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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-29

farmer attention to scientific meth
DDS and to soil preservation. He
told about how crops should be
planted and what was best to plant
he especially urged the planting OF
crimson clover and lespedeza anc
showed the value of these crops as
enrichers of the soil and as money
producers.
Mr.. Ames said that the boil weevil
and the cotton farmer had three sim
liar characteristics and that they
were these: (D That the farmer
like the boil weevil, would have
nothing to do with anything except
cotton. (2) That like the farmer
the boil weevil, after cotton was
picked, went into winter quarters
and did nothing for several months,
and (3) That the tenant farmer.
like the boil weevil, after cotton was
out, moved
Mr.. Ames said that the farmer
that planted over from 5 to 7 acres
IN cotton next year was playing the
act that the billy goat did when he
undertook to butt the train off the
track. He urged that the only sure
way of heading the boil weevil off
was to cut and burn the cotton stalks
this fall, or cut them and plow them
under, and to plant an early matur
ing cotton. He said that there were
four different kinds of cotton that
made 1t easier to whip the weevil or
beat the pest and those kinds are:
The Cleveland Big Boil, the Triumph.
Trice and the Express. The last
named is a long staple cotton, and
not best suited to the lands of this
section. His preference for the diff
ferent varieties was in the order
named. AS fertilizer, he said acid
was unexcelled for cotton
on the lands of this section. He
stated that an average of 200 pounds
Of phosphate per acre for five years
mad increased the cotton yield of
ands 500 pounds to the acre.
Mr.. Ames' talk made a good i'm.
preston. He is a practical man and
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-09-29
TIRED OF HOTEL WORK.

Job wanted in private home for
general house work, from kitchen to
front porch. If right person an
swers this ad will DE glad to call and
have talk with you
MANN BUCHANAN. (CoD
Coffeeville, Miss.
Q-1S.1G2t
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BOIL WEEVIL SALE.

Six coming four-year-old Mules
well broken; four brood Mares in
foal to Jack, two with young mule
colts. Price $1,000.
W. B. FINNEY,
9-2S-4t' Canton, Miss.
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WANTED BOARDERS

Have two nice rooms. Apply to
s-22-2t. MRS. R. B. TONNES.
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06

One hundred clerks employed in the
stores of the Eagle and National gro
Gerry companies and the Great Allan
tic d Pacific Tea Co.. in Hoboken and
Jersey City, went on strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06

Gradually the lines of tbs entente
allies are drawing more closely about
COmbleS and toward PerOnne and far
!ther and farther their wedges are be
ling driven into the German lines both
north and south of the River Somme.
Ion a front of about 25 miles the
Trench and British troops, supported
pow erfully by their enormous artillery
arm, are steadily hanmering the Ger
man positions and sustaining ucIflinch-
/ iingly heavy counter-attaCks.
North of the Somme, to the east and
southeast Of Forest, the French have
driven forward their lines, capturing
the outskirts of the Anderlu wood,
Hospital farm and the Rainnette wood
and part of Marriercs wood and a po-
sition on the road leading from Bou-
chavesnes to Clery.
Near Ginchy, to the north of Guile
mont the British have made further
progress, winning all the territory be-
tween the F'alfemOnt farm and Leuze
wood and between that wood and the
outskirts Of the town of Ginchy, which
they captured and have held since the
fighting of Sunday.
South of the SoTn1pe, the French have
taken the town Of Chilly, situated one
mile west Of the railroad leading from
east Of SOyccOUrt and numerous iSO-
lated positions between VermandOviH-
ors and Chilly. Since Sunday the
French alone have taken on the
Somnle front $3.50 prisoners and So
guns, Of them being 2of heavy cali
bre.
On the eastern front violent fighting
continues from the PTiDet marsh re
glon in Volhynia, through Gaiicia and
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
MEETING OF CONNECTICUT
FEDERATION OF LABOR
A Number Of Important Resolutions
Passed Yesterday.

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 5.-A number
Of Important resolutions were passed
at today's session of the Connecticut
Federation Of Labor. Among them
were: A vote favoring legislative
representation according to popula-
ton; advocacy of measures protecting
women and minors in dangerous occu-
pattons; criticism of the use of in
functions in strikes; favoring one day
of rest a week, and recommending
that motion pictures be shown on
Sundays.
One speaker attacked The Salts
Textile Works of Bridgeport for al
legged importation of alien labor, and
the naming of Justice Brandeis to- the
supreme court of the United States
was praised.
Mrs. III 7. Bennett of this city. a
suffrage worker, was given permis-
sion to speak after quite a debate.
She asked the federation to COOPER
ate with the suffragettes in efforts
TO secure legislation reducing the
hours for women and minors. She all
so asked that the federation go on
record as favoring equal suffrage. No
action was taken.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
NEW YORK CARMEN ARE
TAKING A STRIKE VOTE
Union Leaders Say No Action VIII be
Taken Within 4s Hours.

