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VOLUME 38.
FRENCH IN ASSAULT MOVING
DELIVERY OF NOTE IF DELAYED'
DECODING OF
HUNS' REPLY
TAKING TIME
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. With the
arrival by cable today of the official
text of Germany's reply to President
Wlleon'a recent note, which was being
decoded this afternoon at the Swiss
embassy preliminary to delivery to
President Wlison later, official Wash
ington this afternoon refrained from
comment awaiting some definite Indi
cation of the decision of the president
It expected to make as quickly aa pos
sible after perusal of the official text.
The actual delivery of the note to.
the American government by the Swiss
charge was delayed for several hours,
as the task of decoding and translat
ing the note proved long and tedious.
It was intimated today that consider
able differences In the worldlng from
the verbiage of the unofficial text re
ceived by wireless yesterday might be
shown, and th eofflcial text was ex
pected to clear tn certain obscure
passages In the unofficial wording.
Indications were that no anounce
ment of a decision by the president
could be expected before tomorrow.
Secretary Lansing was with him until
near midnight last night, discussing
the wireless version, but there now
must be further conferences, and It
is assume.! there will be exchanges
with the allied capitals.
Every one expected the president to
decide quickly whether the note, with
Its promises in support of the plea for
an armistice and its assertion that the
government at Berlin no longer la re
sponsible to an arbitrary power, cre
ates a new situation requiring action.
Informal opinion as to the probable
attitude of the president covered a
wide range, though It did not differ on
the great point that Immediate peace
Is not at hand and that, however sin
cere the German overtures may be,
no armistice will be agreed to except
upon conditions of surrender that will
destroy forever the power of the kai
ser's war machine for harm.
Some observers thought no answer
would be made and the German armies
left to complete their enforced evacua
tion of occupied territory as best they
might with the allied armies on their
heels, while people at home continue
ousting autocracy. Other .believed tle
next step. In agreement with the allies,
would he a, suggestion that the Ger
man military commanders. If ready to
accept dictated terms, should approach
Gen. Koch on the subject of an armis
tice. Those convinced that the enemy Is
beaten into submission and that ef
forts at bargaining are merely a pre
lude to complete surrender If the allies
hold firm, are guided by confidential
dipllmatlc advices purporting to show
that there has been a real political
revolution In Germany and that the
people are ready to throw out the kai
ser and all his war lords to get peace.
It was learned today that a private
dispatch from Germany has been pub
lished in a Copenhagen newspaper, stat
, lng that troops on leave are receiving
secret orders not to return to the front
and that to this extent demobilization
has begun. Military men here, how
ever, regard It as Inconceivable that
such orders would be given while des-.
perate efforts are being made to hold
the American and allied troops at bay
at certain points on the western front.
LONDON PAPERS REGARD
NOTE AS UNSATISFACTORY
LONDON, Oct. 22. Newspaper al
most without exception view the Ger-
(Contlnued on Page 7, Column 6.)
AnACK KAISER
Provincial and Socialist Or
gans Hint at Strong Action
by People.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22. (British wire
less service.) German provincial and
socialist newspapers continue their
campaign against the "chief culprits"
responsible for the war. The Frank -lsche
Tagespost, of Nuremburg, the
first paper In Germany to demand
openly the abdication of the emperor,
declares that the accession of the crown
prince Is entirely out of the question.
"The German people Is searching for
the guilty," says the Volks Zeltung,
organ of the Nuremburg Socialists.
"The Pan-Germans and Junkers are si
lent today, bt we do not forget that
they are the great war Inciters In Ger
manv, that they retain the support of
social and political reaction and that
they are a menace to the future healthy
development of the German empore.
The pan -German policy has gone bank
rupt, but unfortunately, It has led the
German people to disaster. To the gal
lows with the guilty, whoever they
may be!"
The Socialist Arbelter Zeltung, of
Vienna, urges the German socialists
to punish the "chief culprits" without
mercy, adding:
"When the German soldiers return
home from the trenches after four years
of unparalleled suffering, there will be
a reckoning for the people who have
led them to this catastrophe. The Ger-
man people will sweep away the Junk
ers and take Its own destiny Into Its
own hands."
JACKSON C. OF C. AIRS
FREIGHT RATE PROBLEM
A committee headed by A. J. Mc
Gehee, sectetary of the Jackson, Tenn.,
association of commerce met Tuesday
afternoon with freight representatives
of the Illinois Central, Mobile & Ohio
and N.. C. & St. L. railroads relative
to a readjustment of rates to Jackson.
The commission contends that Jack
sou merchants are paying a much hlgh
. er rate on many commodities than are
other to in close to Jackson and thai
' It la difficult lor wholesale dealers In
Jackson to compete under thla handi
cap. Any decision reached by the com
mittee of railroad men will not be an
nounced until the matter has been
jiroperly referred to the government.
