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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
SOLDIER NABS NEGRO
WHO RAN OVER HIM

As proof of the stamina and grit"
evidenced by Uncle Sans soldiers, po-
lice point to the feat of George L,
Vaughn, Memphian, discharged soldier,
who, after being knocked down by an
automobile and severely bruised, gave
chase and nabbed his man.
The affair occurred at, Main street
and Vance avenue early Sunday night.
An automobile occupied by four ne
groes sped past Vaughn and his two
women companions. knocking Vaughn
down as he showed the women out OF
danger, The soldiers hand was cut and
leg bruised.
Undaunted, he sprang up, hailed a
passing car and gave chase to the ne
groes. who speeded up, After several
blocks pursuit the negroes abandoned
the car and Vaughn followed suit. He
proved a good Splinter and nabbed one
Of the negroes, giving his name as
John Morris, and was forced to tell
who his companions were.
Vaughn resides at 800 North Second
street, The case was docketed for trial
late Monday.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
SIX MORE LOCAL
BOYS ARE NAMED
IN CtSUAETYuI ST

The names Of six more Memphis boys
wounded IN action In the last 30 days
Of fighting We're disclosed Monday by
the casualty list and ny official tele-
recovering, while others are wounded,
degree undetermined. one Nemphian
is a victim Of shell shock.
Corp. Anthony Signalgo, Company A,
18th infantry, Third division, was wound
ed for the third time early in Novem-
Der, the family believes from letters
from France. He was first wounded
In tho hand Aug. s n a government
telegram saying he was injured Oct.
6 was received. The soldiers brother,
Private Thomas Signargo, since then
has written hat the soldier was again
severely wounded
Thomas Signaigo mas also been
wounded twice, gasse0 last summer
and shot in the leg In November. He
il with Company c, l25th infantry, 32d
division. He enlisted at Detroit, Mich,
while his brother onnsted in st. Louis.
Of the boys, is i'll at the residence Of
her daughter, Mrs. Charles J. Corbett,
1913 Greenlaw avenue.
Corp. Frank II. Barrett, Company 3,
32Sth infantry, SD division, was she'll
shocked oct. 10, but has recovered suf-
fiCiently to assure his mother, Mrs. o.
Barrett, POI East street, that he is
recovering. He was IN the hospital
when the armistice was signed.
The family OF Private Thomas J.
ReasonoVer has removed from 900
Thomas street and neighbors do not
know the present address. The name
of Private Ben NJ. Rlmer, 1881 Marks
man place, is also included in Mondays
casualty list as wounded severely.
Private Robert l.. Harville, son OF
Mrs. NJ. Woods, Hinoman Ferry road,
wus injured in the thigh by shrapnel
Nov. /, his relatives flave been in
formed. lie enlisted in Cincinnati in
April, 1917, and was with the first
batch of marines to 60 10 France.
He emerged from n not Chateau
Thicrry scrap, when the Germans were
turned back, with only a slight gassing,
He is % years old and prior to enlist
mcnt was a farmer on his mother
place. He Is a brother of Mrs. al Hurst
$40 WoOdlaWn street.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
TEN PERSONS INJURED
WHEN CARS COLLIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Y. Anderson, qS5
Delaware street. and eight negroes are
sutfcrinG from slight Injuries and Sc
we're shocks as a result Of n collision
early Sunday night between a jackson
Mound and n Florida street car on
Main street, near Webster avenue.
Motorman j, w Childres, 7S3 Beale
avenue, and Conductor Spencer l69
Walnut street. were IN charge Of the
Jackson Mound car, which had stopped
to discharge passengers, The Florida
street car. following the other, was IN
charge Of Motorman 4. II Rynum and
Conductor ]. r, Kirk, and crashed into
the rear end Of the car before 1t.
The platform of the Jackson Mound
car was smashed and the passengers in
both C~onVeyanceS thrown to the floor
Shattered glass cut several slightly
The car crews escaped injury. Accord.
ing to police. Motorman Bynum de.
clares his brakes refused to work. The
injured were carried to the Genera
hospital.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
ACCEPT RESIGNATION
OF MRS. MARY B. WEST

The commissioners will accept the
resignation Of Mrs, Mary b, West, su-
perintendent Of the juvenile court, at
the regular weekly meeting Tuesday.
Mayor Monteverde said Monday that
the commissioners would hold a meet
ing one day this week to name the
board Of trustees to conduct the affairs
Of the court, In the meantime, he ex-
planned. Mrs, SaXby will continue at
the head of the court until after Jan. /.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
When Your Face
or Hands Chan

