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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
ATTACK GERMAN NAVAL BASE
British Airships, Escorted by War
ships, Make Raid on Cuxhaven.
One Aviator Lost.

London.-Assisted by light cruisers,
destroyers and submarines, seven Brit
ish naval airmen, plotting seaplanes,
made daring attack on the German
nava base at Cuxhaven, at the mouth
of the Elbe. Six of the airmen return
ed safely, but the seventh, Commander
Hewitt, it is feared, has been lost His
machine was found off Helgoland,
wrecked.
What damage was done by bombs
thrown by the attacking party could
not be ascertained, but the German re-
port of the affair says the raid was
fruitless.
The enterprise of the British navy
in thus attempting to "dig out the
German fleet brought about a battle
between the most modern of war ma
chimes. The British squadron, includ-
ing the light cruisers Arethusia and
Undaunted, which have been engaged
in previous exploits on the German
coasts, were attacked by Zeppelins,
seaplanes and submarines.
By rapid maneuvering the ships
were able to avoid the submarines,
while the Zeppelins found the fire Of
the cruisers too dangerous for them to
keep up the fight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
STATES RIGHTS ARE PASSING
Illinois College President Comments
on Trend of Affairs-Headed for
'innocuous besuetude."

Chicago-In the establishment OF
the Federal Reserve Banking system
the building of territorial railways by
the federal government, the promotion
OF agricultural education by the same
authority and in the new freedom -
President Edmund James, of the Uni
versity of Illinois, sees states rights
headed for "innocuous desuetude."
He expressed that opinion in an ad-
dress at session of the conventions
OF the American Political Science AS
ISOLATION and American Historical AS
ISOLATION.
The day of state autonomy is draw
ing to close" he continued, "but do
not regret it."
President James remarked that Pres
ident Wilson, head of the party which
"has always pretended to stand for the
doctrine of state rights" has dealt the
doctrine some of the sturdiest blows
1t has ever received This, he explain
ed, goes to show that neither of the old
parties is the particular exponent of
Capitalization but that it is which
ever party happens for the time being
to hold the reins of federal authority
and thus finds an opportunity to de.
velop its power"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
SHIPPERS ARE CAUTIONED
President Wants Honesty Behind Pro-
test to EngIand-Detention of
Cargoes Causes Trouble.

Washington. - President Wilson ap-
pealed to American shippers of non
contraband not to permit contraband
articles to be mixed with their car
goes. He said the United States could
deal confidently with the problem of
British detention or American ships
only if supported by honest manifests.
The presidents statement followed
discussion with his cabinet of the
general shipping situation and of the
protest sent to Great Britain against
prolonged detention of American car
goes and other interference with
American trade.
Publication of a synopsis of the note
aroused much interest in official cir
cles. Many foreign diplomats made
formal inquiry at the state department
and were promised a memorandum on
the subject In some quarters, it was
said, steps probably would be taken
by other leading nations of this hem
isphere as well as European neutrals
in support of the American viewpoint.
The presidents comment on the sit
uation convinced callers that the
Washington government had spoken
firmly of its desire for Improvement
in the conditions of neutral commerce
and was prepared to further insist on
Its rights. The president declared that
the point of view adopted by the Unit
ed States in its note was hardly de-
batable, as England had adhered to it
in previous wars.
During the cabinet meeting it was
suggested that shippers should be
warned against shipment of doubtful
articles in non-contraband cargoes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
DAklNG AIR RAIDS ARE MADE
French and British Aviators Avense
Attack on Nancy-German Han
gar Is Burned.

