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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Navy May Move Cotton.

Washington.-Earn efforts 10 mo
some solution of the serious problem
which confronts the southern cotton
farmer in view of the promise OF a
protracted war in Europe, continues
unabated. An address was issued 10
the people of the cotton states by a
delegation of senators and representa-
tiyes from the south urging them TO
keep up heart and not to part with
their cotton for the next month or
two. even if they could find market
at depressed prices. The navy can at
once give help in carrying cotton and
wheat and the mails" said Secretary
Daniels I'VE could within a few days
use four large GOLFERS for carrying
heavy freight. On each one of these
we could carry an average OF 29,oOO
bales of cotton or 100000 bushels OF
wheat. BY the first of October we
could commission two more freight car
rying golfers, with capacity OF 2S''
600 bales of cotton or 100000 bushels
of wheat. This use of such navy craft
would add needed valuable naval aux
Hilary service.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Germans Fire Belgian Town.
Eoraior warships Off U. S. Coast.
Rslnium Only Access to France.

Brussels- vital Importance Of
Belgium in a war between France and
Germany lies in the fact that unless
Germany may move across Belgian ter
ritcry. neutralized by treaty, an inya-
sion of France would have to be
through the heavily fortified French
frontier proper The entire northeast
ern frontier of France is, roughly, 44O
miles in length. For distance OF
about $50 miles this frontier line sep
arates France from Belgium and Lux
emburg. The remainder, about 1870
miles. separates France from Germany
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Pension Board Adjourns.

The report of the state board OF
pension examiners, which was COM
pleted and submitted to Comptroller
Woollen by Gen. John p Hickman,
secretary of the board, shows that 40
Confederate soldiers and 113 widows
were added to the pension rolls of the
state this week.
One hundred and ninety soldiers
we're dropped from the roll becakse of
death. % were dropped for sse,
three because they are no Is
digent, three were sent to Che Sol
diers' Home and one was suspended
for investigation.
Trustees were appointed for two sol
diers.
Ninety-five widows were dropped
from the rolls because of death, SIX
because of marriage, 16 for reasons
not made public, and one because she
is no longer INDECENT. Two were sus-
pended for investigation and trustees
were appointed for two.
The board adjourned after a 2O-day
session.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
OPPOSITION FAILS TO GET IN
LANDING DIsTANcE-RiEcH-
MAN IN EASY VICTORY.
REGULARS MAKE A SWEEP
Rurrow Carries county-Keily Leads
Ticket-Wins by 10000 Majority.
McLemore Beats Mathes for
County Clerk.


Mayor Crump's organization, well
oiled and we'll provisioned, won hands
down in Shelby county. The victory
was a sweeping one, ranging in ma
jorities Of from $500 for James Brett.
Jr., for circuit clerk, to over 10000
for Harry Kelly for trustee.
The total vote was about 10000 or
10000. Judge Robert Burrow, for the
supreme court, carried the county by
more than 10000.
]. A. Riechman. for sheriff, defeat
ed Sheriff Tate by majority OF from
$500 to 5000. The Crump people
played him for a leader. because his
name did not appear on the official
ballot and had to be written or pasted
in. But Harry Kelly, for trustee, led
the ticket with a majority of more
than 10000 over Gen. Estes.
Jerome Richards was defeated for
criminal court clerk by w. j. Bacon,
the Crump candidate, by $500 Mr..
Richards was the only anti-Crump
candidate that made anything like a
good race in the country districts. He
ran within 300 of Judge Bacon out
side of Memphis.
The best race on the anti-Crump
ticket was made by William Reisser
for circuit clerk, against James Brett,
Jr. Mr.. Brett won by $500 votes.
]. c.. McLemore was elected county
clerk over B. C. Mathas by $500.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
MRS. WOODROW WILSON DEAD
BORN AT SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
DAUGHTER OF PRESBYTERIAN
CLERGYMAN.
Burial at Rome, Georgia, Her GrIhood
Aome-FuneraF at Capitol
Private.

