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The C. company di'luil on f,'Uiinl at
Wolf Crock luid c(insi(li'rnhla cxcitu
incut last Tlinrsiliiy nielli, but there
was mi tfiin lmltlu between Rentries
and KiispicidUH prowlers an wni4;nim
ored in tirnnts I'iibs and vicinity.'
"The Holdicr on iruunl at the south
railroad tunnel entrance heard a
noise in I lie bushes about 10 p. in.,"
Kind Caplain Crossley today, "lie
chiilleniied, but Rit no reply. Then
ho fired a shot into the bnshcH and
heard u man rnnnine; away. About
ten minutes later he n&uiii heard
Bome. one in the bushes and sum
moned the corporal of the Kimrd.
The corporal then had the detail rake
the surroundings with rifle fire, but
no one was seen or heard.
"Next morning tracks of men were
found ill the bushes and around ill
the vicinity, and also that morning
it was Jcarncd that the night prowl
ers had departed from the scene in
an automobile. They were four men.
"There was a little more excite
ment last Sunday nifiht when the tele
(,'i'npli operalor at Wolf Creek inade
a trip to the hoys' camp and told
thoui that several hard looking- char
acters, who were actine; suspiciously,
were loileriup; about tile depot. The
soldiers kept an extra sharp lookout
all night lung' and were prepared to
give liny intruders a warm welcome,
but' none appeared.
"When the corporal ordered Ihe vi
ciuily raked with rifle lire ho was
obeying my instructions to the com
pany. I would rather waste a lot
of lead that way than run Ihe risk
of having one of .my boys killed or
wounded from ambush," said Captain
Crossley.
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II err Von llaninnii, the Auatr.lnn mill
iliter of public works, startled the
Austrian rhunilior of dentition yosteif
day by glvlnn It ns his offlclul opinion
that the coal crisis lnul liocomo n vltnl
question for Austria-Hungary, nceord
Iiir to Vienna advices today, '
" In an effort to remedy mnttorn,
continued tho nilnlster, 12,000 min
ers have been brought back to tho
mines from tho front, but during Au
gust I ho authorities had' boqif unnblo
to effect an lncreaso In production
bccatino of tho undcr-nourlshment of
tho workers.
'After tho minister's upcoeh had
been delivered, tho economic commit
tee of tho chamber Introduced a bill
creating a government monopoly of
coal and authorizing tho government
to forbid the healing of nil plares of
nmitsduent except theaters and mu
seums, and to close luxurious hotels.
I.ONIIOW Aug. 211. Sorbins riot
ing nt lljoiaeborg, Finland, Is report
ed la a private telegram from lln
pardaila to Copenhagen, forwarded
by the Central News to London. It
Is Mil! fluhllng lu-twecn Klnns nnd
soldiers of the l ii.sliiti garrison last
ed for several hoars anil Mini a num
ber of ptTMiiis were llher killed or
wounded.
This is the day set for reassem
bling of the Finnish Inndtng. In ile
flaiice of the (llsM.lnllnn order of the
pro h'lonal Knsstail government. In
his address at the opening of the Mos
cow conference Premier Kerensky
gave warning that the government
woiihl prevent by force reopening o(
the diet and the carrying out of the
p'nn for a ii paratlon of 1'lnliind from
Jtusslu.
RED CROSS 10 AID
SERB RELIEF IRK
V AKIIINilTOW Aug. 19. - Killcf
tor S.'ilna's 'oMilntli.ii In lis fight
imiilnst privation and disease Is being
sent by the American Hed Cross,
wlili h bus appropriated fl'OO.aao slid
tiameil a (oiiiini!4sloii to go to that
country to lulmlnister the fund nnd
direct tlie woik. The commission
whli h will leave Saturday for Salon
lki Is biHib il l,y Corilenlo A. Sever
ance of St Paul.
Antiimni'cim M was niiide today that
4 8,001 eans of condensed milk liuvo
ben bnuglit for Innne.llate rhlpment
to Salonlkl.
KAISER FOR ALLIES
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whoso political fortunes and affilia
tions will bo Involved.
