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Arizona republican., 1917-11-03

who told his young auditors that it would be well for the nation to have a margin, just as it was good for an in dividual to save. It might be appreci- ated, also, that in war time every in dividual should conduct himself on the lines prescribed by competent author ities- Warren McArthur, state cam paign manager, told of the scope of the work and impressed upon the young people the importance of helping in providing the supplies needed by the fighters in Europe. J. P. Lavin, who IS one of the four minute men, sroke briefly on the patriotic features of food conservation and how every patriot should rally to the call of the govern ment on this and every other point that may help to bring victory.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-03
SHE WAS sNEERED AT
:Ee7ubIicsn A. p. Leased wire7

'F'rObHCdH a. r. Leased Wire
 DALLAS Tex. Nov Miss Myr: tie Cunningham, shot here last night by Mrs Catherine Travers at the tune the latter shot and killed Phil F. Tucker, Dallas broker, was rapidly growing weaker tonight and late re- ports from the hospital were that she would live but a few hours. Miss Cunningham was employed as a stem ographer in Fuckers office.
 Comnlaints charging Mrs. Travers with the murder of Tucker and with assault to murder Miss Cunningham were filed in the justice court late to- day. Examining trials were set for Monday
 Mrs. Travers, who asserts. according to the police, that she had been "sneered at" by both Miss Cunning ham andTucker after the latter had failed to keep an alleged promise to marry her, met the couple in a crowd ed street and fired twice The first shot pierced Fuckers heart and the second penetrated Miss Cunningham's abdomen.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-03

displays an entirely different disposi- tion than that which gained for him the title Of "The Varmint." His final chance comes when at a crucial mo- ment in a deciding football game the erstwhile "varmint'' proves the man of the hour. Louise Huff plays an i'm portant part. On the same bill is being shown the first of the Mack Sennett- Paramount comedies, "A Bed Room Blunder" Mack Sennett was the man who brought the Keystone comedies to the front, and his addition to the Par amount forces brings all the comedi- ans that have appeared prominently during the past seasons. Charles Murray, Chester Conklin, Louise Fa- zenda, Polly Moran an dall the favorites are now appearing on this program, which is the greatest aggregation of comedy stars appearing in pictures
 Chaplin at the Hip
 !, Nt0.,rA 1Tt7
Arizona republican., 1917-11-03
Jack Pickford at the Lamara

For the last time Jack Pickford will be the attraction today at the Lamara, starring in his latest success, The Var mint the greatest boy and girl story of boarding school days ever written. What man is there who does not often long for just few days of his school life? In "The Varmint" Pickford is seen in the role of a boy who will be recognized by every man who sees the film. As schoolboy he is tough, un- ruly and gullible. His importance is recognized by no one but himself, and he is in reality the tool of the older boys of the school Little by little he has succeeded in making himself the most disiiked individual on the campus and when finally he is responsible for the schools loss of baseball game he IS completely ostracized. It is then
 .hat he starts back up the ladder and
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30

be as timely here with US as with
others, and it isn't, but the fact that
some coal was burned in the cOmmu-
nifty last winter makes it worth while.
So read it and pass it along.
Goal is high and difficult to obtain.
All large centers are receiving less
than one-tenth as much coal this year
as last. Unless the Federal Govern
ment takes control OF the mines there
is Certain to be a serious shortage Of
ca0l, and even with Government con-
troll tie season is SO late that the sup
ply will be Inadequate.
Much suffering may be avoided IL
every one who can do SO will lay in a
supply of wood. Thousands of farm
ers can secure their winter fuel from
timber on their own land. Many fam
lilies in villages and rural communities
can purchase wood close by at a non-
inal figure.
Instead of waiting in uncertainty
for coal, shoulder an axe and saw
50 into your timber patch and cut
wood, or buy it from neighbOr.
Every one who does this thereby re-
lieves by SO many tons the great un-
filled demand for coal.
'.rhe practice of burning coal IN
Louisiana is comparative recent one
This year we must 90 back to the
haEits Of our fathers and burn wood
Give this matter the wilent posi-
bic publicity. See that it gets into
your newspapers. Talk 1t with your
neighbors and PRACTICE IT!
BURN WOOD.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
CORRESPONDENCE
Pleasant Hill

