The Leaf-Chronicle from Clarksville, Tennessee • 1

WEATHER FOIIECAST Fail Tenths and Friday, Prcbibly Saturday. clcr.s in temperature; 'UvLiiLiiiio MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLARKSVILLE, TETm TUESDAY MAY 2, 1918. HOTH YEAR. 7 1 i i i Li! ji ri 1 JL Arams It FIRS TIIIBD LIBERT iUOTA OVERSDnSGillBE Administer Heavy Losses to Germans Near Villers-Brettonneux U. S.

Losses "Rather County Med for $310,000 Sought ana $360,050 Put Up Td Date Cam- paign Continues. )evere. 1ESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT'S CALL CHAR- BOHEMIAN DETACHMENTS JOIN ITALIANS-' HUNS ON LOWER GROUND THAN ALLIES. iCTERISTIC OF USUAL PATRIOTISM. Anglo-French Troops Await Next Move of the Enemy With Complete Con- fidence.

Figures May Be Doubled Before Close of Campaign Saturday Many Districts Go Over Allotment. A i i TRYING TO RAISE TEN THOU-SAND DOLLAR An Appeal Which Should Meet With a Generous Response. COMES FIRST HAND FROM ONE WE KNOW Any Amount, Large or ly Received. The Leaf-Chronicle very gladly gives space to the subjoined appeal in behalf of a cause which should touch the heart and open the purse of ev? ery American citizen able to. contribute thereto, This appeal comes from the (daughter of.

one of Clarksville's (honored citizens, Graham Mac-fartane, than whom there is no man among us more deeply interested la all that pertains to the welfare of America and itavalliee. His daughter, Mrs. Hines, is trying to raise ten thousand! dollars for this purpose and will gratefully appreciate any assistance that may be rendered her by the citizens of this community. Her statement follows: The Workshop of the Gros Calllou'' Quarter 180 rue de Crenelle, Paris, was organized at- the outbreak ht the war in August, 19l4. Its first effort was to supply work for French girls and women suddenly deprived of employment.

Since then, however, it has added a hand knitted sock industry to Jhelir the old" grandmothers of the quarter, 4therw'se dependent and helpless jand so to supply socks for the eoldirs at the front In addition to the work involved by these undertakings the devoted women interestedjn the Workshop, especially Mrs. Henry Couklin, an American woman formerly of Brooklyn, and Mademoiselle Marguerite Guilhou, l9l i'Universlte, Paris, have Jelt the necessity of helping In the care of refugees pouring into Paris, partic ularly the children. But money ia running short and since this Jast "drive," the need is imperative. A recent cablegram from. Paris says: "Plead for t-an Send at once to feed children.

Most important. Get it." Signed. Alice Conklin. Although I realize that this is a bad time to beg, with the hundreds of touching appeals for worthy causes coming to all of ud and the necessity for hjelping in our own country, still I feel It a duty I cannot shirk to appeal TODAY'S LIST CASUALTIES By Associated Press. Washington, May 2.

Today's cas-nalty list showed eleven killed in action fifteen dead of wouwls and other causeflf seven severely wounded, pijfly sliKhtly wounded and tare mlHslng in action. 3 i JI FIVE CENTS PEI1 COPY, Brettonneux Tuesday night. Sharp fighting ended with a repulse of the Germans with severe American losses are reported "rather severe." Bohemians Join Italians. Bohemian Slav detachments are now facing the Austro-Hungarians in certain sectors of Northern Italy. Their presence is-reported in dispatches from the Daily Mail and from Italian W- headquarters.

Apparently these units were recruits from former residents of the Dual Monarchy and deserters from the "enemy ranks. From London. By Associated Press. London, May 2. It is officially announced that German artillery is active this morning in the Villers-Brettonheux sector on the Amiens front and in the neighborhood of Merrls, on the Flanders front, i From Paris.

4 Paris, May 2. The War Office, announces that a German attack last night in the Thennes sector failed. The French made raids on Lemonchel and West Coucy dex El Chatteau, OPENING OF E. CONFERENCE 13 -DEVOTED LARGELY TO READING OF ADDRESS OF BISHOP COLLINS DENNY. By Associated Press.

Atlanta. Msy 2 --The opening ppsHion of the KlKlilccnih Quadron-nial Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Qhurch, South, today -was dovoted larpely to the rfinding of the Kpiacopaf wdlrc8 by Bishop Collins. Diitiy; -The Laymen's Movement for the revision of chorea discipline, giving tnom wider powers and th demand of Methodist worn on for laity rrowth'are expected to precipitate tho livest context pf the cocference, which will be In frfsMim fhroo wn k. 66 LIVES LOST WHEN CRUISER RAMS STEAMER t' City of Athens, Struck By French War' Vessel, Sinks in 5 Minutes DELAWARE COAST SCENE OF DISASTER 61 Members of the Gew, Who Jumped Overboard, Among Survivors. By AssclaT3d Press.

An Atlantic Port, May 2. Sixty-six persons lost their lives when the steamship City of Athens, bound from New York for Savannah, was rammed and sunk by a French cruiser off the Delaware' coast at" 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. The missing Include ten men and two women who were passengers, seven out of twenty-four United States Marines who were on board, fourteen out of twenty French sailors and thirty-three members of the crew. Both ships were carrying running lights Decause of the heavy fog which hung over the sea. Speedy Sinking Caused Loss of Life.

