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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Washington Sees No Hope For Peace

Washington Sees No Hope For Peace
Washington.-No advance toward
peace is seen here in the speeches
made in Berlin and Vienna by the Ger
nan chancellor and Austrian foreign
minister upon the war aims of the
central powers. Formal comment was
withheld until the texts are put out
by an authorized German agency, put
after reading press accounts Of the
speeches, officials expressed the opin.
ion that they were framed largely for
internal consumption, with the incl.
dental purposes to plant seeds Of dis
cord among the allies.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Submarine Drive Against America

Submarine Drive Against America
Washington. - Warning that the
Germans are preparing for great sub.
marine offensive against the Ameri-
can lines of communication with
France in connection with the impend-
ing Teutonic drive against the west
front is given by Secretary Baker in
his weekly military review. Recently
there has been a marked number of
allied merchant ships sunk by sub
marines. The explanation for this is
found in the withdrawal of submarines
in preparation for the coming thrust
on land and sea.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Universal 7.Hour Day Is Demanded

indianapolis, Ind-A universal z
hour day during the period of the
war, instead of present spasmodic
suspension of industries by the fuel
administration to conserve coal and
relieve railroad congestion, was sug-
gested by President Gompers OF the
American Federation of Labor in a
speech to the convention of United
Mine Workers. Mr.. Gompers' speech
to the miners was regarded as labor's
message to the country on the action
Of the fuel administration.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Tax On Admission To Baseball Games

Louisville, Ky.-Rulings of the bu-
reau of internal revenue in connection
with the war tax upon admissions to
baseball games, made public here by
Thomas M. Chivington, business man.
ager of the Louisville American AS
sociation club, place the payment of
the tax upon the attendant at the
game, declares the exemption clause
in the law applies only to employees
of the ball club, not even including
concessionaries, and permit an in
crease of admission rates to help
defray expenses of the club"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Austria Makes A Move For Peace

New York.-Count Czernin, the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister, it is
reported from Vienna on good author
ity, has announced to the American
delegations that the text of his speech
on the Austrian war aims was forward
ed to President Wilson before its de-
livery. This has caused great SEN
sation, according to The Cologne Ga,
zette, which. interprets II to mean that
actual steps had already been taken to
bring about an exchange Of views be-
tween the western powers and Russia
and Germany.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
No Comfort Given To Kaiser Wilhelm

Nottingham.-Tb has been small
encouragement for the German emper-
or and the central powers in the pro-
ceedings of the British Labor party
thus far. The leaders of the party
show a determination to take strong
line in support of the war as the only
means of obtaining democratic peace
and in this they appear to have the
loyal support of a majority of the del
egates. The conference by 500 dele
gates. Two million five hundred thou
sand members Of trade unions are rep
resented.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Outbreak Threatened by Lumbermen

Virginia, Minn.-A squad of deputy
sheriffs departed for the north woods
to cooperate with a detachment of
the Fourth Minnesota regiment in pre-
venting threatened outbreak among
timber workers. Rumblings of disor-
der followed recent distribution of /.
w. w. literature printed in Seattle
through lumber camps between here
and the Canadian border, according to
the authorities. The unrest is most
pronounced among the 5000 employ
ees of large concern producing tim
Der for government use.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Bank Looted OF $1,000 BY Robbers

Bank Looted OF $1I,UUu BY Robbers
Alexandria, La.-Two men held up
r. v. Young, assistant manager of the
Calcasieu National bank at Oakdale,
La, near here, compelled him to open
the vault and escaped with about SILL
000 according to telephone messages
received here. Mr.. Young stated that
as he was opening the bank two stran-
gers entered and asked to be allowed
to make deposits. The strangers sud-
denly covered him with pistols, fore
ed him to open the vault and hand
out several packages Of bills aggregat-
ing about $1,000.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Finland Reported Torn BY Revolution

Stockholm.-The long threatened
revolution in Finland has begun in
the eastern provinces, according to
sparse reports reaching Haparanda.
The Red Guard is reported to have
occupied the railway station at Hell
singfors, all the foreign consuls have
left the capital and sharp fighting is
reported around and in Viborg. The
Red Guard is holding Rikimaki and
other important functions, Russians
soldiers are aiding the reds and rein
forcements are coming from Petro-
grad.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Says "a Spies Have Been Executed