Nashington.-Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, wife of the president of the Unit
ed States, died at the white house,
after a brave struggle of months
against bright's disease, with compli'
cations. Funeral services for Mrs
Wilson will be held at the white house
in the historic east room, where, a
few months ago, she witnessed the
marriage of her daughter, Jessie, to
Francis B. Sayre. Burial will be in
Myrtle Hill cemetery, Rome, Ca
where Mrs. Wilson spent many of her
girIhood days, and where her mother
and father are buried. Many kilograms
were received at the white house from
girlhood friends of Mrs. Wilson, eX
pressing their sympathy and hoping
that she might "be brought back to
her home"
Funeral Services Private.
The services at the white house will
be private, but will be ATTENDED by
members of the cabinet, few rela
tives and intimate friends, and by
committees from the senate and house
Rev. Sylvester Beach of Princeton, ~
J.. who married Mrs. Sayre and Mrs
w G. McAdoo in the white house
will probably officiate, and it is posi-
BILE that Rev. James H. Taylor, pastor
of the Central Presbyterian church, OF
Washington, will assist.
Many Floral Tributes.
Floral tributes we're many and beau,
tiful Crepe hung on the main entrance
to the white house, and gates were
closed to all except friends and rela'
tives and those with official business
at the executive offices. Flags on the
white house, the capitol, all govern
ment buildings, hotels and business
houses and many private homes were
lowered. and will be kept half-masted
until after the funeral.
Mrs. Wilson was Miss Ellen Louise
Arson. daughter of a Presbyterian
clergyman, and was born at Savannah,
Ga. She was a student at the New
York Art League, when she met Mr
Wilson. who then was taking a post,
graduate COURSE at Johns Hopkins. The
president and Mrs. Wilson were mar
ried June "a, 1885. Mrs. Wilson was
sister of Prof. Stockton Arson, head
of the department of English literature
at Princeton. and of the wife of Dean
Edward Elliott of Princeton.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Reserve Board Completed.

Washington. Nominations OF Paul
NJ Warburg of New York and Freder'
ic A. Delano of Chicago as members
Of the federal reserve board were con-
firmed by the senate. With the con
firmation of Mr.. Warburg and Mr.. De-
lano, the new banking board is com
plete. Other members are w. +. o.
Harding of Birmingham; Adolph =
Miller of San Francisco; Charles 5.
Hamlin of Boston and Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo and Comptroller OF
the Currency Williams as ex-ofhcio
members.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
$4,000 GERMANS
KILLED IN BATTLE
Ssigs Before .Iisgs, Belgium, Lasted Sew
sral Days GsTmaHys Losses
Are Appalling.
ARMISTICE IS ASKED FOR
BY KaIssr's Troops Granting Them
Time TO Gather Their Dead
and Wounded.

BrusseIs-The Germans before
Liege have requested a twenty-four
hours armistice, according 10 an
nouncement made by the Belgian min
istry of war. At the ministry ii was
stated the Germans admitted their cas-
uaIties numbered $4,000. Lieutenant
General Lamar, governor Of Liege, has
not yet replied TO the request OF the
Germans for an armistice.
German Battalion Annihilated.
Liege. via London.-The Tenth Ger
man army corps, reinforced by caval-
~, attacked Liege. They crossed a
zone which had been mined and the
mines were exploded by the Belgians,
a whole battalion Of the Germans be-
ing killed, while 1900 wounded we're
picked up.
Several German howitzers have been
placed in position near Huy, and large
German forces are lying in wait on
the other side of the frontier.
An attack on the village of Cor
nesse was repulsed by the Belgians.
Six Germans pretending to be Eng
Iish made their way to che governors
office. They were killed.
Italy Again Refuses.
Rome, via London.-Germany and
Austria have renewed the strongest
pressure on the Italian government,
and King Victor Emmanuel for Italy S
help in the war, even to the extent
of promising territorial compensation.
Italy has refused firmly on the ground
that it is impossible to impose on the
national will which, it is pointed out,
never will permit hostilities against
Great Britain and France.
French Women to Harvest
Paris-Premier ,Viviani addressed
an appeal to the women OF France
asking them to complete the work OF
gathering crops unfinished by the men
called to arms.
London Banks Reopen.
London. The financial district OF
London resumed alLlost its normal as
pect with the reopening of the banks.
British Capture Treasure Ship
Plvmouth.-Th Holland Lloyd
steamer Tubantia, from South Amer
lea, which has been brought here by
warships, has S2,300,000 in gold
aboard, part of which is consigned to
the German Bank of London.
New York Harbor Guarded.
New York.-The United States tor
pedo boat destroyer Drayton came into
the harbor, presumably to assist in
the patrol work for the enforcement
of neutrality.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
AnnihiIates German Cavalry.

