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The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-03-31

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The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-03-31
BIGGkR PROFITS AWAIT
CATTLE.FKEDINC
FARMERS.

While Mississippi. Is fast turn
ing to beef cattle As = partial sub
stitute for cotton and as means
Of utilizing otherwise waste land by
grazing, still. the farmers are nei
getting all there is In the business
80 long a. the cattle are shipped
off grass without finishing them In
the feed Its. The primary advan'
,ase OF beef cattle OH the farms are
utilize more grazing lands. furnish,
q marke, for feed raised. more es.
pecislly the roughsses Of the farm,
aud =. = means Of building mp shs
farm BY having the manure return
ed to the soil. Only the fist o'
these three important advantage:
Is now being fully utilized. Ths
cattle are now generally shipped
off srseg for slaughter or for uss
in northern farmers feed lots. In
stead OF selling steers from th'
pasture aud selling hay At the sana
time farmers will lind Il 4 safe'
and sounder policy to feed thei'
cattle. Hay. silsse. slower Of
other ronshage can be cashed IT
shroush esssie for = much !
ton Is they now bgsg, ,sn the enar'
ket. In addition. the farmer II
saved the lsbor OF hauling and
most important Of all. can return
the fertility to the land.
Now is the time to prepare fol
next winters feeding by planning
the farm layout to to include plenty
OF soybeans, cowpeas and velvet
beans iu the coru as we'll - speclsl
fields for grass. legume hay. to
take the place Of high priced cot.
tonseed meal. aud other feeding
materiais.-l. w. Carpenter. Live
Stock Specialist. Agricultural COL
leRe.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1917-03-31

The total resources Of Clarks-
dale banks. says the Register.
ARE above SIS. 900. 900 with the
public assured that II this many
millions more are needed for dev:l.
opment 1t will speedily be placed
available. Never before In the
history Of the South. possibly
have such wonderful opportunities
knocked at the door Of Southern
business men. The question L..
will they heed the Knock OF will
the. bar the door aud lot some
other section reap the bene6,r"
While no one envies Clarksdsie.
the prosperity here pictured. such
wonderful opportunities knocked
at the doors of only a compara-
lively small section Of the South.
The cotton country of which
Memphis is th: center enjoyed an
immunity from excessive rains 4, 4
boil weevil. which the region south
and east suffered from ssverly.
Combined with high prices the
favored sections have indeed pros.
perty beyond the history Of the
South. The counties Of Coahsma
aud Bolivar raised almsst kali ~
much cotton IS the state Of Alaba'
mo, and nearly . third Of the Mis-.
sissippi total. .-Vicksburg Herald.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

We have received copy OF the nrst edition OF tho
Delaware Masonic Index II is q distinct and pleasing
addition 10 the raternal publications Of our State and
country We hope win prosper and grow in circula-
lion and influence. H. T. Price and c. j. Morgan, the
publishers deserve commentator for the attractive form
Of the now periodical which will be Issued monthly
As stuart j. Horn Grand Master Of the State says It
has been felt for a long time that paper Issued IN
the interest Of the Fraternity would meet with an en-
thusastlc reception from the members throughout the
State"
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

OF tonnage may prevent the United states sending
than 10000 100000 to France in 1918 American
troops are needed there and method must be
devised for getting them the Atlantic without I'M
due loss Of time.
big American army the western front will shorten
the war by many months That is something greatly to
be desired from every point OF view Our government,
in cooperation with the governments Of our allies,
doubtless Will sec to it that the Atlantic brdged by
some method. German submarines or no submarines.
II has been said that, when necessity drives, the
Anglo-saxon can accomplish things seemingly mposs
bic Their faculty in that respect probably will stand
them in good stead in the impending transportation
emergency
Evening journal., 1917-10-05
With The Paraqraphers

