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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
MARSHALL PASSES
THROUGH CITY ON .
WAY TO PONTOTOC
VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS. MAR
SHALL GUESTS OF NORTH
EAsTERN's PRESIDENT.
RAIN PREVENTS PARTY
/ FROM LEAVING ITS Cal
But Few Knew Of Presence of Di.
I tinquished Party-WiII Return t
/ Hattiesburg Next Tuesday - Vic
Il President to Deliver Address o
"Nationai Tendencies"-Seats Bein
Sold Rapidly.
RAIN PREVENTS PARTY
FROM LEAVING ITS CAR

Vice President Marshall, accom-
panied by Mrs. Marshall, passed
through Hattiesburg over the New Or
leans G. Northeastern Railroad on
Train No. 4, at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing, en- route to Pontotoc, where he
will deliver the first Of a series Of lee.
lures to be given in Mississippi, to-
night.
The Vice President was on board
the private car of Larz A. Jones, pres
ident of the New Orleans & Northeast
ern. Both Mr.. Jones and Mrs. Jones,
who were the hosts, we're on the car
as was Secretary Tufts, connected
with Mr.. Jones' office.
The train reached Hattiesburg on
schedule time. There was slight
drizzle in progress at the time. Be:
cause Of this, and because Of the fact
that the Vice Presidential party ther
was at breakfast, no one left the car
and no one was allowed to board it
Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

~ biggest single lumber contract
awarded to a South Mississippi lum-
Der concern since the beginning OF
the European war, has been landed
by the ]. F. Wilder Lumber Company,
of Hattiesburg and New Orleans,
which will supply the United States
government with something like S,OOO.-
600 feet of Mississippi and Louisiana
pine, for use in the Panama Canal
Zone.
The first shipment of the lumber al
ready has been sent South to New Or
leans. The rest of the contract will
follow as rapidly as cars can be OBJ
tanned. Two and half million feet
of the order will represent lumber
manufactured in Hattiesburg and vi
cinity. The Wilder Company has con
tracted to have the last foot Of thu
timber on its way to Panama befor'
the expiration of 80 days.
1--WE will have it in New Orlean
long before that time Mr.. Wilde
said this afternoon.
i The contract. In ordinary times
would be considered q good one. A
this time, however, when there Is
hack Of great activity IN mill circis'
II is considered an unusually goo
! sized one.
| II wss awarded to the wilder Con
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
JAPs FLEE CHINA.

Toxic, May Baron Kato, the Jap
anese foreign minister. is understood
to have informed the Ambassadors Of
the other powers that the Japanese
ultimatum to China which expires
Sunday night at g O'Clock, is accom-
panied by additional mobilization Of
Japan's demands. 1t is generally be-
lieved that China will submit. but ex-
tensiye military preparations are b.
ing made. 4ee5
Peking, May There is good reas'
on to believe that China is prepares
to accede to all Japanese demandn'
considering the situation as hopeless
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
SUPERVISORS ASK
FOR BIDS FOR NEW
SCHOOL BUILDING
MODEL TRUcTURE TO BE
ERECTED IN THE EATON.
WILLIE DISTRICT.
WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF
THE BURNED STRUCTURE
Bond Authorization Is Made, and Pre-
posaIs Will Be Received on June 2
Contractor To Be Paid In Thes
Bonds-The McLaurin Consolidate
School Building Formally Accepte
and Paid For.

