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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
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An Irishman was sitting in an inn
in County Mayo one day, while 1t
was raining furiously outside. A no
bleman's brougham drew up at tho
door of the hostelry. Blazoned on the
panels of its doors were the arms of
its owner, inscribed with the mot
to, "F'ides regnat ubique." ''Pat,"
asked some one Of the Irishman,
"how do you translate that!" EASY
enough" Pat replied. "'Fides regnat
ubilmc'-Faith! it rains everywhere"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Kelly QuarIes.

Kelly Quarles died at Jasper
Friday of influenza, at the home
of his brother, c. A. Quarles.
He leaves two orphan children,
who are at the home of C. A.
Quarles, his wife having died a.
bout three years ago. Interment
was made at New Hope near
Shellmound Saturday. He was
about 81 years old.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Strayed.

One white spotted heifer year
ling, marked swallow fork iu
right ear and smooth crop and
overbit in left ear.
One red steer yearling marked
same as above.
, We're taken to Walden's Ridge
in summer. Reward for their
recovery.
A. L. ELLIS,
Sequatchie. Tenn.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Services Held Sunday Night

Services were conducted at
Owen Church Sunday night by
Rev. E. r. Lewis, for the first
time in about two months, the
restrictions against public gath
erings on account of the influenza
epidemic by the county board of
health having been removed.
Sunday school will be re sumed
next Sunday morning.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
orinin Of HUNGARIAN Race.

The Hungarians, or Magyars, con-
stitute branch of the Finno-Ugrian
race, their nearest of kin being the
Finus of Finland. The Hungarians
have been settled in their present
country Of Hungary for more than
1000 years. They came from the vast
plains of western Siberia, their origi-
nal home, toward the close of the
eighth century.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Reassurinq Thouaht.

One of our eminent biologists an
nounces that one pair of rats, if left
undisturbed, will multiply to 37,000,000
in two years, but the reassuring re-
Election is that they almost always
seem to be disturbed.-Ohio State
Journal.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the good
people of Seeuatchie for their
kindness to as during the sick
and death of our dear mother,
wife and baby. May Gods rich
est blessings abide with all.
Geo, Robbins and Children.
Sequatchie, Tenn, Nov. n, 1918.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Ancient Montessori Methods.

Herodes, TO overcome the extraor-
dinary dullness of his son Atticus, edu-
Gated along with him "a little slaves
of his own age. He gave each the name
of the letter of the Greek alphabet. His
son. in order to play with them, had to
learn the alphabet to call their names.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
value of common rhlnns.

The common things Of life are things
well worth while when we know what
to do with them. 1t was a glimpse of
bird that he had never seen before,
but which he might have seen thou
sand times so common was it, that
made n foremost nature writer out Of
Bradford Torrey
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
}LiVe Farm Facts
$FOr TenneSSeanS1

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I Merchants in many places are
using their show windows in
which to illustrate how vegeta-
bles can be grown. This, they
find. attracts city people to their
stores.
The work that Tennessee noun
tain farmers are doing is being
brought to the attention of the
country thru the press.
Kentucky Is aiming, thru its
poultry extension workers, to
popularize in each county the
type and breed of poultry best
fitted to that county.
1t is noticeable now that when
a visitor comes into a Tennessee
county. one of the first questions
he asks is, "How much livestock
does the county producer"
Sweet potato storage is mean
ing more this year because of the
increased number of better stor-
age houses.
That story of the man in Obion
county, who received a check for
$73, 600 for one shipment of hogs
is still going to rounds. 1t hap
pens to be a true story.
How many farm families in
your county have availed them
selves this year of production op-
portunities?
County agents are getting to-
gether heafacts they are asked
to secure in order to make their !
annual reports. =
Country newspapers generally
have taken advantage of the op-
portunity to boost their counties
by calling the attention of their
readers to the work done in food
production.
AS a business enterprise, the
farm is now standing out as do
)ther commercial enterprises.
But the farm is more than that,
t is a home.
A North Carolina county agent
hought enough of some Blount
county hogs to come over and I
axe car load back for the farm
RS of his county.
Figures recently compiled show
hat in cotton counties, even with I
he high price of cotton as a
to increased effort on
otton, food crops were produced
n greater amounts than ever be-
ore. &
Tennessee farmers are active
ow in making definite plans for
heir farming operations next t
ear.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Roman Warship.

