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Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
COMMERCIAL.

A president and chairman of the board of directors of the newly reor- ganized Chicago, Rock Island & Pa cific railroad will be elected at meet ing of the stockholders June 21
 The United States Steel corpora tion announced it had taken an addi- tional $25,000,000 worth cf Liberty bonds, making total of $50.0o0, 900.
 The Bethlehem Steel corporation is putting $20,000,000 into wartime plants entirely for the use of the gov- ernment.
 The German mark reached a new level when it touched n francs for 100 marks, compared with 12342 in peace times.
 Railway owners in convention have appealed to the l. c. c. to permit lines to increase rates in order to stabilize securities.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
May Give Language to World.

Our language has been modified by the multiplicity of tongues of those who have come to our shores, and to this extent we have been automatical- ly developing the speech which has in 1t the elements of universality. There never has been and there may never be a speech suited to all the races, but America, with over hundred millions of people speaking the one tongue and with great commercial future before it. may carry that tongue to the ends of the earth. As the land of adoption of so many millions of Europe, it's dis tinctive speech may present less objec- tions to the peoples of Europe than that of England. Much will depend upon how distinctive 1t becomes and how we'll 1t serves the purposes of di- rect expression.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
Many Bees in Colony.

A colony of bees in summer con sists of from 5O,OOO to 100000 indivi- duals. Each colony contains one queen, several hundred drones and the balance workers. The latter are neu ter or undeveloped females, and they do all the work in the hive, and gath CT their food from the flowers, which consists of honey and pollen. They stance used to stop cracks and holes in the hive,
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
 FOREIGN.

At least 10000 persons are in the streets and parks of San Salvador, made destitute and without food and shelSer by the earthquake and vol canic eruption.
 The allies have landed large body of men at Piraeus (Athens). Greece, ostensibly to preserve order.
 Japan resents the American note to China in which President Wilson urges the orientals to lay aside in- ternal dissensions and seek to pre- sent the world united front.
 The French liner SeQuana, carrying 800 Sengalese soldiers to the conti- nent, was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 190 lives somewhere in the Mediterranean.
 After having been held for a week by Villa bandits Donald Best and Alex Stroud are at Fl Paso. The men were released when they paid the bandits 2.000 pesos $1,000) and promised to pay 5000 more.
 It is claimed the political crisis in Spain is the most serious that faced the kingdom in 40 years.
 Premier Radoslavoff of Bulgaria was summoned to Homburg ca le fol- lowing his arrival in Berlin for con- ference with the German emperor.
 The 12,000-ton liner Southland was torpedoed and sunk after a battle with a Teuton submarine Forty-eight persons are unaccounted for.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

 of  ine they beeng will
   twoag skirt switching a building,
   the leaning wal to De night laugh!
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
Versions of "star-spangIed Banner"

Versions of "Star-SpangIed Banner"
 The third line of ''The Star-Spangled- Banner" has had two versions. Bryant, in his Library of Poetry and Song" gives it 4'Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight" and Stedman, in his American Anthology makes 1t read, "Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the clouds of the fight" No version of the song makes the line end with might" instead of fight"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
WAR BREVITiES

The abdicatio nof Constantine oi Greece was not as peaceable as at first reported. There were 66 fataii' ties on each side.
 German air raiders made theiI fourth trip to England last week and dropped bombs at various places Ninety-seven fatalities are reported with 500 wounded Most of the dead are women and children.
 The Austrian officers and soldiers who sought to seduce the Russian of ficers into separate peace have beer sent to Siberia as prisoners of war
 Another installment Of the vanguard of the American army has arrived in France in the form of 150 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses.
 Unable to longer resist demands made by the entente allies King Con stantine of Greece Las been forced tc abdicate the throne. His second son has been chosen as his successor
 The United States has placed ir commission the fastest and most ter rible vessel yet afloat to combat the submarine menace It has a speed o1 30 knots and can provision at sna
 In reply to a question in the house of commons, Andrew Bonar Law an nounced that since the beginning oi the war Great Britain had borrowed in the United States total of about $2,OO0,000. .000.
 An American vessel, the Magnus Manson. has been sunk by bombs and gunfire from a German submarine The crew has reached Faor safely.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
PERSONAL.

