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The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
MARINES SLAIN AT HAITI;
FRENCH SAILORS LANDED
Over a Thousand Marines are Being
Rushed to Preserve Order
on the Island.

The United States government has
taken elaborate steps to maintain
peace In Haiti, pending tho establish
ment OF stable government. The
transport Hancock, carrying seven
hundred and fifty marines, will prob
ably follow the battleship Connecti-
cut, which Saturday left the Phila-
delphia navy yard for Port au Prince
with five hundred marines.
The gunboat Nashville has arrived
at Cape Haitien, to support the
Eagle. The navy department an
nounced also that the hospital ship
Solace will go to Haiti. 1t Is antici-
pated that some illness will develop
among the men on account OF the
tropical climate.
Admiral Caperton informed the de-
partment that six Haitiens were kill
ed and two wounded during the
fighting Thursday night when two
American seamen were killed.
French marines have been landed
at Port au Prince, Haiti, where a
revolution that overturned the gov
ernment last week necessitated the
landing OF an expeditionary force
from the United States cruiser Wash
ington to restore order. The land
ing OF the French was with the con-
sent of the United States, 1t was
stated Sunday night, n detachment
from the cruiser Descartes having
been sent to guard the French lega-
tion, from which President Gull
laume was taken by a mob and as
sassinated.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
NAVY TO HASTEN WORK
on 6 CRUISER DESTROYERS
Plans are Completed after European
Lessons Were Learned-Bids
to be Opened in October.

Plans for six big cruiser destroy
ers, authorized by the last congress,
have been approved. They will be
the first vessels whose design has
been influenced by the European
war. Naval information from abroad
was scrutinizd closely by constructors
before the plans were drawn, says q
department statement.
The vessels will have maximum
sustained sea speed of thirty knots;
they will displace 1,125 tons, meas
ure $40 feet over all, have a width
Of thirty feet, seven inches and a
mean draft of eight feet.
Each destroyer will carry eight
triple torpedo tubes, a main battery
OF four four-inch guns and two one
FOUNDER anti-aircraft guns. Bids for
construction will be opened October
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
MEXICANS ARE STARVING
in THEIR CAPITAL CITY
Washington Confirms Carranza's Oc-
cupation - Efforts Made
for Relief.

Official confirmation Of the re-oc-
cupation of Mexico City by Carran-
za's army under Gen. Gonzales reach
ed the state department Monday from
American Consul Silliman at Vera
Cruz. A message to the American
Red Cross from Mexico City says
there have been no cases Of death
and collapse from starvation in the
capital.
The Red Cross message was from
Charles j. O'Connor, the society's re-
lief agent in Mexico City. 1t said:
Prices already are prohibitive.
There is practically no corn in the
city. Authentic cases of death and
collapse from starvation. Some peo-
pie are eating leaves, grass, weeds,
horses and mules"
Consul Silliman's message said
Mexico City was occupied by Con-
zales forces Friday night ION urgent
orders Of Gen. Carranza," and add
ed:
"A severe fight occurred Friday
afternoon at a point east of Guade-
loupe. Director of telegraph states
telegraph communication is expected
by Sunday afternoon at the latest
Communication with Tula via Pachu-
ca anu is being pushed northward
Occupation of Zacatecas by Obregon' s
forces confirmed.
1T is stated that Gen. Gonzales is
going directly into Mexico City in
stead of lingering as before, and it is
expected that communication will be
restored at once. 1t also is expected
that Carranza will move his entire
government to Mexico City during
August'' -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
LAWLESS ISLAND OVERRUN
BY MOB OF INFURIATED MEN
mo Mans Island" is Combed of
Buildings Where Outlaws Have
Harbored for Years.