An up-to-date school building, mod
ern in every respect, is to be erected
at Eatonville, to take the place of the
Eatonville Consolidated School, which
was burned last winter.
Plans for the building already have
been drawn and accepted, and con-
struction work will begin sometime
this summer. ,.st~ ,r
The Board of Supervisors, which
has been in session here all week, has
gone over the proposition thoroughly
Today they advertised for bids On the
construction work. The board author:
lied the issuance of $4,000 In bonds,
with which the expenses of construc-
ing the school building will be paid
1t was announced that the successful
bidder win be paid in these bonds.
Bids will be received June 7, the
first day of the June meeting of the
board.
R. E. Lee, a local architect, has
drawn plans for the building, which
have been accepted. A building com
mittee consisting Of A. L. Strahan, w
F. Jones, G. w. Stewart, L. M. Rich
ardson, and J. M. Bayliss, recently
appointed to inspect the plans, has
recommended that they be accepted
and its stamp of approval has beer
placed on them.
McLaurin School Accepted.
| The board has formally accepted
the McLaurin Consolidated school, 10
Gated IL miles from Hattiesburg. Thii
is one of the most complete small
school buildings in the state, and Il
said to be a model structure of tina
, kind. c. o. Eure, the contractor, re
ceived his final payment for the worl
done, this week, While the buildini
already is completed, it will not b
formally opened till the beginning Q
a the next school year, somtime mex
3 tall. A date for the formal openin
|. will be fixed by the Superintendent q
s Schools.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
NEW M. p. MINISTER
WILL PREACH HERE
The Rev. J. T. Williamson, Of Me-
ridian, to Take Church.

The Rev. ]. T. Williamson, whose
headquarters are in Meridian. will
make one visit a month to Hatties-
burg in the future, where he will
preach At the Methodist Protestant
Church, On west Fourth street He
wiif come here on the second sunday
OF each month, and VIII pfeach q
3 50 ana 7sSo p. m. On the rhursda,
and Friday night preceding each sec
ond Sunday. he also will preach .
the N. p. church.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB TO
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

The regular monthly meeting Of the
Hattiesburg Commercial Club will be
held in the club rooms at o'clock to-
night. All the members Of the organ
ization have been urged to attend.
The regular meeting Of the club was
to have been held next Tuesday night
Because 1of the fact that Vice Pfesi
dent Marshall will be In the city OF
that day, and such I largo ndmbsr .
the members Of the organization de
/, sire to hear him. the meeting day W.
brought forward.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
Biqqest Lumber Contract
of Months SLQndedHerp
~ d WILDER COMPANY TO UpPLY THE STATES
sRkM EMIT WITH 100000 FOR USE IN
pAaAMA CANAL ZONE vEMENTs FEET FROM
d MATTE ssuRe AND vIcINlTY-REsr LOUISIANA.

pany after the United States govern
ment had advertised for bids, and
after lumber men throughout the
South and West had entered the COM
petition.
California Competition.
The strongest competitors were
from California. The figures submit
ted by the Wilder Company, and
those sent in by one California Com
pany were identical. The latter, how
ever, wanted 100 days in which to fill
, the order. The Hattiesburg organiza'
tion said it could be filled in 80 days,
and that it would do 1t. 1t got the
contract.
81 am especially proud of landing
this order" Mr.. Wilder said. "It
shows Just what the mills of Forrest
county eanxdS. when they try. Tht
figure rtbeix2d ,lbr the lumber is fair
In have laint to make.
All - 1snber, which is Of dimeu
sion. eeiling. ETC., will be shir
lped r. rlesns, and from ther
win I'D to the Panama Cana
i Zonl x66sels Of the United Fruit
Cor 1r. u win be sent to Cristobo
ne Fssnalpa. snd hom ther
vi Eributed throughout the te
| -Na~A sAS- ~<v>pvr vvSank he
. hpervision.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
BRANTLY IS FOUND
GUILTY. OF H0LD-UP
JURY DECLARES HE'S THE MAN
WHO ROBBED MoTORMAN
HARTFIELD.

