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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
CARRANzA CHIEFS DEFY U. S.
Military Leaders of First Chief sens
Insulting Note to WashIngton-ln-
terest In Peace Is Resented.

Washington.-A threat of war in
case Of political or armed interyen.
tion by the United States was re
ceived in Washington Aug. Is from
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, one of Carranza's
strongest military leaders. 1t was
given out by the Carranza agency
Presumably the declaration follow.
ed the receipt OF the appeal of the
Pan-American conference for a peace
ful settlement OF Mxico's affairs,
State Department officials. therefore,
are inclined to accept 1t as indicating
defiance and relentless opposition to
the peace plan.
The dispatch was sent by Jesus
Acuna, minister of foreign relations
in CarranEa's cabinet. II follows in
part:
Before a gathering OF newspaper
men last night Gen. Pablo Gonzales
made a little talk. In 1t he said: I
believe that before long the constitu.
tional government OF Mexico will be
recognized by the United States and
by the South American countries as
we'll Armed Intervention in the af-
fairs Of Mexico is a condition which
! believe TO be impossible. 1t would,
however. II such a remarkable cir.
cumstance arose. be my duty and my
disposition to uphold the policy Of the
first chief and to go to war If neceu-
cary without hesitation. l believe
this is the stand the Mexican people
would take"
War Department officials find in
their reports Of Aug. Is from along
the border that the conditions there
are full OF constant menace to the
peace Of the United States and Mex.
leo. The kilograms from Gen. Fun
ston, In command on the border. show
that there is a general dread that in
furiated Mexican factions may at any
time cross the border in force with a
deliberate purpose Of having a his
tory-making fight with the American
troops.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
MExlCANs ATTACK TROOP
Strong Force Crosses Rio crande and
Clash With U. S. cavaIrymen.
One Soldier Is Killed.

Brownsville, Texas - Armed Next
cans in force crossed the Rio Grande
at ford near Mercedes on the night
of Aug. 16 and attacked an outpost of
half q dozen cavalrymen at Saenz.
Ranger Lieut.. Reynau. at Mercedes,
telephoned State Adjt.-Gen. Hutchings
here that Corporal Wilman of Troop c,
Twelfth Cavalry, was killed In this
fight and Lieut., Roy o. Hendry Of the
same troops and two privstes were
wounded. Reynau said he understood
270 Mexicans had crossed and that
they were coming to attack Mercedes.
The report from Ranger 2eynau said
that the Mexicans had crossed the
river in three bands, the first estimat-
ed at 70 men, the second and third at
100 each, making a total of 270 Mexi-
cans across the river, and reported
advancing against Mercedes. Mer-
cedes, according to details Of troops in
that region, should have available 70
United States cavalrymen and half
dozen rangers for protection. besides
vigilantes who have been organized
in force there. Reynau said 1t was
reported that in addition to the Mexi.
cans who had crossed the river, a
large number of others were lined up
on the Mexican side.
Reinforcement of rangers and sol
diers from Harrington were ordered
rushed to Mercedes by automobile.
Harlingen is about Is miles from
Mercedes. The Mexicans who crossed
the river have seven or eight miles
to cover before they reach Mercedes
II that is their objective.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
WILL NOT STOP EXPORTS
Austrian Communication to U. 9. 10
Rejected.

Washington.-The State Department
has made public the reply Of the Unit.
ed States rejecting views set forth by
the Austro-Hungarian government in
recent note contending that expor-
tation OF war munitions from America
10 Austria's enemies was conducted
on such q scale as to be mot in con-
sonance with the definition Of neutral
ity."
Though friendly, the note fatty de-
MES the Austro-Hungarian conten-
tons and recalls that that country
and Germany furnished munitions to
Great Britain during the Boer war.
when England's enmies could not i'm
port such supplies. It insists that the
United States is pursuing a strictly
neutral course and adhering 10 a prin-
ciple on which It would depend for
munitions in the markets OF the world
II It should be attacked by a foreign
power.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Mistake in Medicine Causes Death.

MISUNDERSTANDING oxalic acid for
salts, Mrs. Dora T. Martin gave her
daughter, Mrs. T. o. Pearson, of this
pGce, a fatal dose on the morning Of
August Is, when she complained or
feeling sick.
Mrs. Pearson was dead within ten
minutes after swallowing the solution.
Her mother was so grief-stricken that
her life for while was almost de-
SPARED Of. and her mental state is
such as to cause the family much con-
Germ.
Miss Clyde L. Martin and Miss Ida
Martin, sisters of Mrs. Pearson, helped
their mother search for the salts. 1t
happened that they got the oxalic acid
box instead OF the salts.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
MOB HANGS LEO. M. FRANK
Convicted Murderer Of Mary Phagan
10 Taken From State Prison and
Executed at Marietta.

