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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27

Composition roofing from $1OO up.
Mayes-Howard Lumber Co. a3Otf.
Mr.. Barney Simonton, of the Atoka
neighborhood. was visitor in the
city Friday.
A nice line Of toilet waters at IN
ion Drug Co.
Messfs. Marshall Shoaf and Rich
ard Owen returned home Friday night
from the University of Tennessee, at
Knoxville, to spend the holidays.
Composition roofing by the carload.
Mayes-Howard Lumber Co.
Miss Louise Hill who is attending
the /. /. & G. at Columbus, Miss, re-
turned home Saturday to spend the
holidays.
Never a complaint on I-de-lit-u
Self Rising Flour, sep2Otf
Mrs. Duke Poindexter and little
Miss Alma Shelton, left Saturday for
Memphis, to spend several days with
the family Of DR.. w. G. Phebus.
No disappointment when you use
Tube Rose Flour Sep20-tf.
Messrs. Jesse and Arnold Lovett, of
Obion, after a visit to Mr.. w. M. Pip
kin of GAINESVILLE, returned home Sat
urday.
Now is the time to do year Xmas
/ Shopping at Hamilton bros.
Mr.. N. d. Brown, who is travelling
in Mississippi, came up the last of
the week to spend Christmas with
homefolks. =
Aluminium ware makes a nice
Christmas presents for the housekeep-
err. We have it. M. A. Walker & Co.
Mr.. j. B. Fite and wife, Of Little
Rock, Ark, arrived here Saturday on
a visit to the formers mother, Mrs.
R. E. Wardhaugh, for few days.
We risk our reputation on Tube
Rose, plain Flour and I-de-lit-u Self
Rising Flour. sep20-tf.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Clements, Of
Chicago, came down Tuesday night
on a visit to relatives in Covington
and Munford.
Mr.. ]. E. Dew and family left
Sunday for Bon Aqua Springs, Tenn,
on visit to relatives for several
days.
Save money by buying shingles,
dressed lumber, bill stuff and Gull
lumber from W. P, Simonton & Bros,
Brighton, Route l. d6-tf.
Mrs. E. H. Stratton and baby of
Memphis, came up Friday morning
on visit to the family Of Mr. G. 7.
Hurts.
Save money by buying shingles,
dressed lumber, bill stuff and Gull
lumber from w. P. Simonton & Bros,
Brighton, Route l. d6-tf.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Stitt, of Union
City, arc on a visit to the family of
Mr.. ]. D. Hall, of the Mt. Carmel vi
entity,
Save money by buying shingles,
dressed lumber, bill stuff and Gull
lumber from W. p Simonton & Bros,
Brighton, Route l. d6-tf.
Mr.. j. w. Hurts, of the Leigh. S
Chapel vicinity, left Friday for al
weeks visit to his aunt, Mrs. Ora
Anderson, Of Little Rock, Ark.
Mrs w. w. Chapman and Mrs. John
Chapman left Saturday for Greenville,
Is. G., to spend several days with rel
atives.
Sergeant Jesse G. Hunt and Jesse
Rose came in from Camp SEWER,
Greenville, S. c., Monday, to spend
Christmas with homefolks.
Stanley Miller came up from Mem
phis Friday night to spend the holt
days with the family of his father,
Mr.. Josh J. Miller, at Gift.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The co-partnership heretofore ex-
listing between j. P. Boshers and j.
A. Bowden, under the firm name of
Boshers & Bowden, has been dis
solved by mutual consent, J. A. Bow
den retiring. J. P. Boshers assumes
all debts Of the firm up to the date
of dissolution, and will also collect
all debts due the firm,
2Od-2w BOSHERS & BOWDEN
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
READY NOW AT OLD PRICES

Fresh lots of Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound are selling at before
the-war prices. This puts this we'll
known cough medicine, ready to use,
in homes at less than it costs to buy
and mix the ingredients yourself, and
all bother and muss is avoided. There
is no better remedy for coughs, colds,
Group or lagrippe, Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Planters Bank, for the
election of directors to serve the en-
suing year, and to attend to such
other business as may come before
said meeting, will be held at said
Planters Bank on January 5, 1918.
W. w. TEMPLET0N,
20d-2w Cashier.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
CUT THIS QUIT
v n4n MONEY

