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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
FIGHTS GERMAN
WHEAT PRODUCTS

Washington, Jan. 15-An interest
ing customs case, involving wheat
products from Germany, is being con
tested by the Treasury Department in
retaliation on Germany for it's treat
ment of American wheat.
The case was recently decided
against the department, which claim
ed Is per cent ad valorem on the prod
uct, which Is a cereal meal derived
from wheat, corn, rye, or barley. The
Board of General Appraisers sustained
the claim of free entry, and the Trea
sury Department instructed the attor.
ney generals office to appeal the case
The significance of the Treasury De
partment's action lies In the fact that
the U. S. government is determined to
rstsliate on Germany for imposing Q
duty on wheat, wheat -four, and it,
products when imported from the
United States. 1t is understood that
the American OFFICIALS pelleVe tnei
Germany's impost Is of such charac'
ter as to warrant the denial Of free
entry into this country Of any Ger
man wheat products. The Department
is said to hold that the imposition By
Germany of q duty on American wheat
when the present American tarin
makes no such burden. constitutes
discrimination precluding the admit
lance of similar German products free
of duty. ....
| In view Of the importance OF the
issue, 1t may ultimately be carried to
the Supreme Court. unless in the mean
time Germany modiass it, tarif treat
ment of American wheat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
MONGOLIA WILL HAVE RAILWAYS
(By Assocf0tcd Prcss.l

Picking, Jan. 15.--The Russian lega-
ton has affirmed to the Associated
Press correspondent here the truth of
the reported Russian agreement with
Mongolia as to the construction OF
railways in that country. hitherto IN
traversed by steel.
The terms of the agreement are in
teresting to those who foresee among
other constructions, that of q line
across the Cobb Desert connecting
Kalgan, where the Chinese railway
reaches the Great Wall of China, with
the Trans-Siberian route somewhere
west of Lake Baikal. Such junction
would put Europe two days nearer to
Picking, which can now be reached
from Paris-in normal times in less
than thirteen days.
Among Chinese officials. who had
not ceased to hope that the nominal
suzerainty which China continues to
hold over Mongolia would prevent the
negotiation Of such an agreement with
out ratification by thu Chinese gov.
eminent the knowledge that such an
agreement had been concluded causes
considerable annoyance. The lead
ing Chinese paper In Picking says that
IF the agreement is q fact 1t will. Of
course, be submitted to the Tripartite
Conference, meaning that Of Mon
golia. Russia and China.
The Russian legation says that the
agreement is a fact, and that by les
terms. while the Russian Government
recognizes the permanent right of the
Monaghan government to build rail
ways within its own territory. the Rus
sian and Monaghan governments
shall consult each other upon the mat
ter, so that the lines will benefit bot
countries.
AS the poverty of the nation of tent
dwelling Mongols precIudes the posi-
bility of their building their own rail
wavs. -'- the agreement prac
Nongolian goveru
-ay matters.
..z1At IA
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15

1uatemaia, Honduras, Nicsrasua
Costa Rica. Panama, Cuba, IN. Dom,
n'cisn Republic and Haiti, the import,
from the United States represent
more than one-half Of all tho
imports into the countries. The great.
er part Of the export Of these couu.
tries is sent to the United States.
The great trade competitors Of this
country in the markets Of South Amer.
lea have been Great Britain and Ger.
many. but their competition was nav.
OF as effective in Caribbean lands 40
IL was further to the south.
The total foreign trade Of South
America in 1913 was valued at 1884,.
S'o'E44. While this IL not large in
proportion to population, and on the
other hand 10 decidedly small in con
parlson with the volume Of foreiss
trade of many other countries, (be.
ing but little larger than that of Hol.
land) the possibilities are shown by
the statement that when South Amer
lea becomes as large per capita buyer
In the markets Of the world as Cuba
is today. 1t will demand imports worth
100000 100000 annually, and when II
has as much to sell per capita as Cuba
has today it will have an export bust
ness worth s2,250.OOO, 900 annually.
But backward as South America is
IN its foreign trade, it is by no means
as backward as Central America. The
volume of the exports OF the six coun-
tries which constitute Central Amer.
lea is smaller in proportion to area
than those OF any other region Of like
size and resources in the New World.
How small it actually is may be illus.
trated by another comparison with
Cuba's foreign trade. Having a popu.
lation five times as great as that Of
Cuba, the six Central American states
buy only one-fourth as much as Cuba.
Their per capita imports, therefore
are only about one-fifteenth as large
as those Of Cuba, and their per capita
exports only one-twentieth as large.
Yet no one thinks that Cuba has
reached the fullness of its possibill-
ties, and no one believes that Central
America, once it becomes fully devel.
oped, will fail to show a larger for.
eign trade per capita than Cuba shows
today"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15

