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by ncighbors far from friendly and
/ have laborcd 10 prepare Servia
for the attack now made upon her
by our greatest enemy.
Our army Is well organized. Our
artillery II entirely French, there
fore mnrvellousiy effective. II will
soon show its Incompatible super.
iority to that OF our euemics, which
In wholly German.
Russia and France have come
TO our aid In this great CRISIS" the
young prince continued. MY
father. King Peter. fought IN the
ranks OF the French army In 1870
against the Prussians and for his
bravery In battle was decorated
with the Cross OF the Legion OF
Honor. Today France will pay her
debt OF gratitude a thousandfold."
Tho world expects great thingu
Of you. her military IDOL" ven-
turcd TO remark to his royal high
ness. 1T has heard OF your VIC
tories and OF your great personal
courage in the Balkan war"
"f ! have courage II 10 the
GIT Of God, and am thankful
70 Him. am thankful, too,
that ! command my brave Ser
Wan soldiers, unsurpassed In
the world for courage and en-
durance. Another cause I have
for thankfuIness In tho midst Of
our great peril, 10 that tho cost
Of war will not fall too heavily
upon my little eervia."
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10000 Stay Behind on Field

reioadlug.
And yet the war accounted for
well over 100000 French and Ger
man dead.
wonder how many dead this
war will account fort II only every
fifth man II left on tho field. and
II another fifth comes homo IN
yalided what VIII It's har
vest amount to then!
Cursel cannot get rid OF this
hideous thought II IN always
cropping up again.
We have passed on from retail "a
wholesale methods OF business.
In place OF the loom at which
you sat working with your own
hands, they have now set the great
power looms In motion.
Once It was n knightly death. an
honorable soldiers death: now II
Is death by machinery.
That is what is sticking in my
gullet.
We are being hustled from life
TO death by exports-by mocha
nicians.
And Just "a they turn out but
tons and pins by Wholesale meth
DDS OF production. so they are nov
turning out tho crippled and the
dead by machinery.
Why do I. all OF q sudden. begin
TO shudder7 feel rs II II had sud
denly become clear as daylight thai
this IL madness-blood-red mad
ness lowering for IN there
Cursei I must not 20 on brood
ing over II any longer. or II will
drive me mad.
Your rifle at the ready The
enemy Is facing you'll
Has that ceased To be case oil
man to manf
What does II matter even " the
bullet finds its billet more surely
Aim stsadily-straight for the
chest Who II II really
facing moi The man I am now go
ing TO shoot deadi An enemy
What IA an enemy7
Ito Be Continued Tomorrow.)
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Veteran Tennis
Champ Bumped

The defeat Of Veteran Samuel
Russell. singles champion OF the
state OF Washington, and regarded
as Seattle's foremost wielder OF the
racquet. featured yesterday
matches In the second day OF the
annual Washington championships.
Russell was vanquished by Hugh
Kelleher, mere youth. who was
runner-up In last years tourney
Russeil's defeat left no room for
argument as to the question OF SUI
periority between the two players.
Russell forced Kelleher 10 81 set
at the opening. but failed to register
4 single game in the following set,
which his young opponent took. 60.
The gallery was due for another
shock. Teal Williams. former Seat
tie interscholastic champion. lost 10
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Ruler Of SeTVia Saws
Peace Can Be Obtained
Only Through Fighting
By Mary Boyle O'Reilly


