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yOL. XXV. NO. 101 : ;tiie clevelp star, SHELBY, N. G. FRIDAY, DEC., 14,1917 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
. a mi
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AB POSTON JR.
FATALLY SHOT
COTTON SEED MEAT. Pmrv
B FIXED AT $49.50 PER TON
veaper m South Caroli
u;Merence Between the Crush
ers and Officials.
NEWS OF CURRENT EVENTS
FOURTEEN YEAR OLD BOY IS
virriM OF CARELESS HAND
LING OF RIFLE IN THE HANDS News and Observer.
a)K RALPH Ultima.
Incidents Gathered FronTAU Parts of
The Country.
BELWOOD P. 0. EXAMINATION.
Will Be Held January 12 Office Paid
223 Last Year.
The United SU!ts CSvhI Service
an exam-
GOVERNMENT WILL HELP YOU
FIGURE YOUR INCOME TAX
Men Will Come Around to Assist you
la Making your Calculations
There Are Many That Will
Hare to Pay.
Statesville, Dec. 13.- You won't
A bill to provide for national pro-' iae. Vnnf
hibition for the period of th
w .. l T - natiKu a Iva ' k.U a ni
rollowine a conferenr voai been intrv!nrvi in rncm
- - j vaiuaj - wvwsk?a,
oexween rood Adm nistrat,,. ' w. - In th. r.. .s. sj - f.-i.-j . "' : "t o s - 1 'I " - ""
t im- Ab Poston. the 14 vear old Page of Nortii C n. T 7 i - " ' "s" result or which it s expected to make 7 yourseu nereaiier. ine govern-
ZL n Snath DeKalb street was kill. ministration offi,e aH i." " ,nJu.rea: lwo 01 we machines vacancy in the position of fourth- . wiu oe up w you w aunt up
- . .. . .". , . . " vwikuii aecu were Drouebt down and
ination to be held at Shelbv. North
Carolina, on January 12, 1918 as a Mv 10 J'gure out your own income
4 Wednesday afternoon by Ralph crushers pf the two states, the price
prisoners.
their crews class postmaster at Belwood, N. C, these men, who will be sent into every
and other vacancies as they may oc- county seat town, and
TO CONTRIBUTE
TO WOJRLD NAVY
AMERICA IS WILLING TO CO
OPERATE IS FURISUING A
NAVY THAT WOULD ENFORCE
PEACE AND SUPPRESS THE
FIGHTERS.'.
(By David Lawrence.)
Washington, Dee. 10.-J-America's
some other idea of what shall constitute naval
the people, disarmament after the war has hita-
decided in the interests of the serv- Postmaster, bankers and newspapers erto been expressed only in vagus
Representative Randall of Califor-"cur at that office, unless it shall be towns besides, to meet
. e the traredr beirir due tn was fixed at S4Q .Vt rw.r .j
-v, - . - --- . --"".jrw "uu " m ho. ;tMi i r - u:n decided n the
vTpoSZB Z, dJTV neTrnwl "'Vl e t7make the natnaT "h. ic to fi the vacancy by reinsUte-, will be able to tell you when the gov- terms, but Secretary Daniel., with the
- YTLiJT AyT tlo Tv ?vtl0n ,,n theJdrv" Th. rUr S i! vkvP , , ! The compensation of the post- ernmenf. income tax man will be approval of President Wilson, today
!lay a 1 n Wh! m S?iZ the f'S ' k-lf P - ! " 1 d,d master at this office was $233 for the wound, and where to find him. He announced that the United State, will
Jnia and Lee McB. Wiute conduct- the Rational rood Administration toot prohibit the importation of liquor w .- iwill answer your nuesUons swear vou be willinz to eontribuU ita shsra u
Applicants must have reached their 10 in return, and take your money, any international navy of sufridett
embezzlement twenty-first birthday on the date of Ke'irna or income lor ,1817 must be rorce "to give validity to the Interna-
jjg the funeral service amid a crowd stabilize the industries of this coun- for personal use.
