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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
Sparta. Apr. 6. 1914.
Mr. J. b. McCrary:

Dear Sir and Bro. 1t affords
me with much pleasure to write
you few lines to inform you in
regard OF me being absent at the
opening OF the School. My in
tentioa was to be present.
thought that tile mines would be
idle but they have started work
ing and my son works with me
and | could moi let him work by
himse.f and | did not have time
70 get some one 10 work with MIN
SO thought it best TO stay and
send you some money TO help the
cause. Enclosed please find 81.
90 (two dollars) for the school.
Hoping you all will have a nice
time and great success.
Yours In Christ.
= Rev. p. B. Freach.
Pastor.
Bro. Z. c. Worthon.
Clerk.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10

request.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
Sparta, ILL.,. Apr, /. 1914.
Dear Sir and Bro:

Enclosed
find Postofice Money Order for
81 90. Please acknowledge same
as my subscription to your paper.
We have had many accidents
and deaths in our city since 1919
began. One OF the richest men
OF this town was burned up in the
M. A. {. Club House which hap
Pened in St. Louis.
On the 18th OF March six men
were riding on hand car with a
keg OF beer going out OF the city
limit for drinking spree and col
lided with a train three OF them
were killed outright, two were
injured and the other escaped by
jumping.
Yours ]. j. Taylor.
Box 436
Sparta. Ill.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10

Hindus fer centuries have usCd n~v
honey as laxative and old honey -
an astringent Aborigines Of Persss
offered honey to tho sun. Greeks still
mix Il with milk Of water and uss II
as a hbation to the dead. In one
section OF India milk and honey are
handed to oil bridcgroorls as they az
rive at the door Of the brides father.
and In ancient Egypt honey was long
: chief ingredient of embalmins fiui4
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
Brookport H., Nov 2o f3
To whom this may concern.

Greetings:
This is to certify that |. A c.
Crider have been appointed Dist
Deputy. Grand Master OF tie 9TH
Dist. OF +. & A. NJ. OF Illinois
l will visit all lodges in my dis
trict this year.
A. c Cridcr
Box I72
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10

The following churches res
ponded to the request ofthc Ex-
ecutive Board for the running ex-
pense of Livingston Industrial
School at Metropolis:
St. John Baptist church Mound
$roo
Shiloh Baptist church Future
City ST. 90
Baptist church Joppa ST. 90
New Hope Baptist church.
Sparta. S. 90
Total $500
We trust that every church and
pastor will comply TO the circular
that was sent to them as the
school is now open and is running
night and day with several en-
rolled.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10

Mother-.In all the wild storm your
slater Maggie went out with ner
throat all bare and exposed. hrolnef
--"Rain won't hurt her. She's got
rubber neck"--Life-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
Editor Gazette
Iwish to speak to
the Baptist Family OF Illinois:
Brethren and Sistefs:-

|
tion adjourned last June in Auro-
70, il did SO to convene with the
Pleasant Grove Baptist church OF
Springfield ILL.,, June 10th 1914
by their invitation through Past
or ]. Chappell. We have been
resouly informed by them thru
our Correspondent Secretary DR..
+. II. Borden that for some cause
they could not take the conveL-
tIon. We at once set abou, viii h
the Cor. Sec'y casting among the
churches OF the state to see who
would care Tor Us this year. AT
once the doors OF the following
churches were thrown open OH
vet and Providence OF Chicago
and the two churches combined
AT Carbondale with kevs. Dorsey
and Hill, pastors.
The Executive Board was call
ed and a unanimous vote was
taken in favor OF Carbondale, for
June 10th.
You arc therefore asked as a
family TO make every nee ded pre-
paration and come Carbondale.
III. June 10. 1914 at $3.50 a. m.
Let every Baptist church, Sab
bath School. Mission circle and
indeed every Baptist organization
belonging to Baptist churches in
the State be represented there
without fail. We have establish
ed Thursday as Missionary day
when every effort will be bent
toward raising money Tor Miss
'ioas Home and Foreign. We
wouldaikc to raise that day tor
missions alone $1,000 90 tone
thousand dollars Let us as
Baptist Tor once forget the small
amount required Tor represent
alton fee. But let Us come TO the
help OF the Lord as against the
mighty and hear our captain say
forward march. Go preach. the
gospel to every creature. Come
this year prepared not to raise
points OF order but to raise money
for the extension OF the kingdom
OF our Redeemer. The cause is
demanding and the people are
looking for men and women OF
service, and not come TO show
what We know about parliamentary
rales OF order. The cause is
greater than men. Therefore to
be like he who sent us we come
to mi ulster and not to be minister
ed unto.
Friday is Educational day.
EVERYBODY and everything must
work toward that end. Both the
men and women have said that all
moneys sent US must be used for
the purpose designated. You
need not have any fear come and
bring the Lord S money.
Western College Macon Mo-.
and our National Training School
Lincoln Heights Washington ID.
{. must be looked alter Living
ston School Metropolis H.. must
not be overlooked. The eyes OF
God and the people are upon US.
The want OF Office should play
no part but the doing OF the work
should claim our whole attention
Let every Baptist organization
see how much money you can
bring or send and how much work
you can help do for the Advance
ment OF the Kingdom OF God on
earth. Let it be said Of the color
ed Baptist what was said OF the
builders OF the walls OF Jerusalem
The people had a mind te
work" Remember we have onl,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
ROAD ELECTION.
ISSUED TWICE EVERY WEEK

