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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
THANKS FROM SOLDIER BOYS

We, the boys of dear old Upton
county who left for Camp Gordon,
wish to take this method Of extend
ing our heartfelt thanks and appre-
citation to our many friends and the
public for the great demonstration of
their loyalty and patriotism rendered
us upon our departure.
We shall ever remember the hearty
welcome given us upon our arrival
at Birmingham by the Red Cross;
serving us with delicious lunches, to-
bacco, post cards and stamps.
May the richest blessings rest upon
the Red Cross and the Grand Army
Of the Republic.
E. M. QUISENBERRY,
OSCAR HOPPER,
JOHN III. MURRAY.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
NOTICE TO CANDIDATES

All candidates for county or dis
trict offices in Upton county, in order
to have their names placed on the
official ballot to be used in the Aug
ust election, must qualify by filing
with the secretary Of the board Of
county election commissioners a pc
tition signed bv fifteen qualified vot-
ers Of the county or district for which
the office is to be filled, at least ten
days before the election.
R. S. CALHOUN,
Secretary Upton County Election
Commissioners. 4jySw.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
FOR MIDDLE-AGED MEN
AND WOMEN

The kidneys work day and night to
filter and cast out from the blood
streams Of impurities that cause
aches and pains when permitted to
remain. It is only natural these inn
portant organs should slow up and
require aid in middle age. Foley Kid
ney Pills help overworked, tired and
diseased kidneys and bladder. Union
Drug Co.
Mrs. w. G. Reynolds, after a visit
to Mrs. F. R. Fisher and other rela-
tives here, left Monday for visit to
Birmingham, Ala, before returning
to her home in Augusta, Ga.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
FOR CONSTIPATION AND
BILIOUSNESS

Geo. Jenner, 416 Labor St., San An
tonic, Tex, writes: "Foley Cathartic
Tablets have proven the best laxa-
tive shaxa taken and I recommend
AtlSessa lox con tiogl
or biliousness. They should be in
every travelling mans grip" Relieve
sick. headache, bloating or other con-
ditions caused by bad digestion. Union
Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11

Doing hard work in bent or stoop-
ing position puts stitch in the back
that is painful. If the muscles have
become strained, you can't get rid Of
it without help. The great penetrat-
ing power of Billiards. Snow Lini-
ment win appeal to you most strongly
lat such times, because it is the very
thing you need. Price 25c, SOC and
S100 per bottle, Sold by Alexander
Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
MARKETING HOGS

Beats burying them. Steve Hoover,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, writes, "Com-
menced feeding my herd Of about
100 hogs B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der over two months ago. Fifty
were sick and off feed. Nearby herds
had cholera. did not lose one
they are well and growing fast"
For sale by E. L. Roper Drug Co,
Covington, Tenn; L. L. Wilder, Ma
son, Tenn; E. Jones, Keeling, Tenn
X. E. Martin, Stanton, Tenn; M. E
Tenant, Atoka, Tenn; j. Smithson
Kerrville, Tenn; G. L. McPeak, Brigh-
ton, Tenn. limo
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
FROM A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

W, H. Hill, J. P, Detroit, Tex,
writes: Il used Foley Kidney Pills
and say unhesitatingly that Of all
| have used they are the best, and
have done the work where the rest
failed" Backache, rheumatic pains,
sore muscles, stiff joints and too fire.
quent bladder action are symptoms
of kidney trouble. Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
SAYS IT ACTED LIKE a CHARM

Coughs or colds which persist at
this season usually are of an obsLi-
nate nature. All the more reason
for using a reliable remedy. Mrs.
Margaret Smale, Bishop, Calf. writes:
''Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
is a grand remedy. Suffered from
a cold last week, used the medicine
and it acted like a charm" Union
Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEET

The Republican executive committee
of Upton county is requested to meet
at the Benevolent hall in Covington,
Tenn, Saturday, July 10, 1918, at
2 b. M, on very important business.
JOHN w. COLE, Chairman,
4j2 VIM. THOMPSON, Secretary.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
No. 666

