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The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
THE SPRING DRIVE
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Our boys are going "Oyer the top"
and into "No mans land' this spring.
No one has any doubt of their ability
TO get there. There will also be a
spring drive on this side of the ocean,
because March is the years blue Mon
day" 1t is the most fatal month of the
year. March and April is time when
resistance usually is at lowest ebb. 1t
is trying season for the rundown"
man. But medical science steps in, and
says. 'ft need not be-! We should cul-
tivate love of health a sense of re-
sponsibility for the care of our bodies.
DO not allow the machinery of the body
to clog. Put the stomach and liver in
proper condition. Take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, to be had at
most drug stores in tablet or liquid
CORN, tablets sixty-cents a vial, COM
posed of native herbs. This puts the
stomach and liver in proper condition.
You may be plodding along, no spring,
no elasticity, no vim, but as soon as you
have put the body into its normal physi-
cal cOndition-oiled the machinery, as
1T were-you will find new vim, vigor
and vitality within you. A little pep"
and we laugh and live. Try 1t now.
Send DIR. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, 10c. for
trial package. A little energy will save
the day. The prime necessity of life is
health. With spirit and energy you
have the power to force yourself into
action. The Golden Medical Discovery
Is the spring tonic which you need.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Tell ALI He Knew.

"We had been asked to entertain the
bishop of a church strictly opposed to
card playing and dancing during his
visit to a convention held in our city.
The bishop made a most charming
guest and attempted to make friends
with our small son, Bobby, by begin
ming a conversation.
"Can you tell me how many days
there are in week, my boy?" he
asked.
Bobby answered correctly and the
bishop continued: "And how many
weeks are there in year?'
"Fifty-two, proudly answered Bob
by, and then, prompted by some evil
spirit to show his immense stock of
knowledge, added: 'Just as many as
there are cards in the deck. Chicago
Tribune.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Do NOT RECOGNIZE
PEACE WITH RUSSIA
SUPREME WAR COUNCIL OF Al
LIES DENoUNcES TREATY AS
CRIME AGAINST RUSSIA.
ALLIES TO CONTINUE FIGHT
Germany Violated Armistiee Agree
ment by Transferring Troops to
Western Front and Invading
Russian Territory.

London-The supreme war council
of the allies has issued a statement
condemning German political crimes
against the Russian and the Rouma
nian peoples and refusing to acknowl
edge Germany's peace treaties with
them, and also declaring:
1--WE are fighting and mean to con
tinue fighting, in order to finish once
for all with this policy of plunder
and establish in its place the peace
full reign of organized Justice
The councils statement, which is is
sued through the foreign office, says:
THE prime ministers and foreign
ministers of the entente assembled III
London feel it to be their bounden
duty to take note of the political
crimes which, under the name of a
German peace, have been committed
against the Russian people. Russia
was unarmed Forgetting that for
four years Germany has been fighting
against the independence of nations
and the rights of mankind, the Rus
sian government, in mood of singu'
lar credulity, expected to obtain by
persuasion that democratic peace
which it had failed to obtain by war
"The results were that the interme-
diate armistice had not expired before
the German command, though pledged
not to alter the disposition of its
troops, transferred them en- masse to
the western front, and so weak did
Russia find herself that she raised no
protest against this flagrant violation
of Germanys plighted word.
What followed was of like charac-
ter when the German peace was
translated into action. 1t was found
to involve the invasion of Russianiter-
ritory, the destruction or capture of
all Russia's profit, a proceeding WHICH
did not differ from annexation be
cause the word itself was carefully
avoided" ,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
HUN LINE ENTERED
BY FRENCH TROOPS
PATROLS MAKE AN ADVANCE OF
MORE THAN THREE-FlFTHS
OF A MILE.
NINE ARE TAKEN PRISONER
and Six Others Were Damaged
BadIy-Captive Balloon
Set on Fire.

Paris.-French patrols, operating IN
the vicinity of Rheims. penetrated the
German line to a distance Of more than
three-fiftlH of mile, according to the
war office announcement. In the same
region, to the east of Sillery, the at
tempt of a German raiding party was
frustrated There was heavy artillery
fire during the night on the right bank
of the Meuse, in the Verdun region.
The statement follows:
"a French detachment in the region
of Rheims penetrated the German lines
to a depth of one kilometer, destroyed
numerous shelters and brought back
nine prisoners.
after brief artillery preparation the
Germans east Of Sillery made raid,
which was broken up by French fire.
"On the right bank of the Meuse
there was violent artillery fighting.
particularly in the region of Hill 344.
There was no infantry action.
"On Sunday three German airplanes
were destroyed and six others were
damaged badly by our pilots. A cap
tive balloon was set on fire by one OF
our aviators. Furthermore, it has been
learned that two other German air
planes were brought down on March
Is and 16. Our bombarding squadrons
threw down 5000 Kilograms of eXplo-
sives on Saturday and 5000 on Sunday
on cantonments, other military estab-
lishments and railway stations OF the
enemy.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
HABITS HARD TO EXPLAIN
Men of Science Can Furnish Little
Reason as to Why Female Spider
Eats Her Mate.

