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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
Tennessee Lynchinq,

Summerville, Tenn, April 2S.-Tom
Brooks, the negro slayer who killed
two and wounded a third man when
they went to his cabin to serve a
warrant on him, was taken away from
officers today who were bringing him
here for trial, and was hanged by a
mob. The mob met the officers seven
miles from town, and the lynching was
accompanied by but little excitement
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28

Kilmichael, Miss, April 28.-Search
ing parties, headed by the young wo
mans father and nearest relatives
today are securing this county, look
ing for traces of Miss Mildred Waits,
who has been missing from her home
since early Monday morning.
Miss Waits, it is feared, either will
try to end her life, or will try to hide
herself in some distance place, feel
ing that she has been sighted in a
love affair.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28

A British correspondent In Northern
France says that the German attempt
to turn the left British flank along
the Ypres has failed, but that fighting
there continues furiously.
The official Belgian dispatch says
that the German artillery fire is lessen.
ing. The Germans officially say that
they are holding all the ground they
recently gained in that section.
The French military authorities
are cautious in accepting the the
Continued on Page Two.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
Mexican outrages.
(BH Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c., April 2S.-The
Zapata forces, operating behind Gen.
eral Obregon, Carranza's commander
at Celaya, have cut his rail and wire
communications and have destroyed
part Of the railway between Vera
Cruz and the capital Duval West,
Wilson's personal representative, was
held up on a train which was delayed
by break.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28

Special to The Ncscs.
kiImichael, Miss, April d.
The disappearance Of Miss Mil
dred Waits from her home Mon
day was explained here this at
ternoon when it was learned that
she had become married to Jim
Love, the man who is said to have
"broken a date" with her Sunday.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bridegroom by
Justice Of the Peace J. L. Cart
ledge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
ALL EUROPE NOW IS
SCENE OF CRITICAL
MILITARY MOVEMENT
IN FLANDERS, THE cARPATHIANs
AND THE pARoANELLEs,
ARMIES CLASH.
BERLIN REPORTS THAT
A FRENCH SHIP IS SUNK
German Attempt to Turn the Left
Flank Of British Along the Ypres,
Fails - Allies Have Succeeded I'm
Landing Troops in the DardaneIfss,
Although Some Have Been Driven
To Their Boats. .a
by Associated Press.)

London, April 2s.-Military op-
erations of a critical Importance
are taking place In Flanders, the
Carpathians, and the DardanelIes
Straits today, and three distinct
fields of action are underway.
Added to this is the news recelv-
ed by the Overseas Agency in Ber.
lin that the French armored cruis-
er Leon Gambetta has been tor
pedoed by an Austrian submarine.
A part of the crew was saved.
The cruiser had a displacement
of nearly 1900 tons, and carried
between 700 and 300 men. 1t coat
almost $4,000, 900.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
TELEGRAPH BREWT|ES
by Associated PresS.)
WEATHER FORECAST.

The weather forecast for the week,
beginning today, issued by the United
States Weather Bureau at Washing
ton is:
For the South Atlantic and East
Gulf States: Generally fair weather
with temperatures near the seasonal
average probable during the coming
week.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
Collecting Military Property.

Montgomery, Ala, April 2S.-Gov.
ernment agents have started series
of raids here to obtain military prop
erty alleged to have been improperly
appropriated. Alabama is charged
with 100000 more equipment that
she has on hands. Agents are said
to have gotten eight military blankets
from one -rooming house early today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28

Wagon. tents, camping necessities.
and everything to insure the comfort
and the safety of the boys, will be pro-
vided.
This excursion promises to be more
popular than the one made recently
to Black Creek, where the boys spent
the. day fishing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
GOING TO ATTEND
GERMAN MEETING

Theo. Schlitz, well-known lumber
buyer Of Hattiesburg, will leave for
New Orleans at 6 o'clock tonight, to
attend the big mass meeting to be held
In the Atheneum in the interest Of
the German Red Cross Society. He
will return tomorrow night.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
Roosevelt cross-Examined.

