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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-15
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The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
BLUE STAR.
Mrs. MYRTLE COINER.

Mr.. Larabee and wife and daughter
Miss Narka of Carthage, ]. e. Hull and
wife and C. NJ. Nlikesell visited Sunday
at Jake Kaderly's.
II. T.. Coiner and family spent Sun
day with Ed Calvert and wife. Ed
Owen and wife of Carthage and Emery
Teeter and family were other visitors
there.
I.ottie, Ruth and Hugh Stockdale
visited Monday with their grand
mother.
Jake Kaderly and family spent one
day last week with Will Kaderly's.
Mrs. II. T.. Coiner and children and
Lester Wade spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Elsie Kaufman.
Rev. Clampitt and wife and Eva
Still, Ray Steelman and Lee Clemons
were dinner guests of Homer Stockdale
and family Sunday. Cap Joyce and
wife, and Mr.. Brown and family visit
ed there in the afternoon.
Mrs. Wade and children visited Mrs.
II. T.. Coiner Thursday.
John and Marion King called at jim
Kauifman's Sunday evening.
The Gastel young folks, ELLA Mike
sell, Monte and Ross King visited at
Mr. Whiclier's Sunday.
Mrs. Jake Kaderly and children
called on Mrs. Coiner Monday.
Miss Verona Hickman spent Monday
night with home folks.
Will Law and family visited Friday
with Harvey Law.
John Hickman left Tuesday morn
ing for Illinois, he having registered
there and was called in the draft call
for the 9th. John is an industrious
young farmer and when not working
for himself was busy helping his neigh
bors with their farm work, and while
we regret very much to lose these farm
boys we know John will make Uncle
Sam fine soldier.
Mr.. Wade's cousin visited him over
Sunday.
viii Law and family spent Sunday
with Don Bedell and wife.
Grandma Stockdale's barn was
struck by lightning Monday night
and burned to the ground.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
ROUTE s NEWS.
Miss VEDA SUNDERLAND.

Norris Crumm and family and Geo.
Woodrow ate ice cream at Jake Sun
derland's Tuesday night
Vernie Keller of Picher, Okla, worked
for Clarence Simmons last week.
Little Miss EthelTilier spent Wednes-
day with Fern Sunderland.
Mines. John Schooler and John Sun
derland called at Jake Sunderland's
Wednesday.
Tom Mccall cut oats for Norris
Crumm Thursday.
The threshing machine can be heard
along this route at different points.
Mrs. Robt. Sanders entertained two
of her nieces from Carthage last week.
c. S. Johnston and wife entertained
a son from Lawrence, Kans., last week.
Job Keller and wife visited Saturday
night and Sunday with Mrs. Follmer
and son Herbert.
Miss Hattie Gill and Grady Campbell
attended dinner at Clifford Lemasters'
Sunday in honor Floyd Lemasters.
Mrs. Follmer entertained TO dinner
Sunday Dye Sunderland and family
and Oscar Folimer and wife.
Alph Campbell and wife visited at
Hamp Campbell's Sunday. Clint l.e-
masters and wife called there in the
evening.
Misses Leota McClintock and Lena
Smith spent Saturday night and Sun
day with Neda Sunderland.
Mrs. c. S. Johnston called at Don
Johnston's Sunday.
Ed Isenmann and sister Anna and
Will Isenmann visited Sunday Mt An
drew Vonier's.
Roy Tiller and wife and Jackie Smith
visited along this route Sunday.
Little Miss Katherine Crumm visited
Saturday with her grandfather, Mr..
Woodrow Of Jasper.
Elmer Vonier spent Saturday night
with the Sunderland boys.
Captain Tiller and wife called at Jake
Sunderland's Sunday evening.
Jake Sunderland and wife and John
Sunderland and wife and w. L. Sweezy
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
LEBANON.
Miss XoAII ANDREWS.

