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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
LOUISVILLE CAR MEN STRIKE
Company Imports Strike Breakers to
Replace Regular Crews, and
Plans Fight.

Louisville, KY, Aug. 20.-Motormen
md conductors of,the Louisville Street
Railway company struck at midnight
in pursuance with strike order is
sued by the employees union last
week. The strike was called, 1t was
said, following the company's rejec-
tion of the mems demands dealing
principally with right of the company
to discharge employees T. ]. Min
airy, president of the company, de-
olared that Louisville would have car
service, and to that end announced
that he had employed 400 men to re-
place the strikers. The company en-
ploys 1900 men.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23

PROGRESS REPORTED IN FIGHT.
CAMPAIGN TO FORCE DOWN
# sPRicEs is SUCCEEDING,
Palmer Says, Outlining Plans for Cam
paign--Food Hoarders to- Unload if
Program Carries-Normal Market Is
Aim of Federal Officials.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Atto General Pal
mer Said there was evidence that the
Government campaign to reduce the
costeof living already was bearing
fruit A prominent vegetable packer of
Mainland wrote Mr.. Palmer that prices
ssyisFe eginning to ease off as it became
The f5eplft Ifieiif zoe Iaiatiess
means business in authorizing that
criminal prosecutions against hoarders
and protiteers would be instituted
wherever the laws were violated. "We
want to make clear, however," the
Attorney General said, that nothing
economic laws on which prices depend.
If we can increase the supply by
greater production and lessen demand
by greater saving on the part of the
people, the cost of living should come
down.
we can help that along by forcing
hoarders to put Oh the market food
held out for an advance in prices and
further by holding up to public scorn
or by prosecuting if Congress- gives
us the criminal amendment to the food
control law, those who are guilty of
trying to exact a greater profit than
is reasonable and just. We are going
to make the market-that is the law
of supply and demand-operate nor
mally instead of artificially," The At
|torney-General and Judge Ames, his
assistant, drew distinctions, which
they said the public should recognize
between boarded food and stored food.
The former Is held out of the market
lin greater quantities than required for
THE owners business for the purpose
pf forcing up the market. The latter
is surplus being husbanded from from
The harvest to the lean season. Not all
stored food is boarded by any means,"
Mr.. Palmer said land we are going to
be very careful not to do anybody an
injustice or to jeopardiZe the winter
supply by forcing on the market the
surplus of the summer season
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
PERSHlNG WITH ITALY'S KING
American General Will View Battle
Fields After Visits to Rome
and Venice.

Rome, Aug. 20.-General Pershing,
who was the guest of King Victor En-
manuel, left this city shortly before
midnight for Venice on his way to
Treviso, where he will start on n visit
to the Italian battle fields. He re-
viewed Italian troops in company with
the king. He, was the guest of the
king at luncheon and of Lieutenant
General Albricei, minister of war, at
dinner, and attended number of
other functions. He visited st. Pc
ter's Cathedral, and also the PAN
,theon, where he placed wreaths ON the
tomb of the Italian kings.
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that sixty men belonged to the band
while in reality the avators saw only
twenty men at the ranch where the'
were held. Captain Matlack said the
bandits were well mounted.
Various plans for obtaining the ran
som money were discussed by the ban.
dts. One was for the delivery Of the
sum and Americans in the middle Of
the Rio Grande. Another was for the
aviators to be taken 100 yards up river
and the money taken an equal distance
down river and both left at the same
time.
Finally It was agreed that an Amer
lean army officer should be sent from
the American side upon signals from
the bandits by means of flares. A
the same time Renteria was to star
from the Mexican side with the Amer
leans. They were to meet and ex
change prisoners and money.
Captain Stops Payment.
Captain Matlack's ruse, by which HI
saved $500, was contrived on tn,
spur of the moment after he had go
Lieutenant Peterson across the Dor
der.
II Just decided there was morn Il
paying these Mexicans that othe
$500 after had Davis, so told hin
to jump on behind on my horse.
spurred the horse hard and we start
ed a wild dash for the border AM
made it. They called for US to halt
but I said Go TO h and crossed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
4 RED" SHIPS SUNK
British Defeat Bolsheyik Squad
ron in Gulf Of Finland.
Moyegant OF E.sit Off Retreating
Forces Of Admiral kolchakh Troops
Has Been checkeqo)
rS a c.
Nf af

Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 20.--The
re-enforced British fleet, which has
been engaged with bolshevist war YES
sells, is concentrated against Kronstadt,
the naval port of Petrograd a dispatch
from Helsingfors says. The city of
Kronstadt, it is said, is burning.
Helsingfors, Finland, Aug. 20.-The
bolshevist battleship Andrea Perso-
van; the battle, cruiser Petropavlovsk,
transport, and a guard ship are re-
ported to have been sunk in an engage
ment with the British fleet in the Gulf
of Finland Sunday.
The British are said to have lost
three motor boats and eight officers
ana three men killed
Paris, Aug. 20. = The bolshevist
movement to cut off the retreating
forces of Admiral Kolchak's antibol-
sl.evist troops on the Cheliabinsk lines
has tcen checked, according to dis
patches from various representatives
of the allies in Siberia and eastern
Russia. The military situation of the
Omsk All-Russian government was in
dicated by these reports to be much
more hopeful than information in the
last two weeks showed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
$4,000 in American Legion.

New York, Aug. 20. Membership in
he American Legion has now passed
he 100000 mark, II was announced
harters have been issued to 1888 10
II ,osfs and applications for charters
I'VE hem received from 1,10S posts In
recess of organization
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
Former Workers of Standard Car
companys Plant at Butler, Pa,
Clash With Nonunion Men.

Butler, Pa, Aug. 20.-More than
score Of persons were injured several
seriously, in a riot between strikers.
of the Standard Steel Car company's
plant and nonunion employees, two
miles from the plant. A troop of state
police which has been guarding the
works was rushed to the scene.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
HOUSE ORDERS SHOE PROBE
Resolution Adopted orders Federal
Trade Body to Investigate
High Prices.

Washington, Aug. pa resolution
directing the federal trace commission
to investigate the high cost of shoes
and determine the cause for Increased
prices was adopted by the house.
which refused TO extend the inquiry
TO clothing and food
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
u. S. GOODS BURN IN FRANCE
rire Damages American Steamer and
Destroys Merchandise on Dock
at Havre.

Havre, France, Aug. 20.-Fire which
badly damaged the American tank
steamer George G. Henry and destroy
ed merchandise on the docks valued at
100000 francs (S100,000) was caused
by oil from the tanker catching fire
when an unloading pipe broke. The
burning oil flooded the pier to whict
The steamer wa&. ..:.:;--ssed,
-.
find means TO prevent 1t, may prove
disastrous to a large portion of the
world, and may at its worst bring upon
Europe conditions even more terrible
than those wrought by the war itself.
Nothing, am led to believe, stands
In the way of the ratification of the
treaty except certain doubts with re
gard to the meaning and implication
of certain articles of the covenant Of
the League of Nations.
II must frankly say thatI am unable
to understand why such doubts should
be entertained"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
10 DEAD IN MINE; L SAVED
Death Of Coal Workers Near Laveta,
Colo, Due to Explosion--shaft
Is Wrecked.

Trinidad, Colo, Aug. 20.-One man
has been rescued alive and about 18
iren, Including Fire Boss William
CHRISTOPHER nre believed to he dead
.iE ihr O:l;yipw mine of the Oakfale
Ensl sAMglSany near Iavetn which was
wrecked rs an explosion.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
MANY States win Mo euardsmen.

Washington, Aug, 20. Although
more than Il month has passed since
authority was given states to reorgan-
iz,. their National Guard only 36013
enl!stments have been reported to
the militia bureau. OF this total at
least one-third are in the Texas guard.
There are ~ states without any organ
lnntinua.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-23
Captured Wednesday Morning.

