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The Delta independent., 1918-10-18

with the American First Army.
Oct. 12.-The Americans are encoun.
tering the stubbornest fighting along
the Aire river where the germans
are countering with great force at
Grand Pre- and st. Juvian. The Amer
leans to the eastward are progressing
better.
The Delta independent., 1918-10-18
REPORTS AS TO GERMANY,s
ANSWER ARE CONEt ICTINC

Amsterdam. Oct. 12-It is report
ed that Germany's reply to President
Wilson's INQUIRY was handed to the
Swiss minister at Berlin this morn
Ing. Some german papers assert that
the reply aecedes fully to Wilson's
demands, while others declare that
only far reaching advances are made.
h""tria and turkev are expected TO
announce an acceptance OF Wilson's
'"r'ns ediatelv. II In reported
that they have 10 informed germany.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
State to Cooperate
With x. K. Board in
Operating Canals

ALBANY, April 17.-Government
operation under the direction of the
railroad administration Of New York
States barge canal sytem, which was
announced tonight by Director Gen
eral of Railroads McAdoo. will not in
terfere with the construction work on
the system now under way, or contem-
plated, 1T was stated by representatives
of the State Department of Public
Works.
Under the state constitution the title
Of the canal property must remain with
the state. Director General McAdoo's
announcement was interpreted to mean
that the railroad administration would
simply direct the operation OF freight
and the disposition Of bargcs and
boats. 1t was pointed out that under
Federal control it would be possible
to lease, purchase, build or even COM
mandeer tonnage for use of the canal
II found necessary.
Word from Washington regarding
Director General McAdoo's order had
been anticipated by officials here, in
view Of the conference last week be-
tween representatives of the railroad
administration and the State Canal
Board and Governor Whitman.
THE action of the Director General
meets with our heartiest approval"
Governor Whitman stated tonight. "Et
was really done at our request, and
we will give the plan our entire CO.
operation"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
u. S. Filler Escapes
When Brought Down
In ''No Mans Land''
Frank L. Baylies Flees To
Safety Amid Hail of
German Bullets

PARIS, April 17.-Frank L. Baylies
OF New Bedford, Mass, a Lafayette
lier and now a member Of the "Stork'
Escadrille, to which the famous Cap.
tain Guynemer belonged, made thrill
ing escape from Germans who were
pursuing him across No Mans Land
where he was obliged to come down
after an aerial combat.
Baylies's machine landed about five
hundred yards from the enemy's
trenches. The Germans, who had been
watching his descent, began peppering
his machine with bullets. Baylies
ieaped from his plane and made all
speed for the French lines. The Ger
mans left their trenches in pursuit
keeping up a hot fire with rifles and
machine guns.
Chasseurs from the French lines, wit
Messing the race, opened fire on the
Germans, killing one and driving the
rest back to their trenches. Baylies
who has some record as an athlete
sprinted on. Later he declared that
never before had he covered the ground
so fast as in the last sixty yards OF
that run home.
The French general commanding the
sector personally congratulated the
American soon after his arrival. Bay
lies, according to the official records
has brought down four German planes
i and in addition one not officially re.
| corded. Four of these machines were
two -seaters. He wears the French Wal
Cross with four palms and the Military
| Medal.
When Baylies offered himself for en-
| listment in the United States air ser
vice he was rejected because of de-
fectivc vision.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Convicts Apply
Tar and Feathers
To Army Office,
Major Birkner, Accused of
Espionage, Attacked in
New Mexico Prison

SANTA FE, N. M, April 17.-Four
hundred convicts in the state peniten-
tiary this afternoon tarred and feath-
cred and placed rope about the
neck Of Major John M. Birkner,
OF Camp Cody, Deming, N. NJ, held in
the penitentiary as a Federal prisoner.
He is accused of violating the espion-
age act.
Major Birkner, who was born in
Nuremberg, Germany, but who had
been In the American military forces
for more than thirty years, was ar
rested last Friday at Camp Cody, where
he was an officer in the 127th Field
Artillery. His home is in Lincoln, Neb.
Birkner was allowed out in the prison
yard for exercise with the 400 con-
xicts.-.-The warden knew nothing Of
what was going on until he heard
cheering and rushed out in the yard
to find Birkner stripped and covered
with tar and feathers. The prisoners
with boots were leading him about the
yard by a rope around his neck.
ASslStaHt OupeIlnCeNOenC Ougan res
cued him. The prisoners, evidently in
accordance with a prearranged plot,
had obtained the feathers from their
pillows. but where the tar came from
is a mystery.
Birkner is alleged to have made dis
loyal utterances such as "You can't
beat the Dutch" and "The Germans will
sink American transports as fast as they
are sent over" Birkner claimed the
charges we're spite work by subordi.
nate officers whom he had disciplined.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Cyclops's Mystery
To Be Cleared, Says
Commanders Wife
Mrs. Worley Declares That
Fate of Collier Will Be
Known in "a Hours