Tho hearing waa In the office of V. D.
Tort, assistant traffic manager of the
1111 no la Central
GERMAN
PAPERS
ONLY NEWSPAPER
NOTE CAUSED NO
STIR AT CAPITAL
E
Germany Fails to Apprehend
Wilson's Decision Not to
Converse Further on Sub
ject of Peace.
BIT DAVID LAWRENCE,
The News Scimitar's Special Washing,
ton Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 Germany's
reply has been sent. Just as the first
peace message was sent out from the
wireless towers of Nauen so the answer
to President Wilson's ultimatum de
manding the abdication of autocracy
and kaiserlsm has been flashed through
the air. Until the official text Is re
ceived, there will be no official com
ment. The department of state evidently
knows the contents of the German mes
sage as it was announced that the Ber
lin rejoinder would be ready shortly.
Two things are very clear; the note
Isn't entirely and absolutely satisfac
tory or there would have been much
more of a stir in government circles
today, and, furthermore, the note comes
from the present German government
with which the United States has re
fused to deal until the conditions set
forth in the president s message of last
week are fully met.
What th Germans failed to under
stand apparently, Is that Mr. Wilson
used the word "decision" In his formal
reply of last week to the German peace
proposals. That was ajl the reply and
decision that is to be made for the
present. It would not be surprising If
the American government did no more
than briefly acknowledge the German
message and thus refused to continue
the correspondence.
There have been intimations to this
effect ever since the first message was
(Continued on Page 10, Column 1.)
Former Head of Police De
partment Selected for
City Position.
Charles "B. Qulnn, former fire and po
lice commissioner, will be renamed to
the board of city commissioners at the
regular weekly meeting Tuesday after
noon at 2:30.
Announcement to this effect was
made through a "grapevine" report
from the city hall shortly before noon.
The report bore all the earmarks of
authenticity and Qulnn's election Is to
oome as the "last order of business."
Qulnn's election to the board will be
for the position of commissioner of
streets, bridges and sewers, the office
be held after being transferred from
the fire and police post upon the return
of W. T. McLaln, reinstated by the
state supreme court. C. W. Miller, at
present commissioner of streets, bridges
and sewers, will he transferred to that
of fire and police.
The vacancy on the board waB che
ated by the resignation of McLaln, who
accepted a commission In the army.
In the last few weekB several "pos
sibilities" have been mentioned as suc
cessors to McLain, among them being
O. K. Houck and Thomas H. Jackson.
TWO DIXIE OFFICERS
AND 99 MEN LOST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Two offi
cers and 09 enlisted men were lost In
the sinking of the U. S. S. Tlconderoga
by a German submarine In mldocean
Sept. 80, the navy department an
nounced today. The officers were
Lieuts. Joseph W. Freeman, Wetumpka,
Ala., and Cleveland C. Frost, Berea,
Kentucky.
SOUVENIRS TO BE
ALLOWED MAILING
Girls, don't be surprised If you re
ceive a rusty hun helmet or a pin
from the shoulders of a German cap
tain In place of the expected letter
from your soldier In France when the
next mail comes In.
In a letter to his mother, Mrs. Ella
Fleet Carlln. 1483 Court avenue, Corp.
Charles 8. Fleet, of the 114th field ar
tillery, now fighting at the frent, said
that the Tanks have been told that
the censors were going to allow them
to send the promised souvenirs to the
f lrls they left ebhlnd. He Is too busy
o write more, he says.
Tennessee Fair In east, rain In west;
Wednesday rain, except fair In extreme
west, cooler.
Mississippi Rain.
Arkansas Cloudy, probably rain;
colder Wednesday except In southeast.
Alabama Probably rain.
Kentucky Probably rain, cooler Wed
nesday. Louisiana Cloudy, probably rain.
Oklahoma. Cloudy, rain In east, cold
er, frost In northwest; Wednesday fair,
cooler.
East Texas Cloudy, rain except In
northwest, colder; Wednesday fair,
cooler.
West Texas Fair, colder, frost In
north.
North Carolina Fair, continued cool
with light frost In mountain districts;
probably rain and warmer In extreme
west.
South Carolina Fair, continued cool
with frost In mountain districts; Wed
nesday fair except rain and warmer In
northwest.
Georgia Partly cloudy, slightly cool
er In Interior; Wednesday fair In eaat,
rain In west.
Florida Fair except rain Wednesday
in nortnwesi.
. . . m
Kansas Rain In eaat and sou til cold-
r; Wednesday fair.
SAYS
LAI
NCE
UN IS SLATED ,
FOR COMMISSION
IN MEMPHIS SIPPI.1KD I! V ASSOCIATED PUSS
BOCHE HURRY
FROM BRUSSELS
, .
