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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
REAL WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA
Botha Takes Field Against Rebels.
Battle Front Of 3 MiIes-Rebel
Positions CAPTURED.

London Official announcements by
the South African government reveal
Che fact that Great Britain has q real
war on her hands In that part OF the
world. The seriousness Of the Boer
rebellion is shown by the announce
ment made by the official press bu-
reau of the war office In London that
Gen. Botha himself has taken com
mand of British troops In the field, and
that he Is pursuing the rebels under
Gen. Byers, who was formerly com
mander of the government forces.
A dispatch from Capetown reports q
battle along q front extending three
miles, in which the British stormed the
rebel defenses and with the aid of ar
tillery captured their positions, but
the rebel forces themselves escaped.
The story of this fighting Is pain
fully reminiscent of that which oc-
Cured Is years ago, when the Beers,
although greatly inferior in numbers,
outmaneuvered the British at all points
and strained the our of the EN-.
pire to subdue them.
The account states the advance was
30 rapid that a few Of the enemy and
several horses were captured. The
main body of the rebels, however, got
away, they having removed their guns
early without firing a shot.
The official announcement OF the
pursuit by Gen. Botha Of his former
commander, Byers, states that the Brit
isch troops came into touch with {
rebel commander at R~ustemburg, Ii
the pursuit during the whole day Gen
Botha has captured so fully arme,
rebels and several wounded. The pur
suit is still proceeding.
It is reliably reported that Col
Maritz, whose treachery started the re
bellion, was shot through the knee ca
In the fighting at Keimoes.
Andres de Wet is in command O
the German forces, No official ar
nouncement has yet been made of a
Invasion by the Germans of the POI
tuguese colony of Angola, but the POI
tuguese minister here says that such
movement would not be surprisin,
The Portuguese are making every pre-
aration to defend the colony.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON
T~wenty-three SIavs Convicted of Muir
der of Francis Ferdinand-WilI
Sentence Them Next Week.

London.-A dispatch to the Elk
change Telegraph company from Rome
gives the folloing, received from Sara.
jevo, Bosnia:
"Gavrio Prinzin, the assassin, and
GRADES, the student, Needeljo Gabrino-
vichs, and Fl of Princip's accomplices
were found guilty of treason for the
killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
and his wife.
"As the court pronounced the YER
dict there could be distinctly heard the
rumble of the artillery Of the Servians,
who had fought desperately to capture
the city and liberate the prisoners, all
of whom are Slavs.
"The court will pronounce sentence
next week"
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir
apparent to the Austro-Hungarian
throne, and his wife. were shot to
death by Prinzip while on Q visit to
Sarajevo, June Is last.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
COUNT Won BERNSToRFF
SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION
Gems. De Wet and Byers Lead Second
Revolt Against British Rule-Pro.
test Against England.

New York.-All the nations engaged
in the mighty struggle in Belgium and
the north Of France are silent as to
actual happenings In that battle
Scared zone. So far as known there
has been little progress on either side,
but from accounts filtering through
from various sources this stern en-.
gagement, which has been going on In
cessantly for several days, may be
characterized as the ~fiercest Of the
whole war.
Thousands upon thousands of Ger.
man re-enforcements have been added
to the great masses of troops endeavor-
ing to force their way to the northern
ports of France.
It is said this ceaseless pushing for
ward of vast bodies of German soldiers
Is by direct order of the emperor,
whose eye is fixed on England, against
which an early campaign is considered
among the possibilities, provided a
suitable base can be found upon which
to direct the forces.
Similarly, the allies have been
strongly REINFORCED and among the
new troops at the front are the Brit
ish Indians, who, according to all &C.
counts, have been bearing themselves
we'll.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
MAYOR CONDEMNS COURT
Chicago Executive and Municipal
Judge in Verbal War-Court Ac-
cuses Police Of Indifference.

