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McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
NO CHANGE IN THE v0SGES
Berlin Statement Admits Fighting on
German Right Wing Has Been
Without Decision.

London.-A Berlin dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram company contains an
official statement, given out at gen.
eral headquarters in Berlin.
1.-THE engagements on the right wing
in France have not led to any decis-
ion. The attacks of the French in
the Argonnes and from the northeast
front of Verdun have been repulsed."
Paris.-The fiercest fighting Of the
battle of Seven Rivers has occurred on
the left wing of the allies. In the north
erly positions assumed by the rival ar
mics on the extended line now cavalry
forces hurled to Won Kluck's relief by
the German general staff, heavily sup
ported by infantry, have been hurled
with terrific force against the British
and French lines, only to rebound from
the vigor of the defense and them
selves in turn forced to suffer attack
by the allies with equally determined
energy.
At one point the German cavalry
succeeded in breaking through the
French lines. but the break was at an
angle of the French defense works and
the Germans found themselves in such
a precarious position that many hand
to-hand conflicts resulted before they
were enabled to extricate themselves.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
RUSSIANS ABANDON
PREzEMYSL SIEGE
RUSSIANS PURSUED IN RETREAT
IN GALIcIA BY AuSTRo-eER-
MAN FORCES.
MANY TOWNS ARE RETAKEN
Large Number Of Russians Captured
In Crossing River--cossacks Are
characterization Relieved
of Commands.

Berlin.-The following information
has been given out in Berlin for publ
cation:
Reports received here from Vienna
set forth that the Russian siege OF
the Przemysl fortress has been aban
doned. Austrian troops have defeated
six Russian divisions near Lancut
They also routed one division of Cos
sacks east of Nymao.
"The Japanese have occupied the
Shan Tung railroad in Shan Tung
province, China. This is a Chinese
state railroad and was built by Ger
mans. China has protested against
this action"
A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram
company from Amsterdam says that a
telegram received from Vienna states
that the Russians in Galicia and north
of the Vistula are pursued by Austro
German troops. Many towns which a
few days ago were in the hands Of the
Russians are now again under an Aus
trian administration. The message
adds that the Russians did not behave
30 badly as the authorities had expect
ed. Even the Cossacks conducted
themselves humanely.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
HUNGARIAN INVASION FAILS
War Offices Fail to Lift Curtain-Aus
TRANS Say Russians Have Been
Driven from Carpathlans.

New York.-The war chancellories
of the allies and the Germans have
not seen fit to lift the curtain of sec
recy high enough for the public to OBJ
tain an insight into the conditions
which prevail along the battle line in
France
There is nothing to report" says
the French war office, except that
there has been lively engagement
in the region of Roye, where we have
captured 1000 prisoners"
OF the situation in the east the
Austrian general staff, in a dispatch
coming by way of Berlin, reported a
complete breakup of the Russian in
vasion in Hungary and said that the
Russian emperor's forces had been
cleared from a portion of the Car
pathians.
The Russians, in their turn, declared
that near the East Prussian frontier
in Russian Poland they still were
pressing the Germans hard and at sew
eral points had gained successes over
them.
While one morning newspaper In
London has been informed ION good
authority that Antwerp has fallen,
neither the British official press bu'
reau nor the Belgian minister are able
to confirm the report.
The last advices from Belgium had
the Germans still hammering away
with their artillery against Antwerp.
One dispatch said 200 big German
guns were in operation there. Ostend
advices reported thousands of refugees
arriving in that city.
A Berlin dispatch says that King AL.
bert of Belgium, who has been re-
ported to have left Antwerp at the
head of portion of his troops, has
been slightly wounded.
British aeroplanes again have visit.
ed Dusseldorf, Germany. A British
official report says an aerial squadron
succeeded in blowing up Zeppelin
eirship shed in Dusseldorf and de-
stroying dirigible balloon in it. The
three aviators engaged in the raid
escaped but lost their machines.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
TRY TO TAKE BELGIAN KING
Kaiser Sends HE Troops to ostend
Would Capture Not Only King
But Government Leaders.

