
y Not only did every Red Cross di-
vision in. the country oversubscfibe
but one, the Gull, turned IN more
than three times the amount Of its
quota, while.fye others, the South
ern. Atlantic, Mountain, Northwest
ern and Southwestern more than
doubled their allotments.. The insu-
\ lar and foreign division quadrupled
its 100000 quota.
Every state attained its goal, FIVE
more than tripled it and sixteen
Others and the District Of Columbia
smore than doubled theirs.
The supreme feature Of this
Reinforcement said Mr.. Davison's
atatement, lis to be found. not in
the amount Of money subscribed,
but in that it came from every part
Of the United States, from its cities,
Its towns, its farms, Its factories,
I from the rich and the pool, regard
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
FORTUNES MADE
BY WHISKY MEN.

There was recently published a
statement Of great fortunes made
by whisky distillers in Louisville,
Kentucky, since the government
put the ban on the distillation OF
such spirits last September. Some
Of the distillers who had on hand
large quantities Of liquors have
made millions of dollars in conse-
Quence Of the advance in prices
since that time, and even little fel-
lows in the whisky gang have made
comfortable fortunes. Single indi-
viduals or firms are credited with
accumulating as much as ten mil
lions dollars or more by the enor-
nous prices to Which booze has
risen--and the prices are still soar
ing for the reason that the stock on
hand is not going to last near so
long as was estimated when distil-
lation was discontinued. 1t may,
however, be comforting to the boot
legeers and their patrons to know
that business will continue regard
less Of prices and that in the worst
event (from their viewpoint) there
will still remain in operation the
connection Of poisons which will
answer their purpose by adding
their alleged brains.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

The Huns have brought the wal
to the very doors of America.
The public prints Of last Monday
brought the startling news that
German Submarines had sunk a
number Of American vessels per-
haps not further than rs miles of
the coast Of New Jersey and some
of them within 100 miles Of New
York City and the reports were soon
verified in detail to some extent.
Beginning May Is, the Hettie
Dunn, Capt. Halbrook commander,
was sunk after being two days out
from New York, bound for Charles
ton, and the crew taken on board
the submersible.
Two more vessels were soon sunk
and the crews added to those of the
Hettie Dunn, and all were kept on
on board for eight days. The total
of vessels sunk up to last Sunday
when the Savannah Line steamship,
City of Columbus, sent out the IS.
o. S" call by wireless. Up to Tues
day evenings papers the revised
report showed that the following
vessels had been sunk:
jacob M. Haskell, schooner, 1852
tons; hailine from Boston, sailing
for Norfolk; II in crew, no passen-
gers.
Isabel B. Wiley, in ballast, net
tonnage Gil; crew s.
Hattie Dunn. Of Rockland, Me-;
net tonnage 365; in ballast sailing
for Charleston.
Edwasd n Cole, Of Bostons ton
mage 1895; in ballast, bound for
Norfolk; crew II.
Herbert L. Pratt. steamship oil
tanker, sunk about five miles south
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
EVERETT REPLIES
TO T. w. SIMS.

jackson, Tenn, May II, 1918.
Hon. T. W. Sims,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
Your letter Of great length de-
clining to enter into joint discussion
has been received. 1t reads like a
page tern from your old campaign
speeches.
Old Atlas must surely be relieved
since from you letter you seem to
have the entire Western Hemis-
phere on your shoulders.
If, unfortunately you should die,
McAdoo would no doubt be at a
loss to know how to run the Rail-
roads, and important legislation
would fail for the want Of a cham
pion.
Since reading your letter | have
been wandering what the other
twenty members of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee
are doing, or why such men as
Frank E. Dormus, Of Mich, Sam
Rayburn, Of Texas, Andrew j. Mon
tague, of Virginia, and many other
distinguished men from seventeen
states are on that committee. since
your letter would indicate that you
are doing all the work.
You say our district is close If
both parties poll the same percent
age of voting strength" | suppose
you have in mind how dangerously
near you came being defeated by
your kepubllcan opponent III the
last election when eight or nine
hundred Democrats not only refus-
ed to vote for you for you but &C.
tually voted for your Republican
opponenent. The returns from the
last election in this Congressional
District, as you doubtless know,
show that you trailed behind the
democratic ticket more than 210O
votes beat you republican oppon-
egt by 22l votes, while Governor
Rye in this district, beat Overall
1881, President Wilson beat Judge
Hughes 1852, which shows the dis.
trict Is not close when the nominee
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
Republicans Qualify
For Committeeman.

