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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29

Erie Provision -. sETseIand, o., Isay-
ton Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Oscar Mayer
& Bro, Sedgwick and Beethoven
streets, Chicago, ILL.,; J. T. Mcmillan
CO.; St Paul, Mimi; Miller s HarAI
Chicago, Ill; j. MorrelI & Co., Ottum-
iva, Ia; Ntckolls Packing Co., Pueblo,
Colo. Ogden Packing and Provision
Co, Ogden, Utah; Ohio Provision Co..
Cleveland, o. Parker Webb 4 Co, De-
troit, Mich; pittsburg Packing and
Provision Co., Pittsburg Pa. !; Rath
7 Packing Co.. Waterloo, Ia; Roberts g.
Oake, Chicago, iii. Robe 8 Bros, New,
/ York City; w. G. Routh & Co, Logans-
port, Ind; ST. Louis Ind. Packing Coz
St Louis, Mo-. Sinclair & Co. I. N.
Cedar Rapids, la; Sullivan 8 CO., De-
strolt, Mich. Theurer-N Norton Provision,
Co, Cleveland, o.; Wilson Provision|
Co., Peoria, Ill; Western Packing and
Provision Co, Chicago, Ill., Charles
Wolff Packing Co, Topeka, Kan.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
S AND BOX

Gut down expenses of the gov
ernlnent will be the slogan for
years to come..,. Don't forget
Miss Branch's musical recital at
the college hall Friday night Of
this week The program shows
d rich treat for all music lovers.
......R. A, Stiles has gone to his
sister, Mrs. Henry McCuLlar, for
attention as his health is very
bad, and his friends are fearful
that bis condition is serious. ......
......It is not all serene in Russia.
That seems to be the biggest
thing now in regard to war set
Elements. Better let them fight
it out among themselves. .......It
begins to leak out that McAdoo
and Wilson disagreed on owner
ship Of railroads and other ntil-
tiles, which was the real cause
Of his resignation. Wintry
weather seems distressingly APP
parent. Thanksgiving was
enjoyed, and the turkey can new
sr .be supplanted by any other
critter as the chief centerpiece
on such occasions,.a..,..The Ten
nessee and North Carolina sol
diers were in the hottest fights
on the line, and suffered most Sc
verely. We fear our losses are
not all yet reported .-..... More
local land trading this fall thar
ever known before. Everyone
is trying to get a home and en-
large the ones they have. Got
ton seems to be the most nerv'u'
article Of commerce. 1t shoulc
advance but the gamblers hold il
down .......It is an open question
as to who is president il Wilson
goes over there. Let him goanC
say nothing about it will dc ok.
1t is said most of the Tenne
see boys in France viii be home
by Xmas ,........ Won't there be lot,
of figuring by the peace commits
sioners before the final accounts
are cast upa......~.This prepar
alton for war is all rot. We il
less than two years prepared anC
licked a forty year intense prep
aration. .............. The stunts eacl
Saturday AFTERNOON by the B. M
C. and others bling laughs an,
fun to US all,...,...St, Louis is tn
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
ScoooI Warrants.

All outstanding school warrants
will be paid upon presentation to F..
D. Hamilton. Trustee. This Includes
all old warrants and warrants issued
on account Of summer schools. Please
present them at once for payment.
F. 0. HAMILTON. Trustee.
TERRY ABERNATHy, Co. Sup't.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
Notice TO Demonstrators
and Club Boys.

II You don't have your record books
finished, please get them completed
at once. | mnst have these to make
my annual report to headquarters
Nail them to me il fail to see you,
not later than November 80.
L ]. KERR, County Agent.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29

The Rev. Irl R. Hicks Almanac for
1919 will be ready by November 20;
better than ever. A beautiful. val
liable weather book with weather
forecasts for every day Of 1919, writ,
ten by Irl R. Hicks, Jr., and Rev. j. B.
Noyes, the same as last year. 35
cents by mail, 80 cents on newstands.
Our monthly magazine. Word and
Works, one year with one Almanac,
ST.. The Hicks Almanac and Publish
Co, 3401 Franklin Avenue, st. Louis.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
Next Teachers Meeting.

