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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11

1uotO ny american fTeSS ASSOCIATION.
FRENCH SOLDIERS IN TRENCH USING HY-
POsCOPE TO GET LINE ON ENEMY.
said, We don't have to- Why they
said. Because have cups in my
bag
'"They looked at me and said, Are
you travelling china shop?' said,
NO; neither china nor glass, but I
have paper cups They laughed and
thought was fooling.
II brought out my dozen cups to the
amazement of all around me. I filed
them all up with beer and. handed a
cup to each.
''They asked If they could retain
their cups as souvenirs and asked me
to write the name of the cup on the
side and the date, which gladly did,
of course"
Safest In the Trenches.
''The Safest place at this war is in
the firing line said an English soldier
who came back on leave. 1T is get
ting into the trenches or leaving them
that men get hit. Once inside you're
pretty safe.
"Food is brought up once day to the
nearest convenient place behind the
lines, a farm or a shelter specially rig
ged up. Two men from each section
are told off or volunteer to 60 back and
get the supply. It usually is mixture
Of hash and beans and potatoes in a
tin, and when it is warmed up it makes
an Irish stew that sends warmth
down to numbed toes and frozen fin
gers.
Sometimes the twenty four or forty
eight hours of duty in the trenches is
varied by a German attack. An odd
sight, as the men who have been
through it say. those dense lines COM
ing on, falling, wavering, breaking.
closing up again. lying down at the
word of command, rising on their
knees to let off ragged volley, then
down again, then another advance,
only to be stopped at last by the abso-
lutte certainty OF death for every man
if the attack is not recalled. The Brit
ish Maxims rattle like an office full of
typewriters, the men fire till the wood
casing OF their rifles is hot to the hand.
However close the wave Of foemen
struggle it does not worry the British
soldier now. The new principle is
| twenty-five yards Of clear ground in
front Of his trench. and then, with one
rifle to every yard, the British believe
they can beat off any possible attack
that Gun be delivered That is the new
principle. In fact, the English army
has-ceased to care much about having
"a big field of fire in front of its
trenches. .'Let 'em come, and thempep
per 'em'' is the maxim in this war
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11
Children's Coughs children's Cold
Both Are Serious.

When oneSof your little ones shows
symptoms of an approaching cold,
give it DR.. Bells pine Tar Honey at
once. It acts quickly, and prevents
the cold growing worse. Very heal
ing soothes the lungs, loosens the
mucous, strengthens the system.
It's guaranteed. Only 25c at your
druggist. Buy a bottle today. Buck
lens Arnica Salve for sores. Adj
vertisement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11
BRINGS MANY
FROM THE FRONT
Brooklyn Woman Writes Of
Magic Dramatic Mis-
siye of Dying Soldier.

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trouser legs were blowing in the breeze
L think was very lucky"
A gun room officer on battle cruiser
writes:
'The particular ship we were en-.
gagged with was in pitiful plight
when we had finished with her-her
tunnels shot away, masts lettering,
great gaps Of daylight in her sides,
smoke and fame belching from her
everywhere. She speedily heeled over
and sank like a stone, stern first. So
far as is known, none Of her crew was
saved. She was game to the last, let
it be said, her flag flying till she sank,
her guns barking till they could bark
no more. ~.
ALTHOUGH we ourselves suffered no
loss, we had some very narrow escapes.
Three torpedoes were observed to pass
US, one within few feet. Four inch
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11

