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The Washington times., 1918-01-22
HEAWSNOWsDEAL
STAGGERING BLOW
TOTHERAILROADS

Heavy SHOWS along the Eastern see,
board toddy dealt q staggering blow
to the national railroads.
With the Garfield Industrial sus-
pension order at an end tonight, trans
portation throughout the country east
OF the Mississippi was hopslessIy elog.
gsd.
MeAdeO VetOes Plan.
Conferences between the fuel and
railroad administration officers were
held today to determine upon the nsxt
step. Director General McAdoo last
night vetoed the plan to place an en-
bargo on all freight shipment except
coal, deHplte its recommendation By
the war conference board. The Penn
sylvania, however, put a voluntary
embargo into effect with the sanction
of Director Alfred Fl. Smith. Of the
Eastern division. Other roads are ex-
pected to DO likewise today.
4 general embargo is stili held q
necessity by Fuel Administration Of
hciais. An extension of the five-day
suspension order-or q new order
later this week inaugurating another
period Of suspension-is admittedly
being considered. Drastic curtailment
OF passenger traffic also is under
advisement.
Trains Frosen In.
Extremely 10 emperaturs
throughout Eastern States has left
piles OF freight unmoved. Trains
have been frozen in, cars derailed by
snow and ice, and switch yards un-
able to work at anything like full
capacity.
Effects OF the hvs-day suspension
period did not begin to show until
Saturday. when a drop in the tenn
perature retarded all efforts TO
hustle cars through.
PrIority viii Help
Some relief will be obtained by the
continuance OF the priority regula-
tions issued by DR.. Garfield when he
promulgated his fuel order designa-
ing that coal must first be supplied
to domestic consumers, public utili-
ties. and ships before being given to
other needs.
Director Smith reported today that
engine terminals experienced a labor
shortage when many men. failed tn re-
port for work because OF the cold. Many
trains were not operated because OF the
weather. Laborers were breaking ice
from switches so that the handling Of
any car3 could be accomplished.
some Hope In Report.
Some hope was seen in Smiths report
that movement Of fuel eastward from
ChicaEo had improved and that empties
were being speeded back to the mines
in large numbers.
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Preparing ofacIaI Report.

Each OF these men studied food con-
ditions in Europe and were observers
OF the progress Of the war in France.
They have Just reached Washington,
after landing In New York yesterday,
and today are compiling an official re-
port for the Food Administration.
England and France have absolute
confidence In the United States and
her ability to provide food for the
civilian and military population over
there until America is able to equip
and place her armies at the front for
the fnaI Offensive that will win the
war" L. the 'meSSaEe Chairman Ros-
coe Mitchell, OF the commission, told
The Times today, the six members
will carry to every part of the ma
tion.
a Both in England and France there
Is q feeling of entire satisfaction over
the outlook. They say they can hold
out until America throws her armies
into the neld, II America will ship
them food.
"For the United states to furnish
ample food Buppliek to the allies
would not cause q severe drain on
this country. we are satisned. and II
can easily be done.
"we are today reporting our find-
inEs officially TO the Food Adminlstra'
tlon, and are preparing our schedule
for the nstional speaking campaign
at home.
"Wherever we went. both in Eng.
land and France, both military and
civilian population agree that Amer
lea will strike the hnal blow that
will end the war.
1--WE read President Wilson's latest
message to Congress. in which he
outlined our war aiams. 1t Is evil
dent everywhere that President VIII
son is accepted a. the spokeBH1n for
the world. His utterances mean
mora to the allies today than those
laf any Othsr living mSq."
The Washington times., 1918-01-22
Congress- Did Hsaa Yssterdsy r

The Director General Clarifies" the Railroad SituafOn-TAe
Od Competitive System" 10 Bte-Why Is Colonel Roosevelt
Alignment for the Issue Of Government 0wsrshp Of Monopoly
Stone and PenrOse in the Senate Colonel OROseVel
in Jail Only by PrOy?-COmpulsOy Labor Proposed for al
Male Citizens Under SnB.twO-The War Council BIZ.
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COMMISSIONERS
TO TELL OF FOOD
CONDITIONS ABROAD

