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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
WILSON REVIEWS GREAT
FLEET OF Ga WARSHlpS
Stands Bareheaded int he Rain as
Nations Soldiers Pass in
Parade.

New York, May l7.-Sixty-
four ships of the Atlantic fleet,
comprising the most powerful ar
ray of fighting craft ever assem-
bled in an American port
passed in review before President
Wilson this afternoon.
A naval parade, viewed by the
president was held this morning
as a preliminary to the review.
President Wilson came ashore at
1915 today from the yacht May.
flower, in which he made a triI
from Washington. The automo-
bile in which he rode to the stand
to review the parade was escort.
ed by 100 mounted police. Thous
ands who lined the sidewalks
roared a mighty welcome as tht
president passed.
A sharp rain fell as the sailors
swung into review formation
Later it changed to a drizzle. Al
each detachment passed th'
president was saluted.
Throughout the parade th'
) president stood, silk hated, in
tently watching the spectacle
He was serious of face excep
when the passing of mascot
from various battleships drey
ripples of laughter from tn
crowd. When the last detacf
ment had passed. escorted b.
cabinent members and Others
he went 10 attend a luncheon 9
the Hotel Baltimore.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
WALTER MALONE
DEAD At MEMPHIS
Succumbs to Apoplcxy nj Ills
Hotel Death Occurs
tuesday.

Memphis. Tenn. May Is Wal
ter Malone. lawyer. Judge, editor.
poet. and above all n whole-souled
and big-hearted lover Of nature
and natures nobility is no more.
About 3 O'Clock Monday after
noon Judge Malone called his o,d
friend. DR.. Frank Jones. and
asked him to examine him. His
recent visit to the country. he
said had not been as helDiul AZ
he had hoped. and he felt that a
thorough examination was neces-
sary. A little later DIR. Jones
saw him but not being able to
complete the examination. he ad-
vised him TO get good nights
rest, and he would see him next
day.
At IL O'Clock DIR. Jones went
to the room to see him. He open
ed the door and found that death
had preceded him. He was ly-
ing on the floor near the foot of
the bed. An apopletic stroke
had stricken him low. DR.. Jones
said that death came at Z or 8
o'clock, and he had no doubt that
it came quickly.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
Gist of the News From Over
the Country Given in o
Brief Form.

Dispatches received Tell tf
heavy damage by fire throughout
Germany. A chemical factory
at Lauenthal. near Danneig, was
destroyed with $4,000 loss. Sew
en- sheds and a number of loco
motives were burned on the east
Prussian railway at Koenigsburg.
One of the biggest tannerles in
Germany was fired by bombs
dropped from a French areo-
plane at Strassburg. The dam
age was estimated at 81. 900, 600
and the loss is felt more severely
because of the shortage of leath-
er and its great need in Germany
now.
The women of the world
Christian. 23S. 900, 600; Pagan,
60, 1000, 600; Confucian, 128, 600,
600; Hindu. 95,000,0OO; Buddhist,
70, 900, 600; Mohammedan, 100,
100000.
London virtually is without
street car service. and the strik-
ing drivers and conductors of the
London county municipal railway
system have taken a pledge not
to return to work until perma
nent increase in pay and not
merely a war bonus is granted.
The British and Foreign Bible
Society has provided over a mil
lion and a half Bibles to the sol
diers Of friend and foe.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
Thifleon Yeaf.0ll lioy lmes
tllr m ihr Tonhiplicc
River
BODY NOT YET RECOVERED
Va Playing - Water With
playmstss-- Tfiss io Catch
Hall

While IN bathing vilh y
number NJ playmate In the Tom
hiPbce river NJ Laws Shoals.
Sunday afternoon about io'cl0rk
Edward McCreeyy. the thirteen
year-0ld son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.B
McCreevy. was druwnod. Tho
body has not yet been recovered.
bat every thirg possible IL being
done to find the remains.
The boys were playing IN the
water and one Of them threw TO
McCreevy a tennis ball. The lad
in an effort 10 catch il, stepped
into water over his head. He
was going under the third time
before il was noticed that he was
drowning, and j. j, Windham,
registry clerk in the local post.
Office, who accompanied the boys
to the river quickly plunged to
his rescue.
The river is now at a high
stage on account of the recent
heavy rains, and before anyone
could reach McCreevy. the swift
water had carried his body away.
Edward was a manly young
fellow and was never known Il
do anything that he knew was
wrong. Never did he go any
distance from home without
first getting permission to d0
so. On Sunday afternoon ht
@as allowed to accompany hi
boy friends to the river.
Mr.. Il. B. McCreevy. the fathe
of the young man, is an engineer
on the Montgomery division o
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, anC
the Commercial joins the peopl,
Iof Columbus in extending t,
himself and family the deepes
J sympathy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
MAGRUOER TO ADDRESS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
Commencement Exercises Will
Begin on Next Monday
Evening.