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip,
enclose with sc. to Foley & Co.. 1886
Sheffield Ave, Chicago, H., writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs, colds and Group;
Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathar-
tic Tablets. Union Drug Co.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. ]. E. Billings was among the
visitors here from Atoka Saturday.
T. R. stands for Tube Rose Flour.
the best made now. sep20tf
Mr.. III. ID. Alexander, of Fulton, KY
was visitor in Covington Saturday.
None as good as I-de-lite-u self ris-
ing Flour. sep2O-f.
Mr.. H. H. Hudson, of Upton, was
visitor in the city Saturday.
Butcher knives for hog killing.
M. A. Walker & Go.
Mr.. S. M. Lemmonds and wife, Of
Randolph, we're in the city Thursday.
Tube Rose Flour never better than
nOtg sep2O-tf.
Miss Nina Kelley came up from
Memphis the last Of the week to
spend the holidays with homefolks.
Flooring s2.25 at Mayes-How-
ard Lumber Co.
Mr.. C. E. Cockrill came in from
Cape Gireadeau, Mo-, Saturday, to
spend few days with homefolks.
Never complaint on I-de-ht-u
Self Rising Flour, sep2On
Mrs. j. M. Yarbrough and SON,
Roby, left Monday for visit to rel
atiyes at Blytheville. Ark.
Shingles $3.50 up. at Mayes-How-
ard Lumber Go.
Misses Addie Carr and Lucy Lake,
of GAINESVILLE. we're visitors in the
city the last Of the week.
Tube Rose Flour never better than
now Sep2O-tf.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Stewart, Of In
dianapolis, Ind, arrived here Friday
night on visit to relatives.
Economy shingles, $3.50. Mayes-
Howard Lumber Co.
Mrs. John j. Boyd and son, James,
left Monday for Ripley to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Pelican -four at White & Baskin's.
2Od-2w.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Arson ar
rived here SATURDAY. night on visit
to Mrs. George D. Holmes and family.
Big Bear self-rising -four at White
& Baskin's 20d-2w.
DR.. F. S. Hill and wife arrived here
from Grenada, Miss, Sunday night
on visit to relatives.
Ceiling-$2 up at 'Mayes- Howard
Lumber Co. a30tb
Mrs. w. P. Clark left Monday for
a visit Of several days to relatives in
the Idaville neighborhood.
T. R. stands for Tube hose Flour.
the best made now. sep20tf
Mr.. e. w. Smith, of Memphis. came
up Monday morning on a business
visit.
Our aluminium molasses stands
don't drip" NJ A. Walker & Co.
ESQ. j. A. Shoaf returned Monday
from a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
j. W. Featherstone, in Memphis.
Aluminium kitchen ware at Walk
er's.
Mr.. Ed Mayo and wife. of Memphis,
came up Saturday on a visit to rel
atives at Tabernacle,
No disappointment when you use
Tube Rose Flour. Sep20-tf.
Mr.. George Davis and family re-
turned Saturday from a visit to rela-
tives at Newbern.
None as good as I-de-lite-u self ris-
ing Flour. sep2O-h.
Messrs. S. N. Needham and w. O..
Primer, Of Revere, were visitors in
this city Friday.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27

Muscle training is mind training.
Exercise develops the muscles and
trains the mind. 1t strengthens char
acter while it builds up physical
power.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27

Be active. Join in sports, games,
exercises.
Don't vegetate like carrot or a
stalk of celery.
Encourage bodily activity. Build
up your vitality.
You may exercise for pleasure, re-
creation, to pass the time, or to enter
| into competition.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-12-27
Warning


We are informed that at some cafes, res
taurants and gardens beer and strong
drinks have been sold under the guise of
the popular soft d-iak, Bevo.
These reports have been confirmed suf-
fciently to compel us to take action.
The beverage Dovo enjoys the pro
lection Of both federal and state
authority. IN preparing it for sale and
in marketing it, we adopt every possible
precaution to protect the public against
imposition and to prevent evasion Of the
law. Bevo is sold in bottles only, we
bottle all Of it ourselves, and we have
adopted kind Of bottle, crown and seals
designed to prevent imitation.
We shall omit no measure within our
power to defend the authority under
which Bevo is manufactured and sold,
to protect the public from imposition,
and to safeguard the good name of this
Association.
We therefore give fair warning that we
who are found guilty Of the above
offense
ANHEuSER BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION
al
I-=-,~--F PRESIDENT
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
Government Report Issued Yesterday Shows Excep-
 tionally Low Acreage.
ESTIMATE CROP
 11,633,OOO BALES
Largest Production Since 1914 Is Pre- dictcd By Bureau of Crop Reports, Although Condition Only Slight
 ly Better Than May 25.
.0<n1E2At9MaN4Ij

