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Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05
Washington

Study of Germany's financial situa-
ton has been undertaken by govern
ment agencies at Washington with a
view of throwing light on the ability
of the German nation to pay big sums
as reparation for devastation of. In
vaded countries. Unofficial reports in
dictate that Germany's national debt,
represented mainly by war bonds held
within the empire, is now nearly $780,
000000,000 or almost two-tifths of the
estimated national wealth of eighty
billions.
Government agents at Washington
see evidences that German propaganda
machinery in the United States is be-
ing put in working order again to pro-
mote sentiment of leniency toward
Germany in peace terms. Consequent
ly, department Of justice officials
warned that the public should remain
watchful against resumption of or
ganized propaganda by interests form
erly actively pro-German, and for the
last year passive.
President Wilson will head this
country's delegation to the peace con-
ference. He expects to sail for France
within a day or two after December
2, the opening of the regular session
of congress. This was officially an
nounced at the White House in Wash
ington.
Congratulations and expressions of
the nations proud esteem were cabled
to General Pershing for the American
army in France by Secretary Baker
at Washington, with promise that,
now that respite has come, the war
department will do all In its power
to expedite the early return of the ex.
peditionary force so that the country
may welcome its soldiers home.
President Wilson at Washington is
sued proclamation designating
Thursday, November %, as Victory
Thanksgiving day.
-
Reduction of the enlisted strength
of the navy has commenced. Secretary
Daniels said at Washington, and ap-
plications for discharge by men both
in the regular service and in the re-
serve divisions are being received.
A Berlin dispatch says the new Ger
man government has sent a message
to President Wilson appealing to him
''in order to save the German people
from perishing by starvation and an
archy," to send plenipotentiaries as
quickly as possible to The Hague o:
some other city. :
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05

william o'Connor, secretary Of the
knights of Columbus, died at Paris,
aged fifty-four.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05

John w. Davis was formally Loml-
mated by President Wilson at Washing
ton to be American ambassador to
Great Britain, and Alexander c. King
of Atlanta, Ca, was nominated to sue
coed Mr.. Davis as solicitor general.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05
U.S.-Teutonic WGrNeWS

A London Special says the first
American troops to depart hOmeward
will be $4,000 men in England. The
army expects to start the first ship
load homeward within a week DAD to
have all the $4,000 on their way to the
United States ten days later.
An American mission commanded
by Major General Rhodes left Satur-
day for Spa, German headquarters,
Marshal Foch announced in a wireless
message to the German high COMMAND.
Four armies, the French, American,
British and Belgian, are on the march
to the Rhine. The United States army
has been designated as "the army Of
occupation" 1t is under the immedi-
ate direction of General Pershing, and
includes many units of Rainbow"
men, says Paris official annouiSe-
ment.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05
Butter Eggs and Poultry.

Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
Coo, centralized creamery extras
63h, frsts G0hc
Eggs-Prime firsts Coo, firsts 5Shc,
ordinary tirStS 55c.
Live Poultry-Sprinsers. over 2 lbs,
24c; under lbs, 2Gc; fowls, ) lbs and
over 23c; do, under 314 lbs and over,
23c; ROSTERS, 1Sc.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05
Live Stock.

Cattle-Shlppers $12@15.5O, butcher
steers extra, S13.75@14.25, good to
choice 11@14, common to fair $3.50
oil, heifers, extra S1O.50011.50, good
to choice $9@10, common to fair Sc
@S,50, cows, extra SOIL.
CaIves-Extra $1750@1S, fair to
good S13@1T.25, common and large
$5@12.
Hogs-Selected heavy shippers
$3.50, good choice packers and
butcher S17.50, stays $11@13, com
mon to choice heavy fat sows S11@15,
light shippers $3.50, pigs go lbs and
less) Sl0014
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS Of WORLD
slo HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
CUT TO LAST ANALYSIS.
DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ITEMS
Kernels culIed From Events Of Mo-
ment In All Parts Of the Worid-s
OF Interest to All the
People Everywhere.
European War News

