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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27

ORE Aid11lP III A!k OA"
,9
IT, heroic ballad may be sung to the t"'
an Irish "Come All Yez.
n, thc fourteenth of November
IN the year nineteen-eighteen'
r. ,,,os hen there was enacted
Tl,o most memorable scene.
VIZ, q hundred men from Challis town
All Gallant, brave and true,
A1on@ The highway hurried down
10 the Battle of The Flu.
Marching along one hundred strong
-'' i live and gallant crew,
VIII Nod in their eye-to do or die,
~ fine Battle of The "Flu'.
The forces of the enemy
Were counted by the score,
Advancing at distance OF
Some sixty miles or more;
Coming nearer, ever nearer
rhro9eh all that dreadful day.
Bnt Inc closest that they ever got:
Was sixty miles away!
And rumor after rumor
Oftheir coming grew and grew
Ontll some OtllCI AuAAOA RAO'
That rumor was not true.
Weheard that they were coming.
BY auto and by Ford,
With all the guns and bootleg
That they could crowd aboard
That they were mad as blazes
Andhad vowed that they would shoot
As the quickest way to settle
The question in dispute.
And many hero trembled
And sfivered in his shoes
As he wildly remembered
The dreadful Mackay booze.
They swore that it was "pizen''
And would kill at ninety yards
And so the captain shouted
To double up the guards.
"iThere is an auto coming"
An excited lookout roared,
But when at last the thing approached
It proved to be Ford!
The captain then commanded:
'.Rigllt about and shoulder arms"
And he cave solemn warning
To Ueware of false alarms.
Oh, there were generals by the slue,
And the colonies they were many;
Cfcaptains there were quite few
But the privates were mot any.
And there We're deeds of daring
Performed upon that day
Yes, even though the enemy
Was sixty miles away.
0ncs when the day aadarkest
Up spoke tall, mule-skinner
Saying "Fellers I'm not afraid to die,
But ] hate to miss my dinner
But though nobody died they say,
Or a. least NO one was buried,
The devil himself might be to pay
II mckay had not tarried
Tley said that they were coming,
And shat hell would be to pay.
But there were spies who kept them wise
And so they stayed away.
But, We are peace-loving people
And the world is now at peace;
Was Mackay right to force this fight?
Yes, IN a-pigs valise.
Note: It would seem that Clarence E. Eddy
st-Frospcstor, who is the author of the I
st nave been present at the Battle of the ri,
lres great poet to give real prominence to
ITS and affairs. Even hell would never have
'roninent had it not been for the poet Dante
lage Treasurer s4s Frank R.st1r ,aho,
rly report for the three e44 VIM Eddy ID. i.bo
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27

Attest:
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
THE WAR COST AMERICA
TWENTY BILLION DOLLARS

The cost of the war to the Ameri-
can people is approximately $20,0O0,-
100000, leaders of the house ways and
means committee and the senate
finance committee estimated today,
following conferences with Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo.
The total appropriations made in
the two war sessions of the siXty-fifth
congress, to carry until June 80, 1919
amount to $57 200, O0O, 900. OF this
amount practically $27 900, OOO, 900 has
been saved through the sudden coll
lapse -of the war, Secretary McAdoo
estimated.
Thirty billions will have gone out
of the treasury for war purposes by
the end of the present fiscal year, but
this amount includes the $4,000, O0O,-
900 total which American loans to the
allies will reach by June 30. To date
war expenditures have amounted to
$40, 000, 200, 900, including $8,00O,000,-
900. loans to the allies. treasury figur-
es show. Expenses for the first third
of the present fiscal year wear &c.
COG, 0OO, 900, but these are expected to
lessen materially during the years
remaining months.
Congressional leaders estimate
that expenditures during the remain
der of the year will amount to $780,
100000.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
FLYING MEN DELIVERING
PACKAGES AT THE FRONT

