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Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

The Russian government is prepar-
ing to export through vladivostolr
s5e,0oo tons OF wheat from the Omsk-
Siberia, district. where there was q
large crop this year vladivostok has
no facilities for handling such an
amour. OF cargo. but as It is the only
port from which the shipment can be
made, temporary moorfnss and store
houses are being constructed. All tenn
porary moorings are TO be connected
with the railways by spurs Ware
houses covering is9ss9 square feet
we're recently begun This will tn
crease the warehouse capacity Of the
port by 100000 tons per month There
will be required about fifty ships. de-
pending OF course on their size and
It will probably take two months to
ship the s5a.0eo tons 4 number Of
large British ships have arrived al
vIadivostOk from New York via TIA
Panama canal
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
FRENCH ADVANCE SLOWLY
Push the Germans Hard in Effort to
Break Through Lines on the
st. Mihlel Wedge.

London.-The French, who already
have gained possession of what was
thought to be impregnable German po-
sitions north Of Paris. are reported to
be continuing their victorious advance,
while the British are asserted to be
holding a large force Of Germans in
their front and repulsing all German
attempts to reach Ypres. which has
proved TO be the graveyard Of so
many thousands Of men since the
opposing lines were established there
last autumn.
The Germans claim to have made a
slight advance. but with the battle
ebbing and flowing. that Ia not consid-
cred serious In military circles here.
Along toward the coast the Belgian
army has repalsed an attempt Of the
Germans to regain the bridge head
which King Albert's forces established
on the right bank OF the User canal.
while down In the Woevre another
French army is pushing its offensive
and Claims to have gained possession
Of the whole of the forest OF lie
Pretre, which would be step nearer
In the allies aim 20 force the Ger
mans to evacuate ST. Mihiel-
The Austro-Germans after theii
Hghtning-like rush through Western
GaIIcia, now have reached line run
ming due north and south to the wes'
of Przemysl. while the other armies
emerging from the carpathians. arr
pressing the Russian flank Even "
in Poland 1t is asserted that the VIC
pry of the Teutonic allies in the soutf
has had the effect Of forcing the Hus
slams to fall back
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
c,o.rm.kers Get Good Pay.

The Havana cigarmakers. who
.ormed a large proportion of the au-
dience that witnessed Jack Johnson'z
defeat, rank among the best paid
workmen in the world They certain
IL deserve high wages. for rot a
trace OF machinery is TO be seen in
their factories Without a mold or
binder or any pattern to foliow.
Cuban cigarmaker can turn out ffty.
seventy-fve or a hundred cigars n
day. absolutely identical in shape. sire
and weight, the only implements used
being a block of maple wood and n
small curved knife While At work he
insists on being amused. and his
amusement takes the form OF being
read to aloud At every cigar factory
in Havana you viii hnd 4 reader. en-
gagged and paid by the men. and re-
ealing his audience with the daily pa
per or a novel Some OF these readers
receive as much as $50 a week. and
many we're elected TO the arst cubar
legislature
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
British Officers Killed

London.-The weeks casualty Isis
issued May is show % British onicers
killed. 20i wounded and 81 missing
Among the officers killed were Brig
Gen. Arthur wiiloughby. c. Lowry
and Capt. the Hon Eric Edward Up
ton. heir of viscount Templetown-
Among the wounded are Maj Martin
Archer-shee. NJ. P. for Central Fms
bury: Lieut.. Sir J. +. Grey. Bart;
Can't. the Hon Alfred Harris. brother
az the earl Of MAlmesbury: Lieut. the
Hon A. P. Methuen. second SOD o.
Baron Methuen: Capt Sir Frederies
v Robinson. Bart: Lieut. she Hon J
H. Bowes-Lyon. second son OF the ear
Of strathmore: Lieut. Commander
Lord AIstair Graham. youngest son o.
.he duke OF Montrose. and Lieut. Col
G 3. vandeIeur. who. while pris
ouer of war in Germany. escaped ans
sent a report TO the government con
eeruing the iII-treatment Of British
prisoners in Germany
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
ACT NOT EXCUSED
BY UNITED STATES
AMERICAN NOTE TO GERMANY
DEMANDS PREPARATION AND
NO REPETITION
WILL PROTECT CITIZENS
Series Of Incidents Cited In communl
cation to Show Violation Of Amer
ica's Hiahts-Note cabied 70
Ambassador Gerard.

