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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

The Masurian lake region lies In
Masurenland, gently rolling region
of East Prussia marked by hundreds
Of lakes of various sizes connected by
channels and a canal system more
than 100 miles long. Roughly, the
area Of the district is covered by the
circles of Sensburg, Oletzka, Osterode,
Allenstein, Roessel, Ortelsburg, Lyck
(capital), Loetzen and Neidenburg.
The lakes are of different shapes,
some being rounded and others basins,
with numerous radiating branches
others are long, narrow channels wild
ening into pools at intervals like beads
on string. The largest, Mauer and
Spirding, cover 40 square miles. The
lakes form a very effective barrier for
Germany against Russia, as was evil
denced several times during the early
part Of the war, when the Russian
armies were trapped there or forced
to retreat. This bore out the wise OPP
position Of Won Hindenburg and 9TH
ers against draining the lakes, prof.
ect considered by the German govern
ment several years ago.-Philadelphia
Evening Ledger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|sH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup of Figs

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result Is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverfsh. don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath Is bad,
system fun of cold. has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue Is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undfgested food passes out Of the sys-
tenn, and You have a web child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup Of Figs" because it Is perfectly
harmless; children love 1t. and 1t new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
5 AMERICANS ENDANGERED
SAVED AS U-BoAT SINKS SWEp
lSH Vessel.
Crew Given Ten Minutes to Take to
6oats-Only Six Miles From
Spanish Coast.

Washington, D. C.-Sinking by a
German submarine of the Swedish
steamer Skogland. which had five
Americans aboard. after the crew had
been given 10 minutes to take to their
boats, was reported by Consul Gen
eral Hurst at Barcelona, Spain, in a
message to the state department. No
one was injured, and the crew landed
safely at Tarragona, Spain.
The Skogland, vessel of 1887 tons
net, sailed from Norfolk Jan. 26 for
Bagnoli, Italy. Consul General Hurst
in his dispatch said there were 26
in the crew. five of whom claim Amer
lean citizenship. He gives their
names as James Braner of Brooklyn,
N. Y: Leo Cartright, Portsmouth, N.
H.: Jack Burke, Brooklyn; Jay Lewis,
Uniontown, Pa, and Joseph Brown,
Elizabeth, N. ].
The Skogland was stopped in the
Mediterranean by a submarine six
miles south of Tarragona, Spain, at
a. M. Feb. IL, Consul General Hurst
reported, and the crew was ordered
to the boats. Sailors from the sub
marine went aboard and placed a
bomb which was exploded and de-
stroyed the ship. The crew landed
at Tarragona after II hours In their
boats.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
HOPES TO SATISFY AMERICA
Austrians Refrain From Comment on
Last Note and Seek Berlin
Advice.

Berne-Althoug the Austro-Amer-
lean situation apparently has reach
ed a critical stage, hope of avert
ing a diplomatic break has not yet
been given up In Vienna, says a dis
patch from that city. The foreign Of.
flee is proceeding with the utmost
caution in it's dissection of the mem
DIRE presented by Frederick c. Pen
field, the American ambassador and
it Is understood exchanges with Ber-
lin are going forward.
Practically all of the leading Wen
nese newspapers have needed the
governments warning against In
flammatory articles, and the comment
upon the American note generally has
been mild.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
AMERICAN Is HELD IN SPAIN
German Consul Protects Prisoner
MysteriousIy at Port-Contraband
Attached to Buoys found in Sea.

Paris, France.-Details OF the ar
rest at Cartagena, Spain, of a man
giving the name of Wood and calling
himself an American, are contained in
a telegram forwarded here by the
correspondent at Madrid of LIE Jour
nal. After his arrest Wood received
the protection of the German consul
at Cartagena, who said the presence
of the man at that seaport was In
applicable excepting in connection
with the discovery off the coast of a
ships boat marked U-19. The Car
tagena police, the correspondent
adds, supposing that Wood had dis
embarked from a submarine, searched
the roads and found number OF
buoys to which were attached 80
boxes covered with waterproof and
containing dynamite, guncotton and
gasoline
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
URGE j. S. FOOD INQUIRY
CONGRESSMEN DEMAND AN I'M
MEDIATE INVESTIGATION.
Embargo Mentioned and Relief Meas.
ures PIanned-Senate Also Takes
Notice of Conditions.

