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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-03-25
GARRISON DEFENCE
GREAT SLAUGHTER
THOUSAND ARE
REPORTED AS THE NUMBER
KILLED AND TWENTY THOUS-
AND WOUNDED DURING THk
LONG sEIGE. STARVATION FIN
IsHED THE CRISIS.

Petrograd, March A.-T"entS'toU
thousand Of the Przemysl garris0a
were killed during the long siege:
Twenty thousand were wounded
division Of Russian troops Will patra
the city. The garrison and civilians
we're literally starved out. Seven nun
dred large guns, a number OF heto
pleces. scores Of machine guns anu
large quantity Of ammunition WAS Ia.
ken. 1t Is officially announced mat
a hundred and nineteen thousand IEls
oners we're taken when the fortress
fell. Liberal terms Of surrender were
granted. The garrison marched tro0
70 the city with the honors OF war. Nons
will be sent to Siberia. The officers
will be parolcd and allowed to remove
the killed and wounded to Austria
The Turks were defeated In two
days battle and driven from ZeideLlD
valley and Aeaschgerd to Beyar.
London, March pa News Ills
patch from Petrograd states the 'Ser
;. mans have withdrawn from before Oh
sowiec, leaving two sixteen and a hall
[ inch howitzers,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-03-25
y DEPARTMENT
9rORE BURNS TODAY,

March 24.-The Del
'bent store burned today
! hundred and hfty thou
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-03-25

A Reuters correspondent at klsT'
Russia, says that 1000 prisoners,
mostly from Przcmysl, have arrived
there.
They give pltiablc description Of
the starving condition OF the garrison
before the fall Of the fortress ne
concludes. Numbers Of the men, they
say were dropping from exhaustion.
while others had not SUFFICIENT
strength TO leave their trenches. TbsJ
ME moss and gnawcd ut the straps "
their equipment to keep themselves
alive"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-03-25
ape III ~ u 1ODc instruction of County also Pubbs. Ne
FRENCH MAKING y
SPQgNDIDGAINS

AhSO THE ReLGIANss, S,n
APPRECIAnlE GAjlTan rBsS... ' Hs. Z,
USER Rr,x shawl thrown IN
e -. ef-ahR the neck Of ~
% Pr Sped up to his ears tJSle.
U. n or, terferes with their uA,.'
2 N2/D 'O Keys viii place him I,
~ They said they Id =
Wy that their client M
Paris, March Sanity. -
the Belgian army e)yesterday,s wlto,. !.
the User river, and Mattesvsn ~, ~
trench on the leftNSla one n NON ~.
captured treoNAe Of zceh the escnps (. !,
kopf, takinto County r ~
"Ammuniih Of said mt,ae ,os ~,
but ammunl interest in sax ,,,.sta -
tial probleuaelonglng to the 3 u she u.
In the opins TO be sold for TIT y ~
John FrenchJ minor heirs.
lsh forc,s N Beth day Of EebruTaa"" ny
Hayas a. "a, y. p. BE- u i
army. - u
THE pre-, cru II, Jflen, BaTtf : o1s
a,,,,,,,nittor 7r.---. que
saving in an H.. cited Of 5 Ihaw'
Ill
respondent. Every prt r
OF ammunition, but t OF
It more than we do. onnty
ing for some time n 1seE a. 4
being sparing Of n - x =
don't squander thoH.2 X y gotf
ming. They are 9 iy,fa.oae4t{
the Jack Of nitratesfS nhaf pr the
manufacture Of cxpf5 COURT b;makiug
itself felt in Germanye OF sahr is the
4osrale Of their troopeabruarood as 1t
, ~. early in the war W. gets from
them the IMPRESSION off lassltude.
They had based their calculations on
sudden, smashing Victory. That
plan failed and the state Of mind Of
IsheIr troops has suffer y as a conse N
:. 49, oAaey~~ - Petihoa g
ein disasters are Htl,>ts
~ Spronounced among anon :. the S,. Ger
Al Nl,nWs "a
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
IS PEI Gent FailiQ Business

