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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

bud Ninn of Alexandria, writes that the appointment
of Montague Glass Secretary Of the Treasury
that Potash Permutter will get some fat contracts
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

The George Washingtons farewell toot did not sound
anything like Washingtons farewell warning against
tanglement in European affairs.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

The servants of President Wilson's temporary home
in Paris should keep strict watch, for that Hohenzoern
person would like nothing better than 20 sneak in and
claim asylum.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

Some of the commercial interests are anxious to hob
mob with the Germans as if nothing had happened No
cash register peace gents
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

"In the name of humanity and the principles of
lgion and love-" says Hun petition to the Pope. How
did the Huns ever hear of such things?
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

Only the brave deserve the sweet. The American SOL
der in France has been allowed half pound of candy
every ten days.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

Bill Hohenzoern hopes that the allies will be wrapped
in the ntrcaces of their technicate and thus per-
init him to escape Bill, you always bad guesser.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

The individuals who taking the armistce equiv
alent to peace treaty may be surprised by the events
Of the next few days.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

Some Of the esteemed allies trying to change the
Wilson fourteen into perfect SO.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

Old Nick of Montenegro denies that he is dethroned
but nobody is exactly rational after having been struck
by skuptchtna
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

The world bears with wonderful resignation the news
that rioters about to break lose in Berlin.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-07

W. R. LYON, Editor and Proprietor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
'COMER LIBEL SUIT REMAINS IN COURT
 ON NEW DECISION

Montgomery, January A.-(SpeciaL)
 The perennial libel suit Of B. B. Conner, former governor, against the Montgom-
 cry Advertiser. which has been a legal
 issue in Alabama for s14 years, bobbed
 up again in the supreme court Thursday
 and as usual was so handled that 1t is still an issue.
 The court revered the Birmingham city
 court in awarding Conner a. Judgment
 of cent against the Advertiser and sent
 the case back to the lower court for
 another trial It held that the courts
 rulings in certain instances were detri- mental to Conner, who appealed when the jury awarded him only cent, when he claimed s25,0Oo.
 The case Is making a bid for the long distance runners record of Alabama legal contests It was filed by Conner June 90, 1904 and resulted from the pub lication of an affidavit In the Adver- tiser from E. p. Diclsert Corners cousin. Conner at the time was a candidate for president of the railroad commission and he contended that the affidavit injured his reputation. It has been in the su- pI eme court and in the lower court for rulings on various points throughout the past IA years.
 Since the suit was entered Conner has been president of the railroad commits sion and governors of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

guy taem from France. We have 10 buy them from France instead Of trying to manufacture them. which would have taken a longer time. It seems to me that that is conclusive evidence of high efficiency? To get the thing that you need when you need it and it makes no difference where, so you can supply it. That was done do not see any .n- efficiency there"
 Senator Kirby said the uniform today is the same weight it always has been in the United States army.
 livery man." he added, lon the other side, has been supplied with clothing, with ammunition, with rifles, with ma chine guns and everything else to best equip him for effective fighting.
 q want to assume the entire responsi- bility for what nave said, and l say it to you as a man who has heard this in- vestgation as a man who is accustomed to reading testimony, as a man who is accustomed to rendering judgment that my opinion of the condition as it exists today is that the military departm'&' has not fallen down"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
GOVERNMENT ID BUILD MAMMOTH
 Y-PRODUCT PLANT
S2,000,000 Plant for Tennes- see-Birmingham Furnace Man to Be Superinten-
 dent of Construction