Jack Brantly, a young white man
who was arrested several weeks ago,
charged with assisting in holding up
and robbing J. w. Hartsfield, a motor
man employed by the Hattiesburg
Traction Company, was found guilty
by jury in the Forrest county circuit
court, late yesterday afternoon. The
jury celebrating something like ter
minutes before they returned theil
verdict.
He will be sentenced tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

Washington, D. c., May 7.-of-
ficiaIs here believe that no COM
plications affecting the United
States over the sinking Of the
Lusitania will result, unless Amer
lean lives are lost.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
swrTTENsERo IS
= GREATLY iMpRoveo

R. R. Swittenberg. who underrent
an operation for appendicitis at the ~
Urinary yesterday, was reported q Il
late hour today a. being greatly ~
proved.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

New York, May THE cunard
Line offices said they had received
a message telling Of a large
steamer just arrived in that viein-
ity and apparently rendering as
slstanee. Tugs patrol boats, and
others are taking the life boats in
tow.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
THE COTTON MARKET.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, May 7.-Amid great
excitement accompanying the receipt
of the news of the sinking of the
Lusitania, cotton dropped Al to 43
points. The opening figures were:
May, 9.15; July, 9.52.
New Orleans spots, 8 cents.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

Liverpool, May 7.-The Echo is
informed that message to the
Cunard Lines main offices reads
as follows: "There 10 no word Of
passengers or crew."
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

London, May 7.-The Cunarder
Lusitania was sunk at 2:53
o'clock this afternoon. All of her
passengers are believed to have
been saved.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

Washington, D. c., May Am
bassador Page at London, has Ca
bIed. "The Lusitania was tor
pedoed and sunk within 80 min
utes. No news Of the passengers
vet"
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

New York, May 7.-The cunard
line officials here this afternoon,
confirmed the reports Of the Lusi.
tania's sinking.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
1T IS BELIEVED THAT ALL OF
= HER PASSENGERS AND CREW
WERE SAVED.
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
The Vessel, one Of the Largest and
Fastest Ones Afloat Sailed From
New York saturday-AIfred Van.
derbiIt and Ebert Hubbard Among
Passengers - Letters Sent Passen
gers Before Sailing, Warning Then
of Boats Fate.

.tBy Associated Press.)
Queenstown, May 7.-The liner
Lusitania has been torpedoed and
sunk.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07

Queenstown, May THE Ad-
miraIty Offices have no news OF
the fate Of the Lusitania's passen-
gers and crew.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
HEAVY RAIN HITS
. THE. 4 CO|UIINTY,::JU|S'IT ] j i
IN NICK OF TIME
- .4py. -. ~ DID,
SWEEPS THIS SECTION OF MIssIs
sIPPl, PUTTING AN END TO
m DROUGHT.
D0WNP0UR IS WORTH
$1oO PER MINUTE
Many of Hattiesburg's Streets Wer'
Flooded For Time, and the Down
pour Stopped All Street Traffic-Re
ports From the County Today Tel
of the Great Good Done by Storm.
. Q q . . . . = = = = = . . . =
. THIRTY DEATHS WERE
. TOLL OF NIGHT STORM Z
(By Associated Press.)

