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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
BRITISH WITHDRAW FROM ARMENTiERES RUINS
Canadian Tells
OF Treatment In
German Prison

Speaking Wednesday at Vanderbilt
university, Nashville, Capt Ivan S.
Rossiter Of the Canadian army, who
will be heard in Columbia Friday
night and at Mt Pleasant Friday
afternoon, told of his experiences as
a prisoner in Germany. He said that
the treatment he received from the
Germans was inhuman. The bread
to prisoners was made of a little rye
flour, ground potato peelings and saw
dust.
Capt. Rossier said that from forty
to fifty prisoners were kept in one
little room, and that for a bed each
had sack Of leaves, and for a
blanket another sack lined with
newspapers.
He also spoke of the necessity of
the German Government's keeping the
people in good spirits. He said that
at one time during his Imprisonment
he, with several other prisoners, was
taken all through Germany as an ex-
hibit. Although all the prisoners on
this trip had been captives for near
ly year the people were told that
they had just been captured in a.
drive that was not looked upon with
much favor at that time by the peo-
pie.
He said in conclusion
1--WE have got to win this war or
take our orders from Germany, and
as for me | would rather be dead than
take my orders from Germany
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
SHR|NERS' RED CROSS
FLOUR STILL SELLING
lBY United Press.l

SAN FRANCISCO, April 11.--The
Shriners' Red Cross sacks of flour has
brought $4,000 since it started around
the country from Islam temple here.
Charlotte, N. c., Oasis temple sold
it for $1,000, and Crescent Temple at
Trenton, N. j., got $1,150 for it.
Bridgeport Conn, and Indianapolis
have both sold the same sack.
On May 3, India Temple at Oklaho.
ma City will sell the sack at its gold
en- jubilee, and figure on getting at
least $4,000 for it. If they do, it will
be the highest price ever paid for a
sack of flour. The highest mark to
date is $4,000, paid for tire famous
Civil war sack of flour in Virginia
City, Nev.
The Red Cross sack will be taken
to the Shriners' imperial council in
Atlantic City next June by Potentate
John d. McGilvray of San Francisco
The sack was started out by Clar-
ence F. Pratt. historian of Islam tenn
pie.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
RAILROADS HURRY|NG
SEEDS TO FARMERS
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
KNOXVILLE, April 11.-Railroads
are giving preference to shipments of
seeds and agricultural implements
during this month and next in order
that the planting season may be util-
ICED to the best advantage, according
to a letter received by Charles A.
Keffer director division of extension,
University of Tennessee, from Wash
ington. There has been much interest
in a proposed ruling to this effect.
The order asking the railroads to give
preference to seeds and agricultural
implements during April and May is
directed to all railroads and is signed
by the manager of the car service sec
ton of the United States Railroad Ad-
ministration. The order is dated
March 2, 1918. It will bring about a
feeling of security on the part of the
farmers that they may go ahead with
their work without fear OF lost time
becanse needed supplies cannot reach
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
COLUMBIA RED CROSS
CANTEEN SERVICE
RECOGNIZED BY WAR DEPART
MENT-To RENDER COMFORT
TO SOLDIERS PASSING.

Paul G. Robson, Director of the
Canteen Service of the Red Cross
work says in the last brief,-''It
would seem that no one agency could
be more potent in impressing upon
our troops that absolute unanimity of
the sentiment behind them than the
canteen service of the Red Cross. In
their long and slow passage across
the country to be met daily and even
more frequently and furthered on
their way by the heartening words
and ministrations OF the women of
the country, not in any one section
but in every section of it, will leave
an impression upon the minds Of the
soldiers which can never be erased.
1t is to the attainment of this object
that that the service is dedicated.
In War Department Order No. II,
the Secretary of War officially recog-
nizes the American Red Cross Can
teen, declaring that the Red Cross is
a body legally authorized to render to
the army welfare aid of divers kinds.
The Order specifically mentions the
canteen as follows
ITO conduct canteen service sta
tions for furnishing refreshments to
soldiers when travelling through the
country, to furnish emergency relief
to the sick and wounded when in
route and to see that they are con-
veyed to a hospital when necessary
and requested by the commanding Of
ficer. All commanders of troop trains
are advised of this emergency service
and are authorized to avail them
selves of it when ever in their opin-
ion advisable"
The people of Columbia possibly do
not understand the gravity and i'm
portanee of the Canteen branch of the
American Red Cross Work Much has
been done that the public is in ig-
norance of and for that reason their
attention to this special branch is
called.
A suitable Red Cross Hut will be
erected at the Union Station. The
structure will be ten feet by ten and
equipped with lights and water and
heater for the coffee. The soldiers,
passing through may then have a
cup of coffee only for the asking. An
added feature will be post card
booth and the giving away of maga-
zines
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
MAY BUILD RECONSTRUCTION
ARMY HOSPITAL AT ATLANTA
(By United Press.)

