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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
RUSSIANS STILL RETREAT
Tedtonic Allies Near PrezmysI in
Their Drive Against Eastern
Enemy.

London. - Austrian and German
armies continue massed attacks
against the Russians, who are at
tempting to form a new line behind
the River San, both north and south
of Przemysl and west of the Vfstula
river, in Southern Poland.
These attacks, according to Aus
trian and German reports, have met
with their greatest success north of
Przemysl, where the Germanic allies
have crossed the river and have occu-
pied Sieniawa, on the eastern bank.
They also claim to have captured po-
sitions southeast of the former Aus
trian fortress, while their heavy guns
are keeping up bombardment from
the west
In Southern Poland their progress
is not so marked, the Russians having
had strong forces concentrated at
Ivangorod, which they brought into
the field and checked the advance.
It is stated from Petrograd that the
Germans and Austrians are using be-
tween 80 and 40 army corps on the
200-mile front from Opatow, in Poland,
to Kolomea, in Eastern Galicia. East
of the latter city, in Bukowina, the
Russians have broken the Austrian ex-
treme right and are reported again
to have occupied Czernowitz, the cap
itar
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
FORMAL PROCLAMATION WAS is-
SUED MAY 23-AOSTiLITlES
HAD ALREADY BEGUN.
AMBASSADORS ARE RECALLED
Mobilization of 100000 Fully Armed
and Equipped Soldiers Will Be
Completed Within Month
From Now.

Rome.-Italy on May % declared
war against Austria. The decree was
signed by King Victor at o'clock in
the afternoon and becomes effective
May "a
At the same time Baron Won Mac
chic, the Austrian ambassador, was
handed his passports and left Rome
the following day.
The Italian ambassador at Vienna,
the Duo d'Avarna, was recalled.
A decree was issued confiscating all
Austrian and German ships in Italian
harbors.
The kings mobilization decree went
into effect at once. All preliminary ar
rangements were completed and the
work of assembling the land and ma
val forces is going forward smoothly.
Fully 100000 men, fully equipped with
arms and ammunition, it is expected.
will be put in the field within month.
Several Clashes have already been
reported from the border.
Austrian troops attempted to invade
Italian territory through the pass be-
tween Pont di Legno and Pejo May %.
Italian Alpine Chasseurs halted them
at Forcellini di Montosso and drove
them back across the border into Aus
tria. The Austrian troops formed a.
frontier patrol. The Italian force was
in like mission. The encounter is the
first skirmish of any Importance be-
tween the two forces.
But for interrupted communication
between Rome and Vienna the declara-
tion of war would have been effective
from May %. After the cabinet meet
ton was formulated, Baron Sonnino
telegraphed the text of the proclaDax
ton to the DUO d'Avar1ia, at VieELsg
with instructions to present it to the
Austro-Hungarian government and to
ask for his passports.
Upon learning that telegraphic COM
munication was interrupted and its
presentation within the day was i'm
possible, the communication was
handed later to Baron Won Macchio by
Baron Connino, together with the Aus
trian ambassadors passports.
Austrian troops have been with
drawn from some Of the frontier posts
and all navigation services in the Adri-
attic have been suspended. An indica-
tion that the Italian senate indorsed
fact that the Italian senate indorsed
the chambers action in granting the
government extraordinary powers in
the event of war, for which the whole
country appears to be enthusiastic.
Simultaneously with the anticipated
entrance of Italy, Servia's reconstruct
ed army has fully recovered from the
campaigns which resulted in the Aus
trians being driven from Servia, and
well armed and equipped, it is an
ncunced, has commenced march to-
ward the Austrian border, bent on an
other invasion of Austrian territory.
Thus Austria is being attacked from
all sides and has still another enemy,
Italy and Roumania have an agreement
to act in concert.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
ANNUAL FESTIVAL AND ENTER.
TAlNMENT AT BATTLE HILL
WITNESSED BY MANY.
BANKS CONFORM TO LAW
Second Inspection Round of State In.
stitutions Under New Statute Is
Completed by Examiners.
Capital News.

