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The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
For Congress First District.

We are authorized to announce w.
w. MAGRUDER, of Octibbeha coun-
ty. as a candidate for Congress from
the First Congressional District, sub
iect to the action of the democratic
primaries.
We are authorized to announce
JOHN E. RANKIN, of Lee county, as
a candidate for Congress from the
First Congressional District, subject
to the action of the democratic prl-
mary.
We are authorized to announce E.
S. GAMBLER, of Alcorn county, as
a candidate for reelection to Con-
gress from the First Congressional
District, subject to the action of the
Democratic primaries.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
sELL-THEN CELEBRATE

Every home in the City will be visited on
Liberty Day. Every person will be given an
opportunity to buy Liberty Bonds.
No one will be missed. These men will
carry Honor Flags to be put on your window,
so that after Friday your neighbors will know
if you have bought a bond.
Talk it over in the family circle and de-
eide how big a bond you will buy-then be
sure to have on hand the exact change to make
the first payment $3.50 on a $50 bond-S5.00
on a 500 bond.) You will be given an official
receipt which will be accepted at any bank at
the face value as first payment on your bond.
Be ready when the men come, and you will
save your time and theirs.
Remember, you don't have to pay for all
of your bond now; you can arrange with your
bank to pay for it with as little as a dollar a
week if you wish.
It's time to know where everybody stands.
BUY BONDS IF YOU WANT TO STAND
SQUARE.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
W.S.S
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our most heart
felt thanks to our many friends and
acquaintance for their sincere ex-
pressions of sympathy, of condolences
and flowers. We have suffered an If
reparable loss in the death of our
brother. May God bless you all.
Mrs. Green, Mrs. Francis,
Mrs. Bunch, w. L. Trapp,
W, R. Trap, 0. 7. Trap.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
NOW is THE TIME FOR OUR PATRIOTISM
TO SHOW

We have received the challenge, "Will
this city do it's part?" The President has set
aside Friday, April 26th, as Liberty Day. Our
city has set the day aside as Judgment Day.
1t will be the day upon which every citizen will
judge the patriotism of his neighbor.
1t will also be the day when evey. towns
man must pass judgment upon himself.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
piles Cured In 8 to IA Days

Yorr druggist will refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT falls to cure any case Of Itching
Blind, Bleeding orProtruding Piles in 6tol4days
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Circuit Judge

We are authorized to announce c..
P. LONG as a candidate for Circuit
Judge of the First Judicial District,
subject to the action of the demo-
cratic primary.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Waddy, of
Memphis, spent several days this
week in Tupelo.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System

The Old Standard general Strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria, enrichest the blood, and builds upthesy s-
fem. a true onic@ For adults and children. 6Oc
VIZ c s.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-04-26
For Chancellor.

We are authorized to announce A.
]. MCINTYRE as a candidate for re-
election as Chancellor of the First
Chancery District, subject to the ac-
ton of the democratic primary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
BACKS THE CzECH0-SL0VAKS
nizes New Nation-Huns Advance
on Petrograd.

London, Aug. 15.-The British gov
eminent has issued a declaration, for
mally recognizing the Czecho-SlOvaks
as an allied nation and the three Gee
cho-Slovak armies as an allied force
regularly waglng warfare against the
central powers.
II is reported from Moscow by way
of Berlin that the entente diplomatic
representatives have handed a collect
I've note to War Minister Trotzky de-
mandlng within three days an explana-
ton of Premier Lenines threat that
Russia would declare war against
Anglo-French Imperialism" the Cen
trail News states.
Copenhagen, Aug. 15.-German
troops are advancing on Petrograd,
says a dispatch to the Politiken. The
Germans evidently plan to occupy the
city.
Washington. Aug, 15.-Bitterness
among the peasants Of the Ukraine
against the Germans is steadily in
creasing, according TO advices reach
Ing the state department from an eye
witness to what is going on in the
Russian province.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
RUSS WAR ON ALLIES
U. S. CONSUL REPORTS HOSTILE
ACTIVITY BY BCISHEVIkl.
Lenine Tells Gathering of Soviets in
Moscow That a State of Con-
flict Exists.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Consul Poole
at Moscow has informed the state de-
partment that Lenine, the bolshevik
premier, recently declared before a
gathering of soviets in Moscow that
state of war existed between the
Russian government and the entente
allies. In response to questions from
the allies consuls, Tchitcherin. com
missionaire of foreign affairs, said that
the premier's statement need not be
considered a declaration of war, but
that it rather was a declaration of a
state Of defense on the cart of Rus
STA, similar to the situation that e&-
listed at one time with Germany.
The consul's report, received by ca
bic, gave the state department its first
official information confirming reports
that the bolSheviki were formally
characterizing as an act of war the
operations of the allies forces on the
Thurman coast.
Tchitcherin's explanation was made
publicly, the consul said. at the re-
quest of the allies consuls. Mr.. Poole
also reported that in spite Of denials
of the authorities, the bolsheviki were
throwing obstacles in the way of the
departure from Russia of British and
French military representatives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
HUN DIVER MAKES
GAS RAID ON US.
Six Lighthouse Men at Charles
ton, S. c., Overcome
by Fumes.
U-BOAT SUNK BY DESTROYER
United States War Craft Uses Depth
Bombs to Sink Submarine OF
Vireinia-TweIVe Strips
Destroyed.