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22. German forces at Brussels are working,
incessantly to remove war material from that city, according to the
Koosendaal correspondent of the Handelsblad. He aerya that many
regiments of Clerman troops are. leaving the city, and that there is much
excitement among the people there.
On the other hand, Antwerp is very calm and has not been affected
by recent events.
The same paper's correspondent at Boermond aayg Uiat hundreds
of refugees from northern Fiance are arriving there. These people, who
are of all ages, have been on the road for three weeks. They were
given only two hours' notice to collect their belongings by German of
ficers at Douai, Cambrai and other cities in the war zone.
Gist of the
War News
(By the Associated Press.)
AHIed troops on the northern end of
the front in France and Belflum today
are driving Into the German line from
west or Ghent past Tournai to Val
enciennes. Thla Is the line of the
Scheldt and two of the Important points
on It Tournai and Valenciennes are
almost within the grasp of the British,
tlnelle, one mile west of Valenciennes,
tween Tournai and Valenciennes, the
southern end of the 80-mlle line from,
Valonelennea to the Dutch frontier.
The British armies, however, continue
to progress. Ourcq, within less than a
mile of Tournai on the west, has been
captured and the British hold La Sen
German resistance Is stiffening be
North of Tournai the British are along
the Scheldt on a front of five miles,
and north and south of this sector rap
idly are gaining the western bank of
the river. Between Valenciennes and
La Cateau the British maintain their
pressure and have reached the Ccalllcn
river at Thiant, southwest of Valen
ciennes. French forces continue their pressure
on the front from the lunctlon of the
Olce and the Serre eastward to Von
zleret. On the extreme left they have
advanced north of the Serre. East of
the Alsne at Vouzlerea the Germans
have ceaaed their violent efforts to dis
lodge the French from important hill
positions. The Trench here are In a
position to outflank the Germans facing
the Americana on the sector west of, the
mouse, wmcn pooouniB ior inc sv
German effort to drive the "Fri
Wit
back. Gen. Geuraud's men, howe
nave defeated all enemy attacks
The text of Germany's reply to Presi
dent Wilton hat arrived In Washington.
It It probable that no announcement of
a decision by the president will be made
before tomorrow.
Paris Paper Claims German
Note Seeks to Put Pershing
in Oheif Role.
PARIS, Oct. 22. (Havas.) The Ger
mans are hoping by their discussions
of an armistice to substitute Gen.
Pershing for Marshal Koch as the mili
tary leader who will state the terms,
the' Petit Journal says. It remarks that
only the supreme commander has the
right to lay down the conditions of an
armistice.
The announced concessions respecting
submarine v.urfare are merely pretense,
the Petit Journal continues. Inasmuch
as the submarine campaign Is a definite
failure, particularly in view of the loss
of Oatend and Zebrugge.
The most general comment Ih the
press upon the German reply Is that
the enemy is attempting to escape an
admission of defeat by causing pacifist
agitations in entente countries. With
this end In view the German wireless
is sending out fantastic stories of. pa
cifist manifestations In Important
French cities, and of Imminent strikes.
YOUNG ORDERED HELD
f OR BENNETTS DEATH
C. D. Young, 3780 Cowden avenue,
surrendered to police authorities Tues
day morning after orders had been Is
sued by Chief Burney to arrest him
on a charge of Involuntary manslaugh
ter In connection with the fatal Injury
of John B. Bennett, 33. 1120 Monroe
avenue, what was occupying an auto
which collided with one occupied by
Young.
He made $1,000 bond, signed by H.
M. Barton, and was released on this
security to find another bondsman.
The accident occurred Thursday
morning at 2 o'clock at Dunlap street
and Union avenue. Bennett was riding
with C. H MoClure, coming west on
Union. The auto occupied hy Young
and two companions was going east.
Bennett was thrown to the street by
the collision. Young was arrested at
the time on a charge of recklessly driv
ing an auto while Intoxicated, but re
leased on a small forfeit.
Bennett died Monday at the General
hospital. His body will be forwarded
to Savannah, f!a., by McDowell &
Monteverde undertakers, and Inter
ment probably made there Friday.
SMYTHE NOW COLONEL
OF HOSPITAL UNIT
MaJ. Frank D. Sniythe, commanding
surgeon of base hospital 57, has re
cently changed the gold maple leaves
upon his shoulder to the silver ones
which denote the rank of lieutenant
colonel. Col. Hmythe bears the distinction of
being the only American medical offi
cer to have the honor of organizing
Ms own base hospital The staff of
base hospital 67, of which Lieut. -Col.
