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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18
CHILD FATALLY BURNED

The sad news comes from Glea-
son that Susan Jane, the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. [. N.
Bridges, was fatally burned on
Thursday afternoon of last week,
dying Sunday at midnight.
She and her older sister aged
about 8 were playing in the family
room when her dress caught fire
from an open CRATE. AS no one
else was in the room at the time.
the two children ran into the hotel
Office and the flames were extin-
guished by Mr.. Mayberry, who
was registered at the hotel.
Mr.. Bridges only recently moved
from Camden to Gleason and had
been in charge of the hotel about
a week when the unfortunate acci-
dent happened. The family have
many friends here who sympathize
with them in their bereavement.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18
Do YOU WANT ME?

Spring time-the good old sum-
mer time-will soon be here. I sell
land. | sell plantations. l sell
land and can not help it.
1t must SELL The world wants
bargains, and / search the earth
for good bargains, and | find in
the earth bargains, and | sell earth
ly bargains on the earth by selling
the earth; | can sell it once or |
can sell it twice, on your terms and
at your price.
l subdivide into tracts that the
average man can own a home. |
endeavor to always please both
buyer and seller. I do all the
work, can furnish all the money,
subdivide, advertise and sell your
land to suit everyone interested.
Ii you want your lands turned
into cash and land notes, | will
take your contract while it is cold,
and then when spring opens you
and the prospective buyers will
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18
SELL CORN
OR FEED IT?

A writer in the January Farm
and Fireside says:
"Nearly $4,000 profit was made
on forty-nine steers sold by J. I'll.
Chenoweth of Fulton County, Hi
nois, on the Chicago market. The
steers averaged 1905 pounds and
sold for $l735 hundred, or to-
tai of S12,794.88.
"Some of the corn fed these cattle
cost 50 bushel, lot of it $1.50
and the rest less than 81. 1t aver
aged 81 a bushel for the entire
feeding period. Mr.. Chenoweth
said that figuring the $531 SO profit
from the hogs following the steers
and the 500 loads of manure pro-
duced, which was worth so q load,
or 1000, he made money by feed
ing the corn. However, if all of
the corn had cost Mr.. Chenoweth
So, he would only have had the
profit from the hogs and the 500
loads of manure for his trouble"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18

Representative Thetus w. Sims,
chairman of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee, is laid up
with a fractured arm caused by a
fall on the icy pavement of Wash
ington last week. Though some
what disGgured the doughty Con-
gresham was present and voted
faye" on the question of granting
suffrage to the women.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18

You are invited to join the local
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union and make,bandages for
the wounded soldiers as we'll as
assist in other work being done to
help win the war. If you are not
a memberjoin now; they need you.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
r g Florence.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18
CIRCUIT COURT CALENDAR
FEBRUARY TERM, 1918.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4.

J. L. Whitfield, guardian, VS.. Ell.
E. Whitfield. G. L, Balm vs.,
Horace Watson. Mayor and AL
dermen of Camden VS.. Sam Rain
waters. W. T. Hicks VS.. Jim G.
Wimberly. W. l. Leegan VS..
Harve Lowry.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
J. B. Cox vs.. j. G. Perkins.
Chicago and Eastern Illinois r. r.
vs.. J. f. Dowdy. J. F. Dowdy vs..
Early Lee ct ais. State cases
anVleet- Mansfield Drug Co., f.
Oakley, Doss Weatherly, Sam
Rainwaters, Ed Smith, Harris
Nolan, Raymond Holiday, Tom
Stokes.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6.
j. Ell. Whitfield & Bro. VS.. j. l..
Whitfield. j. B. Reed vs.. W. HI.
Watson. Henry Watson VS.. j. r.
Kee, G. B. G. State cases-WiH
Rushing, Tom Sanders, Claud
McCord, Vernon johnson, Gener-
al Barnett, Dorsey Kee.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7.
W. Ell. Watson vs.. N, G. and st.
L. Ry. j. G. Hollingsworth VS.. N.
G. and st. l.. Ry. A. j. Durdin
vs.. n, G. and L. Ry. Sallie' Bonds
vs.. Frank Bonds. Georgia Mitch
ell vs.. E. G. Mitchell. Annie Mer-
rell VS.. Porter Merrell.
All misdemeador cases fled after
this date will be set for Tuesday,
February 5, 1918.
All felony cases filed after this
date will be set for Wednesday,
February 8, 1918.
All divorce cases fled after this
date will be set for Thursday, Feb
rusry 7, 1918.
/ All civil or appeal cases filed
after this date will be set for Mon
day, February 4, 1918.
Witness fees will be allowed only
beginning day case is set.
Litigants and witnesses will
please take notice aud govern
themselves accordingly.
Done by order of the court, this
January Z, 1918.
G.. B. HOLIDAY,
Clerk.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18

