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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14
Europe to be Saved
by Wilson's Plan.

London, March 8.--"Europs can
be saved only by carrying out
President Wilson's proposals." IVES
the statement, made to the World
correspondent to day by George
Lansbury. editor Of the Herald. one
Of the most influential labor papers
in Great Britain. Lansbury added:
President Wilson has won IN
in America beyond a shadow Of
doubt, just as he has won among
the people Of all countries. He has
sensed the opinion OF the mass of
the people Of all countries, Of labor
as well as Of other classes, and he
has lost no ground. If he should find
it necessary to do so. he need only
appeal to the world. as he has ap
pealed to the American people, 10
find out how soHdly the people
stand behind him. There has been
some wabbline among the states
man in Paris during his absence.
because their resolution has
become weakened by arguments
for a compromise. but Mr.. Wilson
has not wabbled and will not"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14
Iment For and
EAgainst Reduction

n the argument is in favor Of
y cling the cotton acreage one
'sS su!a the crop Of l9la
There Is not, never has been and
never will be any argument in iav.
Of q fifteen million bale crop--un-
less the consumption grows far be-
yond that of the present day.
An eleven million bale crop is
and has been for, years worth more
money than a fiftean million bale
crop-then why waste the labor
and expense of making the larger
crop.
Farmers have heretofore acted
in such bad faith in all efforts to
reduce the cotton acreage. that this
time the pledge is not to redcuce
the cotton acreage, but to increase
the food and feed acreage to meet
all demands and then to raise all
the cotton desired or that can be
raised.
Henderson county farmers can
pass their word to reduce the cot
ton acreage one-third---and keep
that word. They can also pledge
themselves to raise more corn, po-
tatoes, soy beans, sorghum, peas,
clover, livestock etc.
Herbert Hoover. now in Europe.
and who will resign as national
Food Administrator July 1st, 1919,
says wheat may 60 to $3.50 BUSH
el-and if it does corn and other
bread grains will follow suit
Make arrangements to reduce
your cotton acreage-don't shirk.
If you increase or hold to your
own usual cotton acreage. knowing
the reduction is necessary, and try
to induce your neiehbor to reduce
YOU ARE A STACKER and not
willing to do as you would be done
by.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14
Congress Passes Measure Pro-
yiding For Fifth Liberty Loan.
state, and that section one Of the
|etvle6li .ssn 4,sdcubtedly previd..

state, and that section one Of the
1beevie6at asn -andoabtedly psoSid.
ed that all the named officials
throughout the state should be
deprived of all the fees Of their re-
spective offices and should receive
for their services onlySfthe salaries
provided in the act, and that there
was nothing in the remaining sec
tions of the acl to limit the appll-
cation of section one to the conntleS
for whose officials salaries were
provided. The court held that for
the court to say that the Leg
islature's intent was only to deprive
the officials of their fees in the Is
counties in which salaries were
fixed would be judicial legislation"
which is beyond the power of d
court.
The court did not pass upon the
question made in the case. whether
ii was an unconstitutional provision
to require that the excess fees of
the offices be paid into the state
and county treasures. holding that
the consideration of this question
was made unnecessary by the de-
cision that the statute was uncon-
stitntional upon another ground.
The court held. however, that
the provision of the statute which
undertook to delegate to various
judges the right to fix the number
OF deputies each county official
should have, and to fix the salary
which each deputy should receive,
was not an unconstitutional delegat-
ion Of legislative power, and that
such provision could be constitut-
ionally made.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14