Mr.. King and wife and daughter,
Mrs. Murphy, and two children of
Greenfield, Iii Vincent and wife and
daughter Snoda visited Sunday at Viz
gil Dinwiddie's.
Floyd Boyd took dinner Sunday with
Guy Andrews.
Fred Winter, Alonzo Lyman and son
Will took fishing trip Saturday near
Greenfield and had fine luck.
Clyde Harvey and sister Miss Allie
OF Webb City visited last week with
their cousin, Mrs VIM. Lyman and
family.
Ernest Rex spent Sunday evening at
Virgil Dinwiddie's.
Fred Rex and family OF Jasper called
at Jack Stansberry's Sunday evening.
Bro. Pinnell and wife and grand
daughter took dinner Sunday at Geo.
IIaile's.
Harry Cofrman spent Saturday
nrght with his aunt, Mrs. Henry Cow
gill and family near Lamar.
less Miller and family spent Sunday
with his brother, Fred, near Avilla.
Clint Lemasters spent Sunday ut
lIamp Campbells.
Clint Lemasters went to Joplin Sat-
urday and came back with new Ford.
Chas. Andrews and son Parker drove
to Kenoma Sunday.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
ZION
Miss MAURINB KERRICK.


The Red Cross auxiliary will meet
this week with Mrs. w. C. Mackey. a
Junior Red Cross will also be organized.
Charley ISenmann from Oklahoma
is here visiting his father, Mike lsen-
mann and family, and other relatives
Mrs. c. V. Ballard spent Monday
with Mrs. Charley Thomas.
c. A. Rice and family of Carterville
spent Sunday with Fred Kerrck and
family.
Mrs. McIntire, J. S. Seela and wife,
John Carter and wife and son Winston
and Miss Lucille Macliey visited w. c..
Mackey and family Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Mike Isenmann and Mrs. Frank
lsenmann visited Mrs. Fred Isenmnnn
Thursday afternoon.
a. a. Foster and family and Elmer
Foster and family we're Carterville Wis.,
itors Tuesday evening.
Harold Schooler and Nelma Mackey
visited Maurine Kerrick Sunday after
noon.
Fred lsenmann and family, Mrs.
Will Sunderland and children and
Charley Isenmann spent Sunday with
Mike Isenmann and family.
O. p. Woodland of Carterville is visit.
ing his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Foster.
Mrs. Mike Isenmann spent Friday
with Mrs. Frank Isenmann.
Clarence Keith and family and FL
mer Foster and family spent Sunday
with A.. A. Foster and family.
Mrs. Looney and daughters of Kan
sas City and g. w. Primmer and fam
lily visited Fred Kerrick and family
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Dan johnson, Mrs. Philip
Campbell, Mrs. Herschel Radford and
Mrs. Arthur Strecler spent Monday
with Mrs. Lester Mcconnell.
Will Strecker spent Sunday with
Herschel Radford and family.
Lester Mcconnell spent Sunday with
Will Mcconnell and family.
The ads in this paper are not run al
"fllers." They are printed to be reat
and they are read.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
BLUE AND BETHEL.
MJss EDNA YATEc

Mrs. Fred Gather spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Jim Kincaid.
Mrs. John Yates spent Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Lee Mitchell.
Elizabeth Holiday of Carthage is
visiting friends in this neighborhood
this week.
Mrs. Lee Mitchell called on Mrs.
Frank earns Wednesday afternoon.
John Yates and son Ernest visited
Charley Morrison in Vernon County
Tuesday.
Mrs. Bert Donnell, spent Thursday
with her mother, Mrs, John Buzzard OF
Jasper.
Mrs. Geo. Morgan and son Raymond
called on Mrs. Lee Mitchell and children
Monday afternoon. us
f. M. Thomas and wife, Will Wood
and family, Walter Wood, and Besse
Dubes spent Sunday with John Yates
and family.
Bert Donnell and family spent Fri
day night with Mrs. Donnell's brothers
and sister near Lamar.
Besse Dubes and Edna Yates called
on Mrs. Ray Brous Saturday afternoon.
Yes. Buzzard spent Sunday afternoon
with his aunt, Mrs. Trout and family.
Mrs. Geo. Arner spent Saturday
evening with Mrs, John Yates.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
DIAMOND.
Mrs. CHARLES lGLTING.

