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The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
Flags by the Million for Italy.

The Stars and Stripes are in tre-
mendous demand in Italy There has
just come by cable from the Red
Cross Commission for Italy a request
for 100000 American flags on sticks
or pins. and for 10000 yards of flag
stripping. The request met prompt
response on the part of the War
Council. and 72.456 was appropriated
for the purchase Of the material now
emblematic of liberty's cause the
world over.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
TELLS HOW US.
USES TRUCKS
Col. Andrews Address
Auto Owners on Army
Problems.

The feature of the first days ses-
sions of the Fifth National Truck
Owners Conference at Detroit on
September lS and 20 was the a ldress
delivered by Lieut.. Col. Barrett An
drews, u. s. A. Motor Transport Di-
vision, on the subject, How Uncle
Sam Uses His Motor Trucks" Ex-
perienced in the intricate problems of
motor truck transport, both in the
United States and in France directly
behind the battle lines, Lieut.. Col
Andrews made a most interesting
and Illuminating talk regarding the
efficient methods used by the Army
Truck Transport Division. He gave
his audience a staggering array of
facts concerning the magnitude of
the work already accomplished along
transport lines in France. giving the
number Of vehicles used by our first
American field army as follows:
Forty thousand trucks. 1900 passenger
cars. 24,25O motorcycles and $500 am
balances. These vehicles alone re-
quire the entire attention of $4,000
men. In other words, 10 per cent OF
our force is used in truck transporta-
ton work.
Although trucks arrived in France
without bodies and despite other big
difficulties. the truck transport corps
worked so hard and so efficiently that
not a single soldier has as yet missed
a meal The two lessons that have
been learned about truck transporta-
ton under war conditions are the
necessity for simplif1cation and stand
ardization. The great value OF the
truck was never better shown than
at Verdun. where had 1t not been
for this vehicle in quantities OF thou
stands used for transport OF men and
munitions. the pivotal city would
have fallen to the Huns. For the
Boche had shelled and destroyed
three out Of the only four transport
lines leading to the city defenses and
over the one road escaping the enemy
shells. rumbled 1900 trucks day and
night for twenty-eight days. carrying
men andNsupplies to the first line de-
fanSas
The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
Artillery Demands Big.

| As an example of the gigantic use
! of ammunition he pointed out that
| munitions which had taken twenty
eight days to transfer to the 'front.'
J line guns had beer shot away in three
days and two nights. Lieut. Col. Bar
rett Andrews commented that the
war will have developed hundreds of
| thousands Of trained and disciplined
truck drivers who will materially en-
rich this countTy's skilled labor after
the war. He made a plea for the
more mature and experienced truck
men of America to enter the truck
! transport service abroad.
Addresses illustrated by graphic
motion pictures featured both after
noon and evening sessions. Each ad-
dress was delivered by a well-known
traffic expert most experienced in his
particular field of truck activity. The
efforts of the Truck Owners Confer
ence have the active support of the
Highways Transport Committee, the
Fuel Administration. and other gov
ernment departments. The State
highways transport committee of
Michigan was represerte by State
Chairman William Metzger who made
an appeal for closer cooperation be-
tween Federal State and civic bodies
in the interest of better highways
transport facilities.
During the next ten months the
Truck Owners Conference staff will
hold eighteen additional conferences
in as many Of the larger cities from
coast to coast. Buffalo is the next
city scheduled for a convention. It
will take place under the auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce of that
city on October 10 and II. Already
plans have been laid for an interest
ing and valuable two days program
wherein will appear a number of
traffic experts from Buffalo and sur
rounding territory. It is expected
that hundreds of interested truck
owners from the East and middle
West will attend. other cities in line
for immediate conferences in the fall
are Boston, New York and Philadel-
phia.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
CACAPON
Healing Water

No what you have tried for your particular case do
hesitate try Cacapon your earliest opportunity Many
which doctors have pronounced ncurabe and chronic have
been relieved by of Cacapon Healing
Water Ask druggist for Cacapon or'send S. for FIVE gal
Ions to the Cacapon Company of Washington. h.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-29

