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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
The Man Who Died and
the Man Who Prayed

HERE is story from the German
l. L "Muenchener Post" which illus
trates the elaborate German "red tape"
system and throws light on the German
food situation:
Zone day old man came to the munich
pal food administration and asked for
bread ration ticket, as he was starving.
After all the particulars had been taken,
he received the reply that the matter would
be investigated The man died the follow
ing day OF exhaustion. Five days later the
food administration sent two loaves Of
bread to the house with the explanation
that one loaf was for the last eight days
and the other one for the coming week
The chief of the food administration was
unpleasantly surprised on hearing the re-
port that the man had been dead five days
of exhaustion after he had been supplied
with loaf of bread for the last week"
''Thc German Democracy Bulletin"
of New York, announces:
"His Majesty William has conferred the
order of the Black Eagle on his court chap
lain, DR.. Dryandcr. DR.. Won Dryander, if
you please, from now on. This is believed
TO be the first time that a clergyman has
received the highest order which hereto
fore belonged only to army leaders and
royalties. 1t is, however, the first time that
a divine had to pray SO often and so fer
vently to the special God of the Kaiser to
make the German people believe in a final
victory"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

"Fhcse tests concluded, returned to the
territory about General Pcrshing's head
quarters. 1t was necessary to find a site
for the school This VIC discovered in a
large mill owned by French farmer who
was we'll to do before the war lie gladly
gave his consent for our use of the mill.
at rental SO slight it isn't worth mention
ing. In one part OF the building VIC noticed
that a number of people We're living
I'VE asked il they could not be removed.
"'No, they must remain he replied
They arc refugees from Verdun and have
given to them my word that they may live
here until the end Of the war
$50 IN the school they arc to this day
I'VE secured the services Of some of the
Rnest teachers in France for the school
for bandmast ers and band musicians. |
laid out complete courses OF instruction.
and even wrote treatjse on the use of the
baton One novel and amusing feature OF
the equipment of our school is a large size
mirror, so that a bandmastcr under train
ing Is able to see Just how he conducts
how he handles the baton.
We have been able TO effect certain re-
forms III the matter OF bands. Thev are
TO receive under the new dispensation ample
opportunity for practice. With the facil-
ties now provided we should soon develop
bands cqual!ing those of any nation in the
world"
Mr.. Damrosch found that the spiritual
side OF the French was becoming upDermost
because OF their years in warfare. There
was no race hatred in France. In illus,ra-
r'on OF TINS absence of bitterness, Mr..
Damrosch related this incident;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Portland's Ship Production

III rapid growth Of the shipbuildins
industry is shown by the figures
announced from Portland, Ore. at which
port there are many shipyards now III
1uil working order. In December, 1919
about four thousand men were empoyed
IN the yards there and the monthly pay
roll averaged $780,, 400 In May THIS year
there were 29,700 men in the shipyards
and they drew 1928, 900 a month. The
total value of contracts now on hand Il
more than s1s0,00O. 600 From 7hs
Rudder
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

N AN article in "Thc National Geo
graphic Magazine" Nevin O. Winter
IL makes an interesting contribution
to the story Of the Ukraine lie
writes in part:
"Thc name Ukraine means border
marches For centuries it was the bulwark
that protected Poland and Lithuania from
the Tatars, Turks and other migrating ORR
entails. AS a result it has had cruel task
masters.
"The native population was largely Cos
sacks-a wild and unruly people at that
time. They were not originally a tribe, but
were men who went forth into the wilder
ness to find freedom The vast steppcs,
covered with grass to the height of a
horse, within which a multitude Of game
lurked, lured them on.
"Thcrc were Poles and Lithuanians and
Russians and even Turks among them
They became marvellous shots, riders and
swimmers; their horses were famous for
their swiftness and endurance. Their diff
ferences gradually blended in unity of
purpose and principle.
Tho name Zaporogians was applied to
the community that was the heart and soul
of the great Ukraine. Their government
was crude, but very republican in form.
Each year the old officers laid down their
duties in tho presence OF general as
scmbly, even in that day called the Rada,
and new ones were then chosen.
GAS any member Of the tribe could be
elevated to the highest office, it permitted
each one to aspire to this dignity. The
highest official was known as the 'hctman'
If unpopular he was sometimes chokcd to
death'-an effective, if cruel, displacement
"They carried on an intermittent war
fare with Tatars on the east, stealing their
cattle and occasionally sacking the unpro-
tected towns. Again, their warning excur-
sons would be directed against the Turks,
to the southeast, in the Balkans. When
tired of this they turned northward to the
Slavonic population.
"Thcse carly Ukrainans were ever at war
with somebody and for somebody They
fought with Poland against Russia, with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
"HE difficulties in which Switzer-
land finds herself for lack Of
H. proper means of communication