E. C. Mitchell, another prominent Mem
phis surgeon, Is military commander,
Is composed of some of the most noted
surgeons and physicians in t'.e trl
states. Base hospital 67 has recently been
stationed In the historic old Jeullly col
lege near Paris. In which Iafayette
and many other famous French states
men were educated.
Col. Smythe writes that since the
arrival of the staff of nurses In Sep
tember the organlaatlon of the Hos
pital has been completed and that tney
are now very busy restoring the health
and happiness of American boys.
INK HUNS TRIG
TO ESCAPE FOCH
MEMPHIS, TENN., TUESDAY
REAL ESTATE MEN
PLAN JAX "KICK"
May Ask Coming; Legislature
to Change Method of i
Taxation.
Revolutionizing of the taxing system
in Tennessee, as aplled to real estate,
and the Induction of a new era of pros
perity In real estate and Industrial ac
tivities are planned by the Memphis
Keal Estate association
It hopes to accomplish these objects
through the Introduction of a bill In the
next Tennessee legislature that will dlt
triUute taxes "more equitably on real
estate."
John M. Dean, president of the Mem
phis Keal Estate association, aaalsted
by a committee from the organlaatlon,
Is making a careful aurvey of the altua
tlon and expects shortly to be In a po
sition to present the new plan to clt,y
and state officials for consideration.
"The real eatate men of Memphis
have for along time realised the Injus
tice done to real estate Intereata by
rt uson of the fact that by far toe larger
part of taxes assessed by the state and
municipalities Is placed on real ea
tate," said Mr. Dean Tueaday. !
"The Memphis Real Eatate associa
tion has had the matter up for discus
sion and Is Investigating the tax lawa
ot otner stales with a view to using
their good points aa a basis lor re
tokm,.of the x laws of Tennejttea.
ty.fe- uaajnaajaetj-Ahaq Keatuoky -In
Ifiular has a tax jaw under which
aves are eduallv distributed so that ev
ery clasB of property bears iti propor
tion of the burden. There can be no
doubt that ha Tenneaaee system, under
which real estate Is taxed far nut of
firoportlon, has decldely hampered that
ncrease.of real estate value so neces
sary to the material growth of the state
"It is hoped by real estate men to
evolve a plan under which a tax bill
will be introduced in the next legisla
ture that will revolutionise the system
in this state and that will mark a new
era of progress In real estate and Indus
trial activities. When this matter Is In
proper shape, co-operation of the local
authorities will be asked by real estate
men."
SHELBY COUNTY GINS
CLOSE THREE DAYS
To relieve the congested oondltlon In
oil mills, brought about through snort
age of labor, Shelby county glnnera will
i lose their establishments Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week.
A call has been issued to all glnners;
In West Tennessee to meet at the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday morn
ing to discuss further closing.
Glnnera of the county who met at the
Chamber of Commerce Tueaday agreed
to close their gins for three days, re
gardless of the action of other West
Tennessee glnners. It was pointed out,
however, that closing In Shelby coun
ty alone would offer little relief, and It
Is hoped that the West Tenneaaee gin
nets as a whole will take some action
Saturday to Insure a further shutdown
of gins.
C. J. Haase, Shelby county food ad.
mlnlstrator, haa asked all county food
administrators In West Tenneaaee to
urge all glnners In their counties to at
tend the meeting Saturday.
A temporary organlaatlon of Shelby
county glnners waa completed Tuesday
anil It was through this organltatnon
that the request for the West Tennes
see glnners' meeting was itsued
COUNTY SCHOOLS
SHOW INCREASE
Miss Charl O. Wllllama, superintend
ent of the county board of education,
has Issued a report of the work of the
school system in tiie county for the
last four years.
The report shows that In 1917 $16,786
was raised by the various communi
ties and spent for school and play
ground apparatus.
During the four-year period new
school buildings were erected at Bart
lett, Ellendale. Eadt-Flhervtlle. Kerr
vllle, Treadwell, Woodstock, Florida
street, Bethlehem, MllllHgton and Mace
donia. In addition to many additions to
buildings.
HUGE TOBACCO
TRUST CHARGED
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22. Five to
bacco corporations and a number of
their officers and directors were
charged In a formal complaint today
hy the federal trade commission wltn
price discrimination In the sale of clg
arets and other tobacco products, fenc
ing to create a monopoly, unfair math-,
ods of competition and the mainte
nance of Interlocking dlrectoratea and
Illegal concentration of control of pro
ducing companies.
Those named are the TCbacco Prod
ucts corporation, of Richmond, Va. ;
the Mclachrlno Tobacco Trading com
pany, New York; Schtnael Bros.. Inc.,
New York; the Prudential Tobacco
company, Inc., New York; the Falk To
bacco company, of Virginia, and Geo.
In Storm, Ruben M. Ellla. Albert Falk,
Jacob U Hoffman, James M, Dixon,
Gray Miller, L, B. McKltterlJk and
Leon Schlnaal.
