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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
APPROPRIATIONS ID
 OCCUPY CONGRESS
To Complete Its Financial Preparedness Programme
ADJOURNMENT TALK
If It Comes in Time for Political Cam. paign Some of Presidents Measures Must Be Sacrificed-HOuse in
 Better Shape Than the Senate

Washington, July 2.-Congress is pre- pairing to complete its programme of fi- nancial preparedness with every indica- ton that appropriations this session will aggregate considerably more than s1,50O.- 100000, at least s5oo. of which will be for national defense.
 According to estimates based on figures compiled by Chairman Fitzgerald of the House appropriations committe and in- creases put into pending measures by Senate committees, the grand appropria- tion total may reach $l.e50, ,O00,oOo exceed ing by more than $500 O0,ooO, the record of any previous Congress in the nations history.
 Last week Representative Fitzgerald submitted a statement to the House present Congress, based on bills passed and pending, would reach nearly N,500, 100000 Since then the Senate naval com mittee has added nearly s50,0O0,OOo to the naval bill, and the military committed has increased the s1s2oOO,OOo army appro priation measure by approximately s10o,- 0C0, GOO.
 ARMY AND NAVY BILLS The principal appropriation measure. awaiting Senate consideration are th' army and naval bills. They carry s82 100000 and $315,s26,S43 respectively. ant together with the Notifications bill which has passed both houses would ap ppopriate for national defense more thal seq, 100000. There is every indication tha the Senate will accept at least the ma jor part of the proposed army and nav. increases. but conferences probably vii pare them down. Whatever happens l however leaders of both houses agre that the total of appropriations vii break all records.
 The Senate plans to take uR the maya bill as soon as the agricultural bill i out of the way. probably within a fe, days. The big building programme pro vided for 1917 and the provision for three-year construction policy probabl wlli mean a debate of several weeks Meantime. the army bill will come frer
 committee and an effort may be made [ pass it as soon as it is rssd. sert il aside the naval bill temporarily 1 With its work on appropriations nea' I ing completion. the House Is ready
 take up the s21o,0Oo,0oo revenue bill in
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
GENERAL BUSINESS
 CONTINUES GOOD Reports From Federal Re-
 serve Banks Optimistic CROPS ABOVE NORMAL
Industries Working to Capacity With Further Increases in Building Activ- ity-Reassuring Signs of More
 Conservative Outlook in East

Washington, July 2.-General business conditions continue good and the outlook for next month is excellent, according to official reports of the federal reserve board, made public tonight in the board s monthly statement. Crops are reported better than normal in most sections, in dustries are said to be working to ca pacity and further increases are noted in building construction. From nearly every reserve district there is call for
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

TOT .,AH tfs LIEN EHAL NEWS 1-Brftish steadily pushing forward. Allied troops are holding positions. American troops cross border but lose trail.
 General business of country con- tinues good.
 Appropriations to occupy Congress this week. 2-Border raids soon will be impos- sible. S-Fifty square miles of French ter ritory recovered. Another survivor of Carrizal found
 LOCAL NEWS 5-Nature strong believer in prepar- edness in fighting typhoid. State convention of rural letter carriers meet today. Motor club plans many innovations City to provide free vaccination for typhoid.
 Ensley Elks' home damaged by fire Traylor killed in auto accident. Seeking recruits here for all branches of service.
 FEATURES 2-F0Otlights and Screen. 3-Holland's letter. 4-EditOrlal comment,
 SPORTING NEWS 6-Spurt by Vols gives Ellamites the BarOns open today against Vols. Crisp comment on things baseball. News ef the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03