Tuesday. August 2S.-Miss Mary
Lou DeMoss is Il pleasant visitor this
week at the home of her grandfather,
Mr.. A. J. DeAlOss.
Misses Ruth Lowe and Dovie Lee
Mckenzie and Messrs. Clyde and Cliff
ton Lowe are visiting relatives in
Homer and that community. They are
expected home tomorrow.
Mr.. Carl Andrews filled his regular
appointment at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
His discourse was quite interesting
and instructive, and was listened to
attentively by u goodly numbers Of
people. -.
Mrs. J. u. Gleason has returned
hclne from a Pleasant stay with rela-
tives living in Prescott and Lewisville,
Ark. She was joined Saturday by her
husband at I.ewisville. where they Wis
tied a son and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
b. +. Gleason.
Friends of this community regretted
very much to learn, of the death OF
Mrs. George Mallett, a daughter OF
Mi. and Mrs. j. A. Lowe, which .oc-
Cured last night at one Of the santa
RUINS in Shreveport. The internlent
will take place in Pleasant Hill Gem
etery this afternoon.
Mr.. John Brown Of Webster Parish
visited relatives in this community the
past two weeks. He is Il veteran Of
the Civil war and is hale and heart.
for one of his advanced age-eighty
three years. He can beast Of havins
great-great--great nieces and nephews
And many are the interesting stories
he can relate of the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Speares expect
ed to visit relatives this week at Col
quit. Claiborne Parish. Isn't it mic,
t.. have a new car. Congratulations
friends. -Doss.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Cotton Valleys First Bale.

Mr.. G. C.. Brandenburg. a reader
who farms successfully out Ivan way,
has written the Banner to report that
en the 18th he sold bale Of cotton
in Cotton Valley, which was the first
bale of the season for that place.
Being the first bale sold there this
seascl and also the first bale ginned
by the Cotton Valley Gin Company. it
was ginned and rored free Of charge.
Mr.. Brandenburg states that his
cotton was of the Half and Half va
riety. and that he hauled in 11SO
pounds. This gave him a bale weigh
ing 473 pounds. which was sold to Mr.
A. J. Hodges, the highest bidder. for
30 cents per pound, which netted him
$1i1.M. And that isn't 80 bad
In closing his note Mr.. Brandenburg
says: L think We people who have
been boosting our cotton crops will
find them not SO good as we thought
for when we begin steady picking
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30

Some time ago the reporter was told
that Messrs. II. w. Rolands and II. NJ.
Leyert, 10th former resident superin-
tendents on the Palmer plantation, To-
Gated near Brownlee station. had re-
signed their positions to engage i'll
farming in Canada, and that DIR. A. NJ.
EicEelberger. of Shreveport, would be
jointly interested with them i'm the
venture. One day last week while Dir.
Eichelberger was in Benton we asked
about this, and he confirmed the re-
port, saying that for the present the
acreage secured-s 12:l,-acre tract in
Alberta would be devoted to the
growing of wheat. However, the cul-
tivation Of other grain crops will be
given attention, and should the price
Of wheat greatly decline, more atten-
tien will at once be given to live stock,
which is the final aim of the new
owners.
The ranch acquired is already Iar-
tally stocked and has considerable
growing crops ON it. necessary build
ings. fences. etc. The price paid is
said to have been $50 per acre-a total
of ST.. $50.
The experience of Messrs. Rowland
and Leyert in farming and stock rails.
ing and that of DIR. Eichelberger in
treating the diseases OF live stock
should he also 90 to Canada to live on
the big farm, should insure its success
under their management.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Burn Wood for Fuel.

We call to mind that one day last
fall as we drove down the road toward
Shreveport we met teanlster about
mile out coming Iii with load Of
coal. Such sight Is unusual out this
way. and. in fact, we can't say that
we ever before saw load OF coal In
transit over one Of the public roads Of
the parish.
1t merely indicates change In gem
eral conditions. Wood that burns well,
makes a lasting fire and gives out heat
is becoming more scarce hereabouts
with the passing OF each succeeding
year, and each fall seems ito bring
about its higher price for such com
modify and tire increasing scarcity OF
labor. That's why the coal had begun
to dribble III. But a halt In that prac.
tice, which is anything else but gen
eral out this way, must he called. The
warming has come from a number OF
sources.
The publication of the following cir
cular letter. coming from the Office Of
the State Council of Defense. may moi
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
The Little Folks.

