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The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

will. Az Speaker Champ Clark said
the other day Some good and In
tellgent people are opposed 60 NO
man suffrage. but all the ignorant
and eyiLmlnded are against a.
THE liquor forces have developed
an organized opposition, apparently
supported by large funds which have
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

y
Monday. Sept. Z. During the
LIT Z great number OF wounded
aDo from the Bots de Brouennes'
80 Prtetz and from Vaubecourt.
~ came In automobiles provided
~ powerful lights. All the VII
80 vas Illuminated by them. Al
- the wounded were placed In the
oKlos school, and the houses OF MI
800 and Nine. Didon. and the no
"a Jennat. Tomorrow and the next
/ ~ no many came that they nlied
nc entire village. All the army OF
*tke kronprinz passed here II Is
~ that the kronprinz slept In the
: k6me OF M. l.. PoIncare. but the VII
&c had neither this excess OF hon
NOR OF indignity. II he had so
urned here I should have seen nim'
was constantly with the
j Deches. When he passed through
~ soldiers gave such "Hochs as
1--we never heard.
Al IL o'clock buried the oody
~ Nine. Dubant. who was Kiiied
hturday. impressed an Infant
\ ITO service as an ALTAR boy Not a
81 ind of bell, nor funeral chant
d ~ members of the family followed
~ z = conn. which was carried by some
nkurageous men. AT the church
ia 4 few candles and recited the
Il f1Iserere and the LIBERIA. Then. TO
- sound OF cannon. In the midst OF
y l3alfRerent Germans. we conducted
VI the cemetery this innocent VIC
s. - OF the war. When | returned TO
y house big devil Of Boche
Rom ! had not seen before asked
y brusquely, in bad French
II HsThe surgeon asks II you VIII
NJ Try our dead7"
III "Yes. yes, as many as he wishes,
IA 3~Come AT O'Clock" said he. we
>nve already seven. and We wish
~ shall be placed In consecrated
Dund"
We went 10 the cemetery 10 select
= place for the burial On the way
(. ID passed the hospital. There were
Aven bodies, OF which three were
II ench soldiers, ranged side by side
the court. Two Germans had
n READY been buried in the garden
81 Nine. Didon. The sight OF this
bor debris moved me strongly. |
kOuld see many more. In the fear
fkat our cemetery should be filed
- 4 xUta n
Hom In long ditch in neighbor-
h - field. but the Boche opposed this
gmally.
~They must be placed in conse-
3kated ground"
II The same refusal when | said 10
In thar ! wished to bury separately
< - bodies OF the French soldiers.
kf mo. no." said he. "Ail together"
He hoped thus to enforce that the
" lad Germans should share In the
NJ nnors that the piety OF the French
LIQUID not miss TO pay TO our own
tx I'D.
III Also" said he. your men shall
& - the graves and you shall give
& Inns TO our Officers"
On my way home from the GENE
ny I encountered before the girls
kAool Nine. o. Process, her caugh-
n ~ Helene. a German officer and a
! bldier. The onicer saluted me and
Md:
Monsieur, do you know these
omenv
I ~very well. indeed. They are most
pnorable women and neighbors OF
iae.'
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08
larry OF A FRENCH VILLAGE PRIEST
DURING THE BATTLE OF THE MAXINE
women Slain On Pretext Soldiers We're Attacked


