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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
PARD0NED AFTER SO YEARS
Mrs. Kate Cobb Shown Mercy for Her
ChiIdren's Sake-RecaII Brutal
Crimes.

Hartford, Conn.-Mrs. Kate Cobb of
Norwich, who has been confined in the
state prison at Wethersfield for nearly
SO years for the murder of her hus-
band, was %pardoned. She was SEN
fenced for life in 1879.
The %pardoning of Mrs. Cobb, now &C
years old, recalls one of the most SEN
sstional crimes in the annals of Con-
necticut courts. Her husband, Charles
Cobb, was tax collector of Norwich.
He was found dead in January, 1879.
Soon afterwards Mrs. Wesley Bishop,
member of another prominent Nor
witch family, died suddenly. Both fam
lilies were intimate.
The c%oroner's inquest showed that
both Cobb and Mrs. Bishop had died
Of poisoning under suspicious circum-
-tances. Mrs. Cobb and Bishop were
arrested, and it developed after a re-
markable trial that the two had
planned the murders that they might
be free to wed.
The evidence was mostly circum-
stantial, and it was not until Bishop
turned states evidence that the mo-
tive and details were brought out.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
IMPORTANT VICTORY IN BELGIUM
WON BY AlllES-PROGRESS
MUST BE SLOW.
WARSHIPS BUSY ON COAST
Germans Have Machine Guns That
Make Infantry Attacks Costly.
Teutons on Offensive.

London.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Am
sterdam says:
The Germans have evacuated Dix
nude. but the report that the allies
have taken Middelkerke is untrue"
The offensive operations of the al
lies in the west are being carried out
under conditions OF siege warfare and
are being stubobrnly opposed by the
Germans, who. in their entertainments,
n surrounded by wire entangle-
ments, make an advance of even a few
yards very costly for the attacking
forces.
In Flanders the allies have gained a
little ground at considerable cost.
Along the coast lines the allies war
ships continually are bombarding Ger
man positions. The advance has been
more marked from the Belgian border
south to the River Disc. where the
ground is not as wet as in the flooded
regions of Flanders.
Along the Aisne and in the Cham
payne district, the French artillery,
now probably stronger than the Ger.
mans. has been keeping the Germans
or the move, but in the Argonne re
gion it Is the Germans who are on the
offensive, and they claim a slight ad-
vance.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
PROGRESS IS APPRECIABLE
Ground Gained-Take Trenches by
Bayonet Charge.

Paris.-The following communities
ton was issued by the war office:
in Belgium our troops have gained
ground north of the road from Ypres
to Menin, and also OF that to the south
and southeast OF B~ixschoote.
I'VE have debouched to the north
east of Arras and have reached the
first houses of st. Laurent Blangy.
Appreciate progress has been
made at Ovillers-La-Boisselle Mammetz
and Maricourt, in the region of Ba'
paume and Peronne.
From the Somme to the Vosges
there is nothing to report"
Another statement follows:
Between the sea and the Lys we
have occupied several German trench
es at the point Of the bayonet, consol'
dated our positions at Lambaertzyde
and St. Georges and organized the ter.
ritory taken from the enemy to the
west OF Gheluvelt.
we have made progress at some
points in the region of Vermelles.
There has been no infantry action
along the remainder of the front, but
we report very effective shooting on
the part of our heavy artillery in the
environs of Tracy-Le-Val, on the Aisne.
and In Champagne. as well as in the
Argonne and in the region of Verdun.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
EUGENE ZIMMERMAN DEAD
Former President Of c., II. & D. r. r.
Meets Sudden reath-Was Civil
War Veteran.