( Ilellver Kreo Peoples
"It Is manifest that no part of this
program can bo successfully carried
out unless tho restitution of the sta
tus quo ante furnishes a firm and
satisfactory basis for It. The object
of this war 1b to deliver tho free
peoples of the world from the men
ace and the actual power of a vast
military establishment, controlled by
an Irresponsible government which,
having secretly planned to dominate
tho world, proceeded to carry tho
plan out without regard cither to the
sacred obligations or treaty or the
long established practices and long
cherished principles of International
action and honor; which choso Its
own time for the war; delivered its
blow fiercely and suddenly; stopped
at no barrier cither of law or of
mercy; swept a whole continent with
in the tide of blood not the blood or
soldiers only, but the blood or Inno
cent women and children also, and or
the helpless poor; and now stands
balked, but not defentod, tho enoniy
ot rour-rirths or the world.
' Not tho (iCrnian Peoplo
'This power "Is not the German
people. It Is no business ot ours
how that great peoplo came under Its
control or submitted with lompornry
.est to the domination ot its purpose;
hut It is our hiisinoss to see to it that
the history or the rest of the world
Is no longer loft to Its handling.
'To deal with such a power by
way of peace upon tho plan proposed
by Ills Ilolinoss, tho popo would, so
fnr as we can soe, Involve recuper
ation or Its strongth and A renewal or
Its policy; would mnko It necessary
to create a hostile combination or na
tions against the Gorman peoplo, who
are Its Instruments; and would result
In abandoning tho new-born Russia
to tho intrigue, tho manifold subtle
interference., and the certain counter
revolution which would be attempted
by all the' malign Influences to which
tho Gorman government has ot lato
accustomed tho world.
Xo Vlndlctlvei Action
'Can peace bo bused upon a resti
tution of its power Or upon any word
or honor it could pledge in a treaty
ot settlement and accommodation?
Responsible statosmcit ' must now
everywhere sco, If they never saw
before, that no pence can rest secure
ly upon political or economic restric
tions mennt to benefit some nations
and cripple or embarrass othors.
upon vlndlctlvo action of any sort, or
any kind of revenge or dellborate in
Jury. The American peoplo havo suN
fered Intolerable wrongs at tho hands
of tho Imperial German government,
but they desire no reprisal upon the
German peoplo, who havo themselves
suffered all thlnss In this war, which
they did not chooso. Thoy bellovo
that peace should rost upon the rights
of peoples, not Iho rights of govern
ments tho rights of peoples, grout
or small, wenk or powerful their
equal right to freedom and security
nnd self-government nnd to n partici
pation, upon fair terms In tho econ
omic opportunities of tho world.
the German people, of course, Includ
ed. If thoy will accept equality and
not seek domination,
Tho test, therefore, of every plan
of peace Is this; la It based upon tho
faith or nil tho peoples Involved, or
merely upon tho word or nil ninbl-
tlous and intriguing government, on
tho one hand, nnd ot n group or free
peoples on Ihe other? This Is a test
which goes to tho root of tho matter;
nnd It Is tho test which must bo applied.
America's Piicniso
"Tho purposes of tho fulled Stales
In this war are known to Iho whole
world - to every people to whom the
truth has been permitted to romc.
They do not need to bo stated again.
W seek no material advantage of
any kind. We believe that tho Intol
erable wrongs borne In this war by
the furious and hrmnt power of the
Itnperlnl Cermnn government ought
to be repaired, but not nt tho expense
or the sovereignty of any peoplo
rather n vindication or ttm sover
eignty both ot those that are weak
nnd those that nre ft long. Punitive
damages, tho dismemberment of em
plies, tho establishment of selfish
OF TEXAS GOVERNOR
APKTIW T,.v,is An.r on JTli
iriul of (iovernor .lunies K. l'Yriruson
on 21 charges contained in tho bill
of impeachment adopted by the hiie
lust I'Vidny began ill the senate to
day. It is' remitted I lml several new
witnosses will bo .called nnd new cv;-
icnce auopieu.
