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The courier-index., 1918-01-18
MILLER LUMBER COMPANY will help you to make your homes more comfortable

The government cotton ginning report shows 1851 bales of cotton were ginned in Lee county prior to January l, 1918, against 37,276 bales prior to January l, 1917.
 No matter if your job amounts to one of thirty days work, we cheer furnish figures on same. Call T. E.. Hobbs at Turner's. *tf
 Edmund Beazley and family have moved back to their residence here and Mir. and Mrs. Paul Benham, who have been occupying the place, have moved to the Hotel Marianna.
 Leake X Wells, general transfer, wood and coal. We move anything loose at both ends. Phones 13 and 166. If
 Woody Keys, son of MT. and Mrs. Joe Keys, residing near Marianna, is in the base hospital at Camp Beauregard, La, recovering from an immunity treatment for the proven tion of meningitis.
 Our new location is with the Ark ansas Light and Power Company's office, across the street from Griffis- Newborn Company. J. E. Mann, the reliable ieweler. *19
 J. E. Mann has moved his jewelry store from Harrington Bros.' drug store to the building occupied by the Arkansas Light and Power Com pany's office, across the street from the Griffis-Newbern Company. s19
 Captain and Mrs. James Russell left Wednesday for St. Petersburg, Fla, where they will spend the re- mainder of the winter. Their son, James Russell, Jr. accompanied them as far as Memphis.-Forest City Times.
 You will certainly want to see "The Garden of Allah at the Majes- tic on Thursday, January 24. Mat inee 15c and 35c; night 25c and soc. *19
 One Wynne doctor insists that the malady prevalent among the school children the past few weeks, and pro- nounced German measles, is not of Teutonic extraction but is old plain American Rosyola" The M. D. is patriotic even to the extent of his diagnosis of cases.-Wynne Progress
 Ever see a desert sand storm? No? Then you want to see "The Garden of Allah" at the Majestic on Thurs day. January 24. Matinee 15c and 35c. night 25c and soc. *19
 At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Lee County National Bank on Tuesday of this week the office of second vice president of the bank twas created. and c. E. Daggett was unanimously elected to the position. J. B. Grove is the first vice president of the bank.
 The first annual meeting of the Marianna Woman's Suffrage Club was held at the Elks Club last Fri day, Mrs. O. L. Williamson, chair man, presiding The following off
The courier-index., 1918-01-18
KILLER LUMBER CONTAIN render prompt service.

Mrs. J. B. Daggett entertained the Mississippi Avenue Club last Satur- day afternoon
 One Second Hand Typewriter, two Divers, for quick sale at Turner's. If
 The Newborn Grocer Company is having it's office quarters remodeled and enlarged.
 Do you need a typewriter? Call T. E. Hobbs at Turner'g. eff
 Dr. o. l.. Williamson spent Thurs day morning at La Grange on pro- fessional business.
 MILLER LUMBER COMPANY the place to buy building material
 o. F. Lacey, cashier of the bank Of Moro, was in the city yesterday transacting business.
 RUB-MY-TISM~-Antiseptic, Reliev- es Rheumatism, Sprains, Neuralgia, etc. If Mrs J. l. Morris has been con nned to her home the past week With case of grippe.
The courier-index., 1918-01-18

Mrs. Paul Benham was the hostess of her card club last Wednesday afternoon and contribution was made for the Red Cross association.
 See Mann, the jeweler, at his new location, across the street from Griffis-Newbern Go. *19
 Robbie Jarratt has a mild case of German measles. Madge Jarratt has also been at home from school with slight spell of illness. Both child ren are now better.
 Don't forget J. E Mann's jewelry store is now located across the street from Griffis- Newborn Co. *19
 Sheriff Arthur Cotter went to Little Rock Tuesday to take a negro named Clifford Clark to the in sane asylum. The sheriff returned homo Wodnocdav
The courier-index., 1918-01-18
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Break your Cold or LaGrippe with a few doses of 666. fl
 Mrs. c. c. Kitchener entertained her bridge club on Tuesday after. noon.
 Thinking painting? Call T. E. Hobbs at Turner's. *tf
 Marshal Apple is convalescing from a recent attack of German measles.
 See J. w Fielder for concrete work of all kinds. 31 Mrs. Robert McClintock has an attractive guest in the person of Miss Dunlap.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

