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Arizona republican., 1917-03-12

Basdad's capture marks the climax
to one of the most dramatic and pic
turesque phases of the world war The
city, which has fallen to British arms,
inks the present to the past so distant
that it is semi fabulous The known
history Of Bagdad reaches back for
more than four thousand years to the
shadowy times of King Nebuchadnez-
zar OF Babylon, a quay built by the
csrlptural monarch still existing sub
merged in the Tigris. Within its pre-
cints also there still stand the tonlbs
of the Jewish prophets Joshua, Ezra
and Ezekiel and the well of Daniel.
Long after the Eabylonian dynasty
has ceased to be more than memory.
Bagdad rose to splendor as the artis-
tic, literary, scientific and religious
| capital of the world. The heart of the
great lsl2mic empire Of the caliphs for
hundreds Of years, was known
throughout the world as the GLORIOUS
city, and was the scene of fantastic
exploits of Haroun Al Rashid. the pot
entate who magnificence is immortal
/ lied in the Arabian Nights
In about 500 b. C.. Bagdad was cred
tied with population of 1000. 600 souls
and was easily the first city in the
| world in wealth and coramerce. With
| the fall of the caliphs before the Tur-
/ kish sultans the decline of Ragdad
I commenced. 1t was successfully the
I prey of Turks. Mongols. Tartars and
Persians, but it was not until 1888
! that the city became definitely d part
of the Turkish empire.
Its ancient Importance was largely
due to the fact that it stood at the
center of the lines of communication
between India and Persia and the west.
| but the opening of new routes by way
of Tehizond and through Armenia di-
verted its trade and was a vital factor
/ in its decline.
The British campaign against Bag
I dad was opened early in 1915 when an
M o-Indian force under Major Gem
cral Charles Townshend was landed at
the head of the Persian gulf and moved
m Idly up the Tigris. The primary OBJ
je. of the expedition was to secure
the valuable oil wells at the mouth of
the Tigris.s but the ultimate and far
Sreatat object was the shattering OF
the great German dream of dominion
| in the Near East The realization of
this dream was based on the construc-
tion of the Berlin -Constantinople-E Eag
dad railway, and by the seizure OF
Bagdad the British hoped TO prevent
the completion of this road. at least
by German hands, and strike u shat
] Continued on page two)
Arizona republican., 1917-03-12
Republican A. p. Leased wireI

CINCINNATI, March H. - Three
persons are known TO have lost their
lives, four others are probably fatally
injured, and score or more less
seriously hurt as the result of lorna
do which tonight wrecked thirty hous-
es in the residential district of Hyde
Park in the eastern section of this city
The killed are
Matthew Mccarthy, Jr., aged three
years.
Omer Gilenn 81.
Nelson, ~.
Grace and Griest avenues suffered
the heaviest, only Il few residences tt' =
ing undamaged The wind reached a
velocity estimated at from s. TO 20
miles an hour.
In all six squares felt the aull force
of the storm. Telephone and telc-
graph poles. trees and wrecAage g.
houses made The streets a'most i'm
passable.
To add to the confusion. fire broke
out in a number of wrecked nous :.
making rescue work difficult
It is believed there may be othe
persons buried in the ruins, ana late
tonight police and firemen We're still
at work searching for possible x ms
Arizona republican., 1917-03-12
Storm In Dayton

DAYTON. Ohio. March l1.-Tele-
phone reports from police authorities
in Richmond. Ind. say from thirty five
To seventy persons We're killed mt Ne
castle this afternoon in tornado.
Three hundred homes were demolished
Arizona republican., 1917-03-12
APTURE MARKS
CLIMAX To ONE
PHASE Of WAR

[RepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1
LONDON, March 11.-Bagdad,
the chief Turkish city in Meso-
potamia, and formerly the capital
of the empire of the CaIiphs, has
been captured by the British fore
es. Announcement of the capituIa-
ton of the city was made this
evening by the British official press
bureau on receipt of a telegram
from General Maude saying the
British forces had occupied Bag
dad early Sunday morning. No de-
tails we're contained in General
Maude's dispatch.
During the day the following of
tcial report was received concern
ing the operations against Bagdad,
carrying them up to Saturday
morning, when the Turks had been
forced back to within three miles
west and southwest Of the city:
"Our forces engaged with the
Turks on the DiaIa line the night
Of the eighth, succeeding, despite
the bright moonlight, in effecting
a surprise crossing of the Diala
and establishing strong post on
the right bank thereof. Meanwhile
on the morning of the eighth, the
Iigris having been bridged at some
distance down stream, British
detachment marched up the RIGHT
bank and found the enemy holding
position about six miles south
west of Bagdad.
The enemy was driven from this
position to another position two
miles in the rear. During the night
of the ninth passage of the DiaIa
was forced and our troops advanced
some four miles toward Esndad.
During the ninth our forces on
the right bank (Tigris) drove the
enemy from his second position,
bivouscking on the Ground gained.
This advantage, Notwithstanding
binding dust storm and a violent
Gale. was pressed on the morning
of the tenth, the Turks beinq
pushed back to within three miles
west and southwest of Bagdad."
Arizona republican., 1917-03-12

