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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-09

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-TWO Ameri.
can vessels were stopped and search
ed by a French cruiser according to
"a cablegrams from San Juan today the
New York and Porto Rico line, stat.
ing their vessels Coamo and Carolina
had been held up and searched.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-09
French ruis er
Scar h Liner
-FOUR GERMAN sFlReMEN WE'RE
TAKEN FROM THE
coAMo.

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4. SAN JAUN, Porto Rico, Dec. e.
The Porto Rican liner Coama was stop.
ped today by the French cruiser Dis.
,cartes, which took four German fire.
men from the merchantmen aboard
the war ship.
The officers and crew and entire
list Of passengers were examined. IL
is reported the DESCRIBES was looking
for Waldermer Hepp, German consul
at San Jauni and John Stubble, he Aus.
strian consul, who are now In New
York.
] CheigS Stewart schaade j OF the Porto
.Rican liner Carolina, was taken from
that vessel last night.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Planter Kills Negro.

Columbus.-A. c. Hearon shot and
fatally wounded Jim Blevins, a negro,
on his plantation in the Caledonia sec.
ton, north of Columbus, June Is, the
negro succumbing to his wounds late
in the night.
The tragedy took place on the Hear.
on plantation at the home Of the ne
gro, Mr.. Hearon having gone to see
Blevins about some work. 1t appears
that Mr.. Hearon shot in self-defense,
as the negro was advancing on him,
according to information reaching
here, with a monkey wrench. Four
shots were fired, all Of which took et-
feet.
Mr.. Hearon gave himself up to the
authorities and was given a prelim-
mary hearing before Justice Of the
Peace James Dale. AS the case ap.
peared to be one Of purely self-defense,
Mr.. Hearon was released from custody
without bond.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
TEUTONS NEARING LEMBERG
Austro-G German Advance Through Gal.
icia Sweeps Russians Before Them
and Captures Mosciska.

London.-The Austro-German rush
in Galicia Is on again. Both Berlin and
Vienna claim progress along virtually
the entire southeastern front, and Lem
berg again appears to be in danger.
Mosclska, east Of Przemysl, has been
captured by the Austro-Germans, and,
according to the German contention,
the Russians are falling back south OF
the railroad connecting Przemysl and
Lemberg. All Russian counter-attacks
have been repulsed with gains for the
Teutons from a point north of Prem
ysl into Bessarabia, the Germans say.
Far off as this front is from Eng
land and France, 1t is being watched
more closely than the western front,
because 1t would appear that these op
erations are being pressed In an at
tempt to clear Galicia OF the Russians,
property to a breathing spell in the
east, which Is likely to be followed by
a crushing blow aimed at Italy.
The fighting is growing harder daily
along the Austro-Italian frontier, and,
in view Of past performances, 1t Is con
sidered reasonable to assume that Ger
many will throw a great mass OF troops
on this front and endeavor to sweep
into Italy and hold ground there, just
as she has done in Poland, Belgium
and France.
OF the fighting In France, around Ar
ras, the German and French official
communications flatly contradict each
other. On the whole, 1t is believed
here, the advantage has been with the
French.
That England Is prepared for long
siege operations In the Dardanelles Is
indicated in an official statement just
issued explaining the nature OF the te'
dious trench warfare, although assert
ing that the Turkish offensive Is MOI
so sharp as 1t was formerly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
NATIONAL DEFENSE URGED
National Security League at New YORK
Makes an Appeal to President for
Preparedness.