In order to try to force down the
high food prices the women of
Mount Carmel, Pa, have organized
and set-a scale of prices on potatoes
and other produce which they will
ask sellers to adopt or refuse to buy
OF them hereafter.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18
THE ARMY
Az HOME

There is an unschooled army at
home that will win this war with
Germany and her allies, says the
Memphis Commercial Appeal. It
is an army without experience,
without guns, without uniforms
mn army that will never march in
line, will never fire shot and will
never see a battle, yet it is this
army that will win.
President Wilson can not win
the victory, nor can General Per-
shing, nor the cabinet nor the boys
IN France and the boys anxious to
Join them.
It is the army of workers that is
destined to perform herculean ef-
forts at home.
There is the man Of business,
the man on the farm, the man in
the mill, the man in the factory,
the woman who is developing her
abilities with wondrous rapidity
There is the young man not of
draft age who will be called upon
to do his part at home. There is
the man in every branch of the
ever growing industrial army at
home who must enlist to win this
war.
The drafted men will be drilled
aud fitted to fight. They will cross
the Atlantic, will face German
guns, will fight as men have never
fought before in the history of the
world. They will be assisted by
the armies of the allies. There
will be we'll trained officers TO guide
and command them. They will do
their part, but they can not win.
President Wilson is the man Of
the hour, the commander of the
American Army, who seems gifted
with an almost Divine power to
dictate the terms Of the war, yet
he can not hope to win without the
thorough cooperation of those at
home and those who must apply
themselves night and day to devils
ing ways and means of furnishing
munitions and ideas and funds
with which the war may be won.
We are on the eve of new year.
Let us get together grimly, deter
minedly and with a bulldog pug
naciousness that never knows de-
feat, make our resolution to stand
together, to deny ourselves, to give
our time and mental resources, our
money, our physical vigor, hearts
and our souls, il necessary, to the
American cause.
To this army at home, this army
always in demand, we can not suffi-
oiently urge to be always ready, al
ways cheerful and always willing.
It is no longer a war in which
the fighting must be done by the
men at the front. It is universal
war in which every man and wom-
an in America is enlisted and must
serve faithfully and with distinc-
tion in order that there may be no
doubt as to the completeness of the
victory.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18

know what TO depend on.
Ii you have plantation or good
farm to sell write, wire or phone
Captain W. r. Manley Land and
Auction Co. of Union City, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18

The Chronicle and Progressive
Farmer 81 so pey year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
BIG OMAHA HOTEL is CLOSED
The MIiard Must Suspend Business b,
~ Order of Court for Alleged
Prohibition Violation.

Omaha, Jan. 30.-FOr alleged contin
ued violations of the state prohibition
law Judge Wade in district court
signed a decree closing the S00-room
Willard Hotel in Omaha for an entire
year, The furniture and fixtures of the
Willard were ordered confiscated and
sold, the proceeds from the sale to be
given to the school fund The proprie-
tors of the hotel were fined 5000 Under
the terms of the court order the build
ing cannot be used for any purpose
whatever for one year.
The closing order runs against all
guest rooms, the main lobby and
basement. The kitchen and cafe were
exempted from the closing order.
The closing of the Willard Hotel is
the first case of its kind under the pro
hibition law and is said to be one Of
the most drastic penalties ever as
sessed for violation of any state liquor
law The owner of the building, Rome
Miller, will appeal to the supreme
court.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
Il MILLION CHILDREN ALERT
Coal Shovel Tag Day Is Being OBJ
served All over the Country
Big Saving Expected.

Washington, Jan. 30.-More than
twenty-one million school children are
today bringing to the attention of
America the absolute necessity of
saving coal.
The school children are making a
house to house canvas, tagging coal
shovels with screaming notices to
"Saye Coal and Win the War"
Fuel Administrator Garfield desig.
mated today as Shovel Tag Day" and
called upon the army of school chill
dren to aid the government in seeing
to it that users of coal, both large
and small, save at least shovel of
coal today.
The tags being tackled to the shoY-
els of milliOnaiTes and the more hum
BILE alike bear the following notes to
remind each person that a "shovelful
Of coal saved means just so much ad-
ditional power and help and support
for the American soldier and sailor on
the firing-line:
Save that shovelful of coal a day
for Uncle Sam.
"Cover furnaces and pipes with as
bestos or other insulation also wealth
er-strip your windows or stuff cracks
with cotton.
Keep your rooms at 68 degrees
(the best heat for health.
Test your ashes by sitting. If you
find much good coal, there is some.
thing wrong with your heater. See
furnace expert.
Save gas and electric light as much
as possible-this will save coal for
| the nation.
The fuel administration points out
that this tag day is different from all
other tag days. Instead of asking for
cash contributions, the school chill
dren will demand that householders
save money-fOr food, for war say.
ings stamps, for liberty bonds, and
at the same time, add to the Govern
ments coal pile"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
Armed Vesse, Sunk
iowa MUST HAVE STOCK CARS
Governor Harding Sends Urgent Tele-
gram to McAdoo. Illinois Must
Let Iowa Have Coal.