The next Teachers Meeting will be
held at Selmer, Saturday. December
IA. Program will appear next week.
All teachers expected to attend.
TEPRY ABERNATHY. Co. Supt.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
STEADIER nOt; MARKETS PLANNEA
HOG Producers and Packers Confer With Repre-
senfatiyes Of the Food Administration and
Agricultural Department and Adopt
New Plan Of Regulation.

policy
meh the agricultural industry
October "a there
meeting of the Live Stock Subcommittee of the
Agricultural the special members the
Industry 10 fsaion the hog market
three days and during this time with the
eodee Of
directing
foreign PORK purchases
of the conference follows:
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29

j. n. A. Coleman aud Robert Stiles
two Of Selner's solid business men,
spent Saturday sightseeing at Jack
son. They report an enjoyable time.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29

only big city that fell down on
the United War Work. She says
they will reach the top'yet.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29

Boiler fne between New Hope and J.
S. Browns mill Nov. Is. Reward for
return or information. Phone, come
or write. ]. s. Brown.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. !
AT ]. s. Browns mill tie lumber, box
ing plank, scantling 2 by A. Closing
mill SO come now.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
CENTRAL ALLIES
CHANGING TO
DEM0CRAC|E

sion is irresistible and that the whole
program of constitutional reform
now under way is the result OF an
agreement between the three allies
to meet one of the presidents con-
ditions for a cessation OF hostill-
ties.
Huns Stop Looting.
Baron Burian's statement that
Germany will be in position to
accept the presidents demands APP
pears to be borne out in measure
by reports from the battle front IN
Belgium and northern France that
the Germans are not looting ana
destroying private property as here
tofore. If this is followed by the
abandonment of submarine attacks
on. merchant shipping, officials feel
that the <principal obstacle in the
way of an adjustment will be found
only in the arrangement OF an arm
istice. ~
There is no doubt that the Ger
mans will make a desperate effort
to resist the announced purpose or
the president to leave the termssof
an. armistice- to the military com
manders Of the American and allied
forces and it may be some time be-
fore they are sufficiently humbled
in spirit to admit that it is not tor
them to dictate but simply to &C
cept such terms as these military
commanders may choose to impose.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
Statewide Closing Order
rs For Iowa Put in Force

Des Moinss, Ia, Oct. H.-Because
of the prevalence Of Spanish influ-
enza, the State Board Of Health
late today issued an order closing
all schools, theaters, moving pic
ture houses, churches and other
public meeting places in Iowa, eff
fective tomorrow until further no
tice, r. r. -.
Everything that brings people
together in numbers, including pub
lie funerals, mdst be closed" the
order says, and while travel is not
to be abandoned, people must use
reason in such matters"
The order is to continue in eff
feet until such a time as it shall be
deemed advisable to release" it and
local health boards are instructed
to enforce it.
More than 1880 influenza cases
have been reported to date to the
state board and while reports on ia
talities are incomplete, the death
rate has been low, it was said.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
LIBERTY LOAN
TWO BILLIONS
SHORT OF MARK

rotary McAdoo explained. And
whatever the measure OF oversub-
scription to the fourth loan may be
it will be deducted from future
loans.
Actually the funds now being
gathered in units of $50 and 500
have already been spent to a great
extent.
More than three-furths of the
Sc OO0,OOO,O0O expected, or $685.
100000, must 60 to pay off short
term certificates issued in bi-weekly
blocks since last June to get cur
rent funds with which to pay the
nations war bills. The difference
between that sum and the $6000,000,-
900 is not enough to run the gov
eminent for one month. Conse-
quently, unless the fourth loan is
greatly oversubscribed and cash
payments come in literally at once,
the treasury will have to begin soon
to issue more certificates for cur
rent expenses-these to be repaid
out of the proceeds from the fifth
loan.
Subscription reports today added
S33S,O0O,000 to yesterdays loan
otal, and although this represents
the biggest single days contribu.
ton it is short of the pro rata
amount sought to bring the total to
100000, by Saturday night.
Nearly third of the addition today,
or $lOl 100000 came from the New
York district and sent that district
more than half way toward its
$1,000, 100000 goal Owing to tardy
reports from some parts of the At
lanta district, Atlanta fell to last
place in the percentage column to-
day.
Subscriptions by districts now
are recorded as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
How Liberty Loan
Situation Stands in
Various Districts