NORFOLK, Va. April 17.-Mrs
Selma W. Worley. wife of Lieutenant
Commander George Wichtman Worley
commader of the missing naval collier
Clclops, came to local newspaper Of
flee tonight and declared that the mys-
terry surrounding the disappearance of
the ship and it's 293 passengers and
crew, will be cleared up within the
next twenty-four hours.
"In one statement Mrs. Worley is
quoted as saying thatthe Cyclops was
safe in South American port, and an
official announcement regarding the
vessel would be made shortly.
Mrs. Worley is known to have Wis
tied families here who have relatives
any longer, as the mystery soon would
be cleared.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Ruse With Gas Shells
Kills 1000 Germans

PARIS, April 1.-THE evolution of
the use of gas shells has taken sur
prising form in the present battle. One
new method is to fire heavy slowly dis
persing gases along charted lanes
against the enemy, filing in the al
ing poison fumes. Storming attacks
are then made by troops, who charge
when a sufficient interval of time has
been given for the light gases to rise
The British gunncrs at one part of the
line threw shells charged simply with a
sinking composition. The Germans,
after few hours, discovered that this
was n-poisonous. and began leaving
aside their masks. After these shells
had been fired for another twelve
hours, there was a sudden change to
poison gases. About two thousand Ger
mans were caught without their masks
and suffiocated.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
General Haig Is Fighting
A Waterloo, Says Maurice
British Army Terribly Hammered, but Another
Blucher Is Marching to Battlefield and There Is
No Reason to Despair, Declares Military Expert

and British engaged together, fifteen
have been fought twice and one thrice,
1T is unpleasant business standing
the hammering, but so long as we can
stand it the only question to be asked
is: What is happening to Blucher
What has become of the reserves?
although the French army is large,
than ours, we have taken the strain of
these battles off them. There is no
reason to be in a state of despair if
the situation is regarded from a broad
point of view and if we regard our
great sacrifices rightly as a necessary
part of the great drama"
Describing recent events in detail
General Maurice said:
II returned last night from France.
The situation yesterday was very anx-
ious. The Germans had taken Bailleul,
Meteren and Wytschaete and had
brought four fresh divisions into ac-
tion against US. If the enemy could
have maintained that pressure there
looked to be vital danger to the ridge
of heights which includes Mount Kem-
mel, and which is the backbone of our
defence on the northern portion of the
battlefront.
"The news last night and to-day is
better. While l am not able to saw
definitely that Wytschaete is entirely
IN our hands, we hold the greater part
and probably the whole of it. (The
t'ritlsh night statement said Haip's
forces had again been obliged to Re-
llnquish Wytschaete.)
AS mentioned in Field Marshal
Haig's communique, we made with
drawal to a new line in the Ypres
salient. The withdrawal was decided
upon on Sunday. 1t was carried out
partly on Sunday night and completed
on Monday. 1t is a regrettable mill
tary necessity which forces US to give
up ground which we won at such heavy
cost. On Tuesday the Germans were
still shelling trenches which we had
left the day before
Preparations for shortening our line
IN the Ypres salient were made some
time ago, and the decision to carry Il
out was reached before the fall of Bail
leul owing to the danger offered to our
positions in the salient from a flank.
ing movement. The withdrawal was
not dictated or governed by the ad-
verse course of events around Bailleul
oul py more general considerations"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
[By Tho Associated Press1