! A thousand feet OF motion picture
flm showing General Pershing's men
in France, an official picture, will bs
shown for the first time In the United
States at Keith's Theatsr tonight for
the beueft Of ell washinEtonians who
wish to see it. -. '..-
Showing OF the picture Will be part
OF the program az which the six
members OF the United States Food
Commission to France will tell for the
FIRST time Of their experiences op the
battle fields Of Europe and in all of
the warning countries. .s.. en-.
Washington, aside from being the
nrst city TO hear the Food Commits
sionerS and the nrst to see the pic
ture. will be the only city to hear all
the members Of the commission.
The mass meeting tonight is oper
to the public, and Is under the aus.
pices and direction OF Clarence r
Wilson, Federal Food Administrator
for the District OF Columbia. There
will be no reserved seats, and the
arst to come will have their choice
! OF orchestrs chairs.
VIII sb0vv Other War scenes.
In addition to the lectures by MEM
bers Nof the commission and the mo
tion pictures Of Pershing's fighting
forces, q number Of other pictures OF
battle scenes and conditions In the
war-stricken territory are to be
shown.
President Wilson has been invited
to the meeting, but his attendance
Is considered doubtful because Of this
press OF official business. 4 number
of high Government officials will At
tend. however, 70 hear hrst-hand the
message to be delivered throughout
the country by the Food Commission
Following the meeting At Keith's
ThsatsF tonight, the commission mem
bers will start on separate tours that
will take them TO most OF the elite.
of the United States TO give first
hand messages 20 the people OF the
country on the war, the needs OF ouT
allies and what we can do to helr
Them. They willstell OF the food nsedI
| In every one OF the countries visited
from stricken Belgium to Great Brit
ain. and tell how the allies are de-
| pending upon America.
The members OF the commission are
| Roscoe Mitchell, chairman, vice presi.
dent OF the Buffalo, n. Y, Chamber
OF Commerce and Liberty loan speak
err; Everett Colby. attorney OF Easi
! Orange, n. J.; John E. Lord. Of the
| United States Food Administration
Edwin r. Trefz, Kansas City newspa'
per man and field worker OF the Uni
ted States Chamber Of Commerce; Dar
4. Reed. community hStterment ane
Red Cross worker, and Julius Lincoln
! pastor OF the Swedish Lutheran
/ Church OF jamestown. y. Y.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

Under Senator McCumber's bill,
introduced yesterday, all male Amer
lean citizens, up to sixty-two years
of age, will be liable to compulsory
service as laborers, and the Admin
istration will be authorized to COM
mandeer whole cities, towns, and
villages at once. Mr.. McCumber
thinks that though not immediately
necessary. this must be done, il the
war continues.
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In changing from the "old COM
petitive status" to the new, he
thought it highly desirable that
Congress should not be under the
pressure Of = stop-watch. or n time
limit" compelling hasty action, but
should have ample time to device .
new and better system. He would
not undertake to say what the new
system ought to be.
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

When asked if he favored
nent Government owners
director general said: 81
but he did believe in some
Government regulation and
"far more intelligent than
worked out" He believed t
and also the repeal Of the
law, il it was to be repeal
matters for the decision
gress. He referred the repe
Sherman law back to the
tee when asked if he favor
The Washington times., 1918-01-22

The debate shifted to Congress
ional Investigations and TO the Presi-
dents employment OF Colonel House
as his personal diplomatic envoy ex-
traordinary. The discussion Of great
principles involving the future Of
American freedom was postponed for
the future.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-18

build the great t~ri-plane. which will
be named the American Eagle. The
dimensions of the projected machine
are impressive. ,..
The plans, according to the New
York Evening Post, call for planes
measuring 365 feet from tip to tip.
The length. fore and aft, is 226 feet.
The height from the lowest extremity
to the uppermost plane is 100 feet.
The planes vii give "a plane surface
Of more than $4,000 square feet.
The pilot house. OF boat body be-
meath, is intended to be 1870 feet in
length by thirty feet beam. The in
side measurement between decks. Of
which there are three, will be sew
enteen> feet. Other details of this
astonishing craft are as follows
This great fabric of,steel ard alum
mum. amor plated. with vanadS1n
steel. is TO hc driven: by six propcll-
lers-sso il is promised-Athree tractoIt
in. front and three drivers behind,
each b. be driven by 5000 horse
power from a central cylindrical jack
shaft 1926 feet in length and twenty
seven inches in diameter. The shaft
is to be hooked up with thirty saso-
line engines, each Of 1000 horse pow.
er. Each engine will consist OF cigh,
automatically cooled, high-pressure,
"V" type cylinders of 9 by 15-incs
dimensions. The propeller blades
will be eighty feet in diameter, bull
Of hollow steel. The airplanc is ex,
pectcd to carry, besides it crew OF
seventy-five men, 10000 gallons 81
gaseiine, 1000 gallons Of iubricati.p
oil, ninety tons Of explosives, or 1876
bombs, each weighing 1000 pounds
5000 gallons of water, and food sup
pies for thirty days.
The builders of this gigantic air
plane believe that it will end the war
It is assuming a good deal to stat'
that the machine will accomplish thai
stupendous feat. But the American
Eagle. if it is actually completed &C
cordine specifications, will certainl.
be the most extraordinary airplan'
in the world. We have no. past per
formanee whereby one might judg'
what it could do. This dreadnought
if it ever takes the air, will begin
new are in ACCOMPLISHMENTS aeronau
tics. - Rochester Democrat ant
Chronicle.
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- Cost, DAMAGES and printers fees will be added to the above mentioned taes p.r.
nc "une receipts Tor axes on any of the above described hnds will please forward numbe
Grenada ,,sas,,ri ,s " n cn TO- Sheriff rs and FAX Collector Grenada County Miss
' "' ''''''e' 'N"F me "~ 'e 'WA Jay ." 'a1 Y. Z P Has c.4.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

Under the provisions of and by viz
tue Of the authority conferred upon
nae as trustee in w certain deeds
Of trust executed by L. s. 6. Hender-
ron and Eliza Henderson to Grenada
Rank, to secure certain indebted
ness therein mentioned, and which
said deeds of trust are recorded in
Book 81 Page 80. and Book 81, Page
-. Of the record of land and mort
cages and trust deeds in the ONCE
Il the Chancery Clerk of Grenada
County Mississippi, default having
been made in the payment Of said
indebtedness according to the terms
sf said deeds of trust, and having
been requested by the beneficiary to
execute said trust, l. A. G. Roane,
trustee, will on the 18th day of Feb
ruary, A. u. 1918, offer for sale and
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-18
PRUSSIA.

While the organs, political and
journalistic, of German autociacy as.
sail President Wilson and expose the
United States to contempt, it is in
teresting to note that the snointed
Kaiser and the Junker Diet are ac-
tually doing his bidding.
Mr.. Wilson's war message of April
2, like every other formal utterance
Of his since then, indicated plainly
that the word Of the non-representa-
tive German Government as now con-
stituted could not be accepted. Peace
between the people of the United
States and the people of Germany,
he said, could be made only as both
were free to negotiate and to act.
War was declared by the United
States on April G.. On April 8 EN-
porer William, in an Eastern message
to his people, %solemnly proposed
sweeping reforms in representative
and suffrage, not only in relation to
1.-THE Prussian House Of Lords but the
Unterhaus also.
These Thoroughly controlled bod
les, standing for caste and property
rather than men, are now d~utifully
considering the Kaiser's commands
which may almost be said to be the
Presidents commands. Political re.
form is as distasteful to the landed
and military interests of Prussia a.
defeat at arms, and yet il is pro
crossing, as is the case with every.
| thing else in Germany, in obedience
to authority. Here We have a CUES
ton Of the Prussian Kings pledge
said Vice President Friedberg the 9th
err day, "and it must be redeemed"
Prussia, autoeratic and bureaucrat
ic, rules Germany. If, in response t
the President of the United States
the King of Prussia, who is also Ger
man Emperor, finds it necessary t.
place the people Of Prussia in con
troll of their own Government, is no
victory in one Of it's aspects alread!
intsight?--NeyoYork World.
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THE GRENADA SENTINEL.

the usual custom, remained in the
ranks of the field hands and accord
ingly retained her farm cottage. Dc
toher | this woman got the follow
ing letter:
The undersigned bailiif of the
estate hereby gives you notice as Of
this date to the field service for Jan
uary /. 1918. On that day you are
to give up your house. The work
which YOU are doing on the farm does
not compensate the farm for the loss
which accrues to it through the con
tinued support of your family. Look
out fof yourself away from this
farm, your house is needed for Other
use.
The woman communicated the no
| tice to her husband with these words
Il must tell you my distress, soon ]
shall not be able to see the paper for
my'tears. What shall do? White,
is at the door and the cottage is full.
of little children
THUS the bailif Of the estate OF
a bloated landlord turns a fsmil,
with eight children out Of doors ii
midwinter while the, man is al tn.
front. Comment takes care Of it
self."
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HATBANDS WASTE LEATHER.
Fifty.Five Million Square Feet Were
Used in 1916.

Perhaps il has occurred to few peo-
pie to speculate about the amount
Of leather used in the sweat bands
of hats. The makers OF one Of the
fabric substitutes for leather, how
lever, have just completed n survey
of the field. They report that in
191G--just an average year-there
were 127,492,s72 hats and caps made
in the United States, or two and a
half Lids" for each member of the
male population, without regard for
age, race, color or previous condi-
ton Of servitude.
The sweat bands for all these hats
would make a single band about two
inches wide and 265,625,00o feet
long-enough to go twice around the
the world, with plenty left over for
a nice stable bow somewhere along
the equator. In this tape theye
would be $4,000, 900 square feet of
leather, and the loss in trimming
I off the Of the hides and bring
..t -.
ing them down to. this shape would
amount to at least ll,O0o,0 600 square
feet more.
Now $4,000 900 feet of leather
would make the tops for about co.
100000 shoes. We. need feel little
wonder, then, in learning that next
year a gOodly part of this. leather
actually will go into shoes, that un-
der the pressure of ever advancing
prices the leather hat baud is fast
becoming a thing of the past, replac.
ed by composition fabrics, of one
sort or another.
We have had substitutes and sub.
stitutes, but here is at least one
substitute that stands more than even
Ichance Of being permanent.-Scien.
tific American.
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will sell at public auction for cash,
to the highest and best bidder, at the
East Door of the Court House in the
City Of Grenada, Grenada County
Mississippi, within legal hours, the
following described property, to-wit:.
NJ of S.W.A, and WE of n
E.A, and 5 acres in Sc. corner oi
N.W,h, Sec. II, Township 90, Range
s East: and E.. y Of S.W.E, Sec. 9
Township %. Range 6 East, Grenad;
County, State Of Mississippi. Anc
the following described personal prop
erty mentioned in said deeds of trust
One dark brown horse mule named
John"
One bay mare, 7 years old, nance
Daisy.
One bay mare. 4 years old, named
Hattie.
One cream colored mare mule nam
ed Ida. .
One gray horse mule named Bill
The title to said property is be
lieved to be good hut l will sell ant
convey only such title as is vested il
me as such Trustee.
Witness my signature this the 18Th
day Of January. 1918.
.. A. G. ROANE,
oNA Trustee.
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GERMAN PAPER TELLS
OF ,HARDSHIPS OF
SOLDIERS FAMILY

The Committee on Public Informa-
ton has made the following transla-
ton Of a story appearing in the Oc-
tober.' l5, 1917, issue of the Leip-
Tiger volkszeitdng:
"A sample Of the fashion after
which bloated landlords treat the
wives Of soldiers has been brought to
our attention from Upper Lengenau
in Silesia. One Of the hired men of
Or. Mueller's agricultural estate has
been for "a long time at the front.
His wife, who had worked alongside
her husband before the var after
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-01-18
ITEMS FROM THE FORK.

Mr.. Anderson Farrell whose home
is nov in Oklahoma was in the Fork
a few days last week visiting his sis
ter. MIS-. H. /. Stevens. All were
delighted TO welcome him after such
a long absence from our state.
Miss Minnie Williams was an agree
able visitor with Misses Bessie and
Minnie Belle Williams Tuesday night.
One Of j rloet Popular and de-
serving young men, MIR. Vernon
koonce, VINO has occupied a posi-
ton in the state of Nebraska for the
past several months, came home last
week to send in his war papers to
"Uncle Sam" We pray God that it
may be possible for all our soldier
boys to go forth with quiet minds to
their great work of world redemp-
ten. There is sure to be heart
breaking sorrow in every home that
must give up its boy to fight in this
cruel war but We must not sit still
and mourn for what may happen.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. |. Stevens were
pleasant visitors in the home of Mrs.
L. M. Williams Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. f. H. Simmons Of Calhoun City
while en- route to the delta on q
business trip was detained in Gu,
midst from Friday until Sunday oil
account of the extremely cold wealth.
er rendering travel very unpleasant
through the country.
The intense cold weather is Z
ource Of regret. to. the entire famil,
Of MI. d. r. Horton, whose S2nt
birthday was to have been celebrat
ed on the 18th inst. at the home O.
his son, Mr.. ". V. Horton. Tn,
lovely home grown dinner. served b,
Mrs. W. v. Horton Christmas da,
spoke volumes for the efficiency o
Miss Hughes rs well as Mrs. Horton
progressivcneSs for the table fairl,
groaned under the weight of turkey
celery, jellie. vegetables. pickles. pies
cakes &c, all Of which We're crow
on their own farm except the suga
md -four. Thus we learn that unde
the overshadowing influence of wa
and its attendant evils the house
wife can serve a meal all from HON
grown products, fit for the gods.
Mr.. T. A. Horton was a very pleas
ant visitor in our midst Sunday.
SCARE CROW.
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GERMAN AFTER THE WAR.

There has come out of Germany a
resume of the German situation writ
ten by a Hamburg business man that
is refreshingly candid in its argu-
ment, although wholly false as to its
conclusions. This business man has
no military illusions, mo dreams Of
imperial splendor and no high tenn
pefature when. he thinks about Ger
man world conquest. He only con-
si4ere what is going to happen to the
German business man, the German
wage Garner ard the German export
err lafter this WAL. And he figures
that 1.-THE German business man, who
after peace is declared goes out into
the world, will find ruins everywhere,
and if he attempts to rebuild them
he will be prevented by a wall of
enmity." And if Germany is defeat
ed he concludes that I'VE should be
a European continental power with
out Importance at sea and without
any world position. Should op-
ponents succeed in binding u for
eien trade permanently, SO that we
should be dependent in the main on
Central Europe. our industry would
have to shrink and u entire eco
nomic- life deadened. Our working
classes would be compelled to emi-
CRATE because of lack of opportunity
for. work, just as in the '70a. The
German empire would ~be<reduced to
a second-class power" ;,
This Hamburg business man APP
pears to have a remarkable insight
into conditions. He is not to be de-
ceived by the arrogant attitude of
the military caste in his own country
He realizes that when peace comes
the Germans will have to so out into
the world and compete for trade with
all other nations. And the deep and
abiding hatred which the Germans
have melted against them will not be
| dissipated by d mere declaration Of
peace, As long as humanity erduraa
and the German character remains
what it is, the German will be dis
trusted and his business will not BE-
Invited anywhere outside Of Central
Europe. 1t is hard enough to over.
come the rancors and prejudices be-
tween warning peoples who have beer
at war. We have had this expert.
ence right in the United States
where honorable and splendid mer
fought for four years. How much
more difficult will it be for the un.
lspeakable Teuton, the murderous cru.
ell, thieving and INSCRIPTIONS Prus.
sian, tortureJs Of women and chill.
dren, to go out into the world to de.
cent men and try to do business?
The Hamburg business man comes
to a wholly false conclusion when he
says that the only possible remedy
for this disaster is for the Germans
to win the war. Even If the Germans
should win, they could not force the
world to be their friends. They could
not blot out their own ~unspeakable
%iniquities by success at arms. No
strength Of military power on land
OF of ships at sea could wipe out the
vivid memories of their own bestial
record. The only hope that the Ger
mans now have of retrieving the past
lin some is to throw off the
yoke of their own masters and seek
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N.-f -
A GIANT ~AiRPLANE.

j. In New York efforts are now being
made to. finance the building of an
airplane of unusually large dimen-
sions. The machine was designed by
Benjamin Foss, a mechanical engi-
neer and aernaut, who was a friend
Of Professor Langley. Four months,
it is expected, will be required to
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~
Trustee.

Ordered that the Clerk of this
Board advertise for bids for the con-
struction Of a bridge across Gibbs
branch, in district Number One: said
bridge to be about 40 or so feet
long, and to be constructed accord
ing TO. plans and specifications on file
in the office of the Clerk Of this
Board. Bids will be received at the
next regular meeting Of the Board.
The Board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
COUNTY OF GRENADA.
l, NE. Powell, clerk of the Chan
cerX Court, and Ex-Oficio Clerk Of
the Board of Supervisors. in. and for
the county: and State aforesaid, dc
hereby certify, that the above and
foregoing is a iu t, true. and per.
feet copy OF an order Of the sale
Board of Supervisors, made ard en-.
tered at their January Term there.
of. a. d. 1918. as the same appear:
Of record in my office, in Minute
Book G., Page 3l4.
Given under my hand and oficia
seal, at Grenada. Miss. this the l5ti
day Of January, A. D. 1918.
NJ. E. POWELL,
Chancery Clerk.
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a place in the world of honorable men
by atonement and reformation. As
this is wholly unlikely, the war will
mean that Germany will become a
"second rate" power at best. It will
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be shattered and broken and its pride
OF power will be bowed into the dust.
This must be the inevitable end of
Germany's dream of world empire
Kansas City Journal.