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The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20
Nettleton Route One

Farm work has been delayed
on account of the continued rain.
Miss Celia Sisk returned nome
Saturday from a weeks visit to
relatives in Aberdeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Burgess
spent Saturday in Tupelo.
John Sullivan and family, of
Tupelo, visited relatives here the
past week.
Rev. w. Montgomery and La
Fayette Harris, of Union. spent
Easter with J. B. Knowles.
Sam Sisk, Geo. Knowles and
Walter Morris made a business
trip to Shannon and surrounding
country Monday.
Alma Burgess, who has spent
the past FIVE months in Arkan-
sas, came home the past week
suffering from an attack of ma
laria.
Carl Riley. of "Rileytown."
was mingling with friends here
Sunday.
Miss Althea Cathcart spent the
past week in Tupelo.
Callie Hester, wife and son,
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Lou Edwards.
Bro. Williams, Of Amory, will
preach at Eureka Sunday, April
%, at IL a. m. and Z p. m.
We have the best Sunday
school we have ever had at Eu-
reka, and also at Pine Grove,
and a splendid mems prayer
meeting at the former place.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20
Notice Public Works

Notice is hereby given that the Board
Of Supervisors of Lee county, Miss,
will IN Monday, the 7th day of May,
1917, award the following contract for
the doing of the following public works
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid
ders at the court house door in the city
OF Tupelo, Miss, within legal hours,
the board reserving the right to reject
any and all bids and ~readvertise, to-
wit:
For a new bridge in Coonewah bot
tom on Verona and Shannon road near
Vance McFarling.
Ordered this April 9Th, 1917.
A.. 5. Parham, President.
John M. Witt, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20
Proving the Adaas.

is ignorance ever bliss, professor
Yes, l really think 1t is. Now, take
my case. | worry about germs contin-
ually. Those people must be happy
who know nothing about the germ
theory."-Pittsburgh Post.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20

week with his sister. Mrs. A. C.
Long, in Guntown.
Tom johnson spent Sunday
with relatives here.
Don't forget that there will
be singing at Mt. Vernon every
second and fourth Sundays.
Everybody invited.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20

AIM TO LIVE 100 YEARS OLD
Keep the bowels clean and1liver act
i've without Calomel-take Van La.
SOC. ADV.
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20

urday afternoon with Mrs. Nc
Gaughey.
Misses Mable FeIkins and Al
ma Houston spent Saturday af-
ternoon with the latter's aunt,
Mrs. G. w. Pettey.
Mt. Vernon
Thetfarmers are making good
use of the pretty weather this
week.
Misses Leona and Dollye Clay
ton spent from Friday until Sun
day with friends in Belden.
Frank Smith and family. of
Birmingham, were guests Of
Mrs. Smith parents, Nh. and
Mrs. j. l. Philpot, Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Ethel Rogers, of Amory,
spent the weekend with home
folks.
Herbert Herring spent last
The Tupelo journal., 1917-04-20
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The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13
yOuNCWOMEN WANTED
To Fill Bookkeeping and Steno. graphic Positions Left Va cant by Young Men
 Training for tho Amy

It is imperative that every young woman in our United States. secure in the enjoyment of Liberty and Happi- ness, should "do her bit" by taking the place of some young man who IS per forming heroic and valient service on the battle front.
 In previous conflicts, women have not been unresponsive to our country 8 call and the women of today..will like wise spring to the fore and do man 5 part wherever they can.
 The need for young women today Is imperative. Not only is there short : age of stenographers in all government departments at Washington. but pri- vate firms .all over the country must have stenographers and office help to fill the gaps caused by the war
 It is splendid chance for the young womanhood of America to serve.
 Write us today for special terms.
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13
PHONE 73

possible for the Republic to keep aloof from the nineteenth centu- ry disputes that rent the Conti- nent of Europe, we could not be indifferent to the way in which war was conducted at sea. In those early years of our national life. when we were still but . few communities ranging along the Atlantic coast. we were Sea- faring people. At time when our frontiersmen had not yet reached the Mississippi, the fame of our daring clipper ships had spread to all the Seven Seas. So while we could watch the trl- march of Napoleon s grand army with detached indif- ference, his Continental Blockade and the British Orders in Coun- cil at once affected the lives of our citizens intimately and dis astrously.
 So it was in the case of the Barbary pirates. We had no in- terest in the land quarrels and civil wars of the Barbary States. but we fought them for obstruct. Ing the freedom of the seas.
 And in the decades ever since,
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13
Hesfer/y Drug Store
 TWO REGISTERED DRUGGISTS PHONE 73 I'VE PAYPOS7AcE