New York.-A resolution introduced
by Mayor Curley Of Boston appealing
to President Wilson to call the atten
ton OF Congress to "the pressing need
Of prompt and efficient action" with
regard to the national defense was
unanimously adopted by the delegates
TO the peace and preparedness confer
ence OF the National Security League,
In session here June Is. The Massa.
chusetts delegates at first proposed
that a special session be demanded to
consider what they consider the un.
prepared state OF the country, but such
action was deemed inadvisable and
was abandoned.
The preamble to the resolution read
In part as follows:
events of the past year have dem.
onstrated the fact that war, 10 matter
how greatly 1t may be deplored, may
suddenly and Unexpectedly occur, not.
w~ithstanding the existence Of treaties
of peace and unity, and they have
shown that nations unprepared have
paid and are paying the price of their
lack of foresight. The reports Of our
military and naval experts have made
it clear that the defensive forces OF
the country are inadequate for the
proper protection of our coasts, to en-
able our government to maintain its
accepted policies, to fulfill obligations
to other states and to exert In the al
justment of international questions the
influences to which the republic is en-
titled"
The resolution itself urged that the
president be appealed to to call the
early attention Of Congress to the
pressing need Of prompt and efficient
action"
The resolution was adopted at an ex'
ecutive session following a luncheon
which more than a thousand persons
attended. The speakers were George
Won l.. Meyer, former secretary OF the
navy; Luke e. Wright, former secre.
tary of war; Maj. George Haven Put
nan and Frederick r. Coudert.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
CHlCAC0's STRIKE ENDS
Mayor Thompson 10 Named as Third
Member Of Arbitration Board at
Meeting Of Factions.

Chicago.-Peace in the strike Of a.
900 street a men was restored June
16. All points at issue will be settled
by arbitration. Operation Of cars on
all lines was resumed as quickly as the
striking men could be notified. The
end of the strike, which tied up cleo
trio transportation for two days, came
with the selection of Mayor William
Hale Thompson as the third member
Of the board of arbitration, the main
question at issue.
Officials of the companies will Sc
lect All arbitrator. and 1t Is announced
W. d. Mason, International president
Of the street car mems union, proba-
bly, will be named to represent the
men.
The selection of Mayor Thompson
came at the end OF a 15-hour confer
nee which began June Is. Union lead
ers, officials of the traction lines and
members of the mayors aldermanic
strike committee were in attendance.
The strike on June 13 was called
after an all-day conference of trans
%portation officials, labor leaders and
Mayor Thompson had shown the two
interests at odds on the question Of
increased wages, which the men In
sisted must be guaranteed before ar
bitration could be considered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Japan Protests to China.

Tokyo, Japan.-According to an
nouncement made June l6 by a Japan
csc news agency, Japan has sent a
protest to China concerning the anti.
Japanese movement in the republic.
The discomfort of China with Japan's
course during the negotiations culmi-
mating in acceptance of the Japanese
ultimatum last month has been mani
tested principally by boycots. A re.
cent dispatch said British and Russian
volunteers had dispersed an anti.Jap-
anese riot at Hankow for their own
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
FoUR-YEAR-oLp GOES INTO WA.
TIERS OF MISSISSIPPI WHEN
PLANK BREAKS.
PLANTER SHOOTS NEGRO
A. c. Heron of Columbus Uses Gun
With Deadly Effect on Black Who
Advanced on Him With .
Monkeywrench.

Vicksburg.-Gene Crutchfield, the
four-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Crutchcheld, drowned at Friars Point
in the Mississippi river. June Is. The
little fellow stole away from his home
through the back yard gate, with two
ether little boys, to go for a swim, but
when they reached the river they
changed their minds. GeEe Crutch'
field walked out on a plank overhang-
ing the edge of the water, and when
1t Unexpectedly broke In two, the little
fellow fell into the river and was
drowned before assistance could reach
him. The body was recovered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
TEUTONlC ADVANCE IN GALIClA
HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED.
FIGHT AT ZURAWANA.
WOULD CUT OFF RUSSIANS
French Statement Says Allies Have
Gained Ground and Have Retained
II, Notwithstanding German
Counter Attacks.