ATLANTA, Ca, April 11.-Definite
plans for building a large government
reconstruction hospital in Atlanta,
with facilities for handling the cases
of 10000 American soldiers wounded
on the European battlefields, will be
one of the results of the conference to
be held here next week by the medi-
cal advisory board and business and
professional men of this city. accord
ing to Walter G. Cooper, secretary of
the local chamber of commerce.
Mr.. Cooper said plans have been
proposed by government officials for
building six reconstruction hospitals
east of the Mississippi river. He as
serted it to be his belief that one Of
these hospitals will be established in
Atlanta.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
NOT MANY GERMANS
RESIDE IN ST. LOUIS
(By United Press.)

ST. LOUIS, April list. Louis has
a smaller per centage of German born
residents than many other large
cities of the United States, despite a
prevailing opinion to the contrary, ac-
cording to statistics compiled by the
Chamber of Commerce.
Instead of "the most German city"
in America the Chamber Of Commerce
calls it "the most American city in
the country"
According to the figures st. Louis
foreign born comprise only Is per
cont of the population as compared
with 33 per cent in Detreit; "a in
Cleveland, 35 in Chicago and 35 in
Boston.
The per centage of German born in
st. Louis is 60, Chicago s, Cleveland
Z, Detroit s, Milwaukee H. Buffalo 10
and Cincinnati Z.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
LIEUT.. TOM JACKSON
GRADUATE OF CHS.
LIEUT.. WlLMoTH BOWEN OF CO.
LUMBIA ALSO HAS SUFFER-
ED FROM GAS ATTACK.

News of the wounding of Lieut.
Thomas ]. Jackson in action in
France has created the deepest re
sentiment toward the Germans and
the people of this county are begin
ming to realize more acutely that ever
before how positively they are into
the war. Many telephone calls for
information about the engagement in
which Lieut. Jackson was wounded
have been answered by The Herald,
but nothing more definite than was
given in the telegram from Adjutant
General Mccain could be reported.
There was also touch of rivalry at
the high school in the honor of claim
ing the wounded man as graduate.
One of the teachers telephoned that
Lieut.. Jackson was a graduate of the
high school and wanted that stated.
She was told that The Herald's infor-
nation was secured from his father,
John W. Jackson. Mr.. Jackson stated
this morning that he inadvertently
failed to inform The Herald that Tom
was graduate of the high school.
Although Lieut.. Jackson was the
first Maury countian wounded in ac-
tion on the French front, he was not
in fact the first to have suffered
from a German attack, Lieut.. Will
moth Bowen Of Columbia having been
gassed several months ago, as was re-
ported in The Herald. So far as is
known in Columbia, Lieut.. Bowen has
recovered from the effects of the gas
and is now in active service.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
TERRACING FARM LANDS
ADVISABLE IN HAROEMAN
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
BOLIVAR, Tenn, April ll.-iha'
each farming section will have prob
lens peculiar to the section is lndl-
Gated by some of the farm work that
is being done in this (Hardeman'
county. Terracing Of the hillsides is
proving profitable. c. F. Drewry' D.
IT. Tice. J. d. Sasser, Jr.. VIII McCar-
ty, Jno. wynne, and S. I. jenkins
have done some terracing on their
farms very recently. While this work
is expensive and takes time. the re-
suits in crop yields one year with an
other are so satisfactory that proiitS
are assured. James A. Patrick the
county agent. has been busy TINS
spring assisting farmers in the max
ing of their terraces. and has neid
number of demonstrations in terrac'
ing at which many farmers we're pres
ent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL EFFORT
To STOP WlLLARD-FUlTOn MILL