Washington. The United States
government on May IL cabled Ambas-
sador Gerard for r-eseus alton to the
German government = note calling at
tention ito the grave situation which
has resulted from violation Of Ameri-
can rights ON the high seas. culminAt.
ing In the sinking Of the Lusitaniz with
loss Of more than 100 American lives
The ccmmunicAtton exprennss IN
confident expectation OF the Unite<
States that the imperial German gov
eminent will disavow the acts OF which
the government Of the United States
complains; that they viii make repara
tion so far as reparation Is possible fol-
injuries which are without measure
and that they will take immediate
steps to prevent the recurrence OF any
thing so obviously subyerse Of the
principles OF warfare for which the i'm
perial government In the past so wise
ly and so firmly contended."
In its conclusion. the note states that
-the imperial German government will
not expect the government Of the Unit
ed States to omit any word or any
act necessary TO the performance OF
its sacred duty Of maintaining the
rights Of the United States and its eiti
xens and OF safeguarding their free ex
ercise and enjoyment"
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
SAY GERMANS mURDeRERs
coroner's jury for l.sitznis's Dead
Say ksiser's Government 10
Guilty.

Kinsale. Ireland.-The verdict ren-
dereA BY the coroner's jury which In
vcstig2ted the deaths resulting from
the torpedoing OF the Lusitania fol.
lows.
We ind that the dsceased met
death from prolonged immersion and
exhaustion In the sea. eight miles
south southwest Of Old Head Of Kin
sale. Friday. May Z. 1915. owing TO
the sinking Of the Lusitanla, by tor
pedoes fired by a German submarine.
We find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary 10 internaton.
al law and the convention Of all civil.
ixed nations
We also charge the officers Of said
submarine and the emperor and gov.
eminent Of Germany, under whose or
ders they acted. With the crime ol
Wholesale murder before the trihuna
Of the civilized world
We desire to express sincere condo
ience and sympathy with the relzttve
Of the deceased. the canard Compaa,
and the United seaaes. many of who's
| citizsnn pexluhea IN this murderous |.
| tack - N unnnned nner-
\ Cap<- Turner o. the Lrsif2niz W
one OF the witnesses before the CO
oner.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
ITALY FACES GRAVE CRISIS
Unable to Decide War Question. the
Cabinet ResiGns-internaI Rev.
cIuticn Threatens.

Unable to Decide War Question. the
Cabinet Resi1ns-Internal Rev.
olution Threatens
London.-The Italian cabinet has re
signed.
The council Of ministers.r says
Reuters Rome correspondent. con
sidertnx that II did not possess the
unanimous assent OF the constitution
al parties regarding its international
policy which the gravity Of the situa-
ton demands. has decided to hand its
resignation to the king An official
note to this effect was issued May IL
The king has reserved his decision
as to whether the resignation will be
accepted"
The political parties whose policies
are in favor of Italy remaining neu-
trai have announced the intention Of
organizing a demonstration to coun-
teract the actions Of those who favor
Intervention
The police Of Rome. fearing con-
flicts between the citizens of the va
rious parties. are taking extraordinary
measures to cope with the situation.
Troops occupy all the important
points Of the city and are especially In
force in the vicinities Of the Austro-
Hungarian and German embassies
Strong detachments Of soldiers also
are being kept in the neighborhood oil
ex-Premier Giolitffs house ready to
rush to his defense II necessary.
Former Premier Giolitti. regarded
As the leader Of the party opposed tc
war, has published in the Trihuna
letter declaring he came to Rome be
cause he was summoned here to ex
ercise his views
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

