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Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24
A Critical Period.

The people Of Che cotton belt will
make 81 mar their fortunes during
the next Is day They are now
being sorely tempted
Cotton - sounded forward
from the lfHlest nvs y N exeeed.
ingly rapid pace Cotton Low y
fetching more. than ct any period
since the war begun
If there had been no war the
enormous crop would during the
months Of October and November
have forced cotton to . level below
the present price.
Encouraged by = hint of peace
this summer which is based upon
no fact or condition, bnt upor
merely ! hope, we are being told
that there is TO be- an senormons
wave of prosr erity, and that during
this food everything that mep have
to sell will be high. y
Letour people this year make no
mistake in 'holding to one crop in
belief that it will fetch . big price
this fall. I
If cotton this fall should bring
|15c land we will be lucky IL il
brings 1Oc very lucky. indeed)
wheat will continue to be around
ST. .5Oa bushel and corn will also
strike . high figure on the price
boards. ss e,
Unless we grow some OF the
things we ordinarily buy we may
again have to pay enormous prices
| for them, and sell things esshave
at . low price. = s
We can begin this year to make
cotton profitable, even lit brings
no more than Sc 9 pound.
We can do this, ourselves BY
growing part or all Of the things
that are used up while . cotton crop
is being made
Suppose last year while we were
passing the hat under the spell Of
the bny-a- bale frenzy that we had
growing in the fields cowpeas,
some corn and running in the
pastures hogs and cattle. We then
would have been panic proof.
One may answer that all crops
failed last year.
The best farmers last year made
corn in spite Of the dry weather.
They made lots Of hay.
Now if we SO arrange that we
can live for a few months from the
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24
Respectfully,
NOLEN BROS.
Seed Dealers.

medicines shipped interstate com
merce, but the wording may pc
such as to convey a misleading i'm
pression-without the use OF abso-
lutte statements. Thus these pre-
parations continue to find q sale
despite the fact that q little trouble
on the part Of the prospective pur-
chaser will reveal their unWorth-
lessness. =
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24

Our stock of Water Buckles,
Dippers, Wash pans, Strainers,
Milk buckets, Butter molds,
Zinc tubs. Wash boards, Clothes
lines etc.,. would remind you of
q bic hardware store. All of it
must go at some price, at NoIen
Bros. closing out sale.
Kill that Fly.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24

Subscribe to the Progress.
Better get your years supply
of field and garden seed while
we are still in business, you know
tile kind we handle. Nolen Bros.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24
Financial Statement
YaIobusha County, Mississippi.
Covering Six Months Ending Apl. /, 1915.
CASH IN DEPOSITORY.
Balance October j, 1914.

Balance October i, 1914.
Turkey Creek Drainage Fund 5 1921
Forest and Game Protective fund 68,17
Water Valley g. H. fund, 2,43S,O3
Advalorum Road fund, S4.2S
Road No. fund, 181, ,85
Road No. 2 fund, 510sSO
Road No. fund, ( 655,64
Auto Road and bridge fund, 1866
Road No. improvement fund, 1,sII, ,16
Schoona River Road bond fund 3l,6O.
Court House bond interest fund, ], ,5I2, 80
Jail bond interest fund, 679,I95
Road No. bond interest fuAd, 81,
Road No. bond interest fund, 1 1928, z9
Road No. bond interest fund, 240, 75zz
Schoona River road bond inter-
est fund, 632, 3D.
Agricultural High school fund, 354, So
AdvaIorum school fund, 32,44
Common School fund, 5,099,9S
Chickasaw School fund, 675.01
Institute fund, 57,51
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24

Don't miss Nolen Bros. CIoxs
ing Out Sale if you want tosaye
money.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1915-04-24
Total Cash on Hand, AZ, 599.4s
WARRANTS OUTSTANDING.

