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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
FRENCH MAKE HUNS
PAY FOR ATROCITIES

Paris, Nov. 16.-As a result o.
investigations made in Lille and the
region of the department of the
north. very precise charges have
been made out against German off.
GERS guilty of giving orders or Of
having themselves committed shock
ing crimes. =
In the presence OF evidence that
has been revealed by a commission
of inquiry. the under-secretary 3 ioi
state at the ministry of Justice has
ordered that criminal proceedings
be instituted at once against the Ger
man officers in question. They will
be tried by conrt-martiaI in their aB.
sence IL the allies are unable to Sc
cure their arrest. but whatever SEN
tences may be passed will remain
valid, Nh S,, ,.5, i,t,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
LET Us HAVE PEACE
SAYS A|NDENBURG
Military Commander Says 5000, 900
Germans Been KiIled-soldiers
Break Guns

Client, Wednesday. Nov. A.
There is no organized authority yet
in Brussels, but with comparative
calm and dignity the Belgian capital
awaits the coming Of the armies OF
liberation e ~ ~ - go ~
On Sunday three delegates from
the republic of Hamburg" arrived
at Brussels. Standing on balcony
the military command Of the city
addressed crowd OF 5000 soldiers
and civilians. ffFlN
Three million Germans have
been killed during the war;" he said.
That Is sufficient. Let US have
peace"
General Won Falkenhausen, the
German governor general of Bel
GUM. received the delegates, and in
the meantime French and Belgian
socialists addressed the crowd.
A letter has been received from
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, who
was at Bingen on the Rhine. It was
read to the crowd. It said: iss
IT am heartily in sympathy with
the regenerative movement. Sol.
diers must obey the orders of the
supreme soldiers committee. Lei
us have peace"
Some soldiers then entered the
park, which has been closed to the
public for four years. They smashed
the marble slabs surrounding the
beautiful ponds, broke their guns
and threw the gun barrels into the
water. They then formed process
sion and, singing the "MarseilIaise, y
paraded through the city behind ths
red flag. =
The only bloodshed in Brussels oc.
CURED on Wednesday. when a pa
troll detailed by the soldiers commit
tee to keep order fired upon a dis
orderly crowd. killing 12 civilians
and wounding about 80 others. The
crowd had disregarded the firing OF
blank volley by the soldiers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
WASHINGTON WOMEN TO
GET NOT LESS THAN $500

Vancouver. WASH, Nov 16.-The
Washington State Industrial We'll
fare commission has set the mini
mum rate per week for women in
this state at $500. this amount be-
ing deemed necessary for the cost of
living and to maintain them in
health and comfort.
Women will be prohibited from
the following occupations: Working
on the railroad section; certain work
in shipbuilding plants; certain
work in lumber mills; certain work
in hotels, such as bellhops; certain
work with molten metal, all under
ground work. all work in shooting
galleries, penny arcades and the like.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
CUTS GREAT
HAMONGESKIM0

Nome. Alaska. Nov. 16.-Like the
sweep Of more dread forms of
scourage. Spanish influenza has cut
a fearful swath OF death in Seward
peninsula, and now. believed to be
at the turning point In this section,
1t is spreading still further north
ward toward the Arctic and down
the coast.
OF an estimated Eskimo popula-
tion in this vicinity of $50, but rs
natives are left, the dead totaling
175. and others are dying daily
Nineteen white persons in Nome
have succumbed, but conditions
among the whites are improving. AT
Fort Davis rs out OF So soldiers sta.
toned there have had the influenza.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
SONORA REBEILION SAID
TO HAVE FIZZLED OUT

Mexico City, Nov. 16.-The wal
department announces that the re.
bellion inaugurated in Sonora by
Juan Cabral AMI Julian Medina re
Gently has fizzled out completely
These leaders are sail to have start.
ed their movement with some SOC
followers. AS result OF the opera
tions of General ]. Torres the revo-
lutionists have been reduced to q
single band''ofN about 30 men, which
has taken refuge in the Azuld noun
tains, while Cabral and Melina are
reported to have fled back across the
American border.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
REDS BLOW UP ONE
OF own WAR SHIPS
Crew Refuses 20 Surrender 10 Red
and Is Torpedoed--350 Men Arc
Murdered