Martha Burton, of Arkana, the lit
tie curley-headed daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Burton, is visitor at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Matte
Adger.
Mary Sue Logan returned home
Monday from Belcher, where she spent
about week pleasantly with her lit
tie cOusins-at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Adger.
Tive little visitors i'll Benton dur
ing the PAST week who attracted con-
siderable attention were the little ones
Of Mrs. Jacob Wise-George (full of
miscllief) and little Jake" only four
months of age, and las cute as she
can be-
Friday afternoon of last week Mrs.
X. r. Stinscn made glad the hearts of
the little boys and girls cf Benton Dy
giving party, which was to Jointly
celebrate the third birthday anniver-
sary OF her ycllngest scn, Ford, and
that of. his little. cousin, Jim Edwards,
jr., their natal days being on the 24th
and I'D, respectively. It's nc trouble
to entertain little tots, and all cn this
occasion apparently had fine time
II you ask Mrs. Stinson she will tell
you that the refreshments were keeIly
relished.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Your Own Home Column


it is expected that the troublesome
sore will now quickly heal.
Mr.. RAYMOND Webb of Shreveport
was among the visitors in Benton
Sunday.
Misses Estelle Jameson and Julia
Elston and Mr.. Cecil Herndon, all of
Shreveport, were guests OF Miss Lu-
cile Edwards Sunday.
MFR. A. Hoffpauir passed this way
to-day, ell route to Shreveport, and
was driving a new car. The parish is
certainly getting full of them.
Miss Catherine Cabeen, of Shreve-
pert. a former resident, and who has
twice visited old friends and relatives
here this summer. writes that she will
leave September 7th for Mena, Ark,
where she will teach during the COM
ing scholastic year.
Miss Lille Mae Williams has been
in Benton f.: Il week past on a visit
with her many cd friends, and fol
the present is Il guest Of Miss Grace
Larkin. We are t6ld she VIII aSall
teach during the coming school tern
at Asll'an this state.
The reporter learned this after
noon from Mr.. w. A. Fortscn, Super
| intendent of Public Schools fer Bossiel
Parish, that all the high schools O
the parish wclld open Monday o.
next week. Also, few of the othe
schools may open ecn that date, AM
all that dc not will open On the frs
Monday in Octcher. a Mr.. COnlmack
Of Sinlmespcrt, has been secured a
principal Of Benton High School, bu
there is again vacancy in the facult.
Of tile school ewing to the resignation
Of Miss Storer, who was to teach til
| Latin grade,
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Judge Lynn K. Watkins.

Editor Rossier Tanner, Benton, Lat.
Dear Sir: AS many of my friends
seem to think am tardy about max
ing an active campaign for Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court, will
have to- request you to publish this
letter tc explain to the people that
the primary election Is year off, and
did not desire tU open a contest 50
long iii advance. or harrass them with
my claims for Office while they were
occupied with preparations for war
and absorbed with other matters Of
importance. But If regular Mara
race is demanded, will give all the
time can spare from my business to
the campaign and allow the people
every opportunity tc find out all about
iine before election.
Respectfully submitted,
LYNN X. WATKINS.
AIinden. La, August -, 1917.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
No Time for the dob.

An Italian, having applied for citi-
zenship, was being examined in natu-
ralizati ton court.
''Whe is the President Of the United
States!,,
MIR. Wis.,
who is the vicepresident:"
.AIr. Marsh
IF the President should die, who
then would be PRESIDENT
MIR. Marsh.
Gould you be PRESIDENT
NO
"Why?''
Mister, YOU 'scuse, please. very
busy worka da mine. .'-EvcrVb0dy's.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Home-Ground Wheat Bread.


If clean wheat is available, says the
United States Department of Agritult-
ure, 1t may be ground at home III a
coffee mill and the following economi-
cal and nutritious bread made:
Over a mixture OF one tablespoonful
of sugar and 1A tablespOonfuls Of salt
i'll mixing bowl Pour 1H cups
Of hot water or skim mink When the
liquid has become lukewarm, add cne-
half cake Of dry yeast or l gill Of
liquid yeast and 11s cups Of home
ground wheat flour. Set over night to
rise. In the morning add ~ cups Of
flour, beat well, put into a creased pan,
allow to rise until the bulk is doubled,
and bake.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30