Finland Is q grand duchy ineiudet
fn the Russian empire Women won
the vote In Finland as q reward for
the active part taken BY Finnish wor,-
en- in the general movement fog na-
ssc-.! Independence when the women
struggled side by side and hand to
hand With the men OF the country. The
diet Of Finland gave to women who
paid tAxes the vote on municipal mat
ters in ise3--that Is. 20 those who
lived in the country or the small towns
and villages. In is73 this was extend
ed to taxpaying women who lived In
cities. In 1906 there vas a great up
rising Of the Finnish people. and the
car OF Russia granted q new con-
stitufion to Finland: the parliamen-
tary suffrage was granted TO women
by the first diet that assembled there
after. Many good laws have been
enacted since the granting OF equal
suffrage In Finland. but as all laws
can be vetoed by the Russian imperial
council. some of these have not be-
come operative. Indeed. the rights
OF all the Finnish people are subject
more or less to the general action and
decree Of the empire and its govern
ment
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
U. s. SHOULD EMPLOY FLEET
John Sharp Believes the Government
Ought to Back Up Demands
Made on Germany.

Jackson, Miss.-United States Sen
ator John Sharp Williams In state
ment regarding the Lusitania disaster.
declared that II the vessel was armed
Germany was justified in torpedoing
her. -but." he added. Il am informed
that she was not and that puts dif-
ferent light upon II.
Il am told that Ambassador Bern
storff said the German government
knew that the Lusitania was armed
upon one trip. but did not know that
she was on the last" he continued
That's lie. because they have spies,
a lot OF those German-Americans in
New York-msny Of them more Ger
man than American. who watch these
things and keep them posted"
Discussing the torpedoing OF the
American steamer Gulfight. Senator
Williams said:
IF were president would mobil-
ize the feet and demand Of Germany
not only an apology and indemnity
but assurance that such an incident
should not be repeated. But this
would be a demand only and not an
uItimatum-"
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
ALL WASHINGTON
IS PESS|M|ST|C
OFFICIALS THINK CHANGES AsxE
AGAINST DIPLOMATIC SET
ELEMENT WITH GERMANY.
NO NEW NOTE TO ENGLAND
Not Believed That Any Protest WIN
Co to eritains fer petertion Of
American shsps-csrsess to
Be Paid Fer

Washington.-Officia Of the state
department were inclined TO take .
rather pexximixtfc view of the Amer
ican-Germ&ntc xttu.fion- They ex-
pressed the opinson that the chances
Of . diplomatic settlement Of The diffi-
fully ssmsd 10 b ascrsasing-
One ofxtczax saza thak xhsrs vns mo-
1 ~ths sIixhxent ground fnr upezmiuml :
Another official said the optimism o.
the past two days has bssn misplacsd
An official whose opinion carries
weight because of close relation 20
President Wilson. said that IL Ger
many should renew her proposition to
the United States to induce England
TO permit foodstuffs to get into Ger
many. the proposition should have to
be rejected. He said on this point:
The United States would have to
bear In mind that In the Civil War IL
pursued a policy Of starving the en-
emy. The federal government OF
course established blockade for that
purpose, but Great Britain also has
established blockade Her blockade
Is OF a kind which sets a new prece-
dent. but the British claim e that IL Is
justified by the employment Of the
submarine n modern warfare
There is no official confirmation
here of the report that President VII
son is meditating new note TO Great
Britain on her general lines Of activ-
tiles in the detention Of American
shin< and American cargoes That
the discussion growing out Of the va
rious phases OF the British order In
council IS still going on is evidenced
by the fact that British officials were
discussing with the state department
payments for detained cargoes.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
PREMIER FOR A
DAY IS KILLED
'oAs cHAeAs SELECTED HEAD or
PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT
SLAIN ON TRAIN.
FIGHTING STARTS AGAIN
0 Inan Hundred Persons Are
Killed When war.hips Renew
somhsrdment Of Lisbon.
Spanish Ships to Scene.

