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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
CARRIERS TO Be
GIVEN FAIR TRIAL
SECRETARY McADoo ASSERTS IN
LETTER TO THE LAW.
MAKERS.
Five-Year Extension of Time Limit Of
the Railroads Urged - Unsettled
Conditions Are Feared by Govern
ment Officials.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-C Continuance of Gov
eminent control of railroads for ave
years, or until January 1, 1924. was
recommended by Director General Nc
Adoo in a letter to the Chairman Of
the Senate and House Interstate Com
merce Committees. This would per-
init a fair trial of Government opera
ton, said Mr.. McAdoo, and elimipate
the unsettled condition under which
the railroads must be operated during
the next year or two if their status
is not changed materially by legisla-
tion. This recommendation is not
made in support of any theories CON
corning the best ultimate policy Of
running the railroads, Mr.. McAdoo eX-
planned, but only to give the nation
time to form it's ideas carefully
The Director General explained that
it is impossible to retain the roads
under Government control for q
months after the declaration of peace
without further legislation, owing to
the strain on the morale of officers
and employees, and pointed out the
difficulty of soon obtaining comprehen-
sive legislation on the subject
President Wilson, in his recent adj
dress to Congress, said he was unable
10 decide what should be done with
the railroads, and asked Congress to
take up the question for discussion mn
mediately. He declared that unless ac-
tion was forthcoming he would be
forced to turn back the roads to
private management. Acting under
this plan the railroad administration
has been preparing to relinquish con
troll of the railroads, and 1t was the
general understanding that the admin
istration would wait two or three
months before actually starting the
REIMBURSEMENT proceedings to give
Congress a chance to act. Recent Gle
velopments have shown the difficulty
of determining a final policy at this
time, however, according to railroad
administration officials.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
Arid Land for Homes.

Washington Development of arid,
swamp or cut-over lands to provide
farms for returning soldiers, and i'm
proyement Of the public school system
to provide for Americanization of for
eign-born citizens and the education
iof illiterate mountain white popula-
lions and negroes, are two big recon
struction problems, Secretary of the
Interior Lane says in his annual re
port just made public. He also sug-
gested more extensive reclamation of
waste land and that small farms be
sold to soldiers on long-term payments.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
wbv Pershlnu Praises Baseball.

Baseball has made strategists Of
all American soldiers, General Pershing
says In a letter received by Capt G. Il
Adams, former Nebraska state com
mander of the G. A. r. Captain Adams
and General Pershing are great friends
The letter says: "The ayidity with
which American soldiers are entering
into the activities Of the war on the
battle line is astonishing to European
armies. In the matter Of grenadeyand
bomb throwing the Americans become
proficient in but a few days drill.
attribute this in part to the American
games, football and baseball, which
make strategists OF them ALL"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
When the Soldiers are Getting Wen,

The conyalescent soldiers are being
cared for in Italy BY the American Red
Cross. There are sixteen hospitals al
ready in operation and twenty-niae
others in process OF construction. At
these hospitals In addition to the care
Of their wounds and their general
health, the soldiers are being taught
useful trades There are typewrters,
sewing machines and tools for cabinet
making at eQch..hospital, and the sol
diers find that, In addition to supply
ing them with a useful trade when
they are well, the use Of these toys
gives them hours Of pleasure during
the tedious period IF getting well.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
RED CROSS CARRIES TONS
OF FOOD TO BELGIANs

American Red Cross trucks are con-
stantly in action along the Belgian
front This report Of the work of
these trucks was recently received by
tie Commission for Belgium:
In the last two weeks we handled
$40 tons of foodstuifs and large
quantity Of salyaged material.
we have been saving the effects Of
people in the shelled towns, Fumes,
Abeele, Coxyde, La Panne, Alvering-
hem, Oost-Dunrick, the Trappist Farm,
st. Jeanle-B iezen and Reningheist.
On nearly all occasions when work
was in progress in the last named it
has been shelled, but fortunately with
out Injuries to trucks or drivers"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
TMeIve spies Were shot.

London Since the beginning Of the
war II spies were shot when in the
Tower of London. Carl Hans Lody,
elias Charles A. IngIs who at one
time was resident, of Omaha, Neb.,
was the first to be executed. Two
women spies were sentenced to death,
but both were reprieved, the sentences
being committed to long prison terms,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
How camoufIaae Is EmpIoyed.