Eight white footleggers are in jail
at Osceola, fifteen miles south of
Blytheville, Ark, the county seat of
the county, ten negro bootleggers
are in jail at Marion, Ark, the coun-
ty seat of Crittenden, the next coun-
ty south Of Blytheville; every house
on Island 81, near the Arkansas
shore of the Mississippi river is in
ashes, and the surrounding country
Is in fever of excitement as the re-
salt Of the killing of Sheriff Sam B..
Maiden Of this, Mississippi county.
early this morning following a raid
on dive accused of bootlegging and
many outrages along the river for
months past. Two hundred and fifty
citizens swept the island with torches
Saturday.
Maiden was killed early Saturday
in battle between a posse of Off
GERS and citizens and residents Of
the island, who barricaded them
selves in a cabin and contested the
right Of the sheriff to arrest a negro
accused of the Illicit sale of liquor
After Sheriff Maiden had been kill
ed the posse riddled the cabin with
bullets. The occupants surrendered
after they had exhausted their am
munition, and one of their number,
q negro, had been killed.
Later a mob Of several hundred
men visited the island, set fire to the
buildings and arrested several men
who had escaped from the sheriff's
posse. Late Saturday night the mob
had not disbanded, and it was feared
an attempt would be made to lynch
the prisoners. For years Island 81
has been virtually "No mans
lop 10
whether Arkansas or Tennessee au-
thOritieS had Jurisdiction
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05

fortnight ago and so complete were
they that every individual was as
signed TO the road by which he must
travel and permitted to take with
him just SO much that there might
be no loss of time along the way.
Warsaw is completely isolated.
The entire consular corps with the
exception of fernando De Soto. the
America consul, all the foreign resi-
dents and all the civic officials are
gone. Mr.. De Soto has laid in a
stock of supplies and says he will
stick to his post. Every kind of
vehicle is being used in the great
flight in which It Is believed seven
hundred thousand civilians are TAX
ing part
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
DEPARTMENT ISSUES REPORT
ON COTTON CONDITION
72 PER CENT in STATE
Crop Shows Deterioration Through
out Southern States-South Caro-
! lima Crop Loses -Four Points in
Thirty Days and is Seven Points
! Behind Last Year This Time.

The condition of the growing cot
ton crop OF the United States on
July 25 was 1873 per cent. of a nor
NAL, the United States Department of
Agriculture's crop reporting board
announced at noon Monday in it's
third condition report of the season.
That condition compares with So
per cent. on June % this year, 76.4
per cent. on July 25 last year, 1915
per cent. in 1913 and 1876 per cent,
the average condition on July 25 for
the last ten years.
The area planted to cotton and
under cultivation on June 25 this
year as previously reported was 31,-
b35, 900 acres, a decrease of 5,S71-
600 acres. or 1877 per cent. from
that under cultivation on June 25
last year. A condition OF 100 per
cent. of normal on July % would
be equivalent to a yield of 241.3
pounds Of cotton to the acre, the
bureau of crop estimates has an
nOunced.
Weather conditions generally have
been favorable to the crop through
4 out the month except in Texas, where
there was a lack of rain.
In the northern portions Of the
belt the weather was too cool for
rapid growth during the first week
OF the month, and wet weather de-
layed proper cultivation, especially in
Oklahoma, Mississippi, and portions
OF other states. The draught in
Texas was largely relieved, and the
crop made satisfactory growth in that
, "a well as in most other states OF the
belt. Boil weevil continued to in
crease in Texas, and were reported
from several other sections.
During the second week OF the
month moderately warm weather,
with local showers, over the central
and eastern portions OF the belt fav-
pred a generally satisfactory growth,
although the plain was reported as
still small in some northern locali-
ties. due to cool weather, and the
fields as grassy in others.
In Texas and Oklahoma much
clear weather, with warm sunshine,
favored cultivation and rapid growth
over the greater part of those states,
but in southern Texas the absence of
general rains for several weeks re-
tinued active in many parts OF Texas,
as well as in Mississippi and Alaba-
ma, Texas marketed it's first bale on
July 9.
The third week found warm nights
throughout the belt with generally
sufficient soil moisture over central
and eastern districts. That greatly
favored cotton and good growth gen.
orally was reported. Dry weather
prevailed in Texas, but the plant was
standing the drought we'll and it was
said to be developing rapidly in Ok
lahoma and Arkansas.
Cultivation had proceeded satisfac-
torily and the crop generally was
very clean. Boil weevil became less
active in Texas during that week, but
they were reported as far east as the
Alabama-Georgia line and in western
Florida.
Georgia's first bale was markete ed
July %. Comparisons of conditions
by states follow:
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
CHEWED THEIR SHIRTS
How Drug Fiends Secured Supply OF
Their Needed Done.