Washington, D.. C-Ten repre-
sentatives, in letter to members Of
the house, demanded an investigation
Immediately by the federal trade COM
mission of the food situation.
Promises of possible senate action
came when Senator Borah announced
he would address the senate at the
question and the food rioting. He
said he would make an attempt to
break into the revenue bill discus
sion.
Borah said he considers the food
shortage a question of the gravest
moment.
"The situation is most deplorable, -
said Borah. cit must be met at once,
and some relief provided almost I'M
mediately."
BorIand Is Author Of Letter.
Representative Borland of Missouri.
Is author of the letter. The other
signers are Representatives Kent,
California; Doolittle, Kansas; Ander-
son, Minnesota; Nelson, Wisconsin;
Lever, South Carolina; Lenroot, Wis.
consin; Mondell. Wyoming; Garner,
Texas, and Stephens, Nebraska.
AS the Borland letter was being
read, Representative Bailey Pennsyl-
vania, introduced resolution for an
immediate embargo on foodstuffs and
other necessities. An investigation,
he said, would be unnecessary.
Representative Fess, Ohio, informed
Representative Meyer Londan he will
introduce resolution providing ut
least temporary food control by the
government.
London, explaining that he be-
lieves congress Immediately should
enact a permanent government food
control law, announced he would sup
port such measure as absolutely
necessary to get over the present
emergency.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
CONDITION is LIKE INVASION
Taft Makes Address and Denounces
Ruthless Program Of German
Authorities.

New York, N. Y.-Former Presi-
dent Taft in an address to the Corset
Manufacturers Association of the
United States at the Biltmore, said:
Both England and Germany have
transgressed our rights. England has
affected only our property rights.
Germany has sunk ships and has
caused to be drowned feilow-citizens
who have found it convenient to be
on the high seas on pressing busi-
ness.
'Tf these conditions are to be con-
tinued under a declaration of ruth
less program, it is our duty to resist
the invasion because it is the same
as if they had attacked our land"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
What Is Uric, oAcid !?

Everyone has uric acid in the system,
but naturally in small quantities. Elk
cessive amount is caused by eating too
much meat and foods that ferment in
stomach. The kidneys, being the filters
of the blood, are supposed to separate
and throw the poisons out of the system.
Weak, tired and overworked kidneys
fail to do this, hence the uric acid accu-
mulates and. the urate salts are carried
by the blood to the solid tissue structure,
causing backache, lumbago, rheuha-
tism, dropsy, drowsiness, and tired
feeling.
To overcome the trouble is only o
matter of toning up the kidneys, and this
Is best done by treatment with Anuric,
three times a day. Anuric is recent
discovery of DR.. Pierce of Buffalo, N. z,
and can be obtained at any drug store.
Experience taught Doctor Pierce that
Anuric is q more powerful agent than
lithia in dissolving uric acid, and it is
then carried out Of the system.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
KAISER PLANS BIG COAL TAX

Berlin, Germany.-Count Won Roe
dern, secretary of the treasury, will
address the Reichstag In regard
to the new war credit sought by
the government and the new taxes
which are to be imposed. Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg will speak in
regard to the political situation next
Tuesday. The bill for the new coal
tax has been introduced in the Reich
stag. It provides for levy of 20 per
cent ad valorem. The German annual
coal output is estimated in value at
1900, 100000 to 2,5oO,0O0,O0O marks, so
that the new tax may yield revenue
of 5OO,O0O,O00 marks ($125,000,O O0).
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
JAP CORNERS POTATO MARKET

San Francisco, Cal.-One hundred
thousand sacks Of potatoes are being
held from the market for higher
prices by George Shima, known as the
Japanese potato king. according TO
C. w. Hunt of local wholesale pro-
duce firm.
Shima vigorously denied he was
ccrnering his potato crop, and de-
clared he was planning to send pota-
toes to New York to relieve the food
shortage there.
Hunt said the crop to be gathered
this year will be Is per cent heavier
than that of last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
FOOD RIOTS RAGE
IN EASTERN CITIES
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
DEVELOP BUSY
MODS.
CLAIMS GERMANS TO BLAME
Congress Must Take Some Action to
Relieve Situation-Some Men,
bers Favor Embargo on
All Foodstuffs-