Thinking they We're on the RIO
Grande, they started down stream in
an effort to locate Candelaria and re-
port their accident to military head
quarters. They landed at II 80 Sun
day afternoon and We're picked up
Wednesday morning by the Renteria
band.
They were taken into the noun
tains, but thought they wereiapproach-
Ing Valentine Tex. They Avara talh
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS

There's no use suffering from the
awful agony Of lame back. Don't wait
till it passes off," 1t only comes back.
Find the cause and stop 1t. Diseased
conditions of kidneys are usually indi-
Gated by stiff lame backs and other
wrenching pains, which are natures sig
mails for help!
Here's the remedy. When you feel
the first twinges Of pain or experi-
ence any Of these symptoms, get busy
at once. Go to your druggist and get
q box Of the pure, original GOLD
MEDAL Haarlcm Oil Capsules, i'm
ported fresh every month from the
laboratories in Haarlem, Holland.
Pleasant and easy to take, they instant.
ly attack the poisonous germs clogging
your system and bring quick relief.
J For over two hundred years they
have been helping the sick. Why not
try them2 Sold everywhere BY re-
liable druggists In sealed packages.
Three sizes. Money back II they do
not help . you. Ask for GOLD
MEDAL" and be sure the name
GOLD MEDAL" Is on the box ADV.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old summer time when
fruits Of all kinds are getting ripe
and tempting, when cucumbers, rad
Ishes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good to resist. when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
cvereats and your stomach goes back
on you, then is the time for august
Flower" the sovereign remedy for
tired, overworked and disordered stom.
achs, panacea for indigestion. fer
mentation Of food. sour stomach. sick
headache and constipation. It gently
stimulates the liver. cleanses the in
testines and allmentary canal. making
life worth living Sold everywhere. Adv.
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cas OF the have doubt that quantities conrabnd
liquor have reached this route
There Of this
mode smuggling through already landed thousands of
dollars worth the mines Mexico
where In the interior Of the United States.
national Immediate
will transfer 600
anes and droaanes the his department and
funds enough effective air
will transfer from the large fleet
specially designed chasing order protect the
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

oc.ooe o zap strangely old and strangely date Its inhabitants
are still In the stone The
bacheo closed
clothes all trees.
The chief decoration Of the male
necklace. a
ones are loaned out for such period
the height OF fashion, As there
bouquets each
lobe and small bouonne higher up
Other details given that large
sonek disks Of limestone from Babehuap 400
Of these disks Of
worth 10000
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gallant president ardoned tem Secretary
Baker said
You
mtd Of
Sebastian Cook convicted
of sleeping outpost duty. fully pardoned.
will that both
good
battle health fight
gany
attention honoaby
the Turk the great give
o
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work for mo and l know It will help
others II they will give 1t a fair trial. !"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, 108 6th Ave,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Why will women drag along from day
70 day, year In and year out, suffering
such misery a. did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters a. this are continually being
published Every woman who suffers
from displacements, Irregularities, In
fammation, liberation, bsckache, ner-
vousness, or who 10 passing through the
Change Of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, q trial. For
special advice write Lydia E. Pinkhsm
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. The result
ofits long experience 10 at your service.
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etc. to cminate sailing
Plymouth carrying returning American delegates British
Dutch committee, to America via Boston Mass
september October Celebrations Reception
Plymouth Boston, followed by reception New York
United States
November 91Ceeaon throughout speaking
Of the Mayfowe and the planting
Last Thursday NovemberUnversa celebration of
DecemberUnyera celebration including
the arrival OF the Pilgrim Fathers at New Plymouth.
include pageants:
Inauguration Of monuments university functions establishment
scholarships
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ton? "Yap," the National Geographic
society says, "the westernmost Of the
western Caroline islands. is situated
about 500 miles southwest of Guam
ind 500 miles east Of the island of
Mlndanao Of the Philippine group. 1t
has population Of about 1900. and
was the administrative center for the
western Carollnes, the Pelew and the
Ladrone islands. The Germans had
made plans to locate wireless station
there, but were prevented when Aus
tralian frnnns cnnturad the island In
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25
500 Reward. SIM