- g =, NJ iilt5la w "
H. Swigeart, jr.. from Nashville to
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Of last Sunday, is mighty good
news to the Office holders in the
biggest counties in the State:
Nashville, Tenn, March 8.---The
statute Of 1917, chapter AZ, which
undertook to deprive county ottici-
ais OF the fees Of Office in the l3
largest counties Of the state and to
place the officials on a salary oasis,
was declared unconstitutional and
void by the supreme court today
in an opinion rendered by Justice
Mckinney, in case brought to
test the validity Of the statute by
the sheriff of Davidson County.
The statute in question under
took 10 give the sheriff, county
trustes, county register and the
clerks oil the various courts salary,
which would, In the case Of the
four largest counties, be very much
smaller than the fees which are
earned by the officials named, and
provided that the excess fees slould
30 to the state and county tire sur
res as revenue.
The statute was held to be ilval-
id because il took away the fets to
office from the officials named Ia all
counties of the state and only pro-
vided salaries for the officials in
the lS largest counties; the elect
being that the statute required the
officials In all counties having a
population of less than 10000 to
D rlorm the duties of their offices
without any compensation what
ever. Tbs supreme court declared,
in its opinion, that the language OF
the act was SO clear and unam.
bieous that there was no escape
from this conclusion. and therefore
held that the statute made an ar
bitrary and unreasonable discrim-
ination in favor of the officials ol
the larger counties and against the
officials OF the smaller counties
which rendered the statute vlolat-
i've Of the provisions ef article xi
section viii, and article /, section
vili. of the state constitution.
The court stated that the caption
of the "antifee statute" gave no IN,
dication that the statute was moi
applying to every county in the
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14

they represent. We truly hope
that the Quarterly court Of Hender-
son county represents no consider
able number of people so wanting
iniprogressiveness as to oppose this
splendid opportunity to secure a
highway entirely across the county.
at one half the cost of construction.
Talk to your J. P.-tell him you
are betting on him, on bis progress
iveness and that you expect him to
stand for the North and South
Highway en- the 7th Of April
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14
American Casualty
Figures Given.

An estimate of last Saturday
places the battle casualties of the
American Army in France at 240,.
1877. This number includes all
killed in action, wounded, missing
and prisoners. but there may be
further slight revision. The second
regular division showed the great.
est losses-24.429; the S0th. CON-
posed of North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee troops. lost
6.99S The first division was very
close to the second in the losses
sustained
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14

American people in fighting 10
|Iasks-all ooaatFies safe places =
live In.
OF all issues authorized since
the United States entered the war
two years ago, the Victory Loan
should be the most popular. II b
essential that citizens Of every walk
in life participate 10 1t. Laboret,
business man. professional man.
housewife--all must accept their
responsibilities in the same spirit
as does President Wilson and the
members Of Congress who passed
the measure
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-03-14

Uncle Sam is playing the part Of
Big Brother in the heretofore un.
unequaled task Of feeding the mill
lions people Of the European
nations. Two hundred and fifty
thousand tons Of food must be sent
montnly into German territory.
5000 tons daily into Austria In
the distribution Of this food 1t Is Up
to Hoover.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
YANK CUNNERY
AMAzES b0CHE
Captured Hun Says He Never
Saw Such a Perfect
Barrage.
IRIsHMEN SAVED THE day
Famous New York Infantry Regiment
Did Great Work at Champagne
Took Terrible Toll of Death
From Enemy.

New York.-Over the rail Of the
hospital transport Sierra as it came
in one day recently leaned Roy DAVIS
of Chicago. He was a soldier of the
One Hundred and Forty-ninth artll-
lery. formerly the First Illinois, IN
command of II. J. Reilly. He yeileo
down to those on the police boat:
"Tell the people of New YORK the
old Sixty-ninth "a famous Irish infan-
try regiment in the New York Nation
al Guard, now the One Hundred ano
Sixty-ffth, part of the Rainbow di-
vision) saved the day at the Cnam'
pagne. The people of France are
wildly enthusiastic over the One Hun
dred and Sixty-ffth, and, believe me,
they have reason to be.
1--WE followed the Sixty-ninth up at
the battle Of Champagne, laying down
their barrage for them. 1t got not as
hell behind those boys and then not
fer and it was just as bad in front.
The, Poilus started to go ba"k ano
yelled to the One Hundred anu Sixty
fifth to turn and follow them.
"To hell with thatp yelled back
the Sixty-ninth. We're going nght
on And, believe me, they went right
on and saved the day.
Exacted Terrible Cost.
"The gray-green uniforms streweo
the ground in front of the Irish posi-
tions. One walked on carpet OF
dead bodies after the attack was
hurled back. The Sixty-ninth was cut
up, but they exacted terrible cost
from the Boche."
It was of the One Hundred and For
ty-ninth field artillery that a captured
German said:
"Let me see those men who are be
hind those guns. never saw such g
perfect barrage in all my life."
One of the most popular officers on
the transport was the Rev. Ray F.
Jenney, the fighting chaplain Of De
catur, ILL.,, who had four wound stripes
on his sleeve. When all the officers
Of company in his regiment had been
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24

