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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
REALIZES NOW THE
CRUELTlES OF WAR
A. E. F.. France,
Nov. II. 1918.


Editor News:
If you will permit me space in
your paper, will drop you a few
lines to let my friends know /
still live, and am proud to say |
spent eight months in the thick
est of the fight and was never
any more than shell shocked
from 210 Artillery shell. ! saw
the fun at Chateau Thierry. Bel
leau Wood, in June. Scissors in
July. Toul in August, st. Mihiel
in September and Verdun in Oct
ober. Now, that the war is ov-
er and everything is quiet, and
when walking over the trenches
and what was once No Mans
Land, yon see the horrors and
cruelty of war. / am sending in
some poetry about Chateau Thier-
ry, which appeals to me very
much, as out of 210 who went in
to our first position on the front,
only six are left to tell the tale,
the rest have been killed or
wounded.
CHATEAU THIERRY.
On the road out Of Chateau Thierry,
By the hill we halted the Hun,
Near Suicide Lane" and death VAL
ley",
Where the Boches' retreat was begun,
There's an acre Of crude little crosses
Where we buried young Sgt Monroe,
And o crowd of his comrade crusaders,
Whose names we may never quite know;
And some day that road will be teem-
ing
With pilgrims, who venture to go
In humanity's holy of holies
On the road by the Bois de Belleau.
Some will be looking for brother,
Others for father or soa;
Many for husband or sweetheart,
Or comrade who stayed with the gun.
God grant they come In the sunshine,
While the spring flowers bloom on their
graves,
And may they be proud of our COM
rades,
And glad for the gift that they gave.
Wishing all a prosperous New
Year.
PVT. GEO. w. ROGERS,
End. Div. u. S. Army.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
he KNOWS WHEREOF HE SPEAKS

J. +. Harper, 4l6 Navarro St., San
Antonio, Tex, writes; Il consider Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar absolutely the
best cough remedy on the market. |
know whereof l speak, having tried iC
in my own family. Your remedy acts
quickly and relief is permanent. Good
for colds, coughs, Group. Contains no
opiates. Sold everywhere.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
TAKEN UP.

One dark red heifer calf, about
II years old, natural muley. Has
been at my place since August.
Have had to feed it to keep it in
condition. Owner can have same
by proving property and paying
for feed and advertising.
BURROUGHS WELLS.
Sequatchie, Tenn, Dec. 28. 1918.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
BOUND TO
FEDERAL COURT

Leslie Alley, of Jasper, in pre-
liminary examination before the
commissioner at Chattanooga
Monday, was put under bond to
appear at Federal Court at next
session in Chattanooga. He had
been arrested by Sheriff Coppin-
ger at the instance of the federal
authorities charged with break
ing into the Jasper postoffice.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
Dallas, Tex.
Speaatto tie Mtrgs.

SpeaalfO tie Me10s
As Christmas is past and time
is still going on, l will give you a
few lines on the past week. On
Monday %, | left Dallas at 2 p.
m. for Arlington. / got there
in due time, but there was no one
to meet me. l knew it was too
muddy to bring the car out, and
thought T. S. would send a buggy
to get me, which he did, but |
did not see anyone there to meet
me. / went up town and made
inquiries but could hear nothing,
and / thought would walk down
the road and meet them. |
started and after time decided
| was in for a five mile walk or
turn back. never was much on
the turn back, so | went on and
thru the mud until | got there.
| was just completely exhausted.
About thirty minutes after | got
there, Charley, one of T. S. BIS
sons. who had gone to meet me,
got back and was very much sur
prised to find me there. | told
him | always got off at the sta
tion and not at the home of Miss
T (his girls home Twas
to blame for it all for if | had
stayed at the station and not
have gone to look for him, all
would have been well. All is
we'll that ends we'll. We sure
had a nice time the rest of the
week. Tom killed three or four
hogs next day after Christmas
that weighed from 250 to 400
lbs. He has a way of sailing
meat that will make bacon out of
it in twenty-four hours. The
next day after the meat was salt
ed Tom took me to see it, and
from the appearances one could
not tell it from bacon. Tom says
he can kill and save meat in Au-
gust with this treatment. Any
one can get the recipe by writing
T. S. Bracken, r. s, Arlington,
Texas.
When | got back to Dallas, /
found / had not been forgotten.
| had several nice presents wait
ing my return, from my son, E.
G.. Bracken, and wife, and Miss
Doris Bracken, my granddaugh-
ter. Doris never forgets grand
pa, neither at Christmas nor my
birthday. Also a nice Christmas
card from my dear old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Estes, the
former from Paris, Texas, the
latter from Dallas. One loves to
be remembered by friends. /
wish them all the happiness that
can be crowded into twelve
months,
T. S. Bracken had just return
ed from Estell Springs few
days before | went to Arlington.
He has written an account of his
trip to the News. so will not try
to give an account of it. He saw
many friends and places that
were dear to his memory.
I hope to see a good account of
all the correspondents IS in the next
paper.
AS lam so far behind with my
office work. | will have to quit
for this time. | had intended to
write an article on Life Insuran-
ance in reply to a piece in the is
sue OF Dec. 18th on the destitute
circumstances of some who died
with "f1u. / will take that up
later.
Good wishes to the News and
its many readers, Lone Star.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
First Snow Fall.