New York.-Rsoting women de-
scended on the city hall and demand
ed that Mayor Mitchell take steps to
reduce the price of foodstuffs. When
informed the mayor was powerless
they returned to their respective sec
lions and ruined grocery and meat
stocks by dumping kerosene over the
products.
The same scenes somewhat inten-
sified have been enacted in Philadel-
phia, except that the police killed one
man and a women was trampfed by
the crowd.
Conditions have grown so serious
all through the East that congress
has been asked for relief.
Washington.-A resolution for an
immediate embargo upon the export
of all foodstuffs to foreign countries
was proposed in house resolution
introduced by Representative Warren
Worth Bailey, Democrat, and paclflst
of Pennsylvania. The president Is
directed, under the terms of the reso-
luton, "to take all necessary steps
without the least possible delay" to
establish such an embargo.
The resolution asserts that the food
situation in the United States is grow
ing more and more serious, riots oc-
curing in many cities, unrest increas-
ing In all Industrial centers and dis
tress prevailing in almost every small
home in America.
1t is currently reported that direct
connection can be made between the
rioters and the pro-German agitators
in the East. The department of JUS
tice has the names OF several who
are soon to feel the weight OF law.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
StinQinu Retort..

There was grim, determined look
in little Jones' eye, as he walked into
the opticians imposing premises.
II want pair of glasses immedi-
ately!" he demanded. Good, strong
ones!"
The assistant glanced significantly
at the door labeled "Sight-Testing
Room" and switched on his best pro-
fessional smile; then switched 1t off
again, constrained by little Jones' man.
ner.
'Good, strong onesl' he inquired.
Eyes; strong onesl'' affirmed Jones.
81 was out in the country yesterday
and made painful blunder.'
"Ah!" The assistant rubbed his
hands together "Mistook a stranger
for friend, perhapsg
"No," came the blunt rejoinder !;
"mistook bee for violet"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Mistaken Zeal

An old Australian farmer visited his
daughter, who had antimacassars on
the backs of her chairs, AS he was
sitting by the window, he spied the
minister coming to visit Jean as she
was called. AS she went to- answer the
door, her father; not being accustomed.
to such finery, snatched all the anti
macassars off the chairs and threw
them under the table.
"Aye, Jean, lass. glad was to get
yer washing cot o. the way afere the
minister came in," said the old man
when the minister had gone.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

So 1t will be seen that the farm loan
act, in addition to providing q way
for the farmer to borrow to the limit
Of safety, provides that he must put
his borrowed money to productive uses,
and furnishes the machinery to get
him out of debt in an honorable and
businesslike way. The farm loan act
helps the farmer by placing within
his grasp the means to help himself.
It makes for business initiative and In
dependence.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

Throat affections, and in every disease
that can be reached through the blood,
1t never fails to benefit or cure. In
tablet or liquid form.
The machinery of the body needs to
be well oiled, kept In good condition
just as the automobile, steam engine or
bicycle. Why should the human neglect
his own machinery more than that Of
his horse or his engine? Yet most
people do neglect themselves Clean
the system at least once week with
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

Washington, D. C.-The Panama
Canal did its biggest months business
in January. According to figures
available, 176 vessels with a tonnage
of 557,839 passed through the water
way. The previous record was in
July, 1915, when ITO ships of 547,370
tonnage passed through the canal.
Up to Dec. 81, last, exactly the
same number of ships, 1890, passed
through in each direction, although
the cargo tonnage bound toward the
Pacific was 1853 times greater than
the return traffic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
cAPTIvES ON GERMAN FARMS
Amsterdam Reports That 10000 Are
Already at Work-More Will
Be Added

Amsterdam, Holland.-Germany is
employing 10000 war prisoners as
farm laborers, according to Berlin
dispatch to the Rheinische Westfai-
ische Zeitung, which quotes Gen.
Groener, head of the army feeding de-
partment.
He said additional war prisoners
would be put to work in the agri-
cultural districts and that in occu-
pied territories the garrisons would
do spring sowing and harvest work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Lens $1,000. 900 an Inch.

