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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
SEEK new BASEBALL
PLAYERS IN FRANCE
Stars Are Being Developed in
Army, Says Alexander.
Scouts Are Making Arrangements to
Go to Europe in Hope Of Securing
Promising Performers Behind
Firing Lines.

With reports from France that base
ball as played behind the fighting lines
is developing many promising per-
formers who should be ripe for major
league plucking when the game is re-
sumed on organized lines after we win
the war, number of scouts attached
to major league clubs are making ar
engagements to go to Europe in the
hope of obtaining stars among the
doughboys.
1t is understood that at least three
clubs intend to send representatives
to France early in the spring to seek
talent in the battle zone. Grover
Cleveland Alexander has notified sew
eral baseball men in this country that
hundreds Of skillful players are being
developed among the soldiers and has
suggested to the Cubs that it would be
a good idea TO send scout across to
| look over the spring crop.
It Is no secret that baseball leaders
are looking to the players developed
back Of the firing lines in France to
solve the player shortage with which
the minor and majors have been beset
for the last two years, and which, last
season especially, became a detriment
that worked much harm to the pas.
time.
If the Cubs decide to send a scout
to Europe, it is very likely other teams
will do likewise, for the other con
tenders would not permit the Cubs tt
steal march on them. The player
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
Family Affair.

A German lieutenant came before
al officer who was listing and tagging
the prisoners.
whats your name?' he was asked.
johannes JacObi."
ANY relation to Wilhelm Jacobi?'
asked the officer.
"a brother" said the BOchn in III
prise.
We'll, if you look around when you
get to the PR oh pen you'll find him
| there. too"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

good and no one would ever think
that such a handsome fellow could
ever be brought up on professional
charges such rs he was a couple of
years ago. While Platt and l We're
talking outside the ~ headquarters
in Paris Desperate Desmond the
quarter mile record holder of the
Western intercollegiate association,
came along.
eve had quite confab on Ameri.
can sports. I expect to have the two
compete in the military track and field
championships at Colonies, near
Paris
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
USE OF LEGS IN SWIMMING
Coach Zimmerman Of Milwaukee Dem
onstrates They Are Used Only
for Balancing.

Robert Zimmerman. swimming coach
of the Milwaukee A. c., in order to
demonstrate that in swimming the
crawl stroke the legs are used more
for balance than propulsion, under
took recently to cover that city's mar
athon course With feet tied and rub
Der ball between his knees for sup
port, under the record Of twentyfour
minutes fifty-six seconds. He nego-
tiated the distance in twenty one min
utes twenty-fOur seconds.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
VILE TASTE
BLISTERED MOUTH
Oklahoma Lady Had Dreadful
Time Before Finding the
Right Remedy--Black-
Draught.

Seward, Okla.-Mrs. Annie Bowlby,
Of this place, says in letter written
for publication: Il have used Black
Draught for two years, or more, and
will never cease to be grateful for
what it did for me and mine.
Some time ago, my mouth broke out
with blisters. had a vile taste in my
mouth, all slick and disagreeAble. I
seemed to have a great deal OF inward
fever. I suffered with my back and
kidneys. -.
l was so nervous, it was dreadful.
1 would almost cry suffered SD. ]
had gas ON the stomach and pains but,
as l said, the pain and trouble
was most severe. I had the doctor
and used several medicines without
result.
Still hurting and suffering, I began
to use Thedfords Black-Draught
making it into a tea, and using 6
teaspoonful dose at time in ho
water. I gradually got better. m!
liver began to act, the fever wen
down and I have never had any NOR
trouble Of this kind.
There is no other medicine SO goo'
as Black-Draught."
You will say that, too, when 20
have given Thedford'S Black-Draugh
a trial.
1t is a good medicine.
Buy a package today.
All druggists sell BlacE-Draught.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
OLYMPIC CHAMPION IN PARIS
Plat Adams to Compete in French
Metropolis in Military Title
Runs, Says Robertson.

sparrow" Robertson, the noted
New York track coach and starter,
now in France with the Y. M. G.. A.,
writes as follows:
"Platt Adams, Olympic champion,
blew into Paris as Y. NJ. G. A. in
structor recently. Plat looked pretty
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
HERZOG WILL STICK TO FARM
Boston lnfielder Quoted as Saying He
Is Through With BASEBALL
Has Done Well.

Infielder Herzog of the Boston
Braves is quoted as saying that what
ever happens to baseball in the future
he is done with the game and that
from now on he will be a farmer in
Maryland.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

When Baby is Teet..ing
GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINH win correct
the Stomach and Bowel troubles. Perfectly harm
less. Sec directions ON the bottle
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

Fortune favOrs the brave is just
another way Of saying that he who
deserves to win usually does.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

II Worms or Tapeworm persist in your
system, 1t Is because you have not yet tried
the real Vermifuge. DR.. Peerys Dead Shot"
One dose does tho work. Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

All in a Name.
First Boche-AbOut the ArgOnne
regions
Second Ditto-SO they are.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
Remarkable Danger.