The act of hiding anything from the
enemy is termed camoufage. Tanks
and magazines are covered with
anonymous patches of vivid-colored
paint that are supposed to disguise
them. Guns are hidden by branches;
false guns made of tree trunks are
erected here and there to attract the
enemy's fire; troops behind the lines
spend hours digging a false trench,
and then laugh gleefully when an
enemy airman drops a flare over 1T,
the signal to his gunners to fire. A
great use of camoutiage is to hide adj
yancing troops. The varieties, then of
camouflage, are infinite. ANY little
or big trick that can cause the enemy
to see what does not exist; any ruse
that will make him think that your
guns are where in reality they are not
any cloud of smoke that you can
wrap around yourself, like the Trojan
of old, when you advance to the at
tack; any trench upon which by means
of dummy figures, you can persuade
your enemy to waste his ammunition,
all such things come under the head
of camoufiage.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
BUSINESS Block Burned.

Wrightstown, N, IA whole bust
ness block in this village, where Camp
Dix is located, was swept by fire, be-
lieved to have been started by an over
turned oil stove Nearly dozen build
ings were destroyed before the fire
was halted.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
For peter Drinking Water.

Because Of the necessity for better
drinking water In Italy the American
Red Cross Is manufacturing a large
number of water sterillzers and disin-
fecting plants which are to be turned
over TO the italian military authorities
al Rome and used according to their
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
Youtsev Is Pardoned.

Frankfort, Ky. - Henry Youtsey,
who has been serving a life sentence
on a charge of completely in the muir
der of former Governor William
Goebel, was paroled by the Kentucky
Board of Prison Control according to
an announcement made by Herbert
Carr, member of the board.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
How Vocal Sounds Are Produced.

In our throats are two cords which
we call our vocal cords, When we
talk or sing or shout we cause these
cords to vibrate and thus we make the
sounds of our voices. The most won
derful part of this voice Of ours is
that with only two vocal cords we can
produce practically all the notes that
can be made with a piano, which has
a wire for every note, excepting that
we cannot make so many at one time.
The human throat is so wonderfully
constructed that we can lengthen or
shorten our vocal cords at viii and
produce, with two strings, in our
Threats as many notes as It takes the
piano many more strings to produce
From the Book Of Wonders by PERMITS
sion Bureau of Industrial Education,
Washington, D. G,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04

fagsS AyAsft 'eex y ~ y 4s'si
HOW NATURE HAS SET
A0 ~ SPOT ASIDE FOR
WORLDS NUTMEG GARDEN.
III we had to go for our food
to the places where it grows,
Instead Of having it brought to
ollr homes, only the persons
who liked simple things 10 eat
would haye much time Tor busi-
ness Especially would people
who liked highly spiced food
have TO be journeXing most Of
their lives. They could FIND ait-
megs in the West Indies and in
south America, but If they
wanted to find the spice in it's
greatest abundance their quest
for it would be a long one in-s
! deed And they could not mako
the whole journey in palatial
/ Steamships for the nutmeg -four
! isfes chiefly IN the little Banda
ISLANDS, tiny specks Of iand
among the thousands Of Islands
that make up the East indies.
: There are only three islands
] in the group that are really big
( enough to be called islands, and
these three have a total land
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
New Task for Piez.

Washington. Charles Piez, vice
president and general manager of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, is to
succeed Charles NJ. Schwab as director
general of the corporation, it was said
at headquarters here Of the Shipping
Board.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
BISHOP JOHN ]. 0'C0NH0B
TELLS OF RED CROSS APPEAL
Bishop John J. O'Connor Of Newark


bishop John J. O'Connor Of Newark
thus expresses his approy val -of the Red
Cross Christmas roll call
"a citizen Of the United States can
offer no valid excuse for Failure to en-
roll himself in the American Red Cross
Society. An organization whose one
great principle is humanity has the
right to call all men to Its standard
The Red Cross appeals to the common
human in us. Ii aims at giving fine
words, like sympathy and pity and
mercy, some practical value The world
has waited a long time for an organi-
zation which could give to vague feel
iugs of sympathy wide, practical ap-
plication. The American Red Cross
fulfus every requirement of a broadly
humanitarian association, 1t accepts
only universally admitted principles,
1t limits its operations to no particu-
lar class. 1t sides with no party. 1t
asks Of Its members but two things
chat they have pity on suffering wher-
ever found and that they have the will
to relieve misfortune,
'"rhe appeal Of the Red Cross for an
increased membership should be in,
stanuy hooded The man who fails to
heed this call places himself outside
lhc pale. lie does not feel with his
,,,ff,-a Ia.pl EYn fg mt ONO with his
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
Ahandons Nitrate Plant.

