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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
Special to The Netos.

Special to The Netos.
Columbus, Miss, April 27.-It will
require something more than black
hand letters and spluttering bombs
that do or do not explode when their
fuses arc ignitsd, to disturb the peace
ful slumbers of w. G. Meeks, criminal
practitioner and prominent citizen Of
this city. Meeks has received 10
black-hand letters In the last four
months, and the other night he discov.
cred that q bomb had been placed un-
der the old colonial home In which
his large family and himself were
sleeping.
mo. sir. I have not been kept awake
at night, nor have 1. any intention Of
abandoning my criminal practice on
account Of the threats made against
me-" he said.
II believe" continued Mr.. Meek,
that the cowardly writer of the notes
will be captured in a short time. 1t
is absolutely certain that If he is ever
caught prowling around my home, he
will never write another threatening
letter, or letter of any kind for that
matter, as / am prepared to deal with
him in a manner that will end his
earthly career
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
3 PICKANINNIES
ASSESSED SIS EACH
Caught Shooting "crapsr on River
Bank and Brought to Court.

Sidney Coleman, Willie Caroway and
Ernest Barber, three OF the half dozen
negro boys. all in short pants, who
were arrested Sunday afternoon on
the river bank while in the middle of
= 5it throw" dice game. were tn
police court this morning to answer
charge Of gaming. Each youngster
stoutly denied his guilt, despite the
fact that they were caught by Police
man Tom Moore, who, stationed Ia q
building a few feet from them had
watched them for several minutes.
Their pleas Of innocence availed them
nothing, and Mayor Batson fined them
IS each.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
PICKS HIS COFFIN
ON S1ST BIRTHDAY
SpecidJ to The NeacS.

Special to The NeacS.
coldwster, Miss, April 27.-J.
r. Presley, of Lake Cormorant,
VINO was resident of this COM
raunity for many years, was in
town today to make arrangements
for his own funeral.
This was his eighty-first birth
day, and on his anniversary he Sc
Iected his casket from a local un-
dertaker and paid for it. He also
engaged a hearse from livery
stable, and paid for that. He is
hale and hearty and gives promise
of living many years, but declared
he was glad the necessary ar
rangements were made and that a
load had been removed from his
mind. Mr.. Presley is a native Of
South Carolina, and served
throughout the civil war. He was
the youngest Of seven brothers
and is the only one now living.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.

Muskogee, Okla, April 27.-William
Goodwin, member of the National Mar.
keting Commission, organized in
Washington recently, told the South
ern Commercial Congress today that
the farmer gets only IS per cent of
the money paid by the consumer for
his products. The more intelligent
purchasing by the consumer, as well
as better marketing by producers, Is
needed, he said.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27

London. April 27.-The little Bel
gian army once more is in the thick
of furious fight in Flanders.
1t has repulsed three successive at.
tacks south OF the Dixmude, according
to the official Belgian report today.
This report also confirms the state.
ments that the German attack is gen,
eral from the Ypres to Dixmude.
Speculation is on whether the Fian-
ders attack means an attempt to get
to the sea, or whether IL Is merely q
feint for another bigger movement.
The anxiety of the British Is reflected
in the morning papers, which state that
the new British army should be sent
Continued on Page Five.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27

caring for the dead ones. In their Gem
etery."
Refreshments. consisting of ice
cream and cake and cigars, were
served.
Mr.. Hall, in the principal address
of the evening, said in part:
NInety-sixth Birthday.
"This is the ninety-sixth anniversary
OF the American Order Of Odd Fellows,
but some time earlier than it's birth
in America in the nineteenth century,
the idea of this splendid order ripen-
ed into organization in England. 1t
seemed to have come forth and found
lodgment in the breast Of men Just
when the desolation and gloom Of that
nation ransacked and almost desolate
after all Europe had been plunged
into war by the ambition of Napoleon,
and on the blood stained hills and in
the valleys yet filed with decaying
corpses, where want and misery pre-
vaded everywhere, the spirit of this
order and the men then in its ranks
did their part to bringing order out
of chaos. Afterwards, through it's ex-
emplification the militarism and de-
mocracy of that day we're brought
close enough to dwell in peace and
Continued on Page Two.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
FAIR
WEATHER FOR WEEK
BUREAU SEES NO BREAK m GEN.
TRIAL STATES HEAT WAVE
TILL SATURDAY.
{By Associated Press.)