London.-Another "a hours Of fight
Ing In Galicia developed nothing to
stem the Austro. German advance to
ward Lemberg, and Berlin claims the
Russians are retreating over their
W frontier toward Tarnogrod, four
miles from the Galician border.
This means an invasion Of Russian
territory at a new point, but ccordilg
to military observers here, 1t may
spell ultimate advantage for the Rus
slams In that a general Russian retire
ment ~northward into Poland would
divert Gen. Linsingen's attempt to
crush the Russian center near Iura-
wana, which would sever the communi'
cations Of the Russian army In South
eastern Galicia and Bukowina. The
military writer's here say the real dan
ger zone from the Russian standpoint
Ia in the Zurawana district and along
the Dniester.
According to Berlin, the Austro-Ger.
man forces have battered through
Niemecrow, 30 miles northwest Of
Lemberg, and are advancing toward
Jaworow, which Is only 25 miles west
of the Galician capital.
Masses Of Austro.Germans thus are
sweeping from the San toward the
capital, and the prediction Is maze
that the decisive battle, IL one Is
fought, will take place in the vicinity
OF Grodek, where military observers
believe the Russians should benefit by
the lake country.
British newspapers, though not min
imizing the Importance OF the Austro-
German successes In Galicia, acclaim
what Is styled the Grand Duke Mich
olas' elusive strategy in shifting his
front from north and south to north
west and southeast. This maneuver,
Il Ia asserted, has DETECTED the Aus
tro-GeGrman blow to some extent and
at the same time denied to them h
full test OF strength,
Thus the Russian retreat IL char
acterixed In London as strikingly par
alleling the allies vicatory on the
Marne. The struggle along the Dnies-
ter and before Lemberg. 1t Ia consid.
cred here, must determine which side
is the more astute in the present ma
neuvers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
LIEUT.. WARNEFoRD AND HENRY
BEACH NEEDHAM THE VIC
TINS IN FALL. ..
EXPLOSION CAUSED FALL
Needham Had Been in Europe Repre-
sentino Magazines and a New
York Newspaper-Machine
Fell 500 Feet.

Payis.-Li3Lt. Reginald A. j. Wlrne-
ford, who gained fame recently by
blowing to pieces a Zeppelin over Bel
GUM, was killed by the fall Of an
aeroplane at Buc, France.
Lieut.. Warneford was plotting the
machine, which had as a passenger
Henry Beach Needham, the American
writer, who also was killed.
Lieut.. Warneford and Needham fell
from a height Of 500 feet. The lieuten-
ant had been spending a few days In
Paris, where he came after his Zeppe-
lin exploit to receive his decoration
of the Legion of Honor.
According to a report received in
Paris, the accident resulted from an
explosion in midair, which caused
Lieut.. Warneford to lose control, the
machine crashing to the earth.
Needham's body was taken to the
English hospital in Trianon Palace,
Versailles. He had been in Europe
about four months, acting as CORE
spondent OF magazines and a New
York newspaper.
He had received permission from
the military authorities to make a
flight in order to get material for a
story. His wife, who also Is a writer,
accompanied him during the early
part of his trip abroad. She sailed
for America six weeks ago.
Reginald A. J. Warneford, a young
Canadian sub.lieutenant in the royal
navy, suddenly acquired worldwide
renown by destroying a Zeppelin over
Belgium on June 7, this being the first
time on record that a Zeppelin had
been wrecked by an aviator In an aero
plane. BY a brilliant flight Lieut.
Warneford obtained a position above
the Zeppelin and dropped bombs on
1t. The dirigible crashed to the
ground and turned up. The rs men
In the crew were killed.
For this feat Lieut.. Warneford was
decorated with the Victoria Cross and
the Cross of the Legion OF Homer.
Lieut.. Warneford made his first
flight at Hendon, England, less tha. .
Ave months ago, and had been with
the flying squadron only a few weeks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

British Troops Win and and Lose q
Mile Front In One Day-Allies
Advance at Ypres.

London.-For the first time In weeks
there has been heavy fighting over a
comparatively extensive line OF tho
British front in Belgium and France.
Berlin describes It as an Anglo-French
movement s%ynchronizing with Russian
reverses in Galicia.
To win a mile OF front, and then to
lose 1t before terrific German counter
attacks was the experience Of the Brit
ish June 10 near F%estubert. In a state
usent. frank II brief, Field Marshal
French records this incident, but does
not state the losses, which must have
been heavy on both sides.
The Germans are as frank in con-
ceding the loss OF ground near fpres,
even temporarily, to yield a mile OF
their Festubert stronghold.
The latest Zeppelin raid on England
has created hardly a ripple OF excite
ment. Aircraft protection was one of
the subjects discussed June 16 in the
House of Commons, William Jeynson-
Hicks urging a marked increase In
this branch. He said that London must
soon expect a serious raid and added
that at one time more than five Zeppe,
Inns OF the latest type were over the
English coast.
The un~der-secretary for war, II. J,
Tenant, besides giving assurances
that bigger aeroplanes We're under cob.
struction, said that since the beginning
Of the war the number OF machines
had been increased tenfold and the
number OF men engaged in this branch
fivafOId
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
TWO ARE SHOT TO DEATH
Alleged Intruder Killed Woman, Their
Committed Suicide.