Judge in Verbal War-Court Ac-
cuses Police Of Indifference.
Chicago.-Mayor Harrison and thu
Chicago municipal court were arrayed
against each other when the mayor
charged that the city courts were so
lenient to criminals that the police
we're almost helpless. Municipal Judge
w. N. Gemmill retorted that the po-
lice attempted to cover up their neg
lect of duty ~ trumping up charges
against friendless petty criminals.
The police trial board hearing the
cases of two detectives charged with
collision with pickpockets continued
sitting and the mayor took occasion to
criticise Judge Gemmill for freeing q
known ~pickpocket after a detective
sergeant had testified he caught the
pickpocket with his hand in the po-
liceman's pocket.
EFF we are to condemn to perpetual
prison every man or boy who has ever
gone wrong, we will have to increase
the jail capacity and make room for
several detective sergeants, some Of
whom have police records and others
who are e%x-convicts," said Judge Gem
mill.
Mayor Harrison asserted that better
order was kept before the day of the
municipal court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
RIOT AT PEACE MEETING
Carranza to Block Villa on the South.
Has 10000 Men at Leon and
Forces in Hills.

Washington. - Official reports re-
ceived here said Gen. Carranza had
10000 troops at Leon, rs miles south
Of Aguas Calientes, ready to block any
southwark movement of Villa forces
in the event the Aguas Calientes con.
vention fails to effect a peaceful solu.
ton of Mexico's difficulties.
Carranza has a considerable force
In the hills southwest Of Aguas Cali.
entes, and the Leon garrison domi.
mates the railroad to Mexico City.
Aguas Calientes, Mexico.-A coali.
ton Of delegations representing Villa
and Zapata ruled the session of the
Mexican national convention after the
stormiest and most exciting meeting
the assembly had witnessed. For a
time the confusion threatened to grow
into a riot. Delegates reached for their
r%evolvers, but finally yielded to the
becalming speeches of their colleagues.
The outburst occurred shortly after
the arrival of rs Zapata representa-.
tives. 1t developed that they came not
as authorized delegates, but to learn
the views of the convention before tel.
eg%raphing for credentials. Paulilo
Martinez, one Of the leaders, described
the plan of Ayala, the Zapata platform,
informing the convention in forcible
tones that if it were not accepted Ia.
pata's army would continue to fight.
He vas given an ovation, the first in
dicatior that the convention favored
the plan of Ayala, which declares for
immediate division of the big landed
estates in Mexico.
Antonio Soto y Cana, who spoke
next for the Zapatistas, precipitated a
climax which threatened to disrupt
the convention. The first part of his
speech was applauded, but n of his
metaphors miscarried. He had com.
pared the Mexican flag to a rag and
was not permitted to finish his figure
Of speech. Indignant and angry dele.
gates rose to their feet and with hands
on their pistols, yelled at each other
In fury.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Won BOHLEN UND HALBACH
ALLIED DEFENSE STRONG
Nieuport Stormed by kaiser's Army.
Entire Line From La Basse to
Somme Attacked.

Somme ATTACKED.
Paris.-The following official com
munication was issued by the French
War Office;
an Belgium, Newport has been vi
olently bombarded, and the effort OF
the Germans has continued on the
front between Newport and Dixmude
without, according to the latest ad
vices, may result whatever having
been reached.
"All the front comprised between
La Basee and the Somme has been
equally the object Of violent attacks
at night, all of which have been re.
pulsed.
"On the remainder OF the front there
Is nothing to report"
Berlin, via Amsterdam and London.
A report from general headquarters
says:
west of the User Canal, between
Newport and Dixmude, which is still
occupied by the enemy, our troops at
tackled the hostile positions, which are
o~bstinately defended.
"The British fleet co-operated, but
vas forced back by the heavy artillery
fire. Three ships were hit.
Near Ypres the battle Is stagnant.
Southwest OF Ypres and west and
southwest Of Lille our attacks are pro-
crossing. During severe street fight
ing the English suffered great losses,
about 500 prisoners.
North Of Arras a heavy French at
tack broke down. the French losses
being severe.
"In the eastern theater of the war
our offensive on Augustowo is pro-
crossing. The battle near %Ivangorod
Is favorable, but till now there has not
been a decision"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
COTTON LOANS EXPLAINED
Central Committee of Reserve Board
Members Make Details Of Plan