. New Orleans, La, May 1.-THE =
. number Of known deaths from =
. storms in Southwest Louisiana q
. and near Clarksdale. Miss, re- =
. NAMED today at 80. With COM =
. munications with many points =
. cut off, however, later reports =
. may tell of a greater damage. .
. Two are reported killed in St. .
. Landry parish, but this is not ,
. confirmed. Fifteen persons were =
Q killed in Acadia parish, all being =
. negroes except one Adam Thi- =
. boeaux. Fourteen and six were =
Q killed in Coahoma and adjoining '
Q counties in Mississippi. Medi- =
. cal aid is being sent to the strick- =
. en- districts. '
Q The monetary loss in Louisiana =
q is estimated at half million dol =
. lars. '
80 ><>> >><>>>
A hundred dollars a minute, that
is the conservative estimate OF the
value to the citizens of Forrest county
and this section of Mississippi, of the
hard rainfall which swept this part OF
the state last night and today.
Crops which were on the verge oi
being ruined by the drought, have
been saved, In the very nick OF time
!. the drenching storm blew In from the
southeast, and gave the county the
best and most thorough soaking 1t has
received in weeks.
In Hattiesburg and vicinity, thu
storm was especially violent. 1t mad
its appearance shortly after 6:3'
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and 10
more than two hours, the dense down
pour put an end to almost all stree
traffic. There then was brief lie
up. Later in the night, the fall wa
continued, and for sometime, tn
streets were miniature rivers.
Several of the city streets were IN
passable for time during the frs
storm. But it required a rain OF tina
intensity to rid the thoroughfares 9
all the dust which has collected sine
the dry spell set in.
Much Good in County.
Reports from the surrounding coui
try tell Of but little damage, and
much good. Vegetation has taken
new lease on life, it is said, and tn
parched grass grew green during tn
night time.
There was much electricity in IL
sir. and the electrical storm continue
for some time. The lighting plan
early in the evening. was put out
commission for a brief period. Ele
tric troubles were reported from val
Gus parts Of the city. In The New
office, the electric transformer caus
on IRE, and the primary was burn'
= out, putting The News plant out
business for the rest Of the mgr
But little damage was done otherwis
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
six Are Killed.

Clarksdale, Miss, May 7.-Probably
a half dozen lives were lost and dam
age to property amounting high up
into the Thousand eaused To-Day
Nv cvcloue wi lspt the path
81 aiRI east of here
,h |S the q Jonestown
,u, = Sent n The greatest
a. ne In ality was on
,nusd Four.)
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-05-07
THE WEATHER

Mississippi = Generally fair to.
night and Saturday; cooler tonight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17
Latest Official Statements at
Petrograd and Berlin Re-
veal Significance Of Sever
al Recent Moves.
ENTIRE PLAN is VAST
ENVEL0PING MANEUVER
Sanguinary Fighting Report
ed All Along New Line in
Effort 10 Hold Back Teu-
tons and Austrians.

London, July i7 O2:2S y. ma
new German offensive OF huge pro-
portions. with Riga. great Russinn
seaport ana the scat of the governor
general uf the Baltic provinces as rs
objective. ts revealed ia the latest Of
hciul statement issued al Pctrograd
aud Berlin
Military experts here ConstrIc the
offensive 10 bc q vast CnVCluping
movement iu which the Germans are
making great cmort to destroy the
Iussian army An official statement
received this morning from pctru-
grad adds details of snnguinary hght
ing all along the new line In effosts
To hold back the German advance
which now Is being concentrated ON
Riga ana on Warsaw, while the
Austria llulg8Tians are moving
northWArd from the Dnicster river
crown Prince Frederick williams
drive in the Argonnc forest now Is
accepted ass q small succcss, in gain
ing few hundred yards of terrain
but us failure in attaining It's real
object--a decisive penetration OF the
French line.
The ominous attitude adopted by
the Welsh coal miners causes serious
apprehension.
Tho minors now have increased
their demands by asking the govern
m,ut 10 Withdraw the royal prOcln-
uutiuu making the coal mines sub
iect 10 the munitions aet.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17
LONDON, July II, 1854 a. MT

LONDON, July H. 10 :54 a. m.-"TOrpedoeS fired
by submarine of German nationality caused the
loss Of the steamship Lusitana and its passengers
Cordng to the findings of the court Of inquiry appoint
ed to investigate the disaster
The court held that blame for the tragedy at
tached either to Captain Turner. commander of the
vessel or the Cunard line, the owners
small gathering com POSED almost entirely of sur
vivors of the Lusitana and their relatives listened to
the reading of the findings by Baron Mersey of Tox-
eth,
The report a distinct disappointment to the
American survivors who expressed indignant surprise
at the portion which exoneated Captain Turner and
the Cunard line from all blame and commended TIE
discipline Of the crew
Lord Mersey, in handing down the judgement
said in part:
The captain of the ship MI Thomas Turner,
gave his evidence thoroughly and well am quite sat-
sfied that the two captains and the Officers
competent and that they did their duty Cap
tam Turner remained the bridge till he swept
into the sea and Captain Anderson working
deck until he went overheard and drowned"
The court here praised Leslie M, Morton, mem
ber of the crew who shipped at New York and act
ing extra lookout at the time the Lusitania was
torpedoed saving.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17
IRINCH REPORT INTERMITTENT
VIOLENT NOTIONS All ALONG