Doctors have prescribed it
for many, many years, al
ways with the same won-
derful results.
If you want to win back
robust health and a ruddy
color and clear complexion,
by all means try Cacapon.
Don't put it off. Every day
you are without it means
just that much longer time
required to restore health.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
GENERAL WOOD WOUNDED
BY SHELL IN FRANCE
Colonel kiIbourne And Major Joyce
Also Injured. American Officers
Were On Observation Tour

Washington.-Maj Gen. Leonard S
Wood, in France on an observation
tour, was slightly wounded by an &C.
cidental explosion which killed five
:. French soldiers and hurt two other
American officers.
Secretary Baker announced the acct
dent in this statement:
"A cable dispatch from the head
quarters of General Pershing states
that an accidental explosion occurring
killed five French soldiers and slightly
injured Major General Wood in the
arm, Lit Col Charles E. Kilbourne in
the eye and Maj. Kenyon A. Joyce in
the arm"
1t is understood the message was
brief and gave no further details. Gen
eral Woods tour would carry him both
to the front and to the American train
ing camps behind the lines, but there
is no indication as to where the acct
dent occurred.
All of the divisional commanders
have been or will be sent to Europe
for brief periods. General Wood, com.
handing Camp Funston, Kas., went
over several weeks ago.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
RUMANiA is PLACED
ON THE BLACKLIST
BY THE 5oLSHEVikI
Diplomatic Relations Are Broken And
All Rumanian Representatives
Driven From Russia

Petrograd. - The government com.
missioners announce that diplomatic
relations with Rumania have been
broken and that the Rumanian lega-
ton and all the Rumanian representa-
tives here will be sent out of the coun-
try by the shortest route.
1t. Gen Dimitri Grigorivitch Stcher-
batcheff, commander OF the Russian
forces in Rumania, has been outlawed
as an enemy of the people.
General Stcherbatcheff for some
time has been out of the good graces
of the Bolsheviki. Recent dispatches
said that he was suspected of working
with the Ukranians and the Ruman-
ians against the Bolsheviki and also
that the attempt by the Bolsheviki to
arrest the Rumanian royal family was
frustrated by him.
Ukranians Fight BoIsheviki Troops
Amsterdam. - Heavy fighting has
been in progress for several days be-
cause Ukranians and Bolsheviki
troops, according to press dispatches
reaching here from Ukranian sources.
An attacks was made by Ukranian
troops which attempted to take pos
session of Lutsk, Volhynia The Boil
sheviki commander appealed for as
sistance to the Austro- Hungarian
commander of that district, who de-
clined to aid him.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
COUNTRY IS DIVIDED INTO
TWENTY COAL ZONES
e. r. Clayton Will Represent The OPP
orators OF District In Which
Georgia Is Included

Washington.-Divis of the coun.
try's bituminous coal fields into TWEEN
ty districts as the first step toward
instituting zone system of coal dis
tribution is under way by the fuel
administration. Boundaries for seven
of the districts already have been es-
tablished and Fuel Administrator Gar
field has named a representative in
each.
Distribution by zones has been sue
cessfully tried out in England. Fuel
administration officials say it will
work just as well everywhere saving
thousands of miles of transportation
and insuring the speediest possible
movement of coal from the mine to
the consumer. 1t will eliminate to a
great extent cross hauling, generally
conceded to be one of the most uneco-
nomic practices in the coal industry.
Two of the producing districts al
ready established and the fuel admin
istration's representatives therein are:
Southeastern Kentucky, Georgia and
Tennessee-E. r. Clayton of Harlan,
Kentucky.
Alabama-E. A. Holmes, Birming-s
ham.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
SENSATIONAL SPEECH IN
CONGRESS BY CHAMBERLAIN
Declares His Motive Is To Speed Up
Preparations In Connection With
Army Ordnance

Washington.-In dramatic three
hour speech to the senate, Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the military
committee, replied to President Viii
sons statement that he had distorted
the facts in charging that the govern
menJ nad DroKen down in its war prep
arations. He declared the president
had grossly maligned him, and not
only defended but emphatically reiter-
ated his assertions made in a recent
address at New York. He said the
president did not know the truth and
that he did.
The senator disclaimed any person
al rancor against either the president
or Secretary Baker, saying his only
motives were patriotic, to rouse the
country and to speed up the war by
wiping out inefficeincy. In support of
his position he cited numerous Incl
dents of alleged inefficiency in connec-
ton with army ordnance, clothing sup
plies and sanitation brought out dur
ing the military committees war in
quiry.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
GERMAN SAVAGERY MUST
BE ENDURED BY UNITED
STATES SOLDIERS
Major Murphy Warns Of Atrocities
Horrible, Brutal, BeastIy and
Consistently Official" That
Are Coming

