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Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
BULGARS BEATEN BY SERBS
Defeat at krinolak Places Their Force
in Awkward Position--Allies Join
With Serbs.

London. Tho Austro-German ann
bulgarian campaigns In Northern and
Eastern Servia are being carried out
according to plans, despite fierce Ser
Wan resistance, and the Bulgars who
crossed the Timok and took Prahovo
are separated now from the Germans
who crossed the Danube near Orsova
by only few miles, but things are not
going so well for the invaders in the
south.
Here French troops have joined
hands with the Serbs and, according to
French accounts have inflicted Sc
we're defeat on the Bulgarians at Wri-
volak. 40 miles north OF the poin,
where the Salonlki-Nish railroad
crosses the Serbo-Greek frontier
This success places the Bulgarians
who reached lstip. Veles and Usknp
in an awkward position, for further
advance of the allied army would
threaten their flanks. In fact unof-
ficial reports say the advance of the
French. who are being closely fol
lowed by the British, already has
caused the retirement of the Bulgars
toward Strumitsa.
The first desire OF the Germans is
to open route through Northeastern
Servia and Bulgaria to Turkey, and
this is on the eve Of being accom-
pllshod.
On the other hand, military writer's
here do not believe that the position
Of Seryia is so desperate as painted.
II is serious, but they point out that
the Servians have many natural de
fensiye positions in the mountains, In
which they can hold ont for weeks.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
U. S. PROBES BOMB PLOTS
Complications With Other Countries
May Follow Expose-President
Wilson Takes Hand.

Observation-Disclosures that Off.
cials high in the councils of the ad-
ministration regard widespread muni-
ton plots as potential of international
complications has leaked out here. The
United States secret service has taken
full charge Of the Fay case. Aided by
the agents Of the department of JUS
;ice, the facts as soon as ascertained
will be submitted tc the department of
state.
The state department considers the
Fay bomb plot, upon the evidence thus
far disclosed, as one that involvest the
relations toward this government of
one of the belligerents, rather than af.
fecting mere individuals. 1t is feared
that when all the facts are ascertained
this plot may involve at least one ma
tion as the directing factor.
That the president is giving this lat
ter munition plot expose his personal
attention was evidenced by the fact
that President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor had a
4O-minute conference at the White
House on Oct. 26.
Mr. Gompers was possessed of much
detailed information regarding the lat
est effort to tie up munition steamers
and to the cause of strike among the
longshoremen. This he gave to the
government and upon it was based the
investigations Of the agents of the de.
partment of justice, an inquiry that is
still under way.
The attitude of state department Of
ficials is that these latest revelations
point to an intelligent and insistent ef.
fort to violate the neutrality of the
United States.
II these bombs are manufactured un.
der orders from any foreign govern.
ment, or II the agents are financed by
any government or its agents, an in.
ternational question of grave impor-
tance, administration officials say, is
created.
II this is shown, representations far
more serious than those in the Dumba
case Will be made to that government.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
WAY OPENED TO TURKEY
Teutons and Buears Open Up Road
Through Servia-Conspiracy
Against Bulgarias King.

London The German army which
crossed the Danube at Orsova has
Joined the Bulgarians who invaded
Servia near Prahovo and the central
powers now have an open road
through Northeastern Servia and Bul.
garia to the Aegean Sea and Constan
tinople.
The Germans thus are in a position
90 send guns and munitions by river
and railway to their Bulgarian and
Turkish allies,
The invasion OF the northern por.
tions Of Servia by the Austro-Germans
continues. while Bulgaria Is putting
forth n strong effort to get control Of
more of the Belgrade.Saloni railway
So far as the north is concerned,
Servla, her allies fear, Is doomed, but
IN the south, re-eniorced by the Brit
Ssh and French Servia is using all her
strength to throw the Bulgarians
back. After the French victory a.
kriyolak, the Servians. according to
Athens. reoccupied Neles, an impor-
fant junction point south of Uskup,
where big battle is still in progress,
II Is argued here that II the Bulgari.
ans can be held in the south until An.
&lo French re.enlorcements now on the
way arrive, Bulgaria may yet be rob
bed OF Macedonia, on which she ha,;
sst her heart. But the allies also will
fave to make an attempt to block the
German road to Turkey. and their big
attack may be directed elsewhere.
The Internal situation in Bulgaria,
which is reported serious. may have
some effect on the campaign. A mill
sary conspiracy against King Ferdi
nand, Athens dispatches say, has been
nnearthed and the leaders have been
shot. Many inhabitants of Bulgaria
are said to be still loyal to Russia and
are showing disinclination to Join the
COlors.
Tho Roumanians, too, are displaying
some uneasiness as to the inactivity
OF their government, and an agitation
In favor Of the allies. according to un
official reports, is being carried on by
influential leaders.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
New v. S. Hydro-Aeroplanes

