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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
FROM E WISHER.

Raymond, Miss, May %, 1918.
"Will you keep the line in tact?"
"Will you keep the chain from break
ing?"
These should be our e%ndeavors.
With two sons in the service-with
two more to follow-hoping the gov
eminent will enlarge its army scope
from Is to 65, which will include me,
is my earnest desire. Let the burden
rest on all that the task may be made
easier. That there will be no shirk-
ers. no slackerS. Let us not look
backward and brood yer the past
a forward move with all hands at the
wheel-will expedite and even up
every task. How un-glorious and UNI
grateful to harbor selfish thoughts
that our personal whims have not
been satisfied peculiarly to our politi-
cal fancy or interest, and that we
should be playing or working only
hanlf-handed in this-the greatest
crisis known to mankind. -.
The "Jekyl and Hyde" kind should
be eliminated since they are a hinder
ance, secretly wishing the failure of
the Government, and soliciting aims
for our soldiers. is demagoguery
of the worst kind. That their
wishes may be gratifed, that Ameri:
ca may be over-run, ravished and
ruined to glorify the wishes of a will
full few, who have practised Mon
archal Government so long, that 1t
has been enstilled into their system,
and who dearly love to dictate not
only the County and State affairs.
but are reaching out for. Govern
ment control. that Germany may win
and one man rule and their practise
made perpetual. Why should we
blame the Kaiser when we have this
! Government in our midst? l would
soon to be subject of a Government
bearing such animosity, that | could
belittle my superiors in actions in
evitable. Their course, doubtless,
is admired by a following, long use
to the lash of the PARTY Whip" but
their judgment is ~deplorable, as the
great success of the Third Liberty
Loan and the Red Cross Drive will
verify. Surely this must have made
the traducers feel awful lonesome
WELL WISHER.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

and London" and vas purely a mat
ter of pecuniary profit" and that 1t
was to stab her in the back while
England and France have her down,
how can the Senator in a final adjust
ment represent fairly and justly a pe1-
pie who differ with him sincerely and
radically and who are whole-hearted'y
and unreservedly behind their govern
ment-approving uneQuivocally our en-
try into the war?
II the Senator thought four months
and five days after u entry into the
war that it was merely to stab her In
the back while England and France
have her down." l am wondering what
has caused the Senator to lose his
self-praised independence and now
make q patriotic noise Of whacking
the tom-tom and trying to place him
self at the head Of the procession OF
loyal Mssissippians who are magnifl'
| Gently backing their government?
Whether l shall be honored by the
people of Mississippi in August "r
not, have unselfishly rendered my
candidacy to the people of my State.
F! and have complete confidence in their
judgment and patriotism. 1 do not
doubt the result. / am proud Of the
part have played in this great crisis.
1 have believed, and I do now believe.
In the justice of our cause and the
glorious principles for which we are
fighting. I deny that it is a war
brought on merely to protect com.
merce between New York and Lon
don"
deny that our entrance In h
war was "purely a matter Of Pc
cuniary profit" and deny the
contemplate, unjust and disloyal
alIusion that U entrance into It
was merely to stab Germany in
tho back while England and
France had her down.
have given my unstinted support
and whole-hearted cooperation to the
administration and government in all
wal measures. I am proud OF my rec
ord. That record is the guarantee OF
my future course and assurance to the
people Of Mississippi that II / should
be elected their Senator my one
thought will be loyalty to and co-opera.
ton with my State, my party and my
government.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
w SIS

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether. ard for years it was supposed to be
incurable. Doctors prescribed local RENE
dies. and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment. pronounced it incurable
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly influenced
by constitutional conditions and therefore
requires constitutional Treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine. manufactured by F. ). Chen
ey & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. is a constitutions
remedy. is taken internally and acts thru tn
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the Sys
tem. One Hundred Dollars reward is offer
ed for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine
fails to cure. Send for circulars and testl
monials.
F. J.. CHENEY & o Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