New York. Sept. 5.-Union leaders
tonight announced there would be no
strike OIL the subway and elevated
railway lines of this city for at least
forty eight hours. A committee au-
thorized by the employees decided to
take a vote of all the unionized car
men and balloting was Immediately
begun and will continue tomorrow.
Mayor Mitchell, who is at the mill
tary training camp for civilians at
Plattsburgh, N. Y, was informed of
the critical development and is eX-
pected to return to this city, probably
tomorrow. Oscar Straus chairman of
the public service commission, who
aided the mayor in settling the recent
surface car strike, expressed the opin-
ion tonight that the present difficult
ties could be adjusted under existing
agreements
Officials of the Interborough Rapid
Transit company still are defiant and
have opened headquarters in one of
the large hotels from which, they as
sert, they will conduct a fight against
the union if the strike threat is car
ried out. In q statement tonight Theo-
dore P. Shonts, president of the COM
pany, denied the charges of union rep
resentatives that intimidation or CO.
ercion had been used to get the sub
way and elevated railway employees to
sign a, so-called master and servant
agreement" q binding them not to seek
wage increases for two years.
William B. Fitzgerald, general or
ganizer of the union, announced that
400 men employed in the shops of the
Interborough Rapid Transit company
now are on strike, one third of them
barra cks for strikebreakers. The 9TH
ers he said, had been locked out for
their refusal to sign the agreement
proposed by the company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06

up in the Carpathian passes, with the
Russians reporting successes near
Vladimir VOlynski and q continuance
Of their advance toward the plains of
Hungary through the Carpathians.
Berlin reports that in Galicia, in the
region of BrzeZany, and near Fundul-
moldowi, in the Carpathian region,
heavy Russian attacks were repulsed,
in the latter district with heavy cas-
ualties.
In Eastern Rumania, the Germans
and Bulgarians have captured the for
tilted bridgehCad of Tutrakan and the
Bulgarians the town of Dobrlc, while
Petrograd reports the cutting down of
a Bulgarian outpost by Russian cav
airy in its first enEa cement with the
invaders on Rumanian soil.
Near Ognott, il Turkish Armenia,
violent fighting between Turks and
Russians is taking place. Both Petro-
grad and Const9ntirople report sue
cesses here for their respective armies
The Italians nave taken several ad-
ditional positions from the Austrians
in the upper Eovi region of the Aus
t-O- italian theatre and repulsed vio-
lent Austrian counter attacks. Aside
from artillery activity there has been
no fighting in the Macedonian theatre.
Greece has not yet officially an
nounced her intentions with regard to
her future stand in the war but IN
official reports say that five classes of
Greek reservists have been called to
the Colors. The advices say also that
the Greek authorities have taken from
the British and French secret police
the task of arrcsting Austro -Ger7nan n
agents, who will be apprchended by
the Greeks and depOrted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
Commissioners
at New London
ARRIVED THERE ABOARD THE
YACHT MAYFLOWER
DENED ABOARD SHIP
Border Conditions Are to Be Dealt
With First-Secretary Lane is Ad-
. vocating Free Exchange of Views
Without Formally.

