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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
ALL ALONG FRONT
Offensive is Taken By Cars
Forces From Baltic to
Rumanian.

London, April 2.-The Russians
are on the offensive along their
whole front from the Baltic Sea
to the Rumanian border and in
the Caucasus, and according to a
Stockholm dispatch, they have
concentrated an enormous num-
Der of soldiers on the Finish
coast TO prevent the Germans
from landing there. All the Rus
sian advances, according to
Petrograd, are proceeding with
success.
The Russian official report to.
night claims the Germans in North
Poland are being pushed back TO
the East Prussian border. They
claim to have captured a strongly
fortified German ridge in the
Carpathians.
Against these reports of Rus
sian successes the Austrians
claim they have repulsed all Rus
sian attacks in the Beskid range
! OF mountains, farther east.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

choir. Christ is Risen," will be
sung, and as the offeratory, Miss
Mary Lou Peyton, and choir. will
sing "Hosannah," by Granier.
Two pretty anthems to be rem.
dered by the First Baptist choir
this morning are This is the
Day." and Sing Victory /"
The following musical program
will be rendered at the First
Methodist church this morning
at II o'clock: /. Lift Your Glad
Voices" P. A. Schneider; 2.
Hymn; 8. Jesus is Risen, Up. A.
Schneider; A. Gloria Patri," H.
w. Greatorex; 5. Offertory,
Fill the Front With Roses"
Geo. W. Warren; 6. Hymn; 10
Day of Christ" j. C. Bartlett; 8,
Hymn.
The Methodist Sunday school
will render an interesting pro-
gram at $50 o'clock this morn
ing, which promises to be very
enjoyable. Special music and
readings will be given by the
different classes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
NEXT SATURDAY
IS DOLLAR DAY
Merchants OF Columbus Of
fer Rare Bargains For
April 10.
ANNOUNCE IN THIS ISSUE
Commercial This Morning Con-
tains Advertising for Special
Occasion.

That your dollars will do double
duty in Columbus on next Sat.
urday. April 10th, is shown BY
the many advertisements appear.
ing in this issue. and we ask that
the people of this section assist
in making the day a great sue.
cess, and in return save them
selves much money.
Very few Columbians really
know what Dollar Day lis, but
from glancing over the different
announcements in this issue they
will find that it is a day on which
they can save for themselves
quite a nice sum of money by
purchasing goods on the date
named from the merchants who
advertise special bargains for the
sum of one dollar.
Read the ads. appearing in this
paper. Tell your friends about
the bargains offered, and attend
the big money saving event that
will be held on April 10.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
Chancery Court viii Begin
Session Monday Morn.
ing.
SUPERVISORS TO MEET
Monthly Meeting Of City Coun-
Gil Will Also Be Held on Tues
day Evening

The coming week promises to
be busy one in Columbus. as
Chancery court will convene. the
board of supervisors will hold
their monthly meeting and the
city councilmen will be in session
Tuesday evening.
The April term OF Chancery
court begins tomorrow morning
and will be presided over by Hon
A. Y. Woodward, Judge of the
sixth district.
The supervisors will meet TO.
morrow and quite a number of
important matters will be con-
sidered.
Among other business TO come
before the city council Tuesday
evening will be the consideration
of several applications.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
FLAMES NEARLY DESTROY
the VILLAGE OF MULOON
Three Big Stores are Burned
and Loss is Estimated
at $4,000.

Aberdeen. Miss. Aprail L.
Flames almost destroyed the
town of Muldon about 10 O'Clock
Wednesday night. Muldon is
nine miles southwest of Aber-
deem and is a small place without
a fire department.
The stores of Cunnin CHAM,
Franklin Brothers and Lenoir
were practically destroyed. Tne
loss is estimated at about $780,.
600. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Muldon is a progressive agri.
cultural center, being stationed or
the main line of the M. and O.
railway and being located in one
of the richest land sections in the
country.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
COLUMBUS TO HAVE
EASTER SERVICES
Beautiful Programs Will Be
Rendered in the Local
Churches Today.