Milledgeville, Ga.-A mob variously
estimated at between 20 and rs In
number overpowered warden, superin-
tendent and guards at the Georgia
State prison farm near here at IL
o'clock on the night of Aug. 16 and
quickly got Leo M. Frank and rushed
him away in an automobile.
First reports that It might be friends
of Frank were dispelled when a pris-
oner said he had heard a member Of
the mob say that Franks body would
be placed on the grave of Mary Phagan
at Marietta. Frank was serving a
life term for the murder Of the girl.
The mob was orderly, but worked
with quick precision. Eight automobiles
took the men to within a short dis
lance Of the prison. First all wires
from the prison and ell except one
from Milledgeville were cut.
Five men went to the house of J. T.
Smith, warden, covered him with pis-
tolls and stood guard over him. Other
men went to the bcxse Of ]. NJ Burke.
superintendent of the prison, and held
him under cover OF their guns.
Practically every other member OF
the mob then rushed the stockade gate
nearest the dormitory where Frank
was being housed. Only the day be-
fore the physicians had discharged
him from the hospital. where he had
been since being murderously assault.
cd in the dormitory.
Franks body was found at s o'clock
on the morning of Aug. II dangling
from tree almost within sight OF the
Phagan home at Marietta. The mob
had carried the doomed man over
hundred miles and finished their work
before the break Of day.
Discovery OF Franks body was made
by searchers from several cities, who
started out in automobiles after news
spread that Frank had been kidnapped
from the state prison farm. The body,
hanging from an oak tree. was found
clothed only in the silk shirt which
Frank wore when he was torn from a
bed In the prison dormitory. A white
handkerchief covered his face. his feet
and legs we're firmly bound and under
his right jaw was the knot Of the hang
mans moose. expertly tied to produce
a quick death.
Before noon It was cut down and
carried to Atlanta in an automobile.
Later II was carried by Franks wife
and other relatives to New York Cits
for interment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
CHANCELLOR ALLISON ORDERS
REDUCTION OF ABOUT rs PER
CENT IN ALL DEPARTMENTS.
FILE BILL AGAINST FOUTCH
City Employees Want to Recover A..
legged usurious Rates Of Interest
Paid Loan Agsnt-News from
the Capital City.

NdhHNlll6,
Twenty-one employees or former en-
ployes of the city, starting their fight
to recover money on usurious rates
Of interest alleged to have been
charged hem, filed a bill in chancery
court Aug. 16 against Lillard T..
Foutch, A. o. Kleeman, Otto B. Giers,
acting city treasurer; w. H. Webb.
city comptroller, and the Broadway
National Bank. The bill seeks recov-
cry for the complainants on what II
calls money loaned and the neces.
saries Of life provided at usurious
rate. II was the first decisive step
that has been taken thus far to re-
cover for day laborers some of the
money that has been taken from them
In the past two years by loan shark
methods. Chancellor Allison granted
part Of the prayer Of the bill. or
dered a fat against Foutch and Klee-
man enjoining them from disposing OF
their property and taking over any
more warrants of employees from the
city hall. Chancellor Allison also or
dered an attachment for the books of
the two men showing whatever trans
actions have taken place between
them and city employees.
1t is said that more than 100 other
employees of the city who have been
victimized by the methods of the loan
sharks will become parties to the
bill. as 1t is in the nature of a gen
eral creditors bill.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Two Killed In Auto rran.dy.

While crossing the rail.
road tracks OF the Perryville branch or
the Nashville. Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railway at the intersection Of Hinson
street, In an automobile on the night
OF Aug. 10, J. Fielder Boswell and Miss
Jeanette Llndenneld, two of the towns
most prominently connected and high
ly respected young people, we're killed
as the automobile was struck by box
cars backing into II. The automobile
was literally smashed to pieces and
the young man horribly mangled. The
girl was fatally injured. but lived about
an hour after the accident, which oc-
CURED within few hundred yards Of
her home, and to which she was car.
ried.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
SUBMARINE HITS A
BRITISH TRANSPORT
GERMANS TORPEDO THE ROYAL
EDWARD, HEAVILY LADEN,
IN AEGEAN SEA.
FULLY 1000 LIVES LOST
Troops Were Intended 10 Reinforce
Force Operating on oaIIipoll Pen
insular-ls the First English
Transport Lost.

