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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-01
SCREEN OF SECRECY
NNORTHERN FRANCE
STANDS UN|MPA|RED
BRITAIN OPTIMISTIC OVER THE
MEAeRE NEWS THAT HAS
slFTED THROUGH.
GERMAN WARSHIPS
FIRE ON JAPANESE
Official Berlin Report Says Advances
Of The Enemy Have Been Checked.
But Claims Of French and British
Are That Their Advance Continues.
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 1.-The screen Of
secrecy stretching across Northern
France stood today almost unimpaired.
Not since the war began has the CEN
sorship been so strict. .elsa !;
Brief official reports from nearly
every capital city, which threw little
or no light on the situation, said sim
ply that no news was available. From
what can be deduced from these frag-
mentary reports there seems to he
some basis for British optimism.
British observers say things are
shaping themselves for a repetition of
history that was written on the Marne.
The Germans almost broke through.
.ne me at Albert, northeast of Amiens.
out after two days of fierce fighting
they failed. The loss is appalling. It
is believed that even with reinforce
ments on both sides, their ranks were
materially weakened, rt--
ID the Eastern field the German
navy Is showing increased activity on
the Baltic coast. 1t is ready to sup
port the landed forces should they suc-
ceed In passing the river Nieman.
1t is reported from Russia that an.
other Russian army, 100000 strong
VIII be ready in a week to Join the
present armies in Poland and Galicia
Tor "Russia's principal attack on Ger.
many" - ,.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-01
Germans Deny Defeat.

An official statement issued at the
German general headquarters last
night, said: "The hostile .forces ad.
vancing North and South of Albert,
eighteen miles northwest of Amiens
nave been repulsed. The front battle
line is without new In Argonne our
attack is progressing steadily though
Slowly. The Eastern theatre is with.
out news"
An official Antwerp communication
says: The German bombardment of
snis city produced no result commen-
surate with its violence, The morale
OF our troops is excellent, as proved
by their successful resistance of the
German infantry attacks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-01
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THE WEATHER.

= Mississippi-Paztay cloudy to- .
. night and Friday =
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR PUSSY
Business on New York Thorouohfare
Interrupted While Mother Cat
Crossed tho Street.

It was a busy day in Fulton street.
Lines Of trucks were bucking each 9TH
Or east and west, when out from q
produce store came cat, and dang
ling from her mouth was a kitten,
with which she essayed to cross the
street. Each time she started she had
to turn back because of truck, and
her efforts soon attracted crowd Of
oilers.
Down from the corner came a po-
ticeman. He soon saw what was the
matter, and while there was nothing
In the traffic regulations to cover
point, it took the bluecoat only mo-
ment to decide what to do.
Going into the street he raised his
hands in the way that truckmen have
learned means "Stop" They stopped
The cat, seeing her opportunity, took
a flrmer hold on the nape Of her prod
Icy, and then, holding it high to keep
its curved tail out of the mud, she
slowly and deliberately picked her way
across and disappeared in a cellar.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
Natural Quality,

Natural Quality.
What ringing voice that girl
hast"
Doubtless it is because she is such
a BELLE"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29

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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
PROBABLY BET WASN'T PAID
Youngster Undoubtedly Had Won It.
but There Were Other Circum-
stances to Consider.

1t was the day after the party. Nine
year-old robert came to his mother
and said:
Mamma, how many of those nice
cut-glass ice cream dishes Of yours are
there exactly?"
"Twenty-four, my son."
"Will you bet me that you have
more than 23?"
mo, darling. Grandmother Brown
gave me one dozen and Grandmother
Sullivan another dozen. That makes
exactly two Dozen"
"All the same" persisted young
Robert, please bet mel"
VERY we'll, I'll bet"
Then you've lost. Cause I've brok
en- one of 'em..-New York Evening
Post.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
Queer Human Nature.