This is Easter Sunday and the
day will be appropriately cele-
brated in practically all of the
local Sunday schools and
churches. The auditoriums will
be attractively decorated, and
there will be special musical
programs.
As usual the Easter services
at st. Paul's Episcopal church
will be elaborate. The full
vested choir, with Mrs. W. V.
Frierson, Jr., as director. will
render a beautiful selection. The
sermon will be delivered by
the rector, Rev. w. S. Slack, who
will have as his text, who Shall
Roll Away for US the Stone from
the Door of the Sepulchre. This
afternoon at four thirty o'clock
there will be a special service
for the children of st. PauPs
Sunday school at which time
they will present their Lenten
offering, The Junior choir will
render the following program:
Pro. Hymn 493, 20 twas a Joyful
Sound to Hear" Parker; Gloria
in Excelsis, "Old Chant; Gloria
Patri," Holden; "Magnificat l76.
Armes; "Nunc Dimittis, Holden;
Hymn, Collect. 80, Saviour Again
to the Dear Name We Praise,
Hopkins; Hy mn, The Strife is
DER, the Battle Done, From Pal
estrina; Doxology; Offertory;
Solo by Miss Anna Terrell Hamil.
ton; Offertory Hymn 47S, "Holy
Offering Rich and Rale Hymn.
Rec. Lift up. Lift Up Your
Voices Now" Lessant.
At the Catholic church Of the
Annunciation there will be mass
ats a. m. and high mass at 10
O'Clock conducted by Father P.
S. Yoerg.,
Special services will be held
this morning at the different
protestant churches.
AT the morning services Of the
Presbyterian church two pretty
songs will be featured by the
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

Havana, April 2.--Jack John
son and Jess Willard trained to
day between heavy downpours of
rain for Mondays championship
fight. A big holiday crowd paid
to see Willard box nine rounds
with his three trainers.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

The payment by the Villa-Za-
pata government of 10000 Pc
SOS or $4,000 in gold at the pre-
vailing rate of exchange in
Mexico to Mrs. Ruth McManus,
widow of John B. McManus. the
American killed by the Zapata
troops on their re-occupation of
the city, was reported officially
10 the State Department the
past week by the Brazilian
minister in the Mexican capt.
tai.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

Nearly 10000 men were al
work the past week in the fac
tories and steel mills of Chicago
Heights which have been idle
since about the first of the year.
Eighty factories today were
operating on a normal scale. The
lack of material on which tc
work and the general business
depression had kept the indus
tries idle for three months.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
Byrd Will Preach Today.

Hon. j. E. Byrd, of Mt. Olive,
who has been Sunday School
secretary for Mississippi for the
past eleven years, and who has
done work in many of the other
states, will speak at the first
Baptist church this morning and
evening. The services at 7:3O
D. m. will be evangelistic. Every
body is invited.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

Expenditure of $4,000 to
bring sunken submarine F4 to
the surface in Honolulu harhor
was authorized by Secretary Dam
iels Wednesday. A dispatch from
Honolulu says that twenty -cne
cofins have been delivered at the
navy dock for the Inflated crew
of the F-4.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
Commercials Dollar Day Saturday, April 10th
Uhr prnmisr nf Eaatrr