The man-of-war of the ancient Ro-
mans had crew of 225 men, of which
174 were oarsmen, working on three
decks. The speed of this vessel was
about six knots an hour in fair
weather.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Insects Destroy Wood.

Investigations made by the bureau
of entomology have proved that insects
cause the destruction of more timber
OF size used commercially t',an do
forest fires.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Wanted Walnut for eunstooks.

Most of the oldest trees in this coun-
try were originally planted, not for the
sake Is the fruit, but because the wood
makes the best gunstocks, being light,
strong and not easily warped.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28

1t was toward the end of the
long. hot, dusty hike and the Ne
gro doughboys were tired and
foot-weary. Since half-past sew
en- O'Clock that morning they had
been been marching along hard,
white stone roads, their feet kick
ing up dust clouds as thick and
white as fog.
Ahead, and in the valley slight
ly below them, they could see the
tall church spire and the build
ings of the little city that marked
the end of their days march,
They would be billeted there for
the night and then. early in the
morning, they would continue
marching towa d the front.
"Jes' guess I'll give these heah
folks a look at "a Stars an
Stripes, " Color Sergeant j. Hen
ry Dawson announced, mostly to
himself, Il reckon as how may
be there Trenches amt neyeh
seen dis heah flag O. mine. "
So J. Henry, without losing
step, slipped off the waterproof
cover from the standard and
and shook out the flag before the
slight breeze. Then he raised
the butt of the staff and sank it
in the leather socket of his belt.
Behind in the struggling line
some rich voice swung into Roll,
Jordan, Roll. f" In half min
ute the song had gone up and
down the tired column, swaying
and swinging like great, magic
echo with the marching men. 1t
is the wonder song for black
soldiers deep, colorful, religious,
simple. | remembered. as if it
had been but yesterday, another
regiment of colored troopers
singing it at dusk as they march
ed by, and it had thrilled me as
some great mystic, beautiful
thing that was half of God and
half of man. That had been six
months earlier, in safe America:
this was in France. and every
loll of the s5ng carried these men
nearer to the unknown dangers
of war and battle.
There was a pause in the sing
ing and then, from away over
head, came the distant hum of an
airplane. For the minute it
broke the spell of the music, and
colored troopers slowed their
pace while their eyes tried to pick
out the tiny moving speck in the
sky.
Like some swift bird it pointed
toward the column. A white Of
fcer took out his glasses and TO-
cussed them on the plane: the un-
even bum MN = bum M -m-m- of
the motor had warned him that
it might be a Boche machine.
For half minute he followed it;
then he saw the German military !
cross painted on its tail. And
now it seems certain that it would
sweep over the marching men.
For months the army had been
full of strange yarns Of battle
planes that had sailed low over
troops and moved them down
with close range machine gun
fire. The officer watching the
machine, thought of these stories.
His column, choking the narrow
road. would make an easy target.
"Everyman fall out, scatter and
keek any coverp' he ordered.
Like frightened rabbits the
colored soldiers obeyed, scurry-
ing from the road to a waving
" heat field, their drab uniforms
merging in color with the ripen-
ed grain. In half minute the
road was empty except for sin
gle soldier He was carrying an
unfurled American flag and he .
was stalking straight ahead.
Drop that flag and get under
covert the officer shouted.
But j. Henry kept on. Il sin't
goin' a run away with this heah ,
flag of mine from no Germans, I
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28
Why We Give Thanks.

