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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
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BEFORE CONGRESS
National Amendment Ordered
Fayorabiy Reported.
ACTION WAS NOT EXPECTED
Sheppard Sin Prohibiting Manufacture
and Sale OF Liquor In the Dis
trict OF Columbia Now the
Unfinished Business.

Washington. - Nationwide prOhibi-
ton took long stride toward congress.
sional consideration when the House
Judiciary Committee unexpectedly vot-
ed to recommend adoption Of the reso-
luton to submit a constitutional
amendment forbidding the manufac-
ture and sale OF liquor for beverage
purposes in the United States. Even
the most enthusiastics champions of
the amendment had not expected IA
vorable action so soon from the COM
mittee, which at the last session voted
to postpone it's consideration indef.
initly.
How far the resolution will progress
through the various legislative stages
Of Congress at this session is prob.
lematical, but administration leaders
doubt that it will reach the Senate in
time for action at this session. Pro-
hibition advocates are jubilant over
the action of the committee, however,
and predict ultimate adoption Of the
resolution and reference of the amend
ment to the legislatures of the various
states at much earlier date than they
heretofore had hoped for A twO-thirds
majority In both houses is required.
Coincident with the committees ac-
ton on the amendment. the prohibition
issue was brought directly to the at
tention Of the Senate when the Shep-
pard bill to prohibit the manufacture
o~.S7 eo1o ~ l;r,,or ~, +ha n;cfS.iC$ ~
Columbia, became the unfinished bust
ness to be kept before the Senate until
disposed Of. AS an amendment to this
bill Senator Underwood had proposed
a referendum to the male voters Of
the District. Senator Kern, of Indiana,
has added a proposal that women also
should participate in the referendum.
Sentiment in the Senate for and
against the referendum appears to be
closely. divided, withLa vote on the
subject expected within. a day or two.
Discussion of the Sheppard bill az.
forded opportunity for comment on
the proposed amendment, several SEN
ators, among them Sheppard, Varda-
man and Owen, predicting triumph for
the cause of nationwide prohibition in
the near, future.
Hardly anyone doubted that prohibit
ton will be dominent legislative issue
before the new Sixty-fifth Congress IL
the constitutional amendment does not
reach vote this winter. In the House
before the amendment can be taken
UP for consideration special rule
must be adopted giving II right of way.
Representative Webb, chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee, win ask for such
"a rule early in January and endeavor
to press the resolution to an early
vote.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
VILLA MAKES u. s. OFFER.
Would Refrain From Destruction OF
Foreign Life and Property.

Ell Paso, Texas.-A Mexican courier
reached the border from Francisco
Villas camp at Creel, so miles west of
Minaca, in the Guerrero district of
Chihuahua, with proposals for the
United States Government that Villa
would refrain from further destruction
of foreign life and property in Mexico
on condition that the United States
would not interfere In any way with
his campaign against the Carranza
government.
This was oficially announced by a
high representative of the Government
here after Villas proposal had been
forwarded to Washington by telegraph.
villa also offered to protect all for
eigners and their property from the
raids of irresponsible bandits, 1t was
further stated. This proposal included
all Americans in Mexico. it was stated.
At the camp where Villa had left
his wounded In the Guerrero district a
number Of Carranza wounded were
also being treated by Villas surgeons
after they had promised to join the
villa army. the Mexican's report to
Government agents stated. Villa had
5000 wellarmed men and 5000 rifles
in reserve. the courier reported. and
also number of artillery pieces with
him. as well as supply Of shells for
these pieces.
From sources here known to be
friehdly to villa it was learned that
villa was anxious to put himself in a
better light with the United States
Government, and this was said to ac-
count for the fact that no Americans
or other foreigners beside Chinese and
Arabs were killed in Chihuahua City
during the five days villa was in con-
troll
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Bicycle saIancer.

An apparatus has been invented by
Eugene Tourtier Of Paris, France.
which gives bicycles, motorcycles
and every other similar vehicle a YER
teal equilibrium regardless Of whether
or not the road is level. It is merely
necessary to support the machine In an
upright position by operating a. lever
attached to the handlebar, according to
the Popular Science Monthly.
The lever can be operated while the
bicycle is moving. making 1t possible
for rider to remain In his seat as
the wheel comes to stop and to start
again without disrnounting. The steel
rod supports are strong enough to sus-
tain a combined weight Of 800 pounds.
Bicycles fitted with the balahcer hay
been used by the Swiss police for sons.
time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Map Has colored Roads.

