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Milford chronicle., 1917-05-04
BIC PROFIT IN HAY
Its Value Is Generally UndereSti-
mated by Farmers.
STIMULANT FOR SOIL NEEDED

Hay Has Received Too Little Attention
In Past-Grass Necessary For Forage
and Also to Increase Soil Fertility.
Better Methods of Seeding Wanted
to Increase Yield.
The Importance OF the hay or grass
crop in our systems OF farming is Of
ten underestimate. The hay crop gen
orally receives less attention than any
other farm crop. From the earliest
days Of huSbandry the old prOverb, "NO
grass, no cattle; no cattle, no manure;
no manure, no crops" has had full sig
niticance. An increase in the grass crop
means soil Improvement. The value Of
a sod for corn or potatoes is known by
every practical farmer. To fail IN get
ting a stand Of grass means not only a
lack of forage, but also a final loss IL
soil fertility. The adaptability OF
large portion OF the eastern states to
hay production and the proximity Of
large markets, together with the fact
that the grass crop responds as readily
to fertilization and good culture as 9TH
er farm crops, should be an incentive
to the grower for giving special atten-
tion to the growing of grass. The av-
erage yield Of hay per acre in the east
ern states is not much over one ton.
That it is possible to increase this yield
not only through better methods of
seeding, but also by the proper treat |
ment of grass land, has been fully dem
onstrated. Experiment stations through
out the country have shown that it is |
possible to almost double the yield of |
hay through top dressing with manure
lime
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-07
Nations, Like Men,
Must Be Honorable.

I'VE are at the beginning of an
age in which it will be insisted
that the same standards of CON
duct and of responsibility for
wrongs done shall be observed
among nations and their govern
ments that are observed among
the individual citizens of civilized
states.
eve have no quarrel with the
German people. VIE have no feel
ing towards them but one Of
sympathy and friendship. 1t was
not upon their impulse that their
government acted in entering this
war. 1t was not with their prev
ious knowledge or approval.
1T was war determined upon
as wars used to be determined
upon in the old, unhappy days
when peoples were nowhere con-
suited by their rulers and wars
were provoked and waged in the
interest of dynasties or of little
groups Of ambitious men who
were accustomed to use their fell
lowmen as pawns and tools.
Scores Germany's
Here,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-07
clouded by them.

clOuueQ ny IHeIH.
81 have exactly the same things
in mind now that | had in mind
when l addressed the Senate Oh
the 22nd of January last, the same
that / had in mind when 4 adj
dressed the Congress on the third
Of February and on the 26th Of
February. Our object now, as
then, is to vindicate the principles
of peace and the justice in the life
of the world as against selfish
and autocratic power and to set
up amongst the really free and
self-governed peoples of the
world such concert Of purpose
and Of action as will henceforth
insure the observance of those
principles.
Neutrality is no longer feast
BILE or desirable where the reare
of the world is involved and the
freedom Of its peoples, and the
menace to that peace and freedom
lies in the existence of autocratic
Governments backed bv organized
force which is controlled wholly
by their will, not by the will of
their people. We have seen the
last of neutrality in such circum-
stances.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-07

without either the rights or the
effectiveness of belligerents. There
is one choice we cannot make, We
are iscapable of making: We will
not choose the path of submission
and suffer the most sacred rights
of our nation and our people to he
ignored or violated. The wrongs
against which we now array our
selves are nc common wroGGs;
they cut to the very roots of hui
man life.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-07
Self-governed nations do I