I "Eh, bien. the soldier you see mas
been missing in respect 20 Made
moiselle. lie has wished 10 KISS
her. Tie shall be reprimanded. HAD
he done more. he should be shot.
He dismissed the women and IN
my presence gave the soldier a Sc
we're admonition. This man. stih.
standing at attention. listened 10
the scolding with an air so hestial'
so revengeful. so ferociously Boche,
that | was frightened / thought TO
myself. Before long he will Try 10
avenge himself The event was
not long DELAYED 10 prove nv fore
, holdings well founded Twenty min
utes afterward heard the sound OF
gun, then two, then 10, then fusil.
Jade. II was the vengeance Of the
Boche. He had fred the hrst shot
10 make believe that an attempt had
been made against him
Standing under the window of The
home " Nine. Process. he had cried
10 his companions 4 have been
fred on | ran into the street when
I heard the noise The AllemandS
nrecipitated themselves into the
street from the neighboring houses
guns and revolvers In hand, as p
they ran 10 an attack They sur
rounded me and cried
Monsieur, you- inhabitants are
firing on us,
+! protested with all nv forces.
saying that all the arms had been
deposited in the marie, and that no
one among US had fred They cried
their hsbitual charge
YES. yes. your people have hred
on us"
The firing continued Two mi'ratl-
leuses were posted before the house
OF NJ. Fenaux Those who maneu-
vered them shouted
Where is the mayor Where IL
the priest"
Suddenly flames burst into houses
nearby. We saw the Boches nun
ming into them and scattering the
incendiary pastilles. We have found
some OF these later Women ran
toward me. weeping. crying They
have killed my children. save my
father, NY child Is in the flames
| The fusillade did not cease Two
streets became an immense b-azier
OF fire. However. an incomprehensl-
BILE thing-some Allemands manned
the pumps and some others tried 10
/ save the goods from two or three
houses. The greater par looked on
silently. manifesting neither JOY nor
regret. One sees thar the spectacle
is not new for them One ofacer
directs the work OF saving the
church and the Hotel Jernat. where
ther had placed their wounded
The people ran in every direction.
pursued by Boches who fred on
them as one would on rabbit
Their officers had in the past per
mitted the soldiers 10 Are a. random
about the streets. Thus they shot
down pigs and chickens az thsy wilt
ed. The officers seemed not 20
change their attitude when they
nred at men Jules Gand, IS. was
killed on hisgdoorstep. Georges Il
courtier. IL. was knocked down by
blow from musket butt before
the house OF Charles Humber Al
fred Lallemand, 81. riddled by balls,
died in the kitchen Of Jules Tsutsl
lier. and the house burned over him
His charred body was not recovered
for eight days from the glowing
ruins. Jules Tautellier was wound
ed by three bullets. knocked down
by a musket butt. and left for dead
later be crawled 10 my Kitchen gar
den and hid in the hedge The Ale
mands found him there and carried
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

been an active factor IN every cam
paign except two since 1890 ana IN
those two We won, The secretary
OF one state liquor association re-
Gently said 10 man of honor that
they would not allow another state
To be carried for suffrage within ine
next 10 years.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08
~ PAUL vlLlER

D0righl 1918. by Herbert Corey,
0re OF Trtsucourt. village held
IL days BY the 1ernans In lsis. ~
~ eight persons were murdered
In which several houses were
Ded. A personal narrativei
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

PrtattnE-th~ plsIn neat kind--that
Ia riEht-Tfme. Job D~pt--NaIn E52o.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

s- IT. 81 pictured abo.r g1g select article ar The
prices frsd u0. 0oa'h fhe illustration, which are a.
follows
Dresser Rla7 Is. Cd.Ton.-r. 1lsg5. Toilet Table 5li75
and Bed 1913
sea .,'..f one article tho complete room outht Of
four pieces.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

r wv bedroom suites arc moro be7p'itH in de.'f'
han The ono Illustrated and which |' VIII .'i .'
morrow ~ 500 3"
The bod is particularly unusual w'''r 'h" dresser.
rhIronier and dressing table arc al' ~ an 7d aHd '
design and fhc t1ish ie tho most popular h''t'
ivory
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
Reception at Nettleton

NoCCletOn, MISS, April It.
The hospitable home of Mrs. w.
G.. Francis was thrown open to
her friends on Tuesday, April
II, the occasion being reception
in honor Of Mrs. l.. c. Beckett,
of Newton, N. C.
Mrs. Francis home was look
IN lfs best, with decorations of
Wild honevsuckle and
home blossoms. In the reception
hall and living room a green and
white color scheme was worked
out, while in the dining room
pink and green were the colors
tastefully used.
Mrs. Effie Monaghan cordially
welcomed each guest at the door
and invited them back to a table
where Mrs. Arch Smith asked
each to register in the guest
book.
Mrs. Stacy Francis then served
them to delightful punch and in
yited them into the living room
where stood the receiving line,
Mesdames Francis, Beckett. Nc
Gown, May, Ballard, Hudson.
Mitts and Moore.
After a few minutes pleasant
conversation they were invited
into the dining room, where Mes
DANES Will Trapp and Lon w.
Lowe served delightful refresh
ments.
Miss Annie Lou Francis fur
;nished music throughout the af-
ternoon to the delight of all.
Each guest departed express
ing the pleasure of meeting Mrs.
Beckett, and declaring Mrs.
Francis a splendid hostess.
About forty guests called dur
ing the afternoon. The out Of
town guests were Mrs. Beckett
Of Newton, N. c.. Mesdame.
Ballard, Mitts, Hudson. May
Moore. Elkin and RAYMOND. Of
Tupelo, and Mrs. Exum, 0.
AmOrv
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
Notice to Contractors

