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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23

to death, but his penalty family was
RENTED TO 10 years at hard labor
An attempt to escape meant bread
and water and beatings.
Toward the last we were given
meat which had been picked long
after Il had started to spoil. and
which no German soldiers or civil
Lians would eat. The sugar-cane re-
| fuse. which ordinarily Is fed to hogs.
was given to us. When we complained
we were cuffed for impertinence.
when we heard our exchange had
been arranged we were wild with joy.
We were sent to Berlin with just
enough food to last us until we
reached the border. | would have
starved If II hadn't been for a Ger
man woman, who sold me three
loaves of bread after | had begged
for hours They cost 81 loaf.
when we got to Berlin the people
Missed us and the guards had hard
time keeping mob away. We went
to Stockholm, where we got the first
decent treatment in three years from
the Red Cross. The workers gave us
warm food. good clothes and money,
If we needed it,
Street Slaughter Described.
IL saw revolution in Petrograd,
and never witnessed such slaughter
in my life. 1t was far worse than any
thing in the trenches. outlaws roam
ed the streets at will. and If they dis
liked the color of a mans clothing he
was butchered. They cut off the fling
ers of those who wore rings. 1t was
unsafe to so out of your room.
IF had not belonged to the work
ing class | should have died. | tried
to get work. but there was none. In
a tobacco factory where 5000 men
were employed before the war, no
one was working.
Il went to Hardin where butter
was Sc a pound and bread couldn't
be bought. The sufferings of the peo-
pie there are terrible. | hope America |
will come to their rescue.
Il stayed in Shanghai for some |
lime. getting treated for my stomach,
which had been ruined by the Ger
nan food. The doctors said l never |
,ould recover. but | am some better. !
THE Bolsheviki are no good. | |
nope America will drive them out.
md that Russia will be real repub-
ic like the United States"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23

Surgeons agree that in cases Of
Cuts. Burns, Bruises and Wounds.
the first treatment is most impor-
tant. When an efficient antiseptic
is applied promptly, there is no dan
ger of infection and the wound be-
gins 10 heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOrozone is the ideal
antiseptic and healing agent. Buy
il now and be ready for an emergen-
cy. Prcie use. soc. sl.O0 and $3.50.
Sold by Ohio County Drug Co IN
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23

gown ana got so
weak / could hardly
stand, and had head
aches every day. l
tried everything ]
could think Of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Nege-
table Compound and
she told me about
IL From the first
day | took itlbegan
10 feel better and
now | am well and
able 10 DO most any
k in q of work. /
have been recon-
mending the Com
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
PRESENT CAMPS
serve PURPOSE
Government Will Enlarge
These Rather Than Build
New Ones.

Washington, Aug. l7.-Enlargc-
ment of environments and the addi-
tion that has been made to their num-
Der render II unnecessary for the War
Department to provide any more
camps or build any more structures
even for the accommodation of the
immense army contemplated by the
man-power bill TO be passed by Con-
gress.
Gen. Peyton March, chef of stan.
said today that the policy would be
to keep down the overhead charges.
and that as a matter of fact the
present cantonments. with proper ex-
tensions. would be all that would be
needed by the War Department.
As put by another officer of the
staff, the reservoir is always to be
kept full. As trained men are drawn
out unframed men are to be mustered
in. and this will be easily done from
the large number of men to be called
to the colors.
The War Department is confident
of the automatic fashion in which the
system will work altho II is well
known that there is no limit to the
numbers of men to be sent over. If
the war should last a year longer
there is a reasonable expectation that
there will be at the expiration of that
period something near 100000 of
our fighting men on foreign soil-in
France, Italy and possibly Russia.
II is commonly supposed that there
are thirty-two cantonments in the
United States. sixteen cantonments
proper. and a like number Of can
vassed camps. In realty, tho. the
number is thirty-four, each of which
is completely equipped, and each of
which is turning out fighting mate
rial of the finest type for our army
abroad.
These thirty-four camps contain
500, 900 men. or this vast number,
some are beginning their training,
Others are finishing their preliminary
military education, while still others
are bound for ports of embarkation.
ready to go abroad for the great adj
venture.
Has Enlarged Divisions.
The War Departments original an
nouncement-mOre than year
ago-indicated that each cantonment
would house a division of troops. At
that time 10000 men made up di-
vision NOW a division calls for any
where from $4,000 to $4,000. The
cantonments, incidently. have kept
pace with the increase and each now
numbers normally from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Outside of the dormitory extern
sions made necessary i'm the growing
environments, there has been a
gradual increase of storage facilities
and in the lighting, heating and
drainage facilities. One very notable
enlargement has been with respect
TO the artillery branches, which will
play important parts in the kind of
warfare just ahead in Europe. In
this connection the general stan has
followed the French system, which
provides, in brief, for the rapid de-
on large scale of sat
isfactory artillery service.
The stan has therefore started
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23