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The first
congressional effort TO stop the VIII
lard-Fulton fight, was made late Tues
day in bill introduced in the house
by Representative Blanton, Texas.
The bill. calls for a tax of SIS per
son to al those who attend and could
also take rs per cent of the promoters
gross profits on this and all other
prize fights.
"It's time we should do all our
fighting on the other side of the
water. Fight promoters should not be
allowed to make large profits when
the government is spending every dol
lar to win the war" BIauton said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
TWO ITEMS OMITTED
FROM DAUGHTERS REPORT

In the report that was sent in We'd
nesday from the Maury Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy, stating what the Daughters are
doing for the soldiers now engaged in
the great world war two items were
omitted from the report by an over
sight of someone. In summing up
the different things that had been
done the item showing that $4,000 had
been sent to France to endow bed
for our soldiers, and that $4,000 had
been subscribed to the ambulance
fund for the use of our soldiers. This
correction is made SO that the Daugh-
tiers may have full benefit for all of
the noble things that they are doing
and have accomplished.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
GOVERNMENT AGENTS
ON SPECIAL TAXES

Horace Frierson, Sr., and A. l..
Childress, internal revenue collectors,
are in Columbia for the purpose of
collecting and making reports on a
number of special federal taxes re-
quired of druggists, millers and other
manufacturers and dealers in COM
modities subject to an internal reyen-
ue tax. They will be in the city un-
til the end of the week.
Mr.. Childress is former referee
in bankruptcy and is well known to
the lawyers of this city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
HARDIN COUNTY IN
GIRLS CLUB WORK
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAVANNAH, Tenn, April IL
Home demonstration work in Hardin
county is developing rapidly, particu.
larly as it affects girls club work.
Farm families have been inquiring for
some time as to the possibility of get
ting girls clubs started, and with the
beginning of the work of the home
demonstration agent, Miss Mary l..
Garrett, the active organization OF
clubs began. During the last week in
March clubs were formed at Morris
Chapel, Crump. and Walkers. These
clubs have made plans for meetings
during the year. the intention being
to discuss plans and to hold demon
strations on the doing of things that
win help out in the winning of the
war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
FARM TRACTOR COURSE
WAS GREAT Benefit

Farmers who attended the three
day farm tractor course al the Middle
Tennessee Experiment station, which
closed Yesterday. declared that it was
highly beneficial to them Most OF
those who took part in the demonstra-
-tion were owners of tractors, but sew
eral we're there who are planning to
add these power implements to their
farm equipment. Representatives of
n tractor manufacturing company en-
tertained a number of the farmers at
dinner at the Bethel House last night.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
POLICE NOW WAGING
ANTI-SPEED CRUSADE

In pursuance of the anti-speed cru
sade the police are arresting all vio-
lators of the speed limit. In addition
to those who have already been re-
ported, Sam Yoakley, ]. F. Deal and
Howard Giddens have paid fines of
$40 and costs each for speeding, and
Bruce McFall was on the city court
docket this morning for the same of
fense.
Chief of Police Tom Mclean stated
this morning that there will be no
let up in the vigilance and that speed
ing will be stopped in this city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
CROWN PRINCE RUPPREcHT Is
LEADING FORCES IN NEW EF-
FORT TO CRUSH BRITISH.
AMERICANS REpULsE ATTACK
Determined Raid Followed q Terrific
Bombardment of Sector South Of
verdun--No American Casualties In
Fight.
Omitted Press War Review.)

Omitted Press War Review.)
Grown Prince Ruprecht was con-
tinuing the north offensive today on
the entire 20 mile front from LaBas-
see canal to the Ypres-Comines canal,
In making this statement Gen. Haig
said there was particularly severe
fighting along the Lave and Lys riv-
ers from Lestrem to Armentieres.
Armentieres, which is only pile Of
stone and bricks, was of no strategic
consequence and has been abandon
ed because the position formed the
apex of dangerous salient.
A terrifice bombardment of the
front Tuesday from
south of Verdun to east of st. Mihiel.
described in yesterdays French COM
was followed by determ-
ined raid on the American sector.
This raid was repulsed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
MAY LIFT HEN EMBARGO
Is DAYS AHEAD OF Time
J. s. SHAPIRO RETURNS FROM
CONFERENCE WITH FOOD AD-
MlNISTRATlON

