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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
R7SS DONA BROWN

Miss Don4 Brown, aged 33, dice At
her home near Joppa, May 20. The
funeral was conducted Thursday by
Rev. L. M. Ellis and the. body was
buried in Joppa cemetry. :
Miss Brown was highly respected
lady and had been member of Cedar
Grove M. f. Church for several years.
She is survived by her mother, three
brothers and two sisters.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
E. P. Hill ct al, VS. J. T. Coffey ct al
TO ]. N. COFFEY, A. A. COFFEY,
CLAUD COFFEY & L. L. COFFEY
In The Chancery Court, Rutledge
Tennessee

In this cause, it appearing from the
bill which is sworn to that J. M. Cof-
fey, A A. Coffey, Claud Coffey, and
L. L. Coffey, four Of the defendants
are non-residents of tie State, they
are, therefore hereby required to ap-
pear, on or before the 1st Monday of
August next, before the Clerk and
Master of said Court, at his office in
Rutledge, and make defense to the
bill filed against them in said Court,
by E. P. Hill, ct al, or otherwise the
bill will be taken for confessed.
1t is futher ordered that this notice
be published for four consecutive
weeks in the Granger County News.
This June 8, 1918
w T. Phillips,
Clerk and Master.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
AGAIN AND AGAIN

Once more, we call attention to the
fact that unsigned communications
will not be published. Names will not
be published unless directed by the
writer, but every article published in
this paper must have legitimate
daddy. We are in receipt of letter
dealing with the shortcomings of last
Saturdays convention but it goes the
way of all fatherless communications
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
EQUALIZATION BOARD

The Granger county board of equal
ization is in session in the court
house this week. TIE board is compos-
cd of ]. 0. Rucker, E. j. Kincaid, S.
N. Naples, George Yates and j. N.
Pet =,
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06

Mrs. r. ]. Carter and Children, Mrs.
S. r. Wester and Miss Mollie Morgan
were in Morriston Saturday.
Read the advertisement of HassOn,
Holt & Nance in this issue of the
News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lowe of Knox
vile were visiting relatives here Sat
urday to Monday.
Mrs. ]. S. Collins was in Morristown
Monday.
Mrs. Anna M. Bryan, Frank and
Arthur Murphy were visiting here
Sunday.
Miss Louise Lowe is spending the
week in Morristown with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Lussford, Miss
Mollie Morgan and C. A. Broyles at
tended commencement exercises at
Carson Newman Thursday.
Just a few citizens fovor a weed
less town--not many have cows to
Craze on the streets.
Mr. and Mrs. j.. NJ. Grove motored
to Morristown Tuesday.
On Thursday afternoon, Mrs. |. M.
Peck was the entertaining hostess for
the Sewing club. Masdames Hugh and
Horace Waller and Miss Helen Fugate
were invited guest. The victrola in
charge of Miss Fugate added much to
the pleasure of the evening. An ice
course followed by mints was served.
At the Smith hotel: ]. r. Jarnagin
and Mrs. G. G. Beets, Tate; l.. B. and
Dan Wolfenbarger, and j. P. Niely,
Washburn; DIR. r. r. Roach and Miss
Mamie Jarvis, Blainville; DR.. A. E.
Foster, Maryville; Charles Doughty
and w. A. Lowery, Knoxville; George
Yate, Arthur Peck and w. N. Turley,
Rutledge.
AS things now look to the casual
observer. another call will necessarily
have to be made before the county
can furnish it's quota of candidates.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
CARD FROM REV ]. A.. PHILLIPS