A number of ladies of our town at
tended the Ladies' Aid at John
Haggberg's of Redtop Thursday
afternoon. .....-
Fred Samuelson of Eastwood was
in town on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Carlson and
daughter of Waite Park arrived here
on Friday for visit at the Peter
Haggberg home.
Irwin Carlson. who is employed as
stoker on the Frank McGrath spur.
came home on Friday for few days
visit.
I Peter Haggberg and son, Rudolph,
spent Sunday at their home here.
Mr.. Steinberg shipped carload of
cattle from this place on Monday.
Miss Allie Noraus of Wahkon
passed Sunday at the Carlson home
here.
On Saturday evening, February Is,
there will be a social at the Peter
Haggberg home for the benefit of the
Busy Bee Sewing circle. Ladies will
please bring articles which will be
sold at auction. Lunch will also be
served. Everybody welcome.
Mrs. Chas. Swanson will entertain
the Ladies' Aid society of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church on the 4th of
March. Everybody welcome.
Geo. Fairchild returned home on
| Friday from Rochester. His wife
who underwent an operation for
goiter at the hospital there is get
!; ting along nicely.
Mrs. Carlson and daughter, Effie,
called at the Peter Haggberg home
on Monday.
Quite number of men from OPP
stead brought cattle into town on
Monday.
The body of Mrs. Chas. Tierney's
mother, who died at Wahkon Satur-
day, was laid to rest in the Swedish
Lutheran cemetery here on Tuesday.
Hans Peterson and Mr.. Jensen
Iwere up from Mora on Tuesday.
Gene Freer was down from Op-
stead on Tuesday
Saturday, which was the second
market day for our town proved to
! be the most successful in the history
/ of the Mile Laos lake country.
People from all our neighboring
towns came here that day. Prizes
were awarded to the one coming the
longest distance; the one who came
! nearest to a certain hour at the Isle
Advance office; to the one with the
largest family, and also to the one
spending the most money in town
that day. Mr.. Linder of Eastwood
won the prize for having the largest
family: Perry Swedberg won the
prize at the Advance office; and Mr..
Foster of Wahkon won the prize fol
spending the most money. In the
evening dance was given in the
Malone hall. The Petrin boys from
Cove furnished the music. A prize
of So was given to the hest waltz
couple. Archie Farnum and Mrs.
Russell of this place carried off the
honors.
/ Perry Swedberg was down from
\ Malmo on Tuesday.
;. 4. ~ d I < :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11

tier, French officer says the colonel
In command was asked to send a hun
dred men to stiffen some reservist ar.
tillery in the middle Of France, far
away from the war area He called
for volunteers. Some Of you who
have got wives and children or old
mothers fall out" he said. Not d man.
stirred. Come, come,'' the colonel
went on. No one will dream OF say
ing you funked- nothing OF that kind.
Fall out!' Again the ranks were UNI
broken. The colonel blew his nose vio-
lently. He tried to speak severely,
but his voice failed him. He tried to
froWn. but somehow it turned into a
smile. very well,' he said, "you
must draw lots And that was what
they did,
The Magic Cup.
Mrs. Edward L. Snyder Of Brooklyn,
who was in Europe when the hostilt-
ties began, has written the following
letter regarding the use Of paper cups
In the war zone:
when I left New York in July
took four dozen paper cups with me,
knowing the difficulty in Europe of
procuring anything to drink out of
that was clean while travelling. The
hygienic idea has been so firmly i'm
pressed during the past few years by
the paternalism Of the city govern
ment that as a good citizeness I took
the cups.
II was caught in Brussels at the be.
ginning Of the war and forced to make
hurried flight, having only my hand
bag with me, which fortunately con-
tanned one dozen Of the drinking cups.
Reaching Ostend we were driven like
sheep on waiting steamer in broil-
ing August day. Water was almost
impossible, and if we could have got
it we would have no means to drink,
as our hands were hardly large enough
to hold the draft.
1--WE formed a party Of sixteen, all
strangers to me, and sat around in q
circle, one gentleman having three bot
ties Of beer and quart of Louvain
beer
''They said, Here's the beer, but can
we all drink out of the bottles? I
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11