although the imagination of cur people has been engrossed in the imme nse labor of winning the West, our Department of State has never lost sight of the com- compelling interest that we have upon the seas. and has constant ly striven to gain Ithe assent of all nations to a maritime code which should be framed and en- forced by a joint responsibility.
 Various watchwords have arisen in this long controversy. We have urged the inviolability of private property at sea, we have asked for a liberal free list and a narrow definition of contraband.
 But our main insisterce has not been on any such details. One salient idea has guided our diplo. macy. The law of the sea must be founded not on might but on right and a common accord. upon a code binding all alike, which can not be changed or set aside by the will of any one nation.
 Our ideal mas been not d weaken ing hut q strengthening of legal
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13

restraint by the free will and agreement of all. We have ask ed nothing for ourselves that we do not ask for the whole world. The seas will never be free, in our American meaning, until all who sal thereon have had a voice in framing sea laws. The Just severance of the seas must rest on the consent of the gov. erned.
 No other question of interna- tlonal polity has found the great powers more divided. But in our lnsistence on this fundamental principle, we have been strength ened by the support of many other countries. At times we have had the support of Great Britain. No one of our Secreta. rles Of State has more clearly de- fined our ideal than has Viscount Grey, recently British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. None of our statesmen has ever gone so far as he in advocating limitations of the rights of beliC. erents on the sea. It was or his
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13
PRESCOTT & NORTHWESTERN
No. 666

This is prescriptios prepared especially for MALARIA or CHiLLS q FEVER.
 Five or six doses will break any case. and if taken then as . tonic the Fever sill not return. It acts on the liver better than CaIomei and does rot sripe oT si-ksa 25e
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13
HOW THE WAR
 CAME TO AMERICA

nc was Sllll StruRgLnR loi cAiot- ence, in the face of threatened enc, oachments by hostile mon- archies over the sea, in order to make the New World safe for democracy our forefathers es- tablished here the policy that soon came to be known as the Monroe doctrine. Warning the Old World not to interfere in the political life of the New, our Government pledged itself in re- turn to abstain from interference in the political conflicts of Eu- rope; and history has vindicated the wisdom of this course. We were then too weak to influence the destinies of Europe. and it was vital to mankind that this first great experiment in govern ment of by the people should not be disturbed by foreign attack.
 Reenforced by the experience of our expanding national life, this doctrine has been eyer since the dominating element in the growth of our foreign policy. Whether or not we could have maintained it in case of concert ed attack from abroad, it has seemed of such importance to us that we were at all times ready l to go to war in it's defense. And though since it was first enunci. | ated our strength has grown by | leaps and bounds. although in that time the vast increase of our | foreign trade and of travel abroad, modern transport. mod. ern mails. the cables and the wireless have brought us close to Europe and have made our isola- ticn more and more imaginary. there has been, until the out break of the present conflict. small desire on our part to abro- gate or even amend the old fa. tniliar tradition which has for 80 long given us peace. In both conferences at The Hague. in 1899 and 1907. we re- affirmed this policy, As our del egates signed the first convention in regard to arbitration. they read into the minutes this statement:
 Nothing contained in this con-
 vention shall be so construed as
 to require the United States of
 America to depart from lts tra- ditional policy of not intruding upon. interfering with, or en- tangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal ad- ministration of any foreign State:
 nor shall anything contained in the said convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of it's traditional attitude toward pure
 ly American questions. "
 At The Hague we pledged our selves, in case we ever went to war, to observe certain broad general rules of decency and fair fighting. But at the same time We cleared ourselves from any from any responsibility for fore ing other nations to observe sim liar pledges. And in 1906. when our delegates took part in the AL geciras Conference, which was to regulate the affairs of the dis tracted Kingdom of Morocco, they followed the same formula there. While acquiescing in the new regime which guaranteed the independence and integrity of Morocco. we explicitly announced that we assumed no police re sponsibility for the enforcement of the treaty. And if any honest doubt was left as to our attitude in regard to the enforcement of Old World agreements, 1t was dispeled five years later, when our Government refused to pro test against the overthrow of the A ota 1 \ lnoairac
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Continued on page five
The Nevada County picayune., 1917-09-13