Total Outstanding Warrants, 23,34I.s5
GBneral County Loan Warrant Fund
oaa 8heen consolidated with General
County Fund and the Outstanding Loan
paid out of General County
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
TIME ALMOST RIPE
 FOB INTERVIEW 1lOu

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. Aug 17One hundred Mexcans, under darkness orded Mercedes surrounded twenty American cavaymen killed and injured and then dis appeared making good their escape.
 Funston's Report Is That Carranza lnstigaed Raids
 WASHINGTON Aug l8.-General Funston command on the Mexican border reports that he has information that the Mexican raids sanctioned by officers of Carranza
 Carranza says that he intends crush Villa before replying the American peace An Fl Paso dispatch that Caanza has has acknowledged receipt of the peace proposal
 It understood that the Atlantic fleet has been ordered Mexican and will there by August 29 The baehp New Hampshire and Louisiana already have arrived a Vera Cruz
 General Scott remains the Mexican border ready any opposition.
 The acceptance of the PanAmercan peace plan has been cepted by Villa and other Mexican leaders, Fl Pao reports the effect that Caranza commanders claim their leader will fight the peace proposals.
 People Starving at the Mexican Capital
 MEXICO CITY, Aug. 9.-No real authority control here and ragged and barefooe occupy the national palace Hun dred starvmg
 Uncle Sam's Patience Is Nearly Exhausted
 ST. LOUIS Aug l6.-ExPresident Taft interview here says that intervention in Mexico necessary.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
WAR E1'INS FROM MANY SOURCES

Austrian Submarine Sunk by Italians RONE Aug 4An Italian warship has sunk the Austrian sub- marine U-3 in the lower Adiatc.
 Turkish Vessels Sunk by British Submarines LONDON Aug 4Ihe Turkish gunboat Bearkisave and also empty transport have been opdoed and sunk by British sub Tn the Dardaneles.
 East Coast of Eng land Again Visited by Air Craft LONDON Aug l4-On Friday night Zeppelns ralded the of England and dropped nenday bombs Six killed and many injured.
 Constantnople Bombarded by Allies Air Craft LONDON Aug. l6French and British aeropanes hare flown Conantnope and inflicted heavy casualties that city and a lata by the dropping of bombs.
 Irshmen Sidestep Enlistment in British Army LONDON Aug. 16Yeserday national registration day throughout the United Kingdom Many men reported to be leaving the country to avoid enlistment
 Items From the German Capital BERLIN Aug 6-It is reported that the bombarcnen of the Munster valley and ec by the French has been answered by the bombardment of St. Die.
 The Russian Kovno has been repused The Russians making stubborn stand the Narew and Bug rivers The newspapers deny that the kaiser has made peace to the
 German Positions Bombarded by French Aeroplanes PAS Aug 16A squadron of nineteen aeropanes has bom bardde the German parks and dpo the valley of the Spada
 Canadian Soldiers to Be Sent Against the Turks VANCOUVER B. C., Aug 7-Fifteen thousand Canadian SOL diers in Eng land have been ordered to the Dadanees.
 German Trenches Captured by the French PARIS Aug 16-Sevea miles of German trenches have been captured near Bernhaupt
 British Make Gains at Dardaneles PARIS, Aug 8-The British have gained five hundred yards at Sua bay in the Darcaneles
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GERMANS CONTINUE
 TO DRIVE RUSSIANS

BERLIN Aug. 20-It is officially announced that the German forces have captured Georgev fort with thousands of its de- lenders and large quantity of munitions ot war Inc Kaiser has left for that place. and has publicly thanks to the Almighty tor giving the victory Faherand and the last big fort from Poland ~ German torpedo boat desoyers have sunk small British and also British destroyer engagement of the west coast o utand.
 Important Fortress Captured
 BERLIN Aug lSIhe fortress of kovno, together with all its sDorng forts and quantities of munitions has been captured by the Germans When of the outlying forts captured foyhve hundred men taken prisoners.
 The capture forts north of Novo Georgesk also announced Bresthtovsk
 Russians Continue Their Denas
 PETROGRAD Aug 20It denied that Novno has been tred stated that only the Notifications the lett bank ot the Neman have fallen The positions the right bank st holding
 New Russian Base Is Threatened
 BERLIN Aug l6Ihe Russian base at Bresttovosk be- ing hnmed in from the and southwest Won Nackenen Is now within thirty miles of the place and the Bavaran within forty miles,
 The Germans are ssng big drive through the Russian center They have occupied Sokoov Sedce and ukow forming front miles of Warsaw fifty miles wide.
 London Believes Objective Is Russian Capital LONDON Aug. 19-t is the general belief that the Germans intend make drive for Peograd after Wilma has been captured
 Seat of Government to Be Moved to Moscow LONDON Aug 2OAdvce received here state that the Rus- sans are considering the advaby of moving the of ent from Petrogad Moscow The latter city considered to be the heart of the nation
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

