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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
LOCAL FIRM BUYS
A $4,000 STOCK
CALHOUN'S BANKRUPT STORE
:. MAKES RECORD PURCHASE
IN NEW ORLEANS.

The first car load of more than $780,
600 worth Of merchandise Of the stock
of S. & J. Katz, New Orleans, is being
unloaded today by Calhoun's Bank
rupt store.
The S. & J. Katz stock contained,
at factory prices, about $4,000 worth
of merchandise and was one of the
biggest jobbers stocks in New Or
leans. When the proprietors adver-
tised that the stock would be sold and
that the firm would quit business,
Calhoun's Bankrupt Store, in con
junction with Beekman's Bankrupt
store IA Meridian, bought the stock
For the last two weeks they have
been selling the odds and ends to New
Orleans jobbers and merchants ant
Saturday the first car load OF the mer
chandise reached Hattiesburg. An
other car load will follow immediate
ly and it is expected still other ship
ments will have to be made before
all of it reaches here.
Although this enterprising Hatties
burg firm has brought large number
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
THREE SUSPECTS HELD.

Bonneville. Miss, July 12.-Offcers
were notified to be on the lookout for
three strange men whom it is suppos-
ed intended to hold up the north
bound passenger train No. 4 near
Rienzi, eight miles north of this place
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, this
afternoon.
| Will Hodges, young citizen of RI
emf, said he was picking blackberries
near the railroad when he came upon
| the men and he caught few words OF
their conversation which led him to
believe the holdup was intended. The
men caught Hodges and bound him
hand and foot with copper wire and
tied him to a tree, leaving him there
Young Hodges finally worked him
self loose. walked to Rienzi, the dis
lance of two miles. He was almost
exhausted when he arrived, but three
hours later he was able to give the
alarm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
can laws than does Germany and

can laws than does Germany and
France. Reservists of the French and
German armies are carried on the roll
at home. 1t requires no overt act
against neutrality statutes for such
reservists to reioin their colors.
In the case of the other countries,
however. it was necessary for them
to be enlisted anew in this country.
If such enlistment occurs in this cOun'
try, it is a violation of the law.
Secretary of State Lansing said to-
day that the State Department was
receiving numerous complaints from
the parents of American boys to the
effect they are being recruited into
the British army.
The evidence reaching the depart
ment does not involve the British gov
eminent directly, according to the de
partment Recruiting agents are said
to have approached the boys, many o.
whom have yielded to the induce
ments held out.
In a number of cases, at the reques
of the State Department, the boy;
have been released from the British
army.
AS a rule. the complaints concern
boys of from fifteen years upwards
who go to Europe on cattle or horse
| transports. Most of the complaint
| have come from Boston.
The steamship companies offer tn
| boys free passage and return transpo1
; tation for their service, and then, il
come cases, it is said desclaim re
sponsibility for the return passage
the youngsters after they have er
listed and have been dropped from tn
army rolls.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

The Lomo presents today the sec
ond release of the newly organized
Metro Pictures Corporation, who con-
troll the rights to all pictures with Olga
Petroya, William Faversham, Orrin
Johnson, Jane Grey and Francis X.
Bushman, will be the five part fea-
ture, The Shadows of a Great City,
with Adelaide Thurston and Thomas
Jefferson in the leading roles. 1t is
in two hundred scenes and is said to
be one of the most intensely interest
ing yet made. Also lots of comedy.
Admission at the Lomo today, five
cents to everybody. Tomorrow Para
mount program presents William H.
Crane, the distinguished star, in his
first appearance in motion pictures in
film version OF his famous stage
success, David Harum."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

of big merchandis stocks, this is by
far the largest single purchase it have
ever made. The goods that are now
being brought to Hattiesburg amount
to considerably more than $4,000 at
jobbers' prices, though they were
bought at a figure that will enable
Calhoun's Bankrupt Store to offer
them at unusually attractive figures.
Several days will be required to I'M
load and arrange the big stock and the
date when it will be placed on sale
here has not been announced.
George NJ. Calhoun, who has spent
the last three weeks in New Orleans
looking after this purchase, said today
that it is not only the largest stocF
the firm has ever bought, but the best.
Much of the goods being unloaded
here comes in original packages, as
shipped from the factory, and the
Katz Company sold it not because it
was bad merchandise but simply be-
cause the proprietors desired to re-
tire from business. Preparations to
handle record crowds for this sale are
being made by Messrs Calhoun and
McCaughey.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