Washington, -Four new hydro,aero.
planes were received at the navy aero.
nautic station, Pensacola, Fla. during
the month of October, and the first
navy dirigible will be delivered SOON.
Reports from the station made public
said extensive bomb dropping expert.
ments had been made recently and
that the launching device on the cruis.
er North Carolina, assigned to aviation
duty at the station, had been success.
fully tested.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
20 CHILDREN DIE
IN SCHOOL FIRE
OTHERS INJURED IN BLAZE THAT
DESTROYS PARISH SCHOOL
AT PEABODY, MASS.
600 CHILDREN IN SCHOOL
Panic Seized Pupils When Fire Drill
Gong 10 Sounded and Exits Were
Blocked by the seramblino,
Falling Children.

Peabody, Mass. Twenty children
tnost Of them girls TO II years old
lost their lives in fire that destroyed
St. Johns Parochal School at this
place Oct 2S. Another girl probably
will die. several were severely hurt.
The 800 children had entered their
Classrooms for the morning session
when the fire was discovered, and al
ahough most OF them were guided to
safety by sisters Of the Order OF Notre
Dame, who were their teachers, panic
seized many as they neared the front
door, and in their rush to escape they
lost their footing and their bodies
blocked the exit. II was in the front
vestibule that nearly all the bodies
we're found.
or the 10 bodies at an undertaking
shop 10 had been identified They
were Mabel Beauchamp, Nellie Burns,
FYorence Bourke, Elizabeth Comeau,
Helen Bresnahan. Annie Bolesky, Ida
Essiambre, Mildred Fay. Helen IL.
Keefe and Annie NJ. O'Brlen
All Of the sisters escaped. but Moth
or Superior Marie Carmellta was Sc
Tiously burned
How the fire started may never be
known. The first word of the blaze, 1t
IS believed, came from tardy pupil
who smellod smoke and reported II to
che mother superior. The children had
just finished morning prayer when the
gong sounded for fire drill
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Believe Hloher.ups Responsible,

New York.-Federal authorities do
not believe that those most respons,-
bio for the alleged conspiracy to de.
stroy transatlantic ships laden with
munitions of war have yet been found,
according to statement by United
States Attorney H. Snowden Marshall.
mo more warrants have been issued
and no more arrests have been con-
templated for the present." Mr., Mar.
shall added, "yet there may be further
arrests later" The cases OF the five
men apprehended will go before the
federal grand jury in November.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Mobhed Christians in China.

Peking. China.-Letters from Bel
Eian priests telling of the burning of
churches and slaughter OF Christians
in Kansu are reaching the Belgian IL.
CATION in Peking and Belgian mission
Headquarters in Shanghai. The upris
dng occurred at Hoei.Hsien. Aug. Is.
Chang Che Dsel led the riot. which
was largely demonstration against
excessive taxes. Two Christian
churches were burned and five Chi
nese Christians had been killed by a
mob Of 1000 at the time the Belgian
priests escaped. All the Christians
fled.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Honor System at "oIe Miss

University.-Thes senior and junior
medical classes of the University OF
Mississippi have inaugurated an honor
system by which they are to be GOV
erned. According to the code of ethics
adopted, every student in the classes
shall be respectful and ourteous to
womankind, shall refrain from cheat
ing in recitation or on examination.
and shall not practice theft or dishon.
esty in any form.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Father Indicted for Sons Murder
Worms Damaqina Corn.

Agricultural College.-That the
small pink worm that was such seri-
GUS pest to corn in Mississippi last
year has again made its appearance in
number of counties in the state. is
the information now being received
by R. w. Harmed of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College. Prof. Harmed
has issued statement telling how te
rid infested grain of the pest.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Gin and Min Burn.

Pontotoc-Cliff Hodges gin and Eriss
mill at Springville, eight miles west Of
Pontotoc, has been destroyed by Ere.
Everything was burned and one hal.
OF cotton. The boiler of the engine
was not badly damaged and can be
used again, but all the other machinery
was ruined. This ginnery consisted Of
three gin stands and modern eauip.
ment. The loss has not been ascert ain.
ed. There was $1,000 insurance sws,
this will not pay the losses.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Japs Supply Russia.

