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Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14

shells are loaded with everything from
a tack to big rough pieces of sheet
iron. The Germans are picking up
the bullets we are shooting at them
and load shells and shoot back at US.
I know it to be fact, for / picked
up 8 hand full of shrapneI the otner
day that cut a tree down and found
it to be loaded with bullets that had
been shot through our rifles. Am
going to tell you a little thing that
happened night before last about 3
o'clock. Shells fell all around the
dugout in which my Lieut.. and l stay
and als5 the hut in which the platoon
stay. For one hour the shells burst
ed all around, blowing holes in the
ground six feet deep and cutting down
small trees fifty yards away. The
| Germans haven't got a thing on US
though as our artillery gives them
the same old stuff. Hope Mama
won't worry when she sees this let
ter. Don't think will have to be
in the trenches all winter. We will
| go back in the trenches for a few
more days then we will go back for
some training camp during the win
ter. l think / will be at home by
next August l will quit now as it
is getting dark and we haven't very
many candles. Lots of love to you
all. Your son,
SERGT. OLIVER APPLE.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14

Giuseppe Bevione, deputy in Parlia-
ment from Turin, and head Of the ItaI-
ian aviation mission in the United
States, announces that a detachment
of Italian troops who have fought on
the Piave front will arrive in the
United States in time to take an &C.
tive part in boosting the next Liberty
Loan. He will announce the choice
of the troops as soon as it is made,
with the time of their arrival.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14

w. B. Ford and A. R. Carter were
in Glasgow, KY, Monday on business.
Charles Boston and family of South
Carthage are improving after a very
severe attack of the ''flu."
Mr.. and Mrs. George Burtram were
visitors in Nashville last week.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14

state of eRr1c. City or Toledo.
Lucas County. SIS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that be
is senfer partner OF fhe drm OF +. J.
Cheney "a CO.. doing business In the
said, and that said arm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS Tor
cannot be cured BY fhe use OF HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before AmeSand subscribed
DER, A. d. 1885. Al w. GLEASON,
(Seal) NOTARY Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally and acts through the B1oodeon the
Mucous SurfaceS of the System Send
for testimonialA free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c. \
Halls Fe mAy Pills fer constipation.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14
FOR SALE.

One new PiaTla, mahogany case, in
perfect condition a bargain. This
Piano can be\seeA at Monoville. For
further informal pn, address Lamb
Piano Company, lao Eight Avenue
North, Nashville, Tenn.
st. "
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14
September 4, 1918.

MIS- ISdC4AG4 NIlODSy
Dear Auntie:-I will now try and
drop you a few lines, as / have writ
ten to most every one else in the
country that / know. This leaves me
fine and dandy and hope it will find
you the same. Well how is every
thing on Bluff Creek? Well auntie
your family is getting rather small ]
guess, after all of the children have
got married. What are they all doing
now? talking of the war / guess. Tell
all of those young boys that are talk
ing of the war, that it will not do
.hem any good at all and they won't
learn anything about it until they
come over here and see what is going
IN. Auntie it is just about bedtime
and the candles are about out. / will
lose for this time, so answer soon
and long letter and tell me all the
news, so good night,
Your Nephew,
r. d. FARLEY.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14

didosty (Now is the time for talh
Mrs. L. H. Gibbs of Brush Greek
Rte. !, has received letter from her
nephew, Dewey Farley, who is some
where in France:
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-14

Campbell Gibbs, formerly with the
Smith County Electric Co., is work
ing at the Powder Plant.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26

PHOENIX, Ariz., July 20.-Gov-
ernor Hunt has vetoed proposed
"work- fight" law because it was
passed by the state legislature with
out due regard for conditions in this
state.
He says it is not question of
efficiency or the preservation of ma
tional ideals, and that when it be-
comes necessary to cosncript labor
and wealth, such action should be a
national policy and not left to the
varying actions of the states.
"The chief industry in this state" ="
he says, "is mining, and practically
all the companies do not give en-
ployment to men over As years of
age. The bill, which l am disap-
proving, requires all men to work
up to the age of 60. If men who
have reached the advanced age of
between as and 90 years are com
PEELED to work in a state that limits
their usefulness proper safeguards
must be placed around the fields that
are open to them. Farming, for in
stance, is a new industry in this
state, and without any legal restric-
tions or provisions of employment
If this bill covered provisions for
minimum wage. housing condi-
tions or any provision whatever in
iurng a decent and American stand
ard of living for workers. it might
'ust fv telling man of advanced
VeaIs he must work at least SO
hours q week, in state where his
field Of activities is greatly limited.
"The bill passed, to me, is drastic
nd shows little time and study in
rs prepaIa alton, but, rather, tends to
hat form of war hysteria which is
so apt to inflict upon the people of
our country the very obnoxious form
+ tyranny which we object to so
strongly in our enemies and would I.
be apt to make mockery of the !
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
WILL GERMANY
ANNEX BELGIUM