sorrowing iriends and relatives. ."7 during the war. The indictment fr
Yowig Gnffm was arretted and pven The conference was held in the sen- Ueainst former Governor Fer.nn of th mintion. with th.. ention
'A lo8-"1! lLthe CSiJl buil?in?Texas, was dismissed in the court at that in a state where women are de-
a trl before Recorder B. T. Falls
- . , ,. , . . . . , i ., , . I w aisraissea in me court at t in nuce wnere women nre ue-
vch resulted in the boy being sent and was presided over by State Food . -i.i k w. n
iil for further investieation bv the Adminstrattor Henrv A VnnA "a iexa8' on moilon or e ot"'""r w
Administrator Goker of South Caro-
una, was unable to be present on ac
count of illness, but his office was rep-
secuting attorney. Governor Ferguson U POP089 t 18 years, women 18
was recer.tlv imrxrh iJW " aie oi me ex
Combined forces of Mexican Feder-
amination will be admitted.
l i iuii-cb ui ivicAji-Hii r truer- i a . . -j .v .l
' I I Avirvlionta mile, HiHa unthin t ha
resented by Joe Sparks, executive sec- LaJ..cavaIry mb"8hl 1W band of ...-K- .nn1if nv th(l ffi...
retary, and Vuliam Elliott Also at- Villa followers in Santa Clara canyon for whfch t xa'minatioV is
tpndmcr the ")iJerence were J L
Benton and S. E. Pyle from the crush
ing division of the National Food Ad
ministration. After Mr. Fuge told the purpose of
the conference, he introduced the two
representatives of the national Food
Admin'trat'n who briefly explained
an-
75 miles northwest of Chihuahua city, nounced
mesaay, according to a Mexican, Tne examination is open to all eit
statement. total of 4M were killed hens of the United States who can
and wounded on both sides. The Villa comply with the requirements
recorder. The further investigation
will probably take place today.
Th" only eye-witness to the trage
dy other than Griffin and Poston was
yeag A. D. Favel, son of Mr. and
krs. S. P. Favel who was walking
along with "Little Ab" as he was af
fectionately known by his parents and
ctasrades, when the shooting took
plrf They were approaching the
bus? of Jackson Dickson, to the rear
ef A. C. Miller's Wednesday after-
about 2 o'clock. Ralph Griffin
was Pt.nndfng on the
rifle which he had borrowed
Sjwceon Cabaness to go hunting. Ac- fixed prices are higher than those in :resentative Holbert of New York. In- .Washington, D. C
Mrdinz to vonnir ravel, tne ontrin i Louisiana, misbippi. ArKansas and oth ;ciapniany, it wouia autnonze armv Anni;r,n. sknfiM k. nrnnr!
mt yelled to Little Ab "Give me'er southern states. The crushers in j enlistment of women between 18 and ecuted and filed with the commission
lief". Little Ab apparently did not . these states ome time afro fixed the 1 35 in the discretion of the President at Washington. D. C. at the earliest
j practicable date.
the sixth cav
between January 1 and March 1, 1918. tional decree" of the peace confer-
The government recognizes," Col- nee.
lector of Internal Revenue Watts said j The secretary of the navy, deallax
today, "that many persons experience with the subject of international dfe-
a good deal of difficulty in filling out armament in his annual report, Juet
income tax forms. It recognizes too, available, gave, indeed, the first clear
that taxpayers resident at points idea of what the United States migkt
where collector's offices are not easily propose when the natioas of the
accessible find it hard to get proper world art gathered together in peaee
instruction in the law. Next year, council to decide how the security at
when every married person living with the world ehall be guaranteed in the
wife or husband and having a net in- future.
come of 12,000, and every unmarried
person not the head of a family and
la Line With President
Mr. Daniels' proposal are direct
forcps nuffpreH th hnavioof Imua I AnnlVntion hlnnldi. Form 17S.1. and
A resolution designed to permit 'n" information concerning the re- j having a net income of ) 1,000 for the in line with the President's previous!
Ruth Law, the aviator, to be commis- Virements ' the examination can be ,vear 1917 must make a return of In- expressed position on a league to ea-
.f. uxuiu v. u.wi.j caioiucu . . . . . secured Trom tne DOStmaSter at ne ; im (utoiku, mere mut urtc-w uhk -am uwii imm
porch with a 22 the prices the government wished to . l'ie "n7 aJiailon corPs. nas life of vaca or from the Tj5ited be hundreds in every community phase of the annual report ndoubted
rrowed from Mr.j nxed and gave reasons why these," "'uu' ta ngresa oy nep- ute8 Service Co
seeking light on the law, and help in ly received the careful attention ef
IJVI . uii.lic nu ojpaicii, uiu iiui, , vine nine t; 'J iiAoi tne j oo III tile UlHCrCtlOn O
tear him and said nothing, but con-J price of cotton seed meal at $4G.50 'and secretary of war.