Get from your druggist a preparation
Of Lemon Juice, Witch Hazel and Cam
phor. After cleansing, apply to the face
and hands at bedtime. 1t quickly pre-
vents and heals the worst chaps. II
you want a beautiful, soft. clear. white
skin, Just try this each night at bed
time. Keep II up n watch IN, re-
suits. A s5-cent bottle OF LEMON-OLA
is what you want. Don't accept any
thing else. II the druggist hasn't Il
ask him to order 1t from his iobber fot
you. or send p. o. order to Hambletor
Drug Co., eos Madison, Memphis. Tenn
10 cents extra by mail.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
RELIEVES ESTATE OF
INHERITANCE TAX

Judge Young. of the First circuit
court, Monday decided a case in which
he declared that brothers and sisters
may inherit property one from the 9TH
er without being required under the
law to pay a collateral inheritance tax,
The suit in question was that of Mrs.
Mary A. Sneed, wife of a former chief
justice of the supreme court, against
the state.
The state sought to collect collateral
inheritance tax OF 5 per cent from Mrs.
Sneed, who was left a considerable es-
tate by her brother, Robert A. Shep-
herd, who died three years ago. Through
her attorneys, W. ]. Borsje and r. NJ,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
OTHERS
OF VALUE OF
MENTRO-LAXENE
COLD AND COUGH SYRUP

Mrs. NJ. Luding, 1856 Beacon avenue,
Jersey City, N. j., writes:
Il find the Mentho-LaXene just fine
and would not be without it. 1t has
been in our home for three years, and
| hope your Free Health Book is as
good as the Mentbo-Laxene, etc"
With very little advertising hundreds
of thousands Of bottles of Mentho-Lax-
enc are sold every ycar by druggists,
and each year the sales grow larger.
Get a 2h-Ounce bottle, concentrated,
and mix with simple syrup to make a
full pint, Directions and guarantee Of
satisfaction are with each bottle. A
pint lasts a long time for the whole
family. It is cheaper and better than
ready prepared medicines, but easy to
mix. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23

Barton, she denied liability for the tax
upon the ground that a proper construc-
ton Of the various tax statutes a broth
er or sister, as the case may be, are
not liable for the tax when inheriting
an estate the one from the other.
Judge Young upheld the contention of
Mrs Sneed and relieved her of pay
ment of the tax, which amounted to a
large sum-. This tax for a number of
years has been paid in by brothers and
sisters without controversy and this Is
the first time the question has ever
been raised in this county.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
WILL RESUME PRACTICE.

Frank Glankler, who has been in the
aviation service for the past Is months,
has been mustered out and has re-
turned to Memphis. He will resume his
law practice as the associate Of Law
renee Monteverde, with offices in the
North Memphis Savings bank building.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
T. ST incIose N my letter a ph
teRraph of your protege,
Rothomas, par la Chapelle Agnon.
H-4l-- ~ tnTA

OCloDer 10, lplo,
Dear Madame-It Is a very great
pleasure to me to acknowledge the
receipt of your kind letter of Aug, 70
and its contents OF S., | do not know
how to thank you for your great kind
ness which you have shown to my son,
your little protege. | am very grateful
to you for your generous gift, which
enables me to bear with more ease
the sad days In which We are living.
| think w are nearing the end Of
this terrible war. thanks to your noble
country and to your matChless soldiers.
The robber Of Berlin is on his knees
and begging for peace. We wish for
1t also, but not before we have real
assurance and certainty that our dead
shall be avenged.
The people OF France will not forget
the generous and loyal aid which we
have received from the great republic
of the United States,
| hope, madame, that you and all
of yours are enjoying the best OF health
and much happiness, and with my sin
cere regards, accept, madame, my as
uranc Of respect and lhcst wishes.
NEUNE (widowl GlRARD FANCHER.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
'ISise
River Forecast,

The river if~the Memphis district
will rise during the next four or five
days. The maximum stage at Memphia
will probably exceed % tA-<
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
FRENCH ARE GRATEFUL
FOR DEEDS TO ORPHANS