Would Capture Not Only King
But Government Leaders.
London.-The kaiser is making every
effort to take King Albert of Belgium a
prisoner. German troops are advanc-
ing swiftly toward Ostend, according
to dispatch from The Hague, telling
of creditable reports at that city. The
Germans, 1t is said, are inspired with
the hope Of capturing not only the king
but the government leaders as well.
There is little fresh news relative to
the aftermath at Antwerp, except that
strong British re-enforcements have
permitted the Belgian field army to
move westward intact and to pass
Client in the direction Of the unswoop-
ing allies wing.
AS military feat, the British are
giving credit ungrudgingly to tha Ger
mans for having captured fortress
commonly supposed to be impregnable
before the war;
The Times says: ut is fine feat
of arms and the enemy has just cause
for rejoicing, but the revival of the hor-
rors to which the innocent Belgian ma
ton is subjected has stirred up the
wave of indignation to fever heat"
There is talk of Earl Kitchener rails.
ing an army of 100000 instead Of l..
100000 to assure speedier retribution.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
RED GLARE LIGHTS UP SKY
Bombardment of Antwerp Shakes
Houses 20 Miles Away-Big
Siege Guns Used.

Bordeaux.-News has been received
here that the king of the Belgians
marched out of Antwerp at the head
of portion of his army.
London-An official German dis
patch received here from Berlin by
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com.
pany says:
ut is reported from Dutch sources
that fierce fighting occurred in the
Nethe district, Province of Antwerp.
"The Germans approached in a
northerly direction from Forts de
Wavre and de Waelhem and com
menced a bombardment of Antwerp
from these positions.
early In the morning shrapnel
shells had caused great damage In
many places, showing that the invest
ing force is close to the city.
1.-THE whole Of the Belgian field
army has been concentrated in the
district between Antwerp, Lierre mine
miles to the southeast of the city, and
the River Scheldt, in which are fight.
ing is proceeding.
London.-The bombardment of Ant
werp has been so violent that houses
at Rosendaal, Netherlands town
more than 20 miles distant, have been
shaken visibly, according to tele'
gram from that town to the Central
News by way Of Amsterdam.
Wounded civilians have arrived at
Rosendaal and the Dutch government
has ordered all trains to proceed to
that place to be held in readiness to
transport the refugees and injured
Thousands of refugees have already
arrived.
Throughout the entire night, the
message adds, red glare illuminated
the sky.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
GERMANS CHECKED AT GHENT
Force Of 10000 Germans Said to Have
Been epulsed--Germans Make
Fierce Attack on Arras.


From the Battle front, via Paris
Saber and lance came into play many
times here. The French, British and
German hussars, lancers, dragons
and cuirassiers in enormous numbers
came into contact near Lille. There
were no brilliant charges by long lines
Of horsemen to record, but the British
squadron in khaki and the French in
their light and dark blue uniforms Oft
en- crossed swords with the blue-gray
clad Germans.
There is not an inch of ground here
abouts which does not show traces of
the awful character of the battle. The
town Of Albert is mass OF ruins. Roye
has disappeared under constant bonn
bardment. 1t was the center of the
German effort to break through the al
lied lines.
The German artillery had taken ad-
vantage Of many quarries in the vicin-
ity, where they placed guns which
were beyond the reach of the French
artillery.
Accommodating parties frequently
came in conflict. In these engage
ments the soldiers would take shelter
behind the many bodies on the field.
But nothing occurred which could be
called a general battle.
The vicinity of Arras, however, was
the scene of vigorous encounters be-
tween infantrymen, who engaged in
close fighting with the bayonet after
the artillery duel ceased. At some
points along the line numbers of Ger
mans offered to surrender If given
food
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
BEER DRINKING AND DEeENERA.