Syracuse, N. Y, April %. The
cross-examination of Col. Roosevelt
in the William Barnes $4,000 libel
suit filed against the former Presi-
dent, closed this afternoon after the
colonel had been asked about various
speeches he made and his salary and
travelling expenses while he was pres
ident.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
Want Alaska Jobs.

Seattle, April 28.-More than $4,000
for work on the Alaskan
railway have been filed with the en-
gineering commission here. All the
places have been fled, according to
the commission.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
TRASH PILE FIRE
s. CALLS DEPARTMENT

Fire in trash pile on Fourth ave-
nue.. on a vacant lot to the rear of
]. e. Rockers, this morning sent the
fire department on the first call it has
had since last Friday. The fire was a
small one. and was easily extinguish-
"A
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
THE COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, La, April 28.-The
cotton market closed 5 to points up.
The opening figures were: May, 9:S3;
July, 1914
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
THOMAS r. MARSHALL TO DELiV-
Err LECTURE AT MAIN STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH.
COMMERCIAL CLUB LEADERS
AIMING BIG RECEPTION
Hattiesburs's First Opportunity to En-
tertain Man In This Position--Raii.
roads Probably viii Offer Special
Rates For Occasion.

The people Of Hattiesburg will, on
Tuesday. May II, be given their first
opportunity of entertaining vice
president of the United States. On
that day Thomas r. Marshall, Wood
row Wilson's running mate in the re-
cent Democratic National victory, and
one Of the most popular platform ora
tors in the country, will deliver lee
ture at the Main Street Baptist
Church.
Two weeks intervene between now
and the date of the lecture, but already
there is every indication that the vice
president will address a packed house.
The address is to be delivered under
the auspices Of the Normal College
and Woman's College and the entire
student bodies of both these institu-
tions will attend. President Joe
Cook, of the Normal College and Pres
ident j. l.. Johnson, of the Woman's
College, estimate that the big audi
tOiiuIll at LuS MAIN StlcCI dptloL
church has seating capacity of only
about $50 in addition to the two stu
dent bodies, and it is probable that
these tickets will have been sold long
, fore the Vice President reaches the
city. sa..
Big Reception Planned.
In addition to the lecture itself, 9TH
or movements are on foot which, If |
carried out, will make May II red
letter day in the city's history. Pres
ident Hannah of the Commercial Club |
will call a meeting OF the executive |
committee of that organization within |
a few days and it is expected that |
plans for big public reception in |
honor Of the Vice President will be |
made at this meeting and the commit
tee also will endeavor to secure spe-
cial rates on all the railroads into |
Hattiesburg for this occasion. The
Continued on Page Six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28
FEArHERsruN IN CITY.

w. NJ. Featherstun, of Laurel, is ir
Hattiesburs today on business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28

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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-28

Mississippi - Generally fair
night and Thursday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
TARIFF WILL BE
Main TOPIC FOR
SUGAR PLANTERS
Annual Session win Begin in
Honolulu on December IA;
Reports Coming In

The Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assoc
citation will begin their annual session
December II. In Honolulu, and what
will be one of the most important ses-
sions of the body will continue until
all business is disposed OF. No ar.
Iangements have yet been made for a
ball.
Because of the tariff situation and
the vital importance of retaining the
duty on sugar, legislation along this
line may be the principal topic of dis
cussion by the convention. It Is said
that a concerted effort will be made
by the planters after the convention
to convey to Washington even more
forcibly than heretofore the fact that
the sugar industry here would be dealt
q severe blow should the reduction In
the tariff, which has already been
sanctioned. go into effect One hun
dred and twenty-six planters attended
the last convention. held in 1914.
Many OF the committees have re-
ported, and when all reports have
been received by Secretary and Treas
urer w. o. Smith, they will be print
ed and distributed among the MEM
bers, so they may be studied careful
". In the convention, chairmen Of
the committees are expected TO lead
the discussion of the reports of each
particular committee.
Little has been uone regarding the
program. but it has been tentatively
agreed that banquet and other en-
tertainment viii be provided for the
sugar planters when they come to
Honolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
POOR OF INDIA
ARE NEGLECTED
Since WAR BEGAN