New York-C. S. Thompson, chair
man of the press committee of the
American Defense Society, in an in
formal discussion at luncheon given
by the organization here, declared the
society had been informed that the
United States had executed fourteen
spies since the beginning of the war
with Germany. He added that enemy
aliens in this country should be ap-
prised of these facts as evidence of
Americas determination to protect
herself"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
SUGAR Conservation

"Three Jumps of sugar in your cot
fee?"
Yes. Here in restaurant al
ways take three, but at home ! am
very saving in the use of it.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
COVETED aY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using LA Creole" Hair Dress
Ing. Price S1.O0.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
A Little Early.

The Mouse-What's the trouble,
Jack?
Jack in the Box-Oh, just little
spring lassitude; that's all.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

Bread Riot Reported In Prague
Zurich-Three thousand persons
took part in a riot in suburb of
Prague against reduction of the flour
rations, Vienna dispatch says. Shop
windows were smashed and the mob
had begun to plumber the stocks when
the police interfered.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Breaking 1t to Him.

Mr.. Rock-I-er-have something to
say to you, George.
Georgie-Yes, yes go on.
Mr.. Rockwell, I-er-you see, I'm
going to marry your mother.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Britain Spends Forty Million Daily


London.-Andrew Bonar Law, chan
cellor of the exchequer, announced in
the house of commons that the daily
average of national expenditure dur
ing the seven weeks ending January
10 was G7,517,000.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

Nearly 100 Men Buried BY Explosion
Enthusiastically one hundred men
were entombed by an explosion in the
Allan shaft of the Acadia Coal CON-
panys collieries at Stellarton, N S.
The explosion occurred shortly after
FIVE o'clock.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
U. s. Foreign Trade Broke Records

Washington : Americas foreign
trade surpassed all records in 1917.
amounting to $9,17S,000,000. Official
figures issued by the department of
commerce showed there was a gain of
nearly one billion three hundred mil
lion dollars over the preceding year.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

Show us the man who lives the sim
pie life and we'll show you a cynic.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

A mans mouth may be like ship's
hatch-safest when closed.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
Worse.

Bill-"Gee. She's hummer, isn't
she" Gill-"Worse than that; she
tries to sing"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierces Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31
in.nortana Ia Mothara

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

No. sir, the world wasn't built
around you.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

SOAP Is STRONGLY ALKALINE
and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with La Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price, $1.0O.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1918-01-31

Only One "BROMO OUININE"
10 get the genuine. call for full name LAXATIVE
BR0MO QUININn Look for signature OF .. w.
GROVE, Cures q Gold In One Day. SOC. ass
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What Heap Of Happiness it Would
Bring to Union City Homes.

Hard to do homework with an
aching back
Brings your hours of misery at
leisure or at work
If women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys,
Read what Union City citizen
says:
Mrs. E. T. Atkins, First St., says:
II had rheumatic pains and other
kidney disorders. / had headaches,
dizzy spells and blurring of my,
sight, so bad was almost blind and
couldn't sit up. When these spells
came on, l took Doan's Kidney Pills
and was quickly benefited. OF late,
l haven't needed medicine for my
kidneys, but always tell people about
Doan's Kidney Pills when they COM
plain of kidney weaknesses.
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Atkins had FosterMilburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
SPEAKING OF MONEY
Just How the Goodfields-
The Stingiest Couple in Town
Helped the Red Cross

