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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
Recall of German
Ambassador Here
Is Strongly Hnted
STATEMENT REFER
RING TO oDENWALD CASE
MEETS DIsAPPRovAL.

Washington, d. c., April 12.-The re
markable statement given oux yester
day from the German embassy, criti
eising the course of American officials
regarding the steamer Odenwald, has
caused speculation here whether II
may not lead to the recall of Ambas.
sador Won Bernstorff.
The Odenwald statement, which was
a most extraordinary utterance TO come
from a diplomat, has revived such ru'
mors that Won Bernstorff may be re-
placed by some German possessing q
clearer perception Of American feeling.
1t Is considered q certainty that a
disposition on the part of the German
ambassador to continue the making of
offensive and insinuating statements
will not be conductive to his lengthy
tenure in Washington. 1t would cause
little surprise IL Washington should
request the recall of Won Bernstorff.
There is much comment here on Ger.
many's growing attitude of unfriendli
ness toward the United States. Official
dom is silent, but it is the belief of
diplomatists that the expulsion of Gift
ford Pinchot from Belgium and the
Odenwald and Falaba incidents have
rendered to increase largely the un-
pleasantness between Washington and
Berlin.
Officials Refuse Comment.
Responding to the demand of the
German embassy for an investigation
in the case of the steamer Odenwald,
which was halted in the harbor of San
Juan by the guns of Moro Castle, the
State Department has called on the de-
partments concerned for statements of
facts.
Officials refuse to comment on the
German statement regarding the Oden-
wald, in which the stopping of the
vessel was called an attack" and
charging that the United States dis
regarded rules Of international law.
At the White House, too, all com.
ment was refused. Officials would say
nothing which could be interpreted as
showing they felt there was growing
unfriendliness In the attitude Of Ger.
many toward this country.
Nevertheless, whispered talk is cur
rent over the jarring statement Of the
Garman embassy apropos Of the Oden
wald and over such other incidenta Al
the barring Of CLIFFORD Pinchot from
Belgium, the recall Of American mill
tary observers, and Germany's effort
10 avoid ell responsibility for the death
.of Leon C. Thrasher on the steamer
Falaba, and the Ike.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12

On the eve Of cleanup day, Hat
tiesburg finds itself will advanced to-
ward the stage of being. spotless
town.
Tomorrow is the official cleanup
day, and the entire city Is prepared to
put the finishing touches on the move
ment which. 1t is hoped, win make OF
Hattiesburg the cleanest city in all
Mississippi.
, Arrangements for tomorrow's cam
.paign. have been finished. every de-
tail having been worked out In ad-
vance. When tomorrow comes, there
will be nothing left for the city to do
except notify the committees in charge
of the places. where refuse In any
quantity has been collected. The COM
mittees will de the rest. a
Following conference with the City
Commissioners, President Hannah, OF
the Commercial Club, and c. c. High
tower. chairman of the civic improve
ment committee of that organization,
have been assured Of four of the
municipal wagons to be used In this
work. Twenty men and more than
half dozen horses and wagons of the
W. /. Swain Show, which arrived here
yesterday, will be waiting tomorrow
for calls. The request has been made
of those business houses of Hatties-
burg having drays, that they notify
the committee of the number which
well be at the service of the latter,
should they be required.
A bureau of information will be es-
tablished at the Commercial Club. In
formation will be given all persons
who call in person or who telephone
the, bureau. Mrs. ]. S. Conner, pres
ident of the City Federation, today re-
Quested that the bureau not be asked
to send wagon for small quantities
of refuse 1T would be impossible to
call at each individual house." she
said, consequently we will be able to
reach only those places where the
piles of rubbish are the largest"
The wagons and teams of the Swain
show will be assigned to the down
townrand business sections of the city,
and the committee will direct their
movement.
DR. Hightower today issued another
request to the enginees and firemen
to blow their whistles and ring their
bells at noon tomorrow.
All the city schools. both white and
colored. will take holiday at noon.
Practically every business establish
lment in the city viii take half-holt
day.
! MRS. Conner said today that the
housekeepers shouldsnot become impar
tient II the city trash wagons do not
cal promptly for the trash collected.
Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
.Ameriean steamer Ia rrouble.