The snail deserves all that has been
said about slowness. 1t took mine
nearly an hour to go IS inches, says
Boys Life, the Boy Scouts Magazine,
and deposits of little globules were
left on the trail.
AS to why the female spider eats
the male, Prof John Henry Comstock,
Itaca, n. Y, says: "Under ordinary
circumstances the predaceous instinct
In the female spider is very strong !;
all prey looks alike to her" The
spider is Il f2rOcious animal, and her
appetite predominates at most times.
The fact is that nobody knows why.
Scorpions eat the males; the praying
mantis does the same; other insects
are similarly guilty. 1t is a common
occurrence, but no one can tell why"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
rheumatism
ReIief--25c.
Hature's Remedy (NR TabIets), Are
helping Thousands Who Tried Ex-
psnsivs Things Without Result.
t'e Guaranteed.

There are three vital processes Of
food, the extraction of nourishment
from 1t and the elimination OF waste
Poor digestion and assimilation
means failure to derive full nourish-
ment from food and that in turn often
means impoverished blood. weakness,
anemia ETC. Poor elimination means
an accumulation Of waste matter
which poisons the body, lowers vitality,
decreases the power of resistance to
disease and leads to the development
of many serious ills. IT.
Rheumatism,-due to some Inter-
Yerence with the process of elimina-
ton, failure to get rid OF certain body
poisons,-cannot be expected to yield
to any medicine that fails to correct
the condition responsible for it. Could
any reasonable person expect to rid
himself of rheumatic pain as long as
rheumatic poison Is allowed to remain
In the body.
Think Of this. 1t explains the sue
cess OF Nature Remedy (NR Tablets)
in so many cases where other
medicines have failed. Thousands are
using Mr. Tablets every day and get
ting relief. Why pay five or. ten
A 25c box Of Natures Remedy (NR
Tablets, containing enough to last
twenty-five days,-must help you,
must give you prompt relief and sat-
isfactory benefit or cost you nothing.
Nature'e Remedy Is not only for
proves digestion, tones the liver, reg
ulates kidney and bowel action, i'm
proves the blood and cleanses the
system. You've tried the expensive
medicines and doctors, now make the
Just try it. Natures Remedy (NR
Tablets) Is sold, guaranteed and
recommended by YOUR druggist,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

No matter what ails your child, a
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
= If your little one is out of sorts,
half-slck, isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-look, Mother! see If
tongue is coated. This is a sure sign
that the little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar-
rhea, sore throat, full of cold give a
teaspoonful of "California Syrup Of
Figs" and in few hours all the con.
stipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of the lit
tie bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless fruit laxative" because
it never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for bottle of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup of Figs" then see that
it is made by the "California Fig Syrup
Company. ADV.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Lemon JUICE is
SKIN WH|TENER
CHEAP HOMEMADE BEAUTY LO-
TON TO REMOVE TAN, FREcK-
LES, SALLOWNESS

At the cost of small jar Of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare full quar-
ter pint of the most wonderful lemon
skin whitener and complexion beauti-
fer, by squeezing the juice of two fresh
lemons into bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white. Care should
be taken to strain the juice through a
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in,
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon juice is used to bleach dark
ened skin and remove such blemishes
as freckles, sallowness and tan and is
the ideal skin softener and beautifier.
Just try it, Get three ounces of
orchard white at any drug store and
two lemons from the grocer and make
up quarter pint of this sweetly frag-
rant lemon lotion and massage 1t daily
into the face, neck, arms and hands.
1t is marvellous to whiten rough, red
hands.-Adv.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
ToadstooIs for Cork.

On account of the scarcity of cork
commodity have been recommended
Says the Druggists Courier:
"WOhlfart and SachvitZ have worked
out a process by which toadstOols are
converted into substance which on
account of its elasticity can be used
not only for making shoppers for bot
ties, but also gaSkets for preserving
jars and in making automobile tires
etc. Wesseling uses linden and viii
low wood, from which thin-wailed caps
are made which fit the neck of the bot
tie, and so replace StopperS."
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
GERMAN RAIDS ERE STOPPED
English and Portuguese Troops Bring
Back Prisoners.