The defendants were ordered to ap
pear before the commission in Wash
ington, Dec. 7, tn show cause why the
corporations should not be required to
dispose of stock unlawfully heM in
other companlee In alleged violation of
the Clayton law. !
The Tobacco Products coi-porarlon,
the complaint alleges, during 19H. 1917
V
WIH THE NEWS OP
AFTER X005, OCTOBER 22, 1018.
AUSTRIA! RULER
AND SUBJECTS IN
RACE FOR POWER
various Small Nationalities
Seek Reintegration While
Charles Seeks to Set Up
Autonomous Governments.
BV FRANK H. SIMON 1)8,
The Newt Scimitar s Military Expert.
NBW YORK, Oct. 22. -The upheaval
In Auetrla-Hunsary. which line now de
generated into a race between the em
peror, wtlb a policy of federation, and
the vsrioue nationalities with a purpose
of race reintegration, haa become the
dominant politics I feature of the pres
ent European situation. The war began
because Auatrla felt that (he liberation
of the Balkan Slave threatened her own
existence. It waa In Its genesis a quar
rel between Auetrla-Huntary and the
Serbians, In which Germany hacked
Austria ana Russia took up the cause
of the Serbs. Thus the settlement of
the war roust logically and inevitably
Include a just settlement of the race
questions with respect to Austria.
Aa to AnsiiU Hungary, there are cer
tain basic racts that all Americana
should keep It) mind now. The dual
monarchy ia a partnership between 12,
000, 000 German and 10,000.000 Hun
garlans fejf the purpose of keeping In
subjections 22,000,000 Slavs and 4, "00, 000
Latins. By virtue of the articles of
agreement, the Austrian Germans are
permitted to keep In slavery the Cf colli,
Folea. Ruchenlnna. the Slovenian (tac
tion of live Juao-Slave and tin Italians
of Trieste) and the Trent Inn. All told
Auatrla
a population of a little less
(ban .W,(
.000, of whom only 10.000,000
are Oern
Hungai
haa a population of n little
more that
20,000,000, of whom just half
are Hung
riant, the balance being Ger
mans, Jugo-Slara, Slovaks and Rumani
ans. In addition, Auatrla and Hun
gary. In partnership, again, unite In
keeping in subjection 2.000,000 Serbs In
Bosnia and Heraeggvina, who are mem
bers of the Jugo-Slavic association ot
Southern Slavs.
Forced at last to faoc defeat and rev
olution, the Auatrlea partner In the firm
oposeu feaeralliailnn which
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SERVICE CHARGES
Fifty-Cent Fee Ordered on
Commercial Accounts
Under $100.
Unleee your average bank balance ex
ceeda $100 a month, or If under that
amount you Issue only an occasional
check against It, every hank In Mem
phis will make a service charge of B0
centa a month on each account after
Nov. This action Is taken after
oareful conalderatlen by all the Institu
tional working through the Clearing
House eeeoolatlon. and one of the chief
reasons for It Is scarcity and Increased
coat of clerical help, as well as the
larger expenses Incurred by the banks
In handling them.
The matter of making a charge for
handling commercial accounts whose
balancea are small, against which
checks are drawn frequently, has been
up for discussion all over the country,
and already moat cities have Initiated
the ayatem. Local banks have bee"
working on the matter for some time,
finding some opposition al first, but
a1 thla haa heen adjusted by allowing
certain discretion on the part of toe,
Institution having to many small ac
oounts aa to when they shall make the
charge.
It (a provided that for small accounts
from five to eight checks a month may
bo drawn without their being claased
aa open commercial ones. The main
trouble haa been the habit ol so many
people to use the banks entirely for
convenience sake without due regard
for how much more paper for chocks,
passbooks and other things cost, to say
nothing of clerical work.
Savings accounts will not be affected
whatever and will be sought as much
as ever, and the person who has a bal
ance of leaa than $l0n will be privileged
o draw check against such to a lim
ited eatant, Just as before the new sys
tem goea. Into effect.
FILE PETITIONS
IN BANKRUPTCY
The Bddy H. Brown Lumber company,
of Memphis, has filed a voluntary peti
tion in bankruptcy with the clerk of
the federal court, listing liabilities at
fT.l24.J1 and asset at 17,674.07.
The petition Is algned by Eddy 13
Brown, as president of the company,
who filed an Individual bankruptcy pe
tition, Mating liabilities at $6, 817. 50 and
assets at 1180.
and IMS acquired all of the stock and
capital of the four other concerns which
"substantially lessena competition and
tenda to create a monopoly" and con
trols the Khedlvlal company of New
York, the Standard Tobacco company,
Inc., and Htephano Bros., Ino., both of
Virginia, the Neator Glandls company
of Maine and the Hurbrug company of
New Jersey. It Is charged that the
corporation, with the Intent of stifling
competition In the manufacture and
sale of tobacco products, concealed Its
ownership and control of these cor
poratlona and permitted Ihem to be ad
vertlaed as wholly Independent.