CONTINUED on page two)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05
DR.. SAM STEELE TO
LECTURE IN GRENADA
Noted Divine to Visit Old Home Next
Wednesday Night.

DIR. Sam Steele, one of the most
noted divines in the Southern Meth
odist church, will lecture at the Meth
odist church in Grenada next Wednes-
day evening, October 10, lecture to
begin at 7 80 o'clock. DR.. Steele was
born near Grenada and is much be-
loved here. He is now pastor of the
First Methodist church at Shreveport
and is known throughout the country
as a very fluent and able speaker and
as one of the most eloquent orators
in his church. He has had quite an
extensive experience on the lecture
platform and all who avail themselves
of the opportunity to hear him, may
rest assured that they will not only
be highly entertained, but will be in
structed as well.
There will be no admission charges
but voluntary contribution will be
asked for the benefit of the fund for
the maintenance of the parsonage
of the church at Grenada.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05
ALFRED WORDSWORTH, LORD NORTH
CuFFE, HANDLES THE war IN DETAIL
United States the War; Not France Not for ENGLAND
ror Belgium But to Make Living for This Conntr
tne three Fs-Feed, Finish Finance Will Accom-
Review ie' Far-Seeing

Obliged to fight in self-defense. It
was not Brussels that the Germans
wanted when for strategic reasons
they marched their troop across the
Belgian frontier which they had sign
ed q solemn contract to respect. They
wanted Antwerp, which Napoleon
called, with clear-sighted understand
ing, pistol pointed at the heart of
England They wanted an outlet
for their ocean-going submarines.
They wanted Calais.
The delusion industriously sown in
the United States by Germans and
those who are in favor of Prussian-
ism, including, l am sorry to saw.
many Irishmen, that Britain always
nights for commercial advantages has
long been Prussian slander.
Treitschke. the writing on whose
teaching Kaiser William II. was nur-
tured, taught that England's wars
were alway understaken with a view
to the conquest of markets. He did
not explain why England should take
SO much trouble to conquer markets.
seeing that she gave the whole world.
including Germany, the benefit of ac-
cess to them.
"He it was who developed the no.
ton that state is something apart
from the citizens who compose it
and that it lives according to its
own laws In other words. acts
which would be criminal or brutal if
performed by individuals may be per-
formed by the state without blame.
Now, IT we keep in mind that state
IS nothing more than a collection of
individuals, we might apply the
Treitschke argument with equal force
to the acts of the trusts against which
the American nation struggled 50
hard few years ago and which ii
finally oyercame. These trusts were
likewise collections of individuals
They might have pleaded, sometimes
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05
BRYAN FROWNS ON EX.
PLANTATIONS ABOUT
OPPOSING THE WAR
All Discussion Now About Whv
Ought Not to Have Been Merely
encourages Germany and Means
the Prolongation of the War and
the Shedding of the Blood of Nor.
American Soldiers.

Chicago.-William ]. Bryan in
an address at the Hotel La Sale. de-
ciared the citizen who insists at this
time upon exercising his rights of
Tree speech" in criticizing the govern
ment is not law abiding American.
put a promoter of anarchy.
Mr.. Bryan was addressing an aud.
lence of 1000 at the convention of
the International Lyceum Association.
There is little actual disloyaIty,"
he said. For every single instance
OF disloyalty there are thousands of
loyal citizens.
Patriotism is like words written
with invisible ink. 1t always exists.
But it takes the fire of national crisis
TO oring 1t out. 1t is our common
heritage of Americanism and I do
not believe the people are now. or
ever, lacking in it.
Just now, however, we hear a
number of people asserting the right
OF free speech, as if any one doubted
this right. 1t only requires a word
to correct this misapprehension. At
this time the citizen has a duty which
is superior to right For illustration.
a citizen has perfect right abroad
on the streets of a city, but if there
is riot then the mayor has the
power to suspend this right because
of the citizens superior duty to the
command.
Criticism of the government is
not now in place. II is not the best
way to express thought, which should
be transmitted direct to the President.
to your senator or members of con-
gress. 1t creates a wrong impression
among our enemies abroad, and f.
nally after the government has acted.
discussion is closed and is no longer
/ patriotic or American.
After congress has acted in de-
claring war it is matter of law, and
ftne man who criticizes this is not
Continued on Page p
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05
NEW RED CROSS MEMBERS.


