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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-10-25

Wise is the man who refuses 10
drink between drinks.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-10-25
His Job.

"What does press censor do.
pa?"
"Oh, just incenses everybody"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-10-25

Haste is said to make waste, yet
there are few hustlers in almshouses.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
Another optlmlst

The optimistic man had been elected
from his room by the irate landlady.
Out he went into the street. his be-
longings sailing after him. The white.
binding snow whirled In stinging
masses and the wintry wind shrieked
and moaned through the trees and
wires.
The optimistic man sat him on his
trunk to listen to the complaint Of the
clements and to consider where he
should 60. He recalled q blisterins
week Of q past August. Az a cutting
blast almost whirled him from his seat
and blew a hatful Of snow down his
neck he murmured gratefully: swell.
there seems to be a good breeze stir
ring. anyhow"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
GATHERED FACTS

A pure white mineral wool IL being
manufactured at Yarraville. q suburb
Of Melbourne, from basalt rock or
'blue stone"
Spanish inventors have developed .
method Of treating cork 70 ~ 10 form
q substitute for wool In mattresses,
cushions and other articles.
A powerful wireless station in New
Jersey now In government control 10
exchanging messages directly with q
similar station IN Argentina.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
Uncle Sam Turns TIoht,xad.

The money which you are lending
Uncle Sam by purchasing Liberty
Bonds, and with which he in turn pur-
chases foodstuffs for the boys in khaki.
goes much farther than one at first
realizes. Formerly all scrapings from
plates and all refuse from camp kitch-
ems was burned. The old order has
changed. Garbage waste is now sepa-
rated into various classes such as
bread. raw fats and meats, cooked
meat, cooked grease, bones and other
garbage.
These materials are weighed after
each meal, and a statement of the
weights forwarded to the conservation
and reclamation ofiicer in each camp.
In this way. the army has an absolute
check on wastes Of unit kitchens
which enables It to prevent over-ration-
ing and Individual wastage. The gar
bage from these separations il turned
over to reduction plants, which in
turn utilize these wastes for the man
ufacture Of nitro-glycerin and for fer
tilizers.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

Feast Of the Assumption Of the vir-
gin Mary. commemorating her resur-
rection and her miraculous ascent into
heaven. II celebrated August 10.
Experimenters in New Zealand have
proved that pig iron can be obtained
from iron sands and are prodscing
about Is tons day In q new plant.
Omcial reports made by some ma
tional banks In the Northwest to the
comptroller Of the currency show that
some bank directors In that section
cannot write their names and SO use
q mark
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
skIn Troubles That itch

Burn and dlshgure quickly soothed
md healed by hot baths with CUT
GRra Soap and gentle anointings Of Gu
Ueura Ointment For free samples,
address. "Cutcura, Dept Z, Boston"
0old By druggists and By mail. Soap
u Ointment Is and 6O.-Adv.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

Try Freezone! Your druggist sells q
dny bottle for few cents. sufficient to
rid your feet Of every hard corn. soft
corn. or corn between the toes. and
ealluses. without one particle of pain,
soreness or irritation. Freezone is tho
discovery of noted Cincinnati genius.
-AAv
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
Didn't Clean EN-,

Didn't Clean EN-.
There was a certain husky young
soldier In a regiment Of infantry. This
young buck private was tall and ex-
tremely wide. Some time ago he sent
a uniform to the cleaners. It was re-
turned with note: "Sorry. sir, but
we don't clean tents"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
BRAVERY DEPENDS on HEART
Reason Why Il 10 Manlfsstiy Unjust
to Condemn Soldier For Physical
coWardlcA.

Bravery" said an army doctor. 'is
a question Of the heart.
Suppose you're strong and healthy.
Your heart beats e strokes to the min
ute. Well. then. in a gas tank the dan
ger will slow your heart twelve strokes.
This won't Inconvenience you. With
your heart still at sixty you'll feel
strong and resolute. You'll be q good
soldier.
But suppose you've got q poor
heart, a Notwithstanding one.
Then, when the gas tank comes. II
your heart slows down twelve strokes,
you're Frustrated. for q forty-three-
heartbeat isn't enough-you are liable
to faint under It,
"Or again. you may have an excita-
BILE heart. You hear the order to go
over the top with fortitude. but the
excitement sends your heart leaping
up to 12O. What good is your forth
tude then? No good at all. With a
12O heart you can only shake and
cover.
Yes, bravery is a question of the
heart and that is why we should only
enlist strong young men. Otherwise
Wen be shooting chaps for cowardice
as unjustly as II we shot them for hav-
Ing rheumatism or red hair"
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

Scotland has mill making 200 toni
Of paper weekly from sawdust.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
Mock Modesty,

"Why are you putting on so much
rouge. dearw
"Oh. Jack is taking me to some
revue or other, and want him to think
I'm blushing."
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Newspaper Union New. service.