New York.-More than three million
Japanesemade rifles with sufffcient
ammunition for an extended campaign.
have been received by Russia during
the last three months, according to AL
bert B. Thayer of Cincinnati, who ar.
rived on the steamship Frederick VIII
from Copenhagen. In addition about
500 trained Japanese officers are in,
structing Russian artillerymen in the
use Of new high-powered guns. He
also said that all large factories in
Russia are turning out munitions.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Two White Convicts Escape.

Penitentiary headquarters has re-
ported the escape of two white men
from the Oakley prison farm. The two
men are Thos. G. Bennett, from Amite
county, serving two-year term for
burglary, received Feb. Is, 1915, and
James Cowan, sentenced from Wash
ington county last July to serve two
years for assault with intent to kill.
The two men quietly walked off, and
so far as reported no trace has been
discovered.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Ship Zealandla Is Located.

Washington.-The American steam,
er Zealandia, under investigation by
customs authorities on charges that
she had fitted out as German sea
raider when she sailed from Pensacola
on Oct. I for Tampico, Mexico. has
been located by British agents at
Compeche, Mexico, with a cargo of
rosin. Officials here see nothing ir,
regular In the Zealandia carrying a
cargo of rosin, except that there Is no
use whatever for that commodity in
Mexico. but 1t is used for making
shrapnel
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
School Bow Kills His Mate.

Marietta.-Goaded to a frenzy by his
schoolmate calling lsm liar in a boy
ish alteration, Dewey Taylor, 1S years
old, attacked Troy Womack, 18 years
old, his classmate at this place. and
beat him to death with a board torn
from his own school desk.
Taylor was placed under arrest and
taken to Bonneville, the county SEAL
He will be brought here for a preiim-
mary trial. Both lads are members of
prominent Prentiss county families.
Father Indicted for Sons Murder.
Aberdeen-The Monroe county grand
jury has brought in an Indictment
against H. B. Johnson, a prominent
farmer, charging murder of his son.
Johnnie Johnson, at their home ON the
east side of the river The only eye
witness to the tragedy was the wife of
the elder Johnson, who will testify in
behalf Of her husband.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Russia Buys Cloth.

Boston-Contracts have been signed
by William NJ. Wood, president Of the
American Woolen Company. for the
delivery of 100000 yards of uniform
cloth to the Russian government. The
order is said to be the largest ever
placed at one time In the history of
the trade.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Forty.five Medical Applicants.

Forty-five persons, including six ne.
groes, appeared at the house Of rep
resentatives to take the examinations
for licenses to practice medicine in
Mississippi. The examinations were
conducted by the state board of health.
Miss Beth Mitchell Of Blue Mountain,
one Of the applicants, has the distinc.
tion Of being the first woman in Mis-
sissippi to appear for medical practice.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Hurt in Auto Wreck.

Hattiesburg.-J. M. Chancey. paper.
hanger and decorator of Petal, L. I'm
a critical condition at local hospital.
as result Of collision with an auto.
mobile owned by John F. Wilder. hank
er and lumberman. Chance5 war
riding bicycle.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
f7n Killed In Tvnhnnn

Manila.-The typhoon in Southern
1uzon killed at least 10 persons and
injured nearly 500. Damage to prop
erty and to the hemp and rice crops is
estimated at 100000. A heavy land
slide involved a portion of the volcano
SDf Mayon.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
One County Free of Weexii.

A bulletin recently isued by the de,
partmcnt Of agriculture at Washing
ton states that every county In Missis.
sippi Is infested with the Mexican boil
weevil. While this is practically true,
1t is not literally so, according to d
statement recently issued by Prof. Il.
W. Harmed, state entomologist, saying
that no weevils have been reported in
the county of Tippah, near the Ten.
nessee line.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Carries On Husbands Work

Purvis.-Publication of the ProEres-
sive Star, whose editor, w. A. Black
burn, was shot and killed by DR.. s. T.
Rees, rival editor at this place. re-
Gently, will be continued under the sn-
pervision of Mrs. Fannie Blackburn,
who takes up the work of her deceased
husband. No delay was made In ths
regular appearance Of the paper.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Say Convicts III Treated.