Washington. Aug. 14.-Using poi
soned gas, a German submarine at
tackled Smith island, off the North
Carolina coast Saturday. Six men
were overcome.
The official announcement said the
navy department received a dispatch
from Charleston, S. C., that the attack
with gas about five O'Clock Saturday
afternoon temporarily put out of bust
ness the coast guard station and light
house personnel" The report goes on:
about 40 minutes after the attack
three large oil spots. each over an acre
in extent were observed passing.
"This oil, from which the gas was
no doubt generated, must have been
released from a submarine in the vi
cinity of the entrance to the channel
with the hope that 1t would come in
with the tide. but the tide fortunately
set along the island.
Report was made to Colonel Chase,
coast artillery corps, Fort Caswell, n.
c., by Captain Willard of the Smith
island coast guard after the effects of
the gas were noted. Six men were
gassed. No deaths.
"The gas had the effect of mustard
gas and was effective about SO or 40
minutes.
'The incident was reported by Col
onel Chase TO the naval district COM
mander. Smiths island is off the
mouth of the Cape Fear river, near the
entrance of the channel to Whining
ton, N. CT
The German submarine operating off
the Virginia coast was attacked by an
American destroyer, which used II
depth bombs in an effort to get the
raider. The submarine die not re-
appear and oil was noticed Oh the sur
face Of the sea.
German submarine raiders operat-
Ing off the Atlantic coast have de-
stroyed three more vessels. the navy
department announced. The British
steamer Penistone of 4,139 gross tons
was torpedOed 100 miles east of Nan
tucKet Iightship Sunday morning; the
Swedish steamer Sydland, of 1851
gross tons, was sunk by bombs August
3 100 miles southeast of Nantucket,
and an American schooner, reported as
the Herman Winter but not yet def
| nitely identified, was destroyed by gun
| fire Sunday 200 miles east of New
York. All members of the crew of the
Sydland were reported saved. but the
navy's dispatches did not clear up the
fate of the crews of the other YES
sells.
The Penlstone and Herman Winter
were sent down in the vicinity OF
Georges bank, off the Massachusetts
coast, where a submarine came to the
surface Sunday in the midst of a feet
of American fishing vessels, nine OF
which were destroyed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
ALLIES AID CzECHo-SLAvS
5oIsheviki Flee to Kronstadt-Fear
Army of 3oo,ooo-Hun Policy
Fails in East.