II the District Road election
No. 6. The following persons
were elected Highway Commiss-
ioners:
II. C. Williams
John ID. Berry
Quincy Martin (Col.
Chas. w. Brinnen. was elected
District Clerk.
FOR CLERK.
Jas. c. Shepard I37
Chas. w. Brinnen I4I
Ed. F.. Compton S.
Blaine Aston. =
COMMISSIONERS.
Thos. Hunt Iio
John ID. Berry 100
II. c. Williams i84
Jno. Schwegman Is6
Quincy Martin I6a
venia eagle 3
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
Subscription Payers.

The following persons have
paid THAR subscription since our
last. issue:
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-04-10
Rev. R. C. Brown,

The Sunday scchool Missionary
OF the East Mt. Olive Baptist S.
S. convention and colored pho
tographer.
Golden. III.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14

CITY OF MEXICO, August BIAS
ISOLATED Press by Federal Witeless) r
IL is runored here that Provisional
President Carbajal left the capital for
Vera Cruz last night, and that federal
power was turned over by him to
Eduardo Iturbide, governor Of the fed
eral district.
This would indicate that General Car
ranza and his army Of eighty Ave thon-
sand Constitutionalists will not meet
with opposition Id entering the Mexi,
can capital II was reported yesterday
that Carbajal had promised not 10 re,
slst the entry Of the Cohstitutional.st
forces.
Others who conferred with carfanzi
Yesterday say that he viii stamp out
any signs Of disorder, provided no
armed resistance to his entry Of the
capital he made.
No date has yet been set for the
entry of the city
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
"a fl1erlca and AQpQFI E1S2lgy
America and Japan Moo
KnsottU Where TheV St Stand

TOXIC Japan Aeust by Gable 10 The Nippu Jiij
AFTER being cautioned ~ tho Japanesd 0fa
an from sending reports concerning the American
dtuon your correspondent cable the
lowing stttenehts isssea ss spf aHl M UNITS as have
etser this country andhs United States Have
finally ftsult6d America arriving complete understanding
to Japans policy NliAt Npf fAknkFAEh
efFFfNf RissrawfLE NOT INTERFERE Aasseasa eavasats
Without pedgng themselves the future
that she conemplat interference in Japan actions in the
East. fHWrhsffs Atrsg far tNfFssrarf
The c6ncussy that threatened
crisis between Japan America has wholly disappeared
Ambassador Guthrie after reporting 10 his
ing instructions has accordingly left Toxic and gone his
homo at Kruizawn where he expects to stay until the end
of September si si Va " v fNsFSsa $50 4 Esf'fsE
The excitement among the people has subsidized feeling
Of easiness prevails.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
Sugar Now
Almost AT
Six Gents

(Ffoni Thursday Advertistr.)
Sugar prices took another great
Jump yesterday and d new mark
for Hawaiian raws has been set
at only a fraction below six cents.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters
Association received its New York
quotation for Hawaiian raws yes
tefday morning, when the closing
price Of the night before was Civ
en- at 5.22 cents a pound. This was
an advance for HawaiianB over the
previous days quotations Of 4.07
Of q quarter Of d cent q pound,
but II was not the last good news
for the sugar f1cn. IN
Just before Ave O'Clock the
Sugar Planters Association re.
bsivcd another cable quotation for
Hawaiian raws, fixing the price
AZ 4, a. lesl'lFle ~ lE97sss
4 The phenomenal increase in the
market quotations on HAwaii's
main product, or which increase
there are d number Of plantations
III positions to take immediate adj.
vantage, ID creating almost a boom
on the local Wall btreetl
Today b trading IN sugar stocks
was smaller than the day before,
-. u
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
IDzUMo PATR0LLrNG All
THE NORTH PACIFIC

