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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
PREPAREDNESS IS KEYNOTE
National Preparedness Featured tho
Program-seth Low, New York,
Sounds First Note,

Washington.-The National Civic
Federation opened it's sixteenth annual
meeting Jan. II, with prominent civic
welfare workers present. Subjects for
discussion included preparedness. i'm.
migration, government regulation OF
private industry and other problems.
The woman's section of the federation
opened a separate two days meeting.
National preparedness featured the
program, which was given over large.
ly to presentation of committee re.
ports.
Seth Low OF New York, president OF
the federation, sounded the first note
on preparedness which, in his opening
address, he declared that If the Unit.
ed States is to prevent the "antagon.
ism and hates Of Europe and its age
long tradition of empire from finding
Judgment on this continent after the
war, 1t must be "by strength of our
own right arm and by the willing
ness to die for what is precious to
ourselves and for what is no less pre-.
cious to humanity"
Mr.. Low said he favored the admin.
i~stration defense program, not because
he thought it ideally perfect, but be
cause it was a long step in the right
direction.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
HAD PELLAGRA;
is NOW CURED

Hillsboro, Ala. w. Turner, Of this
place, says: II ought to have written
you w weeks ago, but failed to do so.
] got well and then forgot to write you.
! can get about like a lo-year-old boy;
you ought to see me run around and tend
to my farm. l can go all day Just like /
used to. ! am so thankful to know there
is such a good remedy to cure people Of
p~ellagra.
There is no longer any doubt that pei.
lagra can be cured. Don't delay until
it is too late. 1t is your duty to consult
the resourceful Baughn.
The symptoms-hands red like sunburn.
skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips,
throat and tongue a flaming red. with
much mucus and choking; Indigestion and
nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
There is hope; get Baughn's big Free
book on Pellagra and learn about the
remedy for Pellagra that has at last been
found. Address American Compromising
Co, box 20e6, Jasper, Ala. remembering
money is refunded in any case where the
remedy fails to cure. ADV.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
''CASCARETS" FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache.
b~iliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take q
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day Of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill.
dren love Cascarets because they
grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
VILLA LEADERS &
I PUT TO DEATH
BODIES OF RODRIGUEZ AND VAL.
LES PLACED ON VIEW, THEN
SENT TO CHIHUAHUA CITY.
ONE BEGGED FOR HIS LIFE
to Exterminate Bandits Who
Slaughtered is Mining Men
Near Ysabel.

Juarez.-The bodies of Jose Rodri.
guez and Miguel Baca-Valles, executed
Villa leaders, which we're placed on
exhibition here as evidence that the
de facto government IS determined to
exterminate the bandits who slaugh-
tered Is mining men ear Santa Ysa-
bel eight days ago, were sent to Chi
huahua City Jan. IS. There, accord
ing to Mexican officials, they , be
shown in public again as examples of
what will happen to n one adopting
the career of an outlaw in Mexico.
Rodriguez. who was executed by
Carranza authorities at MADEIRA on the
18th. vas identified as the Villa leader
who has been burning railroad bridges,
looting mines and ranches and threat
ening the lives of foreigners for sew
eral weeks.
Baca-Valles was caught near Co.
the 18th at Juarez after he had been
brought here on the train that bore
the body of Rodriguez. Enrique Cis-
neros, another Villa officer, captured
with Wales, is being brought overland
to face a court-martial.
tBaca-Valles. contrary to the usual
fatalistic attitude Of M~exicans, begged
for his life. According to Americans
VITO saw him killed, the Villa chief
crawled, duplicating. before his ex-
e%cutioners and was shot to death on
his knees.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
NO lNTERvENTION"- WILSON
Washington Administration viii Let
Carranxa Punish Murderers Of
American Citizens.

