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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
ARTILLERY FIRE IS MILDER
Battle in France Is at a Stanost'''
Cold Weather and Exhaustion OF
Troops Stops Fighting.

London.-The extreme cold weather
and exhaustion of the troops have
virtually brought the battle in flan'
ders to a standstill. A desultory ar
tillery duel continues at some points
along the wide front and there has
been an occasional infantry attack,
but for the last tNree days the fighting
has been mild compared with the
~fierceness of that which for more than
a month preceded 1t.
The Germans, 1t Is evident, have
sent their best troops to the eastern
frontier and wen in b. guns the al
lies appear to have tie advantage
There are no signs, however, OF an Of
f~ensive on q large scale on the part
of the allies, who doubtless are as bad
ly in need of rest as their opponents.
In fact, it Is stated that officers ana
men who have borne the brunt OF the
fighting in the trenches are being CIV
en- a short leave.
The French artillery plainly Is wear
ing down the rival gun detachments
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
TURKS LOSE IN ARMENIA
Battle RACES More Fiercely In eau
casus Reeion-Turks Thrown Back
in Direction of Erxerum.

Petrograd-The following announce
ment from the general staff Of the
Russian army in the Caucasus was
made public here:
"In the region Of Erzerum we throw
back the Turks on the whole Of the
front and forced them hurriedly to re-
treat. Our troops are still pushing
them theoretically.
There is no change In the situation
in the other regions
From Karakilissee to Alashgerd
valley some engagements took place,
with results favorable to US.
"In the Persian province Of Aver
baljan the Turks were defeated In the
region of Khanasur Pass and also In
the passes leading from Gilman, In
the direction Of Kotur. In these en-
gagements the Russian troops cap
tured some Turkish artillery"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
DECISIVE VICTORY
WON BY RUSSIANS
UNOFFICIAL REPORT TELLS OF
ROUT OF GERMANS-PETRO.
GRADS ADVANTAGE.
SAY RETREAT IN PROGRESS
Berlin Saws Battle Has Not Been De
eided Yet-Report Says Two Ger
mar Army Corps Are No"
Surrounded.

London.-The Russian general stali
still is withholding details OF the VIC
tory which all other dispatches from
Petrograd say the Russians have won
over German forces that penetrated
Poland. The official report simply
saws the battle continues to develop
to the advantage of the Russians ana
that the Germans are trying to eXtrl-
cate themselves from an nnfaYoraple
position,
The Germans, on the other mana
claim they have inflicted heavy losses
on the Russians between LODI ana
LOwic2,
The reported failure Of the German
crown princes army to advance ON the
Cracow. Czenstochowa front Is cohsld-
cred by these military critics as con
trlbuting to the checking OF the Ger
mans.
Official ndviccs received IN Russian
circles in London declare that the rout
of the German and Austrian FORCES III
Poland has been complete. Inc gen
eral staff, however, Is not yet able 10
give any details Of this fighting,
III Is now clear that the Russian
victory in Poland Is decisive says the
Petrograd correspondent of the NIX
press. "The number Of prisoners tax
en- by the Russians is estimated at o.,
600.
"The Germans have begun a retreat
along the entire 'front.' the CORE
%spondent continues, "and In many
places the fight is a disordered rout
marked by the abandonment OF artll
lery. Maxims and transports.
Berlin meanwhile Is beginning to
talk about repulsing Russian attacks
which Is a subtle method of announc
ing that the German troops are on the
defensive" T..
II is said In Petrograd that one. II
rot two German corps are almost en-
yeloped, and that they are making
a desperate effort to fight their way
out to the north. Already n large nun
Der of prisoners are reported to have
passed through Warsaw. This Is con
sidered in London to confirm unol
fetal reports
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
SHIP WRECKED ON ROCKS
ao.t Goes 70 Pieces on pexbury Rect
Nine Miles North Of San Fran
cisco, Cal.