Washington, D. c., May Gloon
gresham Pat Harrison today gave
out the following statement in refer
snce to Senator Vardaman's recent
Address to the People of Missis'
sippi":
If the result of the Senatorial race
In Mississippi were not SO extremely
important to Mississippi and the ma
ton, the address would be amusing.
Che not familiar with the Senator's
past utterances and performances on
reading the address would naturally
conclude that he had beenso one Of the
stalwart champions Of the Admins
tration's policies and defenders Of the
Government in this great crisis. The
address is an adroit piece of camou-
flage-conceived and written for the
sole purpose not Of enlightening the
people OF Mississippi on his true rec
ord and recalling his past expressions
and votes on the controversy between
Germany ana the United States, but
with the hope Of diverting the real ts'
sues of the campaign.
wonder IL any of the friends OF the
Senator believe the statement that
There has not been enacted a war
measure that had for its real purpose
the strengthening of our arms and
the support Of our boys In the
trenches that has not had my enthsi.
astic and cordial support" The Sen
ator knows, every n In Washington
knows, and surely every Mississip-
plan should know, that since the BE-
ginning Of our controversy with Ger
man the Senator's ~utterances and
performances have not been such that
any friend Of his, no matter how en-
Enthusiastically he may have supported
him in the past, could approve or con
done.
II 10 natural, therefore, with the
patriotism Of tho people Of Missls-
sippl aroused ~ II 10, and az we
expected 1t would be-because
Mississippi has always elorlousIy
responded In every crisis-thaf
the Senator would have them noW
forget his past conduct and utter
ances.
United thought and action upon the
part of the men who directed the at
fairs of this nation were essential ia
maintain peace before the war al
united action and purpose are now to
win the war. Before the war declara'
ton the slightest d~issension among
our people was m%agnified in Germany
every word and expression toward
Germany's policies were displayed n
sympathetic German papers and used
by the Kaiser's friends to bolster W
their nefarious propaganda.
It is natural, therefore, for a Sena
tor, who by expression OF vote hat
harrassed or embarrassed in thu
slightest degree the diplomatic rela
lions with Germany very much to de
sire at this time to have his friends
and constituents forget that conduct
To abuse Germany now when we ar
at war witt her will not atone for pas
expressions which led Germany to be
lieve that this nation was not whole
heartedly behind its spokesmen whs'
he enunciated the collective spirit ,
America.
The people Of Mississippi will no
forget tho part the Senator played Il
1914, when he conspired with the Re
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

pubncans to kill the ship purchase
bill-a measure designed to obtain
ships, and which are now so neceS-
sary for the prosecution Of the war.
They will not forget that his single
vote cost the farmers Of the South
upward OF two hundred millions OF
dollars in cotton alone. They will not
forget the Senator's opposition to the
resolution endorsing president Will
sons severance Of diplomatic rela-
tons with Germany and on which &C
ton the eyes of all Germany were
fixed. They will not forget the part
he played in opposing and assisting to
kill the measure designed to arm our
merchant vessels so that the lives and
property OF American citizens might
be protected. They will not forget
that that action upon the part OF the
Senator and the very few men who
stood with him at that time was con-
demned throughout the country and
provoked the President OF the United
States to say that "A little group Of
wilful men, representing no opinion
but their own, have rendered the
great government Of the United
States helpless and contemplate"
! wonder IT any Mlssisslppian
can possibly feel any special pride
in having tho President Of the
United States, q Southerner and q
, Democrat, whom the world today
respects and looks upon az the
man above all others who will set
tie this war along the right prin-
cipIes Of liberty, justice and hu-
mainly, refer to Of their Sem
ators as one Of "a little oroup'of
wllfuI men representing no opin.
ion but their own" AZ having rem
dered "the government helpless
and contemptIbIe"?
The people Of Mississippi will not
forget that On the 21st Of April, 1915,
Senator Vardaman in a prepared In
terview said: 1.-The President. obey
ing the dictates Of humanity would
involve the United States in the
bloody conflict now being waged IN
Europe in order that British and
French commerce might not be inter
fered with. The suggestion is mon
strous. II Congress shall permit this
country to be drawn into wal with
Germany OF any OF the other bellig
erent powers for the reasons assigned
by President Wilson in his message
the members thereof will deserve the
eternal execration and final repudi
alton Of the American people,"
They will not forget that in the Sen
ate of the United States on March 2
1917, as shown in the Congressional
Record, page ATT, Second session
Gath Congress, the Senator said, 81
this administration snail put a h1ghe.
estimate upon human life than CON
mercial conquest; if we shall put tn
immortal soul above the dollar, and n
gard Justice of more Importance thai
financial sccess there will be no wal
It is not for the vindication OF tn
principles of human justice that i'm
peril our peace, but rather the avs
ricious reaching out for pelf thu
threatens to involve this nation I
this world war"
They will not forget that, notwitt
standing the statement Of the Sens
. tor that there has not been enacte
, q war measure that had for its real pu
pose the strengthening Of our arm
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
The 0uInIne That Does Not Affect the Heed

Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of e. w. GROVE. soc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

uttered Oy u0 OoSAVT Va m0A IA ~~
Sermon on the Mount. Whom the Sem
ator on that occasion. in his office,
dictated that interview and give It in
prepared form to the newspapers ne
was expressing his honest sentiments
and his deliberate judgment: he was
EXPRESSING what was in his heart, and
the way he felt about this war. II no
thought four months and five days
after our entrance into the war that
he had ALWAYS thought. 1t was purely
a matter Of pecuniary profit" and that
he thought $50 STILL" and that "the
cause of this war was the interior nee
on the part of Germany with COM
merce between New York and Lon
don," then he must still feel that u
entrance into the var was unjust
merely and purely a matter Of pecu-
mary profit"
Sometime, we do not know when,
God knows l hope at no distant date.
the belligerent nations will sit in
council to agree upon the terms ct
peace. Whatever terms are agreed
upon-whatever treaties are signed.
must be ratified by the Senate of the
United States. The many intricate
questions growing out Of the wal in
settlement Of the war will demand
loyal, united. wise and patriotic co,
operation. The President will be the
leader and spokesman In solving these
great questions and in obtaining for
the United States q peace based upon
the principles for which Owe have
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or approve the sentiments expressed
By Senator vardaman four months
and five days after we had entered
the war, that It was merely to stab
her in the back while England and
France have her down." thereby In.
dieting the splendid soldiery Of MIS-.
sissippi and Of this nation, who are,
rtsking their all in defense of the lib
critics and freedom Of our people, the
protection Of our women and homes,
and the honor and glory Of our flag,
then I prefer to retire to the shades
Of private life and remain a private
American citizen.
In the coming senatorial election
Mississippians r called on to settle
these questions:
Does a man holding these senti-
ments accurately represent Missis-
sippi?
Can he give whole-hearted support
10 the cause?
II he the proper representative Of
Mississippi to say what shall be tho
final peacs terms!
Il the Senator believed four months
and dive days after tho declaration II
war that the cause Of It was tho in
t~srference on the part ok Germany
With commerce between New York
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13