Unquestonably the Germans will resort to dumping
to regain their hold OF the American market and the
manufacturers and chemists Of the United States will
need to be forehanded II they to meet the compet-
i've power OF Germany.-WashingtOn Post.
ADOPTION OF arbitrary standards OF value by the COM
mission Is possible. This. the roads are prepared to
oan would bring connscatlon and herald the downfall
OF ue independent railroad system. The railroads are
aSus 40 mIow some OF the disputed points into the
Only a very small percentage OF railroads has been
valued SO is Valuations Of dozen so roads appraised
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

fact that only those who have seen
what the Germans have done can be-
lleve that such things could be done
in civilized world and by people
once believed TO be civilized.
While from many sources there come
forth proposals Of peace born OF HUI
manitarian instincts, born Of the high
est and the noblost sentiment. the ma
ton which is enslavlng Belgian women
and Belgian men, which is stripping
Northern France and Belgium OF the
last bit OF It's machinery, which is
plunderng where 10 can, numbering
where 1t chooses, marching from one
crime to another, is exploiting this
foreign paciflsm as It's last possible
weapon by which to win The war.
The war Will be won only on the
battlefield. The war will be won only
by lighting. In our Civil War in 1864
the same talk and the same ideas were
abroad as may be found in all the
Allied nations now. But that great man
who was President Of the United
States, Abraham Lincoln, saw clearly
that there could be but one end TO the
war. Thanks TO him the war went for
ward TO its logical and inevitable con-
clusion, and at Appomattox secession
died. Henceforth the United States was
assured Of It's unity. There can be no
other solution now, and just as GER
tain as was Confederate defeat in 1864
is German defeat now. If only the will
, 10 persevere and to realize the fruits
" the labor already nprformed IS as
unshakable as that purpose which
moved the North through and after
he bloody summer from the Rapidan
10 Cold Harbor, through and after the
bitter winter from Petersburg to Five
Forks.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

general weakness that was so hard to
bear. / am able TO do my work during
such times and am recommending Lydia
4. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
my friends who suffer as / did."-Miss
META TIEpEMANN, 1922 Jefferson Ave,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
To know whether Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
will help you, just try it. For
advice write to Lydia E.PinIxham
Medicine Co. (cOnfidentiaD LYNN.
Mass. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by a woman.
and held in strict confidence.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Let no man think he is loved by any man when p,
loves no man.-Epictetus. "Hep nc
.-.-.-.
Charity and personal force are the only nvosroo,,
worth anything.-Walt Whitman '"i'en''
49,:
Things despise
Oft tender very blessings in disguise
Heather Bigg
f-s-.--.
Stand upright, speak thy thoughts declare
The truth thou hast that all may share.
Behold, proclaim It everywhere
Inc! oniy I've VINO oafe' Anon.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05
OLD DELAwAREs OPENING GAME.

VHE football team OF Delaware College will go TO
j College Park Md, tomorrow. and play the eleven
OF the Maryland state Agricultural College, It Will be,
for the home team, the opening game Of the season.
Unfortunately, at least three Of its strong players
may be kept Off the grldron by injuries suffered in prao-
tice II may go into the contest with the Marylanders
handicapped to that extent II good wishes in this
state Will avail anything the Blue and Gold eleven will
win despite all handlcaps.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Big guns again booming IN Flanders and Il is a
noteworthy fact that the British and the French do
ing most OF the firing. The Germans dsheartened
by the repulse by The Allies Of six big Teuonc at
tacks. The present activity OF British and French arti
lery would to indicate that in q short time the
Germans viii be called upon to do desperate de-
fense work TO hold the lines they have established
since Hag and his forced them back a nine-me
front and the French also made gains.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Germany continues her IN treatment OF Belgian prs-
oners Every such act OF cruelty should be added to
the bin which the victorious Allies finally VIII present
TO the Toutons for settlement There must be peace
for Germany which does not carry with st the fullest
possible measure Of PREPARATION to the unhappy and
abused Belgian people
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

That All-Russian Democratic Congress is an exceed
lngly uncertain body with which to deal. On Monday
the Congress put itself record by vote Of 766 to
6ss as being in favor OF Premier Kerensky's plan TO
form a coalition Cabinet On Tuesday, by vote OF si3
to isO it reversed ITSELF thereby making direct thrust
at Kerensky his associates in the Provisional Gov
eminent The change in the vote probably means that
enterprising German emissares worked industrously
overnight
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Settlement Of the Kentucky-Tennessee coal strike
should assist materially making the fuel situation
this country less annoying TO the public When 1900
miners who have been idle two months return TO work
the effect Of their action VIII be felt directly and nd
rectly, in many quarters.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Norway, Sweden Denmark and Holland are pay
ing the penalty for serving purchasing agents
for the German Government and assisting II In main
tanning its stand against the Allies. Between the
American and the British embargoes those four socaled
neutral nations now are isolated largely from the Of
the world.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05
WOUNDED FRENCH SOLDIERS AND THEIR RELIEF