Gan Francisco.-Five members OF 3
crew of life savers trying to reach Ihe
schooner Hanalei, wrecked ON
Duxbury Reef, nine miles north OF san
Francisco, were drowned.
Two Of the Hanalei's crew. were
drowned while trying to make tneir
way through the surf with lines. Two
passenger swan to safety.
The lives of IS other men and wom'
en-, 80 passegers and Is of the crew.
who we're clinging to the sloping decks
of the fast breaking up schooner nung
In the balance. A thick fog preyente0
relief ships from aiding the HanaieAs
and when darkness closed In n the
rescue craft sought safety In deep
water It was realized the only possible
hope Of saving the remaining 70 pas
sengers and 20 officers and crew Was
to get o line out from the shore. TO
make this attempt a San Francisco
newspaper arranged to send q mortar
gun and the crew Of the Golden cate
Life Saving station to the scene OF tn0
wreck. A motor truck met the NE
savers at Sausalito, on the north shore
of San Francisco bay, and began the
| long Journey around the heads 10 Q
point opposite the stricken schooner.
II was believed the life savers wouid'
reach the scene about midnight.
Two Of the Hanaleis boats, upside
down. and a life raft also, were washed
on the beach. The steam schooner lay
q few hundred yards off the shore,
blanketed in the fog which led her on
the reef and which shut off sight ana
sound alike.
Just at dusk a rift in the fog re-
vealed a glimpse Of the doomed vessei,
pounded by the surf. The wind brought
indistinguishable cries from the pas
sengers and crew.
The fog was so thick that persons
five feet apart could not see each otn,
er and a little fleet Of scho0ners ano
tugs which had been trying to get II
touch with the Hanalei without them
selves piling on the reef drew off o.
night came on. One or two returned
to San Francisco. A few remained
near the scene, including the life say
ing crews from Fort Point and Por
Bonita, in their launches.
The Hanalei left Eureka, Cal. Sh'
ia OF 666 tons and Is owned by the In
dependent Steamship Company OF Lo
Angeles.
. Apparently the Hanalei thought sh'
was clear Of the reef, but was carries
in by a current.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
BATTLESHiP SUNK IN THAMES
BuIwark Detsoroyed off S~heerness, 50
Miles from London-Over 1oo
Lives Lost.

Iondon.-The British battleship
nulwark was blown w and sunk in
the estuary of Midway river, where
the latter flows into the Thames, be
tween 700 and 500 men were lost, in
GLIDING Capt. Guy Bolater, her COM
mander. and all her officers. Only IA
OF the crew were saved. 1t Is an
nounced officially that the explosion
was interior and originated in the
ships magazine.
The disaster is the most appalling
tbe British navy has suffered In the
war. It is even more Of a shock than
The loss OF the Aboukir, Cressy ana
Hogue at the hands of a single SUD-
marine In the North Sea, for the u
wark was destroyed from within-oe-
stroyed utterly and instantly. Inc
men aboard her had not a fighting
chance for their lives.
The band was playing ABOARD 'he
Bulwark. Near her were anchoreu
s~eyeral other ships. The morning was
calm. and but for the presence OF the
H. iesh'r swinging at her anchoi
4 Ms there was nothing to Suggest
snll hing but peace. Alongside the
nnlwark was a ligher From 1t were
bsiuk loaded over the side of the ID,
cO0-ton nattleship 'resh ammunition
stores for her l2inch and 6-inch guns
suddenly a terrific explosion oc
Cured In The bowels OF the ship.
great cloud of smoke arose, envelop
ing the Bulwark and shutting her iron
sight. A great white flash OF fir'
atreaked through the black veil; TIL
smoke cloud ~thickened and rolled Out
ward and upward.
The great black curtain spread, ant
as II spread 1t began to lift. When tn
spot which had been the Bulwark'
berth finally was visible, a maelstron
of turbulent waters was all that MARI
cd the anchorage. The debris lttere
the surface Of the stream. The bu
wark was gone with all on board e.
rem the few mangled and %strugglin
forms in the water. She sank in thre
minutes from the time OF the expl'
sion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

Wilmington, Del.-Equal suffrage
was a topic Of earnest discussion by
the National Grange, Patrons OF Hus-
bandry, and while the committee re-
port in favor Of equal suffrage through
amendment to the federal constitution
was disapproved. the cause Of votes for
women was enthusiastically Endorsed,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
POLAND CENTER OF INTEREST
Little News Comes From P~etroerad or
perlin-lmportant Events Pending.
Poland Center of Activities.