Collinwood, Tenn, January 24-(Spe- cial.)-The United States government will build a large wood chemical by-product plant in Collinwood, Tenn, to secure acetate of lime and wood alcohol for munition to use in the war. Collinwood is located in the center of Wayne coun- ty, Tenn, and is the center of the wilder- ness of timber. Contract for the plant was made with the Tennessee Valley Iron and Railroad company. a Pittsburg, Pa, concern, who owns 5000 acres of land in this county, and who will operate the plant for the government. The plant is to cost s2.00O,o00 and be completed in eight months.
 Thompson Starrett Co. of New York will erect the plant, and Joseph D. Dunn, formerly furnace manager of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company at Blr- mingham, Ala, will be superintendent of construction.
 This will be the largest plant of its kind in the world, and will use 200 cords of wood per day. The government will use all the products except the charcoal, which will be used in the manufacture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
MACHINE QUESTION

whole purpose to see that America is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

of military equipment such as sHenct motars and machine guns, but addcc preparations were being made to deliver in quantity next month. Every man that has been sent to France has been prop erly equipped, he said.
 There has not been enough rifles in the camps recently because they could not be manufactured in sufficient quantI- ties he said. "The war department has done well and rifles are in the hands of the soldiers now" he said.
 ''The senator says" said Senator Kir- by, that in 1914 when it was apparent that war was going to come on, the ordnance department was absolutely qui- escent and that no move was made to manufacture heavy ordnance. He states that as an instance of why the military establishment is inefficient. In 1914. the United States had not gone into the war and since 1914 we fought out a presiden- tial campaign on the proposition that we should not go into war. Then why in 1914 should the military establishments have insisted that we ought to manufac- ture heavy ordnance at that time?'
 ANOTHER ARGUMENT
 Another proposition that the sena or cites is this: In 1914 he said our am bassador, Gerard, over in Germany, said that the German people were unfriendly anu lndl Soine uay we are BolnS to nave trouble. Do you suppose that the ord- nance department or the Secretary of War is going on what the ambassador to Germany might have reported here in a secret way? Would We have expected anything of that kind? No man would have expected it and no man would have excused it, if money had been expended along that line.
 "The senator said we are not able now n nm in ba in IT,a, O., and supply them with heavy guns We have them. They are there. They are in the hands of our soldiers today and can be used effectively when we see fit to put our men in the fighting front.
 "Yes, but the senator said we have to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

Mothers know it stops croup because it cuts the thick chok- ing mucus, clears the throat of phlegm, stops the hoarse me- tallic cough, eases the difficult hrea' nlng, then quiet sleep.
 Mrs. T. Neureuer, Eau Claire, Wis, writes: "Foleys Honey and Tar com pletely cured my boy of very severe attack of croup. We know from exper. fence that 1t Is wonderful remedy for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough"
 Sold rveI us-t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

responsibility for the speech as reported by newspapers, and had read to the Senate a verbatim report published in tho New York Times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
PERSONAL

Louis M. Parkes, brother of Brown Parkes of the Jefferson theatre, has written that he landed safe on the other side, and was still going. The letter Mr. Parles received was mailed at Southampton, Eng. One line hau been deleted by the censor.
 Young Parkes is only IS years ot age, but he is member of the 109th aero squadron, American expeditionary force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
WANTED
SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Nationally known speciality manufacturer wishes to secure representative in Birmingham and state of Alabama. For a conscientious worker with sales ability experience, this is once-in-a a-lifetme op- portunty to permanent steadily increasing business of his with income limited only by his ability Applicant must be capable of handling salesmen and making them produce
 small investment and good references are re- quired The product in question is known univers- ally and in now by U. s. ARMY and NAVY DE- APARTMENT and by the greatest American business and industrial companies, numbering among them THE DUPONT POWDER CO., VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO.,, ERIE R. R. CO.,, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.,, EDISON CO.,, BLAW STEEL CORPORATION AND OTHERS. The sale of the product is backed by national magazine advertising, etc. The manufacturers district sales manager MT. A. Schlessing is at the Hotel Himan to allot the territory to the right party Call phone 374O for appointment today Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

of pig iron on the Tennessee valley in a furnace they will erect in connection with the government plant. The contrac- tors have their men on the ground and work will be pushed as fast as labor conditions will permit. It will require 300 men to operate the plan and upwards of 1000 will be employed in the wood cut ting operations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
CHAMBERLAIN CRITICIZED