South Carolina is one of the states
which have marked the poles and sign,
boards along the main roads by coll:
ored bands indicating the various
routes of which the roads form parts.
There are nine of these through
routes in all, crossing the state In
every direction. In order to make 1t
as easy as possible for the traveller
to follow any of them, the state COM
missioner of agriculture, commerce
and industries has issued map Of
South Carolina In which the routes
are indicated by the same colors used
in the wayside marking. This is car
rying the idea Of marking roads OF
maximum convenience further than
has been done by many other states.
and is particularly interesting because
South Carolina has no state highway
department.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Wilson Decides on Course.

Washington. President Wilson has
decided that the notes of the Central
Powers proposing all discussion OF
peace to the Entente Allies will be
sent forward by the American Govern
mint acting as intermediary without
sny accompanying mediation offer Of
its own. He has not determined
whether any action in behalf Of peace
will be taken later by the United
States on its own account. but is hold
ing himself in readiness to serve in
any way possible toward bringing the
warning nations together.
Watching Entente's Moves.
In other quarters than the White
House it was learned that some word
indicating the official attitude Of the
Entente Allies toward the peace pro-
posal is being awaited with the deep
est interest by the American Govern
ment. The President win not consider
injecting the United States into the
situation until he is thoroughly familiar
with all its phases.
Must Deliver Many Notes.
In England, France and Japan this
Government represents all three Teu-
tonic countries, and will therefore
have to deliver three separate notes.
In Russia and Serbia the United States
represents Austria and Germany and
will have to send on two separate
notes. Only to Belgium, where Aus
tria is represented. and to Roumania,
where Germany is represented. will it
be possible to send only one note.
Switzerland's action in handing the
German note to Italy without comment,
as announced in the italian Parliament
by Foreign Minister Sonnino, was
noted here with interest.
Meanwhile, the authorized statement
Of the German Embassy here that par
tial disarmament win be one ofethe
subjects taken up at any peace con-
ference is being discussed generally in
onicial and diplomatic circles with
speculation as to how far in this direc-
ton Germany might be willing to go.
All Other issues Wait.
American diplomacy in the various
questions relating to the warsmay be
said to have stopped short, temper
arily, with the announcement of the
Teutonic offer to talk peace. Tenn
porarily out Of mind are the submarine
issue, which again had reached an ag-
gravated state with the completion of
evidence that the steamers Marina and
| Arabia were sunk without warning or
provision for the safety of those on
board, and the Belgian deportation as
to which Germany has just replied in
q note believed to be unsatisfactory
to the State Department. All the
pending questions with England are
also dormant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
LIKED bible GUY
MAN WHO CARRIED THE WORD
POPULAR WITH sOLDlERs.
eoys In elne stationed Along the RE
Grande Unanimously OF Opinion
That Visitor was Strictly
All Right.

1t was pretty close to taps when q
small car pulled up to the little border
station on the Rio Grande, satisfied the
sentry and came inside the earthworks
fertilization. Its driver, tall. ruddy-
checked young man, who looked as
though he might be fresh out OF col
lege, brought the mail-he'd succeeded
in crossing q swollen creek In his car
when the Mexican mail man didn't
care to try IL, and he brought also
carload Of Bibles.
The soldiers in the border station
called him 1.-THE Bible guy" and the
opinion was expressed more than once
that ''the Bible guy was all right
There are q number Of him on the
Mexican border. They are represents
lives Of the American Bible society,
and their business is giving away
Bibles and Testaments to the soldiers
who are doing border patrol duty. This
particular one had come east from Ell
Paso, a matter of 450 miles, and did
not expect to stop until he reached the
Gulf. He found considerable demand
for his little ollve-drab-bound Testa-
ments and Bibles. as well as real
friendliness for himself.
He was modest young man, but he
admitted that good many interesting
! things happened to a fellow who car
ried the Word along the border. Some>
times one miscalculated or found the
roads worse than he expected and had
to camp out overnight he carried
few provisions and skillet always I'd
be prepared for that emergency. And.
of course, one did have to know how
to pull an. automobile out of a mud
hole by 0ne-man power and quite a
lot more outdoor things.
do the Mexicans ever bother you9''
someone asked him.
The Bible guy laughed as though
that were the best joke in the world.
"No, indeed" he said. 'tWhy should
they bother met Besides, you know,
I'm prepared for Mexicans as well as
soldiers. carry copies of the Bible In
Spanish and find lot of people who
are glad to get them. And now--if
you1l excuse me-Pve got lot to do
to this car"
Whereupon the Bible guy, clad In
brown overalls. disappeared under the
mud-crusted machine. It shows how
good Christian he really is that In
the half-hour he stayed there nobody
heard him swear.-K Kansas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Dying VILLAGES.