Berne. Nov. 1G.-The Local An.
seiger Of Berlin says: THE German
warshIp, wiesbaden. refused TO sur
render to the reyolutionists and
tried to escape to neutral waters
She was pursued, torpedoed by the
revolutionary sailors. and her entire
crew Of $50 men perished."
The wiesbaden was supposed "a
have been sunk in the Jutland battle
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
WOULD SEND DELEGATES. .
. AT Once. TO WASHINGTON.
SOlf Pleads For Permission to Send Hun Mission Here to
Lay Cermany's Situation Before United States, But
Plan Thought lnconceiyabe. Peace Nearer

Berlin, Nov. 15.-Foreign secre
tary solf Of Germany has sent Z
message to Secretary Lansing, ur
gently requesting the president tc
permit the German commission u
Immediately leave Germany for tn,
United States to personally lay be
fore the American government tn,
conditions existing in Germany. ant
assure the taking OF steps towart
the purchase OF foodstuffs.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
FRENCH AND AMERICANS IN
ADVANCED FORTS OF METZ

Paris. Nov. 16.-French and Am
erIcan troops have occupied the ad-
vanced forts OF Metz and are ad-
yancing toward the city. The Ger
mans are carrying out their evacu-
alton faster than was expected. II
is possible that King Albert will en-
ter brussels Sunday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
POSTAL AND WESTERN
UNION WILL MERGER

Washington, Nov. -6.-Investiga-
tion Of the feasibility of consolilat-
ing Western Union AMI Postal Tele-
graph facilities,S begun by a special
committee when the government as
sumed wire control last summer. has
been practically completed. "
Orders providing for the consoli-
dating in a number OF cities over
the country probably will be issued
shortly. sM
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
MOST ALASKANS WANT
ITO TREAT 'EM ROUGH

Seattle, Nov. 16.-Many Alaskans
who came south this fall are trying
to get into the tank corps. the
Treat EN- Rough" branch OF the
American army.
Tanks are something like steam
thawers used by miners during the
winter In Alaska" said one sour
dough" applicant. There's Just
enough bolts and nuts and bad air
about tank to make miner feel
at home"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

st. Paul, Minn., Nov. 16.-Minne-
sofa will remain "wet."
Complete official returns announc-
ed today by Secretary of State Ju-
Illus A. Schmal showed that the pro-
posed dryf'amendment to the state
constitution failed by 756 votes at
the general election November s.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
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: AMERICAN RAILWAY Ex. ~
+ TAKEN OVER BY U. s. \

= Washington. Nov. 16.-The
: president has Issued procla-
; nation taking over the bus
; mess of the American Railway
; Express company and assigning
; the operation OF the same to
: Director McAdoo. This clarifies
; the express situation.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Berne. Nov. 16.-If the new Ger
man government can carry on It's
work for six or eight weeks. the fu-
ture of new Germany is assured, de-
clard Chancellor Ebert in speech
at Berlin.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

London, Nov. 16.--German Catho-
lies are appealing to the Pope
against the heavy burdens OF the
armistice conditions. according to a
wireless dispatch from Berlin.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Washington, Nov. 16.-It Is con-
sidered inconceiyable that any Ger
man mission should be permitted to
come to the United States while the
countries are still at war.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17
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\ KAISER is REGARDED AS
\ DISTINGUISHED VISITOR

y Amerongen, Holland, Nov.
: 16.--William Hohenzollern is 1
, not interned, but is regarded I
= rather as a distinguished for
: eigner who sought refuge and
! has claim to- protection. His
: suite has been interned, how 4
y ever. 4
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Paris, Nov. 16.-Brench and Am
erican troops continue in their pro-
gress OF occupation OF Alsace-Lor-
raine. They are moving toward
Metz.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

