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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
French Dictionaries TO Soldiers.

New York.-7-A small handbook OF
French English conversational phrases
will be supplied to each American sol
der who goes to Europe, under an
offer which has been accepted by the
war department.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

French Steamer Tcrpedoed.
Paris.-The South Atlantic liner Sc
guiana, with $50 passengers on board.
has been torpedoed and sunk with .
loss OF 100 men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
Offers paace 70 Russia,

Stockholm (via London).-The So
cial Demokraten says Germany has
made an offer Of peace to Russia
through q member of the Swiss fed
eral council.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
Americans Return From Europe.

NUtGt tCeUo SsSs0bU s~sU GUtVRVs
An Atlantic Port.-Many American
citizens arrived in the United States
from Europe on the Norwegian steam
er Bergensfjord. The vessel brought
92S passengers. No submarine was
sighted on the voyage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
Germans Are Retreatina.

Germans Are Retreating.
London.-Important sections OF the
German front between the Lys river
and st. Ives has been abandoned by
the Germans, 1t is announced Of
ficially.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
Second Food Probe Starts.

Second Food Probe Starts.
Chicago second investigation Of
food prices has been begun by the fed.
eral government, following that which
q few weeks ago resulted In indictment
OF a number of dealers in foodstuffs
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
BraxiIians Are DispIeased

Rio Janeiro.-The reply Of Argentina
to the Brazilian note has caused bad
Impressions generally The press re-
trains from commenting upon it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
Weak, Falnty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectihed by taking "Renovine"
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. Aag.

They call us race of dollar
chasers. At the present prices of
everything we have to be.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
Just the Thing.

where can / learn to be an expert
on tear 81 suppose q samovarsity
would be the idea for you"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

Dr. Peefy's Dead Shot 10 not 'lo.
Senge" or syrup" but q real oid-fashioned
dose OF medicine which cleans out Worms
or Tapeworm with . single dose. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
German. Cruelty Canadians.

Kansas City.--Crucifixion OF two
Canadian soldiers by German troops
was witnessed in France by Tom Tay-
lor, who arrived in Kansas City from
Europe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

California supplies one-quarter OF
all the fruit consumed by the people
of the United States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

/ cranulated Eyelids Sites, Indamed Eyes
vaiieveS over night BY Roman Eye Balsam.
one trial proves its merit. Aev.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

He who would enter politics should
first learn to watch his step.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON her HANDS
Too III to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story:
Richmond, Ind. -"For two years I,
was 20 sick and weak with troubles
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

Lazy men are always talking about
some other men who are fools for luck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-21

A milk scale and record sheet are
the first essentials for keeping milk
production records.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28

not on the witness stand now: you
cannot be made ridiculous by unsym-
pathetic questioners il a little mois-
ture comes into your eyes nobody is
going to know it except yourself. Did
not you have the best time of your life
at some time of reunion? Were there
not young and old together there?
Children, too? And a gray head or
two? And did not the happiest mo-
ments come when the spirit OF mer-
rymaking seized you all? You saw
things in old friends or close rela-
tives. How they came OUT Who
would ever have supposed that that
precise old chap had so much fun In
him? He has looked different to you
ever since: you have understood him
better. And how you enjoyed your
self. Yes: perhaps you yourself have
looked better and different to those
who thought they had long known all
about you since that day. Now the
best part of that day was not the
part that was planned-the picnic, or
the dinner with games following. or
whatever It was. The best part was
the spirit tEat came. not out Of the
details of the plans, but because peo-
pie OF different ages enjoyed each
other And as you catch your breath
in recollection. it is not the game of
tag, or lunch spread so invitingly on
the ground near the river or the look
Of the good things to eat when Mary
brought them in from the kitchen that
comes back to you; it is the light you
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28

CONTINUED on Page 81
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28
CAPTAIN M'KENZIE
r. TO RUN KEOkUk.
Veteran Steamboat Man to Have
Charge Of First Boat Out on
New River Season
Leaves Saturday.