London.-A report from Lisbon says
soao Chagas. the new president OF the
portuguese cabinet. was shot four
times with pistol April II, while on
board the midnight train from Oporto.
His assailant was Senator Freitas, Who
also was shot BY a passenger on the
train Senator Chagas was taken to a
hospital In addition to other wounds
he IS suffering from fracture Of the
skull.
A later report from Madrid says the
president OF the Portuguese cabinet.
who was shot on train while travel
ing from 0porto to Lisbon. died OF his
wounds.
News Of the new premier's death
started fighting again In Lisbon. War
ships are bombarding the city. More
than 100 persons have been killed. in
Guiding several Spaniards-
The Spanish warships Espana and
Rio de La Plata and a Spanish torpedo
boat have arrived at Lisbon.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
DESTROYER MAKES REPORT
OFFICIAL Statement 10 Given Out b.
Berlin Of How l1sitanis Was
Torpedoed and Sunk

BeriIn.-From the report received
from the submarine which sank tre
Lusitania the following Official version
Of the incident is published by the
admiralty stan under the signature Of
Admiral Behncke:
The submarine sighted the steam
er which showed no flag May 7 a.
s:s0 O'Clock Central European time.
afternoon. on the southeast coast OF
Ireland. in fine. clear weather
AT $40 one torpedo was fired at
the Lasitania, which hit her star
board side below the captains bridge
The defamation Of the torpedo was fol
lowed Immediately BY further *
pIosiou Of extremely strong effect.
The ship quickly listed to starboard
and began to sink
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

Joso chaa.s Heads New Government,
Which 10 Established By
Bombsrdment

Lisbcn.-The success OF the revolg
tionsry forces has been confirmed.
The new government. which will te
presided over BY Jacob Chagas, WIS
proclaimed from the windows Of the
city hall. and the announcement was
received with enthusiastic manifesto.
ton
The military governor OF Lisbon i'm
mediateiy posted throughout the city
prociamation praising the courage OF
the citizens and calling on civilians
to deliver up all arms at the arsenal
under pain OF arrest
Casualties In the fighting Of May Ia
numbered 81 killed and 400 wounded.
The insurgents wrecked and looted
the house In which Capt Coueesro. the
Royalist leader. stayed until recently.
Several Royslists were arrested. In
ciuding Marquis Ficaiho.
Order has been restored partly. and
the new government Il taking meas
ures to re-establish normal conditions
The former minister Of marine vas
arrested and taken aboard a wzrship
for having ordered a destroyer to sink
varships bombarding the city. News
from oporto indicates that the dis
turhances there were similar to those
in Lisbon. bot that there were fewer
casualties.
All the regiments In Lisbon and In
the provinces nov have surrendered
The last TO eapitulate were cavalr-f
regiments which led the military move
ment resulting In the appointment os
Pimenta Costa as premier in January.
A proclamation issued by the rev.
olutionary committee In Lsoon says:
I'VE are going TO restore the re-
public to the republicans. We demand
national government and conse-
quently it ought to be republican.
We shall adopt no party flag. because
We wish all republicans to be united
for the dignity OF the country. and the
salvation Of the republic
We do not advise violence or re-
prisals. Our energy does not preclude
generosity for the vanquished. II Is
the province Of the national govern
ment alone to execute measures for
patriotic defense All may rely upon
its honor and its patriotism"
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

London.-A dispatch from Amster'
dam says the North German Gazette,
commenting on the fact that Signor Sa-
landra remains premier OF Italy
writes as follows:
This bowing before the popular
fashion is Of the greatest significance
We must be prepared for fatefui and
perhaps premature decision To b
ready Is everything We are ready
The Berlin Tageblast says il ap
pears now that the entrance Of Ifall
into the war so long desired by for
eign Minister Sennino, can hardly b
prevented
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
yEGGMEi BREAK
P0STOFRCE SAFE
LITTLE MONEY - FOUND AFTER
STRONG sox 10 BLOWN At
HEaNANpo.
i.w. COOPER HEADS DOCTORS
Or. J. g. uiinran 10 Also Elected az
Mississippi Representative 10
American Medical Association
Meeting at Frisco.