Harvest is over. Some farmers are
stacking, others plowing corn. Several
farmers wanted to thrash out of the
shock but thrasher could not be OBJ
tanned.
(has. Nett and family were visitors
at the Chapman home in Jasper
Sunday.
The Misses IIamm and Mr.. Moore
ana wife spent Sunday with Michael
lIamm and family.
The Red Cross will meet this week
with Mrs. Link Milton. Every one
welcome.
J. f. Gulick and family were Car
thage visitors last week.
Most OF Diamond and community
attended the lied Cross ice cream sup
per at Duval Saturday night. All re-
port the cream fine and II pleasant
evening
Chas. Elting has the well driller this
week. Thomas Wardlow and Theo.
Mitchell are planning to have wells
drilled.
Link Milton and wife called on
Grandpa Milton Sunday.
Mabel Hawthorne returned home
after staying week with Mrs. Edwards.
Chas. Elting bought fine new cabi-
net victrola for Mrs. Elting last week
Mrs. Elting was called home Sunday
morning by the illness of her father, J.
w. Edwards.
Keep in mind the meeting to be held
at all schoolhouses Friday, the 2Sth at
2o'clock, . and all try to be there.
We understand there are some new
Fords in our community.
Mrs. c. Lunt was Jasper shopper
Thursday.
Chas. Elting and wife entertained
company Sunday evening.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27
Lightning Rods

That Government Recommends
Not Merely Strings
Largest, Heaviest d
Best Conductor made.
Over DO years experience
in Jasper County.
Address me at 240 E 13
Street, Carthage, Mo.
39.Stx w. Il. BERRY
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27

visited relatives in Quapaw and Com
merce, Okla, Saturday and Sunday.
Norris Crumm and wife spent Sun
day ate r. Woodrow's in Jasper.
Will Baker and family attended an
all-day meetingn CenterPointSunday
Jess Iaerr called on Thomas Tiller
Sunday.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27

Next Saturday you can have all
the laundry soap you want for sc
per bar. Don't miss it. D
Harbur.
The Jasper news., 1918-06-27

The ads in this paper are not run as
"fillers." They are printed to be read
and they are read.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
PRoFITEERING TO BE STOPPED
Garfield to Fix Price of Gasoline to
Consumer.

Washington, Sept 9.-Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield announced today
that he expects soon to fix a price for
gasoline for domestic consumers as
well as the government, and the AL
lies, at a price lower than the present
market price. He is awaiting furth-
er reports on the situation before
taking definite action.
DR.. Garfeld's announcement dis
closed that for some time considera-
ton had been given the problem of
bringing the price of gasoline to a
lower level. Several reports already
have been made to Mark l.. Requa,
director Of the oil division Of the fuel
administration and it was intimated
that upon completion of the investi-
cation being conducted immediate ac-
ton would be taken.
The disclosure of Dr. Garfield S
purpose came during an informal
talk with newspaper correspondents
in which the stocks Of gasoline in
the country and the stated shortage
east Of the Mississippi River which
caused the administration to request
that no passenger automobiles be op-
Grated on Sunday were discussed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
American Casualty List.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE fol
lowing casualties are reported by he
commanding general Of the American
eXpeditionary forces:
Killed in action 172: missing in ac-
ton, 112; wounded severely, 236;
died of wounds. 10; died from aero
plane accident. ! died Of disease, l.;
wounded. degree undetermined, &c
Total. 642-
Ralph r. Quinn. Spartanburs,
wounded: Coleman a. McGraw. kill
ed; Dewey II. Shearer, Anderson, S.
G. wounded severely
The following Ma inc Corps cas-
ualties are reported:
Killed in action. s: died of wounds
received in action. ); died Of disease.
!; wounded in action (severely). 4
wounded in action (degree und"ter-
5; wounded in action islight-
ly). /. Total, "a. !
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
sLACKERS TO BE PUNISHED.
Amendment to Espionage Act Design
ed to Make Penalty More Severe
Sent to House.

Washington, Sept. 9.-An amend
ment to the espionage act designed
to reach draft slackers and to pun
ish disloya1 talk was passed by the
senate today after brief debate and
sent to the house. Tt fixes maxi
mum penalty Of 20 years imprison-
ment of fine Of $4,000 or both 70,
making false reports or statements
with intent to interfere with the
United States military or naval sue
cess.
The penalties would apply to who
ever attempts to obstruct the sale o;
United States war securities or to
whoever promotes INSTRUMENTATION,
disloyalty, mutiry Or refusal to per
form duty or to those who in any
way injure the United States in the
prosecution OF the war. The bill was
introduced last January by Senator
Culbertson of Texas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
NO REST FOR GERMANS.
Fighting Will go In Autumn and
Winter.