In the Juneau Empire of July 26 appears an interview with exGovernor Slaton of Georgia which assumes special interest by reason of the tragedy in Georgia. It was written by Earle c. Jameson, and is as fol lows:
 "1 am glad Leo Frank is out of danger, after the assault on his life at the Georgia state prison at Milledgeville. and I'll tell you a remarkable coincidence about that story, said former Governor John M. Slaton of Georgia, when he arrived in Juneau Satur- day night on the steamship City of Seattle, on which he and Mrs. Slaton are making a round trip between Seattle and Sltka.
 You will remember that Franks jugu- lar vein was partially severed by the con- vict who attacked him. Governor Slaton continued. When Frank was taken to the prison hospital, according to the press dis
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

patches which I read, another convict, Dr. McNaughton, was called to attend him, and, as developments have shown, he undoubt- edly saved his life A year ago McNaughton, one of the best surgeons in the South, was found guilty of murder in the first degree, on circumstantial evidence, and he was sen fenced to be hanged. After studying the case I commuted the sentence to life i'm prisonment, as in the case of Leo Frank. It was stroke of good fortune for Frank that McNaughton was in the prison. Other wise I think the attack on Frank would have proven fatal
 Justifies Communication of Sentence
 "Commenting on his action in committing the sentence of Frank, who was under sen- tence of death following his conviction on a charge of murdering 15-year-old Mary Pha- gan, employed in the pencil factory at At
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
DRIVE THROUGH BALKANS PLANNED

NS Aug 16-The Austrans bombardng Belgrade daily with large caber howzers It reported that the Germans and Aus ans have mobzed forces estimated from three four hundred thousand the Serbian frontier.
 Roumana Is Alarmed
 SOFIA Aug l6Great alarm felt here over the war develop It believed that the offensive movement against Serbia preliminary AushoGerman drive through the Balkans ieve Turkey.
 Situation in the Balkans Is Grave LONDON Aug. 6-The Balkan situation reaching grave crisis The national assemblies of Serbia and Greece session present. and believed that the Balkan kingdoms ultimately will join the allies
 Bulgaria Likely Soon to Join the Allies WASHINGTON, Aug 2OIhe Bulgarian legation does not dis credit the report that Bulgaria will join the allies.
 WarEke Premier Again at the Helm in Greece LONDON Aug l8-Kng Constantine has requested former Premier Veneos form cabinet This step taken after king had decided accept the of Gonar and his cab net which rendered because of the election of Savzanos president of the Greek chamber of deputies
 Rounanian Court Doctor Proves to Be German Spy SOFIA Aug 2OKng Ferdinand has dismissed Dr. Groeze for twelve years his medical advisor upon the discovery that he German spy
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
HAVOC WROUGHT BY GULF STORM

DALLAS Tex, Aug l8-Scores of persons pershed when West Indian hurricane swept the Texas coast yesterday Eighteen soldiers killed Texas City, the regular camp Calves The damage the crop will into millions of dollars The losses reported bring the number of dead Texas to hundred.
 Lives Lost al Houston Also
 NEW ORLEANS Aug. l8.-The gulf storm abatng Wire less messages from Galveston that oWboa taking people from the buildings The the streets draining off slowly Ten persons reported have lost he lives at Houston The property damage IS estimated at $5, 100000.
 Government Built Sea Wall Saves the City GALVESTON, Tex. Aug l9The wall saved the city from destruction Fourteen lives known to have been lost and the property damage estimated only $3OO00O Steamers a ing with relief supplies The pressing need drinking water
 Relief Parties Dispatched
 HOUSTON Tex. Aug l9Iwo steamers have been dispatched 10 Galveston with relief parties.
 Guards for Government Property
 WASHINGTON, Aug l9-A provost guard patoIIng Galveston to prevent the footing of government property
 Galveston Amply Provided For
 HOUSTON Tex Aug 2OWith relief supplies reaching Calves sufficient quantities for immediate relief efforts have been diverted other localities where needed The number of known dead here IS at least a
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