New London, Conn, Sept. 5.-Men.
bers of the American Mexican joint
commission arrived here late today
aboard the presidential yacht Mayfow-
er, prepared to enter tomorrow upon
the conference from which the Wash
ington administration hopes will come
q mutual understanding upon which
future relations between the two gov
ernments can be founded. The party
left New York early, making a leisure
ly trip, the commissioners employing
their time in getting acquainted with
each other. They dined tonight aboard
the Mayf1oWer and did not go ashore
to the hotel at Sroton, across the river
at New London, where the conferences
will be held. until long after dark
Cabrera viii Preside.
Luis Cabrera, Mexican minister cG
finance and head of the commission
named by General Carranza, will pre-
side at the first meeting. which will be
held tomorrow morning. Secretary
Lane, heading the American commits
sion, will conduct the following sess
sion, and the two will alternate as
presiding officer thereafter The
American commissioners are anxious
to give the conference as informal a
character as possible Secretary Lane
believes that more can be accomplish
ed through a free exchange of idef3
among the six men to whom has been
assigned the task of clarifying the re-
lations between the two governments
than could be hoped for from formal
presentation by each side of its de-
siTeS.
Border Conditions Come First.
In accordance with General C.arran-
za's preferences, as expressed in his
last communication during the nego-
tiations which led to the naming of the
commission, the immediate question 70
border military conditions will be first
discussed. 1t seems likely that the
withdrawal of General Pershing's
troops from Mexico, the main object
which the Mexican commissioners have
been instructe dto press, and the terms
of the protocol to cover future cam
| paigns against bandits, will be coupled
together. If an agreement is reached
| by the commissioners it must be rati-
| fled both in Washington and Mexico
| City before it can become effectice
| and it is improbable that the terms OF
| any such a asreeInent will be disclosed
until it has been approved.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
Brandegee Scores
Wilson Policies
IN ADDRESS AT REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION
WEAK WILSON POLICIES
Declares the Mexican Situation is Re-
suit of a Mass of BTunders and In
ompetance-Asserts That Hughes
VIII co1feet Current Abuses.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 5.-The
foreign policies Of the democratic ad-
ninistration were described as ineffec-
tive and incompetent by United States
Senator Frank B Brandegee in his ad-
dress here tonight as temporary chair
man of the republican state conven-
ton. The election of Charles Evans
Hughes as president was predicted,
with the statement that his election
will be a guarantee of peace. pro-
gress, and prosperity"
Whole Mexican Situation a BIunder.
Referring to the Mexican situation,
Senator Brandegee said that lin the
management Of the entire Mexican
question, this democratic administra-
ton stands indicted before the bar
of public opinion of the grossest
b1undering, shuffling and incompe-
tence."
Scores Democratic Tariff Bill
He declared that the democratic
tariff bill was a terrific blow dealt
to the industries of the United States
in that it provided no protection for
American labor against conditions to
follow the European war; held that
the rural credits system is $50 com
plicated, top-heavy and expensive that
it will prove Of little or noavaiP' and
condemned as "the two reatest men
aces to the country what he termed
assumption Of the president and the
cowardIy subserviency of congress" J"
Hughes viii Correct Abuses.
Senator Brandegee declared that
Mr. Hughes as president. will cor
rect current abuses, command the con-
fdence of business. elevate the diplo-
matte service. protect American cit1-
Zens in their rights all over the world,
restore our prestige abroad and main
tain the honor of the nation"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
ITALIAN LINER WAS
CHASED BY A SUBMARINE.
Six Men Shot and Stabbed in Riot on
Board the Giuseppe Verdi.

New York, Sept. 5.-The italian liner
Giuseppe Verdi. which arrived today
from Naples and other Mediterranean
ports, reported being chased by a sub
marine off the Moroccan coast on Aug.
"a last
Passengers on the Verdi said there
were daily scenes of turbulence among
300 American hostlers returning here
from Italian ports where they had
gone with cargoes of horses for the
Italian army. When the ship was in
mid-ocean the disorder eliminated in
a riot in which six men were shot and
stabbed and Two others were placed in
irons, charged with assault Four of
the injured We're able to leave the
ships hospital when she reached
quarantine. The condition of the
others was said to be serious.
The men in irons were to be turned
over to the police, officers of the Verdi
said.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
SUFFRAGIsTS PARADED
NEW HAVEN STREETS.
One of the Most Impressive Demon
strations of Its Kind Ever Held in
State.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 5-On the
eve of the republican state convention,
suftra gists from many parts of Con-
necticut paraded through decorated
streets in the center of the city late
today in one cf the most impressive
demonstrations of it's kind ever held
in the state. It is estimated that more
than 1900 narchers in vari- -cclored
costumes were in line and many rode
in automobiles which were trimmed in
suffrage colors. Nearly every one
carried a banner of some kind, and
many Of the placards bore legends
praising Charles e. Hughes for his
stand on the suffrage question.
A &c. 0. P. elephant" was one of the
features. One group of young wom-
en- attired in striking gowns of Stars
and Stripes received a continuous ova-
tion. Most of the marchers were
women. but here and there mere man
paraded and always he was greeted
with vigorous cheering.
The procession was reviewed by city
officials and prominent suffra gettes at
the city hall. The streets We're lined
with thousands of persons who accord
ed the marchers generous applause.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
GREAT PERFORMANCE
IN HYDROPLANE RACE
New WORLDS Record of $50 Miles an
Hour for Five Miles.