Col. Roosevelt made patriotic ad. dress at Lincoln, Neb:, on Flag Day. He explains that he keeps his health by keeping his temper.
 A faithful nurse, Mrs. Dora Guild prevented the Kidnapping of the infant daughter of Karl Oesterle, a banker, at Muncie, Ind.
 Lord Northcliffe, British war office agent in this country, held long con- ference with J. P. Morgan.
 Josef Schaumburg, the first German Birman to use an airplane jn battle, was slain in the battle of Messines, falling dead inside the German lines.
 Passports were granted Mrs. En- incline Pankhurst, noted suffragist leader. permitting her to journey to Petrograd
 Gov. Lowden announced the appoint ment of E. J. Murphy as warden of Joliet penitentiary.
 J. V. Clark, Christian church min. ister. was arrested as he stepped from his Dulpit s<Astoria, llI., on the charge of sedition.
 Gen. ]. J. Pershing with his per. sonal staff of 60 officers and force of clerks, has arrived in England to look after American interests on the European front.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
coNGREssIoNAI

The house and senate are wide apart on their ideas of raising war revenues. Neither side seems willing to give in and a difference of S3O0,- 000,000 results from their stubborn ness.
 A war bill carrying $30O0, ,000, ,0O0 has passed both houses of congress Bud the president will sign it in due time.
 A senate committee has agreed to introduce bill in congress forbid ding manufacture of intoxicants in the United States during the war.
 The house adopted the conference report on the $3,2s1, 1,OoO0OO war budget bill, with an amendment for taking over the old Jamestown exposi- tion site for naval base.
 A campaign to determine WI .ther landlords have attempted to increase rents because of the war; and to prevent such increases was begun by Representative Henry Emerson of Ohio.
 The senate has adopted the confer ence report on the Gregory espionage bill. The measure now goes to the president for his signature.
 The government will soon ask con gross for an appropriation of from $500.000.O00 to $500, 100000 to develop the American aero service
 President Wilson has nominated J. F. Morrison, w. l.. Sibert and c. G. Morton to be major generals in the army. Eighteen colonels were pro- noted to brigadiers.
 Senator Harding of Ohio criticises the campaign for the sale of Liberty bonds as "hysterical and unseemly."
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
NEWS OF WEEK Told Herewith in I abloid
 Form Condensed Items of Interest for Every Member of
 the Household
MISCELLANEOUS.

Arbitration and persuasion having failed with the paper-makers, the fed eraf trade commission urges congress to seize all paper mills and appoint an officer to see that reasonableness IS observed in price and distribution
 John Larsen, Frisco sea captain, caused the arrest of his son, G. R. Lar. sen, 26. the father claiming the son did not register for the selective draft.
 All Irish parties have agreed to the governments plan for convention of all factions which shall map out flu ture home rule for Ireland.
 The two missing boats from the British steamer. Southland. which was torpedoed and sunk June 4, have been found and the 40 men safely landed
 The central powers claim to hold 11ore than 3,000,0OO prisoners of the entente allies. Over 2,000,000 of this number are Russians.
 Secretary Lansing has written to the Chinese authorities, urging them to come to an agreement and to de- vote their energies to internal devel- opment rather than war.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

The
  "Welrum book called
  after the Hebeny Marster heahs lord widdery  anhats old because she little Miss 
  obeeged powf1 a little dram"
 paid her thread of wondered 1 o a
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
COURT PRocEEplNes.

Efforts of the Cleveland authorities to force John D. Rockefeller to pay personal taxes failed when the su- preme court dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

DoHnet tnat Hdu once been Due anu red gingham trimmed with used-to-be white fringe.
 A circus-watching person who knows gentleman when she sees one, asked the old man If he reckoned his horse knew she had on a midsummer bonnet on a spring day.
 'Yes'm. Suttinly she knows she got her bonnet on! County Cider aint nobody's fool. Yes'm. County Cider knows she gotter bonnet on, an, fur thermo', she knows why--huh, huh !''
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

enemy city?
 Such thoughts as these ran through my head only q few nights past at something that took place in the house of representatives office building, writes Earl Goodwin in the Washington Star.
 You know there are always pair of suffrage sentinels standing guard at the corner of New Jersey avenue and B street-opposite the front door of the house office bnildng. They stand
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