oelI-eoVerhed nations do
I'LL their neighbor states IN
spies or set the course Of htrigt
to bring about some crit lcal posi-
ture Of affairs which will give
them an opportunity to strike
and make cOnquests. Such de-
signs can be successfully worked
only under cover and where no
one has the right to ask ques-
tons.
"Cunningly contrived plans Of
deception or aggression, carried,
1t may be, from generation to gem
Grafton, can be worked out and
kept from the light only within
the privacy Of courts or behind
the carefully guarded condolences
OF narrow and privileged class.
They are happily impossible where
public opinion commands and in
slst upon full information con-
corning all the nations affairs.
"A steadfast concert for peace
can never be maintained except bva
a partnership of. democratic ma
tons. No autocratic government
could be trusted to keep faith
within it or observe its covez4ats.
1t must be a league of hoifor a
partnership of opinion. Intrigue
would eat its vitals AWAY tho
plottlngS of inner circles who
could plan what they would and
render account to no onaw vad
be corruption seated at itsyTery
heart' Only free peoples can hold
thelr purpose and their honor
steady to a common end and pre-
Ter the interests Of mankind to
any narrow interest Of their own.
Russia Fit Partner
In League of Honor.
Does not every American feel
that assurance has been added tn
our hope for the future peace of
the world by the wonderful and
heartening things that have been
happening within the last few
weeks in Russia? Russia was
known by those who knew il best
TO have been always in fact demo-
cratic at heart, in all the vital
habits Of her thought, in all the
intimate relationships of her,nso-
pie that spoke their naturA -.
'tinct, their habitual attituK TO-
wards life. ~
The autrOcracy that crowned
he summit of her political strnc-
.gre' long as it had stood and ter
:, ,.oie as was the reality bfHJpqw-
n, was not in fact Russian in
'rieln, character, or purpose and
low it has been shaken off and
ne great. generous Russian peo-
lie have been aided in all their
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-07
Asks Congress To
Declare State of War.

With a profound sense Of the
solemn and even tragical charac-
ter of the step am taking and
of the grave responsibilities which
it involves, but in unhesitating
obedience to what | deem my con-
stitutional duty, | advise that the
Congress declare the recent course
of the imperial German govern
ment to be in fact nothing less
than war against the government
and people of the United States :;
that it formally accepte the status
of belligerent which has thus
been thrust upon it and that it
take immediate steps not only to
put the country in a more thor
ough state Of defense but also to
exert all its power and employ all
its resources to bring the govern
ment of the German empire to
terms and end the war.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-04-07
Asks Money Be
Given To Allies.

UlVen 10 Allies.
What this will involve is
clear. 1t will involve the utmost
practicable cooperation in counsel
and action with the COVER .ents
now at war with Germany, and
as incident to that, the extension
to those governments Of the most
liberal financial credits, in order
that our resources do so far as
possible be added to theirs. 1t
will involve the organization and
mobilization Of all the material
resources of the country to sup
ply the materials of war and serve
the incidental needs of the nation
in the most abundant and yet the
most economical and efficient way
possible. 1t will involve the i'm
mediate full equipment of the
navy in all respects but particular
ly in supplying it with the best
means of dealing with the en-
submarines.
100000 Men Are Asker For.
''4t will involve the immediate
to the armed forces of
the United States already pro-
vided for by law in case of war
at least five hundred thousand
men, who should, in my opinion,
be chosen upon the principle of
universal liability to service, and
also the authorization of subse-
quent additional increments of
equal force so soon as they may
be needed and can be handled in
1t will involve also Of
course the granting of adequate
credits to the government, sus-
aimed l hope, so far as they can
equitably be sustained by the pres
ent generation, by well con ,eived |
taxation.
Il say sustained so far as may
be equitable by taxation because
t seems to me that it would be
most unwise to base the credits
which will now be necessary en-
lrely on money borrowed. 1t is
'ur duty, | most respectfully urge.
@ protect our people so far as
nay against the very serious
lardships and evils which would
De likely to arise out of the in
iation which would be produced
" vast loans.
I'm carrying out the measures
~ which these things are to be
we should keep con-
family in mind the wisdom of in
erfering as little as possible in
ur own preparation and in the
quipment of our own military
orces with the duty-for it will
e a very practical duty-of cup
wing the nations already at war
Nth Germany with the material
'hich they can obtain only from
S or by our assistance. They
re the field and we should help
hem in every way to be effective
here.
i shall take the liberty of sug- ,
oct ipu 4bro,,nb +bo coxxoa1 ~
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
WHOLE FAMILY MURDERED

Elkton, KY, May 10.-Frank
Millen, aged thirty, prominent
farmer of this section, supposing
to be insane brooding over illness,
this morning killed his father,
mothe4 brother, his sister-in-law,
the latter a bride of three months,
then suicided by hanging and
shooting himself at the family home
three miles from here. News of the
tragedy reached the authorities
through telephone message from
the slayer, himself, to the Coroner.
Message said: "Come out to Charles
Millen's immediately, whole family
dead but me; I'll be dead when you
get: here. Authorities hastened to
Milen's home and found the bodies
Of the slayers's father, mother, sis
ter-in-law In various rooms, appar-
entity having been killed with an
axe. Brothers body found in the
stable, shot. Frank Millen's body
hanging in porch; Slayer left nots
saying deed was done to avoid
suffering. The. family was prosper
ous and of prominence in this re-
gion.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

