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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
This Supreme Hour in Civilization Means a
Business Activity in America Never
Before EquaIed On Earth.

However fearful may be the burden of responsibility
which rests upon every heart in this country, however great
NAV. be the sorrows which many are facing and which all
must face as we enter upon the most fearful war in all
human history, looked at from the viewpoint OF business
activity this country has before it an era of such unprece-
denied activity as to make all periods of the past look like
periods of dizziness.
We are preparing to throw into the channels Of trade,
q ranidly as the money can be expended, about 100000
600 or sic, 900, 900, 900, a sum SO staggering as to be incom.
nrehensible. A billion dollars is going into the building OF
naval vessels; a much larger amount will be expended on the
ships under construction and for which contracts are being
lot We are preparing to finance the Allies that their vast
expenditures, exceeding even those Of the last two years,
shall be made in this country for munitions and foodstuhs,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
THE WEALTH OF AMERICA:

The wonderful prosperity enjoyed by the United States
in the last two years has resulted in increasing beyond par
alel the wealth and resources of the country. Our national
assets equal the combined wealth of Great Britain, France,
Russia and Italy.
The income of the United States for the calendar year,
1916, is estimated to have been $50, 900, 900, 900, while the
combined income of Great Britain and France was $~32,OOO,-
00O, 1000. In the last seven years our income has increased
3S 1-S per cent, and III per cent during the last seventeen
years. Our foreign trade for 1916 was nearly So, 900, 000,-
900, and the favorable trade balance, obtained during the
period of the war to March, 1917, amounted to S., 762, 539,
800, or an amount equal to $51 per capita. We hold ap-
proximately SO, 900, 900, 900 in gold, or about onethird of the
worlds total gold supply. Our wealth, per capita, is So, O3O;
money in circulation, $45.a4 per capita; the gold supply, per
capita, $25. During the war we have lent to other nations
over 2,225, 900, 900, and have repurchased from Europe
more than 81 1000, OOO,O 900 of foreign-owned American Sc
curities.
Of the amount recently authorized by Congress over
AZ per cent will be co~llaterally secured by Understanding
obligations of foreign governments and over 28 per cent
will be in the form of short-term loans. which will shortly
be paid through taxes and current revenue.
Patriotism and the desire to possess some of the choicest
investment bonds on the worlds market today should lead
every citizen to make this loan a success. By entering =
subscription you not only aid the government but obtain an
investment which is unequaled for security, convertibiity
and as collateral for loans.
Compiled by Kaufman Smith Ell Investment Co.,
Security Building, st. Louis, Mo. Published by their per-
missiono SHANKS, PHILLIPS & co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
YOU KNOW WHAT
SEVEN BILLION MEANS.
Expert Gives An Idea--BiIIS Gould Not Be
Counted in 700 YedrS--WOuId Circle
Earth "a Times.

The interest on the United States $1,000. 900. 90
war budget at BIZ per cent amounts to almost $500. 90 a
minute, according to c. D. P. Hamilton, vice-president of
the international Shoe Company, who has figured out a
number Of comparisons to show just what 81 900. 0OO. OO0. 90
means. His figures follow:
There are almost exactly as many dollars in 1000, OO0,-
600 as there are seconds in 800 years. Since the Declara-
ton of independence, July 4, 1776, to date, there are less
than 800, 600, 900 seconds.
Seven billions in gold coin is 13,44O tons and would
load nearly 1900 cars, each with "a 900 pounds. and make
a solid train thirteen miles long.
Seven billions of silver dollars stacked in a pile would
go toward the stars to a distance of l,736 miles. And it
would take the United States mint, working day and night,
224 years to coin the dollars.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
PREsENr DEBT:

- S~ArN
The outstanding interest-bearing public debt OF the
sl,ooo,o 900. This amounts to about $40 per capita, as
compared with 1915 and $3.50 per capita for Great Britain
Great Britain, our government would have to increase its
debt by $39, 900, 600, 900.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
SPANlSH-AMERlCAN WAR;

In June, 1898, the government offered for public SUBJ
scription $500, ooo,o 600 8 per cent bonds, due in 20 years,
optional IN 10 years. This loan was in popular denomina-
tons and public subscriptions were solicited. There were
received S20.S26 subscriptions applying for a total of over
$500, 00O, 1000. These bonds We're subscribed at par and
for 11O.75.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
WOULD BUY UNITED STATES.