Philadelphia, Pa.-"If Dame Fash
ion suddenly lowered skirts, 1t would
cost the shoe industry about $4,000
900 an inch, as girls with pretty
ankles would get by with cheaper
Shoes" says Arthur Anderson, shoe
fashion expert.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
FARM LOAN ACT.
I'll. Amortization-HoW Loans
Under the Farm Loan Act
Are Designed to Be
Helpful to the Bor-
rover.

| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| (By Frank r. Wilson. federal loan bu-
reau, Washington, ID. CD
It has always been recognized that
| the most effective aid one can get is
that which enables him to help him
self.
Some critics of the federal 6erm loan
act have charged that this act makes
1t too easy for farmers to get into
debt, and that there will be tendency
to overborrow.
A careful reading Of the bill will
show that this objection is met by very
carefully limiting the use to which the
borrowed money may be put and by
the requirement that farmers gradual
ly each year must reduce their In
debtedness.
The farm loan act was designed to
be helpful to the farmer of average
operations who has heretofore been
denied adequate credit. 1t wisely linn
it's the loans to so per cent Of the
appraised value Of the security, be-
cause this limitation makes the Sc
curity of high character, thus salts
flying the investor, and therefore re-
suits in lower rate Of interest.
The use Of the money is carefully
limited to the purchase Of land, to pay
off existing indebtedness, to purchase
live stock, or to make any productive
improvement such as fencing, drain
age, buildings and machinery.
10 Really an Investment.
When money can be borrowed cheap
ly for productive use, mortgage be-
comes an investment rather than
handicap. The farmer is enabled to
get money to put his land to better
use, so that the profits Of his invest
ment will pay off his Indebtedness.
Hereafter judicious borrowing on the
part of the farmer will be regarded
as business enterprise, just as it is
now considered beneficial for large
commercial institutions to borrow.
The farm loan act creates form of
indebtedness which peculiarly fits the
farmers needs. 1t recognizes that the
LUZ AhAh6 OuoAAOoo 40 OhS Va oAOW 3S-
turns.
So, 1t provides that mortgage made
under the act be paid on the amortiza-
ton Or installation plan through long
or short period of years. The mort
gages may be made to run from five
to forty years, at the option of the bor-
rover, and they must be paid off, in
terest and principal, In equal INSTALL
ments through the period of the loans.
Permission Is given to pay all of the
loan or any part of 1t on any interest
paying date after 1t has run FIVE years.
Table Of Payments.
To give the prospective borrower
an exact idea Of the size of the pay
ments required annually to wipe out
a mortgage in given period. amortiza-
ton tables have zen prepared. The
following table shows the amount OF
annual payments required to extin-
gufsh, In the period indicated, thou
sand dollar loan bearing interest at
S, 5Ea and per cent:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Woman Catches BURGLAR.

Rye, N. Y.-Mrs. Richard Vain
wright had a bunch" all was not well
with her silver here. So she came
down from New York and trapped an
intruder loaded with 1t and drinking
her champagne.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Giveaway.

Elderly Sister-So, Mr.. Goodcatch
said had teeth like pearls. And what
did you say?
Kid Brother-Oh, nothing, 'cept that
you were gradually getting used to
'em.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Cop Gusts Husband

Chicago. Policeman James e. Har-
ris escorted Mrs. Emery W. Decker
home, pushed her husband and fam
lily dog aside, took a chair and sat
for two hours, she testified In charges
of conduct unbecoming an officer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Now Greatest Cotton Port.

Galveston, Texas.-Galveston now
stands as the greatest cotton port in
the United States, having exceeded
the receipts of New Orleans, its near
est rival, by more than 1000, oo0
bales.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
River Named Rio Roosevelt

New York.-The River of Doubt"
Is doubtful no more. 1t is now the
"Rio Roosevelt" said George X. Cher
RE. field naturalist of the American
Museum of National History on his
arrival from South America.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Kills Girl and Self at Dance.