British and Russian forces reoccu-
pied the Russian seaport Of Baku on
the west coast Of the Caspian sea, says
an official statement by the London
war Office. The allied forces were
given an excellent reception, especially
by the poorer classes. The Turks, be-
fore evacuating the port, looted 1t.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05

The greater part Of the forces under
Field Marshal Mackensen. in command
in Roumania, has joined the revolu-
ton, the Budapest Az-Est says, accord
Ing to Copenhagen dispatch.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05

Released French, British and Bel
gian prisoners by thousands are com
ing into France in the region of Nancy.
Many of them show plainly how long
they have been in captivity.
Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-12-05

Thirty persons were shot in pro-
ally demonstration at Buenos Aires,
according to dispatch from the Ar
gentine capital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
ANSWERS e cym GREY

and second class gunners," ETC.,
all of which pay extra money.
And so it goes thru all THE
branches of the service, with the
exception OF the signal corps,
altho to become a member OF
this branch a man is supposed
to be qualified for that line of
work and is generally Morse
telegraph operator, wireless
operator. a lineman, or a men,
Der of some profession which
would come In handy In keep
ing up lines of communication.
1t seems strange to me to see
a chauffeur made a sergeant
chauffeur in the quartermasters
corps simply because he Is pro-
ficient in that line of work,
while an expert telegrapher en-
lists in the signal corps and is
simply a private of the first
class. Private, altho In civil
life he could make just as much
money as the aforesaid me-
chanic. 1t is the same way in
the general service corps. A man
Is a stenographer and is made
non-commissioned officer; IL
he happens to be a printer, or a
Autograph man in that corps he
is Immediately made a non-com.
1t is over my head and l have
an idea 1t will be over yours
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
|Q891@ 6$%dt&e1s

clever enough to put one over on
her now and then.
Both Dick and | soon learned
that we must not cross her in any
way IL we ever wanted her to do
anything for us. Mr.. Trent has
evidently learned his lesson, for
he was standing right behind her
looking very sheepish when l
went into the hall when the but
Ter announced, much TO my sur
prise, that Mother was here.
1--WE were sitting in Chad's
music room from which the SER
wants. know everybody at all
times must be excluded except
me. We heard a commotion in
the hall downstairs and l hurried
down to be confronted by Mother,
who was almost foaming at the
mouth, and Mr.. Trent trying to
appease her.
When have the servants in
my daughters house been told to
keep me from any room in which
might find her?' she asked,
presumably addressing herself to
the ambient air, for she did not
look at me at all.
Now, Mother I said, speak
ing in my sweetest tones, tho l
was ready to cry with anger,
Margie, no one has been given
any orders about you at all. You
must remember that no one here
had the slightest notion that you
were coming. Since the birth of
the baby some months ago, Chad
has refused to see anyone, and
that has been impressed upon the
servants
but, of course, Mollie,' said
Mother, who had evidently for
gotten in the prick of her ego
tism that she had not seen me
before and consequently did not
even take my hand, your SER
wants ought to know that that
order could never apply to your
mother
Unfortunately, Mother I
said quietly, 1T will have to apply
to you as well as to everyone else.
Chad has not seen Pat or Alice,
and l know he will not see you
Come. dear, let us go to the
hotel, said Mr.. Trent, taking
Mother by the arm. 'Mollie will
come over in the morning and
tell us all about it. He glanced
at me compassionately and shook
my hand. Then his face took an
expression that. said, ! can't do a
thing with your mother
al shall do nothing Of the
kind said Mother. L consider
it my duty to stay here and help
Mollie in this trying moment.
Chadwick must be made to under
stand that he cannot make Mol
lies heart bleed more than 1t Is
bleeding over her baby
ITO BE COntinued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

too, but anyway I wish you
would print this in the hopes
that it may strike somebody's
eye who might be able to REM
edy matters SO that the signal
corps would be placed on an
equal footing with the other
branches of The service. We
also have no examinations to
take so that we may be promot-
ed. And the way it is now a
man with three months service
may be promoted over the head
of another man who has had
three years service, simply be-
cause some officer recommends
that he be promoted to satisfy
some personal whim.
WIRELESS.
The condition you speak Of i.
unjust, and more than that ther,
Is no reason for it. 1 have beer
informed by an officer in the sig
nal corps that the chief signal Of
ficer is attempting to get bill
thru congress that will remedy tn,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
Painless Parker---OutlauU
His Confessions.