Detroit, Mich Sept. 5-In one of
the greatest performances ever seen
in a hydroplane race, Miss Minneapo-
lis of the Minneapolis Power Boat as
sociatio nthts afternoon won the 90
mile gold cup race and incidentally
established a new worlds record of
sos miles an hour for five miles. She
took the cup by finishing second to
Miss Detroit in the final 30-mile heat
today which gave her twenty points
agcinst 18 for the local boat.
The new record was made in the fl
nal lap, after Miss Minneapolis had
broken a push rod in the fourth time
around and fallen fully three-quarters
Of mile behind Miss Detroit. The
two speeders crossed the finish line
one second apart. Hawlleye of the
Lake George Club. third in today S
13 points and Peter Pan VII of the
Columbia Yacht club, New York,
fourth with eleven points.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
ALLIES ARE DRAWING
CLOSE TO COMPLIES.
Wedges Are Being Driven Into the German Lines Both
North and South OF River Somme
ARE STEADILY HAMMERING GERMAN POSITIONS

On Front of About rs Miles the French and British Are
Powerfully Supported by Their Enormous Artillery
Arn-On the Eastern Front Violent Fighting Continues
From the Prpet Marsh Through GaIicia and Up In the
Carpatian Passes-In Eastern Rurnania the Germans
and Bugarians Have Captured the Fortified Bridgeheac
of Totrakan-The Italians Have Taken Several Addition
al Positions From the Austrians in Upper Bow Region.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
ABANDON HOPE OF PASSING
THE WEBB BILL
Senator LaFoIette Had Threatened a
Fiiibuster.

Washington, Sept 5,-Adrsin..stra-
tion leaders said late today that SCna-
tors LafolIette, republican, and Reed,
democrat, had forced them 10 abandon
hope Of passing the bin 10 permit
american collective Ceiling agencies N
foreign countries. Senator Ia Fol
Iette gave notice he would fIbuster
the bill to death.
ut now seems apparent" said Sen
ator Simmons, that we will be forced
to give up the foreign selling agency
bill, just as 4 threat of a fiiibuster
forced US to abandon the corrupt prac-
tees bill"
Senator La Toilette has just said
that he would exhaust every energy
and every resource to defeat the bilE
7 asked him what that meant and he
replied oh, two weeks. three weeks,
or four weeks more of congress- Sen
atOr Reed also has served notice that
he would fight the bill to the end"
President Wilson, who wanted the
bill passed, was notified of the ap-
parent impossibility if congress is to
adjourn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
SIGNED RAILROAD EIGHT
HOUR LAW SECOND TIME.
President Wilson Makes Certain of
Legality of Signature.

Washington. Sept. 5.-To make GER
tain of the legality of the eight hour
law for railroad employees signed last
Sunday in order to avoid the threaten
ed railroad strike, President Wilson
tonight signed the measure for the
second time. He went through this
unusual procedure because there was
fear that the railroads, in attacking
the constitutiorality of the law, might
make the claim that It was not ef-
fective because it was signed on Sun
day.
As the engrCssed bill went to Jne
state department tonight to become a
public record. it bore the presidents
signature twice, with the dates Sept
3and Sept. j.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
EMERGENCY REVENUE BILL
PASSED BY THE SENATE
To Raise $2O5, 100000 Annually on In
heritance and Munitions Taxes.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The admins
tration emergency revenue bill, de-
signed to raise s2G5, coo, 900 annually
from taxes on inheritances and war
munitions and from increases in the
income tax; creating tariff commits
sion; establishing a protective tariff
an dyestuffs; providing fo- protection
of American firms from dumping" at
the end Of the war, and giving the
president authority TO take drastic
retaliatory steps against allied inter-
ference with American trade, was
passed late tonight by the senate. The
vote was forty two to sixteen.
Eliminating the usual fOrmalities in
order to insure adjournment of con-
gress by Thursday by the latest, the
senate rushed the measure, the last
on the administrative legislative pro-
granHme, Immediately to conference.
Five republican senators. Cummins,
Kenyon, LaFollette. Norris and Clapp,
voted for the bill There were no dem
Scratic nays.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
"COONEY" WAS CAUGHT
IN A CRAP GAME.
Locked Up and Unable TO Greet Presi-
dent Wilson at CuIpepper.