London, July 12.-The Teutonic and
Russian armies are in an apparent
deadlock south of Lublin, in Poland,
where the northward sweep of the Aus
tro-Germans was halted last week.
Petrograd reports continued fighting
along the front from Josefow on the
Vistula to Byehawa, 80 miles to the
Eastward. The Austrian attacks there
have been repulsed.
Unofficial dispatches from Vienna
say that the Teutonic forces halted
north of Krasnik because of the OBJ
jeet of the campaign against Lemberg
has been attained.
The Italian headquarters report
several successes against the Aus
TRANS along the frontier.
According to a Turkish report, a
cruiser, presumably British one,
fired 200 shells without success into
Caba Teie, near the tip of the CALI
poll peninsula. The report declared
that one Turk was killed, and 200
wounded, and that the warship was hit
and forced to withdraw.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

The peach crop is estimated at l.,
100000 bushels VS.. 100000 bushels
in 1914.
The wheat crop is placed at 2S,00C
bushels VS.. $4,000 bushels last year.
Estimates on percentage of condi
ton of other crops are given by the
department as follows.
Hay, 90, VS.. a 7-year average of S4
Pasture, 81 VS.. 10-year average
of89.
Watermelons, 50, VS.. a 9-year avei
age of IS.
Cotton, 81, VS.. 10-year average OF
rs.
The figures, in brief, show that al
crops in Mississippi are in much bet
ter condition than those of the previ
Gus year, and that bounteous yields
are promised.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
Bumper Crops Scheduled
For Mississippi This Year
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FIGURES OUTLOOK
FOR THE 1915 ESTIMATED AT 793ooooo
BusHELs-THE POTATO CROP PROMISES TO ENORMOUS

The United States Department o.
Agriculture has issued an estimate
placing Mississippis corn crop for the
current year at 78,3O0,OO0 bushels,
against 58,275,OOO bushels last year.
This estimate is regarded by crop
observers as very conservative. The
belief has been current for the past
month that the crop will exceed So
100000 bushels.
The oat crop for 1915 is placed at
3.77O,O00 bushels, against 3,6SO,OOO
bushels last year. This figure is also
regarded as quite low.
The sweet potato crop is estimated
at 5,87O,0OO bushels, against 4,5OO,O
bushels last year.
Irish potatoes are estimated at l.
10000 bushels VS.. 100000 bushels
last year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
TWO HURT IN WRECK.

Meridian, Miss, July 1.-TWO men
of the Montgomery division of the Mo
bile & Ohio railroad in the wreck of a
mixed train Thursday, according to
reports received here. Engineer Gayle
sustained a broken leg and the fire
man. whose name could not be learn
ed was slightly hurt. Six fiat cars
went through a trestle. The cause OF
the wreck is unknown.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
CITY BREVITIES


S. E. Travis, accompanied by his
son, Leonidas, arrived last night from
Battle Creek, Mich. Leonidas has
been i'll at the Sanatorium there for
some time. His condition is much
improved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

have the reputation of doing strict
ly a high class business and carry
only dependable merchandise.
The stock to be sold consists Of
staple Ginghams, P0cales, Sheet
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
FIRE DESTROYS BARN.

Water Valley, Miss, July 12-The
large barn of F. NJ. Edwards, a pros
porous farmer and considerable land
owner, situated on his place six miles
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

ing, Cotton Flounces and other
Fabrics.
Ladies', Children's, Mems and
Boys Underwear. Mems Shirts.
Fants, Overalls. Suspenders, Hos
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
REVIVAL IS ON
AT EATONVILLE
The Rev. E. .P'Pool Conducting A
Series of Meetings at Providence.

A revival has been started at the
Providence Baptist church by the Rey
E. S. P'Pool. 1t will continue for
several days. A number of Hatties-
burglars attended the services yester-
day. Dinner is served on the ground
each day at noon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

east of Water Valley, was destroyed
by fire last night, thought to have
been caused by spontaneous combus.
ton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

bile; price cheap. Just been thor
oughly overhauled and in fine shape.
Address p. o. Box 517. 12-6t-c
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

iery, etc. Terms cash. No limit
or reserve. Deposit required from
every buyer.-Harry w. Fitzpat-
rick. Auctioneer, Office 52S Canal
Street.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12

To secure fresh, high grade mer-
chandise at less than the Jobber
pays for it.
The firm of S. & ]. KatZ & Co.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-12
DEADLOCK IN EAST

CONTINUED from Page One.)
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
lona Irlp for Submarines.

When Jules Verne wrote Forty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" few
Of his readers imagined that his weird
idea would be accomplished within
their lifetime, yet two submarines
have started from Portsmouth. Eng.
land, for Australia, a distance Of 49,.
900 miles, which they will accomplish
under their own power, created BY oil.
driven engines. They are scheduled
to reach Australia about May Is, which
allows for no loss of time from start
to finish. Each boat has oil engines
Of 1,60o-horsepower, calculated to de-
velop $50 revolutions per minute, and
will carry 1900 gallons Of parafin as
fuel and 1900 gallons Of lubricating
oil. They have as ornaments four
torpedo tubes, and on arrival will be
fitted with wireless telesraphy. They
are to be known as AE1 and AE2, be-
Ing Of the e class. They will be e.
cortsd as far az Singapore BY his
majesty's ship Eclipse.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
introduced Potato Into France.