said It was q big happy family, and
so 1t is. but as In all happy families,
there are servants. so in the British
army there are also servants. officers
servants, or 20. s." as they are termed.
In the American army the common
name for them is dog robbers" From
a controversy in the English papers,
Winston Churchill made the state
ment, as far as l can remember, that
the officers servants In the British
forces totaled nearly two hundred
thousand. He claimed that this re-
moved two hundred thousand excep-
tionally good and well.trained fighters
from the actual firing line, claiming
that the officers, when selecting Il nan
for servants duty, generally picked the
man who had been ont the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation I find that
a large percentage Of the servants do
go V e the top, but behind the lines
they very seldom engage In digging
parties, fatigues, parades OF drills.
This work is as necessary us actually
engaging in an attack, therefore / think
it would be safe to say that the all
round work Of the two hundred thou
sand is about equal to fifty thousand
men who are on straight military du.
ties. In numerous instances, officers
servants hold the rank Of @lance-corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority Of a butler, the one
stripe giving him precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots Of amusing stories
told of 20. s."
One day one Of our majors went into
the servants billet and commenced
"bltnding" Mt them, saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per
sonally knew that straw had been IS
sued for this purpose. He called the
lance-corporal to account. The cor
poral answered. "Blime me, sir, the
straw vas Issued, but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants
beds; in fact, we had to use some Of
the 'ay to 'elp out, sir"
1t is needless to say that the serv
ants dispensed with their soft bed:
that particular night.
Nevertheless II Is not the fault o.
the individual officer, 1t Is just the sur
vival Of a quaint old English custom
You know an Englishman cannot b.
changed in q day.
But the average English officer Is
good sport. He will sit IN a fire steI
and listen respectfully to Private
Jones' theory OF the way the wa
should be conducted. This war /
gradually crumbling the oace insur
mountable wall Of caste.
You would be convinced of this I
you could see King George 20 anon
his men on an inspecting tour unde
fire, or pause before a little woodel
cross in some s%hell-tossed field wit
tears in his eyes rs he reads the In
scription. And a little later perhap
bend over a wounded man on q stretch
! or, patting him on the head.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13
What He Wanted.

A stranger dropped into a green gro
GERS the other day and inquired Of the
shopkeeper II he had any nuts.
what kind do you want?" asked the
man.
u don't know. Just name them over
to me, will you"
well, we have Brazil nuts, wnlnuts,
almonds. cobnuts." and he ratified of
a number Of other varieties, but the
stranger shook his head.
"Filberts7" suggested the man.
mo, not f1lberts."
"Chestnuts"
The stranger smiled. "Thats Il,
thank YOU"
"H0w many do you wantw
Il don't want any. I've been trying
to think Of the name Of TINT street for
IN hour and thought that would be Q
good scheme to help me out, I want
70 get to Chestnut street. How d
get thctet"-npdon Tit-Btts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13
CHAPTER xlx-continued.

The game is honest and quite en-
Payable. Sometimes you have fourteen
numbers on your card covered and
you are waiting for the fifteenth to be
called. In an imploring voice you call
out. Come on, Watkins, chum, I'm
sweating on 'Kelly's Eye"
Watkins generally replies, "Weli,
Keep out of Il draft, you'll catch cold"
Another game is "Pontoon." played
with cards; it Is the same as our
~8tacx Jack" or "Twenty-one."
a card game called Drag" Is also
popular. Using a castle deck, the
seaier deals each player three cards.
sE Is similar to our poker, except for
Che fact that you only use three cards
and cannot draw, The deck Is never
tsaufiled until 4 mar shows three of a
kind or a 'prile" as 1t is called. The
value Of the hands are, high card, a
gair, q run, a flush or three OF a kind
Or spriie." The limit Is generally a
penny. so 1t Is hard to win n fortune.
The next in popularity is a card
game called Map" 1t is well named.
Evs.ry time l played 1t l went to sleep.
Whist and solo whist are played by
che highbrows of the company.
When the gamblers tire of all other
games they try Banker and Broker"
1 spent Il week trying to teach some
Of the Tomm!es how to play poker, but
because | won thirty.fve francs they
declared that they didn't "fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games; the
general run never heard Of poker, eu-
chre. seven up. Of pin0chle. They have
q game similar to pinochle called
'-Royal BeziQue." but few know how to
vlsy it. -...
Generally there arc two decks Of
cards In a section, and In a short time
Sacy are SO %dog-enred and greasy. you
4 hardly tell the, Aea of spades from
sfie ace Of hearts. The Of these
decks sometimes condescend to lend
them after much couxing.
So you see, MIR. Atkins has his fun
mixed in with his h~ardships and, con.
srsry to popular belief. the rank and
He Of the British army in the trenches
Ia big happy family. Now in vir'
gtnsa. at school. I was fed on old Nc
'ssuffy's primary reader, which gave me
IN opinion OF an Engllshman about
equal to a '76 Minute Mans backed ul
by a Sim Feiner's. But I found Tom
my to be the best Of mates and n gen
t1eman through and through. He never
thinks Of knocking his officers. If ont
snakes Z costly mistake and TOrnm!
pays with his blood. there Is no gen
srSt condemnation Of the officer. HI
u just pitied. 1t Is exactly the SAM
- It wa with the Light Brigade n
Ba'aciava. to say nothing Of Gnllipoli
Nauve Chapelle and Loos. PERSONAL,
4 remember a little Incident wher,
twenty Of us were sent on a trencl
raid, only two Of us returning, but
will tell this story later on.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13
(To BE CoNT1NUED.D
Theory May YET d Proved.