London-"English troops carried out
successful raids in the neighborhood
of Villers-Guislain, La Vacquerie and
Bois Grenier, and captured a number
of prisoners, the war office an
nounces. "The enemys trenches east
of Neuve Chapelle were raided by Por-
tuguese troops, who brought back pris-
oners and two machine guns.
During the night the enemy at
tempted three raids in the neighbor-
hood of FleurbaiX and Bois Grenier,
but was repulsed with loss in each
case. There was considerable hostile
artillery activity in the forward and
back areas in the Ypres sector"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Eighteen German AirpIanes.

London - Eighteen German ma.
chimes were destroyed, eight were
driven out of control and an observa-
tion balloon was destroyed by British
aviators in the air fighting, according
to an official statement dealing with
the aerial activities on the western
front
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Make S75o,ooo by Tips in Hotels.

New York.-Joseph A. Susskind and
his brother Harry j. Susskind, collect
ed $750,000 gross in tips for checking
hats and coats in New York restau-
rants and hotels in seven years, &C.
cording to statements made in the SUI
preme court in Brooklyn by Joseph,
who asked for dissolution of the hat
checking partnership and the appoint
ment of a receiver.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
VILLA GETS $25o,ooo.
Holds Up Train in Mexico and Gets
Troops Money.

El Paso, Tex-Canuto Reyes. a Villa
commander operating near Torreon,
held up a train near Calvo Coahuila
on March 10 and cGetured s250,000 in
Mexican gold, according to a report
brought here by Passengers from Tor,
reon. The money, they report, was in
tended to pay troops stationed along
the border
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Designs New Food Card.

Paris-A general food card chat re.
sembles somewhat an elongated check
er board is being prepared by the min
lister of provisions. The object is to
provide a single document that will
serve for all successive measures that
may be taken to restrict consumption.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Swedes Are indiunant,

Washington.-An official dispatch
from Stockholm said the Swedish
press, including the conservative pa
pers, is indignant over the measures
taken by the Germans in the Aland
Islands, where the Swedish population
guard.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Former Chief Healey Quits.

Chicago.-Former Chief of Police
Charles E. Healey, recently acquitted
of sensational charges of official cor
ruDtion, and who still held the rank of
captain on the force, has resigned aud
will make his future home in South
ern California.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Soft, Clear Skins.

Night. and morning bathe the face
with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. If
there are pimples first smear them
with Cuticura Ointment. For free sam
pies address, "Cuticura, Dept. X, Bos-
ton." Sold by druggists and by mail.
soap 20, Ointment % and 5O.-Adv.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
1t Can't Be Done.

"Women are great to make home
cheerful"
"Um."
"Brfghten up the corner where you
are-thats my wife'S motto"
"My wife Is cheerful enough, too,
but she's always on the CAD. You
can't brighten up the corner where you
aren't. t."--LouiSville Courier-Journal.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

down and got so
weak / could hardly
stand, and hadhead-
aches every day. |
tried everything I
could think of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkh ANS Vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day I took it'll began
to feel better and
now ! am well and
able to do most any
k in d of work. I
have been recon-
mending the Com.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
French Down Four Zeps.

Paris-French aviators have ac-
counted for four enemy machines, ac-
cording to a statement from the war
office, which also reports successful
Belgian forward movement near Lom-
baertZyde.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Turks Occupy Baku,

Peirograd Turkish troops are re-
ported to have occupied the entire
Baku region in the Caucasus. 1t is
also reported that German and Ukra-
nian troops are continuing operations
in Southern Russia
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Auto Bandits Slay Man.

Cleveland.-One workingman was
shot and killed and two others seri-
ously wounded when nine armed auto.
mobile bandits held up six men in a
railroad construction camp near here
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
BELIEVE SHIP is LOST.
Batscan, British Steamer, Had
Crew OF Forty-one.

Halifax, N. S-The British steam er
Batiscan, coal carrier of 4,S36 tons,
having a crew of Al, is believed to
have been lost with all on board off
the southern coast of Nova Scotia
Three bodies and a ships boat which
came ashore at Deep Cove, Is miles
from Yarmouth, and wreckage picked
up near the Tusket islands are regard
ed by shipping authorities as conclu-
sive evidence that the steamer has
gone down.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
VICTORY BREAD OR CLOSE
Bakers Are Warned to Conform to
Food REGULATIONS

Washington.-All bakers not using
the required 20 per cent of wheat flour
substitutes in bread and rolls were
ordered to cease baking those prod
ucts on March 20. They will not be
permitted to resume until they are
prepared to conform to the regulations.
A committee of food administrators
recommended the action as step to-
ward making effective the slogan,
Victory bread or close"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Too Bad,

Mrs. Sayso-I should think that the
CRITICISMS that your son received on
his book would fairly make him smart.
Mrs. Ruyter Doun-Well, l guess
they debut they don't make him any
smarter.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
GET IL GERMAN AIRPLANES
British Aviators Also Drop Bombs
Behind German Lines.

