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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-07

40 oAC NoidUlc IOl hiiiIaiy OpCid-
tons. 1t virtually is within the de-
partment of the Somme, which is a
level plateau of chalky formation.
The fighting lines extend. between a
great number of small villages, which
usually are devoted to textile indus
tries, while the outlying agricultural
sections are level fields, chiefly devot-
ed to beet culture for the extensive
sugar production of France.
The intense bombardment of the
last four days was the signal for an
advance over these level fields.
The entente allied artillery then
heightened the range SO as to shut off
all communication between the first
German line and the German reserve
In the rear.
This made it impossible for the Teu-
tons to utilize their perfect organiza-
ton for the shifting of troops and for
the bringing up of reinforcements.
1t is thought by French military OBJ
servers that the Germans miscalvulat-
ed the Intentions of the entente allies
anu expected the attacks IurIner 10
the north.
Places Strongly Fortified.
The villages which the French cap
tured in the first sweep include Dom
pierre, Bacquincourt, Bussus and Fay,
and these and the towns taken by the
British-Montauban and Mametz-
were all found to have been strongly
fortified by the Germans.
The entente allies, profiting from
their experience in the war, quickly
threw up strong earthworks around
the villages thus taken, in order to
protect them against counter attacks.
In addition to the military sue
cesses, the terrain overrun by the en-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
GET PLACES FOR TEACHERS.

Agricultural College, Miss, March
13-AmOng the many helpful features
Of the summer normal to be held at
the Mississippi A. and M. College, be-
ginning June 6, will be the employ
ment bureau, which is to be conducted
free Of cost to summer school stu
dents. This bureau is designed to
place competent teachers in schools
desiring efficient instruction. 1t will
be conducted under the direct super
vision OF DR.. J. c. Robert, director of
the summer school, who is now work
ing out the details of the system.
Teachers desiring employment are
requested to submit, with their appli-
cations, detailed statements of their
qualifications, rs to preparation and
experience, and if possible. credentials
from patrons where the teachers have
ben employed. School authorities de-
sIring teachers are requested to give
details of the work required.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
1914 COTTON BALES
SOLD IN GREENWOOD
Mississippi Firm Buys Entire Lot At
IL Cents, Paying $4,000

Greenwood, Miss, March I..-One
of the largest cot>on sales of many
seasons was contaminated yesterday
when the head office of the Humphrey
Cotton Company, in Greenwood, pur-
chased from NJ. P. Sturdivant. of Glen
dora, 1,o44 bales of cotton, paying him
II cents per pound for the entire lot,
the aggregate purchase price being
over $4,000 There were quite num-
Der of buyers bidding on the big lot
from the time it was placed on the
market, the bid of IL cents by the
Humphrey Company bringing home
the bacon''
The last cotton receipts report is
sued by the local congresses and
warehouses shows that 96,273 bales
have beef received since Sept. III
1915. while there were 127.201 bales
received at Greenwood during the
same period of the past season. the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
SAND CLAY ROADS


, with disk and harrow, plowed into
the sand and further mixed with disk
and harrow, crowned with grader AMI
rolled. Better results will be secured
if the mixing is done while the road
is muddy enough to puddle.
If a roller is not available, traffic
may be allowed to consolidate the
road but more attention will have TO
be given TO maintenance during It's
early life. A herd of cattle driven over
the road several times serves as a
good substitute for the roller
A sand clap road is not at its best
when first completed but must be
frequently dragged until thoroughly
consolidated by traffic. and water.
Such a road, if properly built and
maintained, will. under average con-
ditions, give good service throughout
the year. and is decidedly less costly
to build and maintain than a hard
surfaced road. The extra cost of con
struction will vary with local condi-
tions but will be from $500 to $500 per
mile Maintenance should not cost
over $50 to $25 per mile each year,
this amount being spent mainly for
dragging.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13