POUND ever since and give you my per-
mission 70 publish this letter. Miss
Flo KELLY, 476 SO. l4th ST.. Newark,
y. ].
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy. Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
helly's case was because il went 70 the
root Of her trouble. restored her 70 a
normal healthy condition ard as result
her NERVOUSNESS disappeared
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Ohio Circuit Court

Ohio Circuit Court.
5. L. st. Clair, Admir-, etc.
VS..
Barbary Lunsford, etc.
All persons having claims against
the estate of j. c. Lunsford, deceas
ed, will file same with me at my of.
flee in Hartford, Ky, on or before
the 9th day of September, 1918, prop.
erly proven and verified.
Given under my hand this 9TH day
of August, 1918.
cts OTTO c. MARTIN.
Master Commissioner Ohio Circuit
Court.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23

When you yawn good deal in
the daytime, feel dull, achey and
want to stretch frequently it is an
unmistakable symptom of malaria.
and unless you do something at once
you are booked for spell of chills,
Herbine is a chill medicine that will
prevent or cure the disease. 1t
drives out the impurities on which
the malarial germ thrives, strength
ems the liver and cleanses the bow
els. Price soc. Sold by Ohio Coun-
~ Drug Company. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
Chronic Constipation.

1t is by no means an easy matter
TO cure this disease, but it can be
done in most instances by taking
Chamberlain Tablets and complying
with the plain printed directions that
accompany each package. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
new TAX BILL IS
READY FOR ACTION
To Raise So, 900, 900, 900 AS
1t Will Go To Con-
gress.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The new
revenue bill upon which the House
Ways and Means Committee has been
working since Congress recessed ear
ly In July will raise a total of S.
OO0, 100000 for the expense of the
government in the present fiscal year.
Chairman Kitchin, of the committee,
announces.
The announcement that the rev.
enue to be obtained under the bill
will reach the goal set by the Treas
ury Department was made by Mr.
Kitchin after he had consulted the
committees accountant. Changes
in the schedules. not as yet definite
ly fixed, may lower the total. it was
said, and in that event the commit
tax and a door tax on tea, coffee and
similar products.
Changing conditions also may af-
feet the amount of revenue to be OBJ
tanned The committee is watching
the outcome of the effort to pass a
national wartime prohibition meas
ure. which the Senate is to take up
August "a. If prohibition measure
is enacted, revenue to be obtained
under the bill will be decreased con-
siderably.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23

Constipation is the starting point
Tor many serious diseases. To 10
healthy, keep the bowels active and
regular Herbine will remove all ae-
oumulations in the bowels and put
the system in prime condition. Price
ooe' Sold by Ohio County Drug
Company. Is
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
Ask Anyone Who Has Used IL.