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE sit
uations in the different districts
tonight" said the loan headquar-
tiers announcement tonight, may
be summed up as follows:
"St. Louis--Certain of its quota
but owing to influenza expects no
large over-subscriptoin.
minneapolis Unofficially re-
ports quota reached.
Dallas Conducting wonderful
patriotic drive in face of unusual
discouragements, including the
drought.
"San Francisco Maintaining
steady increase in face of bad
agricultural conditions in some
sections.
"Chicago-.-Having difficulty in
obtaining larger subscriptions,
"Richmond-Peaoe talk and in
fluenza has hurt the campaign.
kansas City--A belated sales
drive, hampered by influenza, is
giving workers an uphill task.
cleveland Sales improving
and whirlwind finish expected.
"New York--Hopeful, but mag
nitude of problem not being I'M
der estimated; big money must
come first.
"Philadelphia--Making = a real
battle against enormous odds
caused chiefly by influenza.
ATLANTA Trying hard and
hopeful that unreported subscrip-
seriptions make situation better
than official figures indicate"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
BY Associated Press.

London, Oct. l7.-If the war is
brought to a quick conclusion it will
be through political and moral fac.
tors, and not military. it is believed
here. The German position on the
western front Is not considered
perilous, although at certain points
the ever-changing front may render
some small positions dangerous at
times.
This view, which has been held by
many experts for some time, has
been strengthened by the German
retreat to the Hunding, line, which
is considered one of .the most sue
cessful retreats of the war from the
enemy viewpoint. With the Amer
leans and French pushing hard on
this front, the Germans doubtless
were forced to retreat faster than
they had planned, but they lost COM
paratively few prisoners and guns
for such a large operation.
The view that the startling trans
formation offthe whole military sit
uation in the past few weeks has
brought the German arms face to
face with disaster was stated to be
unjustihed in point of fact.
1t is not expected the enemy will
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
Banker Kahn Advises
Americans Of German
Origin to Buy Bonds

New York, Oct. 16.--Ouo H.
Kahn, fnancier, in an appeal today
ito Americans of German. descent
in which he referred to the large
percentage OF German names In the
American armys casualty. lists, i'm
portuned them to strain every
nerve to equal or Guido our fellow
citizens of native birth" in subscrib-
ing for the, fourth Liberty loan.
After bitterly assailing kaiserism
for dishonoring all children of the
fatherland, Mr.. Kahn declared:
Professions of loyalty are emp
y. By our acts we shall be judged.
Let each American of German de-
scent say to himself that his sub
scription to the liberty loan is and
viii be. considered test and a proof
Of his wholehearted allegiance to
America"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
Military Observers See No
Signs of German Collapse

be able to hold She Hunding line
long. This line runs from south of
St. Quentin along the Serre to
where the river turns abruptly
southwark, thence across country to
the Aisne and along the north bank
Of the Aisne to the Argonne. The
dent the allies are making in the
line south of the Sensee makes this
line untenable.
In this connection it is pointed
out that the Germans are fighting
we'll Immediately south of the SEN
see, for the dual purpose of holding
up as long as possible the allied ad-
vance toward the important city OF
Valencennies and to keep the al
lies from further driving in a salient
that would make the Hunding line
impossible for the enemy.
In demonstrating these facts mill
tary experts are one in the opinion
that the Germans no longer will be
able to Withstand the onslaught with
their weakened divisions, tired
troops and scanty reserves. but to
trained observers no signs exist of
a German collapse. nor is there evil
denee on which to base the hope of
the capture OF any huge force of the
enemy
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
KEY TO ENEMY
Lines Gained
J BY AMERICANS
Pershing Obtains Control Of
Defenses Northwest Of
Verdun by Capture Of
Cote Chatil|on.
BY Associated Press.