Washington, June "A cotton crop of 11,633,OOO equivalent 500-pound
 bales this year was forecast today by
 the department of agriculture.
 In estimating that production the l bureau of crop estimates based it's 1 calculations on the condition of the l growing crop on June 9 and the pre- liminary estimate of this years acre. age which was announced today for the first time. Last years crop was Ii, ,449,9 bales, in 1915 it was 11,191,-
 S20, in 1914 the crop amounted to 16,- 134 ,930 bales-the largest ever grown and in 1913 it was IA 4156,4S6 bales. In it's preliminary estimate of the
 area of cotton in cultivation on June
 % this year, the bureau places the figures at 34,600,000 acres. That com
 pares with 36,O520OO acres, the re- tion a year ago, and with 31,412,OO0 acres harvested in 1915, 36,832, ,OOO
 acres in 1914-the year of record pro-
 duction--and 37,0S9,000 acres in 1913, the year of record acreage.
 The condition of the growing crop on June % was 70.3 per cent of a
 normal, as compared with 69.5 on May 25 this year, 81.1 on June 25 last year, and 800, the average condition for the last ten years on June 25.
 Since the May 25 report of the de- partment of agriculture, placing the condition of the crop at 69.5 per cent
 of normal was made. conditions have
 not been generally favorable. Toward
 the time of making the June 25 can vass cool weather was retarding growth in most central and eastern sections of the cotton belt, and the crop was further unfavorably affected
 by drought in central and western Oklahoma, and in Louisiana, except in the southeastern portion. In Texas
 drought also prevailed to some extent, but the crop was standing that cOndi- tion well and was making some growth. The drought in Louisiana was reported as serious. The crop was in good shape in Tennessee and fairly good progress was being made in North Carolina where warmer
 weather was needed. In Georgia and Mississippi the crop was reported as small and in fair condition only in Alabama and southeastern Arkansas. Some sections reported boil weevil, al-
 though in Texas there has been but
 little insect damage this season.
 In calculating it's forecast of tatal production the bureau of crop esti-
 mates based the yield on the condi- tion of the crop on June 25 and the
 preliminary estimate of acreage, al- lowing for abandonment of one per
 cent from the planted area. The final production, however, probably will be rlarger or smaller than estimated ac-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
Associated Press Summary

NAooOCIalCu coo : Prisoners exceeding 10000 and the capture of the village of Kentucky and strongly fortified positions southwest of BrZezany. are the first fruits of the new offensive move ment of the Russian forces in Cali cia. h
 North of Koniuchy, the Russians have attacked and fresh battles are in progress. The Russian artillery long inactive from lack of shells played an important rs Tt in the de> feat of the Austro Germans at Koniuchy.
 three lines of German trenches and Koniuchy, which was strongly forti- fled, but also advanced to the Koniuchy stream, south of the vil- lage, which is on tte Zloda-Lipa river.
 Around Brzezany, the fighting was most bitter and Berlin claims that 16 Russian divisions were thrown forward. The Russians carried forti- fled Teuton position at several points, in the face of desperate re- sistance by Austrian, German and Turkish troops.
 Minister of War Kerensky person. ally led the Russian revolutionary army in its forward movement.
 On the western front there has been little marked activity. Both British and Germans have carried out raids in the Lens area and north.
 On the Aisne front. Letween Cernv and Allies, the French have regained a line of trenches from the Germans after spirited fighting.
 In the Trentino, south of the Riha river, the Austrians have attacked Italian positions between Lake Garda and the Ledro valley. Rome reports all Austrian efforts checked with loss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
M. iKerensky Personally Commands Revolutionary
 Army In Sweeping Move
10000 PRISONERS FROM TEUTON POWERS
Village of k0niuchy and StronglJ Fortified Positions Near BrZeZany Fall Into Hands of Russians, De-
 spite Desperate Resistance.