Culpepper, Va, Sept. 5-"Cooney,"
Dr.. Cary GraysOn'S half breed Indian
boyhood companion, was not IN mis- ac-
customed place on the station platform
today when the special train carrying
President Wilson from HCdgenville,
KY, to Washington pulled into Cul-
pepper. The president and his physi-
clan came out and We're looking anx-
iously about for the gaunt figure when
someone in the waiting crowd handed
up this note, addressed to DR.. Gray
sor:
Your friend Cooney was caught in
a crap game last night and is locked
up. He regrets he cannot see you, but
hopes you win give his regards to the
president"
member of the presidents party, sug-
gested that when Washington was
reached a telegram be sent the COVER
nor of Virginia urging a pardon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
HEAVY BUYING CAUSES
PRICE OF WHEAT TO RISE.
In Some Gases the Advance Amounted
to 1~2 Cents a BusheI.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-Heavy buying on
the part of some of the largest houses
on change forced the value of wheat
sharply higher today. In some cases
the advance amounted to s 1-2 cents
busheI, the September delivery
touching 15l IL as against 145 at the
close on Saturday.
Although the settlement of the rail-
way strike was partly responsible, at
tention chiefly centered on a state
ment by leading expert that the con-
dition of the domestic spring crop at
harvest was the lowest ever known.
According to another authority the
1916 crop in the United States was
25.00Q, 900 bushels under bread and
seed requirements, and allowed no
surplus for export.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
MEDICAL STATISTICS OF
TROOPS ON BORDER
Percentage of Sick Was Less Than
2 1-2 Last Wee!c

Washington, Sept. 5.-Statistical re-
ports from medical officers on the bor-
der, received by the war department
today, showed the percentage Of sick
of both regular troops occurred five
among the guards and one among the
regulras. The rate Of guard sick was
Glightly less than the previous week,
while that Of the regulars showed a
regard the condition as unusually sat-
isfactory for this season of the year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
PRIMARY ELECTION HELD
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Congressman Cyrus A. SuIoway Wins
Renomination

Manchester, \. H, Sept 5.-Returns
from more than half the state tonight
indicated the success CT Henry w
Keyes of Haverfill in the republican
gubernatorial contest, OF John c.
Hutchins of North Stratford for the
democratic nomination for governor,
and OF Cyrus \. SulIoway, the veteran
congressman, fer the republican nom
inatiOn in the First Congressional dis
triCt. These were the three most in
teresting contests in the state pri-
maries held today.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
GUARDsMEN FEEL
LACK OF TRANSPORTATION.
Unable tc Get Away from Border Be-
cause of Lack of Cars.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. B.-Al-
though nearly week has passed since
the war department ordered Is, COO ma
tional guards-ren to return to their
state camps, FIVE regiments still re-
main on the border unable up to to-
day to get away because of lack Of
roliins stock, army men say. These
are three New York regiments in the
Brownsville district end two New Jer-
Sc yregilnenls in the Douglas, Ariz
district. It was thought probable at
Fort Sam Houston that at least part of
them might get away tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN
AUTOMOBILE SKIDDED
Isadore Gamm of New Haven the
Victim-Seven Others Injured.

Northboro, Mass, Sept. 5.-Isadore
Gamm of New Haven, Conn, a tailor,
was instantly killed ard seven others
We're injured today when their auto
mobile sl1idded at a corner and threw
them out. The party consisted of the
families of Gamm and his brother
Philip. At the Marlboro hospital the
condition of Mrs. Philip Gamm was
reported as critical The others in
iured will recover.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
BURNED
AND BUILDER DROWNED
Gas Explosion Caused Wreck of Ship
at Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 5-Edward
Lyndon, of Marine City. Mich. one of
the builders of the Baby MaroId,
which burned after making. a new
worlds record in the hydropIane speed
races Labor Day, was drowned this
afternoon after a gas explosion in the
wreck of the boat. The Baby Marold
had been towed ashore. Lyndon was
examining her. When the explosion
occurred Lyndon jumped into the wa
ter
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-06
AUSTRIAN AIR MEN
DROP BOMBS ON VENICE
Without Doing Any Damage Four
Othar Towns Visited.

Rome, Sept ), via London. 7.46 p.
m.-An Austrian naval aeroplane
squadron dropped bombs on Venice
Monday night without doing any
damage, says an official statement is
sued here today On Sunday and
Monday nights Austrian aircraft drop
ned bombs on Gloriza and three other
towns in that vicinity. Three persons
were killed in Gorilla and the roof
of the Church of St. John was DAM
aged.