This i prescriptions prepared especially
for MALARIA or CillLLs q FEVER.
Five OF six doses viii break any case, and
II taken then as tonic The Fever viii not
return. Il acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not grippe or sicken. 2sc
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11

Lieut.. B. B. Wright, who had been
at his home in this county on a fur
Tough since June ~, returned to his
post in the hospital service at Camp
Dix, N. J., Monday
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11

Miss Daisy Taught, after visit to
Mrs. James Dority, returned to her
home in Ripley Saturday.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11
Telephone Troubles

BELL Telephone employees are CON
stantly trying to prevent trouble OF any
kind in the workings of the equip
ment and to repair such troubles as soon
as possible after they occur.
Subscribers are asked to report trouble
Immediately, and to exercise a reasonable
patience while it is being cleared
If you do not see a man actually
working on your telephone, it does not
mean that you are not receiving proper
attention.
The difficulty may be at the switch
board, in the cable or at any one OF sew
eral other places. Two or three men may
be at work hunting it down.
It's always our first consideration to
clear troubles promptly.
When you Tslebbons-Smile
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE 80
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Incorporated Nifty
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

Of the central powers. The allied ma
lions are committed to the terms of
no annexatlons and no indemnities for
Germany or her cohorts. To permit
Germany to seize the best provinces of
Russia would mean simply preparing
the German people for repetition Of
their attack on the worlds freedom In
the future.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
SPAIN AGREES TO
FURNISH SUPPLIES.
GENERAL PERSHiNG TO GET
NEEDED SHIPMENTS FROM
ACROSS PYRENEES.
For Necessary Supplies of Cotton and
Petroleum, Spain Agrees to Permit
to Allies Free Exports of Pyrites,
Minerals and Wool.

Washington.-T United States and
Spain have reached an agreement
whereby General Pershing is to get
needed supplies from across the Ply
renees.
Formal announcement of the COM
pact was made Friday by the war trade
board following the receipt by the state
department of advices from Ambassa-
dor Willard stating that ratification
was exchanged there Thursday after
noon. AS understood, the ratification
provides as follows:
Under the agreement Spain permits
to the allies free exports of pyrites,
minerals and manufactured wool, con-
cessions of decided value to the entente
power, and the export is permitted to
the allies of home requirement of other
commodities in addition to specific
licensing of the supplies required by
General Pershing. In return the Unit
ed States assures to Spain it's neces-
sary supplies of cotton and petroleum,
the amount of the monthly exports be-
ing fixed in the agreement at a figure
which will cover the genuine Spanish
requirement, but bar the possibility
of German agents in Spain secretly
buying up and boarding stock of cot
ton against the time of the conclusion
of the war.
Spain is granted other supplies to
the extent that they can be spared
after satisfying for home requirements
in the United States and providing for
the needs of its associates in the war.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
STRUCTURES ON PRICE FIXING.
Senators Reed and Rorah Make At
tacks Upon Food Administration.

wv
Westinghouse Structures on govern
ment price fixing and the activities of
the food administration monopolized
Fridays session of the senate.
Led by Senator Reed of Missouri,
Democrat a group of senators of both
parties made the attack. Charges that
general policy of fixing prices for
farm products, not authorized by the
food control law, is being instituted,
were made by Senators Reed and Bo-
rah, who said the licensing power of
the law was being so used that it's ac-
tual result is an unauthorized price fix
ng program.
In four-hour speech teeming with
bitter criticism, Senator Reed also de-
nounced the fuel administration, as
serting that Administrator Garfield had
not told the truth regarding results of
the coalless days order, which he de-
scrlbed as lockout" on Eastern in
dustries.
In the midst of the debate, the SEN
ate adopted a resolution by Senator
Salisbury of Delaware, president pro
TEN, asking the food administration for
its authority in issuing an official bull
letin requesting bids at fixed prices on
tomatoes for the army and navy.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Draft Evaders Captured.