Arthur Larimer of the Y. NJ. c. A.
has received letter from Waldo H.
Heinrichs, former fellowship secre.
tary at the local association Helm
richs is now connected with the YIN.
C. A. in Madras, India, and has been
active in the campaign for new mem
hers He states In his letter that the
poor Of India have been neglected
since the opening OF the war, as the
most of the contributions have been
sent TO the front
Heinrichs also states that the sani-
=tary conditions In Madras are poor,
but that the Y. M. C. A. is doing a
great work in that section. Heinrichs
was the head of the campaign for 300
new members for the association at
Madras, and at the completion of the
canvass 333 members were secured.
He sends his aloha" to friends in Ho-
nolulu.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
Fifteen CASES
FOR NOVEMBER
SUPREME COURT

The following cases are scheduled
to be heard In the supreme court dur
ing the November, 1915, session
which begins at 10 o'clock next Mon
day morning.:
M. A. Martin vs. A. A. Wilson. Ex
ceptions from circuit court, first cir
cult.
John f Colburn VS.. William l. Whit
ney, second judge, circuit court, first
circuit, ct al. Appeal from circuit
Judge, first circuit.
Territory OF Hawaii VS.. Willie New
er, ct al Exceptions from circuit
court, fourth circuit.
Territory Of Hawai- vs.. Antonio Deia
Cruz Palai. Exceptions from circuit
court, fourth circuit.
Wilbur NJ. Kennedy VS.. Mary L. Snif.
fen, administrative, etc. Exceptions
from circuit court. first circuit.
Territory Of Hawaii vs.. James ].
Overbay. Reserved question from cir
cult court, first circuit.
C.. Brewer & Co., Ltd, VS.. Charles
T. Wilder, tax assessor. Appeal from
tax appeal court, first taxation divi-
sion.
Manuel Silva Novite vs.. Ham Pong,
trustee, ct al. Error to circuit court,
second circuit.
In Re Assessment of Taxes, Union
Min Co. Appeal from tax appeal court,
third taxation division.
In Re Assessment Of Taxes, Hawi
Mill & Plantation Co. Appeal from
tax appeal court, third taxation d.
vision.
A. F.. Cassels VS.. Charles 7. Wilder,
tax assessor. Reserved question from
circuit Judge. first circuit.
Philomena Silverhorn, administra-
trix, ETC., VS.. the Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company of California. Elk.
ceptions from circuit court, first cir
cult.
Henry T. Hughes VS.. Daniel P. Nc
Gregor. Error to circuit court. first
circuit.
RAYMOND C. Brown vs.. City and
County Of Honolulu ct al. Appeal from
circuit Judge, first circuit.
Emma Forsyth Rumsey VS.. New
York Life Insurance Co. ct al Re-
served question from circuit judge,
nrst circuit
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
ORDERSOF THE
HAWAIIAN DEBT.
Special Orders No. 30.

SpecisI Orders No. 30.
October q, 1915.
Private Ernest G. Hammer, Troop
L, 4th Cavalry, Schofield Barracks, H.
T., win be discharged from the army
by the commanding general of that
post by purchase
So much Of paragraph 3, Special Or
ders No. 1874, these headquarters, cur
rent series as directs that LIST Glass
Private Herbert E. Ramsey, Company
!, 3rd Battalion of Engineers, be re-
turned to his proper station on or
about October 80, 1915, is amended so
as to direct the soldier to remain on
duty In the Office of the Department
Engineer until further orders.
Private Raymond d. Schumacher,
Company F, End Infantry, having re-
ported at these headquarters pursu-
ant to telegraphic instructions dated
October rs. 1915, Is assigned to duty
at these headquarters to take effect
this date. There being no public
quarters available and it being inn
practicable to assign this soldier to
any organization for rations, the
Quartermaster Corps viii provide suit.
able quarters and commute his rations
at the rate of 81 per day while on this
duty.
LIST Glass Private Charles R. Dan.
ford, Quartermaster Corps, Schofield
Barracks, H. T.. is transferred to
Troop M. 4th Cavalry, at that post.
October %, 1916.
First Lieut.. Richard H. Kimball, 4th
Cavalry. aide-de-camp, is announced as
inspector Of shall arms practise, vice
LIST Lieut.. John D. Reardan, 1st In
| fantry, relieved.
First Lieut.. John D. Reardan, LIST
Infantry, is relieved from duty az
aide-de-camp to Maj-gen. William H.
Carter, u. S. frny. to take effect &c;
tober 81, 1915, and will join his regt
ment at Scnoneld Barracks, II. f..
Pvt. Victor 2. Potter, Troop VI, 4th
Cavalry, Schofeld Barracks, H. T.. is
transferred tn the hospital corps and
| will proceed 10 Honolulu, H. r., re.
porting upon arrival to the command.
ing officer, department hospital, for
dutv i
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
FORMER MANAGER OF
YOUNG CAFE NEARLY
DROWNED By UPSET