For several weeks a number of
the inmates Of the Tombs prison at
New York have been observed indus
triously chewing their linen collars
and munching their shirts. The pris-
oners told their keepers that they
had been tobacco or gum chewers for
years and that, not having either,
they substituted their linen. But the
keepers were sceptical.
Saturday when fresh laundry ar
rived 1t was subjected to a test. A
chemist found that the starch used
in the linen sent to the prisoners by
relatives contained solution of q
drug taken by habitual drug-users.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
NONE in THIS STATE
p. o. Department Begins 2O8 Auto
Rural Delivery Routes.

Two hundred and eight automobile
rural delivery routes, distributed
over eight states, went into opera
ton Monday. This means that ap-
proximately 400 miles of rural
post roads will be traversed six days
a week during August by automo-
biles. In all 29S motor routes have
been authorized
The routes vary in length from a
50-mile minimum to Ga miles, and
will be operated from 8 to IL months
a year. The 20S automobile routes
started Monday are distributed by
states as follows:
Oklahoma 8S, California "a, Geor-
gia "a, Colorado 1, Kansas 3, Louis
lana i, Florida 13, and Texas IA.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
ACCUSED BY UNCLE SAM
Postmaster at Mallory Arrested by
Deputy Marshal.

Deputy Mays Of Charleston, repre-
senting the United States marshal,
arrived in Mallory Saturday and took
into custody j. A. Mccall, who was
deposed as postmaster Tuesday by
w. H. Willimanfi a post office in
spector. The inspector visited this
office twice week before last and dis
covered alleged irregularities, and on
Tuesday, July 20, came back and
made Vernon Parham the acting
postmaster, pending an examination
and appointment. Deputy Mays and
Mr.. Mccall left for Marion to appear
before Commissioner w. F. Stack
house to arrange bond for appear
ance at court
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
WATCH NOTE TO ENGLAND
Germans Have Not Decided Whether
to Answer Our Note.

Berlin, by wireless to Sayville:
Among the news items prepared Mon
day by the Overseas News agency was
the following:
notwithstanding reports to the
contrary the German government
has not yet decided whether the
American note regarding German
submarine warfare will be answered.
The government awaits the text OF
the announced American note to
Great Britain before deciding what
further steps will be taken"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05

wrecked the German cruiser Konigs-
berg, which found refuge from the
British fleet last October in the Ruff
iii River, German East Africa, go
ing up tho stream so far that only
shallow draught vessels could get
near her. Aeroplanes directed the
range of the monitors, the Konigs-
berg being surrounded by a jungle.
Huge new German aeroplanes are
being built, according to news from
Basle. They ale stated to have three
tiers Of planes, with eight Maybach
motors, such as are used in the Yep
pelins. The engines are coupled in
pairs, each couple driving a propeller,
of which there are four. This type
OF aeroplane is said to be able to
carry twenty men. The whole ma
big machines are declared to have
been completed.
Reports from London show that
much squabbling Is going on in the
British cabinet over the question of
responsibility for shortage of high
explosive shells. Some OF the news
papers are again laying the blame for
the trouble on Lord Northcliffe, it be-
ing charged that he Is trying to force
Premier Asquith out OF office, SO
that Lloyd George may take the pre-
miership. The London reports say
that Asquith is keenly annoyed over
the squabbling and is doing all he
can to bring peace in his official
family.
One hundred Indian troops of the
British army have arrived at Kabul,
Afghanistan, after four months
march from Constantinople. The men
were captured in Flanders by the
Germans and were sent to Turkey in
the hope that, being Mohammedans,
they might join the Turks. But they
remained loyal to Great Britain and
finally escaped. heading for Afghan
istan. They now intend to join their
regimental depot in India, 80 it is re-
ported.
Large quantities of war munitions
have reached Serbia. The Serbian
National Assembly has voted a credit
Continued on last page.)
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Austria Getting Wheat.

