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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12


him blythe yssys sWhose elevation
Is dusto his &uppcet
AL. tho Negro voters CT Charleston
ask, is that tina RspnhNean nominee for
Mayo be o hAp v4thSSt fear and with
outs fepvoseh, one Pho may be Deepen
ded upon to saiSoSnd% himself IN all
his appointments by clean mon, and
they may be dessndsdi, upon to stand
up as they did Tuesday 81. last week,
They have been worked up to vim
dictive mood BY the ,utterances of Mr..
Galleher, Mr.. BSrns and Others of les:
ser note, and nothing will afford them
more pleasure than i casting a ballot
against anything Democratic. 1t is
war to the knife end sthe knife to the
hilt. = =, ~.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
Million: Ragland: ~.
y - - Pa S~gfys;:t =, :. - :: &--;J
= Case ON Trial

- Milton Ragland, colored, who four
teen. months ago lask3sunday morn.
ing shot and wounded Dump: HILL.
"a aofhar coiored man; is 5sn TRIAL IT, &
ms. liberty before Judge. Black, of
the "kanawha intermediate court and
jury Of twelve men,. The Jury was
secured this informing. and the trial
commenced this afternoon. Ragland
10 defended byG Judge. w. W.. Wertz
and Geo. Byrne. 80: go -,
Hill was shot by Ragland, 1T is al
:|aged5 after he waB = ordered, away.
from Ragland,s houaa. The bullet
Fstruck Hill in the back and since tic
fsho9ttng he has never been.ab1ento
walk q step andt has virtually, d.mis,-
died away, :: RaslaRd last September
sought his freedom by the habeas
corpus route before, the supreme
court Of appeals Or West Virginia,
but htsiapplication FOR the.>writ was
denied. r &, - I -. (. ~ ~. .
There are a number, of witnesses
to be- examined and the case'is at
tracting much attention. = ,.'H.
NJ 5Sraty III ~ "a. y;riirr, IN, a,I -.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
MOLE AS MARK OF, ONES CHAR:
II, ACTEfs. - '-' .~'.'

= A mole on the forehead shows
ambition, wisdom, and ability in the
management Of affairs r s,,..It.
"A mole, on the right cheek. shows
the person, is greatly. beloved ), and
will acquire riches and honqrst.' :.
"A mole. on. thettfight eye, a dull
ness ,of understandings: on. the left,
quickness of, perception. -
= A mole on. the neck shows man
prudent in actions; on, a, woman,
shows =. weakness in Judgment. and
ready, to believe !the worst Of her
husband &
; A mele on the shoulder denotes
laboreapd poverty, 49,, -
= A'mole on the breast shows af9ec-
ton, strengths ~coutage, and resoIu-
ton: 50, =, :, 8 ,.rik;,~;, 80. go. ...
A mole on the back shows a per-
son to be much given ITO lying Z in
bed, e5:';z,. -, ,''..-...
"A moleion the Leg, much given to
walking and? afotsd of visiting dig
=tant paris :. ). (; =
A mole =on: the foet' denotes a
naughty disposition, Sssp .,... :, ~
A mole ON THE, beck Of the hand
a propensit@ for otNsr men's goods.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
CtP|0Q!sjI. ! !; !. !. !.
ENG1HEH FIRES

Pie steady rains Of Tuesdayfand
Wednesday, and the heavy downpour
'of Tuesday night have. been efeeutua1
in tho .liftihghof the. massive clohds
of wood smoke WHICH had enyolopad
Charleston and every other town and
city IN the. Kanawha Valley since
Sunday. resulting from the forest
firos raging; on the mountains on eE-
cry. side of Charleston. ..~-...
The rain has also prevented q
spread. of the fire. in. the mountains
and th6se who. have worked .uheeast
ingly to save THOUSANDS of dollars
worth of PROPERTY which was in peril
are now securing rest. - The woods
were, burniNs onsalf satdAs .of;the city,
Probably the greatest line OF yAre 7xas
up TIL zChesapea ksva1tdg Ohio. railroad
where the forests were In an almost
continuous line o9 Are H.. ..-l.. .sils
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
aFiEn. 81 ss'
= i tes NJ i, \
nelRaad forS ,aASe1 Snf ia, FMbitSI
%< :. and RriyS ID, VI aSsSs,s. f.S aSS

