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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07
COUNTY NEWS
IN A NUTSHELL
CLAUD.

w. w. Ruehing was at Big San
dy Saturday,
Guy Melton and wife visited on
Harmon Greek Sunday.
Sam Rainwaters and family Wis.,
tied relatives at Sulphur Springs
Sunday.
Ernie Phifer and Tilford Man
non visit; d friends on Lick Greek
last week.
Albert Hartley and family will
leave today for their new home in
Oklahoma.
John, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. Davidson, while playing
with an old wheat thresher Sunday
was very painfully hurt. His left
hand was very badly torn, neces-
stating the amputation of part of
one finger.
"Then he is gracious unto him,
and saith, Deliver him from going
down to the pit, l have found a
ransom.-Job xxxiii "a.
Reader, do you ever stop to con-
slider what is the object of human
life in this world? 1t is that we
might be saved and prepared for
eternal life in the great eternity.
In the above text we have pic
ture of what God did for fallen
race of creatures-that race of
creatures to which you and me be-
long. He is gracious unto him,
and saith, Deliver him from go
ing down to the pit, / have found
a ransom"
Now the subject of redempfion
is, of all subjects, the most impor-
ant to us. in comparison to this
all other subjects, be they as great
as they may, are trivial and worth
less. Redemption is what we need.
Redemption from sin is what must
be done for us in order that we
may have peace in this world. to
say nothing of that state of exist
ence we must spend the great
eternity to which all are fast going.
Have you availed yourself of
that power which God in gracious
ness hath provided for poor fallen
men that they might quit that path
of moral travel which leads down
to the pit, down to the depths of
hell? God has provided ransom
all things are ready for your de-
liverance. God is calling, "Son,
give me your heart" You are, in
your natural condition, constantly
exposed to the pit of destruction.
Flee from the way while you may;
the night cometh when no man can
work, no man can be delivered.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07
DELOUSING MACHINES.

New York, February /, 1919
1t was a variegated cargo that was
carried to the relief of the people
of the Near East on the Steamer
Mecurius that sailed from this
city last week.
Thirty-five motor trucks, sewing
machines, cooking utensils. thir-
teen hospital units with a great
shipment of medical supplies;
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07

ance, spent the night, leaving next
morning, hiking 20 kilometers to
Detard, where we spent two weeks
in training. November IL we mar
ched Is kilometers to Chatel Rail
road, where we entrained for IL
hours ride, detraining that night
at So'clock at Sanpegy. We begin
30 miles march Immediately af-
ter detraining to Camp Raven, near
Verdun Sector, passing through
Saint Mihiel Donpocaderies, two
towns takened from the Germans
in September 1913 by the Allies.
We arrived at Camp Raven No
vember 3 resting there two days.
November 5 we left Camp Raven
at 5 p. m. marched 12 kilometers
to a quite sector, taking position
in the trenches near Monteville.
November 8 we were ordered from
this sector to Rondimant, where
we were in action November 9 10
II at Manovells, armistice was
signed at 5 o'clock on the morning
of November ii and hostilities
ceased at II a. m. the same day.
November IL we marched 10
kilometers where we pitched tents
and spent the night in an open
field near Brest November l3 we
marched 10 kilometers to Camp
Schneider, where we rested until
November Is then moved to Camp
Ravin. November 20 we marched
80 kiIometers to Brillon resting
over Sunday.
November 25 we marched Is
kllometers to Cansaucer. NOvem-
Der rs we marched % kilometers
to Asnorae. November 27 we
marched 20 kilometers to Domar-
tor Leo Pere. November % we
marched Is kilometers to Cercy
Thanksgiving. November 29 we
marched to La Monte, but found
our billets taken, by an artillery
battalion, so had dinner on the
road afterwards marched kilome-
ters to Chappell, where we rested
over Saturday.
December ] we marched 20
kilometers to Argone. December
3 marched 20 kilometers to Riel
Les, Faux France, where | am to-
day and will remain | suppose un-
til come home. Mother will tell
you some of the other places l
failed to mention in my letter when
I come home.
From your soldier boy in France,
Cook CHARLES REEVES.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07
TIE MAKERS WANTED.

lean give steady employment to
a few tie makers and furnish home
to live in. Good timber and pay
cash. j. +. PAFFoRD.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07
Fifty Cents An Hour.