MaXimilian Harden, editor and
owner of Die Zukunft. a noted Ger
man newspaper, in discussing the
5oastful statement of Chancellor Won
Hertling in the Reichstag, relating
20 the annexation of Belgium SAYS:
Can country be regarded as an
Independent state which is only to
be returned to the owners when ne
gotiations with twenty other states
have reached favorable conclusion?
Can country be regarded as in
dependent which before its return
must undertake to adopt its entire
state life to the will of an enemy
power still ruling its soil?
international law forbids Ger
many to retain even one pebble of
Belgian streets.
as Belgium, as a chancellor, a
state secretary and an ambassador
have confessed, an innocent victim
of German self-defense?
AHNhs VIC nave 10 ask lIS IOf-
giveness and not force conditions
upon it.
This is a question of the decency,
morality and honor of nation"
No, Germany shall not annex Bel
gium. Neither shall she annex any
other state or part of a state.
When this war is ended neither
the Kaiser nor the German territory
party will own or govern the ground
they stand upon, because they have
shown themselves void of decency.
morality and honor.
If the German people will not
throw off the rule they live, labor.
fight and die under, when an op-
portunity shall have been given them
they, like their rulers, will show that
they lack decency, morality. honor
justice and mercy, and are therefore
unfit to govern themselves.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
Wednesday, July "a, 1918

Wednesday, July "a, 1918
Credentials were presented by Bro
E F. Darling of the Teamsters to
succeed Bro. C. R. Banta; Bro. H
R. Stoddard of the Boilermakers
Bro. L. Dusort of the Carpenters
to succeed Bro. H. Chapman, and
| the Delegates obligated and seated
The committee appointed to ar
range for the address of President
VIM. Short of the Washington Fed
GRAFTON of Labor reported the selec-
ton of the Everett Theatre and the
time 8 o'clock this, Friday evening.
No admission will be charged and
the public is cordially invited to
be present and hear thrilling
talk on conditions in Great Britain
and France as found by the Am
erican Federation of Labor's Com
mission of which President Short
was a member. (See advertisement
on this page).
The Labor Day committee re-
ported progress on arrangements in
making for the celebration. The
committee intends to arrange pro-
gram giving. expression to patriot
ism and determination to win the
war, and furnish. rational enjoyment
to the public. Look for further an
nouncements from time to time.
A committee, delegates Weffer-
ling, Swanson and Stevens) was ap-
pointed to arrange a gathering to
enter protest against the execution
of Thomas j. Mooney, sentenced to
be hanged on the 23rd of August. A
well-grounded belief is held through
out the continent that Mooney was
convicted on perjured testimony
framed up by District Attorney
Charles M. Fickert of San Fran
cisco, the pliable tool of the enemies
of organized labor. who would de-
stroy Mooney and his co-defendants
to discredit the trades unions.
The committee on unfair stoves
was discharged and new commit
tee of three-Delegates Snyder,
KoOckogey and Grimmett-appointed
to confer with stove dealers on the
subject.
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Reports of Unions.