For summer rose and autumn grain,
For gold of sun and silver rain,
For frosty morn and dewy eve,
For daily blessings we receive,
We thank thee, Heavenly Father.
For bubbIing brook and ocean blue,
For home and friends and loved ones true
For toll and courage, hope and cheer,
For faith that crowns the passing year,
We thank thee, Heavenly Father.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-11-28

Merchants in many places are
using their show windows in
which to illustrate how vegeta-
bles can be grown. This, they
find, attracts city people to their
stores.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
ALrn' CLOSING N
ON GERMANS IN THE
A|SNE.MARNE FRONT
Widest Point of scissors Rheims Cha
teau Thierry Salient Declared TO
BE Thirty Miles and Thous-
ands Of Germans are
Packed Within.

Washington, July 24.-Massed Ger
man reserves are holding open the
jaws of the trap Genera! Foch has
sprung in the Aisne- Marine region, in
u desperate effort to stabilize their
lines without the crushing of the forces
withdrawing from the Chateau Thier-
ry and Marne salients.
Official reports to the war depart
ment show the enemy has but single
railway to get material out of the pock
ct into which he has been forced.
The situation was graphically ex-
planned today by General March, chief
of staff, in a mid-week conference with
newspaper men. For the last two days
General March said the employment
of probably ID divisions of fresh Ger
man reserves on the scissors jaw Of
the trap has practically steadied the
line there. On the eastern jaw front
the enemy has been crushed back more
than mile and half on a ten mile
front, further imperilling his whole
position in the salient from which he
is endeavoring to extricate his troops.
The railroad running from scissors
to Chateau Thierry now is either in
our hands or under our fire." Gen.
March said. THE only way in which
the enemy can get out now, or get
supplies over n railroad is by the re-
naming line from Nanteul on the
Ourcq to Bazoches on the River Vesle.
at was necessary for him, if he
did not intend to be caught absolutely
in a pocket to keep troops from ad-
vancing and cutting off this road which
would put him entirely at the mercy
of the Allied forces"
Some officers here are of the opin-
ion General Foch was rushing for
ward masses of heavy artillery, which
with airplanes would pound the inner
of the German positions from three
sides
They say the very strength of the
German lines now established will
make his losses great from the con-
centrated fire. The enemy forces oc-
cupy wedge the center of which is
less than - miles distant from the
hard pressing lines of the Allies at
any point. All his communication
lines are within gun range, once the
'heavies get up behind the Allied
lines"
Lacking railway lines on which to
maneuver, the enemy probably is max
ing desperate efforts to get his big
gest guns away safely. The attacking
lines are backed by circling railways
on which long range weapons on rail
road mounts can he shutted back and
forth at will. 1t is recalled that the
German attack on Chateau Thierry
little more than week ago was ac-
companied by the fire of big naya!
guns, shells from which fell ten To-
fifteen miles behind the lines.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
DELIVERY OF RAINCOATS Is
REFUSED-GRAFT CHARGED

New York, July 23.-OfIicers of the
army quartermaster' department to-
night notified concerns named by the
department of justice in its expose Of
an alleged nationwide graft conspir-
acy in the manufacture of soldiers rain
coats, that no more deliveries would
be accepted until further notice. They
were also told payment would be sus-
pended on large quantities of goods
already delivered.
This action followed the arrest yes
tcrday of II rain coat men and the dis
covery of thousands of defective rain
coats, ready for shipment to France
at the New York quar;ermaster's de-
rHrtment depot.
According to the Investigators on
the case, these defective coats include
many bearing rejection marks and
others which had not even been in
spected. These defective coats, it was
said, are mixed with other coats, in
bundles packed by the manufacturers.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
RAFAEL ROMERO BURNED TO
DEATH IN THE ROY HOTEL

Rafael Romero. one Of the best
known citizens of New Mexico, long
n leader in Democratic politics Of the
state and an authority on early his
tory and development Of the states,
was burned to death Friday morning
about 4 o'clock in the destruction of
the Southwestern Hotel at Roy Mora
county. He was apparently overcome
by smoke in his room and when his
body was found it was burned past
recognition and almost consumed.
Mr.. Romero was the only occupant
of the building to lose his life, most
of the others escaping by leaping from
the windows. Mr.. and Mrs. Strick-
land, tourists from Vernon, Texas,
were badly burned but their recovery
is said to be certain by physicians.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The entire building was in flames with
in few minutes after the fire was
discovered. The loss is estimated at
about $l0,000.00.
Mr.. Romero Rad gone to Roy on
Thursday on business and was plan
ming to leave for home Friday.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
ROUAULT. MUELLER, HUGHES
WANT TO SUCCEED ERyIEN