Shoes will reach a higher level
than ever this fall, said Mr.. w. H.
Duff, travelling for prominent
shoes manufacturer of Boston, in re-
lating to a representative of the Re-
view today, the condition of the leath-
er market. Mr.. Duff is on his an
nual visit south and while in the city
was the guest of Fisher Bros. "The
u S. Government has placed enora
nous contracts for shoes, and in one
instance, their orders recorded were
100000 pairs with fully twice as
many pairs to be. placed. The quail
ity Of shoes produced by the better
factories are just as good if not bet
ter than ever. but the ever increas-
ing demand for shoe leather, and the
decreasing supply, as result Of
peager imports, is causing . situa-
ton that iA most perplexing to the
shoe manufacturers", Shoes have ad-.
vanced from $3.50 to $500 per pair
in one years time, shoes that former
ly retailed at $3.50 to $500 will nec-
essarily have 70 be sold 1t from $3.50
to $3.50 per pair this fall. The
manufacturers, it is said, have been
losing money ON al orders that were
booked for spring deliveries.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
NAVY LEAGUE COMFORTS

The Civic League acting under an
invitation just received from the
"Navy League of the United States
will form a unit to knit outfits and
do light sewing for the sailors Of the
battleship Louisiana"
The object of the League is to
furnish mufflers,, sleeveless jackets
and wristbands. The men of the
navy require different necessities
from those of the army-the COM
forts of the latter are now available
but the navy is seriously in need of
comforts, for they are exposed to
the severest weather in submarine
service, mine laying, etc.
The League Committee will un-
dertake to help make comfortable
the men who are first 80 go in the
discharge of this duty,-so all wo-
men and girls of Morgan City and
Berwick are urged to help in this
great work. There will be instructors
to teach knitting and we will be
very grateful for the assistance Of
those who already knit.
The meeting will be in the City
Hall on Tuesday afternoon, May Is.
at 4 o'clock.
'The navy has never failed US,
We must not fail them"
#;.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

Roland Thurston Schwing, son of
Judge and Mrs. Joseph Schwing, Of
Amelia, La, was accidentally shot
one night this week at Chattawa,
Miss. He was playing with a soldier
On guard at the railroad bridge of
the Illinois Central R. r. at Chat
tawa, Miss, when the soldiers gun
was accidentally discharged killing
the young man. He was born in
Amelia, St. Mary Parish, La, on
June 2, 1898 and had been en-
ployed for several years by the Illi-
nois Central. Mr.. Edward P. Sch
wing Of our town is a brother of the
deceased.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
Numerous Protests Received by Congressman Against
Many Provisions Of the War Tax Bill
Attempted Assassination Of the Cuban Presi,
dent Last Night
CONFEREES ON ARMY
BILL HAVE AGREED
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 10.-The House
and Senate conferees on the Army
bill have reached an agreement.
Measure to be reported to the two
Houses as soon as possible. Senate
amendmer. permitting Roosevelt
to raise four divisions fog service in
France has been eliminated from the
bill. Amendment authorizing three
regiments for border patrol also eli
minated. Conferees fixed age limit
of men subject to conscription at
twenty-one TO thirty inclusive. Sem
ate amendments prohibiting sale of
liquors at army camps and otherwise
safeguarding the morals of the
troops was retained.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
N-.s.-s -1s..-s
Scene-Everett Street
Tinae-4:39 p. N.