other countries, the Monaghan gov
eminent. for the sake Of friendly rela'
tons with Russia, should discuss the
project with the Russian Government
before the former makes. the actual
concession. in order to ascertain
whether the projected line or lines
would jeopardize Russian interests
from an economical or strategic stand
point
In case the construction of the rail
ways 10 financed By the Russian Gov
eminent. the Mongolian. or By private
persons. the Russian Government will
render adequate help to the Monaghan
government.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
LAUREL MILLS NOW RUNNING.

Laurel, Miss, Jan. 15.--Laurel's four
big lumber mills, Eastman, Gardner C
Company, GilchristFordney. Wausau
and the new Marathon, are all run
ming full time and the Wausau mill is
soon to begin running both day and
night.
The mill of the Louise Lumber Com
pany, at Hawkes., six miles north of
Laurel. Ia running day and night now.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
WOMEN NAY HEAD
SECRET SERVICE
GERMANY MAY HAVE FEMININE
CHIEF OF sLEUTHs, IT
Ie SAID.
(By Associated Press,

wy ASsVotutUU Ifc6SsJ
Boulegne. France, Jan. 1s.7-rhe re-
port that woman ID at the head Of
the German secret service department
in the eastern war zone. ia revived in
q statement published here from the
pen Of Frenchman who says he was
offered position In the German secret
service at Lille.
The Frenchman says he was a cigar
merchant in Lille before the war, and
after the German entry, made a good
living hawking cigars and cigarettes.
Eventually he clashed with the Ger
man authorities and was compelled to
abandon his trade. The German MILL
tary officials. however, noticed that he
spoke German fiuently, and offered
him post as interpreter. When no
reported for duty he was asked II he
would not like to enter the secret
service at IS a day and expenses. He
replied in the affirmative and a week
later he was taken to Antwerp in a
military motor car.
AT Antwerp was taken before two
officers" he says, who were accom-
panied by handsomely dressed wo
man. | soon discovered she was the
most important person Of the three
She questioned and cross-questioned
me searchingly, and finally instructed
me to proceed to Hazebrouck and 9TH
er points in Northern France to report
what troops were stationed, there,
where they came from, and what was
their condition. She concluded her
talk by tempting offer of money ii
[ was able to secure any valuable in
formation, supplementing this with
frightful picture of the fate that would
befall a traitor.
She gave me S125 for my expenses
and directed me to report at Lorrach
when | had finished my work. | left
Antwerp and crossed through Ger
many to Switzerland. On reaching the
French frontier, presented myself to
a police official and told him my
story"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
ORDINARY ALMANAC
DIMENSIONS oUToRoWN
1915 World Almanac Holds All the
Old Departments. With Many
New Features Added.

II there 10 anything new under the
sun, the chances are that it's in The
World Almanac. This ia sweeping
statement. For its justification one
may point with much confidence to the
nles of this most remarkable OF an
nuals. For particular and current In
stances. reference 10 recommended to
the issue Of 1915. now just at hand.
A. one reads this book, the time
seems very far removed. indeed. when
an almanac was merely booklet of
calendar pages, With the remarks
about the sun, the moon, q few plan
cts, the tides. and the best time for
planting various kinds Of seeds. Here
set forth. besides election and census
returns. sporting records. Industrial
and financial reports. q New York City
gazetteer. and the countless formal In
formatory departments to which the
years have accustomed readers Of The
World Almanac. are q review Of the
war in Europe; notes on the wars Of
the world the political state platforms
OF 1914: details of the special or emer-
gency tax; analysis of the prison pop
ulation; factory statistics; workmen's
compensation alws; occupations in the
United States; the Federal Reserve
Act; the Federal Trade Commission;
statistics of foreign born population in
the United States; description of
the Mexican situation; facts about the
Chinese Republic; the progress and
plans OF the Palisades Driveway; pa
per on the seroplane and aviation gen
orally IN war, and too many other
thinss 70 receive eyen a reviewers
bare mention.
OF course this than
thousand pa
almanac dinner
carry its own
Splne to llbrai
49, .-t~< ~A-u1.11n
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
BREAD PRICES SOAR IN LONDON
by Associated Press.)