Queer Human Nature.
People are funny"
How now?"
I'm this Van Million divorce suit
they divided $25,O00,000 amicably and
they scrapped about the custody Of a
pug dog"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
Future John ..

Apropos Of compulsory school at
tendance, Superintendent Maxwell
said in New York:
"A certain Yakubicka, a Bohemian
urchin, rose suddenly the other after
noon In the midst of the lesson, piled
his books in an orderly heap and pro-
ceeded to clump out of the room.
'Yakubicka, where are you going?'
the astonished teacher asked.
Teacher Yakubicka answered,
gravely, exactly fourteen years ago,
at o'clock in the afternoon, l was
born. So l am now entitled to quit
school,
From the doorway he waved his
hand at his fellow students.
so long, fellers,' he said. I'm of
to learn pants-making.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29

Only One ''BROMO QUlNlNE'
That IL LAXATIVE BROMO QUININH Look fol
ahe signature Of n. W GROvH. Cures Cold in One
bay, Ou1es Grip in Two Days. 40.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
Waste Of Powder.

A man who had never been duck
hunting shot at duck in the air.
The duck fell dead to the ground.
well, you got him" exclaimed
the amateurs friend.
"Yes," replied the amateur, "but II
might as we'll have saved my ann
munition--the fall would have killed
him."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29
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E. Pinlkham's Vegeta-
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E. Pinkhan's Vege-.
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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29

Smokers and giggles seem to have
taken the place of the good old fash
toned hearty laugh.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29

II Would Be Apparent.
Mrs. Bleecher (upstairs) -Bridget.
have you turned the gas on in the
parlor, as I told you?
The new domestic jewel-Yis,
mum; can't We smell it?
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-01-29

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
Or. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
family laxative. Adv.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
The "Jack-Man" and His Strap

" Always If when a of the of
the losing whipped because they lost
whipped in bunch for that of them
Many small and weak while the other bunch
all big strong but the little fellows logged
mercfuy they coudn much work the big
During these races when the top speed
for hours time the guards stand the bank and
reye the with horrible oaths threatening have
whipped And the behind the
captain they call the jackman and the captain
with the leather strap rather great piece
22 inches wide and feet long of 3py strength for
its length and ply The studded with
"a copper rvets
After ackman gets he asks what the matter
and the guard usually says:
f Kill that ---; he's azyl'
Then the captain drags the of the
him. and makes him down his hands and knees Then
convict forced drop his and hold his shirt up
his head exposing his bare back Then the captain gives
lets his shirt drop gets stroke for every
il happens Those whips they terrible weapons could
break heavy jug with four feet away
During the year | in Thomasons camp, were
whipped for the trivial oenses and for oense all
60 logged until they could hardly stand then
forced back into the ditch and put hoveng dirt
lot of whppngs saw, although could hear the
poor devils crying and begging for mercy Men whipped
tile public highway with people passing which the
law.
Willie Jones a safe blower who doing bit
small weak little with cough and the strength of
kitten He placed with of husky of
weighing less than 100 and and because he couldn't do
work they could he logged numerically
strapped while the wounds still his back from
whipping he got a few days before.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Too Tired Euen to Sleep

Because of the with which the guards their
vanity the worked hard they cant sleep
night Of expects work hard and prob
ably should work hard but there limit human endurance
We used shovel dirt work the roads hard that
could hardly drag ourselves camp night tired and
racked with pain could not
Our beds mattresses spread side by side of
pans Each shacked besides the regular chains
and posts He forced his clothing by pulling
them through the clostng leg onsand he didn hurry he
whipped.
We fed peas that had weevils in
filled with On Sundays had beef and
Mondays everybody sick always The only thing had
that fit to the bacon and there mighty little of
that
I'VE supper out Of tin bucket and then
The only sound you could hear during the night
groanng of the they tried find comfortable position
had muscular cramps every night relieve
given strychnne tablets
I've try commit suicide because they
whipped numerically and worked hard
continually trying get hurt they would have go
wagon wheel but they tied rag 60
to work.
Living conditions at the camp simply awful Our meth
cd Of taking bath will Illustrate barrel sawed two
half of used for tub holding about gallons
water Ten stood in chained together and
passed from the other he could bath
without changing the towel the soap the The
forced battle in water that had been by
other who had worked at drest
kind of abor!'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

Continued r rom Page !

