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New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Mccormack at Hippodrome

John Mccormack viii give recital
at the Hippodrome this evening for the
benefit of the League for Sailors Com
fort and Cheer The patronesses viii
be Mrs Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson. Mrs. Arthur Murray
Dodge, Mrs. F. Borden Halliday Mrs
Lydig Hoyt, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
Mrs William K. Vanderbilt, jr, Mrs
Alfred Wagstatf, jr.. Mrs. Payne Whit
ney, Mrs. NJ Orme Wilson. Mrs. James
W. Wadsworth, Mrs Oliver Hartman.
Lady Margaret Stuart Mackenzie. Mrs
George Could, Mrs Charles Carey
Rumsey and Mrs Charles Hathaway.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Lewis Quentin Jones Heads
Outer Fountain Fishing Club

NEWPORT, R. l., Sept. 2s.-Lewis
Quentin Jones has keen elected presi-
dent of the Outer Fountain Fishing
Club, which had its first fall fishing ox-
cursion of the season yesterday Henry
Brevoort Kane has been elected vice
president and Hartford W. S. Powell
scr .alv and treasurer.
Mrs. Burke Roche closed her season
here Thursday and returned to New
York. Mrs. Ogden Goelet has closed
Ochre Court and gone to New York
Mrs. John Clinton Gray will start for
Hot Springs, Va, on October !.
M!ss Anna Sands Will leave here next
Aaal. N
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Opera
By Grenville Vernon

The San Carlo Opera Company pre-
sented "Madama Butterfly" and "Tro-
Natore" to close last week yester-
day at the Shubert Theatre. The
Puccini opera was sung at the
matinee, with Marcella Craft in the
title role Miss Craft was perhaps less
successful than in some Of her preyi-
Gus approximations, probably because
cur conception of Clio Clio San has been
formed by the personality of Nine
Geraldine Farrar. Miss Craft is more
nature and less coquettish. For all we
know She may well be more veritable
Japanese than is our ideal of Madama
Butterfly, but then we have our ideal
and it viii probably take generation
to change 1t. Yet Miss Craft is always
intelligent and her work is always to
lc respected
The indefatigable Giuseppe Agostini
vas the Pinkerton and one who knew
his business. even if experience has
hardened his tone Stella Donette was
4 plump Suzuki and Signor Fornar
very Italian Sharpless. A good sized
audience was present, the performance
being given for the benefit, of the ltal-
ian Relief COMMITTEES
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Miss Florence Singer to
Wed Captain N. T. Shields

Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Florence Singer
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J.
Singer, of 125 East Seventy-second
Street, to Captain Nelson T. Shields,
r., d. C., Y: S. A, son of DIR. and Mrs
Nelson I. Shields of New York. Can.
tar Shields was graduated from Yale
in 1914.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Mrs. j. T. Munds Entertains
In Honor Of Brother-in-Law

Mrs. j. Theus Munds, of 470 Park
Avenue, gave dinner at her home last
night for her brother-in-la law, Ensign
L. de PAigle Munds, U. S. n, and after
ward took her guests to see AN Ideal
Husband" The guests included Miss
Alice Laurence, Miss Frances Fair
child, Miss Mary Van Rensselaer, Loril-
lard, Miss Elizabeth Van Antwerp Man
r'no Miss Marionne McKeever, Ensign
Walter Logan, y. S. n, Maury II. B.
Paul and Ernest de Weerth.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Miss Sara Caskey Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert K Caskey have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Sara Caskey. to Lieu
tenant Robert Ogden Purves. son of
Mrs. Alexander Purves and grandson
of the late Robert Ogden, Of New York
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
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Teachers Union to Meet

Henry r. Linville. president of the
Teachers Union, announced yesterday
that . meeting viii be held at the
Washington Irving High School Oc-
tober II as the first step in a campaign
to improve teachers salaries. He said
that the teachers will be supported by
the labor groups and the fight taken to
The legislature
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Woman's Law Club to Meet