proper means of communication
with all but tho contingent bel
ligerent countries have caused the old
but never before seriously considered
project of a direct waterway connect
ing Geneva with Marscilles to be taken
up again. Although further improve
ment of the Rhine upstream to Basel
has been much discussed for many years
and a heavy boat traffic to and from the
northern Swiss metropolis has been car
ricd on during six out of twelve months,
no direct waterway such as the one now
under discussion has been actively con-
sidercd
The German press emphasizes the
fact that a further Improvement of the
Rhine between Strasbourg and Basel
can be finished within five years, and
that thenceforth boats of 1000 tons
could reach Basel from Rotterdam dur
ing at least ten months of the year.
German technical, commercial and fnan-
cal experts do their best to brand the
project of establishing direct water
route from Marseilles via the Rhone to
Geneva as utopian. The anxiety Of the
'unselfsh" Teuton can easily be under
stood because Germany's exports to
little Switzerland amounted in 1913 to
not less than 500 900 900 marks. or per
cent of the Fatherland's total exports.
On the other hand the Swiss had
to # hot b0
present world war and of German arro-
gance and eXtorton during the last four
wears. Furthermore. experts figure that
an Improvement Of the Rhone between
Lyons and Geneva would be only little
more expensive and much more profit
able than the improvement of the Rhine
from Strasbourg to Basel. South Of
Lyons the Rhone is navigable for large
boats all the year round, and the river
is connected, near its estuary, with Mar
settles, the greatest French seaport
through deep ship canal.
While it costs 1850 francs TO ship a
ton of grain by rail from Marselles to
Geneva. the freight by boat on the inn
and could be reduced to 7.37 francs in
case the upper Rhone would be canal
lied. That means the freight would be
cheaper from Marseiles to Switzerland
than from Rotterdam by nearly 10 per
cent.
Plans for connecting Switzerland by
Il canal with Genoa or Venice, and even
with the Atlantic, have been discussed,
but dismissed as impractcable because
Of the prohibitivc cost of building and
The higher freight rates. Certain COM
mcrcial Swiss circles, among them the
Zurich Chamber of Commerce, favor the
Improvement of the Rhone and the
Rhine in order to create two waterways
connecting Switzerland with the sea-
But that double project manifestly
sprang from the peculiar situation Gre
atcd by the present war and takes into
account conditions which will cease to
exist with the defeat of the Hun.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
No Discrimination
Japan

\ YOUNG Japanese girl has obtained
4 license as sea captain. Her name
IS Iatzu 1mamizo, and she received hel
training from her father, with whom she
sailed the Inland Sea. When she ap
pied for license the authorities hest
lated, for she was the first woman whc
ever sought recognition as skipper. 4,
'hefe was no provision permitting dis
crlmlnatlon on account of sex, the license
was iSsued.--from a Department Of La
Dor bulletin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Boy Workers in Colorado

ROIS are solving Colorado's food and
labor problems, according to bull
letin issued by the Information and Edu-
cation Service Of the Department of La
Dor. An example of what the youthful
patriots of the state are accomplishing
is given in the success of the Boys Pig
clubs, IN Fremont County, where
sixty-fvc clubs have been organ
lied, and an addition of 10000 or more
pounds to the meat supply is expected.
Farmers have realized the value of how
labor and are sending in calls to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

I Ia General Pershing returned from
the front TO his headquarters in
French chateau. lie had as his guest that
night Walter Damrosch, director &C the
New York Symphony Orchestra and one Of
the foremost musicians and composers in
the world Although not so many milcs
away big guns were pounding and masses
OF troops were in action, there WIGS no talk
OF war.
All of The conversation wss of music
aud its Importance to the soldier in war
time
This picture of General Pershing, the
father Of our boys abroad, calm, confident,
self-reliant and able to drive from his nina
during the dinner hour al thought Of war
and fasten it upon one of the arts, is given
by Mr.. Damrosch, who has just returned
to the United States from France where
at the request of General Pershing he es-
tablshcd school for bandmasters and for
the lesser known instrumentsth oboes,
bassoons and French horns--in our mill
tary bands.
The composer and conductor feels that
General Pcrshing is cminently the man for
leadership in our army abroad and that to
support him and his boys with Liberty
bonds is only the plainest sort of duty
For as Mr., Damrosch saw the general his
genius for the biz detail Of n large army
neglected no big or no little thing. General
PcrShipG felt that there should be more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
About the Sweets You Eat

THERE arc over 10000 resaI dstriD
4 uters of confectionery in the Cnitso
States. Before the war there wsf'
100000 retailers of confectionery u
Great Britain.) The annual output Q
candy is placed at l,5o0, 600, 900 poanaS'
or 750, 900 tons. The 1916 sales were S@lo''
100000 (wholcsale prices>. The ar'o'a'
of sugar used per year is $4,000 tons.
The amount OF corn syrup used per yess
is placed at 1911 900 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
Dumping Into a Parachute

