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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Finland Allows Americans to Escape

Washington.-No objection will be
raised by the Finnish Government to
the passage through Finland of Amer
leans seeking escape from Russia, the
State Department was advised
through the Swedish Foreign Office.
The exact number of Americans in
volved is not known here, but Secre-
tary Lansing said he thought there
were about 100, most of them Y. M.
c. A. and American Red Cross work
ers.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Talk of pissensicn in Austria.

Washington.-Th Rome Messagero,
in the article quoted in official dis
patches, says Austria is endeavoring
to make the allies believe there is great
dissension in Austria and that Aus
trian troops have been sent to France
to aid the Germans, in order to cover
preparations for another offensive
against Italy From reliable source"
the paper says, 1--WE have denial of the
statement that Austria-Hungary has
sent new divisions to France to fight
together with the Germans.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Behind the Barn.

Father Hibrow with firm sarcasm)
And how do you like smoking, my
son?
Willie Hibrow Caught in the act,
but equal to the occasion)-I must say
regard it as sickening habit, fa-
Their. am surprised that you, with
your Wanted acumen in most mat
tiers requiring intelligence, should al
low yourself to become slave to
nicotine.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
SpeciaI Activities.

"Bliggins seems to bother you
great deal"
"He does"
"Yet he claims that he attends
strictly to his own business"
"And / have no doubt that a mos
quito would make precisely the same
claim"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Foreign

An imperia ordinance issued ut
Tokyo authorizes the government to
requisition all stocks of rice. The rice
will be put on the marl3B A state
ment issued by Minister of the In
terror says that the governors have
assured the ministry that the dlsor-
ders are abating steadily.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
NORLD'S EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most important Hap
penInss of the World Compiled
In Brlefsst and Most SueeInct
Form for Quick Consumption.
U.S.-Teutonic W0rNewS

1t was learned from highest official
sources IN Washington that one Of
the German submarines equipped with
cable cutting apparatus had succeed
ed recently in cutting two cables from
the United States to the West Indies.
One was a French cable. These ca
bIes were repaired by a cable ship op-
Grating under convoy.
new spy menace appeared when
the navy department received reports
that German submarines are landing
men on the shores of the United
States. The first officer of the Ameri-
cal steamer o. Il. Jennings, sunk re-
Gently off the coast, reported to the
navy department that he recognized,
in New York saloon, one Of the Off
GERS of the submarine which sank his
vessel. The German officer escaped.
Eighty American divisions of $4,000
men each. General March told the
house military committee, should be
able to bring the war to successful
conclusion in 1919" That is the num-
Der the war department plans to have
in France by next June 80. For the
present it is planned to send 100000
men monthly to France, General
March said, adding: But we hope
to increase that in the spring."
A second transport carrying Ameri-
can troops arrived at VladivostOk. The
transport bearing the first contingent
of American soldiers entered the har-
Dor after a voyage of seven and half
days from Manila. A third troop ship
is expected to arrive soon.
General PershinG advised the war
department that early in August COM
plete squadron of IS DeHaviland Four
airplanes, built in the United States
and equipped with Liberty motors,
successfully carried out the first recon-
noissance flight Of American-built ma
chimes behind the German lines. They
returned without loss. Brigadier Cen
eral Foulois led the expedition.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Many Of them suffering terribly
from burns received in making their
way through sea Of burning oil, 40
survivors from the crew Of the British
tanker Alirlo, sunk off Cape Hatteras
by submarine, landed at Norfolk, Va.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
German Grown Prince Gets Vacation

Zurich.-Yielding at last to the
public agitation against the ill-starred
Crown Prince-commander the Kaiser,
according to Berlin advices, has
granted" Frederick William six
months vacation" Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria likewise is TAX
ing rest" in his home town, Munich.
He commanded the German northern
armies, including the one taken by
surprise in Picardy.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
European War News

Lieut.. David Putnam of the Lafay-
cite escadrille, who is officially cred
tied with bringing down ten German
machines, was decorated with the
French military medal, says a dis
patch from Paris.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
The Main Witness.