American aviators are now deliver
ing supplies obtained from the Amer
can Red eros to soldiers in the front
lines, who, because of the pursuit Of
fleeing Germans have outdistanced
the army supply wagons. Flying low,
the aviators dropped emergency ra-
ions, consisting Of pressed beef, malt
ed milk tablets and other food, as well
as cigarettes and daily papers for the
men, in the vanguard of our advanc-
ing army. Reports of the installation
of this new delivery systera to care
for the wants of American fighting
men reached the American Red Cross
headquarters in a cable from France
Only when roads leading to the front
are so congested with traffic and
sroops that the men at the front are
cut off from regular sources of supply
does the American Red Cross provide
this relief. With persistence of our
flyers, at the request of the army,
the American Red Cross organized
special service for men in aviation
branches. Many comforts and at
tentions not had at ordinary canteens
are being provided in order that the
morals of the aviators be kept at the
highest standard. Large quantities
of supplies of all kinds are kept at
these aviation canteens many of
which are located in advanced posi-
tions. Emergency supplies are sent
from these canteens to soldiers.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
CARTHAGE JUNCTION.

Hershel Gillehan has moved to this
place People are busy killing hogs
around here. Sidney and A. D. Stew
art and Norman Lollar were in Cor
louisville Saturday Mrs. Ova Malone
of Boulton's Branch was here Satur-
day. Samps Overstreet of Nashville
has moved to this place. Hobert Lam
caster of Lancaster was here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Hunt of Water
town were here Monday. Josh Dick
ems of Boulton's Branch was here Sat
urda. Mrs. j. H. Phillips of this place
is visiting Mrs. Robert Jones of Mt.
Juliet. Miss Maggie Jones has re-
turn from Lebanon where she has
been visiting her sister. David Pres
ton was here Saturday. Joe Stewart
and Henry Hunt visited j. M. Stewart
Sunday Jess Williams of Nashville
visited relatives at this place the
weekend. Robert Malone of this place
is visiting relatives at Buffalo Valley.
T. J. Lancaster, Bud Thomas and Will
Smith of GGordonsville were here
Sunday. Miss Rosie Lollar and Miss
Maggie Jones visited Miss Georgia
Stewart Sunday. Shelie Jones was at
Lancaster Sunday. Miss Vera Petty
of Lancaster was here Sunday. Tom
Smith of BoultOn's Branch has the
flu
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
MORE LOANS FOR
AMERICAS ALLIES

The United States government to-
day extended credit of two hundred
and sixty-six million dollars to Bel.
gium, the Czecho- Slovak national
council, Great Britain and Italy.
The loan of the Czecho-Solvak ma
tional council is the first extended by
this country and follows closely rec
ognition of the council by Amerca.
The loans extended today are sum-
married. as follows:
Belgium 100000.
Czecho-Slovak council $7,000,00O.
Great Britain $500, 100000.
Italy $50,00O,00O.
The loans today brings the total OF
loans extended by the United States
to her allies to $8,178, 976, 666, Secre--
tary McAdoo announced. The total
loans to Belgium by this country now
total $780,, $40, 900, CzechO- Slovak ma
tional council $7,OOO,OOO, Great Bri-
tain $3,965, 100000 and Italy $780,
00O, 900.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
SOUTH CARTHAGE.

Rev. Fred Cox of Carthage filled his
regular appointment here Sunday af-
ternoon.-Mrs. Virgil Austin is able
to be out again, after a severe attack
of influenza.-Mr. and Mrs. James
Read went to Nashville shopping last
Week.-Mrs. Kittie Baker has re-
turned home, after visiting relativ es
and friends at GordonsvilIe, Hickman
and New Mathematics Nerva
Cowan was called to her home at
Chestnut Mound on account of the i'll
ness of her mother.-Miss Mildred
Thompson of Nashville is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. j. H. Highers.-Dave San
ders and niece, Miss Lillian Sanders,
of Lebanon are here for few days.
Mrs. Annie Malone of Carthage was
in this community Monday afternoon.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
STONEWALL.