Cincinnati.-Eugene Zimmerman, a
former president of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton railroad and a
wealthy %financier of this city, died
suddenly at a club here from hemor-
rhage of the lungs. Mr.. Zimmerman
was the father of the duchess of Man.
chester.
The death Of Mr.. Zimmerman was
unexpected. although his health had
not been Of the best for the past few
weeks. When he was seized by the
fatal attack he was engaged in study
ing the records of the Cincinnati, Ham,
flton & Dayton railroad, preparatory,
1t is believed, to testifying before Com
missioner Hall Of the interstate COM
merce commission, who Is conducting
an investigation of the sale of that
road and the Pere Marquette to J. P.
Morgan & Co.
Mr.. Zimmerman was active in bring
ing about the union Of the two rail-
roads and was prominent in the sale
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton G. Dayton,
which. for the second time, is in tho
hands OF a receiver.
Mr.. zimmerman was a veteran of
the Civil War. a 32d degree Mason and
a member of the Loyal Legion. He
was born In Vicksburg, Miss, in 1S4o.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
GERMANS CLOSE TO WARSAW
Troops Advance to Within 30 Miles of
Polish Capital-Desperate Fifht-
ing All Along Frontier.

London.-The Germans advancing
on Warsaw over a wide front between
the Nistula and the Pilica rivers have
reached the new Russian positions
along the Bzura river and southwark
to Rawa, with the result that another
big battle is in progress.
The Russians retired across the
Bzura. destroying the bridges behind
them. Two German detachments who
followed over a partly burned bridge
are said to have been practically an
initiated. 30 survivors being taken
prisoners.
This is only the beginning of the
great battle for Warsaw, from which
the Germans are now o more than
80 miles distant. Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg expects stern resistance,
which the strongly REINFORCED Russian
army is certain TO offer. They are pro-
tected by the Vistula river, which the
Germans have been unable to cross.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
NO NEWS FROM THE EAST
Battles In Poland and GaIicia Are Be-
ing Fought in Deep Snow and
Bitter Cold.

London.-In Poland and Galicia bat.
ties are being fought between the Rus.
slams and the German and Austrian
allies amid deep snow in bitter cold.
In Belgium and Northern France the
Germans and the French, British and
Belgian allies are contrasting the mud
fields foot by foot.
No news of any decisive gain came
from either arena was received here.
The Russian and German claims con.
Trajectory.
The Germans in Poland again are
making a fierce attack toward the
capital, and the Russians are opposing
them on the east bank of the Bzura
river, 80 miles west of Warsaw. Grand
Duke Nicholas army here holds a nat
ural strategic line so miles long, run
ming. roughly, north and south along
the east banks OF the Bzura and Raw
ka rivers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
LOSES IN U. S. COURT
tiabeas Corpus AnnuiIed-New Hamp
shire Court Decentralization
is Unanimous.

Washington-The right of New York
state to extradite Harry X. Thaw from
New Hampshire was upheld by the
United States supreme court in an
unanimous opinion, reversing Judge
Aldrich of the federal district court of
New Hampshire. Justice Holmes,
speaking for the court, declared the
case was too clear for lengthy argu-
ment." and swept aside as irrelevant
all contentious Of Thaw's counsel.
Conspiracy to escape from Mattea-
a insane asylum, to which he was
committed after killing Stanford White
in 1906, is the charge on which Thaw
stands indicted in New York. On this
indictment. once the prisoner is again
In the hands of the New York authori-
ties, will begin anew Thaw's battle
against being returned to New York.
Just what line Of action then may be
taken was not known here.
After 80 days, unless counsel for
both sides join in asking for earlier &C.
ton. the supreme court will issue a
mandate to Judge Aldrich to set aside
his decree in habeas corpus proceed
ings. which ordered Thaw's release by
the New Hampshire authorities. This
will cause Thaw, now at liberty under
guard Of a federal court custodian, to
be turned over to the state OF New
Hampshire and pave the way for his
immediate ~extradition to New York.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
MYSTERY IN CELEBRATION
Russians Retreat in Poland-Mystery
Surrounds Fighting in East-No
Details Given.

London.-Although there seems no
doubt the Russians are ~retreating, and
that for the present any expectations
the allies may have held for an early
invasion of Germany must be dis
missed, considerable mystery sur
rounds the reported decisive German
victory which Berlin celebrated.
Vienna gives a few details of fight.
ing in the east. The claim is made
that the Russians have been driven
from their positions north of the Car.
pathian Mountains from Krosno to
Zakliczn, which would indicate that
part of the southern line of railway
In Galicia again is in the hands OF the
A%ustrians and that Piotrkow and an
other Central Poland town have been
stormed, but silence is maintained as
TO North Poland, where the German
victory is said to have been achieved.
The German official report dis
misses this battle with the statement
that in Poland we are still pursuing
the enemy, who continues to give
way"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
ARMY ENGINEERS IGNORED
River Estimates Cut to the Bone.
Measure Carrles $34, 1876, $50 for
Waterway Improvement.