Photo by American Press Association.
CHIEF OF POLICE OF KINGS LYNN, ENG
LAND, EXAMINING UNEMPLOYED SHE'LL
DROPPED IN GERMAN AIR RAID.
shells, too, fell short or were ahead Of
us. The sea was alive with the
enemy's submarines, which, however,
did us no damage. They should not be
moderated, these Germans That cruis-
er did not think apparently Of surren-
der" .5.1s
What naval warfare seems like to
the ''black squad" imprisoned in the
engine room is described by an engi-
neer Of the Laurel, who went through
the "scrap" off Helgoland. Writing to
his wife, he says:
ut was a terribly anxious time for
US, can tell you, as we stayed down
there keeping the engines going at
their top speed in order to cut off the
Germans from their fleet. We could
hear the awful din around and the
scampering Of the tars on deck as they
rushed about from point to point, and
we knew what was to the fore when
we caught odd glimpses Of the stretch
err bearers with their CHASTITY burdens.
"We heard the shells crashing
against the sides of the ship or shrek
ing overhead as they passed harm
lessly into the water, and we knew
that at any moment one might strike
us in a vital part and send us below
for good.
1T is ten times harder On the men
whose duty Is in the engine room than
for those on deck taking part In the
fighting, for they at least have the ex-
element Of the fight, and if the ship
is struck they have more than sport
ing chance Of escape. We have none.'
Chocolate Favorite Ration.
1--WE call the Germans the chocolate
soldiers" writes soldier from the
front, because they appear to be al
ways eating chocolate. When they at
tack or are attacked, when they are
wounded or sick, by night and day, it's
all the same. We have found some Of
their dead with cakes Of chocolate be-
tween their fingers. "
During one of cur Christmas arms
tees one Of the German soldiers told
me that the chocolate ration had been
recommended by scientists as a con-
venient and exceedingly nutritious food
and had sustained them very well in
some Of their long marches where 9th
er foods were not available"
From Dying Frenchman.
The most dramatic letters come from
the French. On one of the fields Of
battle, when the Red Cross soldiers
were collecting the wounded after a
heavy engagement, there was found a
half sheet Of notepaper, on which was
written message for woman of
which this is the translation:
"Sweetheart-Fate in this present
war has treated us more cruelty than
many others. If have not lived to
create for you the happiness Of which
both our hearts dreamed, remember
that my sole wish is now that you
should be happy. Forget me. Create
for yourself some happy home that
! may restore to you some Of the great
! er pleasures of life. For myself i
shall have died happy in The thought
! Of your love. My last thought has
been for you and for those / leave al
home. Accept this the last kiss fr;u
him who loved you. =
Writing from a fortress on the from
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11
II. G. COONEY, M. D.,
rledicaI Director,
FRANCES S. COONEY, supt.
MISS DOLLY GILE, Head Nurse.

Stop the child's Colds They Often Re.
suit Seriously.
Colds, Group and whooping cough
are children's ailments which need
Immediate attention. The after.
effects are often most serious. Don't
take the risk--you don't have to.
DR.. Kings New Discovery checks
the cold, soothes the cough, allays
the Inflammation, kills the germs
and allows nature to do her healing
work. SOC at your druggist. Buy
a bottle today. Advertisement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-02-11
NoR1HW TERN hOs''Pl1lI||II|.
AND SANITARIUM.

A private institution which combines all the
advantages Of perfectly equipped hospital
with the quiet and comfort Of refined and
elegant home. Modern in every respect. No
insane, contagious or other objectionable cases
received. Rates are as low as the most EN-.
Gent treatment and the best trained nursing
will permit.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
OUR WATER IS FINE.

Feb. IL, 1912.
Mr.. ]. L. Wilson,
Rosedale. Miss.
Dear Mr.. Wilson:
Bacterioloical examination of wa
ter submitted Feb. 18th 1915 shows
sample to be within the limits OF
per Missile ARCHAEOLOGICAL contain
ination. according to the standard
adopted by the Treasury Depart
ment of U. >. A. Oct. 21st, 1916.
1c c sample on 2 standard Agar
plates at 81 c for twenty.four hours
shows 95 colonies.
Icco a ITO dilution on 2 stan
nard Agar plates at 81 for twenty
hours shows 7 colonies.
1c c of 1-1oO dilution on 2
standard Agar plates at 81 c for
twenty-four hours shows colonly
on enc plate. Control negative.
Endo's media shows no brig BIT
red colonies. Control negative.
One fermentation tube Of FIVE
50 shows gas formation slightly
under Eve per cent.
Very truly youis,
| Vim, Krauss.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
RBsT IN PEACE.

DR.. Sutherland Is dead. The
strong. brave heart that feared no
living thing, nor even the grave.
and yet was as tender as that OF
a gentle woman, has been ciutched
by the icy fingers Of Death and
stilled forever.
No living man was stronger in
his love, no more loyal In his
friendship, nor more Jealous tor
q righteous canse. The man who
always struck aud struck hard for
the right can never be forgotten.
His public work as citizen, ply
sician and public official was con-
tinous throughout his long life, and
its far reaching results for better
public serviee, better government,
and better health viii! Ell
dur for years beyond the
lives of those who lived
in his day. He stood a strong
rock at the bedside of the agoniz-
ed mother and the suffering child,
as we'll as a comfort at side OF the
grave.
The eyes Of strong men glistened
with tears at the news OF hin death,
and little children dismissed from
school sobbed In innocent grief
because the kind, gentle friend and
adviser was to be heard no more.
His grave needs no m oumeut, and
the memory of his life work should
assuage the grief of his family aud
kinsmen and give comfort to his
friends.
Dear kind, loyal spirit, God be
with you. Strong, toiling. siren
uous heart, Rest in Peace.
w, B. R.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20