London.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company from Brus-
sells says a division of the German
cavalry which had forded the Meuse
to the north of Liege was surprised
and practically annihilated by Belgian
cavalry and infantry supported by a
battery of light artillery.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Censor on U. S. Wireless.

Washington.-Ame radio sta
lions we're prohibited by an executive
order issued by President Wilson from
receiving or transmitting messages OF
an "unneutral nature" from any of the
European nations now at war. The or
der was delivered to the secretary OF
the navy for enforcement.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Asks $4,000 Damages.

Suit was filed in the United States
district court here by Mrs. Bessie Lee
Bennett of Alabama against United
States Marshal John W. Overall for
500. 900 damages for the alleged kill
ing of her husband in a moonshine
raid by w. A. Kilgore and w. H. Tys
Ter.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
eermans RepuIse Russians.

Berlin, via Amsterdam and London.
The large force of Russian cavalry
which tried to break through the Ger
man frontier guard was repulsed near
Zoldau in East Prussia. Another Rus
sian cavalry division also suffered loss
es and is retiring in the vicinity OF
Neidenburg.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Relief for American tourists.

Washington.-Plan were virtually
completed for the care of Americans
in war.torn Europe. Congress, at the
reouest of President Wilson, appropri-
ated $25O,O00 to care for the immedi-
ate needs of Americans, especially of
those without funds.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
1hlrty.Eloht killed IN Wreck.

Joplin, Mo.-Thirty-eight persons
we're killed and twenty-five injured,
six fatally, in collision between the
northbound passenger train No. on
the Kansas City Southern railway and
a Missouri and North Arkansas rail
road gasoline motor car, running on
the Kansas City Southern tracks near
Upton Ford, ten miles south of Joplin.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
rourlsts Are Relna AIDED

Washington Secretary Bryan an
nounced that the American govern
ment was in communication with all
its European embassies and legations
and that every effort was being made
to care for Americans on the CONT
nent.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
German Cruiser Hombards Town.

Paris. France.-The governor of Al
geria. in an official telegram. says the
German cruiser Breslau, fired eight
broadsides-sixty shells-into the
French fortified town of Bona. One
man was killed and some buildings
were damaged.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
seruians Rout AustrIans.

Belgrade. via London.-The Skin
regiment Of Austrian artillery opened
fire on the Servians near Obrenovatz
on the rivar Savo TO the west OF Bel
grade. The Servian guns quickly ST.
fenced the Austrians who abandoned
two damaged guns.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Germans Enter Poland.

Berlin.-The German troops from
Lublinitz, Silesia, after a short Skin.
mish with Russians, took possession OF
Czenstochowa, Russian Poland. Bend
gin and Kalish, Russian Poland, also
have been occupied by the Germans.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Canada Gives England Flour.

Ottawa, Can.--The Canadian govern
ment has offered the imperial authori-
ties one million bags of -four as gift
for the use of the British people, 1t
was announced.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
French Greatly Enthused.

Paris.-The invasion of Lower Al
SAGE by French army under Gen. Jo-
seph Joffre, the French commander-in-
chief, has awakened great enthusiasm
throughout France.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Tennessee Charters.