London announces that the re-
mainder of the Roumanian wheat
crop is being shipped into Austria at
the rate OF $50 railroad carloads a
day. 1t had been hoped for the
Allies to purchase this wheat and
prevent It's shipment.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
CARRANzA ACTIVE
First Chief Orders Food Trains to
His Capital City.

Announcement Of the reoccupation
OF the City OF Mexico by General
Gonzales army was followed Sunday
by n statement from General Car
ranza's headquarters at Vera Cruz
that immediate efforts would be made
to send foods.uffs to the starving
population. Heavily guarded trains,
1t was asserted, were being prepared
to leave Vera Cruz with provisions to
supplement food being taken into the
city by the army OF occupation.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Italy Has 1900 Prisoners.

Rome, Sunday. via Paris, Monday:
Prisoners taken by the Italian forces
now number seventeen thousand in
Guiding three hundred and eighty Of
ficers, according to the Stefani News
agency. Prisoners come from ali
parts OF Austria-Hungary.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Big German Guns on Way.

London, Monday: Several forty
two-centimetcr guns to be used In
the bombardment of Russian forts
passed through Berlin last week on
the way to the eastern front, accord
ing to a Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
500 Buildings Destroyed by Fire.

Athens, Greece, via London. Mon
day: Arrivals from Constantinopla
report that three hundred buildinga,
including the German hospital flllef&
with wounded soldiers, were destroS<$ a
ed last week by fire.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Battle Cruiser Won Hindenberg.

According to a Reuter- dispatch,
the emperor Of Germany ordered that
the latest battle cruiser, which was
launched Sunday, should be named
Won Hindenberg. 1t is $4,000 tons
and was to have been finished in
1916.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Divers Get Two More Bodies.

Divers in Lake Michigan secured
the badies of two more victims of
the Eastland disaster, which now
totals 839. Many who were at first
supposed to be dead have later turn
ed up.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Plate Taken or Becker,s Coffin

Police officials have prevailed up
on the widow of the late Charles
Becker to remove the plate on his
coffin which read: Charles Becker.
urdered July 80, 1915, by Gov
pernor Whitman"
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
IL 970,037 BALE CROP
Government Figures Indicate Small
Crop This Year.

This years cotton crop will be ap-
proximately 11,970,O37 equivalent
500-pound bales, compared with 49,
134,930 bales last year. That esti-
mate, unofficially calculated, is based
on the government condition re-
port, issued Monday, and official fig
ures Of acreage and normal yield
Whether the crop will be greater or
less depends upon growing conditions
from now until picking time.
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Government Controls Cotton.

Rotterdam, via London. Monday :
German newspapers report that gov
ernment Is taking over the entire
control OF the German Cotton. in6
try in Westnhs1i
has been is
all textiiN
Will be wQs
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Collide in France.

During trial flight near Charles,
France, two French aeroplanes hit
together about 200 feet In the air
aud crashed to earth. One aviator
wex burned to death
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
British steamer sunk.

London reports Monday that a.
Clintonia, 3,S3S tons, has been Il 1
Fifty-four persons were sayods
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05
Crew OF Ship is Saved.

The crew Of the British steamer
Fulgens, 1850 tons, landed in Eng
land Monday. The ship wss destroy
cd -
The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1915-08-05