OF the hundreds of thousands of merchants
engaged in business 95 per cent Of them fail.
why should they fail? Suppose 95 per cent OF
the people dedof dyptheria, what would we say?
There is no more reason in 95 per cent OF mer-
chants falling in business than there would be
reason in 95 per cent of the people dying OF dyp-
liberia. 1t is pure waste. Statistics prove that
sb per cent of merchants who fail in business are
nom advertising merchants. Advertising lsthe
only anti-toxin. Results 0fgood advertising are
certain. The inexperienced generally meets
with disappontments In his advertising. Ad-
yertising is special business just as medicine,
law. dentistry, etc. The matchmaker takes 80
worth of pig-irOn and converts 1T into hair
springs worth ~, 100000. That Is what cheney
does with pig-iron. What would efficiency DO
with YOUR business? What every merchant
| needs is the assistance of an advertising spe-
cia,ist, who has studied carefully the problem OF
advertising efficiency. My years OF experience
in the field of newspaper advertising is at your
service at the small sum of One-third OF centan
hour. Ihave the only reasonable plan for news
paper publicity on the market. Results guar
apteed. Write me for my plan OF assisting the
local merchant with his newspaper advertising.
Let me send you free my GO copywrited articles
on newspaper advertising. Write for themto-
day. GEOkGE !" IA lEnnoN'
Advertising Specialist, Baskerville, Iowa
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
Frying Chickens CSC to soc Each.

Means millions of dollars annu-
ally to the poultry growers of the
United States. A big hen will
bring dollar, $1,000 for aodozen.
Use B. A. Thomas Poultry Rene
dy aud grow bigger chickens--get
more eggs. Guaranteed to cure
and prevent chicken cholera by
Davis e., Blakeley.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05

The year 1914 has been the most extraordinary
n the history of modern times 1t has witness
ed the outbreak of the great European War, a
struggle so titanic that IT makes all Others look
small.
You live in momentous times, and you should
not miss any of the tremendous events that are
occurring. No other newspaper Will informyOu
with the promptness and the cheapnes OF the
Thrice Week edition of the New York World
Moreover, a years subscription to it Will take
you far into our next Presidential campaign,
The Thrice-a Week Worlds regular subscrip
ton price Is only $t.G0 per year. and this pays
for 1856 papers. We offer this unequalled news.
paper and The Camden Chronicle one year for
81 so a year. The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is $500.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
Beef II Cents a. Pound.

tpays to take care of your cattle
and to see that they grow rapidly
and keep healthy. Don't let them
run until the inspector comes along
and condemns your head B. A.
Thomas Stock Remedy is guaran-
teedfor horses, cattle and sheep. Be
sure you get b. A. Thomas. Ask
Davis & Blakely.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
L. w. DOUGHERTY
DENTIST
OFFICE IN HUDSON BUILDING
NORTH SIDE SQUARE
n any Troubles Due 10 An
Inactive liver

Many of the troubles of life such as headache
indigestion, constipation and lack OF energy are
due to inactive livers
GRlGSBY'S LIV-VER-LAX is a natural, veg
etable remedy that will get the liver right ana
make these troubles disappear. 1t has none OF
the dangers or dsagreeable effects OF calomel.
Get a soc or 81 bottle of this splendid remedy
from your druggist today. Every bottle bears
the likeness of L. X. Grigsby, who guaranteesit.
For sale by j. G. PRESSON, Camden, Tenn.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
Election Notice

the Election Commissioner in aud
for Benton County, Tennessee, by
virtne OF the Authority vested in us
by law and an act Of the General
Assembly passed at the first extra
session thereof, the same being
chapter so page SOB, of the pub
hshed public acts of the Fifty
eighth General Assembly, and an
ordinance passed by the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen of the town
of Camden, will on the 18th day of
March, 1915, at the court house in
said town of Camden, open and
hold an election in Shutdown for
the purpose of ascertaining the
desire Of the qualified voters of
said town rs to whether the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen shall issue
bonds in the sum of $780, 10000 for
the purpose of erecting and'equip-
ping a public high school building
in said town. The ordinance is as
follows, towit:
An ordinance to provide for an
election by the qualified voters of
the town of Camden, Benton Coun-
ty, Tennessee, to determine the
will of said voters as to whether or
not there shall be bond issue by
said town for the purpose of con-
structing aud equipping a public
high school building in and for
said town; fix the amount of bonds
to be issued; the time for which
said bonds shall run; the rate OF
interest same shall bear; the num-
Der and denomination thereof; the
place and time of payment; how
same shall be signed and become q
debt; the method by which they
shall be sold and the manner by
which funds shall be raised to pay
the interest on same and create 6
sinking fund with which to retire
or redeem said bonds, as provided
and authorized under the act of thu
first extra session of the Fifty
eighth General Assembly of thu
State of Tennessee for 1913, tn
same being chapter SO, page 603o
the published public acts of sail
General Assembly,
Be it ordained by the Board o
Mayor and Aldermen of the tow
Of Camden, Tennessee, that unde
and by the authority vested ant
conferred by chapter so first extr
session of the Fifty eighth Genera
Assembly, that an election be call
ed. opened and held in the town o
Camden, Tennessee, to determln
the will, OF the qualified voters Q
said town as to whether or no
there shall be issued by the Boar
of Mayor and Aldermen Of sal
town, as authorized by saidact Q
the General Assembly, bonds TO
the purpose of constructing an
a eauiping public high schoo
brilding in and for said town; an
that the Election Commissioner
for.the County of Benton, State G
Tennessee, be and they are hereb
requested to call, open and hold a
election in said town of Camden o
the 10Th day of March, 1915, fe
said purpose; andthat all qualifie
voters as defined by the act of til
General Assembly Of the State
Tennessee Incorporating said tow
Of Camden be permitted to vote i
said election; that in said electlo
all those fayoring the issuing
said bonds will have written
nrinted on their tickets or ballo
the words "For Bonds" and a
those opposed to the issuing of ss
bonds will have written or'print'
On their tickets or ballots the wor'
uAoo;nst ROnds.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
6 Per Cent Loans