Washington. The War Department
formally announced that the director
of operations has issued orders to the
Construction Division to abandon the
establishment of nitrate plant at
Cincinnati.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
SIX KILLED on Warship.

Washington Six men Of the crew
Of the armored cruiser Brooklyn were
killed and 80 others injured, some
seriously, in an explosion Of coal dust
aboard the vessel at Yokohama, Japan,
where she was coaling.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
go eerman Troopg w. FooIed.

Surrender Of a German force of g..
600 men in East Africa was due to the
chance dropping OF a number OF bombs
by q British airman, according to a
report from Cape Town, which says;
"An officer OF the Flying Corps was
out on Reconnaissance in the region OF
the Rovnma river, but found nothing
to bomb. Being forced to discharge
his cargo of bombs to tighten his ma
chine for the honeword "Trip, he chose
q quiet spot and dropped them all,
causing, Of course, considerable noise
''The German general, Tafcl, was al
the time marching to join his chief
Won Lettow, but news of the cxpl0.
si0ns was reported to him, and he
thinking a large force Of the enemy
must be somewhere in the district, di
verified his line Of march and before
long bumped into a British force.
ultimately his whole force, 1900
strong, surrendered"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-01-04
KEPT RECORDS or HISTORY

4 ls is
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-06

been here four weeks now. I went
from the Red Gross Hospital to a
hospital in Paris and came here from
there. My papers are all fixed up to
sail to the States; we were to leave to-
day, but We got held over for some
cause. We will leave some time this
week. Pm in cl ass b, too, 80 will be
home soon. Surely will be glad when
we leave France for old America. /
never have heard from home yet. l
wrote home when / first got wounded
but never got an answer.
will be with you all soon as all the
boys from the hospitals are returning
to the States; I've got my pack all
ready to leave.
Your brother,
Pv'T. HARVEY HURST,
43 Co., 9th Regiment, Division, U
s. A., Marine Corps, A. E. F.
January 9, 1919.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-06
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, February 81, 1913.
The state of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of B. P. Burnham,
collector of the revenue OF Iron
county, Missouri,
against
Dudley Fuqua and Isaac S. Coe, and
the unknown consorts, heirs and deyl-
sees of Dudley Fuqua and Isaac S.
Coe, defendants.
(Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
B. P. Burnham, collector of the revenue
of Iron county, Missouri, and it appear
ing from his petition and afldav1t,
among other things, that the defendants
Dudley Fuqua and Isaac s. Coe, and
the unknown consorts, heirs and dew
isees of Dudley Fuqua and Isaac S. Coe
are non-residents of the state of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state; it is,
therefore, ordered by the clerk of the
circuit court of Iron county, Missouri,
in vacation, that publication be made
notifying said defendants that an action
has been commenced against them in
the circuit court of said county, the
object and general nature of which is
to enforce the lien of the state of Mis-
souri, on the following real estate, be-
longing to the said defendants for back
taxes for the years 1915, 1916 and 1917,
to wit:
The northwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section i've, township
thirty-on north, range three east, for
ty acres-in Iron county. Missouri;
Can ltemized statement in the nature
of tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and costs now due on
said real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
five and 75-l00 dollars, is filed with
said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at
the next term of said court to be holden
for the county Of Iron, and state OF
Missouri, at the court house in said
county on the fourth Monday in April
next, 1919, and on or before the
third day thereof Gf the term shall so
long continue; and, if not, then before
the end of the term J, and plead, answer
or demur to said plaintiffs petition,
the same will be taken as confessed,
Judgment rendered in accordance with
the prayer of said petition, and said
real estate, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs, be sold under a
: special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy
hereof be published according to law
in the, Iron County Register weekly
newspaper published in said county of
Iron, and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk.
A true cony from the record:
lsEAL] Witness my hand and Of
fetal seal, this 2tst day OF
= February, 1919.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-06
Order of Publication.