"The people Of France will not forget
the generous and loyal aid which they
have received from the great republic
Of the United States said the mother
Of n little French orphan in an inter
est!ng letter to Mrs. r. Il. Hunter, 1893
Vance avenue, who has adopted h
child.
Fhe following letters are selt-ex-
planatOry:
lie Rothomas par la Chapelle.
Aguon Puy de Dome tFrance).
The 26th of June, 1918.
Very Dear Madame-I am advised by
the committee for the care OF French
children, 40 Rue de Grenelle, Paris,
that you have been good enough to
take care Of my child, Lucien, for n
year.
| thank you most sincerely. Since,
dear madame, l believe you seem to
be much interested in me, | will say
that | am 80 years or age. | was mar
ried in 1907. | have two children, Lu-
Glen, your protege. at this time . years
Old, and one little girl 6 years old. We
were living, all three Of us very hap
PLY, when this terrible struggle came.
when Germany declared war on the
ith of August, 1914, My husband left
on tho second day OF the mobilization
and fought in Lorraine n fell glori-
ously on the field of honor in the bat
tie of the Marue on Sept. s, 1914. After
ItlNlnB DeeH LOT some udyS ullcol LdlH
Of his fate, | learned that he had been
carried badly wounded to the hospital
of LaVale, Mayene. l left Immediately
(to see HIND. but unhappily | had not
the happiness of receiving his last fare
well, He was dead one day before l
reached there.
You will certainly understand, mad
anne, the grief that | suffer In becom-
ing a widow with two children Of
youthful age and without any assist
ance except the slight aid allotted to
me by the military government of
France, together with the pension
which will be given me after the war.
Oh, dear madame, II you are able.
come to my assistance, Be sure that
you are doing a great work for hu-
manity and you will be rewarded for 1t.
| do not know of what religion you
are. | am a Catholic and | will not
forget you in my prayers. ! hope you
win have good HEALTHY and that there
| will be much happiness for you as well
as for all Of yours, and that you will
accept, madame. my expressions of re-
spcCtful regard.
WE, GIRARD FANCHER.
widow of Girard Fancher.)
r. ST inclose in my letter a pho
tagruph pf NDpr prnteye
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-23
Ne7cS of Rivers
River Bulletin,

Memphis. Tenn. Dec. %, lNS.
Observations taken at ! am, 10Th
meridian time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Senator Attacks Navy
For MISSING Hun Raider

Washington, Aug. 24,--Delay in the
capture OF the trawler Triumph,
armed by a German submarine to
prey upon American fishing craft, was
criticised in the senate today by Sem
ator McCumber of North Dakota He
declared there was no excuse for the
navy's failure to deal with it
promptly.
Senator Penrose OF Pennsylvania
followed with an attack on the Navy
department, saying the submarine
chaser program had been delayed and
that it was due largely to "procrasti-
nation of the secretary Of the navy"
Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon re-
piled with a defense of the navy and
praise of its work in safely conveying
troops. Senator Penrose said his in
formation was that the troops were
carried over largely in British trans
ports, conveyed by British war YES
| sells,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
FOOD PRICES IN
OMAHA ARE Low
IN COMP. .R|S0N
Below the General Average o
"a Principal Cities on
Twelve of the Lead
ing Products.

Omaha food prices are lower than
the average of "a principal cities on
II of the l8 fundamental foods. On
FIVE they are higher and on one the
price is the same.
The same general comparison OBJ
tains for the state of Nebraska as
prices on the whole throughout do
not vary from the prices in the
metropolis.
On -four, hominy, cornstarch. corn
meal, corn -four, butter, eggs. crack
ers, rye -four, barley -four, oatmeal and
corn syrup, Omaha has lowest prices.
Those commodities commanding
higher prices in Omaha are sugar,
bread, bacon, rice and lard.
Omaha and Nebraska's low prices
are said to be the result of the rigid
control exercised by officials of the
federal food administration for Ne
braska, who maintain price fixing
committees in each county.
Margins Fair.
An outstanding feature of the fixed
prices which give consumers the ad-
vantage is that the margins allowed
retailers and other distributors of
foodstuffs are fair and reasonable.
Comparative prices, in pounds unless
otherwise stated. are:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
/ sOlEIERs
CALLED FOR FIRST
SEPTEMBER DRAFT
Nebraska Quota of 1000 to
Entrain for Camp Grant;
5000 Iowans to Train
at Camp Dodge.