Starkville.-Alleged Ill treatment oa
convicts was referred to in report OF
the grand jury Of Pike county, which
has completed its investigation of law
violations and county affairs at this
place,
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Governor lnspects Convict Farms

Gov. Earl Brewer has returned to his
office in the state house, after an alb
sence Of nearly a week in the delta.
where he was accompanied by his
wife, While away the governor Wis.
tied a number of the state convict
farms.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Escapes From Unlocked Cell,

]. M. Lee, charged with grand lar,
ceny, enjoyed few hours liberty
when. taking advantage Of an unlocked
cell and the darkness Of night, he made
his escape from the city Jail. Lee is
alleged to have stolen 5000 from the
American Express office in this city.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
T. w. Parker Acquitted

lndianola.-T. W. Parker who was
tried in circuit here for the killing #
Jim McCalip, near Roundaway, in the
northern part of this county last May.
has been acquitted by jury.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Mra. Madero cheered.

Vera Cruz.-Thousands paraded the
streets here In honor of Mrs. Fran,
cisco /. Madero, Jr., widow OF the late
president Of Mexico. Many cries OF
.a4ong life to the United States" were
Aaard.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Governor.Elect in Citv.

Theodore G. Bilbo. governor.elect,
has returned from New Orleans, where
he has been with his father, who is
sick. but who is now. according to rs-
ports, much improved.
Macon beacon., 1915-11-05
Sink Four More German Ships

Petrograd-British submarines hsve
sunk four more German steamers in
the Baltic.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22
CARMACKS FAVOR LEA.
Widow of Former U. S. Senator
Corrects Mistaken Impression.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 16.-The Nash
vile Banner to-day published the fol.
lowing statement from Mrs. E. w. Car
mack, widow of former United States
Senator Carmack:
Nothing but deep sense of duty
and justice could influence me to make
statement, but | cannot remain silent
when my silence works an Injustice.
Through statement given to the Ban
ner few days since, the impression has
gone out that none of the Carmack
name is friendly to Senator Lea. I wish
to correct this impression. NY son and
| would be ungrateful, indeed, if we
could ever cease to remember and an.
preciate all that Senator Lea has done
for us and for the cause for which NV
husband gave his life. The criticism of
Senator Lea In connection with my ap-
polntment as postmistress at Columbia
know to be unjust, and I want nv
friends to know that the action for which
ne has been most criticized was taken at
ny request, and that I appreciate his
oyalty and sincere interest in nv behalf
Very respectfully,
MRS. e. w. CARMACK.'' y
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22
GERMAN SECRET AGENT
IN u. S. EXECUTED
British Also Reported to Have Had
Another Shot as Spv.

New York, Oct. 18.-Franz Rintelen
once resident in the New York Yacht
Club, German secret agent in this coun-
try and said to have outranked the Ger
man ambassador in the councils of the
imperial government, has been execut-
ed by British officials, it was said on
high authority to-day. The startling
announcement includes the statement
that Hans Adam Won Wedel, chief figure
IN the first passport scandal, had met
similar fate at the hands of the British
authorities, who, it is said have ruled
that German spies at work in this coun-
try against Great Britain must suffer
the same fate as those apprehended in
England.
The report of Rintelen's execution
came coincident with the return late
this afternoon by the federal grand jury
OF an indictment charging him and
1AANAS" ~ uACloy, I6dl estate Op6r- |
ator, with conspiring to defraud the
United States government by fraud
ulently obtaining a passport.
Rintelen's precise identity, as we'll as
those of Won Wedel and other German
agents in this country, is shrouded in
more or less obscurity, but it is known
hat he was all-powerful with the i'm
oerial government and was attempting
% put through some of the most deli ,
,ate maneuvers in this country, one of {
which is thought to have been the al
eyed attempt to stir up trouble on the .
Mexican border The return of the in .
ictment against him and Meloy is said =
0 be but the beginning of an investi- 7
alton by the grand jury of German n
in the political affairs of Mex o
20 and the United States. Q
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22

zeitung, Count Ernst Won Reventlow
absolves Germany of any RESPONSE
bility for what Turkey may do to
the Americans. IF the Turkish an
thorities believe it opportune to take
vigorous measures against the un-
reliable, bloodthirsty and riotous
armenian elements, it is not only
their right, but their duty to do so,'
says Won Reventlow. Germany, the
Count might have added, established
ample precedent in dealing with the
unreliable, bloodthirsty and riotous,
Belgians.''
Aye. and with the unreliable.
bloodthirsty and riotous'' women and
the unreliable, bloodthirsty and
riotous" babies of the Lusitania. -
Courier-Journal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22