4 \ army motorcyclist at one Of the
L training camps recently averted
the death Of a young lieutenant by a
most extraordinary feat of heroism, says
the October popular Mechanics" which
continues:
Racing at high speed across rough
ground, he drove his machine into run
away parachute that was dragging the Off
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
100000 Truants

TN ENGLAND there are approximate
i ly 100000 children twelve to
seventeen years of age out of school.
Many have gone to work Thousands
OF school buildings have inevitably been
used for other purposes; half of the
teachers have sadsts4: educational sp-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

A boy workers camp, established at
Fort Lunton, opened with thirty boys
and proved so valuable that the number
has been largely increased
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13


I il audenc
the
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amidst
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13

Boys Working Reserve for Colorado.
Twelve Denver boys daily, on the aver
age, are going to farms at the present
time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-10-13
By B. w. Babcock

A T the end of tho first day Of the
~ present big Allied drive in France
IA General Pershing returned from
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07
odd FELLOWS DECORATE
GRAVES OF ROTHERS
MEMBERS MARCH IN BODY TO
ROSE HILL CEMETERY WHERE
FLOWERS ARE PLACED.

Columbia Odd Fellows paid tribute
to their departed brothers Sunday
afternoon with memorial service in
which they placed flowers on the
graves of AZ deceased members in
tered at Rose Hill cemetery.
A flag committee composed of Otey
johnson, W. NJ. Bradley, w. K. Nc
Kinney and Earl f. Notgress went
to the cemetery Sunday morning and
placed flags on the graves. That
afternoon the ritualistic service was
held in the lodge hall and the mem
bers marched in a body to the GENE
terry. The Confederate memorial ser
vice being in progress at the time.
further ceremonies were postponed
and the flowers we're placed on the
graves.
This is an annual service which the
Odd Fellows never fail to. observe and
1t is one Of the most beautiful features
OF this great order.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07

Beginning at the N. E. corner of a
tract owned by the Spring Hill Acad-
envy and in the center of proposed
street and running thence with the
center of said street S. TAB degrees,
e. SO poles, IL links to the middle of
the Spring Hill and Kedron turn
pike, thence with the middle of said
turnpike, S. Az degrees, w. GA poles
links 10 Baileyss corner, thence with
his line n. 65k degrees, w. 81 poles
links to peach tree the Spring
Hill Academy's S. f. corner, thence
N. 20 degrees, E. 54 poles to begin
ming containing 174 acres more or
less.
isN Fifth Tract Known as
Tract No. 3.
Bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at Branham & Hughes N.
10. corner and i'm the center of Elm
street running thence wi til the center
Of the street. n. 151a degrees, r e. $50
feet to the intersection of a proposed
street, thence with the center of said
new proposed street in westerly di-
rection $50 feet to the intersection of
dhOInCl plOpOSGu lCW GIiCCI, thChCO
in a. southerly direction GA feet to
the center of Academy. Place, thence
s. 56h degrees, e. with. the center of
the street 1872 feet to the beginning
containing Ills acres more or less.
Sixth Tract Known as
Tract No. 4.
Bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at Derryberry's s. E. cor
ner and in the center Of Academy
place and running thence with the
center of the st. s. 561a degrees, Il
707 IT. to the intersection of pro-
posed street with Academy place. then
with the center of said Street in
Northerly direction ga 1T. to the in
tersection of another proposed street
thence with the center of said street
$50 It. in a Westerly direction to
slight curve in the ST.. then continu-
ing in westerly direction with the
center of street IS it. then S 35 de-
grees. w. 361 fit. to beginning contain
ing 7.6 acres more or less.
Seventh Tract Known AS
Tract No. 5.
Bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at j. S. Odil's N. E. corner
and running thence s. 95 degrees. w.
to the center of proposed new Street
265 It. then with the center of said
st. in an easterly direction 35 it. to a
slight curve in the street, thence con-
tinning with the center of the street
in an easterly direction $50 IT. to the
intersection of said street with anoth-
er proposed new street then with the
center of the second mentioned st. in
a northerly direction 265 fit. then n.
II degrees, SO min. w. eco TT. to the
containing 419 acres more
or less.
The above described property will
be sold First-in separate parcels
and then sold as whole on the same
terms as above set out and the Trus-
tee will report the sale which pro-
duces the largest sum, to the Court
for confirmation in the above style
cause.
This 10 day OF May. 1918.
SPRING HILL BANK, Trustee.
may17-2i-31jne7
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07
''OLD HICKORY POWDER
PLANT SET IN MOTION
FIRST UNIT COMPLETED 90 DAYS
AHEAD OF JSCHEDULE-GOv.
RYE STARTS WHEELS.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, June 3.-Ninety days
ahead of the scheduled time for be-
ginning operations at the first unit Of
the "Old Hickory" powder plant at
Hadley's bend, Gov. Tom c. Rye push
cd the electric switch that set the
machinery in motion Saturday after.
noon, and the plant was christened
by Mrs. A. r. Clancy, wife of the first
assistant resident engineer.
Appropriate exercises were conduct
ed apd the ceremony was attended by
thousands of workmen who had par
ticipated4 in this record breaking in
dustrial feat. The plant when com
pleted will cost not less than 100000
900 and it is possible that additions to
it will increase the cost to $3.50, 0OO,-
900. The weekly pay roll at the plant
is $780, 900.
The other nine units of the plant
will be put into operation in equally
quick time and before fall, powder
will be shipped to the armies in
Europe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07
JAMES N. DEOMAN IS
APPOINTED LABOR AGENT
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF LOCAL
OFFICE or UNITED STATES
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.