Recently the hundredth anniversary
Of the death of Antoine Augustin Par
mentier, who introduced potatoes into
France, was celebrated by the farmers
Of his native land. He was the apothe-
cary Of the Invelides, when, following
the famine Of 17ss, the Academic de
Besaneon announced q prize for dis
covering q vegetable which could be
used In time Of famine. Parmentier
won the prize with the indication OF
the nutritive starch Of certain plants.
The potato was then unknown in
France. II had been brought from
Peru, but was the object Of warnings
by doctors, who attributed to Its use
various fevers and even leprous at
fections. Parmentier persuaded tho
government in ITS to give him farm
to. his experiments. From the first
towering Of the plants he sent q bou-
puet to Louis XVI. which gave the
vegetable Its first popularity.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18

Scarabee ISLANDS
shifted his gaze
from the blue sea
shining above the
broad coral reef,
and sneeringly re-
garded his latest
favorite. Bring
out the prisoners.
Four-you said ?"
-Four " ere
shipwrecked, oh,
king--the woman,
a child and two
men,"
"And tRe chrd
is hers, but she
will not tell which
man is her hus-
band!"
"She will not
tell.
The king yawned.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-02-18
The king yawned.

j. ( tell"
The king yawned.
Not much entertainment for white
man to be captured by these savages
and forced to be their chief! Twice
he had attempted to escape and twice
been ignominiously retaken. Accord
ing to their laws-their stupid, un.
changeable laws-the third attempt
meant death.
He glanced down the long rows Of
bamboo trees whence his half-naked
negroes led forward the group Of white
prisoners.
8 A woman, young and beautiful. held
fast the hand Of blue-eyed boy.
A tall, fair man followed between
two stalwart blacks.
Then another guard and another
man, slight of build, dark Of counte-
nance.
The king beckoned to the woman.
saying:
"Tm sorry for all of you-but-do
you know their law?"
The woman strained hopefully for.
ward. "You are not"
zone Of them? No-but I am their
prisoner as much as you are. Ship
wrecked-saved because I practised q
little easy magic to fool them! I'm
still clothed In purple and fine linen'
you see." The king Of the Scarabee
islands spread out his skirt Of woven
grasses.
Can you not save us7" she i'm
plored wildly.
The king shook his head. "Two OF
you. They do not kill women-un-
less by request. This is their ancient
law. You may live, and the one you
love best also may live. I will put you
both on the first ship that passes this
most detestable spot"
The woman knelt and clasped the
boy. Over his head her eyes strained
despairingly toward the two men VINO
stood calmly regarding her.
For an instant the eyes Of the taller
left hers and fingered upon the boys
yellow curls.
Two natives with knotted CLUBS
stepped forward. The king rose. His
gaze swept the multitude OF dark
faces.
He hesitated-no-his interference
would but change those stolid counte-
nances to fury.
"she chooses the boy" he said.
The blacks seized the tall, fair pris-
oner.
"No!" the woman shrieked. mo
not him! You have another law-the
kings counselor told me-you dare
not refuse life for life! l choose
the child, but claim the right to die
in place Of this man." She stretched
out her hand toward the captive whose
hair was golden as the boys. mol
no! Do not listen to him. Guard the
prisoner! You who are chief here
you dare not refuse. It Is your law
your Interchangeable law!"
The woman whispered in the boys
ear, aQ0 IQrUBC ulb uduu AuSO SAo AoAo
Of the tall, fair man. who struggled
vainly with his captors in desperate
protest.
"Take them away! Take them
awayl" the king commanded. This
man and the boy are free!"
The woman smiled and turned her
face toward the other prisoner
slight Of build. dark of countenance.
The executioners bound them to-
gether.
II de-" she murmured low. with
you!"
At even, the king Of the Scarabee
islands listened moodily to the swish
Of the bamboo trees.
(which man did the woman love
best, oh. king!"
The king of the soarabee islands 81
dently regarded his latest favortte IN
Ma c1nv NJ the moon
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WHOM She LOVED BEST ;
BY JANE BELFIELD.

(Copyright.)
1T is easy to discover which man
the woman loves best" The king Of the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-19
MAN FALLS FROM
ONE TRAIN: STRUCK
ON ANOTHER ROAD
Man Drops from Erie Car
Through Trestle to D., L. and
w, Tracks in Watsessing.