BEER DRINKING AND DEGENERA-
TON.
CBy PROF. DIR. Won BUNGE, of Ger
many)
Think of the madness of the whole
process. Yearly, giant masses of our
most valuable nutritive substances,
grains. fruits, berries, are thrown to
these yeast fungi to devour The fungi
devour this yeast and what they leave,
their poisonous excreta, is collected
in vast quantities, stored in bottles
and barrels, sent into all countries,
distributed among all men. And now,
day after day, all the organs and It's
sues Of the human body are flooded
with this poison, even those which Sc
crete the germ cells, and SO the uni
versal weakening is carried down into
all succeeding generations.
With half measures we can accom-
plish nothing. Only the most radical
means promise any success whatever.
Our aim is the total prohibition of
the production and trade In all alcohol
ic drinks.
Our real, our chief enemy, is the
giant capital which is laid down In
the brewing, distilIing and liquor-sell-
ing trades. If prejudices still rule
among us 1t is because this capital
controls, directly or indirectly, the
whole press, and does not allow prop
er information to get to the people.
Such horrors as a great modern
joint-stock brewery perpetuates are
unrivaled in the whole worlds his
tory. Men In past centuries were
made chattel slaves. But the slaves
kept their health. Men have been
killed by thousands. But the children
of the murdered remain strong. Now
they make slaves of them and MUIR
der them at the same time. They kill
them with their children and their
children's children. They kill them
slowly; they torture them slowly to
death.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
BIG BATTLE IN PRUSSIA
Germans Were Reinforced from koen
iosburg--Profit by Marshes--Ger-
mans Replace Austrians.

Petrograd. - Fighting on large
scale has already commenced in East
Poland. A dispatch gives following
details: The situation on the frontier
of East Prussian, fighting battles daily,
our army continues to advance, driv.
ing the enemy before it. The tracks
Of the retreating Germans are strewn
with bodies Of horses. We have cap
tured three armored motor cars and
some heavy field and machine guns.
After the failure at Sopozkin the
Germans attempted to stay our ad-
vance near the village of Mazevice,
but were flung out of their positions
because Of heroic attacks Of the Rus
sian troops. Our progress is ever &C
celebrated by parties Of German prison
ers, continually met with, looking COM
pletely exhausted. Among them are
many youths between Is and II years.
1t Is easy to see that the Germans
are employing their last resources.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Watermen and Uniforms.

Watermen-who we're also firemen--
enjoy the distinction of being the first
public servants who ever wore a uni
form. Long before our army and
navy adopted any distinguishing garb,"
writes Mr.. Guy Nickalls, Thames wa
termen were known by their uniform
and badge. plated coat, knee
breaches and stockings and hat. ac-
cording to fashion, but always plate
on the arm, either Of the Waterman's
hall to denote that they had the free
dom of the river and we're licensed. or
the badge Of their employer. Any per-
son rowing or working any boat,
wherry or other vessel. who had not
served seven years as apprentice. in
CURED q penalty Of f10."-Londop
Chronicle.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
DOES NOT INCREASE TAXES.

A bulletin issued by the census bu-
reau gives the financial statistics Of
cities with population of 10000 and
over. The "a cities having popula-
ton of between $4,000 and $4,000 in
cludes Topeka and Wichita, Kan.-the
only two in this group located in tenn
perance states. The average tax rate
in the 20 wet cities is $19,2S per thou
sand of assessed valuation. The tax
rate of Wichita (59,222 population) is
$3.50; that Of Topeka (45.478 popula-
toni is given as $3.50. The current
rate Of the latter, however. including
city, county and state. is but $1,000.
Only eight Of the cities in license
states have a less rate than Wichita;
none has a smaller rate than the cur
rent rate of Topeka. Although Topeka
stands at the bottom Of the list on pop
ulation, only two cities show larger
assessed valution.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
HEAL YOUR ECZEMA
QUICKLY WITH RESIN0L

No matter how long you have been
tortured and disflgured by eczema or
other itching, burning, raw or scaly
skin humor, just put little of that
wonderful resinol ointment on the
sores and the suffering stops right
there! Healing begins that very min
ute, and your skin gets well so quickly
you feel ashamed Of the money you
threw away on tedious, useless treat
ments. Used by doctors for 10 years.
Resinol ointment and resinol soap
also clear away pimples. blackheads,
and dandruff speedily and at little
cost. Sold by all druggists.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
ANTWERP FALLS IN
TO GERMAN HANDS
BELGIANs BLEW UP ALL BUT
ONE FORT WHEN THEY RE.
TIRED-ARMY ESCAPES.
SHIPS IN HARBoR SUNK
Leave Small Garrison--Rest of Army
viii Try to Join the AiIies-cap-
ture Of Town Releases Ger
man Troops.