When the steamer Keokuk of the
White Collar line arrives in Daven-
port Saturday morning Of this week
she will be in charge Of Capt. Hugh
Mckenzie, one OF the veteran steam
boat men of the upper Mississippi
river, says the Davenport Democrat.
Captain Mckenzie arrived in Da7-
export from Keokuk yesterday. Re-
pairs are now being rushed on the
steamer and the boat will be in read
mess for the initial trip of the season
Saturday. The "Keokuk" will go
up to the Brady street landing Satur-
day morning and will take on car
go of freight for the trip to Burling-
ton and Quincy. No freight will be
taken for Muscatine and no stop will
be made there owing to the present
condition OF the Muscatine levee
which rivermen regard as unsafe for
landing now.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28
TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONST|PA1ED
WHEN CROSS, FEvERIsH AND
SICK GIVE "CAlIFORNlA
SYRUP OF FIGS"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tenot r
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop play
ing to empty the bowels, and the re-
suit is, they become tightly clogged
with waste, liver gets sluggish. stom-
ach sours, then your little one be-
comes cross. Ealf-sick, feverish, don't
eat, sleep or act naturally, breath is
bad, system full Of cold, has sore
throat, stomachache or diarrhoea.
Listen, Mother! See il tongue Is
coated, then give a teaspoonful OF
california Syrup Of Figs" and in
few hours all the constipated waste.
sour bile and undigested food passes
out of the system. and you have
well, playful child again.
Millions of mothers give "Califor-
MIA Syrup OF Figs" because 1t is per
fectly harmless; children love it. and
it never fails to act on the stomach,
liver and bowels.
Ask your druggist for a 50cent
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 Be-
ware of counterfeits sold here. Get
the genuine, made by california Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
kind with contempt.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28
MISSISSIPPI
RIVER RISING
Has Been Considerable Rise at This
Point In Last Twenty-four Hours,
with Greater
Predicted.
is NEAR FLOOD STAGE
Cedar River and Des Moines River
Arc at Flood Stage at Several
Points. It Is
Reported.
is NEAR FLOOD STAGE

The upper Mississippi river Is
again menaced by spring floods. The
river has risen steadily during the
last twenty-four hours between Daven-
port and Keokuk from eight-tenths OF
weather office bulletin states that the
river will continue to rise between
these two points for the next forty
eight hours.
At Keokuk the river is within AZ
Of flood stage and at other points
along the river practically the same
average is maintained. Cedar Rapids
on the Cedar river, Is four-tenths Of
foot over flood stage.
The flood stage at Davenport Is
fifteen feet and the present stage at
that point is 10.1. A rise Of 2.3 feet
has been recorded there in the last
twenty-four hours. Keokuk's flood
stage is fourteen and the present
stage Is 9S. The rise here during
the same period of time is g. A sim
liar rise has occurred at Warsaw,
where the water is now within 3.9 feet
of flood stage.
At Quincy the stage Is now SO feet.
A dispatch from Des Moines speaks
as follows about the conditions there:
Two bridge structures in 'Des
Moines, one under construction and
the other being repaired, were men
aced yesterday by the Des Moines
river which reached flood stage short
ly before midnight. Workmen were
employed to strengthen the supports
Of both bridges. =
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28
Sweep Out The
PoiSonS! The large in

testine is the seat of many
distressing ailments, the
prolific producer of poisons
that impair all functions of
the body. Keep it clean and
healthy by eating the right
kind of foods. Cut out the
drug laxatives. No need of
pills. oils or bran cakes when
you eat Shredded Wheat
Biscuit, a food that contains
all the material needed for
building healthy tissue and
at the same time supplies
enough bran to gently slim
ulate peristalsis, thus keep
ing the bowels healthy and
active. Try it for break
fast with hot milk, stewed
prunes, or sliced bananas.
Made at Niagara Falls, NY.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28
FAITH IN ITS
OWN PRODUCT
Once a Year the Shredded Wheat
Company Places In Every Home
a Free Sample Of Break
fast Food.

