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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08

Washington. Oct. Tile senate
today. in anticipation of the presi-
dents reply to the Austro- German
peace proposals. boldly voiced the
orlnion that there must he no arms-
tee or discussion of peace until fter
the armies OF the central powers shall
have been conquered.
In a running debate lasting two
hours, the suot!eties of the newest
peace offer were exposed and the dan
gers of entering into a peace discus
sion at this time were made plain.
Nearly dozen of the foremost n en-
hers OF the senate. including Senator
Hitchcock, chairman of the foreign
rela lions committee, and Senator
Lodge. ranking republican member Of
that committee, participated in the
stirring debate. Although no vote was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08
Wilson to Give Message
Which All Peoples
Will Understand.
CARE, NECESSARY
Allies Need to Know Just
Why War Cannot
Now Be Safely
Abandoned.

Washington, Oct Tho peace
notes from the German and Aus
TRAN empires are before Prest-
dent Wilson tonight and he Is
working on his reply.
There f. no doubt whatever as
to the manner in which the Pres
ident will dispose OF this latest
formidable peace offensive" by
the central powers. The forecast
of yesterday that he will reject
the proposals holds good today.
but another element has entered
into the matter and II calls for.
the extreme care of the Preei-
dent Is giving to the preparation
of his answer.
As the president is again speak
8 ing for the entire allied world, he
Is expected to issue a plain state
ment OF fact which will have two
purposes In vciw.
Chief OF these will be to the ey-
plain to the average citizen OF the
United States, as we'll as the aver
age citizen of Great Britain.
France and Italy. why it Is i'm
possible TO consider peace al this
time from an enemy whose every
action has been tingcd with
trcachery and duplicity. The Sec
ond purpose will be to explain to
the German people and the Aus
TRAN people why peace Is impos-
sible while their destinics arc d.
rcted by the same military auto
cracy which now. before the
spectre of defeat and under cloak
OF an alleged democratic cham
ccllor. asks that further blood
shed he avoided.
In some quarters today II was sug
,ested that the Pre- sident. before the
dispatch of his reply, would communi.
cate with the representatives of the
allied governments, This idea was
based on a passage in the German
'ote requesting that other belliger-
ents be notified OF its desire fol-
peace
Certainly. in view of the ingenuity
II the German proposal, which. com
ng from an honorable foe. would ap-
pear TO bear certain evidences OF
good faith, the president has every
incentive for care in the preparation
Of his reply. He il said TO be proceed.
ing or the assumption that the Aus.
.ro German notes constitutes the SUI
preme effort on the part of the cen
raj powers in the direction of a. peace
which would allow them TO esca pc
the respons hilitv they should face
for turning the world into a charne
house for more than four years.
To-day was a day of real excitemen '
at the capitol because OF tn,
peace onslaught Officially. the Aus
tro-Gsrman manoeuvre went unde
way about half past 10 O'clock. whei
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08
sou.aerner. With British.

At the British Front. Oct THE
last twenty-four hours were not
marked by any large scale operations.
but the British continued THAR local
attacks in some sectors against enemy
strong points, taking 100 prisoners IN
Yesterdays fighting around Auben-
cheul-Aux- Rois.
The evacuation of civilians in towns
and villages along wide areas on the
whole front continues The enemy Is
removing hundreds in motor lorries to
far-back concentration points Fires
and explosions in the German lines
conspicuously indicate preparations for
further retirements in the event the
allied pressure continues.
Reports of the deeds accomplished
by the. brawny Tennesseeans ana North
and South Carolinians in the lighting
OF the past week are now altering
through the smoke of the great battle.
Today l talked with many OF these
sons u the new south in the shel1-torn
area. They were too modest to tell
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08

Following n frank and I'm perative
abatement by DIR. Ennicn 4. VIII
llama, state health com whatsoever.
common roaneii last night went on
record aa favorinE the apprepria-
ton OF sl5.900 for hmm ediate use
by the health depa rtment In tts ef-
forts In heading OF the inroads Of
the Spa ntsh influenza. which ap.
pears to have Richmond In Its
clutches.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08
CLOSE STATE FAIR
AS A PROBATION
Association Directors Declare
Desire to Help Suppress
Influenza Germ.
MANY ARE DISAPPOINTED
May Issue Statement Today AS
To Possibility of Exposition
Later In the Month
Was Great Show.