Hernando.-The pos,orice safe was
blown here early In the morning Of
May IL. There was less than IS in
the safe. and when the postmaster.
A. B. Clifton. reached the Office he re-
covered between 81 and 81 under the
debris caused by the explosion Sew
eral stamp books were missing. per.
haps 81 worth Entrance into the
postofrice was made by prizing open
the front door.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
Or. l. W. Cooper Elected Presiden,

Or. .. W. Cooper Elected President
Hattiesburg.-Dr. l. W. Cooper Of
Newton. at the closing Of the Missis-
sippl State Medical association. was
elected president and DR.. J. S. Uil-
man OF hatcher was chosen as rep
rescntstive TO the American Medical
association meeting which will be held
at San francisco Members OF the
state board Of health elected were:
>. w. Glass. Lyon: 7. r. Elkin. Tu-
pelo; s. e Eason. New Albany. J. II.
Johnson. Brookhaven: T. IL seay.
Laurel The meeting OF the Missis-
sippi association will be held next
year af CreenviIls.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
LAUREL VIII sell eonds.

LaureL-Bids will be received soon
for 10000 OF i've per cent 1o-year
bonds Of the city Of LAUREL The pro
eeeds will be used In the erection OF q
new school building. the extension Of
the water and sewer mains and for
needed additions TO the city water
works plant On May "a a contract
will be awarded for the new school
building, estimated to cost about So.
600.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
Re.aller, WIN conrene.

Yaxoo Cfty.-lnterest In the forth
coming annual convention Of the Mis-
sissippi Retail Merchants association.
to be held in Yazoo City May e527.
Is growing daily. and the indications
are that il will be the largest gather
ing OF the kind ever held in the state
The Yaroo Commercial club. in con-
junction with the various local COM
mittees. Is making extensive prepare
tI<.as TO entertain the visitors.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

Atlanta Ga.-Seyen men. two OF
them white, were killed and ten others
were injured. some seriously. when a
derailed car overturned on the South
ern railway near Toccoa. Ca. May Is.
while a wrecking crew was clearing a
freight wreck All were employees OF
the road
Railway officials here said the acei-
dent was caused by the slipping Of a
chain on one OF the derrieks lifting
the car. The men were under the sus'
pended load.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
ECONOMY IN WARTIME
nR. owILIkImsv FINALLY GETS
DOWN TO BEDROCK.
An luxuries ard q Fe~ of the Neees
ssries Being Cut Out. tte No~
Buys Small Boys Watches
hy the orosa