New York. Warning of the atroc.
tiles, horrible, brutal, beastly and
~ hHstenTfy oTncraI, ar American
soldiers will soon be suffering at the
hands of Germans inhuman army, was
voiced in an address here by Maj.
Grayson M. P. Murphy, formerly in
charge of the American Red Cross
work in France, who returned to this
country recently. Major Murphy re-
signed from the Red Cross to join
the staff of General Pershing
Il cannot describe the horrible
things that Germany has done to
women and children and the poor, old
suffering people in countries where
she has set her dreadful foot" Major
Murphy said. British officers told of
scores of wounded English soldiers
piled in heaps and then bombarded
with hand grenades. 1t will be but
a short time before our boys are GO
ing to suffer those same things. You
have got to build and sacrifice no mat
ter what it costs to beat that beast"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
GERMANY REJECTS
PEACE PROPOSALS
THE CHANCELLOR SAYS THAT
NORTHERN FRANCE is HELD
IN PAWN BY GERMANY
BOASTS OF GERMAN POWER
Russian Territory, Won Hertlins De-
cIares, Concerns Only Russia
And Central Powers

New York.-Germany, through I'm
perial Chancellor Count Won Hertling,
and Austria-Hungary through its for
eign minister, Count Czernin, have
made Seply to the peace terms Of the
allies and the United States as re-
Gently enunciated by Lloyd George,
the British prime, minister and Presi-
dent Wilson.
Although Count Won Hertling and
Count Czernin affect to see the possi-
bility of coming into agreement with
their enemies on minor points, the
concrete bases essential to peace are
declared to be unacceptable.
The spokesman for Germany was
uncompromisingly hostile to a major
ity of the peace aims as put forward
by President Wilson, treating seriatm
in his address those upon which Ger
many could not come into accord.
Count Czernin was more moderate in
his treatment of President Wilson's
ideas, declaring the presidents view
point expressed in his latest address
to congress, showed that there was
less incompatibility between AustAa-
Hungary and the United States than
had seemed to be the case.
Will hold to AIsace-Lorraine.
From the German standpoint, &C.
cording to Won Hertling, the restofa-
ton TO France of Alsace-Lorraine Us
beyond the realm of discussion. Re-
garding Belgium, he declared that its
restoration could be settled only in
peace negotiations, but that Germany
never had demanded the incorporation
of Belgian territory "by violence
Likewise methods of procedure in the
of Northern France must
take account of Germany's vital inter
ests, and be agreed upon between
Germany and France.
The chancellor said the fate of ~
land and the Balkans and the reaA
justment of the Italian frontier lies
with Austria, while the evacuation
Russian territory concerns only RI
sia and the central powers. GERMAN |
he added, considered that the int |
rity of Turkey and the safety Of && |
capital were closely connected i.ssAn
he qa~etio14 Of me Daruaneliec,
vas of vital interest to Germany,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
MIGHTY BATTLES SEEM
IMPENDING IN WESTERN ZONE
Conflict Will Probably Be On Larger
Scale-Big Guns Have Been
Roaring For Weeks

New York.-The notable feature in
the world war is the apparent re-
sumption and on somewhat large
scale, of the military operations on
the western front in France and in
Belgium.
Although for the moment these OPP
erations, viewed from the cold facts
as announced by the various war Of
fees, do not transcend in importance
the usual small operations by raiding
and accommodating parties which have
been in progress since the severe Win
try weather began, reading between
the lines of the communication, it is
not difficult to see that the maneuvers
in progress on various sectors are in
the nature of trying-out processes of
a marked character.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
HUGE AMERICAN
ARMY FOR FRANCE
SECRETARY BAKER TELLS SEN
ATE 100000 MEN WILL CROSS
EARLY THIS YEAR
MILLION MEN IN TRAINING
Men In 81 Division Camps Ready To
Go. Statement Frankly Amazes
Members OF The Committee