Santa Fe, July 25-There is con-
cord apparently among many Republi-
can brethren on the subject of the land
commissionership for naming of that
amiable protector of turkeys and of
mountain trout, Theodore Rouault, Jr.
on the Republican ticket. And it is
an open secret, very much up stage,
that he is willing to succeed the genial
Mr.. Ervien in custody Of the state
lands.
OF course there are more or less no.
table impediments in his way, said
Instructions being the desire of that
veteran of the Republican trenches
Captain Mueller, now of the said land
office, to go higher up in the service,
and the persistently recurring rumor
that T. Hughes, superintendent of the
penitentiary, has strong advocates for
the land ommissionership.
Mr.. Rouault in any event does not
go to Camp Pike until September and
meantime the convention is to be held,
1t does his candidacy no harm to know
he contemplates service abroad, and
he is anxious to go; but you never can
be sure you're going till you're on your
way.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
NAVY DEPARTMENT MAKES
AIRSHIP BOMB INSPECTION

Washington, July 23-While invest
gating the result of the official in
quiry into the failure of naval airplane
bombs to explode when dropped in the
attacks by naval aviators on the Ger
man submarine off the New England
coast Sunday, the navy department is
making Il thorough inspection of its
entire stock of these projectiles to de-
feminine the reliability of detonation.
At the same time the ordinance bureau
of the navy has taken under consider
alton the alteration of the bombs used
in aerial operation so as to increase
the certainty of their exploding.
Secretary Daniels said today a very
low percentage of bombs which fail to
explode has been discovered thus far
in the navy's tests. In fact, reports on
file here show that the United States
has met a much lower percentage of
failures than any of the allied nations.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
MUST FIND A
REST ROOM FOR SOLDIERS

A number of our citizens are awake
to the need Of rest room and place
for soldiers who chance to pass thru
our city, to spend few hours where
they can read or write. One day this
week a soldier was seen standing on
the street with writing pad placed
against the side Of store building,
writing letter, perhaps to his moth
er or to some other dear friend. He
could not say anything complimentary
about the hospitality of Tucumcari,
while in this awkward position.
Sometimes the little table at the
postofiice is surrounded by boys eager
to drop few lines to their folks at
home. The Commercial Club rooms
could be fitted with desks and chairs
for the boys. These young men de-
serve every courtesy that can possibly
be bestowed upon them. Don't pass
this matter without serious thought.
Some organization is necessary to
make it a success.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
THE QUAY RED CROSS

This branch is doing valiant SER
vice for the government and the boys
"Over There" During July spent over
800 for material, have it about made
up and asking for more.
The picnic July Ith at the rock store
better known as Glendale-netted
Red Cross $S5 and through the efforts
of !. McLaren financial basis was c,-
tabllshed that day, many agreeing TO
pay from 81 to 50 per month. j. VI.
Wise was one Of the largest contrib
utors.
The shipment this month consisted
Of 9 sweaters; 43 pairs of socks; 10
suits of pajamas; 10 Belgian boy suits;
/ ambulance robe; 6 comfort pillows;
420 gun wipes.
Shipments will be made about the
18th of each month and every one
having finished articles is requested to
turn them in to division supervisors
before that time. Secretary.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25