The first light skift of snow of
winter was Friday morning. the
ground being dotted with splotch-
es of snow where it had failed to
melt after falling. The air has
had a decidedly snowy" feeling
and no doubt there are big SHOWS
not so very far off.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02

J. o. Jones, Menlo, Ca. will
read the News six months, sent
to him by his friend. w. A. Rog-
ers, of Victoria.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
High School Reopens.

Marion County High School
re-opened for the spring session,
Tuesday, after the Christmas va
cation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02
PUCKETT BOUND
TO COURT
Valves Examination and JUS
tice Fixes Bond at
$4,000
Contradictory Evidence Ov-
er Killing of Rankin
Raises Comment.

Raises Comment.
Second examination of w. T.
Puckett, of Whiteside, for the
killing of VIM. Rakkin at that
place Dec. 5th, was held at Jas
per Saturday before W. j. john
ston, Esq. He waived examina-
ton and was bound over to Cir
cult Court in February under
$4,000 bond. His bond was
raised from $4,000 as fixed by
the previous court before which
the case WAS tried. composed of
'Squires Johnston and Warren, to
$10,0
The victim of Puckett's gun
fire died in a Chattanooga hos
pital Tuesday and was buried at
Whiteside Thursday. He leaves
a wife and seven children. one,
a boy, being about 20 years old.
Puckett. it is alleged, has been
cutting a swath lately, which is
not to his credit, although his
former career was reported good.
A negro bootlegger in that sec
ton seems to have been furnish
ing the fuel for disturbances.
1t is now positively denied that
Rankin had a knife in his hand
and that he was in the act of
making an assault on Puckett
when shot. Pickett claimed in
the previous examination that he
snot into the floor twice when
Rankin was ad, ancing on him
on him with a knife in order to
frighten him, but that he still
advanced and he had to shoot
him. A witness declares posi-
lively that he saw Rankin fall to
the floor of the commissary of
the Etna Coal Co., where the
shooting occurred, after the first
shot, and not after the third.
The bullet passed down through
Rankin's abdomen and lodged
against the spinal column, sew
ering two entrails in its course.
The wound was mortal and there
was no hope of his recovery
Pickett was appointed deputy
sheriff at Whiteside by Sheriff
Coppinger, after his election, as
a reward, it is said, for favors
during his canvass. He first
came to this county when the
Hale's Bar dam was being built.
He is said to be physician for the
coal company at Etna, and had
authority to practice medicine.
The case is creating wide
spread comment. Two deputies
have been concerned in gun-fire
in this county since September.
P. S. Harris, of Whitwell, was
killed by Alex Vanhooser, Sept.
10Th, and w. T. Pickett, a depu-
ty, killing VIM. Rankin. The
News has been asked to correct
statements made in the report of
the killing of Rankin, especially
with regard to his advancing on
Pickett with aknife. The whole
affair will be laid bare to the pub
lie gaze, at session of court on
first Monday in February.
The report that S. l.. Rogers
was the only one on Puckett's
bond to the amount of $40. 900, is
not correct. This bond is said
to be signed by Messrs. Jas.
Roope, j. C. Clouse and John |
Higdon, of Whiteside, and it |
IS stated that any amount of bond |
could have been made, as Puck |
TT was held in high esteem, pre-
7ious to this trouble. Rogers
vas on Puckett's bond as deputy
1. L ~e QAEn
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-01-02

S. S. Hoback spent Xmas at
st. Andrews with his son, Chas.
Hoback and family.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
prnnd of His aProfesaion.n

Burglars who served in the army
are going back to their old trade" said
London police official the other day.
"These men deliberately elect to live
by stealing because they find it adven-
turous. It was with the same spirit
that they joined the army. At least
one convicted burglar won the Victoria
cross" Confirmation of this charac-
teristic is provided by a captain in q
famous fighting regiment, who declares
that one of the brayest men in his
company, a corporal with D.C.M. and
other honors, declared himself pro-
fessional thief. "His one regret" re-
marked the officer, twas that the re-
cruiting authorities would not let him
describe his occupation on his attesta-
ton papers as burglar
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Times Changes.