ducts and oats increased during the same period.
 Exports of wheat fell from o,1es.- 662 to 29,53s,S S26 bushels; pork ship ments decreased from s71 1.01S, ,192 pounds to 551, ,sS4, ,s76, pounds, and corn exports from sz.2ss,70 to 14,s17.72S bushels.
 Flour exports increased from e,S6o, 986 barrels to 10, IA ,494 barrels and beef products exports increased from 14S,1 ,1S5, 7f2 to f91, ,551, S66 pounds. Oats gained from 54,931,7s to s5.1s2,47l bushels. The tneal value of all bread stuffs exported for the seven months was r1.797,743 as against S291. .4so,- 773 the year before. Meat and dairy products increased from Sf90, ,6S5, ,557 to $218607, ,573.
 Exports of cotton and cot1onseed oil decreased during the seven months the former falling from 4,340, ,810 bales
 in the corresponding period tEe year before to S;072,44S bales, but higher prices received sent the total value of cotton up to s431, ,704, ,21S as com pared with $38S, ,3e2, ,54S. Shipments of cottonseed of drop ped from v. .362, 71S to 29 ,4S5 1909 pounds and decreased in value from $S,e91, = s89 to $5,937, 732s Shipments Of min eral oils decreased from i, ,T01, ,273, ,53e to 1,4T2;9S9, ,212 gallons. Exports of crude oil decreased from 100, ,S77, ,999 to S7, ,4S0;6fS gallons and gasoline from 243s ,s3s to 2ss .oos,- SIS gallons
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

to ball games. While it is true that was worth that much to see. far be it from us to take any credit away from her. Anyhow, it is a matter of record.
 Lost Six Games in One Day.
 Manchester and Portland once play ed six games in one day all of the games being won by Manchester. That was on September 4, 1899. A band did not meet the Portland team at the station when it arrived home. In fact, there is some doubt whether the Portland team went home at all.
 In 1887 Tip O'Neill of the St. Louis American Association team biffed the ball for the modest little average of 492 He took part in 123 games and made PIT hits. To make the average even it is assumed the other members of the St. Louis team did not hit the bali at all that year
 Prior to 1870 baserunner was not permitted to overrun first base. That year it was decided that man was lucky to reach first base, to say noth- ing of overrunning it. and the rule was changed. A baserunner now oyerruns first base, often as far as home plate if he finds it feasible.
 Speaking Of home runs, it exists as d matter of record that Harry Wright of Cincinnati made seven of them in one game against the Holt club of Newport Ky. The historic date was June 12 1S67 Harry virtually wreck ed all the buildings along Main street
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS UNSETTLED.
shippings and Industrials Made Gains
 in the Last Hour.

New York, Feb. 26.-Wal Streets inability to draw any very definite con- clusions from the latest utteranees of the German chancellor probably ac counted for the uncertain trenh Of stocks during the early part of to days trading.
 This feeling was thrown of later, however, representative rails, ship pings and industrials making substap- tial gains in the last hour and inpart- ing additional strength to various spe- cialties.
 Pools eniivenel the session by sues. Baldwin Locomotive made up the greater paYt of it's recent abrupt decline, gaining over six points Amer ican Sumatra Tobacco also advanced almost five points. with another rou- of the shorts.
 Included among the other two to four point gains were Texas Com pany Marine preferred, Atlantic Gulf, Industrial Alcohol, American Locomo tive, Westinghouse, Pacific Mail. Hide and Leather preferred and Loose Wiles common and preferred.
 United States Steel guided the sea soned industrials, advancing 3-S points and Pacifics were strongest of the rails. Canadian Pacific gaining three points, with one to two points for prominent coalers. Sales amount ed to 435, 800 shares.
 Call money opened at 4 per cent. but soon rose to six on a broad de- mand Time money was quoted at six per cent. for all dates, but the supply was altogether negligible.
 French bonds were strong, but the general list, including Liberty issues. was incL1ed to ease. Total sales, par value, aggregated $3.465,000.
 U. S. old issues were unchanged on
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW
The War Behind The Front.

