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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
RigidIy Questioned.

Repudiating his former statements,
and declaring that the two statements
in the Forrest county jail in cOnnec-
tion with the burning of the factory
of the osengrant-Wedegin Company,
at Fruitland E&-n, were false, and
that he knew they were false when
they were sworn to, Morris Williams,
now being tried for completely in the
burning at the Forrest county circuit
court, today gave some interesting, il
terribly mixed-up, testimony regarding
the affair.
Williams was arrested some time
after the burning. He was given a
tContinurd on Page Four
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
CONTEST OF THE NEWS
BRINGS MANY ANSWERS
All Hattiesburg, it Appeared, Tried
to Answer the "What's in a Name ,
Series of ements-Checks
Will Be Mailed to the Lucky Ones
Answers Are Received - Slogans
Are Numerous.
Are Numerous.

Mrs. r. L. Thompson, whose home
is in Laurel avenue, won '"rst prize in
The News Whats in Name" con
test which ran in Fridays edition.
On the page were printed forty-two
questions; each question contained
either a slogan or the name of some
article of merchandise that has been
advertised by particular Hattiesburg
merchant. And although there were
some two hundred readers Of The
News who attempted to answer the
questions, not single one handed in
a list that was absolutely correct.
The answers to all OF the advertise
ments are printed on Page of to-
days issue of The News.
Four contestants - Mrs. Robinson
Miss Emile Clemens, OF the First-Na
tiOnal Bank OF Commerce: Miss Ellie
Montgomery, Of SS11 Laurel avenue;
and Bernard Doherty, of 1913 Walnut
street, handed in lists with forty OF
the forty-two questions answered cor
rectly. The prizes were awarded, re
spectively to those whose answers
reached The News office earliest.
Mrs. Robinson missed the questions
"Who is the Old Reliable Grocer?
Continued on Page Eight,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
Tkcftc-He Won't Talk.

And now the unromantic charge OF
cattle thieying has been placed against
Ollie Burns, alleged cracksman. who,
according to the confession of man
now in the Mississippi penitentiary,
assisted in blowing the safe Of the
Bank of Morton "a yea" ago, when
more than $4,000 was obtained.
Burns is locked up in the Forrest
county jail here, awaiting instructions
from Jackson. as to when he will be
taken there and questioned by Cover
nor Brewer
A dispatch from the Capital today,
appearing elsewhere in The News,
states that the Governor has left for
Clarksdale, where he will remain
short time. This means that Burns
will he retained here until after the
executives return to Jackson.
The arrest of Burns was made at
New Augusta a few days after the pub
lication of the confession of Willie
HelversOn. that he. Hugh McNair, who
escaped, and Ollie Burns blew the safe
and stole $4,000 from the safe of the
Morton institution and also were re-
sponsible for other safe robberies and
burglaries in various places through
out the state.
HelversOn made his confession a few
/ hours after McNair succeeded in get
, ting away from the Oakley State
Farm, where the two men were sent
for three years, after being convicted
of burglaries in Smith county. Burns
succeeded in getting away, according
to the convict
! Hide Money in Grove.
/ Helverson claimed that after the
trio secured the money from the bank
at Morton they hid it in a grove in
Smith county, while the" went to Ra-
leigh to rob residence While at
Raleigh they were arrested. charged
with burglary, and so did not get a
chance to go back after the hidden
Contnued on Page Eighth
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
Hospital Ship
Strikes Mine in English
Channel; IS DroUnod
(Bp Associated Prccs.l

London. Nov. 17.-The British
Hospital Ship, Anglia, with 400
wounded soldiers on board, has
been lost.
The ship struck a mine while
feeling its way through the bomb
ssrewn waters, shortly before
noon. Owing to the condition of
the passengers, it was impossible
to make great speed in rescuing
them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17

Kaiser Wilhelm decorated Mrs.
James w Gerard, wife of the Ameri-
can ambassador, with Red Cross gold
medals OF the first and second class.
This is the first time the kaiser has
ever given a decoration to a woman
not OF royal blood.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17

Eighty-five persons in all were
drowned. Whether they were SOL
diers, being returned from the fir
inc line, and brought to England
fer treatment and recuperation, is
not known.
The Anglia was the most mod
ern of ships of it's kind. 1t was
veritabIe floating hospital.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17