Nothing could be more convincing
proof Of manufacturers faith in his
own product than the free distribution
Of the product in the homes OF the
people. For many years the Shred
ded Wheat company has followed this
method of acquainting people with it's
product. 1t is form of advertising
that conveys to the consumer a very
definite idea Of the form. character,
cleanliness and nutritive value Of
Shredded Wheat Biscuit.
The manufacturers Of this famous
cereal food use the newspapers very
extensively to talk about the product
and to educate the people as to the
process and why 1t is the most nu-
tritious form in which to prepare the
whole wheat grain. They supplement
this advertising by giving the actual
food itself to members Of the family.
Representatives of this company
are now distributing delicious, crisp
little loaves of shredded wheat in the
uted from clean, sanitary automobile.
and are handed direct to the house
wife or some member of the family to.
gether with leaflet which describes
the process of manufacture and the
many uses Of the food.
The high cost OF all kinds OF foods
will naturally attract more attention
than usual to the G.Sjms that are made
for shredded wheat biscuit. The
price Of this product has never been
raised, and yet it is claimed that it
contains more real, tissue-buildlng
material, pound for pound, than meat
or eggs and certainly costs less. Two
Of these little lOaves OF baked who'll
wheat, served with hot milk or cream,
makes a complete nourishins meal at
a cost of only four or five cents.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28
Militant Pacifsts,

fist. it is remarkable how Bryan in
sists upon being on the firing line.
Indeed the pacifists are always hair
triggers in the fight for peace. When
there is no one else to war upon they
war on each other
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28

The state employment bureau at ST.
Joe has 200 jobs awaiting women as
workers, at wages ranging from IS a
week as housekeepers to $40 a week
in work shops
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-28

caught from happy faces. the sound
OF children's voices, the look of affec-
ton you surprised as it passed from
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22

from the Federals Tuesday night.
Villa now. wears black beard, a
relic Of his recent trip through Mexi-
co to confer with HIS chieftaiIis and
heads Of other movements whpm he
claims TO have correlated under his
leadership for the first time Ii more
than year.
Villa Today authorized the following
statement for The Associated Press.
Upon taking possession by force
Of arms Of this town, which found In
the power Of the so-called constitll.
tionalists. who crirninally defended II
for Vennstiano Carranza, the traitor
and despot, | think 1t my duty to
make the following declarations in or
der that once more my aims and mo-
tiyes may be shown to the world to
be patriotic and noble. .
First of all, have no personal am
billions, but my earnest desire. which
] have already expressed, is that my
people may obtain unity and my coun.
try peace. To that end bring togeth-
er the principal reyolutionists who
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22

ly doubling the capacity of the plant.
The concrete pier has been buif
from the design Of Mr.. VIM. T. Don.
nelly Of New York City. The steel
was fabricatN at the shops of the
Virginia Bridge and Iron Co. The c.
w. Hunt Co. OF New York designed
and supplied the coal handling ma
chinery. The plant was erected by
the Hawaiian Dredging Co., Ltd, OF
this city.
The pier itself, both piling and
decking. is Of reinforced concrete
throughout. Two sizes of square pill
ing were used, fourteen inches up to
thirty feet in length and sixteen
inches from thirty to seventy-five
feet. Still further provision for splic-
ing a wooden extension On the bot
toms of longer piles was included in
the plans but was not brought into
use as sixty.six feet was the longest
pile found necessary. These piles
we're driven with q 5000-pound steam
hammer and were subjected to as
many as 1000 blows, uncushionedi ex-
cept for two empty cement sacks, be-
tween the wooden follower and the
pile tops. The first two piles driven
in June, 1916, broke away or spa1led
at the top, partially, believe, from
an insufficient seasoning period and
partially from lack Of proper protec-
ton or support. .f.s
After discussing the several types
Of cushions, etc, commonly used, it
was decided that, on account of the
exceptionally hard driving these
would not suffice. Castings Of boiler
plates. reinforced with iron straps
and shaped to fit the perimeter OF
each size Of pile were made up. These
castings we're made In two sections and
by boiling to each other were drawn
up and held tightly to the sides Of
the pile. s ~ s~.. H.
Briefly. the operation of the ,pIant
is as follows. For unloading, a ship
Is moored along the slip side, the tow
ers are move to point opposite the
unloading matches. Two-ton grab
buckets run out on trolleys. ARB low
cred into the hatch hoisted 4 with
their load, pulled back to the tower
and their coal dumped through hop
pers into coal ears These cars con.
tain their own driving units and will
run with their loads out on the bridge
and dump directly into the pile, below.
The towers are, however, Of the
through type and IL so desired the
loaded bu kets emerging from ships
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22
BY IA. q. CARSON