shot down in the big drive at st. Mi
hiel he led the men on and brought
back trophy in the shape OF silver
mounted Luger pistol that he took,
from a German commander when his
company smashed up a machine gun-
Bear Distinguishes Himself
Among those wearing the Croix des
Guerre was Lieut.. ]. Sanford Bear OF.
Illinois Of the Thirty-ninth infantry.
He is twenty-five years old. On July
q he distinguished himself in novek
manner. 1t was before Chateau-Thier-
1ry and group of officers in French,
uniforms on the opposite bank OF the
Vesle were believed to be Germans
in disguise. 1t was to find out if the
officers who pretended to be French
were really so that Bear volunteered
to swim the Vesle and make close ob'
servation on the other shore.
Whether they were friends or foes
Bear was exposed to the machine-gun
fire of the enemy while swimming, but
he carried through his mission sue
cessfully, found that the French uni
forms were but DISCUSSES, and SO per.
mitted the fire from the American side
to be centered Upon the enemy posi-
tions. For this he won the cross.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
BRITISH EMPIRE
KNEW IN 6 MINUTES
Record Time Made in informing
\ Colonies That England Was
at War.

It required only six minutes to III
form the British empire that England
was at war on the night of August 4.
1914, says Lord Hareourt, who was
then colonial secretary.
sOn that unforgettable night" he
said to the Empire Parliamentary as
sociation, 81 was in the cabinet room,
Downing street, with a few colleagues.
Our eyes were on the clock, our
thoughts On one subject only; but
there was feeble effort to direct our
conversation to other matters.
eve were waiting for a reply, which
we knew full well would never come,
to our ultimatum to Berlin.
ssWhen Big Ben struck ll:5O-mld-
night in Berlin-we left the room
knowing that the British empire was
at war. y
II crossed to the Colonial Office to
send a war telegram to the whole OF
the British empire. / asked the OIL
csal in charge of that duty how long
II would take. He said about six min
utes.'
T asked him to return to my room
when he had done his work. In seven
minutes he was back and before morn
ing I received an acknowledgment OF
nv telegram from every single colo
hial protectorate, and even islet in the
Pacific.
$50 the grim machinery Of war be-
gan revolving in perfect order and
with perfect preparation because
more than two years previously, an in
aiyidual war book had been prepared
by the colonial committee Of defense
for every single protectorate and
island. It was at that moment locked
IN the safe of each governor or COM
missioner and they knew at once what
to do"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
WAR IS GOOD HAIR TONIC
Yankee Goes to France With Billiard
Ball Head and Now Has
Fine Crop.

Sharon, Pa.-The crash of cannon
shrek of high explosive shells and the
bursting of shrapnel is the best hair
tonic ever concocted. according to Pri-
vate Harry Vance, Farrell boy now
in France. Vance tells Of an Ameri-
can soldier who landed in France with
a head as free Of hair as billiard
ball. After a short time in the front
lines, where he engaged in number
of sharp battles, his hair starteS &c
grow and today he has a fine crop.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
Exploits Of Fleet of British Decoy
Craft.
FALSE BULWARKs HID GUNS
"Panie Parties" Fled Over Side as Sub.
marines Approached, but Left Marks
men Behind-Stories of Encounters
With German Submarines Are Filled
With Deeds of Heroism-Many
Ruses Are Employed.

One Of the most exciting chapters of
the war against U-boats is series OF
accounts of notable engagements be-
tween British decoy ships and the
submarines, made public by the Brit
ish admiralty. While the whole story
of the part played by these decoy YES
sells, mystery Ships" or 20" craft has
not been revealed, it is evident that
several Of them were used to lure the
undersea craft to destruction.
Some incidents in this campaign al
ready have been made known, dealing
chiefly with a few of the exploits OF
Commander Gordon Campbell as mas
ter of the decoy vessels; but others
in which he and other captains par
ticipated, now are available. That at
least small fleet was used in this
work is evident from the fact that
Campbell at different times appears
as the master of the Marlborough, the
Pargust, the Dunraven, and the o..
The Prize, another decoy ship, was
commanded by Lieut.. William Il. Sand
ers, and the Stock Force by Lieut..
Harold Anten.
Full of Heroic Deeds.
Stories Of the encounters between
these ships and the U-boats are filed
with deeds of heroism and instances in
which the discipline Of the British navy
was displayed under trying circum-
stances. For many months the decoy
ships, heavily armed, but with their
guns hidden behind false bulwarks,
steamed zigzag paths in the seas which
were the hunting grounds Of the SUBJ
marines.
In their character Of lazy GOLFERS or
slow cargo craft they presented to the
submarine commander an inviting OBJ.
ject Of attack, but once he was well
within range of the British guns the
false superstructure hiding the guns
fell away and the helpless collier be-
came suddenly transformed into a
fighting craft, bent on destruction. 1t
was dangerous work. recurring q high
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
HONOR TO WHITTLEsEY

