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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
VETERAN ENGINEER TELLS OF
EXCITING EXPERIENCES.
Slide That Overturned Locomotive and
Pillow, Causing the Death Of Seven
Men-Mud and Rock Slides
as Variation.

Representatives of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen held great arbitra-
ton wage convention at Medicine Hat,
Alberta, where they have to extend
the thermometer downward in winter
to register the cold. The testimony
of engineers about their runs, the
snow slides, and unavoidable long
hours has been full of interesting fea-
lures.
Willis ]. Armstrong, passenger en-
gineer on the Canadian Pacific, YER
bally conducted the railroad arbitra-
tors and the crowded court room
through the intricacies of the loop-the-
loop tunnels in the Kicking Horse
canyon country, while w. G. Johnson,
another Canadian Pacific throttle man,
piloted the audience in and out Of
Medicine Hat and thence for miles
to the station of Swift Current.
Engineer Armstrong is the pilot
Of a ten-wheeler on a run between
Kamloops and Revelstoke. His most
exciting days, however, were on the
Field-Laggan division, which he ex,
planned had been prolific of snow
slides.
I'm the winter months snow slides
are frequent" related the engineer
And for variation in the spring and
fall we used to have mud and rock
slides. During the average season w
there from 80 to As feet of snow falls
and in the old days besides the obsta
Gle of drifts we had a four and one-hali
per cent grade to negotiate. Then
there was what they call the spiral
tunnel, which was a good deal like an
underground loop-the-loop that went
around the mountainside, one part Of
the tunnel ascending many hundred
feet perhaps above the lower division
We frequently were held as long az
seven hours at time by slide, but
while we were waiting the thermom
eter would fall As or so degrees below
zero. In several instances severa
Of my men have been killed by these
slides. l remember once slide came
upon us from the north side ant
struck our engine and snow pillow
hurled the engine over and some o
our men beneath her. Just before tina
81 \ brakeman was seen running dow
the track to US, yelling, Slide! slide!
and just as he passed us the snow
came and he was never heard from il
this country again. The overturne
engine melted the snow, and beneatl
her we found six dead bodies. wa
buried in the snow myself, and whel
they reached me was seven fee
below the surface and the enginee
was found standing on my legs"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
How the Tide Was Turned on the
Marne.
General GaIIienI Hurls 10000 Men py
Taxieab Against German Flank
and Forces Retreat to
the Aisne.
sv FRANKLIN p. MERRIcK.

tlnterndtlOndl NEWS
Paris.-It Is not generally KNOWN
that the Battle of the Marine was won
by automobiles. General Gallieni had
400 taxicabs and other light motor cars
at his disposal. 1t will be remem-
bered that Won Kluck with the right OF
the German army got as far as Cham
piley. General Gallieni. as military gov
ernor of Paris, had large force, prob
ably half a million men, at his disposal
and he was responsible for the defense
of Paris.
Gallieni figured that he had more
men than he really needed and that
10000 Of his men could be spared for
work at the front.
Acting entirely upon his own re-
sponsibility, he ordered his men to
crowd into the automobiles. He made
each taxicab carry nine soldiers. 1t
was q curious sight. There were two
in each seat, two on the hood, one
with the driver and one on each run
ming board.
Within six hours he threw the whole
10000 against the flank Of the Ger.
mans at Meaux, about thirty-f1ve miles
from Paris. Won Kluck evidently had
not reckoned with such sortie. He
was forced to stop and give battle. The
French, retiring on his front, reformed
and gave battle. The result was the
retreat of the Germans from Marine
to the Aisne after the sanguinary bat
tie named from the first river.
This is only one Of the great exploits
of the French army automobile trans
port service. No other nation in this
war has used the motor car with the
effectiveness of the French. The auto
mobile transport service is organized
as a separate branch. Working will
amazing rapidity just after the begin
ming of the war. the French army Off
GERS drafted into this corps men wh'
had been employed in AUTOMOBILE
ufacture-foremen, skilled work
men, testers and drivers. The officer
were drawn from the manufacturers
agents and other heads of automobil
organizations. The heaviest trucks ar
used for ammunition carriers and light
er commercial vehicles for the foo
supply. General Mongin command
the whole corps.
Some noted French race drivers ar
low in the army service. Boillot altel
mates with the Marquis D'Albufera 1
driving General Joffre's car. Severe
machines are kept READY day and nigh
for General Joffre and 1t is no unusus
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
cracka In Railroad Tires.