HeWIng 10 tne line III me yeaTs UI tIty
 building and no radical departure from the artistic designs of the great engineer to whom George Washington intrusted the laying out of the nations seat and it's scope of development. It is today the capital they intended it should be-perhaps surpassing in grandeur the most roseate vision of that primitive day. It is the distinc- tive American city-the city of cities. destined to become increasingly beau- tiful under the continued nrodigal. vet
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

Secretary Baker has asked for the enlistment of men over the conscrip tionable age to fill out vacancies in the regular army. No distinction is to be made between conscripts and Ynlnnt eers
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
LABOR.

The heads of the various unions in the metal trades have made an agree ment with the Washington officials whereby no strikes will be called tor any reason during the war period.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

St. Louis has subscribed for $100.- 900 of the Liberty Loan bonds and is the first municipality to "do it's bit. ]"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

essentials of SucceSSfuI garden are Connolly explains:
 ''The first essential is gardener who is enthusiastic, willing and likes the work. l met a man the other day who had plot 16 feet square and he said if he could only find someone to spade it up for him he would tend to 1t afterward. It isn't likely that man would be successful gardener be- cause if he was too indifferent to spade it up he would likely be too in- different to care for it afterward.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20

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Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
FRI ES.

An explosion and fire destroyed a lant of the American Sugar Refin- ry at Brooklyn, N. Y.. on the 14th. Three deaths resulted, with the wounding of several hundred.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
ACCIDENTS.

Fifty persons were killed and hun dreds injured in an explosion in a mu- nitions factory near London.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
Possible Explanation of Old Mares Queer Name

4 RICKETY to a to implied humiliation a
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
Washington's Clear Right to Title, "Ciy Beautiful

 ants literally general
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
Congress Takes Care of Banners of "Besegers"

 of in
Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-06-20
Capital Is Waxing Enthusiastic Over Garden Plots

r sport n Washington
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
LA TOILETTE HITS
BIC BUSINESS IN
MINORITY REPORT
Says War Revenue Bill Fails
to Raise Money Through
Proper ChanneIS-QuoteS
Corporation Earnings.
WHAT sen. Ia TOILETTE
TELLS SENATE CORPO-
RATIONS ARE EARNING.

I'm the minority report on the revenue
bill. Sen. La Toilette told the senate to-
day the war profits and the percentage
of earnings on their capital of the fol-
lowing corporations were
American Agricultural and Chemlca
Co, $500 600; 100 per cent
American Beet Sugar Co. SiSS0.O0O
90 per cent.
American Hide and Leather Co. 81
10000: 25O per cent
American Steel FOundrieS Co. $1,000 e
O0G 600 per cent.
American Zinc. Lead and Smelling Co.
S9110,0OO 400 per cent
Anaconda Copper Co, S471j1OOO. 4O0
per cent.
Armour and 60. s15,3e3OoO; $50 per
cent
Jarrett Co. american Coal Products
CO... $:iO.jOO0. 200 per cent
Bethlehem steel Co. S40,J1S.OOO, 1900
per cent.
Central Leather Co, S12Oi6.OOO: 80 per
cent.
Du Pont Powder Co. S765S1. 600. 1,44OO
per cent.
standard oil Co of New York. S2O425
GOO. 100 per cent.
United States Steel corporation 500
$4,000: 200 per cent
Sen Ia Toilette made il clear these
profits were entirely war earnings above
the normal peace time profits of these
concerns.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
Warm Welcome AuaHs Khaki at Hahiesblug

prettiest little cities in ali the broad
southland. Don't take my statement
alone as gospel, but write your sons
after they get here. and see If they
don't bear me out Hattiesburg haa
a population of about 5000 people.
and IL is 80 years old. 10 is only
20 miles from the Mississippi coast
where bathing, boating, fishing and
sailing can be enjoyed during all OF
the months of tire year. The his
toric city Of New Orleans. la. s
only III miles away Six railroads
enter Hattiesburg. and quick trans
portation 10 and from the city Is a
feature that struck me as being very
unusual for town OF this size The
town is situated IN south Mississip-
pI amid the "piney woods. great
pine forests that today are furnish
in- such enormous quantities of
lumber for the erection Of canton
n,euts and the building OF ships TO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
PREMIER PASSES
STORM AFELY
England Satisfied Over Re-
fuSaI of Passports to
Socialists Meeting.
IpteruatIonaI - serrlce:

