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Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

Chief of Police D. M. Moore
of Carthage is in receipt of the
following letter, dated July IL,
from his friend, Andrew Car
penter:
Dear friend:-How are you all
by this time? Have thought OF
you many times since being in
camp, but have had little time
for writing letters. | will sail
overseas Saturday. l heard that
Lee had joined the army. Is
this fact? / am some soldier
now. Wish you could see me. l
am as brown and tough as can
be / wish we could have an
other good time together, but
we will hold this off until | get
back. How is Mr.. Sam Picker
ing? Tell him that l still re-
member him. | wish you and
some other friends of mine could
have been with me at Lexington.
Ky. / sure had nice time. We
boys had all the good things we
could stand up to. This is q
tough place-nothing here but
sand and dust. Am glad tt
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

Dear Having nothing
to do, will write to you, believ-
ing that you will be glad TO hear
from me. Am well and enjoying
life fine. Hope this will find
you well. Haven't heard from
home this week. Suppose the
mail has been delayed somewaY,
Mother. don't guess | will get
to come home this month, for
there are manv boys who have
been here nine months and
haven't received a pass yet. If
| don't ever get to see you all
again here on earth. want you
all to be good. l am going to be
good, and there will be a day
coming. if we all live right,
when there will be no separation
and fixing for war. Tell all the
boys to be good and live right.
Papa, / wish you were here to
hear the boys sing. You like
good singing. They are singing
when the Roll is Called Up
Yonder, I'll be There" and, Oh!
| want to be there with you all.
Tell grandpa / want him to be
there. I. can't help but cry
when l hear that song. Think
of home so much. Saw Chester
Sircy Sunday and he is getting
ready to go to his company. Was
examined Monday and the doctor
said that | had fiat feet. / told
him that l couldn't go on hike
and hold out. He took my name
down. I told him that | didn't
want discharge. for I'm not
any better than any of the rest
of the boys, and feel like it is
my duty to fight for my country.
If it wasn't for you all. l
wouldn't care if got killed for
| feel like l am ready for death.
| want you all to pray for me
that may come home safe. Tell
Willie to be a good boy. | must
close. Hoping to hear from you
soon.
Your loving son,
Hodges Butler. Battery D.. 317
F. A.. Camp Jackson, S. G.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

r. S. Seese, general manager
of Smith County Electric Co.,
who returned from Washington
last week, has secured a COM
mission as Ensign in the u. S.
Naval Reserve Force. and will
report for duty in August. Dur
ing his Eabsence, Mr.. T. b.
Read will assume active control
of the Electric Company's bust
ness, with r. w. Boston in
charge of Gales. and S. v. Austin
in charge of production.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

Miss Frances Fuller of Brush
Greek is visiting the family of
R. r. Smith.
Mrs. Will Arlington and two
daughters, Elizabeth and Tabi-
tina, of Lebanon, and also little
Margaret Smith of Gordonsville,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. b.
McGinness, this week.
Mrs. Roscoe McGinness has : s
visitors this week Misses Lilly
BiIbrey and Margaret Cooper of
Livingston.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

One 1916 model Ford roadster
and one 1917 model Ford touring
car-both in first class condition,
and price Reasonable. For fur
ther information, caN on
L. H. TRAWICK.
At. Chestnut Mound.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18
TaCky Party at Brush Creek

A tacky party will be given
Friday night. July 16, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Robin.
son at Brush Creek for the Red
Cross,
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18
farm Loans.

Farmers, have the latest and
best foam proposition ever offer
ed to YOU. CaE furnish you
money as soon IS you fun nish
title. Don't fail to get my terms.
Frank G. Bradford Carthage,
Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18
Fire at Chestnut Mound

Fire yesterday destroyed the
residence and part of the con-
tents of w. A. Blair at Chest
nut Mound. The residence of
j. B. Hunter was also damaged.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

leave it, Give my regards to
the rest of the family and all
my friends. Will write you
again after l get over there.
Your sincere friend.
Andrew Carpenter, 312 F. A.,
Bat. F, @. %, Camp Meade. Md.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18
Willis Davis, Camp Meade. Nc