London.-Chief interest in the wal
Is still centered on the battles in Pc
land. As has been the case heretofore
when important events were impend-
ing, little news is coming from either
Petrograd or Berlin. 1t is known, how
ever, that the Germans are offering a
stubborn resistance to the Russian ad-
in East Prussia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Russia Mines Black Sea.

petrograd.-t was officially an
rounced that the Russian littorai OF
the Black Sea had been mined in many
rlaces so miles out from the coast.
sh,ns are absolutely forbidden to sail
n night in or out of Russian Black
Sea ports.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
American War Victim.

London.-The first graduate OF an
American college to be a victim OF
the war Is Lieut.. George Williamson
who belongs to the duke of Yelling
TOMS regiment. Mr.. Williamson's
name appeared in the casualty list as
among those dying from the results OF
wounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

London.-An Exchange telegram
from Copenhagen says a dispatch from
Berlin reports that two French aero
planes attacked the Zeppelin shed at
Friedrichshaven and dropped six
bombs without damage. One OF the
French machines was shot down,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
sehooner Run on Bar.

Tampa, Fla.-The schooner BRACES,
which was in collision with the coast
ing steamer Mildred, broke loose from
the tug Coney during a gale and is re-
ported to be piled up on q sand bar.
The Brazos, 1t is believed, will be a
total loss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

Observation-Disclosures and German
war vessels were sighted off the Uru-
guayan coast and a battle is probable.
The British steamship Ortepa, bound
for Chile, has been instructed to ~
main at M~ontevideo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
German Submarine Rammed.

London.-The secretary of the ad-
miralty announces that the German
submarine boat U-lS. reported of
the north coast Of Scotland was
rammed by a British ~patrolling vessel
and foundered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Hamburg Liner Sunk.

London.-The Daily News states
that news has been received that the
Hamburg-American liner Ekbatana
has been sunk In the Persian gull.
There are no details OF how this wa
accomplished.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

Bruges, misunderstanding to the
hest information reaching here fight
ing on The User front has completely
stopped. The severe cold weather con-
tinues and the Oldest inhabitants fear
that there may be q repetition of the
VIGOROUSLY severe winter of 1901.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

Chicagos-Reports of foot and mouth
disease reaching here indicate that the
disease still is active in some parts
az the state. Two hundred head of
cattle and hogs we're ordered killed at
GA~~as~~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Offar 10 CapltuIate,

London-A dispatch from Rome says
that Przemysl has offered to capitu-
late to the Russians on condition that
the garrison be permitted to leave with
arms and baggage, The offer was re-
fused.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

Vera Cruz.-Apprehension among
the residents OF Vera Cruz becomes
more marked as the date draws near
for the American evacuation Of the
city and its occupation by the consti-
tutioualista.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

pueros Aires.-The German steamer
Sierra Cordoba debarked here the pas
sanrers and crew OF the British
steamer La Correntina, and the crew
az the French ship Union.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
PORTUGAL IN WAR
ON ALLIES SIDE
CONGRESS DECIDES STEP WILL
sE TAKEN WHEN NECESSARY.
COOPERATE WITH ALLIES.
MOBILIZATION ORDER GIVEN
Paris Reports Relative Quiet on Sat
tie Front-intermittent Cannon
aiding and Fight in Argonne.
Fog an lmpedIment.

London.-A dispatch from Lisbon
saws that the Portuguese congress de-
cided that Portugal should cooperate
with the allies when 1t considers the
step necessary. The minister of war
will issue a decree for partial mobil-
ization.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

Capture o. % va '.
johannesburg, South Africa.-Gen-
sral Botha is on De Vets heels. and
al canture of that rebel leader and
his force II imminent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
JEROME K. JEROME

Jerome X. Jerome, the noted Eng
Ilsh author and playwright, no" IN
this country, thinks the war Will last
eighteen months or possibly three
years. II Will not end, he says, until
the British army marches Into Berlin,
and after that there will be peace Tor
three centuries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
FEW STUDENTS LEAVE AMEs.
Encouragement Given Freshmen Re
suits in Small Number Dropping 0ut