AT $500 an acre, this vast sum would pay for every
acre of land in the continental United States.
Seven billions of dollars in dollar greenbacks.' end to
end, would go around the earth at the equator nearly thirty
four times. And it would take an express train running
forty miles an hour. day and night. continuously, for two
and one-half years to cover the distance.
Let US look at it in time. or in distance.
Seven billion minutes is 13,3lS years. 9 hours and So
minutes.
Imagine seven billions of miles, A rife bullet has A
speed of about half mile a second, yet at this great velocity
it would require almost 444 years to cover the distance!
Had an express train started at the dawn of the
Christian era, going at the rate of a mile a minute. it would
today, nineteen centuries after Christ was born. fguratiyely
speaking, hardly have gotten out of the train sheds. for it
would have gone only one-seventh of the distance. And
would now, 1917. have 1l.400 years to run to complete
the journey of 1000, 000, 600 miles!
Count it-ridiculous! Imagine an expert counter of
money, counting this in S1.00 bills and expert enough to
count one a second. Then suppose he belonged to the
union and worked eight hours a day. Sundays and HOLIDAYS
excluded. Then imagine him working on the Job for fftv
years-dying of old age-the work taken up by another.
The first man would have been dead 700 wears when the
fifteenth man quit the task-each of the fifteen having
worked for fifty years, and there would still be uncounted
enough to give each man, woman and child in St. Louis
$4,000 and leave $4,000 10000 untouched
"Seven billion dollars also figures ZOO a minute since
the birth of Christ.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
UNITED STATES Gov
EMINENT WAR LOANS.
A Short History Of Some Of Our Gov
eminent Obligations May be Of
Interest at This Time.
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.

In 1871 all the obligations issued during the Revolu-
tonary period were refunded, and our total deh+ NV =
specie basis, amounted to $75, 600, 900. ~ "
WAR OF 1912:
Aitnough the war did not begin until June. bonds
amounting to $ll,O0O,OO0, bearing 6 per cent interest. to
De palo wltnin Twelve years from January /, 1913, were
authorized as early as March, 1912. ONLY So. 5O.oOO of
TINS amount was issued and all were redeemed in 1917. In
loI4' $iS,d0S,OOo 3 per cent bonds, redeemable after jan
uary 1, 1875, were sold at SO, and by 1921 the entire issue
had been redeemed. At the end Of this war the national
and Cancelled by 1885. ~ "' p"N
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
MEXICAN WAR:
CIVIL WAR:

During the period of the Civil War, debt was piled upon
pie with astounding rapidity. In 1860 the Understanding
900, while at the close of the war this debt had been in
creased to $2,674,815,000. The average interest paid by
the government on its obligations during this period was
slightly under 6 per cent. With one exception, all Of the
l9ans were placed at par, less a small commission At the
close OF the war a reduction of the public debt was under
taken, and by 1879 the government had paid off bonds
amounting to $l,S95,OOO,O00 and by 1880 the governments
credit was on a 3A per cent basis, as against a maximum
rate ate Of lSh per cent reached in 1864. Between 1881 and
bonds were paid off; in 1891 all bonds, then redeemable.
tWSeare retired; and two years later the public debt was less
than one-third the amount of the debt existing in 1865,
Furthermore, during comparatively recent years, conversions
into bonds bearing a lower rate of interest have resulted
per year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
USELESS TO ATTEMPT EXPENDITURE.

LET us look at $1,000, 600. 900. 90 in this way: Sup
pose a man had this sum in bank-not interest bearing
and every week day of the year he drew his check for
$1,000, 000.0 90, he would, after % years. have $50. 900. 900. OC
in the bank.
Suppose, again, that it was invested. paying 6 per cent
interest, and the mans expenses We're 81 200. 10000 a day.
He would, after 10 years-spending a million a day-hnd
that he had fourteen billions left. twice as much as at the
beginning, and might want to kick himself for pinching
down to a beggarly million a day.
This loan bears interest of 3l2 per cent and the inter
est is $245.OOO, 100000 a year, nearly $4,000 a minute
just the INTEREST,"
From st. Louis Globe Democrat, April %. 1917. Page ~
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
BOND BUYERS
ARE SWINDLED
UNscRUPUlOuS TRADERS BUY
LIBERTY PAPER At CHEAP
RATES.