London, Nov. 16.-Preliminary
discussions we're held yesterday on
Firth OF Fourth. Scotland, between
the British and German naval dele
gates, concerning the handing over
OF the German fleet. There was no
hitch in the preiiminaries.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

liminaries Of the peace negotiations
in conjunction with the foreign Of
flee.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Berlin. Nov. 16.-Mathias Erz-
berger, chief of the German armis-
tlce delegation, will conduct the pre-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17


London. Nov. 16.--The Belgians
are in possession of Antwerp today
according to reports received here.
The dispatch does not indicate
whether Belgian troops occupied the
city. or whether the Germans had
evacuated and Belgian civilians re-
sumed charge of the city's admins
tration.
Antwerp is the chief seaport OF
Belgium. 1t is located on the River
Scheldt. 22 miles north of Brussels
and is 25 miles from the nearest
point in the Belgian lines, as esti.
mated at the close OF hostilitIes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Paris. Nov. 16.-The allies are
expected to enter Bucharest Sunday,
according to Jassy advices. >.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Basel. Nov. 6.-Maximilian has
arrived in Baden with his family for
a long stay.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Berne, Nov. 16.--A Czecho-Slo-
yak republic was proclaimed by the
national assembly yesterday, and the
election OF Professor Masaryk as
president was ratified.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-11-17

Paris, Nov. 16.-Belgian advance
guards entered Brussels today. The
Germans are now nine miles away
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
FARM NOTES.

All corn has been laid by too
early. Light narrowing after every
rain will get the ridges down level,
hold the moisture better and iu-
crease the yield. During the dry
weather harrow or drag once
week--it will pay well.
Plant all skips in corn to soy
beans or peas and the middles and
all stubble land to soy beans, peas,
rye or crimson clover. No Stacker
acres.
Several fields are attacked by the
cotton square borer and mouse
colored red stripped bug. In rare
instances have they proven very
injurious. The smaller or lady
bug is natural parasite which
preys on these and control them.
Tankage can be bought in Cam
den. Boys, feed your pigs tankage
and get them ready for the fair.
Wanted-Five hundred farmers
to join the Two Acre Wheat Club.
Plan to plow under. 2 acres of soy
beans or peas for wheat or to plant
corn or stubble land to at least 2
acres of wheat.
A one day agricultural fair will
be held in the fall. Plan for your
community to have creditable
exhibit.
"As long as the farmer is green,
ne is growing; when he becomes
dead ripe, he is rotting" So it is
with the magistrates; when mag
istrate thinks he knows all about
farming and can't see any need for
improvement, he is rotting fast
The thing to do is electgreen (pro,
gressive) magistrates, and then
Benton County will take its place
among the progressive counties.
WILBUR G. WILSON.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
ARMY ITEMS.

Clip this out and keep it for
ready reference.
Au army corps is 10000 men.
An infantry division is $4,000
men.
An infantry brigade is7 900 men.
A regiment of infantry is 5000
men.
A battalion is 900 men.
A company is $50 men.
A platoon is60 men.
A corporal's squad is8 men
A field battery has 1876 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
men.
An engineer regiment has | ,O98
men.
An ambulance company has &c
men.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A medicine attachment has l3
men.
A major general heads the field
army and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each
infantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant-colonel is next in
rank below a colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
A captain heads a company.
A lieutenant heads platoon.
A sergeant is next below lieu.
tenant.
A corporal is squad officer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
SOME REAL SLACKERS.

Here is G statement regarding
the condition of labor by one far
mer: "WhereI live, and the same
will apply to many other counties,
there are several towns, ranging in
population from Is people up. [
will take my closest town, about
500 population. | have reckoned
up the "bum" force, for that is just
what they are. Some have plenty
of money, but all should be classed
as buns, for any man who won't
put his shoulder to the wheel is
nothing less, so let us put this out
fit to work. There are in this town
20 such men, all able-bodied an9
able to work. Taking this town as
a sample it gives something like
400 men in a radius of "a square
miles"
The new work or fight" regula-
tions will take care of those men
who are between 81 and 81, but
many of them are older or younger
than that. Is there not sufficient
moral obligation on these men to
couse them to do their part in do
ing the Nations work?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
BIRDSONG.