Washington.-The annual river and
harbor appropriation bill, carrying
$34,13S.5S0 for waterway improve
ments throughout the country, was
completed by the House river and
harbor committee. Army engineers
estimates we're reduced by nearly $780,
100000, and the bill appropriates only
for work on projects which already
have been begun, making no provision
for new undertakings.
After the defeat of the river aid
harbor bill at the last session of Con-
gress, and the appropriation of $780,
100000 to maintain work on existing
projects, the board of engineers sub
mitted estimates aggregating $1,000
600. These the committee, according
to Chairman Sparkman, pared to the
bone"
All big Improvement projects were
involved In the committees efforts to
cut the appropriations. The measure
gives Mississippi river undertakings
$6,937 900 out of $40, 500, 900 recon-
mended; the Ohio 1864, 900 of $9,SS4,-
recommended; the Hudson 81, SOC, 900
or $3,670 900 recommended; the Ten
nessee $S22,00 0 of $1,000 recommend
ed; the Columbia 81, 1855, 900 of $780,
900 recommended; the Missouri ST.
100000 of $2,500,0 600 recommended.
The Delaware river receives the full
estimate, 1880, 900.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
LOST GROUND Is RECLAIMED
British Troops Take Trenches They
Had Lost-Paris Reports Gains
All AIonq Line.

Paris.-The following official com
municaticn was issued by the war Of
flee
The British troops have attacked
and regained most OF the trenches pre-
V~iouslt lost. Before Lihons the enc
my delivered -four successive attacks
for the purpose Of recapturing the
trenches which we had previously won
in that region, but all of them we're re-
pulsed.
In an attack to the northwest of
Pulsalenne, south Of Noyop, we have
gained a foothold in the enemy's
trenches of the first line and have
made progress in the wood OF st.
Mard.
There has been no other report Of
any note on the days operations"
Progress all along the line is claimed
In the official statement given out ear
lier. There is not a single mention of
a German success or a French repulse.
Gains, although slight, are recorded
in Belgium, between the Lys and the
Aisne. in the Champagne country and
in the Argonne.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
DARING AUTO BANDIT SHOT
Two Cincinnati Banks Robbed During
Daylight Hours-Bandit Killed
In Place.

Cincinnati, Drank G. Hohl, , a
notorious automobile bandit, was shot
to death by policemen here after a
sensational three hours crime, which
included daylight robberies of two Gin
cinnati banks, theft of an automobile
and a pistol duel with the officer, re-
suling in wounds to one officer that
are expected toprove fatal. Thirteen
thousand and one hundred dollars is
missing as the result of the bank rob-
berries. The police believe that Hohl,
in his wild automobile drive, managed
to pass the money along to confed-
crates.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
RATE INCREASES GRANTED

Observation-Disclosures increases In
freight rates were granted to the east.
ern railroads
Except on lake and rail traffic, coal,
coke. iron ore and certain other traf-
fic, upon which the commission here
tofore had fixed rates adjudicated
reasonable" all railroads operating
in the territory between the Atlantic
seaboard and the Mississippi north Of
the Potomac and Ohio rivers we're al.
lowed the flat 5 per cent increase
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Miss Powell Reports.

49,
Miss Susie V. Powell, state agent
for canning club and home economics
work in Mississippi, has just COM
pleted an interesting report Of the &C
tivities Of that field OF endeavor
for the year 1914. During the year, "a
counties were organized, with an origi-
nal enrolment Of 1000 members,
which was greatly reduced owing to
stress Of weather. or the great drouth
which continued through a large sec.
ton of the state for "a days.
Taking the work Of the canning and
preserving clubs as a whole, the re-
port shows that there were 497. 725
pounds of tomatoes canned from the
demonstration plants, the total value
Of which was $24,SS6.50.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

Vera Cruz.-A decree issued by Car.
rama provides that every e~x-federal
caught in arms will be executed with.
out a trial. This degree was issued
because practically all the former fed.
eral army is now with Villa.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Arabs Threaten Tripoli.