WsGNS 0SN%se3 ~ y bGHs
PubIic-Harding Chairman.
Washington.-Full details Of thu
plan for a $135, O00, 900 loan fund to
take care Of the surplus cotton crop
were made public by the federal re-
serve board. The boards outline of the
plan was sent to the clearing house as
ISOLATION throughout the country. Re-
sponses are expected before the end of
the week and officials were hopeful
that the plan would meet with suffi-
Gent banking support to make it's
adoption certain.
The outline differs only in detail
from the previous announcements Of
the board. The fund, it shows, is to be
administered under the direction of q
committee to be known as the central
committee, to be composed of individ-
ual reserve board members. Actual
administration of the fund will be un-
der a "cotton loan committee" consist
ing of these members:
w. P G Harding, member of the
board. chairman; Paul M. Warburg Of
the board, Col. E. M. House, Austin,
Tex; A. H. Wiggin, New York; James
s. Alexander, New York; James B.
Forgan, Chicago; Festus J. Wade, ST.
Louis: Leci L. Rue, Philadelphia, and
Williams A. CASTOR, Boston.
There are to be wd4classes Of sub
scriptions. The first will be known as
class "a" will aggregate $1O0. 000, 900
and will be raised in non-cotton-pro-
ducing states. Glass "B' subscriptions
are to be made by banks or bankers In
cotton-producing states.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

Kenosha, Wis.-Tne youth whose
body was found in the mouth of Pike
river here recently was identified az
Selden Miller. member of a wealthy
Philadelphia family, who disappeared
from home a year ago. The identified.
ton was made by a brother, Emlin Il.
Miller.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Saws War Just Beaun.

Paris.-That the war is only begin.
ming Is the opinion expressed by Ar.
mand Fillieres. ex.premier Of France,
in an interview published by the news,
paper France de Bordeaux, says a dis,
Patch to the Havas News Agency from
the temporary seat Of French govern
ment,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

Denver.-Word has just been re.
.eived here Of a serious clash between
4 party Of Colorado game wardens and
90 Utes from the government Indian
reservation in Utah, who invaded Colo.
ado for the purpose Of getting their
winter supply of venison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

London.--It is reported here that
Emperor Francis Joseph is suffering
from asthma. sleeplessness and is in a
very weak state. He Is also greatly
depressed by war and the ravages of
cholera.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Steamer Hits Mine.

Dover.-The steamer Admiral Gam
teaume was sunk by a mine just out
side Boulogne harbor. Twenty or thir'
ty persons were drowned, owing to the
panic which prevailed as the passen'
gers were being transferred to the
c~ross-channel steamer Queen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Prlnzip Gets 20 Years.

Sarajevo, Bosnia.-Gavro Prinzip,
who assassinated Archduke Francis
Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Austro.
Hungarian throne, and his consort, the
duchess of Hohenburg, was sentenced
to 20 years In prison.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

FL Paso. Tex.-Gen. Maclovia Her
rera, a Carranza follower, has broken
the armistice fixed by the peace on.
vention at Aguas Calientes and attach.
etd Parral. Chihuahua, according to of.
fetal advices here.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

Cincinnati. - The most important
meeting of Hebrew executives of re,
cent years attended by the leaders in
all the various progressive movements
Of American Hebrew was held.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

Berlin Reports received here from
Rotterdam set forth that the British
warship struck by German artillery
tire off the coast of Belgium broke
into flames. This information was
given out In Berlin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Bomb Hits hotel.

Amsterdam. - British vessels are
bombarding the Ostend batteries. The
Sluis correspondent of the Telegram
says that one bomb out of six fred
fell on the Hotel Majestic in Ostend,
where the German staff was dining
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
Enoiish Farmers Ready.

