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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
Double Tax on show AdmiasIons.

Notwithstanding of the war
taxes on admissions to places OF
amusement and on club dues was de.
cided upon by the house ways and
means committee, considering the
new $s,OOO,OOO,6OO war revenue bill.
Majority sentiment Of the committee
was said to favor more than doubling
the present taxes on tobacco, but final
decision was deferred until additional
information could be had from the
treasury department, which had rec
commended only twice the present
price.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
ARREST MENNONITE.

Editor Charged With Advising
Against Liberty Bond Purchase.
Kansas City, Mo.-Charged with be-
ing responsible for the printing of an
editorial in the Weekly Budget Of
Sugar Creek, Ohio, urging Mennonites
mot to buy Liberty bonds, NJ E. Bont-
Fager, a Mennonite, is in custody of
federal officials and will be taken to
Cleveland, Ohio, to answer an indict-
ment under the espionage act. A fugi-
tive warrant was issued by Fred Rob-
ertson, United States attorney
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
Wrecked HydropIane Brouoht In.

New Yerk.-Two naval aViators
with a partly wrecked hydroplane
were brought here by an American
steamship from South America. They
were picked up off the New Jersey
coast after the plane had taken to
the water on account of engine trou-
bic. The damaged machine was one
Of two which was observed by pas
sengers on the ship, prior to the acct
dent, apparently engaged in patrol
duty. The men were uninjured, and
on huding reported to officers o. the
navy yard.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
TAKE $500 HUNS; 1873 GUNS
Enemy Meets Second Great Defeat.
Driven in Confusion Beyond Line
of the Vesle.

Washington. = Our troops have
taken Fismes by assault and hold the
south bank of the Vesle in this sec
tion," says General Pershing's COM
muniQue covering the fighting as re-
ceived by the war department.
Allied troops in the Aisne-Marne
salient repeated "the full fruits Of vic
tory, when the enemy, who met his
second great defeat ON the Marine, was
driven in confusion beyond the line Of
the Vesle."
American troops alone have cap
tured S,400 prisoners and 1873 guns.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09

my homework. My baby when seven
months old weighed 10 pounds and / feel
better than have for long time. I
never had any medicine do me so
much good. Mrs. PEARL MOUNTAIN.
Mitchell, Ind.
Good health during maternity is o
most important factor to both mother
and child, and many letters have been
received by the Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, telling Of
health restored during this trying period
by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
Earl Of LiehfleId Found nsad

Thomas Francis Arson,
the third earl of Liclffield, director Of
the National Provincial bank OF Eng.
and and the Bank OF Australasia, was
found dead in the grounds Of his es.
tate at Shugborough Park, Stafford,
with gunshot wound in the head.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09

Steel Requirements for Three Months.
Washington. Steel requirements
of the shipping board for the next
three months call for 100000 tons,
an increase of 100000 tons over the
regular monthly schedule for that pc
Rod The increase is desired so as
to provide a reserve of 1888, 900 tons
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
Army Heaifh Renorted Good.

Washington.-The health of soldiers
in the training camps and canton
ments of the United States during the
week ending July 26 was characterized
as good in the weekly report issued
by the war department
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
In Nowise PLAYFUL.

81 understand you have quit play
ing politics?"
Il never played politics." replied
Senator Sorghum. "When l went into
campaign / never left the other fel.
low enough of a chance to warrant
calling it any kind of a game"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
GERMANS DopcINo SERVICE.
Huns Are Having Trouble Getting Men
For Submarine Service.

Washington Germany Is encoun-
tering difficulty In getting firstcIass
men for her U-boats. And she is like
wise having trouble about material.
This information has reached au-
thoritative quarters in Washington
simultaneously with practical proof
that one or more U-boats are still ope-
rating off this coast
Secretary Daniels has admitted that
the coastal raider is still a menace,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
SPECIAL ARMY TRAINING.

Provision Is Made for instruction Ct
10000 Soldiers.
Washington.-The war departments
program now provides for the instruc-
ton OF 100000 soldiers In the national
army training detachments before next
June 80. The departments committee
on education and special training an
nounced that every two months $4,000
soldiers will be graduated from
courses in essential trades of military
value given in 10 educational institu-
4iOns over the country.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
HUNS LOSE IS AIRpLANEs.