Douglas, Ariz.-Thomas Powers,
John Powers and Thomas Sisson, who
killed Sheriff r. f. Mcbride, Under
Sheriff NJ. R. Kempton and Deputy
Sheriff d. X. Wootan of Graham coun-
ty, on February 10, when the officers
attempted to arrest the Powers broth
srs as alleged draft evaders, We're
caught Thursday by a United States
cavalry patrol thirty-fve miles south
of Hachita, N. NJ.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
SHOWS HAND OF KAISER.
Plan to Convert Finland Into Mon.
archy With a HohenzoIIern at Helm.

Plan to Convert Finland Into Mon
archy With HohenzolIern at Helm.
Amsterdam.-The possibility of the
republic of Finland being converted
into constitutional monarchy with a
Hohenzollern on the throne looms large
in latest dispatches from Sweden. The
kaiser's fifth son, Prince Oscar of
Prussia, was mentioned as candidate
for the prospective Finnish crown.
Finland herself, it is asserted, had 're-
quested" the Berlin government to con-
slider this proposal.
But throne or no throne, the very
yassalage to which Finland has been
reduced through the treaty of peace
Just signed between her and Germany
is regarded in Sweden as well as in
the other Scandinavian kingdoms with
grave forebodings
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

Only about three-fifths Of last years
record-breaking corn crop II merchant.
able. the department Of agricnlture's
grain report Of March Indicated. Not
since 1883 has the percentage Of the
crop merchantnhie been SO low
fIearlng Or the meat packers wage
arbitration by Federal Judge Samuel
AlschuIer, which began ~ Chicago Feb
tuary ~, wns concluded March Z. III
probably will be several weeks before
the arbitrator hands down his award
III tile cnse
ChieagD capitalists have launched q
plan for Tie Iargesf wheat farm iii tile
world. 10 meet tie wdr demand II Il
proposed ~ sow 10000 acres fl ne
2nlpe Lake district, West Central sas.
kntchRap.
Charged With milking some sedltlous
utteranees from bis pulpit, the Rev. j.,
Bannon swopc, pastor of tho English
Lutheran church 81 Chicago. was taken
Into custody by federal officers on
March q.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Retains Commission Government.

Sioux City, Iowa.-Tbe voters of this
city decided to retain the commission
form of government by a majority of
almost two to one. More than 5000
votes We're cast, the pro-aldermanic
forces making hard fight.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
FoREIoM

Adoo
FOREIGN
Seven or eight German alrplanes
made raid over ENGLAND Thursday
night One az them reached London
and dropped bombs IN the northwest
districts 81 the city Eleven persons
were killed and forty.slx others were
Injured.
Ten thousand cane field iaborers Ia
the eastern end Of the island Of Porto
Rico nre on strike, causing the clos
INK down Of three sugar centrals, The
men declare they are tired of waiting
for action BY the labor officials,
An official statement issued at
tIavre says the Belgians crushed two
shnrp German attacks on the night Of
March 5.
Leon TrotzlSy, In an address at a
meeting of the Muximalist party ON
March 3. announced that he had re-
signed as minister for foreign affairs,
President Carranzn has issued call
for an extraordinary session OF the
Mexican congress 10 meet April | for
the purpose of framing laws for tho
election of deputies, senator's ana
president OF the republic No election
laws have been formulated since the
constitutional convention last year,
The seriousness Of the cost Of living
problem In Germany Is shown In figures
announced BY the department Of labor
which stutes that ast4 per cent 81 tho
average German fnnily's expenditures
II paid for foods.
Rtoting III Chrlstiania, In conse-
quence OF which many arrests We're
made, Is reported ia press dispatches
reaching Copenhagen. Crowds stormed
bakeries and butcher shops and there
we're demonstrations before the par
lament building,
Augusta Leguia, former president Of
Peru has been named as candidate for
the presidency by Juan oyarzabal in
the chamber Of deputies, President
Prado's term Of office expires IN
August Of next year.
/ The Chilean government has not yet
determined what disposition shalt be
made Of the hety-eight German sailors
who have been brought into Chilean
port by the schooner Falcon, These
men are part OF the crew OF the Ger,
man auxiliary cruiser Seadler which
after lengthy career as raider, Went
lagrOund on one of the Southern Pacific
islands,
Eighteen British merchantmen were
sunk by mine or submarine in the last
week, according to the admiralty re
port Of March Q,
During the present war, says an of
fetal Serbian statement, reign d
terror has been inaugurated by IN,
! Austrian government and as has beer
stated Ia the Austrian parliament
thousands of Bosnian Serbs have beer
'iudleially assasslnated by the authorl
ties.
The eighth German war loan, I,
be issHed March rs, says a Berlin dis
! patch, win consist OF per cent Ger
; tifieates and AZ per cent treasury bills
Both will be issued at 9S.
A dispatch from London says tn
evacuation OF Petrograd has begun
Three state ministries, according TO
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd date
! Tuesday, have started 70 leave the car
! ital. from which the population also /
I fleeing hastily. The Bolshevlki goN
! eminent proposes to declare AEosco,
the Russian capital and Perograd
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
Aero Mail Route Opened.