o .hc Public:
Wheras Certain, Scandalous and
Mischievous reports, about re, are
being circulated throughout Granger
couney. | fell constrained to ask that
you read the plain statement of facts
which follow and Judge me accordinly-
MADAM Rumor" says that | have
beenguilty Of utterances which in
their nature are seditious and Pro-
German and that | have condemned
the work cf The Red Cross. 81 alec
relates tha or these offenses have
been shut vi in Knox County jail.
To this desire to say, first There
is not anyone who has ever heard me
utter word of criticism against the
govengpent on account of this coun-
try joining the Allies in this war, nor
is there any one who has ever heard
me say anything against the Admin
istration.
have tried in every way | could
to encourage loyalty and patriotism,
and | am still doing the same thing.
As to the work of the Red Cross,
] wish to say that have been a reg
ular contributor to the Red Cross since
July 1917 and / have nearly all the
people in my churches enlisted in Red
Cross work, | preach every Sunday
and in each of my congregations there
is a Red Cross unit organized and |
have gone among them, as their pas
tor, and done all in my power to en-
courage and stimulate their efforts
and to enlist athers also. The mem
bers OF my churches have bought
more than $4,000 in Liberty Bonds
and it has been largely due to the
earnest efforts of their pastor that
this has been accomplished.
Furthermore desire to say there
is not drop of German blood in my
veins, was born and reared in Grain
ger county and have spent most of
my life in this county. have preach
ed and taught school for 20 years,
shall soon be AS years old and have
never been the subject of court cor
rection in any way. | am not now
nor hav ever been in Jail for any of
fense. | have given the vigor of my
life to try to make the world better
and am still doing my bit in my hum
BILE way to bring the world to crist and
| shall continue to do so until the
Lord calls me to himself. While | de-
plore the fact that we are plunged
into this war | am altogether on the
side of America and the Allies and
shall continue to be so until Prussian-
ism is crushed and the world shall
be freed from German militariaism
and Autocracy | sincerly hope that
these lines will serve to hush to sill
ence those whose efforts have been
to besmirch my character and that
the public mind will be relieved of any
doubt as to my loyalty to our countr's
cause
J A Phillips
Corryton Tenn
(Those who are acquainted with the
writer of the above know these re-
ports are wholly false and in order
that the facts may be given suspect
ing ones, we gladly give space~to the
letter Mr. Phillips is not pro-German;
neither is he Stacker in any sens
the term.-Editor.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
LIKES 1T FINE

Camp Jackson, 5. c. May 81
Dear Mr.. Wester:
Please send my Granger News to
the above address. Am always glad to
get the home paper. | am enjoying
good health and liking army life fine
Yours respectfully
J. r. Merritt
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
LOT OF GOOD MONEY WASTED;
HUGH NJ. TATE GOT HIS.

HUGH M. TATE GOT HIS.
While lot of "dope" has been handed out about
the Knoxville Bank and Trust Co., case great
deal has never been given by the Knoxville dalies
and weexlies, and it will be our pleasure to let the
truth be known
Among the different things which we will pub
iish is the following court record showing where
the attorneys for the receiver, received from the
funds of the poor unfortunate depositors the rea-
sonable fee of $2O,OOOOO.
Joseph Knaffl ct al No. 12465
Against In'the Chancery Court,
Knoxville Banking & Trust Co. at Knoxville,
Tennessee.
This cause came on for hearing on the motion
and application of T. A. Wright, R. NJ Jones, D..
c. Webb and HUGH M. TATE for further allow
ance OF S10,OOOOO upon account of their compen-
sation for services as counsel for the receiver in
this cause and the Court being of the opinion that
said motion should be allowed but that the ques-
tion OF whether or not the fee for $10,00O.OO
which has already been allowed and paid, togeth-
Ter with the fee now being allowed, is more than
reasonable compensation for the services render
in this cause, should be reserved the Court doth
accordingly order adjudge and decree that such
additional 100000 shall be paid to said attor-
yneys at this time, but only npoA condition. that
they shall appear in open Court and agree that
when reference is had as to what is and will be
reasonable compensation for the said counsel for
their services to the receiver if it shall appear or
be adjudged by the Courts of this State that they
have already been paid too much for their said
services, then and in that event they will pay back
into the registry of this Court and for the benefit
of the creditors of the Knoxville Banking & Trust
Company such excess as shall be adjudged has
been paid to them as aforesaid
And it further appeared to the Court that said
attorneys have appeared in open Court and have
agreed and bound themselves jointly and several
y to pay back into the registry Of this Court any
such amount as it shall be adjudged they have
been overpaid for their said services, and have
assented and agreed to this decree in open Court
the court is pleased to and doth accordingly order
that the Receiver shall Immediately pay said sum
of $40, 100000 to said attorneys.
Enter, Wright Chancellor
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06

Joseph Charles Williams
Saturday April twentieth one thous-
and nine hundred eighteen, Rutledge,
Tennessee.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
DOES LIVESTOCK PAY?
Answer This Question Yourself by
Noting Facts About These
Ten Farms.

