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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
NOTCHAWAY BRIDGE NOW
OPEN TO GENERAL TRAFFIC

The Notchaway bridge on the
Dawson-Shellman road is now open
to traffic, the county having erected
a new and modern iron bridge. The
old bridge was washed away during
the heavy rains of last July, and due
to the delay in shipping material,
could not be built until after the
winter months.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
For Your Child,. Couah.

Here's pleasant cough syrup that
every child likes to take, DR.. Bells
Pine-Tar-Honey. If your child has a
deep hacking cough that worries you
give him DR.. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey,
the soothing pine balsams relieve the
cough, loosens the phlegm and heals
the irritated tissues. Get bottle to-
day at your druggist and start treat
ment at once. 25c.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
DAWSON TELEPHONE c.,
WILL DISTRIBUTE TIN CANS

Manager ]. D. Weaver, of the Daw-
son Telephone company announces
that his company has five thousand
tin cans on hand, which are to be dis
tributed throughout the county at
actual cost, but only in small lots.
No one party will be allowed more
than ten dozen cans, so no possibili-
ty of anyone buying and reselling
for profit, due to their scarcity.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE CO., TO MEET
All Members Urgently Requested to
Attend Next Saturday Morning.

Dawson, Ca, May II, 1917. By
order of the president, the regular
annual meeting of the Terrell county
division of the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance company will be held in
the court house, at Dawson, Ca, on
Saturday morning, May 10, 1917, at
10 o'clock.
At this meeting new officers will be
elected for the ensuing year, and
such other business transacted as
may properly come before the body.
All members are urgently requested
to attend in order that they may be
familiar with the acts and doings
of the company since last meeting.
B. F. MELTON, President.
w. H. GURR, Secretary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
SPECIAL MACHINERY BEING
PUT IN BY DAWSON OIL co.
Will Handle Both Velvet Beans and
Peanuts on Large Scale.

Manager Ed Stevens of the Daw-
son Oil company states that special
machinery is being installed in their
mill for both peanuts and velvet
beans. This mill will make a special
ty of handling all farm products,
and has secured the Home-M Mixture
Guano Co.'S building for a storage
room.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our most heart
felt thanks to those who so kindly
assisted US during the illness and
death of our sister, Mary E. Mitchell
That Gods richest blessings may rest
on each and every one is our pray
err.
Mr.. and MRS. w. E. AYCOCK.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
HANDSOME DROP CURTAIN
FOR GRAVES HIGH SCHOOL
interior of New Building Is Not Ex-
celled in the County.

The handsome drop curtain for
the auditorium of the new brick
school building at Graves was paint
ed by Bianchi, and is on exhibition
at the pool room, where it has been
greatly admired. The work has re-
quired considerable time, and is
worthy of place in the splendid
building which stands as monument
to the citizens of our progressive
neighbor The curtain carries num-
Der of advertisements of Dawson
merchants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
AISE GIVEN TERRELL
COUNTY CALF CLUB

representative U. S. Department
Agriculture. Doing Good Work.
The Terrell county calf club, I'M
the direction of the county
snt, was given much praise by R.
Gridley, a representative of the
Is. department. of agriculture, who
5 on a visit to Dawson Saturday.
{ club roll now consists of twenty
members, who are putting forth
Fry effort to keep their club in
front, it now has more members
has accomplished more than any
nilar club in the state.
1lr. Gridley spoke Saturday at the
Pace theatre in explanation of the
'ture Of the national cattle show
ich was on the screen there.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO HAVE
ANNUAL PICNIC ON FRIDAY
Nearly a Thousand Young People
and Parents VIII Enjoy After
noon and Evening at Campus.

The annual picnic of the several
Sunday schools of Dawson will be
held Friday afternoon on the cam
pus of the public schools, from four
in the afternoon until eight O'Clock
in the evening.
The three Sunday schools of the
city will take part and committees
have been arranged to look after the
respective details.
1t is estimated that nearly one
thousand will be present to enjoy the
afternoon and evening. Both the
young people and their parents are
expected to be present, and every
family is requested to bring the con-
ventional basket of goodies" with
them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
COUNTY AGENT WILL
ORDER LOT OF TIN CANS
Give Kind and Number You Wish to
Secretary of Community Club.