London.-The sinking in the Aegean
Sea by a German submarine Of the
British transport Royal Edward with
heavy loss OF life has shattered the
British navy's proud tradition that 1t
had transported hundreds Of thousands
OF men across the sea without destruc-
ton Of one troop-laden ship.
Two transports had been attacked
formerly. The Wayfarer was torpe-
doed in the Irish Sea, but the vessel
was not sunk and only five lives were
lost. The Manitou was attacked by a
Turkish torpedo boat in the Aegean
Sea and the ship was not damaged, al
though 81 lives were lost when boat
spilled its load into the sea.
The loss OF the Royal Edward is a
serious one at this moment. The men
1t carried were re-enforcements for the
Gallipoli peninsula.
The text OF the announcement fol-
lows:
"The British transport Royal Ed
ward was sunk by an enemy subma-
rine in the Aegean Sea on the morn
ing of Aug. IA. According to the infol
nation at present available, the trans
port had on board 80 military officers
and 1850 troops, in addition to the
ships crew OF 220 officers and men.
"The troops consisted mainly Of re-
endorsements for the Twenty-ninth d.
vision and details Of the royal army
medical corps. Full information has
not yet been received, but II is known
that about 600 have been saved"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
AUSTRIA ATTACKS SERvlANS
Belgrade lie Bombarded and Serbs Re-
tallate by Smelling Austrian Towns
Across the River Danube.

London.-Bombardment of Belgrade,
the Servian capital, has been resumed
by the Austrians, according to an Off
cial statement issued at Nish Aug. Is
and telegraphed here by correspon.
dent.
The statement reads:
"The enemy yesterday bombarded
Belgrade with large calibre howitzers.
There was no loss OF life. The bonn
bardment ceased after we shelled
Semlin lin Austria on the tongue of
land formed by the junction of the
Danube and the Save, opposite Bel
grade, with which 1t is connected by
railway bridge), and Panscova
(across the Danube from Belgrade in
Austria), causing fires in Semlin and
panic in Panscova.
Thick smoke was seen to rise from
houses set on fire in Semlin and the
inhabitants of Panscova fed in panic,
The enemy then ceased firing on Bel
grade.
Later more than a hundred shrap-
mel shells fell on our positions at Bel-
grade without result. Several shells
burst in private houses, but there
were no victims"
Reports that the Austrians and
Germans had modified from 100000
to 100000 men along the frontier pre-
paratory to a campaign to crush the
Servians and open a way for ship
ment OF munitions to Turkey, have
been received from various sources.
There have been several recent from
tier clashes between the Serbs and
Austrians, but nothing to indicate that
Servian territory has been invaded.
There Is some speculation In mill.
tary circles as to whether Roumania,
as we'll as Servia. will be attacked
because of Roumania's refusal to al
low war munitions to pass through
to Turkey.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Mcclellan in Senatorial Race.

Memphis CONGRESSMAN X. D. Nc
Kellar made formal announcement
August 16 OF his candidacy for the
United States Senate, to succeed Sen
ator Luke Lea, whose term is drawing
to a close.
Mr.. McKellar's announcement came
after a careful survey of the political
situation and conference with Con-
gressmen Hull and Garrett, who have
displayed senatorial ambitions, and
with various political leaders in the
states Democratic ranks.
He will go into the race with the per-
sonal support of Mayor Crump pledged
in his behalf. The primary is set for
November 20, with run-off on Deceni
Der 10.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
storm Damages Tobacco Crop.

Paris.-0n the afternoon of August
IS small cyclone visited and swept
q narrow strip Of territory In the
Jones Mil vicinity, near here. The
wind was followed by one Of the most
severe hail storms in the history OF
Henry county. In the small strip
Of territory In which the cyclone
wrought havoc two large tobacco
barns belonging to H. NJ. Jones and ].
W. Bowden were blown down. The
loss In each case amounted to several
hundred dollars. The damage at
low estimate Of the 100 acres is $50 PEI
acre. or $4,000 for the entire crop.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Farmers Nee. a. Jackson.