The first meeting of the Woman's
Law Club, Inc, will be held at the
Hotel McAlpin on Saturday, October 5.
at II a. m. The topic of the day will
be "lIow Women Are Treated in the
Courts Miss Isabella NJ. Pettus will
present the subject
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
WILLIAM c. THOMPSON

The funeral services Of William C.
Thompson, former city editor of 1.-The
New York Evening Telegram" and
press agent for various circuses and
n'otion picture firms, who died last
Monday in Chicago, were held yester-
day afternoon in the chapel of the un-
dertaking establishment of Stephen
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Obituary
FRANK E. PEABODY

BOSTON, Sept. 28.-Frank E. Pea
body, member of the banking firm of
Kidder, Peabody & Co., Of this city,
and son of the late Francis H. Pea
body, one of the founders of the busi-
ness, died to-day at his summer home
at Marblehead. Mr.. Peabody was sixty
two years of age and director in
large number of large corporations.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
WALTER HUNT FERNALD

Walter Hunt Fernald. of Montclair,
n. j., Office manager of the Surpass
Leather Company, died of pneumonia
at the Homeopathic Hospital in New
ark, \. j., Friday. Mr. Fernald was
graduated from Harvard in 1912 and
was member of the Harvard Club of
New York. He was prominent in ath-
letics while in college. He was son
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

Merritt. at Twenty-frst Street and
Eighth Avenue. The services were con
drcted by the Rev. DR.. W. T. Phillips,
Of St. Peters Episcopal Church. Inter
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
WALLACE M'CLEISH
WRITES MOST IN
TERESTING LETTER
Tells of Journey Across, Reception by
French People, Quarters Occupied
by His Company, Etc.

1t gives us pleasure to publish the
following letter just received from
Wallace McCleish, one of our Browns
vile boys, who has just recently
reached France. Wallace did not for
get the editors request for a letter
We trust more of our boys will do
likewise. We all love to hear from the
boys over there:
AS requested I will write you a let
ter from French soil. We are here, but
as to the war, we don't hear a thing
about it. We are nearer than ever
before but as far as know the war is
over. We have not had letter from
anyone since we left the good old U.
S. A. and we have not read a paper
since we left the port of dcbarkation,
which was son time ago. My! How
we would like to hear from the folks at
home.
I expect the home folks were as glad
to get the little Red Cross card stat
ing that had arrived safely overseas
as | was to sight land the first time
since we pulled out Of the port of em-
barkation about a o'clock p. m. some
time in August. The trip across the
rond was a very pleasant one except
that we were crowded considerable on
the boat. Also the first week the wea-
ther was terrible warm but it soon
got cooler and then the trouble was
the boat rocked like cradle. You
should have seen the "SamElies" feed
ing the fishes.
These French people have received
us with open arms as it were. Of
course they are glad to see US. They
are the most congenial strangers |
have ever had any dealing with. They
do not try to learn to talk our Ian
guage, but they are very patient In
trying to make US understand their
language and trying to teach US to
talk French. We have learned great
deal along that line, enough to make
ourselves understood even If we do
have to make signs with our hands
and arms like a Jew peddler. The
most amusing incident yet happened
the other night when one of the boys
tried to buy some eggs from one of
the French madams. He did not know
the French word for egg so he used
the English Of course she could not
understand. After a few minutes de-
liberation, he squatted, jumped up and
cackled like a hen. He got the eggs
all right and ne said they were worth
his trouble besides the franc he paid
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

with machine guns, are but little de-
laying the men whose task it is to re-
claim their kingdom.
On the French Front the British
have taken the village of Selency, a
scant two miles from the western en-
virons of st. Quentin, and both the
British and French troops north and
south of this line have driven further
wedges into the German front. More
than thousand prisoners and many
guns have been taken by the British
IN these operations. Numerous strong
counter-attacks were delivered by the
enemy, both at Selency and Gricourt,
but Haig's men put all of them down,
with heavy losses to the Germans.
The Germans have also reacted
strongly in the region lying west OF
the Chem-des-Dames, endeavoring to
regain the territory held by the French
as a menace against both the Chemin-
ces-Dames and the Laon sectors. Here
also the enemy was beaten off.
Good weather has returned to the
American sector on the Lorraine
front, but nothing has occurred there
except the usual reciprocal lombard
ments and a resumption of aerial ac-
tivity on great scale. Advices from
Berlin are to the effect that there is
much perturbation in Germany over
the long distance guns of the Ameri-
cans, which are shelling the areas be-
hind the German line. The advices say
that preparations are being made for
the expeditions evacuation of the civil
Ians from Metz and other places with
in range when such move becomes
necessary.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