=. ---------------
'p-p'' o"'o" WV s'''''s'
-. cOM.NG EVENTS.
nsetinT n Denvsr
Sept ST Arkansas Valley Fair at
Sept s.e[FHront,.r n.x.. show at Fort
Morgan.
sept. 1eCBsavsr Park fair at Psnrose.
"'R G.hio as-colorsdo state "a" I"
Sent 2e.aa-ILnco,n countv Fair at
huso.
in.titnto ~ n HSd cross nome ser''''
lners are 1886 licensed automo-
DIGS IN Denver.
The big New York group OF mining
claims situated on the north side OF
Bear creek is now undergoing devel-
opmsnI
Ten Colorado men have been given
commissions In the army, according
to announcement made in Wash
ington.
Governor ]. G. Gunter addressed the
rlrst annual convention of the Noun
tain States Shoe Retailers Associa-
ton, held in Denver.
The work of affixing serial numbers
to registration cards of those who reg
istered Aug. "a is being done at the
provost msrsnais Office.
Ten nurses. all graduates of tho
1917 class at st. Jossph's hospital. left
Denver for New York to embark for
the hospitals of France. They will
Cr0QS
No. 6s3.
Within a month after it's having
been reopened the Maid OF the Mist,
Poughkeepsie district, went on the
shipping list with twenty-five ton
car OF nand-sorted ore that carried
good commercial values.
The coolies are to the soldier just
what the Germans are to the world.
They must be stamped out. The Rev.
Charles L. Mead. who addressed the
Ad clubs luncheon in Denver on his
experiences IN france, hoids just such
view.
Thomas Foley, 18-ysar-old boy at
Craig. was able to leave the house re-
Gently nor the first time In three
years, most OF which time he had
spent In bed as the result of an injury
to his spine, sustained while playing
on the school grounds.
Grocery stores, meat markets, del.
icatessen stores, bakeries and all
other retail stores handling groceries,
meats, bakery goods, delicatessen.
dairy or farm products, will be closed
nights. Sundays and holidays. begin
ming Sept. l, by orders issued by the
United States Food Administration.
Work on the we'll of the Allied OIL
and Refining Company, near Eads, 10
nearing its final stages. Roaming
the hole from ten to twelve inches to
. depth OF 667 iset' or to tho top OF
the dreenhorn limestone Is complete.
casing tnen VIII DO SET drilling con-
tinued through the SAND wnich WAS
encountered several weeks ago. ana
tne ven tneh shot.
The colleges of Colorado virtually
will be turned into army camps with
barracks to house the soldiers who
will be under regular military disci-
pine and undergo training of an in
tensive military character. according
70 an OFFICIAL communication from
Cnaries A. Lory' representing Colo
Fado At . mihtary conference at Pre-
SOLO, Cei.
Help for the gold mines Is the lead
ing topic in the Cripple Greek dis
triet, where the output Of silver
ranges each year from $4,000 to $780,
00o-a figure that practically means
gold alone. Under present pressing
circumstances the fact that Cripple
Creek has been able to average 81
100000 per. month In gold output
speaks volumes for the average Of the
mines.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

Red Gross Bag Blue. much better, go<
farther than liquid blue. Get from an
grocer. Adv.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

ehs-Alice and can hardly under.
0eAnd each other over the phone.
H-Well. talk one at q time.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

"what did you get out Of your war
nrdenr "A very appropriate crop.
Principally peas a. hard a. bullsts."
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

Milwaukee birthrats shows 10 Per
osnt increase for past year.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

It 10 to be hoped that the meek will
inherit the earth before the other fell
low gets through with 1t.
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05
LIFT Off CoRNs!
With fngersl Corns and cal
luses lift off. No painl

Magic! Just drop a little Freezone
% that touchy corn, Instantly 1t stops
aching. then you lift the corn of with
the fingers. Trulyi No humbugi
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

important to Mother0
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that II
Gilpin observer. (Central City, Colo.) 1897-1921, 1918-09-05