turned to walk along with his air per ton. The prices in North Carolina i FifWn mnk.T. f
r"i rm;vr':: ? : r Sr ; lalry areon trialbefore the court-mar- PROPER ADDRESS IS VERY
,tial at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on
kis gun and fired, the bullet enter-.ton, must be higher because the
aid piercing the brain. He ran about a higher price for seed on account of lch,ar mutiny KT0Winf at of an
14 stcs and fell in the snow. The keener competition between the mills. I11 refusal to obey an order to
ether boys hollowed and Mrs. Roy A reduction of the prices in North drill September 25, when they were
Wilson was the first to heed the .Carolina to $47.60 as in other states , stationed in the Big Bend district. It
alarm and reach the scene. Young would make a greater sacrifice for
Poston was carried home where he. the crushers while a price of $50.50
died about six o'clock without ever in North Carolina and $48.50 in South
is said the men refused to drill be
cause they were tired out by a long
siege of guard duty,
NECESSARY SAYS GARDNER
In Sending Telegrams and Letters, Al
ways Be Sure to Give the Full
Address Says Col Gardner.
executing their returns. My own and
every other collection district in the
nation will be divided into districts,
with the county as the1 unit, and a
government officer informed in the
income tax assigned to each district
He will spend as many days as nec
essary in each county, very likely in
the court house at the county seat
town. In cities where there are col-
Mr. Wilsoi before its publication.
Secretary Daniels writes:
"The immediate hope for a worM
wide agreement of the aavy-buil(Kt
natior for a reduction of armament
through joint action, which I haw
urged in every previous report, ca
not he cherished now that all Ua
world is at war.
"But if this oondition eould not la
reached in time of peace, may we net
regaining consciousness. According to .Carolina would put the crushers of Secretary of War Newton D Ba
toe story of young OnfTin, he asked tne two states on a parity with oth- L . . . . v h- r ahout 30.000 soldiers
little Ab to hold out his air rifle and er southern crushers. The difference . ust -l T,t th f4t of tot and if a telegram or letter of en-
let him shoot at it whereupon Little in the prices fixed in the two Car-' J ' Z i -Jfiry Is sent to anyone the sender
Ab held out the butt of the gun and olinas. it was explained, would have senes of war conferences to be heTd sUte the company and regi-
Griffin fired, the bullet striking him to exist because North Carolina "tte in the union within the ,ment to whjch enquired
in .. kaarl tlmnhr now nav KitrVior nriroa fnr next few months, at which SDCeches . t ; .1
' mo uu. .. r-j r..u w. , r aoout DeionirB. it is a very easy maucr 1 , . . . . v i ,j
Little Ab is the oldest son of Mr. .their seed than the South Carolina will be delivered by members of the to find ont and locate a person when Keneral information ..at 'net income' ment of aH nations, each nation shouM
sad Mrs. Ab Poston and a favorite crushers. For example, cotton seed cabinet adn other prominent citizens 'you hllve the above information; but ,18 the "Bder afte.r ubtracting ex- contribute in proportion to its wealth
aaong nu playmates, ine eignt gruue meai now sens ior wo a ton ,ior tne purpose oi auvising me people
Ethool children went to the home in in North Carolina while the price ag to war conditions.
lector's branch offices, he will be
there, and in other cities at the coun- ( believe that it wil be ob of the eo
ty courthouse or postoffiee building peneations for the terrible tragedy f
My office will in due time advise post-j war? The necessity for naval ves-
t.j; 4V C.. iiimkh HIIU LMtllHTTIB dllU DCHU UUk III- BC1B Will CVnilllUC, UUk llUJVUg yvr-
To the Lditor of the SUr. ,. . .. . .. . ... . ... , . lu
Wish you would publish a notice in - -ZTT It JZ.Z
your paper eauinr attenton 10 tne iaei i ... . s f " , v . j .
taxpayers to ask my office for forms! vision guaranteeing an international
on which to make returns. The offi- 'aavy to enforce international de-
cer who visits their county will have erees.
them. "To this internrtional navy, eoia-
"It may be staU s a matter of nosed of separate naval establish-
a body md sent a beautiful floral de- in South Carolina is $51 and $52 peri
sfrn. was an exceedingly bright ton.
ove iniurmauuu, uuw t , . ; ' i i.m rt mt
a very difficuit matter r .that is lr expense fTsure thaTnV "nation
2 JSJ oTnTh S "tte P i? th. meaning of the law. the 'Lfely challenge the decree of the higk
e. " ' " evpmnrion heincr allowed to cover nurh intamatinnal rnnrt
little boy manly in his conduct and
ir en'll.v in his disposition.