The jury in the Leverett murder
case, at o'clock this afternoon. had
reached forty-hour deadlock, and in
dications at late hour are shat it's
members never will be able to reach
a verdict.
For three or four times since yes
terday morning, they have sent word
to Judge Paul b. Johnson that they
could not reach a verdict, and each
time the court directed that they go
at it again and make just one more
effort.
The trial has already cost the state
of Mississippi thousands Of dollars,
ana has taken up an unusually large
amount OF time of officials. If a yer
dict can be reached Judge Johnson
wants it, and he is going to give them
every opportunity in the world 10 do
so.
For 40 hours, these II men ha5e
been closeted in a room on the second
floor Of the Forrest county court
house, debating and arguing with
themselves as to the guilt or inno
cence of Tom Leverett, locked ND in
steel cell a few yards away. charged
with numbering his former friend, I'd
Bradley, in Richton last August
Many Jurors Pray.
For 40 hours every bit of testimony
every word and syllable of the prin
cipal and minor witnesses. has beer
gone over. Every instruction from
the court has been read and re-read
and many hours have been spent by
at least few Of the jurymen, on theiI
knees in prayer. asking for diynl
guidance in reaching an opinion. Fol
many of the jurymen are old-fashiCn
ed, God-fearing kind. who have M
hesitancy in letting the whole worlJ
know that they are not afraid to ash
their Creator for guidance at a time
like this.
And while the jury was doing these
things in the dark steel cell in the
county jail few yards away, has sal
Tom Leverett, whose lille is in thei,
hands. Leverett who is passing
through an ordeal which cannot b,
described, remains the cool, collected
and apparently disinterested man tha
he has shown himself to be, with one
or two exceptions du:ng the entir.
trial
He has asked but few questions con
corning the action of the jury. HI
knows that when verdict is reached
or when the foreman of the jury send
word to Judge Johnson that yerdic
cannot be reached, a deputy sheriff
will appear at his cell door, open il
and tell him to come along.
Leverett has not seen any of his al
torneys since the Jury retired o.
Monday night.
The l2 men have not stirred fror
Continued on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
SERBS FATE.
Il)BEKH0NN
Invading Armies Are Encirclinq
Them and Preparing to
Land Final Blow.
KITCHENER TO CONFER
WITH THE GREEK KING

Constantine, 1t Is Said, Has Expressed
4 Desire to Confer With the British
War Lord and to Discuss the mill,
tary Situation With Him-Buchar.
est Hears That Rumania Will Take
Up Arms Against the Allies Some
tine Next Month
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17

General Munro has been sent to the
Dardanenes to take the place OF Gen
eral IAN Hamilton by the British. The
virtual failure of the Dardanelles on
eratiOns under General Hamilton
made this change necessary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
Run1ania to E nter ?

Bucharest, Nov. 17-Former Pre-
mier Carp is credited by the news
paper Adeverul with the statement
that Rumania viii take up arms on
the side Of Germany early in Decem-
Der.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17

Paris, Nov 1.-THE first meet
ing of the Anglo-French war coun-
Gil was held here this afternoon.
Tonight the British ministers will
dine with President Poincare and
will return to England, probably
tomorrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
H()PE[.ESSLY
DE.A[)L()(,KE[)
IS OPINION
Leverett Jurors Have Been Clos,
eied For the Last 40 Hours;
No Verdict Yet.
THAT A VERDICT WILL
BE REACHED IMPROBABLE

In the Meantime, the Many of the
Jurors Are Praying for Divine Guild
ance in Rendering an Opinion as to
the Guilt or Innocence of the Man
Prisoner, Few Yards Away in Steel
Cell, is Showing But Little Interest
in Outcome.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
NEGRO SWEARS
FORMER SWORN
ARE LIES
Man Repudiatds Other Aft
davits. Declaring That He's
Telling Truth Now.
DETECTIVE, He Sk,
THREATENED TO HARM HIM

Morris Williams, charged With Com
pIioity in Burning the Factory at
FruitIand Park last May, Gives a
Lot of Mixed-up Testimony in the
Circuit Court-Says Wedegin Want
ed Him TO Kill the Formers Wife.
RigidIy Questioned.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
Austria Wanted Peace.