Washington, D. c.. April 27-The
Weather Bureaus weekly prediction
this afternoon stated that fair with
seasonable temperature would exist in
the Gulf States. and that fair and mod
erately warm weather might be looked
for in the West Gulf States.
Relief from the heat ware In the
Central West u not expected TIL next
Saturday.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
THE COTTON MARKET.
fBr Associoted Pyess.l

fBH Associdtcd Pyess.l
New Orleans, April 27.-The cotton
market closed IL to 13 points down.
The opening figures were: May. $50;
July. lo.ls.
Spots. e.ea, euiel.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27
'bELG|UM'S LITTLE
ARMY IS AGAIN IN
MIDST OF THE WAR
IT HAS REPuLsED THREE suc-
cEssIvE ATTACKS, OFFICIAL
REPORT SAYS.
eiSe: .
FIGHTING Id FLANDERS
0vERSHADeWS EVERYTHING
Whether Germans Arc Really Trying
To Reach Coast, or Are MakEnu n
Fsint, Causes speeuiatien-Britiss
Newspapers Ask Tha. kiteheneTs
New Army be Rushed to the Cen.
tinent.


London, April 27.-The German
advance in Flanders has been halt.
ed, morentariIy, at least. The
French, British and Belgian off,
cIaI statements show this, and the
Germans officially state that they
repuIsed the attack on their new
positions along the Ypres.
News dispatches saying that the
Russians have opened new Of
fensive in the carpathians, were
received here. They say that the
Austro-German army lost heavily
at Uzsok Pass.
Italy has summoned her ambas-
sadors to Paris, London, and 5er-
lin to Rome to confer with the
foreign minister. This is believed
most significant in Rome.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27

London, April 27.-The exporta-
ton of raw cotton from the Uni
ted Kingdom is specifically prohIb-
tied in special supplement of the
official gazette, issued today. The
prohibition covers all ports on the
Mediterranean and Black seas, ex-
cept those of France, Spain, Rus
sia and Portugal.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-27

Mississippi-Fair tonight and
Wednesday, not much change in
Temperature.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
ARE
MURDERED
IN Y0NKERS
EMPLOYE OF GERMAN ODD
FELLOWS HOME IN YON-
KERS, N. Y, SAID VICTIMS
WERE A NUISANCE.
INDICTMENTS FOR MURDER
Coroner Hc'ds Investigation at
Which Startling Testimony
Is Heard.

YoAkers, n. Y. Feb. 6.-At least
two indictments for murder are ex
pected by the coroner in connection
with the alleged killing of eight in
mates of The German Odd Fellows
Home here, the coroner declared to-
night.
After concluding the days furthes
investigation Of the story toia by Fred
Mora, a former employe at the home
he put the eight men to death be
cause they were Old and a nuisance,
Coroner Dunn said:
THE investigation today brough,
further corroboration of the stories
by Mora, both in the testimony OF al.
ditional persons and from circumstan
tial evidence found at the home
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
|CLA|M SHOOTING
WAS Accidental
Wife of G. w. Sylvester Stepped
Between Husband and An
other Man.