Encouragement Given Freshmen Re.
suits in Small Number Dropping Out
Special to Times-Republican.
Ames. March 6.-Only fifty-one stu
dents. out Of the more than $500 reg
ularly enrolled at Iowa State College
dropped out of college at the close OF
the past semester because Of failures
to pass the!r examinations. according
to the report made by Dean E. w
Stanton. chairman Of the scholarship
committee.
Most Of the failures each year are
freshmen who have come to college
with insufficient preparation. This
year the adoption of the faculty ad-
wiser system. whereby each freshman
reports about his work once q month
or oftener 20 some member Of the
faculty. has helped many Of the first
year students over the rough places
and saved many of them for further
college work. ~
Several Iowa newspaper published
statements that 500 students had been
dropped at Iowa State College" said
President r. A. Pearson. THE fact IL
that fewer students were dismissed
than in previous years. The faculty
advisers watch the work of the fresh
men very closely. They have as their
assistants senior students who visit
the rooms Of the freshmen to see that
conditions are right for studying. Few
students come to Iowa State College
for anything but hard work. The per-
centage Of those dropped is low"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06

the girl has disappeared as complete
~ as II she had been swallowed up
in some vast cataclysm.
Mis9 Hiltebran attended Iowa Yves.
leyan for about three years. grad
uating from the academy two years
ago. Last year she was a member OF
the freshman class. When school
opened this fall she registered as a
sophomore. Her health was, however.
poor and upon the advise of her ply
stefan discontinued her school work
within n few days and returned to
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Filtebran. IF Hillsboro. Her college
friends STAGE and the members of the
faculty interviewed corrohorated their
statements. that she was an unusual
ly brilliant student. but that she was
given to fits of terrible dependency
These REQUIRED often toward the end
of her freshman year. and her friends
fear that possibly in one OF the moods
which was deepenel by her Ill health
that she may have committed suicide.
The whole county is stirred by the
possible terrible fate Of the young girl.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
MUST PAY CONTRACTORS.
Jury Decides Interesting Case From
Clarion. Deducting Small Sum.

S'S''o"s oSodStiH9 otUdH Gum.
Specia! to Times Republican.
Clarion. March S.-The case of Cos
lin against DR.. f. 5. Thornley, came to
close yesterday with a verdict for
the plaintiff. The history of the case
as tried in the district court is this:
Goslin & Gos!in. contractors. built a
residence for DR.. Thornley,. The con-
tract was changed somewhat. 20 the
changes were not put in writing. When
the building was completed it was seen
that the floors in places Were uneven,
tho il is alleged the defendant was :olG
the material he insisted upon would
not produce the most satisfactory re-
suits. The window panes IN places
were scratched. there was q leak
around one of the chlmneys. also n
the front porch, and there were some
hammer marks about the mantel piece.
The defendant claims he was late get
ting into the house, later than tho
contract called for, and because OF this
Inconvenience. and the above defects
in the house here and there. he re-
fused to meet the final payments,
amounting to nearly 500. Goslin q
Goslin agreed. it Is alleged. to pay the
sum Of $25 for the defects in the
building. but insisted that the fna!
payments must be met, and suit was
begun The jury returned verdict in
favor of the plaintiff. They allowed the
defendant $53 for the defects in the
house, and decided that the defendant
must meet the balance OF the payne n,
and the costs Of the trial.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
Aoente Got 9165. 000.
BOARD ACCEPTS COURT HOUSE.
Will Finish Henry County Building and
Deduct From Contract Price.
Soecial r. Tinoa pon,,hIsooo