New York.-Mrs. Barbara Cornelius,
wife of a produce market employee,
and George McAghon Of Jersey City
were found shot to death in the bed
room OF her Brooklyn home. The pc.
lice were informed Of the tragedy by
the woman's husband, who said that
McAghon climbed into their bedroom
window during the night and fired a
shot at him and that while he was
trying to arouse neighbors McAghon
killed Mrs. Cornelius and then COM
mitted suicide.
McAghon was found lying on the
floor with q revolver clutched in his
hand and with powder marks on his
fingers.
Cornelius. who is a night worker.
said that he had never seen McAghon
before and had taken him for a beg
gar. The police say they learned that
Mrs. Cornelius had received postal
cards signed with McAghon's initials.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
VICTORIES EAST AND WEST
Berlin Reports That Russian Positions
Along 43 Miles Of Front Have
Been Taken.

London.-Germany has claimed an,
other decided success along the east.
ern line. Northwest Of Mosciska, In
the region of Sienlawa, the German
report said that along a line extend
ing over 10 miles the entire positions
of the Russians were taken and that
10000 prisoners fell into their hands.
The Russian official report, however.
only mentioned the locality where tais
action is said to have taken place In
a paragraph declaring the Austro-
Germans, after heavy losses In the re-
gion Of Mosciska, did not resume
the offensive.
According to %Petrograd. the Austro-
Germans again have crossed the
Dniester, where a brilliant cavalry
charge at Zale Szczyky resulted in q
local Russian success, but no claim
Is made that the invaders were pushed
back across the river. A crossing Of
the river at this place may not be a
serious affair for the Russians. as It
Is remote from Lemberg and an ad-
vance from 1t might expose the Aus.
tro.German flank.
In the west the French continue
their b~attering tactics against the for
midable German positions, with some
assistance from the Belgians, who
have thrown a battalion across the
User to the east bank. where south
of the Dixmude railway bridge, they
destroyed a German blockhouse. They
claim to have retained this position
against German counter-attacks.
Berlin claims the French suffered
a severe defeat on the frontier north
OF Souches and Paris admits the loss
of German trenches previously cap
tured in this sector.
The full returns Of the Greek cleo
lions are not yet available. but the trt-
umph OF NJ. Venizelos, former premier,
seems certain. The continued illness
Of the Greek king may prevent the
victory OF the war party from having
immediate results.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Somebody Must Be Rich.

Washington.-First estimates Of re-
turns from the personal and corpora
ton income tax have been revised up
ward by treasury department officials,
who now anticipate more than $50, 000,-
900 during the present calendar year
from this source, Under the law pay.
ments Of the tax may be made as late
as July 10, but from the way in which
the tax is pouring in officials are conf.
dent that a large proportion of the to.
tai will be in the vaults before the
close of the present fiscal year, on
June 30.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

Washington.-Mt. Lassen, California,
whose violent eruption Of May 18th
places 1t in the first rank OF volcanoes
now dangerously active, has become
the subject Of an informal cooperative
study by the geological survey and the
forest service.
The volcano is regarded as excep-
tionally interesting from a scientific
viewpoint, according to the geological
survey, inasmuch as 1t is the only .ac.
tive volcano in the United States prop
er. is very accessible to observers, and
appears to be full Of dar
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Bail In Reduced.

Magee.-Judge w. H. Hughes Of
Raleigh heard the writ Of habeas cor.
pus In behalf of Mrs. Bob Hollaway,
who is charged with attempted muir
der, for the reduction of bail, fixed in
the justice court at $1,000. After ex-
animation of several witnesses Judge
Hughes allowed her bond In the sur
of $1,000, which was made.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
War PARTY Wins Election,

Athens, Greece.-Latest returns Of
the election show that followers of
former Premier Venizelos have won
1913 seats in parliament, and the gov
eminent 100 out Of the total of 316.
The remainder of the seats are scat
tered among the Independents and the
adherents of former Premiers Rhalli
and Theotokis.
The Venizelos party carried all Of
the contests in 16 provinces and has a
majority of the delegates in six others
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Russians Are Reinforced.