Further charges Include payment of
commissions and rebates to dealers who
advertised products of these corpora
tions and to those who agreed not to
advortlse the products of competitive
companies. The corporation, It la
charged, for the last six months has
paid the Louis .1. Liggett compny,
owner of about 700 retail chain stores,
monthly commissions equaling 5 per
cent of products purchased by It and
Has contracted to pay this company 10
per cent of the Increase In amount of
total pun hates for the entire year of
1(11 over thoae of 1917 uo to an In
crease of 60 per cent
BY BANKS STAND
THE DAYLKiitT HOI KS AS SOON
BELGIAN KING SEES HORRORS END
J AS ALLIES DRIVE HUNS FROM LAND
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King Albert of Belgium wa.s forced for four lone yenra to atand hv and see
the country of which he is the head devastated by ue Hermann lo see the wo
men and children violated and murdered, No nn gilevod mora than the king.
But. thanks to the allies, thu tlermans him being driven out of Uojulum. The
Belgian soldiers nit aiding In routing the German hordds.
CASUALTYLIST
WASHINGTON, Oot. 22. -Two army
Igaualty Hals, made nubile here today.
contain a total of 1,128 mimes.
I he first list, of fill!) iinines, Is di
vided: Killed In action 104. missing in action
73, wounded severely ,1(16, died of
wounds 37.
The second list, of 66'.) nutnes. Is di
vided:
Killed in action 40. missing In action
48, wounded sevorelv 17. wounded
slightly 4f. died accident and other
causes H, died from wounds II, wound
ed, degree undetermined 322: tiled of
diSHHsn Iti, pritnnvrs 21.
Included In Ihr two lists are:
Killed In action: Private Leroy Thom
as, Fortius.
Wounded severely: Privates Sam S.
Hailey, I'leraon; Murray Kobertson, Dig
l'.ock, Jim F, Bvrd, Hequntthle
Hllghlly wounded; Privates Phillip E,
Moore. 476 Simpson afreet, Memphis;
Kuril Williams, fiyhhy.
Wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vates Hatvey Parker. Bulfalo Valley;
Hamuel 1. Shanks. Limestone.
Missing In action: Privates Henry C,
Hheltnn, It. F. D, I, Puliuorvllle; John
helton, R. F. D. 1, Manchester.
MISHIHHIPIT.
Killed In action; Private, Robert K,
House, Aberdeen.
Died from wound' Privates Jesse Ivy,
Bolatuaha, t'liarlle Moore. Meadville.'
Illed of disease: Privates Allon Duke,
R. V. D. 1, Abbeville; Lawyer Green,
It. F. D. 3, EhUetvifle I Wllllo Mmllh,
It F. D 1, Cotton Plant
Wounded severely; 1'rl.vatiis John
Lowe, It. F. D, 2, Columbia; William 11.
Poole, DeKalb, Harry C. Wright, New
Augusta
wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vate Bonnie T. Lowery, Beldou.
Killed In action, previously reported
missing In action: Prlvato Uobcrt
Tliunter. Wilson.
in hospital, previously reported miss
ing In action: Private Orover C. Pur
year. Oravetle
Missing in action: Private Mcrrltt B.
Durham, Blue Mountain.
Prisoner: Private Homer Reeves,
Lonad.
ARKANSAS.
Killed In action; Sergt. Lum C. C.
Stringer, Craighead.
Died from wounds: Prtvnte Henry C.
Panley, Corrngordo.
(Continued on Page 2, Column 4.)
Hot dn Up Four
Noisy Men With
A Ripe Banana
A common banana In the dark on
North Main afreet Tuesday morning
shortly after 12 o'clock served as an
excellent pistol In the handa of an In
toxicated eltlaen, who was Irritated by
a darklea strumrhlnc merrily on an old
fashioned guitar. The guitar Is now a
mass of wreckage and four persons
firmly believe they were held up by a
bold footpad.
The story Is vouched for hy Necly
Carter, bloodhound officer, and by sev
eral police officers, who haven't quit
laughing yet.
Two white men and two negroes were
having a gay time In an automobile, j
with the negroes furnishing half of thu .
gayely with their Inatrumf tils. As they I
approached a reeling figure on the I
street, they were suddenly confronted
with, a dangerous looking weapon and
thoWommand to throw up their hands, i
They failed to recognise the banana- j
weapon.