The farmers of this community are
about through sowing wheat and gath
ering corn. Bro. Swami filled his reg
ular appointment here Sunday. Mrs.
T. n. Trousdale has moved to Hick-
man, and Mr.. W.. A. Ashley has also
moved into the house vacated by Mrs.
Trousdale Tom Perkins spent the
weekend at Chestnut Mound. Miss
Sadie Smith visited Miss Flora Hunt
of WATERFOWL. Miss Ina Perkins at
tended the burial of DR.. J. r. Mason
at Lancaster Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewey Manning spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Young. Hugh
Durham is working in Nashville now.
Miss Laura Cooper of Gordonsville
has been visiting Miss Gertrude
James Mr.. and Mrs. Bart Gwaltney
visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Mcdonald
Sunday Miss Beulah Kirby and Carol
Kirby have been visiting Miss Ina
Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stew
art spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs lack Gibbs.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
SLOAN & SMITH

VS..
ALEC HAWKS.
Before H. T. Key, Justice of the
Peace for Smith county.
In this cause it appears by affidavit
that the defendant, Alec Hawks, is
justly indebted to the plaintiffs and is
a nonresident of the state of Tonnes
see, so that the ordinary process of
law can not be served on him, and an
original attachment having been
levied on his property and returned
to me: it is therefore ordered that
publication be made in the Carthage
Courier, a newspaper published in the
town of Carthage, Smith county, Ten
nessee, for four consecutive weeks,
commanding the said Alec Hawks to
appear before me at my office in Mon
oville, Tennessee, on the 9th day of
December, 1918, and make defense to
said suit, or it will be proceeded with
ex parte.
This, November %, 1918.
HI. T. KEY, Justice of the Peace
L. A. LIGON, Attorney.
1928 at.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Mrs. Jones Dead.

Mrs. Una Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Law, died at her home
near Union Camp, in Macon county
last Wednesday night of influenza and
was buried at the old Law graveyard
near Defeated, last Friday. Mrs.
Jones was about "a years old. She
was deaf and dumb and for some time
she attended the deaf and dumb school
at Knoxville, where she met Mr.. Jones
who is also deaf and dumb, and they
were married some time last spring
Mrs. Jones was a splendid young lady
and many friends extend sympathy
20 the bereaved husband and parents
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28

Figures compiled by members of the
senate finance committee today show
hat the government collected four
billion dollars in taxes for the fiscal
wear ending June 80, 1918, and Will
collect six billion under the pending
revenue bill-a total of ten billion.
Proceeds of the first four liberty loans
have amounted to ST., 100000, 900 and
Of an additional loan to be fioated IN
the spring will amount to five billion
total of $4,000, 100000. By bonds
and taxation, the United States will
have raised by July 1, 1919, $32, OOO,-
00O, 900.
The $4,000, OoO, 900 loaned to the
allies will be returned to the United
States in due course of time. This
leaves an expenditure of twenty bill
lion dollars as total cost of the war
to the people of the United States.
Including loans to the allies the cost
has been thirty billion. Figuring
loans to the allies as "war eXpendi-
5ures,,-and treasury experts say they
could not be so designated-the Unit
ed States will have raised the money
for the conduct of the war on the ba-
sis of SO 1-2 per cent in taxes and
Sc 2-3 per cent bonds. Counting the
loans to the allies as an investment,
the United States will have to its
credit the unprecedented achievement
Of waging war on the "fifty-fifty" ba-
sis recommended early in the war by
President Wilson.
The figures by the senate finance
committee members show, if they are
correct, that the burden of debt to be
passed on to posterity will be ten bill
lion, for one-half of the twenty bill
lion required for carrying on the war,
exclusive of loans to the allies, will
have been supplied by taxation.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
restrictions are removed as to its use
SUGAR