Rome. Nov 17-Proposals for a sep
arate peace were made to Italy by
Austria at the time of the recent
Italian offensive movement. the Peo-
pie Italia asserts. The Salandra cab
met refused to consider them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
BURNS, ALLEGED
CRACkSIMANMA
Be SHEEP THIEF
Man Locked Up In Forrest Coun-
ssty Jail. to Be interviewed
by Governor.
MORE HISTORY or HIS
PAST LIFE RECEIVED HERE

Was Arrested Eight Miles From New
Augusta, in a Seoticn Where Many
Hogs, Sheep and Cattle Had Myste-
r:oasly Disappeared-Dispatch Re-
ceived From There intimates That
He May Have Been Implicated in
Tkcftc-He Won't Talk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
To Onnose Allies7

Petrograd, Nov. 17.-Analyzins the
conduct Of King Constantine OF
Greece, the Novoe Vremyra has ar
rived at the conclusion that his
friendly neutrality" is nothing more
than an open preparation for a future
attack on the Allied forces landed at
SaIOniki.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
THE COTTON MARKET.

fBu assucldrcd press.l
New Orleans, Nov. 1.-THE cotton
market closed , to points up.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
(Bg Associated Press,
time Next Month.

Rome, Nov. II. - Preparations
are in progress, it is reliably re-
ported, to send large detachments
Of Italian troops to Saloniki.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
Highway Delegates Ready
TO Appear at Nashville

ADVANCE LEFT FOR The TENNESSEE CAP
ilTAL OTHERS GO TONIGHT TO APPEAR BEFORE COMMIT.
TEE WHICH WILL SELECT ROUTE FOR THE HISTORIC ROAD
MISSISSIPPI CONFIDENT CLAIMS GRANTED.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-17
THE WEATHER

ippi-Cloudy and warmer to-
night and Tuesday; probably rain
Thursday central and north portion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-04-30