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. I'm COM
plete control of the Cote Chatillon,
the Americans now hold the key to
the great stretches to the north and
northeast. \
The hill is, in fact, the final of
three keys, all of which have been
stoutly defended.
The first was Mammelfe trench
outside of Romage, : which, when
won, gave access to the equally vi
tai Dame Marie, and that position in
turn gave access to Chatillon.
From the latter position the great
mass of German defensive positions
to the northwest can also be con-
trolled and the line can be exploit
ed further, without organized attack
because each position is on a slop-
ing hill that can be swept with an
enfilading fire.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
Grand Duke Nicholas
Condemned to Death
by" Russian Soviet

Paris. Oct. IA Russian wire
less message in English dated Tsar-
,koe Seio. S:25 p. M, October Is,
received here, reports the following
information as having been received
from Ekaterinburg; -
According to the official declara-
-tions OF the soviet chiefs, Nicholas
Romanoff has been, tried and con-
iemned to death. He will be shot
Turing the night of the 10th"
The Nicholas Romanof referred
20 is. supposed to be Grand Duke
Nicholas, former COMMANDMENT
chief OF the Russian army.
Latest reports on Grand Duke
Nicholas said he was living in the
Grimea. @
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
GERMANS FLEE
into ANTWERP

Belgian official statement given
out here tonight.
Belgian forces have entered Os
tend and reached the line of Ouden-
burg Zeedelghem Ruddervoorde,'
the statement says.
Our cavalry has reached the out
skirts of Bruges. We have shelled
the enemy retreating towards Fec
loo. The French have captured
Wynghene and reached the outskirts
of THEFT.
"The Belgians have reached the
confluence OF the canal La Mandel
and the Lys and have lined the riv-
er as far as Harlebeke. where they
joined the British. Liberated Bel
gians received the allies with indie
scribab,e enthusiasm"
Patrols Enter Bruges.
With the Allied Armies in Bel
gium, Oct. H.-Beigian patrols have
entered Bruges and cavalry is op-
Grating on both sides. Belgian guns
are now firing from south of the
city.
The enemy has been driven back
rapidly everywhere today and the
entire front from the sea southwark
is in motion The British have en-
tered Lille. The Germans have fled
precipitately from Ostend and that
section of the Belgian coast. Brit
ish naval forces have landed at Cs-
tend, while a number of Belgian avi-
ators landed in the center of the
city amid the cheers of the inhabit-
ants.
Meanwhile the Belgian infantry
and French cavalry sweeping up
toward the coast at last reports were
rapidly nearing the city and prob
able will be In it before daylight.
Ostend is reported entirely free now
OF Germans, those left in the city
as rear guards having been account
ed for.
Evacuating Lille Salient. I
The Germans seem to be in full
fight everywhere, especially from
Belgium, for the gap through which
they must escape between the ad
vancing allied troops and the from
tier of Holland is constantly being
narrowed, and unless the enemy
moves rapidly large numbers may
be caught.
The entire Lille salient, it seems,
is being evacuated by the hard
pressed Huns. Even south of here
they have had no rest.
From lie Cateau southwark the
British, assisted by American units,
attacked this morning and by night
were we'll on the other side of the
Selle river, striking toward the Disc
canal. At one place they were less
than 1000 yards from its bank.
The fighting today has been hard
everywhere along the line. Strong
and determined rear guards were
encountered. These were especially
active north of LeCateau.
Valenciennes Line Turn d
Little wire was encountered for
the enemy had not had time to lay
more than few strands. Capture
OF points nearly mile on the other
side of the river means that the LIE
Cateau Valenciennes line has been
turned. The Germans are unable to
send reinforcements here in any
number for they are handicapped by
the same considerations that pre-
vent them from sending help to the
tattered divisions which have been
fighting in Flanders.
Thousands OF civilians have been
released. How many prisoners and
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
PAN|SH FLU"
NOW EPIDEMIC
IN NEBRASKA
Public Health Service Is Di'
recting Fight Against Dis
ease in 80 States Out
side New England.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE public
health service now is actively direct
ing the fight against Spanish infuen-
"a in 80 states in addition, to whole
Of New England and the District
Of Columbia. Particular attention
Is being given to providing nurses
and supplying physicians for those
communities where the doctors are
unable to meet all calls made
on. them. The epidemicI continues
to spread in many sections. In a
few states the number of new cases
is showing decreases.
New cases of influenza in all camps
during the "a hour period up to that
time totaled 4,454 as against 5,66S
the day before. Pneumonia cases
decreased from 1895 to 1900 and
deaths were 648. a decrease from
yesterdays total.
Reports on the influenza situation
received by the public health service
today showed that the disease had
reached epidemic proportions in Ne
braska and was spreading in Cali
fornia, New York, Missouri. Ken
lucky, Iowa, Illinois, North Da-
kota, Ohio, Washington and Wis
:onsin. Conditions were described
rs satisfactory in Oregon. Mime
,ota. West Virginia and Tennessee,
To provide additional funds for
ighting the epidemic Senator Lewis
IF Illinois today introduced q bill
n the senate to appropriate $l0,00O,-
100 in addition to the 100000 al
'eady provided by congress. The
money will be expended through the
,ealth departments of states iand
municipalities.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
War Risk Insurance
Bureau Criticised in
Discussion in House