Washington, Aug. 24-Four separ-
ate selective draft calls, constituting
the first of the September calls and
requiring 1878 men to entrain for
training camps between August 80
and September 6, were issued tonight
by Provost Marshal General Crow
der. Every state and the District OF
Columbia is called to furnish men for
training to augment the forces
abroad. For general military service
l2s,000 white men and 2l, ,270 negroes
are called; for limited service, 4,503
white men are called.
The calls include: General mill
tary service-White: Entrainment
September 3, 1918, to September 6,
1918:
state and Camp. Quota
Iowa, Dodge, Ia.......,...,......... 5000
Kansas. Funston. Kan................4.5 $500
Nebraska, Grant .......,........'....l .l.oOo
South Dakota, Grant. III. .............. 800
General Military Service--Colored
Entrainment September |, 1918:
State and Camp. Quota
iowa. Dodge ..,..,............. i2S
Nebraska, Lewis .......-..........'.. y.
South Dakota, Lewis .......,.......... II
For all states in the union, totaI
OF 2l,270. Limited Service-White
Entrainment September SO. 1918:
State and Camp, quota
Iowa, Fort Riley INSTRUMENTATION. 60(
Kansas Fort Riley ,................. 40t
Nebraska Fort Riley ,........,,....,. aO'
South Dakota, Fort Riley 2Ot
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
McGlIIivray Proves Himself
Kinu of Swimming World

Birmingham, Aug. 2l.-Perry Nc
Gillivray fully defended his title to
the l0o-yard national swimming
championship today by defeating
three of the country's best athletes
over the East Lake course. Nc
Gillivray completed the distance in
SOILS seconds, fraction over the
worlds record. Herbert Topp of the
Chicago Athletic club finished few
feet behind the champion, while
Shields of the Young Mems Gymnasi-
um club, New Orleans, was a good
third. Rex Moore, the other entry
failed to show his expected form
and was left behind at the fifth yard
pole.
Shields of the Gulf training school
easily won the 220-yard Amateur
Athletic union championship. Joyce
Levy and Moore battled for second
place which the former won DURING
the last 50 yards. Shields was q
yards ahead Of his nearest. opponen'
At the finish. His time was 2:S62-5.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Registration Adds
10000 Names to
Army Muster Roll

Washington, Aug. 24.-America's
second class of 2l-year-old men en-
rolled today under the selective ser
vice act with the prospect of an early
call to the colors. 1t is estimated that
10000 were added to the muster roll.
Probably two-thirds OF these will go
into Class |. .
How soon the new registrants will
be called into service varies with
localities, according to the numerical
strength of Class !. In many places,
ii was said, they would be under arms
BY the middle Of September. Enough
numbers remain from the lottery fol-
lowing the June 5 registation, when a
million were added by the first Il
year-old class, to care for all the
registered men today. These numbers
will be assigned the new registrants
by draft officials, and by reference to
the muster list of the last lottery,
the new men may learn their order
OF cali.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25

London, Aug. 24.-"Ensign T. H.
Murphy" says a statement given out
today by the committee on public in
formation, "sits day and night in an
Office in a little shack at United
States naval air station poring over
raised maps with colored strings
stretched on them and little red-head-
ed pins stuck in them. His job is to
keep tabs on every German submarine
out from its base. He knows when
they need air and how badly each
depth charge damages them. He
knows even when they must come to
the surface for the skipper to smoke
a cigar, for there is no smoking inside
a submarine.
Ensign Murphy's knowledge de-
cided the success or failure Of many
young reserve ensigns Of the naval
flying force at the station. Take for
instance, Ensign E. J. Schieffelin, OF
New York City, member OF the
1919 class at Yale university, who is
direct descendant of John Jay OF
revolutionary fame.
Ensign Schieffelin was in Murphy S
Office early one morning when that
expert stuck pin in the middle oi
his North sea map and exclaimed
They'll be needing a smoke right
about there. They have been under
so many hours on such-and-such
course. In three hours they'll emerge
and the reason will be tobacco Search
this area (pointing to the map with
his fnger) and you'll find subma.
rine.'
Ensign Schieffelin was the first
pilot, Lieut.. Roger w. Cutler, stroke
and captain of the Harvard varsity
crew of 1917. and Bernstein. a machln'
lists mate, and Taggart, electrician
and chamnion hundred ward sDrinter
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
TABS KEPT ON ALL U-B0ATS
Observer Knows Where Submarines Will Emerge
Sends Avators on Successful Quest of Enemy
AT u. S. NAVAL AIR STATION