London, Aug. 14.-British and Jap
anese troops which were landed at
vladivostOk have joined the Czecho-
Slovak forces who are fighting against
German control in Siberia. The Brit
ish troops are cooperating with the
Slay army on the Usuri river, about
40 miles north of Yladivostok.
With the increase of Czecho-SlOvak
and other armed anti-bolshevik forces
in greater Russia to more than 100000
men, Premier Lenine and his foreign
secretary. Leon Trotzky. have fled
from Moscow to KSonstadt. the naval
base near Petrogrdd, according to a
dispatch by the semi-oflicial Wolf bu-
reau at Berlin.
The Berlin LOkal Anzeiger states
that the entire bolshevik government
will he moved to Kronstadt.
Commenting on the removal of Doc
tor Helfferich, the German ambassa'
dor. from Moscow TO Pskov because he
feared for his life, the Berlin Vossische
ZeihIng says:
Moscow is In the hands Of anti
German elements and the followers OF
the social revolutionists of the left
This would show that the bolsheviki
rule at Moscow is at an end, and this
Is the case not only at Moscow but In
the greater part OF Russia. If not In
the whole Russian empire.
This throws a vivid light on the
failure Of the German policy in tht
East"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
IS TO As DRAFT
BILL NOW READY
Provides Loss of Exemption for
Quitting Essential
Occupation.
WORK OR Fight PROVISION
Amendment Not to Be Employed
Against Organized Labor-Pro-
Vides School for Young Sol
diers-BiIPs Passage ls
Predicted.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Carrying
work or fight provision that will apply
to all men between the ages of eight
cen and forty-five placed in deferred
classification under the draft, the new
imam power" bill on Tuesday was or
dered reported to the senate by the
military affairs committee.
The work or fight amendment which
was written by Senator Reed, is de-
signed to prevent lOafing and not as
weapon against strikes. The word
ing of the amendment is such that II
could be so used, but the power to
make regulations for its enforcement
is left with the president. The pres
ident was ordered by the committee to
make such regulations as could not be
used as a weapon against organized
labor.
The work or fight amendment is in
the form of a provision 10 follow the
paragraph in the original bill providing
for deferred classification and exemp-
ton.
Three other important amendments
to the bill were adopted by the COM
mittee before the bill was ordered re-
ported The most important of these
was one giving to volunteers and draft
ed men below the age of twenty-one
the right to receive an education at
the expense of the government at ap-
proved educational institutions.
Another amendment would remove
discrimination against drafted men
and volunteers in securing commits
sions in either the army or the navy
on the grounds that they are too
young.
Wives of soldiers shall not be dis
qualified for position under the govern
ment because they are married. anoth-
er amendment provides.
Passage of the bill was predicted by
Senator Chamberlain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
LEVINE READY TO FLEE
BoIshevik Soviet Organization Totter.
ing and Revolt Grows-Hun En-
Voy FIees Moscow.

London, Aug. 13.-The anti-bolshevik
movement in Russia is growing rapid
ly, the boishevik Soviet organization
having virtually gone to pieces.
NikOlai Lenine, the premier. and
Leon Trotzky, his war minister, intend
to flee to Germany should the situation
become too serious.
The Petrograd newspaper, Isvestia,
is quoted by correspondent as stat
ing that at several points lin that
part of Russia not occupied by the enc
my" counter-revolutionary movements
have broken out in number of towns
Copenhagen. Aug. 12,-The German
embassy at Moscow will remove imme.
diately to Pskov, owing to conditions
in Moscow, according to advices from
Berlin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
COAL SHORTAGE PERIL
PRESIDENT ASKS THAT PRoDuc-
TON BE SPEEDED.
Appeals to All Engaged in Coal Min
ing to Do Their
Best

Washington. Aug. 13.-President
Wilson, aroused over The grave dan
ger in the coal situation of the cOun-
try and continuing decreases in pro-
duction, addressed q proclamation on
Sunday to all persons engaged in coal
mining. calling for prompt and vigor-
Gus action by operators and miners.
"A great task is to be performed.
The operators and their staff alone
cannot do 1t, nor can the mine workers
alone do it, but both parties, working
hand in hand, with Il grim determine
ton TO rid the country of its greatest
obstacle to winning the war, can do
it. 1t is with full confidence that |
call upon you to assume the burden of
producing an ample supply of coal.
You will, ] am sure. accept this bur
den, and will successfully carry Ii
through; and in so doing you will be
performing a service just as worthy as
service in the trenches, and will win
the applause and gratitude of the
whole nation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
HITS WORK OR FIGHT ACT
Samuel Gompers in Letter to Members
of Senate Committee Says Labor
Opposes Amendment.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Organized la
boris emphatic opposition to any work
or fight provision in the new man
power bill extending the daft age is
expressed in a letter from Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. received by
members of the senate military COM
mittee. The letter referred particu-
larly to an amendment offered by SEN
ator Thomas of Colorado proposing to
withdraw deferred classification given
for Industrial reasons where men are
absent from their work for more than
five days without cause. The pro-
vision. as added to the bin by the
committee, was modification by Sen
ator Reed of Missouri, eliminating the
five-day limit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
TO EXEMPT MARRIED MEN
Secretary Baker Urges Change in Law
So Reqistrants Need Not
Classify Selves.