Washington, Oct. H.-Criticism
II the war risk insurance bureau to-
lay delayed action by the house on
The $4,000, 100000 military deficiency
bill, including 100000 for clerk
hire and $70,000,000 for additional
family allowances for the bureau,
which were approved.
Representative Madden of1Rihois.
republican, denounced the bureau as
'outrageously inefficient in admin
istration, and said 1t was filled with
idlers." Representative Treadway
OF Massachusetts,, republican, de.
Tended the bureau for accomplishing
a great volume of work in a short
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-18
KAHN SA,YSWAR
ISNOT YET OVER;
RUM0RS FALSE
CONTINUED From Page One.)


all the talk about it being necessa-
ry to elect a democratic congress in
order that the president might bet
ter carry on the war to successful
termination was a huge play to the
galleries in hopes. TO gain votes.
The record of the war as it ap-
plies to congressional action" said
he, taken from the Congressional
Record, which in court of law
would be considered the best evi.
dence, shows that republicans have
stood by the president much more
than the democrats. In fact had
the president been compelled to look
to his own party in congress to car
ry on the war he would have failed
and failed miserably."
In the military committee OF the
house, of which Congressman Dent
OF Alabama, a democrat. is the
chairman and Congressman Kahn
the ranking member, when the mat
ter of preparing for the war came
up nearly every democrat was OPP
posed to the presidents conscrip-
ton plan. 1t was only after speech
by Congressman Kahn favoring the
plan in which he went into the sit
uation in his own convincing way,
that the committee finally came
across and then it was the almost
unanimous support Of the republi-
cans on the committee that was re-
sponsible for the plans Of the presi-
dent winning. When the matter
first came up. only three democrats
were with the president.
THE volunteer plan has never
been a success in any war" said
Mr.. Kahn. ; Even as late as the
Spanish American war, the effort to
raise by volunteers the required
100000, resulted only In obtaining
10000 men. The CONSUMPTION plan
has proven a shccess and the wis
dom of the president, secretary Of
war, chief of staff and other army
officers in advocating it, is fully
proved. $500, =
Speaker Champ Clark, who two
months ago sounded the keynote
speech Of the democratic campaign,
left his place as speaker at the time
the CONSUMPTION bill was before the
house, came down on the floor and
addressing the house said: Down
in my part Of the country the words
conscript and convict are synonym
ous.' / wonder how the mothers
and fathers who have boys over in
the trenches in France like the
democratic view of CONSUMPTION"
Mr.. Kahn was asked how Con-
gresham Reavis stood in Wash
ington and if he had heard the
speech made by the First district
member which brought out so much
favorable comment a few weeks
ago. Mr.. Kahn said that the name
Of Reavis was on every tongue
after he made the talk.
"a district that has a representa-
tive like G. F. Reavis can we'll at
ford to keep him." said the Cali
fornia statesman. 1T takes long
service in congress to reach a place
such as Reavis has reached in the
short time he has been in Wash
ington and it would be a great mis-
take for this district and for this
state not to send him back. He has
a great future before him and Ne
braska voters should do whole
lot of thinking before they consider
for a moment the turning down Of
Reavis for a new man."