The Delta planter is man Of in
tellia ence. The thing for him to
do is to think carefully survey bis
surroundings take an inventory Of
his resources and make plans Of a
business basis basit for the year
.915. With cotton at prices, with
lowever prices almost certain next
tall with a full crop made this year
and corn more than dollar busl
el nsw with indications for evel
higher prices next tall, what II he
thinE do do from, the conserv-
lite business standpoint Is II
to plant suficie, corn aud produce
sufficient hay aud msat for the
needs Of the plantaion aud then
raise all the cotton possible as the
su pulus crop. or plant all cotton
to sell at a price probably below the
cost of production to bny corn and
hay and meat at excessively high
prices! The intelligence of the
Delta planter will answer the ques-
lion correctiy.-Greeuville Dsmo-
crat.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
I.s AND HARBoRs BILL.

.s;,otou, Feb. Is. Unless
;.'ns !. an extra session there will
r;,er rr and harbor bill. Sen
! .,as ansdeil came to the conclu-
Iodav sn after a thorough canvass
ty s;ttuyationl Sop. in the form
Plsout'ib9 ~ o,t, but there are enough
|ors - D absolutely opposed to such
FU,r,nromise ~, to insure strong
.a,p NY for an extra session, even
''p PRESIDENT we're opposed to
= ~. for the shipping bill
Picayune Special.
the situation in congress
| do, the utmost Of The Herald $
| has been a nigsardly lump
! for tie rivers and harbors. II
luld be rejected on the single
l. Of forcing an extra sessi iou'
k,e double one Of passing an
led and a larger rivers and
|rs bill, such rejection would
| reason, iucomphensible, Or
h. an over calculation OF the
|cuence of the expiration OF
|or Burton's term in the Sen
[Vio ksburg Herald.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
DOUBT ACREAGE REDUC-
TION.

There seems to be good many
farmers and editors in the hill
counties of Mississippi to discredit
the promises of the Delta planters
to reduce their acreage a cotton
materially. and in the sveut that
impression Is not dispelled before
planting time next spring. the
chances are that!just about as much
cotton will be planted in Mississip-
pi as last year. However. it is
known here that the Delta will de-
crease i. acreage materially. Thou'
sands Of acreage have already been
planted to oats, wheat, clover and
alfalfa, on land ION which cotton
grew last yare..
The Board of Trustees of the
Penitentary have determined to
materially reduce their acreage to
cotton. Not a seed of cotton will
be planted on the convict farms in
Hiuds county, and a great deal OF
land on Parchman n is already, seed.
ed to small grain, while corn will
receive more attention than ever
with a view Of raising more live
tock-especially hogs, OF which
the state now has thousatid.-Ya.
zoo County News.
Tmere will be a reduction OF
cotton acreage in This section, but
lust how much the reduction will
be cannot yet be estimated. In
addition to the fall oats planted
considerable acreage will be plant
ed to spring oats while more acre
age to corn than ever before il
promised.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
LEE wilson DEAD.

Lee Wilson. vho has been here
resident of Rsedale for many
years, died at tn Kings Daugh-
ters' Home trly Wednesday
morning. after a'illnsss of several
weeks. He was s years old. The
remains were takt to Chaly beate,
Miss, for burial. leaving on the
1880 p. m. frain thursday.
He was a broth of John and
Hubert Wilson. olRosedale and
| Gunnison respectely, and had
two other brotherspne living at
Pine Bluff. Ark, al the other at
some place In puisana. His
mother is still livinat Chalybcate,
and another Of her pms died less
thau two weeks ago, The breaved
family have the sypathy OF our
people,
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
THE RIVER SITUATION.

The river situation in the lower
Mississippi valley is entirely satis-
factory. The good weather follow
ing the heavy rains in the valleys
of thel lOhio, Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers of two weeks ago had
the effect to lower the crest of the
wave from these rians as forecast
for-eairo and will give the flood
time to psss before another can
reach the Mississippi. Tue crest
was recorded at Cairo several days
ago and has now reached Msniph-
is. The rains of the past few days
quite heavy in this section, were
com parltively light in the river val
leys and .the riss in the rivers to
follow will not be serious. While
several weeks of the high water sea-
son yet remain and it..would be ex-
treme optimism to state at the time
that all danger of real high wa
ter for this season is passed yet it
can be said in all truth that the
conditions now are entirely satis-
factory and With the fleveesstron-
GER than ever rbefore the people of
the Delta. behind the levees. have
every rersou I'd feel safe and secure
from overflow his year at least.
Gree nvilie Denpcrat.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
ABApPY NEGRO.