Copyright, 1914. by tho Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
LONDON. Aug. f2,--Whcn I
went 20 Southwestern Europe
last year 20 report tho famous
ritual case for The Star,
passed through servia. at Bel
grade, made friends with q
servan journalist. who sends
mo the following remarkable
Interview with Crown Prince
Alexander OF servia.
His people call the young crown
prince Alexander OF Macedon" be-
cause they think his victories in
Macedonia over the Turks during
the recent war In tho Balkans
earned him the right to be COM
pared with the great Greek COM
mander who sighed for now worlds
to conquer"
How Hs Looks and Acts
Like the greater Alexander. the
Servian prince IL small OF stature.
but judged by his sturdy hand
shake his physical energy is cutra-
ordinary. His large brown eyes
peer shrewdly through glasses that
seem worn more to veil his
thoughts and emotions than be-
cause he has physical need OF
them.
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Then are we breed OF men
other than our fathers7
Is the reason because we only
have one life TO Josef And do We
cling 80 passionately to this life'
Isn't our native land worth more
than this scrap OF lief
There probably won't be many
among us who believe in the Res
direction, who believe that our
mangied bodies will rise again In
new splendor.
Nor do we believe that our
Father In Heaven will have
pleasure in our murderous doings.
that in that better world He will
regard us other than as our
brothers murderers
But We bent our heads before
iron Necessity.
The fatherland has called us. and
we, as loyal sons. obey the com
mand there Is no evading, suomis-
sively. From today on
ward we belong to our native land.
so the major shouted minute ago
as he read out the articles OF war.
And it's going TO be the real
thing this time.
The sergeant-major has already
read the roll and checked IT. We
are already told off In fours. Now.
In a long column, we are marching
across the barrack-yard. for this
very day we are ordered TO doff
our civilian dress, and don our new
kit. This very day we have got 10
become soldiers.
Things are moving apace with
us now.
On the afternoon of the follow
ing day, the company ia detailed
for barrack drill. We are lying on
our stomachs in tho barrack yard
and are being drilled in taking aim
and firing lying down.
have Just been sighting.
In front Of me on the barrack
wall over there they have painted
targets. Ring targets. head tar
gets. chest targets. Three hundred
yards. Square In the chest" That
ought to count as a bulls-eye.
Wonder how many clips OF car
tridges am ! going TO get through
Wonder II there will be bulls
eye among them?
IL every man Of those millions
they are putting into tho field
against the enemy fires about 100
cartridges. and there Is one bulls
eye in every 100. that works out at
that amounts TO
and can't help smiling at this
neat sum In arithmetic 1.
then the answer II no ono az an.
That IL a merry sum
The fifth cartridge tumbles out
/ ram in another clip of dummy
cartridges.
How quickly and smoothly that's
done. One--two seconds, and five
cartridges are set In your maya
zine.
Every one OF them. II need be,
can penetrate six men; It can pene-
trate palisades and trees; II can
penetrate earthworks and stone
walls.
There is practically no cover left
against this dainty little missile,
against this little pointed cone.
And what q wonderful bit of
mechanism this Mauser rifle Ia.
How wretchedly badly off they
we're in 1901 with their rattle
trap needle guns.
A single feeble bullet at time.
and after you had fired 1t cine
the long, complicated business oi
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IN OTHER LEAGUES


AMERICAN-chfeago "a. Cleveland
90.
SATIONAI<-Bosfcn o. Cincinnati .
IN innsnss): Brooklyn .. Chicago q:
YhiiEdeiphiA .. rittsburG 4. ~. Louis ..
New York q.
FEDERAL--Buffaio g. Kansas city 8;
baltimore IS. Indianapolis -; St Louis
N0RTHwESTERN-Baiisrd Q. Seattle
!: Tacoma .. SPOKANE Z; vaacouvss ..
Victoria g.
COASr-ros Angeles I. Venice o; oah-
land '. Hea Francisoo .; Portland !. Sac
ramsnto T.
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Cross Is Winner
in Great Battle

jority OF the rounds. but Cross land
ed far cleaner and more effective
blows and took less punishment
than the Mexican.
Neither man was knocked down.
Rivers started well. outboxing
Cross during the first few rounds
and appearing fast and strong.
Thoroughly warmed up. however,
Cross wore down the Mexican's ear
ly lead and. with half the battle
over. had transferred the balance
In his favor.
Thereafter he was never headed.
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Los ANGELES. Aug. i2.-Hav'
Ing reversed the verdict OF pre-
vious meeting. Leach cross IL
hailed today as the pusilisuo mas
ter OF Joe Rivers. =.
Cross outpointed Rivers In ~
round bout ut McCareys Vernon
arena last night. winning decisivcg
In one of the best matches seen
bern In the last year.
Both men were In excellent
trim and both battied IKE "
osrA
Rivers was the aggressor IN = una
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THE HUMAN
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
Continued From Page ~