Catarrh 10 q local disease greatly influ.
enced by constitutional conditions. Il
therefore requires constitutional treat.
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
q taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces OF the eys-
tenn. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists, nature Ia
doing it, work. 10000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARRU
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Drugglsts 75c. Testimonials free.
y. ]. Cheney d Co., Toledo, Ohio. =.
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wounded and finally honorably dis
charged. This was disclosed by an
exchange Of correspondence between
Secretary Baker and President Wilson.
Private Forest d. Sebastian Of FL
Dorado, ILL.,, twenty years old, was
killed in the AIsne battle. Private
JEFF Cook Of Lutia, Okla, aged nine
teen. was wounded In the same battle.
but recovered to again fight calamity
in the Argonne offensive, where he re-
ceiyed his second wound.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

monies ut Scr0Oby, Austerfield, B0s-
ton, Cambridge, and other places, to
celebrate the origins Of the Pilgrim
movement.
Visit of British and American
delegations to Holland (date to be
fixed). Meetings at Amsterdam, Ley
den, Delftshaven and The Hague, to
commemorate the sojourn Of the Phi.
grim Fathers In Holland (1609-20) and
their departure for the new world.
August to September 18-Cele-
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Wearisome Rivalry,

"You never complain Of the wealth.
err" "Why complain? The best you
can do Is to start somebody In an ef-
fort to show that he is more accom-
plished kicker than you are"
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

awful pAns-en n q
nothing seemed to
do me any good. A
friend advised me
to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. !
did 90 and got re-
lief right away. I
can certainly re-
commend this valu.
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for It has
doua aurh 0nnI
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25
About Ready to Give Up.

Jane was barely getting over an at.
tack Of measles when she contracted
the mumps. When her father said:
swell, how's little daughter todayr
she replied: "Oh, daddy. Use dist not
worth junk"
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

defeat the twentieth century snug
glers.
The attention Of the treasury de-
partment was particularly directed to
this new danger of employing modern
methods In smuggling by the acci-
dental capture Of an alrplane that
came across the Canadian border into
northern New York with several cases
Of contraband liquor. 1t was entirely
owing to an accident, however, that
this rapfura wac moda opd thu nfyi
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25
Extra! All About the Wonderful Island Of YaI

VI HAT the island the Pacific which
possession the United States paraon for the sinking thu
American
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Slept on Outpost Duty and Pardoned; Made Good

0NE of the two American soldiers sleeping
France and subsequently
Killed the Asne offensive 1913
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Soft Pedal.

Jones-Tbls Is free country.
Brownies, but speak lower; some
secret service man may overhear you.
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Tercentenay Of the Pilgrims in Three Countries

r tercentenay Pilgrim year
England Holland The
cpa May and
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IN A'sEEBBE sEBB YEARS
kirs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured BY Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, Iowa.-"For years I was
simply In misery from weakness and
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Uncle Eben.

"De tiredest business man l ever
saw" said Uncle Eben, "is one dat
tried to go to de races, play golf an
take In music show, all in de same
day"
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Up-to-Date Smuggling by Airp|ane and Submarine

WASHINGTON and by aipane
commissioner Of internal and other officials
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Willing to Try Them.

"Are you in favor of light winesT'
II gezzo. never drank any
Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
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Absolutely Free Interesting and valuable
Information worth dollars to auto owners.
Moto- -vivo. 20 French Bldg, San Antonio.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

Baltic front. II desires peace and
friendly relations with the new states
formed In that region. OF course It
would then be able TO turn most of Its
attention to the East. where Admiral
Kolchak is reported to have had sew
eral notable successes recently.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

and that the employees Of the corpo-
ration are now compelled to resort to
strike In order to prove to Judge
Gary the authority Of their selected
representatives to present their griev.
ances. In the Chicago district, at
least. strike-breakers will not be en-
ployed. according TO the company Of
ticlals. The strikers will be paid of
and discharged permanently. and II
the walkout Is general, the mills will
shut down.
The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-25

The gulf coast Of Texas suffered Sc.
verely from the tropical hurricane that
swept up from the Caribbean sea-
Scores OF persons were drowned and
Immense property damage was done.
especially in Corpus Christi and the
region roundabout
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-23
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WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