"Times shore change" philosophi-
cally said Gap Johnson of Rumpus
Ridge. "Just luther day, as it were,
nobody thought anything in pertickler
if Teller took a demijohn to church
under the back seat of his wagon, and
after the sermon had grown sorter
tiresome winked a few of his friends
outside to help him lap it up and fool
around and swap horses and mebbey
fight little in a general way.
But now, by grit, if he even smells
of patent medicine on a week day he's
got to produce the ONenick and pint
out the place whur it says he's got the
deadly disease that he claims to have
taken the medicine for."-Kansas City
Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Dead Statute.

This is an enlightened community
"How's that?"
IF a landlord refuses TO rent an
apartment TO couple with children
he can be hailed TO court and fined"
That's the right idea. How does
the law work?'
mot worth a cent. There's no law
to prevent landlord from boosting
the rent to a prohibltive figure. "-Bir-
mingham Age-Herald
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Making Everything Easy.

"You favor the split infinitiveT
81 do"
"And you think the use Of a singu-
lar verb with two nouns is sometimes
permissible?"
IF you happen to feel that way
about it."
''On what grounds?"
"Reform. Spelling reform has made
good progress in simplifying educa-
ton. Now think we're about due for
some grammar reform"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
MOTORS INSTEAD OF DOGS
Trip Over the Cascades in a Gasoline
Sleigh Was Distinct
Success.

A spectacular trial trip was recently
made across the Cascades in a motor
sleigh, and number of photographs,
taken at various stages of the journey,
are reproduced in Popular Mechan-
les. The achievement of the motor
sleigh was almost as amazing as that
of the first army tank, conquering, as
it did, all kinds of obstacles. Swimming
the surface of snowfalls, old or new,
the strange little vehicle broke its way
through primeval passes with never
stumble. The rescue of an automobile,
hopelessly stalled in the drifts of Sno-
qualmie pass, was mere incident in
its progress. Crossing deep gully on
a pair of hemlock poles was but one of
the days adventures. The intended
substitution of the motor sleigh for the
dog drawn sledges of Alaska's snow
bound post trails means more to the
people of that great territory than may
be generally realized. Jack London and
others have limned the malemute as
romantic figure; but the followers OF
the trail know well he is never that 1t
is the elimination of much human hard
ship, as we'll as canine inefficiency, that
recommends the gasoline method.
Quick Action Called For.
When an angler drops a line he
hopaS - o,a+ on opcyuar rfpht awDV
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
A Lemon.

Two couples were strolling slowly
around Monument Circle. A boy ap-
preached one with bouquet of roses
pleading that the man buy. The wom-
an stopped, looked down at the boy,
and said:
"You needn't mind, boy. He won't
buy. He's my husband"
There was no more "sales talk" then.
Indianapolis News.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
REQUIRES olive Oil.

Although olive oil as food and me-
dicinal oil can be replaced very large
ly by other vegetable oils, there are
one or two technical uses, wool spin
ming, for instance, for which no en-
tirely satisfactory substitute has yet
been found.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Some Instances.

"Was there any convincing proof of
the mans lnsanityT'
well, when he went on a fishing
party he always said he had the poor
est and smallest catch Of the lot, and
he never said anything about his
child except to remark 1t was excep-
tionally duh and rarely said anything
worth quoting"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Where sh. Was sink

A school physician was examining
the pupils of the first grade.
He looked at one child's throat and
asked her the usual line of questions
first saying:
where were you sickT'
The little girl naively answered:
'In bed"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Deadly.

Fond Parent-Did you hear my
daughter sing?
Returned Soldier-Yes.
Fond Parent-What did you think Of
her range?
Returned Soldier-I should say she
ought to kill at three miles.-Boston
Post,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
TRAINING Of an Expert.