[. w. Robinson and family are
visiting near Cross Roads.
Sewell Brown and Jester Har-
ris motored toUnion City Sunday.
Mrs. FL. O. Oxford spent the
weekend with her mother, Mrs
G. A. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Smith of
near Camden were weekend gusets
of j, A. Pierce.
The manyfriends of p. j French
are glad to learn that he is improv-
ing at this writing.
Henry Brown and Myrtle Hat
ley were married last Sunday, Rev.
W. M. M. Jones officiating. We
wish them much JOY and happiness.
Best wishes to The Chronicle
and its manysreaders.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

Over in England at the height Of
the meat shortage and before the
populace was put on rations, they
sold bones at the rate of 5 pounds
for l shilling, Policemen regulat-
ed long lines of people patiently
standing out on the sidewalks wait
ing-not for their favorite matinee
idol to pass-but for q chance to
enter a food shop and buy q small
quantity of food. 1t takes about 3
minutes for the shop keepers to
dress their windows over there,
merely because there are, perhaps,
but few cans Of condensed milk
and a box or two of corned beef to
be displayed.
Yet over here in America bones,
hay, even fats. and precious scraps
of meat are going into the garbage
pals! Although in many cities
there were long lines of people
waiting last winter for supplies of
coal, there has as yet been no
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
KAISER'S TALK WITH THE DEVIL

| was running things to suit me
Till a year or so ago
When a man named Woodrow
Wilson
Wrote me to go more slow.
He said to me, dear William,
We don't want to make you sore,
So be sure to tell your U-boats
To sink our ships no more;
We've told you for the last time;
So, dear Bill, its up to you,
And if you do not stop it
You have got to fight US, too
| did not listen to him,
And he's coming after me
With a million Yankee soldiers
From their homes across the sea.
Now, that's why 1 called you, Satan;
For I want advice from you.
| know that you can tell me
Just what / ought to do"
"My dear old Kaiser William,
There's not much for me to tell,
For the Yankees will make it hotter
Than | can for you in hell.
"I've been a mean old Satan,
But not half so mean as you.
And the minute that you get here
I'll give my Job to you.
all be ready for your coming
And I'll keep the fires all bright
And I'll have your room all ready
When the Yanks begin to fight;
For the boys in khaki will get you.
have nothing more to tell;
Hang up the phone and get your
hat
And meet me here in hell"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
LETTERS FROM
SOLDIER BOYS

Camp Gordon, Ga, June 81
Editor The Chronicle; When l
entrained at Camden June 25 for
Camp Gordon / promised friends
there to write to them through the
sold Reliable" and in this way
reach more of them.
We had had great time coming
here from Camden, and the boys
will not forget the ladies of the
Red Cross along the way for their
thoughtfalness and kindness to us.
We are we'll cared for in every re-
spect, good food, good sleeping
quarters and we are certainly hav-
ing a good time.
For my part l am well pleased
with army life. Back us up with
your dollars while we fight for our
freedom and for the peace of the
world; save wheat, save fat that
the murderous Hun way be defeat,
ed in his plan to rule the world.
Pray for US, friends, that we may
be victorious and democracy over
come all enemies. We want to
hear from all of you; write soon.
Your friend,
CLIFFORD MELTON,
Company 40, 10th battalion, l57
brigade.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

country and we have melons and
fruit in abundance. The food sup
piled is good, and plenty of it.
We have good beds, good blankets
and good water; we have kind off,
GERS and the boys are being we'll
cared for. Movie pictures at the
Y. M. G, A, every night, also good
music, all kinds of good reading
matter and books including the
Holy Bible, the best of all.
Say, boys, don't worry if you are
called, but shake hands with your
self and rejoice that it is your priv
ilege to come. This is a splendid
camp. There are about75.090 men
here and they keep coming.
Best wishes to The Chronicle
and friends in dear old Benton,
Write, friends, and often to
MARVIN BAKER,
Company DO, 10th battalion, 157
depot brigade, room s.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

Teachers Institute for Benton
County teachers will begin Mon
day July Is and continue through
the week. Friday and Saturday
July l9 and 20 will be the days
upon which the examination will
be given.
All teachers are required by law
to attend the County Institute or
some accredited summer school.
Under no circumstances will a
contract be granted a teacher who
willfully neglects to comply with
the law as stated above.
E. j. CLEMENT.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