Accepting the situation philosophi-
caliy, but viewing the course of events
with regret and concern. The manage
N eht ar the Virginia state fair, at the
instances rf tire state health depart
ment. yesterday morning brought the
exhibition to close two hours after
the gates had been opened to the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-08

six hour barrage on our lines. Else
where the Germans bombarded our
rear areas.
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turned. he hated to think of what might
happen
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Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
TO COUNTY FOOD ADMINISTRATOR.

In reference to boarding un-
der Section 6, Food Control Act,
the Retail distribution Division
of the Food Administration sug-
gests that it would be advisable
for YOU to inform the retail gro
GERS Of your county respecting
sales Of certain commodities as
follows:
Sugar should be sold in towns
and cities to consumers in two to
five pound quantities, to form
and rural consumers in five to
ten pound quantities.
Flour in towns and cities
should be sold in eight to quar-
ter barrel quantities; in rural and
farm communities in quarter to
half barrel quantities.
Any advertisements tending to
induce consumers to increase
their purchases of flour or sugar
during the present crisis are
decidedly against public policy.
This Information has already
been given licenses with the fur
ther suggestion to the press that
they censor their advertisements.
We request that you please con-
vey this information TO the retail
grocer.
Wholesale groccrs should not
sell sugar in quantities in excess
of 1000 pounds at a time to q re-
taller. Sugar should not be
shipped on back orders, nor
without a positive order from
the buyer. Wholesale grocers
should use every precaution al
their command to prevent dupli'
cation of sales which may give
to a retailer the opportunity t.
have more sugar than is neces
sarv for conservative distribu
ton. as outlined in the seconC
/ paragraph of this letter.
Yours very truly.
! H. A. MORGAN
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
ROBERTS ENDORSED FOR
GOVERNOR.

We, the Democrats Of Jackson
County. Tennessee, in mass
meeting assembled at GaineSboro
Tennessee, on the 7th day of
January, 1918, realizing the SER
ious effects on our people of
these portentious times. and de-
string as the Cheif Executive of
our great state a man of large
intellect. aad broad craftsmanship
and knowing that these and 9TH
er admirable qualities are pos
sessed in 4 marked degree by
I the Hon. A. IL. Roberts of Liv-
ingston, Tennessee, do most earn
estly urge. that, he become a
candidate for this high office and
pledge him our unswerving sup
port in the event he does so.
I He has filled the Office of Chan
cellor for the past seven years in
! manner highly gratifying to
his constituents, possessing as
he does a high order of execu-
tive ability. and has shed luster
on his profession, and we know
him TO be capable of duplicating
his record of achievement as
Governor of Tennessee.
Adopted or his the 7th day
OF Jan. 1918.
j. l.. McCarver, Chm.
David Hall, Secty.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
needed him more,

needed him more,
Than the weeping students at
the school door,
The only thing we could do.
Was to pray that he might get
thru.
| am back in Berea school for a
new year.
Everything is different, so
many old ones are not here,
| should be more contented, my
sister is with me,
And quite a number of friends
from Tennessee.
Some of our boys have gone to
stnnd for old U. S. A.
Left US girls to work our way,
Be loyal to your country boys,
Wen give the College yells
and make the noise.
We still get hash and potatoes
to eat,
Cereals and other things you
see.
Good beds to Keep us warm,
We get strolls out on the farm.
To night my mind wonders back
home,
Where father and mother are
alone,
Talking of the children. aow we
use to play.
Now we four are grown and
away.
The clock is now striking ten,
That means this must be the
end,
Ii We sit up late thinking we are
smart,
We are sure to be left in the
dark.
We hope you Jackson Go. soldier
boys will write.
So we can read your letters at
night,
If there is ANYTHING for you
can do,
Call on me at Berea. ky..
school.
a Jackson County girl.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
BEREA.