II.
The beautiful and spacious lawn at
Battle Hill, the home Of the Episcopal
bishops of Mississippi, was the scene
of beautiful and interesting spectacle
May 21, when the annual May queen
parade and pageant was given under
the auspices of the Woman's Auxiliary
to the board of missions.
Miss Doris Holder was the May
queen, and Miss Anna Mallett was the
fairy queen. This is an annual enter
tainment, which has been given at
Battle Hill for the past ten years or
more, and is always popular with the
people of Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
JURY HOLDS THAT FORMER PRES
lDENT DID NOT LIBEL WILL
LIAM BARNES.
VERDICT MADE IN AZ HOURS
Charges That the Former Chairman
of the Republican State Commit
tee Worked Crooked Politics
Believed to Be True.

Syracuse, N. Y.-Twelve men chosen
as a jury to determine whether Theo-
dore Roosevelt libeled William Barnes
when he declared that he worked
through a corrupt alliance between
crooked business and crooked politics.,
and that he was "corruptly allied with
Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall, =
on May % returned verdict in favor
of the former president. In the bellef
of the jury, everything Col. Roosevelt
said about the former chairman OF the
Republican state committee was true,
and therefore Mr.. Barnes was not Ii
beled.
The verdict was returned after 40
ballots had been taken and the jury
had considered for AZ hours the evil
dence which was presented during five
weeks of the trial. Nineteen hours
were consumed before eleven of the
jurymen, who since the second ballot
had stood together, persuaded Juror
No. 11-Edward Burns, Syracuse mo-
torman and a Republican-to join with
them in returning a verdict which Col.
Roosevelt later declared to be ".typl-
cally American"
For eleven of those 19 hours the
Jurors in favor of an unconditional YER
dict for the defendant talked to the one
who, while himself favoring similar
verdict, insisted that the court costs
and disbursements should be diyided
between the two principals.
Mr.. Barnes was not in court and
neither was his chief counsel, William
M. WINS, when the verdict was re-
turned The colonel was there, how
ever, with his staff of counsel some
time before Justice Andrews ascended
the bench and opened court.
Jnmediately- thereafter Ts Wolff,
one of Mr.. Barnes attorneys, entered
an objection to the verdict
The jury which tried VIM. Barnes
$50 900 suit for alleged libel against
Theodore Roosevelt is composed or
seven Republicans, three Progressives
and two Democrats. Twenty-Five tales
men were examined before both sides
announced they were satisfied with
the IL men in the box. The jurymen
are:
Henry Hoag, clerk, Republican
(foreman); Irving ]. Nils, woodwork
er, Republican; Walter ]. Quill, man
ager, Republican; Franklin S. Rhodes,
farmer, Progressive; Leonard K. Hun
gerford, painter, Progressive; F. w.
Pierce, carpenter, Republican; Warren
H. Somers, grocer, Republican; Ray
Tanner, farm hand, Democrat; John
w. Brown, farmer, Republican; George
Boschert, manufacturer, and Edward
Burns, street car employe, Republican.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Governor Grants Pardon.

A woman, child and man were
made supremely happy by Gov. Brewer
when he granted pardon to ]. W.
Scott. a farmer of Lafayette county.
Scott had been convicted of stealing
a mule and sent to the penitentiary for
a term Of three years. Scott's wife,
accompanied by a bright-eyed little
daughter, came to Jackson and made
a personal plea for husbands free
dom.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
State Banks Conform.

j. S. Love, member Of the state
board of bank examiners for the Sec
ond or Southern Mississippi district,
has returned to Jackson after having
just completed the last examination of
the second round since assuming the
duties of his position. The statement
is made that every bank is now under
the guarantee of deposits provisions of
the statute, or will be by the end Of
the present month, the period within
the days of grace allowed under the
law for every bank operating under
the state law. About June l the ex-
aminers will start the third round of
examinations.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Automobile Turns Turtle.

Four persons sustained painful in
juries as a result of an automobile
turning turtle while racing with fast
Illinois Central passenger train, near
the city during the early hours of May
20. The car was driven by Phil Kim
ball, manager of Jackson moving
picture theater. Kimban was accom-
panied on the night ride by Sam Hemp
hill and three women.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Rulinu on Jitneys.