Petrograd, July 2.--The brilliant Russian advance, the pews of which has sent wave of rejoicing thru the entire country, was led by War Minister Kerensky in person.
 For the past four days the war minister has been continuously at the front, bending every effort to urge the troops to advarce. Final ly he rode to the front line trenches, placed himself at the head of the troops, and gave the order to ad- vance. The spectacle of the popular war minister on the firing line ac. complished what oratory had failed to do, and the Russian line swept forward into the German trenches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
GREEK DESTROYER
 GOES TO BOTTOM

Paris, July 2.-The Greek de- stroyer Doxa, manned by French of- ficers and crew, has been blown up in the Mediterranean. Twenty-nine men, including all the officeG. were lost. eaN @5
 The official announcement of the destruction of the Doxa says the de- stroyer was sunk as the result of an explosion on June 28. The DOxa was then within 100 yards of mer- chant vessel she was conveying.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
High Tribunal Sustains Ae- tion of Circuit Court of
 Garland County.
MAJESTY OF LAW |.
 ITSELF AT STAKE
Decisions of Widespread Interest Are Handed Down in Two Cases ReIa- tive to Statewide Prohibition Act
 and It's Enforcement.

Little Rock, July 2.-Conditions ex- isting in Hot Springs during Decem- Der, 1916, and January, 1917, were given an airing in a supreme court decision Monday morning, which auto matically busted T. J. Bledsoe, sheriff of Garland county, from office.
 The decision affirmed action of the Garland circuit court in fining Bled- soc $5 and costs and busting him from office for failure to seize and burn gambling paraphernalia. Brad Smith has been acting sheriff since Bled- soe's removal by the lower court. A special election probably will be helt to name Bledsoe's successor.
 Recently efforts were made to re- move Hopkins Speers, prosecuting at torney, on similar charges. The su- preme, court held, however, that he was state official, and could be re- moved only by the legislature. Three additional indictments are pending against Speers, 1t is said.
 Efforts w<re made to obtain a re- versal of the Bledsoe case because of the activities of Circuit Judge Scott Wood in procuring indictments against both Bledsoe and the prose cutting attorney. It was contended that his activities in the grand jury room disqualified him for hearing Bledsoe's case.
 The supreme court declared thai the majesty of the law was at stake and that an acute issue had been dro wn fO dofory,,ino 0yTy1, o4I, o,. +bo Jo should prevail or crime should run rampant and offenders go unpunish- ed." Exigencies of the situation de. manded radical action by the circuit judge, the court said.
 Several gambling halls alleged to have been run openly were named in the courts opinion. One, known as "The Mint," contained four poker ta- bles, one senate table, one faro bank one klondyke table, one roulette wheel, crap tables and other para phernalia for gambling.
 No ke1SSuance of Warrants. Pulaski county's proposed reissu- ance of county warrants was knocked out by the supreme court Monday morning, the court finding that the act of the last legislature attempting to convey such authority was in con flict with the constitution.
 J. D. Reed, property owner, at. tackled the act, filing suit asking an injunction against Dan D. Quinn county clerk. The chancery courts action in granting an injunction was upheld. One provision of the law, the su. preme court held, merely was an eva. sion of that part of the constitution prohibiting counties or m1nicipalitie: from issuing interest-bearing certifi-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03

East St. Louis, July 2.-The num- Der of dead as result of today's riots shortly after Il o'clock tonight, was variously estimated at from 15 to 75 of whom two were white men. l Forty injured negroes and six in- jured white men were in one hospital and almost an equal number was ir the other.
 City Attorney Thomas F. Fekety estimated the damage at $3,0OO,0O0 which was believed by some to be toe high.
 Buildings still are burning at fou, different points in the city. States attorney Schaumloessel o1 St. Clair county drove thru the riot swept district tonight with Police In spector Walsh of St. Louis. The l states attorney estimated that the dead negroes number 25O All estimates, however, are con- jectural.
 The worst property damage was done along the tracks of the Southern railway, where the Southern ware house is, and between 100 and 15O cars, many loaded, were consumed by the flames. The damage was esti- mated here at between $3O0,OOO and $5OO,OOO.
 The Broadway theatre, valued at $1OO,OOO, was destroyed, and at Il o'clock the flames were moving stead ily along the tracks, almost unhinder- ed by the feeble efforts of the fire. men. Chief Swinley of the St. Louis fire departmet was on the scene, but ap- parently not much help was sought by East St. Louis officials from the Mis- souri side and the entire attention o1 the fire fighters was given to pre- vent the blaze from spreading to more important buildings.
 Escape Fire, Meet Bullets.
 At least 15 negroes were shot anc killed by mobs as they fled from thei, burning homes, which were set afire by white mobs. How many perishec in the burning houses is not knowr and will not be ascertained unti morning, when the ruins are search. ed.
 Military rule was proclaimed at o'clock tonight. At the same time 300 white men were arrested and locked up at police headquarters.
 Negro quarters in various parts o1 the city are on fire and the flames reached the edge of the business dis trict. Estimates of the number o1 negroes who perished in the fire rar as high as 100, but there is nothing authentic on which to base these esti mates, except that hundreds of whit, men stood on the edges of the burn ing district and fired on the negroes as they fled from their homes.
 Wierd and Terrible Sight.
 This city tonight presents a wiert land terrible sight. Vast clouds O, smoke roll across the sky. Flame. make some of the downtown streets a! light as day, and now and then a yell ling mob rushes down street, in pur suit of a negro or in search of new lexcitement
 National guardsmen, loaded in autt trucks, dash after the mob and in . flew moments the shouting dies down and bewildered people walk up ant down the streets, wondering where tn, last outbreak occurred. Il At 9 o'clock, the mayor of East St Louis sent for Fire Chief Swinley o. St. Louis. A company of the St. Loui. fire department started for East St Louis, but was ordered back by Chic, lSwinley.
 | Mobs in East St. Louis were swell ed by hundreds who crossed from St
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
TEN DEAD IN WRECK.