Kobe, Japan, April i2.-The Amer
lean steamer Minnesota struck a
rock near the entrance to the Inland
sea today, and hole 10 feet long.
ripped in. her side. A call by wireless
brought her aid. and all of her passen-
gers and crew were saved. II Is be-
lieved she can be foated.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
Aviator Killed.

Washington, D. c., April l2.-Cecil
Peroli, South American, who was the
first aviator to fly over the Andes, was
killed at, the United States Army
Aviation field at College Park. Nd,
near Washington, while making
vertical dive today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
TELEGRAPH .DREV|T|ES
(Bt Associated Press.,
y Mystery unsoIved.

Kansas City, April 1.-THE police
have made no headway toward clear
ing the mystery of the explosion
which destroyed the seyen-story cool
ing plant of the Cudahy Packing Com
pany last night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
Lumber Company Loses.

The Greenleaf-JohnsOn Lumber
Company lost its suit in the Supreme
Court today to enjoin the Secretary
of War from enlarging the Federal
harbor line at Norfolk so as to require
the removal of the company's wharves
without compensation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
Leaders viii Meet at the Commercial
Club at Noon, When Band Concert
viii BE Given-Bureau of informa-
ton To Be Established There
Schools and Business Places To Be
Closed During Afternoon.
. Q q Q q q q q = q = q y = =
3 HERE'S THE PROGRAM
. OF CLEANUP DAY AND 4
. WHAT you SHOULD DO

q Officials of the Commercial =
= Club, City Federation of Wom- =
. ans Clubs, captains of various =
. wards in charge of movement, =
. and leaders in general, to meet =
= at Commercial Club before noon =
= tomorrow.
= Band of the w. |. Swain Show =
= will give concert at Commercial =
. Club promptly at IL o'clock. =
q Committee will be at club to =
q answer telephone calls, and to =
= send wagons to carry away =
= debris.
. All engineers and firemen have =
= been asked to blow their whistles .
= and ring their bells promptly at .
= noon, for 10 or Is minutes, at .
. least. =
80 = . = = y . . = . .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
COMM ERclAL CLUB TO
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT

The April meeting of the Hatties-
burg Commercial Club will be held IN
the club rooms tomorrow night at s
o'clock
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
The COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans. April 1.-THE cotton
market closed ten points down. The
opening figures were: May, 9.6s:
July. s.s5.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-12
Scouts Land 10 Fishes
on Saturdays Excursion

CYPRESS WORTH THEIR WHILE AND
SUCCESSFUL oNE-RE SOLUTIONS ADOPTED THANKING
HosT-DEscRIPTioN JAuNT IS GIVEN BY ONE
SCOUTS.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
RUMORS OF BREAK
CALLED NONSENSE
SECRETARY DENIES REPORTS OF
RUPTURE BETWEEN WILSON
AND HOUSE.
CARRANZA'S SUPPORT CAUSE
Administrations European Adviser Fa-
vored Recognition of Mexican Lead
er-Refuses Comment Other Than
Assertion: Interesting if True"

Washington, Aug. 31-The New
York Tribune prints a story to the
effect that a break between President
Wilson and Col. E. NJ. House, the Pres
ident's personal advisor on European
politics, was believed in Washington
to have occurred.
Interestingly true" was Colonel
Houses comment. And he fatty re-
fused to add any discussion to that
statement.
Nonsense" was the answer made
at the White House to a query about
the report.
Relations between the President
and Colonel House continue to be most
cordial and friendly" said Joseph
Tumulty, the Presidents secretary
amy assumption to the contrary is
wrong"
II know personally that the rela-
tons between them are as close as
ever"
Politicians Express Doubt.
Politicians have expressed doubt re-
garding the story which is based upon
Tic EGpOIL IUdC OO1OuS4 I1OuSO CudlU-
pioning of Carranza caused the break.
The story printed by the Tribune
follows:
"a break between President Wilson
and Colonel E. M. House Of Texas,
who probably has exercised a more
potent influence in shaping the policies
and appointments of the Wilson ad-
ministration than all the other advis-
ers of the Presidet put together, is
believed by friends of both here to
have occurred as the result of the
Presidents refusal to recognize Car
rama.
Friends of Carranza and Americans
who believe the best solution of the
Mexican problem would come through
Carranza's recognition have been
working on Colonel House for many
months. His conviction to the be-
lief that Carranza should be recog-
nized, it is believed, resulted soon
after his return from Europe last
June"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
PLANS FOR LARGER u. S. NAVY
Leagues Campaign in p States to
Arouse Sentiment Succeeds
New President Chosen.