Washington, Aug. 12.-New draft
regulations. under which the govern
ment would do the selecting, are under
consideration by the war department.
This was disclosed on Friday by Sec
rotary Baker, after he had appeared
before the senate military committee
10 urge prompt enactment of the act
extending the age limits. He made II
plain that he is not satisfied with the
present system under which the regis
trant must claim deferred ciassitica-
ton. Many with dependents hesitate
for patriotic reasons to make such n
claim. He said he was inclined to the
opinion that the marriage relation will
itself confer deferred classification.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
CHICAGO FLYER IS KILLED
Lieut.. A. 2. Wirslow Shot Down Dur
ing Battle in France.

Paris. Aug. 14.-Lieut. Alan F. Wins
low of Chicago was killed during air
lighting at the end of last week. Wins
low formerly belonged to the French
escadrile. hut transferred to the
American army when the United
States entered the war.
Lieutenant Winslow enlisted in the
Lafayette escadrille in June, 1917, on
completing his second year at Yale.
Later he transferred TO the American
army, and in April, 1918, was award
ed the French war cross for shooting
down and capturing German aviator.
This was declared to be the first strict-
ly American air victory in France. He
also was said TO have been the first
American ace
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21

Chicago. Aug, 13.-The government
has sprung n rovelty in the matter of
ticket selling for the great war expo
sitlon which opens in this city on Sep
tember =. The price of each ticket
bought in advance win be only -
cents. but tickets bought at the gate
will cost double. Two children will
be admitted for each ticket. The nd
mission has been made low because
the government is DESTROYS that every
man. woman and child that can possi-
bly, get to Chicago should see and UNI
derstand this patriotic exhibition.
which is to give the people of the mid
die west the biggest war lesson they
ever had.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
WILL TAX OCCUPATIONS $40
Congress Body for Special Levy Ex-
eepting War Work and
Preachers.

Washington. Aug. 15.-Special taxes
of $40 a year on occupations or pro
fessions, except the war industry
trades, farmers, teachers and minis
ters of the gospel. We're written into
the SS,000O0O 900 war revenue bill by
the house ways and means commit
tee. A similar tax was placed upon
any business with receipts of $1,000 a
year or more. with levy of $50 year
on wholesale houses with receipts of
100000 or more.
In addition TO the ordinary duty of
10 per cent on all jewelry sold at
wholesale, the committee put on 10
per cent tax on retail sales of jewelry
composed wholly or in part of plati-
mum.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
NJ ADOO PLANS To
BOOST PROFIT TAX
Urges s3o0,o00,OO0 Increase
Before House Body.
KlTcHIN PREDICTS HARMONY
Eighty Per Cent Levy Recommended
by Secretary and Aids-"Port Tax"
on Coffee, Tea and Bananas
Forecast.

Washington, Aug. 15-Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo laid before the
house ways and means committee his
plan for an excess profits tax with an
alternative war profits levy to be i'm
cluded in the new revenue bill.
The plan proposes the retention Of
existing rates in the present excess
profits tax with maximum of so per
cent affecting about 80 per cent of all
the business corporations coming un-
der this schedule.
Secretary McAdoo estimated that
the treasury plan would produce from
S300,000,00O to S4S0.O00,000 more than
under the plan tentatively agreed to by
the committee recently.
Experts Accompany McAdoo.
The secretary was accompanied by
Assistant Secretaries Leffingwell and
Love, Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper and other treasury experts.
At the conclusion of the conference
Secretary McAdoo and Chairman
Kitchin of the house ways and means
committee Joined in the prediction that
they would get together on plan and
Secretary McAdoo added that you
can see that Mr. Kitchin and l have
no bayOnets for each other"
See Early Passage.
Mr.. Kitchin made the following
statement:
Secretary McAdoo, Assistant Sere-
tary Leffingwell and Doctor Adams
have been discussing the excess profits
and war profits tax. We have adj
journed with the idea of comforting
again tomorrow to see If we can work
out a proper relation between the ex-
cess profits and war profits We viii
work it out"
Secretary McAdoo interjected that
they have a good basis of agreement
all around. Mr.. Kitchin added that the
disposition tends toward the facilita.
ton of early passage of the bill through
both houses
Some facts entirely new to the com
mittee bearing on the question were
submitted to the treasury with the re-
suit that the outlook Is either the
treasury department plan will he
adopted or that a compromise embody-
ing most of the substantial principles
of the treasury plan will be agreed to-
Still Short of Renue.
Despite this agreement and the in
creased revenue claimed for the treas
ury plan. which Secretary McAdoO
said would take care of exceptional
cases, it was stated that the bin will
fall short to the extent of between
S5OO,OO0,000 and S1OOOO00,0O0 of the
SS,000000,000 sought.
A port tax on tea. coffee, cocoa SUI
gar, bananas and other tropical fruits
coming through the ports may have TO
be resOrted to. it was said, or some
other new tax feature considered.
The first break in the committee oc-
Cured when Representative Rainey of
Illinois, after making stand for in
crease of the taxes on estates in ex-
cess of S1,000,000 and being voted
down, announced that he would carry
on the fight on the floor of the house.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
BEULAH BlNFORD WAR NURSE
Girl in Case" in Famous Beatty Muir.
der Trial on Way to France.