From the New York EsimssSs ) \,
=. Koanx tnaen ,NSp srs dStti MINK
EHepR y hxelt pSid il al 2settt ss laoss NM
{ So thy possib ess Of ipS9 in, xGceaRY
Ina. Pfiyate x6pstn ess Armas nsea siuss
cfeastnxly the services of certified
-tfcQpntaRts ;. Swho yjmAXSSbtAint tbkiK
deS1ese from! the StRtSf BY
lAxa pau ations preSesibSds tAs vbaSrd
pot 'Tegents. They are needed 10 axo
toyer .@the books. dsteot ) anu qaatatE
met hods and systems. ana substitute
:tharefor amere mQdahs and Saechrate
huslQessf DEVICES Ar opnpaSstiohs
grow th ess Tcsn plexitie beSSnSe more
ipsistaptaot unrageltagrAMdl refFm.
: So likewise IN iEmti Fcipa9 Saoeoant-
fng,s Mr.. William III, Allen. recently
stAtkd in the Journal Aconuntancy
,theG 1900 efficient VI ing iaen we're
wanted itimmed iately to- perforan the
we'll paid. duties Of. anatXting! ths bus,
mess systems ,of ,oati Iced Eomptroller.
Meta ,complaiDed}!t AAtothex day, that
THIS toitas.s Bills: aud salary lists. were
not properly audited; that. {S.tha sys-
tenn iA sbad, ,andt-Nsy haven't enough
= :
men. Until we get enough men the
city,tWill continue, to be. cheated out
oE}thousands of dollars every year
Mayor Hibbard,o OF Boston, under
took this week a:.radical reform, In
making up the annual budget for
that city; his chief difficulty Will, lie
incthe deartlr:of efacient accountant s;.
The icfties~of Lpuisyhle. Newark. New,
Rochelle, .Holyoke~-ins fact; accord,
inEsto Mr.. Allen. "over half the cities
in,syhe United .Statesss'-are now, de-
rnanfiing expert leadership in. bust
ness: methods SO as to prevent ex-.
traSagapceEafd fraud:
The disposition that is manifest in
all departmentssof public and private
affairs to aiIa4yze improper :. and
wasteful methods and Ito, Isupplant'
them is not the least, hopeful sign Of:
our times. In this work young men
of ability will take an important part.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
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IS Huntington, W%VaS.;Noy.. 2tA&sQAs'
-hlazfng ~boz} car sAistl; thsa far easYenn
1imits~ob' the >Chesapeake, ST. Onto.
shops yards caused quite Ea,little Hn- )
caeiness. The car had been uBsdiaB
a camp car By censtru st tons' or bgs>i
But 6of some time had been IN Adss-,
use, ri. The blaze was discovered at
.sRont "sfx-thtrty O'Clock nd. tho SHOP
Whistle sounded the fiaetsalaTfa. q re-;
psatedlyg s55sNis gave xise&Ao talafm
among the shop employe8ssa the
fright oeaasioned was not lessened
Sy the remarkable large blaze which.
The are created. ~ -. ,i4;a,.,,,4ii
7 The, Are Alarms of theEeitY were,
pot sounded, nor did, the comRauies, =
90 to the scene, it being realized, EEfAt I
tbe fire protection at the, shops .Syas
sufficient to tongues the blaze.
Chief WEIGH, however, accompanied i,
by one of sbis inen4Xsids go to gEhe4
scene. The task OF 'extipBuisMng
the blaze was NOT alright one and it.
YVES only accomplished after the car
had been practically reduced to-
iasnesf 4&< IA Z, ,y.a&} ,x,s,,,t H. ,s. JS
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
!. WAR TO THE KNIFE