Richmond, Va.-Raymond VIM, 20
years old, shot and killed Miss Elsie
Thorpe, II, at dance here, then shot
and killed himself. The tragedy fol-
lowed a quarrel
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Illinois Fishing Lake Drained.

Fairfield, Ill.-Grinnel Lake, fish
ing resort, passed out of existence
when drainage contractors opened
up and the water, with about a car
load OF fish, ran out. The lake was
two miles long.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Lowden for Enforced Training.

Chicago.-Co Compulsory military serv-
ice In some form is necessary for
the national defense, Gov. Lowden
said here at the laying of the corner
stone of the new armory of the First
Illinois Cavalry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
speakerIess Banquet

Pittsburg, PA speakerless BAN
quet was staged at the William Penn
Hotel by $50 members of the Penn
sylvania Bankers Association. Pro-
fessional critics declared it was tie
greatest ever.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Had to Hear EN-.

New York.-A deaf man with two
ear trumpets stood close to the noisy
Airdales at the dog show for hours,
explaining that it was mo use to at
tend the show if you can't hear 'em
bark"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Tenne Ga tell you how much Ihave been benefited
by Lydia Vegetable Compound About eight agoL
got health unable keep house for three In
the family had dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
all could scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
liberation and without operation would always
be invalid told him wanted wait awhile Our druggist
advised Lydia Pnkhas Vegetable Compound
has entirely cured Now keep house for and work
thankful got this medicine feel
as though have recommended to others and
they have been benefited Mrs" E. LINDSEY R. r. Tenne Ga
IF Won want specfal advice write to Lydia
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and held I'm strict confidence
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

Violent Earth Shocks Recorded.
Washington extraordinarily vio-
lent earth shocks were recorded by
the seismographs at Georgetown Uni
versity observatory. The distance
was estimated At 1000 to 1000 miles
from Washington.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Beer Riot Feared.

Steubenville. Ohio.-With beer up
to 6 cents and whisky IS, the police
are guarding six saloons which have
been threatened with boycott. A
beer riot Is feared.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
ACTRESS TELLS sEcRE.F..

A well known actress gives the foilnw-
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint or
water add OF. Bay Rnrn.. small 49, OF
Barbo Compound, and u OF. of g. me.
Any druggist can put this up or y1@ can,
mix IT at home at very little cost Fun
directions for making and use come In
each box of Barbo, COMPOUND. II will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make 1t soft and glossy. II will.
not color the scalp. Is rot sticky oR
greasy, and does not ruh OH ADV.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
GOO sick
60 Work
Many Women in this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof of This Fact.

Ridgway, Penn. - II suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months SO I could not do any of my work. l
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me
how Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health, so now do all of my homework which is
not light as have little boy three years old"
Mrs. O. NJ RH1NEs, Ridgway, Penn
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Sometime.

ST told him he couldn't kiss me-"
''Well?"
'sNothing. It's rather pleasant to
have people differ with you now and
then, don't you think ?"-Cleveland
Dealer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Make The Most Of Life.

See the best Ia life. If 1t isn't In
that part of life that you are obliged
to see every day, do your best to put
the best there.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

Spartan Women Suffered Untold Tcrturea
but who wants to be Spartan? Take
"Femenina" for all female disorders.
Price SOC and $1.00.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
Elevation Lessens Power

It has been calculated that a gas en-
CINE loses about / per cent of Its In
dicated horse power with every thou
sand feet Of elevation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01
w. N. u, MEMPHIS, NO. e-.1s17.


arrested by Doctor Pierce'S
Golden Medical Discovery.
In those Scrofulous condi-
tions of the blood which in
vite Consumption /; In severe,
lingering Coughs, and Weak
Lungs, which threaten you
with this fatal disease, and
when other help has failed
this medicine is q pr0Ued
remedy.
AS q blood-cleanser>
strength-rcstorer, and tonic
1t Is sure to benefit. In all
ltrnorfr,o, P~nr ahtol on1
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-03-01

Many a man who owes his success
to his wife doesn't owe her much at
that.