Commander of Lost Battalion" t
Have Park Named for Him.
AS a tribute to the gallant Lieut.
Col. Charles w. Whittlesey, command
er of the famous "Lost Battalion,
who told the Germans to ego to hell
It is proposed to name one of tht
public parks at Pittsfeld, Mass.
"Whittlesey Park The movement Il
nerpetuate the memory of this Pitts
field young man was launched at s
meeting of the local council, Knight
of Columbus. The matter is now be
fore the park commissioners and ia
vorable decision is expected.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24

come of about $3.50 monthly from the
estate, and this total, together with
what he earns from his new profes-
sion, he believes, will keep the wolf
from the door.
Scranton's sister, who resides at
Gallon, inherited property worth ST..
100000 from the great-aunt's estate.
The Scrantons were born in Copen'
hagen, Denmark.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
PAYS FOR CLOTHING
It Was Evidence Against Him and Ne
aro Burned 1t.

Miss Geneva Criswen of Vandalia,
No., was paid SS5 through the county
circuit court for the loss of her grad
uating wardrobe, and thereby hangs an
interesting court story.
Miss Criswell was a member Of the
graduating class Of the Vandalia high
school. A few days before commence.
ment William Briscoe, a negro, stole
her graduating clothes. He was cap
tured, but decided to destroy the evil
dence by burning the clothing. He was
sentenced to a term in the peniten-
tiary, but was paroled upon his prom
ise to pay Miss Criswell for the
clothes.
He has been saving the money at the
rate of $5 a month and this week made
the final payment.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
Almost Entire Family
Wiped Out by War

Leavenworth, Kan. - Almost
the entire family of Sergt. Will
liam C. Baldwin, Company c, of
the Soldiers home near here, has
been offered up on the altar of
America. Recently a letter was
received by him stating that his
third son had died from pneu-
monia at Camp Funston. Two
other sons died in action in
France.
Two daughters are now over
seas, serving as Red Cross
nurses. One Of them has been
wounded by bomb.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
LAW CLERK IS RICH

lnherits Fortune After Struggling TOR
Years on Measer Salary.
w. W. Scranton, for 80 years resi-
dent Of Knoxville, Tenn, who strug-
gled for the last seven years to feed
and clothe his wife and two sons on
his meager salary as a clerk in law
office in Fountain City, Tenn, has
lust inherited an estate valued at
100000.
Scranton learned of his good fortune
from attorneys for his great-aunt, who
died at Gallon, O., recently. Forthwith
- abandoned his clerkship and pre-
led to enter the practice of law
IN now On he IS assA.e-3 OF an in
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24
now PERFECTLY CHEERFUL!
Visiting Committee Is Composed OF
Undertaken, Cabinet Maker and
Crematory MANAGER.

The Rotary club at San Francisco
has Visiting committee" to call or
sick members and to give them cheer
and comfort while they are recuperat'
ing. John Smith, president of the
club. when the suggestion to name
such q committee was made, promptly
said:
sIwill name Charles Truman, Franz
Mahew and Lawrence Moore" Presl
dent Smith probably forgot that Tru
man is one of Oakland's leading un
dertakers, Mahew is president OF 6
casket factory, Moore is manager Of
an Oakland crematory.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-01-24