It is the American village that
most betrays the impulse Of our
Civilizations civilization that perpet-
ually 0verreaches itself only to be
obliged to surrender again and again
to nature everything 1t has gained.
How many thousands of villages, FROST
bitten, palsied, full Of the morbid.
bloodless death-in-life villages that
have lost. if they ever possessed, the
secret Of self-perpetuation, lie scat
tered across the continenti Even In
California used to find them on long
cross-country walks, villages often
enough not half century old, but In
a state Of essential decay. Commune
ties that have come into being on the
flood tide of an enterprise too rapidly
worked out, they all signify some lost
cause Of material kind that has left
high and dry-like the neutral areas
in an old painting where the colors, TN
completely mixed and of perishable
quality. have evaporated with time
Van Wyck Brooks, In Seven Arts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
DUMA UNANIMOUS
AGAINST PEACE now.
Exhorted by Foreign Minister,
Votes 10 Reject Proposals.
WILSON TO SEND NOTE ONLY.
Tsutons' Overture To be Transmitted
To Entente Nations Without
ANY Offer OF His serv-
lces As Mediator.

London. dispatch to Reuters
Telegram Company from Petrograd
Gays
THE Duma has unanimously passed
q resolution against the acceptance of
the German peace proposals, after a
spirited speech by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs. .
b The text OF the resolution as re-
ceived here follows
1.-THE Duma having heard the state
ment by the Minister Of Foreign At
fairs, unanimously favors a categorical
refusal by the Allied Governments to
enter, under present conditions, into
any peace negotiations whatever.
..It considers that the German pro-
posals are nothing more than fresh
proof Of the weakness OF the enemy
and a hypocritical act from which the
enemy expects no real success, but by
which 1t seeks to throw upon others
the responsibility for the war and for
what happened during it, and to excui-
pate itself before public opinion in
Germany.
"The Duma considers that prema-
ture peace would not only be brief
period of calm, but would involve the
danger Of another bloody war and a
renewal OF the deplorable sacrifices by
the people. 1t considers that a lasting
peace viii be possible only after de-
cisive victory over the military power
of the enemy and after definite re-
,nunciation by Germany Of the aspira-
ton which renders her responsible for
the world war and for the horrors by
which 1t has been accompanied. ;"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
PARIS DER|DES
TEUTONS' MOVE
ut
Regards Peace 0vertures as
Sign Of Weakening.
PRESS SAYS. CLUMSY TRAP
Belief is Expressed That Proposai
Is An Attempt To Create
Dissension Among
Allies.

Paris.-The offer Of peace Of Chan
celior Won Bethmann-Hollweg is re-
ceived with chorus Of derision In the
French press. The newspapers are
unanimous that it is an admission that
the situation is getting critical in Ger
many and that the Chancellor wants q
way out before it is too late. His
move is considered to have the addi-
tional advantage that, in the event Of
its failing. it win enable him to throw
the blame for the continuation Of the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
wAR sooMs DENTAL TRADE.
Bullets, Knocking Out Teeth, Cause
Demand For False Ones.