lOr BRIGHTER
DAYS Q
DARE AHEAD FOR
THE COFFEE USER T
WHO CHANCES TO M
P05TUM3
ard cxcluslvo economic leagues, we
deem Inexpedient and !.i the end
worse than futile, no proper basis
for a peace or any kind, least or all
for an enduring peace. That must
be based upon Justice and fairness
and the common rights of mankind
"We eaanot take the word ot tho
present rulers ot Germany as a guar
antco ot anything that Is to endure
unless explicitly supported by such
conclusive evidence or the will and
purpose ot tho German people them
selves as tho other peoples ot the
world would bo Justified In accepting
Without such guarantees, treaties of
settlement, agreements for disarma
ment, covenants to set up arbitration
in the Dlace ot force, territorial ad
justments, re-constltutlons of small
nations, if mado with the German
government, no man, no nation could
now depend on. We must await some
new evidence of the purposes ot the
great peoples or the central powers.
"God grant it may be given soon,
ind in a way to restore tho confi
dence or all peoples everywhere In
the faith of nations and the possibil
ity of a covenanted poace.
"KOnERT LANSING,
"Secretary ot Stato or tho United
States ot America."
Ml FIELD EOOSE
IAN COAST
COFBNUAGEN, Aug. 20, Stenm-
Hliips 'frotn' iier(?im report hundreds
of drifting' mines off the Nprwcgian
eonstSi iilt is believed that an exten
sive mine, .field is adrift. Many mines
nre nls4:repurled aff tho northern
const ''(if 'Norway and in the Arctic
ocean."" ' ' ':
TESTIMONIALS
FOB MEDICINES
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Company Publishes Only
Genuine Ones.
The testimonials published by the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company
come unsolicited. Before they are used
the Company takes great care to inform
itself about the writer. Never know
ingly, has it published an untruthful
letter, never is a letter published with
out written consent signed by the writer.
The reason that thousands of women
from all parts of the country write such
grateful letters is that Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives,
once burdened with pain nnd illness.
It has relieved women from somo of
the worst forms of female ills, from dis
placements, inflammation, ulceration,
irregularities, nervousness, weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.
It is impossiblo for any woman who
is well and who
has never suffered
to realise how these
poor, suffering wo
men feel when re
stored to heal th ;
andtheirkoendosire
to help other women
who are suffering as
they did.
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PRESTIGE
A good hanking
connection is of
value along many
lines, financial ami
otherwise.
It is not alone in
the luisiness world
that it will lie of im
mense assistance.
For instance, it
gives you a real
sense of independ
ence, it feeling of
self-respect which
is worth many dol
lars to you.
A connection
with an institution
like this one gives
you Prestige.
The Jackson
County Bank
Kstal.lished 1S,8.
SENATE DEFEATS
5 PER CENT TAX
(Continued from page 1.)
there are soveral that ought to be left
out," he added, and declared that
while tho present second-class postal
rates were a subsidy and should be
readjusted, It should not be with
drawn all at tho same time. He urged
the adoption of the McKellar amend
ment and opposed all others.
Senator Smith of Georgia also de
clared the 5 per cent tax on publish
ers unjust. Statistics show, he said,
that It costs tho government one cent
a pound to carry newspapers 250
miles, and magazines one cent a
pound for 50 miles. For that reason,
ho said, It was unfair to place a tax
of one-quarter cent on newspapers
where the principal loss results from
transporting magazines,
One-Cent ltnto for ilOO Stiles.
Senator McKellar's second-class
postage provision tor a one-cent rate
within 300 miles and graduated in
creases beyond,' was accepted, 40 to
35, by the Benate as a substitute tor
the bill's quarter-cent increase clause.
It is subject to rinal action, however,
on Senator Weeks' motion to strike
out all publishers' taxes.
Tho McKellar amendment pro
vides that arter January 1, 1918, sec-ond-claBS
postage shall be graduated
by a zone system beyond the 300-mile
limit trom 2 to 6 cents a pound. An
amendment by Senator Sterling add
ed exempts farm and religious papers
and all other periodicals.
Under the McKellar amendment
$12,000,000 additional revenue would
be received.
The Kennte without debate or ob
jection struck out the house zone
provision for periodical postage in
crease and proceeded to the finance
committee's clause for a special tux
on publishers' incomes. . ;.!