Result-Fined Dollar and Cost.
It all happened in less than an
hour Wednesday afternoon. It
seems That Edna and Beaulah, two
dusky danes, II and Is years of age
agreed to disagree upon some GER
tain social event-and the next thing
the pedestrians knew-was that they
were being treated to A-La-Dixon-
or johnson, fistic event. Chief po-
lice Bulge, appeared on the scene,
the girls disappeared, Via the Mara
thon route-but the police-outdis-
tanced them with a jitney and
brought both to the city Jail. May.
or Shannon heard their grievance
in the city court shortly afterward.
and after lecture fined the one dol.
lar and cost, but told them it would
be twenty-five and cost If they Re
! pea4ed the event. They paid tn
fine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
French Making New Gains Repulsing All
German Counter Attacks
British Chasing German Deshoyers But Unable To Over
:, take Them
Bitter Condemnation Of Cerman-Americans i
The United States

man divisions on the British front in
the vicinity Of Fresnoy and marked
increase in the gun power gives
significance to the report that Won
Hindenburg is Withdrawing guns
and soldiers from the Russian front.
Disorganization Of the Russian
army is affecting the Allies situ..
ton. .nd i. Increasing the burden.
Of French and British.
Russian news are not reassurins,
apparently the Provisional Govern
ment's position Is Preearious.
Fighting continues in Macedonia
and on the Italian front.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
FIVE BILLIONS FOR WAR EX.
PENDlTURES

Washington, May 1O.-Democra-
tic leader Kitchen in opening the
House debate on the revenue bill.
predicted that the United States
war expenditures for the rest Of
this year and next year would reach
five billions.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSlNATE
PRESIDENT OF CUBA

Havana, May 1O.-An attempt
was made last night to assassinate
President Menocal, Of Cuba with q
bomb explosion. Nine arrests were
made before conspirators could exc
cute plans.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
BITTER CONDEMNATION
OF GERMAN-AMERIC
(By Associated Press)

(By ASSOCIATED Press)
Amsterdam, May 1O.-Bitter con-
demnation Of Americans is
the feature of an article in. Kreuz
Zeitung on Mobilization in the Uni
ted States. Article charged German
Americans cowardly in disowning
race, in the time of distress and by
passing resolutions Of loyalty to the
United tSates. Hopes the word Ger
man may be erased from the name
of their organizations.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

cry as it endured last winter. But
next winter will be, granting con-
tinuance of the war, as much worse
than last winter as the last was much
worse than the preceding. Human
endurance has its limitations, even
if human stubborness has not.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
MORE HOSPITAL SHIPS ToRPE
DOED.

London, May 10.-Chancellor Of
the Exchequer Law announced to
the House Of Commons today that
two more hospital ships were tor
pedoed by German submarines,
since British airplanes raided Frei-
burg as reprisal for previous sink
ings hospital ships.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
STILL HELD, :,
PRISONERS IN GERMANY
(By Aseociated f'reaet

4 (Dy Associated t'reast ;. -:
Washington. May 1o.-State De-
partnent revealed the fact today
that 127 Americans are still held
prisoners in Germany. They are pro-
badly crews from captured mer-
chantmen* taken by German raiders
operating in the South Atlantic
Ocean.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
PROTESTS AGAINST WAR
WAR TAXES
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, D. c., May 10
Protests against many provisions of
the billion eight hundred million dol
lar war tax poured into Congress to-
day by telegraph, mail, as the House
was about to begin debate on the
bill. Opposition among congressman
apparent
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
VALUABLE RELICS AND PAINT
INGS DESTROYED IN NEW
YORK.

New York, May 1O.-Fire start
ing in the cupola Of the old city
hall century old burned one hour
before it got under control. Valu-
able historical relics, paintings,
were stored on the floor beneath
the roof.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
CHASING GERMAN DESTROY
(By Associated Prese)

(By Associated Press)
London, May 1O.-A British force
Of light cruisers, and destroyers
chased eleven German destroyers to-
day, and engaged them at long
range but were unable to over
take them.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
TRAINED NURSE

2 years experience in hospital.
Desires call either day or night.
Terms reasonable. Apply to Mrs
Mae Hogan. Phone 167. 1wk
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
EX-SENATOR FORAKER DEAD
(By Associated Pre-,

(By Associated Press)
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1o.-Ex-
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker,
died here at the age of seventy
! years.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

Have yoa xisd A. d. 8. Pexidixe
ttoo'h pssee?-Reoples Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

French report capture Of fortified
pssisiens on Vauelsrc plateau whore
hasvy artillery fiehtins continues.
An German attacks were rspulsed
alsae chsnin dss DANES.
&neeuous concentration Of Ger.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10

Put your dimes in = garden q
dolsxrs vii 4fsw. =
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-10
THOUSANDS OF LIVES SACRlFI.
cED FOR HEAP OF RUINS

Ths struggle for the possession Of
Frssssy continues to rage furiously.
Thousands Of lives have bseh sacri-
FEED for the mastery Of little heap
ef ruins who was once . village, and
fss blaeksned stumps once . forest;
snsa frssnoy threatens to rank with
Why, in price paid for the posses
s;ea. This position is highly impor-
saat ~ il forms the last important
defsase to the northern end Of the
breeeurt-Q -Queant line, also covers
sslt rsmamins railroad to Lens.
DFsish report presrses last night in
u asighberhood Of Bullseourt east
q crieourt, and south Of Souehez
sivsr.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
Flour. Flour. Flour.