New York. Sept. 13.-Many persons
in ordinary circumstances who sub
scribed for Liberty Loan Bonds and
now find themselves in need Of money
are being victimized into selling their
bonds at a much lower price than the
market quotation, according to a
statement issued here today by John
Muir, New York stock broker.
This has occurred in the last few
days, it was stated, in poorer districts
of the city. especially among the for
eign speaking population.
mot knowing where to CO." the
statement said, they fall victims to
unscrupulous private banks and ac-
cept the first bid that is offered. There
is wide and active public market in
these bonds on the stock exchange.
The closing prices yesterday were
399.71 for the 500 bonds and $49.S6
for the $50 bonds"
The statement pointed out that such
q situation will tend to shake the
confidence of the public in government
bonds and prove an obstacle in sue
cAsa In tha nAt hans
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
SUFF RACE ISSUE
To U.S.. SENATE
Committee Makes Favor.
able Report; Adoption
Is Doubtful.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 13.-The
Susan B. Anthony resolution for ma
tion-wide woman suffrage by constitu.
tional amendment was favorably re-
ported today by the senate suffrage
committee and will take place on the
calendar for vote at the session be
ginning In December.
Whether the suffrage resolution can
command the necessary two-thirds
vote in the senate and later "a the
house is q question President Wilson
80 far has refused to put the influence
of the administration behind 1t, al
though urged to adopt 1t as q war
measure.
Suffrage supporters, however. re-
gard getting 1t out of COMMITTEES with
a favorable report as foreward step
and they welcome the opportunity to
get a record vote on Il.
z Without debate or objection the
senate today passed Senator Sha-
froth's bill authorizing the Hawaiian
legislature to give women. who have
property and other qualifications of
men. the right to vote in territorial
It also authorizes the legisla-
ture to submit to the territory the
questions of giving women unrestrict-
ed suffrage there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
STRIKE SPREADS
AT SPRINGFIELD
SEVERAL TRADES JOIN LABOR
TlE-UP; MARTIAL LAW Is
THREATENED.

Springfield. ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Despite
Governor lowden's warning yesterday
that anti-American influences were at
work here, the industrial tie-up grow
ing out OF the strike of street car oper.
atives became more acute today when
BARRIERS, grocery clerks, brewery
workers and meat cutters joined the
ranks of the strikers Plumbers and
electricians are threatening to leave
their work before the day is over.
In every case those who have walked
out declared their action was not pri.
marily In sympathy with the car strike,
but because police and military author
tiles had denied unionists their rights to
parade last Sunday
Estimates placed the number now on
protest strike at between 1000 and
5000, most of whom are coal miners.
Governor Lowden has said drastic
measures will be taken to root out the
sinister and disturbing" elements
who. he declared last night. are stir.
ring up trouble to embarrass the
nation in It's conduct of the war. What
measures the governor will take in
case settlement of the car strike is
not reached at once, could not be fore
cast early today. Martial law is spoken
Of as possibility. Petitions for the
recall of Mayor Charles T. Baumann.
and Commissioner of Public Safety
Roy R Reece were prepared for circu
lation today. Aninlus against these
officials grew out of the refusal Of
city officials to grant permit for the
labor parade last Sunday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
BANDITS LOOT
COUNTRY BANK
WILD WEST METHODS ARE FOL.
LOWED BY MISSOURI
OUTLAWS.

st. Louis, Sept. 13.-Four automo-
bile bandits drove into Sullivan, Mo-,
fifty-five miles southwest of st. Louis.
at o'clock this morning, bound the
railroad telegraph operator and two
night marshals and threw them into
q box car, rode through the town firing
guns to make the citizens stay in.
doors and then blew the safe Of the
Peoples bank. From the Peoples
bank the bandits secured $4,000 and
from the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad $40.
After binding and gagging the night
telegraph operator of the st. Louis
and San Francisco railroad, the ban
dts cut all telegraph and telephone
wires leading out of the town. They
then rounded up the two night
marshals and threw them with the
telegraph operator into the box car.
News of the bandit raid was tele.
phoned to st. Louis from Union and
Newburg, nearby towns.
The sheriff at Union telephoned that
the bandits also had robbed the post.
office at Sullivan. They escaped and
are supposed to have headed towards
st. LoWA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
MORE FOOD STUFFS
BEING EXPORTED