BLACKBOARD and apply vile ephes mmother and threaten
TO kill me or have logged if protested
II camp where Captain Jim Casey charge
made trusty put charge Of machine shop
chain my leg We under the lease system then
bad system infinitely better than the system
that prevails Fulton County Convlcts under the lease
system and fogged less and they worked
until their tongues hung and their bodies acked with pain
believe there is convict in Georgia who wouldn't rather
under system than under the system used in Fu
County
After serving months to Captain Tom Donald
camp Buckhead where Captain Clyde Thomson fore
placed in double shaoke and nagged until spirit
broken-I had been treated almost like the brick
yard had be cured The bunch that with Buck
head all longerm men, and the guards afraid of
they started what practice convict
punches of work Convs supposed have weeks
of comparatively easy work which get hardened for the
of the raod the roads but they rarely The guards
all ignorant and and immensely proud of their positions
Nothing pleas them than to boast Of the working abilities
of their gang of their high rollers and their bully boys There
eighty camp divided into squads each squad
der the command of armed guard One guard would his
bunch against the of another guard prodg the
with barrels cursng them and threatening them with foggng
If They made shovel dirt
way that the slightest break the stroke finger gone
hacked off by the sharp edge Of shovel
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Weltner Tells Ministers
OF Unbelievable Cruelty

ably viii carry the marks OF the strap
to his grave
They win tell you that the con
victs can't be handled except by the
use OF the strap. That is very true.
You may be surprised that | concede
this, but it is true because of the men
they have as guards. Let the county
and the State get competent and hu-
name men to act as foremen OF the
camps and the strap can be dispense
with So long as they let men of low
or brutal character remain in charge
of the conviCts there are certain to De
repeated instances of the crosses
cruelty
You all have heard for months Of
conditions in Georgia The situa tion
seems TO have come to focus nov
Action must be had and AT once. Ii
remains for the ministers to act. II
the Grand Jury is intending To fnG
out the whole ruth ! want to say
they have only begun And after they
have done their work. II Is for thu
Prison commission Go throw the light
on conditions all over the state
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Crazed Into Cutting Fingers off

named Will Clemens whipped often that he
became almost crazy and night he his fingers off thinking
maybe thed put him in the hospital and give him few days of
They whipped him for doing it, and him back INTO
gang.
There was young boy in the camp who got whipped SO
much and worked hard he committed suicide by eating
He eating the stuff week before guards
it, and be dying when he finally
and they put him the hospital One day this boy fall
exhausted and unconscious the road they picked him up
and whipped him and pu; him work He died later
There convict named Sam, who crazy | him
whipped 20 times little man and couldn keen
with the big guard named Kent Newson had grudge
against Sam because he Newom poor half
wed creature coudn do much work and Newsons gang ddn
VIII Therefore he had whipped
often as twice day and finally made rayng IDIOT the
fellow.
llr eonricts also whipped il they uoudut lend the
guards the money that then folks sent them The who
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

Philip Weitner, secretary OF the
Georgia Prison Association. at the
meeting OF the Evangelical Ministers
Association Monday told in graphic
manner OF he horrible mistreament
and brutality Of which prisoners had
been made victims
\ want to lend my testimony" he
said, that the camp on which they
have begun their investigation, as bad
as il is, and az inhumane and un-
civilized as are the punishments they
visit upon the conNiCts, is the best
camp in Fulton County
Let them investigate the other
camps also, They will uncover som
ditions OF which they could not have
dreamed or conceived.
Saw Mark Of Lash on Man.
The logging in Captain LACKS
camp became SO fearful that persons
living in the vicinity were compelled
10 make formal protest
"A man new IN the insane ASYLUM
came 20 me from one ~ the Fulton
County camps with great flesh
wounds covering his body lie PROB
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
IA Flyers Expected
To Enter Air Race
Around the World