The Chronicle wants the name
of every Benton County boy who
has volunteered for service in the
United States Army since July,
1914, the beginning of the present
war. Relatives and friends are
kindly requested to assist US in
getting a complete roster of these
boys, giving age and date Of en-
listing for service. We also want
names of those who have enlisted
in the navy or the marines.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

pinched-faced mob pleading for
food. True, there are frequently
long lines of people on the street
but mostly they are buying tickets
to shows! In the busy streets in
towns and cities, shop keepers dis
play elaborate arrangements of all
kinds of delicacies in their show
case windows. They would scorn
display" of condensed milk and
corned beef
The accompanying picture is
from the Official Press Bureau of
London. It is one of others sent
over to this country for the purpose
of showing America what England
WAS actually facing. A country in
such straits not only needs help
herself, but can not possibly be ex-
pected to contribute to the support
of United States troops now on the
The food shortage is real. Save
food and "Carry on"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

The kaiser called the devil up
On the telephone one day.
The girl at central Office listened
To all they had to say.
"Hello," she heard the kaiser's
voice,
LIS old man Satan at home?
Just tell him it is Kaiser Bill
That wants him on the phone"
The devil said "Hello" to Bill,
And Bill said, Chow are you?
I'm running here a hell on earth,
SO tell me what to do"
"What can | do" the devil said,
"My dear old Kaiser Bill;
If there's thing that 1 can do
To help you sure / will"
The kaiser said, "You listen
And l will try to tell you
The way that am running
On earth modern hell.
my army went through Belgium
Shooting women and children
down.
We tore up all her country
And blew up all her towns.
My Zeps dropped bombs on cities
Killed both old and young
and those the Zeps didn't get
Were taken out and hung.
I started out for Paris
With the aid of poison gas.
The Belgians, damn 'em, stopped us
And would not let us pass.
My submarines are devils
Why, you should see them fight.
Theygos osneaking through the ocean
And sink ship at night.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

Camp Gordon, Ga, June 90
Editor The Chronicle: June 25 /
was drafted in army service when
"a Benton County boys entrained
at Camden for Camp Gordon.
There we're $50 boys on the train,
and we certainly had Jolly time.
At every station passed we were
greeted with hand shskes, good
byes and wished Godspeed.
AS for myself, | am having the
time of my life. This is a fine
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

If two acres of good pasture will
make 300 pounds of growth on a
steer and the steer is worth 6 cents
pound, low value paid only be-
cause the steer is of poor quality,
we have a rental of SO an acre. Not
so good as cotton some one says,
because you must prepare the land
before you can rent it to the steer
and then buy the steer, look after
him and run the risk of loss. All
true, but it is also true that when
the steer goes off the land he takes
less of it with him than goes off
with the cotton, and surface condi.
tions are so that less of the farm is
washed away. In other words, you
throw in less of the farm when you
rent to the steer.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

Over 8 900 women are at work III
the production of gas masks at the
Long Island gas-Gefeuse plant.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05
FARM WANTED.

DO you want to sell your farm?
Then write to me, giving your low
est cash price. Don't write unless
you mean business.
h. l.. PAUL.,
The Real Estate Broker, Bowling
Green, Ky.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

Deeds of trust on hand at The
Chronicle office.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-05

Dealers can procure -four per-
mits at The Chronicle Office.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-24
TOO LATE

It was Christmas eve. Staring at the dying embers of the fire was a beautiful woman. Her face was wor- ried, and she clasped and unclasped her hands in nervous excitment.
 Christmas Eve," she murmured, " and no money to buy baby Christ mas gift"
 Mechanically her eyes wandered around the room until, with guilty start, they rested on something stand ing on the mantlepiece. It was baby's money-box. "If I only dared" sho thought; "but what would John say?"
 For few moments she stood debat- ing the awful question in her mind and then reached for the box. "John need never know" she said. With trembling hands she broke open the box and emptied on the table col lection of buttons, nails, and so on John had been there first!