Mrs. NJ. E. Farley of near
Elmwood is in receipt of the
following letter from her son.
Horace Farley:
Dear mother:-Received your
letter today and was very glad
to hear from you. / am well and
having a good time. / am in
the navv and have been for some
time. Was drafted anyway,
and thought I would go while
going was good. Am anxious
for the war to close. When ]
get out, will come home and see
you all. The boys here Ike me.
We will make the Kaiser be
good when we get through with
him. Am likely to sail at any
time. Don't know where / will
go, but am willing to go any
place where / car do the most
good. 1t doesn't make any
difference with me. Am a fire.
mar. You don't need to send
me anything, mother. / am
fixed fine. Have more now than
[ can handle. l go to church
every Sunday. There is Y. M.
C. A. reading room and every
thing else to make life happy.
The navy is fine.
Your loving boy,
Horace H. Farley, u. S. Naval
Station. Camp Sims. Co, F.. San
Francisco. Calf.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18
Dodge Car For Sale.

| have a new Dodge Brcs.
Touring Car for sale. Has been
run less than 1900 miles. In
perfect condition. Price $4,000
cash. Reason for selling, bad
roads.
an SAM PICKERING.
Carthage. Tenn.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18

A. N. Davis Riddleton of is in
receipt of the following letter,
dated July 10. from his son.
Willis Davis:
Dear father Will write Won
a few lines as / have time. |
am sending my good pants home
and want you to keep them for
me. You may trade my others,
but want YOU to keep these. ]
am expecting to 60 across al
any time now, and am afraid /
can't take them. Ny serial
number is 2691849. | am send.
ing it so if you see it in the
papers you will know that it is
me. Every soldier has his mum
Der so their is not another one
who can claim it. l have two
Identification tags that | wear
every day. They have this
number and my name on them !;
also u. S. A. am well and get
ting plenty to eat, We don't
work here like we did at CamE
Buell.. Carpenter is well and is
having a very good time. How
do the crops look? Don't see
any crops around here. The
camp covers so much grounC
that / can't get out far enough
to see ahy crops. l don't wont
you to worry about me. / will
get by all right. How are the
hands getting along. Have my
Carthage paper changed. ]
haven't received any mail since
| have been here. Well, I must
close. Write soon.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-07-18
Your loving boy,

Horace H. Farley, u. S. Naval
Station, Camp Sims. Co. F.. San
Francisco. Calf.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03
kQ Salmon Gamers Association


standing or down and all the live tim Der marked or designated for cutting on six different areas having an az gregate area of about 80 acres, To- cated in Rocky Bay, and at the head of Mosman Inlet south shore of Etolin Island, Tongass National Forest, es- timated to be 1S0,0O0 linear feet, more or less, of hemlock and spruce piling and about 10000 feet B. M. more or less, of spruce and red cedar sawtim- Der. No bid of less than 3-4c per lin ear foot for all piling up to and includ- ing 75 feet in length, 1c per linear foot for all piling from 76 to 95 feet, in clisive, in length, and 1-2c per linear foot for all piling above 95 feet in length, and $50 per M for spruce and red cedar sawtimber will be consid- cred. The right to reject any and all bids reserved Before bids are sub- mitted full information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and the submission of bids should be con tained from the Forest Supervisor, Ketchikan Alaska
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the little piece, it's flash hidden in a funnel-like contrivance upon the muz- gle, is splitting it's wicked inch-and-a- half of armor-piercing shells into the flock of tanks Their armor doesn't help them. Our shells vii lpenetrate an inch or more of solid steel and carry their deadly charge of TINT clean inside. Carefully aimed, the gun is speeding twenty-five shells a minute. And it is so accurate they can be placed wherever the gunner likes. almost to the fraction of an inch. Already one of their tanks is stopped, a caterpillar ribband dang ling woudily Another receives a shell right between the eyes, so to speak. It labors moment, then spills the remnants of it's crew, who stagger away for their own lines. The supporting infantry, swept by our machine guns, breaks and runs. The attack is repulsed.
 That is Uncle Sam's "anti-tank" gun the smallest piece of artillery supplied to his forces, and one of the most deadly. They don't call it an anti-tank gun in the army. It is entirely too versatile It's bald official title of "37 mm infantry accompanying cannon" conceals a multitude of virtues.
 Has Myriad of Uses.
 One of it's chief uses is against ma chine gun emplacements-the concrete pill boxes" first developed by the Ger mans in Flanders during the British attacks of last year, and now unver- sally used over the front. At 1500 meters single high explosive shell, which is little longer than the ar mour-piercing type, will go straight through the loophole of pill box, de- stroy it's machine gun, and kill the crew. A few more shots will close the lcopholes entirely "The "37" will hardly pulverize the whole emplace- ment that takes at least "75"-but it will put it temporarily out of business.
 "The "37" is also a handy weapon against working parties, observation posts, for enfilatding down a trench, and for use, like heavy machine gun in the short rushes of an offensive It's mechanism is so simple that it can fire as fast as the Enfield rife.
 The little cannon is issued in threes to each regiment of infantry, in a present proportion. It is moved to the battle line by mul es, but as it only weighs 175 pounds, including the trail, it can be readily transported by it's own crew. It's accompanying ammu- nition cart carries fourteen boxes of sixteen rounds each.
 The design is French-model 1916
 developed and improved from a piece first used away back in 1885. but the "37" is now being manufactured In large numbers in the United States
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03