London Says Four British Machines
Failed to Return.
London.--on July 81 heavy fighting
took place in the air with the result
that rs enemy machines were brought
down and nine. others were driven
down out of control. Four English
machines failed to return.
Several railways, including those at
Cambria and Lille, suffered very heav.
lily, many direct hits being obtained.
Although observation was again diff
ficult, many photographs were taken.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09

curing the Tune
was lookingforward.
to the coming Of my.
little one that / am
recommending it to
other expectant
mothers. Before
taking it, somedayB
I suffered with neus
ralgia so badly that
/ thought / could
not live, but after
taking three bottles
Of Lydia r. Pink
ham . " Q getabl@
Compound / was en-
tirely relieved Of
neuralgia, ! had
gained In strength
and was able to 60
around and do all
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
War costs $4,000 ! MInut.

London.-The war Is costing the
people Of Great Britain SS4 900, 600
per day, or $1.45O,O0O every hour, Of
nearly $4,000 a minute, according tc
i statement by imperial authorities
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
Epldemlc Of snanlah erlnne.

Paris--Reports from Switzerland
say the epidemic Of Spanish grippe in
that country has grown to alarming
proportions. Entire families have
died from the disease.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
WITHDRAWN AT ALBERT.

Berlin Claims 1t Was Effected With
out Opposition.
Berlin.-(Via London) The Ger.
mans on both sides of Albert have re-
treated from the western to the east
ern bank of the Ancre river, according
to the German official communication.
The statement says the withdrawal
was made without opposition.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
FRENCH HOLD ~ BRIDGES.
Structures Are Across the Aisne Near
Scissors.

Scissors.
With the Americans on the Ourcq.s-
A dozen bridges across the Aisne near
Scissors are in French possession. A
score of others are under allied gun
fire.
Advancing east of Scissors, the
French reached Venizel at daybreak
and continued to make progress
throughout the day.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
BRITISH TAKE 1880.

Have Captured That Many Germans
Since Offensive Began.
London. Since March 2f of this
year the British have taken 14,50O
prisoners on the western front, James
Han Macpherson, parliamentary secre.
tary of the war office, informed the
house of commons.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
ParadoxIcal Ralse.

81 see where the price of shaves has
gone up"
"Queer in a business where there
are so many cuts"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09

With the American Army in Franco.
Capt, Sarrat, French aviator, has car
ried out the first experiment on record
Of falling from moving airplane with
a parachute. Capt. Sarret dropped
800 yards with an umbrella twelve
cards In diameter and landed safely.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
MOTHERS I
TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's
Letter Published by
Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind. -" Lydia &. Pinkham's
Compound helped me SO much
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-08-09
French Aces Score Again.

Paris.-Sub-Lieut BOyau has gained
five additional aerial victories, three
OF which we're won in 10 minutes each.
the newspapers report. His total is
now 20. Lieut. Madon has increased
mis- string of victories to SO.
The sun., 1918-08-25
Friendly Boy, Timid Cat

@ LANDING on the sidewalk in front
~ of dwelling house in a midtown
street, a garbage can with cover on it
and with some shreds of stuff sticking out
from under the cover. A big eat stand
ing on its hind legs at the can, pulling at
this stuff and trying to get the cover off.
A little down the street was small boy,
a bright small boy of about Z years, and
when he saw the hungry eat at the can he
resolved TO help. So he walked up quietly
and removed the cover and then stood
back few PAGES with it, holding the
cover up in front Of him as warrior
holds his shield.
But the cat had never met boy like
that, and instead of staying to supply
itself at the bounteous store thus made 80
easily accessible, it wheeled and fled.
The sun., 1918-08-25
n response to civilian demand that
L for the moment browns the far away