London.-Antwef thatnd the forts
surrounding the 4ing-fe in complete
possession of theS, Germans, but the
greater part Of thet Belgian army has
escaped.
1t took the Germans just IL days to
capture the strorigsst fortress in the
world.
The fall of Antwerp is evidence that
even the most powerful forts are no
match for the colossal howitzers the
invaders have successfully employed
against every fortified place that stood
in their way. These huge guns open
gaps through which the besiegers find
an entrance for their field artillery and
infantry.
The Germans, after Smelling the city
itself for many hours, making it un-
tenable, entered the town through the
suburb of Berchem, to the east They
had made breach in the outer line
of forts, some of which we're destroyed
by their big guns and others blown up
by the defenders. The Germans fol-
lowed similar plans in dealing with the
inner belt of forts and at the same
time threw shells into the city, which
set afire many places.
The inner forts, like those further
out, soon succumbed to the enormous
shells.
A few forts continued to hold out.
The Germans, according to their own
official report, were in complete pos
session Of the city and fortress. When
they arrived they found that the Bel
gian field army had anticipated them
and, like the king and royal family,
had escaped.
The death roll, resulting from the
attack on the defense of Antwerp, has
not been compiled and probably the
full details never will be known, but
all accounts describe it as being terri
bly, heavy. The Germans, although
their big guns cleared path for them,
had to sacrifice many lives in crossing
the rivers and canals and in driving
out the defenders, who held the en-
trenchments until the last,
The stubbornness. of the Belgians
and Of those who went to their assist
ance cost them dearly, also, so that
both sides will have long casualty
lists. There is no reliable information
as to the loss of life in the city and
the damage there.
Crowds of refugees arrived in Lon
don. Most of them left Antwerp be-
fore the surrender, and their accounts
of the attacks are confused. The Bel
gians themselves, besides destroying
forts, blew up steamers at the docks
and set fire to the petrol stores and ev-
erything useful to the invaders. They
also took away what the transports
could carry.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Simple and Effective.

II understand Smith has got sim
pie and effective system of betting on
the races
yes. He always bets all he's got
on the first race"
"And them"
ooh, then he goes home-dis
gusted"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
AN INDUSTRIAL BENEFIT

The Reyman Brewery represented
one of the big industries OF Wheeling,
w. Va, before the state went dry.
The vets pointed to 1t as one of the
great concerns which temperance
would destroy, thereby throwing men
out Of employment. Instead Of de-
struction. however, came transforms
ton. The Reyman Brewery has been
changed into the Reyman Packing
company Additions to the plant cost
ing at least one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars are being built and
1t will employ 400 men. The brewery
employed 40.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
ulIrEaAcY lN KANSAS.

During the thirty-three years OF TEN
perance in Kansas the illiteracy OF
that state has been reduced from ~
Der cent to two per cent, and this
amount Is almost entirely among the
foreign element in the mining section
of the southeast.-U. s. Senator VIII
liam H. Thompson.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
WHAT LIQUOR DID.

During temperance campaign In
a certain state the proprietors OF the
breweries published in local paper
the following notice: Alexander the
Great drank beer and conquered the
world before he was thirty-two. Per-
haps he might have done 1t sooner II
he had not drunk beer, but you'd bet
ter take no chances" Shortly after
ward the same paper published the
following as a rejoinder: Alexander
the Great died in drunken debaucn
at the age of thirty-three. You'd bet
ter take no chances"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16

Rome.-According to a dispatch
from Athens it is reported there that
Albanians are massacring Christians
in Albania, following the change of the
Albanian government, and that no eff
fort has been made by the government
to protect them.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
EDUCATION AND SALOON MONEY.

An American saloon worker was
trying to persuade an Irishman to vote
for the saloon by using the threadbare
argument that If you close up the sa-
looms and cut off the revenue, 1t will
be necessary to close the public
schools. "And then what will your
boy do for an education?" well, be.
gorrah," said the Hibernian. I'D rath-
er have my boy learn his A, B, G in
heaven than to be able to read Latin
in hell."-Vanguard
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Portugal May Declare War.

