McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-09-22


Allan T. Benson, Socialist candidate
for president, is scoring President
Wilson for his action and Hughes
for his attitude In the railway con-
troversy.
The capture in the North Sea by
a German submarine of the Dutch
motor steamer Zeelandie, with con-
traband from Rotterdam to London
is reported.
Five prisoners escaped from the
Harrisburg, ILL.,, Jail by cutting the
cell grating and digging through
brick wall.
Yaquis raided Santa Barbara, Son.
| ora, killing Is Chinese, according to
reports received at the commandan-
| cha.
| A cloudburst has brought Cave
Creek, mountain rivulet north OF
Phoenix, Ariz., out Of its banks. A
half inch of rain fell in ten minutes.
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The German and Austrian ministers
shortly will confer with the ministers
of Hungary with reference to the
food question which is causing much
anxiety.
Fred Wenzel, s years old. of New
Liberty. Ia, was shot and killed by
his brother, Herman, aged IL. The
| children were playing with loaded
shotgun.
Louis Brieston, of Deerfield, Wis,
was drowned recently on the San Jose
ranch, near Victoria, Mexico, 200
miles south Of the border.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, &C.
companied by the crown prince, is at
the main headquarters on the east
ern front to consult with the German
emperor.
During the recent session of con-
gress 1890 bills and 642 resolutions
were introduced in the house.
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| The opening of Williams College, In
Massachusetts, scheduled for Sept.
Fl, has been postponed for two weeks
on account of the epidemic OF infan.
tile paralysis.
| Uncle Clint" Griffin. SO years old,
the hero of two wars sand the Oldest
resident Of Leslie, Ark, surrendered
to Cupid and was married to Mrs.
Wolf of Achey. The lady is GA years
old.
With the announcement that the
"John Paul Jones Cruise" on which
$500 civilians have In training since
Aug. IS, had been highly successful,
orders were issued by the navy de-
partment terminating the training.
Gen. Leman, the heroic defender of
Liege, states in letter to his
daughter that he has refused to be
transferred to Switzerland, because
he will not accept any favors from the
Germans.
Tea is the strongest beverage the
Mexican commissioners can imbibe
aboard the presidential yacht May
flower. Secretary Daniels "dry" ma.
Wy rules apply.
The body Of man, shot six times,
and mutiliated by a train, was found
on trestle of the Elgin, Joliet &
Eastern Railroad near Joliet. It Is
believed the man was Raphael Fl
chara of Chicago.
John A. Pollard of Hannibal. Mo-.
fastened shotgun to the ceiling of
his bedroom and pulled the trigger
with long string. His suicide effort
was successful.
Thousands of men and women
teachers in schools in New York had
to report for duty and go to work
even though there is no school on &C
count of the infantile paralysis cpl.
| demic.
| Lieut. Col. M. M. McNamee has
been named by Maj. Gen. Thomas H.
Barry, commander CT the central
army department to muster out the
defederalised national guard Of iii.
nois.
| A new form of tablet OF peculiar
shape which will minimize the dan
gen of mistaking poison tablets for
other medicine was introduced at the
convention Of the American Pharma-
ceutical Association.
Each state must organize a high
way department before 1t gets funds
| provided for by the good roads act.
A ruling was made In the case of
Indiana, where there is no highway
department.
Swiss newspapers published a Pet.
rograd dispatch stating that all Of the
Russian troops sent to France have
been withdrawn from the western
front and sent to Saloniki.
A Belgian aviator flew over Brus-
sQls and dropped copies of procla-
nation. Another performed similar
mission over Antwerp.
Mrs. August Teury of Cleveland,
o., the mother of five children, was
electrocuted while using an electric
iron in her home here.
Rails will be laid the last of this
month to a point near the Kettle
Rapids. as an extension to the Hud-
son Bay Railroad, the closest line in