WOUNDED FRENCH SOLDIERS AND THEIR RELIEF
WYE have received from Miss Anne Morgan, Of New
w York daughter OF j. Plerpont Morgan and treas
urer Of the American Fund for French Wounded let
Ter In which she says:
Dear Editor We shall be very grateful II you pub
fish the enclosed letter with, perhaps, fow introduce
tory words Of your
The American Fund for French Wounded Is the iare
sst war relief organization In this country excepting
me American Red Cross with whom we are co-operat-
aus we handled and shipped S93436 separate articles
az august entirely by volunteer workers. Each month
f ~. neeus grow greater, especially that
ss arc IN France and hospitals there being en-
'i D. 70 meet new conditions.
Please help US raise money!
,,,r,,. sincerely yours,
ANhhlCAN FUND FOR FRENCH WOUNDED.
The letter to which Miss Morgan refers Is IS fol-
lows; % '''
Dear Friend Let us tell you about one novel feature
OF our section in the Allied Bazaar-the Parcels pos,
Booth. Everyone knew is asked to send ms aD III
Gle, worth about quarter, by parcels post Theso
packages viii be numbered and held as originally
wrapped Them at the entrance to the Bazaar viii he
distributed little numbered cards saying There is
package awaiting for you at the American-Fundfor-
French-Nounded section" Upon payment Of quarter
the package corresponding with the number on the
card VIII be delivered.
Everyone will be satisfied by recevins ,ho ,,o,
worth The blind buying win prove an amusing atirso
ton for our booth and splendid source of revenue IA
the fund at trinng expense and trouble "a the ma
vidual contributor. Bsedes every postage sison ~
chased helps Uncle sam. So please mail your packsge
as soon as you can addressed Parcels post Booth Ai
can Fund for French Wounded, 20 West Twenty-thir,
street. New York city.
OF course we shall be grateful for any further dona
ton you may make either money or merchandise. I'm
counting surely upon the twenty -nve-cent par
cels-post package and hope you will induce dozens .
your friends to send them also
Very sincerely yours,
AMERICAN FUND FOR FRENCH WOUNDED
Anne Morgan. Treas.
Here is an opportunity for Deawareans to aid an ex
ccedingly worthy and to become part Of wha
promises to be pleasant and profitable feature Of
relief work
The French soldiers have the admiration Of tn
world by their bravery. wariike resourcefuness AM
sef-sacri1cing spirit Those OF them who are I'm
fortunate as 10 be wounded certainly deserving
world-sympathy and world-aid.
Nevertheless the greatest world series will be fought
cut in France.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Captain George Guynemer the greatest Of the
French flyers His recent death in action caused koen
regret all allied and neutral countries. The sugges-
ton that HIS name be inscribed IN the Pantheon las
symbol OF the aspirations and enthusiasm Of the French
army" meets with widespread favor.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

That doath-dealng propertydestroying typhoon that
has devastated portions OF Japan, including the city Of
Toxic, has aroused worldwide sympathy for the tens
OF thousands OF sufferers from its ravases An idea Of
tho magnitude Of the storm may be found in the fact
that in the Toxic district alone nearly two hundred per-
sons were killed. while fully 100000 other persons were
made homeless.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

very weak and mis-.
cradle. / remem-
bered how my moth
er had found relief
from pain by using
Lydia Z. Pinkham 8
Vege table Com
pound and l decided
to try it, and thanks
to the Compound It
helped me just as it
did my mother, and
| am free from pain,
backacha and that
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

In Reading the Republicans and Democrats have fused
10 defeat four Socialist candidates for City Council It
is the confident hope of the friends OF good government
that the alliance Of the old parties will result in the
signal defeat Of the Socialist candidates.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05
BOTH MOTHER
And DAUGHTER
Relieved From Pain and
Suffering by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Brooklyn, N.Y.-'For three or four
years / suffered a great deal of pain
periodically, so wouldhave to lie down.
My back would ache and would feel
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Philadelphia no longer is the City Of Brothery Love.
How can It be- with Maloney and Clark, Of Fifth ward
murder notoriety, in the cogs OF the Varesmth pc-
liticai machine and with election impending?
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

The man who would keep well should keep away from
those nights which precede the morning after
Evening journal., 1917-10-05
FRIDAY, OCTOBER S, 1917.
DELAWARE AND HER DEPARTING TROOPS.