The present local school term
is nearing a close and commence
ment exercises of the Franklir
Academy will begin next Monday
evening, May, "a, when the an
nual oratorical contest will be
held at the Columbus Theatre.
Glass day exercises will take
place at the Franklin Academy
Tuesday afternoon.
The graduation exercises viii
occur on Wednesday evening
and 81 young ladies and gentle
men will receive diplomas. The
baccalaureate address will be de
livered by Hon. w. W. Margru
der, a prominent attorney o.
Starksville.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
MEMORIAL EXERCISES ARE
HELD BY LOCAL WOOOMlN
Address is Delivered by Hon. w.
A. Martin, of Me-
ridian.

Queen City Camp, No. %,
Woomen Of the World, observed
last Sunday ne their annual me-
mortal day, and mDnuments erect
ed in honor of members who
have died during the past year
were unveiled.
The memorial address was de-
livered by Hon, w. A. Martin, of
Meridian past head consul for
Mississippi. He was introduced
by Mr.. S. l.. Caine, of this city,
who is also a past head consul.
His subject was Equality of
Man." and his talk was a very
forceful one.
In addition to the memorial ad-
dress by Mr.. Martin an excellent
musical program was rendered by
a special choir under the direc
ton of Mrs. Battle X. Sessums
and the Woodmen's Ode, which
is regularly prescribed feature OF
the ceremonies was recited by
Miss Lucy Lawley.
The three monuments unveiled
were those of oJvereigns j. K.
Horton, T. p. McClanahan anC
Frank Young, and in addition
prayer tribute was paid the me
mory of Sovereigns W. j. Burru'
| M. r. Patterson, S. B. William
son, l.. T. Lofts and r. C. Little
members who have died durin,
the past year and whose bodie
lie buried in other places.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
BREWER NAMES JUNE Is
As SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
Issues Proclamation Urging Peo-
pie Of Mississippi to Go to
Church That Day.

Jackson, Miss. May 15. Gov.
Brewer has issued a proclamation
designating Sunday, June 13, as
Sunday School Day." and urg-
ing all persons to attend Sunday
school on that date. In that
proclamation the governor
says:
Il urge the parents TO take
their children, and b seech the
children to accompany their par
ents. | would also ask that those
who are unable to attend from
sickness or other good cause, to
let their prayers ascend for this
day. Our first teaching and in
slruclion is the best Build vel
the foundation, and there is nj
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
PRACTICE SCHOOL 70 GIVE
MAY FESTIVAL AZ COLLEGE
Pretty Program Will Be Render
ed at the |. |. and c. This Al
ternOOn.

The annual May Festival given
by the pupils of the practice
school of the Industrial Institute
and College will be held on the
campus this afternoon at 4;3O
O'Clock. and the public is cordially
invited.
The following interesting pro-
gram will be given:-
/. Grand march, all grades.
z. Opening chorus, "Now IT'S
the Month of May" all grades.
3. (a) Oats. Peas. Beans. and
Barley Grow, (b) Farmers in the
Dell, (c)Coming through the Rye.
(d)Rythm game, (e) Round and
Round the Village, kindergarten.
A.. (a) LOBBY Lou, grades two
and three, (b) Four black berries
dance girls, grades two ant
three, (c) Norwegian Mountain
march, grades two and three, Id
| See You, grades two, three, ,toul
and five, (e) Bleking dance
grades TWO, three, four and five
5. (a) May pole dance, grades
four and five. (b) Sir Roger d.
Coverly dance. grades six ant
seven. 6. Growing of queen
all grades. z. Vacation song. a.
grades.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20

Weather forecast for the week
beginning Wednesday, April rs,
issued BY the u. S. Weather Bu-
reau, Washington y. d, ~ s,f,t
South Atlantic and East Gulf
states:
Fair Wednesday, followed by
showers Thursday and Friday in
the East Gulf States, and proba-
bly, from Friday to Sunday in the
South Atlantic States, followed
by generally fair weather there
after. Moderate temperatures.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
Charles Chaplin Comedy at Prin
ces Today and a Vitaeraph
Feature.