Reports OF UNIONS.
The Butchers reported the elec-
1 tion of officers.
The Boilermakers had fair meet
ing, and initiated two applicants.
The Carpenters initiated eight ap-
plicants and received three by card
The Electrical Workers reported
visit from two Tacoma organizers
who came to this city to organize
he Riggers and fasteners. They
4oted to endorse whatever action
he Trades Council may take in re-
ard to the Tom Mooney case. They
appointed three delegates to repres-
ent their union in the organization
If a Metal Trades Council. The
delegates appointed are Bros. Vim
een, Pile and Erland. They endors-
ed the resolutions passed at the last
meeting of the Council relating to
overtime work. They appropriated
SIS toward paying the rental on the
Everett Theatre for tonight's meet
ing.
The Painters reported good meet
ing. They appropriated SO for the
Gle Elum fire sufferers and SO to-
ward paying for the Everett Theatre
tonight. They initiated one appli-
cant. The Plumbers had good
meeting.
TIE Stage Employees endorsed the
resolution passed by the Council at
its last meeting relating to over
time. initiated one applicant, and ap-
prOpriated S. for the Everett The
atre rental tonight.
The Shingleweavers elected Bro
VIM. Hufford to succeed Bro. VIII
bert Pilon as Secretary.
The Teamsters reinstated one
member and initiated one applicant.
The Timberworkers announced a
big picnic at Silver Lake next Sun
day the 29th. Arrangements are
in making to make this a grand
affair. 1t was also announced that
the Cooperative Association would
give a picnic at the same time and
place.
The Piledrivers initiated five ap-
plicants, collected $1285 for the
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
PRESIDENT NAMES
TEN UMPIRES FOR
WAR LABOR BOARD

When the National War Labor
Board was created it adopted rules
of procedure and rules providing
that:
If the sincere and determined eff
fort of the National Board shall fail
to bring about a voluntary settle
ment (of labor controversy, and the
members of the Board shall be un-
able unanimously to agree upon a
decision, then, and in that case and
only as last resort, an umpire
appointed in the manner provided in
the next paragraph shall hear and
finally decide the controversy under
simple rules of procedure prescribed
by the National Board.
The members of the National
Board shall choose the umpire by
unanimous vote. Failing such choice.
the name of the umpire shall be
drawn by lot from a list of 10 suit
able and disinterested persons to be
nominated for the purpose by the
President of the United States.
The National War Labor Board
has not failed of a unanimous de-
cision in any case yet considered,
but if the Board should fail, as
provided above, the Board shall draw
by lot one of the following persons
named by the President to act as
umpire and his decision shall be
final The President named the fol-
lowing ten citizens:
Henry Ford of Detroit, Michigan
Mathew Hale of Boston, Massachu-
setts; James Harry Covington of
Washington, D. c.; Charles Caldwell
McChord of Washington, d. c.; V.
Everit Macy of New York City; Jul
ian William Mack of Chicago, Ill
inois; Hery Suzzallo of Seattle,
Washington; John Lind of Mime
apolis, Minnesota; VIM. R. Wilcox of
New York City; Walter Clark of
Raleigh, North Carolina.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
WORK -OR-F FIGHT LAW Is VETOED
BYAGOVERNOR WHO THINKS SOME

very democracy which we are fight
ing to preserve.
Nothing in the Investigations that
have been conducted throughout the
state convinces me that we have any
real vagrancy problem. We have
certain labor shortage. but that must
not be confounded with the question
of vagrancy. Vagrancy exists chief
ly in communities that sanction
whisky and prostitution. Our state,
having eliminated both of these evils,
is remarkably free from the profess
sional vagrant. The government is
wisely and actively considering the
question of labor shortage and vag-
rancy. General Crowder's recent
work or fight order for men of draft
age will eliminate young men from
unnecessary industries. The depart
ment of labor is efficiently assuming
charge of the entire labor question.
and all employers have been request
ed to secure their labor through gov
ernment agencies. In this state an
order has been issued prohibiting out
side concerns from coming in and
securing labor to take outside the
state. The effect of House Bill No.
2, if approved, would, am con-
vinced, merely be to keep labor from
the state and divert it to other states
where the laws are more compatible
with our ideals of government.
"The bill carries no emergency
clause, and, in any event, could not
become a law until 80 days have
elapsed. That would make it eff
fective at "a date close to the fall
elections, in view Of which fact
and if any such legislation is neces-
sary-it had far better be placed be-
fore the people. through the initia-
tive. In state whose constitution
provides for direct government by the
people, no one has the right to as
sumo responsibility for a measure
that would appear to attack the very
bulwarkS of our form of govern
ment."
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
THE LABOR-FARMER
CONFERENCE FAVORS
:. HEALTH INSURANCE