An Atlantic Port, May 2. Survivors of the coastwise steamer City of Athens, whlclT sunk yesterday in" a collision with a French cruiser -off the Delaware coast, with a loss of sixty six lives, agree that the speedy sinking is responsible for the heavy toll of life. The vessel sank within five minutes. The heroism of both, crews was praised, ea pecially that of the French sailors, who rescued a number from the 'floating wreckage. One hundred and thirty-five persons aboard the City of Athens, which also carried a cargo valued at $2,000,000 bound from New York to Savannah.

11, WESLEY" RETURNS HOME TOOK, LEAVE WITHOUT NOTICE OF COURT AND CARRIED BACK BY REQUEST OF BONDSMEN. W. T. Phipps, -Sheriff of Lincoln County, arrived here at 8:35 last night over the L. N.

from Fayetteville, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff T. P. Bryant, in search of one Ike Tate, alias J. it, Wesley, whom, it had been earned, was employed ty C. Daggett at Hackberry.

Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Oscar the Lincoln ComttSan went to the Bafcgett home in an automobile and arrested Tat el Tate is charged with jumping a in Lincoln County on a charge of assault with ft knife. 'The offlcers returned with htm tills morning, Read the Loaf-Chronicle want ads. Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock the 'campaign salesmen of the Liberty Xan Committee gathered at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters report the sale of bonds to that hour. The various salesmen had no- tilled to bring in as full a report as possible and the Councilors had been urged to complete their quotas In their respective districts so that the meeting yesterday afternoon could, be as near as possible a final. net It was a very enthusiastic gathering.

District after district reported "over the top" and there was evidence of rivalry from one end of the county to rv- 1 3 'Ji- the other. Those districts which did not report having sold their quota stated that they, were still working and that before the campaign closed Saturday night they would be ready with a full report The final computation showed that Councilor. District District District District District District District District District 1 Fort i I 2 E. E. Laurent." 3 B.

4 H. T. 5 B. 6M. L.

Cross 7 M. A. Smith. 8- -F. A.

Perkins. 9 W. M. Drane. District 10 A.

B. Klllebrew. District 11 -R. S. Rudolph District 12 H.

D. Pettus. District 13 E3. C. District 14 A.

C. Morgan. District Bland there had been sold up to that time in Montgomery County $360,050, and the crowd then went to the Northern Bank corner and ran the thermometer up Just as far as It would go. There was Just one trouble -it wouldn't go high enough, so Scout Master Lupton said he thought that we should get a big wooden arrow and put it on -top of the Northern Bank building to show that they hadn't built the building high enough to report Montgomery County's sales of Liberty It is predicted that when the final report come In Saturday night th total amount of bonds sold will be very materially increased. As the report now stands Montgomery County has sold 120 per cent of the originally al lotted quota.

"7 The following Is a report on how they stand: Assessment Amount Sold 16,000.00 14,000.00 8,000.00 6,000.00 12,400.00 9,600.00 5,100.00 7,000.00 8,250.00 9,200 12,850.00 4.050.00"; 4,000.00 (J 6,000.00 8.400.00 4,450.00 3,750.00" 4,450.00 229,000.00 4,400.00 ,1,900.00 8,400.00 5,800.00 172,600.00 4,400.00 1,700.00 6,500.00 .5,350.00. 6,450.00 3,650.00 2,600.00 5,050.00 5,250.00 $380,050.00 IN (Associated Press Summary.) Heavy artillery firing and outpost actions continue on the Flanders battle front while the Germans are, apparently waiting for arrival of more, troops and a greater concentration of cannon along the important front southwest of Ypres before resuming major hostilities. Meanwhile the Anglo-French troops, stirred by the brilliant repulse, of the enemy which caused him to cease his attack Monday, await the Germans next move confidently. Except for Mont Kemmel and a small strip or the east, the Germans are on much lower ground than the French and British and must either fight or eventually withdraw before the smothering fire of the Allied artillery. Americans Successful.

American troops in Picardy east of Amiens have emerged victoriously from their first engagement with German infantry on the great battlefield. After" heavy shelling three enemy battalions attacked the American positions near Villers- to the generosity cf your readers to help me get this money, and I feel that I am. Justified In asking their aid because of the great debt (we all owe Franca." Any amount, lorge or small, sent to me vill be gratefully received and acknowledged. Every dollar, I can assure you, will be used, la the wiaeflt way by Mrs. Conklin and; Mademoiselle Guilhou.

With many thanks for your kind-ners in publishing this appeal, I am, Very sincerely youra, AUCE MACFARLANE H1NE3. i (Mrs. Walter D. Hines.) 122 Kast 70th -Street, New York City. May 1, 191S.

Legislation Against Workers By Associated Press. WaBhingtn, May 2, The Senate Judiciary Committee, ordered favora-Wy reported legiHlation aimed against the Industrial Workers of the World. The Leaf Chronicle Is authorized to- District 16 O. E. 6,200.00 District 17 T.

K. McReynolds 5,700.00 District 18 M. Savage. 2.8Q0.00 District 19 P. Harned 6,600 District 20 W.

4,200.00 District 21 R. M. O'Neal, J. 8,700.00 District 22 M. E.

2,800.00 -x'" Totals. i J304.800.00 ,0 N. B. Those marked are the ones who have oversubscribed or have fokchod their quotas. MARGUERITE CLARK MATINEE IDOL" ONE OF THE FAMOUS STJB-DEB STORIES.

AT THE LILLIAN TO-MORROW. Read the Leaf Chronicrs want ads, every day..