There are families who always aim
To Keep n bottle of ChamberlainS
Cole and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house for use in case IL is needed
ana mud that 1t snot only a good
investment but saves them no end
OF suffering, AS to its reliability
ask anyone who has used IL. N
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, n. J.-"For about three
years | suffered from nervous break
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
German Opcncd Canteen.

a canteen was finally opened by
German. but he was an eXtortionist.
lie asked Us excessive prices Tor
everything. He charged 60 cents for
2 small herring and - cents for two
small potatoes. He now is a Million
aire. Another man had a contrac. .
feed us He was allowed Is cents a
day for each mans meals. and also
is a millionaire.
when We were lucky enough 10 be
able 10 get tobacco at all we pail Sc
ptennings for what would ordinarily
cost IS. The Germans don; are ior
anything except their own gain.
Thev a." al. beasts
There WAS prison camp for wo-
men and children next To ours. They
were citizens OF all nations who had
been captured with their husbands
and fathers. The children were pitiful
sights, as they We're given almost
nothing 10 eat. The little babies were
given half milk and half water, and
They looked like tiny sparrows
Many went insane and hundreds
starved. There was one old Polish
man, who. the Germans said, had Civ
en- some Prussian plans 10 the
Russians Tie was mistreated horri-
bly,. A British soldier who contradict
81 4 German ohicer, was sentenced
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-08-23
Party Line Courtesy

The quality of service on party line
is largely dependent upon the co.opera-
ton of the subscribers on that line.
No subscriber should use party line
for long periods of time, to the total ex-
cluson of Others.
When party line is found to be in
use, hang up your receiver Immediately.
While it is off the hook conversation is
interfered with.
Each neighbor on party line is en-
titled to a reasonable use of the telephone
service, and should not be interrupted or
have the privacy of his conversation inter-
fered with
The Golden Rule applies with partic.
ular force to party line telephone service.
When Jon Telebbone-Sntik
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE MASM
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY d ]
Incorporated SssagttSw
w. w. HARRIS, Manager, Hartford, Ky.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
ELEVEN WHITES; "a
BLACKS GO TO CAMP
LATTER GO TO CAMP PIKE AND
FORMER TO CAMP JACKSON,
LA.-MORE WILL LEAVE ON
MAY 7.

On Monday afternoon forty-four
negro registrants left Mariana for
Camp Pike. The drafted men form
ed in line in the street at the court
house, and headed by the Mariana
band, they marched to the station
where several hundred people con-
gregated to give the men noisy
farewell. The band played patriotic
selections while the men were wait
ing for the train to arrive.
On Thursday afternoon eleven
white boys left on the Mud Line for
Memphis from which city they en-
trained for Camp Jackson, La, where
it is understood they will be used in
the ship building service. The white
boys constituting this quota are
Walter Goss, Barne Hayden. Robert
l.. Foreman, Joseph William Toland,
David Vista Thomas. Calvin Hudson,
Eldridge Parish Douglass, Arthur B.
Thompson, Joseph Wooten Freeman
and ]. M. Pope.
On Tuesday, May Z, ten more
WuiLC UOyS Will Uc CdlACu iAtO oCi
ice. They are Benjamin Franklin
Jackson, Jimmie Dick Jones, Eary
Guthrie Stevens, James Campbell,
Walter Clack, Roy Neal, Earl Ruther-
ford, John Clarence Richardson,
Charlie z. Shafer and Reed Carroll.
These young men will go to Camp
Macarthur, Waco. Texas, and will be
placed in the signal corps.
The alternates for this last quota
are Wallace B. Gillenwater. William
Everett Waldrip, George Joe Roen-
hild, Harry Franklin Dougherty and
Frank Weeden Saunders.
AS each quota of men is called
into service. large crowds accompany
them to the station and the Marian
ma band marches to the depot and
furnishes stirring music. Railroad
men say Mariana is the only city
on this division of the Missouri Pa
cific where all quotas OF soldiers,
white and black, are given rousing
farewells and where the people gen.
orally show evidence of their patriot
ism and their keen interest in the
splendid service the home boys are
giving to the country.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
BUSINESS WOMAN'S
CLUB IS ORGANIZED
YOUNG LADIES OF THE CITY TO
UTILIZE EVENING HOURS M
WAR WoRK-Miss EMMA CLARK
PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATION.