A branch office of the employment
service of the United States depart
ment of Labor has been opened in CO.
lumbia with temporary headquarters
in the county court room. James NJ.
Dedman has been appointed junior
examiner and will have charge of the
local office. Robert c. Starr, special
representative of the department, who
has been in Columbia for several days
making arrangements for opening
the office here, is negotiating for per-
manent quarters which will be occu-
pied about July /. Miss Alma VIII
liams has been appointed stenogra-
pher for the office.
The employment service has been
established here to assist in STABILIZE
ing the supply and demand for labor
One feature of the work will be to
induce men to stay on the jobs they
now have as well as to seek to find
employment for men out of work or
to transfer men to jobs for which
they are better adapt.
Although it is rather late in the
season, the local office. which will
have supervision over several Ten
nessee counties, will seek to pro-
vide labor for the harvest in this sec
ton of the state. Special attention
will be paid at all times to securing
farm labor
Z. The employment service has divid-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07
Noble Daughters OF Southland
Pay Tribute To Heroic De00

ell from drowning near Chattanooga,
Mrs. ]. H, RUSSELL delivered splendid
address in which she eulogized the
Confederate Veterans and urged that
all the influence of Southerners be
used to have placed In the schools of
the south the true history of this
section as written by Mildred Ruth
erford of Athens, Ga.
Following the song Bonnie Blue
Flag" Comrade Merritt Tomlinson.
commander Of the Leonidas Polk
Bivouac, U. G. ", made a four minute
talk, which was followed by few
words from John L. Jones, who was
master Of arrangements and to whom
Is due much credit for the success Of
the occasion. ssJs "
Little Jane Jones, granddaughter OF
John l.. Jones, .costumed appropriate
ly, sang America. Then as a group
of children strewed flowers upon the
graves the audience sang God Be
With You"
Comrade Latta blew taps, and the
benediction was said by DIR. w. B.
Kicks, thus ending one of the most
beautiful memorial exercises ever held
at Rose Hill. ~
The lavishness OF flowers and the
great beauty Of the decorations, es-
pecially those on the Confederate
monument, were due largely to the
efforts of Mrs. i. w. carmack, chair
man Of the committee for this work.
It was said that never before have
the decorations been SO beautiful. ~
Besides the graves in the qConfed-
crate lot, d number of other graves
in private lots were also decorated
with flowers and flags. st- HIKE II
S~s~~S~~~~SS~~-<s<~~r< tS<rS~r<~.~~ ~S~SS>~rS.
ed the United States into IS districts
with director iii each. The district
in which Tennessee is located has I
three or four states, and eight branch
offices will be established in this
state. During the past year employ
ment has been found for thousands Of
men. III "
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-07
COLUMBIA MERCHANTS IN
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
J. A. SLOAN, REPRESENTATIVE,
SECURING MEMBERS OF
MERCHANTS DIVISION.

Merchants of Columbia are being
enrolled today as members of the Mer-
chants Division of the United States
Food Administration by J. A. Sloan.
who has been appointed local repre-
sentative of this division Merchants
who join the food administration un-
der this division sign the following
pledge
Il am glad to join in the service
of the United States Food Administra.
ton, and | pledge myself to do all
within my power to further the work
of the Food Administration among my
employees and in my community.
especially pledge myself to be of as
much assistance as possible to the
State Merchant Representative and to
the Local Merchant Representative OF
the Food Administration in the Pub
licity and Advertising and Window
Display work that they propose to do.
And | request that the store of which
| am owner or part owner or manager
be made a member OF the Merchants
Division of the Food Administration"
Mr.. Sloan stated this morning that
he has met with no opposition in Sc
curings members and that he thinks
every food dealer in the city will ap-
ply for membership.
Members will be expected to fea-
ture wheat substitute foods in their
show windows and to advertise such
substitutes as frequently as possible.