Traveller: "How much is my
bill?"
Clerk: "What room ?"
Traveller: 81 slept on the bill
lard-table."
Clerk: Fifty cents an hour :"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07
SOLDIER LETTERS
FROM OVERSEAS


,hr fifth division American over
NrAs forces which saw hard service
- France last year. The following
- copy of general order No. 73,
issued from headquarters of the
tfth division November II, 1918,
Snd is interesting reading:
81. 1t is with pride and pleasure
that the division commander calls
The attention of the division 10
general order No. Al 3rd corps of
November 9, 1918, wherein the
corps commander cites the fifth
division for Forcing, against the
enemy in position, o crossing of
the River Meuse near Dun aud
hear Brieulles, building bridges
and swimming the river in the face
nf machine gun and artillery fire
and in advancing some nine kilo-
meters in the enemy's territory to
the vicinity of Brandeville. This
action not only uncovered the left
flank of the xvii French Corps and
enabled the corps to advance, bat
broke the line of resistance of the
G German Army, and, by turning its
position on the east bank of the
Meuse, compelled its withdrawal;'
and letter of November IL, 1918,
from the chief of staff 1st army A.
Il. +. to the commanding general
:ird corps A. e. F. wherein he says:
'rhe army commander has noticed
with great pleasure and apprecia-
tion the excellent work of your
corps in crossing the Meuse River
md clearing the heights to the east
rf the town of Dun-sur- Meuse. He
appreciates fully the difficulties in
volved in this problem and there
fpre realizes that the results at
tanned reflect great credit on your
corps and the divisions included
therein.'
"2. The 9th division alone fore
ed the crossing and established the
bridgehead. 1t was afterwards
Joined in a few days by regiment
nf the 32nd division. For two days
and nights the division held front
of 20 kilometers against the enemy
en it's front and both hanks. Not
content with, it went out of its Sec
tor on the north and took the town
Of Mouzai and turned it over to the
S0th division. On the south, it
went out of it's sector and took she
town of Vilones, enabling the
French Division on its right 10
cross the river.
SO. In the thirty days preceding
the armistice, the division was Sc
yiously engaged under shell, rife
aud machine gun FIRE twenty-sevea
DAYS. In the past two weeks no
day has passed that some town,
wood or hill has not been wrested
from the enemy. In succession
The following were captured, Bois-
,ses-Rappes, Aincreville, Bois-de-
Rabiemont, Clery-le- Grand, Liny,
Clery-le-P Petit, Brieulles, Doulcon,
Dun-sur- Meuse, range of hills east
Of the Meuse forming the bridge
head, Vilosnes, Milly, Lyon. Muir
vaux, Fontaiues, Mouzay, Chateag
Charmois, Brandeville, Louppy,
Foret.de- Woevre, Jametz, Remoi-
Vile. A penetration of 81 kilome-
sers into the enemy's line was made
wrestling from him l9e square kill
emeters of territory, and on an
nouncement OF the armistice the
division had front of Is kilome-
ters, being S kilometers in advance
of troops on its left and 2 kilome-
ters beyond troops on its right.
81. Thirty-seyen cannon, 46l
machine guns and over 900 pris-
oners were captured. However,
what the division commander wish
sc most to congratulate the division
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07

upon is its untlring, accomplishing
tenacity of purpose in its constant
driving at the enemy in spite of
fatigue and shortage of ratiops,
being wet from swimming the riv-
er and canal or wading the swamp
of the Foret-de- Wmvre. This is a
brilliant example of what the
American soldier can do in an
EN- Urgency when he must go on to
the utmost extent of his power.
The division commander is proud
of the work of the division. No
division could have accomplished
more, and every member of the
command should be proud to be-
long to a division which has so
brilliantly ended it's record in the
greatest war the world has known.
Ell. e. ELY,
Major General, United States Army
Commanding"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-02-07