The guitar was handed over quickly
to the "desperado," who broke It
a Croat hie knee, lie then replaced the
banana In his sack, ordered the autolsts :
to move on, and muttered to himself
as he passed on; "Pity they couldn't
stop that racket with all the city sick
ano worried."
MEETING POSTPONED.
M. A. Whltten, president of the men's
Bible clatt of the Rvergreen Presby
terian church, announces that the reg
ular meeting of the class, which wt
to have been held Tuesday evening,
haa been postponed until further notice.
AH IT HAPPBNS
ON
OF BELGIUM.
Only 15 New Oases Reported
and Epidemic Is Nearly
Stamped Out. 1
A written request to draft boards to
postpone further examinations of draft
ees for ill days was Issued Tuesday by
Dr. Netlmon Taylor, superintendent of
the city board of health.
The action was taken after a confer
ence with Mayor Frank L. Monteverde,
both deciding I hut It will be best to
itup army draft work until the Influ,
cnta epidemic Is thoroughly cured
Draft bond chairman agreed lo carry
out the request. Tho matter will now
be placed officially before MnJ But -ledgo
Smith, state chairman of the
Council of National Defense
Dr. Taylbr snld the epidemic In Mem
phis Is Improving at ti rapid rate Only
la new cases hiiil been reported to the
hoanl of health at noon Tuesday. There
were eight pncinnnnlii and three Influ
enza i as'-s repot toil from I o'cloi k Mon
(lay evening to noon Tuesday. There
were fiH new esses Monday and 30
deethl Reported up
day afternoon.
to 4 o chick Mon-
""otnl deaths up lo Tuesday were 2158
from pneumonia and 63 from Influciza.
There is a total of 5,491 cases, with
84(1 houses placarded.
"I want to urge on the people the
naoeatity of keening up the fight." snld
Dr. Taylor "Thpy must give the
health department their heartiest co
operation. To rolax our efforts now
when we have the disease utility' con
trol, might prove disastrous There Is
u possible chance of climatic changes
resulting In another epidemlo, but If
we continue lo fight ns we have the
past few days, we will soon stamp It
out."
Warnings have heen Issued to parents
not lo allow their children to visit
houses were Influenza and pneumonia
cards are up. Keep children away from
others In families having the disease,
Is requested by health officials.
Persons riding on elevators are re
quested to keep their mouths closed
Don't talk, but turn your face toward
the tlevitor door. Do not congregate
about railroad depots are other instruc
tions The street car company has again
been requested to prevent crow led
cars. Servants sweeping tn homes ate
asked In sprinkle first. This request
has gone to boarding houses, business
houses and all offices. Dust, say
health officers, has helped spread Ihc
disease.
DECIDED DROP IN
TEMPERATURE COMING
A decided drop In temperature Is due
In Memphis not later than Wednesday
night or Thursday as a result of the
first real cold wave of tho season cen
tirlng around Calgary. B. C . where
thermometers Tuesday registered 21 de
grees above aero.
There will bo no cold wave warning
Issued at Memphis, but observers ex
pect it to be considerably cooler for
Tennessee and al lover the lower Mis
sissippi valley.
The change, It Is predicted, will reach
tho plain states within the next 36
hours and extend very rapidly Into the
Southwest, spreading aftewards to the
eastern part of the Mississippi valley.
By Friday night It Is expected to be In
the South Atlantic states.
Just how much of a drop In tempera
ture will occur observers Tuesday wore
unable to say. It might get cold enough
for a frost.
The date for the first frost in Mem
phis In 1017 was the night of Oct, 6.
The average date for the first killing
frost for Memphis is Nov. S. but this
phenomenon visited Memphis Oct. 9 last
year.
Teeaperature at Memphis Tuesday
mornlig waa 14. On the same date r.
yearlgo It waa 41.
MQ la predicted for Tueaday night.
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ARMY WORK HELD
UP BY INFLUENZA
Xl'MBKU -J.-.3.
Ep
TTACK
ADE IN
LLIED
CENTER
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IM
BELGIUM, Oct. 22. (Reutert.) Stronoj
Freru h forcet attacked today on the
center of theanied front In Beiflium
and are reported to me making excel.
lent progreet In the direction o Ghent,
BRITISH WITHIN MILE
F0 CITY OF TOURNAI
LONDON, Oct 22 Tho Brttlth have
advanced their line to the lilt hank of
the BvatKon river, ami have captured
the western part of the village ol Thl
atil, five miles southwest of Valcn-
.Icutles. It Is announced officially. The
British alter sham ftuhtlUK. have ad:
vanced to within less than 'a t
1 ournal
Tlio ttatemelM and
U alatefflefU adds;
'urtflev rlTTWr-aWrW" "'! h
lionps between " alanuiennea and
Further
1 .ivmi tlnoli
p'" " - r . . ,
TnurtiHl The enemy a regwiance oo
thla front is Increaalna ! W Tou
nal sector, as a result or sliarp mining
during the nlthl, we drove the ueray
nut of the village of Ant en and t4jo
wOOCM In tho iieignnornoon m rrujr,
enne." V
, tsnuan casualties repoxieu iw jF
week ending Monday numbered 37,lli
rkinpared lo :ir.,71il for hc previous
wkrk. They are divided as follow
Rilled or died of w
eunds; officers.