Two calls for recruits from Haywood
county just received will exhaust class
one of both white and colored regis
trants here. Order No. 1864 for twen-
ty-one white men to go to Camp Green
leaf was received by the local board
Wednesday. These men will go for
ward during the five days beginning
October 7.
Order No. 1,343 for thirty-three
colored men has also been received.
These will go to Camp Sherman, Chill
licothe, Ohio, and will entrain within
three days, beginning October 16.
When these orders are filled there
will not be left a single man for full
service in class one in Haywood coun-
ty, from registration which took place
prior to September II, 1918.
This means that all future calls will
come from the class which registered
September IL, and who have recently
been mailed questionnaires, This class
embraces men from 10 to SO years old.
There are 1,19O of them in Haywood
county, and it is estimated that about
twenty-five per cent of the number will
be in class one.
Of course other counties are being
called on just like ours, and from this
one can see how fast our government
is working in order to build up our
army in France. The last notice CIV
en- out from Washington stated that
already 1,750,O00 men had crossed
over. Judging from past action we
can readily see what great army we
shall have in Europe when the spring
drive opens up. When the kaiser sees
these figures he will doubtless be ready
to modify his peace demands and we
shall then be in fine shape to dictate
peace terms to him
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
and ELEMENTARY CONFERENCE


The annual district Sunday school
Institute and Elementary conference
for the Brownsville district will be
held in the Methodist church at Bells,
Tenn, on October 2, beginning at 10
a. m. Services in the afternoon also.
A specially interesting and helpful
program has been prepared, and the
practical plans and methods of mod
ern Sunday school work will be pre-
sented. We kindly ask every pastor
and superintendent in the district to
make announcement of the meeting
and urge their people to attend.
We hope every pastor, superintend-
ent, teacher and district officer, and
all who are interested in Sunday school
work at all, who can possibly do so,
will attend. Dinner will be served at
the church, and all are expected to
bring well-filled baskets.
]. V. Freeman, Presiding Elder.
]. M. Senter, Chm. Dist. Ex. Com
Mrs. P. R. Jones, ,DistEl. Supt.
W. ]. Moore, Conf. Field Sec.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

rekidents of Brownsville, moved to
! zIemphis Monday. Their many friends
h<fe regret giving them up and SHALL
nz.ss them, but all join in wishing them
tee best of luck and prosperity,
Mrs. Mann Wills, Mrs. James Bond
s:nd Mrs. L. NJ. Short motored to
lackson Wednesday to attend a meet
lHg of the Young Women's Christian
association, which was held there on
;hat date, Mrs. Short having been re-
emily made chairman Of this associa-
ton, from Haywood county.
Leo Kinney, who accepted a position
u Clarksdale, Miss, and spent the past
summer there, has returned home to
spend a week or so with his parents,
a. and Mrs. Geo. Kinney, before en-
tering the University of Tennessee, at
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

Do you I've in one of those localities
which has lost the habit of growing
grain? Get the habit again. Feed
yourself. Don't despair if all of the
threshers and binders have rusted out.
Many bushel Of wheat was grown
and sold for less than a dollar bush
4 before these machines were perfect
ed. Sow your wheat broadcast if nee
gxzzaEy Get an old fashioned cradle if
sou must. With a little experience
you can cut three acres per day if you
are strong.
Plan for wheat wisely, but grow as
much wheat as you can without serious
" interfering with other important
crops.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
DRIVE FOR METZ is STARTED
10000 TURKS ARE CAPTURED
BRITISH CONTINUE SUCCESSFUL DRIVE IN PALESTINE BRIT
IsH MAKE GAINS AROUND ST. QUENTIN: DISASTER THREAT
EMS BULGARIAN ARMIES GERMANS REACT STRONGLY IN
ENDEAvoR TO REGAIN TERRITORY NOW HELD BY FRENCH:
GENERAL SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS

The Teutonic allied forces in Mace
donia and Turkey still are in fight be-
fore the armies Of the entente, while
on the highly important st. Quentin
sector in France the British and
French armies, after hard fighting
have drawn more closely their lines In
the investment of the town on the
northwest and south. The stubborn
resistance of the Germans, in defense
and in counter attacks, has been una
vailing except to impede the progress
Of the men of the armies of Field Mar
shall Haig and Gen. Debeny.
In Macedonia the Bulgarian and
German troops are still faced with dis
aster; in Palestine the remaining
Turks seem to have scarcely chance
for escape from the British forces and
friendly tribesmen, who are closing in
on them east of the River Jordan
More than 10000 prisoners and 265
guns have been taken by the British
and yet Gen. Allenby's appetite for
further emoluments for his hard cam
paign has not been satisfied. Gauged
by the swiftness of the strokes Allen
by is delivering, it is his purpose alb
solutely to overwhelm the Ottomans.
And the fulfllment of his plans seem
appreciably near.
In no less critical situation are the
Germans and Bulgarians in the Mace
donian theatre. Here, except immedi-
ately on the Bulgarian frontier, where
the mountainous country gives them
ground for strong resistance to the
invasion of Bulgarian territory thru
passes, the Bulgarians and Germans
everywhere are in rapid retreat before
the Italians, Servians, Greeks and Brit
ish. Rent in twain at several points,
the enemy forces are bewildered and
operating as separate units.
Respectively on the western and
eastern fanks the Italians and the
Greeks and British are fast throwing
forward their lines in endeaYering te
envelop the enemy, while in the cen-
ter where the serbs have driven their
sharp wedge toward Ishtih, there is
no tagging, Notwithstanding the diff
cult territory that is being encounter
ed. Rear guards of the enemy, armed
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

for them. Now instead Of calling his
rame We cackle and he comes.
We are quartered in billets. Com
pany c. is billeted in seven different
billets with a sergeant in each billet.
We sleep at one place, drill at another
AID eat at another. So you see we
have considerable walking to do. The
billets are merely French barns with
the ground for bedstead and a lit
tie straw on the ground constitutes
mattress. But although existing un-
der adverse circumstances We are all
happy and enjoying life to the fullest
extent. Of course we had rather have
peace, but at present we had rather
be here than any place we know.
If we are not very particular some
of our men will be counted captured"
for these black haired, brown eyed,
good looking French madamoizelles
are stEJhg for the Sammies. And it's
pity we can't talk French. 1t is
somewhat inconvenient to have to do
all the talking with your hands.
These peope think it funny to see
US drink so much water. They think
we ought to drink wine. And if they
have bottle of wine close by when
you take drink of water they won't
let Us finish and there is nothing to
do but take the wine.
Tell all the folks, both male and
female, young and old, to write to US,
fer a letter has to go long waysto
get here and then it goes long ways
with US after it gets here.
Your friend,
WALLACE McCLEISH.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

songs entitled "For Your Boy and My
Boy" and "Don't Let the Son Go
Down" copies of which have been fur
nished by the government. Mr.. We'd
dington is anxious that all of our peo-
pie learn these songs and is anxious to
help in community meetings wherever
and whenever called. He has been
coaching the children at the county
high school, city grammar school, and
also the colored city school. Call on
him for assistance at your community
meetings. He will furnish copies Of
these songs with the music to any
who may desire them. Let's get every
body in Haywood county to singing
these songs. It will no doubt help
much in the campaign.
About seventy-fve members of the
Brownsville Sporting Club and invited
guests attended "fish fry" at Drain
Lake Tuesday. Some weeks ago the
club decided to drain this lake in or
der to rid it of all except the game
fish. This work has been undertaken
and several feet of water already drain
ed out. About two hundred pounds Of
fish were caught Tuesday. We will
not undertake to say just what part Of
this amount was consumed at the great
dinner served. Suffice it to say every
man present did his part with alacrity.
Those who were not engaged in the
fish catching" spent the afternoon in
enjoying conversation and naturally
some big fish stories were told. BY
c-mmo consent DR.. L. :. gillespie and
Jro. o. bonner carrl,.- off the prizes in
this contest, and, strange to say, each
Of them vowed that his story was a
true staement of facts, but each doubt
ed the statement of the other w. j.
Shaw carried off the honors as squir-
rel hunter. Before leaving home he
got down his twelve-gauge gun and
filled his pockets with shells. He could
hardly wait for dinner, so anxious was
he to get 10 the woods. After having
walked about two miles he found all
the squirrels he was looking for, but
when he went to load his ''trustyv he
found that his supply of shells were
for a sixteen bore gun. He had a tale
OF woe that was heart rending.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
OUR COUNTY SOLDIERS