more, anu every MEMBER OF the
command should be proud to be-
long to a division which has so
brilliantly ended it's record in the
greatest war the world has known.
Ell. E. ELY,
Major General, United States Army
Commanding"
Mrs J. w. Reeves of Coxburg
has received the following letter
from her son, Charles Reeves, who
is in France:
Faux, France, December %, 1918
Dear mother: Will drop you
afew lines after my days work is
finished. | am well at present
Hope these few lines will find you
the same. Well, mother, I will
tell you few of the places I have
been since [ left the States, begin
ing with July 80, 1918. Left Camp
Mills, New York, at 230 a. M, mar
ched 2 miles to station where we
caught an electric train for Long
Island City crossing East River on
ferry boat, landing on K Street
New York City, and embarked on
Empress of Asia, largest vessel of
convoy of fifteen vessels remaining
an board over night. The 81 sail
ed at 73O a. NJ. after IL days travel
without accidents, no submarine
fights and good weather, we land
ed safely at Liverpool, England
4 p. M. August IL, We were SER
we'd hot coffee and cookies by the
American Red Cross, after which
we loaded our first foreign train
English train-for Ramsey, Eng
land, August IL; arrived at Ram
sey, Camp Woodey, SO called rest
camp.
Resting here two days. August
l6 we marched to Southampton,
England, 9 miles boarding Steam
er, Margrete, crossing English
Chanel, riding one night; landed
at La Harve, France, on the morn.
ing of August Is. Disembarked,
marched 6 miles to an American
rest camp, where we had our first
experience of war, by being order
ed from our barracks at IL O'Clock
at night to trenches.
During an air raid, however, the
planes failed to come that far.
After we were in the trenches two
hours, we were ordered back to
our barracks for the night. We
marched back to La Harve, board
ed a French train, riding in box
cars, for some place in France.
After two days ride we arrived al
Taney, France, where we detrained
Sunday morning for breakfast in
an open field for breakfast. Then
marched 9kilometers to Chamcard.
where we were in training four
weeks.
September Is we marched 8 kill
ometers to Bernau, spending the
night. September 16 we marched
IL kilometers to Irvy, pitched our
tents aud spent the night in open
field. September Is detrained and
marched 2 kilometer to Chanledec.
September % we marched 20 kilo-
meters to Himcaumont. Septem-
Der 30 we marched to Vogges mon-
nenoutier, a quite sector, where we
held our position in trenches three
weeks.
October 19 we left this sector,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
new HUN BIRTHDAY QUIET
Disorders Noticeably Lacking in First
Anniversary of Revolution.

Berlin, Sunday. Nov. 9.-The first
anniversary of Germany's revolution
was marked by Sabbath quiet. accord
ing to early reports received here to-
day.
Soldiers of Gustav Noske, minister
of defense. plodded to and fro thru
snow filled streets, but barbed wire
entanglements erected in the Wilhelm
strasse and other principal streets in
anticipation of possible rioting were
soon removed.
The correspondent. who visited sew
eral demonstration meetings. found
only stolid Teutons discussing the
events of the past year over steaming
pots of coffee or stems of beer Re
marks of speakers who addressed
some of the gatherings were confined
largely to a summary of events dur
ing the first year of the German re-
public.
The few overcoated workers who at
tended the meetings seemed chiefly
concerned with finding a warm spot
and congenial company.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10

More than one inch of rain fell over
the entire state of Kansas in the last
"a hours. Rain this time of the year
is like money in the bank. 1t will fur
nish a supply of moisture that will
last the wheat thru the entire winter"
said S. D. Flora, state meteorologist,
this morning.
No rain or snow is predicted for
Kansas in the next "a hours. Slightly
colder weather is scheduled for to-
morrow morning with temperatures
rising to about 40 degrees tomorrow
afternoon.
A foot of snow fell Sunday at st.
Francis, in northwestern Kansas. ac-
cording to reports received by state
officials at noon today. Surrounded
by the corners of Colorado and Ne
braska, where heavy snowfall occurred
Sunday. it is probable much of the
northwest corner of the state was COW
cred with deep blanket of snow. The
local weather bureau received no re-
ports for this part of the state. altho
reports from southern Nebraska and
Colorado indicate unusually heavy
snowfall.
Train service was interfered with
slightly and few wires were reported
down.
The local weather bureau had no
report on the storm in western Kan
sas. Reports from Nebra ska, how
ever, indicate that snow and high
winds were general thruout that state
in the last "a hours. Storms contin-
ued there this morning. Wires are
down at Dodge City. Snowfall was
general from Kansas north to Canada,
altho practically all that country was
already covered with the white flakes
The storm center was over Duluth this
morning moving into the Great Lakes
district. Rainfall was general from
Kansas east thru Chicago to Cincin-
natl.
The following precipitations were
recorded at the Kansas towns: To-
peka. LAP; Horton. 1.25: Emmett,
1.50; Manhattan. 1.72; Fort Riley,
Las; Randolph, 1.2S; Blue Rapids.
1.20; Hanover. 1.54; Clay Center,
1877; Clyde. LOS: Minneapolis. lit;
Salina. 1.25; Lindsburg. 1.S0; Cawker
City, 1-61; Phillipsburg, 1.54; Plain
Vile, 1.16; V ,hita. los.
At o'clock this morning the tenn
perature had dropped to "a degrees.
1t remained there until almost 10
o'clock. A temperature of 25 degrees
is predicted for tonight Tomorrow
afternoon a rise to 40 degrees is an
ticipated.
The extremes on record for this date
were II in 1902 and 10 in 1911 At
2 o'clock this afternoon the wind was
blowing twenty-six miles an hour from
the west A change to the northwest
will occur by tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
TO KICK Them OUT SNOW and NOCOAL
st. Francis Shiyers Under Lash
of Northwestern Storm.
City's Officials Appeal to Gov
ernOr for Relief.