New York.-Farmers near Harlow II
Essex county. England, are preparing
for possible German invasion by dii
ging trenches, according to Jas. Cow
lin of Newark, N. j.. who arrived OF
the Minnehaha.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06

Berlin-James W. Gerard, the Amer,
scan ambassador to Germany, has Sc
cured from the German government
the lifting of the embargo placed upon
1000 tons of potash destined for Amer.
aca.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
FREIGHT Steamer sinka

Belfast, lreland.-The British freight
steamer Manchester Commerce. from
Manchester for Montreal, struck a
mine and sank. Capt. Payne and 10
men were drowned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
MCCORMICK IS SUSPENDED

Charges Against Warden of Sing Sing
Being investigated-Granted I'm
proper Favors to Sullivan.
Albany, N. Y.-On request Of Gov.
Glynn, John D. Riley, state superin-
tendent Of prisons, suspended Warden
Joseph Mccormick Of Sing Sing pend
ing investigation Of charges that Da-
vid A. Sullivan. wrecker of the old Un-
ion bank of Brooklyn, had been grant,
ed improper privileges while a pris
oner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-06
English General Dies.

Standardization Sir William Ed.
mund F~ranklyn, who commanded the
third division of Kitchener's new
army, died suddenly, Lieut.. Gen. Frank.
Ign, prior to assuming command in
kitchener's army, was military secre-
tary to the secretary for war.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25

egg production considerably. Fowls
exposed at night to chilly winds and
rain are not going to do their part
towards filling the egg basket. Their
vitality will be low and it will be inn
possible for them to lay as regularly
as hens which are warmly housed at
night.
In order that the poultry quarters
may be kept habitable, 1t is necessary
that they be gone over at rather fire.
quent intervals, cleaning floors and
dropping boards and spraying with
some liquid lice killer which win de-
stroy all parasitic life. DO the entire
job of cleaning In u business-like
way, removing all inside furniture
first. Clean out every bit of the straw
and litter in the house and give the
entire inside a good coat of white
wash. This will make a clean, in
wiling appearance and will help in
the fight against vermin.
Keep a sharp lookout for the va
rious parasites which are known to
prey upon chickens. These are many,
and the worst of 1t is they increase
wonderfully fast. Too many poultry
raisers do not apply any remedy until
lice and mites have gotten the mas
terry. By prompt work as soon as
evidences of vermin appear they are
kept in check quite easily. The treat
ment for lice must be begun early
be thorough and often repeated. No
hen can lay and support countless
numbers of lice at the same time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25
No. 5.-Fixtures for the Poultry House.

fine the nests entirely to the poultry
house, because no matter how good
they are, or how clean the inside of
the house is kept, a few of the layers
Will want to lay outside the house.
And If nests are not provided for
them outside they will slip off some
where and make nests for themselves
which we may not discover. Many
men always scatter a lot of the nests
around in sheltered places and the
hens usually utilize these nests in
stead of secreting their nests in some
out-oftheway place. 1t isn't neces-
sary to provide every hen with a
separate nest, of course, because sew
eral hens will use each nest, yet 1t
is almost impossible to scatter too
many nests around. 1t takes a little
longer to gather the eggs from a
large number of nests. but there are
fewer broken and dirty eggs to con
tend with.
Nests need not necessarily be eX-
pensiVe affairs; any old box or oarrel
that is strong and substantial will
answer every purpose. They should
always he so constructed as to give
the hens easy ingress and egress.
and thost ldcated i'm the poultry
house should be so arranged that
they can be removed and cleaned and
disinfected quite frequently. Nest
boxes should never be nailed fast to
the walls of the. building, for then
the work OF cleaning will probably he
neglected.
Have the nest boxes If the riet,t
size for the breed of fowls YOU have
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25

Let a well known breeder OF the
beautiful single comb Rhode Island
Reds saw something about this very
popular breed:
The Rhode Island Reds have
proven themselves to be one OF the
very best breeds of poultry In the
world TODAY. All over the country
more and more people are learning
their value. As q general purpose
fowl, the reds certainly excel
First. as egg producers, they stand
well toward the front. My back
ward flock of thirty or so. averages
IT'S eggs each per year, and year
after year find the general average
about the same. Some Individual mems
have quite high records none are
very poor layers. The pullets lay
steadily through late fall and winter
and very well through summer and
well into the fall again. Some
broody spells in spring and summer
give a short rest, but / have never
found them hard to break up An
occasional case is the exception
which proves the rule, and unless a
particularly fine bird I do not breed
from such hens.
They are hardy as chicks and easy
tn raise. and I almost never lose a
chick out of the seventy-fve or
eighty | keep for my own use. and
verv seldom have a sick one. or
course, this does not mean they will
thrive under neglect. No chicken
will They make fine broilers and
fryers, and bring a good price at any
stage. Besides supplying our own
table. I make a good sum from sale
# market poultry. Tho mature birds
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25
LOOK OUT FOR THE CUTWORM;
HE'LL START FEASTING SOON