Dickinson, n. d.. Feb. G.---l Specia
20 the ne)--Nharles W. Sylve-
ter, the Northern Pacific railroad pas
senger conductor, who shot and fata:
ly wounded his wife in their living
apartments over the Times. Herald
newspaper Office at eBlfeld, Friday
night. arrived in Dickinson this morn
ing in charge of States Attorney ri
A. Bergeson and depu:y sheriff he
refuses to talk of the shooting. Mrs
Sylvester's condition remains critlca
and attending physicians say she can
not live longer than three days. The
bullet entered the stomach. Whii'
awaiting the arrival of the Dickinsoi'
authorities, Sylvester was permitted
to be present, under guard, at his
wfes bedside at the hospital.
Wife Claims Accident.
Although Sylvester has refused to
talk, his wife told OF the tragedy
which may cost her life, and claims
the shooting accidental According tc
her story. Sylvester had been qua>
reling with Earl Stevens, the argu
ment became heated, and her husband
drew a gun, advancing in a threaten
ing attitude towards Stevens In or
der to pre"ent any serious trouble
she stepped in between the. men a1t
grabbed her husbands arm. In tine
scuftle to free, himself, the gun wa:
discharged and the bullet penetrated
her abdomen. Mrs. Sylvester is at
present in the hospital here.
According to advices received from
,Mandan, where Sylvester has been
making his headquarters the past
eight months, or since his transfer II:
the service of the Northern Pacific on
passenger runs between Mandan and
Glendive, the husband is said to have
become extremely Jealous Of his wife
,bc,cause Df alleged attentions paiG
her by other men.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
RECEPTION At
81
E. ST. ALEX|US
New Hospital Building Will Be
Formally Opened Feb
ruary Is.

The new St. Alexius Hospital, occu-
pying the block between Ninth and
Tenth and Thayer and Rosser streets,
is to be formally opened one week
from Monday, on February 10, When
reception with music and tea Will
be held. The hours for the reception
will be from 2 to 5 in the afternoon,
and from 1870 to 1890 in the eve
ming.
The guests of honor will be the ply
sicians and their wives and the pas
tors of the various churches and their
wives. resident in the city. Sister Su-
perior Boniface, assisted by Mrs. f.
A. Knowles, Mrs. P. c. Remington
and Mrs. NJ. II. jewell will receive.
Music in the afterEnGn will be fur
nished by several 9dfds, and in the
evening by O'Connot's"orchestrs.
In the afternoon Mrs. Morris and
Mrs. c. B. Little will serve tea in the
tea room, while in the evening Mrs.
Hanna and Mrs. Morris will preside.
The tea and waters will be served by
the ladies of S.. Aary's church.
Inspect the Building.
The object of this reception and
opening is that the general public,
which is invited may have an op-
portunity to view the entire building
before il is occupied, and while the
furnishings are not complete, yet it
will furnish the public with an idea
of the scope and completeness of the
institution.
There will be committees on each
floor to show the visitors around and
the occasion will be made as pleasant
as possible.
The exact date Of the dedication
and blessing Of the building has not
been decided upon, but viii be an
nounced later. The building will be
ready to receive patients probably
about the first of March
Lodges Furnish Rooms.
There are four wards which will ac-
cOmmodate six each. besides 60 pri-
vate rooms. Twenty rooms have been
furnished by lodges, societies and in
dividuals.
Work was begun on the building
April of last year, and the corner
stone was laid by Bishop Wehrle on
June IA.
Nurses Training School.
One entire floor will be devoted to
the training OF nurses, and this school
will probably be opened April l.
l. is a magnificent structure, and
Continued on Page Three)
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
COUNT ON MARSHALL
TO Put. over Bill
Democrats Await Return Of Two
Senators and See Hope in
Vice. President.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Democratic
leaders in the Senate in further ef'
sort to save the administration ship
purchase bill were today considering
new lines of action. Outnumbered by
the OPPOSITION, the majority leaders
yesterday failed to carry out their
plan to recommit the bill with instruc-
lions for amendment.
The new plan under consideration
is to recOmmit the bill without in
structions SO as to bring it up again
on motion to discharge the COM
mittee if it failed to return the meas
IRE with amendments recommended
by the caucus. Some of the leaders
favor this plan if assured of enough
votes to carry it.
Meantime, the Democratic leaders
are waiting for the return here next
week of two Democratic senator's
Newlands and Smith of South Caro-
lima Then with the vote IS to as, on
a motion to recommit the bill with
instructions to amend, they would
count on Vice President Marshall to
hreak tie in their favor
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
gave AID TO
JAP CRUISER
International Phase Arises From
Assistance Given by U. s.
Ships.