A famous geologist, commenting on
Mississippi's mineral resources, said
that the sand deposits were her rich
est heritage. Clay is more plentiful
than sand however, and the supply OF
these common materials so far ex-
ceeds the demand that we do not fully
appreciate the value of either. The
most extensive field OF usefulness for
sand and clay is doubtless in road
building.
1t is a well known fact that wet
sand or dry clay will support traffic
with satisfaction but no meaner
roads are to be found than those in
dry sand or wet clay. Parallel roads
Of sand and of clay are at once sug-
Sested, one for wet weather and the
ether for dry seasons, but it is bet
ter to combine the two materials into
a sand clay road good at all seasons.
Many failures have resulted from
the improper use of sand and clay
in road building. One can no more
build sand clap road by dumping
one material on the other and leaving
the job. than he can build house by
throwing some shingles over a pile of
road there will be some Improvement.
Stretches of splendid earth roads,
easily maintained throughout the
year. are to be found in many To-
caii.ies. The material is usually a
sandy loan top soil, low in vegetable
: 's@r-a natural sand clay mixture
If this sal is carefully selected and
srread over clay or sand much gooc
iii be done. Surfacing With top soil
is favorite treatment in Georgia and
'ias given fire results It is only nee
essary to g9read the selected mater
iai over tn previously prepared road
bed to dopth of six or eight inches, |
crown with grader and let traffic |
pack it down. Frequent dragging will |
be necessary for the fist few months. |
To busid sand clay road on a
Clay base. tile road bed should be /
graded to the desired depth and I
shape; the top broken and puIyerized /
six or eight inches of coarse sand /
spread evenly over the clay and the
two materials thoroughly mixed with |
a disk pillow and harrow. The road
is next shaped with a grader and pre-
ferably rolled.
On sand base the clay is spread s
about six inches thick; pulverized
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13

reason for the decrease being the
shortage of the yield in the section
shipping to Greenwood for compress
and storage facilities. The total for
the 19i5-19l6 wear. which does not
end until Aug. 81, 1916, Will be a little
over the 100000 mark, but will be
something like 10000 or 5000 short of
the total receipts Of the past season.
The same propOrtionate decrease in
receipts is in evidence at other state
cotton markets. and there is no doubt
that Greenwood will easily maintain
its supremacy as the biggest and best
cotton market in Mississippi, and the
fifth largest inland market in the
world
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
SUES BIeAMIsT FOR DIVORCE.

Meridian, Miss, March 13.-Mrs.
Mary Emma Maulding, through Attor-
ney J. NJ. Harwell, Friday afteriapou
entered suit for divorce from " IL.
Maulding.
The petition sets forth dat the cou-
ple were married on February 2 end
lived together until February ., when
Maulling was arrested FOR biGamy.
II also asserts that he pleaded guilty
TO biganay Oh February 7, and was sen
fenced 10 serve ten years ii the state
penitentiary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
EAT POISONED BISCUITS.

Belzoni, Miss. March 13.-R. j. Nc
Coy and all OF his family except two
of his children, were accidentally pOis-
lead in some biscuit A physician was
summoned and soon all were relieved,
but they had narrow escape Mr..
Mccoy had some arsenic of lead in a
sack for his stock, and the cook in
getting flour for biscuits made a mis-
take and got some of the arsenic in
stead The mistake was discovered
before the biscuits were made, else
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
WANT A CHAPEL.

Ellisyiile. Miss, March 13.-The
Jones county board of supervisors
agreed this morning to ask the legis-
lature, now in session, to pass bill
so amending the present law concern
ing purposes as to allow an appropria-
ton from building a chapel for relig-
ious worship wherever one may be
needed. The board here realized the
need of such a chapel at the poor
house in this county, but is without
authority to make the necessary APP
preparation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
lake TOURISTS, PICTURES.

Biloxi, Miss. March 13.-The board
of mayor and aldermen of this city
has invited the tourists who are in
Biloxi to gather at the PiazIati pavil-
ion in the city park next Wednesday
morning. so that they may have their
pictures taken. The board has inau-
gurated an advertising campaign for
Biloxi to secure winter tourists and
the pictures will be utilized by the
council for that purpose.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
COLUMBUS MAN
SUES CREDIT BUREAU
Strickland Alleges Standing in Com
munty Damaged BY Defendants.

Columbus, Miss. March Isl A
Strickland, through his attorney, II.
NJ. Holmes. has filed suit in the Circuit
Court for $4,000 against the Credit
Service Division Of the Chamber OF
Commerce for alleged damages to
his good name, credit, reputation and
good standing in this community"
The declaration. which sets up the
officers OF the Chamber Of Commerce
and local merchant, c. 3. Lowell as
defendants, was filed this morning.
The summons are retucnabie at The
April term of Circuit Court.
E. E. Galloway, a loc5, attorney ard
a member of the chamber has volun-
teered his services as attorney for the
organization.
The plaintiff claims that certain let
ters mailed to him by the defendant
mercahnt, to whom he is indebted as
admitted in the declaration. and the
recording of his credit standing in the
office of the organization. tended to
discredit his good standing in the COM
munity and his credit reputation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
YARYAN PLANT TO OPEN.