IT; men, 4,071
i . nim, 1 1
Mkundad or mlaalaar; officers, l,44:
men,. ,10, 1 OK.
FURTHER PROGRESS MADE
BY FRENCH UPON SERRE
PAItlfl, Oct. Further progress
was tnrtilo last night by Hie rrcticn on
tho Herri front, the. war office an-
(Contlnut on f
age 7. Column i.)
Representatives' of the 21 counties
embraced In West Tennessee will hold
a united wr work conference at the
Qoodwyn Institute at In o'clock Friday
morning, Oct. 2r. for the purpose of
discussing the work of the seven or
ganlaattons united in raletng the fund
of 1475,000 assigned to thl'i grand di
vision and for planning tho details of
the campaign which will be fcirmally
opened Nov. 11.
The quota of Memphis and Shelby
oatinty hue alreadj been fixed at J3no,
000 The other 2n counties in this grand
division will he asked to raise $175,000
and the tllolmeut of each will be de
termined during the day.
L. M. Hlrutton, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee for West Tennessee,
has announced the following speakers:
Forenoon; Mnnslgnnr Murphy, Mayon
Monteverde, Dr, S. O, Brown, of Fore
Oglethorpe, On., Mrs Arch Trawlck,
B, F. Lnnglnnttl ami Joseph Newburger.
Afternoon: Rabbi Win. H, Ftne
khriber, lr. J, L, Weber, In charge,
of religious work at Csmp Jackson,
Columbia, I, C. Henry O, Hurt, Dr.
A. E, Clement and Cole E Morgan,
Chairman of publicity for Tennessee.
During the afternoon session theret
will also be open discussion, led by"
Dr. K. B. Qaorge, director of the cam
paign In West Tennessee.
Although the campaign will not hat
tormaU launched until the wek of Nov,
11-18, plans are being rapidly matured,
and organlaatlon la being perfected otu
a sound and substantial basis.
Mail Clerks Are
Overrun With
Soldier 8 Letter
clerks at the postoffice worked over
time Tuesday morning lo distribute 8,
000 letters received In three pouches)
from soldiers In France.
One sack, showing that It left a port
of debarkation In France Oct. 2, ar
rived late Monday night, and two
pouches, containing letters, written,
Sept. 21 and 27, arrived Tuesday morn
ing As soon aa the mail arrived, Post
master C. W. Metcalf, Jr . held a con
sultation with superintendenta of made,
Sam Rahn and B. H Kline, relative
to iniinediiito deh wry of the letters, Be
cause cvcrul weeks had passed without
ai i mail from soldiers being received
In Memphis.
Letters were received for persons re
siding 111 everj pan of Memphis. Most
of Ihem were to soldiers' mothers and
wlvefl, A lew were to brothers, slstera,
father. i and frlenda, and many were to
sweethearts They were of the big,
stuffy Ort, Indicating that the con
tents muut bo pleasing.
Among thoae who received lettere
were V. D Pat ton. from his son, Harry
Patton, and Hurry Kahahoff, 847 Ar
kansas avenue, from his brother.
Private J. T. Hineman sent several
loiters to Memphis relatives and frlenda
ns did MaJ D, M Hennlug, whose name
appeared on many envelopes as having
CenaO fed a number of the letters.
A large package of letters were for
persons residing on rurul route No. 3,
out of Blnghemton. There were also
many for relatives of soldiers In Blng-
hemton,
Deep down in one package, nlmoat
swamped by square envelopes addressed
In a bold, businesslike way, was a little
army envelope, addressed to "Miss Au
gusta Brown," rear Avers street.
The lotter was from Private Sandy
Brown.
The mail handled by the clerks In
the tposlofflce Tuesday comprised tho
largest number of letters so far re
ceived from the Memphis soldiers in i
France. Hundreds of them had been
written on Y. M. C. A statlone-y.
SENATE MAKES CHANGE
ON WAR PROFIT TAXES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. In revising
the war excess profits tax feature of
the house revenue bill,' the senate
finance committee today struck out the
alternative system of taxing war and
exces sproftts and adopted a combina
tion plan designed to raise somewhat
less than the 13,200,000.000 estimated,
from the house provisions.
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UNITEffWAR WORK
C0NFERENCET06E
KELD HEREf RIDAY