|arles Spearman was tried at
recent term of court here tor
|lt to kill with a pistol. The
| developed that he had no pis-
Ind the jury promptly acauit-
|m, After he was acquitted. it
learned by the District Attor'
That Speafman was then serv'
sentence OF 60 days aud a fine
IS. for carving the same pis-
Spearman had already served
/ the days. but Mr.. Brewer
hat a mistake had been made
Is conviction and that the us
bf the Peace had evidently been
I'd in the trial before him. He
idiateiy wrote to ooveraor
yer stating the facts to him. ana
/. Alcoru joined in the re-
i of the District Attorney to
L a pardon to Spearmai,. a
ion was also circulated around
.ourt hourse and the same was
ed bv all to whom it was pre-
ed. including the entire jury
III had tried him for the assault
i'll case. Friday morning the
ernor's pardon reached the
ifs Office at Rosedale. ano
,rman was released. AS he lef
court house, he was heard t
ark Some niRgers think whit
$ amt doiu' Jest right wher
put dem in de Jail house, bu
niager knows dey sho does righ
n dey knows what is right.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In the District Court Of the United
States for the Northern District oi
Mississippi.
In the matter OF Willis Truax. Of
Gunnissn, in the county OF Bolivar, and
District aforesaid, q ban rupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the 2lst
day of January A. D. 1915. the said
Willis. .Truax was duly adjudged bank
rupt and that the fret meeting OF his
creditors will be held ut Ciarksdale,
Miss, in court house on the 18th dav
OF Feb. a, ID. A915, at 2 O'Clock IN the
afternoon, at whicl, time the said cred
itors may attend, prove their claims.
appoint a trustee. examine the bank
rupt, and transact sucl, other business
MS NAV properly cone before said meet
ing. This the goth day Of Jan. A. d.
1915. ]. ID. MAGRUDRR.
Referee. Turica, Miss.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
TURNEY ENDORsIts SALARY
SYSTEM.

Shelby, Feb. /, 1915.
Mr.. c. S. Glasseo,
Cleveland. Miss.
Dear Editor: In last weeks Is
sue of your paper I noticed com.
municaton from Mr.. A. E. Cram
man Of Shaw, and your splendid
response thereto with reference to
the fee system. 5" Having been
repeatedly approached OIL this same
question by a number Of my friends
| feel that it is only right that I, as
candidandidate for the state SEN
ate, should in the beginning make
position clear on this issue.
l most heartily endorse any effort
that tends toward the equalization
Of earning, and I want it to 60 on
record that I am in favor Of abol-
ishing any exhorbant system where
by the lifeblood Of the people gen.
orally is sapped for the enrichment
of few. In no case does it seem
more necessary for a change IN
order to bring this about than
IN the present method Of compen-
sating some of our public officers.
The people now over the state are
litery graniug under the weight OF
burdensom taxation, and1 by. the
direction Of this evil much can be
done to ward relieving the situa-
,ion, With upwards of a forty
mill taxation onnnproperty it seems
to me that land tenue in this section
has become almost as grevious as
the old fuedal system which has
longsaeo been abolished as unjust.
l really agree with Mr.. Graham
and every other votes has the right
to know where the Office seeker
stands on public questions-es-
pecially is this true with candi-
dates for the legislature-and l
accord to them the right to app.
proach me on this or any other
matter of public interest,
Very truly yours,
]. H. TuRNEY.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-02-20
;vFFRAGE CONVENTION

The Annual Convenvent'on
the Mississippi Woman Suffrage
sociatiou, is to be held in Green
HE, April rs. DR.. Anna Shaw
resident of. the National Associ-
hon will be persent; also MIS-
kedillMcCormickofC Chicago Chair
Ian Of the National Congress-
bnal Committee"
DR.. Shaw is the greatest OF wo'
len speakers, and in the opinion
many. is second to no man. MIS- :.
SCormick is the daughter OF the
Senator Mark Hanna, and Il
ablest political leader In natl
suffrage work.
III meetings will be held 10 TN
Ind Opera House. and VIII D'
In to the public.
This convention will afford al
bportunity for the people OF tn
Delta to hear the celebrities OF ma
kional suffrage work, and I hop
|nauy Of them will attend.
l shall be glad to furnish any In
formation that may be desired.
Yours truly.
Nellie N. Somervillc.
Corresponding Secretary, Mi'
|sissippi. U. S. A.