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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
AMERICANS IN FULL CONTROL OF VERA CRUZ;
WILSON ASKS FOR S5OO,OOO APPROPRIATION
Expected Seizure of ampco will be Attempted Today by the
Americans Orders are Issued by Huerta Con-
centrating Federal Military Forces.
FEAR FOR SAFETY OF USHAGNESSY EXPRESSED IN WASHINGTON

special to the Commercial as 90 to press states
that the Americans full possession of Vera Cruz and
that the seizure of Tampico will be attempted today HUI
era Wednesday issued general orders concentrating federal
forces.
President Wilson yesterday asked for appropra-
ton of $500OOO to be used in carrying out his policy to-
wards the Mexican situation The president also signed
resolution passed by congress endorsing his policy.
Fears were expressed in Washington yesterday for the
safety of Nelson OShaughnessy American Charge dAffars
in Mexico City.
Unofficial reports yesterday afternoon stated that the
United States Ship Dolphin had been blown up in Tam
pico Bay This report could not be confirmed late last
night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
Two SIM all Fires Yesterday.

The fire department was call.
ed to the third ward at noon
yesterday. The blaze, which
was at the home of Mr.. l.. L.
Stewart on Tabb's Hill, was
caused by a spark from a Chin
ney. and was quickly extinguish-
ed. The loss amounted to only
a few dollars, and was covered
by insurance.
The fremen made another run
to the third ward about 6 .. m.
The fire which was at a house
on the corner of 9th avenue and
18th street. south, was soon put
out.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
Parent Teachers to Meet.

A meeting of the Parent Teach
ers Association will be held at
the Barrow Memorial School FIJI
day afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock. A
talk will be made by DR.. ]. w.
Lipscomb, on Discipline, and
its Relation to Health and Dis
ease. Miss Elizabeth Kenne-
brew will speak on Guiding and
Guarding the Children of the
Nation" Miss Helen Horan
vii give a recitation.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
Ben Greet and Company VIII
Give Two Performances
In This City.
ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS
Shakespearean Comedies Will
BE Presented on Friday Af-
ternoon and Evening.

Many visitors from surround.
ing cities are expected here Fri
day. when the well known Ben
Greet Woodland Players will
give two performances on the
campus of the Industrial Institute
and College. The afternoon
play, The Twelfth Night. /" will
begin at 3 o'clock, and the eve
ming show. Midsummer Nights
Dream" will start promptly at
$3.50.
The open air plays of Shake
speare. as given by the Ben
Greet Players. illustrate in an
un Xpected way the dramatic
form used by the great English
poet. That is to say the contin-
uous character of the perform
ance Is preserved in precisely
the same form as in the days of
Elizabeth.
It is a matter of common
knowledge that Shakespeare
used no scenery in his presenta.
tions; and, therefore, could not
effect change OF scene. AS a
result the whole play was given
without intermission and as one
might say in one act. The same
circumstance occurs in the open
air plays. AS similar physical
conditions are encountered on the
out door stage as in the theatre
of the Elizabethans, the plays
are necessary presented in their
original form as they were
written. There are as a rule
twenty-five scenes in a Shake
spearean play. In one play an
extreme case, there are fourteen
scenes in one act and thirteen in
another, In modern stage pro.
ductlons an attempt is always
made TO reduce the number of
scenes, to conform with the re.
quirements of the present day
stage and it's equipment. To
accomplish this considerable
transposition is necessary, and a
liberal amount of cutting" all
of which frequently mars the
sequence of the play, and de-
stroys much of its original char
acter.
The experience gained in Civ
ing over three thousand open
air performances, has made The
Ben Greet Woodland Players the
foremost company of it's kind.
This reputation has been sus-
tanned for the past eleven years
by keeping faith with the public
| in every respect.
Ben Greet's open air perform
ances are beautiful beyond any
conception. No presentation in
a theatre ever approaches them
in perfection of illusion.
The fame of this organization
is known throughout the land
and it is easy to attract large
audience by a little intelligent
direction of local interest.
The incidental music is render
ed by stringed instruments and
where musical settings are writ
ten, they are given.
Ben Greet himself will be seen
in the plays to be presented here.
The Commercial was in error
Sunday in announcing that these
famous players were to appear
here today, and we gladly make
the correction.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
Fire at Parchman Farm.