Deduct From Contract Price.
Special to Times Republican.
Mt. Pleasant. March 6.-The long
drawn-out difficulty between the
Henry county board Of supervisors,
and the contractors English Bros, Of
Champaign, Ill, as to whether the
new Henry county court house. which
represents an expenditure Of s125.O00
accorded with the plans and specif-
cations. was settled by the board in a
summary manner, when the building
was taken over by them, and will be
finished by the county. The difficulty
which has been chiefly over whether
the plastering was in good shape, has
practically tied up the structure for
three months. The contractors have
thrae times asked for an acceptance
and three times the building has been
condemned by the board. The inspec-
tor has condemned it on three occa-
sions and in addition the firm which
had the contract for the decorating
refused to guarantee their work on the
defective plastering. The contractors
threatened to sue the county II the
building was not accepted. Three weeks
ago the architect and contractors were
requested by the board Of supervisors
to come to this city for final settle
ment one way or the other. No word
has been heard from them since that
date, SO the board. tired of waiting.
took things into their own hands. For
tunately there is a clause in the con-
tract which provides that if the build
ing is not completed according to speci-
f1cations, the county may take it
over. finish the structure and withhold
the amount necessary for this work,
from the original contract price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
Northern I01ua Items

ment school In the PHILIPPINES His
home is in East burlington. He is 20
years of age and q graduate Of tn.
Iowa state university. where he also
taught for short time. The high
school here which has a widespread
reputation for its musical productions.
was on the eve Of giving 'Pinafore,"
Professor Krieger being director His
resignation may mean an abandon
ment Of the production and. in addi-
ton. greatly embarrasses the school
work, it being, Anticipated, that the Sc
curing Of good superintendent at this
date will be very difficult.
McGresor. AZ
The second farmers institute for
McGregor was held Friday and Satur
day. Large crowds attended and the
institute was success from every
point Of view About 700 entries were
made in corn grains, horses. poultry.
vegetables, apples, baking. pantry
stores, fancy work, domestic science.
manual training and other kinds of
school work for boys and girls. A
splendid feature was the harmonious
cooperation of the farmers and
townspeople, both men and women in
the management of the institute.
correetionviIe.
The family blessing has been ex-
tended to George Dempster and his To-
year-oid bride. VINO clipped from here
last Thursday. and they are here for
visit to the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs C. H. Conklin. These young
people were to have been married in
the Conkln home and guests and min
lister were assembled, when the groom
was taken III. The wedding was then
opposed by the young woman's pa
rents, but after some maneuvering, the
young people got way by team to a
nearby town, where they took a train
for Sioux City and were wed. DeInp-
ster is a member Of the crew OF County
Engineer Taylor, Of Woodbury. county.
Sioux City.
Tom Todd. negro, arrested on
charge of stealing chickens from G. c..
Carr. also a negro declared that he
would mortgage his automobile and
raise money to fight his case before he
would go to any lousy old Jail. any
how" He was fined $50 or fifteen days
in Jail by Police Judge Sims. The case
has been in court for several days.
Carr and Todd live on Cook street and
have not been the best of friends for
some time Last week Carr lost five
Plymouth Rock chickens. He declared
that he saw some Of them in Todd's
pen. In order to gain time to report
the matter to the police, he contra cited
to buy them, but before he could return
for them Todd had sold them. George
Heathers, 42l Water street, poultry
dealer, failed to identify any such
chickens as Carr claimed to have lost.
Todd. who is we'll flxed, owning con-
siderable property and an automobile.
declared that he would spend his las.
cent If needed to take his case to the
district court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
lava Patents Granted.

Washington, March 6.-Iowa patents
granted: Jens Nelson, Cedar Falls.
horizontal rotary engine or pump; F..
l.. Pardee, Spar. advancing and re-
tarding mechanism: Charles l.. Pass
more. Clinton, bill file; w. Peterson.
Lyons. stove pipe or chimney thin
BILE: l.. l.. Richardson, Balford. vent
valve: Archibald Stewart. Keota,
wheel: 7. r. White. Davenport. me-
chanical movement for washing ma
chine wringers; Charles Wood, Moul-
ton, switch stand lock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06
Nevada Couples Golden Anniversary

Nevada, March 6-Tiesday was
the golden wedding anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs William Gates. pioneer
residents OF Nevada, and the event was
properly celebrated by six o'clock
dinner at their home on Pine street
at which party Of neighbors and
friends were gathered. Mr.. Gates is
native OF Ireland and Mrs. Gates or
Scotland Forty nine years have been
spent in Nevada. For many years Mr..
Gates conducted a large blacksmith
and shoeing shop in this city. but for
the past several years has lived a life
of retirement. enjoying the fruits OF
the hard labors of his younger days.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gates are In ex-
cellent health.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-06

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