Our second great tradition in international relations has been our persistent effort to secure a stable and equitable agreement of the nations upon such a mari time code as would assnre 10 all the world a just freedom of the seas.
 This effort was born of eur vi tai need. For although it was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
OHIO CHRISTMAS
! SPECIAL SPEEDING
|. TO SOUTHLAND

Cincinnati December 2e.-Carrying a
precious load of parents. sisters,
sw eethearts and friends and presents
from back home the Buckeye
Christmas special train chartered by
the state. was speeding south to Mont
gomery and the Ohio soldiers in Camp
Sheridan tonight
Governor Cox, who will play Santa
Claus to the national guardsmen OF
Ohio. his bride. son and daug,ser 81
several friends making UP the COVER
|nors party. and ESQ Ohioans are on
the train. Seven baggage cars of
christmas gifts are part Of it.
The unique train. the first of the
Kind ever operated by a state, left Gin
'cinnati shortly after s o'clock. and is
due in Montgomery before II O'clock
tomorrow morning. Sleeping coaches
will be parked in Montgomery. and the
Ohio delegation will live in them. The
baggage cars of presents will go direct
tContinuea on Pase Ntncl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

SECTION A
i-Spy communication system dis
covered
Italians secure gain on Monte Asolone
front.
German air raid on English coast
w towns is failure.
President not displeased at investi-
CATION of departments.
kaIedines quits Cossack command.
Army inquiry continues.
Vote of Congress changes basis of
Alabama campaign.
3--E<ilby willing to submit his claim as
prohibition leader to arbitration.
4-Editorial comment.
Ned Brace.
5--Red Cross armies reach 10000
Board of revenue to WELD the ak.
Two local hospitals remembered in
Woodward will.
Birmingham 10 have first lightless
night tonight.
6-Dent's committee will not stint war
department.
- News from Mississippi capital
g. Frank Carpenters letter.
9-Bardstown holds public funeral for
wreck victims,
10 A1npseSnents.
II Dudley enthusiast on good roads.
SECTION p
l--Mhat every woman wants to know.
20 News OF automobiles.
4Sports,
s. sheffield making rapid strides in big
development.
SECTION C
/. and 4-Society.
s--Doly Dalrymple,
9--Msr'sa.s
EcTIoN D
Corise S4rfi saent.
SECTION f
Rotee 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
INVENTOR OF LEWIS
GUN TEST|F|ES IN
ARM Y INQUIRY
Retired Officer AssaiIs Head
of Ordnance Department
and Is Warned by
Committee

Washington. December 22.-The story
of the invention and development of the
famous Lewis machine gun and the dis
appointing efforts of the inventor to
persuade the United States government
to accept it without cost, was told in
dramatic fashion by the inventor him
self. Col Isaac N Lewis. U. s. A., re-
tired, testifying before the Senate mill
tary committees investigation of the
army.
With an occasional show Of heat,
Colonel Lewis related his controversy
with General Crozier, chief of ordnance,
whom he severely assailed denied that
he first offered his invention to the Brit
ish government, detailed repeated ten
ders of his patents to the government.
with profits aggregating millions Of dol
lars, and told of the success with which
his weapon has been used by nearly ali
| the allies
At times Colonel Lewis was so severe
| in his structures on General Crozier and
| the war department that committee
lmembers stopped him, saying he was
too loquacious and desultory." and was
letting his feelings run away
! Supporting Colonel Lewis testimony.
President A. +. Borie of the Savage
Arms company which has the exclusive
American license right to make the
Lewis gun. also told Of the refusal of
| the war department to adopt the Lewis
gun and OF the achievements of that
weapon. Both he and Colonel Lewis pre-
dicted that sufficient numbers Of the
new Browning gun, adopted by the war
department would not be available for
!, the American forces. Other manufac-
turers have testified that the produc-
tion would be sufficient.
! At the conclusion of Mr.. Bories testi-
mony the committee adjourned over
Christmas. 1t plans to resume examin-
alton next Wednesday Of Quartermaster
General Sharpe regarding the clothing
cantonment. transportation and other
questions
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
WOMAN JUMPS TO
HER DEATH FROM
SPAN OF BRIDGE