ii Replying to the Anglo French drives, ltthe German official statement says fthat at several points on the first line letrenches along the Somme the enemy 1forces gained successes and were able Ito advance A German division Tn thls .sector had to be withdrawn, and ma 7terial in the first line, which was im- movable, and which had been rendered Susless, was lost.
 II In connection with the operations tnow going on, aerial activity was vmarked. There have been many air flights and Berlin reports that eight 4British and three French machines 4were brought down within the German Hines and that four others were also Lshot down. The British admit that Ithree of their machines are missing. Additional successes are recorded by
 tPetrograd, the official communication
 announcing that Austrian positions e,west of Kolomea in Galicia have been taken by storm after intense fighting, with the capture of 2000 prisoners.
 The Austro- Germans in Volhynia are Imaking desperate counter attacks, <while in other sections of the front 4here is constant artillery and in
 fantry attacks in which neither side
 seems to have made any notable gains.
 The Italians are pushing their strong offensive in the Trentino, and, indeed, -hlong almost the entire Austro- Htalian front the Italians are forcing Ehe fighting, probably part of the Concerted plan of the allies to press Gnatters to decision at all points.
 N FRICOURT IS CAPTURED
 & London, July 2.-Fricourt, town three &niles east of Albert, the scene of des- Berate fighting between the British and -N,ermans since the entente allied offen- Hive was begun yesterday morning, has @een captured by the British, according M, an official statement issued this even
 ng.
 The text of the official announcement Nays:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
Fricourt Is Storn1ed by Haig's Men and the Tommies HaOe Progressed Beyond the Position Much
 War Supplies Captured
FRENCH DOING NOBLY IN
 SYNCHRONOUS OFFENSIVE
German Second Line Trenches Occu- pied and Fries Cdptured-1hldu- mont Retained by French-Hds
 Changed Hands FiUe Times

The Anglo French offensive in France continued yesterday and last night with unabated intensity Fcour important three miles east of Albert has fallen to the British arms while the French have taken Curlu to the southeast The ftino at he southern end of the British nes where is contact with the of the erces nature tremendous artillery actions preceding all the infantry attacks Both the French and British offices report steady ad vance points between the Somme and the Ancre sec tors where the drive began Saturday morning. but speak also of the formidable German resistance.
 The French have taken 5000 prisoners according to the latest estimates while British though reporting the capture of $500 later declared that the estimates too low Owing to the nature of the ba not doubted that the casualties are avery high.
 
  launched attacks the French attacks repued o re the position has been taken by the boId rhem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
Protest Against Tax Raises

Jasper, July 2.-(Special.)-At a mass meeting of citizens of Walker county held at the courthouse yesterday very stren- uous protest was registered against the board of equalization for the raises made ir taxes in this county. It Is reported that the taxes in the county have been raised something near $40oo,000. Speeches attack ing the administration and officers at Montgomery were made by MT. P M Long of Cordova and MT. A. B. Aldrich of Drifton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
Veteran Mail Carrier Retires

Greenville, July Special. )-Today was the first day in 4S years that Payton Blake a local mail rider did not call at the postoffice here for his mail pouches He was not a rural free delivery carrier, but he carried what is known as star route mail Recently his contract for carrying mail was lost for another party made lower bid to the government. MT. Blake in 1873 carried mail from Greenville to Andalusia when that town was but a mere village. Later he carried mail from Greenville to Troy from Greenvile to Pigeon Creek, and up until today he carried mail from Greenvile to Honora- ville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-03
ELTINGE CROSSES BORDER


 San Antonio. Tex. July 2,-Capt. Le- Roy ,Eltinge, with two troops of the Eighth cavalry, searched the country on the Mexican side of the river opposite Fort Hancock. Tex, today for bandits who yesterday fled into Mexico after raiding the American side. Late today no information concerning his movements had been received at General Funston's headquarters. It was expected that un-
 less he discovered "hot tran'' he would return to the American side, perhaps to- day.
 Captain Eltinge crossed the Rio Grande yesterday afternoon at 5:30, picked up the trail and followed it a short distance. but found that it led him back toward the river at a point lower down. He was unable to discover an indication by that time as to the location of the ban dits, and recrossed to the American side. Early today he led his two troops back into Mexico, but reported that unless he found some tangible evidence on which to base the pursuit he would return late today or tonight.
 General Bell, in his report of the in- cident to General F'unston gave the im- pression that the chances for locating the raiders were slight. The best infor nation obtainable indicated there were only eight Mexcans in the raiding party which drove off few head of horses and cattle yesterday from a ranch s4 miles southeast of Fl Paso.
 Lieutenant Hardy. with part of one troop, followed their train to a point where 1t ended at the river. and Captain Eltinge severa, hours later arrived with two troops from Fl Paso to make an in yestigation and continue the pursuit if he considered it advisable. He was in7 struucted pot to precipitate clash with Mexican troops if it could be avoided
 ENCOUNTERED NO TROOPS
 Captain Eltinges report made no men, ton of encountering any Mexican troops.
 All reports received at General Funs- tons headquarters indicated nothing more exciting along the international line than an exchange of shots between sentries at Noga,es
 All officers commanding troops along the 100 miles of border have been eau rioned to avoid clashes with the Mexi- can troops that face them, but the re- currence of such incidents as that at Nogales has caused staff officers to fear that an incident may occur at any time that may serve as the basis for further comrlexing tt.e situation
 Unofficial Iepcrts that fire which oc- cured at Pharr, Tex, was of incendiary origin, found credence at army headquar- ters. Equipment for the New York guard was stored at Pharr. It was not dam aged but a supply of meat intended for the troops was lost. Army men admitted today that it would be no surprise to them if dynamite and fire was used more extensively at points along the border to hamper the movement of the guardsmen. The first brigade of the Illinois guard now has camped here and the second New York brigade has reached tho (Continued on Page EfghD
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19
SOUTHERN AMUSEMENT COMP ANY

