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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
German Atrocities
In Italy Reported,

Italian official dispatches con-
tinue to tell Of atrocities and hor-
rOrs perpetrated in prisoners of war
and the Italian civil population by
the ro-German invaders.
Near Cordriopo the invading
troops drove Italian prisoners before
them to be slaughtered by the gun
fire of their comrades and at Piavon
the Austrians drove parties of civ
lians handcuffed and manacled to-
gether ahead of their advance into
the Italian fire.
Near Case Rotte sailors and
shock troope Of Italian forces were
attacked, apparently by a large
number Of women, who turned out
to be Austrian troops in petticOats,
Escaped Italian prisoners report
Austrian soldiers tearing rings from
the hands Of Italian women and
many other depredations.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

All registration officers are re-
minded that many registrants will
need assistance and advice in filling
out their registration affidavits and
they are requested to aid such per-
sons in every proper way.
Reeistrants are not to be treated
as persons of evil disposition, and
the registration officers are to deal
with them in courteous and friend
ly manner. Under no circum-
stances shall fees be charged to or
gratuities accepted from regis
trants by registration officers for ad.
ministerine oath or for any other
reason.
AS. H..TREzEvANr,
U. S. Marshal Weetern Dist. Tenn.
Jan. %, 1918.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
WHATS THE REAsoN2
Many Lexington People In Poor Health
Without Knowing tho Cause.

There are scores of people who
drag out a miserable existence with.
out realizing the cause Of their suf-
ferine. Day after day they are
racked with backache and head
ache; suffer from nervousness, diz-
illness, weakness, languor and de-
preston. Perhaps the kidneys have
fallen behind in their work of filter
ing the blood and that may be the
root of the trouble. Look to your
kidneys, assist them in their work
give them the help they need. You
can use no more highly recon-
mended remedy than Doan's Kid.
ney Pills endorsed by people all
over the country and by your neigh
bors in Lexington.
C. v. Sims, Lexington, says: MY
kidneys showed signs Of weakness.
the kidney secretions passing too
freely and giving me no end of an
noyance. My back kept paining
me and could hardly Get around,
| was feeling miserable until | for
tunately had the trouble checked
by Doans Kidney Pills. They cur.
ed me in short order and in return
| am glad to give them my endorse
ment."
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Fils-the same
that cured Mr.. Sims. Foster-Mil-
burn Co, Props, Buffalo, N. 7.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
Local Farmers
To Get Nitrate.

Washington, D. C.--Notice has
been given to H. A. Powers, Agri-
cultural Agent for Henderson Coun-
~, that the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture will sell at cost a supply
Of nitrate Of soda to farmers in
Henderson County.
The mira was purchased through
the War Industries Board under the
authority Of the Food Control Act
MS a part Of the program for stimu.
latine agricultural production. 1t
will be unloaded at Atlantic ports
aud the price viii b.. $500 a ton,
free on board cars at port of arrival
Farmers are to pay in addition
freight from port Of arrival and the
State fertilizer tag free.
How to obtain Nitrate.-Applica.
tons for a part Of the 100000 tons
Of nitrate bought by the govern
mcnt will be received only from &C.
tual farmers or owners or hold
ers Of farms for use on their
land and may be made through
County Agent H. A. Powers or
through any member Of the local
committee consisting of r. A. Lewis.
John S. Fielder, c. L. Collie, M. G.
Rosser, A. S. Montgomery and Jas.
Patterson.
No money will be required with
the application but upon notice
from County Agent farmers who
have signed applications must de-
post with local bank, association,
or individual, designed by the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture to act as the
farmers agent for that purpose,
money to cover the cost of the fer
tilizer except the freight charge.
After the money is transmitted to
Washington the nitrate will be ship
ped to the farmers. If applications
for the nitrate exceed the supply Of
about 100000 tons the government
will allot the supply on a pro rata
basis among those who applied.
Applications must be received by
February 4.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

County, Tennessee, which as a whole
is more particularly bounded, and de.
scribed, as follows:
Bounded on the North by lands of
Ann King and Greenberly Smith; on
the East by the lands of Bill Sego; on
the South by the lands of Shackel-
ford and King; on the West by the
lands of the Fielder estate; contain
ing about 125 acres; known as Frank
Blankenship farm.
Levy having been made in the
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
n sestyss
Cash And Garry
Basis Is Urged.