Anthony Santosnosso. nineteen
years old, OF Al Belmont avenue. sil-
yer Lake section of Belleville. was
probably fatally injured today when
he fell from a freight train on q
trestls of the Erie railroad in Wat
sessing landing in front of a Lacka-
wanna passenger train. He was
tossed TO one side by the cowcatcher
of the Lackawanna train.
When the train was stopped San
tosnosso was found with his right
leg almost severed. He was hurried
to Orange Memorial Hospital in the
Record Ambulance. At the hospital
an operation was performed. His
right leg was amputated at the knee.
It was found che man vas also suf-
fering from 8 fractured skIH rs we'll
as numerous bruises about the head
and body.
The Bloomfield polio did not hear
Of the accident until after the man
had been removed to the a ospital II
was said he was trying 10 board the
Erie train and was hanging on as the
train started across tE.e trestle over
the Lsckawanna traclss near Airing
ton avenue. He lost his hold and fell
through the trestle 20 the Lacka-
wanna tracks below, as the train
for New York, winch had just left
the Watsessing depot in Bloomfield,
came along.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-19
GREAT BRITAIN
WILL NOT LET
DACIA PASS ON
England Unwilling to Create
Precedent for German Ships
Registered by U. S.
lclAlMS THE TRANSFER
OF SHIP NOT GENUINE
Says Oacia's Owner Is Acting
for German PrinoipaIs-Liner
May Put to Sea.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Brit
ish government will not consent 10
allow the steamer Dacia- recently
transferred from German to Ameri-
can registry. TO proceed TO Rotterdam
under safe conduct with her cargo Of
cotton, the state department was no
tilted today from London.
The British reply to suggestions for
a safe conduct. recently made by the
state department, came through the
American embassy at London. While
the text of the message was With
held, it is known the British objec-
ton was based broadly on a reluc-
tance to create a precedent which, Il
is felt, would be followed by many
similar purchases Of German ships IN
America and efforts to operate them
on the former German trade routes
The British note does not undertake
to assert the right Of Great Britain
to interfere with ships purchased and
transferred 10 the American flag in
a legitimate way. The objection to
the transfer of the Dacia. according
to the British view, is that 1t was not
genuine, it being intimated the Brit
ish government believes the American
purchaser really was acting for Ger
man principals.
The Dacia's cotton cargo, admitted
~, is not subject to seizure, and the
British note leaves it to be inferred
that If the owners of the cotton do
moi make other arrangements for its
shipment to Germany, and the Daoia
puts to sea, the cotton either will be
unloaded in an English port and
placed at the disposal Of the owners
to forward to Germany by another
and neutral snip or appropriated by
the British government upon payment
10 the owners of its invoice value.
The state department already has
informed Mr.. Brietung, of Marquette,
Mich, the owner Of the ship, Of the
refusal of the British government to
promise not to seize the Dacia. on this
particular trip. AS he has stated 10
the department that the freight
Continued on Page 2. Column Il
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-19
HUSBAND CRUEL
AND NEGLECTFUL.
IS WOMAN'S PLEA
Montclair Undertaken, on Con-
trary, Says Wife Threw Salt
in His Eyes.

Application was made to Tice-Chan-
cellor Howell today for temporary
aIimony and counsel fee pending the
trial OF a suit for separate main
tenance by Edna c. Beach. now liv-
ing at 492 Central avenue, this city,
against George z. Beach, an under
taker, of AS Bloomfield avenue, Mont
clair.
Mrs. Beach accuses her husband Of
neglect and cruelty. In responding
to the application today, Harry n.
Reeves, solicitor for Mr.. Beach. filed
affldavits sworn to by his client. in
which he declares that his wife's
charges are "a tissue of falsehoods." I"
The affidavit also declares that Mrs.
Beach, when she married him in
March. 1913, had been divorced but
one month, her first husband, Will
lam Heckfeldt, having obtained
divorce from her IN the Pennsylvania
courts. Beach also says that his wife
is possessed OF a bad temper. is g
heavy drinker and cigarette smoker
and is in the habit Of entertaining
strange men In spite es his protests.
He charges that while sitting at the
table one Sunday she threw salt in
his eyes. causing him great pain and
temporarily binding him, and ADDS:
THE complainant was in the habit
of pulling deponent's ears, they being
very tender as the result Of an at
tack Of scarlet fever some time be-
fore. Deponent further says that
the complainant is a large woman Of
considerable strength"
Arthur B. Seymour. OF Orange, rep
resenting Mrs. Beach, denied these
charges, and said that Mr.. Beach had
refused 70 live with his wife. had
neglected her and used abusive Ian
glage toward her.