Washington.-Gen. Carranza and the
de facto government of Mexico are to
be given full opportunity without inter.
v~ention from the United States to run
to earth the murderers Of American
citizens of Santa Ysabel and to demon.
strate ability to restore order and pro-
tect foreign rights In the southern re.
public. This vas the outstanding fact
here after a meeting OF the cabinet, a
conference between President Wilson
and Chairman Stone of the Senate for
eign relations committee and another
day Of stirring debate in the Senate.
The president, supported by his cab
met and the Democratic leaders in Con-
gress, is declared to be determined
that the American government shall
not be stampeded by war talk and
cries OF vengeance into rushing an
army across the Rio Grande to destroy
in it's infancy the de facto government
which the United States, with the CO.
operation Of Pan-American nations,
aided in establishing after the Mexi-
can nation had been torn by revolu.
ton for years.
In the senate administration leaders
firmly outlined the position of the gov.
eminent in the face of denunciation
from the Republican side and another
resolution directing Intervention pro.
posed by Senator Works of California.
At the State Department officials
were vigilant in their watch over the
situation. awaiting official word from
Gen. Carranza in reply to the demand
made upon him to seek out and punish
the bandit murderers.
While no direct communication from
Gen. C~arranza has reached the State
Department., a message from him to
Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican ambas.
sador designate, announced the dis
patch of troops to capture the outlaws
and his purpose to visit "condign pun.
ishment upon every participant in the
massacre.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
STOMACH MISERY
GAS, INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs IN
five minutes.

Time It! In five minutes all stomach
distress will 90. No indigestion, heart
burn. sourness or belching Of gas. acid.
or e~ructations Of undigested food. no
dizziness. bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for it,
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t 10 the surest. quickest and most g
tain indigestion remedy in the whole
world, and besides it is harmless.
Please for your sake, get q large
hfty-cent case Of Pape's Dsapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life IL too short-you are not here
long, 10 make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest II; en-
Joy it, without dread Of rebellion in
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one Of the fam
lily eat something which doesn't agree
with them. or in case of an attack Of
Indigestion. dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night. it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21

"Play Ball, Never Mind the Shells"
The German artillery were doing
their best to erase a small town from
the map, says a war correspondent.
Every few minutes there would be
q ~deafening crash and the remains
Of a house would SOC skywards en-.
veloped in a cloud Of smoke.
In a field in the outskirts Of the
town some Canadian soldiers, relieved
from the trenches for a few days,
were INDUCING in their favorite game
of baseball. The pitcher had Just
pitched the ball and the batsman had
hit an easy catch to one Of the field
ere when a huge shell landed in the
adjoining field. The felder's attention
was fixed IN the shell, which burst
with a deafenipg crash, and he missed
the catch.
For the love Of Nike" roared the
pitcher, III you are going to play
baseball, play baseball, and quit watch
ing the Shells" .
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
FOUR DIE IN EXPLOSION
The New Edison Battery On United
States Submarine E-2 Was
Being Tested.

New York.-Four men were killed
explosion on the submarine E-2 while
the craft was undergoing repairs in
dry dock at the New York navy yard.
One Of the men killed was an enlisted
workers.
The defamation was terrific, but the
submarine itself, from the outside
shows no effects.
A statement indicating the the new
Edison storage battery vas not in any
way responsible for the explosion on
the submarine E-2 at the New York
navy yard was made by Miller Reese
Hutchinson, chief engineer for Thomas
A. Edison and a member of the naval
consulting board.
The preliminary inquiry into the ex
plosion was held in secret by the board
Of inquiry appointed by Rear Admiral
Usher, commandant Of the navy yard,
Neither Admiral Usher nor any Of
those present would discuss what oc
CURED at the inquiry. Persons aboard
or near the Ed at the time Of the ex.
plosion were questioned at length,
Rear Admiral Usher made the fol.
lowing formal statement:
"The board of inquiry met and went
aboard the submarine, where they con
Quoted a thorough investigation. The
investigation was not finished and
therefore the board will again meet
No conclusion was reached"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Won PAPEN WAS PAYMASTER
Papers Seized by England Show He
Gave Man Who Blew Up canad.
ian Bridge 500.