In a letter addressed to all of the
county food administrators and also
sent to the newspapers OF the State,
DR.. H. A. Morgan, federal food adj
ministrator, urges the importance
Of putting the retail grocery BUSH
ness Of the State on a cash and
carry basis In making his appeal,
DR.. Morgan declares that so far as
they have been consulted, the retail
merchants are perfectly willing to
do this If their patrons will CO.
operate. The following is the letter
sent out by Dr.. Morgan:
To County Food Administrators:
The food administration is ex-
ceedingly anxious to institute cash
and carry basis Of prices among the
retailers in food commodities. If
the people can be induced, as far as
possible, to pay cash for groceries
and carry their packages with them,
much Of the expense of conducting
the retail business in food commod-
tiles can be eliminated and lower
prices will result.
"Grocers at Nashville, Knoxville
and other places who have been
consulted express full sympathy
with the food administration pro-
gram, but declare that in order to
put it into successful operation there
must be cooperation upon the part
Of the buyers. The food admins
tration, therefore, appeals to the
consumers Of food commodities to
aid in this matter. The people are
asked to manifest to their erocers a
willingness to cooperate in putting
the retail business on a cash and
carry basis so far as is practicable.
It is hoped to eliminate all but one
delivery day. In doing this, not
only will there be a reduction in the
prices Of food products to the con-
sumers, but there will be a conser-
walton Of man power. Let carry
your packages BE patriotic slogan
Please, through your various or
CARNATIONS, the newspapers and
schools and other mediums Of pub
licity. give the subject Of this cir.
cular to your people. Faithfully
yours, II. A. MORGAN.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01


TheU S. government has pur-
chased 100000 tons of nitrate of
soda for use in raising the yield Of
this years crop 1t is to be sold to
actual farmers who promise to use
it on their own crops or tenants
crops at the cost at the port where
it Is unloaded, plus the amount re-
Quired to put in car at the near
est station to the purchaser. An
other item in this paper will give
the desired information. The pos
sibility of a car shortage should
maze us act NOW about our ferti-
lizer The representative of Armour
& Co. was in this county last week.
He stated that they had only a
limited amount of nitrate of soda at
$1,000 per ton and that they were
clad to see the government bring
Ing into this county the supply Of
fertilizers that they are. Mr.. Woods,
the man referred to, was locating
his agents for the present year.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
lnsOlvent Notice.

The insolvency of the estate of M.
II. Milan, deceased, having been this
day suggested to the Clerk of the
County Court of Henderson County,
Tennessee, all. persons having claims
against said estate are hereby notiti-
ed to file the same, duly authenticat-
ed, with the said Clerk, ]. W. Page,
on or before the Third day of June,
1918, or the said claims will be barr
ed.
This, Dec.3, 1877.
X. l.. DIFFEE, Admr.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
Germans Must Register.