LONDON, April 17.-Regarding the
war situation from a broad point of
view, there is no reason to despair,
Major General F. B. Maurice, chief
director of military operations at the
British War Office, said to-day. After
describing the events of the last
twenty-four hours, he continued:
"What Of the whole battle situation ?
Our army has been going through a
very severe strain, and that strain has
been reflected at home. The situation
has had it's critical moments and still is
decidedly anxious. But remember we
have accepted the principle of united
front and must accept the consequences
of that principle. We must look at the
whole battle not from our army's sac
rifices and sufferings. but from the
standpoint Of the whole Entente.
"The British army is playing the
role which it often has played before.
It is fighting a Waterloo while Blucher
is marching to the battlefield. Multi
ply the Battle Of Waterloo hundred
fold and the situation at noon in that
battle corresponds to the situation now
in the great world battle.
No Reason to Despair
"The British army is under a ter
rible hammcring, but providing we
stand that hamcring without breaking,
and providing Blucher is marching to
the battlefield, there is no reason for
discouragement.
"The enormous task which tho Brit
ism army has performed and still is
performing may be shown by few fig
ures. In this battle Of Armentieres
the Germans thus far have engaged
twenty-eight divisions, and since March
21 they have engaged 1875 divisions.
"Of these the British army alone has
engaged seventy-nine, the French alone
have engaged twentyfour and the re-
manning twenty-thrce, have been en-
gagged by the British and French to-
gether.
"Of the German divisions which the
British engaged, twenty-eight have
been fought twice and one thrice Of
the German divisions which the French
engaged, four have fought twice. OF
the German divisions which the French
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Cyclops Seized or Sunk
By Foe, Cupital Fears

WASHINGTON, April 17.--Diligen1
search by naval and merchant ships
has failed to disclose the slightest
trace Of the missing naval collier
Cyclops. With the passing of the
forty-fourth dav since the vessel sailed
from Barbados for an Atlantic port
belief is growing at the Navy Depart
ment that in some way she has been
destroyed or captured by the enemy
How this could have happened no
one processes to know, but officials re-
gard it as almost impossible that any
accident could have caused the sea to
persons on board without leaving q
trace, and some think sooner or later
an enemy announcement will clear up
the mystery.
Publication Of a dispatch from San
Francisco quoting Mrs. A. M. Anger
mann, sister Of Lieutenant Command
er g. w. Worley, commanding officer
of the Cyclops, as saying their family
name was Wichtmann and that her
brother was born in Germany and
came to America as child, led to an
examination to-day of the commanders
record at the Navy Department.
~ SuOWS CudC WOTlcy eNCoreO Cne
Navy twenty-eight years ago and, at
that time. gave San Francisco as his
birthplace. He attained the rank of
master in the navy auxiliary and for
years. commanded colliers and supply
ships. When the auxiliary was merged
with the naval volunteers after the
United States went to war, Worley was
in command of the Cyclops, and he re-
tanned that assignment. with the rank
of lieutenant commander.
Mrs. Wcrlcy, who lives in Norfolk,
Va, explained there to-day that her
husbands name was changed legally
at Port Orchard, Washington, when he
was a young man and before he en-
tered the naval service. She con-
tirmed the statement that he was born
in Germany, but declared he always
was an enemy to that country. His
foster. father, she said, was named
Worley, and he went into court to le-
gally adopt the name of George WIGHT
mann Worlcy.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Reichstag Urged to End
Air Raids on Towns

LONDON, April ia Reuters dis
match from Amsterdam says that, &C.
cording to advices from Berlin, during
Yesterdays sitting Of the Reichstag
Herr Geek, Socialist, suggested making
an agreement with the Allies to cease
aerial attacks or open towns outside
the war zone.
A government representative replied
that no official request hithert1 had
Il he received. II would be examined by
the military authorities. =,
When the Reichstag reassemblcd now
taxation bills by the Bundesrat were
introduced. The proposals include. a
spirits monopoly and beer and wine
taxes.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
German Casualty
Lists Olun Ansluer to
Their Gains on Man

OTTAWA, April 17.-"The last
twenty-four hours have been any,
thing but good time for the ene-
N.Y." says the Reuters correspondent
at British headquarters, in a dis
patch filed to-day. "Ludendorff is
doubtless telling the Germans to look
at the map. The answer is: Tell
them to look at their casualty lists,
"Our shortening of the Passchen-
daele salient, and the giving up of
the ground won last autumn, has not
been in vain, since it played large
part in wearing out the enemy, the
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
british GiDe Up Wide Belt Before Ypres;
STRIKE Back to the South; Fail to Hold Gnin
U.s.. Flag to Fly in Berlin-MAdoo

Ell PASO, Tex April 17There not enough room in this
world Tor the German flag and the American ag
gong to make the American fly Berlin before we get
nrougn Secretary William McAdoo railroad men of Ell
Pao and the southwest meeting held upon his arrival
here late to-day.
Ihe railroads function we are not en-
poyes of the of Uncle Sam enlisted IN tho
great legion of liberty" Secretary sad
asked the men not to become impatient delay
ne xng the schedule adding if raise was
eo sn railroad men it would be retroactive they would then
be able to buy Liberty bonds ~ ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
German Assault on 15-
Mile Front Forces
Strengthening of
Haig Line
Belgians Repel
Heavy Attack
British Recapture Wyt.
schaete and Meteren,
but Are Ousted by
Terrific Pressure