Gulfport, Miss, March 12-Follow-
ing the destruction of the Yaryan Nav
al Stores plant at Brunswick by fire
last night, r. E. Boylan, manager of
the Gufport plant of the company
which has been idle for three years, re-
ceived instructions this morning to
prepare to operate the plant here, and
was informed that chemicals and men
were on their way to Gulfport from
Brunswick
Tho Gulfport plant is a half-million
dollar enterprise and its reopening will
augment the payrOlls of the city con
siderabIy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
CREDIT SEASON OPENS.

Bolton, Miss, March 13.-The first
of this month was a time of great re-
joicing among the negro population of
this section, as it marked the opening
of the credit season. Many wagons
were in town to get supplies and the
streets were thronged with darkies
throughout the day. The amount OF
credit extended, however, was limited
as the merchants are trying to be very
careful in the line of business. 1t is
their policy to limit their customers
to the bare necessities of life.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
$45,o87 ROAD CONTRACT LET.

PontOtoc, Miss, March Thegood
roads commission of the Fourth dis
rict of Pontotoc county let the con-
tract for forty miles of good roads in
this district to Hicks. Miller and Hicks
Of Alabama. for $45,0S7.50.
The work is begin in ten days and
will be rushed to completion. The com
mission furnishes the gravel delivered
at the Pontotoc station, and the con
tractors do the rest. The contract for
grading and gravelig the Third dis
trict roads has not yet been let but
will be Just as soon as routes and sur
VeyS can be made.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
PROF. j. D. WITT MOURNED.

Sherman, Miss, March 12.-Prof J.
d. Witt. of this place who was killed
by W. b. Threllleld. of Saltillo, was
inferred in the local cemetery at II
O'Clock. He was only % years of age,
but was one of the leading educators
of northern Mississippi.
The largest funeral procession that
has ever been Witnessed here follow
ed Professor Wits remains to the
cemetery
The people OF SaItillo sent handsome
floral offerings.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
BIZ OK PLANS NEW THEATRE.

Biloxi, Miss, March ia move
ment is on at Biloxi for the erection
of handsome theatre building on
Lameuse and Jackson streets, on the
site OF the present Gaiety Theatre.
Mrs. Holly will erect the building.
which will be one of the finest thea
tres on the coast when constructed.
Contractor Chris Thompson is now
preparing the plans for the structure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
SIX FOR and GET
HORL ECk'S
THE ORIGINAL
MATTED MILK
Nhaan orhS4;fr<ac coo{ Won .o,~.o -.
Cheap substitutes cost YOU same price

truckers are in good spirits over crop
prospects to date. 1t is true that most
OF them lost their first, and osme even
their second and third setting of cab
bage plants; but generally they were
able to secure plants to reset, so that
he prospective yield is only cut about
one-third.
The carrot and pea crops will, OF
course. be very short. and the acreage
in beans will be greatly reduced for
TWO reasons-first, because the crop
was very Improbable last year, and
secondly because the seed are scarce
and high
Tomato plants are doing We'll The
tomato acreage around both Crystal
Springs and Gallman Will be even
larger this year than last. but will be
smaller at Dentyille. Georgetown, Cen.
terpoint and outlying sections. SO that
the acreage in the whole county will.
we believe, be somewhat reduced.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE.

McComb, Miss, March 13.-The resi-
dence of Meredith Hart, about four
miles west of this place, was totally
destroyed by fire yesterday morning
about o'clock The fire is supposed
to have originated from a defective
hue. They had no insurance on the
place.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13

water is falling rapidly the river hav-
ing fallen about eight inches, and the
planters are carrying on their blowing
operations extensively. Ii anything.
more cotton will be planted in this
vicinity this year than last.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
MISSISSIPPI NEWS

the consequences would have been
more serious. But some OF the arsenic
got on the sitter and into the biscuits.
Mr.. Mccoy and wife and four children
ate of the biscuits and were soon vio-
lently sick.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
METHoDisTs PLAN NEW CHURCH.