Iowa Agricultural College made
close study for five years of twenty
representative farms, ten grain farms
and ten livestock farms. The follow
ing are the average yields:
Grain iuacfopk
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
WILLIAMS BRADLEY

Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Bradley annonce
the marriage of their daughter
Bessie
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. w, A. Pemberton
spent Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. q. A.
Mcdaniel at Avondale.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06
J A Phillips
Corryton Tenn

(Those who are acquainted with the
writer of the above know these re-
ports are wholly false and in order
that the facts may be given suspect
ing ones, we gladly give space~to the
letter Mr. Phillips is not pro-German;
neither is he Stacker in any sens
the term.-Editor.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-06-06

Mrs. r. ]. Carter and Children, Mrs.
S. r. Wester and Miss Mollie Morgan
were in Morriston Saturday.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
HI5OYa
SCOUTS
Conducted by National Council Of the
SCOUTS EDUCATIONAL WORK
cted by National Council Of Z
Boy Scouts OF America-)

No organization I'm the country has
any stronger leadership In educational
matters than has been secured by the
Boy Scouts Of America. Members of
the board are well qualified to keep
the work of the Boy Scout movement
In full accord with the most modern
and best ideas of education. The ma
tlonal council has planned to refer to
this department all matters Of an edu-
catonal character. The department Is
now preparing:
i. To give leadership In a series Of
conferences for scoutmasters and other
scout officials throughout the country
as deemed advisable from time to time.
2. To promote and develop training
courses for leadership In scouting
throughout the country either In con-
nection with established educational In
situations or under the auspices Of local
councils.
8. To arrange for the presentation
Of the merits Of the scout program md
Its appeal for leadership before vari-
Gus student bodies and educational
and religious conventions and confer
ences.
4. To cooperate in making scout
Ing" the official bulletin. helpful to
scoutmasters and others actively en-
gagged in scout work through definite
suggestions and general educational ar
ticles.
8. To develop correspondence courses
for inspiration and instruction for
scout leaders.
9. To cultivate the interest of school
teachers and others particularly inter
ested In educational problems through
educational journals and conferences.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
AMONG THE SCOUTS.

A scout walks through the woods
with silent tread. No dry twlgs snap
under his feet and no loose stones
turn over and throw him Off his bal
ance. His eyes are keen and he sees
many things that others do not see.
He sees tracks and signs which reveal
to him the nature and habits of the
creatures that made them. He knows
how to stalk birds and animals and
study them In their natural haunts. He
sees much, but is little seen.
. A scout can make himself known to
brother scout wherever he may be
by a method which only scouts can
know. He has brothers I'm every city
In the land and In every country In the
world. Wherever he goes he can give
his signs and be assured Of friendly
welcome. He can talk with a brother
scout without making a sound, or he
can make known his message by imi-
tating the click Of telegraph key.
The New York State College Of For
estry at Syracuse university has Of
fercd one scholarship annually to a
Boy Scout who Is a resident Of the
state Of New York. ),
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
SCOUT HANDBOOK BIG SELLER.

Our country's most popular juvenile
book Is not, as might be supposed.
Robinson Crusoe- or Treasure Is
Land" but the Handbook for Boys"
published by the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. Within the last two years there
have been published more than 100000
copies Of this book, and 1t is a good
guess that more copies have been sold
than have been sold of both Treasure
Island" and Robinson Crusoe" togeth-
er during the same period. Indeed, 1t Is
not too much to say that II the figures
were available to make such COM
parison possible. 1t would be shown
that there have been published In the
last two years more copies Of the
Handbook for Boys" than all the
standard stories for boys published
during the same period.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-01-12
Easy for the Boy Scout.
& TROOPS BIG GOOD TURN.