Tho section of the wur tax bill
imposing a five per cent special tax
on publishers' incomes nnd designed
to raise $7,f00,000 was stricken out
of the measure late today by the
senate by a viva, voce vote.
AMERICANS CAN IMPORT
FOOD FREE FROM CANADA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 Amer
icans returning from Ciinadu may
bring free of duty $100 worth of
canned goods und other foodstuffs
under n ruling announced today by
the treasury department.
DETROIT, Aug. 29, Gilmour Do
ble, coach of the University of De
troit football eleven, has resigned and
has accepted an offer as Instructor ot
football at the naval academy at An
napolis, It was announced here today.
Doble came to Detroit this summer
trom Seattle. It is understood that
Doble accepted the offer from An
napolis because he was not satisfied
with the small squad which the local
university turned out. Dobie has been f
coaching the local players for several
days.
isp Mm
CAPITAL
$100,000.
Investments Classified
Ei VERY expenditure is an Investment.
Some are good; others bad. An
eminent financier classes several kinds in
proportion to their safety, ' accessibility
and income, as follows:
1st The savings account.
2d Government bonds.
. . 3d Other Well Secured Bonds.
4th One's Own Business.
Thus,(rti sec that those who have
, Savings Accounts ut the 1st Nntion
iil and those who subscribed to the
Liberty Loan are wise investors.
Wm. G. Tait, President
$100,000. k Wm. G. Tait, president a
st National Bank
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100 Feather Pillows, covered
with good ticking, worth today;
$1.00; for this sale only, ()9(J
''TbeWomarfs Store1'
44-22, .NORTH CENTRAL !
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. COMFORTERS
X case of heavy Comforters,
well made, covered with good ma
terials; while they last, df HC
each .....:....$l.ltl
Annual Sale of Good Bedding
COTTON
BLANKETS
Good size, fine
quality in tan and
gray, worth today
$2.00; sale price,
$1.48 '
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Comforters, Pillows,
Silkalinps and flrittrtii Ratts
On sale Thursday at away below what they ard worth today.
We would advise early buying, as prices are advancing every day.
COTTON BATTS
1 case good size Cot
ton B.atts, nice quality,
cheap at loc; for this
sale only
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12Jc
COTTON CHALLIE
25 pieces fine quality
Cotton Challie, 36 inches
wide, for comforters;
cheap at 20c. for j ftp
this sale, a vard 101
SILKALINE
Best quality of Silka
line, 36 inches wide, new
patterns, for coinfbrters;
fast colors; while "0
thev last, vard IOC
COTTON BATTS
3-lh. Cotton Batts,
good quality; , 72x84;
enough for comf orter ; A
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COMFORTERS
Hoinc-nidae, size 72x90,
made of best quality silka
line, filled with good, clean
cotton; verv.spe- , ffft QQ
cial each.'...':.. ii.VO
WOOL BLANKETS
'Lai-ge size, come in'plain
gr(y, tan, white, Arid fancy
plaids; worth a great deal
more than we
ask : each
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COMFORTERS
Wool filled, covered
wilh beautiful materials;
large size; one of ihe best
values we have,
at, cachr..;".
$4.75
FANCY BLANKETS X
An exclusive line of a
a it-wool jjiaiiKets, in
fancy plaids; on sale
from $6.98 up to $15
a pair.
First Showing New Suits, Coats, Dresses,Skirts
It will pay you to buy now while stocks are complete see them.
KORRECT SKIRTS
Jl'ST 1X-OUR XEW LINE OF
FALL AM) WINTER SKIRTS, IXi
PLAIN COLORS. FANCY PLAIDS ?
AND STRIPFS; $5.18 UP TO $15 J
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TY STYLES $18.00 UP.
"LA YOCUE" SUITS, UP-TO-DATE'
IN STYLE; $25.00 UP.
Nl'AV PLUSH COATS, $25.00 UP
TO $75.00.
NEW YE LOUR COATS, $35.00
UP TO $75.00.
Special
$15.00
25 FULL LENGTH WINTER
COATS, NEW STYLES,,
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