Germany'S hope of victory lies in the war behind the front. A war which in its secrecy and cunning is as deadly and difficult to deal with as the sub-sea piracy of the German U-boats. It was after Germany realized that she could she struck below the sea and in the dark. So, realizing she can never win ! with the sword, she seeks to win out against the non-combatan't popula- ton by means of subtle suggestion of failure. The secret whisperings of disaffection, the little spark of rumor ' which runs through dry stubble, to say nothing of the deliberate lie, icraftily concessed, cunningly camou- ,haged. and dispersed by a thousand trusted spies into ten thousand lis itening ears. It is a Fact that the ma Ijority of people in the world never grow up,4 and only a. small minority develop that mental growth, that sense of proportion, which enables them to take broad view of such far reach ing 'vuestions as are involved in this world war, Most people are inte1li- gently concerned with. the things at hand. They look as it were through 8 knothole instead of using the sixty degree angle of vision, which every in- ltelligent man ought to have and ! consequently such people, and it is a great majority, are peculiarly sensitive to suggestions of propaganda, which , is as subtle to detect as it is all-per- vading and pernicious. The large ma
 jority of the rumors of disaster to our troops: of discomforts, sickness, and deaths in the cantonments; of delays
 6isorganization, and even of graft in the great war industries, are of enemy
 origin, and the pity of it all is that
 unconsciously there are thousands of
 kell meaning citizens who, because
 they have an ill-regulated appetite for
 the scandalous and shocking, assist
 this enemy propaganda by repeating the enemy rumors,, too often with em-
 beIlishments of their own. Therefore
 il is the duty of every true patriot among us. whenever he stumbles upon
 one of these calamity howlers. to ask
 him at once. for his authority, and bring it sharply to his mind that
 whether he intends to or not he is
 actively aiding the enemy in his at
 tempt to shatter the morale of the civilian population back of the fighting line.-Scentific American.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

markers of the geologic age of the beds in which they are found; theysa are excellent -stop watches" of geologic time. They were so highly organized
 that they were very sensitive to changes iI the conditions of the seas so that they were continually varying in form from one geologic epoch to another
 Each ammonoid lived fin shell that
 it made from it's own secretions, and
 as it grew it moved forward from time to time in it's growing shell and built Ia shelly partition behind itself In
 this way the shell became chan1bered An interesting feature of the am mopoids is the complete record of the
 race which is preserved in the shell.
 A careful study of this and other
 groups has shown that animals in their
 indiEfdrral development sogthrongh the
 various stages that represent the de- veloEunent of their race, even back to
 their remote ancestors In the more
 highly organized animals with which
 we are familiar such as the cat, the series of changes that thus recapituiate ancestral conditions and lines of de- scent takes place in miniature in the embryo and leaves no permanent record that can be easily recognized in the animal after birth. In the am monoids series of changes is recorded in the shell which can be studied through all stages from the adult back to embryo by carefully cutting away the outer whorls The am
 monoids reached the cli1na0 of their development in the Triasstc period though the group was well represented
 throughout Jurassic and Cretaceous time
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
ANCIENT RELATIVES or THE cHAMBsRED NAUTILUS.
Group of Extinct MoIlustes that Corn
 prised Over 1000 Species

Everyone has seen clams and szails, and many have seen the shells of the pearly or cfraznbered nautilus. These three kinds of shelffish represent the three main classes .of-tile Molfuca, one of the great divisions of the animal Kingdom, which has existed since the advent of fife upon the globe, many millions of years before the age of man. The cephalopods, the class which in cludes the chambered nautilus, are the most highly organized. of the mollushs. They breathe by gills and live inthesea- Very few species of cephalopods are living to-day, but the remains of more than 1000 species have been found embedded in rocks One group of cephalopods, the ammonoids, is now extinct, yet the fossil remains of no less than 5000 specfes of ammonodds have been found and described. These interesting animals were once very abundant and in an ancient geologic period may for long time have been masters of the ga.
 To the scientist these fossil cephalopod. are of special value as
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
MORE TESTIMONY AGAINST
 BIG CHICAGO PACKERS
Heney Alleges They Ran "lndepend- ent" Firms to Crowd Out Small Dealers.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Testimony intend ed to substantiate. charges that big Chicago packers eliminated small dealers ir poultry and eggs by unfair tactics, that their agents lobbied against certain labor legislation .:n the state, capitols and that they sought
 to increase negro help in their plants, was introduced today at the inquiry of the packing industry before Sam
 uel W Ttator, examiner for the Fed eral Trade Commission.
 Francis J. Heney of the federal trade
 commission, attempted to show that
 the packers, by. setting up dummy
 firms and by undeixe;ling the small
 concerns had crowded many from the field.
 He named ". F. Priebe, whom he
 charged with drawing salary from Swift and Company, while serving oT. the federal food administration for $1 a year with being especially active in the campaign against small con cerns. He declared thar the W. F,
 Pr;ebe and Company, Chicago, repsted to he the largest "independenf but ter and egg dealer in the country. and whict, he alleged is owned by Swift and Ccmoany, controlled score of
 creamertes and poultry and butter egg plants ja Missog5ri, Mm5ss. and Iowa operating them 'rraer dummy nsm l to make th.Tn appear as "fndepenaent l ffrrs.
 This was done to fool the farmers and the public" Attorney Heney said
 Tn reality all the concerns are own- ed by Swift and Company" I He then introduced a state of V. F Priebe and Company, giving a list oi their plants and buying stations ir Iowa, which he said was seized by agents of the Federal Trade Comrnis- sion from the files of the csmpany aft
 CT the management had denied any connection with the concerns, previ- ously mentioned in testimony. excep1 that the Priebe company merely acted l as selling agent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
CHAPTER xxI11-continued.

A certain section of our trenches was held by the Royal Irish Rifes. For several days of very strong run1Or went the rounds that German spy was in our midst. This spy was sup posed to bedressed in the uniform of a British Staff Officer Several stories had been told about an officer wearing red band around his cap who patrclled the front line and com munication trenches asking suspicious questions as to locations of batteries, machine gun emplacements and trench motars. If a shell dropped in a battery, on machine gun, or even near dugout, this spy was blamed.
 The rumor gained such strength that an, order was issued for all troops to immediately place under arrest any one answering to the description of the spy.
 Atwell and I were on the qui vi~e We constantly patrplled the trench es at night, and even in the day, but the spy always eluded US.
 One day, while in communication trench, we were mortified to see our Brigadier- General. Old Pepper, be- ing brought down it by big private of the Royal Irish Rifles. The General was walking in front and the pH- vate with fixed bayona was following him in the rear.
 We saluted as the General passed us. The Irishman had broad grin on his face and we could scarcely believe OUT eyes-the General was under ar rest. After passing a few feet beyond us, the General turned, and said in a wrathful voice to Atwell:
 Tell this d-n fool who am. He's SJ-vHSfod mo o
 Atwell was speechless. The sentry butted in with
 "Non O that gassin' out c you. Back to Headquarters you goes, MT. Fritz. Open that face O yours again, an I'll dent in your napper with the butt O me rifle"
 The Generals face was a sight to behold. He was fairly boiling over with rage. but he shut up.
 AtWell tried to. get in front of the sentry to explain to him that it really was the General he had under arrest, but the sentry threatened to run his bayonet through him, and would have done it too. So AtweIl stepped aside, and remained silent. I was nearly bursting with suppressed laughter. One word, and I would have exploded. It is not exactly diplomatic to laugh dL yOui SuCIl d
 The sentry and his prisoner arrived at Brigade Headquarters with disas- trous results to the sentry.
 The joke was that the General had personally issued the order for the spy's arrest. It was a habit of the General to walk through the trenches on rounds of inspection unattended by any of his staff The Irishman being new inethe regiment, had never seen the General before, so when he came across him alone in a communi- cation trench, he promptly put him under arrest. Brigadier- generals wear red band around their caps. Next day we passed the Irishman
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
OVER THET0P! ARTHUR GuY EMPEy
 

With the officer leading, we must nave marched over an hour, blowing through the mud and occasionally stumbling into a shell hole in the road. when suddenly the officer made a left wheel, and we found ourselves in a sort. of inclosed courtyard
 The dawn was breaking &nd the rain had ceased
 In front of US were four stacks of rifles, three to a stack
 The officer brought US to attention and gave the order to .unpfle arms. We each took rife. Giving us Stand at ease" in a nervous and Si1aGy voice, he informed:
 Men. you are here on a very sol eznn. duty You have been selected as firing. g.Squad for the execution of soldier. who, having been found ginky. of a gHeEouS crime against King and Country, has been regularly and duly tried and sentenced to be shot at S-2S a. m- this. date. This sen tence has been approved by the re- viewing authority and ordered carried out It is our duty to carry on with the sentence of the court
 There are twelve rif1es-one of which contains blank cartilage, the other eleven containing ball cart ridges. Every man is expected to do his duty and fire to kill. Take your orders from me. -'Shun!"
 We came to attention. Then he . left. My heart was of lead and my knees shook
 After standing at "Attention.' for what seemed a week, though in real ity it could not have been over five minutes, we heard a low whispering in our rear and footsteps on the stone Tagging of the courtyard. Our officer reappeared, and in low but firm voice, ordered: "About-Tmn!"
 We turned about in the gray light Of dawn, few yards in front Of ma, ; could make out-a brick wall. Against this wall was a dark form with white square. pinned on is breast We were supposed to aim at this square. To the right cf tlte form I noticed white spot on the wall. This wssald be my targss. Ready! .Aiga. Firas" The dark form sank into a. hudHfed heap. My bullet sped on its way and hit the w+sitish spot oa the waE; could see tfe spsfnters fsy- Someone else had received size rife containing the hfaEik carttEitssee, but my mind was at ease, tEsre was nc sIood Of Q Tom my on my 7hanes.
 "Order-.A2rEEss AboIrt-Turn! Pile --Arnsl Seaifd-C -C1earr' The stacks were reformed "cfrk --- March. Right - Wheeis" and we left the scene of execution . behind us.
 : U vas sioT daylight. 2, After march ; il.g aboUt five minutes we were dis ; missed with The following instructions fTrssr7 fhn xpfTsrklr- SprsY1nrr1o-lE- /; Return, alone to your respective ] companies and remember, no talking about this affair, or else it will go hard with the guilty ones.'' l To Bo contioued Tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
CHAPTER xx1v.
 THE FIRING SQUAD.