Belzoni, Miss, March 10. - The
Methodist congregation are making
preparations to erect a handsome
$4,000 church, in keeping with the
progress OF the city. A finance com
mittee has been appointed and this
week about $4,000 has been sub
scribed. AS soon as the building com
mittee is appointed, which will be at
an early date, plans will be adopted
and active work in building will begin.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
ALIMONY A RELIC or THE
DARK AGES. SHE SAN

DFFTtTN FNUE-N1 0F = " : .
Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict.
sister Of Max Eastman. editor of The
Masses. who has begun suit for di
vorce in Chicago. scorns to ask for
alimony She thinks she is able to
care for herself At least, she does
not want the help of her husband.
"Alimony belongs to the dark ages,
said she.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
LOCAL PHYSICIANS
i HAVE iREES BONDED
THEY MAKE AFFIDAVIT THAT
FURTHER CONFINEMENT
MIGHT BE FATAL.

To the examinations made by three
Mississippi physicians-tw from Hat
! tiesburg and one from Poplarville-is
! due the temporary freedom today oil
DR.. 6. i. Rees, of Purvis, who recently
was released en- a $4,000 bond, pend
ing an appeal to the Mississippi SUI
prerle court
Dr. Rees was convicted Of the
murder of Wiley 4. Blackburn. a Pur-
Wis editor. and sentenced to serve a
life term in the penitentiary.
DR. ]. d. Donald and DR.. Robert Dom
aid. Of Hattiesburg, and DR.. Il. F. MINI
mocks of Poplarville. made affidavits
to the Lamar county court to the eff
feet that owing to the physical condi-
ton of Rees, further confinement
might prove fatal to him and they
recommended that he be bonded
The men furnishing the $4,000 bond
were:
B. F. Wyatt. T. F. Thurman, j. ].
Massey, A Q. Broadus, F. c. Hathorn,
T. E. Salter. n. NJ. Salter, NJ. l.. Rees,
s. NJ. Rees. ]. w. Perry, W. r. Salter,
Mrs. D. d. Salter. E. J. Murphy, D. D.
s., E. S. Wyatt, A. S. Hinton, r. w.
Hinton. A. ], Cooper, j. A. Saucier, J.
S. Purvis, c. V. Hathorn, T. w. Pylant,
]. ]. Morris, S. T. Avery, Mrs. NJ NJ.
Allsworth. B. n. Allswerth, O. S. Pur-
Wis, c. A. Purvs, J. d. Young. J. T.
Phillips, NJ c. AdcOck, Ollie Morris.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13
GETS SIPS, 600 APPROPRIATION.

Gulfport, Miss, March 12.-Torch-
lights and brass band with enthus-
iastic citizens tonight greeted the re-
turn Of the coast delegation from Jack
son, where they were successful in OBJ
tanning from the legislature an appro-
priation of $l25,000 for the Mississippi
Centennial Exposition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13

"SIivers," one Of the best-knoWn
clowns the circus has produced,
stuffed the door and window cracks
of his room in a New York theatrical
boarding house with rags the other
day and turned on the gas. He had
been drinking heavily.
"Slivers" was forty-five years old.
Born in Sweden, he was brought TO this
country few months after his birth.
His mother was a concert singer. and
Oakley could not resist the temptation
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-03-13

MORE COTTON BEING PLANTED
BelzOni, Miss, March 13. THE
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15
UNCLAIMED LETTERS
 AT YUMA POSTOFF|CE

Following is list of the letters re- maining uncalled for in the Yuma, Arizona, postoffice, and advertised on June 8, 1916:
 Santos Arcadia, Porfirio Albarez. Robert Bettroff, Grace Brown, H. j.. 8lanchat, Mrs. Bondesson, Mrs. H. T. Cox, Jim Cheteya, Mae Carr, Jacob Carr, P. Cordo, Fillemeno Delgado. c. J. Dimion, Mrs. Walter Ewing, Frank Earth, Geo. Gross, Francisco Gutter reg, Frank w. Graham, Mrs. Cloud Hart, J. P. Hammett, Jose Maria Her. rera. Mrs. Mabel Johnson, Joseph Jas per, Enriques Lopez, Roy Lilly, M. J. Mills, Grover Meredith, G. A. Mellow ish, Elmer A. MsRegan, Leo Miller, E.. Ochoa, Victoria Ochoa, Manuel Ortiz. Pedro Ortega, Luciano Quinones, Dan- iel Rodriguez, Ynes Rodriguez, Bartolo Sanchez, Ester Shelton, Sam H. Smith Ramon Sauseda, Joseph Townsend. Fermin Vidas, Roberto Witches. Wm. Ward, Mrs. E. William, George Wilson.
 Persons in calling for the above let ters will please say Advertised"
 A. T. PANCRAZI, P M.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15
AND PROGRESS|vES SHOULD FALL IN L|NEFOR WILSON
(By B. F. Fly)