There were number of witnesses
to prove that the plaintiff was as
sauted by the defendants goat. Did
the latter have any rebutting wit
neSses?"
"Only the goat. He seemed to do all
the re-butting.'
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Domestic

Official totals for the Republican
nomination for United States senator
give Gov. Arthur Capper 101 200, a
majority of 31,746 over three OPP
ponents, it was announced at Topeka,
Kan. He carried all 105 counties Of
the state.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

The total German losses from the
beginning of the war to the end of
July, 1913, are understood to be g.,
100000, according to the Paris news
papers. Tho figures include 100000
killed.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Petrogad's reign of terror Is report
ed as raging unchecked, according to
official dispatches to Washington from
Stockholm. The bolshevik chiefs are
on board the warship Aurora In the
roadstead of Kronstadt, prepared TO
sail for Germany in case of n success
full uprising against them.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Unknown to Him.

"Are you fond of dumb animalsT
"Never met any" replied Mr.. Grow
Choir. "All the pets my wife ever haf
made some kind of a noise"
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

The longer a man lives the more
lost opportunities he collects.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

In the game of life the one-armed
man plays a lone hand.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Philadelphia now has street rail-
way skipstop system.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Nothing is more pointed than the
finger Of scorn.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Personal

The death from drowning of n.
Bruce-Mackelvie, president of dhe
Butte and Superior Mining compSss.,
was announced in New York.
President and Mrs. Wilson arrived
at Manchester. Mass. for few days
rest in the seclusion of a colonial man
sion on the picturesque north shore.
Visits were interchanged with Col. +.
M. House, but most of the time was
spent in the out of doors enjoying some
Of the most delightful weather Of the
present summer.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

1t takes wise young man not to
write love letter.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

There is shortage of 100000 I'M
skilled laborers in war industries, ac-
cording to an order received at Des
Moines, Ia, from Washington to the
Iowa head of the public service re-
serve, raising the states quota to H.
$50.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

SERVE, IulSilS tllS otutC puOto w -
$50.
New camps near Stithton, KY, AND
Fayetteville, N. c., were named Camp
Knox and Camp Bragg, in honor Of
Henry Knox, commander of the army
In 1888, and Braxton Bragg, a Con-
federate general.
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
No. was partially derailed near
Newburg, w. Va. One Of the two loco
motives was overturned and Engineer
Cheshire of Grafton was killed.
Authorities at Camp Merritt, N. J.,
are investigating a riot in which it was
reported two negro soldiers were killed
and eight others injured in a fight with
military police.
Two thousand foreign-born soldiers
from Camp Lee took the oath of al
legiance as citizens of the United
States at public meeting held in
Petersburg Va. Louis F. Post took
part in the ceremonies.
r -
A woman and five men were arrest
ed by federal agents in the vicinity of
Camp Mills, n. Y, on charges alleging
espionage and sabotage. Carrier nj
geons are declared to have been re-
leased by two of the arrested men.
William l.. Reid, inspector in charge
of post offices in Missouri, Iowa and
Arkansas, with headquarters at ST
Louis, has been dismissed from the
service. The dismissal, ii is said, fol-
lowed an investigation of charges that
a clerk was disloyal, and that he was
retained after Reid knew his attitude
on the war.
Twenty-nine women were arrested
by the police in Lafayette square on.
posite the White House, when a third
attempt was made to stage a wonan,a
party demonstration there.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05
Warrington

No general exemption Of married
men simply because of their married
status is contemplated by the war de-
parment in preparing for the proposed
extension of the draft age, Secretary
Baker declared. He also said married
men who do not support their families
and who are not engaged in useful Oc-
equations will continue to be called.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

The recommendation of Secretary
McAdoO that heavier taxes be imposed
upon unearned incomes than upon sal
aries or wages in return for labor was
adopted by the ways and means COM
mittee. The normal tax on earned in
comes of over $4,000 was flXed at 10
per cent, an increase Of 6 per cent over
the present law, and the unearned in
come tax was established at 10 per
cent. Below $4,000 the normal rate is
put at per cent.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