During an air raid we overheard
this priceless remark: ooh, I've been
several things. l began as an insur-
ance clerk; then I was an actor; now
am labor expert. London Re-
view.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13
Very Much Of II.

rs there any human interest in this
drama?"
Human interest? I should say so
There is a square meal in every act.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13

Wealth and religion have practically
in common.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13

Free request, pictures and exceptionally
interesting infor of world famous Texas OIL
Fields. Room 6, Coulson Bldg. Fit Worth, Tav.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13

California Fig Land For Sale-Best payn
fruit crop. Write for booklet. California :
Gardens. 1928 E. Mills Bldg, San Francisco.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13

Harvest Hands Wanted for 100000 acres
wheat in Ford County Kansas. Good wages.
Write Commercial Club. Dodge City. KAN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-06-13

Quoting Poetry.
There, little girl, don't cry-don't
cry What's the rest Of it,"
You'll spoil your makeup" sug-
gested the other fellow.
, 1919-10-31

The Princes stay in Washington win
probably be OF about three days dura-
ton and from there will 90 to New York;
to embark on III. NJ. S.. Renown, remain
ing ill., New York for a few days and
living on his ship while there The
Renovn will put into Halifax enroute
to England to enable the Prince TO say
goodbye to Canada.
The Hague, Oct. 10Th. II he entire
Dutch Press joins in scathing criticism of
ar al -icle advocating The surrender Of
the former German Emperor for trial
which appears in the weekly Journal
New Amsterdam in the article, the
editor Prof. j. A. HamiI, the Dutch pub
licist Who was selected by Sir james Eric,
Drum mOud, Secretary General of the
League of Nations, as head of the legal
Dept. 0t the League, argues that the QueS-
ton IF The eXtradition of the former
Empe or should not be treated as a pure
ly legal matter. 1T should instead be re-
garded from The point oil view of the eu
Jurisprudence belonging to the new era
and formal judicial obstacles should not
be permitted to stand in the Vav Of the
eXtradjtion OF Wilhelm of Hohenzollerns.
New York, Oct. 25th. -'Scotland Is
going dry next year, according 10 the
Rev. Dr., Jowitt, who sailed on The Adj
riaric or England today after preaching
a man~l i'm his pulpit AT the Fifth ave
nue. p esbyterian Church, 1T will sur
prise t1any', he said. That | make the
assertion that Scotland next year will
vote To 60 dry for [ do not believe it is
realize here how far the temperance
movement has progressed in the British
Isles a country which has prohibition will
become 500 more efficient than one
which has not, and driak-ridden coun-
tries across The sea win have to follow
in the footstep OF Jhe u. s., or fall Re
hind il the economic race.
LouCon, Oct 10Th. Heavy fighting is
going "a along General Denekine's entire
front. The fighting extends 200 miles
from iartizy on II Kiey. The Chief
of The British Military Mission with Gen
eraI Dcaekine reports under yesterdays
date tn the batJIe 50 far is gong sue
cessfuly for the anti Bolshevik forces
FOR SALE
, 1919-10-31
2 ELEGRA Ms
ST. GROIN SHATION.

, L. 'OIEOIA ALLY
Berlin. Oct. 18th. In the course of d
long address before the National Assem-
Div, which consisted mainly Ct a protest
against re. enI addresses by Premier
Ciemenceal. and which was called the
"~lIilitaristc Iente. cy" OF France to-
ward Germ Qny, as we'll as the %incOnsist-
ent. spirit saown.in the formation of the
League OF Nations. Foreign Minister
Mueller insisted today upon the necessi-
ty FOR German evacuation of Lithuania
and Letvja, he said this step was neces-
sary TO conlilce'the world of Germany's
desire for peace. The German Govern
mant d~isaOproves of the telegram
sent by &c neral Won der ,ioltz recent
". congrat .lating Colonel Avaloff Der
m0ndt on lis success in the fighting
near Riga. ne declared, and / hope
this viii be the last case OF a Prus-
sian General meddling in politics.,
we are not friends Of the Bolshevik.
Foreign Minister, Muller, said in adVoca-
ting good relations with all border States.
But we protest In the sharpest manner
against the blockade Of Soviet Russia
proposed 70 ls by the Entente, because
# IS not the leaders who suffer by such a
step, but TIL masses of the Russian PEG
nle. who Wi suffer the greatest misery.
The unemp oyment and hunger which
such a block ade would foster are just the
things to promote Bolshevism.
Madrid, Get. 25th.-The Queen left to-
day for Eng and. She will go by the way
Of Paris. stopping at San Sebastian for a
few days visit to the Queen Dowager.
Paris, Ocr. 25th. The military mea-
sures decide | upon between the Supreme
Council AND Marshal Foch to carry out
provisions OF the peace treaty coincident
, 1919-10-31