Riverside, Cal.-The first airplane in
the newly established air service flew
between North Island and Riverside
on Friday. The plane carried United
States mail. 1t is the first aerial mail
service ever established in the United
States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
WASHINGTON

President Wilson and Ills advisers,
according 70 apparently authentic re-
ports at the capitol, nre beginning To
consider new revenue legislation for
presentation 10 congress.
Income tax regulations for farmers,
issued by Internal Revenue Commits
sioner p. q. Roper, provide that all
gains, profits or income received III
1917 from sale or exchange Of farn
products, whether raised on the farm
Or purchased and re-s0ld must be IN.
ciuded III the return,
During The FIRST eleven months Of the
war ending March 6, the department OF
labor has handled s07 Industrial con.
froyersies affecting directly 100000
workers, the department announced on
March y, or these $40 were adjusted
.by the department alone, while 100
were settled by state and LOCAL boards
of mediation with the assistance Of the
department
Designating May us an interna-
tlonal memorial day for those losing
their lives IN the war against Prussian
auiocracy was proposed In Il resolu-
ton Introduced by senator poindeNter
Of Washington
Partial Capitalization Of the purchas-
ing Of between VI 00O,O00000 and ST.
O00000,000 worth of railroad supplies
and equipment this year under govern
ment supervision, Il involved in plan
for organizing the ruilroad administra-
tion's division Of finance and purchases
announced by Director General Me
AdoO.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15
North Dakota Labor s,lrvev

Fargo, N, D.-Every rural and city
school in North Dakota was closed
Thursday for the purpose of taking
statewide crop and labor survey by
the school systems of the state under
the auspices of the State Officials.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-03-15

While the allied commanders realize
that the expected German offensive will
be staggering blow to withstand, they
are confident that the western line will
hold, and that the Hun plans viii re-
suit in defeat for the central powers.
America viii soon have half millisn
men on the western front, England as
added nearly half million more men
to her vast army under General Haig,
and while the French army Is mot any
larger in numbers than 1t was. 1t is
stronger in guns and munitions, and
the determination OF French troops to
defeat Germany is stronger II posi-
bic, than II was during the long months
Of the verdun campaign.
Both tn, English, the French and ths
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-12-19
New Successful Standardized
Transportation

"The farmer" says Mr.. Norton, s'be-
lieves, in the first place, that the mar
ket is overcrowded already. He does
not want to engage in competition
that will find him at disadvantage.
"Then, again, he says: IF I CO.
operate, who is going to sell it for
meY Furthermore, he wants assur-
ance that his stuff will be sold and not
turned back to him, wilted and use
less except as fodder for pigs.
Big Questions to Answer.
"These are big questions and must
be answered to the full satisfaction
of the farmer. 1t is but natural that
the farmer wants to continue to be
his own salesman until convinced that
dependable capital can do more for
him and permit him to devote more
time to his farm"
Mr.. Norton said that the truck hori-
zon is full of prospects that large and
dependable capital is at work planning
to take advantage of them, and that
solution Of the farmer problem is
not far distant.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-12-19