London.-England and French avi@
tors, according to official announce
ments, have carried out successful at
tacks upon the aviation bases OF the
Germans at Metz and Brussels.
The aviation hangers at Frescaty,
near Metz, were bombarded and 1t Is
believed considerable damage was
done. Bombs and arrows were dropped
upon the railroad station at Metz and
upon the military barracks at st. Pri'
vat, just outside the town.
At Brussels IL bombs were dropped
on the airship shed, six of which were
effective. The German hangar was
burned.
With dramatic suddenness the
French avenged the Zeppelin attack on
Nancy, In which two persons were
killed and number wounded by send
ing French aeroplanes over the enc
my's lines to drop bombs on the great
German base and fortress of Metz. The
French war office asserts In its official
communique issued and transmitted
here that the German air attack on
Nancy, in which dozen bombs were
dropped by Zeppelin on the center
of the city, was without military rea
son. On the other hand, the targets OF
the French aviators which successful
ly reached the German fortress were
purely military.
OF all the places on the German side
of the Lorraine border, Metz is the
most complete in the present opera
tions. 1t is the great depot through
which pass the supplies for most O
the German forces in the southern par
of the French territory Because O
this it's permanent forts now are re
enforced by almost impregnable sup
Elementary defenses, while search
lights and anti-aircraft guns have beef
placed at every available point from
which they can sweep the skies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
PHYSICIAN |SHELD
ON MURDERER
DR.. F r. LOVE ACCUSED OF MUIR
DER, FOLLOWING KILLING OF
]. 8. CARMICHAEL.
WILL NOT MAKE STATEMENT
Morgan City, Miss, Physician Arrest
ed by w. C. Taylor, Sheriff OF To-
fIore County, and Lodged In
Jail at Greenwood, Miss.

Greenwood. Charged with the muir
der of ]. S. Carmichael, at Morgan
City, Miss, DR.. f. F. Love is. in jail
here and refuses to discuss the affair
He was brought here from the scene
of the trouble by Sheriff w. q. ray
lor. Carmichael, who was depot agent
for the Southern railway at Morgan
City, was unmarried. He was a broth
er of B. B. Marmichael, a prominent
attorney of Greenville. The latter
reached Morgan City to investigate
the case. He later came here and con-
suited with Sheriff Taylor.
1t is stated that trouble between
the two men arose when DIR. Love- oo
years old, spat on the floor OF the
depot waiting room. He was rcpri'
manded by Carmichael, and 1t 10 al
legged that the latter made move to
get his pistol. DR.. Love, fearing 1or
his life, his friends say, then shot and
killed the agent.
DR.. Love is interested in planting
and is one of the most prominent men
of Leflore county. He is the father
of several grown children, while Car
michael was quite young man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
CAUSES STAY or EXECUTION
Appeal Of Leo M. Frank lie Granted.
Supreme Court VIII Review Ha-
beas Corpus Proceedings.

Observation-Disclosures Lamar of the
United States supreme court granted
an appeal from the refusal of the fed
eral district court for northern Geor
gia to release on habeas proceedings
Leo M. Frank, under death sentence
for the murder Of Mary Phagan. the
15-year-old factory girl of Atlanta, Ga.
Frank has been sentenced to be ex-
ecuted Jan. %, but Justice Lamar's &C.
ton causes a stay In the carrying out
or the sentence. Thirty days is re-
quired for the record of the proceed
ings in the lower court to be filed in
the supreme court here. Immediately
after the filing, the state Of Georgia
may ask that the hearing of the case
be advanced. Such suggestions gen.
orally are granted.
AS result of Justice Lamar's &C.
ton, the entire court now will pass
upon Franks right to seek release
from custody on a writ of habeas cor.
pus on the ground that the trial court
In Fulton county, Georgia, lost juris.
d1ction over him by its failure to have
him present when the jury returned
Its verdict of guilty against him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
RUSSIA CLAIMS Y.
GERMANS CHECD
GERMANS AvAcUATE MIgE.
VICE AFTER AUSTRIAN
FEAT-HEAVY DUELS
LOSSES WERE ENoRDs
Teutons Bringing Up Heavy Aery
Along Plica River-Russian
ture Goriice in Galicia-
Important Town.

Petrograd.- Russian view re-
cent developments in Poland ISL a
definite check has been Admired
to the Germans. Their evacuat of
Mistrzewice, five miles north So
chaczew, is regarded by militarrit-
les as ringing down the curts on
third German advance toward ar
saw"
At a tremendous loss to themse s,
the Germans had succeeded in alb
fishing foothold in Mistrzewit on
the east bank of the Bzura, but rec
weeks of persistent, sledge-hamnl at
tacks failed to penetrate the Rtian
line before Warsaw. When it btme
evident that the Austrian adnce
from the Carpathian Mountainhad
| failed the Germans evacuated twill
lage. The Austrian Carpathian era
lions evidently formed an integrSart
Of the general German plan fothe
Warsaw campaign.
Heavy artillery is being broug up
by the Germans along their cent be-
tween Skierniewice and the lica
river but this is regarded as puiy a
defensive move to prevent breakg of
the German line by Russian inhtry
operating there under the cover ar
tillery.
Unofficial reports from the Wisaw
front say that, in comparison wit the
heavy artillery duels, infantry tera-
tions are mere episodes.
In Galicia the Russians have ken
the important town of Gorlic, Is
miles south of Tuchow, where the
West Galician Austrian army recently
was halted and prevented from itning
that of Gen. Boehm-Ermolli, aFanc-
ing from Sanck and Lieko. GoHce is
at the junction point of severa rail
roads running east, west and south
through the Carpathian district
Pursuit of the retreating Ausrians
in the Sancf-Lisko district has been
carried as far as Yaslisk, on tie ex.
IRENE Austrian left. Yaslisk, low in
possession of the Russians, copnands
the most important highway ir@ Hun,
gary.
II-->aa-%r. --.--->--- ,.srivlSg "
Kiev stated that their commanders, II
the troops previous to the
advance, said the result of the cam
paign would be reoccupation of Lem
berg by the Austrians and the capture
of Warsaw by the Germans, and thai
subsequent operations directed by the
German general staff would decide the
war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
BECKER WINS CASE.
Peremptory instructions Given to Ao
quit Banker.