New York, Aug. 31.-Col. Robert W.
Thompson was elected president OF
the Navy League of the United
States by the board of directors here
to succeed General Horace Porter,
who declined reelection. General
Porter has been president of the or
ganization since 1905, and on his re-
fusal to serve further in that Office
be was named as honorary president.
Arthur B. Lambert of st. Louis,
president of the st. Louis Aero club,
and Henry B. Joy of Detroit, were
elected second and third vice presi-
dents, respectively, these being newly
created Offices.
A number Of plans for continue
ton of the leagues efforts to obtain
from Congress legislation for a larger
navy were adopted by the directors,
although their nature was not dis
closed. A report submitted by Arthur
H. Dadmun, the secretary, said the
leagues campaign to arouse sentiment
for an increased navy had been con-
Quoted in 81 states with marked re-
suits.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
B0ssISM WRONG, SAYS ROOT
People Urged to Be Armed With Short
Ballot to Establish Their
Own Rule.

Albany. n Y. Aug. 31.-From the
floor Of the constitutional convention
President Elihu Root condemned the
system of ''bossism" and invisible
government" which, he said, to his
knowledge has dominated New York
for 40 years, and urged that the people
be armed with the short ballot in or
der that they may establish their own
rule. 1t was all wrong, he declared,
that any other rule should exist.
This domination" Mr.. Root de-
clared in part, has caused deep and
sullen and long continued resentment
among the people at being governed
by men not of their choosing. They de-
demand a change. The short ballot
plan is solution, or at least it may
be the first step that will work out a
solution"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
PEVCE CONVENTION ASSURED
CARRANZA'S REPLY WILL NOT
AFFECT PLANS.
Pan-American Diplomats Prepare for
Conference of Mexican Military
and Political Leaders.

Washington, Aug. Sit was stated
authoritatively that the new step in
the Pan-American program for restora.
ton of peace in Mexico was under con-
sideration and would be taken in the
near future regardless of what might
be the nature of Gen. Carranza's be.
lated reply to the offer of Secretary
Lansing and Latin-American diplo.
mats to arrange for conference OF
Mexican military and political leaders.
No inkling was given, however, OF
what form this next development
would take.
Response from General Zapata and
his military advisers reached the state
department accepting the offer Of the
Pan-American conferees. With the re.
ceipt of these replies Villa adherents
in Washington, whose leaders already
have responded favorably, asserted
that peace convention to form a new
provisional government in Mexico was
assured even if Carranza should re.
fuse to participate. Administration
officials heard of this announcement
with interest, but said no arrange.
ments for such a conference were now
in prospect.
General Carranza's local agents de,
clared that they expected the first
chiefs" reply within few days at
the latest. They think it will come as
soon as Carranza has completed the
installation of his government at Mex.
leo City.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
ITALIANS CAPTURE HEIGHTS
Attack Gina Cista, $500 Feet High, ir
Face of Austrian Ma
chine Guns.

Rome, via Paris, Aug. 31.-The fol
lowing official communication received
from main headquarters of the Italian
army was given out:
In Val Sugana our reconnaisances,
pushing out towards Gina Cista-6,50G
feet high-which dominates from the
northwestern side our position on Mon.
tie Salubio, found the summit held by
strong enemy detachments with ma
chine guns. On the twenty-eighth Gina
Cista was attacked by our troops and
notwithstanding the fire from the enc
my artillery, was conquered and re
tanned.
In Carnia on the evening of the
9th, the enemy, after long period
of inactivity, hurled himself on our pc
sitions at Palpiccolo and as always
was repulsed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
HEAVY STORMS MAY
STOP TEUTON DRIVE
RUSSIANS BELIEVE EQUiNOCTIAL
Err FORWARD MOVEMENT.
ATTACK BY Won HINDENBURG
Activities Along Dvina, Brought to Sud.
den Halt by Success of SIaVs
in Holding Riga,
Are Renewed