Paris, Sept. s.-If the Germans
are expecting to be allowed a respite
from the attack either during the
autumn or through the winter, they
are counting without their host, says
Premier Clemenceau's newspaper,
L'Homme Libre. in commenting on
the military situation. They made
their great trial last spring to out
speed the United States, it points out,
but lost the race to competitor who
was too fast for them. Neverthe-
less, the newspaper expects a certain
slowing up Of the fighting because
Of the necessity of bringing forward
the necessary infantry support
The regrouping OF the allied forces,
however, will not be delayed.
L'Romme Libre predicts, as the
movement Of the. tropps is based
upon an excellent method. In con-
nection with the probable immediate
future. The Echo de Paris points
out that the allied command is not
of the type to gamble with fortune
and that it is not likely to hurry an
effort to capture lines so strongly
held that losses disproportionate to
the results would be risled in taking
them.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
LABOR IN THE SOUTH.
DRAFT WILL PROCEED WITH
CARE.
President Assures South Carolina
Senator Of Interest in Question of
Saving Cotton.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Assurance
that every effort will be made to pre-
vent the. new army draft affecting
labor any more than can be prevent
ed, was given him by President VIII
son, Senator Smith of South Carolina
said today after the senator appealed
to the president to relieve the labor
situation in the South, particularly as
it affects cotton.
Plans are being worked out by
Provost Marshal General Crowder
and war department officials and
some announcement as to that will
shortly be made, it was understood.
The nature Of the plans was not dis
closed.
Senator Smith told the president
that unless some action is taken at
orce the present shortage in the cot
ton crop will be gretaly increased
and urged that some arrangement
be made so that men affected by the
man power bill, but now employed in
the production Of cotton Will not be
called into military service until the
present crop is harvested.
The draft law calling men between
Fl and 81 years of age, the senator
/ declared, seriously affected the la
Dor situation in the cotton States,
while to extend these ages will al
most paralze the industry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
STUDY FOOD FACTS. ABROAD.
Special Committee Including D. r.
ecker Of South Carolina Visits
England, France and Italy.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Arrival in
England of special committee
headed by B. W. o. Thompson, pres,
ident of the Ohio State University, to
study food production there and in
France and Italy, was announced to-
day oy the department Of ,agricuI-
ture. With DR.. Thompson are: Carl
Vrooman, assistant secretary of agri-
culture, D. r. Coker, member of na-
tioaal agriculture advisory &C cmmit-
tee, Hartsville, s. c.: William A. Tay-'
lor chief buraau of plant industry;
George NJ. Rommel, chief animal
husbandry division; George r. Argo,
specialist in cotton business methods,
bureau of markets; and others.
The committeeman will seek gen.
eral Information regarding the food
production conditions in England.
France and Italy, to reveal the needs
more effectively to the leaders Of ag-
riculture in the United States and to
farmers generally.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
NEW LINES PREPARED.
Germans Have Constructed Three
Lines of Defense Back of the Old
Hindenburg Line.

Paris Sept. 10 (Havas).-Thert
are three German lines Of defense be.
hind the Hindenburg line, the frs,
closely paralleling it and the Others
providing for retreats along wide
fronts. according to an outline of the
German defense system printed by
The Matin today.
The first in the rear Of the Hin
denburg position, according to the
newspaper, starts from the south OF
Lille and parallels the Hindenburs
line at an average of from three to
six miles.
The second comprises a line run
ming from Lille to Metz. the inter
mediary points on which the news
paper does not indicate. This line
would be about 80 miles long.
Finally, the newspaper adds, there
is fourth retreat line on which the
Germans now are vigorously work
ing. It runs from Valenciennes, 20
miles west of Douai, in southeaster-
" direction to Givet, on the Meuse.
at the Belgian border The front
thus indicated extends for about 60
miles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
FOOD CROP REPORT.
September Crop Report Shows Loss
in Corn.