Overwhelming German pressure
brought the enemy fresh sue
cesses on the great battlefield of
Flanders yesterday.
Not only were gallant French
counter attacks fruitless on the
northern flank of the German
salient and against Messines
Ridge, but to the north Haig's
forces were forced to relinquish
virtually their entire gains Of
last year, including the Passchen-
daele sector, which they won step
by step at enormous cost.
The Germans now hold Lange-
marck, Poelcapelle, Passchen-
daele, Gheluvely and Beclaere.
Before a sullen British retire
ment they marched into this wide
strip of territory, not fighting,
but suffering from a CALLING Brit
ish fire. London announces that
some of the accompanying de-
tachments were destroyed"
From Messines Ridge westward the
British also failed to recover
ground. For a few hours Tues
day night the tired defenders
were nerved to fresh efforts and
swept back up the lost ridge and
into the town Of Wytschaete.
But the strength of German
numbers forced them out again.
The same story was repeated at
Mestren, which the British recon-
quered, only to lose it. A furi-
Gus German attack on fifteen
mile front from beyond Wyt-
schaete to the Nieppe Forest
flung the British back to the line
they stood on Tuesday.
But the French who were moving
to Haig's support rapidly and
in great strength" have arrived.
Berlin reports the French 'coun-
ter attacking beside the British.
The Germans started new opera
tion against the Belgian front
between lie Blankaert Pond and
the Ypres Railway "a fve-mile
'front.', and forced themselves in
to the defending outposts. Coun-
ter charges restored the Belgian
line and yielded 600 German
prisoners.
Since the opening Of offensive op-
erations on March 21, General
F. B. Maurice announced. the
Germans had used in battle 126
divisions, of which 70 had been
thrown against the British, "a
against the French and % against
combined Anglo-French forces.
Correspondents yesterday put the
total German strength in the
West at 202 divisions.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18

Twelve vessels were unsuccessfullv
attacked. The arrivals numbered 2.211:
sailings, 2,456.
In the previous week only six Brit
ish merchantmen were sunk by mine
OR submarine, four of them of more
than 1000 tons. This was next to the
lowest weekly record made by the
U-boats since February j, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
British Lose IS Ships in Week

LONDON, April 1.-THE losses to
British shipping by mine or subma-
rine in the last week totalled fifteen,
according to the Admiralty report to-
night. Eleven of the merchantmen
sunk we're 1000 tons or over. and four
under that tonnage. One fishing vessel
also was sunk.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Draft to Call Men
Il Since Last June

WASHINGTON, April 17.-The SEN
ate resolution for registration of men
who have reached twenty-one years Of
age since June s, 1917, was ordered
favorably reported to the House to-day
The registration date will be fixed by
Presidential proclamation.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
Farm News.

(ByL. j. KERR, County Demonstrator)
The corn show at Selmer last Sat-
.nFaay was a success in every way
Each boy who exhibited was asked to
donate the ten-ear exhibit to the Red
Cross, which was sold to the highest
bidder The majority of the boys
gave their ten ears gladly to such
cause. More than $4,000 in prizes
were offered the boys. and when corn
was sold brought $21 90 which went
to the local red cross unit.
If you have better corn than was
shown last year bring it out where,
the other fellow can see what you
have. We will not know what you
have unless you show us-.
Watch your fatteoing hogs and
don't let them get sick. There seems
to be a number of hogs dying over
the county now. When they stop
making gains in fattening now you
had better kill them You cannot af-
ford to continue to feed corn worth
81 25 per pushel when your hogs are
not gaining. ~
II you have not done 80 now il a
good time to get your farm machin-
cry together and place it in the shed.
lIf you will use some common axle
grease applied over the surface after
the dirt has been removed you will
fad that they viii Bot rust as usual.
The second growth of cotton is fur
niabing an ideal place for the boil
weevil, and unless it is a very cold
winter these weevils will harbor here
and do great deal Of damage next
lyear.
/ Corn shocks that have fallen down
lshould be hauled from the field at
once Don't leave anything in the
| field that will make feed this year.
| In saving sheep for brooding pur-
poses, select those with short legs
and compact bodies. Long legs means
good jumpers.
/ Now is a good time to build your
poultry and hog houses. II you don't
know what you want tobuild ask your
county agent for plans for both Of
these houses.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
Corn Show Saturday Successful
in Every Respect.