completed the crew OF the big sea-
plane.
Three hours after the seaplane
had LETT its station both officers made
the same exclamation as the seaman
called to his mate: Large Hun gong
north. One gun
THE seaplane got itself between
the submarine and the sun and for
two minutes bore down on the u
boat. Half a minute later the vessel
started to submcrge with a crash
dive.
Lieutenant Cutler tripped his
bomb release at the instant the big
seaplane was directly over the enc
my's coming tower, which was ex-
actly awash. Ensign Schiefelin put
the machine into vertical bank to
observe the effect OF the explosion
and a white geyser spouted Is feet
on the enemy's port beam. When the
splash cleared the stern OF the sub
marine. it was tipped up and her
propellers were out of the water.
THE air pilots knew then that she
was damaged, that she could not sub
merge and was a prey to any of the
patrol boats. The seaplane being
short of fuel, then slgnalled to a
drifter: Damaged submarine five
miles northwest of you But the
drifter, knowing that submarine
on the surface would start to run like
scared cat and that it could not
catch her, relayed the news to tor
pedo destroyers.
The destroyers did the rest They
hurried up and ranmed the U-boat.
There were only six survivors. The
destroyers put her down, but she was
the prize OF Schieffelin of Yale and
Cutler Of Harvard. Cutler, incident
ally was on his first flight as pilot
on war patrol and the bombs which
damaged the submarine were the first
| that he had drODped in action"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Big Lossis Shown i, Report "
on Operation Of Railroads

Washington, Aug, 24.-Owing
largely to big back payments OF wage
increases, the railroads Under federal
control in June reached an aggregate
deficit Of $58,9so, 600 in railway operat.
ing income as compared with positive
earnings of $oS,o0o, 900 in June. 1917.
This reduced the total operating in
come for the six months of govern
ment operation ending with June to
$l73, 900. as compared with $4sS,-
100000 in the corresponding period of
last year,
These figures, compiled by the inter-
state commerce commission and an
nounced today, show that the govern
ment has lost about $2o0,000,000 in
operation of railroads during the first
six months this year.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
American Troops Disperse
Teuton Patrol Raid in Toul
By Associated Press,

With the American Army in
France, Aug. 24.-The American out
posts on the Toul sector were at
tackled today by a Geman patrol of
one officer and 20 men. The enemy
was dispersed after lively engage
ment, leaving wounded corporal in
the hands of the Americans.
The corporal said the German SOL
diers thought there was little l:keli-
hood of German attack on a large
scale at present He added that Ger
many cannot win, but did not think
IT possible that the allies could carry
the war into their territory
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Waning Man Power of Huns
Leads to Use Machine Guns

London, Aug. Z4.-Germanys ap-
parent reliance on machine guns to
counteract her waning man-power in
France is reflected in an article IN
the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin by
Captain Won Salzmann, military
critic.
The captain explains that the west
ern front has been made impregnable
by machine guns. The critic declares
that the effort of Marshal Foch to
convert tactical gains into a strategic
victory will be defeated by machine
guns. Horse drawn machine guns,
he adds, have been distributed to each
cOmOanV
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Congressman Fly Over London
in Liberty M0t0:ed Plane

London, Aug. 24-The committee
from the United States congress
which is visiting the allied countries,
composed of James B. Aswell, OF
Louisiana; Alvin William Barkley, of
Kentucky; Marvin Jones of Texas;
Milton H. Yelling and James H
Mays of Utah and Charles H. Randall
of California flew over London yes
terday in battle planes in which were
installed the new liberty motor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Germans Plan Commercial
CamoufIaqe After the Wal

London, Aug. 24.-Germans who
are allowed to remain in neutral
countries are invited in a recent is
sue of the Central Powers Economic
Gazette to practice what it calls
"commercial camoufage." The jour
nal adds:
II "After the war German trade will
be possible only through neutral
countries. All marks of German ORR
gin will. therefore. have to be oblit-
Grated from all wares exported. Con.
siderations of international moral
ity must be brushed aside"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Motion Pictures to Show
Need of Conserving Coal

New York, Aug. a. A nation
wide plan for educating the public
by means of motion pictures to the
need of conserving fuel during the
coming winter has been developed by
Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield.
The films will show the labor required
to mine and deliver one ton of coal
and illustrate means for avoiding
waste
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
British Airmen Bring Down
462 Hun Planes in Fortnight

London, Aug. 24.-An official COM
munication dealing mainly with activi-
ties over the zone OF the present Of
fensive issued tonight says
During the last fortnight 328 Ger
man airplanes have been brought
down by our airmen on the western
front and l34 driven down out of
control.
The enemy balloons shot down
during the same period amount to 81.
The total weight of bombs dropped
by us during this period was S94 tons"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Jap General to Command
Entente Army in Siberia
By Associated Press

vladivostok, Aug. l9.-The- Japa-
nese general, Kikuzo Otani, command
er OF the entire allied forces n ST.
IBERIA, today took charge OF his COM
mand. This fact was announced to-
day at a general council OF the allied
commanders. The spirit of fullest
cooperation was manifested by the
council, the officers assuring General
Otani that they were proud to serve
under him.
The various elements will retain
their identity as separate units con-