Notice is hereby given that the
Drainage Commissioners of Lee Coun-
ty, Mississippi, will open sealed bids
for the construction of 7.5 miles of
open ditch or canal. in Camobellton
Drainage District IN Lee County, Mis-
sissippl. The nature of the work to be
done is as follows:
The construction of the canal to be
Is feet wide at the top. 10 feet wide at
the bottom, with a depth of about 8
feet for distance of 1880 feet, and
a width of 20 feet at the the top, 10
feet at the bottom. and a depth of
about feet for the balance of the dis
lance, contemplating the excavation of
103. TOT cubic yards of dirt to be moved
with floating dredge boat, and all to
be done in accordance with plans,
specifications and profile prepared by
the engineer, and how on file with the
Chancery Clerk of Lee County.
Bids will be opened on Saturday, the
22nd day of April, 1916, at the Court
House in TupeIo, Mississippi. The right
is reserved to reject any and all bids.
E. L. O'SHIELDS,
r. A. MOTLEY,
) jim PATTON,
23t Drainage Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21

Mrs. Benjamin this week.
Bro. Carlyle visited Henry
Bryson and family Monday.
Brack Bryson and family spent
Sunday with relatives at Beth
any.
w. M. Thompson aud family,
of Saltillo, were among the WIS.,
itors here Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Benjamin made a business
trip to Baldwin Monday.
Misses Cora Lee Harris and
Lola Braden are visiting relatives
near Bethany.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
COUNTY NEWS.
Continued from Second Page)
Oak Hill

Mrs. S. F. Ritter is visiting
relatives at Auburn this week.
Mrs. w. E. Majers Is visiting
relatives at Nettleton.
William Francis visited friends
at Fairfield Saturday and Sun
day.
Misses Mary Baldwin and Erlie
Mayors visited Saltillo Saturday.
The young people enjoyed a
singing at Mr.. Markham's Sun
day night.
We are glad to see Eugene
Francis able to be on his peddling
wagon again.
| Mrs. Foster accompanied Miss
Lena Bolt to the school house
Wednesday afternoon.
We were pleased to have Miss
Lizzie Lou Young with US at the
lecture Wednesday afternoon.
We learn she is to be th1 s n
ant teacher of Burned School
the next term. 2
Our second quarterly confer
ence will be held at Oak Hill on
Saturday. There will also be
preaching by the presiding elder
Friday night before, Saturday,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Since the weather is better our
Sunday school is progressing
nicely. We are planning to have
children's day the fourth Sunday
in May.
The writer had the pleasure of
attending the lecture by Miss
Lena Bolt to the club girls at
Burned School last Wednesday
afternoon. We think she is the
right one in the right place. as is
also her assistant, Miss Linda
Bell Young, who is a fine leader.
With the cooperation of the good
people of our county in this work
we think great good will be &C.
complished.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
All Day Rally

be held at the court house in
Tupelo Wednesday, April 26.
The Lee County Bankers Associa-
ton will give a free banquet to
members of the various Clubs,
also to all those who become
members on that day. Music
and a free picture show will be
features of the days entertain
ment.
The Club work is very popular.
1t has the financial backing of |
the bankers and business men of |
the entire county. Five hundred
dollars will be given to the Club
members in prizes at the Tri-
County Fair this fall. Names
are being enrolled every day and
there are many others who want
and expect to join. The 18th
will be the last day on which
members will be enrolled.
Remember if you want to be-
come a member of any of the
Clubs you must have your name
enrolled not later than April &c.
Pigs, calves and chickens will be
on the ground for you to select
from. If you do not have the
money to pay for what you want
the Bankers will buy the pig,
calf or chickens and let you take
it home with you. Be sure to
bring a crate, box or coop in
which to take pig, calf or chick
ems home.
County Superintendent T. M.
Milan, Home Economics Agent
Miss Lena Bolt and County Dem
onstration Agent j. E. Ruff will
assist you in selecting what you
want. Just as soon as your
name is enrolled you will be CIV
en- a nice badge that will give
you free admittance to the ban
quet and all other entertain
ments of the day. If you have
already given in your name and
gotten your pig or calf, you will
be expected to come to the rally
and take part in the good times
that are going to be had.
A parade of the boys and girls,
pigs and calves will march thro
the streets. Be sure to be in the
parade as we are anxious for
each club member to be in the
picture that will be made.
Prof. C. A. Cobb, Assistant
State Agent in Club Work, of
Agricultural College, Miss, and
Miss Lula Tunison, poultry
specialist, will be the speakers
of the day.
This rally will be held rain
or shine. Come prepared to
take pigs, calves, and chickens
home with you. Remember the
date, Wednesday, April 26. We
want the grown-up folks to come
too. T. M. MILAN,
4 County Superintendent.
/ Miss LENA BOLT,
]. Home Economics Agent.
J. E. RUFF,
U. S. Demonstration Agent.
To Drive Out Malaria
AnA RsssyA NlN Tho CuStory
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
Uclatubba