Senator Kirby called Senator Cham berlain's speech the condemnation Of his judgment" and challenged his pro cedure in saying what he did in the New York speech
 Senator Kirby maintained that the chairman of the military committee should have reported to the command ar- in-chief if he believed the examination had disclosed dangerous situation rather than to carry it to the Senate floor first in a speech
 Senator Kirby in defending the admin istration admitted there was shortage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
c H A M B E RIA IS DRAMATIC IN SPEECH
 ATTACKING POLIO Y
 OF ADMINISTRATION
Continued from page one)

today to the military committee. The understanding is that it also will be re- ferred to the naval committee later.
 Senator Chamberlain detailed in his speech what he declared was proof of army inefficicney. He asserted that not only was the President ignorant of the truth about conditions but that Secre- tary Baker also was misled, challenging the Senate and the country to inquire and then deny his assertions. Despite the Presidents opposition, he declared the committees army investigation would proceed, and the committee plans to re- sume it's inquiry tomorrow, calling Sur geon General Gorgas to testify regarding health conditions.
 NO PERSONAL FEELING In beginning his address Senator Chamberlain said the President had at- tackled both his veracity and integrity, heretofore unchallenged, but that in re- plying he did so without any personal feeling against the President.
 For 24 years Senator Chamberlain said, q have served the public in my state to the best of my ability, and in ali that time I have never had my ve- "a city called in question, nor my integ- rity impeached, and have passed through some bitter campaigns. It is, therefore, with some feeling of humilia- tion and also sadness Shat I rise to a question of personal privilege when my veracity has been called in question, not by an ordinary citizen; not by one of my colleagues, but by a very distinguished gentleman, who has the love and admi- ration of the people, and who, by their suffrage, occupies the highest place in the gift of the people, and I may say, the highest place of any man in the world.
 Tt is, therefore, with much feeling that I rise to address myself to the attack made upon me. and I do so with out any feeling of unkindliness.
 POLICIES ARE AFFECTED
 These personal charges against me amount to nothing to the American people, but affect policies which may inv olve the future of this country if not the entire world"
 Senator Chamberlain said he had been invited to speak before the National Se- curity league, accepted on short notice, and without time to prepare an address. He recalled that on the stage with him were Alton B. Parker, Theodore Roose- welt and Julius Kahn, and that the au- dience was "a representative body that for patriotism cannot be excelled by any like body in the United States"
 He then reiterated that he assumed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-09
$4,000 PRISONERS
TAKEN BY ALLIES

London, Aug. 9.-Fourteen thou
sand prisoners and guns too hume
rous to count have been taken in the
British drive on the front south of
the Somme, says today's war office
report. The cavalry still is pursuing
the enemy. The Allies progress is
continuing.
The French have taken Fresnoy-
en-Chaussee, while the British have
reached a point east of lie Qaesnel
and Caix.
The Franco-British advance on the
battle front south of the Somme has
reached a maximum depth of II
miles, according to news received
here shortly after noon today.
Advices from the battle front south
of the Somme today reporg British
cavalry, armored cars and tanks, in
advance of the infantry, to have
reached within a mile of the Chaul-
mes railway junction.
The cavalry, tanks and armored
cars, it is indicated, have gone ahead
to the line running from F~ramerville
to Lihone.
From Lihone the line runs south
ward to Meharicourt. southeast of
Rosieres. This represents a total
maximum advance of IL miles.
1t will be impossible for the Ger
mans to hold their Montdidier posi-
tions, it is believed here. 1t is also
believed that the advance on the Pic
ardy front makes Amiens secure
again an enemy attack and has re-
moved the threat against Paris.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-09
VITAL STATISTICS
REPORT OF COUNTY CLERK BUR
NETT FOR THE MONTH
OF JULY.