Mrs. J. T. Smith, Mrs. j. L. Scott,
VIM. R. Broadstreet, Mrs. Ellen b.
Hendrick, Embry, Miss; J. S. Brad
ford, Embry, Miss; Mrs. G. E. Cham
berlain, R. F. D., Grenada.
Colored-Tom Smith, Ida Eskridge
Julia Jones, Jamie Lay, Carrie
Golden, Maggie Fitzgerald, Cora l..
Hardiman, Mary Pollard, Anna Bow
man, Edna Smith, Martha L. Rowan,
A. L. Stalleon, Addie Talbert, Eunice
Wright, Mamie V. Saueter, Joanna
Martin, Susie Conley, Viola Arm
strong, Bobbie Lee Stepny, Ellen
Clark, Rosetta Voolfolk, Leila Petit
bone.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

the plea was put forward in their
favor that their illegalities could ont
be illegal because they were trusts.
The plain truth is that any act which
is blameworthy in an individual is no
less blameworthy when it is COM
mitted by collection Of individuals.
whether they call themselves state
Of trnst ~ a burglars club
"This is what they have got to
make Prussia admit and practice.
Until she does so, she is as much
outside the comfy of nations as a
man who robs and murders is outside
the pale of human society.
For this cause American armies
are being sent to France. That is
where the enemy of the worlds peace
must be brought to book. Mayor
Thompson Of Chicago is reported as
having said, 4 do not believe in send
ing our youths to the trenches of
Europe instead Of providing for an
adequate army to prevent home in
vasion.' The war can be ended, the
world can be made safe for us all
to live in only by fighting the Ger
mans where they are. History shows
that all nations which have waited to
be attacked have suffered in conse-
quence. Ask any Frenchman whether
he thinks it an advantage to France
that the war is raging on French soil.
There could only be one answer to
such foolish question. The Amer
lean army must fight the Germans in
Europe in order to prevent them
from bringing the war to the United
States.
1.-The task which the United States
has taken up in consequence of the
Prussian attack upon its sovereign
rights is the task of throwing, into the
scale the lest weight which will turn
it against Germany. That task may
be summed up in the three F's-
Feed, Finance, Finish. When there
the 100000 American troops facing
the common foe of all nations which
put Right before Might, the Finish
of the war will be at hand. The
world looks to American initiative
enterprise and innate love of freedom
to put an end, let us hope for all
time, to an attempt to tyrannize, un-
precedented in history"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

The many friends of Mr.. E. A..
Meaders, Sr., will be pleased to know
that he is well. He is with his
daughter, Mrs. Walker, in Hatties-
burg. In little note to this Office
received few days ago he asked
to be remembered to all.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05


TO the legislature at the opening
the special session, September rs,
overnor Bilbo submitted additional
ecommendations Sept. %, which, in
r;ef covered the following points
mandatory statute requiring sup
rv;sors to pay for cattle killed in
,;pping; to empower city councils
build homes for school teachers;
empower supervisors to pay for
chool books of those children whose
narents are unable to buy them; to
,a;se the feeding of county prisoners
Nv sherffs from 40 cents per day to
75c per day; an act to reimburse the
town of Columbia and county of
Marion $4,000 which was bid to get
tbe Industrial Training School, estab-
lished by the legislature at its last
session; to exempt ship-building con-
Germs and hotels built within the next
few wears from taxation for the next
five of ten years; to authorize the
supervisors of Kinds county to issue
$3.50. 1000 in bonds to build packing
plant at jackson; the acceptance of
the Hughes fund and appro-
priation to make the same available;
an appropriation Of $4,000 more on
the tubercular hospital located at
Mage, Simpson county; an additional
appropriation for the insane hospitals
at Jackson and Meridian; sundry
other legislation to provide for money
borrowed by the governor and for
the taking up of bonds.
In his message delivered Sept. 25,
the governor called attention to the
following, which he urged as being
imperative: Appropriation for public
school teachers of $4,000; reduc-
ton of state tax levy because, as he
insisted, the Tax Commission had
succeeded in getting big increase
in county assessments; the creation
of cotincil of defense for which
there should, he submitted; be an ap-
preparation for Office help and travel
ing expenses; the creation of state
militia and an appropriation therefor;
a statute which will allow the soldiers
in the army to vote and uniform
warehouse receipt.
The legislature at this writing
(Oct. p has passed appropriations
for public schools of $622,590; and
it appears that the state tax levy will
be reduced to four mills, and an ap-
of $4,000 for equipping
.ubercular hospital. The state militia
bill or home guard bill was killed
before it got fairly started and SO
'ar there has been nothing done to-
wards providing for a council of de-
ense.
The following, prepared by Hon.
Alf Stone Of Washington county, one
# the most painstaking members Of
he legislature, was submitted to the |
aw-making body Monday. Mr.. Stones |
cures were taken from official rec
rds and show the state to be woe
ully ''in the hole" A bond issue
f three millio ndollars many think
ill be necessary.
The states financial exhibit and
he problem it presents:
Balance due on 1917 appropria-
ons, being approximated expendit-
res to Jan. 1, 1918, as per auditors
ooks, Sept. 29, 1917:
ensions -----------$45O, 100000
ollegess, charitable insti-
tutions, insane asylums,
etc. ------ 342,O39.OO
ssessor commissions for
1917 rolls --- 107, $500
lterest on state debt,
Chickasaw school fund,
etc. ------- 13s,e17.OO
alaries of state officials,
judiciary, etc. ------ 93,639.OO
Total ---$1,132,153.OO
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