Defining the status of jitney oper-
ators for privilege license purposes,
Assistant Attorney-General Lamar F.
Easterling has rendered an opinion to
Auditor Thompson. Gen. Easterling
holds that "a jitney car is merely ap
automobile used for hire and that
it is clearly subject to such laws and
regulations as are in force for control
of such vehicular traffic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Wants Army of 1,0oo,O 900.

London. Amsterdam CORE
spondent of the Post says the Dutch
war minister announced in parliament
that a bill is being framed for uni
versal compulsory military training
This measure would increase the army
to approximately 100000 men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

During an excursion trip on the
steamer Sidney, out of Greenville,
May Is, o. C. Hocutt became involved
In difficulty with Laddie~ Middleton,
a young man, with the result that Mid
dleton was slightly cut, while Hocutt
received a blow on the head which
later resulted in his death at hos4
pital Middleton has been arrested on
the charge of murder. Hocutt leaves
a wife and three children.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Seeks Factory Location.

President Chas. H. Markham of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company, re-
Gently spent the day at Jackson in con-
ference with committee of the Jack
son board Of trade. While the precise
subject under discussion was not given
out for publication, it is well known
that it was relative to very important
industry which is said to be seeking
location at or near Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Candidates Stump in South.

At least four of the quintette Of can
didates for governor of Mississippi are
down in the extreme lower part of the
state, stumping it through Greene,
George, Jackson, Harrison and Wayne
counties. According to reports reach
ing Jackson these active campaigners
are meeting fairly large crowds of
people.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Laundry Suffers Fire Loss.

The Star Steam laundry on May Is
suffered fire loss of about $4,000. The
origin of the blaze is unknown. 1t
started in the boiler room, and had
gained considerable lheadWay before
an alarm was turned in.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Italian Troop Movement Secret.

Italian Frontier-The Italian mill
tary. authorities are guarding with
strictest secrecy the movement of the
troops. 1t is known, nevertheless, that
some 100000 soldiers have been con-
centrated on the coast of Italy, across
the Adriatic from Albania. These
troops are at Brindisi, Bari and Fog
gla.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
i. o. o. r. Will Meet.

Secretary Wm Hemingway of Capt.
tai Lodge No. II, |. Q. Q. F., who is
also past master of that organization
in Mississippi. has prepared an infor-
nation letter to the fraternity through
out the state relative to the grand
lodge arrangements for the state con-
yention Of Odd Fellows Capital Lodge
will be the host for the occasion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

The merchants and citizens Of Net
tleton and the surrounding community
have perfected the plans for organic
ing a new bank to be known as the
Nettleton Home Bank. The following
officers were elected: J. A. Wiygul,
president; J. D. Bryan and w. G.
Francis, vice-presidents; R. B. Dabbs
cashier.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

After the rejection of all sealed bids
for Laurels latest 100000 issue of i'm
provement bonds, the city commission
ers have negotiated the sale of the en-
tire issue to the Mortgage Security
company of New Orleans, with which
DR.. P. H. Saunders, formerly Of Lau-
rel, is associated. The bond issue was
sold at a discount of 5000, which is
the first time Laurel bonds have failed
to bring par.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
NEWS OF
MISSISSIPPI

The postoffice at Hazlehurst will
change hands June 1, when Mrs. Har-
riett Wood succeeds Miss Sallie Mili-
saps, who has held the office for IL
years. Miss Millsaps will continue in
the office as assistant for an indefinite
time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

At the opening session of their
golden jubilee held at West Point,
May Is, the Mississippi Press associa-
ton adopted a resolution congratu-
lating Woodrow Wilson ION the able
and patriotic note addressed by him
to the emperor of Germany on the
sinking of the Lusitania.' The res
olution was offered by E. A. Fitzgerald
of the Vicksburg Herald. On May 10,
$50 attending members went to Stark
vile on special train, where they
were the guests Of honor at dinner.
They were escorted from the college
depot to the chapel by the student
military body of the school Follow
ing the visit to Starkville the editors
continued to Columbus, where they
were the guests of the girls school
at luncheon Clarksdale, Laurel, Hat
tiesburg and Greenville are making .
fight for the 1916 convention.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27
Rains Frotrs In Texas.