Thermal cracks in railroad tires are
attributed by the interstate commerce
commission largely to the action Oh
the brakes. The tread Is suddenV
heated, and the tire, expanding oeiofs
the center is affected, causes wide nue.
tuations in the magnitude OF inc
shrinkage strains. Momentarily tns
tire may be left with very little shrink
age resistance when there is su1eeA
application Of the brakes. Even NOR
important is the fact that tnerm.
cracks are formed in the steel In W.
manner, and the presence OF THESE
a menace to the integrity OF the u's
They are caused by the rapid coonns
of the intensely heated metal wnea.
free contraction is resisted.-Scien''A'
American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
WAR SPATS CAUSE DIVORCE
Use Of French Language Classified as
Offense-Suspects Tried by
Court Martial.

Basel, observation-disclosures mar
tial law is described by Alsatians in
Basel as weighing heavily" upon
their countrymen at home.
They declare that the speaking of
French is classified as an offense un-
der the orders issued by the COM
manding generals of the Fourteenth.
Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty-first
German Army corps, who cite the
imperial laws of 1878 and 1882 to sup
port their contention. The testimony
of the children and servants is taken
as proof before courtmartial of guilt
of talking French
Personal feeling between pro-French
and pro-German Alsatians is running
high, visiting Als:.tians declare. The
local courts have granted divorces re-
Gently to husbands and wives unable
to live tremendously because of their
opposing national sympathies.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
MAKING UP FOR VODKA EDIcT
Russian Revenues Nearly Up to Elk.
penses in Spite Of Pro-
hibition.

Petrograd.-Next to the war the
financial side of life is claiming the at
tention of the Russian public.
In spite of the war, with its loss of
customs receipts, and the abolition of
the vodka monopoly, which together
mean less of s40O,OOO,OO0, the reve-
nues for 1915 are estimated at 1885,.
100000. Ordinary expenses are esti.
mated at $1,54O, 900, 900, extraordinary
expenses estimated at $4,000, 900,
making $1,615,O0 900 the total ex.
penses for 1915.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
sIIppIna Of Locomotive Wheels.

Attempts to overcome the slipping
difficulty experienced with locomotives
in damp weather have been recently
made in France by directing water
and steam on to the rails. Sand. it
has been shown, generally shortens the
the life of the rails. By using water
or steam jets the rails are cleaned. A
mere wetting of the rails is shown
to be useless. II, however, water -
applied under pressure, and the rails
thoroughly cleaned, increased adne-
sion is secured. Special fittings are
suggested for the purpose Of using
either live or exhaust steam for feed
ing the water. The fittings should %
carried by the axle OF the wheels, ana
not by the framing Of the engine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
AUTOS WIN BATTLE

thing for him to enter one OF them ana
drive the whole length of the battle
front in the course of the night.
There are now $4,000 automobiles
and $4,000 trucks in the service OF the
French army.
One of the automobile service corps
biggest feats was the transfer of the
British army from Braisne, between
Soisne and Reims, to st. Omar, dis
lance of 10 miles. The 100000 men
were transported to their new posi-
lions within three days.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

officers showed signs Of displeasure at
the use of English by their neighbors,
out the latter took no notice of the
annoyance Of the Germans and con-
tinued their talk.
Finally the Germans could stand 1t
no longer and one of the officers arose
and approaching the table at which
the strangers were sitting said: Il will
be obliged If you will stop talking in
English; it displeases and annoys me-"
One OF the men thereupon asked
the oficer for his card and held out
his own. The officer looked at the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Kills Three-Leaaed Antelope.