Washington, D. c., Sept. 1S.-The
value of breadstuffs, meat and dairy
products, cotton and cottonseed and
mineral oils exported in the seven
months ending in July aggregated
S1,007, ,065. .190 as compared with $685.
S1,0l1 for the same period last year,
the department Of commerce an
nounced today. The gross increase was
nearly $225, 900 Breadstuffs ad-
vanced from $251 .715,S60 to S373,595,-
592; meat and dairy products from
$157,542.56S to $235,SsS,Sl9 and min.
eral oils from $112,02A.S1S to $133,S2o,-
l2A
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
Wapello County's Drafted
Men Will Fire Big Guns

Division Headquarters, Eighty-eighth
/ Division, First Overseas Army, Camp
Dodge, Sept. 13.-Drafted soldiers
from the southern part Of Iowa will
! demolish the trenches OF Huns and
furnish the barrage fire behind which
the infantry viii advance to the attack
when the First Overseas Army takes
! lts place ON the firing line in France.
It was learned here today that pres
ent plans contemplate making the
| ss2sth Artillery Ii q heavy field unit,
Seqmpped with 6-inch howitxers. Men
\ from the three southern tiers Of coun-
ties will go to the 33eth.
WILL HAMMER FOES LINES.
To their lot will fall the hammering
,of the enemy's defenses, the destruc-
tion of trenches and barbed wire en-
itanglements and the shattering Of the
nerves of the Germans in their dug
outs with incessant firing.
Four Of these big field guns will be
assigned to each battery. Until war
was declared. the United States had
5ust tour of the six-inch guns In it's
military service. They weigh about
5000 pounds each and will be pulled
by gasoline tractors or motor trucks.
The position OF these guns will be
six miles back of the front line
trenches. They will communicate
with observation stations, the scouting
,aeroplanes and field telegraph stations
IN directing the fire from the guns.
HOW ARTILLERY FIGHTS.
. After heavily bombarding the ene-
my's trenches. the fire Of the guns
will be shortened until the six-inch
shells fail just short distance ahead
of the American trenches. When
Zero" the hour set for the advance
comes. the fire will be lifted nifty
yards or so ahead and the infantrymen
will attack In waves. At intervals the
barrage fire will again be lifted and
the shells dropped 1ust little farther
ahead, the infantry following accord
tngly.
When the enemies trenches are
near, the barrage will be lifted alto
gether and the advancing soldiers will
Jump forward to catch the Germans in
their dugouts before they can come
forth to repel attack. II the front line
10 taken, upon signal the barrage fire
will be resumed to prevent reinforce
ments from coming up from the sec
ond line trenches of the enemy. The
artillery will continue the fire until
the infantrymen are established in
their captured bitches.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
II Men Drift
Seven Weeks
in Open Boat

4 VANCOUVER, 3. c., Sept. 13.
" "A life boat containing Cap
tain Harupiko Shioga and six
teen Of the crew Of the wrecked
Japanese steamer kotNhlra, ar
rived yesterday at Ikeda Bay,
Queen Charlotte islands.
The vessel was wrecked on, July
27 in Alaska waters and during
all the Intervening weeks the life
boat was at sea making for this
coast.
The boat was we'll provIsioned,
but the last stages Of the trip left
the Japanese sailors in a terrible
condition Of privation.
Wireless reports at the time the
kotohIra Maru was wrecked said
the crew had left tho steamer In
life boat, and from that time un-
I'll their arrival on the coast no
word had been heard Of them.
There waes no loss Of life In the
wreck.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
AXE MURDER
CONFESSION
REPUDIATED
Kelly's Attorneys Renew
Charges That Havner
Used Third Degree To
Protect Real Slayer.
TRIAL OPENS WITH
DOCTORS ON STAND