d London. Jan. 15.-With the new
year, the price of bread In London is
raised to seven penc, or fourteen cents
a loaf, an advance Of three cents since
the beginning Of the war. According
to the secretary of the master bakers
society. the prices may 60 still niger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15

Tho forest service 10 cooperating
with 81 railroads. mining companies,
pole companies, and cities In making
tests Of wooden ties, timbers. poles.
piling, and paving blocks which have
been given preseryative treatments.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-01-15
FMER|tis BROUGHT
BY THE WAR
OF INTEREST WITH 90
SOUTHERN aEpusLlcs ARE
KNIT cLosss.

washington. Jan. 1s-Jn n. ..
opportunity the European war IA,
Fought the United State. to incr.o..
South American trad. and, at tn,
same time. to knit bonds Of int.r..,
""een itself and the twenty South
american republics, the couutri., .,
10 caribbean form a vitality inter.,t
phase. 1t is peculiarly de.ir.bl,
a' 'ne Panama canal, a most i'm.
want national investment, shall b,
grounded by prosperous countries
assessing stable and friendly govern.
mus William Joseph showalter. in
~ survey made for the National Gao.
'pnlc Society points out that Cen.
4 y america is of great potential rich.
mat it deserves much from the
f'eakened determination on the
'F OF United States business to ex.
md in Latin-America, and that good
vernment alone is needful to turn
region into one of the earth's
Ot favored. He writes:
guatemala, Honduras, Salvador
caragua. Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba
d the neighboring islands are rich
natural resources almost beyond
agination. Nowhere else in the
forld has Nature been more bounti.
p in her blessings than in the Garth
Fan region. Everything that her
rsasure house holds has been bestow-
here with lavish hand. As some
z has said; il you tickle the ground
th hoe, it smiles back with a yam.
tme Of these lands are filled with a
pderful plenty. Others are in
Ghed poverty. In travelling
cough them one is impressed with
be fact that prosperity abides with
bod rule and poverty dwells with
Fule.
Honduras, poor, badly administer
4and undeveloped, is, nevertheless,
lssed beyond measure in natural re.
urces. 1t has vast deposits of min
bis; untold thousands of acres Of
finest tropical fruit and vegetable
Ids of the world, and great areas
magnificent coffee and grazing
ds. With a stable government, it
.st become a land of plenty. SAL
(or, across the Sorder, is prosper
BUS. Although containing only 1925
|Quare miles, it supports nearly two
= lion people in comfort and returns
klance OF trade OF about $500, 900
Fear. Nicaragua, like Honduras, is
boor land teeming with resources
revolutions, undeveloped, unset
! and hopeless.
In Costa Rica, Cuba, Panama and
minician Republic. all possessing
lvelously productive orchard and
In lands. wealthy in their outputs
susar, tropical fruits, coffee and
Qua cabinet woods. every prepare
is being made to take advantage
Arsds Opportunities that these
sllFies EXPECT to derive from the
hama Canal. Everywhere in the
ribbesu countries there is anticipa'
that the [ansl Is going to brins
q great str, Yam of capital for de-
Ipment purposes. and that an era
Unprecedented growth and eIpan'
will result. In aiding these eoun
to reslise their expectations, the
tsd States will not only open up a
field for its own produce but
will strengthen the community
.rsst with the neighbors at its gate
No, lands surround the vitality i'm
ant canal.
Emitted States business has al
a, q isrse, and growing shsrs o.
,na. Of the Caribbean lands II
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
JURY D|5ACREEs
IN WINCHESTER
LAWSUIT SUNDAY
MISTRIAL RESULTS AFTER LONG
HEARING.