MEM YORK, Feb. 2.-Aviators OF
fourteen nations are expected to COM
pete in the 25.0o0-mile aerial race
around the world, which will start
from the Panama Pacific Exposition
at san Francisco in. 1915.
Officials Of the Aero Club OF Amer
la, which viii fix the rules under
which the contest will take place. de-
clared to-day that the entry list o.
bird men seeking a share in the
1900 0oQ prize list will be the larges.
ever recorded for an aviation event.
They said that the race would IN
doubtedly be successful, despite the
fact that the route as tentatively
planned crosses over parts OF the At :
lantic and Pacific Oceans
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
State and County Will
Join in Thorough Probe

With the Grand Jury of Fulton
County starting an investigation into
the stories of brutality and incompe-
tence among the guards at the seven
convict camps-instances of which
are contained in the merciless fog
ging of the prisoners and the recent
shooting Of one by Captain" Clyde
Thomason--it was announced by r.
T. Dawson, chairman of the State
Prison Commission that an entirely
independent investigation would be
undertaken by the Prise nCommission
and the Board of County Commits
sioners
The joint probe will begin with an
automobile tour by all the members
of both bodies TO every one of the
seven convict camps in the county.
Then a conference will be held at
which conVicts and eX-conviCts will
be heard at length.
The Grand Jury Monday had before
il three members of the Board of
County Commissioners and several
eX- convicts. The only formal action
Of the day was the Indictment of
Captain Thomson for the shooting of
convict John Harris. A bill was re-
turned at the session of the Grand
Jury last week. bat through an over
sight the bill was not signed at that
time.
Probe To Be Thorough.
Alfred c. Newell, at the conclusion
of Mondays hearing, announced that
another session would be held Wed
nesday and that many more witnesses
would be subpenaed. most of them
convicts. He said that there would be
nothing of the superficial In the probe,
but that il would be thorough and
would include every one Of the sever
camps OF the county.
Every one Of the three CONT.
Commissioners called Monday were,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
FORMER PRISONER MAKES NEW
CHARGES OF PRISON ABUSES

the guards their money had much better time than the
who wouldn't do
I've heard guards walk convict VINO working as
hard he could and who violating any the rules and
say:
Damn you, don't like your looks" And then, after a
string Of oaths, he would have the convict whipped
Every time a complained about anything-he got
whipped if he asked things the printed prison rules plain
y said he could have, the guards would say:
" To hell with the Prison Commission rom Donaldson
this camp You'll get just what he you have!
And then the convict would be logged for asking for the few
rghts he S snnposed 10 have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02

interrogated in a manner to indicate
that it was the determination of the
Grand Jury to fix positively the re-
sponsibility for the appointment of
the convict guards and the RESPONSE
hility for their actions
1t seemed the disposition of the
Commissioners to pass the response :
bility on to the State Prison Com
mission, Tull {. Waters. chairman
of the County Commissioners, is said
TO have told the Grand Jury that,
while the County Board has the APP
pointment of the guards, the Prison
Commission makes all the rules and
regulations under which the guards
act and by which they control the
convicts in their charge
Waters Testimony
Mr.. Waters testimony, in effect, is
said to have been this:
I'VE name the foreman OF the camp
The Prison Commission takes him and
desginates him as State deputy
warden and he becomes virtually a
State employee and works under the
rules and regulations formulated oy
the Prison Commission. He is re
Sponsible to the Prison Commission
and not to us.
IF the Prison Commission objects
10 MIN, they can put nlm out and W.
viii select another man. We are glad
TO cooperate with the Prison Com
mission in any way possible"
Chairman Waters said after he had
left the Grand Jury room that he
never had heard of any of the abuses
since he had been on the COUNTY
Board. He said that while he was
chairman OF the Public Works Com
mittee in 1912, the committee which
has the supervision of the camps, he
had occasion to visit the camps. and
never had heard one word OF COM
plant from the prisoners.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Whitehall Citizens
To Fight Tax Raise