Sheffield. December 22,-(special)
Early this morning Mrs. J. B. Porter
field tollkeeper at the Southern rail-
road bridge across the Tennessee river
between this city and Florence jumrad
from the second span Of the bridge to
the river rs feet below and was
drowned. A note found on her desk
reading Find valuable. papers in box
10. First National" led to an investi-
CATION, which resulted In the finding
Of her body lodged against rocks near
the surface of the water. At the point
where Mrs Porterfield jumped from
the bridge was found pitcher filled
with water swinging at the end OF .
rope. This led to the belief that she
had possibly fallen from the bridge
but the note she left indicated she had
taken her life. Mrs. Porferfield was
appointed tollkeeper at the bridge fol-
lowing the death of her husband some
months since, and was mcst estin-
able lady It is belle.ed that she took
her life in tit of dependency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
INVESTIGATION OF
| DEPARTMENTS NOT
/ DISPLEAS|NG TO
| PRESIDENT WILSON
Facts VIII Be Brought Out
to Which the Public
Is Entitled
| ADMINISTRATION is
NOT AFRAID AS TO
ULTIMATE FINDINGS
Wilson Feels That Probers
Will Discover That Much
Has Been Accomplished
Despite Mistakes Made
ar HuGn M. RoBERTs

Washington. December 22-(Spe-
ciaI.j-Tbe administration is not in
ciined 10 interfere with the manifold
investigation which Congress has un-
dertaken.
The President believes. il Is said
by officials In high positions. that as
result OF inquiry facts viii be de-
veIoped to which the public Is en-
titled. and that In the end II viii be
demonstrated beyond peradventure
that the United states, confronted by
tho necessity. Of transforming Itself
instantaneously from peaceful to "a
martial nation. established an unparal-
leled record.
A canvass of influential members OF
Congress. completed today by Washing
ton correspondents, develops the fact
that. a prime result of what has been
unearthed VIII be GENERALIZATION of au-
thority in every department of activity
F(Confinued ON Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Air Raid Made on English
Coast a Complete Failure;
One Machine Brought Down

London, December 2c.-Another
air raid has been attempted by the
Germans against English coast
towns. One hostile airpIane was
forced to descend.
The following official announce
ment has been issued:
San air raid was attempted on
the kentish coast shortly after
Q O'Clock tonight. One raider was
forced to descend close tn the
coast. the crew Of three being
captured alive. No other machines
have come overland at this time.
- second attack developed
about 9,aO. when Few bombs
were dropped in Thnnet. Thc raid
~rs did not penetrate further In
laasa. 40 casna,tsT~ or damage. n
rcported,s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

Ysnt only are the Italian lines h2sdr
sss,s tue Monte Aselore eRip. NJ khe
pos$hcrn frcns. where MI hreatf nsssE
sa3scsss rns driven In them early last
week, hut considerable proEress has
been made toward restoring the orig
innl position. This process. beEun BY
the Italians on Thursday. was con-
tSnued ON Friday, the Rome war office
reporting the recapfure Of further
ground In the holly disputed area.
The Austro-Germa command evil
IDENTIFY had In mind the expansion ~
the AsoIone wedge in . way further
to fmperiI the entire Monte Grappa pc-
sition to the east, the italian bnIwrrk
against the intended drive into the
plains, and this possibility still re-
mains. The Italians. however, have
neEntived much Of the enemy adj
vantage and even the German Me-
counts OF the fighting concede that for
the present the aggressiveness II on
the italian side, with the AsOlone
heights the objective of repeated at-
tacks.
There has been mo- fighting Of con-
sequence in any Of the other war
areas. Even the artillery engagements
along the French front appear to have
Iessened In iBtensity and there hns
been no indication of n rivival, OF the
infantry activity I'm upper Asace'
where German Demonstration On
Friday gave the enemy a.temporars'
adyantase which was quickly wiped
out by the aggressive French rcac-
ton. y
In Russia the strife for control -
aYsuming broader aspects. The appar-
cpt solidiflcatiop 81 the. ukrains-ces-
sack movement in southern Russia
seems TO he Eivins the oppcsition TO
the Boisheyikf ffrmer hold on that
territory. The Petrograd Aceninission-
CIR. themselves are considerably wor-
ried by the spread Of the seParntlst
movement, which progressively r. cut-
ting huge slices off Russian territory
mot only in the direction oh the
ukraine and the Don region but In
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Summary of Outstanding
Developments In NeUs
From Various War Fronts