lanta of which Frank was superintendent, Governor Slaton said:
 It was but an act of simple justice. l deserve no credit for it, for 1 did 1t hon. estly, and with the knowledge of the recep- tion wrong thinking people would give it. While loudmouthed agitators were carrying out hostile demonstrations against me, had the right thinking people of my state with me. Four of the Atlanta newspapers com mended me for my stand, and newspapers in the principal cities of the state were, with but few exceptions, in accord with what I had done. Ninety per cent of the country newspapers applauded the communication of Franks sentence
 (" would have done the same thing if the man were negro, an Oriental or an
 Continued on Page Fourl
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
WHITE STAR LINER ARABIC SUNK

Aug line yfNe oIock within eleven The the of Ireland not far that the o the 
 Captain Fmbma heAn
 ARRIVE QUEENSTOWN thSnvNos nrc the immediately the vessel had been oded They
  ma
  TNehy- the the and ortut hB n nonkt recently aecondc class liner
  ored while of heA Arabic o
 REPORTED MISSING Aug2 tmae Dr. Wood of J Wis, and Mrs. Josephine Bug widow the late Hfonn reported O gold Nerdn Conn.,
 RECEIVES THE NEWS WASHINGTON Aug 20Pd Wilson gong when word of the Arabic disaster reached him. He abandoned his hE office novnwf not American board
  e eLanngh any conmen o keeping believe peaceful of the ennen deliberate
 ANOTHER REPORTED SUNK Bowie topedoed and The
 SUBMARINES Aug O c,caryg uew York has the British during the other including small British and destroyer
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ALASKA NORTHERN RAILWAY
 MAY NOW BE TRANSFERRED

WASHINGTON, Aug 17-The suit brought by the Chicago bondholders of the Alaska Northern railway against the vendors to restrain the sale of the road to the gov ernment has been dismissed by agreement with the vendors. Substantial sums were paid the bondholders
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
ACTIVITIES OF THE ITALIANS

BRNDISI Aug 20Fve army corps have been concentrated Apu and have been ordered leave for destination which IS kept secret
 TARRANTO, Aug 20A strong squadron of fast Italian crrs readiness moments noce They expected to be against Turkey.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
UNITED STATES REITERATES
 RIGHT TO SELL MUNITIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The govern ment has sent a note to the Austrian gov ernment reiterating the right to sell to the allies munitions of war.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
LED FRANK LYuCHET BY ANGRY MOB

MLLEDGVLLE, and a o'clock last Leo TO him automobile Marietta where he hangedto miles east o~ FrankN recently e1o~con- vast taken to Marietta where the obeh hdd
  autohatvey that Frank protested his the last
 WFNTEWASHED NLLEDVLIE, 8The officials have been eat the prison board for the idnppmgof o Frank
 GOVERNOR HARRIS NOT SATISFIED 1and He will demand full investigation the The governor not SNhed the officials of a He WI
 EX-GOVERNOR DENOUNCES MOB ACTION Franks  Leo oFank
 BROOKLYN police the body of Leo Frank and Brooklyn for
  of Leo Fnnwa
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
AMERICAN IN COMMAND

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-American military rule has been established at Cape Haitien.
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pr. H. Behla,
 DEN |ST

Will leave for the Outside on or about September 10. Until that date he may be found on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week at his office in lditarod, corner First and Willow streets, and the remaining days at his office in Flat City.
 pr. Behla will return here in the spring of 1916 and will remain durnq the entire summer.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

which the order declaring cotton to be con traband becomes effective has not been an nOunced
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
COTTON NOW CONTRABAND
 UNDER RULE JUST ISSUED

LONDON, Aug 19-A proclamation de claring cotton to be contraband of war has been issued by the allies.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

For an inexpensive watch to take the place Of cheap dollar watch, I have an
 ELaIN, in 7-jeweled nickel case for S6. Also HOWARD WATCHES from s55 to
 $125. VIM. TAYLOR, Flat.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

Among the passengers of the Teddy H.
 en route to the Tolovana country were Mike
 Maher and wife, Malcolm McMillan and Jack Prick.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
French Papers Differ on Sut