With a foot of snow on the ground
and coal bins practically empty, resi-
dents of st. Francis, county seat OF
Cheyenne county, today faced the first
real blizzard of the year with slight
hope of immediate relief. ]. L. Fin
ley, of st. Francis. today wired Cover
nor Allen asking for relief from the
iuel shortage.
Many householders in the-northwest
county seat town are without coal.
Two hotels in the town were scraping
bottoms of coal bins. Unless a sup
ply of fuel can be sent to st. Francis
over the one railroad entering the
town, the present supply of fuel will
be exhausted in few days.
st. Francis is the first town in the
state to report a heavy fall of snow
this fall. The snowstorm which ragged
for two days in nothern states,
dropped into one corner of Kansas.
Finley wired that a foot of snow had
fallen since tt e storm began.
Governor A len today asked the re-
giona1 fuel director in Chicago for a
special consignment of coal for several
Kansas towns. Relief was asked for
st. Francis, Cheyenne county; Wells,
Ottawa county; Arlington, Reno coun-
ty; Hill City, Graham county, and Irv-
ing Marshall county.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
KANSAS MINERS
URGE DEFIANCE
OF Government
Say They're Solid for Strike
and No Compromise.
Mass Meeting at Frontenac
Wires Lewis.
DEhOUhCE U. S. COURT ACTION
HOwat Says Men VIII Fight
Despite All Opposition.
District IA Leaders Are at In
dianapOlis Meeting.
DENOUNCE U. S. COURT ACTION

Pittsburg. Kan, Nov 1O.-"Kansas
miners are 100 per cent for the strike
and for no compromise a telegram
sent to John L. Lewis, acting interna-
tional president, after a mass meeting
of miners at Frontenac yesterday aft
ernoon. says
The telegram states that 500 miners
attended the meeting which ordered
the message sent. The message de-
nounces the arbitrary use of usurped
power" by Judge Anderson.
Alexander Howat, district president,
was to have addressed the meeting but
left Pittsburg Saturday night in re-
sponse to the call to the meeting of
district presidents and the information
al board and scale committee at In
dianapolis today. Thomas Harvey,
secretary treasurer, and Geo. L. Peck,
international board member, accom-
panied him.
In the absence of Howat, August
Dorchy, vice president, is in charge of
the district. but Dorchy refuses to
make statements as to the attitude of
the miners. The statement of the
American Federation of Labor had not
reached the district this morning. In
a statement late Saturday, however.
Howat called the court decision an
Outrage" and declared the miners
would fight on in spite of all opposi-
tiOn.
District Strongly Union.
The Pittsburg district Is strongly
union and, while no systematic investi-
CATION has been made as to the atti-
tude of the workers in the numerous
industrial plants, and in the construc-
ton trades and railway shops. it is the
general belief that they are in sympa-
thy with the miners. Howat is not
only the head of the miners but long
has been recognized as the predomi-
mating figure in all unionism in the
Pittsburg field.
Regardless of all the injunctions.
prisons and judges in the United
States, I will not alter my stand, for
believe we are right" Howat said in
his statement Saturday night. He
added that the latest government move
had been expected and the court or
der makes no difference in the situa-
ton to me-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
WILL Be MANY S. 0. S. CALLS
Northwestern q. Colds Training
To Be Lake Llfe-Sayers.