London.-Twelve hostile airplanes
were brought down in late raid by
British aviators, while seven others
were forced to descend, Field Marshal
Haig reported.
British airmen also droped II tons
of explosives on hostile rest billets,
airdomes. Gepots and railway sidings,
and eight and a half tons on similar
objectives.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

The daylight saving law will have
no effect upon the life and the occu-
pations of the average American. He
wakes by the clock, retires by the
clock, goes to work and ceases toll by
the clock. Sun time means nothing
in the regulating of affairs, since rail-
roads, factories, churches, department
stores are all regulated by standard
time.
While, according to the sun time,
the American will go to work one hour
earlier. by standard time his hours
will be the same.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Welsh Troops Make Raid.

London.-"Welsh troops carried out
a successful raid last night in the
neighborhood of Armentieres and cap
tured Is prisoners and two machine
guns" the war office reports.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
WoMAN,s cRowN,Ne cl oev

Is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use LA Gre
OLE Hair Dressing and change 1t In
the natural way. Price $1OO.-Adv.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Restriction of Sh,ps.

C6penhagen-A dispatch to the Po
iitiken from Amsterdam states that
the Dutch government prohibited
Dutch steamers from sailing for Eng
land.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Spanish Cabinet Quits.

London.-The Spanish cabinet has
resigned, according to Reuters, Lin
tied, dispatch from Bilbao.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL A LAW
Bill Signed by President Wilson Is Ef-
fective ApriI T.

Washington.-The daylight bill was
signed by President Wilson. 1t puts
all clocks forward an hour on the last
Sunday in March, and turns thcm
back again the last Sunday in October
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

STOP THAT HACKING COUGH.
Mansfield (fornferly Hungarian
Cough Balsam heals the inflamed and
lacerated membranes and quiets the
tickling nerves that lie underneath the =
infected portions. Invaluable for b.
bies. Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Mean Intimation.

Belle-George proposed to me that
night.
Neli-His friends bet him he couldn't
stay sober long enough to avoid do
ing anything rash.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Minus.

He's q rhere cipher, but nobody
seems to realize it," How can they 7
He's a cipher with the rim off"
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

1t is now about time for some one
to suggest government control of the
ice crop.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

venezuela Las matle the use of the
metric system compulsory in It's courts
and public Offices.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

One bottle of DR.. Peery's Dead Shot
will save you money, time anxiety and
health. One dose sufficient. without Castor
Oil in addition. Adv
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Cause of 1t.

Lady Visitor-How did you come to
be such crook, my poor man!
Convict wuz crossed in love,
lady.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Didn't Seem Right to Her.

My sister and l have an auto we
drive and care for in many simple me-
chanicai ways. One day we had it
out In front of the house. giving it d
coat of polish, and were much amused
when red-haired. curlylocked little
maid came bounding across the street
with a great show of concern, her eyes
bright and round with astOnishment.
'@What are you doing?" she demanded
in a frankly Mortified tone. working
on a car and no man here r'-EX-
change.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

The leader of the mob must be
lively sprinter to avoid being over
taken
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

"Of course not. That's his wife sit
ting over there in box and looking as
if she'd like to bite nail in two."-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

American apples bring $3.50 a barrel
in LIVERPOOL
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
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 Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Silent Sufferer.

"The leading man seems to be max
ing love to the leading lady with con
siderable ard0r."
Quite so. dare say he's had a spat
with his wife and is now getting even.'
The leading lady is not his wife
tt,o,
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23
Five Bottles Perun,
Restored Me To Comnlat.
Iue.1+h M = -SSS ...---

Mr.. c. N. Petersen a..,.
boots. shoes and cigars 1ae 9 IN fine
st, Council Bluffs, Ia W. W.. ?. Main
cannot tell you how much .es; aOa; I
runa has done me. constants sooo Pc
ment in my store began to t.,I ,SIonf'ne.
health and J felt that / W.. -" On my
ualIy breaking down. / tr,es ' grad.
remedies prescribed by my pbysIo,aaa J,erai
Ou. put, OBTAINED ,,n no permanent aa rsIa:
until l took Peruna. 1 felt be,,o. felef
mediately and five bottles restoras I'M
to complete health. / hav, h me
the best of spirits since, and fss, sa =, IN
l owe my health to It," mat
Our booklet. telling you how 70 -.
well, free to all. The Per,no Acep cs
Columbus, Ohio. @ 20,
Those who object to LIQUID ,,.,,
cines can now procure Perun. I'' TsI
lets. 'so-
The Bolivar County Democrat., 1918-03-23

pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter" Miss
Flo KELLY, 476 So. 14th ST., Newark,
N. J.
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root of her trouble, restored her to a
normal healthy condition and as result
her nervousness disappeared.