No news has reached Honolulu re.
garding the movements Of The Japanese
cruiser idznnfo, which left Manzanillo,
Mexico, about ten days ago without
giving any inkling as to her destina.
ton. II was thought here lat one time
thai hsr destination was Honolulu, when
IL was rumored that tho German cruiser
Nuinbhrg was headed for these waters
10 intercept British shipping!
In san Francisco II II thought that
the Japanese cruiser IL patrolling IN
North Pacific waters awaiting turn
m events ana 10 be ready as an ally
to Great Britain TO protect her shipping
If necessary a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR IN
CONFERENCE WITH FOREIGN
OFFICE IN ST. PETERSBURG
Russian Capital Most Excited Over
Event; American Ambassador Sudden
ly Leaves Berlin for Amsterdam; Ger
man Army Reported Cut Off

LONDON, August 13.-tAsso-
ciated Press by Federal WirelesS)-
The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Times says that there is much
excitement there over the recent con-
ference held between the Japanese
ambassador and the Russian Foreign
minister. The conference it is be-
lieved had to do withthe situation in
the Far East.
The Morning Posts Amsterdam
correspondent says that the American
ambassador to Germany has suddenly
left Berlin for Amsterdam.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
e***AA**.4A*+****a

NEWARK, New Jersey, August 10.
~ Associated Press BY Federal Wire
less John r. Holland, Inventor OF the
type of submarine boat which bears
his name, died at 4 bis home here last
night. sst.,i 49,
Soon after demonstrating the prac-
bcability OF his. Invention and when
i was adopted by the United States
government q dozen years ago Holland
organized q eompany for the build,
ing of his ships. From that time until
his death he has acted as director
Of the company, making his home here
Though thHre have been many i'm.
proyements In the typo OF submarine
since Mr.. Holland 9 Invention, the prin
ciple Of his original boat has scafeely
been improved upon, say naval men,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14

SAN FRANCISCO, August 10.
-(Associated Press by CONNER
cial Pacific Cable) The German
cruiser Leipzig came into the har-
Dor for coal last night, docking
about midnight. She will be
given sufficient coal to make the
next port Of call and will be OBJ
liged to leave neutral waters by
tomorrow night.
There is no direct word regard.
ing the exact whereabouts Of the
cruiser Nurnberg.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14

The regulations under which q cen;
sorship II now maintained ogef all
wireless stations OF the United States
were laid down this week by the navy
department and the, censors are all
hawai- officers. Under these regula-
lions II is not permissible to send by
wireless any inf0rnatlOn TO any one
respecting tho moyepents Of the YES
sells Of belligerents, and under this
ruling wlreless messages from Honolulu
70 San Francisco have already been re.
fused transmission by the censor at the
office Of tile Federal Wireless Company.
The Hague Convention, adopted by a
inGiority Of the Powers ID 1908 and
ratified by the United States In Feb.
fuary, 1909, does not obllgAte the. Unit.
ed States IN going 10 the length II has.
The chapter dealing with wireless
states specifically that:
- A neutral Power Is NOT called up
on 10 forbid or restrict the use on be.
half ,0f tho belligoronts Of telegraph
or telephone cables or Of wireless tele.
gfaphy apparatus BELONGING 20 IL OF TO
eopippnifsi or private indiYidnals.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
NEUTRA1 SHIPS FOR =
STRANDED AMERICANS

Z WASHINGTON, August ~ Orders
from, the state department today have
been sant ont Ia innny European cap
itals atthorising the American embns,
sizes abroad TO charter neutral foreign
Vessels 40 that the thousands of Amer
ieaos stranded on the continent and
elsewhere may return 70 The United
States aj \, c4 46s
American vessels on tho Atlantic and
ipariie will bg kept on their regular
congestion Of tran already threatened.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
ARTILLERY COMING
WEST IN CANADA

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, August
10. - Associated Press BY Federal
wireless) Much amiitiniti6n and
artillery il being shipped west
over the Canadian Pabihct Rail.
way for the use Of the 2 British
naval forces ana the Canadian
militia on the British Columbia
coaatY rllRn A.I.r.E n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
War Taxes May Be Imposed By w. s.
Government On Tobdccos and Beer


0 is
Il the waran ne o reign Trade
De- "a 0 going sE
vacm
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
sUPpLIEp BIZ al cHnMIsrs.