Farm Agent J. L. Allen asks that
every person in the county who will
be in need of tin cans at any time
during the year to please either see
him or the secretary of their COM
munity club and let him know the
number and kind you wish. The cans
are to be ordered in one lot, thereby
reducing the cost considerably, as
well as insuring the delivery of the
order
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-05-15
SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS
MAY SESSION NEXT MONDAY
Calendar Shows Heavy Docket in
Both Criminal and Civil Cases.
Many Cases Carried Over.

The regular May term of the su-
perior court for Terrell county will
begin next Monday, the 21st, instead
of this week, as was announced.
The calendar shows heavy docket,
both of a criminal and a civil nature,
and court will no doubt be of longer
duration than the average session.
There are twelve prisoners in jail
awaiting trial on felony charges.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
DESTROYS SLEEP

Many cresco People Testify to Th's'
You can't sleep at night .
With aches and pains OF pad
back.
When you have to get up from uri-
nary troubles.
If the kidneys are at fault
Set them working right with Doans
Kidney Pills.
Here is Cresco proof Of their merit.
H. M. Belts, farmer, Route No. T.
says: Il have used Doan's Kidney
Pills off and on for the last 10 years.
When l catch cold it seems to settle
in my kidneys and cause backache.
The pains are severe in lac small OF
my back and night I am restless ana
can hardly sleep. My kidneys don't
act right and the kidney secret1ons
are unnatural. l always get Doan's
Kidney Pills from Lowry's Drug
Store, when have these attacks ana
] receive prompt relief"
Price COO, at all dealers. Don'
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doar's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Belts. had. Foster Milburn Co..
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
In District Court. Howard County, Iowa
Fred Bufi, Plaintiff,

In District Court. Howard County, Iowa.
. Fred Buri, Plaintiff,
Thomas p Davies ard wife, Maria !.
Davies. W. NJ. Weyth, Mar, lane ballard,
and then unEno" II grantees. mortg "a gees,
assignees hush nds Or wives, hei,s. ..ev isees
or legate es, and the unknown claimants or
owners of blocks u. - and "a, and h the
streets abuttfng the,ton in Davies Addition
to New oregon, Howard County, Iowa, and
of lot of the Irregular Survey ofthe West
ys North, Range II West, Howard County.
Iowa. Defendants.
You and each OF you are hereby no flied
th"t there is now on fi'e IN the OK of the
County. Iowa. the plaintiffs peii' Jon in the
a hove entitled caust alleging that he is the
absolute on ner i'll lee pie Of blocks IL, IL
and IA and the streets anultins the reon, in
Davies Addition to New Oregon, Howard
County, Iowa, and OF lot 4 the Irregular
s ssrXey Of the West ofthe Of
West Howard County, Iowa; that the plain
till and his grantors have been in adverse
possession OF the above described premises
under color of title for more than ten years
last past: that the defendants make some
claim adverse to plaintiff in and to said real
are now barred: that the names and resi-
dences OF the unkn wn defendants, or un-
known claimants, are unknown TO plaintiff
same: and asking that the title to said prem
ises be quieted In him against the adverse
claims of all defendants; that plaintiff be
adjudged to be the absolute owner in fee
simple of said premises; that defendants
appearing to contest plaintiffs claims be
adtud ged to pay the costs ofthis a".:c- Ind
for equitable relief
That unless you appear and defend before
noon of the second day of the Novem Der,
1917 term OF said Court, which will COM
m nee on the 26th day OF November, 1917 in
''resco, Iowa, default will be entered against
gu and Judgment and decree rendered
,hereon as prayed.
W. l.. BARKER,
ATTORNEY for Plaintiff
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Threaten TO SERVE POISON
l. w. w. Promise That or Dynamite
at Banquet.