Lake railroad before and since the re-
ownership, with due regard for all in.
tsrests involved, IL the substance Of
. mission that brought Hale Holden,
regional director Of railroads, to Den.
yer from his headquarters in Chicago.
His plans for promoting the roads Of
ficiency under government control In
clude improvement Of present track
age and equipment, but no major ex-
tensions; the taking care OF old bills
and the payment to employees Of 40
cruod claims for $4,000 back Day.
W. =. Thiehoff will represent the gov.
eminent as governmental manager OF
the road peading organization of the
governments permanent operating
force.
City offices, banks and business
houses In Victor closed and Mayor J.
H. Williams. all city officials and
many citissns left In . body for Glen
Brook to attend the dedicatory exer-
cisss for the opening Of the new
Phantom highway between Canon City.
and Victor.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Otis Kelley Of Craig
were stricken with ptomaine poison
Ing and their neighbors during their
absence from the ranch took charge
and cut and stacked their grain, there
by saving the crop. the work being
under the direction Of the grange.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
URGE SCHOOL BOYS
TO help WIN WAR
Mr.. Bayard and Mr.. Arm
strong Call for Volunteers
in Farm Service
ALL MUST WORK
TO CRUSH HUNS

Prospects are that a large number OF
boys viii be enrolled for farm work
this summer from thc High school
At the assembly This morning Joseph
M. Armstrong, federal agent. explained
90 the boys the appeal and require
nents OF The United States Reserve Vol
unteers. Tie said thal the request Tor
Farm volunteers did not mean lhat u1e
boys should leave their Studies. but
should complete ihe school term and
then volunteer for farm work Tor the
summer. Boys from i6 TO q years old
are asked 90 enroll.
City solicitor Thomas +. Bayard
made a patriotic address to the school
on the necessity for every American
doing ain i'm his power 10 help the gov
ernment if democracy is 90 triumph,
He said ihe country had been Obliged
TO place IFS hands on ten million of
the young men of the country and
demand that they be ready to- 20 90 uhe
firms line and surrender their lives. il
need be, that America might live. Il
Continued on Pagc Ten.l
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
CHIEF In
CITY TOMORROW

Eureka Council. 40. 4. Jr. o. e.. A. NJ.
Will be highly honored tomorrow even
ing, when they VIII receive a visit from
the National Councillor j.. II. Moves. OF
New Hampshire. lle Will arrive here
at noon tomorrow and will be shown
The various points of interest around
the city.
In the evening "a large crowd Is ex-
pected 90 greet him ai the lodge room.
SO. 9O1 Talnall street. where DE will
deliver AN address ON the order and.
in addition. viii speak ON his visita-
tions 20 the various councils in the
United States. So far DE has visited
the western States
In addition there Will be some enter
tainment and music, AN with the in
tention OF making "a fraternal night
that will do good for the order.
Henry p. Scott. lho War Stamp direc-
tor. will also deliver a short address.
4 great effort viii be made to in
crease The membership over the 1000
marx log July 4. The degree team is
rchcarsng every week and is getting
In good shape or April i3 they will
go 40 Dover. where they will confer
tho work on a large number Of condl-
dates Almost every week there has
to be vacancies filled on account or
members leaving 20 join the colors
ON last Tuesday a resolution was pass
ed TO pay the dues Of The members i'm
the service
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
Is ACTIVE AT AGE
OF ONE HUNDRED

James s. Erickson. Qf'SeVelrs. y. J.,
father of Mrs penrosc = Lyman. of
Newport. yesterday celebrated ihe one
hundredih anniversary of bis birth. lIe
is IN excellent health and active for
man of his years.
p G.. Lyman and Miss Mary A. Lyman
of Newport. son and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. penrose = LYMAN attended
the centenary Of Mr. Erichson's birth
He is "a philadelphian by BIRTH and 40
one time was chief of police of that
city ln 1919 De went io California in
The gold rush. He and three of his SONS
served in ihe Civil War and he was
hon0rably discharged from tine service.
While chief of police in Philadelphia he
captured. singie-handed. two burglars
with their burglar tools ON them.
By trade DE was a painter. grainer and
froscoer. Ilc lived with air and Mrs.
penrose $. Lyman 40 Newport for three
years Mrs. Lyman, dlughier 'of The
centenarian IS 13 years old. and Mr.
Lyman Is rs and So active lhai hc can
jump into ihe air and click DIS heels
together twice before he alights.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
BILL WOULD REVOKE
ALLIANCES CHARTER