French Papers Differ on Subject PARIS, Aug 19.-The French newspapers publish widely divergent comment on the order declaring cotton to be contraband.
 Not Known When Effective WASHINGTON, Aug l9-The date upon
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
MIR. AND MRS. MYERS LEAVE
 FOR KOYUKUK COUNTRY

The little sternwheel steamer Jose M., which was built and equipped by Mr and Mrs. Myers, the well-known prospectors left for the Koyukuk river country on Thursday last She is equipped for an extended trip Mr and Mrs Myers will take their vessel to the headwaters of the Koyukuk and there dismantle her, removing her boiler for use in prospecting operations.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

Location Notices at Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21
BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK
 BY GERMAN SUBMARINE

LONDON, Aug 17.-The British trans port Royal Edward was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in the Aegean sea last Sunday morning. Only 500 soldiers were saved out of 1900.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-08-21

LONDON, Aug 16.-It is announced that the Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria is to be named as king of Poland under the new government to be organized by the Germans and Austrians
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-04

generally expected. although In the
northern sections the losses. IL is said.
have been quite severe. There is no
demand for corn on export account
and the clearances this week were
only 5000 bushels.
Cash corn sales here Friday were
$4,000 bushels
oats were 1-s03-Sc lower and the
buying power was at no time equal
10 the selling. Cash houses led az
buyers. At the close the aboard
reported 1000, 900 bushels for export,
although the sales here amounted to
only 130. 900 bushels Some men in
the trade believe oats are low enough
and that prices are likely TO show
some Improvement soon.
Shorts were the only buyers in the
provision market and the demand was
hardly equal TO the offerings, especial
" In pork where prices declined 20
n Csc. The heavy stocks of provisions
Will no doubt continue to have a de-
pressing influence unless an export
business with continental Europe de-
velOps.
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-04
EXPECT SHORTS
ID HAVE TROUBLE
Big Wheat Men in Chicago
Think Good Milling Grain
Will be Scarce.
BY Joseph f. Pritchard.

CHICAGO. Sept 4-There are a
flew big men IN the wheat market at
Chicago who feel friendly 20 that
|grain. They believe that the shorts in
.Septem Der will experience additional
trouble in evenin their positions.
while there are others who ask will
longs be able 10 stem the tide2'
Many millions Of bushels Of poor
wheat have been grown in the south
west and some OF the mIllers through
tout that section claim that the per-
|centage OF good milling grain will
be exceptionally small The south
western miller in case he finds that
the quality Of his -four cannot be kept
20 standard by using the winter wheat
wholly, will look 10 the spring wheat
country for supplies.
There was q further big break in
the wheat market Friday. losses
reaching 1 "a az 1-8c This grain
was Under selling pressure nearly the
entire day and there was little re-
covery from the lowest levels. This
was the case especially in the Decem-
Der and May, while the Septemb Der
reacted 1-2c from the low price. The
bears were IN full control as they ex-
pect big offerings here on Tuesday,
following the two holidays Both
Duluth and Minneapolis grain men
say that the run OF wheat in those
markets will be much larger during
the coming week The average spec
ulatOr. as well as the average miller,
is now looking toward Wednesday,
when the government crop report will
be made public. 1t is believed this
report will be more bearish than ever,
and that it Will promise a total yield
OF 1 1,0OO, 1000. 900 bushels
A decided change has come over the
corn market. This was shown Friday
when prices declined 3-462 1-4c.
Longs sold corn freely and short lines
were put out in abundance because
OF the improved crop prospects. There
will be less soft corn than has been
South Bend news-times., 1915-09-04
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South Bend news-times., 1915-09-04
CHOOSE TENTATIVE ROUTE
jackson Highway TO Have Terminals
at New Orleans and Buffalo.

LOUISVILLE. KY, Sept. A ten
tative route for the Jackson highway
was selected Friday at a meeting Of
the vice-presidents of the association
preparatory TO the meeting in Nash
Vile, Sept. % and "a.
Buffalo and New Orleans are the
terminals proposed with an arm ex-
tending from Louisville to Chicago.
From New Orleans the road will come
to Louisville through Mobile. Mont
gomery, Birmingham and Nashville.
At Louisville il will divide, one arm
extending TO Chicago via indianapolis
and another to Maysville through
Frankfort and Lexington and from
MaysVille through Ohio to Buffalo.