Physicians pfcscribc chAihbeflain Il
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
because II relieves cramps IN The stoil-
heh and intestinal pains quicker than
any preparation they ean tompound. II
eau be bought from any chemist a
bottle will keep for years, ami 40
home is complete without Il. For safe
by all dealers. Benson, Smith 4 Co,
Ltd, agents for for HAWAII.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14

ST. PETERSBURG, August r.
Father Bulatovich, superior Of the Mon
astery Of Mount Athos, a former ofiicer
Of the guards, has requested that his
commission be restored.
IL is ths purpose of the priest to
lead the troops wearing tho uniform
over tho cowl as the crusading monks
did in the Tartar invasion Of the 18th
and 18th centuries.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
ROUT
BY GERMANS
IN ALSAGE .
REPORTED
Teuton Territory Now Cleared of
Invaders, Is One Version, While
Other Is That Two Entire Regi-
ments Of Germans Have Been
Annihilated.


BERLIN, via London, August
18.-f Associatod Press by Federal
Wirsless) News Of the first inn
portant repulse Of the French in
gaderb Of AlsAce has been received
here, the reports being that the
invaders have been driven back
with serious loss.
German territory ia now cleared
bf French, according TO the news
from the 'front.' Az Mdelhauben
The Germans captured ten French
officers, FIVE hundred men, four
guns, ten wagons and many rifles,
which the French dropped in their
hurried retreat. f
AT Lagarde the Germans cap
tured thousand prisoners.
DIRECT CONTRADICTION.
LONDON, August Is. ~ (Asso-
ciated Press by Federal Wireless)
~ According to reports ! Of the
early fighting at Muelhausen,
which come by way Of Rome, the
Germans lost heavily, two regi-
ments of infantry being practical
ly annihilated by the French adj
vance.
An official report from Paris,
issued by the minister Of war,
states that the French now occu-
py all the heights of the Vosges
Mountains, on the Alsace- French
border and are in a position to
continue the advance towards
Strassburg.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
:. 4 H. t.El tt*. III . t9fS LilSG Ass
Foreign Ambassadors Discuss ,,,
Oriental Status With, Kato

TOXIC Japan August 12 Especial Cable to Nfppu Ji)A
At an early hour this morning the British French and Russian am
bassadors stationed in this city called the residence Of
minister Of foreign affairs and held lengthy with
that official Although is not known what subject discussed
it generally believed that with reference the present
uaon in the Far East brought about embrogo Europe
and to the part which Japan might play In an attack upon Kao
Chau, the German naval base the shanung peninsua
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
German Army Cut
off From Supplies

PARIS August Associated Press by Federal wreess)
Reports from Lege to the effect that the German army which
had been swung Lege had
has been of from supplies
held between the Belgian gathered for the defense
gathered at Namur to resist the southern
The Belgian troops which city
railroad bridges bridges the destroy
ed the railroad lines completely cutting of the Germans from their
The forts at Liege are still holding out
ATTACKING GERMANS ROUTED a..
LONDON August ASSOCIATED Press by Federal
An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Brussels saws he Bel
gan routed the Germans last night
ter upon the Belgian right wing BY the rnasd German cavalry
t.. INVADERS WIN AT TIR1EMENT I.
BRUSSELS, London, August associated by
eral German advance has had successful engage
ment with the Begans at Tlement charging routing
fantry regiment which had undertaken to hold them VA
surprise the Belgian defenders at Aenee The dragons left iege
and rode through the darkness the Belgian lines Their
ing became known the Bean who arranged surprise
When the Germans had advanced within striking distance the Bel
The Dragons seeing that thew had BEEN apped and abubed
broke and fed leaving hundred and hee dead and
hundred and three prisoners behind ..#&,}
EXPECT ATTACK UPON LIEGE. .g. h. 4. ri
Today occupants Lege began hastily erecting street
barbados and trenches anticipating attempt recapte the
vance towards France via Herstal
MOVEMENT Is BEGUN
Yesterday the cavalry infantry from
their positions before Lege following the advance north
begun Tuesday The parallel the lines Of
city The passage Of the Mouse al Hersa village just north
Leg finally been forced crossing pontoon
bridge and from here the advance being considered
probable that the Germans win leave Lege behind and will push
the main army south towards Namur the direct line France
NEEDLESS SACRIFICE OF LIFE
The given by General Stein army
Of invasion for leaving the ege forts untan
the Importance Of these did not justify the loss of life that
be necessary for their subugaon with the artillery disposal
Heavier guns their way from Germany will
brought against the while the
nus The heavy artillery expected for the siege Lge will
shoot the guns q the fOessss and the will be able
batter the Notifications from points beyond the Belgian range
abandonment of the attacks upon these forts general
is at the request Of the Kaiser who does not wish TO throw the
lives of his soldiers unnecessarily. l&t ta
Stein his Liege total high
twenty thousand men "a 9~.Tstt k5U err
FORCES CLASH AT ToNGREs gt
report MaastTioht Lmbmg Province big fight
progress the direction of Tonges twelve miles
The the field guns plainly felt Maastric
IS the report
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
LEIPZIG PUTS
INTO COAST
PORT FOR
COAL