= BY IA. q. CARSON,
(civil Engineer with Inter-Islsnd CO..
The new coaltng plant Of the Inter.
Island Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, now
nearing completion in Honolulu hsr-
! bor, results from an increasing de-
mand upon the 1nter-Island coaling
department to supply fuel to the many
ships, whose natural course between
east and west. directs such ships
within q comparative few miles Of
this port. The construction Of this
plant has extended over some eighteen
: or more months at a cost OF q sum
exeeedihg 100000. The immense
mileage across the Pacific creates the
necesstn for freighters 70 replenish
their a supplies between ports, 1t
being more economical to operate on
such { plan than 20 devote a consid.
ereblo portion OF their cargo space
for the accommodation OF their own
With the so-called Smooth Water
Routes" to ports In all directions.
gives to Honolulu advantages seldom
! eduaied. As II striving to equal ma
lures owr provisions, mankind has
equipped HoaolnlH's harbor with a
floating dry dock and machine shops
capable Of handling extensive repairs,
to which will soon be added this coal.
inG plant although not as large as
some. yet - modern in Arrangement
and mechanism as any in existence.
The station IL in the western end of
the harbor on a portion OF the land
recently acquired by the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co. II 10 nearly rect
angular In shape, some 600 feet in
length by 200 feet in width. Mauka
of the structure has been dredged a
slip 81 sufficient size and depth to
accom- any ships wishing &C.
cess 10 the plant. The makai side
lies along the line of the proposed
Kalihi channel. A concrete pier has
been constructed along the slip and
barber ends. This pier carries prac.
tically all the superstrueture and OBJ.
Grating machinery. Along the Kalihl
channel line q wooden trestle has
been built whose sole duty IL Is ito.
tafry phe 1ek OF the reelaif6ins bridge,
which Is described more fully in later
paragraphs. When this channel Is
Gredsed, q more permanent construc-
tion viii replace this back trestle,
few alterations In the bridge, already
contemplated and provided for in the
design. can be made and additional
units can be added. thereby effective.
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guarantees, to friend and foe alike. !
wish here also to make q formal and
energetic protest before the Mexican
nation and the world of the inhuman-
lily Of the laws of suspension of guar
antees just decreed by Carranza. 1 Of
Ter all guarantees that the said Car.
fanza government has, without con.
science, declared void The Mexicans
who are honorable and patriotic, can
come, then, to my side without fear,
so that We may all unite and save the
republic.
Patriotism Placed First
The papers of Mexico and the
United States recently published in
sensational form, the notice that ]
was asking for peace with Carranza.
| declare emphatically that this no.
tice is false. Furthermore, | will never
ask of CarranZa more than before.
Patriotism and justice above all. Be-
cause of this / have striven, and will
strive without rest until obtain 1t for
all, whoever they may be, and, above
all, nay desire is to see the desert, the
plains and mountains rise with men,
tired Of the infamy of Carranza and
his ministers, and, repeating history,
rise up against the traitors and pun
ish them. as they deserve.
During last July l made a state
meft, which appeared in the Ameri-
can newspapers, in which l invited
General Francisco Murguia to person.
al combat on ground Of his own
choosing, and to this day l have had
no answer.
Boaster 10 Called"
Il think the said general considers
it beneath his dignity to accept the
challenge, but the reason that guided
me in my offer was to give him n
chance to put an end to me, as he had
often boasted he would do If he coul5
get his hands on me. am still waiting
for the acceptance Of my challenge,
because he will be convinced that the
outcome of this meeting will be on
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holds, can be hauled straight through
to the inside boom and then lowered
directly to the storage pile. This