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 1o.-Co-eds at
Northwestern university have organ
lied a life saving corps and Will have
their first drill tomorrow in the swim
ming tank at Patton Gymnasium. The
forty young women who have en-
rolled in the corps are to be trained
for the purpose of replacing male life
guards at the lake beaches next sum-
mer. Before they can be admitted into
the corps, the girls must qualify in the
following tests:
Swim forty yards clothed in blouse.
skirt and shoes. disrobe in water and
swim eighty yards more.
Tow person ten yards. Learn three
methods of releasing themselves from
the grasp of a drowning person.
Retrieve a ten-pound weight from
eight feet of water.
Pull a person of equal weight out
of the tank.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
Rail Director Summons Heads
of Big Four Union.
Understood To Favor General
Award-Not Over 8 Per Cent.
PREPARE FOR STRIKE VOTE
Workers Leaders Are Antici-
pating UnfavorabIe Reply.
Asking 40 Per Cent Hike
Unions Backing Them.

Washington. Nov. 10.-RaH Director
Hines today summoned heads of the
four great brotherhoods to meet him
tomorrow to discuss general condi-
tions
In the morning heads of all the
brotherhoods will confer with Hines.
In the afternoon he will give his an
syer to two of the brotherhood chiefs
on demands for immediate wage in
creases.
Offer a Per Cent Hike?
The answer will be an offer of a
general wage increase of not more
than 3 per cent, it is understood
The demand of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen was for an increase
averaging 40 per cent and that of the
Order of Railway Conductors for 35
per cent.
Anticipating that Illness offer will
the two brotherhoods are preparing
for a referendum strike vote.
The four big brotherhoods whose Of
ficials will meet Hines tomorrow, al
Federation of Labor. are acting in CO.
operation with ten other railroad
unions which are connected with the
federation. OF these ten, the chief or
ganization is the shopmen's, including
five hundred thousand workers who
lOOh d StTlhS NOlS III OQl pOSl-
posed a walkout at the request OF
President Wilson in order to give the
government opportunity to reduce the
cost Of living.
In Serious Situation.
An adverse answer by Hines to de-
mands of the trainmen and conduc-
tors now would bring keen anxiety tC
the other railroad unions, according tc
union officials.
In such a situation it is considered
likely the fourteen brotherhoods
would join and send an ultimatum tC
Hines.
The railroad workers are deter
mined, their officials say. to gair
wage increases before January 1. when
the roads go back to private control.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-10
AkIlGLE 4 ID UF
Senate Fighting Over Proposed
Reservation to Clause Today.
Is Change Most Bitterly OPP
posed by Administration.
EXPECT VOTE ON IT TODAY
President Said Similar Altera-
tiOn Would Kill Treaty.
Both Sides Said To Favor
Speeding Up Pact.

Washington, Nov. 10.-With appar-
emily little change in the program OF
procedure developed over the week
end, despite increasing pressure from
members who desire early final action
so they might have a recess before the
regular session of congress begins in
three weeks, opposing factions in the
peace treaty ratification fight lined up
today for a continuation of the strug-
gle over reservations. Today's con-
test reVolved around the reservation
relating to Article X of the League of
Nations covenant which was recon-
mended by the foreign relations COM
mittee, and which the administration
senators desired most of all to defeat.
The only step discussed today that
might hasten consideration of the
treaty was the possibility that Repub-
lican leaders might proposure cloture
to curtail the protracted debate In
this plan they were said to be support
ed by a number of Democrats.
Said 1t Would Kill Pact.
Except for the transposition of one
phrase the reservation to Article x
is the same as that which President
Wilson declared during his western
trip he would regard as rejection to
the treaty.
The United States assumes no obliga-
tion to preserve the territorial intergrity
or political independence of any other
country or to interfere in controversies
between nations whether members of the
League or not, under the provisions of
Article or to employ the military
naval forces of the United States under
any article of the treaty for any purpose
unless in any particular case the con-
gress. which under the constitution has
the sole power to declare war or author
ize the employment of the military or
naval forces of the United States shall
by act or joint resolution so provide.
Numerous amendments had been
prepared by senators who wanted to
make the provision more drastic and
considerable debate was expected, but
leaders hoped for final roll call be-
fore adjournment tonight.