German Cruiser Heads for San
Francisco Harbor for Fuel Sup
ply-will Be Allowed Twenty
four Hours = Persia's Sailing
Has Been Cancelled.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
wAsttINoToN Au,,nst iafl

WASHINGTON, August 19.--( Assoc
ciated Press by Federal Wireless)--
President Wilson arrived here last
night from Rome, Georgia, where he
went to attend the funeral of his wife,
The President is grief stricken as a
result Of his bereavement, but il is
announced that he will resume his work
here today.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
WASHINGTON Auptlst i8.-fASs,

WASHINGTON, August 3D. (Asso.
ciated Press by Federal Wireless) r.
The house committee on naval affairs
yesterday voted TO make favorable. 70
ports on the three bills aiming to set
aside the decision of the naval
= Plueking Board in ordering the re-
tirement of Captains Gibbons, Hills
and Leonard. The measures will be re-
ported into the house at once.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14

NEW YoRK, August 1s.-The Mar.
conf Wireless Company has entered a
vigorous protest against the drastic
censorship imposed on wireless mes
sages, President Griggs of the com
pany says, thAtthe isRnable 70 DISCOVER
any statute, treaty or rule OF interna-
ticnal law under which messages arc
forbidden as they now are.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14

= BERNIE VIA PARIS, August ~ +
= n Associated Press by Federal 4
= Wireless)-The Dowager Empress =
y Maria Foodoroyno Of Russia, who y
+ was prevented from returning TO y
7 her hofne at st. Petersburg by 4
y the German government, is here, 4
= seriously i'll. Her physicians state =
= that her life may DO saved only =
4 through a major operation. 4
= 21sa g o q g . g g g 3 8 8 a.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
BATTLEsHIPs ARE q
TO COME NORTH

WASHINGTON, August 12.-All Of
the American battleships now station,
ed in Mexican waters near Vera Cruz
viii come north before September, ae.
eording TO a decision reached and made
public today by the administration and
the navy department..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
Heavy Losses Are
Admitted BY Germans

LONDON, August ASSOCIATED Press by wres)
Berlin despatch 20 The Daily Telegraph says that the German stan
admits that the Germans have suffered losses the fighting
along the Russian tordsr. Ia
BA1MoRAL HOSPITAL
night that King George had
the Office the Of Bamora Castle 70 be made into hospital
for British wounded se
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
Foreign Built Ships May
Enter CoastlUise Trade

WASHINGTON August Ia Associated Press by Fedtral>
Wireless THE trade Of the United States is to be
open ships of foreign build which admitted
American registry during the next two years according to
reached last night by conference committee Of
the house and senate the bill to amend the PANAMA Canal
Act The opening Of the coastwse trade without restrictions
and will apply TO both passenger and freight business
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
Russians Engaged, III
Mining Vladiiuostok

SEOUL Korea August Associated BY FEDERAL Wire
esA report received here states that Severai Russian crtser
ten torpedo destroyes and eight submarines engaged
mining the harbor at Vladivostok
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
***4.*A.+**.*s**A*

ROME italy, August is,4-(As.
ISOLATED Press by Federal Wire /
less) The Pope Is threatened I
with prostitution. Though not I
physically IN, he has showed much |
anxiety and GRIEF since the out I
break Of the present. European /
war For hours AZ a time ne is 4
listless, apparently overwhelmed 4
with The enOrmlty OF the eondi- 1
ton that pow eonfronls Europe.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-14
German Spy Caught
IN Belgium Province

EoWDONAugust by Federal wirelsBs1
BrsS despatch 10 ths Daily Mail says that German spy has
scs caught near King Albert the province Of Louvvain Bel
gum