LONDON. Aug 14-GeneraI sat
isfaction was expressed by the press
today over the attitude of the gov
eminent in refusing passports for
the international socialist meeting al
Stockholm. 1t was brought about a
political situation. however. that is
filled with important and far-reach-
ing possibilities. So far il appears
that Premier Lloyd George has
weathered this latest political storm
i'm safety. but radical leaders among
the socialists and laborites are Civ
ing notice that they will support
former Minister Arthur Henderson
and that the fight is on"
The public censure voiced against
the former war councillor by the
premier has not impaired his polit-
ical strength 10 any great degree
although it is evidan that ne has
lost some prestige The one great
fear that is expressed on every hand
is that the political imbrogliO may
hinder the prosecution Of the war.
but Mr. Henderson has pledged him
self not 20 carry on any agitations
that Will embarrass the governments
war program.
40 one, not even his bitterest po-
ltical enemies. charges Mr. Hender-
son with disloyalty 10 his country.
one of his sons has been killed in
action and the other is now at the
front
Former Premier Asquith the
parliamentary pacifer." played an
important part 70 end the storm
which threatened to break yester-
day
The new minister without port
folio George Nicoll Barnes tHender-
sons successor). enters the cabinet
with the fun confidence Of his fell
low members His attitude on the
bis questions OF the hour might be
summed up as follows
Closer cooperation of labor with
the employers 20 produce "a bigger
war output; prosecution of the war
until "a decisive victory is achieved
rejection Of all peace overtures al
this time. close adherence 10 the
war aims previously announced 10y
Lloyd George.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
First Guard Division.

The new division Will number
more than 10000 men. It's COM
mander has been selected i'm the per-
son Of Brig. Gen. William II. Mann,
who has been in command of the
militia division. He will be nomin-
ated by PRIEST Wilson Immediately 10
be major general
In the selection Of Gen. Mann TO
command this increment tribute is
paid TO his work in making the ma
tional guard efficient. He Will have
as his chief of staff Col. Douglas
Macarthur. son of the late Lieut..
Gen. Macarthur, and known as one
of the best soldiers i'm the United
States.
This new 42nd division is the first
10 be formed Of national guardsmen
and il has been designated as the
rainbow division because of the nu-
merous states involved. The war de
partmsnt announcement showing
what state troops will make up the
various parts OF the division follow:
The division headquarters troop
will consist of the second separate
troops. Louisiana cavalry.
The division machine gun bat
talon 10 bear the number IA will be
composed of the third battalion.
fourth Pennsylvania infantry
Change Infantry. Brigade.
The infantry brigades will be
numbered SO and 81. The S3rd in
fantry brigade Will comprise the
50th machine gun battalion 10 be
made up of companies +, + and G.,
second Wisconsin infantry.
The 165th infantry is the desig-
nation given the 9Th New York in
fantry. The fourth infantry will he
known as the 166th infantry
The saith infantry brigade viii
comprise the 151st machine gun bat
talon which is composed Of com
panies b. c and +, second Georgia
infantry The 167th infantry is Sc
lected from the fourth Alabama in
fantry and the 16Sth infantry Will
he picked from the third Iowa infan-
try.
The artillery brigade is number
ed o. This brigade Will be COM
posed of the 149th field artillery
made up of the first Illinois field
artillery; the 15Oth field artillery
selected from the first Indiana field
artillery; the 151st field artillery,
composed of the first Minnesota field
artillery, and the 117th trench NOR
tar battery is TO Ire composed of the
third and fourth companies of Mary
land coast artillery corps.
The engineer regiment will con-
sist of two battalions and numbered
III. The first separate battalion Of
South Carolina national guard en-
gineers and the first separate bat
talon California national guard en-
gineers will make up this regiment.
The field battalion signal troops
will be selected from the Missouri
national guard. The headquarters
train and military police will be Sc
lected from the coast artillery corps
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
BY HOWARD =. WILLIAMS
News-Timcs Correspondent.