Strumpnt, will be carried out between
November 5th. and November 105h.
acco ding to la Liberte", he same
paper states that the %ratiremenc Of Gen
eral Mangin as neaT OF tie inter-
allied mission 70 the Baltic. il it becomes
effective, is due to Genl. Mangir's desire,
the General having manifested Oreferen-
ces which The Govt. took into n0nsidera-
ton. General Franche Desperey former
ly commander Of fhe Allied forces in the
near ease may succeed GenI. M&ngin, ac-
cordlng to reporTaln several OaIers.
London, Oct. 6h.-Viscountoss 4stor
has consented to- be the coalition candi-
date for the division OF Plymouth, re-
presented by her husband until his sue
c~esSion to the Peerage. Every0l ne agrees
that she has a great chance Of being the
first woman to SIT in the House OF Com
mons.
Berlin. Oct. 26t0.-The Foreign Affairs
Committed Cf the Assembly has c|0nculred
to the decision TO decline participation in
the blockade az. INST Russia. All the
party committees have taken the same
standpoint unanimously. The German
answer to the Entente will declare that
Germany refuses any intercourse with
Soviet Russia, hue IS forced to refuse en-
ergetically 10 TAXI part IN such terrible
injustice against any people.
Warrington, uct. 18th. -Ercsident
Wilson has decided to cali a new confer
ference 10 continue the efforts to establish
industrial peace. 1t will consist Of fifteen
Of the most prominent Americans With
out division into grodps, nd The cabinet
will recommend nominations 10 the Pres
ident.-
Domini a, Oct 28th.-His Hoaour A..
w. Mahaffy, O.B. E., Administrator Of
this presidency died here yesterday ter
a short illness: pebding the appointment
or Mr.. Mahatfy's successor, the doVt. OF
the presidency Will be administered by
lhe Hon. Dr.. H. A. Afford Niclojls, g..
NJ. 4.
Kingston, Ont, Oct. 26th.-Tho Prince
Of Wales a fortniGht hence will begin a
visit 10 the United STATES and will re-
urn formally, on behalf of the King,
the visit which President WilSor paid
10 Windsor. The Presidents illness de-
Iayed somewhat the completion OF ar
rangements for the entertainment Of the
Prince in America. Details will shortly
be forthcoming from Washington as 10
what functions viii follow The rival OF
the Prince and his suite at Washington
on the morning Of November 1lti, which
will be a national noiidav in America.
, 1919-10-31

Contribution to tbj8 Paper WiU be glad
IN received 0aen tha same deals Nth mat
terS Of general interest, and IS accompa-
MED Nth he authors name, as a quar-
antee of GO 4 fajth. The editor cannot be
responsible for the Uie2Os Of has correspon-
dents nor does he necessarily endorse them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-22

ceadings. his counsel resisting the
exuradition proceedings. Hearing
upon the nabeas corpus proceedings
will be held III Worburn about Nov.
18th and County Attorney Wfthee
will proceed immediately 70 Wobur-n
upon his return from the Maine
woods and with Sheriff HoDhs will
represent Knox county III the hear
ing. Lincoln county authorities. as
aas been previously stated, have an
interest m the matter. and since the
indictment in Lincoln county Attor-
ney Withee has been several times IN
consultation with County Attorney
George A. Cowan of Lincoln county
One OF the indictments against
Steele in this county charges cheat
ing by false pretences IN the giving
of a check of s25D TO Hayden Fuller
Of Appleton without sufficient funds
70 meet the same
The second Indictment contains 10
counts. involving transactions with
five parties IN varying amounts from
S9o 10 $40. charging the making,
ORA wing, uttering and delivering Of
checks without funds in the bank TO
cover them. The parties involved
and the amounts alleged are as fol-
lowe: To Merle Mari Of Washing
ton. SITE: TO H I. Turner of Wash
ington, ss5; I'd William Prescott Of
Washington. $40; 10 Hayden Fuller
Of Appleton. $3.50: to Agnes p Sim
mons Of Hope, sS25