TN response to civilian demand that
i for the moment browns the far away
roar of the .15s "Yip, Zip, Yaphank"-
which is probably the jazziest entertain
ment that Sergeant Irving Jazz Berlin
ever had a hand in-begins second and
positively last week at the Century The
atre tomorrow, and for seven extra DAYS
this -wacky war will have TO struggle
along without the kick that the 49th Com
pany, Depot Brigade, Camp Upton, is
prepared TO put into it.
"Yip, Zip, Yaphank' stays purely on
its merits. It's a first class show, with first
class music. 1t has a cast that almost
anybody in the musical comedy line would
be glad TO have on the payroll and a
chorus that makes up for the knots in its
calves and the generally rather prominent
jaws and noses under its curls when it
starts to sing and dance The scenery is
good, the stunts startling, the staging
superb-and yet the whole shooting match
was put together in no more time than it
took Sergeant Berlin, then Citizen Berlin,
to think up the words and music of
"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
As a matter of fact it is only three
months since the sergeant had to lay off
his silk shirts for an olive drab woolIen
one and start life anew. One day he was
at home on Broadway. He knew the
ropes; he was admired: he had more best
friends than he could call by name Next
day he was at Upton, and a rookie cor
poral who couldn't even carry a tune was
showing him around.
Berlin Had to Start All Ove-.
In the National Army rich man, poor
man, beggar man and thief fare alike
unless the thief's been caught at it and
his record excludes him. Irving Berlin,
who had risen from the lower East Side
TO be 1.-THE kid professor in a Buffalo
rathskellar and from the basement piano
stool had lifted himself so high that all
Tin Pan Alley was at his feet, had to
start again at the bottom.
Berlin hadn't got around to go to any
Of the P!attsburg camps. Upton received
him as a private and he was assigned to
the divisional headquarters company
The sun., 1918-08-25

Berlin, who turned out the following
lyrical gem in twelve minutes and set the
music TO it in fourteen more-or vice
versa:
Send a lot of jazz bands over there
To make the boys feel glad.
Send troop Of Alcxanders
With their jazz bands out to Flanders;
Make them play LOT of snappy airs
The kind that make you dance.
1t ism t just ammunition and food
You We got to keep the boys in cheerful
mood.
So hurry up and send lot
OF jazz bands over to France.
In cold type it does not look like much,
and even an elocutionist couldn't make it
sound like much without the Berlin
music; but the rag tune that Sergeant
Irv hooked up TO the words in the twelve
or fourteen minutes, or whatever it was
he had to spare, is considered by good
many Broadway critics the best jazz that
ever was
Safety Razor Chorus Perfected.
Be that as it may, Sergeant Berlin
finally got his book and lyrics and music
written and Producer Private Will Smith
got his safety razor chorus into twinkle
toe condition, and three weeks ago-which
was two weeks before "Yip, Zip. zap
hank" went to the public-the whole
outfit moved to New York.
The Forty ninth Company. Depot
Brigade, didn't get TO fit around the city
in off hours like regular rehearsing show
folks, for it remained strictly military
organization. It's home was the Seventy
first Regiment Armory. Probably never
has chorus of 200 appeared so pune
tually for rehearsals. Major Brandreth
saw to that. For the chorines it was fall
in at the armory and hip, hip in regular
military formation to the Century Thea
tire every morning, and at night it was
hip, hip back.
1t was at the Century that Sergeant
Berlin and Private Smith discovered Leo
Clarke, the fat rookie, who plays the cruel
corporal in "Yip, Zip, Yaphank,' and
Adelbert Nagle, who is the motive power
inside the trick cat that runs wild along
the orchestra rail. In his one week before
the public Fatty Clarke has cinched a
contract with Conan & Harris that is
guaranteed TO hold good if he comes back
from overseas, and for the future NagIe
is as well fixed. There will always be
room for him on the Hippodrome stage
the word has come straight.
The sun., 1918-08-25
The Pulses of the Weather
THERE appear to exist in the earth's

THERE appear to exist in the earth's
l. atmosphere centres of action
winch have wide control over climatic
conditions and make it possible 10 fore
tell the character of the weather long in
advance.
One of the most important Of all these
centres is that about Iceland. According
a> the atmospheric pressure there is high
or low mild or severe winters result in
central Europe. and there are those who
contend that this influence is also felt on
the North American continent.
The North Cape is another similar cen
tire, and between these foci a kind of
compensation of action often exists, some
times at intervals of six months. 4 warm
winter at the North Cape corresponds 10
a cold winter in Iceland. and is followed
by cold winds in central Europe ard over
the plains of Hungary. The cause of the
phenomena, it is thought, is 10 be found
in the variations of the north polar ice
cap, which constitutes the great reservoir
of cold for the Northern Hemisphere
The sun., 1918-08-25