Berlin.-Special dispatches from the
Austrian headquarters report that the
Teutonic allies are pushing the Rus
SLAMS vigorously from the San river to
the Bessarabia frontier. The latest
operations resulted in bringing Gen.
Mackensen's forces in contact with
Gen, Linsingen. Heavy fighting is pro-
ceeding along the whole line in Cali
ella, The Russians are bringing all
their available forces, consisting partly
of fresh recruits, to resist the advance
of the German allies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

Toccoa, Ga.-Sam Stephens, a Hall
county negro. was removed from the
Stephens county Jail early June IA by
a mob OF more than 100 armed men,
hanged to a nearby tree and shot to
death. The negro is said to have Wis.
tied the house of a farmer living near
here, recently. overpowered his 15-
year.old daughter and dragged her into
the woods, where she was choked into
in%sensibility. She later gave the alarm
and the negro was arrested at Madi.
son., S. c., Sunday night. He was
brought to Tocco'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Boy Scouts at RuleviHe.

Ruleville.-Rev. J. H. Ingram, pas
tor Of the Methodist Church at this
place, is organizing local Boy Scouts,
and already has the movement well
under way. having applications from
some 20 boys. A charter will be OBJ
tanned from the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea. A ball team will be possibly or
ganized among the membership and
games will be had with other clubs In
the vicinity.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
to Front.

Rome.-Five grandsons of Garibaldi
left for the front June 10. A big crowd
ga/lered at the station to wish the
departing soldiers success Several
short addresses were made and as the
train pulled out there were cries Of
Long live Trent" Long live Trieste"
and Long live the Garibalei broth
ers."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
KARLSRUHE IS BOMBARDED
French Airmen Rain Bombs on Big
German City on the Rhlne-Sev.
eral Persons Killed.

Karlsruhe, Baden,-F1ve hostile air
men bombarded Karlsruhe for forty.
five minutes on the morning of June
Is. Several persons wer killed or
wounded.
A number OF places suffered mate
rial damage, but the destruction
wrought had no military Importance,
officials declare.
Karlsruhe is on the Rhine. about rs
miles from the French frontier. 1t has
a population Of 100. 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25

Montreal,-The Canadian Pacific
liner Montford reported she was at.
tackled by a submarine one day out
from Avonmouth, England. The
steamer Demara came up in the nick
Of time and drove the submarine away
with shell fire.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Never AGAIN, Says Irwin Cobb.

Never Again, Says Irwin Cobb.
Laurel.-Irvin S. Cobb has ceased to
be an admirer of William Jennings
Bryan. In a telegram to his personal
friend, Col. Mott Ayres of this city, Mr..
Cobb says:
81 don't think my personal opinion
of Herr Wilhelm o Bryan would
look we'll in a family newspaper. I
voted for him several times-but never
again."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Grain crops Are Good.

Shaw.-The cora crop, planted in
this section, which is the largest ever
planted, is showing up %splendidly. The
wheat and oats crops have all been
harvested, and where they were sown
in the fall we're so good as to encour
age an increased acreage next plant
lg season.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
LAST APPEAL FOR FRANK
Gov. siaton Hears Appeal For Commu.
tation Of Sentence and Takes Case
Under Amusement.

Under Amusement.
Atlanta, Ga.-The fate Of Leo M.
Frank was placed in the hands Of Gov.
Slaton June Is at the close Of the hear
ing on an appeal for Communication Of
his death sentence. The governor took
the case under advisement and an
nounced he would render a decision
as soon as possible.
Frank Is under sentence to be
hanged on June %. for the murder
Of Mary Phagan.
The session wal occupied by Attor-
ney VIM. M. Howard in his closing ar
gument In behalf OF Franks plea. Mr..
Howard was interrupted frequently by
questions from the governor on vari-
GUS points of evidence and by Solicitor
Dorsey, who took Issue with state
ments as to what had been brought
out In the trial.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-06-25
Telephone Lines Down.

Clarksdale.-Every available man in
the employ Of the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company at this
point was sent out June IA to repair
the damage done in the wind storm
which destroyed about three-quarters
Of q mile of posts which carry the
Jackson icksburg-New Orleans ca
bles.