Here week Oct. 23rd to 28th inclusive. The Fire boys of Prescott have contracted several weeks ago with the Southern Amusement Company to appear here and entertain for their ben oft with the above shows.
 The Southern Amusement Go. is an old reliable, faVorite A. musement company with an iron clad reputation in the entire South. They are now coming here direct after finishing their contracts at some of the larger state fairs of the West and Cen tral West.
 The Company is classed as one of the best, and with proper sup. port the Fireman should well be repaid for their efforts.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19

C. Frances Kane, Agent of Southern Amusement Go. is here making arrangements for the Firemans Gala Week.
 A Good Drug Store Here s the store that has what you want when you want it. HESTERLY's DRUG STORE.
 Found-A small amount of money on West Main Street, residence section: owner can get same by correctly describing same and paying for this local.
 Wiley lobe was in town yester- day selling cotton. He received l8c for his cotton, 85c for his cotton seed and said that he sold some corn last week for $1.00 per bushel.
 Clifton Franks stopped off a few days to visit his parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Franks. Cliff ton has been in Monroe La. for several months and is now on his way to Electra Texas to take better position there.
 MAXIMUM Rubber Goods are Guaranteed against defective workmanship and material for TWO YEARS. When you buy a fountain syrings, water bottles, etc. insist on a maximum. Guth- rie Drug Store. Telephone 76. We pay the postage.
 Don't forget that big parade of J. H. Eschman Shows on Fri day October 20 at Prescott. Get up town carly and get a god lo- cation as our streets will be crowded. There will be people here from fifty miles around.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19

John Barham sold two oales of cotton and the seed here yes terdaE winch brought him the nice .....- sum of S305 4o. This ! ia the 0M est sum eyer received here for two bales. Mir. Waller bought the cotton.
 If you livein the country and
 happen to think of anything you need in the Drug Store Line teIc- phone Us and we'll send It out by next mail with Postage Paid. ! Guthrie Drug Stors. Tele- 1 phone 76.
 28 years in Music Business in
 Prescott. This fall l will put in my time, not to make money but
 to make sales (of pianos) and collect. As 1 can not carry due
 notes and accounts any longer.
 Please come and settle.
 l mo. A. MOnson.
 Geo. W. kizer, who underwent an operation several weeks ago for cancer is in very critical condition. He is not exp cted to live many days. The many friends of this family offor their kind sympathy to them in this awful afflation
 Will Moore, son of j. k. B. Moore of this city, while working at the Griffith Livery Barn, was kicked by a horse and his leg broken near the ankle. It is a very serious break and will no doubt be some time before MT. Moore will be able to be out. We notice with pleasure the promotion of our friend Guy N. Garner, from gauger at Newark N. ]. to clerk In the office of the commissioner of internal rey enue, Treasury Department, Washington D. c. His many friende here are certainly glad to see Guy climb up the hill,
 Hampstead County Fair, Hope Arkansas, October 24th to 18th 1916 For this occasion the St l. M x s Ky will sell tickets
 Prescott to Hope and return for soc. On sale October 24th to 18th inclusive. Going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach original starting point prior to
 midnight of October 29th.
 Yours Truly, G, A. Hays Agent. m
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19
LOCALS