Troop Of Santa re, N. NJ, had its
FIRST opportunity to do community
good turn when the New Mexico State
Education association met for its an
nual convention In their city.
Hotel accommodations were limited
and many of the visiting teachers had
to be assigned to private houses. The
scouts served as guides, one riding on
the running board of each automobile
and helping the teachers with their
luggage.
No tips were taken, although many
were offered. The work of the scouts
made great hit with the town as well
as with the visitors. The chamber of
commerce and the women's clubs are
to give the scouts banquet to show
their appreciation. The association
adopted resolutions thanking the troop
for its efficient service.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Victory First

The thought Of peace now takes it's
proper place. "They are convinced"
says President Wilson, speaking Of the
American people in his telegram to Pres
ident Poincare, "that 1t is only by VIC
tory that peace can be achieved and the
worlds affairs settled upon a basis of
enduring right and Justice"
Peace by negotiation, by conciliation,
by any means short Of victory, would be
bargain peace which only Germany
could afford to accept. 1t would repre-
sent, however, what the Allied peo-
pie had at last been unwilling to sacri-
fee for the freedom of the world.
Peace without victory would be a
German peace; and there shall be no
German peace. Germany had intended
soon to launch peace offensive. 1t is
"pinned down" before it starts. While
the military power has been winning
terrain on the West front the Imperial
German Foreign Office has suffered a
defeat the disastrous nature of which
will be increasingly apparent. A mo-
mentous and dramatic change in feeling
has taken place in the last few weeks.
The thought Of peace through victory
has finally crystallized
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Coming Together

The Board Of Estimate and Apportion-
ment, by formal resolution, has signiied
its desire to confer with the Public Ser
vice Commission regarding settlement
Of the subway strike, which hinges on
the wages to be paid to the subway
workers. This is definite progress. Hith-
erto the board has declined to accept the
commissions aid, and has aatly rejected
its contention that the solution of the
problem lay in obeying the Lockwood
law, passed in anticipation of the exist
ing situation.
When the two bodies get together,
there can be no excuse for failure to stop
the present intolerable hold-up of work
on the new subways. If both are hon.
estly and earnestly seeking to do their
duty to the public, rather than to play
politics, way out of the difficulty can
be found. And whatever the opinions,
whatever the prejudices of both sets of
officials, way must be found. The city
is losing much money every day subway
completion is delayed. The public is
being subjected to shocking inconvenience
through lack of the new transit lines.
The Tribune believes the Lockwood law
offers the best way out. But if the Board
OF Estimate can show the Public Service
Commission better way, by all means
let it do so.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Grove, whereas the unpleasant features are
~

Grove, whereas the unpleasant features are
merely matter Of course.
II often think Of how I used to pict-
ure the trenches az a regular hell on earth.
and I realize that you must be doing the
same now; but only wish that you could
take a look into some of the dugouts
and overhear some of the conversations.
Honestly, sit and roar with laughter at
the remarks which are passed about and
the more severe the hardships the keener
the humor. The Canadian army in France
is certainly the most cheerful and utterly
happy-go-lucky crowd that / have ever
seen or imagined. 1t seems incredible
that men who have been dodging whizz-
bangs and minnies for three years should
have any sense of humor left, but it is
an established fact that all the glooms
and crape-hangers in the outfit are COM
paratively new men.
so for goodness sake don't get the idea
that I am suffering or downhearted, be-
cause the actual, unvarnished truth is that
/ am having the time Of my young life
I'll tell you straight that I'D never think
twice before doing the same over again.
knowing what do now, and that isn't grand
stand stuff, although it certainly sounds
like it." g
New York June l2, 1919
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
base Germany can encounter no serious
obstruction In her march to Herat
Cut Out the Rurnors!