Jackson, Miss, April 90
Fifteen thousand dollars is the
loss sustained by fire at the
Parchman convict farm yester-
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock, when
flames, that originated in Gin
House No. l consumed three
small frame buildings. 6 car
loads of cotton seed and 80 bales
of loose cotton. Twelve hundred
bales of ginned cotton. in a neat
by warehouse. were not injured.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
Quartet Here Yesterday.

A beautiful program was given
in the Music Hall yesterday
morning by the Zeollnsr String
Quartet. who were here between
trains and stopped over in CON-
pliment to Miss Weenonah Poin.
dexter. head of the music de.
partment, |. |. & c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23
Prominent District Attorney
Speaks in Interest Of
Candidacy.
IS GAMBLERS OPPONENT
Will Be In Race for Congress
From First District.---Is
Well Known Here.

Hon. Hardin H. Brooks. OF
Macon, district attorney for the
sixteenth judicial district, who
is in the city attending the April
term of circuit court, delivered
an address at the court house
before several hundred people
Monday morning in the interest
of his candidacy for congress, in
which race he will be an opponent
to Hon. +. S. Gambler, the pres.
ent representative of the first
congressional district.
While citizen of Noxubee,
born and raised in that county.
Mr.. Brooks stated that he felt as
close to Lowndes as a man could
possibly get, and that practically
all of his ancestors were born
and raised in this county.
The talk made by Mr.. Brooks
was listened to with much inter-
est by the large crowd. He stat.
ed that fourteen years ago he
heard f. S. Gambler. Jr., the
present congressman, preach the
doctrine of rotation of office so
enthusiastically and that ever
since then he had held the same
position. Mr.. Brooks said that
the congressman who now rep
resents this district was elected
upon the proposition of improv.
ing the Tombigbee river. and
though he has served for four
teen years, the Tombigbee still
rises in the vine clad hills of
Tishomingo and flows peace.
fully to the Gulf of Mexico un-
widened, undeepened, unlocked
and undammed, but only resur-
yeyed, and that the twin river
across the Alabama line in Bank
heads district has had several
princely fortunes spent upon it,
In the course of his speech he
said that he favored more river
appropriations and less harbor
appropriations.
Mr.. Brooks believes that con-
gress should pass some kind OF
legislation towards supplying
government aid to the states and
counties in the building of roads
and the betterment of ruraI
schools. He also thinks that q
practical and liberal rural credit
system should be established, il
order that farmers might Dor
row money when needed on Ions
time, and at a low rate Of inter
est, just as the commercial
world can do at present. Tha
the man holding a public Office
should be a reformer after al
well as before the election wa:
asserted by the speaker.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23

Vera Cruz, Mexico. April 2l,-
Vera Cruz tonight is in the hands
of forces from the United States
warships. but the occupation of
the port was not accomplished
without loss of American lives.
Four Americans, bluejackets
and marines, were killed by the
fire of the Mexican soldiers. and
20 fell wounded. The Mexican
loss amounts to over 200.
The water front, the customs
house and all important piers,
including those under the term
inal works from which extend
the railroads to the capital, have
been occupied. All the territory
around the American consulate
is strongly patrolled, and de.
tachments hold other sections Of
the city.
The Mexican commander, Gen.
Gustavo Mas, offered stubborn
resistance to the Am 1rlcan ad
vance. and for MANY hours there
was fighting in the streets. To
ward nightfall it was reported
that the main body of the FEEDER
al garrison was in retreat to the
westward.
Rear Admiral Fletcher, com
manding the United States war;
ships, prefaced his occupation
of the port by a demand, through
the American consul, w. W
Canada, for its surrender. Gen.
Mas promptly declined to ac-
cede to this demand, and shortly
afterward 10 whaleboats were
sent off from the side of the
transport Prairie loaded with
marines.
These boats effected a landing
in the neighborhood of the Gus
toms house before noon, and a
few minutes later Capt. VIM. R.
Rush of the battleship Florida,
who was in command of the
operations ashore, brought his
flag in.
Capt. Rush's men already had
taken up their positions. They
numbered $50 bluejackets from
the Florida, 800 marines from
the Prairie and 65 marines from
the Florida. Later these were
augmented by a detachment
from the Utah.
The coming of the American
forces was not heralded by any
great excitement, but small
crowds gathered to watch tn,
landing. Soon the bluejacketl
and marines marched through
the streets leading from tht
water front and along the rail
road yards. Others proceeded t
the American consulate. Will,
still others were deployed alonl
the approaches to Central Plaza
in which Gen. Mas had concen
trated kis men.
These maneuvers were effectet
without opposition, but suddenl,
Gen. Mas challenged The al
vance with the first shots
volley fired from a point thre
blocks from the marines and tw,
blocks south Of the main plaza
The marines replied Immediately
but the action ceased in a mo
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. d. F. Mccullough
and little daughter, Mary AIDE
laide, will leave Sunday for Jack
son. where they 90 10 attend the
Grand Chapter Order OF Eastern
Star.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1914-04-23