Mr.. Benjamin went to Saltillo
Wednesday in his car.
Ruby Bryson spent Wednesday
afternoon at Saltillo.
Miss Bette Written is visiting
relatives near Saltillo this week.
Ruby and Leonard Bryson
spent Tuesday afternoon with
their grandmother, Mrs. G.. w.
Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houlk visited in
Saltillo Wednesday afternoon.
Charlie Anderson spent Friday
afternoon at Saltillo.
Misses Grace and Gladys Fran
CHS are visiting friends at Sher-
man this week.
Mrs. Charles Anderson spent
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Ben
jamin.
Wiley Johnson was a visitor to
Saltillo Saturday.
Lee Smith, of Guntown, passed
through here Friday en- route to
Birmingham.
Henry Bryson and family spent
Sunday with G. w. Harris and
wife.
Miss Ara Poole is the guest Of
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21

For folders and other informa-
ton regarding rates. routes, ETC..
apply to G. ]. Paessler. Ticket
Agent, Mobile & Ohio r. r. or
write G. E. Allen. District Pass
enger Agent, Jackson, Tenn.
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21

To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. 50 cents
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
Change of Schedules
Mobile & Ohio R. R.
Effective May End

Trains will leave Tupelo, Miss,
as follows:
The Tupelo journal., 1916-04-21
NORTHBOUND

SOUTHBOUND
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-06-08
Order of Publication.

In the circuit court of Iron county
Missouri, in vacation, May 20, 1916.
The state of Missouri, at the relation
and to the use Of B. P. Burnham,
collector of the revenue for Iron
county, Missouri,
against
G. r. Gideon, if living; or the unknown
consort, heirs and devisees of G.. r.
Gideon, If he be dead, defendants.
faction to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now OF this day comes the plaintiff
B. P. Burnham, collector of the revenue
Of Iron county, Missouri, and files his
petition and affidavit, setting forth
among other things, that the defendant,
G. r. Gideon, If living; or the unknown
consort, heirs and deYisees of C. r.
Gideon, if he be dead,
are non-residents Of the State of Mis-
souri,, and that they cannot be served
with summons in said state it is there
fore, ordered by the clerk of the circuit
court Of Iron county. Missouri, in
vacation, that publication be made
notifying said defendants that an action
has been commenced against them in
the circuit court Of said county, the
object and general nature of which, il
to enforce the lien OF the state of Mis-
souri, on the following real estate. be
longing to the said defendants for back
taxes for the years 1918 and 1914, TO-
wit;
Lot 8 in block A of the Murdoch
Crumb Company's subdivision Of parts
OF sections 20 and 30, township 81,
north, range 4 east; tract 8 in section
10, township "a, north, range 8 east
1O.52 acres, as shown by Murdoch
crumb plat book 8, page 3. All the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-06-08

therefore, ordered by the clerk of the
circuit court of Iron county, Missouri,
in vacati sn, that publication be made
notifying said defendants that an action
has been commenced against them in
the circuit court of said county, the
object and general nature of which is
to enforce the lien of the state of Mis-
souri, on the following real estate, be-
longing TO the said defendants for back
taxes for the years 1918 and 1914, to-wit:
Lot 6 in block 3 of the Murdoch
Crumb Company's subdivision of parts
of sections % and 81, township "a,
north, range 4 east; tract Z, section
2, township 80, north, range 4 east
42.l7acres, as shown by Murdoch Crumb
plat book 3, page Is; all the above
described land being subject to mineral
reservation made by big Muddy Coal &
Iron Company in book So, page 241,
Iron county land reeords-said real es-
tate being in Iron county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount of
taxes, interest and costs now due on said
real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
OF five and 05-IW dollars, is filed with
said petition as provided by law
And unless they be and appear at the
next term of said court to be holden for
the county of Iron, and state of Mis-
souri,, at the court house in said county
on the fourth Monday in October next,
1916, and on or before the third day
thereof (if the term shall so long con-
tinue; and, if not, then before the end
of the term, and plead, answer or de-
muir to said plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed, iudg-
ment rendered in accordance with the
prayer of said petition, and said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment,
interest and costs, be sold under a
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy here
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
[sEAL] Witness my hand and official
seal, this Goth day OF May,
1916. 49,
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-06-08