! Mt. Clemens, Mich. -Henry Ford
produced the international flag he was
| said to have designed for his fac
tory at the trial here in his second
days questioning in his suit for one
million dollars against the Chicago
Tribune. The flag "of all nations
measured 6x10 feet and showed red,
white and blue globe on a field of
blue. It was alleged by the Tribune
that Ford intended the flag to re-
place the stars and stripes over his
factory at the end of the war.
LOndOn-The allied blockade was
the cause of Germany's defeat, Ad-
miral Won Scheer, former German
fleet commander, declared in an in
terview given the Daily Chronicle
Weimar correspondent. CAS- every
body warned said Won Scheer, ssthe
blockade triumphed over the U-boat
campaign.
WaSh1ngtOR-League of nations OPP
ponents plan to make the u. S. with
drawal a 1920 issue. Senators who
have talked this idea over point out
that two years is required for actual
withdrawal and the issue in the cleo
ton would be the beginning of notifi-
cation to the league of nations of this
country's intentions to withdraw,
which would get out in 1923. BY that
time, these senator's say, the United
States will have done its share to-
wards stabilizing Europe and will
have a right to resume its individual
natiOnalistic policy
WashIngtOn-July 15.-Practica1ly
unrestricted trade with Germany was
begun today by American exporters.
For the first time in two years in an
order effected today, the war trades
section of the state department issued
blanket license permitting commun-
ication and trade with Germany UNI
der the trading with the enemy act
in all but dye stuffs, chemicals and
potash.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-23
PLATTEVILLE.

The News says:
Capt. Scott GARY has received his
discharge from the army and returned
to Platteville. With his wife and lit
tie son they are spending the week
in Dubuque.
Steve land resident of Platte
vile 40 years ago, was in Platteville
Wednesday, coming through by auto
from northwest Arkansas where he
is engaged in fruit raising. He will
market ten thousand bushels of ap-
pies this fall
Rev. Guy Godsell, former pastor of
the Platteville Methodist church but
now Of Madison, has completed his
walking trip from Madison to Ash
land. He decided when he started
that he would accept an invitation to
ride, but that he would not ask for
assistance Shortly after his arrival
at Ashland he was stricken with a
sever case of ptomaine poisoning. He
was confined to his bed a day but
was reported as recovering from the
attack.
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. Ella King Lambertson,
daughter of Henry King of this city,
who died at Kendall, Mont, July TO-.
Interment was made at Lewiston,
Mont, July 18th. She is survived by
her husband and one child
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-23
WHAT rs A FRIEND?

Seated on a white bench they talk
ed of friendship.
A friend is balancing pole" said
an athlete, "a balancing pole without
which 1t is impossible to walk safely
the tight-rope Of life
"A friend is jewell said the pref
T ty girl, "that shines brightest in the
darkness of misfortune"
"A friend is volume" said a Jour
nalist, "a volume of sympathy, bound
in cloth as rule, though in rare cas-
es the binding may be silken.,'
"A friend is gold link" said the
jeWeler, lin the chain of life"
He IS a plaster" said the physi-
clan, for the cuts OF misfortune.
Like IVY" said the botanist. sthe
greater the ruin the closer he ciings. Z,
a friend. said the sad-looking
woman, is the first person who comes
in when the whole world has gone
out" 80 800
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-07-23
POTOSI.
z. NJ. WiImott. Editor

r. G. Thomas recently received =
IetIer from his son Bart from Three
Forks, Mont, stating that w. II. Hunt
residing at Toston, Mont; had suffer
cd stroke of paralysis affecting his
left side. This is very unwelcome
news to Mr.. Hunts many old Potosi
friends who are sorry to hear of his
misfortune and hope that he may
speedily recover. Late adyices state
that ne is doing as well as can be ex-
pected.
Philip Roesch desires to sell his res
ldence and other property in PCtosi.
See his ad in another column of the
Herald. Mr.. Roesch has purchased a
home in the city of Lancaster and he
and wife will soon remove there to
be near their daughters who reside
In that city. Mr.. Roesch loathes to
leave Potosi as he has been resident
in the township and village for 62
years and barring three years in the
war of the Rebellion has continuous
~ made this his home. He followed
the pursuits of farming prior to 1886
when he removed to the village. Mr..
and Mrs. Roesch are among our very