The Corn Club Exhibit Saturday un-
der the direction Of County Agent j.
]. Kerr, backed by the B. Nj G., was
a fine show. About forty competitors
had exhibits covering the various lots
and varieties Of corn. for which the
merchants and other citizens offered
prizes as shown in last Independent.
The awards we're made by County
Agent Broogs Of Madison county. The
corn was then sold for the benefit of
the Red Cross by Glenn Lea auctioneer.
Quite pica sum was realized. This
exhibit was carefully inspected by
many leading farmers and more than
one selected varieties of ccrn which
are great improvements over former
kinds planted. To Mr. Kerr and the
others offering premiums the thanks
Of the progressive farmers are ex-
tended. Such exhibits are great in
centives to do the best and get the
best that is going in increasing the
crops of the county The coming
year is the golden year for the farm
ers Of this world.feeding land.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29
Conference Appointments.

d. ]. Russell is given the Presiding
Eldership of the Lexington District.
r. W. Newsom is returned TO Bethel
Springs and Selmef; J. B. Maxedon,
supply for Selmcr circuit; I. M. King,
returned to Adamsville circuit; G. j.
Carman goes to Camden station; +.
II. Buck, returned to Oak Level cir
cuit near Piiducah; j. NJ. Pickens, is
Presiding Elder Of the Paris District;
W. s. Lockman goes to Ayes circnit
near Dyersburg; ]. I. Bagby, return
ed to Halls. One preacher from the
Christian church and one from the
Cumberland Presbyterian church we're
accepted by the Conference and Civ
Iea gork.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-29


Livestock Subcommittee Of the Agri-
cultural Advisory Board, together
with special swine members and the
representatives of the packers, to I'm
prove the present unsatisfactory stu-
alton, which has unfortunately result
ed because of the injection Of uncon-
trollahie factors
We ask the producer to cooperate
@with us in i most difficult task.
The members of the Conference
were
ProducersH. c. Stuart, Elk Car
den, Va, Chairman Agricultural Ad-
visory Board; w. M McFadden, Chi.
cago, H.. A. Sykes. Ida Grove, Ia.
John NJ. Evvard, Ames, Ia; J. H. Mer-
Ger, Live Stock Commission for KAN
sas J. G.. Brown, AIonon, Ind; Il. g.
Brown. President Chicago Livestock
Exchange n. II. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo. !;
John Grattan. Broomfield, Cole; Eu-
gene Funk, Bloomington, H.. Isaac
Lincoln, Aberdeen, S. D.; c. w. Hunt,
Logan, Ia; C. f. Yancey, w. r. Dod-
SON
Food Administration Herbert Hoo
yer, Il. s. Snyder, Major Il. L. Roy, G..
| II. Powell.
Department of Agriculture-Louis
d. Hall, r. r. Marshall.
The packers present ana others
sharing in foreign orders were repre-
sented by the elected packers commit
tee. Those represented were:
Packers Armour & Co, Chicago,
III. Cudahy Packing Co, Chicago, III. /;
Norris Co. Chicago, ILL.,; Swift 4
Co., Chicago, H. Wilson & Co. Chica-
60, ILL.,, John Agar Co., Chicago, III;
Armstrong Packing Co., Dallas, Tex. ;
1 Boyd Dunham & Co, Chicago, III. (;
Brennan Packing Co., Chicago, ILL., /;
Cincinnati Abattoir Co., Cincinnati,
o.; Cleveland Provisions CO., Cleve-
land o.; Cudahy Bros. Co., Cudahy,
Wis ]. Dold Packing Co, Buffalo, N.
Y; Dunlevy. Packing Co, Pittsburg,
Pa. ]. 10. Decker & Sons. Mason City,
la. Evansville Packing Co., Evans
vilie Ind. East Side Packing Co, East
st. Louis. H.; Hammond Standish &
Co, Detroit, Mich, G. A. Horned q
Co.. Austin, Mimi; Home Packing &
Ice Co, Terre Haute. Ind; lndepend-
ent Packing Co, Chicago, ILL.,. Indian
! apolis Abattoir Co, indianapolis, Ind. ;
International Provision Co, brooklyn,
N y; Interstate Packing Co. Winona,
Mimi. Iowa Packing Co, Des Moines
la; Powers Begg Co, Jacksonville
H.; Kingau & Co, Indianapolis, Ind.
! -EreV Packing Co. ST Louis. No. !: Lake