above described land being subject 10
mineral reservation made by big Muddy
Coal & Iron Company in book So, page
24I Iron county land records-said real
estate being in Iron county, Missouri.
IAN itemized statement in the nature
Of a tax bin showing the amount OF
taxes, interest and costs now due on said
real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sum
of four and 21-lW dollsrs, is filed with
said petition as provided by law.)
And unless they be and appear at
the next term of said court to be holden
for the county of Iron, and state of
Missouri, at the court house in said
coGnty on the fourth Monday in October
next, 1916, and on or before the third
day thereof (if the term shall so long
continue; and, if not, then before the
end of the term), and plead, answer or
demur to said plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed, judg-
ment rendered in accordance with the
prayer of said petition, and said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said judgment,
interest and costs, be sold under a
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy here
of be published according to law in the
Iron County Register, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
and state of Missouri.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
[sEAL] Witness my hand and official
seal, this Goth day of May,
1916.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit court, Iron county, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-06-08
Order of Publication.


In the circuit court of Iron county
Missouri, in vacation, May 20, 1916.
The State of Missouri, at the relation
and 10 the use of B. P. Burnham
collector of the revenue of Iror
county, Missouri,
against
Carl Soderberg, if living; or the un.
known consort, HEIRS and deYisees Of
Carl Soderberg, if he be dead, de-
PENDANTS.
faction to Enforce Lien for Taxes.)
Now at this day comes the plaintiff
B. p. Durham, collector of the revenue
Of Iron county, Missouri, and files his
petition and affidavit, setting forth
among other things, that the defendant
Carl Soderberg, if living: or the un-
known eonsort, heirs and devisees OF
Carl Soderberg, if he be dead,
are non-residents of the State of Mis-
souri,, and they cannot be served with
summons in said State it is therefore,
ordered by the clerk OF the circuit court
OF Iron county, Missouri, in vacation,
that publication be made notifying
said defendants that an action has
been commenced against them in the
circuit court OF said county, the object
and general nature of which is to en-
force the lien of the state OF Missouri
on the following real estate, belonging
to the said defendants for back taxes
for the years 1912, 1913 and 1914, to-wit;
Lot IS in block 8 of Murdoch Crumt
subdivision of parts of sections 20 and
80, township 81, north, range 4 east;
tract 3 in section %, township "a, north,
range 4 east, 1882 acres, as shown by
Murdoch Crumb plat book g., page 20;
all the above described land being sub
ject to mineral reservation made by
Big Muddy Coal C Iron Company in
book SO, page PAL, Iron county land
records-said real estate being in Iron
county, Missouri.
Gan itemized statement in the nature
of a tax bill showing the amount Of
taxes, interest and costs nowdue on said
real estate for the years aforesaid,
amounting in the aggregate to the sun
of seven and 8 100 dollars, is filed with
said petition as provided by law
And unless they be and appear at the
next term of said court to be holden for
the county of Iron, and State of Mis-
souri,, at the court house in said county
on the fourth Monday in October next,
1916, and on or before the third day
thereof (if the term shall so long con-
tinue: and, if not, then before the end
of the term), and plead, answer OF
demur to said plaintiffs petition, the
same will be taken as confessed, judg-
ment rendered in accordance with the
prayer of said petition, and said real
estate, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said Judgment,
interest and costs, be sold under a
special fieri facias to be issued thereon.
1t is further ordered that a copy here
of be published according to law in the
IRON COUNTY REGISTER, a weekly news
paper published in said county of Iron,
and state of Missouri.
JESSE M. HAWKINS, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy from the record:
[sEAL] Witness my hand and official
seal, this 10th day of May,
1916.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS, Clerk
Circuit Court, Iron county, Mo.