Washington, Feb. 6.-The Japanese
cruiser Asama, aground in Trutle
Bay, near the port of San Bartolome,
in, Lower California, sis in no imme-
diate danger" according to a report
to the navy department from Rear
Admiral Howard, commanding the Pa
cific feet in Mexican waters.
Howard is due to reach the Asama
today, aboard the cruiser San Diego.
His report is based on the radiogram
from the cruiser Raleigh, which had
already reached the stranded ship.
Officials are reticent in discussing
the international Dhases of the case
arising from the fact that the war
ships OF the United States, neutral
nation, aiding the armed forces of a
'belligerent nation il waters foreign
to the Unit I'd States. The situation,
it. is said, is unique in internationa.
law.
The official opinion is inclined to
the view that the most the American
vessels can do is to take the officers
and crew off the ship, but the interla-
.tional law does not ALLOW the Amer
can craft to assist in relocating the
vessel
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
CUNARD Liner FLIES
THE AMERICAN FLAG
Captain Claims This Right Be.
cause of Neutral Mails and
Passengers.

London, Feb. G.--The Cunard steam
er .usitania crossed the Irish Set
flying the American flag. The Lus.
tania sailed IRON New York on .anu
airy 80, arriving at Liverpool today.
The American passengers said the
captain claimed the right to fly the
American flag because he had neutra,
mails and neutral passengers ABOARD
The I.usitdlia flew the American
flag from the time she pasesd Queens.
town until she entered the Mersey
The ship received a wireless from the
White Star liner Baltic that two sub,
marines had been sighted from TIN ;
Baltic
According to Will Irwin. the Amer
lean writer. the Lusitania carliec a
regulation large American flag at her
stern, with Il small one and mail
pennalt at the forepeaK
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
$4,000 HORSES PURCHASED BY
WARNING NATIONS.

Washington Feo. 6.--The war
ring European nations bought and
exported over $4,000 horses from
the United States, but there Is no
shortage OF horses in this colln-
try. according to the bureau OF
animal husbandry.
I'VE could sell two or three
times that number without an ap-
preciable shortage Of work hors-
es," it says. "The kind purchased
are for the most part mediocre an
imals and ordinarily sell for less
than 800 per head, the class or
which we can we'll afford to be
rid
The report AIDES the United
States and Russia have 80 per cent
of the horses in the world.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
RAILROADS Desert
CINCINNATI DEPOT
Flood Has Union Station Inun.
dated as Stage Of 55 Feet of
Water Is Reached.

Cincinnati, Feb. 6--The Central
Union depot tracks which were inun.
dated by the food, were vacated this
evening and various lines operating
from there were forced to seek sta.
tions on higher ground.
The flood reached a stage Of 55.i
feet today. The crest will be reached
tonight or tomorrow morning, with SIS
feet. While large number of Whole
sale houses and the densely populat-
ed resident districts are under water,
the suffering of the people and dam
age to goods was held to a minimum;
by ample forewani1g. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
IMMIGRATION fight
FOR next Congress
Although Defeated to Repass Bill
Over Vote, Supporters Look
to Future.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Although de.
feated in their attempts in the House
late yesterday to repass the immigra-
tion bill over President Wilson's veto
because of the restrictive literacy
test provision, champions of the meas
ure declared today that the fight for
the proposed legislation would be re-
newed in the next Congress- The
fight to override the executive disap-
proval was lost by the narrow margin
Of five votes, two-thirds vote being
necessary. The vote was 261 to over
ride to 1876 against.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
TWENTY are KILLED
IN Mine EXPLOSION
100 Others Escape From Carlisle
Mine at Fayetteville, West
Virginia.