or subjects Of the German Empire
or Of the Imperial German Govern
ment, being males of the age Of IA
years and upward, who are within
the United States and not actually
naturalized as American citizens.
are required to register as alien
enemies.
2. Said Registration will COM
mence at 800 a. m. on February
4th, 1918, and will continue on each
day successfully thereafter between
the hours Of 600 a. m, and 500 p.
m, up to and including the 9th day
of February, at 500 p. m.
4. Persons required to register
should understand that in so doing
they are giving proof of their peace
full dispositions and of their inten-
ton to conform to the laws of the
United States.
Every registrant should read care
fully the form of registration affida-
Wit handed to him and ask the req
istration officer for explanation on
all points not clear to him before
attempting to fill out the blanks.
Registration officers are instructed
to give registrants all possible aid in
the way of explanation and advice.
Each registrant is required to fur
nish four unmounted photographs
Of himself. not larger than 3 by 3
inches in size, on thin paper, with
light background. All four pho
tographs should be signed by the
registrant across the face Of the
photograph, so as not to abscure
the features, if the applicant is able
to write.
Three blank forms of registration
affidavit must be completely filed
out by the registrant or his repre.
sentative with the exception Of the
blanks indicated to be filled out by
the registration officer and the de-
scription Of the reeistrant and the
placing of finger prints on the
blank and must be produced by
reeistrant personally to the regis
tration officer and be signed and
sworn to by the registrant in the
presence Of and before the reeistra-
ton officer, who will fill in the de.
scription Of the registrant and
supervise the fixing Of the finger
prints and attaching the photo
graphs. If the registrants cannot
write he must make his mark in
the signature space and affix his
left thumb print in the space pro-
vided opposite the signature space.
The finger printing is a method
of Identification and follows the
practice observed in the military
and the naval service of the United
States.
The registrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself
before the registration officer who
took his oath after 10 days but be-
fore Is days from the last day fix
ed for registration in his registra-
ton district to obtain a registration
card, upon which he must sign his
name, or make his mark, and place
his left thumb print in the presence
of the registration officer.
a. All German Alien Enemies
are directed to appear before the
Postmaster in the locality where he
receives his mail, on the above
dates for registration. Should the |
Registrant's place of residence be so |
located that he receives his mail
from two postoffices, he may elect
at which postoffice he is to register,
but he must Immediately notify the |
other poStoffice of his election.
S. H. IRRELEVANT,
U. S. Marshal,
Western Dist. Tenn. |
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

Fielder case first; and levy in Brown
Bros case being made subject to.levy
in Fielder case: sale wilfall be. made
at one time and proceeds Of same
first appiede to Fielder case, then
later to Brown Bros cash. Title to
same believed to be good. but will sell
as Sheriff only.
This Jan. 9th. 1918
w. H. MCBRIDE,
Sheriff Henderson Co., Tenn.
John f. Hall, Atty for Plaintiffs.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

President Wilson renominated
Postmaster General Burleson and
his confirmation went through the
Senate in a few minutes on Thurs
day Of last week.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
ThIEkInQ At Leisure.

Mrs. Peavish Gays that II 1t were
to do over again, no man need ever
ask for her hand until he had shown
hls.-Dallas News.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

Under and by virtue of authority of
venditioni Exponas issued to me in
the above styled cases on Dec. 10th,
1917, will otter for sale and sell to
the highest 'btdderfor cash on Satur
day, Feb. 9th, 1918, at IL o'clock a. m,
at Southwest Door of Courthouse In
Lexington, Tennessee, the undivided
interest of L o. (Ora) B.ankenship
In that certain tract or parcel of
land lying and being situated in the
9Th Civil District of Henderson
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

Mr.. G. I. Ray produced $50 pounds
of pork this year at a cost Of $685..
He kept an account of all feed fed
and valued the corn that he raised
himself and fed at ST 90 per bushel.
H. A. Powers, Agent.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

Ah aoSt ~ was ~ hi6il tuot IVA. UpC
was surprised. ,,
Mr.. Troy Maxwell, of Darden, is
one Of the speakers noted on the
program Of the Tennessee Bee
keepers Association in session at
Nashville this week. His subject is
the Production of Comb Honey" in
which he has made distinct sue
cess. His highest yield from one
colony last year was 1873 pounds
Mr.. Maxwell is planning to move to
Sheffield, Ala. to engage in the
carpenters trade for a few years or
until the war is over
When Mr.. j. A. Buckley inspect
ed a simplifed system of farm book
keeping that is inexpensive he soon
decided that he needed one to keep
on account Of his rents, labor. live.
stock, etc. A farmer that makes a
crop does enough farming to pay
him to keep records.
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Do your peech trees die before
they ever bear very much? There
are two pests that kill most Of the
peach trees in this county, One is
the San Jose scale; the other is the
peach tree borer. Mr.. Irby Pope
brought some young trees from an
orchard that was infested with scale.
They did not grow much and died
in the tops. They were found to
have a bad infestation Of scale.
Treatment with boiled lime sulphur
caused them to make a nice healthy
growth in a few months. The high
price Of land and labor demand that
we devote more time to the care of
orchards.
Mr.. G. I. Ray produced $50 pounds
of pork this year at a cost Of $685..
He kept an account of all feed fed
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

80 81 } Lay Colo cure.
,erua.is Chocolates l. gstt e Quinins o
4 Inc head ana soro Il Eoat CLiL--e
sss .ss@ lss iaaas
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

variety OF corn grown was Hickory
King. which shelled out 81 pounds
to the 100 ears. This is very high;
in fact it was so high that Mr.. Pope
was surprised. ,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

The Reagan Consolidated school
is planning to get a musical instru-
ment in the way of a piano or an
organ Every school should have
one, preferably the latter.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01

Bobbie Pope, Luray, produced
1884 bushels Of corn at a cost of
1897 cents Per 6ushel or a cost of
S1O23 per acre. $500 Of the latter
was rent. You can figure the profit.
Does il cost too much for your boy
not to do Corn Club work, or too
much to do Corn Club work. The
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-02-01
Sheriff's Land Sale.

John s. Fielder
vs.. 4,
r, O. Blankenship In Circuit Court
and Henderson Co.,
Brown Brothers Tennessee.
vs..
Ora Blankenship
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-04-11
$500 REwRD {1oo.

The readers OF this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreadfuldisease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages and thatiscatarIh
Catarrh beng greatly influenced
by constitutional conditions r.
quires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts through thu
blood on the muscular surfaces
of the system thereby destroying.
the foundation of the disease.
giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing t.
work. The proprietors have SC
much faith in the curative pow
ers of Halls Catarrh Remedy
that they offer One Hundred Dol.
lars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for testimonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & co =,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all dru {
gists, 75c.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-04-11
A Gruesome Picture Of Battlefield Con.
ditions.

The London Morning Posts
correspondent in France draws a
gruesome picture OF battle con-
'litions.
"Prisoners state that the coun-
tryside is full of bodies and the
air is horrible with the odor of
DEATH" he writes. wells can.
not be used. The ruined villages
are impossible as billpts because
they are strewn with German
dead. There are great piles OF
bodies along the roads and be-
tween them. The enemy has on.
ly recently found time to bury
any of his dead.
"The spectacle OF the battle
field carpeted with the bodies OF
their comrades has affected fresh
troops, who in this way discov.
cred to. their surprise that the
British are not too weak to fight
Prisoners say that the British
endurance and skill in fighting is
delaying the progress of the Ger.
man army.
"Among the fpats OF this Brit
ish endurance may be mentioned
that of a detachment which mar.
ched eighteen hours, fought one
whole night and half OF the next
lay, repelled three attacks, re-
captured a certain village twice,
and dug trenches.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-04-11
How War Benefits The Ulitsd States.

Prior to 1914 this country de.
pended almost entirely on Ger
many for chemicals, dyes and
potash, and turned to Chile for
nitrates. The bottling up the
Ieutons and the shortage OF
ships forced American business
interest to turn to the resources
OF their own country. Experts
soon solved German secrets and
began the manufacture of dyes
and chemicals on q mammoth
scale. When the war is ended
Germany will find the best mar
ket for her biggest monopoly
gone forever. Four years ago
the United States consumed an
nually a quarter ola million tons
OF German potash at an approx.
innate cost OF $16,OOO,OOO. Nee.
essity hurried the discovery Of a
phosphate deposit in the bed ola
prehistoric California lake. This
deposit will supply American
needs for more than hall a cen.
tury. The Government is now
spending 20,00O,OOO for a nit.
rate plant at Muscle Shoals, Ten
nessee. 1t will extract nitrates
from the air and put a period to
American dependence on Chile.
The evolution of the flying ma
chine has created a huge demand
for castor oil. 1t will be met by
castor bean plantations in South
ern States. Aud this new ven.
ture is expected to add more than
twelve million dollars a year to
the crop values of that section.
Old graphite mines are being re-
worked in New England and Mid.
die Atlantic States and abandon.
ed silver mines in the West once
more are pouring forth a CLEAN.
ing treasure. The utilization of
Americas unlimited water power
as a substitute for coal and the
unemployment of inland water.
ways to relieve railway conges-
tion arr inevitable developments
of the immediate future. The
war is a tragedy precipitated by
Prussian madness, but it's bene.
fits to the United States pres
ents at least q partial offset to
it's terrible cost.-Leslie's Week.
ly.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-04-11
Forgot What He Needsd.