/ Union Army at Appomattox, com
manded by that matchless soldier
General Grant, the two names thai
went down in history's pages as the
great soldiers OF the modern times
that was the end. The compact OF
peace was signed. You stacked your
arms, furled your battle flags and
the vision of Southern Confederacy
vanished fOrever-those 're-construc-
ton days were bitter gall and worm
wood to you-thank God, you kept
the faith. You had courage to en-
dure, you turned the sword into
plough-you have built up the waste
places. Soon in fields where death
had been the harvest the ripening
grain beamed in the sunlight, the
ways of peace brought a spirit of
content. The land began to blossom
like the rose. With the courage of
brave men you took up the burdens
of reparation. Let us live to see this
glorious consummation. Cannot we
make life's ending as so beautifully
expressed by Oss:
"Let me live in a house by the side
of the road,
Where the race of men 20 by;
The men who are good and the men
who are bad,
AS good and as bad as I.
would not set in the scorner's seat !
Nor hurl the critics ban;
Let me live in a house by the side of
the road,
And be friend to man.
May Gods mercy spare this nation
rom the horrors of another fratri-
,idal strife:
o beautiful for patriots dream
That sees beyond the years
'hine alabaster cities CLEAN
Undimmed by human tears;
America, America;
aod shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with broth
erhood
FromSSea to shining sea-"
katherine Lee Bates in Johnson
'ity Comet.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22
NAVAL PLANS FOR INCREASE
Mean Navy to Rival Great
Britain.

: Washington, Oct 18.-If the Con
gress agrees to the naval construc
tion plap which President Wilson in
tends to recommend the annual in.
crease in the United States navy
will approximate, for the first time
the annual construction Of great
Britain in the period Just preceding
the war. At the end of five years
the navy of the United States will be
second only to that of Great Britain
unless Germany has made far great
er advances during the war than the
information in possession of the
naval intelligence Office indicates.
1t will be an increase of $4,000
600 over the usual annual building
programme of the American navy.
With this money the general board
OF the navy proposes to begin as it's
first years building two dread
noughts, two battle cruisers, three
scout cruisers, five sea- going subma-
rines, capable of accompanying the
grand feet anywhere; rs coast de-
fense submarines, Is destroyers, two
gunboats, one hospital ship and one
fuel ship. Provision will be made
also for 1000 additional enlisted
men and an annual increase of 25OI
in the, students at the naval acad |
emy.
In ships built, building and au-
thorized, the standing of the prin-
cipal navies on July /, 1914, was
as follows:
Observation-Disclosures So:
Germany 20, United States 12,
France 12.
Battleships- England 40, Ger
many 20, United States %, France
Is.
Battle Cruisers-England 10, Ger
many 8, United States and France,
none.
Armored Cruisers-England "a,
Germany 8, United States II, and
France 20.
Cruisers-England 81, Germany
46, United States IA, France 8.
Destroyers-England 1873, Ger
many. 154, United States 81, France
81.
Torpedo Boats England 40, Ger
many 0, United States 13, France
35.
Submarines-England 81, Germany
5. United States 40, France Sc.
When the programme has been
arried out that the President will
initiate this year the United States
avy will consist of the following: /
Superdreadnoughts 25, battle
ruisers 10, battleships of the second
ne %, cruisers (armored and un-
80, submarines 1876. de-
rogers 10.
Statistics compiled by Assistant
ecretary OF the Navy Roosevelt Il
low that the United States spends
yer 80 per cent of it's total naval II
opropriations for pay, active and
'tired, and pensions as against %
er cent in England, 12 per cent in
ermany and 16 per cent in France.
ccording to Mr.. Roosevelt, a bat
eship costing $15,O0O,OOO in the
nited States can be built for S13,-
$1,000 in England and for about
100000 in France or Germany.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-10-22


the announcement by Sam Carmack ol
Hickman County, only brother of the
former senator, that he is not support
ing Senator Lea for reelection.
Mr.. Carmack's s statement was called
forth by letter which a gentleman of
the name of Carmack sent to Senator
Lea's Nashville newspaper saying that
all the Carmacks were for Lea"
Sam Carmack says he does not know
what Carmacks are referred to but if
the late Senator's nearest living relative
is meant, the statement is not true.
Sam Carmack is supporting K. D.