 A car of flour recently purchased before the last big advance, enables us to offer you flour at the follow ing under the market" prices:
 Wedding Bells, fancy patent, bleached, 24 ID. sack, $1.60; 4S ID. sack, $3.10; barrel, $12.40.
 Peacemaker, highest patent, "A ID. sack, $1 55, AS lb. sack, S3.00; barrel, $12.00.
 Belle of Washington, high patent, .24 ID. sack, $1.50; AS h. sack, $2.90; barrel SLIGO.
 These Hours are guaranteed to give absolute satisfaction. We are today selling them for two dollars a barrel under their market prices; but we are giving you the advant- age of our purchase. Are you go- ing to take it? PRICES NOT GUARANTEED AFTER THIS WEEK. NEWSOM'S. "A
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
Westbrook For Weigher.

In this issue of the Weekly Sol iphone will be found the announce ment of J. P. Westbrook for the
 position of Public Weigher of Greene county. MT. Westbrook has spent all his life in and around
 Paragould, and for the past thirty years has been doing weighing. Much of this time he has been in
 the employ of two men. Mir Vest brook has never before run for a county office, and having the nec- essary qualifications, experience, and party affiliations, he asks the voters of the county to weigh care fully his claims for support to the position of public weigher He promises if elected to give his per sonal attention to the duties of the office, and to give every customer a square deal and courteous treat ment. He will try to see many voters between now and the cleo ton, but asks all citizens to ac- cord his claims consideration be fore voting for county weigher at the approaching election. *3p
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
WOMEN SLOW IN
 PAYING TAXES
Greene County Suffragettes Not Overly Anxious to Vote at Two
 Dollars Per Receipt.

Greene countys suffragette con tingent, apparently, is not partic- ularly interested in free votes for women at two dollars per vote, Judging by the manner in which poll taxes are not being paid. Up to date only thirty-one receipts have been issued. In a recent issue of The Daily Press list of the first eight who paid their taxes was published. Others who have paid since that time are:
 Mrs. Sudie McHaney, Mrs. R. M. Meriwether, Mrs. A. M. Reedy, Mrs. Geo. H. Rogers, Mrs. s. M. Shane, Mrs. Nellie B. Spencer, Mrs. J. L. Brewster, Miss Mary Crews, Mrs. M. A. Coleman, Miss Bernice Cole man, Mrs. J. A. Edwards, Mrs Ada Johnson, Mrs. M. H. Kitchens, Miss Nola Knox, Miss Pearl Mckenzie, Mrs. John Meser, Mrs. Ola Me Donald, Mrs. J. L. Thompson, Mrs. Joe A. White, Mrs. Ora Yantis, Miss Sallie Kennedy, Mrs. Oscar Harvey, Mrs. Edgar Seay.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
SOME GOOD ADVICE
Strengthened by Paragould Exper-
 fences.

Kidney disease is too dangerous to neglect. At the first sign of backache, headache, dizziness or urinary disorders, you should give the weakened kidneys prompt at tantion. Eat little meat, take things easier and use reliable kid- ney tonic. There's no other widuey medicine so we'll recommended as Doan's Kidney Pills. Paragoulo people rely on them. Here's /one of the many statements from Para gould people.
 Mrs. c. A, Thre elkeld, /51s E Court St.. Paragopld. says; "l had rheumatic pains ir my back and shoulders. I Suffered from a dull, steady ache bvsf my kidneys and felt languid And worn-out' Doan's Kidney PHls, procured at Hardesty & Lackey's Drug Store gave good results from the first and one box fixed me up in good shape. I have been free from kid ney trouble since"
 Price soc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy get Doans Kidney Pills-the same
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