speaking of money" said my sea-
faring friend of the Maine coast, I'VE
used to have an old man here named
Goodfield. When he was young he
used TO sing In the church choir-that
didn't cost nothin'-and married one
of the Endorses, but didn't have only
one child, and it died, and time he got
to be about sixty-eight years old he'd
saved up and was hirin' out his mon
ey at about as high p cent. as any
body. Made 1t all just tradin' and
bein' careful what he spent. Care
fulY He wouldn't buy hisself a pair
of britches but once In eight years,
and when his old sister that lived with
'em says one day she was bound to
see what the inside the pitcher show
theater looked like just once before
she died, why, old Goodfeld and his
wife says that was the last straw, and
they fixed up and had her hauled OF
TO live on the county. His wife was
lust the same as him, too.
"Well, along about the middle O.
the hard winter, three years ago,
Goodfield took sick, and his wife told
the neighbors they both thought 1t
was a pretty good thing, comm on
him in the cold weather that way, be-
cause fuel was so high and a person
In bed don't need to use any. They
wouldn't hear Of calm in the doctor,
and for two or three weeks the neigh;
bors and old friends, most of 'em, was
sure he was goin' to die, but then
he begun to look so well there didn't
hardly seem to be much hope.
Old GoodfieId Walks In.
"He got to goin' out and shamblin'
around again. and for awhile there
wasn't nobody, noticed anything much
different. / reckon / was the first,
and it come about mighty queer. 1t
was like this: / was workin' in my
shack one night pretty late, tryin' to
spell out what was the matter with
carburetor I'd brought up from my
boat, when there come tap on the
door, and old Goodfield walks in.
was kind o. surprised to see him, but
didn't say nothin' 'cept Good evenin','
and all of sudden he says, DO you
know how much money I'm WORTH
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
You've tried the rest, now try tina
best-Jersey Cream Flour.
NONRESIDENT Notice.

S. C. Wiley VS.. s. A. Choate.
Before w. w. Mays, Justice of Peace.
of Obion County, Tennessee, at
Union City.
1t appearing from the attachment
in this cause, which is sworn to, that
s. A. Choate is justly indebted to S.
G. Wiley, the plaintiff, and that he
resides out of the State; and an at
tachment having been issued and
levied on the defendants property,
it is ordered that publication be
made in The Commercial, a news
paper published in the town of Un-s
ion City, Tenn, for four consecutive
weeks, requiring the said s. Al.
Choate to appear before w. w. Mays,
a justice of the peace of Obion
County, Tennessee, at his Office in
the Thirteenth Civil District of
Obion County, and in the town of
Union City, Tennessee, on Monday,
Oct. IA, 1918, at / o'clock p. m. and
make defense to said suit or it will
be proceeded with ex parte.
This April 10, 1918.
w. w. MAYS,
Justice Peace Obion County.
j. A. Whipple, Attorney for Plaint--
if. 4-4t
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
"They Are Our Boys; Get
Ready, Everyone, for a Rush!"

by, smiling women might be tired, nor
were they tired then, even though all
day long they had been serving train
after train of French and English
troops, literally thousands of them.
Yet what did that matter? For these
boys that came at the end of long
day-these boys are "ours."
If your boy is In France you may be
sure he has song Of praise for the
fine women at work in the railway
canteens of our own Red Cross, for at
every important railway junction there
is one of our Red Cross canteens and
at each canteen there are IS women
real, true American women.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
Planning High Corn Yields.

Good seed corn is scarce this year
Inspect each ear and if possible test
it to see if it will terminate. A
good stand is essential to a good
yield. Plant pure seed.
Be sure that the soil is well pre-
pared first. Plant on the level or in
shallow rows.
If a crust forms or weeds come
cross harrow the field before the corr
is up and then again as soon as il
is up and grass appears. Three such
borrowings are usually needed:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10

boat In for a debt, and you couldn't
told there was anythin' the matter
with him. What I mean, you couldn't
told nothin' on him in daytime, but
after dark he'd go shamblin' all
around the village, and then when II
got late, If he see light somewheres,
lied go in there and have a spell just
the same he had with me. Scared
people with them spells, he did.
The Last Of GoodfeId's Money.
"Long about. September his wife up
and surprised everybody, because she
went to all the expense of havin' the
old man declared insane and hauled
off to the asylum. He cut his throat
with a piece Of broken bottle up there,
and the funniest thing happened-they
found the old woman dead the same
afternoon in their house here. The
court gave the estate to a trust com.
pany, and guess that was the end of
old Goodfield's hundred and twenty.
four thousand three hundred and SIX.
ty-three dollars and fifty-one cents
"Well. sir, you know all that about
old Mr.. and Mrs. Goodfield made q
kind Of sensation, as you might call
1t, and there was quite good deal Of
thinkin' and talkin' about 1t here in
the village. There was some that
claimed they figgered out how 1t all
was meant to mean somethin'.
Anyway, when the call come from
Halifax last December we sent of
mighty near half carload Of first
rate clothin' right in few hours, and
there was two hundred and seventy
odd dollars subscribed Just In the vii.
lage, and you know there wasn't hard
ly any Of us real sure we could see
the winter through ourselves.
"Yes, I'll put my name down for the
Red Cross, and I'll shell out. / guess
you won't have much trouble gittin'
subscriptions from the rest, either.
We got good many boys from here
over there now, and we wouldn't like
to think Of 'em shot and layin' out In
the fields twistin' around and nobody
to tend 'em because US at home hadn't
found out vet that it's a mistake to
think we're still goin' to have our say.
ms right nice and with US when we're
deadi"
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
Making Use of Odd Time.