"Old Grip" the three-legged ante
bpe that has been running over this
part of the country for the past three
months with one of his hind legs shot
entirely from its body, is dead at
last, having been killed by Deputy
Sheriff Charles Peterson, who got a
special order over the phone from
Denver to kill the animal that, since
Its injury. has become almost house
hold pet for the children. He shot
the antelope on the Garfield ranch
and took the carcass to Greeley, where
It is to be skinned by George Dautch
and the hide mounted and presented
to the Elks' lodge. The killing was
done as an act of mercy to relieve its
sufferings.-Briggsdale (Colo) Dis
patch to Denver Post.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Unemployed In Milan, Italy.


At the outbreak of the war in Eu-
rope thousands of Italians who were
at that time employed in the adjoin-
ing countries of France, Switzerland
and Austria, and also to some extent
in Germany and Russia, were repatri-
ated. The estimated total of these
repatriated subjects now in Milan and
other cities of Lombardy is 100000.
The majority of them are without
regular employment, and to this vast
number must be added other thou
sands who have either been thrown
out of employment or who are work
ing at reduced time as a result OF
the depressed conditions in several in
dustries here due to the war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
ENEMIES IN DEATH EMBRACE
Frenchman and German eayonet Each
Other and Die With Hands
Clasped.

London.-A French observer of the
battlefield Of the Marne tells that he
saw Frenchman and German lying
together, apparently in the act of ex-
changing a handshake. Coming near
er. he found that each man had bayo-
neted the other. and had fallen in a
death embrace which mimicked the
pose Of greeting friends.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
LOST GLASS EYE IN FIGHT
French Soldier Wants New Optic So
He May Rejoin Forces at
Front.

Paris.-Emile Decostered, a French
soldier, has written an oculist in Paris
asking that he be supplied a new
eye. His letter states that he fought
with his regiment until week ago
when he was wounded by ball that
hit the glass eye and shattered it.
THE doctor, noticing am without
an eye," says Decostered, lis holding
me in the hospital. Please send me
an eye SO that / can join my com.
mand."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
FOUR FREIGHT CARS TO HAUL TUBE

A steel tube 12O feet long and 10
feet in diameter was hauled across
the continent recently, requiring four
fiat cars to haul it. The weight was
10000 pounds, and it is said to be
the largest single piece of freight
ever shipped by rail for such a dis
lance. 1t travelled from Wilkes-Barre.
Pa. to a cement plant in Riverside.
Cal, where it is to be installed as a
kiln in one of the leading cement
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
ARE SlLENcED BY WHITL0cK
Envoy Hands Card to German on
Gers Who Objected to His
Speaking English.

Paris.-A story printed here of a
peculiar incident at Brussels recently
is attracting much comment and con-
siderable amusement
Two German officers were dining in
> restaurant in the Belgian capital.
Al the adjoining table were two men
converting In English. The German
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

card, drew himself up, clicked his
heels together. saluted and murmured
his excuses.
The strangers card bore the name
of Brand Whitlock, Envoy Extraordi
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States to Belgium.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
CoIumbia's Few Railroads.

Colombia, with an area of 100000
miles and a population of 100000,
has less than 700 miles of railroads in
operation. There are Is different
lines; the shortest eight miles long and
the longest 92 miles.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Immune.

Truant Officer Tin New York stated
Hey, son! Why aren't you IN
school?
The Boy (grinning)-In spite NV ali
me pleadin', me old man won't let me
get vaccinated!-Puck
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Nnuemher Train Accidents.

Four persons we're killed and % =
jured in the most notable train ~
dents in the United States In NOW.
Der. The total number Of serious
cidents was 10 of which five w"
collisions and eight derailments'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Now Allow Movies.

Paris.-The Paris authorities now al
low movies showing scenes of devasta
ton due to the war. Hitherto al
films showing anything in connection
with the war were prohibited
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

producing sections of the country. The
huge tube was set upon swivels rest
ing on the ends of the cars in or
deF that it might take the curves.
When the consignment reached the
Salt Lake Station in Riverside. the
pipe was covered with inscriptions
scrubbed by persons along the route,
indicating the attention that the great
pipe had aroused on its Journey
Modern Mechanics.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Neu Line Projected

The Canadian Northern VIII
year built 100 miles of railwa!
tween Oliver and st. Paul De NV
Canadian Northwest
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Afternoon Farmer.