London, Aug. 31.-Whiie the reports
from the eastern war thea Ter embrac.
ing the region from Courland to
Southeastern Galicia il dicate that
the Germans and Austrians are still
pressing the Russians hard in combat
or tenaciously following them in re-
treat, military observers here are
hoping that the approaching enqui-
nOctial season will limit the further
forward movement of the Teutons and
force them to be content with the
fruits of their past successes as the
winter season falls upon them.
Won Hindenburg Attacks.
Both Berlin and Vienna lay empha-
sis on the statement that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg's forces along
the Dyina river in Courland have re-
newed their activities which were
brought to a sudden halt recently with
the success of the Russians in hold.
ing Riga.
In Southwestern Russia in the
Brest-Litovsk regions, the Austrians
and Germans are chiefly concerned in
farther into the Pripet marshes, evil
IDENTIFY with the purpose of repeating
the early score of the Germans in the
Mazurian lake region of East Prus.
STA.
To the northwest, in the sector ly.
ing only a short distance to the east
of the East Prussian frontier, Berlin
reports an advance of the Teutons
and the capture Of the town of I4ipsk,
lying just to the west Of the fortress
of Grodno, upon which the aims Of the
Germans now are evidently conferred.
Storms Due Sept. Fl.
With the opening of the autumn
months the military observers are di.
recting attention to the fact that the
Russian equinoctial storms sre soon
due to begin, about Sept. 81. They
assert that they are the danger limit
to military operations in the eastern
field. 1t is recalled by some Of these
observers that the autumnal equinox
marked the turning point in the Ma.
poleonic campaign. The first warning
was a light snowfall, preceding the
equinox, but soon afterWard heavy
SHOWS fell and with them came disas.
ter to Napoleon.
Fierce Fighting in psrdaneiIes.
London, Aug. 31.-Desperate fight
ing continues in the Dardanelles in
the vicinity Of the spot where the
British recently made their landing.
Turkish reports claim the recapture
by the Ottoman forces of Allied tren.
ches with heavy Allied casualties.
These claims, however, have not yet
been conceded by Great Britain.
The military operations in the west
ern field have been confined to trench
fighting. On the Austro-Italian from
tier the Italians claim that their forces
are slowly advancing northward.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
lOO-MILE CLIP At SPEEDWAY
ANDERSON AND COOPER LIFT
MARK AT TWIN CITY TRACK,
Resta and De Palma, Famous AuS0.
Racers, Try Out New Course
for First Time.

Minneapolis, Aug. 31.-Gil Anderson
and Earl Cooper lifted the speed mark
at the Twin City Motor Speedway gss
within fraction of a second Of zoe
miles an hour in practice spins. Mon
day, opening day, none did better than
80 miles.
Andersons time for the two-miie
oval was 1:12&, better than 90 miles
an hour. Had he cut off that wes
fraction he would have attained the
century mark, for a fiat 1:12 is ex-
actly 100 miles an hour
Resta and De Palma Out
Trailing in the dust of an hours
roaring of motors we're those two
kings of the demon crowd-Dario Res
t., fayorite to win the derby, and
Ralph De Palma, counted his chieE
stumbling block. 1t was first day 0u1
for both drivers.
Resta circled the concrete half a
dozen times, coasted to the pits, pro
tested Vociferously at the bumpy go
ing and went to his garage. De PaE-
ma had no chance for fast marks for
his Stutz was in the same low gear
he used in winning at Kalamazoo. His
Mercedes was not yet stripped for
time burning.
All drivers must do 80 miles aa
hour to qualify for the big race. The
driver with the fastest speed for a.
single lap in the two laps allowed villa
get the pole position on derby day
and others will be placed in ratio t0.
! their elimination shawnee
Other scooters were Wild Bob Bur
man and his Peugeot, taking the dips
for the first time; Brown in his Du
| Chesneau and Tom Alley in his tricky
Ogren.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Auto Hits But; Soy Killed.

Beloit, Wis, Aug. 31.-Eddie Carl
son, 17-year-old son of Charles Carl
son, a wealthy farmer of Clinton, Wis,
near here, was killed when an auto
mobile overturned near Aliens Grove,
Wis.
Carlson, with two sons of Chris
Newhouse and his boy, were in the car.
The car was being driven 40 miles an
hour by one Of the Newhouse boys,
10 years old. 1t struck rut at the
foot of a wooded hill, overturned and
pinioned Carlson down by the chest.
- was dead when the car was righted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
u. S. Waits on pacia Case.

