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The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
TURN RABBIT PEsTsINToPRoFIT

Fully 200,0O0,O00 wild rabbits are
killed in the United States every year
according to estimates made by the
Biological Survey Of the United States
department of agriculture. Many Of
themar jack rabbits, the majority of
which have not been utilized in the
past. If the rabbits killed were con-
sumed, they would represent between
100000 and 100000 tons of valuable
food, and if proper measures were ia
ken to insure the collection of skins,
these alone would have value of $780,
100000. The Biological Survey has
frequently been called upon to help
western farmers in coping wish the
rabbit pest. In view of the probable
economic value of rabbit meat and fur
in the coming few years, the energies
of the farmers and ranchmen will be
directed to the conservation of this
important resource. Already a num-
her of establishments for collecting,
dressing, canning, and shipping rabbit
meat are in operation in western GEN.
tiers. AS in Australia of the wild rab-
bit in this country from its status as q
pest to source of profit is assured
it is believed.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23

boys and girls in our schools have writ
ten essays in endless number about
Greek history, Roman history, Eng
ISL history, American history and state
already in books; and the people who
lutely no new material in what the
history In such cases there is abso-
child writes. All of it is ALREADY
hear the essay read have probably
been hearing essays Of the s.....-
all their lives.
Hereafter, let the local school en-
phasize local history first. In every
community the drama of human life
has been played out with enough vari-
ETY. of tragedy, romance comedy, and
adventure to afford material for Ho-
mer or a Shakespeare. And the way
to give color, distinction and dignity
to community life is to compile and
treasure the records, legends and ira
dtions of the past.
The local school has duty in this
respect which it should no longer neg
lect.-The Progressive Farmer.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23

States senator. There are ten congress-
SIGNAL districts in Tennessee, eight rep
resented in congress by democrats and
two by republicans. Of these ten dis
tricts Rye and Shields each carried
five. Rye carried the fourth, fifth,
seventh, eighth and ninth districts, all
democratic divisions of the state,
while Shields carried two republican
districts, the first and second, and
three democratic divisions, the third,
sixth and tenth districts.
Shields carried eleven of the twelve
counties of the first district, Rye win
ming in Washington only. In the Sec
ond, Shields carried all ten counties
In the third district there are fifteen
counties, Shields carrying thirteen, Rye
one, and one county did not hold the
primary.
There are fourteen counties in the
fourth district and Rye carried nine o.
them. In the fifth district there arr
eight counties. Rye carried six anC
Shields two. Five counties make W
the sixth district, and while Shields
only carried one of the five, he carried
the district.
Rye carried seven out of the ter
counties in the seventh district ant
six out of the ten in the eighth district
In the ninth district Rye again receiv
ed a majority of the counties, five vot
ing for him and three far Shields. Tit
tenth district, Shelby county and Vi
cinity, or four counties, all went foi
Shields.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
RUSSIA ON VERGE
or ANOTHER CRISIS
Bolsheyik Leaders Add to Tangle by
Fleeing to Nominally Enemy Country

London, August 17-Russia appears
to be on the verge of another crisis
political as well as military.
With various anti-German and anti
Bolsheviki forces slowly pushing IN
toward the heart of the country from
all sides save the west, the Boshevik
leaders have added to the politieo-mil-
itary tangle by fleeing to nominally
enemy country.
Unconfrmed reports from Stockholm
today declare that Nikolai Lenine and
Leon Trotsky, premier and war min
lister respectively, Of the Bolsheviki
government, had gone from kronstadt
to Finland Trotsky was reported to
have already reached Helsingfors,
while Lenine was said to be enroute
in a German ship.
Finland is openly allied with Germa-
ny, but has been fighting the Bolshe-
wiki. The answer to- Lenine's and
Trotsky's alleged fight to a country
atswar with their government can only
come from subsequent developments.
Kronstadt, the great Russian naval
base, in the Gulf of Finland, twenty
miles west of Petrograd, is reported to
be in the hands of Germans. The Rus
sian battle fleet, if this is true, may
thus be added to the enemies high seas
fleet, although the sailors are credited
with declaring they will destroy Their
ships rather than allow the Germans
to seize them. This same threat wa:
made regarding the Black Sea feet
but only few of the vessels are be.
heved to have been disabled.
No information save from Bolshevik
sources was received today regarding
the allied, Cossack and Ccecho-Sloval
!, expeditions in widely scattered dis
tricts of European and Asiatic Russia
A Moscow dispatch relayed via Amstel
dam declared that Kazan, on the mid
die Volga had been surrounded by so
Wet troops, who are bombarding it
This is the sector where a Czecho-Slov
ak army has been battling the Bolshev
tx forces. This dispatch also elaine,
repulse of the allied expedition expe
dition which landed in northern Russi'
and reported violent fighting ION tn,
southern 'front.'" ostensibly along th'
Don river, where the Cossacks arr
pushing northward to join the Czecho
Slovaks along the Volga.
A circumstance which may or ma,
not have bearing on the general Rus
sian situation Is the reported agree
ment by Germany to the Austrial
Archduke Karl Stephens ascending tn
throne of Poland.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
now NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

How the little town of Delhi, situat-
ed in the Catskill mountains of New
York State. is aiding farmers in the
surrounding community in securing
much needed labor, is told by repre-
sentative of the United States depart
men Of Agriculture, who has recently
returned from an inspection trip in
that district. The local commercial
club Of Delhi has organized some ofthe
town who are willing to do farm work
after 8 o'clock. The farmer who needs
help telephones to the club, and at 3
o'clock the volunteer workers climb
into automobiles and report to his farm
for half days work. About 35 bust
ness men are being placed every day
on the farms around Delhi. The local
minister has set the example. He
spends one day helping each of the
farmers in his congregation.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23

lowance while fighting in foreign
in foreign fields. Itay ranks second in
generosity with a monthly minimum
allowance Of $3.50. Spain eompen-
safes her soldiers with SAP monthly
wage, and Germany has built up her
military engine Of frightfulness with
wage scale beginning at sl.65 a
month-less than 6 cents a day to do
the ruthless bidding Of ruthless rulers.
Japan's soldiers at home, with IS a
year, fare little worse than the Aus
TRANS. Turkey is an indulgent employ
er by comparison, granting s11 year
-92 cents month, says a National
Geographic Society bulletin.
A frst-class American private, draw
ing $1,000 month in France, gets S4l
a year more than Russian colonel
and S64 a year more than a German
lieutenant for the first three years; $3l
year more than a first lieutenant
Of the Austrian army, and $40 veal
more than a junior lieutenant in tbs
service of Italy.-Woman's Work.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
OUR SOLDIERS PAY

With his quarters, clothing and ra-
lions furnished him, as they are fur
nished in al the armies of the word
the American second cass private, re-
receiving his foreign-service of 1913 a
month, wi | be plutocrat compared
with the French soldier who draws the
bare pittance of $3.50 every thirty
days, scarcely enough to keep the
American fighting man in smokes.
But the French soldiers wage is, in
its turn, princely, compared with the
so cents a month which the Russian
government allows its privates, and
the 73 cents which Austria Hungary
pays its troops-one and two and a
half cents day respectively.
Great Britain is the most generous
of the European governments in its
pay of privates, who receive $3.50 q
month at home and an additional al
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
BRITISH RECEIVED
WITH TEARS OF JOY
All Glasses in Russia Know That Ger.
mans Are Their Eenemies.

London, Aug. 16.-The population
CT the Murmansk region received with
joy the British forces that landed there
recently, according to an allied dip
lomat who has arrived in London from
Petrograd
II was id Thurman when the British
troops arrived, he said, "and am quite
unable to describe the pleasure that
the arrival caused. Old men and wo-
men wept' tears of joy, crying AT last
Russia will be savedl' The peasants,
workmen and aristocracy know that
Germany is an enemy.
"Never has the situation been so
favorable as today for the presence of
the allies in Russia. Many men in Pc
trograd, who held high positions in
the old Russian army, say their worst
enemy is Germany. They have tolC
me that they know now that the only
real friends of Russia are the allies.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
SWEET POTATO LOSS
CAN Be CHECKED
Proper Handling and Storing of the
Crop Will Result in Success.

Greater care should be given to the
handling and storing of the sweet po-
tato crop for winter markets, accord
ing to c. E. Brehm, marketing special
list of the division of agricultural ex-
tension, University of Tennessee. An
rually large per centage of the crop
is lost due to rought handling and i'm
proper storage.
Sweet potatoes should be thorough
" ripened before digging. The grow
er can determine if his potatoes are
ripe by cutting one in half and ex-
posing the cut surface to the air for
a few minutes. If the cut surface
dries readily, the potato is mature and
ready to dig. In case of danger from
frost injury, dig at once, regardless of
tile stage of maturity.
After digging the potatoes should
be sorted into eating stock, seed, and
strings, each handled separately. Care
full handling is essential for storing
with minimum loss. Bruising or
breaking the skin with the finger nails
is responsible for a large amount of
the loss in storage. If the haul from
TIE field to the storage house is very
long, a spring wagon should be used.
In no case should sweet potatoes be
loaded in sacks, or loaded loosely in
the bed of wagin. Crates should be
used.
When storing sweet potatoes for com
mercial purposes specially construc-
ted storage house should be provided
Immediately after digging, the crop
should be put in storage and light fir
ing should begin. When the entire
crop is Ia the house, the interior should
be heated to a temperature of so or go
degrees for ten days, or until the po-
tatoes show signs of sprouting slight
ly, after which the temperature should
be reduced to 0 degrees and held there
as uniformly as possible during the
rest of the winter.
Home storage of smaller quantities
can be handled in a number of ways
hut no bruised potatoes should 60 in.
to any kind of storage.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
GRAVES PILLAGED
FOR PRECIOUS METALS
Lead Stripped From Collins and jew
elry from Bodies by Huns.

With the British army on the Pr
cardy front, Aug. 16-"Metal ghouls"
have become common in Germany.
Graves are pillaged for precious met
ais. Lead is stripped from collins. jew
elry is ripped from bodies. The Sc
robustness of the German metal short
age has brought about precarious pur-
suits.
The shortage Of metal is shown by
the condition of villages recently recap
tured by the British in their recent
drive. Officers report that vaults in
the cemetery at Mezieres have been
broken into and the lead stripped from
the coffins.
Prisoners admit taking jewelry from
the bodies. At Caix, a dump several
kilometers in extent was found full of
material, including lead stripped from
the houses. The Germans have night
ly been bombing this dump in an at
tempt to destroy the material which
they were forced to abandon in their
hasty retreat.
The decentralization marking the re-
treat of the German armies is force
fully shown in the chaos they leave
behind. Everywhere there are signs
proving Enthusiastically the ferment OF
the Teuton mind. Batteries are aban-
doned. Maps, charts and important
papers are scattered here and there
Even boots and other personal effects
are abandoned in the wild exodus.
There is plenty of evidence that the
Germans will retreat all the way back
to the Hindenburg line. Wednesdays
evacuation of their forward positions
at Beaumont-Hamil, Serre, Poissieux
and Bucquoy strengthened this belief
The German withdrawal covers 8
front of 1000 yards to a depth Of more
than 1000 yards. The British forces
are pushing on and keeping in close
/ touch with the enemy. Considerable
ground has been gained in the vicinity
Of these villages. The ground yield.
ed by the Germans is located between
Albert and Arras.
North of the 0urcq river some of the
Interest fighting Gn the war took
place. The British losses were heavy
in that region. The enemy's swift, ST
lent retirement for the purpose of tax
ing up stronger positions in the rear
caused some surprise. Recently thu
Germans also evacuated their position,
in the Hebuterne sector.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
M0TORMAN NOT LOSING
ANY TIME

II don't think anyone ever suffered
more from stomach trouble and bloat-
ing than have. had to lay off my run
more than half the time and could get
no help from prescriptions or medi-
cine. One of my friends advised using
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, which I
found to be the greatest remedy ever
put on earth. have not lost a day
since taking it. 1t is worth its weight
in gold" 1t is simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which causes
principally all stomach, liver and in
testinal troubles, including appended
It's. One dose will convince or money
refunded.
Glass Drug Co., and druggists every
where.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
CARROLLTON COUNTYFARME
PRAISES vim HEPATICA AS FINE
NERVE AND STOMACH TONIC
Uses 1t for His Whole Family for Stomach and Nerves

Mr.. A. T. Tandy, farmer, Highland
Avenue, Carrollton, KY, writes under
date Of February 2, that after suffer-
ing from nervousness and stomach
trouble, he found Vim Hepatica fine
medicine for such purposes.
81 have used several bottles of Vim
Hepatica in my family the last three
months" says Mr.. Tandy, land it is
a fine medicine for nervousness and
stomach troubles"
That is just the way thousands OF
others are talking about this famous
Vim Hepatica, prescription Of eight
Of the finest all-vegetable stomach and
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
GET READY

Now it the time that your hens will
moult or shed their feathers. This
process is rather slow and nature
should be assisted. B. A. Thomas
Poultry Remedy will help your hens
to moult causing them to shed earlier
and be ready to lay when eggs are
highest in the winter. If this remedy
does not make good, we will.
L. M. Short, Brownsville.
X. E. Martin, Stanton.
D. c. Russell, Dancyyille.
F. Jones, Keeling
A. S. Higgins R 5, Ripley
L. G. Graves & Co., R 5, Brownsville.
J. L. Binford, R 5, Brownsville. aug
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23

nerve remedies and tonics. It goes at
once to the seat of the trouble, stops
indigestion, arrests catarrhal condi-
tons, acts on the liver, kidneys, stom-
ach and bowels, enriches the blood and
tones up the entire system.
If you are nervous, have stomach,
liver or kidney trouble, or are in a
weak and run down condition, and need
fine tonic, come in and get bottle
Of this great Vim Hepatiea prescrip-
ton, and take it on our recommended
tion.
Glass Drug Co, Brownsville, Tenn.
K. E. Martin Drug Co. Stanton, Tenn.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
TRAINING KITCHEN FOR = =
~ WAR WORKERS


The departments demonstration and
training kitchen in Washington con-
Quoted by the boys and girls section
Of the office Of extension work north
and west, is center of important train
ing and demonstration activities. Dur
ing the last year 70 state, assistant
state, county, and local leaders of boys
and girls club work have been given
special training in this kitchen on
methods of conducting war-savings
demonstrations in canning, drying and
breadmaking, and it is also the center
Of instruction in other activities of
the boys and girls clubs, such as gar
ment making, poultry, corn and pota-
to demonstrations. The record Of the
years work just completed shows that
486 complete demonstrations were CIV
en- and ~ regular training conferences
were held. The leaders carry this in
struetion to the thousands Of junior
Americans enlisted in this branch Of
extension work.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
RINGING RESOLUTIONS

The southern publishers in session
at Asheville, adopted unanimously and
with enthusiasm, a series of ringing
"pledging their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor" to
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
CAUGHT COLD AT PALM BEACH

Southern climate is no protection
against summer colds. Helen R. Saun-
ders, 626 End Avenue, w. Palm Beach
Fla, writes: my severe cold on the
chest was relieved by Foley's Honey
and Compound" This find old family
remedy can be depended upon to re-
lieve summer colds, hay fever, asth-
ma and Group. J. D. Curtis Drug
Co. aug
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23
VOTE IN DISTRICTS
OF STATE is SHOWN
Rye and Shields Each Garry Five in
Recent Primary for United States
Senator.

While official returns are lacking
from thirteen counties. it is neverthe-
less possible to determine how the con-
gressional districts Of the state voted
in the democratic primary for United
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23

For Sale.-Late 1917 Model Ford
Car in good shape. Apply to Franklin
Sturdivant. tt
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-08-23

New Pair money-weight computing
scales for sale. See R. E. White
hurst. 35
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-29