OF course one desires to get into
the field to do the work that spring
demands, but when the days are bad
and you cannot do what you think
is most important, it will be profit
able to do some of these things: dig
bitches, build terraces, fill gullies,
drain land, grub and clear off fields,
haul off rocks, pull stumps, clean
hen house, wash and pack eggs, mix
feed and fertilizers, repair machinery
and sharpen tools.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10

r. HE said it just like that-nothin'
before it-and 1 said, For the Lords
sake, Mr.. Goodfield, what's the mat
terp He looked kiIfd of funny to me.
I'm worth hundred and twenty
four thousand three hundred and six
! ty-three dollars and fifty-one cents,
he says.
"'Well, by Orry T says.
"Well, sir, he begun to pant like
he'd been runnin' up hill; he got to
heavin' like a winded horse; then he
begun to cry and sob like woman
that's all excited when some ones just
died. well, by Orryp / says. you
better set down and quiet yourself /
says. What's the matterT
~ got to de- he says. I been
SICK he says. i been sick and got
to der
"'Well,' says, we all got to die
"He KEEP straight on cryin' and
pantin' and sobbin'.
ayes he says, but never knowed
/ had toll / never knowed it before !
was sick. / kind o. thought / wouldn't
RELY hat to, when 1t come right down
to 1t.
severe all fixed that way l says.
we all got to have some sickness we
won't get over
swell, sir, he let out yell that just
about rose my hair. The rest of you
amt got hundred and twenty-four
thousand three hundred and sixty
three dollars and fifty-one cents 7 he
hollers. And got to diel' he says
and he KEEP on kind Of shoutin' 1t. I
got to diel / got to diel got to
diev And then he pitches over before
1 could catch him and fell down on a
couple O. busted lobster traps.
sole Cap. Whitcomb, he woke up In
his shack next door and put on some
clo'es and come In, lookin' scared to
death. Him and Tne picked Good
field up Off the traps and got him
home, half carryin' him, and him Kind
Of whimperin' and slobberin right on
to when we left him doubled up on
rickety chair at his own house.
"Next day he was around, just
about the same as ever, and never
said nothin' about nothin', and the
week after that he took Fred Owens
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10

Inside the building there were more
women, all spick and span in white,
with faces beaming, handing out good
"home cooked" food over spotless tiled
counters. Some of the boys fairly ran
for the food; others went into the long
batteries of baths, throwing out their
vermin ridden clothes to be sterilized
while they scrubbed their bodies back
to healthy glow.
What luxury 1t all was-food, tables,
chairs, things to read, games to play,
paper for writing, barber shop,
movie theater and good, clean beds
No one ever thought that these hap
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10

The long train Of freight cars whined
and grumbled as 1t strove to stop. In
the doorway of great low building a
white capped and gowned woman re-
leased a sunny smile and, turning so
her voice carried into the building,
called out, "They are ours; get ready
for a rush."
Just how she could tell they were
"ours" would be hard to explain, for
at the moment she spoke hundreds Of
the dirtiest, grizzliest men woman
ever saw came fairly tumbling out of
the freight cars. A moment more she
was welcoming this muddy rabble with
a laugh and cheering words.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
Growing Hogs.

For hog to be profitable he must
be Ike t growing from birth to mark
citing age. He cannot be profitable
unless he is healthy. He can al
ways be in profit-producing condi-
tion if he Is fe1 B. A. Thomas Hog
Powder. We positively tell you that
this remedy prevents cholera, re-
moves worms and cures thumps. If
the powder does not make good, we
will. FRANK G.. WEHMAN.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10
Honor Flag.