Drastic but not hurtful regulations
of the poultry and egg business by the
food administration will be continued,
according to J. S. Shapiro, of the
Barker-Shapiro company, who return
ed Sunday night from conference of
poultry and dairy shippers held Satur.
day in Louisville with w. f. Priebe of
the food administration.
AS result of the conference Mr..
Shapiro feels certain that a priority
rule for Alabama, Kentucky and Ten
nessee will be issued permitting
them to begin shipments of hens and
pullets Is days ahead Of the other
sections Of the country. This prob
ably means that the embargo may
be lifted about the middle of this
month. By making this rule an over
crowding of the market would be pre-
vented
1t is also probable that the food
administration will prohibit the ship
ment Of ice packed poultry. This
rule was opposed by the dealers on
the grounds that it will damage the
smaller dealers without cold storage
facilities. However the probability
that the rule will be issued
The dealers also insisted that the
food administration rule requiring
$4,000 pounds minimum car load on
eggs should be reduced. But the out
come of the argument is yet un-
known.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
SENATE DENIES RIGHT
OF STRIKES DURING WAR
BY VOTE OF "a TO Is CONFER
ENcE REPORT ON BILL RE.
JEcTED IN THE SENATE.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE SEN
ate by vote of "a to 20 refused to-
day to approve labor's right to strike
in war time. BY that vote was re-
iected the conference report on Ia
hill penalizing the destruction of war
material and interference with pro-
duction.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
Germans Order
Russians To
Strip Fleets
tBys United Press.)

WASHINGTON, April 11-Germany
has demanded that the Russians strip
their fleet of all arms, according to
confidential information reaching the
government today The Russians
were ordered not to leave compile
ment of over 25 men on any vessel
and the Germans are seeing that some
guns are removed SO that the vessels
would be ineffective. The Russians
are not resisting the order.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
WOMEN LIBERTY LOAN
CHAIRMEN SATURDAY
MEETING TO BE HELD AT WAR
WORK HEADoUARTERs-ALL
DAY MEETING APRIL 22.

All county and city chairmen of
the subcommittee of the Womens S
committee for the Third Liberty
Loan will meet at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the war work headquart-
ers for a conference on the cam
paign
The woman's committee of the
county council of defense will hold
an all day meeting, Monday, April
%, at the headquarters. A trench
luncheon will be served promptly at
IL o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
over FOURTH
MAURY QUOTA
IS SUBSCRIBED
LIST OF PURCHASERS OF THIRD
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS REPORT.
ED TO CHAIRMAN TODAY.
NAMES TO Be PUBLISHED DAILY
All District chairmen and Bank
Cashiers Requested to Make Re-
ports Promptly Each Day-cam-
paIgn Well Under Way.
NAMES TO Be PUBLISHED DAILY

approximately 100000, or more
than one-fourth of Maury county's al.
lotment of Third Liberty Loan bonds,
is the total of the subscriptions rep
resented by the list of purchasers
published today. 1t is known that
considerable more than this amount
OF bonds has been sold, but the names
were not available for publication to-
day. Only the totals for the county
as given with the lists of names will
be announced so that there will be
no confusion as to the progress of
the campaign. The Spring Hill bank
alone has reported its apportionment
over-subscribed and other communi-
ties have also sold large amounts.
The Boy Scouts, Woman's Committee
and other organizations also are TAX.
ing orders for large sums of bonds,
which will be reported through banks
or others who will make deliveries of
the bonds.
Daily lists of subscribers as receiv-
ed by County Chairman H. o. Fulton
will be published in The Herald. All
district chairmen and bank cashiers
are requested to make these reports
to Mr.. Fulton at the Phoenix National
Bank each day before p. M
- ~
TO Mrs James | Finney OF Culleoka
again goes the honor of being the
first purchaser of Liberty Bond of
the third issue. Mrs. Finney was the
first purchaser of bonds of the first
and second issues and her application
for $500 worth of Third Liberty Bonds
through the Phoenix National bank
was the first received for this loan.
The Hampshire bank has reported
the sale of $1.350 worth of bonds, but
the names of the purchasers were not
available for publication today.
The total sales reported are well
over 100000, but the total as re-
ported today is $102,050.
The bond purchasers as reported to-
day follow:
The following subscriptions to the
Third Liberty Loan have been re-
ceived through the Phoenix National
Rank
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
|NST|GATES MEX|CANS
REPORTS OF INFRINGEMENT
ON THE BORDER CAUSE LITTLE
CONCERN IN WASHINGTON.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, April 11.-Reports
of renewed activity and entrenchment
by the Mexicans at the border have
caused little concern here, except
that they indicated the effect Of Ger
man propaganda in Mexico. Mexican
papers reaching here are filled with
violent pro-German stories.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
GERMAN OFFENSIVE ON
NORTH FRONT CONTINUED
CLOUDY WEATHER SAVED
SOUTH'S FOOD CROP
NORMAL WEATHER PREDICTED
BY FRIDAY NOON AT ATLANTA
WEATHER BUREAU.
lBy United Press.l