ALBANY. March is-A bin 20 revoke
the charter Of the New York state
Branch OF the German American AT
lance will be introduced 40 the session
tonight by Sen9lor Theodore Douglas
Robinson. nephew Of Colonel Roosevelt.
10 is said that the Colonel thoroughly
approves the move.
As the Alliance received its charter
under the Membership Corporation
law. the repeal act. as a matter OF
necessity. embOdies much language de-
filming the aims and objects of the or
ganization. which constitute the
grounds for The move % legislate it out
OF existence. The fostering of thc
Ge-man language and German liter
ature. the promotion of friendly rela-
tions between the nations or the earth.
especially as between American and
Germm-spcaking countries" are oh
iecls cited as contrary te public policy
at the present time. The language
was taken from the Constitution of the
German-Amcrican Alliance.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
By The United Press


WASHINGTON. March IS. Vcerlng
War Department for the first time to-
day indicated IT'S belief officially that the
Germans do not intend a major west
front offensive This spring.
while hostile preparations for an Of
fcnslve in the west are not slackening.n
said todays weekly war summary. "u
Is becoming more evident that the
enemy viii launch this offensive n COM
PEELED 90 do so by the exigencies OF the
stragelic situation"
Gcrmanys concentration OF troops on
the west line has now reached about
The limit apparently, according tO lhe
statement. Further increase In the
density Of the lines would doubtless clog
communication and remove the essential
leXibihty OF maneuyer
The statement also revealed that
American troops now occupy trenches
at i've different points. and that they
have been constantly In action"
''rhe period 0f activity In the west
is beng prolonged said the statement
Though he raids now taking place
would Ia the past have been considered
important engagements. nevertheless
/ owing DO the fact That they are merel!
OF tactical value they cannot be hell
90 he major operations.
while fresh German divisions ar
reported as arriving no the west Il 3
important 90 note hai the density 3
eneuy .flrsas has nearly reached
WON'T hFyoud sthlcll ID Wnl be imprac
iicabia l0 e0. Tor should any large ad
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
HEPTASlPaS Gather
IN Annual SESSION
Grand Archon Souder Rec
ommends That Fraternity
Secure Hall
OFFICERS REPORT
WORK OF THE YEAR

Tho Grand Conciavc OF Delaware
Hepiasophs. or seven Wise Men. is
holding IT'S annual session today at 80.
6Oi Market street. with George o..
S0uder grand arch0n, presiding, and
William Nmtrup AS grand scribe.
In his annual report Grand Archon
Souder reviewed lhc work of lhe year.
he told of ihe consolidation OF Della
ware and Mckinley conclaycs and adds .
81 would recommend That the diner-
ont city concla1e~ appoint committees
t0 get together and confer on ways and
means toward ihe purchasing OF %
building where they could aIl mee.
under one roof by doing ihis. think
10 would Doe "a step in the right direc-
tion towards making ihis one Of the
foremost orders Zoo lhe city,
THE report of Grand scribe Wnlrup
shows ihe following membership Pc
port. Number initiated during year. "A
number admitted by card, g.. number
reinslaied, 2i; total. gj number sus-
Continued From Page Ten.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
BACK HOME AFTER
3OYEARS,TOOLATE
FOR PARENTS HUG
Z. w. PierSon Finds Wealth
in Far West, But Loses
Home Joys
wanted TO See MOTHER.
FATHER. BUT they're Dead

After continuous absence OF
thirty years, during most Of which
time his relatives here had given him
up for dead, Elmer ". Piorson. a son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. pierson and
brother OF Courtland p. pierson. insur-
ance broker, at No. 9l3 Market street
is home again
lle came 90 see an his relatives. but
more particularly his father and his
mother and was shocked profoundly
when informed that his father had
been dead seventeen or eighteen years
and ihat hi- mother had died nearly
siN years ago.
"Then ] have come back too later
he exclaimed with a note OF keen re-
greet in his voice. when the news was
impaired TO him.
Mr.. pierson left Wilmington on MAY
4. 1888, when Doe was n years old. II
said be- never would return until he
had "made his pile" During an the
years he was away. he never asked his
parents and other relatives for dollar.
he returns at the age of Of with his
pile made. and now is travelling about
the country seeing things. In boy
hood his eyes were blue Tn young
manhood they were brown. I'm mature
manhood they are blue again.
During the many years he has been
away his quest for a fortune carried
him into the northwest Canada and
Alaska He spent much OF the time
hunting for gold In the Nome City
district i'm Alaska. Wherever Dame
Fortune held up her glttering wand.
Pierson went He worked claim az
ter claim and "digged and delyed' FOR
years. Finally he bought ranch in
Nevada. built it up and recently sold 10
at a handsome profit Banking his
money. be started on his travels. COINS
from Nevada 60 Florida and travelling
thence up the coast 20 his old home
He arrived hCre on Saturday week
and since then has been seeking and
CONTINUED on PAGE Ten1
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
ONLY TWO BOATS
LEFT ON A. c. WAYS