The Griffin boy's mother is dead.
Another phase of the cotton seed
regulations brought to the attention
of the crushers were important am
MACK'NF fll'v? iv
names of the iNTn 'we
tiorwi in the 1 n e f t 'p'f--The
enm" : 4 '
He returned to Shelby about two endments and additions to the rules' Lonior. I '. !t. Tr
onths no from Henders'onville to prescribed by the cotton-seed industry Moscow is rrted to b - r
ve with his unrle. Will Rippy. His division of the Food Administration cord me to a Times disrau-h f-o f
father, Dock Griffin, works at the ca at Washington. t0ad- Tne Bolshevik:, accordi-g to
nter t-sde at Winnsboro, S. C, with One of the amendments -hnne"- TetroRrad newsraers. hsve
Mr. Julius Branton. Upon re-eivin" period from sixty days to four months machine puns in the streets a they
a telesmm Wednesday night about 8 in which a licensed crusner pnan - -i "- r ; Rjfe fnge
e'elock he left immediately.for Shelby have oa hand or under his control a- The garrison, however, shows signs of c rfWnviHe,. S. ( .,
aad went to the Poston home vester- cotton seed oil, peanut oil. soy bear oi! insubordination and is reported to be
J.. Hi. . .k ; ;;i ai ;i , mnra nil. Another disobeying the Bolsheirki command-
Isased to go to the home also and see amendment savs that anv licen.ed er, a private named Muranoff. i
.is victim. crushers shall not hpve on hand in his Considerable forces, the despatch
The deepest sympathy of thg en-'possession or under his control at arv adds, are neir.g. aciacneq irom e ,
bt commmity goes out to the be-,iime a cmantity of cotton seed oil. I west front to be sent against the Cos-
,-ou
and it often Is'ts i-ne
the proper address and with
it is a very difficult matter u-
gij to division heai'iiiiartf r sr- hunt
over the roster of the division
J T. GARDNER. Col. Inf. fomdg.
Dec.
13 NEGROES HANGED.
tire conrmnnity goes
reaved parents of "Little Ab."
t t :t Ivaon nil nr mnrn oil.sacks.
Lv. mivl-nt f his nro- Th Cossacks are preparing to fight
Tongues and Needle. Club durtion for two months instead of 30 the Petrograd . otl
Te Sew For Red Cross, days. . . P,,,i?r MLl"??,f!ill,!-t!!,!5!i
On Tueadav afternoon the members New rules added to the regulations oi wca .re -.u - - - ----
- . . . I . ,i
They Were Negro Soldiers Who Par
tkipated in a Texas Riot.
eTnennea I "Tn .rich rmlii nf th Mia tin
" J The new exemptions of $1,000 and 'country will be ready to make fol
are 2,000 will add thousands to the num- contribution, and to that end the es
,, ber of income taxpayers in this dis- pansion that now crowds all the oW
hat t"ct inasmuch as many farmers, and new shipbuilding resoarees wB
mercnants, iram-Bmen, prDiessioiiai goon piaca tnis country i a jw""""
men and salary workers and a great to furnish as many and as powerftfl
many wage workers will be required ghips as will come from asy other
to make return and pay tax. country. It would be a laeiting ealaas
The law makes it the duty of the jty, if, when this war ends, there
taxpayer to seek out the collector. ehould linger as a burden pon a pea
Many people assume that if an income pe already heavily taxed by wars, a
tax form is not sent, or a govern- competitive program of eostly nav&l
ment officer does not call, they are re- construction.
lieved from making report. This is de- j "This country will, no doubt, take
cidedly in error. It is the other way ;ta proper place in bringing abtfrtt
round. The taxpayer has to go to the goch provisions in the peace treaV
government and if he doesn't within je as will never again eontsraln any
the time prescribed, he is a violator 'nation to adapt its naval program sjf
Saa Antonio, Tex., Dec. 11. A
trampled clearing m a lonely mes-
... . n 1 J V I ,v? I . A. .