Obtainablc on farm, ranch or city property. To
improve, purchase or remove incumbrance; lib
eral options; 6 years before making payment on
principal, etc. For the proposition, address:
Assets Department at 1AiO Busch Building, DIAL
las, Tex, or 422.423 First National Bank Building
Denver, Colorado.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05


thereafter until retired or redeem
ed; said interest to be evidenced by
coupons; shall be in denomination
of one hundred ($10000) dollars
each or multiple thereof, and
shall be issued in such denomina-
tons as the purchaser or pur-
chasers may desire up to the sum OF
Ave thousand ($5,00000) dollars;
but no bonds shall, be for greater
sum than five thousand ($5, O0O OO)
dollars; shall mature and be pay
able as follows towit: Twenty
thousand ($20,000.OO)v dollars
twenty (2O) years from date.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
that said bonds. if issued, together
with the interest thereon, shall be
payable at Office of the Recorderot
Camden, at Camden, Tennessee.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
that said bonds, if issued, shall be
signed by the Mayor of the town OF
Camden, and countersigned by the
Recorder of the town, and shall be
a bindingdebt or obligation against
the town of Camden until the same
are paid in full.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained,
that said bonds, if issued, shall be-
sold by the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen of the town. of Camden,
after due advertisement thereof in
such newspapers as the Board may
deem best, at either public or pri-
vate sale, to the highest RESPONSE
BILE bidder, but no. bid will be- ac-
copied for any of said bonds at less
than their parvalue, and the Board
will, in said, notices or advertise
Z ments, reserve the right to reject
all bids if not satisfactory and for
par.
Sec. G.. Be it further ordained
that if said bonds shall be issued
an annual tax, of sixty (60) cents
Y on the one hundred ($l0O.OO) dol
y lars of all taxable property, that is
O. the property real, personal ane
Q Mixed. taxed by the State ant
d county, in said town of Camden, b.
Q and the same is hereby levied upor
: all of said property, the same to b.
Q assessed and collected, and that al
Q taxes thus assessed and collected
# be used for the purpose of paying
d theinterestupon said bondsaccord
ing to their terms and creating
II sinking fund for the redemption o
n payment of said bonds as the sam
II may mature.
d Sec. 7. Be. it further ordained
a that this ordinance.take effect fron
Il and after it's. passage, the welfar
l. of the town requiring it..
# Passed first reading February ]
70 1915.
If Passed second reading Februar
IT 2. 1915.
d Passed third reading Februar
d 8, 1915.
II Examined and approved on thi
II the 3rd day of February, 1916.
d JOE F.. ODLE,.
81 Mayo
d j, M. SMITH,
rs Recorde
If Officers to- hold said election al
y hereby appointed as follows:
N Officer, w. j. Thompson; judge
m j, II. Combs, P. Melton and W. /
Or Ellis; clerks, Wade Lowry and
ID Fl! Sullivan.
10 Said election will be opened at
OF O'Clock a.. m. and will close at
IN O'Clock p. m.
In This February 4; 1916.
IN RIG. FLORENCE,
OF Chairmt
Or WI IN NOODER
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05