aSfi82snlf Democratic friends are Cher
@ the hope that Charleston Nc.
81 1eel satisfied with the victory of
'ft ~ are disposed to let bygon.
sss Ssbei bygones, The Advocate takey
' 'gDsy Nreat pleasure in informing them
Anah ebey bave another guess coming
4 ESsRpssys fopled, no Negro. outside tho
ltS asylum, by their opposition 70
ffAasseta"Negro planks in the convsn.
Hon for they all know that their act.
y sis,p8 were dictated by policy, not prin,
slse7pie.; We serve notice here and nov
sSh8t II is the intention of the hlac1,
sssssfset9Qgate to keep *the fight I'D until
Yss55ipA elective officer in the city Of
iaaftaSton is Republican.
4 slths scheme Of arraying one Negro
sagaan8t another by intimating that he
ssSs dnpe to follow this or that colored
EIsasan win work no longer. The most
. nopraenE among us sees that It is only
RKs unlitfg our forces that there is any
sp1Astbbd.1ty of success, that the advan
OF one WORTH Negro reflects
upon the whole. And further.
there is a limit to everything
scn tHhA Negroes patience, and he re
t. and will continue to resent thu
salss saleAtS u aalbea4sfpoias
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
Speaking of the Pythian Ten

j. Speaking of the Pythian Temple
at New Orleans. owned by the
knights of Louisiana, and beiffg con-
5tructed under the supervision of
Supreme Chancellor S. w. Green,
who is also Grand Chancellor of Lou
isiana, the New Orleans Daily Plea
yune says:
THE Negro knights of Pythlas
seVen=story. building, at Gravier and
Saratoga. Is getting well along no
wards completion, the exterior being
now about closed in. 1t will be one
Of the handsomest buildings in the
city"
Mr. John Mitchell, of Virginia,
banker, who thinks himself too big
to associate with the Negro. bankers
and hangs around the white bank.
ers. will please take notice
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
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IN DARKEST AFRICA. .

Thsre Is jumping in the, Jungle, ;
IheFe Is wailing In the Wild,
There's despairfng in the desert.
There are pain and passion piled.
The tigeT's full of tafitYnms,} "a,
And the lion loud laments,
For the time is drawing. nearer.
For our Teddy's tour intense.
Ths!e is mourning in the mountains.
Ihsre 10 pleading on the plains,
tnero,s droop in tails Of tigers,
There's a meek mienaf, tf1e5maf1es
There,s trumpetingT Of terror ~
: In most elephantine stunt,
There is anguished brute abandon
Over Teddy's helfty hunt. =
There Is trembling in the tropics,
There Is shaking on the aSnd,
FROM the desert to the ocean
There's lamenting in the land.
Densely dismal. ia Dark Afrte.l Z
Baleful bellows evory~bFuSe, r. -
For they feel their fate is fearsome
f., since onr Teddy's suge tosahoot!
au1', ---s---.----s--s~,z.s :
Miss Kate Hawkins fkiffdfsposed.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
SMILE

$a>fellowfs weak and weary, AIR.
II hess tired insthe strife, /
II 70 HIM the pathways ,dreary, y
:: And&fe's tired of;this life; .
II perchance you know his trouble .
> Make him think LIES still worth
)! while, 1. <, : 'N'
10 not make his sorr6w double,
Lift'him with q cheerful smile.
His tale may be one OF sorrow, s., =
Perhaps grief weighs him down. =
Each long day lis one ofShofroSr, g =
Former friends WeaFsA SroRn. =
II to You he comes inssssdness 81 a! !
!, ASfew moments to beguIle: ~. -,
Greet him with tone 81 gla lnaass =;
Lift1hirn wfth'a cherrias sn,;Sc;,is~,
If q sinner is repenttng, g q. z .,,,.s.,,. ~
Fighting his soul, to. IN y -.
His Judge may be .relen Eng, :,
Hope: dies he cannot see: =. Ess s.s x
Listen to his earnest pleading !,
Lord. I'm wicked aud defiisd =
Look! the dark cloudsare ,recedins ,
rae e.1 Is !! saved, for chEist has, smiled.
49,, n, ii, sEARRERe:. 4 (
Oak HILL; w: a:,si,,>> ~ ?,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

which were aaaalNSt % sthe extreme
III Wight have 'intimiaated those
css determined to exercise their
rsachise rtshSs than were our breth-
zen in yhleSk !. II. w M T., = =
( Taktng sthes &eAsmNn.s skape poll
ING place In this city :As am illuatra-
ti>n Of what actually occurred at ev-
sry voting Place >hayipa any number
Of Negroes. .there we're Ion hand long
before the polls opened from 3 to Is
special police and an equal number
ot5deputy .shsrits. whoss';very pres
cnce presaged trouble. The word
bad gone forth that some attempt at
illuminating the Negro voters would
be made, but In spite of this .oyeraw-
ing display otsrotce on, the part of
the Democratic city and connty off,
;,als, ops men fell into )ine and all
but shut out the white voterssso great
was their eagerness to register, their
iisapproval of the attempt to deciti-
senize them. They turned a deaf ear
% the crafty suggestions. OF Mr..
Stephenson minions that they had
nothing to lose by voting for Demo-
cratic officers and spurned with con-
tempt the offer Of brides which more
than equaled a half months wages.
or the 1850 Negro voters In Char
'lesten. where. rs per cent. our
'bemacratic. friends boosted they
weald buy, It is safe to say that not
0w;,a6ted for single Democrat on
She, ticket, not even excepting the
nominse for Sheriff, upon whom the
Democratic ring centered its support.
If there was any buying and selling
Of votes on election day, our people
took no part in it. They were too
btsy awaiting their turn to vote to
listen TO bribers, too anxious, to re-
sent@the .lnaults ,heaped upon them. by
George Byrne to listen 20 the Tempt
er's voice, They voted tho straight
Republican ticket. and to this fact is
Tue the election of more than. one Re-
publican candidate. ITO these we say,
as did the thief on the cross to
Christ: Lord, remember me when
thou contest into thy kingdom"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
A DEAD ISSUE.

1t is passing strange that in sending
out his Virginia and Temple Tax"
statement, Mr.. John Mitchell of Vir-
ginia should have overlooked the
Supreme Representatives of the Pyth-
ian Order who live in Charleston, w.
Va. If he were in the right in fatty
refusing to obey the order. of the Sup.
rene Lodge, why did he take pains to
prevent his defense from falling into
the hands Of those who are in position
to know that he Withheld one-half the
truth and garbled the other half.
He does not state, for reasons as
weak as a spiders web, that he would
not attend the first meeting of the
temple and Sanitarium commission
or which he was a member. He ad-
mlts, In effect, that he placed his judg-
ment above the whole Supreme Lodge
and nullifted its action in the state of
virginia after he had solemnly sworn
tc obey his superiors.
All mat reference to himself, to
what he has done fo~ his, people is
simply plea for sympathy, a, plea
usually made by the guilty as last
resort. In other words Mr.. Mitchell is
DONG the baby act and, he may be. ex.
pected to- stoop even lower in, his de-
sire to become Supreme Chancellor of
the Knights of Pythias 1t is unfort,,-
nate mat Mr. Mitchell is afflicted with
such severe attack Of exaggerated
ego and is so wrapped up in the States
t1ghts theory. He does not recall
perhaps that States Rights is dead
lSSSNe' 1t VIII be forciblS impressed
upon him at Kansas City next cum-
mer.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
Died AReII IA.

T, I BaEneesille, w d; Nop:.-=111.
William. Meredith, father Of Judge
Win field Scott Meredith who was
elected g Republican State senator
from the : Eleventh West, Virginia
district last Tuesday, died aged 81.
He was engaged in the smapufaeture.
Of: lumber, and Conducted b large
Farm: He and mrs. Meredith rer,,
Gently celebrated fheir sixty-fhirdj
Wedding anniversary. Rev. Thomas;
Meredith, Of Wheeling, and Ray,
Clinton B. Meredith, Of, Morgan
town are among the @surtiting sons.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