May oa. on route 3, was
 trs city Tuesday.
 k.NLAC The Best Tonic At
 PsterIy Drug Store,
 rbn E. White of Morris, was
 sner last W. ~S.
 p,rcel Post ani Hesterly Drug
 re at Your Service
 psrry Warmack of Willisville'
 s in the city Tuesday.
 Rsnting 1000 doz eggs will
 tbe highest market price. \ Farmers Supply,
 w. Franklin of Sayrc, I,tp was m Prescott Satur- |pr. E. s HhaIey of Bluff City "A in the u,y Monday on t4si- \. VI -. |Get your Share of that soap at be Farmers Supply Il Bars for Ets, |Cur good old friend Tom Pur- e was in the city on business bturday. Holm Hardwick of Bluff City |as transacting business here Aturday |sAL-VET Worm Destroy ed |nd Condition Tonic At Hesterly hug Store.
 Buy By Mail. You Can, from lesterly's Drug Store as easily i mail. as in person. |W. D. Rhodes of Rosston was tbe city last Saturday and call at the Picayune office. g. A. Parker of Gale was in 'gn looking after business in tests one day this week. Prescott is to have a Circus ctober 18th. Quit work and me to town and see the eleph- It.
 For sale One good. 2 year old y horse, gentle, will sell re- onabIe L. C. Henderson.
 Prescott, Arkansas. Box 83. Phone 256.
 W. D, Austin in the Nubbin ill Neighborhood has sold his nm and will move back to Mis- url.
 SAL,EET will prevent Hog holera and keep your stock in a 'althy condition. At HesterIy rug Store. Married Last Wednesday. ,toOer Il, Hogan Ursery and iSs Eta Ward. Esq. F. M. myth oftcIated, Married Last Thursday at ( hom Q na brides parents, ? a' \ roNn, Mr. lh. .- Kate OWL ru la gi- S al ae-s taro g1 Ii e.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19
WHAT IS ECONOMY?
It Is the Spending of Money or
 Time to the Best Advantage


 In this day and age when the cost of living is steadily advancing most peo pie are interested in spending their money to the best advantage, The most economical person is not the one nat spends the leas', but rather the one who receives the most for his mon ey Some people are penny wise ana pound foolish " It is economical to buy good, wholesome food, even if 1t does cost little more People should preserve their health and comfort. A dimes worth of calomel may start your liver to aeuu<, but II is not an e- c nouical medicine as 1t invariably ma. es you sick, causes you to lose time from rom work, and is liable tc aah- vste sou. Iue,e isuo .oreo any ez- ou.e for you to take thu objectionable d ag. as sCeuce las (. coEe,c' pleas ar, -ul,rat, for sx0el yuep .s cla5 -uo.ae. Tai, sc@ medeuAa pleasant so taae and as ioes n sl.en Hla .n gr a1Va.r ari 
 .I customers
 P. St. oa fl.r l- l.He spell calomel backward.
The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19

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The Nevada County picayune., 1916-10-19

P. St. .oa fasr l 4eue spell calomel backward.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
Died on the Station Platform

Samuel e. Trent of Cincinnati,
Iowa, died at the Burlington
station here last Friday. Trent
was suffering from dropsy and was
on his way to Excelsior Springs
for treatment. AS he was being
led from one train to the other by
his brother he sank to the ground
and died soon after being placed on
the baggage truck. The remains
were taken to the Nichols under
taking establishment and prepared
for burial and shipped back to
Cincinnati the next day. Trent
was a coal miner at Cincinnati,
was AZ years old and unmarried.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
Ash-Pe

s The wedding of Miss Daisy Ash
and Mr.. Grover F. Peacher was
soIemnized at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Davis, Wednesday, January 5,
1916, the Rev. Rutledge of Linneus,
officiating. 1t was home affair,
only the immediate families and a
half dozen near friends being pres
ent. Following the ceremony an
elegant wedding dinner was served.
These splendid young people ale
we'll and favorably known, the
groom being a son of Mr.. and Mrs
W. R. Peacher, and an industrious
and capable young farmer. They
will go to housekeeping at once
on the Jas. Bassett farm northeast
of town. Their many friends ex-
tend congratulations and best
wishes for their future happiness.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
Missionary Meeting