With a decrease of enthu- siasm never before shown in Ia political convention in the United States, President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thos. R. Marshall were re-nominated last night in St. Louis for the two very highest offices in the gift of the people.
 So unanimous was the Sen- timent in favor of these two tried and trusted statesmen that even Col. William Jen- ningS Bryan mounted the platform and made a ringing speech in favor of the gal lant standard-bearerS of the grand old Democratic party.
 It has been my great pleasure to have taken part in every presidential campaign since 1884, when Grover Cleveland was nominated the first time. This is the first time in my recollection that a president and vice president have been nominated by ac- ,lo,,o+;o,, u-i+bo,,+ o diccautinU votp
 That of itself shows most conclu- sively that the Democracy stands very ;olidly behind its nominees. It also shows that the democracy approves he course that has been followed by President Wilson, not only in demand ing the enactment of the constructive legislation that has been rut in our statutes, but that the great body of democracy heartily approves of the wise course pursued with regard to our foreign relations.
 And the daily registration of oul erstwhile enemies as Democrats vely plainly shows that even Republicans and Progressiyes in large numbers ap- prove of Woodrow Wilson's policies.
 If the Republicans and Progressive leaders had not been so dead bent on destroying each other they would have advocated the nomination of Wilson and Marshall by their respective con- Eentions. But they had to keep up their party organizations, at least that vas the cry of the standpatters. For that reason they each nominated a man of their choice, not with any idea )f electing him, for this they well know they can not do, but merely to keep up the organization" so the other faction would not steal it.
 What great pity that this is true, or if there ever was a man who de- serves every vote of his countrymen. Woodrow Wilson is that man. That le will be triumphantly elected there IoeS not seem the shadow of a doubt.
 Hughes won't get as many votes IS Taft got.
 Mark that down.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15
Bowel Complaints in India

In a lecture at one of the Des Moines, Iowa, churches a missionary from India told of going into the in terior of India, where he was taken sick, that he had bottle of Chamber lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with him and believed that it saved his life. This remedy is used tive and cure for cholera. You may know from this that it can be edpend- ed upon for the milder forms of bowel complaint that occur in this country Obtainable everywhere.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15

Senor Don Venustriano Carranza opened his mouth and emitted another terrific roar the other day. This time he kicked us out of Mexico in one big breath and then conceded that we are still there iD the next-Balmorhea Herald.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15

FOR SALE-Nineteen sheep, ten ewes and nine lambs, delivered in Yuma, $75.00; also a pure bred Berkshire
 boar, getter of big liters of superi- or pigs, when done with as breed CT, can be fattened into an 800-lb. porker, price $40, in Yuma. Also g sows and some shoats. Call at my
 ranch in North Gila valley. or ad- dress w. G. Hewes, Yuma. 71-2wp
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15
Deafness Lannot Be.Cured

oy local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed condi- ton of the mucous lining of the Eusta- chian Tube. When this tube is infianIed hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the in flammation can be taken out and this tube restored to it's normal condition. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh. which is nothing but an infamed condi- ton of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15

Constructively, Secretary Lansing will be the actual and titular presi dent of the United States on March 4, 1917, which falls on Sunday, leaving a hiatus of one day between the retir ing and the incoming presidents, and ] c. remarks that had Bill Bryan but known this fact he would have stayed on the job at any cost.-Chica go Daily News.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-06-15
CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE OR ExCHANGE-4 good lots in East San Diego, City Heights sandy soil, water meter, paved street, good title. Will trade two lots for touring car; other two for $46O, cash or payments. Mrs. John Newman, Palm Rooming House, TIT North Main street. 54-1m