Clerk f. l.. Burnett has compiled
the vital statistics for Lake county
for the month of July as follows:
Births.
Sons we're born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldo ID. Johnson, Ed M. Arch, sA.
G. Hallenbeck, Ole Lone. Walter
Hundemer, John Tollefson (twins),
Elvin Alison, Michael Tobin, Olaf
Hammer. August Schaldack. Ray
Thrall, Carl j. Nytroe, Marcus Aus
(twins). Geo. l.. Hide. Ole Erickson
(twins).
Daughters were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Potas, ALA Smis, Ar
thur Albert Basler, John Andrew
Baufle, J.. Glenn Renner, Emanuel
G. Schnell, Earl Hull, Leland S Fa-
der, Cecil C. Thomas.
Deaths.
Archie Carmichael, age 20 years.
Alma Louise Bargman. age 81
years.
Harold Joseph Robinson, ago S
years.
Katherine Lucille DOugherty, age
13 years.
Martha Agnes Flanagan, age il
years.
William Henry Farrand, age SO
years.
Viola Jane Root, age 33 years.
Benjamin Tibbetts, age 54 years.
Geo. w. Clemens, age 43 years.
Clifford Erickson, age 13 days.
Oscar Erickson, age 16 days.
Marriages.
Paul B. Erickson and Florence l..
Muder.
Henry E. Eichman and Elizabeth
A. McCool.
Albert l.. Wood and Minnie Ander-
son.
Frank Dooley and Teresa Derungs.
Carl j. Nytroe and Laura Olena
Larson.
NaturalizatiOns.
John Perkams, Gerry Fedeler, Ed
ward vanderdeick. declaration of in
tention.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-09
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of commissioners at the office
of the county auditor at the court
house at Madison, S. d., until 2 D. M,
Tuesday, September 3, for construct
ing reinforced concrete bridges and
c%ulverts.
Plans and specifications may be
seer at the office of the county audi
tor of county engineer. Each bid
shall be accompanied with a certified
check in an amount equal to 5 per
cent of the amount of the bid on each
structure. The commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any or all
bids.
Dated at Madison, S. d., August
z, 1918.
BY order of the board of county
commissioners.
M. Cosgrove,
Attest: Chairman.
l.. F. Hartwich, !
County Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-09
ALIEN MONEY
NATIVE OF AUSTRIA CANNOT
COLLECT INSURANCE..

Doland, Aug. because he is
technically classified as an enemy
alien, Samuel Serbish, a farmer liv-
ing near Doland, will personally be
unable to collect insurance of $4,000
which he carried on his dwelling
house and contents, which recently
were destroyed by fire. Serbish ear
ried $500 insurance on the house
and $500 on the furniture. AT the
time " r was declared against Aus
tria, of which he is a native, he had
not taken out his second citizenship
papers, and a federal law prohibits
the payment of insurance to an en-
envy alien who is registered OIL ina
termed. Serbish will not be able to
complete his citizenship until the war
is over. This insurance money may
be turned over to the alien enemy
custodian or it may be held by the
Insurance company until the close of
the war and then turned over to Ser
bish. In the meantime Serbish will
be hard pushed for money with which
to rebuild his home and furnish 1t
so he can take care of his family.
1t is believed this is the first case of
this kind TO be reported in the north
west.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-09
LIVES AND FIGHTS
ABERDEEN MAN WHO WAS RE
PORTED KILLED THREE
MONTHS AGO.