Paris julN u e. $50 p mo- The
French war department said today
"lu the region tu the north ot Ar
ras the ,tuuou8dug continued dur
ing the u-hL % was particularly
violent tp the north of Sounhcz ana
between N,ut.lir and Nocuncpurt.
I'm thc Algouuc there was bomb
.nd pctard uEhuus Boa the rcKiuu of
Marie Thcr,sc ami violent canuould-
uH al the raNinc nf Mcurissons. Two
'oimnn attacks against our positions
"n the side uf llin 80. 2G3 CNost ui
h.ttcilloH) were rcpulscd
''u the heights OF tho Mouse tho
'nm'3rdment ot Epargos and of the
r,s.uu pf Songaux. reported in the
IHst statement, continued during tho
Do sht
I'm the Lorraine the German,
uuput : M delivered an attack u
tne district south of the forest cI
| pdrroy Thoy were dispersed
"lu the Nusgcs the enemy last
ln.ght muuehcd an attack upon the
positions which hc had iost al BAN
d,-Sept % was checked by the fire
of our machine guns.
"a coup attempted by the Ger
mans gt n D. m. upon our works al
the Tournlon farm O50 meters north
west of Bonhomme) was completely
defeated
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE British

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE British passenger
liner 0rduns with 227 passengers aboard twentyone
of whom Americans attacked without any
warning by German submarine at six o'clock in the
morning of July 9th sixteen hours out Of Liverpool
on her way to New York. Announcement of the at
tack made by the ships captain, Thomas McComb
Taylor and passengers when the 0rduna resohed here
today.
A torpedo was fired at the steamer and missed it
ten yards. Twenty minutes later a submarine to
the surface possibly different submarine from the
that launched the torpedo, and for half hour
thereafter pursued the steamer firing shells which
whtled the decks above the heads of passengers
standing there with their lifebelts on.
Ten minutes before the attack sailing ship with
two American flags painted her side seen
ahead Captain Taylor became suspicious Of this craft
and began maneuvering his ship Then came the at.
tack, the first warning Of which the streak of
torpedo which whired through the water and missed
the 0rdunas stern by ten yards thereabouts.
Stewards below and aroused the passengers
With clothing hurriedly fastened haphazard, they
made for the upper deck. There they were assembled
near the bridge Life belts were adjusted and life
boats swung out The stood ready to launch the
boats. From submarine off the starboard quarter
there shell which kicked up miniature geyser
in the 0rdunas wake. The submarine had the range.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17
ALLEGES FRENCH
Loss NJ AkIAS II $4,000

Berlin, jay - tNia wireless TO-
Say,illcl. The Oycrpcas Nows Agcn-
cy announced today that the German
nave succeeded by various
means, especially by questioning the
numerous prisoners taken, la sccuri-
ing accurate figures of the French
losses iu the great Arras battle
These the agency says, reached
the grand total of 7i.s00 in Killed.
wounded ana captured. distributed as
follows:
Third army corps. $4,000, ninth
army corps 5000: tenth army corps,
10000 seventeenth army corps a.
500, twentieth army corps, 10000,
twcuty-urst army corps, S,00e, TWEEN
tN-third army corps 1900; forty
cighth division. 5000; nfN-nfth diNi
sion. $500"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17
NEW SUBMARINE OF
LAKE TYPE CAN
CROSS OCEAN
Inventor Pleased Greatly at
Success of Experiments
With G-3 Showing Ii Has
5000 Mile Cruising Radius