Hazlehurst.-The judge gave per-
emptory instructions to the jury TO
acquit F. F. Becker, charged with re-
ceiving deposits into the insolvent
Bank of Brookhaven. The district at
torney made two claims, one that the
debts of the bank exceeded its proper
ty in value by $121,OO0. This was
denied by the defense on the ground
that it not only charged off as worth
less 500 900 of good notes not assalled
by the evidence, but was composed Oh
double charges and other mistaken
views. The defense claimed that IN
this amount there was charged as lost
S4S,OO0 of papers of the bank in other
banks in excess of debts owed; 1000
of notes paid since the failure, double
CHAR I'd w, uuu "
property value admitted by state wit
nesses to be good.
The court held that the defense was
correct in these contentious, as the
figures could not be assumed to be
bad, nor could the excess Of collateral
over the debts be held in law to be
lost as an asset. The court also held
that the evidence of the state failed
to show a loss of over 100000 from a
capital and surplus over debts OF
100000.
The other claim of the district at
torney was that, even If the property
of the bank exceeded its debts, 1t was
still insolvent if in making an assign
ment it could not meet its debts in
ordinary course of business. The
court held that when the deposit was
received no debt of the bank had ma
tured without payment and no checks
Of depositors refused payment.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
90 CITY OFFICIALS ARE HELD
Arrests in Terre Haute Case Cease.
Grand Jury Meets.

Estrti> - a -Ai~.-a Es.fs~~&-~ Who's
Grand Jury Meets.
indianapolis, Ind.-Mayor Dom M.
Roberts of Terra Haute, indicted for
alleged violation of election laws and
placed in Jail here in default of $780,
900 bonds, may make an effort to pro-
cure his release. Mayor Roberts
wife procured blank bond from Fed
eral Marshal Storen and said she ex-
pected to produce satisfactory securi-
ties to gain her husbands release.
Although only so of the 125 men
who are said to have been indicted
with Roberts have been arrested, no
more will be taken into custody at the
present time, Marshal Storen said.
Some have left the county, he said,
others are ill, and one, Edward Holler,
Terre Hautes superintendent of po-
lice, is serving a sentence for con-
tempt of court. Those under arrest
will be arraigned about Jan. Is, &C,
cording to Federal District Attorney
Daley.
When the federal grand jury recon-
venes here Jan. election conditions
in Terre Haute, it is said, will again
be taken up. When the jury recessed
it returned a partial report in which
more than 1875 men, including Mayor
Dom NJ Roberts and practically his
entire official family, were indicted.
The real story of the alleged con-
spiracy to corrupt the election merely
is limited in the indictment, it is said.
Federal authorities have indicated that
they will not expose their hand until
the trial is called. Federal District
Attorney Daley, in personal charge Of
the investigation, says immunity has
been offered to none.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
BANDITS HOLD UP
EXPRESS IN TEXAS
ALL PASSENGERS IN TWO REAR
sLEEPERs ROBBED NEAR
CLINE, TEXAS.
$4,000 WAS OVERLOOKED
Bandits Give Signal for Train to Stor
and Jump Off-Robbers Did Not
Have Time to to Go Through
Three SIeepers.