Aberdeen, Aug. Prank Mat
tern. who was reported killed in ac-
ton three months ago. is still alive
and has since that time been on the
front lines twice. On May 4 he was
slightly wounded, and for three days
was blind from the effects of mus
tard gas. On the fifth day in the
hospital he wrote his wife, who re-
sides here, but only a small part of
the letter was passed by the censor.
He recovered and was sent to the
front again, and two weeks ago let
ters were received here by his wife
and his parents, dated June s, and
mailed June 10, that he had again
been on the front.
Frank Mattern enlisted in Com
pany l., Fourth South Dakota infan-
try in. 1916, saw service on the Mex
lean border and later was stationed
at Camp Points, Mobrldge, going
from there to the east, where he be-
came a member of ID company, First
brigade, 148th machine gun bat
talon. In France he was transferred
to Company M, 18th infantry, and
his comrades in the machine gun bat
talon lost track OF him. so that when
he was reported slightly wounded
but was missing from the 14Sth ma
chine gun battalion, he was thought
to have been killed, until the Paris
edition of the Chicago Herald reach
ed them at the front and 1t was found
he was only slightly wounded.
His parents, MIR. and Mrs, #. j.
Mattern, live at sol Seventh avenue
Sc. A brother, John Mattern, is also
in the service of the United States at
Camp Funston, Kan.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-08-09

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is II we get killed over here we are
buried in the very best clay in the
world. They use this clay to put the
first coat on real china. They call
every once in a while for men to go
to AN officers school and If / study
reaf hard / might get a chance TO &C.
How would you like to have a broth
er whom all the common folks had to
stand at attention before and salute
when they pass? That don't seem
quite right, but lots of people get by
with murder.
Now, Sis, don't worry about me,
for If it Is my turn to go I'll face
death as lots before me have done.
I am sure it is worth 1t to save III
glorious land from a beast such as
we are fighting right now. can't
tell you anything about the war or
any military affairs, but as you prob
ably read every day in the paper, the
Germans know that We are here and
they sure pay dearly for every Amer
lean boy that falls.
You folks can't realize over there
the feeling one has when an Officer
comes out and asks for volunteers to
go on a patrol, where it means al
most certain death to the ones who
go and every mar steps out like a
single mar ready and anxious to meet
death in order to gain some informa-
ton. I'll tell you a person cannot be
a real American and a Stacker. If
I can only come back alive I'll sure
be glad to tell you all the things thai
happened over here. This life is sure
a game of chance in many ways. One
day you have plenty to eat and then
maybe the next day your rations
don't come SO we have to go easy on
the feed. 1t is great sport and one
doesn'e realize any danger, for you
are all together and each one figures
he will be lucky and dodge the lead.
Well, Sis, write me often and show
my letter to Dad and Ed. 1t is SO
you three. Tell Ed | got two letters
from him today. / sure think he is
fine to write SO much. Joe hasn't
written at all nor any of the others.
I'll try and get a snapshot taken soon
if l can. I'll tell you If you have any
time make up some kind of fudge OF
get some hard candy and send me a
little. but be sure you pack it good
and have the box wrapped in about
five good heavy paper wrappers so il
can't tear loose. Get some one in a
drug store to wrap it SO they can tie
the cord SO it won't slip off the cor
ners If the box gets crushed.
Well, l must quit. Tell Ed I'll
write him soon. We may move any
time from here. but your letters al
ways reach me If you address them
Corp. j.. II. Kiner, Co. II, seth u. s
Inf, American f. F., France.
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BROTHER TO SISTER
CORP. j. III. kINER WRITES
HONEY LETTER TO HIS
SISTER NETTIE.

France, July 10.-Dear Sister: |
got your letter today and surely was
glad to get 1t. Well | have stood the
test so far o. X. You may think it
is funny / don't write more often,
but, Sis, / have been on the move so
much of late that when we did have
a little time to write we were not in
a place to mail a letter. You know
they don't have In American pcstof-
flee every five miles v here in No
Mans Land, but the place we are at
now we get our mail very good by
truck. / am still company clerk and
in a way it is very easy, at least. /
have no dirty work or fatigue to do,
but some times 1t takes most of my
time and keeps me in my tent a great
deal. l pal with the supply sergeant
so l have fine clothes. He is a good
old Irish Mick and says he is coming
home with me when the war is v
We have one consolation and that