, j. , nilmr- rod and tnree at sumy, commanaea oy quite iniCKei on me government rrscj-
wi me sewing ciud were cnarminRiy aireaay muc r ,. j; . . , ...
entertained by Mrs. Walter Fanning "Rule 12: No licensee shall sell cot- General Korn.loff . Extremes rdat.on here, except forthe ashes of
at her hand, home n S. Waahine- 'ton seed in car lots at more than two guards to the number of about 1.000 two huge bonfires, showed no sign to-
ten street holla,, ner ton. exclusive of custom- are expected at KharKov Moscow
Garlands of Christmas bells, holly arv loading charges, over the price n cor7'"":.
sap General
and mistletoe, earned out the color I which he paid for cotton seed.
wheme of green and red and made
wight and gay the rooms where the FIGURES PUBLISHED ON
gaests assembled and spent a most
eFightful afternoon with busy needles.
"During the afternoon the hostess
assisted by her sister
wannmsr arvH moat temntinir re
night that it was the execution place
of 13 negro soldiers of the 24th in
GERMANY'S AIR STRENGTH
ZtSS '"try tod.y; The negro.,, convicted
Don territory and sending them home of participating in the riots at uous
'on account of their extremist opinions.
of the law, and the government will
go to him with its penalties
Beer-Soaked Brutes.
SNOW IS GENERAL
On the French Front in France,
i;. rioffi. u..j. 1n UTiat are consider-
imntine re-l,nnroximatelv exact figures of Ger, Four Southern StaU. Report Snow
m - - ' , rr-" .... I E O 4. in I eekafl IIAn
eshmenta. in which the green and 'manv's air strength which have reacn-1 ru.w.r.
"d idea was carried out. consisting of a th. eorresnondent show that the .Wednesday s ispatcn
some other nation from which thew
is a compelling menace of passible
and unprovoked attack. Such eoav
pulsion is the very negative of Ja
tional and orderly naval deveJoprnei.
Manufacturera' Record. It means the tyranny of a program.
A Baltimore nhvsician gives as his dictated by apprehension rather them
opinion that Germany's brutality has the free choice of a standard eugge
been largely developed by the fact that ed by national needa and supports
for generations its people have been by national ideals.
-tAit-a .n.vi in hevr While this I "An international navT. will maa
ton, Texas, August 23, last, were hang- . habit hM not made 'possibla such naval developmeBt M
ed at one minute before sunrise. thera out-and-out drunkards, in his each nation deems fitting for its owa
After dark last night, motor trucksonjnjon it nag ytpt 80 BOaked in people. It will also serve the 'parfta
carried the lumber for the scaffolds alcohol that the moral fiber of the na- ment man' by providing a naval form
and a company of engineers to the tion has been largely destroyed ample enough to give validity to h-
.i..; tv- ,r.U. mr htrilt hv throueh this evil influence. ,terna tional decrees ana strong anmm
firelight. Motor trucks shortly after
five o'clock this morning carried the
I" . ' ,. -..v vvivn.1
taffed nennr. ..rwiphe- Marque- ! 977 .madrillas. Virginia, Nortn Carolina ana ooum - -nd the officers
r-rr"-i " v n - i .ormnn jtrriiv iyuracatj "t" ' i ..vi r:aAMi wsvi . '
. s a . . .. t-...i . " arniiTLB. ana iiui uicoob viw.Riw
-es and coffee. Attractive little LnmDrisinir about 2300 airplanes.
wmcnes of mistletoe tied with red rib-1 ...... a AiMeA f0. V " Vi.f
i i lie . ..... .j .uecemDeT Bnwwiaiio ui iow..
I a: j
n decorated mrh ntiite
This club joining the women who.'ow9:
are making an honest effort
aUCe the anffarina HnuJ hv
- J I . ...
ave decided to sew for the Red Cross and 30 battleplane squadnn
aeh meeting. Only very light re- 'protection of bombers
'rvsnment8 are to be served
covered today by one of the heaviest
cember snowfalls in history.
From the mountains to tidewater in
and military guard to the place of ex
ecution. The trucks later carried the
bodies to a place aa indistinguishable
Thousands Die of Hunger.
to keep inviolate the peace of live
world."
CTIERRYVILLE NEWS
Thousands of old men, women and
.... . i . i .I. i
children, wno sougnt reiuge in me ... ?