DeTtH, NY.
Jan. ). 1918
More than a year ago | was sit
ting at home,
A thought came to me that |
wanted to roam.
Why this came to my mind,
More education | was seeking
to find.
| had been informed of Berea
College,
| left home with the purpose
of gaining knowledge,
! fouud the school just what it
ought to be,
Even tho | was from Tennes-
see.
After my years work was DER,
was glad to be met ut moth
ers door.
| thought would be set free,
When got to my home in
Tennessee.
Few days had. when | arrived
for vacation.
Into an institute went and
took an examination.
This fall | taught my first school.
With all the students ! had
just one rule.
| taught with young man, kind
and good.
Ready to assist me in anything
he could.
But alas he was taken away
from Us.
Ne were grieyed to give him
up.
Our country had called, and
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
PROCEEDING OF JANUARY
COUNTY COURT.
Defea' Of County Agent By
One VOte.-.Chairman
Casts Deciding Vote.

The January term of the coun-
ty court was held Monday and
Tuesday Of last week at which
time the following business was
transacted.
Monday the court convened
at IL a, M, with Chairman Jones
presiding. The roll call showed
all of the Justices present, ex-
cept c. S. Brown and S. S. Car
yer of the fifth district, who
were unable to reach Gainesboro
on account of the inclement
weather. The fourth district
was without representative,
there having been no election
he'd in that district since the
resignation of the two former
justices.
Immediately following the roll
call the election of a chairma to
serve for the ensuing year was
entered into. ESQ. B. c. Jones,
of the second district, incumbent
during 1877, defeated his oppon-
ent, Esq, NJ. J. Dixon, of the first
district, on the first ballot by
eight votes. Esq. Dixon was
then elected chairman protein.
Mr.. Black, of Nashville, ad-
dessed the court relative to the
new Income Tax Law. He ex-
planned in detail the working of
the law, as it applies to men Of
family having an income of over
$1,000 a year, and single men
who have an income of over ST.,
900 a year, lie emphasized the
importance of filling out the tax
schedule and the penalty of not
compiling with the law.
Mr. Jacob agriculture agent
Of Putnam county, addressed the
court relative to the Importance
OF the county agents work and
the great need for the continual.
tion of the work in Jackson coun-
ty this year. John J. Gore foil
owed Mr.. Jacob, making q strong
talk of the agents work. He told
of the work as it had come under
his observation during 1917 and
the vast amount of good that
had accomplished.
The court adopted resolutions
endorsing Judge Robert for can
didate for governor. Resolut.
ions will be elsewhere in this is
sue.
The road commissioners for
the various districts were elect
ed as follows:
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

,s''iSe bureau, AtiaUbd, I'd.
2. Harrow, roll and pulyerlZe tha
seed bed thoroughly before planting
3. Use only the best possible s..d
preferably pedigreed SEED, from a re
sponsi5le plant breeder
4. Make liberal use of fertilizers
and use manure whenever obtajnable
to supplement the fertilizers
5. Give thorough and tre U'nt- cue
tiyation TO the TILED crops, pre- .arably
shallow and frequent cuiliva,iua.
s. Harvest savngly and protect the
stored crops from pests,
While it is true that egprythiug th
farmer has to buy is high in pr,o, II
is also true that whatever The i""Nes
has TO sell is also high in price. Inc
fertilizer people figure out that their
products have not advanced In price
as much as the price Of crops, and that
is a matter OF fact, cctton, corn, Pc
nuts. tobacco and the like will buy
more fertilizer now than ever Which
being true II follows that il will pay
better now TO use II than formerly
for the increase for which they arc re
sponsible will be worth mare
Another thing that the farmer must
bear in mind II he would be sure 10
raise bumper crop and that is, 10
place his orders early for everything
that is TO be shipped by rail Tie
railroads are hard put TO il and dc
not AFFORD assurance OF prompt ship
ments. Orders placed late are more
than likely to be too late to be deliS
cred in time.
Even II shipping were good, there
would be nothing gained by delay
Prices are not likely to be lower IN
fertilizers, especially there is a scare
ity OF materials and advancing prices
making it improbable that the fertilZ
e. viii be cheaper.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
WAR.SAVING STAMPS AND
Why BUY Them.
Everybody Save Your Mon
ey and Help Win
The War.