Mr.. Harris Parks, chairman of the
Third Liberty Loan organization in
Obion County. received notice in
letter Wednesday that Obion County
had been placed in the list of coun-
ties winning an honor flag for her
subscriptions to the Third Liberty
Loan. This, of course. required q
minimum of $235,O00 and a number
subscribers equal to seven and one,
half per cent of the population Of
the county. The total amount sub
scribed was $4,000 and the num-
Der of subscribers was s,450. This
flag will be presented with the prop
er ceremonies to the County Court
by Mr. Parks at the July term of
court.
Obion County statesmen secured
subscriptions in Obion County for
the above amount. Some sixty
thousand of this, however, will be
placed to the credit of border coun-
ties where it will be banked. But
the total represents the amount SUBJ
scribed by citizens of Obion County,
and the chairman, Mr.. Parks, de-
serves to be complimented and con-.
graduated for the excellence of his.
organization. It was freely pre-
dicted by leading citizens that the
minimum of the loan would be hard
to get in the county. Those of us.
however, who were initiated into the
plans, differed from that view. It
was practically easy. 1t depended,
however, on the organization, and
Mr.. Parks saw to it that this was
properly handled.
Obion County is over the top,
thanks to Mr.. Parks and every mem
Der of his organization.
Following subscriptions to the
Third Liberty Loan have been sent
in from Obion County banks:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-05-10

trate their efforts. obion County
must stand as a unit, shoulder t.
and get under this work
1t must be done and can be wei
done only thru united effort.
Following is the personnel of the
to conduct the work il
Obion County:
Chapter War Fund Chairman.
DR.. w. M. Turner.
Campaign Executive Committee.
w. H. Swiggart.
d. N Walker.
Seid Waddell.
Harris Parks.
Geo. Dahnke.
C. H. jerks.
C. S. Talley.
e. B. Little.
DR.. ]. D. Carlton.
j. A. Coble.
Campaign Executive Secretary.
H. o. Head.
War Fund Cashier.
A. L. Garth.
Publicity Committee.
Rev. w. B. Cunningham.
E. H. Marshall.
r. r. Rose.
H. NJ Oliver.
B. F. Howard.
C. w. Miles, Jr.
j. G. Burdick, Jr.
C. v. Andrews.
Industrial Committee.
Hugh Smith.
c.. E. Beck.
G. H. Cobb.
j. A. Prieto.
r. c. Jackson.
Jno. Dahnke.
Speakers Committee.
T. o. Morris.
j. L. Fry.
Rev. r. M. Walker.
Rev. ]. Randall Farris.
Rev. H. A. Todd.
3 G. N. Lannom.
w. H. Swigart.
DR.. C. w. Miles.
J. A. Whipple.
w. E. Hudgins.
Rev. w. B. Cunningham.
J. A. Caldwell.
]. M. Brice.
G.. c. Clogs.
G. T. Sellars.
initial Subscription of Flying Squad
ron.
H. T. Robinson.
R. P. Whitesell.
]. P. Verhine.
F. L. Pittman.
G. w. Phebus, Jr.
Transportation Committee.
r. H. Rust.
Jno. r. George.
J. w. Woosley.
List and Estimate Committee.
J. p. Verhine.
w. M Mailing.
F. G. Wehman.
w. M. Miles.
G. H. Niles.
w. L. White.
c. V. Jones.
Hunter Elan.
Rev. w. w. Armstrong.
A. e. kirkland.
Woman's Executive Committee.
Mrs. w. H. Swiggart.
Miss Birdie Waddell.
Miss Willie Belle Mays.
Mrs. j. C. McRee.
Mrs. w. P. Nash.
Mrs. G.. A. Gibbs.
Mrs. Alvin Brevard.
Mrs. c. w. Miles.
Mrs. j. A. Prieto.
Mrs. L. S. Parks.
Mrs. Chas. Conn.
Mrs. Nettie Penick.
Mrs. Henry Hassler.
Mrs. Harris Parks.
Bureau of Information.
Miss Annie Little.
Mrs. r. A. Napier.
H. o. Head.
Local War Fund Committee.
w. G.. Reynolds.
G.. B. White.
Joel Waddlell.
J. p. Adams.
Mack White.
Cato Davis.
Thos. Jernigan.
Howell Bransford.
T. r. Reynolds.