so feet wide, determined by the reach
OF the inshere boom. In supplying
ships with bunkers, the operator will
have the option Of delivering coal in
either Of two ways. The ship can be
tied along on harbor end directly in
front Of the bunker house. These
bunkers will hold $50 tons. The bot
tom OF the bins are 60 feet above the
water line, ample in height to supply
coal through the adjustable chutes d.
rectly to a hatch as high as 80 feet
above water and 80 feet from the face
Of the dock. These storage bins are
kept loaded by a bucket conveyor
which elevates the coal from a hopper
On the 40 foot or track level. 1t is
a part Of the duty Of the motor cars
to keep this buckle: line supplied. The
digger, running along the top Of the
bridge, reclaims the coal from the
storage pile and lands it into the
cars. II the conditions favor loading
on the slip side, the cars after receiv.
Ing their load from the digger, run
cut on the trestle to the reloader This
device Is simple in operation merely
consisting Of q hopper through which
cars can dump their load on to a con.
veyor belt. This belt runs on al
hinged boom and can be adjusted to
deliver its coal where desired. ri
should be noted that this reloader 10
really a part Of one tower and thus
can be moved up and down the wharf
at will.
The plant is electrically operated
throughout. The total horsepower in
stalled in motor exceeds 1000. All
motors are Of the three.phase 44b vi
type with the exception OF the motor
cars which derive their power from
a third rail and are OF the 220 V d, c.I
type.
Coal will be weighed in and out
Three sets of scales, one on the bridge
and two on the trestle, are provided
to facilitate this important operation.
The loaded cars run on to the scale
platforms and records are thus Sc
cured.
Expense has been a consideration
secondary to permanent and, modern
construction. This structure typifies
the faith the owners have In Homo
lulu's future as a shipping center and
It should 60 far towards making Homo
lulu q center OF Pacific commerce.
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since 1910 have been striving to OBJ.
tain that end. Contrary TO everything
they have said of me, / wish to make
Il known that viii strive with yalor
and decision against the enemy, but
will be magnanimons In victory, the
proof of which was the recent occur.
renee here OF the turning over to the
Carranza consul in Presidfo, Texas,
the Carranza wounded, who were
made prisoners in ojinaga, and also
the release of prisoners taken, incor.
porating them In our army because
they decided they we're on the wrong
All Mexieans Appealed To
~ wish now to make a solemn call
to all Mexicans in general, and in par.
eticular to CarranEa soldiers, to notice
how have conducted myself In COM
parison to the conduct OF Francisco
Murguia, In the State OF Chihuahua.
because these chiefs assassinate, rape
and torment all those who fight
against them and are taken prisoners.
In comparison to this offer all
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sHER5ETS AND ICES.
STOPPED IN KANSAS

KANSAS CITY.-In compliance with
Food Administrator Hoover's request
for all possible conservation of sugar,
the Kansas ice cream manufacturers,
representing practically all of the large
concerns in the state, have voted to
make no more sherbets or ices as
long as the country is at war. Sher-
bet requires more sugar than ice
cream, and it's food value is less, it
was explained. The manufacturers
also voted to decrease the amount OF
sugar used in a gallon of ice cream.
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the side OF right and justice, which
are my guides. He has said many
times that / am fighting for fortune
only, but wish to make it public on
this occasion that have never fought
for fortunes sake, and it is absurd
and ridiculous to accuse me Of it.
Il repeat that my strongest desires
are and will be to make happy and to
unite the people Of my country"
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There was timid knock at tbs
door. IF you please. kind lady. the
beggar said, 1--WE lost my right leg
We'll, 1t amt here retorted tbs
lady of the house. and slammed the
door.-New York Times,