Soft DER the Judean vale CLEANS the day-dawn
Bursting in spendor o'er hilltop and plain
Gliding the tomb where the Savior, rqce earth-born
Loving hands gently His pierce,,form had lain
Scarce had the on that first Lorl's Day morning
Touched with its bright rays the tomb Of their Lord
When the two Marys. at first glimpse Of dawning,
fastened to weep at the grave OF the Adored
Gazing with eyes that with sad tears are streaming
Low to the earth in deep sorrow they bow.
Seel From the tomb bright radiance is beamng
Empty the rock-riven sepuchre now.
Clad in white raiment of heavenly splendor,
Lo the two Shining Ones lingering near
List to their accents melodious and tender,
Co. seek we esewhere your Lord is not herel
Vain the rockvault the watch and the sealing
Locked were their senses in slumbers deep spell
Bursting His bonds and His Godship revealing
Rose He triumphant DER Sin, Death and He'll
Why seek We thus mid the dead for the living?
Tell We the nations this word We receive;
Death hath no terrors while Christ still is giving
Life everlasting to all who believe"
Thus when the waves of atfliction surge Ger us.
When from our freside dear form is borne
Let us but list to the angelic chorus
Jesus the grave of its terrors hath shorn.'
When the bruised heart in deep sorrow is bending
Ger the green mound where mortality lies;
Let this sweet promise give comfort unending,
1 am not here, but above yon blue skies"
When fond hopes shattered and false love deceives u.s.
lngrattude wounds like the sting Of the asp
Earthly joys ease not and health and wealth leave u.s.
Like apples of Sodom turn to dust in our grasp
Then let US look from this world up to Heaven
Seeking for cheer where alone it is found
List to the promise the angels have given,
Rest is above; It is not in the ground"
Whateer the burden, or whatever anguish
Bows the torn heart of the Christie below.
: In iail. or in or in we ! sassn,
Peace troubled heart! Here's the rich balm of healing
Making the wounds and the scars disappear
Look still above where Heavens bells are pealing,
LO! He is risen! Your Lord is not here"
-LIsETTE CLAYTON HOOD.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
Ben. r. Vardaman viii Speak
Under Direction Of Cham.
ber Of Commerce.
ON TOUR THROUGH SOUTH
Will Deliver Interesting Talk
In Columbus on Community
Building"

The Chamber of Commerce has
succeeded in getting an engage
ment with Ben X. Vardaman of
/ Des Moines, Iowa. the most
widely known public lecturer on
business topics. modern com.
merce and community building
lin America. He is a man of
wide business experience, knows
the inside of modern business
throughly having been raised on
the farm, and forged his way up
from the very bottom. He is
now secretary and treasurer of a
million dollar corporation.
Mr.. Vardaman is also associate
editor of Merchants Trade Journ-
al under whose auspices he is to
make an extended lecturing trip
through through the eastern and
southern cities during the latter
/ part of April and the early part
of may, after which time he will
begin his extensive Chataqua
engagements. Our Chamber of
Commerce was fortunate in get
ting Mr.. Vardaman to put Co
lumbus on his schedule. Gn this
| trip Es will visit several Missia-
slppl cities in some ur rh.-Ls i.-
has appeared more than once al.
ready.
Mr.. Vardaman personifies a
rare combination of the success.
full business man, scholar writer
and speaker. His lectures are
masterpieces, vibrant with life,
big, broad, scholarly practical
and inspiring, full of ideas. wit
and common sense.
He will deliver a lectupe to the
general public in Columbus on
Friday, April 23rd, during the
day, and at night will be enter
tanned at banquet by the busi-
ness men Of the city. His sub.
ject for the general meeting will
be Community Building" No
man on the lecture platform Of
America has had a broader ex-
perience than he in building up
or directing the efforts to build
up the local communities. No
man would be able to tell our
people more than he about the
essential things to be done by the
individual citizen in building up
our city,
The Chamber of Commerce
has made such arrangements
that no charge will be made to
hear Mr.. Vardaman lecture. He
comes here with his knowledge
and experience to help US, and
the local civic organization wants
every citizen of both city anc
county to hear him. Especially
will our farmers and their sons,
wives and daughters enjoy hear
ing Mr.. Vardaman, because OF
the practical business character
} of his lecture. The ladies OF
J every city, where he has appear
) ed, have turned out in large
: numbers to greet him, and the
Chamber of Commerce extends
an earnest invitation to the ladies
of both city and county TO hear
his lecture here.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04
Rev. Farr to Preach.

Rev. W. E. Farr, one of the
most prominent pastors of
South Mississippi will preach at
both morning and evening
services at the Second Baptist
church today.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

Your Dollar Day" dollar will
do double duty Dollar Day"
Saturday, April 10th.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-04-04

Mr.. Robert Jacob, of the Uni
versity, is visiting home folk
here for a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
MEX|CANS
KIONAP US.
CITIZEN and
ASK RANSOM
Washington Aroused by
Action of B a n d i t S
Who Seized Ranch
man at Columbus, N.
NJ, and Carried Him
Across Border

Washington. Sept. 10.-State and wal
department officials We're aroused today
over ine kidnapping Of an American
citizen by Mexican bandits at Column
bus. \. NJ. John Lowenbruck, ranch.
man was seized by band of MeXicans,
said to be soldiers, carried across the
border from Columbus and word sent
back that he was being held for a $1,000
ransom.
Information of the incident was first
communicated to the war department.
1t was a once taken up with Secretary
Lansing, who sent representations to
Gen. Villa through Consular Agent Ca
rothers demanding that the ranchman
be released. Columbus is about a hun
dred miles west of Ell Paso, Texas. be ,
dering on the state Of Chihuahua,
which is under Villa control.
The administration has reports indi-
eating that Gen. Villa is losing control
of some of his forces in northern Mex
leo and that many Of the soldiers have
broken away from their commands and
merged into belligerent bands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11

PlaCeSought
for U.S.Dollar

Washington, Sept 10.-The time has
come. in the opinion Of the Federal Re-
serve Board, when the American dol
lar should take a dominating place in
the financial markets of the world, and
when American, or dollar exchange
should become the medium through
which the millions Of exports and i'm
ports of the United States are paid To
open the field for American exchange
the board today issued revised regu
lations governing the re-discocunt Of
bankers acceptances by federal re-
serve banks, providing among other
things that under certain conditions
such acceptances may be renewed.
In explanation Of the new regulation
the board tonight issued a statement
which said :
1T has been the aim Of the board to
dc everything in its power to create
for the American acceptance that il
dollar exchange, a dominating position
in the world market. Present conditions
offer in this respect a great opportuni-
ty in widening somewhat the facili-
ties Of federal reserve banks in deal.
ing with American bankers accent
ances the board is attempting to give
the member banks a larger opportu-
nifty for developing thei. sphere o. use.
uIness- in this respect"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
new
WITNESSES IN
M0HR CASE
Two Declare They
Heard Detective Say
Mrs. MOhr Had Asked
Him to Get Thugs to
Do Away with Her
Husband

Providence, r. l.. Sept. 1o.-Chief In
spector William F. ONeil today un-
earthed two witnesses who had heard a
private detective of this city say that
he had been asked by Mrs. Elizabeth T.
Mohr TO wire New York thugs to do
away with Dr. c. Franklin Mohr, who
was murdered in an automobile on the
hyatt road on Tuesday evening. Aug. 80.
This private detective refused to become
implicated. Chief ONeil summoned the
man to headquarters today and in the
presence of the assistant attorney gener-
statement. The chief refused TO give the
mans name or any details of his state
ment.
Chief of Police Robbins of Barring
ton also secured two other important
witnesses in Martha Wilson, housekeep-
err to DR.. Mohr's summer estate, and
Peter Green. third stableman. Both fur
nshed connecting links, Chief Robbins
says, to the statements that Mrs Mohr,
who is out on $4,000 bail on a charge Of
instigating the murder of her husband,
frequently conferred with Victor Brown,
one of the prisoners charged with Mohr's
murder, at the stable in Newport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
On Eastern Front

In the East there is little change in
the situation. The two Russian sue
cesSes on the South river. Galicia
While they made a big capture Of men
and guns, has not interfered with the
Austro- German advance.
Further north. the Austrans. hav
ing taken Dubno, the second of the
triangle Of fortresSes TO fall into their
hands. are with the help of the Ger
mans. advancing to Rovno, the third
of these fortified centers. Meanwhile
the Germans from the south of the
Pripet marshes TO the region south
west of Wilma are fighting hard and
with some success for the strategic
railway system Of the Brest- Wilma
area.
Most of this railway system already
is in the possession of the invaders, but
they are now aiming particularly at the
main trunk line which, starting at
Riga. runs through Dvinsk, Wilma.
Ida and the East Pripet marshes to
Lembure Galicia. Military critics ex-
press the opinion that once this line
is in the hands of the Austro-German
forces, they will go into winter quar-
tiers, for The more important military
purpose of bringing any large part Of
the Russian forces to decisive battl
under Instantaneous conditions now
seems out Of the question as the au
tumn rains already have set in. The
three main Russian armies under Ge...
Ruzsky, Everett and Ivanoff, althouvl
reduced and outnumbered, still are full
Of fight as is shown by their offensive
on the Ga'ician front and the Austrians
must look to their own defense before
reinforcements reach their opponents.
There is still dearth Of news from
the Dardanelles.
On the Austro-Italian frontier, the
italians continue their attacks in the
mountain regions where their progress
is slow.
1t is disclosed by the Sofia cores
pondent of The Associated Press that
Serbia has offered to cede Macedonia
as far as the Vardar river, to Bulgaria,
but that the latter wants the whole Of
Macedonia. This is where the negotia-
tons. it was feared. would reach a
deadlock. for above all things Serbia
desired to maintain a common border
with Greece. while Bulgaria always
demanded the cession of Monastir
which, being near the southwestern
border. would make a common border
impossible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
Particulars
in New Haven
CaseAreFiled