Niagara Falls, July 2.-The death list of the trolly wreck Sunday aft ernoon was unchanged today. There are 10 known dead and three arc missing and probably dead.
 There is much disagreement over the number of passengers on the wrecked car. The men who tele- 'phoned the alarm say there was 15 to 20 minutes warning of the falling in of the track, sufficient to save the car.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
Property Owners in Main Street Arrange For Main
 tenance Good Roadway.
LIGHT CONTRACT
 PUT INTO SHAPE
Ordinance Urged By Chamber of Com' merce and Manufacturers Is AdOpt- ed. Giving Cotton Belt Privilege
 of Building Spur Track.

The city council last night adopted an ordinance accepting the gift of an asphalt repair plant, valued at -ap- proximately $4,00O, from property owners in Street Improvement dis- trict No. 29, on condition that the city will hereafter maintain the street in the district in good repair
 District No. 29 includes Main street, between Sixth avenue and Twenty avenue. and is paved with asphalt. Mayor Bloom explain ed the ordinance and the reasons therefor, as did also Alderman J. A. Clement, who is one of the commis- sioners of the district, and the ordi- nance was adopted without dis senting vote.
 During the discussion, it was brought out that the property owners in the district decided to arrange for the purchase of the repair plant, and it's gift to the city, after closing q deal with the paving company whereby the city will hereafter make all repairs to Main streets asphalt paving, as we'll as to ali other streets paved with that material. All the members of the council exhibited their appreciation of the action; of the property owners and commits sioners of the district. "
 Much Business Transacted.
 The council transacted much busi' ness last night. Most important, per haps was tne adoption of the ordi- nance embodying the contract which the board of public affairs was in structed to sign with the Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
UNION BARRIERS TO
 OBSERVE THE FOURTH

All union barbershops will be closed Wednesday, July 4, to permit the em- ployes to observe Independence Day. For the accommodation of patrons, all shops will remain open until 10 o'clock p. m., July 3.
 Adv.-7-1-2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03

New Jersey has 500 lakes and streams capable of sustaining an abun- dance and variety of fish life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
Young Emperor Demands Resignation of President
 and Has Strong Support.
TAKES POSSESSION
 PEKING PALACE
Military Leaders of Northern Province Considered to Hold Balance of Power and Upon Them Rests
 Fate. of Republicans.

Tien Tsin, China, July 2-Hsun Tung, the young emperor, according to reports from Picking today, has taken possession of the palace occu- pied by President Lii Yuan Hung and is surrounded by prominent military leaders.
 A demand was made upon Presi- dent Lii that he resign in favor of Hsun Tung. He replied he would re- sign in favor of the vice president, being unable to resign in favor of the emperor.
 Telegraph and telephone offices are closely guarded and telegrams cannot be sent to Peking.
 Washington Worried.
 Washington, June 2.-Gen. Chang Hsuns effort to destroy republican, ism in China and restore the Manchu dynasty has produced discouraging shock among officials here who be- lieved China's intefnal troubles at end
 Open civil war is feared betwee- Chang Hsun's followers and Manchu supporters, on the one hand, and the Northern republicans and the united South on the other. Northern mili- tary leaders whose attitude is not clear, are considered. to hold the bal ance of power, for 1t is felt that if they join Chang Hsun he will be able to take control of north China and then to subdue the south.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-07-03
The Weather

Tuesday and Wednesday, generally fair.
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