order of courage, for the submarine
must be lured near before the guns
could safely begin their work. Mean.
time the Hun frequently had sent bis
torpedo home, and the decoy ship was
disabled, sometimes on fire and part
of her crew wounded. In that condi.
ton the battle was fought and often
the submarine destroyed.
"Panic parties" was one Of the ruses
practiced by the decoy ships COM
mander to coax the submarine along
side. When the mystery ship was tor.
pedoed these panic parties took to the
boats, apparently abandoning their
vessel, but always leaving on board
another crew to man the guns and fin.
ish the submarine if it came near
enough.
The first encounter mentioned by
the admiralty occurred in March, 1916,
when the Farnborough, disguised as a
collier, was attacked by submarine.
The "panic party took to the boats,
and when the submarine closed in to
about 800 yards the Farnborough
opened fire on her. The U-boat sub
merged and the Farnborough passed
over her, dropping depth bombs. The
submarine reappeared, standing al
most on end. Five rounds were fired
into her at nearly point-blailk range,
and she went to the bottom of the
sea.
Sunk by Gunflre.
Prior to that action the Marlborough
had cruised throughout the entire win
ter without being attacked. Within a
month the Farnborough coaxed an
other submarine near enough to sink
her by gunfre.
Commander Campbell later was
transferred to the command Of the
Q-5, and in the following February,
1917, his vessel was torpedoed by a
submarine, which eventually ap-
preached so near that a shot from the
Marlborough beheaded the U-boat cap.
tain as he climbed out of the tower,
the submarine was sunk, with her con-
ming tower open and her crew pour
ing out. Destroyers towed the %
in and beached her. For this exploit
the Victoria Cross was awarded to
Campbell.
The decoy ship Pargust, with Camp
bell in command, was torpedoed on
June Z, 1917, when disguised as a
British merchant vessel. The subma-
rine came within so yards Of the Par.
gust, which then opened fire on her
with all guns. The submarine crew
poured out of the coming tower and
held up their hands in token of sur
render. but the U-boat steamed away,
trying to escape in the mist. The
Pargust again opened fire on her, and
sunk her with one man clinging to her
bow as she went down. The decoy
vessel was towed back to port by
American destroyers. Two Victoria
crosses were awarded for this success
full action.
Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-25
COOKS DINNER
 FUR F PEOPLE
SACRAMENTO WOMAN SAYS TANLAc MADE HER FEEL LIKE NEW
 PERSON.

'It certainly has paid me well to stick to Tanlac, for five bottle have really and truly made me feel like new woman. [" said Mrs. J. w. Warren, wife of a well known Southern Pacific railroad man, re- siding at ell 29th street, Sacramento, in telling of the benefits she has derived from the medicine. recently. Mrs. War ren was born in Sacramento She has always lived here and has a wide circle of devoted friends.
 At the time I began taking Tanlac." she continued, 'I was so nervous and weak I could hardly get the children ready in the morning in time for school. I had an awful time with my stomach for several months and was all run down in every way. had no appetite and what little I did eat would ferment and bloat me until was miserable. There was a heavy pressure around my heart all the time with terrible pains that made me so faint and weak that I could hardly get through with my housework. I was in such bad condition that could hard ly hold out to go down town and do a little shopping. I was so weak and run down that I spent about all my time on the porch and in the yard, hoping that would help me. I would get up mornings tired and nervous and feel that way all day.
 My husband persuaded me to try Tam lac after reading a testimonial from a lady who had been relieved of troubles similar to mine. My first two bottles didn't seem to help me much, but stuck to it. thinking it must be good or so many wouldn't say it had helped them. and after finishing the third bottle my i'm provement was very rapid. My stomach has not given me a particle of trouble since I finished that third bottle and I
Bisbee daily review., 1919-07-25

am eating just anything and everything. am not the least bit nervous any more and have more strength than I have had in months. Why. just yesterday moved the lawn, both front and back, and stood it fine. Last Sunday. after spending the day at the park, I cooked dinner for l2 people. Well, when bed time came. I admit I was tired, but not the same way I had been before. It was that tired feeling that makes one lie down and sleep like a child and not the kind that makes one feel weak, nervous and restless. When l weighed about three weeks ago had gained six pounds and have gained about that much more by this time. Any way I have improved so much that my friends are often speaking of it. l don't have that weary look in my eyes nor that tired, worn out feeling any more and l am more grateful than I can put into words for what Tanlac has done for me"
 Tanlac is sold in Bisbee by J. M. Ball, in Douglas by G. A. Walker, in Bowie by Bowie Drug company, in