Weatherford, Tex-Thorsaads Of
small green frogs were 2recipitated
upon the streets of this city durlns
one of the heaviest rain storms IN
years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

Luther Childs, the millionaire res
taurant man, has purchased home in
Natchez and $500 acres of farm land
In this and adjoining counties. The
farm property was sold at $3.50 per
acre. Mr.. Childs will leave next week
for Texas, where he will purchase cat
tie and thoroughbred dairy stock. He
says that it is his intention to supply
the restaurants in Southern terriory
controlled by him with vegetables and
dairy products from his farm.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

Fire of unknown origin practically
wrecked the three-story brick Bnai
Birth club building, corner of Clay
and Walnut streets, in Vicksburg, May
10, and water damage to the adjoining
wholesale dry goods establishment OF
A. Rose & Co. was reported to be Sc
rious in the upper floors. The fire
was discovered at o'clock in the
morning. Insurance in the sum OF $685.
900 on the building and $4,000 on fur
nishings was carried by the club. The
damaged property is valued at 100000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

The Duncan -Homochitto place, a
plantation containing 1900 acres, sit
uated about Sc miles from Natclfez,
has been sold to Barksdale Bros. of
Memphis and Blytheville, Ark. The
purchasers announce that the place
will be converted into a stock farm
and all the stock and equipment on
the Blytheyille farm will be trans
ferred to this county The purchase
price of the property here was $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

w. E. Knox, a farmer, living about
four miles out from Houston, was
shot and instantly killed May 80 by
neighbor farmer, Quit Houser, who
used a shotgun, and shot Knox through
the head, killing him instantly. 1t
seems that there had been bad feeling
between the two men for several
weeks, which grew out of disagree
ment in a settlement for land rent and
work. Knox was attacked by Houser
while in his field plowing. After the
shooting Houser surrendered to the Of
ficers and was locked up in the county
tail. Knox leaves a widow and no
children, and Houser has wife and
three children.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-05-27

The Progressive State Bank OF Tut
wiler is now a full-fledged guaranteed
bank, having received its certificate OF
guaranty Friday. May IA.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-01
phlnn Away With Smoke.

Public opinion is setting strongly
against the contamination of the air
we breathe with coal smoke. A gen
eral use of low-temperature coke would
render the atmosphere of our cities as
free from pollution as hat of New
York, where it is obligatory upon all
inhabitants to burn anthracite or some
other form of smokeless fuel. Through
wantonly wasting the valuable con-
stituents of coal by burning it raw in
the domestic fireplace we suffer a dou-
BILE penalty. Not only do we pay d.
rectly for the fuel that is discharged
unconsumed up the chimney, but we
pay indirectly a second time in the Ia
Dor spent in removing it when it comes
back to us through the windows in the
form of smuts and dust. We pay, too,
in de~terioriated health and obscured
sunshine.
The whole subject affords an inter
esting illustration OF the solidarity of
scientific progress, and demonstrates
forcibly the fact that one advance in
evitably brings another in its train.
The growth of twentieth century en-
cheering science, which demands oil
in ever-growing volumes, is thus tend
ing to promote a sanitary reform which
is long overdue.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-01
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lamp and this acknowledgment is also recorded
by the recording apparatus.
The next action which may be described, is
when the contact shoe engages with a partially
e~nergized contact rail, which indicates a caution
condition. When this occurs, the engine appa-
ratus is again set for reduced speed as when
starting out, and the whistle blows continuously,
If, in the meantime, the train in the advance
block has moved on, or any other obstruction has
been removed, so that the next contact rail is
in clear" condition, the cab system will be auto
matically returned to normal, full speed condi-
ton when it passes such contact rail, and the
whistle will stop.
On the other hand, if the danger condition con.
tinues and the contact rail is de-energized, de-
noting danger, the train will be automatically
stopped when its contact shoe comes in contact
with this de-energized rail. This stopping will
also be recorded, and at the same time a chime
of two whistles will be sounded to warn the en-
gineer that this is a stop application.
II the engineer desires to proceed, he must
press a button on the cabinet door, which resets
the automatic apparatus to caution or slow speed
condition. Having reset the instruments he may
now proceed as in the first instance, at con-
trolled reduced speed.
If the engineer has observed a danger signal
and stops his train before the contact shoe comes
in contact with the de-energized rail, he may, If
necessary, in an emergency, pass the deener-
gized rail. In order to pass the de-energized rail
a separate and distinctive switch is provided.
which must be held down continuously while
passing the rail. The pressing of this switch is
also recorded. However, if he should attempt to
pass a rail by pressing on this switch before the
train has stopped, he would cause a stop appli-
cation. After passing the de-energized rail, as
before described, the train may proceed under
caution operation at a predetermined. controlled.
reduced speed.
While an automatic control system has many
advantages, some of these advantages would be
lost, if the system could be freely manipulated,
unless such irregularity is automatically detected
and recorded. In order to insure the proper
operation Of this system, and to record the &C
ton thereof, as well as to record whether the
engineer is properly observing his signals, GER
tain portions of the system are inclosed in a box
or cabinet. This box or cabinet is made to con-
tain the valves, magnets, relays. clock and record
ing mechanism, and is provided with a lock and
a special door. The cabinet is about eighteen
inches square and six inches deep and may be
mounted in any convenient place in the cab.
This system is intended to actuate or cooper
ate with any suitable form of mechanism on the
car or locomotive which is used for stopping the
same, such as brake actuating mechanism, and
1t is particularly adapted to actuate or cooperate
with the air brakes which are now commonly
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-01