SAN FRANCISCO, July 20. -
Workmen's health insurance is en-
dorsed in the joint legislative and
economic program recently agreed
upon at conference of labor, farm
ers and consumers, growing out of
the last convention of the California
State Federation of Labor and en-
bracing organized labor, the Califor-
MIA division of the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union of
America, and the Pacific Co-opera-
tive League, Inc, of California.
Urging the adoption of the constitu-
tional amendment authorizing the
California legislature to enact a
health insurance law, the conference
declared that "health insurance is the
logical corrollary of industrial acci-
dent insurance"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
PROBLEMS OF
FUTURE FACE
TRADE UNIONS

CINCINNATI, Julp 20.-In urg-
ing the placing of trade unionists
in. positions of public trust that the
ideals of this country may be full
filled after the war and that labor
be protected, Editor Frey of the
Iron Molders' Journal does not favor
workers frittering away their time
in before-the-war discussions.
"There is no particular benefit" I"
he writes, "in discovering whether
all of the allied countries entered
the war with the same determina-
tion that there should be no annexa-
tions. The one great fact which
we must keep in mind is that a war
is now on, determined opponent is
straining every resource to crush
our armies, and the millions of
American boys, many of whom are
trade unionists, now on the field
must be supported to the utmost of
our ability, for, to do otherwise, is
W iSoNS IhSh III d pooiIlOH where
they cannot even success fully de-
fend their lives this condition being
equally true of the other allied ma
tions. The workers are not will
ing to sacrifice their lives, neither
are the trade unionists in the coun-
tries of our allies willing, that no
man should be wounded in order that
any policy of annexation should be
carried out for the benefit of few
and the establishment of a condi-
tion which would only pave the way
for another war in the future.
"The principles which the trade
union movement have adopted as the
basis for the carrying on of the war
are as important in shaping inter-
national policies, so that a Just
peace can be entered into, as is
their present support of the respec-
tive allied governments relative to
the winning of the war.
"With these facts in mind it is
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
TRADES COUNCIL NEWS

Everett Theatre rental tonight and
promised more if it is needed They
reported 905 members in the Army
and Navy of the United States.
A motion was passed instructing
the Secretary to write a letter to
the City Commission inquiring why
the hours for keeping open the pub
lie library were shortened and if
some means could not be adopted
20 keep open the institution the
same hours as last year. Delegate
Stevens who made the motion, point
ID out the fact that the library was
Il great self educating institution and
hat if the hours were such as to
leny its benefits to the workers
it would work hardship upon them.
Delegates TO the Trades COun-
Gil are notified that the regular
election Cf officers will take
place at next Wednesdays meet
ing
On motion of Delegate Francois
a committee was appointed to confer
with the Grange on legislative mat
ters at its meeting for that purpose
soon to be announced. Bros Fran
co.'s, Wefferling and Bridges were
appointed.
The Council adjourned.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
PORT COMMISSION

The Port Commission organized
last Tuesday by electing A. d. Nc
Adam as Chairman and Charles W.
Wiley as secretary The Commits
sion has announced its intention of
following the worthy example of
SeattleF Port Commissioners, and if
they do the people of Everett will
bless the day they voted to establish
port district. If the Seattle spirit
and method be followed by our Port
Commission the establishment of this
port will be found about the best
thing the people of this town ever
did.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
"TOM MOONEY SHALL NOT HANG"
SCRY OF JUSTICE AND REASON