IN HOSE Delaware troops who now are on their way to
Il Admission Ala, TO be trained for service the
western warfront in Europe take with them the love
and good wishes Of the people OF our state
The First Infantry Regiment Organized Militia OF Della
ware, lighting unit in the regular army Of the
United States is fine body Of men-oyal to the core,
animated by strong national and State pride and full Of
hshting spirit 1t win acqut Itself well in any capacity
In which it may be called upon TO serve.
How highly the people Of Delaware regard the regl-
mont a regiment and its members as officers and men
demonstrated clearly yesterday afternoon by the
large crowd OF civilians which assembled in New Castle
70 bid them goodbye and gooduck and TO them
train and depart.
Many Of the scenes enacted at and the station
pathetic but underlying all Of them rock
bottom American loyalty which will speak effectively
when the Delaware troops meet the enemy and t.
grips with him in foreign fields.
. In common with all other Delawareans we wish Col
one Reed and his command honor and distinction In Tho
work OF putting an end to Prusslan junkerlsm anC
thereby saving world democracy and world civilization
from the heels OF the Hohenzoerns and the Hapsburs
Members Of The faculty the body Of Della
ware College manifest ample evidence Of their oppre-
citation OF the gift 10 the college Of automobile
ambulance by the Delaware Chapter OF the Daughters
OF tho American Revolution II is tho plan to have the
ambulance station in Newark in charge OF a student
ambulance corps Some Of the members OF that corps
will be on duty at all times and ready In response TO
emergency calls, TO to any point within 100 miles
Of the station. II the ambulance and the corps should
be needed at any time by the Federal Government they
VIII be turned over 20 70 for service in the field. It
was happy thought that prompted the members Of he
chapter to make such a gift to Deawares leading edu-
caiiona institution.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

KINDLING WOOD FOR SALE
S2.50-S500 load. Tel. No 62si.-Advt.
Evening journal., 1917-10-05

Nevertheless the greatest world series viii be fought
cut in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-25
LETTER INVOLVES TWO
MEN IN H|[A|R MURDER
Coroner Discovers Missive Said to
Have Been Written by Victim
Under Assumed Name.

NEW YORK, March 24.-Further in
quiry into the death of Mrs Elsie Lee
Hilair who was strangled in a room ir
the Martinique Hotel here on the night
of March 8, developed tonight, according
to an announcement by the coroner. that
two men not hitherto connected with the
case had left, in a room on the side of
the hall opposite from that occupied by
Mrs. Hilair, a letter signed Florence
Gray This was the name under which
Mrs Hilair registered at the hotel.
The coroner came into possession of this
letter after an investigation he made per
sonally and during which he questioned
Mrs Hilair and who notified the clerk
Of the hotel She had failed to give the
letter to the detectives and representa-
tives Of the district attorneys office. ii
was said.
The coroner said that the letter, which
he has turned over to the police, was a re-
quest made by the writer to the person
addressed to obtain for her job in a
cabaret show. He declined to state to
whom the missive had been sent, why the
maid had not come forward before and
who the men were who occupied the room.
What effect the discovery will have on
the case Of Benjamin Sternberg, now in
the Tombs charged with Mrs. Hilair' S
murder. the coroner would not say: further
than to admit that Sternberg had not
been linked up with the two men who oc-
cupied the room
Sternberg today lost his fight for freedom
when the coroner revoked the prisoner s
bail of 5000. Bondsmen had arrived
at the coronerS Office to arrange for
Sternbergs release. A second writ of
habeas corpus obtained yesterday by
Sternbergs attorney was dismissed
this afternoon in the. supreme court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-25
TO PREPARE MEN PHYSICALLY
Walter Camp Has Plan for internal
Defense League,