SUGAR.
The sugar conditions are better and
we are now permitted to purchase
months supply at the rate of pounds
each.
It has been task on me as county
food administrator and, while feel a
great relief yet / realize that there is
great deal to do in the future. We
have the praise of conserving or ra-
Their carrying out the food regulation
rules better than most any county in
the state; but do not claim the praise
myself. 1t belongs to you who have
stood so Loyalty by me and / must
say that this applies to most every
citizen in the county, for most of you
have obeyed all instructions. And /
can not pass without saying that a
great deal of the praise belongs to the
merchants and their leader, Mr.. E. w.
! Mcclellan, for they have at all times
responded to every call.
And there is a great demand for all
| fats, oils, meats, etc., and with the en-
tire situation as it is, we are sum
noned to a still larger task to pro-
vision the allies and the liberated ma
! lions of Europe which face, not hun
| ger alone, but the collapse of all that
I AOAAo C4Nl1dZaIAO1 GOkGIuGTs
less a steady stream of food supplies
IAN be kept flowing to them to re-
| pair their gravest deficiencies and in
/ far greater volume than by utmost
stress was sent out last year. This
means that we will be called upon to
furnish great deal more than we
furnished last year. Our soldier boys
in France will be taken care of first
then our allies, and last. our con
quered foes at satisfactory price to
US. That is, we are going to take
care of our boys and allies and what
is left, as a mater of humanity, will
be furnished to the other nations at
satisfactory price. And it behooves
US to save for two reasons, the great
er for humanity's sake, the lesser fol
our own bank account.
Thanking you again for the past
assistance and assuring you that al
| future aid will be appreciated, am,
Yours very truly,
J. R. CURTIS
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Caearrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh is q local diseafse. greatly In
huenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure tt you must
take an internal remedy. Halls Ca.
acts thru the blood on the mucous SURE
faces of the system. Halls Cafarrh
Cure was prescribed 6G one OF the best
Is composed of some She best tones
known, ~combtned with some of the
best blood purifiers. The perfect com.
Catarrh Cure Is what produces such
wonderful results in catarrhal condt-
tions. Send for testimonials. free.
r. j. CHENEY N Co. Props.. Toledo. O.
All Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family oils for constipation
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
FOOD ADMINISTRATION.

State Food Administrator III. A.
Morgan called a meeting of the county
food administrators of the entire state
to meet at the Tulane Hotel at Nash
villo November 81, and it was a pleas
ure of mine to be present and learn of
the conditions of our food situation
and what will be expected of us in the
future. We had some very able men
present to tell of the situation and
suggest as to what must be done un-
til another crop is harvested.
And in order that the people might
know the message as to what must be
done, the following program has been
made out by the United States Food
Administrator, to witt
On Sunday, December l, Hoover's
message is to be read in every church
and Sunday school, and / shall ex-
pect the preachers and Sunday school
superintendent to attend to this. If
you do not receive the message in
time, call me up and win send it to
you.
On Friday, December 6, Food Con-
servation Day is to be observed in
every school. Fash teacher will be
sent special program for the occas-
ion, which will take about one hour
to render. You are expected to see to
this and invite all your patrons out
to hear the same. If you do not get
this program, let me know and / will
have it sent to you.
Take the entire world as a whole
there is a great scarcity of food and
it is very necessary that we still con-
serve, There has been a relaxation on
some commodities since the release
of the shipping facilities, and it is
not so essential that I'VE conserve
them.
WHEAT.
The end has come nearly a year be-
fore we expected it. The government
had ben preparing for war until some
time next summer, at least, and had
accumulated great deal of wheat on
the eastern coast. And now, since the
great stores of wheat in Argentina
and Australia can be reached, it is
not necessary that we send so much
to our allies, and we are permitted to
buy a years supply of flour, and all
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
THE EMERGENCY WORK
ROOMS IN PARIS