Swamped by sudden gust Of wind
OF San Mateo Point. Alameda, Cali
fornia, E. ]. Jordan, former manager
Of the Young Cafe. and . companion,
w. F. Lake. were near death recently,
being saved in the nick Of time by q
passing oil steamer which picked them
up.
Jordan and Lake had made several
trips In q canvas boat which had been
built BY Jordan, and finally set out
one morning early in October for q
ride down the bay. When about six
miles from land the wind became
strong and q sharp gust overturned
the craft. Jordan was employed as
manager Of the Young Cafe for a short
time several months ago.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
Central union
PLANS SERIES
OF REVEALS
Rev. John Edward Brown and
C. P. Curry win Conduct
Services in December

Central Union church has had an.
ether stroke Of good fortune.
Just as the church was considering
what form its Sunday evening service
campaign for this fall should take. Mr..
William Waterhouse Of Pasadena ar.
rived to offer to the church for two
weeks the services of Rev. John Ell.
ward Brown and Mr.. C. p. Curry, two
well known evangelists.
The standing committee of Central
Union has accepted the offer and in
vited the other Englishspeaking
churches Of Honolulu to Join with it
for two weeks Of services. 1t is pro
POSED to hold meetings every night.
beginning Tuesday, November 30, and
ending Tuesday, December IA. There
may also be day meetings.
Several steps have already been
taken In preparation for the services
OF these evangelists. On Friday even
ing Mr.. Waterhouse held his first con-
ference with q number of people gath
cred together by the religious educa-
ton committee OF Central Union in
the church parior. A plan for holding
cottage prayer meetings during No
yember has also been formulated.
/. The Sunday evening services to be
held in the church throughout Noyem-
Der will be eyangelistic in spirit with
q view to arousing interest and enthu.
siasm for the meetings to follow. A
call for volunteers from among the
men and women Of the congregation
and city to sing In large chorus
choir has been issued.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES

October %, 1915.
Capt. Joaquin M. Camara, LIST In
i fantry, N. G. H., is hereby designated
to receipt for ordnance property to
be issued to the National Guard OF
Hawaii at Fort Kamehameha, T. H.
He Wa. proceed to Fort Kamehame-
ha, T. H. for this purpose and upon
completion of said duty he will return
to Honolulu, T. II.
Upon his own request Capt. Regi-
maid W. Warham, 1st Infantry, Ma
tional Guard of Hawaii, is placed upon
the retired list
The following appointments are an
nounced for the information of all con.
cerned:
John w. Caldwell, to be 1st lieuten-
ant, corps of engineers, with rank
from October /, 1915.
George X harrison, to be list lieu
| tenant, corps OF engineers, with rank
from October Is, 1915.
Arthur c. Wheeler; to be I'd lieu
tenant, corps of engineers, with rank
from October %, 1915. :.:. IL:
BY order OF the governor,
SAMUEL /. JOHNSON,
Colonel, the Adjutant-generaL Chief
OF Staff. -. :. - -
First of company inspections which
have been ordered for several COM
panies of the National Guard of Ha-
wall was held at the armory last
night, Company G being declared by
Lieut.. Whitener, the inspecting Off
Ger, to be up to standard in numbers
and efficiency. The rolls of the com.
pany show u men and 55 were pres
ent at inspection. r" =. =. +. =. J..
Companies E, F, G and H. compos.
ing the End Battalion, LIST Infantry.
were at drill, each of them having
more than 20 men in the ranks. The
Filipino company had more than 100
men in line .Is..-...:... i
NAT GUARD NOTES -. -. -. M
The newly formed Kamehamehal
alumni company will be inspected by
Lieut. Whitener this evening at 7:30|
o'clock 1t is important that every
man of the company be present. Lieut..
Bostwick is well pleased with the
showing the men made at the last
drill, but hopes that larger number
will be present this evening Samuel
Kaaloa, who was transferred from
Company G, has been made acting LIST
sergeant. The officers of the compa-
ny will be appointed some time during
the next week.
Company X, as it will be known, will
be in line with the other companies of
the guard in competition next Janu-
ary The majority of the members of
the new company are of the younger
element and are well up in military
work. HI RI !
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
DETH GETS RID OF WIFE
AND OLD NAME IN MONTH