sufficient to prevent any of the In
nOcent from selling their souls to
the devil, prevent them from adver-
tfsing I'm the newspapers, prevent
them from pulling teeth In public
free, prevent them from charging n
reasonable price for dental work
below the scale of minimum fees and
prevent them from educating the
public about it's teeth.
The great Painless Parker myth
Is also part of the regular dental
course now. II grows bigger eucIl
year. It's already colossal, and still
expanding.
This mOnstrOus fable about Pain
less Parker pictures the fallen tooth
tinker very much AS Milton pictured
only the BOttOmless Pit was fit for
him-an unhoIy character to be
feared.
Almost I'm whispers they tell about
this impossible mOlar- MOnkeyer -
how the unfeeling wretch uses brass
instead OF gold for dental crowns,
how he dabs arsenic into the gums
of his victims, with a fieudish snig-
ger ms he cOnte mplates the ruin that
will follow, how he gaily injects
lOathsOme habit-fOrming drugs into
the nerve centers, how he bungIes
extraction worse than any apprentice
max illary-mangler, how he cares
nothing for the health or good will
Of his patients-just PUSHES thru a
dental job. stuns the helpless unfOr-
Some bOgie-man - this Painless
Parker!
ITO Be Continued
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
MOTHER TRENT sYMPATBIzEs

This morning, little book, Mol
lie came In to see me. and what
she had to say almost made me
laugh, altho to her. poor dear, the
experience she told about was all
but tragic.
"Margie, did you know that
mother came last night?" she
asked.
No." / answered in great sur
prise, for / had understood that
|'Mr. Trent had decided to make
California their home.
We'll. they are here at my
house now"
Goodness, Mollie. why didn't
they go to an hotel?"
For the same reason that
made Mother decide to come
home" She hesitated a minute
and then said, Mother decided
that she ought to be with me to
comfort me, and so without con-
|sulting anyone in the matter she
persuaded Mr.. Trent to bring her
back. He tells me that he did
not want to come, but Mother in
sisted that her place was with her
child in such a crisis.
when they got here he want
ed to go to an hotel, but Mother
insisted that they come directly
to my house.
II did not think that Mr.. Trent
could be induced to be so foolish
as to do a thing like that" was
my Interpolation at this point.
my dear Margie," exlaimed
Mollie, "have you not realized yet
that Mr.. Trent has come to the
conclusion that to live in any
kind of peace with Mother is to
let her have her own way In ev-
erything. Dad did it, or at least
he let her think she was always
having her own way tho he was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

less Parker--the fallen tOOth-tlnker
He In their best specimen of what II
hopelessly "unrespectable" In molar-
meddling circles.
Painless Parker, as m illustration
OF what not to be, In almost ms much
n part OF the curriculum of the up
or pOcket-bOOk extraction. Some
day they will be using these econ
fessiOns" as a Textbook to keep the
young gentlemen posted about dem
tai SHINING and the eternal damna-
ton OF errfng, unregenerate tooth
tappers. One reading of this shame
less autobiography, properly COM
mented ON by the sanctimOniOus
professors, will unquestiOnably he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
M3Ss3;|;|sy 3;|;, ~ 2;{iS
Keep Your Liberty Bonds