Petrograd.-An Odessa dispatch to
the Bourse Gazette said the Italian
ambassador at Con~stantinople has
instructed to demand an explanation
of the threatening attitude of 1000
Arabs under Turkish and German Of
ficers toward Tripoli.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Won BeuIow Received.

Rome.-Victor Emmanuel received
Prince Won Beulow, the new German
ambassador. who presented his ere
dentials and remained for an hour in
social conversation with the monarch.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
British Shin Founders.

London.-The British steamer Tri-
tona, Of the Donaldson Line, struck a
mine off Northern Ireland and is be-
lieved to have f%oundered, according
to announcement by the admiralty.
The crew was saved.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

Paris.-In a dispatch from Nish,
Servia, the Havas correspondent says
the Servian authorities have re-estab-
lished themselves in the vicinity of
Podrini, where the Austrian troops
surrendered to them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
BREWER CAREFULLY CONSIDERS
LARGE NUMBER PETITIONS
PRESENTED. -;
CLEMENCY BEFORE XMAS
Usually About rs Persons Are Present.
ed with Permanent Leaves of Ab-
enc from Convict Farms
This Time Of Year.

-JdCkSO0.
Three pardons were granted by Gov.
Earl Brewer. two to negro male con.
victs and one to a negro woman.
1t is known that the chief executive
is giving considerable thought and
consideration to pardon petitions at
this time, as usually just before Christ.
mas from ten to twenty-five persons
In the ~penitentiary are presented with
holiday permanent leaves of absence
from the convict farms.
The three persons pardoned are as
follows:
Willie Bailey, sent up from Copiah
county In May, 1918, to serve q term
Of five years for manslaughter. He
was given a pardon on condition that
he obey all Of the laws of the state in
the future.
Tom Brown, sentenced from Goa.
homa county in October, 1906, to a
term Of Is years after being convicted
of manslaughter.
Sereilita Cartledge, one of the few
negro women In the p%enitentiary Of
Mississippi, who was given a term OF
five years after being convicted in
Leflore county on a charge OF man
slaughter in January, 1912. The wom-
an killed her husband, who is said to
have treated her brutally.
Millions Involved in Suit.
Claiming that the Mississippi Val.
ley Company, a corporation subsidiary
to the Illinois Central and Yazoo C
Mississippi Valley railroad system. in
corporated some years ago, has es-
capped assessment of its capital stock
for a period Of six years, from 1908 to
1913, inclusive, State Revenue Agent
]. c. Johnston has filed a suit in Yalo-
busha county to force the assessment,
claiming the amount assessable to be
nearly $4,000, 900. This bill has been
filed in the courts of Y%alobusha coun-
ty by Green & Green Of Jackson, while
H. H. Crekmore of Water Valley, local
attorney for the corporation, has filed
an answer. II sustained, after the stiff
fight which the filing of this bill will
precipitate, it will mean the recovery
VI @1,ooV,UUV lulO Tie SLdle tTedSuIy.
This suit is even larger, SO far as
the amount involved is concerned,
than the noted litigation successfully
carried IN by the late Writ Adams,
revenue agent, in his suit for back
taxes from the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley. The amount recovered from
that litigation enabled the state Of
Mississippi to build a new capitol for
81, 200, 900 without the issuance Of
bonds or the mourning Of other In
d~ebtedness.
The filing of this suit has created
much discussion about the capitol, to
say nothing of surprise, as there were
few beyond the railroad officials, the
state officers and the attorneys en-.
gagged who were aware hat such Q
corporation aver existed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Rev. r. J. WiHinoham Dies.

Richmond, Va.-The Rev Robert
J. Willingham. d. d., general secretary
o: the foreign mission board Of the
Southern Baptist Convention, died
here after having been stricken with
a~poplexy two hours before while on
his way home from church services.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
San Luis Potosi Surrender.

San Antonio, Texas.-Consul Bel.
tran received a message to the effect
that the city Of San Luis Potosi, one
Of the largest cities in the republic,
has surrendered to Carranza.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Deny Losses.