San Antonio, Tex.-Bandits who
robbed passengers in the two real
sleepers of the westbound Sunset Elk
press, on the Galveston, Harrisburg &
San Antonio railway, secured $7,S4C
In cash and jewelry valued at $4,000
according to the passengers reports
The bandits escaped as the train near
ed Spofford.
Jose Martinez, a wealthy Mexican
from Durango, who, with his wife and
daughter, occupied the drawing room
In the San Antonio sleeper, was over.
looked by the bandits, who missed be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 he carried
in money, besides jewelry of great
value. So elated was Martinez when
he discovered he had escaped the rob-
berry that he distributed from $25 to
$3.50 to each of the victims who had
lost their all. The robbers passed
through the San Antonio sleeper, rob
bling IA of the 10 passengers, over
looking two men in upper berths and
the Martinez family in the drawing
room.
They had partly finished search of
the second Pullman when, it is be-
lieved, they became frightened as the
drain was approaching Spofford, and
they pulled the bell cord and jumped
from the train as it slowed up. The
actual cash taken from passengers
amounted to $3.50 and the jewelry is
estimated at $4,000.
Three men were engaged in the hold
up, one remaining on the rear plat
form, while the other two went
through the sleepers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
Mills Violating Statute.

1t has been strongly intimated that
evidence that certain cotton mills OF
the state are violating the child labor
law will soon be placed in the hands
Of district or county attorneys, and it
is presumed will in turn be brought to
the attention of the grand juries.
David Mcdowell, state factory in
spector, is just back from his third
round Of the factories and other in
dustries of the state since he was ap-
pointed inspector by the state board
of health, following the passage of the
child labor laws and factory inspector
statute in the 1914 legislature, and
admits that some violations of the law
have come under his observation.
The law, as amended at the 1914
session OF the legislature, says that
no boy under IL or girl under IA years
of age shall be worked in any factory
or other place. Inspector Mcdowell
intimated in conversation that his
experience in making visits to indus
tries this year has led him to believe
that 1t would be much better IL the
age limit was Ia for boys and 16 for
girls.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
CORN GROWING IN
SOUTH INCREASING
INTERESTING REPORT MADE BY
C. A. COBB, ASSISTANT STATE
AGENT IN MISSISSIPPI.
CORN CLUBS ARE ACTIVE
Increase of Acreage Goes on Rapidly
and Yield Per Acre Also Shows
Substantial Gain.-Assistant
Agent Quotes Statistics.


C. A. Cobb, assistant state agent,
in charge of the boys corn club work
in Mississippi, who was seen at his
headquarters in the Board of Trade
building, discussed the outlook FOR
corn growing in the South in an inter-
esting manner. Speaking generally,
Mr.. Cobb observed:
Interest In corn growing In the
South is rapidly increasing. A num-
Der of things have led up to this.
Among them are the boys corn clubs,
the federal demonstration agents. the
experiment stations, the institute lee
turers Of the agricultural colleges,
the state departments OF agricui'
ture, and the advent Of the boil wevii.
With this increased interest in corn
growing has come general study OF
the habits of the corn plant, the best
methods for cultivation and the most
remunerative way of disposing of the
crop.
"The increasing acreage that Is be-
ing planted in corn and the augmen-
tation of the yield per acre during the
last few years has caused good deal
of speculation as to what would be-
come of surplus of Southern corn.
Speaking for Mississippi, we might
note the fact that we are importing
practically 100000 bushels of corn
at this time, which means that we
have here at home market for 20,
100000 additional bushels"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
FOREST FIGHTING FURIOUS
Terrific Battle in Vosges Region.
Snowstorm HaIts Flanders Battle.
Truce Enforced

Paris.-A storm of violent proper
tions, which swept over the battle
front from Flanders almost to the Ger
man frontier on the allies right, held
the opposing armies in leash. The
heavy fall of snow that was driven
down in a terrific gale upon almost
the entire war area acted as curtain
which effectively obscured the view
of the enemy from the gunners, and a
truce was enforced practically along
the whole front.
However, in the Argonne region,
where forest fighting has been furious
for the past fortnight, the French
forces managed to press forward
through the storm for material gains.
Reports of the fighting which &C.
CURED just preceding the period of en-
forced inactivity indicate that the al
lies made decisive gains at the two
extremes of the line, against Muelhau-
sen and in front of Newport Both of
these movements are of great military
Importance, as they are preliminary
developments of thanking maneuvers
which must surely discomfit the in
vaders when the time comes for the
allies to assume definitely their often
sive.
During the past four days, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Paris Temps
from its correspondent in Basel,
Switzerland, the most terrific fighting
has taken place on the whole front
of the Vosges region. The fighting
was most violent, the roar of the guns
incident to a furious cannonade was
distinctly heard on the Swiss border.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
!. c. PASSENGER DERAILED
Engine and Five Coaches Leave the
Track Near Crystal Springs.