Current deficit ------$ 45S,141
States chief source of revenue is
the general property tax, which in
1916 was more than s2,5O0,000 in a
total ordinary revenue of less than
$4,0O0,OOO.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

1917 revenue at mills only $780,
1873 in excess of 1915 revenue at 6
1916 ordinary obligations, 81, 4,427, 1903
Ordinary revenues 3,969,767
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05
|ov RILBO MAKES ADDI-
Ti0NAL RECOMMENDA-
TIONS TO LEGISLATURE

,,ropriations for So Many Thinss
fprn Mountain High-As Yet No
Agreement on Tax Levy-State-
n.nt Filed with Law Making Body
Showing $3.00o,ooo Bond Deal
Only Way Out.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

If you want a really and truly
beautiful wedding invitation, why let
The Sentinel furnish them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

money borrowed by Governor.
Under act 1915, interest
and principal due Jan.
! l, 1913 - 5000 ooo M
Penitentiary land purcb.
ase, due Mar. 80, '18 1A5 nm M
Deaf and Dumb Institute
repairs, due Feb. L, '18. 100 Ooo m
Penitentiary emergency
fund, due January and
feoruary' 1918 ------ $4,000. 90
A. & M. dormitory. due
'an' 81, 1918 ------ 10000. 90
Lime crushing plant de-
nct. due January or
February, 1918 5ooo m
National guard deficit.
due January of Febru-
,oar airy, 1918 ---------- 10000
1905 bond, interest cou-
pons, due Feb. 1, 1918 100000
iotai-----------$1,189,s00.OO
approximate deficit on
appropriations, 1917 ESQ. 600 90
Additional deficit created
by the extra session
for which no funds are
available ---------- ss5, 100000
Money borrowed by gov
ernor due January and
February, 1918 --1,19o.O0O 90
Approximate visible ac-
cumulated deficit 1885, 100000
Additional items will pro-
bably increase this by
Jan. 1918, to------$3,0OO, 100000
General Property Tax Revenue.
1916: realty and per-
sonaity ---------$36O, ,635, 1892
Puoiic serv. corp. 6S,56O,728
Total assessments --$429,196,72O
Revenue derived at 6
mills ---- 2,575,18O
1917: realty and per- 4
personally at assumed
increase of 20 per
cetn ----------$557,O17,6s6
Public service corpora
tions, R. R. Commits
sion tentative increase
of $39,000,000 ---- 107,56O,728
Est. total as'mt. $684,5 4,578,414
Revenue at 6 mills IS 4,107,470
Revenue at mills 2,738,313
Diff. betweenssates-s~-u.e 1891
1917 revenue at mills only $685.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-10-05

CONTINUED on Page p
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-03
SEVILLE