"War-saving stamps" are a
device for enabling you to lend
your money to the government
in very small amounts, a device
that enables you to put what
you have-$5 or 25 cents at the
service of your country at any
time.
A war-savings stamp is a
stamp which you can buy at any
bank and poStoffice for S4.l2 this
month, $4. Is next month, and SO
on, and for which you can get
SIS at your postoffice any time af-
ter January |, 1923,
This is about all there is to it.
You take your 81 IL, or two, or
ten, or twenty times S4.12, if
you wish, go to your bank or
postoffice and buy as many
stamps as your money will pay
for. You cannot buy more than
500 worth at one time, or more
than ST, 900 altogether.
The stamps you will buy will
be affixed to a "war-saving GER
tifcate," which is simply a little
folder with spaces for twenty
stamps. Your name and address
will be written on this certificate
you keep sticking on the stamps
as you buy them until yeu get it
full, if you buy that many. and
then put it safely away until the
first of January 1923. when you
present it to your postmaster
and get S. for each of the stamps
The certificate cannot be trans
ferrcd except in ease Of death or
disability. but provision is made
for registering it so that il it is
lost or destroyed paymant can
still be.had, and so that payment
can be had at any other money
order postofhce as well as at the
one from which it is issued.
These was-srving stamps, it
will be seen. enable any person
who has as much as 81, II in hand
to lend it to the government and
to receive interest on it. The
government is back Of every
stamp, and when properly regis
tered they are as safe as Il gov
ernment bond. Provision is even
made for cashing them before
maturity if the holder so desired.
For children and others who
may not have as much as S4.l2
at once, thrift stamps" are is
sued. These enable the child to
start with a quarter and gradual
ly pay for a war-saving strmp.
The child takes his quarter to
the bank or postoflice, pays for
one thrift stamp and gets a
thrift certificate" with spaces
on ii for sixteen stamps and his
name and address written on it.
He buys other thrift stamps as
he can until he has filled it. then
takes it to the postollice. pays
the difference between the "a
worth oil oil thrift stamps he had
on it aud the current price of a
war-saving stamp and receives
an Understanding war-Saving
stamp. For example, if Il child
should get his thrift certificate
filled with thrift stamps in next
month he would surrender it and
pay IL cents additional for a
war-savings stamp. If in March
he would pay II cents, and so on.
When no gets one war-Savings
stamy paid for. he can begin
with his next quarter to stamp
up" another thrift certificate.
and so on.
The charge has repeatedly
leantinnad on na0a Ol
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17


Upon those whom the United States
has not called from the farm, rests
great obligation OF feeding and
clorb.ng the liberty armies Of the
world. The greater the crops the
harder the armies will be able to
strike.
What can hinder the farmer from
making maximum crops? Will 1t be
q lack of market and good price?
No, The market and price prospects
are good,
viii it be for lack OF money or cred
il with which to buy tools, seeds, fer
ttlizers or other necessary supplies!
M. money is plentiful and credit Is
COED
"lI it he for lack OF labor? Labor
i, .carcs without doubt In fact the
shortage of labor is practically the
oai- vreat obstacle the farmer las 10
tset la producing maximum crops II
ht coald have abundance or labor he
could Increase the cultivated acreage
1 b. proper fertilization he could
~. .l ~ wy SiNsN N4'P' 'sN -
vic Of the lack II labor what must
ht do
he en- do two things to overcome
the lahyr shortage: First, Increase the
applications OF fertilizers, which will
Increase tbs yield without enlar9lns
the cultivated acreage. Second, use
labor saving machinery.
But overcoming the labor shortage
is not all that is necessary 10 obtain
maximum crops. Here is Il schedule
OF important things that must be- done
by every farmer to get maximum
crops:
|. Break the land deeply turning
under all stalks. stubble and litteC pos
sible
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