"hen the tumult and the shouting
o1e and we have each tired of CON
graduating ourselves on the inoalcu1-
aDiy valuable factor we were. in the
general result, we may feel DISPOSED
SINCE there IS more than enough gIo-
~ 20 20 around, to throw a few bou-
0uelS TO the humble Negro voter,
VINO left his lOwly home that frosty
morning and stood shivering in the
coio' for some two hours< that West
virginia might remain in the Repub4
llcan column and that he might still
De numbered among those wao have
the rights Of citizenship.
While 1t is true that virtue is IT.
own reward and that no man is tc
be commended for doing what was SC
PLAINLY his duty. there were cireum.
aaaoes, Il surrounding. thie1Saei e8tfSY,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

We congratulate our brethren in
Missouri upon their escape from jim
Crowism and Disfranchisement. We
are in position to appreciate. the dan
ger which threatened them, for we
were up against the same proposition.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

Amt 1T a shame the Gazette had to
call back to the coop the single col
ssmn rooster it displayed "a announcing
the election, of Col. Carr az justice OF
'the peace in Loudom distriet7 Col.
Carr has the heartfelt sympathy Of
The Advocate IN his hour OF bereave-
mcnt.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

We. have fought the fight and kept
the faith, but we have not yet finish
ed the Course. The city government
OF Charleston is still in the hands Of
Democrats, but just wait till next
March
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
ssYs H. 8. "A. y BeasfaatT bead
:: Finds .Cnrpse S ittane I'm.

-. i. Hendricks, w, Va, NoY. 11.--Ana,
undertaken entered the railway sta
ton at this place for the purpose OF;
preparing the body of a dead men
for burial Upon ibis arrival ia
foAnd"the supposed corpse, reclining
on one axm very much alive, The
man had been foundt:at Laneville, !
and was i'm ought to be dead: ana htse
body was pat on DOT and taken
70 Hendricks and left in: the depot to:
Do prepared tor epttat, = ,x :ssS 81! & )
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

This, is said George Byrne the
day he succeeded in incorporating
his anti-.Negro planks in the Demo
cratic platform, the happiest day Of
my life Wonder how he feels now
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

We would not add to the cares Of
the Presideht-elect, but IT would be
rather decent Of him to invite MIR.
Bryan over some time after March
4th for a weekend at the White
PtIouse.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

since the eternal vigilance is the
price OF liberty, suppose we4 get busy
WITH our lineup for the March cleo
ton. 1t will be harder nut to crack
than the one we hid last week ~
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
Commenting, q few days before the

Commenting. a few days before the
Mail expressed desire to know what
the Negroes think of Mr.. Byrne.
1t has @lgays been considered un-
fair to strike man when he. is down:
for that reason we content ourselves
with the abuse Mr.. Byrne is now re-
ceiving from his fellow Democrats in
kanawha county, who opposed the
Jim Grow planks as being bad policy
Not on principle, mind you.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

On his appearance here during the
campaign, Mr.. Bennett said he want
ed no Negro to vote for him. None
did.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
. Tha First Function

I'm; living in a2new neighbour
hood now" I. u, : f. =
Have your new neighbors Of
Tered you any attentions?"
Well, I>think. some Of them In
Yited friends to watch me move in. .
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
A Scientific !Theery.

-. ~: "A seientific7 Theory.
Now, they claim that the human
body contains sulphur. -
IN what am0nnt2" g.. - ~
On, In various quantities. :~.~>.-
-. we'll, that. may account for soma
girls making better matches than
Others" .'s9%.-. sgs::,.x ;; 4qz;4 go
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
NJ * ...t.''I
Endless .OGcupa&ion

why are women more spbset4.
, TO. ennuie than @ep22" ,r,,...:,.. -.
Well: a man can always shave oil,
his mustache or start to raising
one T.. n !. ~ y. =. ) i. = g
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

ne ask to know whether No
ve,mber 3rd was election or ratifca-
ton day.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

The coiored troops fought nobly.
II you don't believe it, ask Stephen
son.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