Hridsopurt conn. july ii.-- simon
Lake, rSo inventor and builder of
sunmuiiucv Tor the United states guy-
eminent tas g1uncd today hy the
success 'i the experiment. testing the
new submarine G-3. winch demon
sttJtcd That fho new boot can cross
the Atlantic and return without stop
pins. haVns o. cruising radius of
5000 miles.
III is perfectly practicable for the
G-3. with itg new engines. tu cross
the ,,,,an ln what ~ wants to DO.
and come back without dependence
ON any base of supplies" said Lake.
1T is merely question ct tho ccou-
omy of fuel"
The G-3 was built by the Lake Tor
pcoo Boat company uf this city. Her
extensive cruising radiu. is due to
tho efficiency of new swiss engine
which drives the boat both ON the
surface aud under Wator. rcplacing
both the gasoline engines heretofore
used 90 drive submarine craft on the
surface ANA the electric motors used
for undcrsc1 travel
lu series Of tests consisting of
trips up ana down the lcn-th ot Long
Island sound. the new boat showed a
speed of lf.t kot- on the surface ana
Co.,, knots submerged. She cost
filO.OOO
The G-3 BE- only 1853 feet long. but
seven new Lake submarines which
are hcing constructed tor the United
States navy win hc 800 feet long and
possesses much greater radius of ace
Usitg than the G-3
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17

tur Ash Baron R0senkrantz; he
saw tho whole thing"
"But there is one question, Captain
Taylor. that yoa can answer and YOU
alone. We're you attacked without
wuruing?'
- did not have even the slightest
warning OF the attack he replied.
ficsond that I viii say nothing
William .. Thompson Of Chicago.
counsel Tor the Industrial relations
commission Of the United States. was
ono of the passengers who saw the
attack. lie declared he would write
a protest To Washington,
Passengers said that submarine
gttcmpted to torpedo the vessel &C s
O'clock In the morning OF July and
failing In It's effort. fired six shells At
tiie steamer. none OF which to0k ef-
feet.
Few passengcrs were on the deck
when the attack occurred. Baron
Rosenkraats ~ Denmark. one OF ths
passengers, reached the deck az tn,
prdua0 was neeing from her assail
ant aud witnessed tho attack.
The submarine chased the steamer
II was said, for considerable time
Qnaliy abandoning the pursuit.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-07-17

Captain TAYLOR turned the stern OF
the ship toward the ussailant and or
dcrcd fuil speed ahead. Within from
two To- ntc mnutcs another shell.
passing over the heads of fhc p1sson-
gers was nred. As it orcrshot the
mark, ts landing place was marked
by rising column 20, water.
4 third shell passyd overhead ana
So close tha; il seemed TO clip a me-
boat Captain Taylor ordered the
passengers Co Ro 90 "a lower deck
They obeyod and the lifeboats were
adjusted lower suI ,o that the pas
sengers might step into them without
delay. The shelling continued, shots
falling about the steamer at inter-
walls of from two TO ave minutes.
For about half 01 hour the sub
marine pursued the liner with the
pa1 ot water between them length
ening each minute. Seven shots were
hrcd -Four ul them passed oyer the
decks. The others fell close 10 the
ship. Then the subrnarine. dislanced'
gave up the chase.
Early riscrs who had left their
terths tu enjoy the line mofhlhs
We're with the captain on the bridge
when the attack hesan and witnessed
the entire episode. Among Rfit
VAS haron Marcus RosenkfAniA o.
Denmark who married Nsts Reoi'
I.oewc of Atlanta, Ga, .s'hc baroness
was with him on theEiflp bul did no
witness the attack.
ASK the passengers what happen
cd" captain Taylor said when th
orduna dockod here today. II an
attached To the royal naval resefV
P.d therefore cannot discuss the mat