London.-Copies Ut correspondence
seized from Capt. O Papen,l recalled
German military attache at Washing.
ton, when he reached Falmouth on his
way to Germany, have been3 turned
over to the American emba BY for
transmission to the State Depau kment
They show that Capt. Won Papev made
frequent payments to persons q arged
with the responsibility for blow g UP
munitions works and bridges the
United States.
One entry shows that Capt. WI Pa
pen gave $700 to Werner HorHNwho
was arrested In connection wJf&the
blowing up of a Canadian Pacific Tail
way bridge at St. Croix. Me. TheIday
before this check was issued thejGer.
man embassy paid $4,000 into Capt. Won
Papen's account.
Among the letters taken FROM Capt.
Won Papen there is little of interest,
with the exception of a letter from the
German consul at New Orleans condol.
ing with him on his recall from Wash.
ington and criticising severely the at.
titude Of the American government.
Capt. Won Papen's check stubs. bank
books and letters from his bank, the
Riggs National Bank of Washington, u.
c., show about 500 items, many Of
which had to do with routine expendit.
ures. Others, however, revealed pay.
ments to various persons who have fig
ured prominently in the activities OF
German agents in America.
Several large payments were made
to Capt. o Papen by Count Won Bern.
storff. Most of these we're for salaries
or bonuses. A number of entries
showed payments made by the ambas.
sador to the military attache for war
intelligence Office" One of the pay.
ments on this account, made in Octo.
Der of 1914, was for $4,000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
PRISONERS BRING IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FROM
vOLHYNlA
GREEKS GET ULTIMATUM
Orders Have Been Issued That Tele'
graph Messages From Athens
Must Be Written In Plain
English.

Kiev, Russia.-Lutsk, the important
fortress in Volhynia, one Of the tri
angle Of Notifications there. is being
evacuated by the Germans, according
to information obtained from prison.
ers arriving here.
Four thousand prisoners have re
Gently arrived here from the south
western front.
Berlin.-A note to the Greek gov.
eminent, amounting to an ultimatum,
is said by the Overseas News Agency
to have been presented by France and
Great Britain. According to a Sofia
dispatch to the news agency, Greece is
required to deliver their passports to
the ministers of the central powers
within 48 hours, failing which the en-.
tente will take necessary measures
Orders have been issued that tele.
graph messages from Athens to Ger.
many, Austria. Bulgaria or Turkey
must be written in plain language.
Persons in a position to judge do
not agree as to the dependability of
the Greek army" says the Cologne
Gazette. Apparently the king controls
a considerable portion of the higher
officers and in view of his popularity
among the people it will not be an
easy matter to compel him to step out.
THE king has told the ministers OF
the central powers that they were to
remain with him."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
AUSTRIANS TAKE CETTINJE
Montenegrin Capital Occupied by an
Invading Army for the First Time
in History.

London.-For the first time in his.
tory, Cettinje, the capital of Monte.
negro, is in the hands of an invading
army. Its capture by Austrian troops
was announced in an official state.
ment issued from Vienna. King Mich.
olas Of Montenegro is in flight in AL
bania, according to an unconflrmed
report.
The fall Of Cettinje followed closely
the storming of Mount Lovcen, which
dominated the town. and caused no
surprise here. It is expected that a
campaign to completely clear Albania
Of Italian troops and thoroughly sub.
due the country next will be attempted
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
MONTENEGRO ASKS PEACE
Count Tisza Announced to Hungarian
Parliament the Desire Of One En-
envy to Surrender.