trict, and Alonzo McCawley, Of
the End district, were elected
members of the High School
Board.
A. B. Hargis, of the 5th dis
trict, was elected Good Roads
Commissioner.
The tax levy was fixed at So. 80
on the $l00 worth of taxable pro-
perty. This the same as it was
last year, and is divided as foil
ows: State 55c; County 33; Sc
hool 40c; Jail l3c: High School
I0c; Gools Roods 60c; Highway
12c; Poorhouse 7c.
The ferrag2 gates were fixed
the same as last year, except
automobiles, and they were fixed
at 80 cents the year around.
The time on the roads was
made 6 days. Is cents a day
will allowed for the labor )f one
man; So 70 for man. team and
wagon; $500 for man, team and
plow.
Smallpox allowance was about
$50. Other appropriations were
$500.
One of the most important
matters to come before the court
was the appropriation Of $500,
the county's poration Of the
salary of the agriculture agent.
Several addresses were made
strongely favoring the appro.
priation. Among the justices
who spoke on the question, was
B. D. Wheeler, OF the 7th dis.
trict. He formerly opposed the
appropriation, but said although
the people in the seven district
did not derive but little benefit
from the work of the agent last
year, | find by INVESTIGAT-
ION THAT HIS WORK IN 9TH
Err SECTIONS WAS HIGHLY
BENEFICIAL, and | vote for the
appropriation" PRODIGY. if
those voting against the appro-
priation. would have taken the
trouble to investigate the agents
work, as did Mr. Wheeler. they
woul0 have voted different. The
chairman's vote was a surprise
to everybody. and hard to under
stand. The poll of the court
was a tie. l3 to Is. and the chair
mans vote was cast against the
matter. after speaking in favor
of the agents work. The
following is how the justices vot
ed:
FOR
Ma ion Burlington.
B. c. Butler:
| trr ~, m
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

FOR
Ma ion Burlington.
B. c. Butler:
]. W. Chafin,
M. J. Dixon,
N. L. Dixon.
M. H. Dycus.
G. W. Gentry.
J. l.. McCarver.
F.. F. McCoin.
A. ]. Pharris,
J. z. Richmond.
R. D. Sircy.
B. D. Wheeler.
AGAINST
A. NJ. Ballard.
R. c. Chaffin.
w. F. Dodson.
]. P. Gailbreath.
David Hall,
w. Kinnard.
b. f. Meadows.
w. l.. Stout.
T. B. Smith.
| J. H. Smith,
o. l.. Scantland,
J. w. Stafford.
w. A. 0verton.
B. c. Jones.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17

Four new nortary pHblics were
elected, namely: d. c. Lynn,
11th district; j. fl. Davidson,
18th district; j.. H. Cummins.
10th district. H. R. Dodson. 18th
district.
W. F. Maddux and A. McCaw.
lev were elected Revene Com
missioners to fill out the unexpir-
cd terms of ]. C. Reeves. who re-
Gently moved away. and G. h.
Gailbreath, resigned.
J. h. Jackson, OF the 18th, dis
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
TIE FARMERS SHOT AT
KAISERISM is MAXIMUM CROPS

C. A. Whittls, Farm Service 5ureau Atlanta CD.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-10
A Skin Game


The real skin game being practiced
in America today is In COW hides.
America is paying from two to three
legitimate prices for shoes and every
thing else made of leather. The WON
ems shoes, for which prices ranging
from $40 to SIS are being asked, to-
day are being manufactured at a cost
OF probably $3.50 to SO a pair. The
United States Shoe Machinery com
pany. which absolutely controls the
shoe manufacturing business of this
country, profiteering to an extent
never before conceived by the widest
dreamer In the shoe trade. The
French government is manufacture
Ing and selling at about five dollars,
shoes that cost as much to make as
any OF these high priced shoes. And
this is being done In france, where
there isn't one COW hide, to where
there are thousand in this country.
But don't blame the retail shoe deal
er. He's as helpless in the clutches
Of the few millionaires who control
shoe manufacturing as is the public.
Idaho World.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-01-10
Ferreting for the DisloyaI

The time is rapidly approaching In
Idaho when the disloyal-those aid
Ing our enemies by refusing assist
ance to their own country-will be
ferreted out. 1t is apparent even to
the most casual observer there are
some people absolutely blinded to the
critical situation the Nation faces;
who refuse. either deliberately or
through ignorance, to take home to
themselves its seriousness. Some of
them are thoughtless, others are
needless, while not few are covetly
In sympathy with the enemies of
their own country. With the thought
less there has been tolerance; with
the needless there is disgust and
against the latter class there is de-
veloping a desire among the patriot
&c and loyal to bring them to time.
1t is unfortunate that those In all
three classes cannot see at this time
they are riding to a fan.