shington.-America will have an
army of half a million men in France
early this year, with a million more
trained and equipped ready to follow
as quickly as ships can be provided
to carry them, and the outlook for
ships is not unpromising.
Secretary Baker gave this informa-
ton to the nation and to the world in
a statement before the senate com
mittee, barring much that until now
has been carefully guarded with the
army's military secrets, in answering
charges that the government has
broken down preparing for war.
From early morning until late after
noon the secretary addressed the COM
mittee and crowd including many
members of both houses of congress
gathered in a big hearing room Of the
senate officebuilding. He spoke ex-
temporaneously, beginning with de-
tails of the mammoth task of build
ing an army of million and half,
answering such complaints of inef-
WNIc SItOu Wy
Chamberlain in his recent speech, and
declaring that such instances were
isolated and not general. Some ques-
lions were asked, and Mr.. Baker from
time to time had assistants telephone
for reports on specific question.
Then toward the close of the day
the secretary delivered a dramatic
general statement of the American
war plan, telling OF the coming of the
allied missions, of the day-and-night
with men from the scene
of battle, in which the plans now be-
ing executed were adopted, and of sue
cess beyond the most sanguine expec-
tations in building the army and its
industrial support at home, transpor-
ing men across the ocean, construct
ing railroads in France and preparing
to strike the enemy with every re-
source at the country's command.
When Mr. Baker closed it was ap-
parent he had created profound i'm
preston. Chairman Chamberlain said
so before he left the stand. There was
40 attempt at cross-examination.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
TEUTONS WARN BOLSHEWKI
General Hoffman Threatens Further
Invasion OF Russia And Seizure
OF Reval, On Finland Gulf

New York.-After weeks Of yacilla-
ton, the Germans have at last made
their demands at the peace confer
ence at Brest-Litovsk and the Rus
SLAMS have declined TO accede TO them.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
imperial German chancellor in his
many-times postponed speech TO the
main committee of the reichstag. an
nounces that he still holds the hope
that an early and satisfactory conclu-
sion of the Brest-Litqysk conference
will be reached, the terms of the Ger
mans as enunciated by General Hoff-
man, of their chief delegates TO the
peace conference, so far form an in
superable barrier for the Bolsheviki
government, which has expressed de-
termination to carry out policy of no
annexation and no indemnities.
Courland in its entirety and all of
Russia's Baltic provinces are to be re-
tanned by Germany, according to Cen
eral Hoffman, in what is termed as
Germany's last proposal to the Rus
SLAMS, and the added threat was given
that if the Russians failed to acqui-
esce in the demands, further inroads
into their territory would follow, and
the important port of Reval, near the
mouth of the Gulf of Finland, would
be occupied.
czernin Approves Wilson's Idea
London.-A Paris dispatch quote
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, as declaring in an
address to the delegates of parliament
that 81 have no intention to demand
from Russia single meter of terri
tory or single cent of indemnify"
Count CZernin explained Germany's
to evacuate occupied ter
ritories before popular vote was
taken because such evacuation would
produce anarchy and utter misery.
declared the minister,
need time, and he added:
When we have reached peace with
Russia, veneral peace cannot long be
prevented despite the efforts of the
entente statesmen"
The foreign minister invited Presi-
lent Wilson to use his great influence
% induce the entente allies to declare
he conditions on which they were will
ng to talk.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
DECLARES SOLDIERS CLEAN
General Says No Similar Body OF Men
Ever Led Such Exemplary
And Clean Lives