Governor Pinkham yesterday signed
papers which approved the changins
of the name of Richard Byron Deth
to Richard Byron Webster. II was
stated by Mr.. Deth's lawyers that
there was no criminal cause for the
request, but that Mr.. Deth desired Q
more pleasant sounding name than the
one he had carried for so many years.
This is the second important event In
Mr.. Detii's life In the last few days, q
divorce having also been granted him
recently. 5
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29

Ninety per cent Of the banana trees
on the north of the island of Jamaica
were destroyed by the recent hurri-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29

montn ana was very
weak. ! was also
bothered . lot with
female weakness. I
read your little book
wisdom for Wo-
men, and ! saw how
others had been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic COMPOUND, and
decided TO tryit, and
II has made me feel
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
MARRIAGES or SLAVES
ARE DECLARED LEGAL

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-The Arkan-
sas supreme court declared the unions
Of negro slaves in the antebellum days
legal marriages, even though no mar
riage ceremony was performed. The
decision was given in case involving
property which negro had inherited
from his slave grandfather.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
BORN.

HUMPHREY-At the Pacific SANTA
rum, Honolulu. October q, 1915. to
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Humphrey
Of 1904 Thirteenth avenue, Kaimu-
XII a son.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-26
HARRY |. MACHEN
MAKES A RECORD
And IS PROMOTED
Continued from page u

chen" and l find shortage. l want
to know where that money is"
Your count is correct. l am short,
and | have been short for seven years,
but no examiner ever discovered it
before"
"How much are you short ?" queried
the bank examiner.
about $4,000"
"Who helped you to hide the short
age all these years" asked the Cape
Girardeauan.
Bard said he had stolen the money
without the knowledge of anyone 81
am ready to take any punishment that
is imposed on me-" said the cashier
Mr. Machen then requested him to
make q written confession, which he
did, and the bank examiner turned him
over to the United States Marshal.
Biard's trial is set for January, and
Mr.. Machen will appear as the Gov
ernment's principal witness.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-11-26
CITIZENS TALK
LYNCHING FOR
might RIDERS
Continued from Page 81

the attack, and whose identity is
known definitely to the police officers.
George Hull, who figured as lead
er in the battle against the might
riders" formerly was employed by the
Public Utilities Company in the Cape
a Sa lIneman. He was well known here
and recognized as a fearless man in a
fight
His brother, Oscar, when marshal in
Oran sometime ago, dispersed a mob
in Oran and placed twenty men in jail
after he had whipped them individual
ly and collectively.
One of the Jobs of tSe "nightriders
in The vicinity Of the fight pulled off
recently was upon Doctor Drace of
that community. They sent him a
threatening letter arsl ordered him to
deposit certain amount of money in
a mans name in the bank. If he fail
ed to do so, he was told, his life would
be endangered.
The doctor ignored the command
and a few days later received d stick
Of dynamite through the mails The
case is being investigated by postal
inspectors.
Numerous other instances Of whip
pings and threats have been recorded
recently there. The Himmelberger-
Harrison Land & Lumber Co. land in
terests there have been molested and
it is said that that concern has employ
c dseveral Of the detectives working
there now.