tcontlnued From Page ~
men, every man a his place by the table.
How serious their faces They reveal no trace OF
youthful high spirits martial exuberance. Their express
sions rather beoken deep thought
'eThe War That Was Bound to Come"
''The that in the end was bound TO oome'-so we
heard and in the papers That is bound 10 be
that is law of Nature The nations snatchng the
bread from anothers mouths; they deprving each
other OF the air breathe That is thing which in the
end only be settled by Force And II has TO be- better
il should be today than tomorrow.
We are mercenaries onger-those hrengs for MUIR
der who sold their blood for money down to all and
sundry.
We are giadators ongcrslaves who enact the drama
OF diving exciting spectacle Tor the entertainment OF
the rich and for the lust OF their eyes.
IL is to our native land took oath
And II IL be- resolved TO die citizens to
die in the and full responsibility for
acts
What will the few days have in store for us'
Not one OF us has probably ever, with his eyes
seen field OF battle But have heard about IL from
others and we have read in books OF other what bat
tlc-icld looked like 1901 and though with
ewes watched the shells SCATTERING human bodies
l2O, 900 Stay Behind on Field
And another thing known is that 40 years in spite
Of inferior guns and rifles hundred and twenty thou
sand dead stayed behind the field Of honor.
What percentage OF living will modern warfare claim
Armies are being marshaled faster than the world has
seen Germany alone put six million soldiers In the
field. France as many Then the of 707 nothing
more than affair Of outposts My brain reels
when try visualize these masses-starting to march
against one another; to choke for breath
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Thresbsss hite-Bonner, MiiliFAn. Two
base hits-Kiliiiay. McKans. coifrfn |.
Stolen bases-coitrfn. Neichofr. Double
piay--Bsiisrd / Left on bases--BsIiard
.. Seattle .. Pitchers Records hfts
runs OFF Callahan In inning. Struck
out--bonnsr !. Peterson .. Callahan 4
Bases on baiis-Bonnsr Q. Peterson T.
Callahan I. Umpire-Burnsides
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Mold Water Meet

The athletic committee Of the Sc
Attic Athletic club Is flooded with
entries for the annual water car.
nivai TO be held off Blackstone heio
Saturday afternoon.
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pt AyFRs IN FIGHT

NEW YORK. Aug. i2.-Henry
Zimmerman and Roger nresnahan.
Cub PLAYERS, may draw suspension.
following their fist fight on the field
Yesterday.
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Although black and white that " Cobb
Cobb
pitcher the pinch Sam Crawford follows Cobb and
the bases to be
has been playing ball II He has
IS and during his career hs hit better than
FOL
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customary minor going greet
Al his
Cleveland Patch
heat
which Tom Patch the
the last
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COBB SIGNS CONTRACT

DETROIT. Aug 12.-Ty Cobb has
signed a three-ycar contract with
Detroit, calling for his present sal
airy, $4,000 a year.
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Butler Is Winner

The two blondes. "Blondy" But.
Ter and -Blondy- Hoffman. tangled
At the White House pariors IN n
two-game match. the series goins 10
Butler by a score OF 400 to SSs.
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his plans and hopes a few days
after tho Austrian invasion OF Ser
via applied the match which has set
Europe flaming In the greatest war
in the history OF the world.
First, the crown prince tells why
this war Is necessary.
In his words:
This war was necessary that
later we may have an assured
peace In which to develop the In
ternal resources of our country.
For years we have been surrounded
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Johns, 81, 1913. Johns is one OF
the California contingent.
Play was resumed today.
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EnIIAIs RECORD

KALAMAZOO. Mich. Aug. H.
The grand circuit races opened nere
yesterday. Anna Bradford. PAGER.
eoualed the worlds mile record
Time, 2:05h.
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WILLIAMS IS FIRST
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The Davis
cup matches opened here THURSDAY
with r. Norris Williams piayin9 An
thony +. wflding OF Australia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-15
NO CHANGE IN THE voseEs
Dsriin Statement Admits Fighting on
German Right Wing Has Been
without Decision

London.-A Berlin dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram company contains an
official statement. given out at gen
eraI Headquarters in Berlin:
The engagements on the right wing
In France have not led TO any decis-
ion. The attacks Of the French in
the Aryonnes and from the northeast
'front.' Of verdun have been repulsed.-
Paris.-The fiercest fighting Of the
battle OF Seven Rivers has occurred on
the left wing Of the allies. In the north
eriy positions assumed by the rival ar
mics on the extended line now cavalry
forces hurled 10 Won kluck's relief by
the German general staff. heavily sup
ported by infantry. have been hnrIsd
with terrific force against the British
and French lines. only TO reboand from
the vfgor Of the defense and them
selves In turn forced to suffer attack
by the allies with equally determined
energy.
AT one point the German cavalry
succeeded in breaking through the
French lines, but the break was at an
angle Of the French defense WORKS and
the Germans found themselves in such
q precarious position that many hand
to-hand conflicts resulted before they
we're enabled to extricafe themselves.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-15