London.-In a dispatch from Am.
sterdam the correspondent to the Elk.
change Telegraph company says that
the Bureau Weinzehr, semi-official
news agency, asserts that a declara.
ton of war on Germany by Portugal
is expected in Berlin at any moment
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16

London.-A Reuter- dispatch from
Pet-ograd says the Russians have
completed the administrative organi-
cation of the conquered region around
Lemberg, which has been made into
province divided into Is districts.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
British May invade Baltic.

Copenhagen.-Count Reventlow, the
German naval expert, writes to the
Deutsche Tages, Zeitung, that the
British feet is apparently preparing
for an invasion Of the Baltic, neces-
stating naval base in Denmark or
Norway.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
BOMBS DROPPED ON PARIS
Germans Make Sensational Raid or
French Town-Cathedral of Notre
Dame In DANGER.


Dame In Danger.
Paris.--The Germans made most
sensational raid with their Taube aero
planes on Paris. Two Of the kaiser's
air machines swept out of the north
east and began raining bombs upon
Paris. Twenty bombs are reported to
have been dropped. One of the first
bombs fell near the Cathedral Of Notre
Dame, while the edifice was filled with
suppliants at high mass, causing a
panic, but no real damage. Another
fell into the courtyard of the cathedral
at the bishops door.
Two fell into the inner court of the
Hotel Deville, In which are the munic-
ipal offices of Paris; one fell upon the
roof of the famous morgue, another in
the Rue La Fayette, and one in the
Faubourg st. Antoine.
1t is known that three persons have
been killed by this raid of the German
aerial squadron, and that IA have been
injured.
So quickly did the Taubes descend
from the azure and begin the dropping
of their bombs that they apparently
had exhausted their supply of 10 each
before the French aeroplanes could be
started In pursuit As soon as the
French machines arose the Germans
disappeared.
The cries Of "Taube, Taube," star.
tied all OF Paris, when the churches
were holding their most important ser.
vices. People ran from their houses
to the streets and high in the blue they
could make out the forms Of two mono
planes with widespread wings descend
ing upon the city In long and deep
spirals.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Heavy Pasturina ndemned.

Heavy pasturing of alfalfa Is not
advised. The number of animals per
acre should be so regulated that two
or three small cuttings of hay may
be taken from the field. This is nee
essary to insure tender green growth
for grazing. When little buds begin to
shoot at the base Of the stalk the
alfalfa should be cut. In a very few
days fresh new growth makes its
appearance. Overpasturing, without
occasional cutting, also tends to in
jure the crowns Of the plant and even
tually destroys the stand.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Ask To Withdraw Trooo..

Paris.-A dispatch to the Havas
agency from Petrograd says: 1.-THE
newspapers here say Russia has been
asked by Persia to withdraw her
troops from Azerbaijan, northwest
Persia, but has declined to acquiesce
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16

London.--A dispatch from Rome
says fugitiyes from Sarajovo declare
that the city is suffering from famine.
The Montenegrins hold the railroads
and roads over which 1t is possible to
transport supplies.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Germans strenathened.

Rome.-German advices state that
German re-enforcements are being
rushed to the Russian front, not only
by train, but by sea, from Stettin,
Straisund, Danzig and all other avail
able Baltic ports.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Paris.-A Havas dispatch from Att

Paris.--A Havas dispatch from Atm
ans says:
Newspapers here say it Is an
nounced from an authoritative source
that the Turks are showing much en-
ergy in Syria, Palestine and North
Arabia, where they are concentrating
troops at number of points"
London.-The following dispatch
from Rome says:
at is stated from Vienna that two
Austro- German columns rushing to the
relief of Phyemysl, reached Dynow and
Rzeszow (both towns in Galicia, south
of Pryemysll."
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-10-16
Strategy illustrated.

First Urchin-Say, Chimmie, wot's
dis stratergy ting dey talk about?
Second Urchin-Well, it's like dis:
"Supposin' yer run out of ammunition
an yer don't want de enemy ter know
It, den it's stratergy ter keep on fir
in"