fOrSOC w uhU lie NeeOsO. -
From the Republican, Mt. Gil.
iah, Ohio. The editor had an in.
terestiDg experience some time
ago, when a young gentleman
came to this Office and asked for
q copy OF the Morrow County Re.
publiran. He scrutinized it care
fully when q copy was handed
him, and then said: Now Know
"What is it you are looking ior,'
We enquired. My wife sent nj
after a hottie vi Chambprlain's
Cough Remedy, and l forgot the
name. I went to several stores
aud the clerks named everything
in the line on the shelf except
'chamberlain's. I'll try again,
aud I'll never 20 home without
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
The Republican would suggest
to the proprietors OF stores that
they post their clerks, and never
let them substitute. Customers
lose Iaith in stoees where substi-
tuting is permitted. to cap moth.
ing of the Injustice to makers Of
good goods and the disappoint-
lnent Of customers. Adv.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-04-11

The following taken from the
News 4 Observer deals Justly,
with one OF the greatest prob.
lens that confronts US as a ma.
tiOn:
''It is astonishing to observe
the number of men that loiter
around different places, day af-
ter day, apparently doing moth.
ing. This is no time for loafing
and it should not be tolerated.
Every man, unless physically
unfit, should be made to go to
work or go to war. Ii part Of
our boys are forced to 60 to war
it is only fair t hat those that
stay home should be forced to
20 to work. A loafer has abso.
lutely no excuse for his unem-
ployment because now there is
work for every man that wants
work. Farmers are begging for
help and industries vital to the
successful prosecution OF the war
are crying for labor.
"The police department would
be doing a good days work to
round up every loafer in Raleigh,
white or black, and require him
to show good cause for his idle
ness-if he can-which is decided.
ly unlikely.
Locating is bad enough in nor
NAL times, but in a crisis like the
one through which we are now
passing it is absolutely indefen.
sible and the penalty foritshould
be severe. Brave young Ameri-
cans are giving up their jobs by
the thousands and taking up
arms, reading to sacrifice their
all in order that the world may
be made a decent place in which
to live, yet we allow the loafers
to lie around and do nothing.
MANY of the idle ones find
consolation in the fact that they
are atove the draft age and
doubtless feel that they are call
upon to exert themselves no
more than reud the casualty lists
Their attention should be direc-
ted to q recruiting officer where
men above the draft age can vol.
unteer.
"Some way must be found to
use those who are now loating
in productive enterprise of some
sort"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1918-04-11

A $1,000 bond will buy six
cases Of operating instruments
for a base hospital, or furnish
pistols for a rifle company or
one motor kitchen.
One thousand five hundred dol.
lars OF Liberty Bonds will buy a
motor ambulance, or a motor
car for a machine gun battalion.
Two 81, 900 bonds will buy q
motor truck; three 81, 900 bonds
will buy rifles for a Field Artillery
battery, or supply horses for a
Field Signal battalion.
Four 81, 900 bonds will buy a
tractor: five $1,000 bonds will
buy one Liberty truck, or seven
Lewis machine guns, or equip a
rifle company with rifles.
Six $1,000 bonds will buy a
Liberty motor; seven 81, 900
bonds one training plane; nine
$1,000 bonds one observation
balloon.
Ten thousand dollars of bonds
will fully equip three hospital
wards of so beds each, with all
linen, clothing and other necessi.
ties or buy six large wholesale
steriIizing outfits, or six motor
ambulances.