THE FIRING SQUAD.
 A few days later I had orders to report back to Divisional Headuaurt- CTS, about thirty kilos behind the line. l reported to the A. P. M. Assistant Provost Marshal). He told me tore port to Billet No. 78 for quarters and rations
 It was about o'clock at night and l was tired and soon fei1 asleep in the straw of the billet. It was mis- erRble night outside-cold,' and a driz- zly rain was falling.
 ;" About in the morning I was awakened by someone shaking me by the shoulder. Opening my eyes I saE regimental sergeant major bend ing over me He had a lighted lant- ern in his right hand I started to ask him what was the matter when he putt his finger to his lips for silence and whispered:
 Set on your equipment, and with out any noise, come with me"
 This greatly mysttfed me, but l obeyed his order. s-5
 Outside of the billet I asked him what was up, but he shut me up with:
 Don't ask any questions it's against orders don't know myself"
 It was raining like the mischief
 We splashed along a muddy road for about fifteen minutes, finally stop ping at the entrance of what must have been an old barn. In the dark ness could hear pigs grunting, as if they had just been disturbed. In front of the door stood an officer in mack (mactfntosh1. The R. S. M. went up to him, whispered some thing and then left. This officer called to me, asked my name, mum Der and regiment, at the same time, in the light of g. lantern he was hol6- ing, making a notation in a little osok. When he had finished writing he whispered: "Go into the billet and wait orders, and no talking. Understand" I stumbled into the barn and sat on the floor in the darkness I coull see no one, but could hear .nen breathing and moving; they seemed nervous and restless. ! azow I was. During my wait three ottaer men entered. Then the o@ioer poied his head in the door and o-ts.T4d:
 Fall in, outside the biiist in single rank" We fell in. standing at ease. Then i he commanded.
 ] "Squad-'Shun! Number." There were twelve of us. "Right-Turn! Left-Wheel! Quick -March!" And away we went. The rain was tr1ck1ing down my back and was shfvertng from the cold.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27
0ffers S1O0,O0O to Fulton and Willard
Louisiana Auditorium Athletic Club Anxious Stage Bout Between the Two Heavyweight Fulton Anxious to Meet the Champion ight Must be for Twenty Roupds.

President Hempsteads invnztion and signed a contract after a two hour conference. Manager McGEaw of the Giants will leave New York Somorrow to make visits to Norfolk. Va. Logis- vile, Ky, Collinsville 1lls- ond Shreveport, Ia, in which cities he will endeavor personally. to get the signatures of players Robertson. Schupp Fletcher and Perritt, all of whom had returned unsigned con- tracts. Pitcher Sallee, also a hold out, is expected to sign tomorrow af- ter telegraphic negotiations
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-27

New Orleans La, Feb. es. . The Louisiana Auditorium Athletic Club, before which Fred Fulton of Roches ter, Minn., last night knocked out Frank Moran of Pittsburgh. tonight telegraphed Jess Willard, heavyweight pugilist champion, at Jacksonville, Fla, an offer of a purse of s1o9 on0 for a fight between Willard and Ful- ton. It was stipulated that the fight must be for twenty roaads. Tho DTS would be divided ir any way agree able to the principals.
 Fulton announced tonight taar rc was ready and waiting" to meet the champion.