Berlin.-The king and the govern
ment Of Montenegro on Jan. Is asked
a cessation of hostilities and opening
of peace negotiations, 1t was officially
announced by Austro-dungarian head
quarters.
The Hungarian government
replied to Montenegro that peace ne
gotiations we're only possible IL the
Montenegrin army Internationally laid
down Its arms, the headquarters state
ment, as received here from Vienna,
says.
The Montenegrin government, adds
the statement, accepted the Austrian
conditions.
Montenegro asks for peace" stated
Count Tisza in the Hungarian Parlia.
ment.
The proceedings under the first par.
agraph of the order of the day had
just been completed when Count Tisza
asked permission to interrupt the dis
cussion. He stated that the king aid
government OF Montenegro had asked
the inauguration of peace negotia.
tons.
The announcement caused a great
commotion in Parliament.
I'VE asked that beforehand Monte
negro Internationally lay down her
arms" continued the premier.
Joyful shouts followed this state
ment.
Just at this moment" continued
the prime minister. "the news has ar
rived that the unconditional laying
down of arms has been accepted.
Since the preliminary condition
has been fulfilled" added the premier,
peace negotiations will be entered
into immediately"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Historic Documents Burn.

Chestertown, Md.-William Smith
Hall, the main building Of Washing
ton College, was wrecked by fire Jan
II. So rapidly did the flames spread
that all the archives, including many
historic documents, some of them In
the handwriting of George Washing,
ton, were burned. The building cost
$4,000 to erect. The college had its
name bestowed by the legislature "in
honorable and perpetual memory oil
his excellency General Washington
who received from It the degree OF
doctor Of laws.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Gaelic Literature for Soldier.

Gaelic Literature for Soldiers.
Much Gaelic literature and material
comforts were sent to the Highland
regiments in Flanders and at the OAR
'danelles by the Association Of High.
land Societies of Edinburgh. They
transmitted also hundreds Of copies
OF the National Anthem. translated in
to Gaelic by the Rev. Donald Mackins
tosh. The translation, now slightly
revised. was accepted by King Edward.
Letters from chaplains have been re-
ceived. conveying the appreciation and
gratitude Of the men. and stating that
the anthem will be used in their serv.
ices.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Glass Of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open siulees Of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, staonant matter.

Those OF US who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache. stufy from q cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath. acid stom-
ach, lame back. can. instead, both
look and feel as fresh as a daisy always
by washing the poisons and toxins
from the body with phosphated hot
water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast,
a glass Of real hot water with a tea.
spoonful Of limestone phosphate in
1t to flush from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, Soul
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-.
Sire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action Of limestone phosphate
and not water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out all the sour lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one a
splendid appetite for breakfast and it
is said to be but a little while until
the roses begin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound of lime.
stone phosphate will cost very little at
your druggist or from the store, but
is sufficient to make anyone who ia
bothered with biliousness, constipa
ton, stomach trouble or rheumatism
q real enthusiast on the subject of in
ternal sanitation. Try it and you are
assured that you will look better and
feel better in every way shortly
Adv.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
URGES STRONGER DEFENSE
Member Of Naval Advisory Board De.
cIares Our Army Would Be about
One Days Killing.

New Haven, Conn.--Danger Of for.
eign aggression will confront the Unit.
ed, States after the European wal is
over, no matter which sides wins, Hud.
son Maxim, member of the naval ad.
visory board, declared in an address, be-
fore the chamber of commerce here. He
made an appeal for a larger army and
navy. declaring that any OF the great
foreign nations now at wal would
have available several million war
tried veterans for q trial at arms
with us.
when the great. war Is over, which
ever side wins. there will be sure to
arise between the winners and our.
selves serious complications to be ad-
justed," said Mr.. Maxim. Either Ger
many or England would have a navy
far superior to our own, and, conse-
quently, could not successfully be op-
posed by u navy Our enemy would
be able to land upon u shores at least
a quarter Of a million men inside Of a
month, and after that continually bring
in requirements at the rate Of $780,
900 a month, If they should happen to
be required. Our little, poorly equip
ped army would not be able to offer
resistance enough to make a ripple in
the line Of the enemy's advance. Our
army would be just about one good
days killing"
There are two ways that are pro.
posed for our salvation. The way that
our army and navy men propose and
the way that every American who has
made a scientific study Of the subject
Of naval defense proposes. is adequate
ly to prepare ourselves with a navy
big enough to successfully stand out
against any other navy in the world
and an army big enough and provided
with guns and ammunition enough to
save the country from the horror OF
defeat"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
WIRE TAPPlNGS CONDENSED