The Republicans will hold their
primary election August |. as re-
quired by law, to elect two men,
bers Of the state Republican execu-
tive committee from the Eighth
congressional district. The candi-
dates filing for these two places
are: W.F. Arnold Of Jackson, P.
M. Harbert Of Savannah. P. W.
Maddox, Of Huntingdon, and Joe h.
Holmes, Of Lexington. The first
two are said to be favorable to the
Sells-Gore.Ho .Hooper-0verall faction OF
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

is able to poll the strength of his
party, which you miserably failed
to do.
With that record behind you no
wonder you do not want to face an
opponent on the stump.
| shall make my appointments
and feel safe to discuss your public
record.
If at any time before the election
you should decide to join me In de-
bate, | will cancel my appointments
and arrange new dates with you.
l shall hand this letter to the
press. "
S, ], EVERETT.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
Men and Women Wanted
To Attend.

County Food Administrator J. H.
Cason will address the people Of Lex
ineton on next Monday at o'clock
D. M, on matters Of vital importance
to both men and women Of the coun-
ty are urged to hear him. Plese tell
your neighbors and urge them to hear
Administrator Cason in this impor-
tant address.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

make the local assessment, which
Mr.. Mathis has fixed at the mini.
mum Of $l.5OO.0O for Lexington
merchants.
OF course all local merchants will
obey the order and the people will
take notice that their dealers car
supply them with Thrift Stamps
and War Savings Stamps, which the
government requires them to buy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

the party and the latter two are
those Of the Littleton and Murray
faction.
No Republican qualified as can
didate for U. S. senator. governor or
congress.--Jackson Sun, June 3.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
Retail Merchants
To Sell Stamps.

The Retail INGREDIENTS of the
State have been assigned or requir-
ed by the National War Savings
committee, represented in Tennes.
see by Adolph Mathis, Of Chatta-
noosa. to purchase and resell War
Savings and Thrift Stamps and Mr.
j. .,R. Fielder has been appointed tc
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

Secretary McAdoo last week d.
rected that free anti-typhoid inocu-
luton be given to all persons who
apply at any U. S. hospital or field
Office. The season of typhoid Is at
hand and this order Is issued
for the protection Of both soldiers
and civilians.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
TALKS or
FOOD CONDITION,

Ougar was the prlnclpal SuDJect
IOf discussion at the meeting of the
Federal food administrators al
Washington Tuesday of this week,
|said j. |, Finney of the Federal
Hood administration of this state
who with Charles C. Trabue, state
legal representative, attended the
meeting at Washington and return.
led Friday. n.
/ The food administration IS de-
|termined to take care of the harvest
|and to meet the demands for pre-
serving and canning during the
coming season, and for that reason
1.-The rules with reference to limita-
|tion on amounts to be furnished
the manufacturers Of non-essentials
like soft drinks. chewing gum and
candies will. be rigidly enforced,
aud no exceptions made. The food
administration made il. plain that
this would be Its policy and the an
was given the over
lWhelming endorsement Of the Fed
'eral food administrators.
There will be no relaxation, but
Instead a general tightening up in
bur -four regulations until the next
harvest, In order to have enough
.honr tomeet even the minimum re-
requirements Of our allies and our
'soldiers overseas, we are going to
have to still further reduce our con.
sumption Of flour in the nation dur
ma the coming month or six weeks.
Twas impressed with the fact
z|saf every state food administrator
that sentiment among the
ps9 ssQl their states for the en-
'f0rcenient oT food administration
rules was improving all the time.
More and more the people are be-
coming alive to the fact that the
regulations issued by the food ad-
ministration are based upon the
grim necessity of a nation fighting
for its very existence.
Ice prices for this summer were
discussed at length, but it was real
lied that this was largely local
problem as the price of ice and its
cost must vary with varying local
conditions. However, food admin
istrators were instructed to permit
no, advances over last years prices
unless the same shall have been
submitted to the Federal food ad-
ministrator and by him justified
In other words the burden Of proof
is upon the ice makers to show
cause why, because Of the increas-
creased cost Of manufacture, they
are entitled to charge a higher
price for their product. - Banner,
lime |
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07
CON. !. v. SIMS
IN THE RUNNING.