Washington, Aug. 81. = Diplomacy
will not be resorted to by the United
States in the case of the former Ham
burg-American liner Dacia, condemned
with her cargo of cotton by a French
prize court, until the ships owner has
exhausted his right of appeal in the
courts of France.
It was stated officially here that the
decision holding the transfer of the
Dacia from German to American own
ership and register illegal was based
on an erroneous finding of facts in
several particulars.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Russians Trade in Paper.

Petrograd, via London, Aug. 81
The silver and copper coin supplies OF
Petrograd shopmen were drained
speedily by the general presentation
of paper money of large denomina
tions. Naturally when the public be
gan accommodating change, business
was seriously embarrassed. State and
private banks are said to be well
stocked with coin and are paying ii
out in unlimited amounts. Officials
express the belief that the action OF
the public was due to the dissemina-
ton Of false reports.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
To Mediate With England.

In reminding the United States of
ler promise to mediate with England
Tor the freedom of the seas, Germany
maintains that the suggestion OF such
mediation originated with this govern
ment.
A resolute intention TO insist upon
the freedom of the seas was clearly
expressed by President Wilson in his
last note to Germany on the Lusitania.
Germany does not interpret this to
refer to her own ships or the ships of
any particular belligerent but to ships
owned by neutraIs and sailing under
neutral flags.
She maintains, for instance, that
Great Britain should permit American
ships to go wherever they please, even
to German ports, provided they do not
carry contraband.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
lived Double Life: Unmarked.

st. Louis, Aug. 31.-After maintain
ing for years dual identity of bank
er and prominent citizen of Forest
City, Ark, an alleged forger of realty
documents in other parts OF the coun-
try, John w. Kline of st. Louis was
under arrest here. He has confessed,
according to detectives, Of swindles
aggregating more than 100000. AS a
bank director in the Arkansas city,
Kline was known as John W. Be m
hardt. He had been urged to become
a candidate for member Of the state
senate, and his family was prominent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
NECK BROKEN IN AUTO WRECK
Percy McKibben Loses Life When Car
Jumps Embankment Near Man.
kato-TWo Others Hurt.

Mankato, Aug. 31.-While returning
from st. Peter an automobile carry.
ing Percy McKibben, Newall Nelson
and Clarence Oftedahl jumped an
embankment between this city and
st. Peter McKibben's neck was brok.
en- and he died instantly.
Nelson is in a hospital with concus.
sion of the brain and may die. Ofte-
dahl was not seriously injured. All
three were from Pemberton. They
were driving about so miles an hour
when control of the car was lost.
McKibben was 10 years old; Nelson
is 20. The car was wrecked.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Find Wreck of Lost Ship.

New Orleans, Aug. 31.-Wreckag
picked up in the gulf and brought in
to port by the United States fruit lin
er SURNAME, is believed to be debris
from the liner Marowijne, supposed tt
have been lost at sea two weeks ago
Several pieces of timber, apparently
from the sGperstructure Of a steam
er and a paint cabinet such as the
Marowijne is known to have ha(
aboard, were among the objects found
The gasoline drum bears the address.
of a concern in Belize, British Hon
duras.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
FRENCH B0MBARD TRENCHES
Activity Along Front in Argonne
District Taken as Indication
of New Offensive by Allies.

Paris, Aug. 31.-Violent artillery
fighting took place at many points in
the Argonne district as result of
which whole sections of the German
trenches were destroyed, according to
the French official report.
The artillery fighting was accom-
panied by the explosion Of mines and
engagements with bombs and hand
grenades at many points.
The great activity along the French
front is taken in some quarters as an
indication of a new offensive by the
Allies.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
American Killed in Mexico.

Washington, Aug. 31-Oficial dis
patches from Vera Cruz tell of the
receipt of mail reports there on the
killing of Z. F. Welles, an American
auditor of the Tobasco Plantation Co.
No details we're given, further than
that Welles was killed by bandits, who
blew up a train and shot the passen.
gers, Of whom Welles was one.
The state department has acknowI
edged receipt Of General Zapatas &C
ceptance of the Pan-American peace
appeal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Britain to Relax Blockade.

Washington, Aug. 31.-Assurances
that Great Britain will relax the en-
forcement Of her order in council so as
to permit shipment from neutral ports
of German and Austrian goods con-
tracted for by Americans prior to the
effective date of the order was given
the state department by Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador.