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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16
GERMANY REFUSES
REQUEST OF U. S.
WARRINGTON ASKED INDEMNITY
OF BERLIN FOR U. S. LIVES
LOST ON ARABIC.
ANY OBLIGATION IS DENIED
Note Says No Obligation Viii Be 40
knowiedaed Even 10 Submarine
Commander Was Mistaken
in Supposed Attack

Berlin - Germany's note to the
United States bearing on the sinking
81 the White Star Line steamer Ara
bic. On Aug. 10. which was communi-
cated TO the American ambassador,
James W Gerard, for transmission to
Washington. Is in the form Of a mem
orandum under date Of Sept Z. the
text Of which follows:
-On Aug. 10 a German submarine
stopped the English steamer Dunsley.
about Is nautical miles south Of Kin
sale. and was on the point OF sinking
the prize By gunnre after the crew
had left the vessel Al this moment
the commander saw q large steamer
making directly toward him. This
steamer. as developed later, was the
Arabic. She was recognized as an
enemy vessel. As she did not fy any
dag and did not bear any neutral
markings
When she approached she altered
her original course. but then again
pointed directly toward the suhma-
rine. From this the commander be-
came convinced that the steamer had
the intention OF attacking and ram
ming him.
In order to anticipate this attack
he gave orders for the submarine 10
dive and fired . torpedo at the steam
er. After firing he convinced himself
that the people on board were being
rescued in fifteen boats
According to his instructions the
commander was not allowed to attack
the Arabic without warning and with
out saving the lives unless the ship
attempted to escape or offered resist
ance. He was forced. however. 10
conclude from the attendant circun.-
stances that the Arabic planned . vfo-
lent attack on the submarine.
This conclusion Is all the more OBJ
vious As he had been fred upon 1T q
great distance In the Irish Sea on Aug.
14-that Is. . few days before-by a
large passenger steamer apparently
belonging to the British Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company. which he had
neither attacked nor stopped.
The German government most
deeply regrets that lives were lost
through the action Of the commander.
II particularly expresses this regret
to the government Of the United
States on account OF the death Of
American citizens.
The German government Is unable.
however. to acknowledge any obliga-
ton to grant indemnity in the matter.
even II the commander should have
been mistaken as to the aggressive In
tention OF the Arabic
IF It should prove to be the case
that II Is impossible for the German
and American governments to reach q
harmonious opinion on this point. the
German government would be prepar-
ed to submit the difference Of opinion
as being q question of international
law to The Hague tribunal for arbitra-
ton. pursuant 20 article IS Of The
Hague convention for the pacific set
Element Of international disputes.
IN so doing It assumes that as a
matter OF course the arbitral decision
shall not be admitted to have the i'm
portance Of a general decision on the
permissihility or the converse under
international law OF German subma
rine warfare"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

little boys under SIX. like
ktle girls. are made OF wash
both summer and winter.
ms and cottons In strong
u in fast coiors that stand
rear and much Tubing. are
new suits for daily wear
Just been brought out
) little gentleman n dressed
y occasion he wears velvet
princely In It. The simple
Por every day make II pos
kep him refreshingly clean
the fact that the small
ually ohlivious to dirt and
4ty for gathering IT.
the new models for little
are shown here They
Ming TO be desired in excel
Design. style or thoroughly
bearing qualities.
hight a suit OF linen rep Is
nth collar and belt In plain
booking across the front OF
gives II the requisite full
BPS Of the white linen are
the blouse and support q
brown linen fastening with
buttons At the front The
. small sailor pattern In
N but the cuffs are made
. linen a. the suit
N . suit In the same color
u Is shown finished with
ions. and 4 black silk tie
posed lower on the figure
e other model and Is sup
narrow straps OF the brown
q on at each side A pocket
finished with two buttons IL
rd practical item In the de-
blouse. The small tie does
Z around the neck It IL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

LAdy-what will you charge me for
the use OF a horse and buggy for fey
hours,
Liveryman-It viii cost you two dol
lars for the first hour and one dollar
for each additional hour.
Lady-Well. I'll use the two adti-
tional hours I've got some shopping
to do and will not require IT for the
first hour.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16
viii Aid Cotton Growers.

Itta Bena.-The Itta Bena compress
has about completed arrangements
under the federal reserve laws to be-
come a bonded warehouse for cotton.
This will enable farmers or others
who put their cotton in the compress
70 hypothecate their cotton receipts
with the banks which are members OF
the federal reserve banks at some
thing like $50 per 5o0-pound bale OF
GOOD grade. and hold their cotton for
better prices. which are expected II
cotton + marketed with reasonable
caution
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

whats the trouble about the pro-
gram
This prina donna insists tina, her
name be in larger letters than that Of
the trained chimpanzee--
Let her have II that way direct
ed the vaudeville manager. The monk
Is intelligent. but he hasn't arrived AZ
the point where he is going to kick
about the way We print his name
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

The SIxtieth rifles. for which Sir
Herbert Raphael Is recruiting an
Arts and Crafts Battalion is better
known by its old name than as the
Kings Royal Rife corps. Next to the
Guards II Is the most sought after OF
infantry regiments. and has always
number OF famous names on its mus
ter. No regiment has 4 finer list OF
battle honors. - London Evening
Standard.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

the really new things that
cared on the millinery hori-
al. the bead ornaments and
Z which adorn many Of the
the most novel Also they
handsome. Now that Amer
learning how to rely upon
. for artistry In creating
II seems specially appropri-
hey should have drawn an
u from the original Amerf-
red men who have used
PAYS. And anyone who viii
: collection OF hesdwear or
arel. Of many Indian tribes.
'iop q respect for the art of
> and for their patient work.
and needlework are the new
ppearing O, the two fall hats
ere. The shapes are wide
sailors. covered with velvet
at the right Is in . strong.
aade Of blue velvet. About
u . heavy silk floss appears
e rows OF even stitches and
fauon appears In four rows
ose OF the upper brim- At
many strands OF white beads
Ffed and fastened q .ap
The strands tern
pred balls taste
zach side.
Pack velvet hat I
Pred with a spif
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16
Jeff eunter Missing.

New Albany.-Jeff Gunter, who has
a wife and 1--WE little children and lives
at this place. is missing from home
and his whereabouts cannot be ascer-
tanned. 1t Is believed that his mind IL
affected and that he viii be unable to
inform others of his condition, owing
to a defect in his speech He was last
heard OF in Holly Springs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

permanently tied and fAstens with .
snap fastener under the collar at the
right side The black horn buttons
make an especially nne color touch
with the black tie. In combination
with the white and brown Of the suit.
Shoes with cloth tops are shown
with these suits They are more dres-
81 than need be for daily wear. They
are broad as to toe and have the low
est OF heels like the shoes OF plain
leather which are the sensible choice
for the rough-and-tumble little boy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

Peel two large yellow pineapples-
Crate them into a bowl and add the
juice OF one grapefruit and one lemon.
Boil one and a half pounds OF sugar
in one quart OF water for ten minutes
When cold. mix the fruit. which ma.
be strained. with II and freeze.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

Adit.-Gen- Z. c. Scales and associate
officers In carrying on the rife prac-
tice which has been in progress At
Camp Williamson the past four meeks.
has announced that the shoot would
end Sept 10. Gen. Scales has recently
been al headquarters here looking az
ter routine office work and getting
Of important correspondence to the
War Department. While he had not
studied very closely the official scores
Of the seasons Workmanship prac-
tee. he 10 satisfied that It will COM
pare favorably with any previous sea
son. both as to attendance and indi-
vidual work at the targets.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

Paquin strikes the military note in
his summer collection In his breast
plate bodices. gauntlet cuffs. field uni-
form tailleurs and the cut Of his artfi-
afaa- In his after
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16
STATION AGENT
ORDERED FOR DUKE
STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION
GIVES SOUTHERN go DAYS
TO NAME MAN.
BREWER VISITS TREASURY
covernor Relieving Law Makes Sud.
der Demand for inspection Of
States Fin.neea-Ne~s
kotss from Capital.


Jackson
TIE Mississippi Railroad Commits.
sion. which adjourned here Sept. 20.
passed an order directing the South
ern Railway IN Mississippi to sstab-
lish an agency station at Duke. fol.
lowing . petition Of various interests
desiring such accommodation, and
allowing 60 days for compliance.
Failure to comply will subject the
railroad company to . penalty Of $50
Tor each day Of noncompliance with
the order.
Quite . number OF other orders
we're handed down before adjourn
nent. the commission adiourning to
meet at vicksburK on Wednesday.
Sept Is. 70 take up the street rail-
way or -onemAn-in-front- case. nov
pending. In the Jackson and Msrid.
Ian cases. growing Out Of similar con.
ditions. no action was taken At this
meeting. and these will BE- remande~
for further consideration-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

A pardon has been granted to Fan
ME Vic Baugh. q negro woman. who
serving q term in the state peniten-
tiary for assault to kin and murder.
The woman was sentenced In Septem-
Der. 1910. at Lexington. Holmes
County. to 10 years Imprisonment
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

Brewer visits Treasury.
Unnannounced and unheralded Gov.
Brewer recently walled into the state
treasury for the purpose Of certifying
the cash balance At the close Of bust
ness This Is the constitutional pre-
rcgative Of the governor. Who 10 re-
CURED TO do the same thing at least
four times during the fiscal year. As
on other occasions. he found Treas
urer Stovail's books and the auditors
warrant books to be IN harmony.
though a. to actual hard cash In the
treasury drawer there vas not more
than . few dollars. The books and
vouchers showed q cash balance on
hand In the deposltories amounting 10
something over 100000. and Q
smaller amount 10 the credit Of the
land redemption fund and government
reserve funds for aid Of agricultural
colleges
From nov on until taxpaying ttms
In December the treasury balance VIII
tvindis down. In the meantime q pen.
sion fund Of $4,000 win be due In
November. and to meet that demand
win require some nnancierinE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16
Reward for Blue Steel.

Upon being advised Of the escape Of
Blue Steel. the negro sentenced to
serve a life term for murder. from
the Chickasaw county jail at Hous-
ton. Gov. Brewer Immediately offered
. reward OF 500 for his arrest and
delivery to the sheriff Of Chickasav
county. He Is described as slim.
coal-black negro. weighing about 100
pounds. and about 80 years Of age.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16

Take as many thick slices as are
-iaee In q pan
thin slice OF
with salt and
ne
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-09-16
sho~msa Oppose Track Charges.


The railroad commission recently
heard at considerable length argu-
ments In the case Of the commission
against all railroads regarding park
ing charges OF 81 usually assessed
agaikst privately owned theatrical
cars.
A number Of railroad men defended
the parking charges. saying that they
barely paid the expenses Of keeping
the cars on the tracks. taking into
consideration the hazards The show
men contend that to charge transpor>
tation and on top Of II an additional
81 . day for allowing their private
cars to stand on sidetracks was IN
Just.
Charge Unjust Grain Rates
The railroad commission has heard
the petition OF the Jackson Board OF
Trade for a readiustment Of rates on
grain and -four between Jackson and
vicksburg.
The Board Of Trade contends that
the rate on grain and -four from
vicksburg to Meridian Is only 351
cents. while from vickshurg to Jack
son the rate Is cents. It Is asked
that the commission put into effect a
rate Of 2 Is cents on grain and .
rate Of 3 cents on -four between those
points
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-09
PREPARING FOR ANNUAL
~HOME-MAKING CONTEST

On Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 21st,
the Atlantic County Executive Com
mittee for the Home Making Contest
for Girls, met in the Music Room of
the Mays Landing High School for
ments for the Annual Contest on Dec.
4th.
The meeting was we'll attended
and considerable interest was mani
tested by all present. There was a
very large indication for a larger ex-
hibit for 1915 than of the previous
year, as more schools have taken up
the work. After the regular bust
ness of the meeting had been dis
pensed with, Mr.. Henry NJ. Gresham,
County Superintendent of Schools,
addressed the organization. He told
of the new work in Domestic Sci
ence that is being undertaken by the
Atlantic County Vocational Board of
Education and the field they wish to
cover, after which he introduced Miss
Frances R. Forman, the newly elect
ed teacher in this work.
Miss Forman, in a brief manner,
told of the needs of such work in all
localities, of her plans for carrying
it on and her desire to be of any as
sistance whatever to the girls and
women of Atlantic County. Miss
Forman's talk was followed by a
short address by Mrs. Iris Prouty o.
Leary, assistant in charge of Indus
trial Education for women in the
State of New Jersey.
Mrs. O'Leary's address dealt with
the value of this work, of the plans
being carried on in other sections of
the country and the reception of the
work it received wherever carried on.
The Executive Committee of the
Home Making Contest volunteered
their assistance in making a new de-
parture in education in Atlantic Coun-
tU a cuccpSS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-09
PLAYERS TRIBUTE
TO VIM. GILLETTE.
Joseph Brennan Says Star Has Done
Much for the Present Day Stage.

Joseph Brennan, a sound and capa-
BILE actor who plays Professor Mort
arity with William Gillette in the
notable revival of Sherlock Holiness"
in which the distinguished American
playwright-player comes to the Apollo
Theatre this Friday and Saturday
with Saturday matinee, was sitting
with a party of player-folk after the
made some pertinent remarks about
Mr.. Gillette that are worth putting
on record.
81 don't think the young genera
ton of actors" he said, appreciate
fully how much Gillette has done to
bring about naturalistic methods on
the stage. AS l enjoyed the privilege
of being associated with him in Lon
don first when he produced Secret
Service and afterward Sherlock
Holmes and Too Much Johnson |
had ample opportunity of studying
his very original methods and OBJ
serving the effect of his work ON
English audiences. For example, l
was particularly impressed by the
contrast between Gillette's quiet, re-
strained and altogether natural per-
formance of the hero of Secret Ser
vice and the ultra-artificial acting of
William Terriss, who succeeded him in
the same part. If you recall Secret
Service there is one vital episode in
the play where Lewis Dupont the
hero, learns of his brothers death.
Gillette did not finch a muscle when
he received the news. He indicated
by a quick, sharp gesture how deeply
he was affected. William Terriss, on
the other hand, burst into hysterical
tears and wept profusely all over the
chairs and tables in true Adelphi mel
odramatic fashion. Throughout the
whole play where Gillette was natu-
raj, restrained and convincing, Terriss
was fambuoyantly labored and arti-
fetal. To me he never struck the
true note. l don't think anybody ever
appreciated Gillette more as an actor
than his late Majesty King Edward.
He came to Secret Service several
times and sat through the play from
start to finish on each visit. Many a
night he would drive up to the stage
door at the close of the performance
and when Gillette emerged from the
theatre would insist on taking him
off to supper. More than any other
American actor or playwright who
ever appeared in the British Metrop-
oils, William Gillette awoke our Eng
ish cousins to the fact that American
stage art is a factor in modern drama
to be reckoned with"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-09
A WOMAN JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE,

In the Interesting People" depart
ment of the October American Maya
zine appear a picture and sketch Of
Miss Reah NJ. Whitehead, a Seattle
lawyer, who is now a successful judge.
Before election to her present posi-
ton she was a deputy prosecuting at
torney through two administrations.
Both civil and criminal cases are
heard in her court. Following is an
extract from the article about her:
"She began her career as a stem
%ographer in a Seattle law office. She
vas a good stenographer, quick, ac-
c~urate, conscientious and ambitious.
Presently she was studying law at
night while she made pothooks and
typed documents in the daytime.
Then she was admitted to the bar
and became a law clerk,-a modest
one who did not disdain the ladder by
which she had risen, but continued to
be a good stenographer when a stem
%ographer was what was needed. .
"By and by she began to try cases
in court, and to win them with re-
markable regularity, because she was
always a little bit better prepared
than the lawyer on the other side.
"When she decided that she would
like to be a justice of the peace, her
campaign was unique. She went shy
ly to the newspapers once or twice,
and gave out statements to the effect
that she was sure she could do the
work, and would do it to the best OF
her ability if elected. Thereafter she
made herself conspicuous by staying
away from the newspaper offices. She
made speeches, going dutifully to the
meetings where candidates were ex-
pected to appear, and telling the audi
ence that she had had long expert
ence, knew she could do the work.
/ and hoped they would vote for her.
"Her simple, fearless belief that
what the voters wanted in a public
officer was just good work seemed to
be a revelation to the voters of what
they really did want. At any rate
they tried to nominate her on three
different tickets at the primaries, and
elected her with a rush in November
although there were fourteen candi-
dates for the five places.
Attorneys declare that business
moves more promptly in her court
than in the others. She reaches a
decision quicker they say, but she
puts more time into studying the
case beforehand Another thing
they say is that she often knows
more about the details of a Ease than
the attorney who is trying it, because
she can get people to talk to her as
they never would to a man."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-09
MUCH DANCING ON
KEITH'S BILL.
Two Amusing Skits Also Appear on
Program This Week.

Dorothy Regel and Company in the
"Girl at the Cigar Stand" form the
leading feature in this weeks vaude-
vile offerings at Keith's Garden Pier
theatre. "The Girl at the Cigar Stand'
is full of action and contains many
humorous hits. Dorothy Regel was
here in the middle of the past season
in a skit of her own which made a de-
cided success and the one in which she
now appears is just as good.
"Fun at the Inn, a rafting comedy
in which Fred and Annie Pelot appear
in many comical situations and with
amusing hits, is a popular act. The
Pelots are former residents of Allan
tic City, Fred being a member of the
local Elks.
The "Palowa Gavotte" is the fea-
ture of the "Frolic of 1915" which con-
tains many deliberately costumed "gir-
lies" and much music and nonsense
and is not one of the least of the acts.
The "Gavotte" is a popular dance in
Europe, where it is recognized as one
of the most fascinating of the old type
dances.
The Du-Four Boys in a MEDLEY of
Dancing Steps" is a surprising combi-
nation of many of the modern dances.
Frances Lucille and Jimmy Lucas
carry off one of the "n~onsensical" acts
which are popular with vaudeville au-
diences. The three Kratons with their
hoops, and Countess Nardini, the &C
complished Italian a~ccordianist, to-
gether with the Pathe Weekly, finish
the bill.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-09
OCTOBER 18th NOT
LEGAL HOLIDAY.

Governor Fielder has received an
opinion from Assistant Attorney-Gen-
eral Theodore Backes that Tuesday,
October 10, the date of the special
election on the three proposed consti-
tutional amendments, will not be a
legal holiday. The decision of Mr..
Backes is based upon an opinion piven
to Governor Grig0s upon the same
question on August 10, 1897, bv the
then Acknowledgement Samuel H.
Grey. Constitutional amendments
were to be voted upon in September of
that year. Acknowledgement Grey
ruled that the day on which constitu-
tional amendments are submitted to
the people is not a general election
day, because the State Constitution
provides that the voting upon the
amendment shall be sat a special cleo
ton to be held for that purpose only"
The decision also means that as the
election on October 10 is not a general
one, the saloons will not be required to
close as they are on the general cleo
ton day in November.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-10-09
FALL FASHIONS IN
WOMEN'S HATS

The October Woman's Home Com
panion devotes seventeen pages to fall
and winter fashions. On the subject
of fall fashions in millinery Grace
Margaret Gould. the fashion editor,
says in part:
"Velvet, Fur, Feathers-these three
proclaim the fashions in millinery for
fall and winter. There is scarcely a
hat for the autumn that does not show
the introduction of velvet, if it is not
entirely made of that material; and as
for the trimming, it is bound to be of
feathers, one kind or another, and of
ten fur, too, is introduced.
Large and small, high and low are
the new hats for the autumn. No one
definite shape is a necessity, but rath-
er to suit the i~ndividualit- of the
wearer is the mission of the hat this
season. Well down on the head it
must be placed, with a slight dip to
the right side. to be correct. 1t is
worn again this year without even the
suggestion of a hair-dresser."