Des Moines, Jan. 30.-Baclling up
the request of Dwight N. Lewis, chair
man of the State Railroad commission
for freight cars to move Iowa's corn
and hogs, Governor Harding today
sent a telegram to Director General
McAdoo at Washington asking that
cars be sent to Iowa at once.
The telegram said that it was abso-
lutely imperative that Iowa have cars
with which to move her stock and
grains. He said that unless the cars
could be sent at once millions of BUSH
els of corn would rot before it could
be shipped and he also stated that
there were thousands of hogs in Iowa
that should be shipped to the market
at once.
illinois Must Send Coal.
Des Moines, la, ain. 30.-The nation
al fuel administration will not permit
Illinois to lay an embargo on ship
ments of coal into Iowa. Governor
Harding was notified in a telegram
from the fuel administration today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
MAY Be DRAFTED IN U. S,
Enelishmen and Canadians Must Re
turn To Their Homes Or Serve
In the american Army

Washington, Jan. 30-Great Britain
and Canada have agreed that the
United States may draft their nation
alities in this country into the Am
cream armies, Secretary Lansing told
the senate today. ~
Lansing announced that the English
and Canadian military authorities
would give their men of military age
a specified time within which to re-
turn to their respective countries from
this country, to enter their own
countrys service. In case they fail
to return they will be subject to draft
into the American armies.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
SOLDIER WHIPS HUN
Train Stopped to Prevent Arrest Of
The Bride Groom.

Scribner, Neb., Jan. 30.-Lee Mccoy
of Dunlap, Iowa, yesterday, gave an
unknown German first class licking
while the two were on Northwestern
train passing here.
Mccoy is soldier. He heard one of
four Germans say, Il wish was in
Germany right now"
Mccoy walloped him while other
passengers stood by to see that the
other Germans did not assist their
countryman. The conductor stopped
the train while the fight was in pro
gress so Mccoy could not be arrested
for fighting within the city limits. AT
forwards, Mccoy who was with his
bride, continued his trip to Dunlap.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
CITY is NOW A HEAP OF RUINS
Were Thrown Like Chaff-
Mountains Shattered.

Omaha, Jan. 30 The destruction
of Guatemala City by earthquake on
January is most graphically describ-
ed in letter received here from C..
S. Seycord, medical missionary of
Omaha, who was in Guatemala at the
time. The letter is from Chichicaste-
mango, Guatemala, and says in part:
81 have returned from Guatemala
City, which was partly destroyed De-
cember rs and the destruction COM
pleted on January 8.
Earth Rose From Beneath.
ut was at IL o'clock at night. The
earth rose from beneath with most
awful noise, as if some terrific force
was knocking to get out. The move
ments were not as we are accustomed
to feel them, but were furious and
fast like the explosions of terrific
subterranean mine. Ruined houses,
walls, ETC., were thrown like chaff and
the entire city lies heap of awful
ruins.
I'VE left there the next day early in
a train but it had to return as the
earth had opened up before the train
and it could not proceed. The earth
was opened in chasms everywhere and
smoke was coming from these open
ings, so left on foot, fearing almost
every step that might sink through
the ground.
The Entire Plain In Smoke.
"As looked back, Lot fashion, the
entire plain upon which the city is
built was smoking. 1t is evident
that great volcano is about 10 oper
in the center of the city or that il
may be turned into a lake of fire. Il
was simply awful. Trees fell will
the force of the earth, movement
and the mountains above Guatemala
City are all shattered into Ions
chasms and no doubt will fall ontt
the plain. All the towns for miles
around have been destroyed excep
this and few others. We are liv
ing in improvised tents in the bacl
yard for fear the houses will fall"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
SENATOR W. II. HUGHES DEAD
Served in Both Houses of Congress
From New Jersey and Was
Stauneh Democrat.