tNSot SiJoee.' Of' ''o~s
Crystal Springs.-Illinois Central
train No. SO was wrecked at the Lock
wood bridge, one and quarter miles
north of this place. No one of the
crew of passengers was seriously hurt,
although the mail, baggage, express
and two passenger coaches were de-
rallied, together with the engine which
is badly damaged.
Conductor Eddie Moles of McComb
was in charge of the train. Otto
Harness Of McComb, the engineer, es'
capped death in a most miraculous
way.
The mail coach, steel car, was
practically uninjured; the four wooden
coaches were wrecked beyond re-
demption. The cause of the derail'
ment, while not definitely known, is
attributed to the sodden condition o.
the roadbed, resulting from the pro
tracted rainy spell.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
FRENCH USING HOWITZERS
Definite and Important Successes Re
corded by Parls-Advance on
Newport and Muelhausen.

Paris.-Definite and important sue
cesses were recorded by the allies in
their advance from Newport and in
their attack on Muelhausen (the two
extremes of the battle 'front.', in Off
cial statements issued by the French
war office.
While the Franco-Belgian contin'
gents, pressing the Germans back
along the Belgian coast, were occupy
ing ST. Georges, in the environs OF
which there has been most bitter
fighting, and establishing themselves
firmly in that position two miles east
of Newport, the French forces com.
manded by Gen. Pau, operating in up.
Ssss-actirp SteinbaCh,
north of the line between Cernay anu
Thanh.
The success of Gen. Pau's opera.
tions is considered highly significant
as showing the approach of the long
awaited weakening of the German de-
fensive on this line.
1t was at Steinbach only a fortnight
ago that the Germans, by a terrific
cannonade, followed by vigorous as.
saults of infantry brought from Uff.
holz, to the east, forced the French to
retire and evacuate all the ground
they had gained in this particular re-
gion.
The new French howitzers now have
made their appearance on the French
line in this field and it was by the
overwhelming fire of these batteries
that the French established their ar.
tillery supremacy, which led finally to
their encroachment up the German
works, resulting in the successful in
yeStment of the town
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
More Indiana Arrests.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Five more men,
including E. E. Talbot, city controller,
of Terre Haute, and George Ehren-
herdt, a member of the Terre Haute
Board of Public Works, were arrested
at Terre Haute by federal authorities
on the indictment charging conspiracy
to corrupt the election of November 8.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
Fund For Woman's Home

Jackson.-A flaterlngly large and
appreciative audience assembled to en-
joy concert Of high class vocal and
instrumental music gotten up by the
Jackson branch of the Mississippi
Travellers to aid the work of the WON
en- who are exerting themselves in the
cause of the Jackson Business Won
ems Home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-01-08
Railroad is Upheld.

Railroad is Opneiu.
United States Clerk Moseley has re-
ceived from Judge Niles final decree
in the case of NJ. & o. r. r. Company
against Mississippi Railroad Commits
sion and Encouragement of Missis-
sippi, which was heard at New Or
leans on Oct. 81. This was a bill OF
Injunction to restrain the enforcement
of an order of the railroad commission
directing the railroad company to re-
store certain local trains which had
been discontinued by the company
for reasons of retrenchment and econ
omy. The railroad commission was
-cousrueruuIy concerned by tho uction
Of the Mobile & Ohio in removing the
trains involved in the controversy.
Thereupon, at meeting of the com
mission held early in October, the
matter was aired and subsequently an
order was passed requiring the COM
pany to restore the train service as
formerly. This was the signal for
further fighting, and instead of taking
steps to obey this order, attorneys for
the railroad company sued out an in
junction in the United States Court
and asked for full bench.
Clerk Moseley received from Judge
Niles decree sigued by his fellow
judges, which makes the temporary
injunction then granted perpetual,
which means that the trains are con-
sidered as interstate trains, and the
railroad company entitled to operate
its service to the best interests of all
concerned.
Just what steps further will be TAX
en- by the railroad commission and the
encouragement in this matter is un-
certain; whether they will accept the
dictum Of the three judges or continue
the fight to the court Of appeals re-
mains to be seen.