mission, President Illinois State Fed
Grafton of Labor, Daniel C. Murphy
President California State Federation
of Labor, will speak in San Fran.
cisco.
Hon. Edward Grady and Antor
Johanson will address the Boston
meeting.
w. D. Patterson, who devoted a
year to the Mooney defense, but
lately employed in an Oakland ship.
yard, goes to Denver to speak.
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati
Detroit, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Los
Angeles, Toledo, Seattle, Salt Lake
City, New Haven Comm, Columbus
(Ohio), Butte, Madison wis.,, Wor-
chester (Mass.), Quincy Ulls.), Lowell
(Mass.), Lafayette Qnd.), Houston
(Texas), Pittsburgh (Kan.) and
many other cities, large and small
will hold mass meetings to demand
a new trial for Tom Mooney.
"They Shall Not Pass"
Written for The Irish WORLDLY
The Mooney demonstration in Chi
cago on the 28th of this month is
one of series called by labor to
paraphrase, as it were, the battle
cry of the American and French
heroes on the Western Front: "They
Shall Not Pass"
Through this means, the workers
of our country serving in the in
dustrial trenches, backed as they
are by the workers of the civilized
world, are but making articulate their
battle cry: Mooney Shall Not Be
Killed"
The life of this humble man of
labor is sought to be taken upon
the sharp edge of legal techni-
cality. Judge Franklin Griffin, be-
fore whom Thomas Mooney was con-
victed on the testimony of a proven
perjurer, declares that justice will
be defeated unless Mooney is given
new trial. The Attorney General
of California, in most solemn
and public manner, before the bar
of the court. of last resort of Cali
fornia, officially confessed that
Moneys trial was unfair and de-
clared that he should not be hung
without faix trial.
But that section of the big busi-
ness interests of California, which is
both cruel and corrupt, in combina-
ton with a small coterie of sub
servient office-holders, is in full cry
to destroy trade unions and, as
part of their crusade, are demanding
the life of Tom Mooney: but Mooney
Shall Not Be Killed"
FRANK P. WALSH.
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now essential, even though peace
may be some distance ahead, that
our movement should prepare itself
for the period of reconstruction which
must follow the war.
''The future for our movement was
never so bright as it is today, and
we must unite in still further devel-
oping those elements of discipline
and wise government within our own
movement so that the confidence
which is now placed in US will in
crease rather than diminish"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26
SAILORS ON LAKES
TO STRIKE SUNDAY

Union men on freight and passen-
ger steamers on the Great Lakes
will strike at midnight Sunday unless
their differences with the owners are
adjusted. This trouble has been
long brewing and all hope of AMIGA
BILE settlement has been abandoned.
This strike, if it be called, will
greatly retard transportation on the
lakes and slow down rail traffic.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-07-26

Throughout the United States
Sunday, July % will be observed a
Mooney Day." On this day meet
ings will be held in the large ant
many small cities to protest agains
the hanging of Tom Mooney, con
victed of murder on perjured evi
dence, through conspiracy.
The Irish World, a weekly news
paper enjoying a more general cir
culation wherever the English Ian
guage is spoken, in its issue of the
Goth of this month devotes its frs
page to protest against the judi
cial murder of Thomas j. Mooney
In it's headings the Irish World thus
sets forth the objects of the meet.
ings to be held on the 28th:
Adopting as Their Slogan the
Phrase of The Irish World, 'TOm
Mooney Shall Not Hang" Trades
UniOnists Throughout the United
States Have Decided to Make
Sunday, July 20, National
Mooney Day"-Demonstrations
Will Be Held in All the Princi-
pal Cities of America to Make
Articulate the Prayer of Union
Labor to President Wilson That
He Take Mooney Out of the
Power of the California Courts"
"HOn. w. BOurke Cochran Will
Speak at Washington, Pres.
Frank p. Walsh of the War La
Dor Board in Chicago, J. Walker
of President Wilson's Mediation
Committee in San Francisco,
Hon. d. F. Malone in New York
City, Etc.-The Meetings Will
Declare That the President Has
1t In His Power as COmman-
der Of the Military and Naval
Forces to Take Mooney Out of
the Power of the California
Courts and as War Measure
Grant Him New and Fair
Trial in the Federal Courts"
Hon. w. Bourke Cochran, of New
York, perhaps one of the greatest
and best known criminal lawyers in
his country. will address the Wash
ngton City meeting.
Hon. Frank P. Walsh, of Kansas
City, one of the joint chairmen with
Ex-President VIM. H. Taft of the
National War Labor Board, who
has written to the Irish World the
etter which follows, will address
he Chicago meeting.
SPEAKERS IN
Speakers in Other Cities
Hon. Dudley Field Malone and
Samuel Gompers in New York City.
In addition to John H. Walker,
member Presidents Mediation Com
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WILL STRIKE IF
MOONEY DON'T
GET NEW TRIAL

The following terse telegram was
received yesterday morning:
G. Vingen, President Trades Council,
Labor Temple, Everett, Wash:
Resolution endorsed by Tacoma
Central Labor Council tonight calls
strike August first, to remain out
until Tom Mooney is given fair and
impartial trial or is set free. A
mass meeting is to be held here
at eight p. m., July 28th.
C. A. ROBINSONN.