" & > . Z = -
Mrs. Alac. Longacre of Crestline
came Friday to visit Seville friends
for a few days, and was Joined on
Sunday BY Mr.. Longacre, Mr.. and
Mrs. Riddle and Mr.. and Mrs. Welty
and little daughter Harriet Of ASH
land. They were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Morton Of Hotel Morton for
Sunday dinner.
Mr.. Clayton Miller and daughter
Of North Girard called on his father
DR.. Joe Miller and other friends on
Tuesday.
Rev. Smith Of the Presbyterian
church Of Creston, exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Carson at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening. Rev. Smith
gave an excellent talk and all felt it
was good TO be there.
On Friday evening a fireman on one
i Of the B. e o. coal trains was over
come by the heat and exhausted. He
was carried to the home of Levi Sny-
der, south of town. DR.. Brintnall
was called and had him removed tc
Hotel Morton, where he was giver
medical attention.
Mr.. VIM. Neumeyer Of Lodi was :
caller in town Saturday.
Andrew Taylor was seriously II
with heart trouble few days las
week but able to start on his roUtt
again Tuesday morning. He is work
i ing on the mail route for six weeks
4 during vacation time of the regulal
'Icarriers. Big Pa Taylor was his sub
lstitute for a few days.
Miss Ruth Albritton, who has beel
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-03

attending college in Columbus, is
spending her vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Albritton.
Mr. Harold Reckstiner Of Yelling
Ton was an over Sunday guest Of his
father, Otto Reckstiner.
Mr.. Amos Spice returned to his
work on Monday at Lafferty, o., after
spending the weekend with his fam
W. G. Brumbaugh was a business
caller in Wooster Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett Rayne enter
tanned for Sunday dinner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Dennis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lyons.
Mrs. DR.. Brintnall and son Barney
visited friends in Medina Saturday.
Mr.. Nick Hewitt met with an acci-
dent on his way home from town We'd
Hnesday, his team being frightened at
an auto truck, running away and
throwing him out. A couple Of brok-
en- ribs was the damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tannehill of North
.Girard, came in Saturday for visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. e.
Frazier, Mrs. Tannehili and children
remaining for a two weeks visit.
Mrs. Brintnall of Medina was Sun
day guest of her son, Er. Brintnall
and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoyer Of Cleve-
land and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hall Of
Lorain were over Sunday guests at
the Chas. High home.
On account of the extreme heat. the
temperance talk by Hon. Oliver W..
Stewart Of Chicago, was given in the
park, instead Of town hall Sunday af-
ternoon. A small but appreciative
audience greeted him.
Mr.. George Frazier and A. O.
Holmes made a business trip to Cleve
land Monday.
Percy Critz, wife and family were
lin Medina on Sunday and attended ser
vices at the Baptist church.
Il Mrs. Eva Halton, who has been the
1 guest of her parents, Rev. and Mrs
4 Carson, was joined by her husband
Iof Youngstown, on Tuesday, leaving
ION Wednesday for McConnelsville tx
lspend their vacation.
A Mr.. John Lowrie improved his bust
Eness rooms by painting them, adding
much to the appearance Of the harness
and tailoring rooms of Mr.. John o.
IDonall and VIM. Holtzhner.
II Frank Lehman, wife and childrel
-Iof Sandusky were guests of his broth
er Floyd Lehman and family, for sew
teral days last week.
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asis
Ridge, conducted BY Rev. Chas. SearE-
es. Burial was made in the cene-
tery at Hincklsg.
The annual Sharon Center camp
meeting, which opened last Friday, has
maintained the yearly standard, the
committee having spared no pains to
make it, as usual, a memorable meet
ing. L. J.. Miller Of Nashville, Tenn,
Lncinc B. Compton Of Asheville, M.
C., Rebecca Bell Griffith and Sarah
Walker Eddy are among the speakers.
The music is In charge Of Mr.. and
Mrs. "A. II. Johnston Of Akron. Rev.
Compton has a store Of knowledge
gained in his large experience with
his orphanage and recue home. He
related his life story, which is strang-
er than fiction, on Thursday afternoon
Aug 2. The sessions will close on
August 5. Everybody is
welcome to attend.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-03
CRESTON


J. C. Alderman of Burbank, fell
about eight feet from ladder at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Jane Collins,
near Burbank, one day last week. One
of his wrist bones was broken and the
joint dislocated and the sharp bone
penetrated the flesh.
Born to Chas. Beal and wife, Sun
day, July 20, son.
Last Saturday morning a tramp re-
ported at the depot at Sterling that he
had discovered a man seriously injur-
ed lying beside the track between Cres
ton and Sterling. A yard engine was
Immediately sent out and the injured
man who proved to be Lewis O'Leary
of Creston, was taken back to Sterling
where DR.. Dawson was called and ad-
ministered first aid, and the injured
man was brought to Creston on the
B. & O. passenger train. Two ribs
were broken and bullet found in his
back. OLeary said that he was rid
ing on the freight when two tramps
held him up and after taking 500 from
him shot him in the back and threw
him from the train.