Washington.-There never has beer
a similar body OF men TO lead as clear
lives as the American soldiers in
France, General Pershing said in a
cablegram TO Secretary Baker, in re
ply TO inquiries as TO the truth of re
ports Of immoderate drinking among
the men. General Pershing's message
was made public by Mr. Baker in this
letter TO Governor Caper of Kansas /:
you may recall writing to me sew
eral days ago concerning persistent
reports as TO the immoderate sale of
liquor among our forces in France. My
impression was that these rumors
were not well founded in fact; but
felt it my duty to convey their con-
tent to General Pershing and to ask
him to communicate with me as to the
facts. You will be glad to know that
! have just received the following
words from the commander of the
American expeditionary forces:
There has never been a similar
body of men to lead as clean lives as
our American soldiers in France. They
have entered this war with the high
est devotion to duty and with no other
idea than to perform these duties in
the most efficient manner possible.
They fully realize their obligation to
their own people, their friends and the
country.
"A rigid program of instruction is
carried out daily with traditional
American enthusiasm, engaged in
healthy, interesting exercises in the
open air, with simple diets, officers
and men, like trained athletics, are
ready for their task. Forbidden the
use of strong drink and protected by
stringent regulations against sexual
evils and supported by their own NOR
al courage, their good behavior is the
subject of most favorable comments,
by our allies.
American mothers may rest as
sured that their sons are credit to
them and to the nation and they may
ook forward to the proud day when
On the battlefield these splendid men
will shed new luster of American
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
UNITED STATES IS
ON WAR RATIONS
VIII SON AND HOOVER ORDER
LESS EATING BY PEOPLE
or AMERICA
APPEAL MADE TO HOUSEWIFE
Reduced Rations For The Purpose OF
Creating A Larger Export Sur
plus OF Food For Allies

Washington.-The American people
are now on a war bread diet as part
of a war rationing system prescribed
by President Wilson and the food ad-
ministration. Victory bread" the
food administration calls it.
The reduced rations are asked for
the purpose of creating a larger export
surplus of food for the European allies.
Curtailment of consumption will be &C
complished largely by voluntary effort,
but force will be employed wherever
permitted under the food control act
The rationing system, as presented
by the president in a proclamation and
by Food Administrator Hoover in
list of regulations, forms the food adj
ministrator's 1918 food conservation
program, of which the chief features
are:
A bakers bread of mixed f1ours, be-
ginning with per cent substitution
Of other cereals for wheat until a
20 per cent substitution is reached
February "a.
Sale to retailers and householders of
an equal amount of substitute flour for
every pound of wheat flour purchased
at The time the wheat flour is bought.
Sale of millers to wholesalers and
wholesalers to retailers of only 20 per
cent of the amount of wheat -four sold
last year
Two wheatless days a week-Mon-
day and Wednesday-and one wheat
less meal a day.
One meatless day a week-Tuesday
and one meatless meal day.
Two porkless days a week-Tuesday
and Saturday.
Manufacturers of macaroni, spaghet- |
ii, crackers and breakfast foods, pie,
cake and pastry will be permitted to
buy only 20 per cent of their last |
years purchases, and are asked to per- |
form a patriotic service by using sub
stitute flours.
Flour will be sold through the regu-
lar channels and in such a manner
that each community will receive its
equivalent share
The food administration will pur-
chase for the army and for the allies,
as announced recently 80 per cent of
the -four output and out of this store
will fill emergency renniremants IL
stocks run low in any part of the coun-
try.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Worth 100000 Pounds.

The Cathedral of the Holy Savior
in Moscow is probably the most mag
niicent church in the world. Its FIVE
cupolas are covered with pure gold
One-half inch in thickness. Its inter
very costly. This church is the ma
tons thanks-offering for the deliver
ance of Moscow from the French. 1t
took 80 years to build, and its cost has
been estimated at f35,O00.O00.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
A SOFT, VELVETY SKIN

should be the ambition of every wom-
an as there is nothing so attractive
as fair, smooth skin. Neither soaps
nor powders can give this. Thou
sands of southern women know from
experience that Tetterine will quickly
rid the skin of its disfiguring pimples
and blotches and give it that bright
clear appearance so much admired.
Tetterine is sold by druggists or sent
by mail for soc. by Shuptrine Co.,
Savannah, Ga.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Only 8 British Ships Victims OF u-Boat

London-Again the sinkings of the
British merchantmen by mine or sub
marine have been held at low point.
Only six vessels of 1000 tons or over
and two under that tonnage were de-
stroyed in the week ending January
"a, according to the admiralty report.
The summary: Arrivals, 2,255; sail
ings, 2,242 British merchantmen l.
600 tons or over, sunk by mine or sub
marine, 6; under 1000 tons, 2; fish.
ing vessels, none. British merchant
men unsuccessfully attacked, 6.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
''coId Ia the Ffead''

sons who are subject to frequent "colds
in the head" will find that the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build UP the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- Internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
All Druggists 76c Testimonials free.
$4,000 for any case Of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.