NEW YORK, March 24.-First steps in
what Is expected to develop into a ma
tional movement for the formation of an
internal defense league will be taken in
New Haven during the coming week. Wal
ter Camp, foot ball and college athletic
authority, the prime mover in the plan.
announced here today that the scheme
was intended physically to prepare the
men Of the nation between the ages of
forty-five and sixty years for such reserve
service as the national government or
states might desire in case of war. No
attempt will be made to train the various
units in military tactics. for the first few
months. at least. but a concerted effort
will be MADE to bring the voluntary
members of the corps to point of
physical preparedness where they will
be available for military training or
home guard work. thus releasing
younger men for service afield.
Mr.. Camp said that he had been led to
take the initial steps in the movement as
the result of a number of talks with col
lege presidents, professors and former
varsity athletes. who. while over the mill
tary enlistment age. were eager to do
their Bit in the event of hostilities
A company has recently been formed
in New Haven and will begin training
next week under the direction of former
athletes and trainers Former President
William II. Taft has announced that he
will join this home guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-25
|BODY Of AMERICAN
| AVIATOR IS FOUND
French Patrol Discovers Sergt. Nc.
ConnelPs Remains Near La Fere
After Fight With Germans.
Special Cableeram to The Star.

| Special Cableeram to The Star
PARIS, March PA French cavalry
patrol found on Thursday the body of
sergt. J. R. Mcconnell, the American
aviator with the French army, lying
in the wreckage of his smashed ar
plane. Mcconnell was killed in a fight
with three German airplanes.
The body was found in a wood near
Jussy, on the Crozat canal, between
Ham and La Fere, where the Germans
had been in retreat. The body was
pers on it. Evidently they had been
taken by the Germans. There were sew
eral bullets in the body. showing that
undoubtedly Mcconnell was killed be-
fore his nachtne fel1 TO earth. The
number nsthe xifbfAnes sif0Ned ft waA
McConnell's. 4'
Men will be sent to bring the body
back for burial II it has not been buried
already where the American fell. An
Monday in which one airplane did a
nose dive to escape. This was Edmund
Genet, the American who was with Nc
Connell and was temporarily blinded by
a slight wound. The other machine-Mc-
ConnelPS-was seen to be falling, out of
control, until 1t smashed on the ground.
This patrol reported that three Ger
man bi-planes, large machines. attacked
the lighter chaser planes in which the
the line of the German retreat. The
first report was that there were only
two German machines When Genet was
wounded Mcconnell was left to fight
all three. Genets wound was super
fetal and he was flying the next day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-25
PLAN PATRIOTIC MEETINGS.
Chicago and Pittsburgh Officials Get
ting Ready Monster Demonstrations.

| CHICAGO, March 24-Plans were
completed today for a patriotic demon
stration which proponents predict will
develop into one of the most profound
meetings of it's kind in the history of
the city.
Gov. Frank o. Lowden is expected to
be chairman of the meeting. and, ac-
cording to tentative plans. Grand Army
veterans men from the naval training
station at Lake Bluff, national guards
men, Boy Scouts and many other or
ganizations are to parade through the
Streets, the demonstration terminating
at the Coliseum, where many national
political conventions have been held.
The date of the demonstration will be
fixed at conference today of the
leaders in the movement.
"This meeting is absolutely neces-
sary." said Jason M. Dickinson, former
Secretary of War, who has taken the
initiative in the movement. 1T is for
Chicago and Illinois to give to the ma
ton a clear ringing note of patriotism" :"
PITTSBURGH, Pa, March ga pa
triotic mass meeting will be held in
Pittsburgh Saturday night, March 81, 1t
was announced by Mayor Joseph g.
Armstrong tonight. The meeting will
bs similar to the one held this week in
New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-25
PROVIDENCE FOR WAR.
Rhode Island Capital and Gov.
Beeckman Pledge Services to Nation.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March ga
patriotic demonstration, in which citi-
zens and officials of all ranks and
classes united. was held here today
Gov. r. Livingston Beeckman. at a mass
meeting after the military parade
pledged his services to the nation, and
called upon the state to help preserve
the Union.
"Once again." he said, 81 want it to
be so that no matter where an Ameri-
can may go upon the face of the earth
he may see his country and his flag
treated with that exalted degree of re-
spect to which by every right and by
heritage they, are entitled, and which
times.
1--WE do not want war. We have not
sought war But the time has come
when we must realize that we are al
ready at war. and that 1t Is but mat
ter Of a few days when we shall have
action by Congress-"