W. TIOIutoS u0S " oy"o"'s0
at Banquet.
San Francisco, Oct. 23.-Threats to
turn the banquet in honor of Con-
gresham julius Kahn into a poison
feast" such as Jean Crone plotted in
Chicago a few years ago, have been
received by prominent San Francis.
cans in charge of the affair, it is
learned.
United States Circuit Judge w. w.
Morrow, who is to be POSTMASTER at
the banquet, turned over to the federal
secret service men a letter received
by him, which read:
1--WE will get you by poison or dy'
Mantle If you attend the banquet"
The letter was written in red ink.
At the top were the letters II. w. W.
and at the bottom a skull and cross
bones, crudely drawn.
Similar letters are reported to have
been received by United States Sen.
ator Phelan, Major General MacMur-
ray, Benjamin Ide Wheeler and others.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Trying to Adjust Scale

San Francisco, Oct. 23.-Members
Of the Federal Shipbuilding Labor Ad'
justment board are in San Francisco
to draw up a permanent wage and
work scale for-the 10000 metal trades
workers here who recently called oil
a strike, pending adjudication of their
demands. The board last week in.
duced 1900 striking shipyard EN-
ployes in Seattle to consent to return
to work, and an effort will be made
to frame an agreement acceptable to
employers and employees of all Pacific
coast shipping yards.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Raiders Fire RuthIessIy on At
tackled Merchantmen and
Life Boats.
DEATH REPLY TO PLEA
Germans Fire VoIIey at Women Who
Wave White cIoth-No Effort
Made to Spare Lives in N
North Sea.

Stockholm, CT. 23.-Two German
cruisers and three torpedo boats fired
ruthlessly on Scandinavian merchant
men and subsequently, on their life
boats, according to newspaper &C
counts of the attack by German raid
ers on conveys in the North sea. No
effort was made tosspare the lives OF
the seanen.
Fought Single Handed.
London, Oct. 23.-The British do
stroyer Mary Rose fought single hand
ed against the German cruisers in the
convoy section in the North sea &C.
cording to a story ascribed to Brit
ish officer rescued off Bergen and
transmitted by the Christiania CORE
spondent Of The Times. The other de-
stroyer, which should have been pres
ent, never appeared, and it is thought
likely that 1t was destroyed at the be.
ginning Of the action.
Butchery Understandable.
After fighting heroically for half an
hour during which she was subjected to
the most terrific concentric fire, the
Mary Rose sank. Ten members Of the
crew were rescued.
The correspondent says that the re-
ports of the butchery of those aboard
the merchantmen pass description.
Two women on one ship waved a piece
of white cloth which was perfectly Wis.,
ible. They were silenced by volley
from the German cruiser.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Liquor Imports Legal.

Washington, Oct. 23-The solicitor
Of the treasury has decided that dis
titled spirits may be imported into the
United States, Notwithstanding the
prohibition against such importation
contained in the food bill. A section
of the revenue bill passed nearly two
months after the food bill, the solici
tor held, repealed the prohibition Of i'm
ports in the food bill. Acting under
the solicitors Interpretation the
Treasury department has instructed
all customs collectors to release i'm
portations Of distilled spirits held -
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
APPEAL TO U. S. FOR AID
Hundreds Starving In Poland and
Lithuania, Is Report.
Children Dying on Streets Of Warsaw
Declares Commission Investi-
eating Conditions.

New York, Oct. 23.-Hundreds of
persons are literally starving to death
in the streets of Warsaw and other
to cablegram reaching here from the
American legation at Cophenhagen
through the state department.
The provisional executive commit.
tee for general Zionist affairs, which
received the message, announced it
| would place the situation before the
president.
The cablegram informs the Zionists
that a commission from the munich.
pality of Warsaw arrived at Copen.
hagen for the purpose of requesting
the president to issue special appeal
to the American people for help. The
cablegram reads, in part:
Children Die on Streets.
1.-THE Warsaw. commission reports
that tho situation in Poland and
Lithuania is desperate. Mortality
from diseases and epidemics progress.
ing horribly. There are frequent in.
stances of old men and women and
young children dying on the streets
from starvation. Entente armies sui.
fer great misery.
"The only thing that can save the
population 10 the creation of a relief
action similar to that taken in behalf
of Belgium. The humane feelings of
the noble American people and of their
great president is the last hope Of this
helpless, starving people, whom it i'm.
plores shall treat them as they treat
Belgians.
Relief Action Sought.
THE commission hopes to obtain
from the Entente the necessary guar
antees which will enable the American
people to send relief and states it has
prospects of obtaining the necessary
tonnage to bring salvation to them"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
ANOTHER HEARING FOR ROADS
Request for IS Per Cent Raise In
Rates to Be Heard.

Washington, Oct. 23.-Railroads of
the Eastern district will have another
opportunity on November 5 in Wash
ington to convince the Interstate
Commerce commission they should
have Is per cent increase in freight
rates. The Is per cent case has not
been closed, the commission last night
advised the railroads, through their
attorney, George Stuart Patterson of
Philadelphia.
War conditions must be met, the
commission held, and If the railroads
need more money to meet them, they
are least entitled to a hearing.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Daniels Predicts "WorId's Best Navy"

Daniels Predicts "WorId's Best Navy"
Chicago, Oct. 23.-Seventeen thou
sand sailors at the Great Lakes Naval
training station heard Secretary Dan.
iels declare that "the United States
is going to have the greatest navy in
the world" That will be one Of the
results of the war, Daniels told them,
and he added that I'VE will have the
greatest destroyer fleet in the world
within 10 months. The slogan that
the navy is first to fight has had a
tragic fulfllment," said Daniels, re.
ferring to the torpedoing Of the trans
port Antilles
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Who Will Win
This Battle 2"

Much of Your comfort depends upon
knowing that your system will perform
its functions properly.
Your kidneys are the filters of the body.
If they become inactive and fail to elm
mate the waste matter, they are apt to
throw the whole mechanism of the body
out of order. thus toxic poisons can &C
cumulatc in the system aud be as deadly
as snake venom.
Besides causing the minor ailments of
rheumatism, scat ica, lumbagO and back
ache. neglect of the kidneys is apt to
develop into more serious diseases, such
as a.. ,L,,irS or Stone in the: ladder.
. Rid the body of toxic poiSons clean
the bladder and kidneys and cure the
twngeS of rheumatism with An-u-ric
double strength).
Anuric was first discovered by DR.. Pierce,
and has benefited thousands Of sufferers
as we'll as appeased and eliminated the
ravages Of the more serious kidney dis
eases. Now procurable at anygood drug
store, or send direct to DR.. V. NJ. Pierce,
1nvalids' Hotel and Surgical Inst, Buffalo,
N.Y., for trial package. Enclose 10 cents.
If you have rheumatism or kidney
trouble. why not let DR.. Plrrce's Anuric
double strength) win tho battle?
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate Of Emma Hauck, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, That the sub
scriber has Been duly appointed Admtnistra-
tor to the Estate OF Emma Hauck, late OF
Howard Center in the County of Howard,
state of Iowa, deceased, tntestate, and has
taken upon himself that trust by giving
BONDS as the law directs.
All persons having demands upon the
Estate of said Deceased are required to
oShib;t the same. and persons indebted to
the said Estate are called upon to make
oaymenttc THECDOR HAUCE,
St ADMINISTRATOR.
Get 1877
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
TRANSPORT SURVIVORS LAND
Men from Antilles Praise Officers and
GunnerS.

Men from Antilles Praise Officers and
Gunners.
A French Port, Oct. 23.-Survivors Of
the United States transport Antilles,
which was sunk by German subma-
rine last week while being conveyed
on its homeward trip by American war
ships, have been landed here by aux
Hilary vessels and are being cared for
by the American consulate. Some Of
the men have been lodged in local
hotels and a few have left for Paris.
Survivors praise the captain Of the
Antilles and the members of the gun
crew, who stuck to their posts while
the officers searched with field glasses
for the submarine until the waves
closed over the ship.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Candy Mems Allotment Reduce

Candy Mems Allotment Reduced.
Boston, Oct. 23-One of the largest
local sugar refneries has begun con-
verting into the market product more
than 100000 pounds of raw sugar
received last week. An official of the
plant said that candy manufacturers
would receive only about one-fourth
of their customary allotment. The
entire amount will be available in two
weeks.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26

erection. Just about ten days ago l began
taking the Anuric Tablets and my back
has quit aching and this bladder weak
ness has left me. Anurlc is the besv kid
ney medicine I have ever used" - MRS.
MARY DU BARRY, 1913 5th Street.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26

1900 Deserters in Switzerland.
Washington, Oct. 23.-More than
$4,000 German deserters have found
refuge in Switzerland, according to the
Swiss paper Bunduj, official Rome
cables assert.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
lombard GERMAN AlRDROMEs
British Attack important Objeetives
in Belgium.