SFive-year average.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-19

men had agreed that they would not oppose Sunday in press or pulpit if he came here. Rev. MT. Tamblyn said that MT Sunday did not expect sup port from the Catholic or Episcopal clergy in any of the cities where he held reviva1s but that these clergymen never opposed him.
 Rev. B. c. Carpenter, pastor of the Stratford Methodist church. Rev. Ev- erttt A. Burnes of the Washington Park NJ B. church, and Rev. William E. H. Moe of Westport were appoint ed a, comimttee on outlying churches. They will endeavor to get the senti-
 ment of churches in Stratford, Fair field, Southport, Westport, Trumbu1l, and other nearby places.
 All these committees will report on Monday morning at the meeting in the Swedish church. The committee plans to have trolley trips from the surrounding towns if MT. Sunday comes here. As soon as the commit tees report, Rev. G. O. TambIyn will the invitation, to MT. Sunday. In the meantime MT. TaKnblyn plans to go to Brooklyn to interview Rev. Ed ward M. Young, pastor of the Bedford Avenue Presbyterian4 church who is chairman of the committee that has arranged for the meetings of MT. Sun day in that city.
 +fWe don't guarantee MT. Sunday a. cent for coming here" declared Rev. MT. Tamblyn to-day" and there is a standing offer of $1,0O0Oanade by him if any one can prove that he has ever had a cent of guarantee before hold ing services anywhere. It will cost $15, 1000 to put the tabernacle on the lot. MT. Sunday will not come here for less than seven weeks. He will not come here unless we can build him a tabernacle that will seat at least s. | 900 persons. We will sell 1 B. 900 shares at $1 each to build the tabernacle. Then as fast as the. collections come in we will redeem these shares and pay back dollar for dollar to the people who put up the money for building the tabernacle. After the building has been paid for no collections are to be
 taken except perhaps there might be a
 collection donated to some charity | Rev. MT. Sunday takes the collec-
 tions on the last Sunday he is here as
 pay for his services. MT. Sunday has 1 several of these big tabernac1es which are jointed in such a way that they can 1 be taken up and put down again. We will probably get the one they have
 used in Syracuse. It will cost fully | the sum named to bring the building
 here and put it up, pay for the lot and l other expenses in. connection with the | revival The building of course comes 1 down and is taken away as soon as MT l Sunday finishes his .servfces when the
 seven weeks have expired
 l Rev MT. Tamb1yn said that ar 1 engagements would be made to have
 services discontinued in outlying | churches during the first weeks MT l Sunday was herein order that these
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-19
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS FOR STENOGRAPHERS
 ORDERED SUSPENDED

The United States civil service com mission announces that in view of the large number of applicants in recent stenographer and typewriter exam nations the monthly examinations for the departmental service and the quarterly examinations for the field service, beginning with May, 1915, will be discontinued until further notice.
 It is not probable that another sten- ographer and typewriter examination for the departmental, Panama canal, or Philippine service will be held be- fore the fall of 1915. Information in regard to the fail examinations and application forms for such exanli1aa- lions may be obtafned after July 15 from the commission at Washington or from the district secretary at Bos- ton. Mass, New York, N. r., PhiIa- de1phia, Pa, Atlanta. Ga, Cincinnati. O. Chicago, H.. St. Paul, Adinn., St. Louis, Mo, New Orleans, La, Seattle. Wash, or San Francisco. Cal
 The atenographer and typewriter examinations for the field service hereafter will be held only as the needs of the service require and will be duly announced in the civil service 2 districts in which they are to be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-19
Mayoralty Candidate
 Faces Girl Accusers

Los Angeles. April 19.-Charles E. Sebastian, candidate for mayor and chief of police until he was suspended at his own request 10 days ago, was placed on trial today in the superior court on, the charge of contributing to the dependency of Edith Serkin, a mi nor. He is a joint defendant with Mrs. LdIlie Pratt, sister and guardian of the Serkin girl.
 The grand jury indictment accuses them of subjecting Miss Serlzin to in- dignities and to actions tending to sub vert her morals.
 Sebastian also is under Indictment charging him with contributing to the delinquency of Victoria Desparte and Cecile Livingston, wards of the juven- i1e court. Sebastian and his counsel, Earl Rogers,F jointly were indicted on a charge of attempting corrupt1y to in- dl1ence. the grand jury. in it's investi- Fgations of the stories told by these two girls. Sebastian asserts. that the acusations of the Desparte and Liv- ing girls were the outcome of a plot to ruin his chances for mayor at the pri- mary election May