Today is laugh day at the Prin-
cess, the man who is justly called
King of Foolishness," is on the
program. His name is Charles
Chaplin. Ask any Kid or grown
up either who the above mention
ed gent is and they will com
mence to laugh at the mention
Of his name. In todays laugh
feast Chaplin isat his best, "nufl
sed." Be there. The hearty
laugh you will get will certainly
Justify your coming.
Vitagraph offers The Closed
Circuit" a tale of the sea in
reels with big cast.
Music of the pleasing kind b,
the Princess orchestra. Admls
sion 5 and l0c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20

fear of the superstructure. To
the stranger that is within our
gates we bid welcome. and urge
him to attend and become part
of us on this occasion.
Rev. w Fred Long. secretary
of the State Sunday School AS.
sociation, expresses the opinion
chat will be a great outpouring OF
the people on this day, the ides
having been received with grea
satisfaction by church and Sunday
school workers everywhere.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
ee,. dtiefmln ChahcelIof
lndh. Triple Alliance
Broken
ROME SAYS INEVITABLE
Afs situation Nav. Altaf Ger.
man Reply ~ Americas
Note.

The neyt feW dlys.if not hours
. Il is believed wlII fnd Italy re-
nuuncing het old allies af the
triple alliance and joining the
triple entente powers asa bellig
erent For some time the change
has been expected by the govern
ment Of Great Britain
The German imp rial ehancel.
lor in the Rsiehslag today, out
|liJed the offers made 10 Italy as
the price Of her continued lneu-
trality. While he said he had not
entirely abandoned hope that
peace would be maintained among
the triple alliance powers. he left
an impression on the minds OF
his hearers that the end of the
alliance. so far as Italy is con
cerned, is not far off.
1t is anticipated that expected
changes in the government of
Great Britain are aimed at closer
consolidation of all parties for
the purpose of carrying the war
to a successful issue. Whether
leaders of the unionists, Irish or
labor parties will be taken into
the cabinet or admitted into the
committees of imperial defense
is unknown. Whatever the
changes. they have not interfer-
ed with operations in which the
, British forces are engaged.
Outlining British operations in
the house of lords today. Lord
: Kitchener, while expressing the
greatest confidence in their ulti-
mate outcome. again warned the
public that great sacrifices had
already been made and greater
, ones were expected. He appeal
ed for 300. 900 more recruits.
! Ii is known that two import
ant factors are working to delay
for another week, Germany SIRE
ply to the American note. First.
, the next few days are expected
to show whether Germany will
be confronted with new militia
ry situation by ltaly's entrance
into the war; second. diplomats
here believe an interim OF delay
will reveal whether the United
States. of its own initiative, will
send a general protest1to the al
lies against the alleged violation
y of international laws by inter-
fering with commerce between
;. American ports and neutral Eu-
ropean ports.
" Officials think the Auetro.ltal-
ian situation may ab ,orb the at
tention of the German govern
: ment, delaying the final prepa-
:. ton of reply. 1t is realize d
y that if Italy becomes a belligerent
Geimany's difficulties in obtain
y ing foodstuffs will be increased,
In such circumstances, It was ex
!. planned, diplomatic quarters II
Germany would find the subma
rine even more invaluable as Z
- weapon for reducing enemy sup
~ plies and commerce.
&c Meanwhile the British frs
n army, north of La Bassee anC
, . the French forces to the south
ho continue their offensive agains
the German line. They claim
ba progress. while the German yer
n sions say they were repulsed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20
Notice.

The Alumnae Association of
the |. l. and C. will have a ban
auet on Thursday night, the 9th
of Nav. The members who wish
10 attend will please send in their
names to the treasurer, Miss
Clytee Fans, as soon as possible.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20

Mrs. Wade Stokes and children
of Greenwood. are the guests of
Captain and Mrs. T. j. Stokes.
They viii remain here until after
the pageant.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-05-20

Mrs. Fred Sccby, nee Miss Ma
rie Tucker. is visiting her mother
Mrs. M. f. Tucker. Mr.. Scoby
will also come later en- route to
California and Oregon, and Mrs
Scoby will accompany him west.