1t is fine move for the Police Depart
ment to run out of business the howlers
Of calamity who make night hideous on
our residential streets by selling horrible
"Wuxtries" that upon purchase of five
cents for two-cent paper reveal only
stale afternoon sheet with no horror
whatever. American nerves are pretty
good, thank you, but there is and will be
enough to try them without these useless
and false scares.
The rest Of us who do not hustle
newspapers for a living can also do
little repressing on our own account.
War is necessarily time of rumor and
guess and dread and mouth-to-mouth
gossip. Even necessary military censor
ship would leave fertile field for such
informal news; and censorship as it is
usually applied, crafty, futilely, with
ridiculous rigors, makes rumors shoot up
faster than you can possibly chop them
down.
But we all know something, little, Of
war by this time. We know how easily
fakes, German made or not, spread far
and wide. 1t is up to each Of US to pre-
serve poise, to criticise reports as we
hear them, to judge them by what we
know and to repeat only what we feel
sure is reliable and accurate. One of
the best rules is to pass on only first
hand stuff.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15

sive, which began last Sunday. The
Lassigny-Noyon hills are now completely
in German hands. And these will make
a useful "jumping-off" place when the
German strikes again to complete the
task of clearing the way to Paris by
opening the Aisne Valley. On the other
hand, the relatively short distance COW
cred, the prompt check, the rapid reac-
ton of the French in successful counter
attacks are all good signs which should
increase the confidence with which the
Allied publics look forward to the imme-
diate future, which holds other crises and
great anxieties but no reason for despair
or even for weak pessimism.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
On the Road to Herat

Constantinople reports the signing of
a peace treaty between Turkey and the
new Independent state of Trans-Cau-
casia. This means that Germany has
travelled another stage of the road she
Is now following into the heart of Asia.
The old slogan Of the German Eastern
expanslonists was Berlin to Bagdad
The Persian Gulf was the goal of Ger
man ambition, which in those days was
limited to an exploitation of Asia Minor.
Armenia, Syria and Mesopotamia. The
huge bulk Of Russia lay across the north
ern route to Persia, and Southern Persia
had become British sphere of influ-
ence" under British Russian compact
The collapse of Russia changed the
whole face Of German opportunity in
the East. The British now hold Mesopo-
tamia. They have delivered Palestine
and threaten Syria. But all the Russian
heritage to the north has been appro
priated by Germany. Berlin to Bagdad
is back number. Berlin to Batum and
Berlin to Bokhara were the cries which
displaced it in the first weeks after
Brest-Litovsk, when Germany had not
yet awakened to the full meaning Of the
disappearance Of Russia. But with the
map Of Russia shrinking daily before
German eyes, like Balzac's magic skin.
why stop at Batum or Bokhara? Ham
burg to Herat now voices the aspirations
OF the German Middle Asians.
Nv C0nc1nIipr %roo%-
Turkey which recognizes the recession
OF the province of Kars, Batum and
Er1van, Trans-Caucasia virtually &C.
cepts the role of vassal German state.
She can look for no support from Russia.
from which she has severed herself bv
revolution. Her feeble government
must submit to the only power in posi-
tion to bring political and economic
pressure to bear upon it. That power is
Germany.
Trans-Caucasia stretches along the
Caspian Sea. And the Caspian Sea is
the natural northern inlet into Persia.
With 1t as base Of operations German in
huence can easily be extended northeast
in Turkestan and southeast into Persia.
The present Persian monarchy is a crea-
tion OF foreign politics. It was Rus
sian-british creation. Now there is no
hope for it except to become German
lied. When It is Germanized the Kara
van Of Kultur will be able to start on
another easy stage through Afghanistan
toward the northern boundary of India.
The only possible check in this pene-
tration must come out Of Siberia. Il
cannot come out Of Siberia struggling
along In anarchy and retaining nom
inal connection with the present Moscow
regime. Until Siberia is transformed
into genuine anti-Gsrman military
New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Pioneers

tEnright. Gresham and Hay. the fret Americans
to fall in France)
nT THEIRS shall die, but none can die like
~ you;
The first the sacrifice supreme to make.
The first to fall that all who follow take
A higher courage than they ever knew.
Your hearts were steadfast. even pulsed and
true
When on that fateful day. ere quite awaks
The morn in Picardy, for our Far sake,
You stood and said, "They shall not passi'
anew.
There must be some to die that others live;
There must be some to suffer that the rest
May not fall back in barbarism's blight
You were the ones selected thus to give
Your untried lives for all that men hold
best
Fear not! You shall not know oblivions
night.
WILLIAM WALLACE WHITELoCK.