you'll be back in school again.
Mr.. l.; H. Martins new street adj
dress Tin Shrevepert) is furnished
the Banner as 7l9 Christian.
WHAT'S become Of all the campers
who used to pass this way every mid
summer c.i their way out tc Bodcau :
MIR. T. b. Lockey, who lives cut
near Ivan, called by last Friday to
order the Banner mailed to himself
for the next twelve months.
The first fcrerunner OF fan came
last week. The days and nights ut
present are much cooler than those of
ten days or two weeks ago.
MIR. Il. l.. McLeish, cf Collinsburg.
who was business visitor In Benton
tu-day, before lie left for home called
and renewed his subscription to the
Banner.
The Benton telephone exchange
continues tc enlarge its .hollo" circuit
MIR. Johnson has recently put iii a
nubber Of new Telephones for residents
Of the town. and even the old town is
new in on the big talk
MIR. j. I. Ford, of Rocky Mount
| In writing to make a remittance on
subscription, says lie does not want t.
he without the Banner, mot even fol
one week" We are pleased to know
that you like the Banner, Mr.. Ford.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quota
tions We're as follows:
Ordinary, 1914 cents.
Good ordinary, 2OA cents.
Low middling. Pin cents.
Middling. - cents.
Coed lniddling, 225s cents.
Receipts for the day. hale.
Receipts to date, 1S1 bales.
Shipments to date, 31O7 bales.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Cemetery Work.

Under date Of the 10th Mr. Dave
Collie has written the. Banner from
Cotton Valley to request that the fol-
lowing announcement be made: Those
who are Interested IN the Emma Gem
etery are requested to meet with us
on Saturday, September 1st. for the
purpose Of cleaning on its grounds. .
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
To Grow Wheat II Canada.

Shreveport. La, Aug. 10. 1917.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30
Something Lacking.

Fer tile first time Louis was hearing
the -tree-and-hatchet story. II
was very dramatically related by a
patriotic aunt. but Louis was not SC
deeply impressed as he might have
been. When the climax was reached
and George Washington said, Il can.
not tell lie.- Louis displayed the first
glimmer of enthusiasm.
Couldn't he:" he asked. .What was
the matter with hiM?"-I'hiladclphia
Star.
The Bossier banner., 1917-08-30

If you have something on Your farm
you would like to conyer tintO money
advertise it In the Banner.
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ligent, and partially trained, while
probably million and a half more
are available. who have had more or
less military training. OF course if the
war continues and the need became
imperative, China could furnish a man
force and that, too, of men who, ac.
cording to all accounts, would make
excellent soldiers, in numbers as great
as those of all the rest of the Allies
put together.
According to latest rumors also, it
is not at all unlikely that Chinese
soldiers may yet be seen on the bat
tie front in France. Whether or not
this result will be attained there can
be no question of the willingness of
the Chinese government and the Chi
Their laborers who are taking the
place of soldiers are already there by
the scores Of thousands, and before
the war ends, the scores are likely to
become hundreds of thousands.
In any event, both by spirit and ac-
tual contribution to the war, China
will have earned her place at the
council table Of peace; and If the AL
lies at the end are true to the spirit
OF democracy and to the preservation
OF the rights of weaker nations as
they now profess, China will be a real
gamer from the war; and China's ac-
tual gain in the direction Of more lib
eral treatment by other nations will
likewise be a gain to the rest Of the
civilized world.
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PRESIDING ELDER BAYS.
Resolution by the Lynchburg Quarter.
ly Conference.

The following resolution was offer
ed by Brother w. T. Mcleod at the
fourth quarterly conference of the
Lynchburg charge recently held at
Lynchburg and unanimously adopted
by the Conference:
Brethren, we are reminded that
this Quarterly Conference closes the
last visit that DIR. Bays shall make
us in his present official capacity.
The doctor finishes his quadrennium
as presiding elder of the Sumter
District with the close of this Con-
ference year, therefore, be it resolved
That we express to him our high
appreciation Of his wise counsel, of
his leadership as one of our chief pas
tors. Of his interest in us and all of
the affairs Of the churches composing
the charge.
That while he has been with us, we
have learned to love him and in
whatever capacity he shall serve the
church in the future, we shall con-
tinue to be interested in his welfare.
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ANOTHER GERMAN MUTiNY
Three Officers and q Number Of Sail
Ors Killed at Kiel.

London, Nov. 2.-Three officers and
number of sailors of the German
navy were killed in another" mutiny
at Kiel early in September. accord
ing to a dispatch from Amsterdam TO
the Daily Express, which claims to
have authentic details of the outbreak
which occurred aboard the battle
ships Kronprinz and Schleswig- Hol-
stein and started when the men re-
volted against draft into the subma-
rine service.
The sailors on the Kronprinz threw
Admiral Schedit overheard, but he
was rescued, but was forced to leave
Keil. Other officers were stabbed
and thrown into the sea. All the
mutineers were arrested.
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PICKET BOAT LOST.
Tender OF American Battlcship Sunk.