Charters have been issued as fol-
lows:
Red Moon Coal company, Campbell
county, capital $4,000; incorporators,
Jas. l.. Heffernan, S. b. Hefferman,
ID. f. Shuck, P. j. Cross and Charles
Hughes.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Cotton connress Called.

Columbia, s. CA special meeting
of the Southern Cotton Congress at
Washington, August 1914, was called
bv e. ]. Watson, president, to formu.
late plans for marketing the fall cot
ton crop,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Mar Fund for ENGLAND.

London.-The house of commons has
voted s525, 100000 for emergency pur.
poses and passed several bills in FIVE
minutes without a dissenting voice.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
II G. Red Cross to Volunteer.

Washington.-The American Red
Cross decided to formally tender It's
services to all the nations involved IN
the European war.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Ripley Veterans Reunion,

Ripley veterans neNhoH'
The Confederate reunion of John
Sutherland Camp was held at Confed-
crate Park, one mile south of Ripley.
Judge George w. Young Of Ripley was
master of ceremonies.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Sweden May Join England.

Washington Diplomatic dispatches
indicate Sweden will join Great Brit
ain, France and Russia. If she finds
herself unable to remain neutral.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
p.o,,stes soonoe Fishlnq.

Washington house passed the
sparkman bill 10 regulate sponge fish
ing in the Gulf of Mexico and the
Florida straits outside state jurisdic.
tion
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Aid Given Americans.

Paris.-French military authorities
are offering every facility for Ameri-
can citizens in France.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
p.l.on.r. Sen, TO LIeoe and Antwerp.

Brussels, via London.-'Trains hlieu
with wounded and fugitive non-combat.
ants arrived here from Liege and near
by towns. Those with prisoners were
sent from Liege to Antwerp.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Three Accidents.

Two men and one woman met vio-
lent deaths here and one man was
wounded so badly that he is expected
to die.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
SIX GREAT NATIONS AT WAR
ENGLAND DECLARES WAR ON
GERMANY-FRENcH DE-
FEAT GERMANS.
On to Paris is the Cry of the Kaiser's
Army-SerVians Defeat
Austrian Troops.

Washington.-Pres Wilson has
offered his good offices to all the Eu-
ropean powers involved in the war.
The president has sent the following
message to Emperor William, Emperor
Nicholas. Emperor Francis Joseph,
President Poincare and King George;
"As official head of one of the pow
ers signatory to the Hague convention
| feel it to be my privilege and my
duty under article three of that con-
vention to say to you in spirit OF
most earnest friendship that ! should
welcome an opportunity to act in the
Interest of European peace, either now
,5r any other time that might be
thought more suitable as an occasion
to serve you and all concerned in a
way that would afford me lasting cause
for gratitude and happiness.
WOODROW WILSON"
French Sank German Warships.
Loudon.-A dispatch from Paris says
that after bombarding the Algerian
town of Bona, the German cruisers
Goeben, Breslau and Panther were
caught by British and French squad
rons which had been awaiting them.
The French warships captured the Goe-
ben and Breslau and sank the Pan
Their.
Servians Defeat Austrians.
Paris-A dispatch from Nish, Ser
via. To the Matin says the Austrian
troous were defeated with heavy loss
in a battle against the Servians near
Semendria. Three regiments of Aus
trian infantry, comprising nearly ten
thousand men supported by heavy ar
tillery, advanced against the SerVlans,
but we're repulsed, leaving many dead
and wounded on the field. A large
force of Austrian troops aided by
flotilla of monitors composed of TWEEN
tv vessels has been trying for the last
six DAVIS to cross the river Save into
Servian territory, but has not sue
ceeded in landing.
Germans Fire Belgian Town.
Bressels. via London.-The Belgian
minister of war in an official state
ment said:
"The Belgians are successfully COM
batting the German invasion The Bel
gian losses are trifing compared with
those of the Germans.
Foreign Warships Off U. S. Coast
New York.-Eight cruisers, three
German. three British and two French,
are lowering somewhere off this coast.
For days incoming steamships have
reported news of fragmentary wireless
indicating that these vessels were in
American waters,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
Send Gold to U. S. Tourists.