Trenton, N. j., Ian, 80. United
States Senator William H. Hughes,
from New Jersey died here today fol-
lowing long illness.
Hughes served in the house of Rep
resentatives and in the Senate for
more than twelve years. He was one
of the so-called Labor group" being
himself weaver.
He was always staunch democrat
in politics and was well liked and pop
ular in Congress and with his col.
leagues of both parties.
Hughes served in the Spanish
American war as member of the sec
ond New Jersey volunteers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
DEFINING MAYOR QUITS.
Chief of Police and Police Captain Al
so Resign.

Deming, N. NJ, Jan. S0'- Resignation
OF Chief of Police ]. G. Tabor and Pc
lice Captain j. A. eKaly were the after
math of the resignation of Mayor M,
A. Nordhaus because of failure OF
certain officials to cooperate with him
in the suppression of vice" Mayor Nord
haus in announcing his resignation
said he would make report to Score
tsry OF War Baker ana ask TINT the
tcity be placed under martial law
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
THREATENED HENRY FORD.
Austrian Is Held For An Attempt To
Extort Money.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 30.-John Slur,
sarsky, twenty-five years of age an
Austrian. was arrested today by the
post Office inspectors
Soon after his arrest he confessed
so the authorities say to the writing
of threatening letter to Henry Ford
demanding ten thousand dollars. The
letter was said to threaten both the
lives of Ford ana his son unless the
money was forthcoming within thirty
days.
The Austrian is being held for {
hearing under bail OF FIVE Thousand
dollars,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
GERMANY SHIPS
CARRY AMERICANS
ENEMY VESSELS TRANSPORT
TROOPS TO FRANCE.
EIGHTEEN ARRIVED SAFELY
Had Uneventful voyase-Not Sin.
gle Submarine Siehted-Last of
Vessels Made Harbor Today
With Soldiers and Supplies.

A French City, Jan. 30.-The pride
of Germany's and Austria's great
fleets have brought thousands of
American troops into Europe to fight
for democracy, the last of the big
boats arriving today.
Announcements were sent to
America today that eighteen German
merchantmen ships and two former
Austrian steamships had arrived in
Europe bringing large number of
American soldiers, and that their
holds carried thousands of tons of
supplies.
Biggest Ship AfIoa..
The eighteen vessels included the
great leviathan, the biggest ship in
the world, formerly the Vaterland of
the Hamburg American line.
They had an uneventful trip and did
not sight submarine.
The transports Covington, Smith,
President Lincoln, President Grant,
Powhattan and the Madeweska, all of
which were former North German
Lloyd ships, which have been seized
by the United States, and the former
North German Lloyd steamships,
George Washington, Mt Vernon, HUI
Ron, Agmalana, Aetolemercury, An
tigone, Pocahontas and America, all
have arrived.
Beat the German Guesses.
Every one of these transports ar
rived in Europe about ten months ear.
lier than the former German crews
anticiuated when they wrecked the
machinery aboard each.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
ITALIANS Win AGAIN
TWO GERMAN DIVISIONS
Were Practically Annihiiated In The
Italian Offensive.

Rome, Jan. 90.-Two enemy dfvis
ions were practically annihilated by
the Italians in fight around Coldel,
rosso the Italian official statement de-
clared today.
Near Rosso Bella the Italians cap
tured booty to the amount o. six
large guns one hundred machine guns
scores of trench mortats and several
hundred rifles. More than one hundred
officers and twenty-five hundred mer
were taken prisoners.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
WOOD NOT BADLY HURT.
Bursting Gun Caused Injury To the
American General.

Paris, Jan. 30.-Brief details of the
wounding of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
of the United States army, while on
q visit to the French front, have
been received. General Wood was
hit by a fragment of a gun which
burst while being tested.
His injuries, which were confined
to the left arm, are not considered
serious, but he was brought to hos,
pital here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
De Rim IS SEAT
Of BIC STRIKE
GROWING IN DANGER HOURLY
SPREADING TO DANZlG
SOCIALISTS join WORKMEN
Government Refuses To Negotiate
With Strikers, But Will Receive
ocialists-SoIdiers and Sail
ors at Point of Mutiny