The American Car and Foundry Com
amy this afternoon will launch at The
'chson and sharp plant the sea-going
.frse Annapolis, for the p. Dougbcrly
0mpany, of Baltimore. The barge is 225
ret long on keel. 40 feet beam and i6
,ieet depth OF hold, and has about $500
ions capacity.
owing 20 the Unprecedented demand
.f0r steel ships. this leaves the local
rompany's building ways unoccupied
Xcept for two schoOners which are be
ing started and which are being built
0r he builders account. It is not The
utention of the American Car and
oundry Company 10 discontinue the
lilding Of boats altogether: on the
.oulrary while there is practically no
. ork on hand improvements win be
ade % that on lhe return OF normal
lnditiDns the plant can bee worked 90
argcr capacity than ever before
Tine present situation is a curious
% because 10 is the first time since the
irchase Of the plant. over fifty years
go by the Jackson and Sharp Com
,3any that the ways have not been occu-
pied by contract work.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
NILLINGTON swept
BY $4,000 FIRE
Business District Is Practi-
cally Wiped Out By
Sunday Blaze
MANY RESIDENCES
ARE DESTROYED

CHESTERTONN. Md. March is.-Fire
at Millinglon yesterday morning swept
the business section and also destroyed
number OF The residences. 10 started
in The grocery department OF p. a. VIII
sons store, near Cypress and -assa-
fras streets. and when discovered 30
might have been eXtinguished with a
few buckets of swaier. had they been
available. BY the time the p0pulace
was aroused the fire had gained such
headway that aid was summoned from
smyrna, Wilmington. and as soon as
possible Chester. The smyrna fire de-
parlment responded. but the fire was
under control by the time the engine
reached town. The loss is estimated
at between SGOO0O and $4,000. with par
tial insurance. The following buildings
were burned
store at Cypress and Sassafras streets.
belonging 90 q. A. Wilson, with goods
valued at $500 t0 5000
5 II. Benneman and W. r. Nickerson,
Continued on Page Tcn.)
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
London Also Believes Huns Have Substituted
Most Subtle Peace Drive Instead. May Offer
TO Restore and Grant ReparatiOn to Belgium
and France and Pay Russian Debt in
Exchange For Territorial Seizures in East
AMERICAN TROOPS IN TRENCHES AT FIVE
DIFFERENT POINTS READY FOR ACTION

diuonal body or men be masscd the
chances are that the congestion of lines
of communication VIII become so great
as TO make 10 impossible 30 maintain
the fleXibility OF maneuver which Is 30
essential"
Concerning American operations The
summary added
This week we undertook our first
assault against German positions unas-
sisted boy any Allied contingent. A.
dawn on March A after a preliminary
hombardment lasting threc-qariers or
an hour We drove a highly successful
raid against "a German trench segment
our men penetrated the German line
to a depth OK 300 yards. The enemy was
driven on after a hand 10 hand hight.
Nhereup0n our contingent returned %
our lines. AZ three places In Lorraine.
American troops, acting In cooperation
with small French deiachments raided
German trenches Two of the opera
tions were carried out simultaneously
each on a front OF some COO years AZ
ter prolonged bomhardment The at
lacking units were able TO reach their
ohiecilyes.'
sninng is on the increase. Our artn-
I lory is very active" Frequent hos
tile bomhardmenis were noted again-l
the American sector near the SWi.
border
Secretary of War Baker the sunmar,
said. Is about 20 undertake am inspec
I tion 1f the sectors and a Wow of trai0
Ing camps and Sd on
As FOR the eastern situation The SUM
Continued on Page Ten9