A counterpart to the many COM
pick problems that will face allied and
American statesmen when ultimate
peace comes is the rural motor ex-
press movement that the government
is trying to stimulate to success, writes
Walter A. Birmingham in Chicago
Evening Post. That traditional sus-
picion that the countryman is the log
ical quarry of the Getty Teller" still
sits fast in the saddle, and until it
can be rooted out difficulties will be en-
countered.
Demand Of Farmer.
s. v. Norton, member of the Ohio
state commission appointed to push all
truck movements, says that the farmer
demands-and is entitled to-as many
assurances as the allies seek from Ger
many.
The farmers position, Mr.. Norton
says is both sensible and logical.
These conditions he insists on:
Definite assurance that produce he
sends will be sold.
Reliable agents to sell 1t for him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-12-19
GASOLINE FIRES
CAUSE OF PANIC
Experienced Man Knows What
to Do and Jumps Immediate
Iy for Some Preventive.
have SMALL ExTINGUIsHER
Large Chemical Devices Are Too
Bulky and Cannot Be Laid in Any
Position-start Work Of Ex-
tinguishing in Drip Pan.

When gasoline takes fire 1t is Sc
rious matter, but the most dangerous
accessory to fire is the one you least
expect, namely, panic, writes William
81. Stewart, Jr., in New York Times.
The average person has such an I'M
reasoning fear of gasoline that he
loses his head completely. The first
few fires will leave one completely
unnerved for a time, but after a little
experience in fighting them panic dis
appears and self-control is gained.
This does not mean that one should
delay or move any more slowly, but
should know what to do quickly.
Small Extinguisher Is Best.
The novice stands aghast as the
first burst of flames come from the
carburetor. The experienced man
jumps for the nearest preventive. At
least one small fire extinguisher
should be carried on every car. The
large chemical devices are too bulky
and cannot be laid in any position,
whereas the ordinary instrument may
be stored away in a small space. The
best place is beneath the hood on the
carburetor side. This is where the
fire starts and may be reached by
raising the hood. Some carry them
on the running board, but this is OBJ
jectionable on account Of theft liabil-
ity. If placed under the seat or Sc
cured by lock they are not readily
placed in service, and the machine
may be badly damaged meanwhile.
Always turn off the gasoline at the
tank to stop feeding the flames. Or
dinarily there is not more than two
ounces in any float chamber, and this
will not last long. All the parts about
the carburetor are metal and not cas-
lily harmed. 1t is also well to use the
self-starter to turn the engine. This
will draw flames into the manifold.
Quite often the whole fire may be ex-
| tinguished If this is done in time.
Begin at the Bottom.
| So remember, always start at the
bottom and work upward. If there
is flame on the ground beneath the
| car use the self-starter with gears in
! mesh to move to another position.
Sand is good if available, but never
throw sand on the carburetor or any
other part Of the machine. It falls
away, leaving gasoline free to burn,
and also gets into the mechanism, do
Ing incalculable harm. On fiat sur
face sand is excellent, or any other
dry powder. Even flour has saved
many home where gasoline has been
used carelessly. The old method of
covering the fire with rug or carpet
is good, but the extinguisher is bet
ter. This covers the fluid with a lay
er of heavy noninflammable gas which
smothers the flame.
Everyone knows that any kind Of a
fire is dangerous, but if the above
suggestions are employed under self
control the flames starting from a
carburetor backfire will be efficiently
stopped at the source.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-12-19
PNEUMATIC TIRES ARE BEST
Reduction in Wear and Tear on
Trucks and Greater Speed Are
Among Advantages.

A trip over the Lincoln highway
from New York to Philadelphia pro.
vides many surprises to touring mo-.
torists in the multiplicity of big rub.
ber-tired freighters that ply con-
stantly between these two cities, haul.
ing every conceivable kind Of mer-
chandise. Motor trucking companies
are springing up almost daily, offer
ing efficient service, which not only
helps to relieve the railroads Of a
portion of their heavy burden, but
also offers quicker transportation, in
that all terminal delays, so common
to railroads, are avoided. AT first
these heavy-duty trucks We're con-
fined to the solid-tired class, but the
advantages of big cord tires have led
many truck owners to equip their
freighters with pneumatic tires. The
great reduction in wear and tear on
the trucks and the greater speed per-
mitted are among the advantages that
are to be gained.