The trial jury in TIC case of Wiz
chester versus the City of Americus,
failed to reach a verdict after deliber-
ating ten hours, and shortly before
1 o'clock Sunday morning mistrial
vas declared and the jury discharg-
ed. The case was that wherein Mrs.
c. R. Winchester sued the city of
Americus for alleged damages to her
property on Prospect Heights in the
general work of improvement done
there recently. Mrs. Winchester sued
for $4,000. 1t is understood that sew
eral members of the jury stood out
for no award Of damages whatever,
Thile other jurors favored verdict
for smaller sums, ranging from 800
to $3.50 only.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
AMtR|CUs CHURCHES
REPRESENTED At
FRIENDSHIP MEETING
REPRESENTATIVES OF FIFTY
CHURCHES WILL ASSEMBLE
TUESDAY AT BRONWOOD-REV
ROBERT L. BIYINS OF FURLOW
LAWN BAPTIST CHURCH. WILL
PRESIDE DURING THE SESSION
OF SEVERAL DAYS.

The Friendship Association meeting
at Bronwood Tuesday morning at 10
O'clock and running through Thursday
promises to be largely attended and
most interesting withal. Both Amer
icucs churches will be largely repre-
sented, and there will be many visi-
tors.
This association is composed of
nearly fifty churches, with about four
thousand members. Dinner will be
served at the church each day, and
there will be services morning, after
noon and night.
Rev. Robert L. Bivins, pastor of Fur.
low Lawn Baptist church, and for a
dozen years moderator of the Friend
ship Association, will attend the Bron-
wood meeting, and preside over the
daily sessions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
French Boat Sunk.

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-The Marseilles
correspondent of the Petit Journal
Telegraph's mail boat, Eugene Pere-
ire, arrived there with thirty-three
members of the crew of the French
steamer Admiral Hamelin, which was
sunk by a submarine.
Previous reports by the Havre cor
respondent, said that seventy-one per-
sons perished and the Petit Joaylal
says that the steamer was torpedoed
without warning While the passen-
gers and crew were being placed in
boats the Austrian submarine fired
forty shells into the steamer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
GLENN
WILL SPEAK | N
CITY WEDNESDAY

Former Governor r. B. Glenn, OF
North Carolina, will arrive in the city
Wednesday afternoon to address a
large audience at the First Methodist
church on "Hindrances to Good Citi-
zenship." He is one of Americas fore
most platform orators and his elo-
quent and active work in connection
with the bettering of social conditions
has been marked.
Governor Glenn has a pleasing man.
ner, and his visit to Georgia is made in
the interest of the prohibition cause.
During his stay in the state he will
make several speeches in various sec
tions, and everywhere his visit is be-
ing awaited with interest.
Everybody is cordially invited to at
tend the address at the First Metho-
dist church Wednesday evening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
Strumitza Is Occupied.

LONDON, Oct. 18-Strumitza, a
Bulgarian town fifty miles north of
Saloniki, was occupied by the Serbian,
Anglo-French troops, according to
official kilograms. This follows close
ly on the news that Serbia with the
assistance of the Allies, has repulsed
the Bulgarians at Vilando, causing
them to retreat beyond their own
borer.
This arrival of the French troops At
he psychological moment has dramatic
qualities for overshadowing the other
fronts for the moment. The chief mil
itary Importance of this success is the
defeat of the Bulgarian project to cut
the Nish- -Saloniki railroad.
With clear weather the British
troops are present, says an Athens
message, stating that they left Sal
oniki for the Serbo-Bulgarian from
tier, and movements indicate that they
are at least nearby
The Russian and italian help is con-
fined to increased aggressiveness
against the Teutons making a diver
sion for more troops to the Balkans
impracticable.
The Germans are again attacking
the Russians southeast of Riga. This
is regarded as an effort to draw item
ton from Dvinsk and Galicia. On the
western front there is intense artillery
fire ON both sides in the Champagne
district, reported by the French.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
TROOPS GUARD
INQUEST OVER
DEAD REPORTER
LITTLE APPREHENSION ENTER.
TAINED OF FURTHER DISTURB
ANCE BUT PRECAUTIONS ARE
TAKEN.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 1S.-The
irquest of the death of Sidney j. Co
hen, the newspaper reported, who was
shot Friday in the Democratic EXEC
utive committee rooms, opened with
seevral companies of militia assisting
the civil authorities in keeping order.
Habeas corpus proceedings have
been instituted in behalf of Edward J.
Mcdonald, charged with murder, and
henry ]. Brown, charged with con-
sniracy to murder, and assault AMI
battery with intent to murder. There
ere no apparent signs of trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
DIXIE HIGHWAY TOURISTS RECEIVE A
ROUSING WELCOME ON THEIR VISIT TO
AMER|CUS AND SUMTER COUNTY TODAY