London.-The admiralty has issued
a statement denying that any British
warships were lost during the recent
raid by a German squadron on the
east coast of England.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Prohi Bill Up,

Washington.-The vote to be taken
in the House Tuesday on a rule to take
up the Hobson prohibition resolution
Is OF overshadowing interest In the
congressional programme. Debate ON
the rule promises to be spirited.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Gen. Scott at Naco.

Naco, Ariz.-Brig. Gen. Hugh Scott.
brigadier-general of the United States
Army arrived here and began an in
v~estigation Of the Mexican border
trouble.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Moving on San Pedro,

FL Paso, Texas.-A battle between
large forces OF Carranza and Villa is
expected to ecu shortly at San
Pedro. east Of Torreon, according to
advices here,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Advance In Aruonnes.

Berlin.-Army headquarters gave
out this official communication:
"We made some progress in the Ar
gonne. We took three machine guns
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Tomato Clubs Ask HeIp.

Petitions have been circulated In
Coldwater asking the board of upper.
visors to appropriate enough none
to secure the aid of the federal gov
eminent in carrying on the work of
the girls tomato club during the com
ing year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
News Items of
Missi ssippi ~

James Murphy. aged So, ended his
life at his home. Forty-third avenue
and Hooper street, Meridian. by cut
ting his throat with his pocket knife.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

Walter Williams, one Of the mos
prosperous farmers near Meridian.
was struck by ar Great
Southern train three miles east Of the
city.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

]. d. Carr Of Chicago, a travelling
mar who was charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses from the
Carroll Hotel, V~icksburg. was acquit-
ted in the criminal court.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

William McCofrey had q preliminary
hearing before Judge r. H. Parker. He
is charged with the killing Of Buford
Graham at Sumrall. He says that he
shot in self-defense.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

One OF the Oldest women in this
county. near Maben, Grandma Woo
ten. as she was Familiarity called, died
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Hat
tie Freeman. She had lived to the ripe
old age Of IS, and was greatly beloved
and highly respected, her life being
n Of true love and devotion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
Convocation Of Columbus.

The c~onvocation Of Columbus, dis
trict meeting Of Episcopal ministers
and laymen, with so or more delegates
present. convened at st. Paul's Epis-
copal church, Meridian, with the Holy
Communion and sermon by Rev. DEB.
Waddell. archdeacon Of East MissiS
sippi.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

With every sign Of an early find OF
natural gas in quantity. drilling con.
tinues at Toomsuba, the operators de,
claring as their belief that natural gas
enough will be discovered to furnish
Meridian.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25
~EpiseopaIians Meet.

epioeopatans Meet.
The Columbus c~onvocation Of the
Episcopal diocese Of Mississippi open
ed with q large number Of ministers
and laymen in attendance. The meet
ings are being held In st. Paul's Epis-
copal Church.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

Williams Special Chancellor.
Gov. Brewer has appointed e. G.
Williams Of McComb City special
chancellor to preside in the case OF
A. e. Otis vs. the Bank of Osyka, In
which case Chancellor r. w. Cutres
Is disqualified.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

The Columbus convocation Of the
Episcopal Church Of Mississippi con-
cluded at Meridian. The services
opened with holy communion and was
followed by a conference on Sunday
School work. The convocation has
proven to be on of the most interest
ing in the history Of the church 10
this state.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

Secretary w. H. Carter Of the cham
Der of commerce, Columbus, will leave
for Jackson, where he goes to appear
before the committee of the Missis-
sippi State Teachers association in
behalf of Columbus as the next meet
ing place Of the association. The COM
mite will select the city at which the
spring state meeting will be held.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

Safe-blowers visited Philadelphia
and broke into Grains blacksmith
shop and secured tools and entered
the Southern Express office and
blowed open the safe, tearing 1t all
to pieces. securing 500 in cash and
from there went to the postoffice,
first breaking open the outside door
and entering the office and blowing
the safe where the postal funds we're
kept, securing $50 and $3.50 worth OF
postage stamps.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-12-25

A meeting will be held at the cham
Der of commerce, Columbus. under the
auspices of Lowndes County Teach
ers' association, at which time the
needs of a county farm demonstrator
will be discussed. 1t is the purpose
Of the association to hold meetings in
various sections of the county and
point out to the people advantages of
a demonstration with the view of de-
~veloping public sentiment In favor of
the employment of such an official.