winch To record something, "and you,
miss, are fool!"
There was no combating Miss Stats.
Tx She overwhelmed ali arguments
by the very exactness of ner person
atty.
Elaine departed. speeches., prop
erly squelched, followed by her chauf-
feur.
Meanwhile, closed car, such as
had stood across from the laboratory,
had drawn up not far from the Dodge
house. Near it was man in rather
shabby clothes and visored cap on
which were the words in dull gold
lettering, metropolitan Window
Cleaning company" He carried a
bucket and a small extension ladder.
In the darkened recesses of the car
was the Clutching Hand himself,
in his hand and was giving most min
ute instructions to the window clean.
er about something. As the latter
turned to go, sharp observer would
have noted that it was Dan the Dude,
stiE further disguised.
n Few moments later, Dan appeared
at the servants entrance of the Dodge
house and rang the bell. Jennings,
who happened to be down there, came
to tbs door.
MAN to clean the windows" sa-
luted the bogus cleaner, touching his
hat in a way quietly to call attention
to the words on it and drawing from
his pocket faxed written order.
"All right" nodded Jennings, ex-
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heard the window cleaner and Jen.
nings, but thought nothing Of it al
the time
Once, however, Craig paused, and
saw him listening more intently than
usual.
They've gone out" he muttered
| "but surely there is some one in the
Dodge library"
81 listened, too. The thing was SO
sensitive that even a whisper could
be magnified, and l certainly did hear
something.
Kennedy frowned What was that
scratching noise? Could it be Jen-
nings? Perhaps it was Rusty.
Just then we could distinguish a
sound as though someone had moved
about
"No-thats not Jennings" cried
Craig. "He went out"
He looked at me moment The
same stealthy noise was repeated.
IT'S the Clutching Hand!" he ex-
claimed excitedly.
A moment later Dan hurried into
the Dodge library.
For heavens sake, Chief. hurry"
he whispered hoarseiy. The raisers
must have fallen down. The girl her
self is coming!"
Dan himself had no time to waste.
He retreated into the hallway just as
Jennings was opening the door for
Elaine.
Marie took her wraps and left her,
while Elaine handed her numerous
packages to Jennings.
Dan watched every motion.
Put them away, Jennings" she
said softly.
Jennings had obeyed and gone up
stairs. Elaine moved toward the IL
brary. Dan took quiet step or two
behind her, in the same direction.
In the library Clutching Hand was
now frantically searching for the
spring. He heard Elaine coming and
lodged behind the curtains again just
as she entered.
With a hasty look about, she saw
no one. Then she went quickly to the
panel, found the spring and pressed
it. So many queer things had hap
pened to her since she went out that
she had begun to worry over the safe
~ Of the papers.
The panel opened They were there.
ali right. She opened the box and
took them out, hesitating to break the
seal before Kennedy arrived.
Stealthy and tigerlike, the Clutch
ing Hand crept up behind her. AS he
did so, Dan gazed in through the por-
there's from the hall.
With spring, Clutching Hand
Seaped at Elaine, snatching at the pa
pcrs. Elaine clung to them tenacious
~, in spite of the surprise, and they
struggled for them, Clutching Hand
holding one hand over her mouth to
prevent her screaming. Instantly Dan
was there, aiding his chief
"Ct Ike her. Strange heri Don't
let screami" he ground out.
They fought viciously. Would she
succeed? II was two desperate, I'M
scrupulous men against one frail girl
Ind denly, from th- mau in armov
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aiming the order and findins it ap.
parently all right.
Dan followed him in, taking the lad
der and bucket upstairs, where Aunt
Josephine was still reading.
"The man to clean the windows,
ma'am," apologized Jennings.
ooh, very WELL" she nodded, taking
up her book, to go. Then, recalling
the frequent injunctions of Kennedy,
she paused long enough to speak
quietly to Jennings.
"Stay here and watch him." she
whispered as she went out.
Jennings nodded, while Dan opened
a window and set to work.
Elaine now decided to go home.
From his closed car, the Clutching
Hand gazed intently at the Dodge
house. He could see Dan on the lad
der. now washing the library window,
his back toward him.
Dan turned slowly and made the
sign of the hand. Turning to his
chauffeur the master criminal spoke
a few hurried words in low tone and
the driver hurried off.
A few minutes later the driver
might have been seen entoTins "a near
by drug store and going into the tele-
phone booth. Without a moments
hesitation be called upon the Dodge
house, and Marie, Elaine's maid, an
swered.
rs Jennings there?" he asked.
"Tell him a friend wants to speak
TO him."
Wait minute" she answered. "Tll
get him"
Marie went toward the library, leav-
ing the telephone off the hook. Dan
was washing the windows, half in
side. half outside the house, while Jen-
nings was trying to be very busy, al
though it was apparent that he was
watching Dan closely.
"A friend of yours wants to speak
to you over the telephone, Jennings"
said Marie, as she came into the
library.
The butler responded slowly, with a
covert glance at Dan.
No sooner had they gone, however,
than Dan climbed all the way into the
room, ran to the door and looked after
them. Then he ran to the window.
Across and down the street, the
Clutchiug Hand was gazing at the
house. He had seen Dan disappear
and suspected that the time had come.
Sure enough, there was the sign of
the hand He hastily got out of the
ear and hurried up the street. All
this time the chauffeur was keeping
Jennings busy over the telephone with
some trumped-up story.
AS the master criminal came in by
the ladder through the open window,
Dan was on guard, listening down the
hallway. A signal from Dan, and
Clutching Hand slid back of the por-
there's. Jennings was returning.