Red Oak, Sept. 13.-opening state
ments OF council in the trial of the
Rev. Lynn George J. Kelly, charged
with murder in connection with the
axe slayings at Villisca, Ia, In 1912,
occupied only an hour today and the
way was clear for the introduction Of
testimony.
Assertions by the state that it will
prove positively that Kelly killed the
axe victims and has confessed his
guilt were met by counter charges
from tho defense that the confession
was obtained by 'inquisitional meth
DDS for the purpose Of shielding an
other"
HAvNER OUTLINES CASE.
IL NJ. Havner. attorney general.
opened for the state.
I'VE will prove by reputable WITT
nesses," Havner said, "that on the
morning following the murder that
Kelly, while on train between Mace
donia and Hastings, told OF the fact
that eight persons had been slain at
Villisca. This was before o'clock in
the morning and all evidence will show
beyond question that the murder was
not discovered at Villisca at that time
and was not known until between $3.50
and 9 o'clock.
1.-THE state will show further that
within day or so after the murders
Kelly took a shirt and some other gar
ments to laundry at Council Bluffs.
The evidence will show that when the
package was opened at the laundry the
garments were encrusted with blood
and that an attempt had been made to
wash It out.
CALLS CONFESSION VOLUNTARY.
"The state also will prove that he
has given detailed and accurate de-
scriptions u the scene Of the crime
and the facts are that he was not there
after the discovery OF the murder"
Mr.. Havner also said the state would |
prove regarding the confession Kelly |
is said to have made at the Logan |
county Jail a few days before the trial
opened, that It was made of the de- |
fendant's own volition, entirely with |
out coercion.
INSANITY PLEA HINTED.
In opening for the defense Attorney
w. E. Mitchell asserted that the alleg.
ed confession was worthless except as |
shield some one
hCiy WdS LAOic uSdu tudu uiSS,
more insane than sane. after making
the purported confession" Mr.. Mitch
ell said
"The defendant" continued his at
torney, "has been bounded by state
agents until his life has been ruined
and his mind seriously II not danger
ously affected. His mental makeup is
one which would be easily influenced
by suggestion. The murders them
selves show that whoever committed
them was insane"
DOCTORS ON STAND. |
Dr. J. Frank Cooper. ], the first wit
ness. described the position Of the
bodies and the condition of the Moore
home on the morning that he discov-
cred the crime. The court room was
crowded during the recitals.
Dr. Cooper said that he made only a
cursory examination of the bodies. DR..
w. A. Lomas Of villisca was on the
stand when recess for luncheon was
taken.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
Russ Crisis
Not at End,
Capital View

EYYAsHlNGToN, D. c., Sept. Is.
w Two developments In the
" Russian situation caused Of
ficlals here to regard 1t more hope
fully. They were:
The abandonment Of General
kornlIoff by MosIem troops and
other professional fighters on
whom kornIIoff probably had
placed much reliance In his ad.
vance on Petrograd.
The appointment Of General
Alexieff, former commander In
chief, al chief Of staff under
Premier kerensky, who has as
sumed the rank Of commander.
The first was Interpreted az an
Indication that the revolt was fast
facing collapse unless new help
came from sources yet undiseIosed
In unofficial adviees reaching
here.
The second was taken to mean
that General AIexleff, az chief Of
staff, virtually will be commander,
since kerensky is not military
man and his assumption Of the
chief command is probably for the
psychological effect and lnspIra-
tion Of his personality upon nerv-
Gus country.
Despite the slightly more hope
full aspect Of the situation on the
surface, officials and diplomats
here do not overlook that later ad-
vIces outlining moro clearly the In
ternal political situation may show
RussIa's predioament ~ still very
critical.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-14
Large Contingent Has
Joined Pershing's Infan-
+, try and Marines; Using
| French 75's and French
! Howitzers.
FRENCH TEACHERS
AID RAPID PROGRESS
lowANs Ar MINEoLA.

IOWAN8 Al MtNEOI%.
7 Minsois, [. t., Sept. f3.-The
supply company and headquarters
of the 16sth Infantry, formerly
Tho Third Iowa infantry, Joined
the Forty-second division a. Camp
Mills today.
The other units of tho Iowa
regiment are expected 70 reach
camp before night
American Training Camp In France.
Sept. (By the Associated Press)
A large contingent Of American artil-
lery has Joined the expeditionary army
and is well along with its intensive
training under French supervisory In
struction.
Hitherto the arrival of the artillery
contingent has been carefully guarded
and permission to mention the fact
has Just been given.
The American artillerymen are
using the latest models Of the famous
French seventy-dves and also six-inch
howitzers.