Miss Emma Clark and Miss Esther
Horne decided last week that busi-
ness Woman's Club was needed in
Mariana and accordingly on Mon
day thew sent out letters to every
salary-earning woman or girl In the
city, that they knew of, requesting
that they all meet with them at the
Red Cross rooms on Monday evening
for the purpose of organizing club.
the present object of which was to
do Red Cross work So many of the
girls had expressed themselves as
being anxious to do some war serv-
ice, but there was no opportunity
that had presented itself in so prac-
tical way as this. and the response
was enthusiastic. There were about
forty letters sent out and about half
that number responded. others say
ing they were ready to join the club
and to do any work decided upon.
Mrs. Morris met with the young
ladies and offered many wise sugges-
tions. The result of the meeting was
that Business Woman's Club" was
formed. The work to be done at
present is the making of refugee
garments for the destitute refugees
of France ad Belgium.
Miss Clark was selected as presi-
dent. Miss Horne as secretary treas
urer, and Miss Grace Evans as vice
president The club is to meet at
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
WEEKLY BAND CONCERTS
TO BEGIN NEXT THURSDAY

The Mariana Commercial Club
Band will inaugurate its regular
weekly open air concerts in the city
park on Thursday evening OF next
week, beginning at 8 O'Clock. On
the same day the new closing sched-
ule for the business houses of Mari
anna will become effective. Beginn-
ing at noon next Thursday all places
of business will close at the noon
hour and on each Thursday there
after they will close for the AFTER
noon in order that their employees
may have some time in which TO
work in their gardens. Last year
the band gave concerts on Thursday
evenings. much to the pleasure OF
hundreds of people, and beginning
with the half-holiday period this year
the musicians will entertain the CIT
izens with splendid programs eacn
Thursday afternoon.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
Letter From Tom Meswine

Chas. Mckee of this city has re-
ceived the following letter from his
step-son. Corporal Tom McSwine,
now in France:
We arrived in very beautiful city
this morning and were heartily wei
coined by the French sailors. They
are a very gay bunch. The city is
of white stone or rock and is built
on the high rocks.
Before we were in good sight OF
land we were joined by a large num-
ber of aeroplanes and dirigibles,
three OF them And all of them were
our own machines and looked good TO
all of us. There is nothing ike
Stars and Stripes, especially since
we are in foreign service. No doubt
you saw a piece in the papers the
other day where a cruiser OF ours
had a fight with a submarine. saw
it. as | was watching the cruiser at
the time. Some day will tell you
esout my trip over. Only thing COM
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
ood Administrator Closes
Two Marianna Stores For
Violating Fifty-Fifty Rule

Again the local administrator inter-
ceded and asked for a shorter per.
iod. This time the national admin
istration fixed the period at three
months and stated that was the
minimum. Acting upon these in.
structions the store was closed. Mr..
Lewis was given permission to dis.
pose of his perishable stuff to deal
ers only.
On Sunday MIR. Lewis went to
Little Rock to appear before Hamp
Williams, state food administrator.
to ask for a modification of the
order. Mr. Williams refused to in
terfere in the matter. Upon his re-
turn to Mariana Mr.. Lewis request
ed a rehearing before the local COM
mittee, which was given him Wed
nesday afternoon. During the course
of the rehearing Mr.. Lewis on sew
eral occasions disputed statements
made by Mr.. Hewitt. This attitude
finally resulted in clash between
the two. Several blows were ex-
changed between Lewis and Hewitt
before members of the committee
succeeded in separating the belliger-
ents. After Lewis had presented
his side of the case to the committee
that body unanimously decided to
stand by it's former action in closing
the store for the full three-months
period.
Geo. Psppas' Case
On Monday morning Geo. Pappas
and his wife were called before the
committee on charges of violating
the fifty-fifty rule and profiteering.
Complaints had been filed with the
food administrato, that the regula-
tions were not being followed at this
store. On Saturday night Mr.. Hewitt
gave a negro some money and told
him to go to Pappas' store and pur-
chase twenty-four pounds of flour.
The negro returned within a short
time with the sack of flour for which
he paid 81. Mrs. Pappas, who seems
to be in charge of the store, made
the sale. She demanded no meal
certificate and did not ask the negro
to purchase meal or other substitutes.
When arraigned before the commit
tee deniais were first made that the
flour was bought at Pappas' store.
When the sack of flour was exhibit
ed with Pappas' name on it, Mrs.
Pappas admitted it must have come
from her store. Later she stated
she probably sold it. and that the
negro perhaps left before she had
time to question him about the sub
stitutes. The charge of profiteering
is that a higher price was charged
for the flour than that permitted by
the scale of prices fixed by the local
committee.
The committee recommended that
Pappas' grocery be closed for an
indefinite period and that Pappas
be denied the privilege of selling
flour during the period of the war.
Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock
the food administrator executed the
order
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
RVATE GINS NOT
SUBJECT TO STATUTE
YPRsME COURT HANDS DOWN
peclsloN INTERPRETING LAW
PASSED BY LAST GENERAL AS.
|ssmsly OF STATE.