ATLANTA, Ga, April 11.-Food
crops in the Southern states were
saved from a killing frost by cloudy
weather and snow falling over North
ern Alabama, Georgia and extending
northward to Asheyille, N. c., fore
caster Won Hermann of the govern
ment weather bureau announced to-
day. Normal weather is expected by
tomorrow noon. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
GERMANS HAVE REACHED
VICINITY OF STEENWERK
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, April 1.-THE Germans
have reached the neighborhood OF
Steenwerk, it was reported as this dis
patch was being cabled. The enemy
also is reported to have reached the
edge of Estaires and to be in the
eastern half of Ploegsteert wood, just
outside of the ruins of the villages OF
Messines and Wystchaee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
ANOTHER AUSTRIAN
CANARD IS SPRUNG
(By United Press.)

COPENHAGEN, April 11.-Prof
Anderson OF Washington negotiated
with Counts Andreassy and Tisza in
Vienna and Budapest regarding the
possibility of separate peace
between Austria Hungary and the
United States, according to a dis
patch to the Berlin Tagehlatt from
its Vienna correspondent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
GERMAN ATTACK NEAR
TOUL is CRUSHED
(By United Press.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE, April ia carefully
prepared German attack on the sec
tor northwest of Toul was crushed by
prompt and effective fire from Ameri-
can batteries. There we're no Amer
ican casualties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
124 Names on List
Casualties Today
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE cas-
ualty list issued today by the war
department contained 124 names, di-
vided as follows: one killed in ac-
ton; two died of wounds; five died
of accidents; thirteen died of disease;
sixty-nine were wounded; thirty
slightly wounded; and four were miss
ing in action.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
SINGING CLASS AT
UNION GROVE SATURDAY

Rev. Sam Reed, Of Pulaski, and
Elder Willie Stephens. will conduct a
singing class at Union Grove church
Saturday night. Sunday morning at
II o'clock Rev. w. II. Gentry. the pas
tor. win preach at this church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
GAS ATTACK DRIVES BRITISH
FROM ARMIENTIEREs POSITION
(By United Press.)

LONDON, April 11.-Gen Haig to-
day announced the withdrawal OF
the British forces from Armentieres,
which is full Of gas. The battle is
continuing on the whole front from
LaBassee canal to the Ypres-C Confines
canal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
AMERICA MUST PREPARE
FOR SHOW DOWN IN MONTH

I. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS =.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent J
WITH THE BIRTHS ARMIES IN
FRANCE, April 11.-Whatever cards
America has up her sleeve she must
be prepared to show down within
month as Hindenburg undoubtedly in
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Fair and continued cool with ''9h'
frost In exposed places. Friday part
Iy cloudy and warmer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12

tends to play fast and furious to end
the war as soon as possible. Avow-
edly he is aiming at the annihilia-
tion of both the British and French
armies. He is prepared to concen-
trate against either a shifting drive,
first against one and then the other
according to conditions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-04-12

EIGHT BRIGHT PAGES
OF REAL LIVE TELEGRAPH AND
LOCAL NEWS. ONLY WEEKLY
CARRYING TELEGRAPH SERVICE