Jackson Many OF the leading agri-
cultural experts OF the state win par
ticipate in the programme OF the
West Tennessee Farmers Institute,
which viii hold its fifteenth annual
session in Jackson September /, and
3. The new convention hall construct
ed with funds contributed by the farm
ers in this section of the state. win be
used for the first time.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
M,nv Americans win Canadian.

London.-There are no fewer than
1000 Americans in the ranks Of the
Canadian military contingent, said
Mai Gen. Samuel Hughes. Canadian
minister of militia. at a meeting OF
Americans held here Aug. Is. 4 have
already written letters Of gratitude
and sympathy said Gen Hughes, ito
mothers Of more than 100 American
boys who have fallen while fighting in
Flanders alongside Canadian com
rades. More than 1000 enlisted and
we could have many more II We
wished"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
SEA WALL MAY SAVE CITY
Great Wall Built to Save Galveston
May Answer Purpose in a Terrific
Hurricane Sweeping Gulf Coast.

Brownsville, Textile army wire
less station here received a report
from the transport Buford at Calves
ton on the night OF Aug. 16, saying
that the water had risen ten feet in
the city and that several vessels had
been turned over by the hurricane
there.
The station, after trying without sue
cess to raise Galveston or Texas City,
received the following report by wire
less from Fort Sam Houston at San
Antonio:
Fort Sam Houston reports It has
been calling Galveston since s o'clock.
Texas City operator reported at pm.
that he expected his mast to blow
down at any time. He also reported
he had word that water was going
over the causeway at 6 pm"
The tropical storm which struck
Galveston. while very severe, had
caused no serious damage and no loss
Of life up till nightfall. The Galveston
sea wall. built as a protection against
such hurricanes. had withstood the
fury OF the storm and showed no signs
OF weakening.
The storm struck the city late in
the forenoon at velocity of 81 miles
IN hour. At noon 1t ad.increased to
90 miles. and during the late afternoon
nuctuated between so and 10 miles an
hour. blowing In north northeasterly
direction.
II has been impossible. however, for
che outside world to get communica-
lions out OF Galveston since $40
o'clock In the afternoon. when all
wires went down. Grave apprshen-
sions are felt for the city's safety.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Bio Amount Due City.


The counsel for the defense scored
series of victories Aug. 1s in the
chancery court municipal investiga.
tion when II. 8. Bauman, former city
auditor and now employed to gather
evidence by counsel for the taxpayers,
admitted that he had made glaring
errors in his testimony several weeks
ago regarding the recent financial his
tory of the city.
The largest mistake Mr.. Bauman
admitted making was when he declar-
ed the increase in the 1915 budget
over the 1909 budget to be s160,55s.
The real difference, he said. was only
s1l0,7sS.
Mr.. Bauman said he made the mis-
take because he overlooked q supple.
mental budget for the year 1909. He
said he was not refused access to any
books OF the city and had plenty of
time to examine the records. The
witness underwent a two hours cross
examination OF unusual severity.
On direct examination by VIII c.
Cherry, Mr.. Bauman presented figures
from the records Of the ehancery court
and the city hall showing that whis-
ky taxes from July. 1910. to January,
1919, should have been collected by
former Commissioner Andrews 70 the
amount Of s432.539. while the amount
actually collected was only s44.57315
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
100 erItI.h Mailer 10 Maury.

Columbia. - Two train loads Of
mules. 1900 tn all. the property Of the
British army. are in Columbia, having
come from Atlanta. They we're pur-
chased for use by the army in France.
are branded with the official stamp
Of the British army and are the best
The mules win be let cut TO farm
ers over the country TO be fed and
pastured until the British government
IL ready for them The detention OF
the mules is attributed to limited
shipping facilities.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Raumanla Refuse. onsr.

Milan.-A dispatch from Bucharest
to the Coriere Della Sera says a rep
resentatives of the Krupp gun works
offered the Roumsnian government IS
batteries of artillery and ammunition
and 100000 pounds Of barbed wiie
to let ammunition destined for Tur-
key pass through. The offere was re-
fused.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
10 mIDplss HELD GUILTY.

Beard Of Inquiry Concludes InvestIsa.
ton Of Recent Examination Scandal.
washington.-Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels made public on Aug. Is the
findings OF the court OF inquiry which
investigated the recent scandal attend
ing the examinations at Annapolis.
The names Of is midshipmen we're an
nounced as deserving punishment.
The dismissal OF two OF the students
Of the naval academy Is recommend
ed. The others are to be disciplined
An milder ways.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
HINDENBERG LEADS ATTACK

London.-Field Marshal Won linden
burg has taken personal command Of
the German army attacking Kovno.
and. according to German official re-
port Of Aug. 10, has gained new sue
eesses against the Russians in that
region. The selection OF Germany's
lational hero for the duty Of captur-
Ing KOvno. which stands between the
Germans and wilma and the Warsaw
Petrograd railway. indicates the i'm
portsnce the German general star at
tacheS 70 this operation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
FIood Victims Relieved.