various other quarters. Evidences 81
this appears ~ their sending ennis
saries 10 The numerous affected dis
srset. in an effort to line them IN
aEnis II support Of the BoIsheyik
Hresime NJ PetroEvaS.
\ The status OF the Russian pence ne
xoffations continues uncertain. Reit-
Grated reports are coming out OF Pet-
rograd that the NEGOTIATIONS were
broker off because Of the objection
able nature of the German terms and
that the Russian representatives have
left Brest-Litovsk. Up to late hour
there had been neither confirmation
nor denial from official sources or
these reports.
" Some hint that the Teutonic offers
were not OF the acceptable nature the
Bolshevikf had Indicated they were ex-
pectiaE may be found In . dcciara-
tion by Leon Trotzky. the Bolshevik
foreign rnfnister. that the Russians
would fight rather than submit to oh
jectionabIe terms. This was coupled,
however, with what appeared to be
an admission OF Russia's present mil
ttary Impotence and the assertion that
II the Russians were thus compelled
temporarily to submit they would join
with the German people IN rising
AGAINST German miIitarfsm. the famii-
lar Bolshevtk- prediction Of German
revolutions being thus echoed.
The British admiralty announced the
loss Of the British armed steamer
stephen Furness Of i112 tons. which
was torpedoed and sunk by = German
sub Marine In the Irish channel with
a loss OF six officers and O5 men.
fire Mt the great krupp mani
lions plant nj Essen, Germany, ap-
pears to have been less serious than
the early reports Indicated. Apparent
iy the damage. was confined to the
electric power station where an exc
'pIosion occurred. due to a short cir
cult. This bufidlns. however. IL report
ed from Dutch sources to have been
seriously damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23

Officials suspect that crews Of vessels
plying between the United States and
northern European neutral ports have
carried many letters from German spies
in this country, the documents being
sent to Germany from the neutral port
at which they are landed.
Until regulations we're promul gated
several weeks ago, the prohibition
against such communication had not
been enforced strictly, although customs
inspectors and secret service agents had
seized many communications of danger
<.ux nature on ships leaving or arriving
al American ports.
Evidence gathered thus far leads off,
Gals to believe some neutral subjects
:sided by Americans have made consid-
cradle money by promoting the clandes-
tine traffic Prosecution with penalty
OF $4,000 tine and 10 years imprison-
naent is involved in such traffic since the
United States entered the war
Great Quantities Of commercial scammu-
4 III. "a ians, caned ships and cafkignees
snssil, are carried .,s vessels not in reg
ular mail channels, and most of this
has been licensed freely by customs Of
(
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
Two Deaths Are Reported
From Little Rock Camp

Little Rock. December %. Especial,
The deaths of Private Everett j. Grubbs
OF Dawson, formerly OF the Sixth pro
visional company, and Luther Carlisle
of Dora. formerly Of the Third provi-
sional company both Of the depot troops
was announced today at the Eighty-sev.
enth division base hospital.
Frivates Robert L. Patterson of Carl,
ton Hill. ana James c. Carr Of Mobile
were discharged today on account o.
ply sieal disabilities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-12-23
ENEMY AGENTS
SENT MAIL BY
NEUTRAL SHIP
Custom Officials Find Scores of Innocent Appearing Let
tiers Which Carried Code Messages in Invisible
Ink Clothing Of Crews Also Used to
Send information From America rs.

Washington December Evaporation Of system res
ar communication between the United States Germany,
Austria and European disclosed
Of officials that within the last two weeks
they found of letters containing inscriptions
code phrases in the clothing personal effects
of ships bound from Scandinavian Swedes
and Norwegans most prominent in the traffic and about
onefth of the letters of suspicious character
probably will result of number of charges
violating
the
course of the