"Quite, SIR said Sergeant Berlin. Il
have list of 277 principals and chorus
and show girls who can put anything
over"
"S.ow girls7'
"Got to have EN-. Look at you Know
Nc, AL and 'Biff Bang Don't worry,
sir. We won't have to 60 out of camp
for EN-"
Sergeant Berlin thercupon received his
instructions direct from Headquarters Hill
to-er-to go to it. Exactly six weeks ago.
First of all the sergeant built him a plot
which is no less weighty than New York is
accustomed to seeing hitched to any show
with musuic. Then, with some regard
here and there to the plot, he fashioned
himself book. Then he knocked off lyric
after lyric. Then, saving the easiest part
for the last, he sat down at his one fin
gered piano and devised the melodies that
the owners of the alertest ears in New
York are whistling to-day-"Dream On,
Little Soldier Boy" Hello, Hello, Hello"
Il Can Always Find Little Sunshine in
the Y. NJ. C. A." Were on Our Way to
France" "All We Do Is Sign the Pay
Roll and "A Toast to My Local Board"
Had to Drill and Rehearse, Too.
1t was while Sergeant Berlin was at
tending to these small chores that the
Forty-ninth Company, Depot Brigade,
was organized. The Depot Battalion is
sort of side line organization. Its per-
sonnet is not strictly a part Of the di-
vision, but men are drawn from it to
fill such vacancies as may occur in other
units. The Forty ninth Company, re-
cruited from here, there and everywhere
through the camp, 277 strong, quietly took
its place in the Depot Brigade. All the
277 had TO do was to drill all day and re-
hearse half the night. Until "Yip, Zip,
Yaphank," should have been fact and
have become a memory they were free
from other duties.
In camp the versatile sergeant had met
an old friend-one Will II. Smith, who
had staged two or three Drury Lane pro-
ductions in London, and, while yet within
the draft age, had been Broadway pro-
Queer for a couple of years. Smith took
charge of cast and chorus, and as fast
as Berlin ground out song fitted action
10 it involving the whole more or less
active company. Just private was Will
Sr,,tb rrbo,, bn haI h. cbI - b,,t
when he stripped TO his B. " DIS and
went to work he made the corporals and
sergeants among his 277 blush for their
own feeble powers Of invective And he
wasn't above shooting a commissioned Of
ficer off the stage if such were found in
the way
Always in the background but never
theless on the job, committee of COM
missioned officers had been appointed by
the Person in Authority to give Sergeant
Berlin "A lift. At the top of them all was
Major J. B. Brandreth; next in line of
seniority Capt. J. g. Benkhardt, Capt J.
+. Alderman and Capt. Frank Click, the
last a one-time Princeton football star
who had started his Upton career as
civilian athletic director. On the officers
the only man who ha1 ever had
TO do with the stage was Lieut.
Basil Broadhurst.
Will Smith has the reputation in theat-
real circles of being a fast worker, but he
had no chance of keeping up with Irving
The sun., 1918-08-25