A Concurrent Resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution pro-
vidinq that the Supreme Court may
sit for trial Of causes in two divis-
lens.
Resolved. By the Legislature Of the
State Of Mississippi. two-thirds Of each
House agreeing thereto. that the fol-
lowing amendment to the State Consti-
tuition be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the State for ratification or
rejection at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day In November. 1914. viz.:
In event there shall be adopted at
this election an amendment to the
Constitution increasing the number Of
judges Of the Supreme Court. the Con-
stitution shall then be further amend
ed by adding thereto q new section.
which shall read a. follows:
The Supreme Court shall have pow
er. under such rules and regulations as
IL may adopt. to sit In two divisions OF
three judges each. any two Of whom
when convened shall form a quorum.
each division shall have full power to
hear and adjudge all causes that may
De assigned to IL by the court In event
the Judges composing any division
shall differ as to the Judgment to be
rendered in any cause. or in event
any Judge OF either division. within a
time and in n manner to be fixed by
the rules TO be adopted by the court,
shall certify that in hfs opinion any
decision of any division OF the court Is
In conflict with any prior decision Of
the court or OF any division thereof.
the cause shall then be considered and
adiudged by the full court or a quo
rum thereof"
Passed the Senate on the 9Th. 9Th
and 1th OF March. 1914.
Passed the House Of Representatives
on the 18th. Goth and 2ist OF March.
1914
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-15
NO. As


tors Botn Senators shall Al 40 time
be- chosen froti the same county.
Thirty second The County Of La
fayette. the thlrtys~cond district. and
elect one Senator.
Thirty third.-The County Of Pano-
Ia. the thirtv-third district, and elect
one Senator.
Thirty yfourth-The Counties OF Goa
houa. Tunica aud Quitman. the thirty
fourth district. and elect one Senator.
Thirty tifth--The County OF DeSoto.
the thirty-fifth district. and elect one
Senator.
Thirty-sixth-The Counties Of Union.
Tippah, Benton, Marshall and Tate,
the thirty-slxth district. and elect
three Senators. The Counties Of Tate
and Benton shall be entitled TO one.
the Counties OF Union aud Tippah one.
and the County OF Marshall one.
Thirtyseventh The Counties OF
Tishomingo. Alcoru and prentiss, the
thirty-seventh district. and elect one
Senator.
Thirty eighth-The Counties Of Mon
roe. Lee and Ittawamba, the thirty
eighth district. and elect two Senators.
one OF whom shall be a resident OF
the County Of Monroe. and the other
a resident Of Lee or Itawamha Coun-
ties.
rhirty.ninth-The Counties OF Jeffer-
son Davis, Marion and Walihal. the
thirty.ninth district. and elect one Sem
ator.
Fortieth-The Counties Of Lamar.
Pearl River and Hancock. the fortieth
district. and elect one Senator.
Forty-first-T Counties OF George,
Green and Jackson. the forty-first dis
trict. and elect one Senator.
Forty-second-Ths Counties Of For
rest and Perry. the forty second dis
trict. and elect one Senator.
Passed the Senate on the 18th. 18th
and goth OF March. 1914
Passed the House OF Representatives
on the 25th. 26th and 27th II March.
And the same Is published and will
be submitted as required by Section
go Of the State Constitution.
Given under my hand and the Great
I Seal OF the State Of Mississippi, this
ist day OF July. 1914
JOSEPH W. POWER.
Secretary OF State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-15
GERMANS CHECKED ATeneHr