Many Tacomans bought Liberty bonds on the
advice of The Times. If you will accept our advice
again, it is this: Don't exchange your Liberty
bonds for unknown securities Securities are being
offered in exchange for Liberty bonds which are
fine examples of the engraving art, but otherwise
worthless.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo urges that
you do not exchange your Liberty bonds for any Sc
curities, known or unknown 1t is not possible to
have sounder investment than Liberty bond.
Hang on to yoursl
is suing the New York Central because H
fish 143 miles, We cant sympa-
1t should have known better than
ship anything a passenger train.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
Maybe We're 1t Some More

Observe the bakers now endeavor to "pass the
buck" Chicago bakers are already united in an ap.
peal to the food administration to raise the price of
bread, on the ground that the victory loaf costs
more.
Some of the substitutes suggested do cost more
than wheat, and the administration does not def
nitely provide what the substitute shall be. Looks
as if the buck were coming way, all right II
the bakers don't get the raise in price OF the loaf,
they can make even by using poor substitute.
Happy the man whose wife can-and will-bake
the family s bread!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
Wouldn't 1t Jar You?

We may have to adopt coal card system, as in
timated in Washington dispatches, but it's likely
that the proposition for basis of ton per year
per room will kick the bucket early.
On such basis two consumers with nine rooms
would get nine tons and nine persons with room
would get one ton per year. The fuel official who
thought out that basis ought to throw up his federal
Job and run for constable, or something.
warnings that there will be
You can't
scare public by talking of ice shortage
talking of a coal shortage
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
Officer I'll

Police Officer Jack Ellison, one
of the veterans of the Tacoma de-
partment, is critically i'll at St.
Joseph's hospital with typhoid fe-
yer, and is not expected to recover.
Ellison is 60 years old and has
been connected with the police de-
partment nearly 20 years. He was
detective during the period that
Tacoma was wide open"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

them obey the Small" dictum-
and the third insurges toward
larger proportions.
The toque at the right Is a soft
crushy effect in the new japanese
fibre straw called hinoka. The
second bonnet Is reminiscent OF
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
CHAPTER Tx.
When the dem

When the dem
tai college dOns
are drumming
into the scOnces
OF their pupils
the importance
of being "re-
spectable,'s' they
point. with min
gled grief and
rage, to the one
horrible example
Of their nc
quaintance, the
arch-rOughneck
among the jaw
jabbers. the
prise dental dis
grace - the un-
ethical. unscru-
pulOus, uncleaD,
unworthy Pain
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

The Westminster guild Of the
First Presbyterian church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Earl
Dugan, SIS South Sprague street,
Monday afternoon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Mrs. Mary Raymond Selleck
will give dramatic recital We'd
nesday evening at Trinity Metho-
dist church under the auspices of
the Young Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society. The proceeds
will go for the benefit of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Somewhere between Broadway
and Palm Beach spring hat fash
ions are already set.
Millinery dictators have decreed
that spring hats shall be small
at least the very early spring hats.
There are designers who nave gone
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Central Methodist church will be
entertained Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Paulsen, 2314
South G. street,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. william Jones left
Thursday for trip of several
months thru Arizona and Califor-
mia. They will stop in Arizona to
visit Mrs. Jones' mother and sis
ter, Mrs. Stone and Miss Ruth
Stone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
Too Indefinite

The Chamberlain measure for cabinet re-
qures the appointment of "three distinguished cit
izens.''
We file demurrer and ask the court to order the
thing made more definite and certain. For what
shall this trio be distinguished? Shall it be for
capacity to hold beer or for boarding dollars or for
a dozen other things that distinguish them from
the common horde? Forsooth, we'd better have
war cabinet of citizens of just ordinary honestly
and common sense than citizens that have distin-
guished themselves along some Of the lines that
could be specified.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

the poke style which is again in
favor.
The delectable broad brim
might very properly be dubbed an
orchard hat for it is constructed
of apple-green taffeta, and Its
brim is bestrewn with the reddest
or red silk braid cherries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