In the published answer last week
Of Congressman I. w. Sims to the
challenge of Judge S. j. Everett to
make joint canvass of the 8th
Congressional District before the
primary to be held all over the
State on the 1st day of August. the
announcement was made that our
valued and distinguished Represent.
atiye was a candidate to succeed
himself in the Lower House Of the
national law-makine body at Wash.
ingt0n.
We have never seen a more time-
ly, appropriate and pointed state
ment thar. that made BY Mr. Sims
in response to the request that ile
leave ,his post and come to his dis
Itrictto defend a record which is en-
titled to all honor but needs no de-
(es Even when Congress takes
etsss, Congressman Sims will
ye abnrdensome work on hiS
Shoulders which his duty to his
constituents and the country geIls
orally demands shall have his al.
tention in preference TO Joint. dis
cussion Of the wisdom Of turning
out an able. tried and true member
Of Congress and electine in his stead
one who. at best, in such q capacity
would be an unknown quantity. !" 4
Those. Of the people who failed 70,
read the reply Of Mr.. Sims to judge
Eyerett's challenge should yet hunt
it up and peruse it--for It is RICH.
All who have impartially consids
cred the question know that Thetsls
w. Sims has made the Eighth Di
.rict Qf Isnnessee q Represents I
8Es
proud and his standing in the Fed.
eral lawimakins body is Al, that
his personal character is absolutely
unimpeachable, that he is an eff,
cient and indefatigables worker yet
in nowise impaired after his long
service.
With all due respect to Judge
Everett we can not imagine a single
inducement he can offer to Demo-
Gratis Of the district to nominate
him over Mr.. Sims in the primary
Of August !. is,s N
Henderson county has done well
by Mr.. Sims in the past but it is to
be hoped that in recognition Of the
Coneressman's splendid additional
services rendered since this country
was drawn into the world war, his
primary vote on the first day Of
August may be far larger than in
any former contest for the nomina-
tion.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

less Of sect, color or political creed.
No American wants thanks be-
cause his country has so richly full
filled her obligation, but / do con-
gratulate every American who has
contributed either time or money
toward this, the greatest work Of
mercy, pity and love in the history
Of mankind"
The quotas and subscriptions, by
divisions, were announced as fol-
Z,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-07

-rOreigh AIS 5uu, ,UUU l,1uuuuU
The states tripping their quotas
we're Alabama Mississippi, South
Carolina, Wyoming and Arizona,
and those doubling their allotment
we're Louisiana, Tennessee, sFexas.
New jersey Connecticut, Michigan,
Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico,
New Hampshire North Dakota,
Washington, Idaho, Deleware, West
Virginia, Kansas. Alaska turned in
in more than four times its $2O,-
Cni} nunf a !. 4..,,.,.: IA:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-22
Q. s. Airplane Programme
 Has Been Hurried As
 Much as Hun1anly Possible
nx HUGH Vi. nopERrs

tary statements of England and French authorities. At the same time, the truth is that in no. respect can the United State present an independent front of great magnitude before next spring.
 By that time, however, the Kaiser will be made to vince under the full strength of the American arm. Accord ing to the programme Americans in the fields of France and Flanders will number 100000, the air will be filled by at least 5000 skilled American air. planists, and there will be sufficient shipping tonnage available for the transportation of men. big guns and supplies.
 For this achievement, however, time is necessary. Army officers Suggest that American civilians abandoning fear lest the war will be concluded before the United States can show Germany what it can really do. The idea pre- vails in Washington that the war will be of long duration. Inasmuch as Ger many has acquired the agricultural districts of Russia. 1t becomes more and more apparent to close students of con- ditions that kaiserism must be broken by force of arms. Revolution Tn Berlin as a result of starvation is given little consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-22
DONATE TO BALL AND BAT FUND FOR
 OUR SOLDIER BOYS
tContinued From Page Nine)

ball equipment for each company of men as follows:
 Twelve baseballs, six baseball bats, one catcher's mask, one catcher's pro- tector, one catcher's. init, one first haseman's init, seven fielders' gloves
 Because of Increased prices, this will cost about $50 per company, or a total of about $20O,O0O for the men now in the camps
 Dr. Raycroft has asked the National Baseball federation to aid him in se- curing this very necessary equipment for the soldier boys. The National Baseball federation officers have pledged themselves and their associates to do all they can to secure the equipment o, funds with which the material can be purchased hy Dr. Raycroft and his as sistants. Much has already beei: done. but great deal more remains to be accomplished.
 Therefore, the National Baseball fed eration appeals to you to enlist in this great movement and to do all you can to have your community do its part in providing the soldier boys with balls and bats. Start a movement among your friends. through your ball clubs and or ganizations. and in the sporting columns