he surveyed the camp, and inside week
he knew what was needed. Inside an
other week he was ready to tell the staff
what it was and how TO get it. The Ma
tional Army is a democratic army and
Irving Berlin is Irving Berlin. He got,
or took, his chance.
"UptOn has become sort of clearing
house for men going over TO France" he
said. "They come here from all over the
country. Their folks follow them to say
goodby, but there isn't room in camp for
the folks. We ought to have good pop
ular price hotel"
'Quite right" agreed Major-Gen.- j.
Franklin Bell, Jr. or some one else or
other. But how are we going to get it ~
"Put on a show" said Sergeant Berlin
(even then a person of rank and conse-
quence).
Every good" said Gen. Bell, or Who
ever. but who's going TO act in it"
"Easy," replied the Sergeant "The
camp is full of talent. Even in the little
time I've had to look around I've seen
plenty. Sammy Lee is over a couple of
streets from the Hill He's a clever bow
used TO be of Norton & Lee (maybe you
wouldn't know emf. Then there's Kuy
Kendall, who used to dance with the Dolly
Sisters and can beat either or both at it.
There's two for a starter" .
Anybody else?"
Nobody" Sergeant Berlin conceded,
''but the White Rats. Yesterday l shook
hands with Bobby Higgins of Melville &
Higgins. Then there's Johnny Murphy
of Murphy & Foley, and Harry Green of
Green & Parker, and Martic Brenna of
Brenna e. Powell, and Ray Gordon of
Gordon e. Hamilton, and Eddie Schneider
and Billy Baumann and Johnny CHAMBER.
l tell you, they're stripping the stage to
keep this war going"
Never Had Heard Of Stars.
Il can't say said the Person in Au-
thority, that I've ever heard of any of
them. | mean, they may all be very good
In their line, but whom could we have for
d oboi II We "tic ~ CouSlucT IOHOWl08
your advicc?'
I've never tried it," shy-violetly sug-
gested the syncopated sergeant, but how
about mcP'
"And who'll construct the pIot?'
"Me."
"And who'll compose the music?"
me"
"And who'll execute the-er-lyricsf
That is the tactical term, is it not?'
"Me."
And who'll be responsible for the
whole thing?'
Me
All this was ten weeks ago. Things
weren't settled then and there was no Ger
tainty that there ever would be "Yin,
Zip, Yaphaak." But Irving Berlin, who
neverNplaycd sure thing in his life, went
hunting for talent TIN ough Upton. A
month passed before the subject was
brought up again. During the month the
lack of hotel big enough to accommo-
date all camp visitors who might be night
stranded was sorely felt as it has been
felt almost every night since Upton was
camp.
do YOU still think, Sergeant" alb
ruptly asked the Person in Authority one
day, that your plan Is feasiDlef"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
CITY COURT HAS
 BATCH OF CASES. Theft, Reckless Driving, Non- Support, Trespass and Intoxication Are of- lenses Charged.
CITY COURT HAS

In the city court on Wednesday morning Alleck Stankevich. who was arrested the night before on complaint of Walter Pastor of South Canter- bury, was fined $5 and costs on the charge of reckless driving. He paid s15.66.
 Joseph Bentravieh was found guilty on the charge of theft upon the testi- mony of Edward Piotkowski and an- other man and was fined $5 and costs, which amounted to s14.1S, which he paid. f~
 ! The non-support case against Bennie Euclair was continued til July s.
 Louis Strom, charged with violation of the motor vehicle law, was fined costs amounting to s5. which he paid William Hallisey was before the | court on the charge of trespass on | railroad property and intoxication. He was given 30 days in jail Hallisey had recently been given a jail sen- ! tence which he was allowed to work | out by trucking for the New Haver ] railroad instead of going to jail. He | had sleeping quarters in a box cal 1 in the freight yard, and he apparently liked them so well that he kept or returning to them after he had stopped
 working for the road and had beer warned off the railroad property. H. was arrested on Tuesday night by i Constable Riley.
 Seven men who were before thu
 court on intoxication charges wer, | given fines or jail sentences and wen
 to jail to work them out.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-04
BOAT LICENSE THROUGH
 TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Change in Method of Registering
 Small River Craft.

Lieutenant John K. Murphy. U. S. N. R. F., commander, Section 1, Third Ma val district. with headquarters at New Haven. announced Wednesday that he had received ordeers from the chief of naval operations, Washington. D. C.. to discontinue the licensing of all small craft which had heer carried on by his office for the last year and g half under the direction of the na- " department.
 This work will be taken over by the treasury department through captains of ports where such exists and oth- erwise through collectors or deputy collectors of customs. In Section 1, the work will be carried on by the collector of customs at New Haven. (room G. post office building), and the collector of custcmsat Hartford. Provision has been made that licens- es and permits heretofore issued by the navy department will be recogniz- cd for a period of six months from June 10, 1918, but it will be necessary for the owners Of all craft who have previously obtained naval licenses to get in touch with the nearest collectors of customs regarding a new license be- fore the expiration of that period.