.
our town is fourishing in the way
If business, innocence and Chris
tianity, and to the one-eyed man
catching the Kaleidoscope beauty
from these three principles MS they
settle thick and fast just at the out
or edges, selects the par excellency
of business as his favorite faction,
because it takes Christianity, inno-
cence and stupendous business to
produce these beautiful sights.
I don't mean that our town is SO
large that the vehicles, the roar of
truck wheels and the fash of cleo
trio cars keep us awake all night;
bui in the commotion of everybody
irving to do the most in the various
departments some of the minor
channels are neglected for apref-
erence of other lines, and in this
way we keep up the connection dur
ing the day, touching everyboly's]
talent and we have but to lie down
at night under the influence of
daily accents they develop them
selves in the my steries Of the night,
only to wake up next morning and
catch glimpse of the king of day
making his journey from the east
giving us light and liberty and OF
speech and leaving us to select for
our we'll defined principles dispo-
sition to touch upon the successful
ness of yesterdays doings. Now
let's see, I believe l. have lost con-
neetion?: Anyway, L had started
out to give the news Of the town,
and I am going to do it.
First of, ALL, Captain Caraway,
our accommodating postmaster, is
still on times side of eternity, able
to eat six meals-a day, and Profess
sor Bennett is talking Of studying
medicine. Speaking Of Captain
Caraway, reminds us of the play he
recently put on at misplace, which
was complete success, and doubt
less drew the largest house that
ever witnessed play in this town.
Tits the general talkthat we have
the best school in the history of the
town, and when,Iheer of the pro-
gressive and quiet tiptoe the pupils
are making up that road'to higher
thoughts and nobler ideas,it looks
like some of them would become
disturbed over the missing: link
y that claims for them perfect blank
by not emerging from the center Of
attraction and edging out upon tbs
commons to grasp things of later
}, day usage; by this grip upon the
shifting issues in vogue, the formu
lation of these well-grounded hopes
could not be dislocated, yet they
introduce network of experiences
to fill space and kill time.
I have about decided some day
to go up and see the professor
pump knowledge into craniums.
hear they have got some of the pu
pills switched on the downward
slope of gravrtation, hunting TO
geology; some Of them are riding
the wind and gone to see if Jupite
is larger than the Earth; some hav
gone through the pores of the skin
passing tissue and ligaments, locat
J, ing the dislocality Of anatomica
}. dislocation and fractures; other
}. have got a great big square on to-
of puny angle trying to mash
> to the ground with mathematics
A strength. It looks to me like
would make fellow sweat to &c
under all this pressure.
Misses Irene and Mary Lee Mo-
n ris visited in Erin Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, the Bapti
v minister, filled his regular appoin
ment here Sunday.
J. The Masonic lodge met in re-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS. Executions
lyI and State Warrants for sale AT The CH"NN
~ = nts,cas Other .anks pri.te 4 10 " eis'.F
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05
The Thlise-a-Wssk Edition
Of the New York World

Practically a Daily at the price OF weekly.
No other Newspaper in the world gives so much
an so low price,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-03-05

nEEDS OF Trust, Warranty Deeds, keplevin
Attachments, SubpRnas, GarnsnmentS,
1nneai Ronds at THE CHRONICLE Office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
unfcrtunata Men.

Some men are so constructed that they simply have to swindle some body, and rather than be idle they will buaIso their friends.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
ChILD'S TONGUE BECOMES COATED
 IF C0NS1|PAIED
When cross. fcverisll and sick give
 "Caiifornia Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative" :" and nHthing else cl:anses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
 A child simply will not stop play ing to empty the bowels, and the re- suit is, they Leccme tightly cloggsd with waste, liver gets sluggish, stom- ach sours, then your little one b. comes cross, half-sick, feverish, don't :at, sleep or set naturally, breath is had, system fuil Of cold, has sore threat, stomach-ache or dirrhcea. Listen, Mother See if tongua is coated, then give 2 teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs" and in a few hcurs all t:e constipated waste, sour bile and uadig 5sted food passes out of she system. and you have g. we'll, playful child again.
 Millions of mothers give Cali fornia Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly harmless; children love it, anf it never fails to act on the stom- ach, liver and bowels.
 Ask your druggisN for 5o-cent hct le Of California Syrup of Figs which has full directions fer babies, children Of all ages and for grown ups plainly printed on th2 bottle Be wara of cn,lnterfeits ssAldx', here ct tlla genuine, mads sAby "Ca1ffornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any ether kind wiih conteIpt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
NEW BRANCHES S. I. \.
Several Communities Display Inter-
 est in School Affairs.