east or to the west I could hear
family the striking of village bells
and ! knew that II I chaused my
course l would undoubtedly strike
farms and vegetables. but the North
Star seemed to plead with me to fol.
low 1t and l would not turn aside.
When daylight came. the conse.
quence was was empty handed and ]
had to find hiding place for the day
thought ! would approach the frs,
peasant l came to and ask for food
but that day had mlsglyings-a
hunch-that l would get into trouble
II l did. and decided to go without
food altogether for that day.
II was a foolish thing to do, found
because l not only suffered greatly
from hunger all that day. but It inter
fered with my sleep. would drop of
to sleep for half an hour. perhaps
anS during that time l would dream
that | was free. back home. living a
life OF comparative ease. and then
would wake up with a start and catch
glimpse OF the bushes surrounding
me, feel the hard ground beneath me
and the hunger pangs gnawing at my
sides, and then l would realize how
far from home l really was. and !
would lie there and wonder whether
would ever really see my home
again. Then l would fall asleep again
and dream this time. perhaps Of the
days l spent In Courtrai. or my Leap
from the tain window. Of the Bava'
rian pilot whom l sent to eternity In
my last air fight. Of my tracer bullets
getting closer and closer to his head
and then would wake up again with
start and thank the Lord that was
only dreaming 1t all again instead Of
living through III
That night got an early start be
cause knew I had to have food. and
| decided that rather than look for
vegetables l would take a chance and
apply to the first Belgian peasant
whom came to.
II was about 8 o'clock when l came
to a small house. I had picked up a
heavy stone and had bound 1t In my
handkerchief and l was resolved to use
1t us a weapon II 1t became necessary.
After all had gone through. l was
resolved to win my liberty eventually
at whatever cost.
As 1t happened. ! found that night
the first real friend l had encountered
In all my travelling. When knocked
timldly on the door. 1t was opened by
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-29
CHAPTER xi.
! Encounter German Soldiers.

What the Belgian told me about
the need Of passport gave me fresh
cause for worry. Suppose l should
run into q German sentry before
succeeded In getting one7
! decided that until l reached the
big city which the Belgian had men.
Homeland which / cannot name for
fear Of Identifying some of the people
there who befriended mel would
proceed with the utmost precaution.
Since l had discarded my uniform
and had obtained civilian clothes. !
had not been quite as careful as was
at first. While l had done my trav.
cling at night. l had not gone into
hiding SO early In the morning ss
before and l had sometimes started
again before 1t was quite dark. rely.
ing upon the fact that l would prob.
ably be mistaken for Belgian on his
way to or from work. as the case
might be. From now on. l resolved,
however, ! would take no more
chances.
That evening l came to a river per
haps seventy-flve yards wide and
was getting ready to swim 1t when
thought l would walk a little way to
find. II possible. better place to get
to the river from the bank. had not
walked more than a few hundred
yards when saw a boat. 1t was the
first time l had seen a boat In all my
experiences.
II was firmly chained, but as the
stakes were sunk In the soft bank II
was not much of a job to pull them
out. ! got In. drank to my hearts
content. showed over to the other side
got out. drove stake into the ground
and moored the boat. It would have
been q simple matter to have driftet
down the river. but the river was no,
shown on the map and ! had no idei
where It might lead me. Very reluc
tantly, therefore, ! had to abandon
the boat and proceed on foot.
I made several miles that night ant
before daylight found a safe place II
which to hide for the day. From m!
hiding place could see through tn
bushes q heavy thick wood only I
short distance awny. decided tina
I would start earlier than usual. hurr!
over to the wood and perhaps. In tia
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-08-29
give away my nationality. ! figured I
would be tOlerably safe.

give away my nationality. I figured I
would be tolerably safe.
Az I marched along felt 30 happy
l couldn't help humming an air Of one
Of the new patriotic songs that we
used 10 sing ct the airdrome back in
Ypres.
In this happy frame Of mind Gov.
cred the next three miles In about an
hour and then came to another little
village. Ny usual course would have
been to 60 around it-through fields.
back yards. woods or whatever else
lay In my way-but I had gained SO
much time by going through the last
village instead of detouring around
1t and my appearance seemed to be so
unsusplcious that l decided to try the
same stunt again.
stopped hummlng and kept very
much on the alert. but apart from
that. walked boldly through the
main street without any feeling Of
alarm.
had proceeded perhaps q mile
along the main street when l noticed
ahead Of me three German soldiers
standing at the curb.
Again my heart started to beat fast.
/ must confess. but ! was not nearly
80 scared as / had been an hour or
10 before.
walked ahead, determined to fol.
low my previous procedure In every
particular.
had got to about fifteen feet away
from the soldiers when one of them
stepped onto the sidewalk and
shouted:
"Iialt!"
My heart stopped beating fast-for
moment. ! believe. It stopped beating
altogetherl can't attempt to de