New York, Aug. 14-Beulah Bin
nous Beatty murder trial in Virginia
seven years ago, is on her way TO
France MS Red Cross nurse. When
Beulah was eighteen years old her
sweetheart, Henry Clay Beatty, Jr.. of
Richmond, was convicted and executed
for the murder of his wife on the Mid
lothian turnpike in Virginia. in 1911.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
FRENCH TRANSPORT is SUNK
Djemnah Torpedoed in Mediterranean
--442 Men Missing, Says Paris
Dispatch.

Paris, Aug. 15.--The French trans
port Djemnah of 3.716 tons has been
torpeloed in the Mediterranean. A
report Of the torpedoing has been re
ceived from Berlin, where Ii was an
nounced. and tne report has now been
confirmed here. Four hundred and
f0rty-two men ere missing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
STATESMAN Is NEAR DEATH
Condition Of Senator Galiinger of New
Hampshire Reported by Hospital
Authorities as Critical.

Franklin n. H., Aug. 15.-It was an
nounced ~ the Franklin hospital that
the condition of Senator Jacob Fl. Gal
Iinger is critical. Senator Gallinger is
in his eighty-second year and is the
oldest member of the United States
senate in point of continuous service
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21

New York. Aug. 14-Announcemen
Of general increase OF 10 per cent
in wages ~ all employees of the West
ern Union Telegraph company belong
ing 10 the association recently organ
lied by the company was made here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21

Eau Claire. j. Auer, publisher Of
Der Herold, local German weekly
published here, was sentenced by
Judge Evans in federal court to eight
cen months in Leavenworth, Kas., on
his plea of guilty, made TO a charge of
violating the espionage act by print
ing seditious articles in bis paper and
also falling to file with the postmaster
TRANSACTIONS of articles printed in Ger
man in his paper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
DESTROYER sunk b. u.soat.

London, Aug. IA British torpedo
boat destroyer was sunk by an enemy
submarine in the Mediterranean ON
August Is. Seven of the destroyer's
complement were lost. The admiralty
made the announcement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
withdraws Railroad Order.

St Louis. Aug. 15.-The railroad ad-
ministration has withdrawn its order
of six weeks ago suspending through
bills of lading on exports after Sep
temher 80, according to information
received here.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
E. H. GILLETTE IS DEAD
Former Congressman From Iowa Dies
at His Home Near Des
Moines.

Des Moines. Ia, Aug. 15.-Forner
Congressman Edward II. Gillette. who
was prominent in early Iowa politics.
died at his home near here. He was
brother of William Gillette. the actor
plavyyrfy-hf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21

Fort Worth. Tex. Aug. 1S.-Lieut.
James H. Dale. St Louis, aviation Of
ficer. made a successful S,Oo0-foot leap
en- SUNDAY With a parachute from an
airplaae at TaHaferro field. the third
person To accomplish the feat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
Where Sunshine Linaers.

Long after the valleys are dark. the
mountain tops are tipped with light,
and they catch the first rays Of the
rising sun, as well as his farewell
blessing. If you are not getting as
much sunshine as another. is it be-
cause you are living in the valleyG
Do some climbing. Get upon the noun
tain tops where the sunshine fingers
Girls Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-21
Air Raid on Karlsruhe.

London Aug. lS.--An official COM
municauon issued on Sunday by the
air ministry announces that an air
laid has been made on Karlsruhe and
that there was an explosion in the
Karlsruhe station.