The W. F, M. S. held a delight
ful New Years meeting at the
pleasant home of DR.. and Mrs. J.
l.. Burke, Wednesday. Mrs. H, c.
Carothers led a very interesting
lesson from "The Kings High
way" Chapter 2. A pleasant
feature of the meeting was the
special music by Mesdames. Clay,
Harter, Carothers, Duckworth and
Miss Elfrieda Dueker. At the
close of the meeting the hostess,
assisted by Miss Ruby Walker,
served refreshments. Guests of
the meeting were Mrs. Harter,
Misses Jennie Stark, Elfrieda
Dueker and Ellen Garside. The
next meeting will be with Mrs.
M. F. Clay.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
OddfeIlows Install

Fl. E. Garside, installing officer,
installed the following officers in
Amana lodge, | O. O. F. at the
regular meeting held last Tuesday
night: e. J. Finney, noble grand ;
J. B. Jones, vice grand; J. P,
Harter, right supporter to noble
grand: A. V. Moore, left supporter
noble grand; Henry Enrich, right
supporter vice grand; j. W
Haight, left supporter vice grand; ;
H. E. Garside, warden; W. o.
Mahurin, conductor; L. B. Haley,
right scene supporter; D. ii.
Grindstaff, left scene supporter;
Clifford Shell, outside guardian
A. J. Harter, inside guardian; X
Y. z. White, chaplain; j. T.
Gushing, past grand;J L. Ritchey,
recording secretary; J. L. Burke,
financial secretary; Geo. 0. Plow-
man, treasurer, H. E. Garside,
trustee three year term; A. j.
Harter, two year term; j. T.
Gushing trustee one wear term.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
Resuming Practice

My restoration from recent ill
ness is going on in a satisfactory
way so that l feel warranted in
resuming the practice of my pro-
fession. Will Office at residence
this winter. Hope to go back to
Office in the early spring. Will
attend calls day or night.
j. l.. BURKE.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
Tax Penalty Added

One per cent penalty has been
added to all unpaid taxes. Pay up
during January and save the adj
ditional one per cent that will be
added February i.
B. JONES, Collector.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1916-01-07
CLEAN up IS ORDERED
City Council Take Action Against
Gambling Devices

There was something doing at
the regular monthly meeting of the
city council last Monday night.
There were many speeches made,
much law expounded and some
definite business transacted,
Judge o. F. Libby, executor OF
the Mills Coleman estate, was
present and on behalf of the heirs
of the estate presented the city
with a check for $4,000, dona-
ton to the cemetery fund. The
donation was made on suggestion
of Alex Coleman, who stated that
in as much as it was the wish of
his brother and wife that they be
buried here, and as the estate
would be all removed, thus de-
priving Laclede Of the benefits OF
taxation, he deemed it right and
proper that some arrangement be
made to help bear the expense OF
caring for the cemetery in the
future-hence the donation. This
was certainly commendable act
and one that the people of Laclede
appreciate. The board promptly
passed a suitable resolution accept
ing the donation.
The scence now shifts to con-
dition of things in this town that
is not commentaries specie OF
evil that has grown rapidly the.
past two years through lax law
enforcement.
A committee of business men
appeared before the board and
urged that the Sunday closing law
be enforced. The discussion that
followed developed the fact that
that was not the only state statute
and city ordinance that was being
fagrantly violated. 1t pointed out
that slot machines, punch boards
and other gambling devices were
being operated that had developed
a bunch of gamblers in this com
munity that would put the most
active frontier town to shame. The
city attorney read the law relating
to these things and it was made
plain that all that was needed was
its enforcement.
Councilman .AIbin took the lead
and moved that vigorous action be
taken against all violaters com
planned of. Councilman Allen
promptly seconded the motion.
The other two members promptly
fell in line and the motion carried
unanimously.
The marshal was then called
upon the carpet and his attention
called to his duties in the matter.
He was instructed to see that the
Sunday closing law was complied
with in the future, and directed to
notify .all operators of slot ma
chimes, punch boards and other
gambling devices that they must
cease operation at once. He per-
formed that duty and by eight
O'Clock the next morning every
punch board and all but two slot
machines had disappeared. 1t is
understood that these two have ex-
pressed a desire to test the state
statute in regard to slot machines,
which they have a perfect right
to do.
And from what THE BLADE can
learn the cleanup is not going to
stop here. There are other things
going on in this town that are
ssI -, r.of 1,aVsad