New York Sept 10.-The supple
mentary hill Of particulars asked fer
by William Rockefeller and 10 other
past and present officers and directors
Of the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co. to enable them to
answer the Indictments charging them
with engaging in a conspiracy to mo
nopolize interstate trade and commerce
in violation Of the Sherman antitrust
law. vas filed in the federal court to
day
The government hopes to bring the
case TO trial in October Delay, how
ever, may result from motions by those
defendants who have been granted sew
erances, it was said.
Contained in the supplementary par
ticulars are rotations concerning NOR
than 200 resolutions. arguments and
other corporate actions taken Blythe
directors of the New Haven since the
passage of the Sherman law in 1890
and which. the government alleges.
built up the monopoly charged in the
for the first time, the government
Charges, tnat the MEM erS OF the Il
nance committee concealed from other
directors and the stockholders of the
New Haven by a minute adopted June
II, 1897, the purchase Of the preferred
stock Of the New England Railroad
Co. The minute states that Charles P.
Clark, ]. P. Morgan. William Rookie
Teller. George j. Bush and Charles F.
Choat were the directors attending
the meeting which authorized the pur-
chase of 1854 shares of the New Eng
land Co. at or under 60 share
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
Sec. Daniels
Signs Plans
for US. New
BattleShip s

Washington, Sept. 1o.-Plans for two
new battleships authorized by the last
Congress were signed today by Secretary
Daniels. They will be the largest and
most powerful warships ever designed for
the American navy and in addition to
formidable main batteries Of y 14-inch
rifles each will be provided with new
safeguards against torpedo attack and
anti-aircraft guns.
While the navy department will not
make public the nature of the invention
adopted to protect the dreadnoughts from
torpedoes, Secretary Daniels said lessons
learned from the European war had
been given careful consideration by the
navy experts who developed the device.
The ships will displace $1,000 tons. They
will have four submerged torpedo tubes,
secondary batteries and % 5-inch guns
and four 3-incn rifles for repelling ali
attacks The length will be ga feet over
ALL breadth 81 feet 8 inches. and draft
80 feet. The cost Of each vessel exclusive
of armor and armament is limited to ST.
Seo.o0a,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
Car Overturns on East
River Road and Ethel
Reed Loses Life-Ber-
nice Robinson Severe
ly Injured but Walks
Quarter of Mile for
Aid Before Losing
Consciousness
YOUNG MEN NOT
SERIOUSLY HURT

A Ford roadster, into which
four young people were crowd
ed. turned over near the foot of
Big Gulley hill on the East Riv-
er road, south of the Augusta
S e hospital, late Friday
night, and the accident resulted
lin the death of Miss Ethel Reed
and in serious injuries to Miss
Beatrice Robinson, both of % IL
Oak street, Augusta. The 9TH
ers in the car were Stanley
Hussey and James Colgan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11

Washington Sept 10-President Wilson's request for the
ku Of the Austrian ambassador Dr. Constantn 1heodor
nha has broadened situation involving Captain Franz
han panon the military attache of the German embassy Alex
r Nber Won Peeked, the Austrian consugenera in New
k and possibly Count Won Bernsto the German ambassa
M The official view is that the German ambassador although
Technically involved not seriously concerned as the military
tache or the consulgenera 1t is unlikely that both OF
he latter may be recalled dismissed from the country Cou
We'd with Gernanys disappointing and unsatisfactory eXpana
lon the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic after Count
ION Bernsorf had given that full satisfaction
uh be given if it established that German submarine
M the ship official Washington views the friendly relations
nth Germanc powers strained toward the break
Ing point than before.