So numerous are the emergency
needs for surgical dressings that four
emergency work rooms have been
opened by the Red Cross in Paris to
fill this need. While the surgical
dressings made in America are suffi-
cient to meet ordinary needs, yet an
unusual demand from field dressing
stations, lack of shipping space and
delay in transportation often cause
the supply of surgical dressings to be
almost entirely depleted. In fact on
more than one occasion after an un-
expected demand for these dressings
there have been none at all in the
form of front line packages, ready for
shipment from Paris. The emergency
work rooms were first opened in July
and the initial one employed $40 wo-
men and 26 men. This work room
produced 1O0, 900 front line parcels of
surgical dressings.
Three succeeding work rooms have
been opened since the first one and
they employ several hundred workers.
One of these rooms is operated en-
tirely by Russian women refugees
who are in dire need of employment
and these women knit into sweaters
and socks the surplus wool which the
Red Cross has on hand.
The workers in the strictly surgi-
cal dressings rooms, as well as the
knitters, are paid workers for they
are recruited from the ranks of those
in direst need. The employment is
iife-saving to these people and the
work is welcomed by the Red Cross.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transfers
have been recorded by Clerk Ed High
since last publication:
LIST district-Mrs. Amelia B. Fisher
to Town of Carthage, 63-1OO acres,
$285.8O.
9th district-W. B. Reynolds to I.
B. Cowan, 100 acres, Sc, OPS.
18th distriee-Joe and R. A. Cato
to d. J. and S. d. Shipp, 139 acres,
$3.50. j. NJ. Wilson to Walter TX,
Purnell, las acres, $4,000.
18th district-W. M. Hunt to John
Gibbs, Jr., 1913 acres, $13,5OO.
18th district-Alvin T. Walden to T.
n. Farmer, 1 1-2 acres, $50. D. b.
Woodson to VIM. Farmer, so acres,
$4,000.
18th district-E. E. Eastes to Agnes
Malone and Viola House, 5 6-1O acres,
81 400. L. B. Kent to Minnie tastes,
6-10 acres, $500.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
U. s. S. Pittsburg. Shin.

Dear sister:-WiI try and write
you few lines as the mail leaves the
ship today. l had letter from Blant
Morris and Haynie Key today and be-
lieve me / sure was glad to get them.
/ am always glad to hear from Old
Smith County. This leaves me well
and getting along fine. What is papa
and mama doing? Would write to
day and / have been to church today.
We sure do have good singing and
preaching. 1 like to go to church.
Guess l had better close for this time.
Answer soon,
Your loving brother,
JOHN H. ALLEN.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
American Expeditionarv Forces.

American Expeditionary Forces,
Somewhere in England.
Well here / am safe and sound and
feeling fine. Hope this finds all of you
the same. Will write you a real letter
the first chance l get. Best regards
and lots and lots of love to all. In
haste.
EARL HAYNIE ALLEN.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
FOR SALE CHEAP.

Sixteen extra good coming 2-year-
old mules-just ready to work. Phone
me at New Middleton, Tenn; or write
me at Brush Greek, Tenn.
11-14to12-5 C. w. SHAVER.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
FOR SALE.

One new Piano, mahogany case, in
perfect condition at a bargain. This
Piano can be seen at Monoville. For
further information, address Lamb
Piano Company, 14O Eight Avenue
North, Nashville, Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Clerk Ed High
since last publication:
Doran Frye to Vera Farmer.
James Green to Opal Sloan.
Walter Alexander to Elvira Crane,
col.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28

Trustee C. H. Mathews left Mon
day for Athens, Ala, to visit his sis
ter, Mrs. J. NJ. Kemp.
Evening journal., 1918-09-27
thin PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like Plain Bitro-Phosphate TO Put
On Firm. Healthy Flesh and TO
Increase strength. vigor and
Nerve Force.

Judging from the countless preparations
and treatments which are continually being
advertised for the purpose of making thin
people deshy, developing arms, neck and
bust, ard replacing ugly hollOws and
angles by the soft curved lines OF health
and beauty, there are evidently thousands
OF men and women who keenly feel their
excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are usually due
10 starved nerves. Our bodies need more
phosphate than Is contained in modern
foods. Physicians claim there is nothing
that viii supply this deficiency so well as
the organic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitrO-phosphate, which Is mex
pensive and is sold by n. B. Danforth and
most all druggists under a guarantee OF
the nerves directly and by supplying the
body cells with the necessary phosphorus
food elements, bitrO-phosphate quickly pro-
duces welcome transformation in the ap-
pearance; the increase In weight fre-
quently being astonishing
This increase in weight also carries
with IL general improvement In the
health. Nervousness, sleeplessness and
lack Of energy, which nearly always ac-
company excessive thinness. soon disap-
pear, dull eyes become bright, and pale
cheeks glow with the bloom Of perfect
health.
CAUTION:-Although bitro-phosphate is
unsurpassed for relieving nervousness.
sleepiessness and general weakness. n
should not, owing to its remarkable aesb-
growing properties. be used by anyone
VINO does not desire to put on flesh.