Chicago Members of the American
Retail Dental Dealers Association in
annual meeting here reported that the
cessation of foreign competition and
the removal of many teeth by bullets
as result of the European War had
brought about large increase during
the last year in the dental trade Of
America. It was asserted that competi-
ton Of German and French dental deal
ers had heretofore hindered the manu-
facture of teeth in America.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

Wlau emperor q HUGSGH W LAS tAVVpS eD
Alsace and Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg's claim OF the invinctbility OF
the German arms.
London. Peace talk may be under
discussion In European capitals. but
the roar OF battle resounds on every
front, east and west and north and
south.
Seldom has there been such un-
animity in reports from ell fronts in
detailing bitter, unrelenting warfare
the hind of warfare that was never ex-
Dected to continue in winters snow
and cold.
1t seems as though every belligerent
was bolstering up its own Ideas Of
peace by force of might Germany en-
deavoring to show that its plea for
peace came through strength and not
weakness; the Allies returning defiant
rejection of the proffered peace by
!. hurting forward n4assed troops.
Verdun held the center of interest
in all the battle news. Called to a
higher command over all Frances
armies in the west. General Nivelle
ended his command on the Verdun
front by stroke Of arms which, de-
tailed dispatches gradually led to con-
Viction here, was an even greater coup
than Frances effort of October "a,
when she hurled German cohorts from
Forts Douamont and Vaux.
Eighty thousand French troops
swept the Germans from twelve square
miles of soil Redeemed months ago by
long continuous and bitterly contested
advance by the Germans. One hum
dred thousand Germans opposed this
onslaught in vain.
1t was master stroke, made pos
sible by almost superhuman co-ordi-
nation of effort in all branches Of mill
tary science-in men, in guns. timing
Of attack and surprise to the. foe
French batteries poured never
ceasing rain of projectiles into the Ger
man positions; then stopped and just
at that exact moment came the French
advance; the batteries resuming in.
barrage fire.
A dismal rain fell during most of
the lighting hindering air craft.
Their detectives achieved. the
enemy's- trenches occupied, the VIC
torious French hurried out with scout
ing parties and, penetrating still
farther into the enemy's country. sue
ceeded in destroying probably a score
of German guns north Of the positions
they took.
The late German official statement
announced a revival Of fighting on the
east bank of the Mouse.
The ground won by the French in
this assault was in the first territory
which the German Crown Prince won
from the French, after weeks Of as
sault and bloody losses. on February
25, 1916.
But this action around Verdun-al-
though no doubt the fiercest of the
combats on all fronts-was not the
only place where the Teutonic forces
and the Allies were bitterly fighting
A violent artillery duel was apparently
ON along the British front in Flanders
Over on the east front desperate rear
guard actions marked retirement north
of the Russell oumanian forces in
front Of the Teutonic invaders of Rou-
mania. In the SCarpathians, where the
Russians and AuCtro-H ungarians were
atgrips, Petrograd detailed almost con-
tinuous fighting in some actions with
The tide of battle running first to one
side and then to the other-and all
amid the SHOWS and cold of the noun
sains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
WANTS u. S. TO SAVE PAPER.
Senate Directs Inquiry into Printing
Economies.

Washington.-The Senate adopted a
resolution by Senator Kenyon, of
Iowa, directing the Committee on
Printing, in view of the scarcity and
increasing cost of print paper, to In
vestigate the subject and to recon-
mend what Government publications
might be temporarily suspended and
what economies might be practiced in
the various Government departments
in the interest Of conservation Of
paper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
NEUTRALITY VIOLATED.
Governments Plans Many Arrests on
Mexican Border.

Ell Paso, Wholesale arrests OF
Americans and Mexicans here and at
other points along the border accused
Of breach of the neutrality laws in
fomenting or aiding the revolutionary
actions Of different Mexican factions
are planned by United States Secret
Service agents. Members of the yari
Gus revolutionary juntas are now under
surveillance by this Governments
agents, but action is held up pending
ratification of the American-Mexican
mediation protocol
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
Good Reason VIM.

This country has nearly three times
as many telephones as Europe. but we
need them. We're not too mad to talk
to enc another in this country Cleva-
iaad Plain Dealer,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
JOSEPH I. MILES DEAD.
Was Author OF "Thereql Be Hot
Time In the Old Town.

Santa Rosa. Cal.-Joseph T. Miles,
author of the song ."There'li Be Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight" died
here. Miles. who was veteran actor,
was known on the stage as "Joe Hay
den" He was 20 years old.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
AVIATION GROUND ON TIE BAY.
LOO Acres Purchased For Army Near
Fort Monroe.