Washington. Nov. 3.-The navy de-
partment is advised that the picket
boat for the American battleship
Michigan foundered on October 30th
in home waters. The crew Of II is
missing and it is believed all were
lost.
Three bodies were recovered. The
department assumes that the other
members were lost.
The body OF Coxswain n. A. MillC
was found by a fisherman entanglet
in his nets Tuesday. a violent storm
swept the coast where the acciden
occurred the day previous TO fndin
the body. n is believd II. a. Mill
swan to the nets after the boat over
turned. His hands were clasped &c
the ropes as II I'm death grips
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weevil will do when it cores 20 Bam-
berg county. I.
The boil weevil is no joke, said
Mr. Mcmillan, and he wants the farm
ers of his old home county to know
just what they are going to be up
against when the weevil appears. And
the appearance Of the weevil is closer
this year than ever before. 1t has
hnally appeared in South Carolina,
having been discovered in Beaufort
county a week or two ago. This
means that the whole Of Southern
south Carolina will soon be infestel
Tor it spreads rapidly. Ely the crca-
tion or boil weevil zone between
oouth Carolina and Georgia the ap-
pearance of the weevil has been de-
layed at least a year or two in this
state but it has finally crossed the
line and this section of the State
will soon have the pest to contend
with.
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(Bishopville VindicatorD

NA'ohoPNAAiS NlnOltdtOr.)
Since Mr.. L. L. Baker assumed
charge as Supervising Agent of Boys
Agricultural Club work in South Car
olina, as conducted by the extension
division of Clemson College and the
United States Department of. Agricui
ture cooperating. the work has grown
to such an extent that it has been
necessary to appoint an assistant to
him to conduct the work. Mr.. Joseph
Murray, Of Newberry, has been ap-
pointed to this position, and has aC
cepted and entered upon his duties
Mr.. Murray is native South Carolinian
and comes highly recommended. Fl,
is graduate from Clemson Colleg,
Of the class 1915, taking the full ag-
ricultural course. including ANNA
husbandry. and is therefore wei
equipped to assume the position Sine,
graduation Mr.. Murray has been
teaching school I'm this State.
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WARNS AGAINST WEEyIL
Former South CarOlinian Tells of its
RavaSes i'm Georgia.
(tr0m the Bamberg Herald


Mr.. c. f. Mcmillan, OF Hahira Ca
was in the city one day last week
He is an old resident of Bambcrg. but
for several years he has been farr,
ing in Georgia. He said he u,antoa
The Herald to warn the peonIe of
Bamberg County of the approach of
the boil weevil. The weevil is now
q real problem in his section and is
causing havoc to the planters. In his
county last year, 1916, $500 bales of
cotton were harvested. This wear
since the boil weevil has appeared
the same county has up to date ginned
only 800 bales. with not much more
to be harvested. This shows in a
most convincing manner what the boil
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-07
OUR COSTLY ARMY.
Germany Supports Fourteen Soldiers
for What We Paw One.

Washington. Nov. 3.-Germany Is
putting into the field fourteen and
three-tenths soldiers for what it costs
the United States to provide one man.
according to calculations of govern
mont experts. This is due largely to
the higher pay of American soldiers
and the higher cost of supplies here.
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PREMIER KERENSkY'S STATE.
MENT.
London Newspapers Comment ON the
Latest Omcial News From Russia.

London, Nov. 3.---Most OF the morn-
ing newspapers congricuously print
Premier Korensky's interview with
the Associated Press. but comment Is
not general The TeleGraphs Petro-
grad correspondent. who Is now In
Lcndon, writes that tho statement L.
taken too seriously I'm some quart ters.
tie says that Premier kcrensky mere
Is made generally known what stu
dCnts OF Russia have been familiar
with for some time. The Express ad-
mits that Russia's early invasion OF
East Prussia probably saved France
"a iOm being overrun I'm the early
months OF the war.
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Anderson. Nov. 2.-I.arge flakes o.
snow fell thickly here fos twenty
minutes this morning. This is the
earliest snowfall ever recorded in
Anderson.
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SuntCr'S Cotton CrOD,

The government agent for cotton
ginning satisfies reports that the tota,
amount OF cotton ginned i'm Sumter
99S, against 1899 to the same dat >
last year.