Washington, Sept. 9.-Heavy loss
es in the prospective corn crop, but
considerable increase in the forecas
OF spring wheat prediction featured
the September crop report issued to-
day by the department Of agriculture
Lack of rain during August in tn;
principal producing sections OF the
corn belt caused a reduction of 311,
0Ge,00 bushels in the crop forecast
bringing the loss in prospective pro
G1ction since July to 4S7,000,00t
bushels, representing more THAI
$500, 100000.
A crop of 2,672,00o,o0O bushe!:
this year was forecast today from
September conditions.
That would be almost half bill.
lion bushels less than last year:
crop and slightly smaller than tn:
average crop of the five years from
1912 to 1916.
The spring wheat crop showed inn
provement and there was an increase
of 21,000,000 bushels in the forecast
of production, bringing the prospec-
tive crop to 343, 100000 bushels. With
the winter wheat crop Of 556, ,O0O,-
'OG0 bushels previously announced
this years total wheat crop will be
S9s. 600, 900 bushels. This is almost
250,OOO.00O more than was harvest
ed last year.
Estimated productions of other
crops compared with those made a
month ago showed various changes.
Oats had 100000 bushel in
crease. Tobacco a 20.000.00O pound
loss; hay 100000 tons loss, and
white potatoes 100000 bushels loss
Other changes We're, barely A.
900, 600 bushels increase, sweet po-
tatoes $500. 600 bushels decrease.
fax 100000 bushels increase and
rice 100000 bushels decrease.
Heaviest reduction in the corr
crop production forecast came from
Kansas with a loss of 62,000,0O0
bushels.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
YOUNG SAILOR LOST.
Brother Of Bennettsville Hero Will
Take His Place.

Bennettsville, Sept. 9.-Hubbard
Spears who lost his life when the
Mount Vernon was attacked by a
submarine, was the son of Robert
Spears, who lives about five miles
east of BennettsvilIo.
A message received by the father
today confirmed the published report.
Young Spears volunteered about six
months ago for service in the navy.
being 20 years old. He was a splendid
young man and everyone sympa-
thizes with the family. A younger
brother, too young for present draft,
was on his way to enlist this morn
ing when his attention was called to
his brothers death. The Younger
Spears was at the station and re-
turned home for a few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-14
SUPREME TEST COMING.
PLANS OF. COMMANDERS TO BE
REVEALED SOON.
Next Few Days Will Indicate Nature
OF Campaign Sure to Prove of
Great Importance = Foch Has
Choice Of Action With Americans
at Hand.

Washington, Sept. 9.-With the
German army standing today SUBJ
stantially in the position it occupied
before last March 21. it appears cer-
tain to officials here that the next
few days will see the plans of the op-
posing commanders revealed.
The statement in the official Ger
man communication that "our new
lines have ever been occupied" has
been given only one construction
here. Apparently it was intended to
mean that the retirement had come
TO an end, and that the Germans eX-
pected to stop the Allied advance. In
that event, it was said today, the
light forces Of the French, British
and American armies will soon reach
this defensive position and subse-
quent operations quickly will show
how Marshal Foch proposes to as
sail the problem that baffled the
French and British general staffs, the
breaking Of this advanced line of de-
fense set up by the enemy on Belgian
and French soil.
1t was evident from today's reports
that the Allied forces were still feel
ing their way forward carefully
through the rear guard screens Of
machine guns which will cover many
points of the enemy present fighting
front Behind this screen the Ger
mans were believd to have reoccupied
he old Hindenburg Gefenses, probab-
ably repaired and supplemented.
There is feeling among some Off
Gals that the enemy is very likely to
s;gnalize his intentions to stand fast
by striking back hard at the advanc-
ing French forces Or even by an at
tack at some other point designated
to relieve pressure rather than to ac-
complish any decisive results.
On the allied side it remains to be
seen whether Marshal Foch plans Il
1anking operation on a wide front to
turn the enemy out of his new lines
md keeping him moving back or will
continue to hit at weak spots along
the front. Opinion here is that the
large enterprise is the most probable:
since virtually the entire American
army is available as fresh, hard
hitting force with which to deliver
a coup. There is no doubt that many
officers here regard the days tmme
diately ahead as probably the crucial
period of the whole battle Of 1918.