An afternoon farmer is an Hn q
expression for one VINO puts ~
work until the last moment
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
Statistics Of Electric Roads.

Electric railroads in the q
states in 1918 carried 12.1S5'ssA
passengers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

The flagship Virginia, flying the
penmant of Rear Admiral Dewitt Coff-
man. commander of the third division
of the Atlantic fleet, and the battle
ships New Jersey and Nebraska
sailed for Guantanamo, Cuba.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

President Wilson received the i'm
migration bill as passed by congress
and. yielding to appeals for hearings
set aside three hours next Friday tt
give ear. to those who would urge him
to approve or veto the measure.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
TOLD HERE.
FROM AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For
eion Countries Are Here Given
in Short Meter for
Busy Readers.
LATE WAR NEWS.

The Turkish retreat from the eau
casus has become almost a rout, ac-
cording to official reports received at
st. Petersburg.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

The condition of Queen Victoria OF
Spain, who is suffering from scarlet
fever, is improved.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

Delaware, the seat of the Ohio
Wesleyan university, was voted wet
by majority of SO in local option
election.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

Miss Jane Call arrived from Europe
and left Immediately for Atlanta, Ga,
to deliver an engagement ring to
girl who put note in the toe of
sock and won a British soldier.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

w. N. Fleming has just sold $4,000
head of cattle to Green Dawson of
San Antonio for s1,0OO,OOO. The cat
tie are on Jennings ranch at Victoria,
Tex. 1t is the largest single cattle
deal ever made in Texas.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-01-30

Smith Mcpherson, for IS years
judge of the federal court in the
southern Iowa district, died at his
home at Red Oak, la.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
Ugh! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLY SICK


You're bilious, sluggish, constipat-
ed and believe you need vile danger
Gus calomcl to start your liver and
clean your bowels
Here's my guaranteed Ask your
druggi1i for soc bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone and take spoonful to-
might. II It doesn't start your liver
and stralghtcn you right up better
than cnlomel and without gripping
or making you sick want you to go
back In the store and get your money
Tnko Colonel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau-
seated Don't lose a days work Take
q spoonful Of harmless, vegetable bod
sons Liver Tone tonight and wake up
feeling great. IT'S perfectly harmless
so give It tothc children any time. It
can't saliyatc you. so let them cat
anything afterwards. M
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10

Mr. Ernest g. Holt Of lhoI luroau
nf Biological Survey Of the Agricul-
tural Department Of the Federal
Government. who has been In the
city for two weeks demonstrating the
most effective methods Of poisoning
prairie dogs and JACK rabbits, leaves
to day for Montgomery, Alabama, on
a vacation extending to the LIST Of
January lie expectsto BE- In snyder
again on or about the 9Th Of Janu-
AIRY. to resume his demonstration
work
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10

500 acres NJ land. 100 acres In
cultivation. we'll and large tank on
the place. win take twelve dollars
and fifty cents H125O per acre.
100000 cash balance on ten years
time 40 6 per cent. Come quick as
this place will sell J. H. Noble
2S Snyder. Tex
Why rent land when you can buy
a good home on thso terms.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
You had better keep your eyes
open. ~


our good friend, u. +. Pryor, went
To Altus, Oklahoma. last week, where
on Wednesday. Dec !, he was mar
riod TO Mrs. Bette shanklo. Mr..
Pryor kinder ran surprise on his
Snyder friends and few. If any, knew
about his intentions until they arrived
in Snyder Friday mcrning The signal
is one Of their many friends to ok
tend congratulations
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-12-10
Something Is going to happen.