Sapulpa, Okla.-Engineer Harry ID.
Smith and Fireman Floyd Ames Con-
well, on st. Louis & San Francisco
passenger train No. 9, st. Louis to Ok
lahoma City, were scalded to death
four miles west of here, when the boil.
err suddenly exploded.
Lisbon.-Fire which broke out in a
building filled with military stores
caused a loss of $1,000, 900. Several
firemen were buried in the ruins. The
minister Of war declared the fire was
incendiary. -
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Orders $4,000 ". s. Guns.

New York.-Announcement that the
Russian buying commission in the
United States has approved contracts
for $4,000, 900 worth Of machine guns
with four American companies, was
made here after the departure for Rus
sia Of Gen. Germonius, head of the
commission.
The contracts call for $4,000 ma.
chine guns, and it is said to be the
largest order of its kind placed here by
any OF the belligerents since the be-
ginning of the war.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Takes Dips In Icy River.

Millville, N. J.-Dr. Jacob B. Leven-
son of Carmel, who has been an ex-
tensive traveller, is recovering from q
nervous breakdown, claiming that the
only remedy which has proven effect
i've is daily baths in the frigid waters
of Maurice river.
For 20 consecutive days, during sew.
eral Of which he waded ankle deep in
snow, DR.. Levenson has taken a daily
dip. and says it is really refreshing.
Before he began taking the baths he
was treated by prominent specialists,
who failed to give him any relief.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
Dies 30 Feet From Ground.

Tampa. Fla.-J. G. Mooney, a we'll
known citizen from st. Petersburg,
died from a heart attack in the limbs
OF an oak tree 40 feet from the ground,
at his home in that city. The fire de-
partment. which was called to lower
his body from the tree to the ground,
had q difficult task, due to the fact
that the limb on which he was hang
ing was not strong enough 70 hold two
persons.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When people realize the injurious
effects Of coffee and the better health
that q change to Postum can bring.
they are usually glad to lend their
testimony for the benefit Of others.
my mother. since her early child.
hood, was an inveterate coffee drink
or, had been troubled with her heart
for q number Of years and complained
Of that 'weak.all-over' feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago I was making .
visit to a distant part Of the country
and took dinner with one Of the mer.
chants Of the place. I noticed . some
what unusual flavor Of the coffee
and asked him concerning 1t. He re-
piled that It was Postum.
Il was SO pleased with It that I
bought a package to carry home with
me. and had wife prepare some for
the next meal. The whole family
liked it 80 we'll that we discontinued
coffee and used Postum entirely.
Il had been very anxious nee
ing my mothers condition, but we
noticed that after using Postum for
q short time she felt much better, had
little trouble with her heart, and NO
sick stomach; that the headaches
were not SO frequent, and her general
condition much improved. This con.
tinued until she was well and hearty.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members Of the
family. especially my mother, as she
was a victim of long standing" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum csneal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and CSC pack.
ages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in q cup Of hot We.
ter. and, with cream and sugar. makes
q delicious beverage Instantly. 800
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's . Reason for Postum.
sold by GrocerA
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-01-21
High Rail Rates Suspended,

Washington.-Schedules of the Hi.
nois Central and other railroads In.
creasing the rates on lumber in car.
loads from Memphis, Helena, Ark, and
other points to destinations in Iowa,
Minnesota and Western states have
been suspended until May ii by the in.
terstate comerce commission. The in
creases range from one to three and
one-half cents per 100 pounds.