Paris green, though not advised, has
also been used.
The twig girder is another harmful
insect, who must be watched for very
soon. He is a brownish gray beetle,
Of rather nondescript hue, with yellow
dots on his wing-covers Walnut,
elm, soft maple, hickory and pear
trees are his fayorite eating grounds.
These insects are at their worst In
August, when the female lays her
white eggs in hole in the twig, and
then cuts through the bark between
the tiny nest and the place where the
twlg starts. The larvae feed on the
dying or dead twig, Matching in a
couple Of weeks after the eggs are
laid, These beetles sometimes prune
fully grown trees benehcially, but
their action is delterious to young,
small trees.
The best method OF fighting the
twig- girdler is to throw all fallen
twigs into the fire at cleaning-up time
in the fall, as we'll as any twigs where
the beetle has done its work, WHICH
may still be found on the trees.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25

If too big the eggs will roll around
and become broken. or too many hens
Will try to crowd into the same nest.
This means broken eggs and soiled
nest, and at the same time the hens
are furnished an opportunity to
learn the egg-eating habit.
Nest boxes free from cracks and
crevices are best because such places
are hiding places for vermin. When
the hens go on the nests on "A warm
day the temperature under their
bodies is very high This furnishes
an ideal condition for lice to multi
ply. During the next few months.
for instance all nests should be aX
amined once a week at least. and. If
dirty or lousy, they ought to be
cleaned at once Burn the old con-
tents and put in fresh netting ma
terial.
The condition of the roosting quar-
tiers has some influence, indirectly
upon egg production. Unless the
poultry quarters are kept free from
Vermin and filth of every description
and good ventilation is provided, the
fowls will be compelled to desert their
quarters It is but natural that they
should desert foul. ill-smelling, hot
quarters for the more inviting condi-
tons which the fences and trees offer
them for the time being. Whenever
the fowls show a tendency to prefer
roosting on fences and trees, it may
be taken as pretty conclusive evidence
that the conditions within the hen
house have become such that they
can no longer be endured
Outdoor roosting will influence the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25

the soil moisture can only take place
in packed surfaces, such as are found
in unplowed fields and also in fields
that have been plowed the fail be-
fore and have been packed by the
rains and SHOWS clear to the surface.
If nothing is done to check this
waste, hundreds of barrels of water
are lost every day which the coming
crop may sadly need before the sea
son is closed
How may this great waste OF moist
ure from fields that were plowed last
fall be checked? Simply by early
stirring of the surface soil so as to
make an earth mulch. Anything that
will fine the surface soil to the depth
Of two or three inches will do the
work. A harrow may perhaps be put
at the head of the implement list for
this work. Ordinarily two harrow
ings as soon as the ground works we'll
will do the work. This early surface
cultivation has also another i'm
portant mission. 1t keeps the sur
face soil from crusting and from be-
coming lumpy. Many a farmer in the
past has neglected this early stirring,
and then later was compelled to plant
his corn deeper than he wished in
order to put it In moist earth. Early
surface cultivation will keep the soil
moist very near the surface, so as
to insure termination as soon as the
crop lis planted.
While our grandfathers cultivated
their crops with the hoe, the modern
farmer must realize that the day of
the hoe for general cultivation has
long since passed, and in order to be
successful and to secure the best re-
suits he must avail himself of the
OF I'D I'D
and implements for his work. From
the great variety of plows, harrows
and cultivators a farmer should care
fully select those best adapted to his
soil conditions and that he believes
most suited to his needs. The pru-
dent farmer always finds 1t advisable
to provide himself with these needed
tools In ample time before their sea
son of use, in order to prevent any
possibility Of delay in doing properly
and well the work III hand at sea-
sonable time.