Copenhagen, Jan. 30-The strike
in Berlin is growing hourly. The
movement is spreading in the provin-
cial towns and Danzig is now affected.
In Berlin a workmen's coucil of 500
has been formed. The council is to be
represented by an active commission"
composed of ten men and women.
DIR, Haase. Philip Schiedmann, DIR,
Eperts, DR. Braun, Ledebour and Dut-
imam all are reported to have
Joined the council gT'sN '-'''---'''--v-v
Ministry Ignores Strikers
Germany's Secretary for the interior
Won Wallroff, formerly a member OF
the labor committee stated that he
would not negotiate with the strikers.
He declared however that he would
receive a delegation of Reichstag
members of. the socialits party.
Rumors were in circulation here
this afternoon that the German sol
diers on the eastern front had shot
Some of their officers. 1t was also
reported that there was a serious
disturbance among the sailors of the
German fleets at Kiel. No direct
confirmation of the above reports
was obtainable.
Movement Most Significant
1t is tremendously significant that
Philip Schiedmann the German major
ity socialist leader has joined with
the minority leaders. such as Haase
Ledebour and Dittmann. For the
first time it appeared today that the
German socialists are united.
Heretofore Scheidmann's subservi-
ence to the German government
policies has been so marked as to
raise suspicion that he was a mere
tool of the government.
Scheidmann Noted Peace Advocate
1t was Philip Scheidmann who con
ceived the idea of the Stockholm
conference of socialists of the worlc
to discuss peace, a convention which
was for the sole purpose of putting
it's socialist sentiment to the support
of Germany by planting" a majority
German socialist in the convention.
Scheidmann was no later than las
summer named by the Kaiser to heat
the Reichstag committee considering
constitutional reforms indicating tina
the government relied on him as be
ing safe"
News is Confirmed.
Copenhagen. Jan. SO,--Advices from
authoritative source confirmed thu
news of the spread of the German
strike movement as reported in tbs
press dispatches today.
German Newspaper Reports
Zurich, Jan. 30.-Two hundred ant
, fifty thousand workmen were striking
in Berlin yesterday and fifteen thous
and additional ones were expecte,
to go out before tonight accord
, ing to copy of the Berlin Vorwaerts
the socialist organ received here tt
day.
, Official Berlin dispatches reachin
: here today declared that the socialis
, still adhered" to the strike. From otf
er authoritative sources, it was n
, ported that some of the workmen |
the Krupp works were also striking.
Munition Workers and Miners.
The entire war industries are sti
striking according to the Vorwaert
The Hamburg ship workers at Vula
: were reported to have quit their pla
II es Munition makers in Kiel and II
q navy yard employees there have bee
" out since Sunday.
Is In Wesphalia, miners are quittiI
II 7
f~~..ttnuna ~, Yaua
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
HUsk ACRE A MINUTE

Camp Dodge Soldiers Set Record in
Clearing Field.
Dies Moines, Jan. 30.-Forty acres
of corn, yielding fifty-eight bushels to
the acre, were husked in an exhibition
given at Camp Dodge the other day.
Two hundred men from the camp and
twelve mule teams did the business.
The corn had to be gotten out of the
way for government inventory.
An acre a minute,
Can you beat it?
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
TRANSPORT LOST
WITH SO LIVES
ENGLISH BOAT ARAeoN TOPPED.
" oED DECEMBER BOTH
MORE DISASTERS MADE PUBLIC
Destroyer Engaged IN Rescue Work
Summarized With the Arason.
Most of Ships Load Rescued
Armed Escort Sunk

London, Jan. 30-The British trans
port Aragon was torpedoed and sunk
in the eastern Mediterranean Sea with
the loss of six hundred and ten lives
on December Both, the admiralty an
nounced today.
A destroyer which was rescuing the
survivors was also summarized.
Sinking of the Osmanieh, merch.
ant ship was also announced by the
admiralty as having fallen the victim
of German submarine on December
31st.
The admiralty statement asserted
that the Aragon carried two thousand
and the Osmanieh eight hundred.
Nine Transports Lost
The same statement announcing
this disaster also announced that
since the start of the war nine British
transport ships have been sunk and
nine thousand lives uost. Durig the
same period eleven million soldiers
have been transported.
The transport Aragon was vessel
VI III thoupdlu llNO anu
lightweight tons while the Osmanieh
was a four thousand forty-one tonner.
Armed Vesse, Sunk
London, Jan. 30-The admiralty an
nounces that the armed escort vessel
Mechanician was torpedoed and stran-
ded in the English channel Jauary 90,
and had become total wreck. Three
officers and ten men of the crew were
lost.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-01-31
SERIOUS MINE ACCIDENT.
Rex Knapp Leaps for Life and sus-
tains Broken Back.

Abba, Ia, Jan. 80. - Rex Knapp,
nineteen years old, met with an acct
dent in the mine at Foster which may
prove fatal. He was coming out OF
the mine when three cars broke from
the cable and to keep from being run
down he jumped across the stump, a
distance of about seven feet. Just as
he got across the cage struck him on
the back breaking it in two places
and the cars ran over the cage and
struck him He was brought to the
Miners hospital for treatment.