OIObI vi uUllCdG1Ols
In the circuit court of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, February II,
1919.
The state of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of B. P. Burnham, col
lector of the revenue Of Iron county,
Missouri,
against
w. B. Emerson and E. S. Sweet, and
the unknown consorts, heirs, devisees
and assigns of w. B. Emerson and E.
S. Sweet, defendants.
(Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
B. P. Burnham, collector of the revenue
of Iron county, Missouri, and files his
petition and affidavit, setting forth
among other things, that the defend
ants are all non-residents of the state
of Missouri, and that they cannot be
served with summons in said state;
It is therefore, ordered by the clerk
of the circuit court of Iron county, Mis-
souri,, in vacation, that publication be
made notifying said defendants that an
action has been commenced against
them in the circuit court of said county,
the object and general nature of which
is to enforce the lien of the state OF
Missouri on the following real estate,
belonging to the said defendants for
back taxes for the years 1916 and 1917,
towit:
The west half of the southeast quar-
ter of section thirty four, township
thirty -one, north. range three east,
eighty acTes-all in Iron County, Mis-
souri,;
Can itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount ol
taxes, interest and costs now due or
said real estate for the years aforesaid
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of seven and 30-I00 dollars. is filed with
said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear al
the next term of said court to be holder
for the county of Iron, and state of Mis-
souri,, at the court house in said county
on the fourth Monday in April next
4 1919. and on or before the third day
thereof (if the term shall so long con.
tinue; and, if not, then before the enc
of the term, and plead, answer or de.
mur to said plaintiffs petition, the
: same will be taken as confessed, judg'
ment rendered in accordance with thu
prayer Of said petition, and said rea
} estate. or so much thereof as may b'
necessary to satisfy said Judgment, in
terest and costs, be sold under specia
fieri facias to be issued thereon,
tits further ordered that copy here
OF be published according to law in tn
Iron County Register, weekly news
, paper published in said county Of Iron
and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk
A true copy from the record.
TsEAL) Witness my hand ant
official seal, this 2ist da
of February, 1919.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-06
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county,
Missouri, in vacation, February q,
1919.
The state of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of B. P. Burnham,
collector of the revenue of Iron
county, Missouri,
against
j. 0. Raines and L. M. Mullikin, and
the unknown consorts, heirs and dew
isees of j. 0. Raines and L. M. Multi
kin, defendants.
(Action to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff,
B. P ,Burnham, collector of the revenue
of Iron county, Missouri, and files his
petition and affidavit, setting forth,
among other things, that the defendants,
]. 0. Raines and L. M. Mullikin and the
unknown consorts, heirs and deyisees o
J. o. Raines and L. M. Mullikin
are non-residents of the state OF Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state: it is there
fore, ordered by the clerk of the
circuit court of Iron county, Missouri,
in vacation, that publication be made
notifying said defendants that an ac-
tion has been commenced against
| them in the circuit court of said county,
the object and general nature of which
| is to enforce the lien of the state of
Missouri on the following real estate,
belonging to the said defendants, for
back taxes for the years 1916 and 1917,
to wit:
The southeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section seven, township
thirty two, north, range three east, for
ty acres-in Iron county, Missouri;
| Can itemized statement in the nature
of tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and costs now due on
said real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
| of three and 50-100 dollars, is filed
with said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at the
next term of said court to be holden
for the county of Iron, and state of
Missouri, at the court house in SAID
county on the fourth Mondaysin April
next, 1919, and on or before the
third day thereof Gf the term shall SO
long continue; and, if not, then before
the end of the term !, and plead, answer
OF ueIuuE W Sdlu pldlhuih pVuiololy vho
same will be taken as confessed, judg-
ment rendered in accordance with the
prayer of said petition, and said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs, be sold under a
special fieri facias to be issued there
on.
| 1t is further ordered that copy here
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, weekly news
paper published in said county Of Iron
and state Of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk,
A true copy from the record:
[sEAL1 Witness my hand and oficial
! seal, this 2tst day Of Febru-
ary, 1919.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron ccuntys Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-06
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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1919-03-06
From VIM. Lawson.


Dear Mother-How are you? am
in good health and feeling fine. How
is everything getting along at
home? am working every day here
in camp. There is lots of work to do
in camp here in France.
We have Y. M. @. A. here in our
camp for our benefit, and we also get
to go to town occasionally. Every
thing is sure high; pair of shoes sells
from $40 to $15. A fellow can get
away with his money here quicker
than he can in the states. I am going
to try to save what get, SO when I
get back to the States can have
good time. The French civilians on
the streets are as thick as in our cities,
don't look like that there is war 60
ing on few hundred miles away.
The weather is very pleasant, but it
rains often and the mud is some deep;
with all of that and some times worse,
the war work is going on steady.
The country is mountainous around
the camp, in fact, the whole Of France
is hills and mountains. 1t is the pret-
tiest and most picturesque country
ever saw. But for all that, me for the
hills of Missouri.
Did you get my picture of the Com
pany I sent to you from Camp john
ston? Have you got the letters I sent
you while back?
Your son,
PVT. VIM. E. LAWSON,
Motor Truck Co.,, No. 532, Motor
Supply Train No. 425, American Ex-
peditionary Forces, France.
November 2. 1918.