The war situation of Wednesday was
summarized by the Associated Press
as follows:
Violent German counter attacks and
rear guard actions in great strength
still fail to serve as barriers to the ad-
vance on the Soissons- Rheims salient.
They have aided in slowing down
the fast pace, but on the three sides
of the now U-shaped battle field i'm
portant gains have been made.
Driving slowly, but surely, south of
scissors the American and French
troops have pushed their fronts fur
ther eastward toward that part of the
Soissons- Chateau Thierry railway line
that is still in the hands of the enemy
and further south, along both sides Of
the Ourcq river and the road leading
to Fere-en-Tardenois, Germany's store
house for the supply of her troops to
the south, important penetrations into
enemy-held territory have been made
until the maximum point where the al
lies are fighting near Coincy is about
lOk miles from their point of depart
ure last Thursday.
In the Marne region north Of Cha.
teau Thierry, the Americans and the
French have met with the fiercest kind
Of resistance, for the Germans are
striving hard to extricate large num-
bers Of the German forces and save
part of the great number of guns and
quantities of war materials.
The advantage in the fighting has
rested with the allied troops, who have
pushed on northward past the village
Of Epieds and ousted the Germans
from the greater part of the Chatelet
forest. In this region the allies now
hold the villages of Epieds and Trug-
ney-Epieds, which were captured by
the Germans and were recaptured on
Wednesday in counter attack by the
Americans. Pressing on northward,
the allies have driven their front be-
yond Codrpoil, which lies about six
and half miles northeast of Chateau
Thierry.
Along the Marine at several points
notably in the region of Charteves
and Jaulgonne and further east at
Treloup, the allies have put the north
ern bank of the Marne further behind
them in advances and captured large
number Of cannon and machine guns
and considerable war materials.
In the region between the Marne
and Rheims, where the German crown
prince has brought forward large num-
bers of picked reinforcements, his war
riors are meeting with hard usage.
Following up the advances Of the Ital-
ians and French of Tuesday the Brit
ish Immediately to the southwest of
Rheims apparently have begun move
ment which possibly portends good
results.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25
v. s. S. DRIVE TO Be
STARTED MONDAY TO
CONTINUE THREE DAYS

+. G. Beebe, secretary of the Busi-
ness Mems Association, has been very
busy the past week lining things up
for three days w. S. S. Campaign,
and hands in the following report.
The following is Il list of the cap
tains who with the aid of their crews
will make house to house canva =,
beginning Monday, July 20 and same
will continue for three days:
Mrs. Ed. Shields, ward one.
Mrs. Jas. Conwell, ward two.
Mrs. Oscar Sandusky ward three.
Mrs. Fred Braun and Queens Of
Avalon, ward four.
Mrs. c. G. Taylor, ward five.
Mrs. Clinton Fausnacht, ward six.
The following is list of the work
ers who will be ready bright and early
Monday morning and for period of
three days will sellWar Saving Stamps
at booths erected in front of the fol
lowing business houses: Edwards Gro
Gerry Store; Elk Drug Store; Sands
Dorsey Drug Co.; II d II Theatre; and
the Postofiice.: Misses Ruth Golden
berg, Edna Clark, Bessie Bonnie Ham
ilton, Lucille Manney, Dillon Brown,
Lucille Wharton, Eva Braun, Ethel
Whitmore, Madeline Gaudin, Aletha
Williams, and Maud Barnes.
Mrs. j. Warren Brown has gener-
ously accepted the leadership of the
Women's Committee, and she is to be
congratulated on the way she so cheer
fully responded to the call.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-07-25

In the War Savings Stamp cam
paign, accurate figures cannot be Civ
en-, but the following will no doubt be
of interest to our people:
The total amount bought and that
pledged to date is $93, 3,95l-not one
third Quay county's quota. The num-
Der pledged 2,05i. Eleven districts are
on the honor roll, subscribing more
than their q9otas twenty-five with
two pledges to come i'm, twenty-nine,
thrty-iive, thirty eight, thirty-nine,
forty-three, fifty-three, fifty-six, nine
ty-seven, ninety eight, one hundred
and three. Five districts have not yet
sent in their reports, Tucumcari has
but 22,067 to her credit, but intends
to make her quota of 100000. Nara
Visa leads the railroad towns with half
her quota, and she, with the rest, in
tends to go Over the Top" Every
one must pledge to the limit of his or
her ability, that Quay county may not
mar her good record.
Mrs. X. p. Donohoo, Co. Chm.