HATTIESBURG. Miss. Aug. IL
(SpeciaD 1t is a CLASSY little town.
Hattiesburg. Miss. where have
been for several DAYS sizing things
up" with the idea in view Of writ
ing my impressions and the result
OF my observations, knowing that
thousands and thousands OF people
IT. Indiana. Kentucky and West Vir-
Sinia are anxious 10 hear all about
conditions hereabouts Letters by
the dozens come 10 the Hattiesburg
Commercial club every DAY from
people in the three states mention
ed. ana all want information. out
at Camp shelby. where huge piles OF
yellow pine lumber stretch out for
miles and miles. early arriving Of
dcers OF the guardsmen OF Indiana
and Kentucky tell me that they re-
ceiVe letters by every mail request
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14

ling this or that bit OF information.
They state there is a dearth OF in
formation in their states about this
section Of Mississippi, SO this yarn
is going 20 be in the nature Of a
newsy letter. giving accurate aC-
counts Of conditions as I find them
both at camp and in the city. Of
the attitude of the people, OF work
being done 20 look after the moral
welfare OF the soldiers, of plans for
social and recreational activities aft
er the boys in khaki arrive OF The
campaigns being waged from sani-
tarS and health headquarters. and
many other features, just those COM
mon. everyday things that folks
back home" want To know all
about before their sons leave FOR
DiNieland.
Camp II Clean One.
Parents. listen Your sons are
coming 70 one or the cleanest and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14

take our boys across the deep blue
sea 10 whip the kaiser, and trans
port food 20 sustain them The
great produce farms Of this Section.
large and we'll cultivated lands. nov
growing corn, sweet potatoes. gar
den truck and fruits. where once
the giant pines lourished. viii fur
nish much of the worlds food sup
ply during the period OF the wa1.
The soil OF the cut-Over pine lanes
lend itself admira bly, 10 the grow
ing OF crops that bring good returns
in a financial way. especially where
fertilizers are used intellisently. and
thrifty farmers oversee an feature
of farm work. which can be doDe
all the year around and cattle can
be raised with comparatively little
expense. owing To- the climate
which never gets severe. ] am told
CONTINUED on PAGE THREEg
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OF the Virginia national guard
Plain Engineer Corps.

AtAAu lis WI rs
Engineer train will be the North
Carolina national guard. The Kan
sas national guard will make up the
ammunition train. The Texas ma
tional guard Will furnish the supply
train. The signal troops will be
known respectively as the 117th field
battalion signal troops, the 117th
headquarters train and military po-
lice the 117th engineer train. the
117th ammunition train and the
11Ith supply train.
The sanitary train will be known
as tFTa 11Tth and viii consist Of the
first, second, third and fourth am
bulance companies. made up Of the
ambulance companies Of the Michi-
gan, New Jersey, Tennessee and Ok
lahoma national guard. The field
hospital companies will be similarly
numbered and composed respectively
of the first field hospital companies
Of the District Of Columbia. Ne
braska Colorado and Oregon ma
tional guard
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
DESTR0YERS
MAKE TRANSATLANTIC
SHIPPING MORE SECURE

International News Service.
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. IA
transatlantic travel is being made
safe by American destroyers. pas
sengers said today arriving on a
British liner. after an American de-
stroyer had beaten off a threatened
attack Of a German U-boat
The liner left a British port with
eigh; other steam vessels under the
convoy OF British and American de-
stroyers. On the third day out a
periscope was sighted. Immediately
two American destroyers emmitted
smoke screen and went i'm pursuit
OF the German craft
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-14
WHEAT CONTROL NOT TO
HIT BREAD FOR 18 MONTHS

international News Service;
CHICAGO. Aug. 14.-Government
control Of wheat viii not result in
decrease i'm the price Of bread for
at least IS months but il Will pre-
vent IL from going any higher. Paul
Schulze. president Of one OF Chi
cago's biggest bakeries. said today.
a committee Of representative OF
grain interests headed by Pres
Joseph p Griffin. OF the board OF
trade. planned 10 leave today for
Washington 70 confer With Food
Dictator Hoover over the prelirn.n-
airy steps toward government control
OF the grain industry.