Fayetteville, W. v, Feb. 6.-Twenty
miners were killed and 100 escaped
death in an explosion at the Carlisle
mine of the New River Coal company.
That so many escaped was due to the
fact tha' the cage and shaft were not
damaged.
While many were brought out by
the cage, some managed to crawl out
through airshafts. Four were rescued
by searching parties.
The explosion is believed due to the
ignition Of pocket gas from min
cr's lamp. II is reported the inter-
Tor of the mine is damaged only slight
ly
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
MILLER BOUND over
TO District Court
Wilton Man Charged With Burg
larry and Taken Before Police
Magistrate Noble.


Wilton, n. d.. Feb. Especial to
the Tribune: W. NJ. Miller Of Wilton,
n. D., Friday was bound over to the
district court before Police Magis-
trate B. l.. Noble. on charge Of bur-
glary in the third degree, shack Oc-
cupied by Jacob Fuchs was broken
INTO on December % last. and a re-
volver, watch chain and about $4,000
in cash was taken. Robert Cotton
had been working on the case since
this burglary was committed and fin
ally through very able detective work
located these articles in the posses
sion of Mr.. Miller. who was unable to
satisfactorily explain to the police
magistrate how he came in possession
thereof.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
ATTORNEY COWAN
FINED BY JUDGE
Continued to Interrogate Witness
Despite Courts Warnings
at Devils Lake.

Grand Forks, N. d. Feb. 6.--ln dis
trict court at Devils Lake yesterday
and during the progress of a civil case
in which Attorney John F. Cowan was
appearing as counsel, Judge, G. W..
Buttz fined the attorney $40 for COZ
tempt of court.
Attorney Cowan gave notice of ap-
peal from the decision and was given
80 days by the court to show cause
why the fine should not be imposed.
The alleged contempt came during
the course of the examination of wit
nesses by iMr. Cowan, when, 1t is sta:
ed, he continued to put certain line
of interrogatives to the witness
against the warning Of the court.
Both judge and the offending attor-
ney are widely known over the state
and the reports of the contempt
charge created considerable of fur
ry in legal circles here and elsewhere
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
NORTH DAKOTA CROP
WORTH $I44,0Oo,Oo0
Iowa Leads United States With
Crops Valued at $351, 500, 900
For Year.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 6.-'lowa
wrested from Texas the title of the
banner crop state, and thirteen prin'
cipal crops grown there the last year
valued at $35 100000. According to
the agricultural Outlook issued to-
day. Illinois crops were worth thirty
miNion less and Texas was third with
$2SS,3333,330. The decrease in tie
decrease in the value of cotton was
the cause of the smaller value of
Texas crops. ......
The value Of the crops of North Da-
kota were $14,O00.OOO; South Dakota,
s1o6,ooo,ooo, and Minnesota, $lSo,509,-
600.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07

London Feb 6The neutral opinion of Gemanys threat Of
submarine blockade Of the British Ises together with possible
action Of the Of United Sates Holland and Scandn
countries today competing with the big battle in Central
Poland for first place in England public interest.
The threat itself disturbed the borne trade country
running Insurance the
and ship declare there will be change in the schedules
MUST PROTECT HER LIFE
Neual powers conentng themselves with vain protests
against Great Britain illegal and injurious under
pressure from England issuing orders prohibiting export and tran
goods Germany said royal proclamation at Berlin tonight
Germany therefore obliged energetica to protect her life
and interests by declaring blockade There will be fortnight
delay give the merchant ships the time to make
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-07
TO PRACTICE ECONOMY.

Washington, FEB. 6.-Carrying 6. out
the administrations policy of econ-
omy, Secretary Redfie.d :las sent I.
communication to Chairman Fitzger-
aid, asking for reduction of $4,000
in the appropriation allotted for TAX
ing the census of manufactures The
s: 'aretary attributes the saving ITO
the adoption of business methods in
the census bureau.