From the Battle front. via Paris
saber and lance came into play many
times here The French. British and
German hussars. lancers. dragons
and cuirassiers In enormous numbers
came into contact near Lille. There
were no brilliant charges by long lines
Of horsemen to record. but the British
squadron In khaki and the French In
their light and DARK blue uniforms Oft
en- crossed swords with the hlue-xray
clad Germans.
There n not an inch Of ground here
abouts which does not show traces Of
the awful character Of the battle. The
town Of Albert u a mass Of ruins. Roye
has disappeared under constant bonn
barfment. II was the center OF the
German effort 10 break through the al
lied lines
The German artillery had taken ad-
vantage Of many quarries In the vtcin-
ity. where they placed guns which
were beyond the reach Of the French
artillery.
Reeonnoifertng parties frequently
came In conflict. In these engage
ments the soldiers would take shelter
behind the many bodies On the field
But nothing occurred which could BE-
called a general battle.
The vicinity Of Arras. however. vas
the scene Of vigorous encounters be
tween infantrymen. who engaged In
close fighting with the hayonet sftel
the artillery duel ceased. AT SONS
points along the line numbers Of Ger
mans offered to surrender IL giver
| food
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people as herein provided shall tnks
effect and become law when approved
by a majority Of the votes cast thereon
and not otherwise. Such measure
shall be In operation on and after the
30th day after the election at which II
Is approved. The veto power OF the
Governor shall not extend to meas
ures Initiated by or referred to the
people. II conflicting measures sub
mttted to the people shall be approved
by a majority OF the votes severally
cast for and against the same. the one
having the highest number Of affirm
ative votes shall thereby become law.
No measure enacted by a vote OF the
people shall be amended or repealed
by the legislature except by yea and
nay votes, upon roll call. OF three
fourths OF the members Of each House
voting thereon. Qualified electors only
shall be counted upon petitions. Pc
titions may be circulated and present
ed In parts, but each part Of any pc
tition shall have attached thereto the
affidavit OF the person circulating the
same that all Of the signatures there
on were made in the presence OF the
affiant and that to the best OF the af-
fiant's knowledge and belief. each sig
nature Is genuine and that the per.
son signing Is a qualified elector and
no other affidavit or verification shall
he required. The sufficiency OF all
petitions shall be decided by the sec
retary OF state. In the event that the
sufficiency OF the petition Is chal-
lenged. the question shall be tried at
once in term time or in vacation. and
such cause shall be n preference cause
over all other causes. II the secretary
OF state shall decide any petition %
be insufficient. he shall. without delay.
notify the sponsors OF the petition and
permit at least thirty (30) days for
correction or amendment. In the event
OF legal proceedings. in any court. to
prevent giving effect to any petition.
upon any grounds. the burden OF proof
shall be upon the person or persons at
lacking the validity Of the petition.
This section shall not be construed to
deprive any member OF the legislature
OF the right 70 introduce any bill. The
style OF all OF the bulls initiated by pc
tition shall be. BE IL enacted by the
people Of the State OF Mississippi" In
submitting the measures, the secretary
OF state and all other officials shall
be guided by the general election laws
until additional legislation may be pro-
vided therefor. but no legislation shall
he enacted tending to impair or ham
per the exercise Of the rights herein
reserved TO the people.
Sec. 2. That this amendment be
submitted TO the qualified electors OF
the State for approval or rejection at
an election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember, 1914. In accordance with the
provisions OF Section 273 OF the State
constitution
Passed the House OF Representatives
on the 9Th. sth and 10th Of March.
1914.
Passed the Senate on the nth. 18th
and Goth of March. 1914.
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RED GLARE LIGHTS UP shy
eomhardmsnt Of Antwerp Shakes
Houses 20 Miles Away-eie
Siege Guns Used.

Bordeaux.-News has been received
here that the king Of the Belgians
marched out Of Antwerp at the head
Of a portion Of his army.
London.-An official German dis-
patch received here from Berlin by
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Com
pany says:
1T h reported from Dutch sources
that fierce fighting occurred In the
Nethe district. Province Of Antwerp.
The Germans approached In q
northeriy direction from Forts de
wavre and de waelhem and com
menced q bombardment Of Antwerp
from these positions.
Early In the morning shrapnel
shells had caused great damage In
many places. showing that the invest
ing force is close to the city
The whole Of the Belgian field
army has been concentrated In the
district between Antwerp. Lierre thine
miles to the southeast OF the city) and
the River Scheldt. In which are fight
ing Is proceeding
London--rhe bombardment OF Amt
werp has been 50 violent that houses
at Rosendaal. a Netherlands town
more than 20 miles distant. have been
shaken visihly. according TO . teIe-
gram from that town to the Central
News by way Of Amsterdam.
Woundsd civilians have arrived at
RnsendAal and the Dutch government
has ordered all trains to proceed to
that placs to be held in readiness to
transport the refugees and injured
Thousands Of refugees have already
arrived
Throughout the entire night. the
message adds. red glare Illuminated
the sAy-