Hen1dTKdDTe OdHgeT.
Lieutenant Barclay Cat gas defense
drilD-Now be sure to get those masks
on right, because if you don't, at the
front you'll get Whit Of gas, say, this
afternoon, and you won't know any
thing about it until the next afternoon
about four o'clock; then you'll drop
dead suddenly-and wonder why =
Treat EN- Rough.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

The true measure Of success is eight
quarts to the peck.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29

There is a place for everything; but
few people have access to the index.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-11-29
Look out for Span.
ish Influenza.
At the first sign of
a cold take
<ILtS
cAscARA s. QuININE
%SSS$

Standard cold remedy Tor 20 years-in tablet
form-safc. sure. no opiates--breaks ap cold
Ia ~ ho,us-releves grip in days. Money
back ifit fails. The genuine box has Red top
With Nj. Eilps picture. At All Drug Stores.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
LATE CULTIVATION OF CORN.
This Is Very Important and Farmers
 Are Urged Not to Neglect It.

Corn has been laid by in great many sections of the state but too soon to get a maximum crop. Corn needs one or two more cultivations in most places. Don't make this com mon, but vital mistake at this time and neglect the late cultivation. Late cultivation is necessary to provide the corn plant with plenty of moisture which can be used as transporting agency for plant food in maturing or filling out the grain. Remember, late cultivation should be shallow cul- tivation since the roots are near the surface and to cut the feeding roots means to cut the supply of moisture. It will not do to prune the roots of corn, especially after it is beginning to fruit. The late cultivations after the corn is shoulder high should not be deeper that two and half inches, nor closer to the corn than five or six inches. The A-harrow on trip to the middle is good cultivation in late crop. If the Gee Whiz eultivator is used be sure 1t does not run too deep or too close to the corn.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
A FEW HANGINGs WOULD HELP

The Star is publishing in this issue in comparatively brief form, story of profiteering by large concerns--and at the expense of the country al- ready suffering from war. This prohteering is aptly termed "inordi- nate greed and barefaced fraud" and results from unprincipled manipula- ton and monopoly.
 Early in the war it was declared, in high places, that no men or set of men were to be allowed to make great riches at the expense of the people and country as result of the war. Such declaration touched the heart--and the pride--in every loyal man. and stimulated him in his pa- triotism.
 In this time when the poorest and the lowliest are being urged to strive and skimp and give to help win the war. the hanging of few of these greedy grabbers would go a long way to bring courage and cheer to the rest of us.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
AUSTRIAN LOSSES HEAVY
Premier wekerle Admits Drive in
 Italy Cost 100000 Men,

Amsterdam, June 30.-Dr. Alexan- der Wekerla, Hungarian premier, caused sensation in parliament Satur- day with a declaration regarding the Austro- Hungarian losses in the last Italian offensive, acording to a Buda- pest dispatch received here today. The premier said that during the last few days exciting rumors, much exagger- ated were being circulated regarding the losses. The Austro-Hungarian armies were withdrawn on the Piave front in order to spare lives, he de- clared, since they must have sustained very great losses had they held that line.
 But how great are our losses ?" interrupted Deputy Zlinsky.
 "The number of prisoners taken was recently stated to be eighteen thousand," the premier replied. But must correct that statement, how ever. The truth is that the Italians have taken twelve thousand, while fifty thousand Italians fell into our hands. In the case of an offensive and a retreat this figure cannot be termed excessively high. Much sadder is the loss we suffered in dead, wounded and sick, mostly sick. In the Tenth and Eleventh Italian offensives we lost eighty thousand men. Now, however, our losses are similar, about 100000 men"
 Great excitement in the chamber marked this declaration. The pre- mier continued:
 "I am obliged to record this regret table circumstance. It is true that of three bridges thrown across the Piave the uppcrmost unfortunately collapsed and then both of the others were car ried away with it. This figure in cludes the fallen, the slightly wound- ed and those brought back as ineffec- tives.
 "A report is also being circulated that our losses were due to lack of ammunition"
 A deputy here shouted: Lack of food!"
 The premier replied to this by de- claring that Our army never was so we'll provided with ammunition as during the middle of June.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
THE LATEST HUN pREAM.