In seven cars, grimed with dust OF
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Georgia, the party of twenty-four
tourists-the official party of the Dixie
Highway arrived in Americus about
noon today
They were met at Andersonville by
several scores of Americus and Sum
ter county automobiles, from which
point the official party was escorted tt
Americus in a triumphal procession
In car composed of Prof. J. E. Ma
this, of the Americus public schools;
f. H. Hyman, secretary-manager ol
the Americus and Sumter County
Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Mathis
and Mrs. Hyman, the tourists were met
upon their arrival in Macon SUNDAY
afternoon. The Americus car led the
party to the borders of Sumter, where
they were again greeted with a true
Southern, southwest Georgia well
come.
The party were feted at luncheon to-
day at the Country club, the menu
being an old fashion Southern dinner
cooked by Georgia people, from Geor-
gia products, and served by the old.
time Southern negro nanny"
The Americus band furnished music
for the entertainment of the tourists
while in the city, and the strains Of
Dixie" burst with rounds of delight
as the highway was re-christened the
Dixie Highway"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
DECATUR COUNTY
TAKES EXHIBIT To
CA. FLORIDA FAIR

CAMBRIDGE, Ga, Oct. 1S.-Deca-
tur county will have an exhibit at the
Georgia-Florida fair in Valdosta. The
exhibit was shipped Saturday might
and will be up and ready for the
judges when the opening gun is fired
The Decatur county exhibit is made
Up Of the prize winning exhibits shown
at the Donaldsonville fair last week
Over 10000 people who visited the
Southwest Georgia fair, at Donaldson
Vile, viewed this display and pro
nomced it a prize winner.
Articles produced in the county ans
goods manufactured in cambridge
will make up the display Mr. j. T.
Pittman, farm demonstration agent
for this county, and Mr.. john Melton,
of DohaIdsonville, will have charge Of
the exhibit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18

Dr. Wade Chambliss, of Americas,
narrowly escaped being killed on
wounded Saturday night when ne was
fired upon by gang Of white men and
negroes on Muckalee Hill, while re-
turning to the city from a professional
call in the country. Several bullets
whizzed by his car as DR.. Chambliss
put on all possible speed and des-
cended the grade in a record run to
escape the men who attempted to hold
him up.
AS soon as the affair was reported
here Sunday morning, officers went to
the scene, one mile out of town, and
rounded up the alleged "road agents. >
two or three drunken white boys and
several negroes.
They were brought back to town,
but before the facts connected with
the attempted "hold-up" had been
made known by Dr. Chambliss, the
white boys were released, after giving
bond upon charges of shooting on the
public highway, carrying pistols with
cut license, and being drunk on the
highway.
The young fellows are very we'll
known in the county. Whiskey alone
vas the incentive of the hold-up at
tempt.
DR.. Chambliss was riding down
Muckalee Hill when, without warming
the road was blocked by the gang, a
pistol aimed at him, with orders to
stop. Instead of doing so, the car
was given top speed and went down
Muckalee Hill like speeding on the
Lee street or Jackson street race
courses. 1t was then that several
shots were fired at the feeting car.
which most fortunately. failed to hit
DR.. Chambliss.
The shooting will be fully investi-
gated when the grand jury meets. The
aaffir was generally discussed about
the streets Sunday and DR.. Chambliss
congratulated upon his narrow es-
cape.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-10-18
me time previously

some time previously.
The Spalding fortune is estimate
at $2,000,OOO. Mr. Spalding's second
marriage took place in 1900.
Young Spalding alleges that at ths
time his father married Mrs. Eliza
beth Churchill she was the intimate
friend of Mrs. Katherine Tingley. He
says that the general belief was that
Mrs. Spalding was to be the successor
of Mrs. Tingley at Point Iona.
1t is alleged that the second Mrs.
'Spalding persuaded her husband to
take up his residence on the grounds
Of the Theosophical institution. The
object. it is alleged, was to ALLEVIATE
Mr. Spalding from his son.
Under the terms of the will Keith
Spalding was to receive 100000. Eie
has already received $65,OO0 of this
amount.
Albert Spalding, the adopted son,
was 10 have received 100000, but it
is alleged that he has only received
$1,000. All cf the remainder of the
estate was left to Mrs Spalding.