Mrs. Victor Hanson of Birm-
ingham, wife of the brilliant
editor Of the Birmingham News,
is the attractive guest of Miss
Weenonah Poindexter this week
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
DELINQUENTS ON
 ELECTION REPORTS
 ARE MADE HAPPY

Hartford. Dec. 5-TF1ere was no ap- pearance in police court today of the men in various parts Of the statesum- moned to report for failure to file statements with the secretary of state concerning expenses in conn ection with the recent elections. Attorney Sidney E. Clarke explained to the court that he had received satisfae- tory replies from all except one and had informed them that appearance would not be necessary In most cases they had filed lists in their own tonws.
 The exception was Frederick w. Bull, of Plymouth, Socialist candidate for Congress in the 9th district. His name was twice called in court today without response. MT. Bull arrived at Prosecutor C1arke,s office later in the day He said he was in Hartford hos pitaI until Nov. 25, had filed his state xaent with the Plymouth Town Clerk and requested that it be forwarded to the secretary of state. His exp1ana- Hion was satisfactory.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
MILLER RESIGNS
 MEMBERSHIP IN
 COMMON COUNCIL
Judge Elect of Probate Court Prepares to Assume
 Judicial Duties

f Alderman Paul L.. Miller, as fore told in The Farmer yesterday, today rendered his resignation to Mayor Wilson,. Robert N. Blakeslee who IS to succeed Atty. Miller in the com mon council sent his resignation as a days ago to William T. Havfland, the secretary of the board. That MT. Blakeslee had resigned from the H. brary board was not known to several members until today when a, Farmer reporter today sought to obtain the name of his likely successor. From their replies it would appear that his
 successor had not yet been thought of.
 MT. BIakesiee is a Republican conse-
 quently his successor will be of that faith.
 Before election it had been under
 district that E.. J. Naylor. manu-
 facturer and prominent Fifth district
 worker was slated to succeed Alder
 man Miller in the event of his election
 as judge of probate. Greatly to- the
 surprise of the Republicans Alder
 man Miller was elected. MT. B1akes- lee then announced his candidacy for his place as alderman and MT. Nay Tor agreed to withdraw in his favor. Now it Is being suggested that MT. Naylor take MT. Blakeslee's place on l the library board Under the city ? ing one. As the terms of it's members expire the holdover members nomi- nate the successors and the nornina- tons are always confirmed by the common council.
 Alderman Mi11er's resi- gnation pre-
 sented to the mayor, follows:
 '1 hereby tender you my resigna- ton as alderman of the city of Bridge port. representing the Fifth district. ..In taking this step I fell that | must express at this time my appre- | citation of the uniform courtesy which
 I have invariably received from your l self, my colleagues of the board, and 1 from the city clerk and his assistants | during my three years occupancy oi ltthis office, and I can assure you and | them that I shall ever consider my I associations and experiences in tho l board of aldermen as among the hap piest and most profitable of my life The first business which the incom ing common council will transact nex 1 Monday night will be to elect MT Blakes1ee to succeed Alderman Miller 1 Gen. Henry A. Bishop, president ot
 the library board was out of the cits
 today but it is thought likely tha' 1 notices will be sent out Monday for meeting to be held Wednesday nigh 1 to elect MT. Blakeslee's successor. The regular term of the latter would ex l hire .TI1Jv l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
OFFICIAL REPORTS ON TIE WAR