Erie. Pa.-Relief work among the
victims Of the food Of Aug. has been
50 successful that all the sufferers are
now being cared for and the fund has
passed $4,000. Thorough search Of
the ruins is being pushed vigorously.
but no bodies were found during the
night. The Erie real estate board has
begun a survey of the Mill Greek run
district to determine the exact prop
erty loss.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Father shoots Son.

William Singer, Jr., "a years old.
living two miles from the city. was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
his father, William Singer, Aug. 10,
following a family quarrel. The in.
jured man was hurried to the City
Hospital, where little hope is given by
physicians for his recovery. He re.
ceived a fracture of the skull and the
left side of his scalp was completely
torn from his head. The shooting
took place near the Singer home. The
father fed and has not been cap
tured.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20

Chicago.-Miss Beatrice Allen. who
occupies a fashionable South Side
apartment. was robbed in daylight on
Aug. I6 Of 500 in money and iewelry
she said was worth $4,000. The rob
bers stunned the maid with a black
Jack" and inundated Miss Allen with
n revolver
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
E.s.Iand Released.

Chicago.-The steamship Eastland
on Aug. II was released from custody
OF the United States and was towed
away to q local shipyard. What disro-
sition is to be made Of the craft is
not known.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20

PIttsburg. = The Pittsburg Federal
league baseball club has announced
that II would sell seats at 10 cents. Is
cents and 50 cents.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20

London. - The Norwegian steamer
AIbis. 1881 tons gross and owned in
Chr:stiania. has been sunk By q sub
marin. Her crew vas saved.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-08-20
Taxpayers Organizing.

At q meeting here Aug. l6 the Tar
payers Association OF Nashville was
formed to help in probing city hall
conditions.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-27
CABLE ALEMAN

New York, Abril 27.-Los alemanes
tomaron la bayoneta varios poblados
entire ellos Saint Julien Y Kesselaere
cerca de Ypres manteni6ndose frmce en-
todas sus posiciones conquistadas ha-
blendo capturado seis mil senegaleses
turcos, hindus, zouavos, algerianos, ca
nadienses, ingleses y franceses asf CO.
mo cuarenta y cinco canones. Las tro-
pas alemanas tomaron tambien 4 la
bayOneta las alturas al Oeste de Les
Eparges en- ell Mosa hacienda varios
centenares de prisioneros. Tambi6n
volvienron ocupar los alemanes lq i'm
portante posici6n de Hartmanes Wei
uerkepf capturando 76O franceses Las
fuerzas francesas fueron malamente
derrotadas al Suroeste de Combres.
perdiendo "A ofciales, 1000 soldados Y
IL canones. Los austriacos tomaron a
la bayoneta a varias importantes posi-
clones de los rusos en- ell vale dc Ora
wa en- la Galitzia cerca de Styi. El AL
mlrantazgo dice que Ell ataque q los
Dardanelos fue removable y alega one
tropas aliadas fueron desembarcadas
en- Gallipoli.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-27
VA ESTAN LOS CHEQUES.

Relaclon de personas que deben con-
currlr a la Corte de Distrito de San
Juan, Secci6n Segunda, a recoger che
ques expedidos a su favor por servicios
prestados a la misma.
Rafael Carazo, Juan A. Rodriguez,
francisco Ranero, Jose Rodriguez.
Anastasio Ayala, Jose Otero, Cecilia
Mercado, Rosa Morales, Monserrate
Ayala, Francisco Diez, Luis Colon, Luis
|Sevllla, Providencia Real, Antonio
Urrutia, Basilia D. Vda. Claudio, Jua-
ma lrrizarry, Ramon Figueroa, Rosario
roman, Ramon Reglero, Ulises Rios,
|Celedonlo Besosa, Manuel Alvarez Ca
nuto Fontane, Nicolas Carreras. Flo
meHa V&zquez, Juan Rivera, Petra L6-
pez, Mariana Rodena, Angel Perez Se-
garra, Bernab6 Bauza, Celestina Tan
leo.
CABLE DE NEW YORK