We haye, met the enemy and he
is OURS
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

u Water, and Sewerage Bonds WIZ. !.
u: Pafsons,> w. a:s~ NopF ,a' 1 ]. --lq'ho
question. Of O. bond issue to 5put%ta
water works and IA sewerage system /,
here. has been voted upon favaEablYa
there betBg 244 +Totes fof1aaa, only !.
A against. The issues is, So 0i0Q o.
,cS rrn IL III eisl IL t4Ssrs; 4 n so .kSs ".
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

e3Yl1 14lz4k Es s: NFlsher.: Of thtat plaes,s
Was accidentally: shot tby J OH u, Glib.
boRSS plRyfully, took a revolver :frona !
a aIa on, a !, wall and snapped 1t satFt
gresending4 al bullet intoo Fish
er's fshoulder, Gibson thought the.
weapon was ,aR ptH4 ~, s tss.Y. ; i IA, J.,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12
Two; shot? Ono 4, with "Em,Ip.tx,t I,

]4Tarrelton,, W.,4Yaa eNoRs$ 11S-
ALl4u .pAt .~rht.ngewith,3 "a paHSyspsa
h'Are Charles Parsons, wao shot
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-11-12

Miss Kate Hawkins III i8disposed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
SUBMARINES COMPLETE TRIP OF 800
MILES: CREWS GO WITHOUT SLEEP

city to League island not an officer
or man closed an eye.
AS far as the durability of the little
crafts is concerned the test according
tC the men who made the trip, was
entirely satisfactory. In fact, SO woli-
Gerful is it reported that the navy de-
partment has already ordered second
test from here to Chesapeake bay and
then to Charlestown N. c., distance
OF nearly 400 miles.
The strain under which the officers
and crew of the submarine f1otilla
labored during the trip was SO telling
that the men upon arriving at the
navy yard Immediately satisfied four
days hunger and then retired refusing
to be disturbed. All look like wrecks
The submarine boats have been on
the go constantly with the exception
of three days in New York since Sept
20, on which date they left Newport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-10
Austria Warns Servia
and Moves Troops
to Frontier.
~"sY FOR PEACE
|Warsmr
Being Conce.~
sibIe Scene of IT,

Vienna, Oct. 1o.-Austria Hungary
has served notice upon servia it will
tolerate no further "provocation'' and
that it is prepared for eventuaIities.
Believe War Unavoidable.
Belgrade, Oct. 10.-Even in official
circles it is now believed war is un-
avoidable. M. Pasics. minister of
war, in an interview with an AssO-
ciated Press correspondent declared
the situation the most critical, adding.
"Hostilities can hardly be avoided"
warships Alarm People.
News that Austrian monitors which
are coming down the Danube have
reached the Servian frontier is al
ready beginning to alarm the people
The extraordinary session of the
skupshtifie, or national assembly, was
summoned to deal with the existing
crisis opened this morning amid scenes
OF great enthusiasm.
The warlike sentiment of the dele
gates is very noticeable. Two Aus
| trian flags were burned by a mob in
| the theater square this morning.
Troops Sent to Frontier.
Paris, Oct. 10.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Temps reports the 11th
and 18th Austria-Hungary army corps
with arms and ammunition are being
hurried in the direction of the Servian
frontier. hospital trains are being pre-
pared at Vienna and Budape-t
Italian Fleet Gets Orders.
/ Spezia, Italy. Oct 1O.-The Italian
! fleet, which has just completed its reg
ular fall maneuvers, has received or
ders to remain concentrated here.
Italy VIII Agree.
| Rome, Oct. 10.-Italy has decided
definitely to adhere to the principle of
the national conference over the Balk-
an situation.
Russia is Discreet.
!. ST. Petersburg, Oct. 10.-Russia has
decided not to oppose the annexation
OF Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austria.
Hungary.
Print Alarming Rumors.
Paris, Oct. 10.-Morning papers are
filed with alarming but unconfirmed
them are the following:
That the Servians have blown up
bridges along the Austrian frontier.
That martial law has been declared
That a Servian officer had been
captured and shot.
Against Christians.
From Constantinople comes the
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