Littlc R ok, Dec. 1.-The statc de- partm: mt of educaticn has recently received reports of he organization of the following school Improvement asscciaticns:
 Corning, Mrs. F. B. Spra zine presi- ,l@nt, Miss Viola Belvate secretary; Garfield Corner school, Lee Green president. Miss Ncttie Buttry secro ary; Mountain Home, Dillon Underhill president, R. w. Geary secretary; Ozark, Miss Ethel Garrett president; Huntington, Prof. Ralph Horten, president; near Hot Springs Mrs. S. c. Wyatt president, Miss Zclma Wheatley secretary; Benton vile, Vaughter High School, Mrs. w A. Anderson president, Mrs. ". D. Hocack-secretary; Rogers, Mrs. J. ". Grimes president, Miss Mary Mar tin s':cretary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
s,sstei,inn Steel.

By the modern process of spinning metal thread 1t is possible to make a
 jingle pound of steel stretch dis
 ance of 70 miles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
MANY AMERICANS IN
 GREAT BRlTAIN'S ARMY
First Canadian Contingent O: s3,0OO Contained Mere than 6.0OD ..
 $. Citizens.

DcndOn, Dec. 4.-HoM many Amer jeans are there in the British army is a question that is frequently asked in tho lobbies of the big hotels and oth,y pl2o;s where Am ricans gather
 The answer is impossible to giv. with any degree of accuracy, bu, incl dents crop up from day to day that indicate that the number is very larg2.
 Tn: American embassy, for in stance, has already secured the re- lease ef 21 American boys, all under age, who unlisted without their par '.nts' consent, and is trying to ar range fer the discharge of 60 more.
 Gen. Sir Hughes, on his trip to England with the first Canadian con- enlisted in th5 Canadian contingen; frcm the statc of South Ca, olina, and that he had received mcre than 50,- GOO applica ions from Americans to join the Guardian forces. It was esti- mated that of the first Canadian con tingent, numbering SS.000, over G. 900 wer4 Americans. and of the sec ond ccntingen. there is even q grsater percentage of citizens of the United states.
 The Americans in the Canadian contingent are, however. very raluc- tant to confess their nationality.
 What" said one, scldier, me Il American! Why you're crazy. l never saw the Unit:d States" Just then friend of his came along. "Why. hello, Tom," ha exclaimed, "how did you leave the folks in Cleve-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
THRIFT CAMPAIGN.
Nationwide Plan Proposed b!
 American Bankers Association.

Incidisn,al to the celebration cf the Tooth anniversary since the establish ment in this country of the savings bank, and principally in view of the enormous destruction and waste now being caused by the Europ:an war, |uhere will be conducted by the Amer ican Bankers association, savings bank section, through the 62 chapters ia as many cities, of the American Institute of Banking, a nationwide campaign of education for ehe en- couragement of thrift. The cam paign will be under the immediate dirc ction of a committee of seven bankers who will work in co-opera- tion with a proposed Centennial Ad- visory Thrift. commission, composed of 75 of the leading business men in the United States.
 First, by circulating among local school authorities and newspapers the printed n alter issued by tho Amer ican Bankers association, savings bsnk section, for encouraging the opening of savings accounts and the forming of the habit of systematic saving by schcol children. In this connection it is sugg:stei to public spirited citizens that if they wish to arouse special interest in the plant in their own communities they might offer prizes, open to pupils in local schocls who make the best record in 'earning and saving money during the remainder of .,he school year, regard being had to the age and opportunity of the child rather than to the actua. am0unt saved.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS. as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca- tarrh is blood or constitutional disease. and in order to cure it you must take in ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surface. Halls Catarrh Cure is not q quack medicine It was prescribed by one of the best phy- sicians in. this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is composed or the best tonics known, combined With the mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combina- ton of the two ingredients is what pro- duces such wonderful results in curing .'i F q CHENEY ssSS S S Co ,%s; props roiedc , O.
 Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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WORKED IN THE HAY FIELD.

Arthur Jones, Allen, Kas., writes :: CT have been troubled with bladder and kidney troubles for a good many years. If it were not for Foley Kid ney Pills I would never be able to work in the hay field" Men and wo- men past middle age find these pills a splendid remedy for weak, overwork- ed or diseased kidneys. Mann Pharm- aCy,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-05
RECOMMENDED FOR CROtIP.

W. c. Allen, Boseley, Mo. says. q have raised a family of four children and usel Foley's Honey and Tar with all of them. find it the best cough and croup madicinc I ever used. l used it for eight or ten years and can recommend il for croup." Same satis- factory results for coughs and colds. Mann Pharmacy