There is drifting wrack of smoke and dust over the field. In no time
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03
J. 5. ANTI-TANk GUN
 DEADLY INSTRUM MENT

The deadly little 37mm "anti-tank' gun in operation, which the American forces are using wit htheir light artil- lery in the present drive, is described in an official drive, is described in an official article by an American obser- yer in graphic style.
 Far behind our lines, eight or nine miles to the rear, the enemy for days has been hurling gas shells" says the observer. "The whole area back of us reeks with cloudy poison Our gunners gas-masked and trying to keep the masks on the horses, do their best to help us and return to the fire. But many of their guns are dism ount- ed. They are weakening.
 Suddenly the artillery preparation against our owen trenches begins. It 1 is hurricane fire. We are overwhelm- ed with steel-a tropic shower of steel with every drop bursting shell. Our. fighting equipment is a litter of S" AotCu HICldi. GNCIy ICW pdCeS HIGH are being torn t opieces It is more than blood and bone can stand. We are driven into our dugouts.
 "Then, suddenly as it commenced, the barrage is lifted. We hear the thlnder of it pass over our heads, creeping toward our reserves. We know the enemy is coming over. We rush out to meet an dstop him-with the machine guns.
 Advance of the Tanks.
 They grey wave advances, men run ming little way, lurching forward from crater to crater. But they are facing a flying wall of lead, always in some grotesque position. The line Uavers. There is confusion We hear hoarse commands. What seems to be open lanes appear in the enemy ranks Yet they stiffen and start toward us again. The fire-swep of our machine uns has not lessened It is increas- ing. So we are puzzled. Almost in- stantiy, though, we understand.
 Tanks!
 Sure enough they are rumbling toward us-great, dingy slugs, steel sided but jeweled with quick spurts Of flame. We have had no time to strew explosives in their path. They are protected by infantry, so we can not even try to fling grenades into their tractor machinery or loopholes. Our machine-gun bullets spatter harm lessly against their armor And they are approaching.
 But we have our 37-millimetre gun the "baby gun" of the infantry.
 Tt is very light. So we took it into a dugout and kept it safe while the | foes shells crashed upon our trench. Now the eight men of the crew rush for it. They slip the cleaning shaft right through the bore and so carry it up and out. It is set up in twink. ling ready for use.
 | The '<37" In Action
 There is a drifting wrack of smoke and dust over the field. In no time
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03

Notice is hereby given that Charles H. Cosgrove has been duly appointed Administrator of the estate of John Purdy, Deceased, and all persons hay ing claims against such estate are hereby notified to present the same to me in my office in the Tongass Build ing at Ketchikan, Alaska, together
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03

with proper vouchers for examination and approval, within six months after date.
 CHARLES H. COSGROVE,
 ADMINISTRATOR Dated July 27th, 1918. First Publication, July 27. Last Publication August "A.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03
NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER
 FOR SALE

Sealed Lids will be received by the Fcres. Supervisor, Ketchikan, Alaska, up to and including September 3, 1918 for all the merchantable dead timber
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03

FOR SALE-Several pieces of al most new furniture in fumed oak, con sisting of dining room set; dresser and chiffonier. Also rocker and chair with auto-cushio' seat and leath CT back. Call at Shoups former res. idence-adv. If.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS

ALASKA-Sumner Strait-Strait Island Light, reported extinuished July 18th, was relighted July 2Sth, 1918.
 Sumner Strait-Beauclerc Island Light, reported eXtinguished June 2S.. was relighted July 18th, 1918
 Sumner Strait-Spanish Island light, reported extinguished July 18th, was relighted July 30th, 1918.
 By direction of the Commissioner of Lighthouses-W. c. DIBRELL, Supt.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-08-03

Division No. One, of Alaska In the matter of the estate of John Purdy, deceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
MORETOWN

W. II. Child and G. H. Sleeper were in
Waterbury Sunday to visit A. G. Child at
the hospital.
DR. William Shaw will occupy the pull.
pit at the Methodist church on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Eva Riggs and two children Of
Barre were guests of her sister, Mrs. AL
bert Abbott, last week
There is to be supper at town hall
Friday evening for the benefit of the 10.
cal branch of the American Red Cross
Supper will be served at 9 o'clock.
Mrs Bosticlr of Warren is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Blair.
Mrs. Frank Belts of Waitsfeld was a
recent guest of Mrs. Henry Belts.
Mrs. Laura Weir is spending week
with her daughter, Mrs. George Thomas
in Montpelier
The quarterly conference will be held
in the church vestry Friday evening at
o'clock.
A son, Raymond Ernest, arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. H, f. Austin Mon
day, Dec. 0.
Gilman Irons, student of Montpelier
seminary, was guest of Kenneth Ward
over Sunday
Guy Tanner has returned to Greenville
Me, where he has employment.
Albert Goldsmith is visiting relatives
in Canada,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13

attendance and officers for 1919 were
elected. The treasurer reported the un-
ion prosperous financially.
Corinth is what is called back town
that is, it isn't on railroad; but that il
is far from being back number, in any
sense except that it backs up all good
causes, and does not back down at big
stunts we think the following figures
viii show; In the third Liberty loan it
subscribed $50 per cent OF its quota, in
the fourth 1870 per cent of its quota, war
savings stamps pledged ITO per cent of
its quota, Red Cross 1876 per cent of its
quota, United War Work III per cent of
official maximum quota. Would be glad
to hear from any Orange county town
with better record
Mrs. Susan Howard and daughter, Mrs.
Lang of st. Johnsbury, visited at l.. J..
Worthley's this week.
Mrs. Kenneth Butler and Beverly ex-
pect to leave for Chicopee, Mass, on Sat
urday.
We have little snow, SO some are us
ing sleighs and slcds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
WELLS RIVER

"Rebellious Jane" played to a capaci,
ty house at village hall on Wednesday
night 1t was three-act comedy that
was a scream from beginning to end, The
parts, all taken by local and well known
parties, were chosen and acted in a man
ner that showed that great care and
preparation had been taken to make this
great big success. ut was play in
three acts, each act producing something
funny and original Between the acts
were specialties of humorous nature.
community sing between act one and
two in which all the popular songs were
sung, the audience joining in Klarke' u
orchestra was in attendance under the
leadership of Perley Klarke himself,
late of the u. S. navy, and the life he
put into his music showed the skill he
had acquired aboard the battleship in
lowed the show was well attended. The
proceeds, which netted about ST5, will
be equally divided between the local
Red Cross and United War Workers
campaign. Following is the cast of char
acters: Mrs. Delafield. Mrs. Frank NJ
George; Jane, her daughter, Miss Ha-
eel Dooty Elizabeth Weston, her secre-
tary, Miss Mary Fellows; Nanny Rose,
her maid, Miss Ruth Randall; Saman-
tina Heatherbloom, Mrs Edgar Stanley;
Ellen. her maid Miss Florence Glynn;
Manda Sharpwell, Mrs. Learned Smith;
Elsie Reynolds, Miss Lucille Angel; Mar
tina Smith, Miss Beatrice Smith; scout
master and boy scouts.
PerIey Clark, who enlisted in the u.
S. navy as musician at the beginning of
the war, is at home.
The doctors from here attempted to
attend the Grafton County Medical as
ISOLATION meeting held at the court house
at Woodsville at 10 a. m. Tuesday, but
on arriving at said place were unable
to find any show of a meeting and to
this day they are unable to state wheth-
er a meeting was held or not
Lillias Moore has been confined to
the hoase with severe attack of tonsil-
tits during the past week.
Dumont Bailey has received his dis
charge and is home once more. He was
stationed at Springfield, Mass, where he
was in training in the mechanical de-
partment.
Mrs. Rourke, who has been spending
some time with her people, returned to
her home in Maiden, Mass, on Thursday
She expects that her husband, who is
lieutenant in the railway unit in France
and one of the first over, will be back for
Christmas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
soc, Coo, $1.20
EAST CORINTH