Just imagine what the earth would be like for the other folks if the Huns were to get hold according to their lat est demand"
 They 'demand" that Great Britain 'sturn over" it's entire war feet. Take a look at it and see what sort of sfreedom of the seas" the "snug little isle" and the rest of the world would enjoy then!
 Great Britain, France and the United State must" pay Germany 45 billion dollars as indemnity--it is not specified that this means 45 billions from each--but it might just as well, The 'unspeakable Hun" imagines himself rolling in wealth from the nations whose rights he has raped-all along the route from his crooked displomacy to his destestable U-boat campaign. Remember the 1uSitdtid!
 Then it would annex Belgium and hold as much of the surface of the world as it wants, while leaving what it does not want to be occupied by peo- ples enslaved in satisfying the greed of the nation whose rapacity could not be satisfied.
 Read on thru the story. It won't hurt you to dream little on just what it means--what it's realization would mean to you. your children and your children's children.
 Of course that horror will never be no part of it--but the more closely we view the thing the easier will we find the burden thrust upon us to rid the world of such an enemy.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
FORMER STATE SENATOR SIMS
 .PARDONED BY GOVERNOR

Little Rock, June 27.-Former State Senator s. c. Sims of Prairie county was granted a full and unconditional pardon by Governor Brough yester- day. Senator Sims was convicted of receiving bribe in the 1917 spring term of First Division Circuit court of this county and was sentenced to serve. one year in the state peniten- tiary and was fined $1,s00. He ap- pealed to the Supreme court which affirmed the judgment of the lower court court in November, 1917. In December Sims was granted a stay of sentence of SO days. He began serv- ing his sentence in February.
 Governor .Brough in granting the pardon yesterday said he felt the ma jesty of the law has been enforced be- cause this is the longest term of this character for this crime that any man has ever been called upon to serve in Arkansas. sx z'
 Governor Brough in issuing the pardon called attention to the fact thaa a sensational colleague of Sen ator Sims (Former Senator Iverson Burgess} who was infinitely more guilty that Senator Sims, has so far been allowed to go practically scot free and that this legislator, rather that Senator Sims, was the arch con- spirator in the legislative corruption, which was scandal and stench in the nostrils or all relf-respecting citizens of Arkansas"
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
PARKER CONVINCED
 BY HIS EXPER|ENG
"I Can Recommend Tanlac in h, Highest Terms" Says Well-Knon Alabama Dentist--Declares He < We'll Man.

q am firmly convinced from my own experience with Tanlac that \ will do all people claim for it, as an a we'll man now, after suffering ir twelve years until took Tanlae,' b the frank statement of Dr. s. | Parker, well-known dentist of Rosa oke, Alabama.
 'I had a bad form of stomach trm ble, which distressed me continually for all these years" he continua Terrible headaches would cone me frequently as q result of B Hss. seated and upset stomach and woaH last for hours. These attacks would come as often as two and three tims a week. I lost weight rapidly and d. though tried several of the most ap- proved remedies for this trouble, t resisted treatment and continued b. go down hill.
 q read about what Tanlac WAS ap ing everywhere, and though sas skeptical about proprietary medicins I gave it trial. I hadn't finished tAe first bottle until I saw favorable r. suits, and l have continued to improve until my stomach is completely set II order and the other conditions ars. ing from it have been entirely r- lieved. I am a we'll man now and l cai recommend Tanlac in the highest terms"
 Tanlac is sold in Mena by Jaekser Drug & Furniture Company and SI one leading dealer in every town.
 AdT
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
Arkansas and Iowa.
. Arkanaaa Gazefta.

From The Arkansas Gazette
 The Evening Times of Cedar Rap ids, h., says that Governor Brough's address in that city changed the view points of all Iowans who listened to him and made them see Arkansas in new light. The Cedar Rapids paper says such men as Governor Brough are good missionaries, and such speeches dc a world of good. and it declares that Americans ought to do more visiting back and forth and get better acquainted. The Arkansans had come, the Iowa paper said, Ito learn from us about our agriculture and our manufacturers, and they taught us broader and finer Americanism."
 Many Iowans, accordingto the somewhat remarkable confession made by the Cedar Rapids Evening Times, had made themselves believe that the people of Arkansas were different, mot only in their political concep- tions, but socially" But in 30-min- ute speech the governor of Arkansas had broken down all such misconcep- tions and made the Iowans feel Hike shaking hands across the state of Missouri"
 The Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette said that as result of the visit of the Arkansans lot of Cedar Rapids people had learned more about the state of Arkansas and the people of Arkansas. Up to the time the Arkan- sas party arrived, this newspaper said some Iowans had had thesidea that the principal industry in Arkansas was to sit under a tree and fiddle tune that carries the name of the state with 1t.
 Leaving aside the special purpose for which the trip was made, the ac- quiring of economic information, there is great profit for good citizenship and for Americanism in the mingling of Southern men and Northern men. Such meetings make for mutual re spect and better relations by clearing a way misunderstanding and miscon- captions that work injustice,in great CT CT lesser degree, as long as they are permitted to exist.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
Suggests Cure for ''slackers,r '