An Exchange Telegraph dispatch to
London from Paris announces the tor
pedoing of the French cruiser Du Petit
Thouars. The survivors of the cruis-
er's crew were picked up by American
destroyers. Thirteen men are missing.
Lieut.. Rene Fonck, the French avia-
tor, shot down three German airplanes
on Wednesday, it is officially an
nounced- In Paris. This brings his total
number of air victories up to sixty.
The city Of Darmstadt, capital of
the grand duchy of Hesse, in western
Germany, was attacked by allied aiv-
men, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch to London from Am
sterdam. Four persons were killed and
many injured as result of the bonn.
bardment and considerable property
damage is reported.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

A dispatch TO the Exchange Tele'
graph at London from Amsterdam,
quoting a report received from Berlin,
says DIR. Richard Won Kuehlmann, for
mer German foreign secretary, has re-
ported to the military authorities. The
dispatch adds that it is expected they
will give him a command in the west.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

The assassination of Herr Won
Sengbusch, German official at Won
den, Russia, was reported TO Amster~
dam from Riga. The murderers es-
capped. This is the fourth assassina-
ton of German officials in Russia.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Tribute to the late Senator CALM
ger, minority leader, was paid in the
senate. Both the senate and house adj
iourned after appointing committees
to attend Senator Gallinger's funeral.
The way has been opened for SOL
diers in camp to get away for emer-
gency work on the farm. The war de-
partment announced that enlisted men
may obtain furloughs to engage in ag-
ricultural work.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

A Spanish note to Germany on the
sinking of Spanish vessels by subnia-
rines constitutes an ultimatum. since
the Spanish government announces
that German vessel interned in any
Spanish port will be seized for every
Spanish ship torpedoed, according to
Havas dispatch to Paris from Ma
drid
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

There has been serious Hr1otlng in
Tokyo as result of the high prices of
food, especially rice. Mobs attacked
and damaged property in the business
and theater districts. Two hundred
stores, restaurants and rice depots
were raided. Troops fired on the riot
erS
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Amsterdam dispatches to London an
nounce the arrival in Munich from the
front of Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria. The prince the announce
ment states, is enjoying "a brief vaca-
ton" The vacation" is regarded as
merely a polite term for his removal
from command.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-09-05

Twenty-Five women were arrested
by the police in Lafayette square, 90.
posite the White House, when third
attempt was made to stage wonan'g
party demonstration there.
The sun., 1918-05-24
FOE STRIPS OTHER FRONTS
TO MASS TROOPS IN WEST
Army From Dutch Border and First Class Men in East
Sent to Aid Blow Against Forces of Gen. Foch
-Captives Fight or Make Munitions

fully studying the situation, apparently
have decided to replace able bodied men
In munition plants with prisoners Of
war. women and children. The work
of the women and children has been
a factor for some time. but never on
large scale. and IL in only despera-
ton on the part OF Germany which
causes the project FOR the wholesale use
OF war prisoners on work much OF
which is highly confidential
Third. Germany has. according to re-
ports OF investigators. formed convict
battalions' by stripping the German
prisons and even sending the prisoners
to fight on the western front
with this Information comes the
news that troops remaining in Ruma-
MIA are % second tlass charact
and that all the German first class
fighting material has been called to aid
the drive in the west
Information OF precisely the same
character is received with respect to
German troops remaining IN Finland. II
is understood that the best fighting ma
terial from the Russian front has been
called to assist the campaign against the
British. French and Americans.
The sun., 1918-05-24

WILSON TO HAVE
NO LIMIT ARMY
House Committee Unanimous
ly Votes to Give Him Free
Rein in Draft.
FUNDS TO BE AMPLE TOO
Appropriation Bill Carrying
S1O.5OO, ,OOO.O 900 to Permit
shifting Of Money.
FUNDS TO BE AMPLE TOO
Special Dsspafch to THE SuS