P'''''e ROCK, May 1.-Cotton plant
VINO operate gins for their own
nellt and for the cotton of their
ssn'S and share croppers do not
IT, within the provisions of the
law which provides for the
a,ns OF cotton gins, according to
.uhns Of the Arkansas Supreme
e.. Yesterday. The licensing law
~ 'h'o effect August / last. 1t
Eu'res sinners to furnish bond of
'ess than $500 nor more than 81
h. "u 70 place metal tags on all
ns,. e'uned and to preserve two
l. p'es OF the cotton ginned. Viola
h |a,. =, the law renders the ginner
n |"'s % a fine of $1,000.
Isa ~ case was that of John Fl.
n s'aee commissioner of AgricuI.
Iva.., - Leo M. Andrews and others.
I,a, .ai large planters of Jefferson
bmm,.eo eo' together and protested to
ID s'oner shser Page that their private
sions .'u not come under the pro-
the, y .ne new state ginning act.
ons,. 'aia 1t would be impossible
,cessas 80 the small gins if it were
EN- :, % secure state license for
oula : was arranged that a test
ews oe =. made. August IL Mr.. An
aptsrs anu other Jefferson county
lanes.. secured in the Jefferson
n ra., Court temporary injunc-
Dn ensoag saaing Commissioner Page
ejr s.alOrcing the law so far as
,tah.pp "a private gins were Concerned,
nor mas' 'ne Jefferson county chan.
ID AttasS se the Injunction permanent
aey General Arbuckle then
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
INCREASE in CORN;
DECREASE In COTTON
PARTIAL SURVEY OF LEE COUN-
tn SHOWS GRATIFYING PROS
PEcTs FOR PRODUCTION OF
FOOD cRoPs.-

Acting upon instructions received
from the agricultural department at
Washington. Star Greig, demonstrate
or for Lee county, has sent blanks
to the school directors in the county
with the request that they take an
inventory of the crop situation in
their respective school districts. and
secured signed pledges from the
farmers as to the number of acres
they will this year plant to food
crops. The result of this inventory
so far has been highly satisfactory.
Pledges signed by 1,181 farmers
showed that these farmers last year
planted 1866 acres in corn, and
that this year they have planted or
will plant 22,66i acres in corn. an
increase of enarly 81 per cent. This
same numbed of farmers showed that
last year they planted 32,378 acres
in cotton while this year they have
little over four per cent. The re-
port further disl;loses the fact that
these farmers this year are culti-
waiting 3,441 more acres of land than
they cultivated last year A large
part of this is due to the fact that
more land has been opened for cul-
tivation this year than during any
year in the recent past.
The number of animals in Lee
county this year based on tax re-
turns. plus an estimated increase,
follows: Hol ses 1900; mules $500;
cattle 1880; sheep 3.400 hogs 21.-
800; poultry 10000.
The government estimate on the
per centage of increase in corn and
hay production necessary to meet
local demands during the year 1918,
is ten per cent increase in corn and
100 per cent increase in hay.
Mr.. Greig stated yesterday the
situation in Lee county shows mark
ed improvement. He said the farm
ers are manifesting keen interest in
the food problems and in all branch
es of the farming industry. He feels
confident this is going to be a rec
ord breaking year for the farmers.
They are going to produce big Yields
of cotton if the season is at all
favorable, and in addition there is
going to be enough feed and food
stuffs and meat raised in the county
to make the farmers independent.