 with heavy artil1sssg to sdl@ye. them back. < Rheims has been boTnbaTded and the French heavy artillery has been used with success against the earth positions of the enemy. s
 The text of the communication fol- Jews:
 ITO the north of the Lys we have made .perceptible progress. Our in occupied in one operation two lines of was of five hundred yards.
 "A part of the hamlet of Weiden- dreft, one kilometre to the northwest of Langemarck, has remained in our possession. In front of Poese1e. half way between Dixmude and Ypres, we took possession on the right bank Of the canal, of a house belonging to a ferryman, the occupation of which has been disputed spiritedly for month.
 tsThe enemy endeavored but without success, to compel us by means of a violent attack with heavy artillery, to evacuate the conquered ground. ftIn the region of Arras and in Cham pagne there have been intermittent firing. Rheims has been ibombarded with particular severity. On our right we have destroyed with our heavy artillery several earth Notifications of the enemy.
 ! f'In the Argonne, the contest con tinues to be very hotly waged. We have occupied several trenches and re- pulsed all counter attacks. 'In Lorraine and in AIsace there is nothing of importance to report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
BURR 6 KNAPP'S AFFAIRS NOW IN
 FEDERAL COURT Chamberlain Completes Du- ties As Receiver and Con-
 tinues As Trustee COURT ALLOWS HIM
 $1 200 FOR SERVICES Cash Balance of $1.193 On Hand When Expenses for
 Two Months Are Paid

The report of Receiver John c. Chamberlain of Burr & Knapp, which has been accepted by the superior court, shows that after eonducting the business for two months. he has s1lss to. turn over. to himself as trustee. Af- ter this report. had been accepted by Judge Burpee he discharged Attorney Chamberlain as receiver.
 This proceeding formally takes the firms affairs from the superior court \ bout a month ago some of the cred Itors threw the firm into bankruptcy So that from this time the United Etates court will have Jurisdiction.
 Receiver Chamberlain reported that huring the two months he acted as receiver the receipts were STE. .131.5o- The disbursements were $74, HAS. The latter included all expenses of con- ducting the business. Receiver Cham herlain. presented a bill for $1,200 for his services which Sthe court allowed This sum also included counsel fees
 MT. Chamberlain remains in charge pf the affairs Of the involved banking house. by virtue of his appointment hs trustee in the proceedings in the ban nkrllptcy court. The effect of the discharge of Receiver Chamberlain is to take the affairs of the estate from The state court into the federal court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
GERMAN

Berlin, Dec By wireless to Lon don.-Progress of German forces in the west is reported in an official statement given out this afternoon at the army headquarters. The state ment follows: If
 .sFrench attacks yesterday at Elan ders and to the south of Metz were repulshed. We made progress at La Bassee, in the forest of the Argonne and in the region southwest of Alt kirch.
 s.In the fighting to the east of the Mazurian lakes the situation is favor able for us and in minor operations there we took 1900 prisoners. Our operations in Poland are taking a nor nal course.
 s"The Corrfere Del Terre estimates that the losses among the French troops amount to at least 50 per cent. of those engaged in the war and that losses of even greater proportions have been suffered by the territorials.' 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
RIVER ANNEXATION ENDS AS FIRE RAZES
 DOCK IN HARTFORD