WASHINGTON. May 23-The man
power Of the United States was mort
gagged to-day by an amendment written
into the army appropriation bill by the
House Committee on Military Affairs
which reads
The President IS hereby authorized
go draft. subject to the provisions of
the selective draft service act and all
acts amendatory thereto as many
men from year to year as can be
equipped, trained and used during each
fiscal year until the successful term,-
nation OF the war.
Adoption OF this amendment was by
unanimous vote OF the House conmtte.
and constitutes another victory for the
Administration. When Secretary Baker
first proposed that unlimited power be
given 10 the President TO draft men
withou, reference 10 specific numbers
opposition. led by Chairman Dent, de-
yeloped
Secretary Bsa-r was again before the
House committee to-day and reiterated
his argument ,nat unlimited authority
would have a tremendous psychological
effect" in this country and abroad Soon
tne House committee
the language which commits Congress 70
support an army OF any size which the
President may deem necessary. whether
II be ) 100000 OF 100000
The House committee completed to-
day the rough draft OF the army appro-
praton bill, and Il Will be reported sat
urday The hi! viii carry approx imately
$40 500. 900 o00 This amount is eXc,u-
sve OF the large amounts for heavy
ordnance which W, come from the .Np-
propriato ous Committee in the fortlfCa-
tons bill and Will amount 20 at least
SO, 000, 900. 900, according TO present es,I-
mates
Under pressure o' wartime conditions
'he Military Committee also adopted a
lesis .ati,e rider TO the army bill which
practically makes the entire appropr.a-
ton lump sum" This provision goes
even further than the request OF TIE
War Department. wnCh asked for vir-
tual lump sum appropr atoms for the
euartcrmaster and ordnance bureaus.
The rider provides that appropriations
'or the next fiscal year Shaii be inter-
Changea bic as between burcass ana aC-
'ivites OF the Wa Department that -.
funds FOR one bureau or use may be
diverted to another IN the event Of mii!-
tary necessity
The sun., 1918-05-24
Special Despatch TO The SrS.

WASH INGToS. May 23-important in
formation indicating that Germany's
man power has been sapped severely
by the recen. desperate drive came to
the State Department to-day from
neutral country contiguous to Ger
many. The facts are given in the
correspondence sent to a newspaper in
the neutral nation. and /, is believed
here that they have particular impor-
tance at this time because they bear
out other informal ION along the same
line (which has reached Washington.
First. 1t has been noted by investi-
gators along the Dutch frontier that
the German garrisons have been rrac-
ticslly stripped. Until recently Ger
many had massed "A considerable num-
ber OF troops along the Dutch border.
presumably with n view to !nt!mldat-
ing the Netherlands Government.
Second. reliable Information has
come from invest gators recently leav-
ing Germany that virtually all tine
much needed man power in many Of
the munitions factories has been called
to the western front.
The German authorities, after care
The sun., 1918-05-24
ALL MEN OF DRAFT AGE MUST WORK OR FIGHT NEW ORDER;
WASHNGTONHEARS GERMANY SAPS EMPIRE OF MAN. POWER;
AERIAL ACTIVITY FORECASTS EARLY RENEWAL OF BAT7Ll
Says Prussian Peace
Strengthens President

A MSTERDAM. May 23.-Com-
menting on President Will
sons recent speech in New York
IN opening the Red Cross cam
paign. the Berlin newspaper
Vowaerts says it is easy to pick
out many parts of the address
as mere German batting and en-
aggeration. but that on the whole
1t accurately reflects the psyche
logical impression which the
peace of Brest-Litovsk and that
OF Bucharest were bound to
produce on the other side of the
Atlantic. The Socialist organ
rails at what it calls the alleged
unselfishness" of the Entente's
aims. but says-,ethat doubtless
President Wilson's people will be-
lieve him.
The peace made by the Central
Powers in the East, the news
paper thinks. has greatly
strengthened President Wilson's
position. Germany is propagat-
ing the idea, says Vorwserts. that
NE speech was meant to ufset
"ehe British peace offensive"
but it asserts the trick will not
work.
Others of the German news
papers. none of which prints the
speech in full, comment in the
usual abusive style of the "im-
purity" of the Presidents
motives. His is a pathological
case," the Kreuz Zeitung says.
The sun., 1918-05-24
GERMAN COTTON
H0ARDS SEIZED
/. s. Takes Over Seven Cor.
pOratiOns. Valued at More
Than 100000
MASKED AS AMERICANS
Fictitious Transfers of Prop
erty Discovered by Alien
Custodian Palmer.