Washington Relief measures for
the 100000 Americans in Europe were
put into practical operation. President
Wilson signed bill passed by CON
gress appropriating $2,5oO,OOO for the
assistance of Americans abroad The
gold will be taken from the sub-treas-
urv in New York to the armored
cruiser Tennessee, which sails for the
principal ports of Europe to distribute
Z
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13

Brussels, via LondOn.-It was admit
ted here that the town Of Liese had
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-08-13
German Advance Is Blocked.

Brussels, via Paris.-News that the
French, Belgian and British troops had
effected junction across the lines OF
the German advance in Belgium caus-
ed great rejoicing here. The crowds
sang the national anthems of the
three allies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-01
HOW TO SAVE YOUR EYES
TRY FREE PRESCRIPTION

do your eyes give you trouble? DO
you alrcad! wear eyeglasses Of specta-
cles? Thousands of reop wear these
windows" who might easily dispense
with them. You may be One oi THESE. and
4 is your duty To a ' your eyes before
il is too late. The eyes are neglected
more than any other organ Of the en-
tire body. After YOU finish your days
work you sit down aud rest your mus
cles but how about your eyes? DO you
rest them? You know YOU do not. You
read or do something else that keeps
your eyes busy. you work your eyes un-
ill YOU 20 Ia bed. That Is Why so many
have strained eyes and finally other eye
troubles that threaten partial or total
blindness. Eyeglasses are merely crutch
cs. they never euro This free prescrip
ton which has benefited the eyes Of
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Don't be- afraid 10 use il; it il absolute
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-01
TO
HAVE UNIFORMS
CHIEF. LIEUTENANT. MOUNTED
AND PATROI.MEN HAVE BEEN
MEASURED FOR SPiCk AND
span NEW UNIFORMS.

Under instructions from Chief Of Po-
lice William u. Linton, the entire city
police department shortly will ~ outfit
ted with spick and span new uniforms.
The chief, the night lieutenant. and
Ia. force uf six men have been m.casur-
ed up by a local clothing house. and
the orders will be sent 10 a uniform tar
lorlng house M once.
The color OF the new uniforms has
not been decided. but there will be plen-
~ III brass buttons 10 lend the seces
sary official dignity. Drab or blue ma
terial will bc adopted with light uni-
iorms for summer wear. which will be
changed Ia the regulation blue probably
IN the fall.
No helmets or caps for Brownsville
men. Toy are too hot. declare the men
and the vote was unanimous for the
large light brown hats that are So pop
ular ir tie southwest.
When these uniforms arrive II viii
- |irst time d nearly two wears
I, ordinary public could recog-
nizr \ .,ulis.Ian on the streets ~ this
city, tfiiri Lint'A declares that hi
wants the people to know a Browns.
Willie officer without the necessity Of
int Productions and explanations.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-01
BOY SCOUTS RETURN
YOUNG FELLOWS Enjoy THEIR
OUTING. AND VOTE AGAINST
GOING HOME.

After spending nearly n week o.
Padre Island the Brownsville boy scout.
with Scouimaster Fred Holt. returned
60 the city Yesterday afternoon. n red
faced. rcd-armed rugged looking bunch
for certain. The boys unanimously de-
clared that they had spent a glorious
week at the coast. and as n unit they
voted against returning home. bal were
overruled by the scoutmasier. who
thought il best not 10 make til outing
TOO long AT this time.
The boys went through all their work
while on the coast. and practiccd much
in the work that can only be practiccd
on the sea shore. Sevcra lof the bows
who could not swim before were taught
how. and they consider that for that
one feature alone. the time on the coast
was well spent.
The boys declare they are going dow.
IN a body again the very first oppor-