Caucasus from the barbarities of the I M o-n Hallman. and 70, dM
as the execution site where the burial (Turks in Armema, are dying from ihiit Friday night at ehr home
vomen wno. .... j :ii. notters 80 v- nu n..;.;n .mw which hmn Mduinit
rofu "Ported, puce. Then . ther hauled back to ganger as. direct result of the over-
. ? hatUeplane squadrillas for the .this morning to have reached adepth ;Fort Sara Houston every piece of lorn- throw of the Russian provisional gov-
ber used in the scaffold so that the ernmen eccoroin w ii.r
site was clear before iormai announ-.rw-.veu uj .; - ' .., v.v. Mr. Dellin-eys daur-.
Willoughby Smith, Amencan n, -
Gidney-Hnghes Wedding.
The following handsomely engrav-
British Casualties.
of from 8 to 10 inches, according to
unofficial accounts, a 10-mch fall ac
companying severe cold weather and
,high winds virtually tieir.g up ship
L; .t tho Hamnton Roads port
London, Dec. ll.-The British cas- Roanoke reported a fall of 8 inches.
ualties reported lor tne wees, chuimk Jn North Carolina also the snow
Beth page church following an illnaas
of only a short while.
Jar. E. r . uemnger, a promnreaa
citizen of Fallston. was a business)
cement of the executions had been is
sued by the southern department headquarters.
Eleven Killed in Action.
at Tiflis, Russian Caucasus.
A art ro-Germans Displeased
The German press generally uses
j . . , -ualties reporifj n
and wTv i ! ? 7 today numbered 23,356, as compared i , waj the hciviest near the coast.
d will be of interest to the friends , 82, the previous week. The . . . 7 inches. In the
h . aSf' hl? u mUf casualties were as follows: 'm0untain city of AaheviUe, the depth
" a granddaughter of Mrs. Mary E. aa nf wounds: Officers, ... . :i,v
Mney: L roro ?ni? ''u.u. Ior "e 8WMrn!.1"." " iConirress. Uat was expected
.Dr. and Mr,. Charles Chauncey ,JaJ'.mLVrmiin Officers, , 7.Zl of the Um The declaration of war against Aus.
Oidnev innm th. ,Brrir of VOU"'";" " ia?r an n m "7 o' . have died since the war began, tria-Hnnearv bv the United
f.eir daughter Daisie Eliabeth to '"'W . . iriin"- Zn ia Tto 4 iches of snow!died from "natural causes," 352 from while. ..painful" to the empire, will not town. Mrs. King was the mother ti
Tlno-hes. . .-, .Carolina irom o UorMenta and onlv 11 were killed in '.(feet the events o? the war. in the v v vinv of Lilesville but who ws
... uw. k v -n . , tj ..m tn Farmers ai too mcnwiwi i . l. ..... - ---- -
The New York World is authority Unguage of denunciation in comment
The New yorK wona is auu, n y President Wilson's message to
for the statement that of the 1,348
tir ii mw of the efficient teachers fm
!the graded school here this year.
Mrs. J. F. Moser left Monday TW
Union county to spend a few days
with her father, Mr. W. S.. Stance.
Mr. Stames has been in poor health
for a number of years.
Rev. J. F. Moser was eaDed
Forest City last Friday to attest
the burial of Mrs. Sallie King, widow
States 0f the late Thomas B. King of that
nny. On Friday the twenty-third day
i wovembcr, one thousand nine hun
Jjed and seventeen San Diego, Cali
rnia.
A Ton.
Washington
, Dec. 11. Representa- mches
From northeastern Georgia came .action
reports of snow to a depth of three
'tive Robinson said today that the, claude Dodd who holdg a ln.
'soda to be purchased Dy ine govern-1 crative railroad position at Green-
Million Cattle May SUrve.
A million head of "cattle in south
western Texas are said to be in dan-
opinion of Count Czernin, the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister.
First Baptist Church
We have enough coal for Sunday
formerly one of the leadinf Mer
chants of Forest City.
Box Sapper at Pleasant Grave.
Thera will be a box sapper at Pleas-
ant Grove school house Friday airht,
SfKIB W l'c J7" viifc"- j cj - . CPS Live rail VttU 'vaibiuu ev vii .nrswiu - - - ' m-m a
R. W. Ward has gone to Jack- , ... , tn tv. farmers for a r i. .nonHino. everal Havs e h-ause thev can not be grazed school and the morning preaching December Hat, beginning ai -sy. tro-
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