John Gray is now stationed at Camp
Ration, New Jersey.
A letter recently received from
David Bacherig by his home people
stated that he had recently been on the
firing line for seven weeks, but is now
stationed at rest billet, somewhere
in France, where he is enjoying the
best of health.
The many friends of Richard Lyle
will be delighted to hear that he has
been promoted to the rank of Captain
cy, and is now enjoying ten days fur
lough before returning to Camp Sc
vier, Greenville, S. c., where he is
stationed.
Messages have been received from
Thomas H. 0verton, with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in France;
and James Overton, Camp Gordon,
Ca, to the effect that they are we'll
and making good.
Albert Carlton, a Brownsville boy
and formerly city recorder, left We'd
nesday night for San Diego, CAL, to
join the navy, to which branch of the
service he offered himself some time
ago His many friends were down to
see him off and wish him luck.
Cards have been received by friends
of Hiram King stating that he was on
his way for some camp in New York
Frank Bond is now stationed at Ho-
boken, N. j., where he is ready for
overseas duty.
Word has been received that Ben
Bailey, who left Brownsville only a
short time ago for Pioneers Infantry
service, is on his way to some camp in
New York.
Will Klyce, who is doing Y. M.
C. A. work, is now in Paris, France,
and writes home that he is we'll and
contented, and is enjoying many novel
experiences.
Cadet Richard Anderson Of the Tvia
tion Corps arrived home Monday on a
few days furlough.
A card has been received from Pvt.
Abb Sills, somewhere in France, woun-
ded in battle, September 1st At pres
ent he is in base hospital and get
ting along finely. Abb is a volunteer
from the fourth civil district, and was
among the first boys to leave Hay
wood county for !he front.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

The date Of our regular monthly
teachers meetings has been changed
on account of the Tri-State and Hay
wood County Fairs. Our first meet
ing of the school yer will be held in
the High School building in Browns
vile on Saturday morning, October IL,
1918. 1t is very important that ev-
cry teacher in the county attend this
meeting. Don't let anything interfere
Make your arrangements to be there.
This means every white teacher from
every Haywood county school. There
is much business of importance to be
attended to.
F. R. oGILvIE, sup't.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27

The nation is appealing for an in
crease for the coming years crop. This
increase is absolutely necessary un-
der present conditions. When the new
wheat came on the market this sea-
son there was not enough wheat in
tn country to provide two pounds tach
to our people and the allied nations.
1t will never do to stake so much on
two pounds of bread. We must pro-
vide against so close a call in the fu-
ture. Haywood county is expected to
cntribute 2,057 acres to the demanded
increase over last year. Every patri-
otic farmer should do his share in this
and every patriotic farmer win do his
share. Don't look alone at the profits
to be gotten, think rether Of the neees-
sity and 60 to your task. The price Of
wheat next year will be not less than
1920 per busheL It may be more.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-09-27
IN SELECTING PULLETs

Pullets should be we'll developed,
have clean legs, combs and wattles
free from scab, nostrils if subjected
70 pressure of finger, should not Sc
crete any liquid. The breast bone
should always be straight, and the
lsgs Of the pullets should stand well
apart. Always select pullets that have
bright eyes and every indication of
vitality.