Millions of dollars worth OF cotton and
cotton cloth, destined for the consump-
ton Of Germany after the war. WAS lost
, to the fa'herland and diverted to the
uses % the United States yesterday when
\. Mitchell Palmer, AS custodian OF
allen property. took over the control and
, stock OF seven corporations which since
this country entered the war have been
engaged in the purchase and manufac-
ture Of cotton. operating ostensibly as
American concerns.
The corporations inclusive OF their
mills and raw material in storage. rep
resent a value Of more than s. 0c0 600
and for the mos. part are registered un-
der plausible American names. They
are the New England Waste Company
the American Linters Company. the
American Products Company. Wolf &
Sons. the Anglo American Cotton Com
pany and the Richard Mayer Company
Most OF these operated principally in
New England
Mr.. Palmer tas discovered that the
last two concerns are the property Of
Reis g. Co OF Heidelberg Germany. and
that the frs. five are part of the world
wide organization OF WoH und Soehne
Cor Wolf & sons of Berlin one Of the
largest cotton Firms In existence. with
branches IN England. Switzerland Italy.
China and points all through South
America, the West Indies and the Far
Eas.
For the Wolf concern. the mana cement
OF its American properties was vested in
board OF three composed OF Adolf
Leve. Lewis r. Sladen and George g.
l.und all of massachusetts. Reis a. Co
operated in this country through another
board composed Of Richard Mayer
Charles r Hicks and Jacob Flatau
i~re and Mayer were the visible heads
Of the two groups OF corporal ons. and il
was because o: their d!rYidencs in dealing
With Mr.. Palmer and his representatives
that there was directed toward the com.
paniee the suspicious which have resulted
N their being taken over by the United
states
when III" wa broke out In Europe in
YEA leve and Mayer were bot. in Ger
many, but returned to this countr,, in the
autumn OF that year. ON their return
both explained that they had arranged
for the thorough Americanizat.on OF the
companies they represented by the sew
ering OF all connections between the
companies and the parent concerns In
Germany, and that they with their fell
low directors in this country had taken
over the American mills and raw ma
terial for their interest in the German
main corporations,
They at once began to buy up high
Il Il 81,
The sun., 1918-05-24
Loyal Friends Boost
"The Sun" Fund Daily

AN entertainment by Browns
vile Naval Battalion, Ameri-
can Junior Naval and Marine
Scouts. tonight; a baseball game
between the Guaranty Trusts
and the Naval Reserves, and a
dance card party at Hotel st.
George. Brooklyn, tomorrow
these are just a few of the at
tractive affairs arranged for THE
SUN Tobacco Fund,
Oh, yes, and there's that golf
tournament on the Dunwoodie
Country Clubs links tomorrow,
the Sleepy Hollow Country
Clubs Fete de Mai next Thursday
and Sophie fuckers Claridge
party week from Saturday.
And these don't begin to be all.
Read about them on page 5.
WARNING. THE sun To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-05-24
American Troops Win
Praise on West Front
SPECIAL Dsspatch to THE Sr~.


WASHINGTON. May 23.-In
a message to the State De-
partment to-day William G.
Sharp, United States Ambas-
sador to France, cabled that
frequent references have been
made to the exploits of our
aviators" and that the part
played by our men in trench
skirmishes" has "gained for them
an enviable reputation for cour-
age and resourcefulness."
1t is understood here that the
teamwork shown by the troops
of the various nationalities on the
battle front has improved par
ticularly since Gen. Foch became
the Supreme Commander of all
the allied armies. 1t also is
realized on the battle front in
France that prospective military
operations incident to the COM
ing German offensive probably
will involve troops of all na-
tionalities simultaneously and
that the main idea is to defeat
the enemy by the combined eff
forts in which all will have their
share of victory.