The February salon Of the
French club will be held at the
home of Mrs. Neal Dempsey, 712
North G street, Wednesday after
noon from 3 to 5.
The dramatic section of the
Collegiate A1umnae will meet
Monday afternoon at the Holman
apartments, Miss Alma Wagon
and Emma Hopkins, hostesses.
The program is in charge of Mrs.
Wallace Mcpherson and will be
devoted to the plays of Henry
Arthur Zones.
The Ladiese Aid society of the
Zion Lutheran church will hold
its regular meeting Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs.
Harder, 2S15 South Yakima ave-
nue..
The Eureka Rebekah card
club will give a party Thursday
afternoon in Odd Fellows tempt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

SO far as to say "toques" and they
develop their autocratic pro-
nouncements by actually building
the toques upon the head of the
individual.
The three hats shown here are
Fashion Art" designs. Two Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Notwithstanding the east of
growing castor beans in all coun-
tries castor oil comes mostly from
India.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Dear Miss Grey: Will you
please state IL a man with a
criminal record and who has
served time in the penitentiary
Is exempt from the army draft?
ANXIOUS.
No. The draft takes every UNI
man who is physically
fit between the ages of Fl and 81.
IL q man with q criminal record
drafted in the army should COM
NIT any crime, he would receive q
very heavy sentence i'm a military
prison.
Dear Miss Grey: I don't know
how we'll versed you are on SUBJ
jects pertaining to the military
service; but anyway l am going
to ask you question. Can you
tell me why it is that every 9TH
er branch of the service except
ing the signal corps pays extra
money to the enlisted men for
proficiency in their line OF
work?
The infantry have their extra
money for marksman ship; the
hospital corps pay extra money
to their "ward-room attend
ants" their operating room"
assistants, their "dispensary at
tendants," etc. The artillery has
Jobs such as "'plotters," first
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Cleveland knitting shows the
there who would deny
than knit and takes
muc Iessm from household duties
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
So Let 1t Be

Is General Allenby really winning the war, way
down there in Palestineg Certain it is that if Tur-
KEY s'cracks" away from the central alliance, Bull
garia is goner and those Austro- German armies in
Italy must run for their Teutonic holes Then, too,
there would be decided change in the Russian
front-or rear, as you want to call it.
Wouldn't it match in fine with the eternal fitness
of things if the recovery of the Holy Land should
mean the preservation of civilization? "He moves
in mysterious way, His wonders to perform"
Senator Chamberiain,s bill, will remember calls for
"thee distinguished citizens who have demon
ability" Unless at fault
hat IL snt-General Alger dstin
gshed citizen who had demonstrated his executive ability And
you all about "embalmed beef" don't you?
high explosives army officer
imagine for advice Of this kind Is that
perhaps high explosives expensive this year.
their road saved 81 $780,
scientific firing Must have fired its staff law
ycrs and higher-ups.
be sunk often to please
Indiana having
Idberfy editor largo Influence
1nna ougt 20 swing Hbcrty By
berselL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Mrs. Robert McElvenny arrived
here last week from Salt Lake
She Is a guest of Mrs. H. Y
Walker.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

job pleasing everybody fierce We represented
Day a by the figure of black
perfectly citizen writes in complain that it was an
citizens We did ask artist
something white coal in that picture but
only the his police whistle ana
bega to packu up
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Never give the "coachman's sa-
lutte" when passing woman
whom you know. Uncover your
head. Particular ladies might
regard a mere touch of the hat
brim as an indication of your
ignorance of good form.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04
Bible women.

Mizpah auxiliary of the Amar-
anth will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. F.
Hoska, 3103 North 26th street.
Mrs. A. D. Carpenter will assist
the hostess.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

high explosives with care advises officer.
only advice kind
perhaps high explosives expensive this
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

New their saved $780,
scientific firing Must have fired its staff law
ycrs higher-ups
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Mrs. e. ]. Hackett will be hostess
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

We're mighty glad Bresau have SUM
again Those please
-. We hope they're sunk again next week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-04

Indiana folks having conscience money'
that editor has large influence,
Ought able swing the next Liberty Loan all b