According to one theory, primitive
man came to America BY . land bridge
from the tablelands Of Asia, In search
Of new hunting grounds. ut 10 mot 10
b Inferred" says Professor Wissler.
that the new world native 10 4 direct
descendant Of the present Asiatic Mon.
golian, for the differentiation 10 III.
IDENTITY remote" Il It not possible w
shall md that It was the American
typs that dlvsrged into strains that
passed to Asla1-ChlcaSo Examines.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13

BY some freak of fortune this giant
aero bomb. dropped into the city OF
Nancy from a German airplane, failed
to explode. 1t Is shown here standing
nose down as 1t fell, dwarfing the rath.
er tall French officer standing beside
1t. The o%dd.shaped arrangement ut
the tail is the rudder. which keeps the
bomb straight n 1t falls.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13

Empey, questioning I German
prisoner, finds he's from New
York. The interesting Interview
10 related In the next Install.
mont.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-13
WAR IS CRUMBLlNG THE WALL OF CASTE THAT HAS
STOOD so LONG IN BRITISH ARMY.

synops&-Fred by the sinking of the Lustania. with the loss Of
American lives. Arthur Guy Empey, an American living In Jersey City.
goes to England and enltts as O private in the British army. After a
short experience as a recruiting officer in London, he is sent to train
ing quarters In France. where he first hears the sound of big guns and
makes the acquaintance Of "c0odes" After a brief period Of training
Empeys company is sent into the frontIine trenches, where he takes
his FIRST turn on the fire step while the bullets whiz overhead. Empey
learns, as comrade falls, that death Turks always In the trenches.
Chaplain distinguishes himself by rescuing wounded men under hot
IRE. With pick and shovel Empey has experience a a trench digger
in No Mans Land. Exciting experience m listening post detail. Ex-
citing work on observation post duty. Back in rest biIets Empey
writes and stages a successful play.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-23
700. 600 RIFLES MADE.
Army Of Workers. TotaIing Al most ioo,-
600 Busy Turning Out Weapons.

Washington, Feb % Seven hundr ed
thousand army rifles have been produced
in the United States since this country
entered the war, says a statement made
public today by the Ordnance Bureau
Of the War Department. During the
week ending February 3, the daily pro-
duction was 1906 Enhelds and ! ,42a
Springfelds, or total Of g,2f7 service
rifles added to the stock ny day. In
addition the government received 1855
Russian army rifles during the week,
making total weekly rife output #
~, l52 weapons Of this class
Summarizing the work, Il is shown
that 800 600, 900 Is being spent for that
arm alone and that 200 army officers,
10000 men and 10000 women are en-
ployed on the manufacture Of rifles and
cartridges There are two government
and three private plants making the
weapons and ono government and nine
private plants making cartridges
H. ~ pointed out that the modified
Enfield rife has been fully tested and
more than Justifies the claims that have
been made for H. As n its accuracy of
fire, IL is noted that regiment NJ colorcd
troops made - ont Of a possible 20 scorc
with this weapon AZ short range, although
many Of the men had never fired n mill
tary rife before,