pairs are made, when it can proceed hut under
control and at a predetermined speed only. The
"Hlns is specially constructed so that any
crosses or grounds will cause a danger condition.
If repairs cannot be made Immediately bv the en-.
gineer, he may cut out the instruments, when
the train can proceed, but if this is done a record
is made.
Another feature of the device is its elasticity
and adaptability to the movement of any and all
kinds of trains, irrespective of their motive pow
er or frequency. The system will work equally
well on trains operated by steam, electricity, gas.
oline, or compressed air, and whether such ap-
plication is direct or by means of the trolley,
third rail or storage battery methods.
The initial purpose is to promote the safety of
railway operation and to eliminate all danger
from lapses of memory on the part Of the en-
gineers or others connected with the operation
of railways, and to make such a record as will
provide an exhibit of proper or improper opera
ton and observance of signals and orders.
The control of the movement of trains is in the
hands of the engineers just as long as they OBJ
serve the restricting signals provided for their
guidance, but any failure to do so Immediately
and automatically relieves them of said con-
troll. AS soon as the conditions permit of safely
doing so, the control is again and automatically
restored to the engineer.
The system is of the intermittent contact rail
type, with the engine apparatus clear or inopera-
tive while running between points of indication.
When the engine shoe makes contact with the
contact rail, the engine apparatus is still held
clear or imperative, provided the contact rail Is
energized. If it is desired to make the control
of the speed of the train continuous, instead OF
intermittent, particularly in congested terminals,
the desired object is accomplished by making the
contact rail continuous. Both the contact rail
and the shoe on the engine are so constructed as
to keep them within the limits of the safety
clearance requirements, and personal contact
with the contact rail is not injurious.
Tha in which the nnrn0Sa of the EVS-
tenn is carried out is as follows:
When a train is standing at a criminal, or at
any other point, the automatic apparatus is In
such condition that the train can only proceed
at a predetermined reduced speed. When the
engineer opens the throttle to proceed, it auto
matically starts a whistle in the cab. This
whistle continues to sound and the reduced speed
regulation continues until the train contact shoe
engages with a clear contact rail. This rail be-
ing fully e~nergized supplies a current which sets
the control in position to permit the train to
proceed at full speed, and also stops the whistle.
The contact with this shoe is recorded by a re-
cording apparatus and the contact also causes
the lighting of a signal lamp in the cab. The
massage of this rail is acknowledged by the en-
gineer, who presses a button which puts out the