4f Q Camp Beauregard, La, June 27. 1918, To the People Of Old Pslk County; Dear friends:-It is with the great est of pleasure I write you a few words. I am still at the Remount, and enjoying army life. am at the Y. NJ. c A., where all the boys go after re- treat to read, write and see the nov ies. Had good picture show last Thursday night-six reels of "The Stacker" and believe me, had those slackers in Polk county seen it they could not have stayed in. the woods any longer.
 am glad to know that the off, eers and Home Guards are taking care of the outlaws. Was indeed sorry to hear of Charles Kirkland's death.
 A train load of young men left here this morning for the officers training school. Word has been received here that Camp Beauregard's 5000 infan- try boys have landed safely lover there" They were as stalwart youths as any camp can furnish, and we are sure they are we'll prepared to whip the Huns. Camp Taylor has sent 10,- 900 men here the past week to fill the division.
 Lloyd Shipp, you wrote fine let ter. When you pass by Barracks 75, Co. K. 346, just remember there is where ST Polk county boys got their first experience in army life.
 With the best of wishes to The Star and it's readerss close
 John D. Taylor,
 A. R. D. No. 3l4.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
PUT FEM WHERE THEY BELONG

Governor Capps of Kansas has been warned that the l. W. w. has planned to invade the Sunfower State during the harvesting season and he has warned all mayors to be on the look out for such agitators and put them where they belong as rapidly as they appear in any section of the state. I. ". ". agitators belong in prison, while the war is going on, and belong in the country of their choice as soon as they can be deported after the war. The United States should be made too warm for them.-Carthage (Mo.l Press
 Right you are-some thousands of times right Put 'em in prison now, and when the war is over put 'em on some old ship and start them to Ger many. Then, when half way over remember the Lusitania," and all will be we'll.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
What Germany Wants.

From The Arkansas Gazette
 Declaring that he desired to state quite simply, in way easy for all to understand, what Germany's positive desires are, Dr. von Kuehlmann, the German foreign minister, said in a speech to the Reichstag:
 "We want for the German people and our allies free, strong. inde- pendent existence within the boun- diaries drawn for us by history. We desire overseas possessions corre- spending to our greatness and wealth, the freedom of the seas, carrying our trade to all parts of the world"
 Was not your existence free, strong and independent before you plunged the world into the agonies of this terrible war7
 Had any nation planned, or had any two or more nations conspired, to rob Germany or Austria of their free dom and independence
 And when you say "the boundaries drawn by history" you mean of course the boundaries drawn by the sword of rape and plunder that Prus- sia has been welding for more than half century and unsheathed again in 1914.
 You desire overseas possessions Corresponding with your greatness and wealth?" And whom do you in- tend to ravish of such possessions
 You desire freedom of the seas and hne right to carry your trade to all parts of the world? Were not every sea and every port free to Germany's ships before the war? And had not Germany's foreign trade increased as the trade of no other nation had ever increased?
 What Germany desired to do was to overwhelm France, seize rich or strategic areas of her territory and weigh her down with an indemnity the of which had never been known m history; overpower Belgium and seize ports on the North Sea; wreck Russia and hold her in virtual subjec- tion; and then get overseas posses sions by the Prussian policy of plum dering other nations.
 Against this program the judgment of God will be made effective by the arms of the worlds democracies.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04

of the outhor in no way made known.
 It has long been a rule of The Star to insist that all such articles advocating ideas and giving opinions, be signed by the authors. "Casca" has written nothing that any man should be to sign, and we know he is not If the writer will promptly send in his name for signature The Star will gladly publish the article.
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
Mr. OneaI's slster crltIeally "

Word reached Mena Tuesday 2" ming that Miss Etta 0neal, sis.sa | N. R. Oneal of this city, vas crl''.,s ell s.s iy i'll in>a hospital in Fort Smlen' :. ss .s that it was thought she would nav so5 ! undergo an operation as las. M Mr in an effort to save her me r,ss. Oneal had left on train No. N A, day afteroon to cover some - .a, territory in Oklahoma and Missy 'S < but was reached by telephone apv Wrs now at the bedside of his sis.s' .gits Oneal left Wednesday to pc ,,o [ him. Miss Oneal's father is s,'s ssi travelling man. and at last rePo'sf ths not been found and notiiiea ',
 serious condition of his daughss''---
The Mena weekly star., 1918-07-04
X MOST DAMNABLE POLICY. Sinking of Hospital Ships Deliberate
 on the Part of Germany.

London, July 2.-That the sinking of hospital ships is the deliberate pol icy on the part of the Germans is in- dicated beyond all doubt by the sink ing of the Llandovery Castle, says European newspapers. The excuse that eight American officers were aboard, is given by the submarine captain, is called lie, If it had been true. says the Mail, the Germans could have taken the Americans off as proof to. justify future hospital shin sfnkiuEs. ss sf