London, Oct. 23-British airmen
have carried out numerous attacks on
German airdromes in Belgium and on
important detectives near Saarbrucken,
northeast Of Metz.
The official statement on aviation
activities says that nine German ma
chimes were brought down and that
four others were driven down out Of
control.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
LIBERTY LOAN POINTS

. In four months the first Liberty
. Bonds sold above par!
. Buying a Government Bond 10
banking your money at interest
= with the U. S. Treasury.
= Our country wants loan-sure
= pay and 81 year interest on
every $25.
q 4 4 4 D . . . q
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26

w For some time /
have been having
kidney trouble. My
kidneys seemed to
be cCngested nd
my back would ache
and be so sore that [
could scarcely stand
my clothes bearing
on it. w h en- I
stopped over I could
hardly straighten
up again, and my
bladder bothered
me- --iranuant nY.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
For Sale or Rent.

Two farms near Cresco. Good i'm
provements. Dry land. Also house
and lot in Cresco. E. F. Belts, Phone
3ss. 7-tf
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
Suffrage Prisoners Won't Work,


Washington, Oct. 23.-Refusing to
work at the OccoQuan prison, IL SUI
frage pickets were locked up in cells
at the Jail in this city today. A threat
to throw them into solitary confine-
ment was not carried out.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
GERMANS PLAN AIR DRIVE
Prisoners Tell Of Preparations-New
Bomb Carrier Devised.

Paris, Oct. 23.-Germany Is prepar-
ing a great air offensive to forestall
Americas entrance into the war, the
Paris Temps declares. Prisoners de-
clare the July production of airplanes
in German factories totaled 1000. A
new four engine biplane, capable Of
carrying $50 pound bombs, has been
devised
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26

;, United States Senator Paul o. Hust-
ing died at farmhouse at Picketts,
Wis, late Sunday night, after being
accidentally shot in the back by his
brother while hunting ducks at Rush
Lake. Senator Husting had sighted a
flock of ducks and called to his brother
to fire and at the discharge of the
shotgun he raised slightly, receiving
the full charge of the shotgun in his
back.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
U-Roat Forced to Submerg..

The destroyer remained under wa!
and continued searching for the sub
marine. After about an hour the T.
boat exposed it's coming tower Ions
enough for the Cassin to fire -four
shots. Two fell 50 close to the sub
marine that it was forced to submerge
and was not seen again. The Cassir
continued the search until dark ana
then proceeded to port after being
Joined by other British and American
patrol boats.
Vice Admiral William S. Sims in his
report, states the behavior of the Off
GERS and the entire crew was admir-
able.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-10-26
men PROVED HEROES
Crew of Torpedoed U. S. De-
stroyer Save Their Ship.
With Vessel Badly Damaged They
Continue Fight and Compel y
Boat to Submeroe.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Ameri
can destroyer which had an engage
ment in the war zone with q German
submarine and got to port under 1T
own steam after being damaged, was
the u. S. S. Cassin, according to OF
fetal announ, e..en. just made.
Tie CASH, W. torpe1ced Oct. II
whi.c c. Ic.Io. d":.y.
cunnc.s Mate Killed.
Gunle:s Mae Usmond Kelly InSraG
of Pratt City, la. YES killed - be-:
hlcwn overload by the expulsion aEt
his body neyC: ieco'ered. Five c;hc-'-
were injured but no. seriously.
The Cassin was commanded by Lieu
tenant Commander Walter II. Vernon
While the vessel was on its patro
station a submarine was sighted about
five miles distant. The destroyer in
mediately proceeded at full! slc.2d e
ward the U-boat. with its crew at bat
tie stations. After searching the are
for about half an hour, zigzase.n
back and forth, Commander Eeruc
sighted a torpedo about zoo Yards
away, headed to strike the CASH
amidships. He rang for emergenc
full speed ahead on both engines. pa,
the rudder hard over and was jus;
clear of the torpedo's course when II
preached on the surface. tulne@
sharply towards the vessel and struch
the stern of the Cassin, disabling ons
engine