Rev NJ g. Tucker ofiicialed last
Sunday In Snyder nj two marriages
Mr. 2. ~ Flippen and Miss Llnnio
Hin were married at the county
clerks Office. These two young poo-
pie are we'll known In This vicln.ty
aud are % splendid couple
The other couple, Mr. H. G Jones
and Miss Minnie Bassingor were mar
riod at Bro fuckers home. II rs un-
derstood that they came over from
Nolan county to get married Their o.
conso was issued by the county
clerk at swoetwalcr.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-29
NATURE WARNS
Against Using Calomel

The sickening, nauseating feeling
that follows the use of calomel is the
natural result of disarranging your en-
tire system. Doctors everywhere are
agreeing that the action of calomel is
much too strong and leaves the body
sick and weakened.
Liv-Ver-Lax is a wonderful sub
stitute for calomel, that has all Of its
good effects and none of its bad ones.
1t acts soothingly but thoroughly on the
liver. cleansing it of bile, and Kidding
the entire system of stagnating poi
sens.
Liv-Ver-Lak is strictly harmless
vegetable compound, and is guaranteed
to give satisfaction or your money will
be returned. Insist on the original,
bearing the likeness and signature of
L. X. Griggsby. For sale here st Soc
and sl.OC at Rhea Drug Co. Is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-29
E. C. Douglas Died at Ad-
vanced Age.

AT his home last Friday Edwin C.
Douglass passed to his reward at an
advanced age, having lived out his
three score and ten years.
Mr.. Douglass was born and reared in
the fifth district near Lambert ard
spent most of bis long life there. He
married when young man and three
children grew to manhood's estate, one
however, having died several years ago.
The other two, Allie Douglass with
whom deceased has made his home for
many years and Mrs. Livermore of
Kentucky, are yet left, together with
several grandchildren, neices and
nephews. Deceased was member Of
the Methodist church and lived a con-
secrated Christian life for more than
half a century. He was hard work.
ing man all his days, accommodating but
little Of this worlds goods. but he built
we'll in Christian character and in the
foundation for future life.
In his death the family and friends
have deep sympathy from those who
knew him best.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-29
Thorough Work.

How a Somerville Citizens FounC
Freedom From Kidney Troubles.
If you suffer from backache-
From urinary disorders
Amy durable disease of the kidneys,
Use tested kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pill have been tested
by thousands.
Somerville people testify.
Can you ask more convincing proof Of
merit?
Mrs. G. W, Bobbitt, College St.,
Somerville, says: About four year age
! was in bad shape with disordered
kidneys, was hardly able to get a.
round and the pain across the small Of
my back kept me from bendingl and do
ing my homework. The kidney secre-
lions were unnatural and gave me great
annoyance. Doan's Kidney Pills
brought me quick relief and after
had finished the second box. the ailments
left me. ! have been free from kidney
complaint ever since"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy ge,
Doan's Kidney PilIs-the same that
Mrs. Bobbitthad. Foster Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. 10.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-10-29
woAAN's DEPARTMENT.

Best collebtion Of canned vegetables,
cut glass water set. Leach Hardware
Co. LIST, Miss H. Elise Catron; End,
Mrs. J. H. Ho bway; Bird. Mrs. A. H,
Sanders,
Best collection Of canned fruits, cut
glass bowl F. Goosmann. LIST. Mrs. ].
H. Holloway: End. Mrs. J. W. Mathison;
Srd. Mrs. C. A. Stegall.
Best jelly, 100 raspberry plants, ]. N.
Maxwell. LIST, Mrs. j. H. Holloway
End. Miss H. Elise Catron; Srd, Mrs.
Percy Thorp.
Best collection Of jellies, 100 straw
berry plants, ]. N. Maxwell. LIST. Mrs
]. H. Holloway; End. Mrs. C. D. Walls.
Bird, Mrs. ]. W. Mathison.
Best preserves. 10 pounds Of sugar.
u. K. Ivy. lst. Mrs. Emma Ozier; End
Mrs. A. II. Sanders; srd. Mrs. Sam
Taylor.
Beat collection Of preserves, Um-
brclls. n. Sksller. lst Mrs. A. n
Sanders; End. Mrs. G. W. Locke: srd.
Mrs. n. A. Allen.
Beat sweet pickle. lamp. Carl Wirwa.
lst. hrs. d. A. Allen: End, Mrs. C.
Locke, srd, Mrs.. c. 4. StsgaIl.
Best ecu pickle. poznd pickis