The Whitehall and Forsyth stree;
grading committee has come to the
front with another circular-letter. az
sorting that unless work is allowed
to proceed promptly on those streets.
a request will be made that the 1917
tax increase be taken off
For paltry $4,000 invested by the
city," reads the circular. "a tax in
crease Of from 10 to Is per cent has
been added for 1914-and yet not one
cent is given these streets for 1914
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Southern Ry'Defeats
$4,000 Death Verdict

WASHINGTON. Feb 2.-The
Southern Railway to-day won its
case when the United States Supreme
Court set aside the verdict returned
against the road in North Carolina
for $4,000 for the death of Robert H.
Burgess. fireman, killed at Selma,
\. c.. April %. 1909
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Alonzo H. Gloer Up
In Air--It's a Boy

Alonzo H. GIoer, a solicitor for the
Atlanta Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. usually lives at 1872 Oakland ave-
nue., but since Saturday he has not been
able to keep his feet on the earth. He
scars among the clouds. in spirit, at
least. and his face is wreathed in a con-
tinuous grin of happiness and his speech
is all cluttered up with references to
the remarkable beauty and intelligence
OF the little stranger that came Saturday
to spend a life time with him. It's a
boy. weight IL pounds: and his fond
father says he's going into the telephone
business as soon as he can walk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Unpacked Cocoanut
For Carey by Post

Dan Carey, general manager of parks,
received a large cocoanut through the
mail Monday incased only In the shell
In which 1t grew. The address was
written in large letters in ink on the
shell, and on one end was the informa-
ton that it was from II. /. Mosley. OF
Miami Fla.
The outer shell is much softer than
the inner one Mr.. Carey said he
thought this explained the stories of
monkeys playing bah with cocoanuts.
and that he intended to take this one
out to Grant Park and see If the mon
KEYS would have a baseball game
with it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Judge Pottle Will
Give Resignation to
Governor Monday

Judge Robert Pottle win present his
resignation as a Judge of the Court Of
Appeals 10 the Governor Monday after
noon. He announced his determination
TO resign several weeks ago.
The Governor has made no announce
ments with regard to Judge Politics. sue
cessor, and viii not do so for few days
10 come. Il is generally thought that
the appointment lies between Payton
Wade, Of Dublin. and Warren Grice, of
Hawkinsville
Judge Pottle expects to leave Atlanta
at once for Albany, where he will prac-
tice law
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Bankruptcy Case Is
Years Old Settled

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9Th. g
preme Court of the United Statos gu
day disposed of bankruptcy ease 10. 20.
has been in the Federal Courts for '9 "a
teen years. by holding that the es,n "
OF Edward Tearney. of Martinsbures 'S y
ing in the proceeds of the bari mar
estate Of J. Garland Hurst, bis snn G y
law. who formerly was sheriff Of Mn
tinsburg. 'iaf-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Deserted 4 Years,
Wife Seeks Divorce

Desertion is charged by Mrs. Ida L.
Meadow in a petition for divorce filed
in the Superior Court against her
husband Berry Vasco Meadow The
petition states that the couple were
married in 1904 and lived together six
wears. when the husband left home and
has never returned.
Mrs Meadow asks for a total divorce
and prays the court that her maiden
name. Ida Louisa Seel, be restored.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-02
Urge Negro Girls to
Study Housekeeping

An educational mass meeting of the
stude and teachers of the Atlanta
Normal and Industrial Institute will be
held next Sunday al the Cosmopolitan
A. NJ f. Church. Bishop Henry NJ
Turner will preside
learning some phase of domestic science
will be urged in speeches. Other sub
iects on the negro race will be dis
cussed.