Rev. G. G. Merrill of Burlington
preached here Sunday and helped lay
plans for securing a minister here. 1t is
expected that Mr.. Lay of Topsham will
occupy the pulpit here afternoons, begin
ming not later than the first Sunday in
January, until we can secure perma-
nent pastor. The every-member canvass
started Sunday afternoon. Sunday school
will be held at ii o'clock until further
notice.
At meeting of the officers and teach
ers of the Sunday school, held at l.. l..
Worthley's Saturday evening, it was de-
cided to have a Christmas service in the
church the Sunday before Christmas, to
which a cordial invitation is extended to
all, and on Tuesday evening, Dec. "a, a
community tree in the hall. Everybody
come and have good time yourself and
help someone else to, especially the chill
dren.
The annual meeting of the woman's
missionary union was held with Mrs. Il
B. Corliss Wednesday. There was large
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
NO QUININE IN
THIS COLD CURE
"Pape's Cold Compound" Ends Colds and
Grippe in a Few
Hours.

Take "Pape's Cold Compound" every
two hours until you have taken three
doses, then all grippe misery goes and
your cold will be broken. 1t promptly
opens your clogged-up nostrils and air
passages Of the head; stops nasty dis
charge or nose running; relieves the
headache, dullness, feverishness, sore
throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stufTed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffing Ease your throbbing head
nothing else in the world gives such
prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Com
pound" which costs only few cents at
any drug store. 1t acts without assist
ance, tastes nice, and causes no incon-
venience, Accept no substitute-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13

to pass the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Preston.
Mrs. Myrtis Walbridge Chamberlin
awoke in the night recently and discov-
cred that her room was filed with gas.
She could hardly walk, and soon called
DR.. Scott, who on investigation found
that the smoke pipe for the furnace had
come apart, and gas was pouring out in
full strength. Had the windows been en-
tirely closed, the results might have
been fatal Mrs. Walbridge, Mrs. Cham
berlin's mother, was also affected by it.
H. L. Hatch received letter from his
son, Henry Match, in France, Wednes-
day, the first for the last seven weeks.
Henry has been i'll again and in hos
pital, but is now out and working lit
tie. He has charge of several automo-
biles, and is able to drive one part of
the time. He said that several of the
boys were being discharged and sent
home, but does not speak of coming him
self.
Mrs. King of Woodstock, who has been
with her sister, Mrs. r. G. Morton, for a
few days, returned to her home Wednes-
day.
Dr. T. T. Clifford has arrived home from
the training camp, where he has been To-
Gated for several months, and will soon
take up his practice again, having re-
ceived his discharge, it is understood.
Mrs. r. II. Slack, who has been con
fined to her bed for nearly eight weeks
with influenza and its effects. remains
about the same, with very little i'm
provement.
Leon Drew, who has been i'll with an
attack of grip, is improving.
Mrs. Joseph Hamilton, who injured
her hip in fall Monday night, is suf
fering great pain in her back, and as
soon as able will have the X-ray used to
fix the extent Of the injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank all our neighbor:
and friends for their kind words and
deeds during our time of sore bereaye,
ment. We wish also to thank the teach.
er and pupils for the beautiful flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Roy and
family,
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Boucher,
Miss Flora Boucher,
Fernando Boucher
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
Sweet Nut
Margarine
PLALNFlELD

Entertainment and dance at Plainfield
opera house Dec, 10 for the benefit of
Red Cross. The entertainment will be
"The American Girls" two charming
young ladies in most delightful enter
tainment. Dance after entertainment
Admission to entertainment, 25 cents.
Tickets on sale at z. f. Leavitt's drug
store.--adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-13
EAST CALAIS

The presentation of the Love Letters
of Musician" with the musical accom-
paniment, will appeal to all who love the
beautiful in poetry and music. These
letters viii be read Saturday night in
East Calais at the grange hall The pro-
gram will begin promptly at $3.50. No
one admitted after it begins.