IL diont seem possible that this
European var business could ever af-
feet our income In any way said Mr..
Gvtllkimby. hut Il did hit Us nnaIly
In a way that We had never even
dreamed Of: and then. Ike 50 many
other people. ne we're forced TO econo-
mine.
"A man never can tell what he can
do til he has to. but then he can DO
most anything In our household ex-
penses ve found many things that
were really only Injuries that We could
lop OF without suffering. and then we
went through what In fusher days Ne
should have considered as necessarie-
and cut down on them. finding among
even these things many that we could
do without: and lastly Ne cut the
things we had to eAse right down to
the bone.
With all these sacriaees. changes
and reyisions ne finally got our ex-
penses down on paper below our re-
dnced income: bns somehow. In actual
practice IL didn't work out that way.
Instead OF having as We nov should
have. even on cur smaller means. 4
little surplus. We stIll had every week
little shortage. II never struck me
where that leak was TIL one day II
came to me all Of q sudden that bad
forgotten to figure into our expenses
the COS, OF our sons watchesi
Our boy. lie most boys at the
present time. carries a watch: but I
doubt IL any other boy on earth Is as
hard on watches as our boy Is. He
regulates his watch about seven times
day and sets II seventeen timSx
About twice a week he takes the bzkk
and front OF his watch. looks in at tie
wheels and stirs them Up little and
moves the hands.
Once in a while be takes the works
out OF . watch. but I have never yet
known him to put them back. Ere
quentiy he drops his watch, a. likely
~ not On the floor. In one way and
another he uses up two or three
watches . week. an average Of .
dossu . month: and wh<never h<
broke his watch hs wo11n crna ~ -
for . nsv ous anA vu.11 o1se -
- Dnasy frssly-
II -Bul eAs.p = 49, vrneA~s =
~ eBuA1nt psuu1nay - 80 -
= hnuuw ~. - - =Nunun1uu y
> ~1ua unnun4 u4an4 o<rl4 -. -
=. would sooner go without nilk on
ie table than a<k our bog 20 80 ufth'
- . vsfcA IN bis pockeE Then ] b
u another bright idea on which 4 .
. nov acting
I nov buy cur watches By the grul
instead Of sfnxly. thereby making
considerable saving: e1ough. In fac
TO bring cur expenses down 70 jus
below our income: and ] now expee
that we shall Be able TO hold thinxs .
until the great var Is over and our In
come gets back to normal
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
An,leerm.n FEELING In.ense.

London.-Never since the war be
gan has such wave of antiGerman
feeling surged through the country as
at the present time II Is due entirely
to the sinking Of the Lusitania-
workmen are refusing to labor
alongside Of men Of German birth,
whether naturalized or not In many
towns premises occupied by Germans
have been damaged or destroyed. and
even the exchanges In London and
provincial towns are barring the doors
10 persons Of German blood
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20
Another RsvoIution Brewing.

Galveston. Tex.-G- Naya and Man
uel Urquidi. on special missions to
washington for the Carranzz govern
nent. arrived here May Is by steamer
from Vera Cruz They declined TO
discuss their mission 1t Is learned
however. from Carranza sources thai
they may have something to say about
an alleged revolution forming against
carranza. with its headquarters in the
city Of Belize. British Honduras Fe
liz Diaz Is said to be one Of the mer
behind this revolution
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

Paris-More than 100 Americans in
paris have signed the following cable
gram to President Wilson:
We. the undersigned. have OBJ
served strict neutrality, though living
amid the horrors OF war. now feel
that In Justice to our conditions and
in order TO preserve our self-respect.
xe must voice an indignant and ener-
setic protest against the sinking OF
the Lusstania. an act pre-eminent In
It's ssvasery. and which places the re
sponsibility outside civilized human
ity."
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

John =. Mckay OF the Agricultural
and Mechanical college farm extension
department has completed arrange
ments for q meeting TO be held here
June 10 in connection with the Grown
in Mississippi convention Transpor
tatIon and market facilities Of rail
ways and express companies VII b
discussed
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

CoIumbus--The chair and cafe cars
OF eastbound Mobile q Ohio passenger
train No. 104 left the track near Nc
Shan. Ala. May Il. and but for the
prompt operation Of the emergency
brakes q serious wreck would probably
have resulted. Both cars were filed
with passengers All but a negro por-
ter. Haisey Black. who sustained sew
eraI minor bruises. escaped injury.
Oxford eagle., 1915-05-20

Rome.-Prince Won Buelow. the Ger
man ambassador. and Baron Won Mae
chic, the Austrian ambassador. are pre-
pairing to leave Rome. according 70
the newspapers A special train is in
readiness TO take Prince Won Bueiow
to Chiasso. Switzerland and Baron Won
Macchito TO Ala. in the Austrian Tyrel.