TOEt MOHEuGs
Washington. The War Department
has purchased about 100 acres of land
on lower Chesapeake Bay. near Fort
Monroe. for use as an aviation expert
mental and proving ground for the
army The price paid was $290,000.
appropriated by Congress. at the last
session for this purpose. War Depart
ment officials estimate that $780, 600
WIN be asked Of Congress for buildings
and equipment. with the idea OF maxi
Ing it one of the foremost stations Of
the kind in the world outside OF coun-
tries now engaged in war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
PROGRAMMED eusAEa opEN.
Carnegie Gas Company Makes Big
Find In Pennsylvania.

Find In Pennsylvania.
Waynesboro, Pa.-Drilling into the
Gordon sand on the George M. Isa-
minger farm. in Springhill township.
Greene county. the Carnegie Gas Com
pany struck gusher which is pro-
ducing 50 barrels an hour. or 1.200 bar
reIs a day. Oil was found week ago,
but at that time showed only 100 bar
rels a day. Tanks were erected and
on continuation of the drilling, the
gusher shot higher than the derrick
There is another well on the farm a
short distance from the gusher. which
is producing 100 barrels daily. The
company holds leases ON virtually all
the adjoining property
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
MAKES BACHELORS "DRy."
Virginia Court Holds They Have No
Regular Homes To Get Quart.

Regular Homes To Get Quart.
Roanoke. va.--If Virginia bachelors
want to get the one quart of liquor q
month allowed them under the State
Prohibition law they must marry. This.
in effect, is the ruling. of the State
Prohibition Commissioner The de-
cree sets forth that bachelors have
no regular homes and obviously, there
fore, cannot take their monthly quart
into their homes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
c. 3. SNYDER DEAD.

Dies In Connecticut.
Greenwich, Ct-Charles B. Snyder.
a former newspaper owner IN Pennsyl-
vania and more recently up to two
years ago business manager Of the
Graphic here, died at the age Of IS.
He was at one time owner of the Ber-
wick tPa.) independent and later of
the Wiikes-Barre Record and the
Wilkes-Ba Times-Leader
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22
FRENCH SMASH
GERMAN LINES
Roar of Battle Resounds on
Every Front.
ACCLAIMED AS FRENCHREPLY
0enerai MiveIle's Army Within Short
Distance ofWhere cermane stood
AZ Beginning OF the Crest
verdun Drive.

London. The French victory a. Yer
dun is acclaimed by all the London
papers as the French reply to the Ger.
man Emperor's speech to his troops in
Alsace and Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg's claim OF the invinctbility OF
the German arms.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-22

London. "A dispatch to Reuters
Telegram Company from Petrograd
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-03-31
Notice to Property Owners

Those persons having out door privies
are notified that the ordinance with
reference to the sanitary condition
thereof will now be strictly enforced
The ordinance is as follows:
''Be it ordained bv the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Tupelo Mississippi that it shall be the
duty of both the owner and the tenant
of the store house or the dwelling house
in that part of the corporate limits of
the City of Tupelo Mississippi living
outside of the sewer and water district
of said City where privy is required
by ordinance to be kept and maintained
to at once screen the rear or back of
such privy and to place substantial
covers over the holes in the seat
an in such privies so AS to keep
finals and fouls and flies away from
the increment deposited therein. and
that any owner and tenant of such
store house or dwelling house SO failing
to screen and fix the privy used. in
connection with such building as above
provided shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and on conviction shall be fined
not less than S. 90 nor more than $50"
This March 9Th, 1916
81 d. w. Robins, Mayor.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-03-31
Feed Out Your Hogs Six
Weeks Earlier

In every lot of hogs on feed
two or three weeks quickly and
actually eat less than others. If
all would fatten like these, the
entire drove would be ready for
the market six weeks earlier and
to save six weeks feed is an item
that you fully understand.
The hog that fattens easily
must be in prime physical condi-
ton. The B. A. Thomas Hog
Powder is a conditioner forhogs.
1t keeps their system clean and
healthy and enables them to fat
ten quickly without falling a
prey to the usual diseases of
hogs. The B. A. Thomas Hog
Powder is not stock food. It's
straight medicine, and we took
the agency because it enables
you to feed out your hogs much
earlier. St. Clair Drug Co.