i've finished these windows" an
nounced Dan as the butler reappeared.
"Now, I'll clean the hall windows
Jennings followed like a shadow.
No sooner had they gone than
Clutching Hand stealthily came from
behind the portierss.
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One OF the maids was sweeping in
the hall as Dan went toward the win
dow, about to wash it.
81 wonder whether / locked those
windows?" muttered Jennings, paus-
ing in the hallway. Il guess I'd bet
ter make sure"
He had taken only step toward
the library again when Dan watchfully
caught sight of him. 1t would never
do to have Jennings shopping around
there now. Quick action was neces-
sary. Dan knocked over costly
Sevres vase.
"There-clumsy- what you've
done!" berated Jennings, starting to
pick up the pieces.
Dan had acted his part well and
promptly. In the library Clutching
Hand was busily engaged at that mo-
ment beside the secret panel search
ing for the spring that released it.
He ran his finger along the woodwork,
pausing here and there without sue
ceeding.
"Confound it," he muttered, search
ing feverishly.
Kennedy, having made the arrange
ments with the telephone company by
which he had clear wire from the
Dodge house to his laboratory, had re-
Joined me there and was putting on
the finishing touches on his installa-
ton of the vocaphone.
Every now and then he would
switch it on, and we would listen in
it as he demonstrated the wonderful
little instrument to me- We had
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had it repaired" he remarked TO Aunt
Josephine. Suddenly his face lighted
up. "Ah-an ideal" he exclaimed.
mo one will ever think to look inside
that"
Now, Mrs. Dodge" he said finally,
as he had completed installing the
thing and hiding the wire under car
pets and rugs until it ran out to the
connection which he made with the
telephone, don't breathe word of it
to anyone. We don't know whom
to trust or suspect"
Elaine's car had stopped finally at
a shop on Fifth avenue. She stepped
out and entered, leaving her chauffeur
to wait
AS she did so. Dan and Billy sided
along the crowded sidewalk.
Dan the Dude left Billy and Billy
surreptitiously drew from under his
coat half loaf of bread. With a
glance about, he dropped it into the
gutter close to the entrance to
Elaine's car. Then he withdrew lit
tie distance.
When Elaine came out and ap-
preached her car Billy, looking as
cold and forlorn as could be, shot for
ward. Pretending to spy the dirty
piece of bread in the gutter, he made
a dive for it, just as Elaine was about
to step into the car.
Elaine, surprised, drew back. Billy
picked up the piece of bread and with
all the actions of having discovered q
treasure began to gnaw at it vora-
ciously.
Shocked at the disgusting sight, she
tried to take the bread away from
him.
Il know it's dirty, miss" wnimpered
Billy, "but it's the first food I've seen
for four days"
Instantly Elaine was full of SYM
pathy. She had taken the food
away. That would not suffice.
whats your name, little boy?" she
asked.
Billy" he replied, blubbering.
where do you live?"
with me mother and father
they're sick-nothing to eat"
He was whimpering an address far
over on the East side.
Get into the car" Elaine directed.
"Gee-but this is SWELL" he cried,
with no fake, this time.
On they went, through the tenement
canyons, lodging children and push
carts, stopping first at grocer's, then
at butchers and a delicatessen.
Finally the car stopped where Billy
directed. Billy hobbled out, followed
by Elaine and her chauffeur, his arms
piled high with provisions. She was
indeed a lovely Lady Bountiful as a
crowd of kids quickly surrounded the
car.
In the meantime Dago Mike and
Kitty the Hawk had gone to wretch
ed fiat, before which Billy stopped.
Kitty sat on the bed, putting dark
circles under her eyes with black
ened cork. She was very thin and
emaciated, but it was dissipation that
had done it. Dago Mike was CORE
spondingly poorly dressed.
ne udu pduSGu DSSlU0 the WIuuCW
to look out. She's coming" he an
nounced finally.
Kitty hastily jumped into the rick
ETY. bed, while Mike took up crutch
that was standing idly in a corner
She coughed resignedly and he limped
about, forlorn. They had assumed
their parts, which were almost to the
burlesque of poverty, when the door
was pushed open and Billy burst in,
followed by Elaine and the chauf-
feur.
"Oh, ma-oh, pa" he cried, running
forward and kissing his pseudo par
ents, as Elaine, overcome with SYM
pathy, directed the chauffeur to lay
the things on a shaky table.
Just then the door opened again.
All were genuinely surprised this time,
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are rnystified by a
series OF murders of prominent men. The
prlnclpat clue to the murderer is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims, signed
with '.clutching hand" The latest vic
I'm or the mysterious assassin is Taylor
lodge, the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective to
Try TO unIayel the mystery. What Ken
4eoy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, a newspaper man. Elaine is kid
mapped by the Clutching Hand, but is res
cued by Kennedy, who has discovered her
whereabouts through using third degree
methods on one of the crooks
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for a prim, spick and span, middle
aged woman entered
L am Miss Statistic, of the organ
lied charities" she announced, look
ing around sharply. Il saw your car
standing outside miss, and the chill
dren below told me you were up here.
| came up to see whether you we're
aiding really deserving poor.
She laid a marked emphasis on the
word, pursuing up her lips. There was
no mistaking the apprehension that
these fine birds of prey had of her,
either
"Why-wh-what's the natter"
asked Elaine, fidgeting uncomfortably.
This man is gunman, that wom-
an is a bad woman, the boy is Billy
the Bread Snatcher," she answered
precisely, drawing out card ON