Hartford, Dec. 5.-Navigation of the Connecticut river so far as steamers of the Hartford & New York Trans portation company are concerned will cease Monday as result of last nights fire which burned out the dock house at the foot of State street, ac- cording to announcement of C. c. Goodrich, general manager and vice president, this morning. Usually the steamers continue to run as long as the river remains open. The steamer Hartford came up this morning with a: large cargo. She will remain over Sunday and make the final trip of the season Monday afternoon.
 MT. Goodrich said the value of the building, the upper interior of which was burned in one of the most spec tacular fires the city has seen in years, was insured for $2o, GOO and con tents for $5,000, but the loss would not reach nearly that sum as the lower dock floor and the floor above, also much of the outside covering were practically undamaged. The building is wholly of wood. Work of rebuild ing will begin at once
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
BATTLE AT LODE
 IS YET IN DOUBT

a5
 London. Dec. 5-While reports con tinue to come into London that the battle of Lodz has ended. in a Rus sian victory, official confirmation is still lacking and it is apparent to British observers that conditions in the north of Poland are today virtual ly the same as they were one week ago. after the German army had been saved from overwhelming defeat by the brilliant operation of General Mackenzen
 Details of the Lodz fighting are be- ginning to filter through and they easily prove it to have been the most bloody struggle of the entire war. The Germans are described as fighting their way through the Russian lines over the heaped-up bodies of their comrades. Berlin claims heavy cap lures of prisoners in this struggle, while from Ktev comes the announce ment that the fortress there is crowd ed with German prisoners. Incident ally Kiev reports that since the be- ginning of the war 13O,OOo soldiers and 2,500 officers have passed through Kiev as prisoners of war The allies have ceased claiming a tremend- olis victory in northern Poland but they do assert that the operations there have been a, strategic defeat for Germany and 9 tactical victory for Russia.
 The Russians would appear not yet to have been diverted from their at tacks in Ga1icia and the invasion of Hungary. but the fortresses of Prze- mysl and Cracow still are intact ana are likely to put up a. stronger de- fense against the Russians than did the Belgian forts against the Ger mans.
 Unless a decisive defeat can be in inflicted on the Austrian E army at CzenstochowaL it is argued in London army of the south will be in a posi- ton to begin any serious invasion of Stlesia until Cracow has been re- t1Iiced
 An eyewitness with the British forces in France reports that both sides in West Flanders are engaged in siege operations, and that the Ger mans have almost entirely abandoned their Infantry assaults in force. A novel kind of warfare recalling the hand to hand cornbats of a century ago, but with entrenching and engi- neering~ features unknown before the days of the present powerful explo- sives, is a feature of the fighting along the western battle front.
 An official report from Vienna ad- trians has been prevented by violent attacks from strong hostile forces covering the Servfan retreat. No hint is given as to the identity of these forces but the opinion is expressed in London that Russian aid has reached the sore1y pressed Serbs. Berlin re- ports that such help would be no longer possible for the reason that the communication has been blocked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
Carranza Given
 A Warm Reception

Vera Cruz,-Dec. 5-Genera1 Venus tiano Carranza returned to Vera Cruz late last night after a six days trip into the interior. He was received with military honorss at the station where a big crowd gathered to well come him. It is expected that the general will leave soon an a visit to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
 Carranza has named General Ava redo, formerly post commander at Mexico City, as chief of the zone covered by the states of Vera Cruz. Pueblo and TIaxcaIa. General Pa bio Gonzales will be in charge of Ta- maulipas Nuevo Laredo and the north ern states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
C. M. SCnW AZ SAILS AGAIN
 FOR EUROPE

New York, ec 5-Charles M. schwab sailed unexpectedly again today for Liverpool Since the war started Mir. schwab's duties as president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation have kept him much of the time on the ocean travelling between America and Eur ope.
 MT. schwab referred to Secretary of State ,Bryan's interviewers who sought to learn if his unexpected trip abroad was connected in any way with his recent conference with MT. Bryan.
 m going to London on business, g was all he would say
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-05
STOCK EXCHANGE
 NOT TO OPEN YET

New York, Dec 5-OfficiaI denial &yas made today of the report that a meeting had been called for next Monday of governors of the New York stock exchange to- ratffy plans for the early resumption of trading in stocks on the floor of the exchange.
 The denial was issued by the ex- changes committee of five. which has been at work for some time past on plans looking to the gradual revival Of dealings in stocks.
 ssThe plans of the committee Of five to resume dealings in, stocks on the floor of the exchange have not yet been consummated,' z reads the an nouncement. stNo meeting of the board of governors has been called and, none will be called until the plan is perfected