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Evening star., 1915-01-03

ly engaged. But 400 yards separated
the two armies. With the clearing of
the mist on the following morning
the British began their attack.
In one of the embraSureS near the
river in the American intrenchments
were lean, stalwart men clad in taWdry
finery, who lurched as they moved. as
if more used to the sea than to land
They worked and sweated at great
24-pounder, firing it with deadly
precision into the advancing columns.
For these were trained French artll-
lersts. the pick of La Fitte's men and
headed by the pirate himself. others
Law behind the brea astwork waiting for
a hand -to-hand encounter.
Twice the tide of attack surged up
to the intrenchmentS, only to be turn
ed back by the fire of La Fitte's bat
teries. La Fitte was fighting with the
Tennesseans, and it was by their fire
that Gen. Packenham himself was
mortally wounded, as well as two gen
eral officers.
But the British came again, forcing
the American outposts back until they
were on a strip of sward below the
redoubts upon which the American
guns could not be depressed sufhclent-
ly to bear.
From the breastworks La Fitte saw this
broken British column closing it's ranks,
making ready for a final onslaught.
"Boarders away" He shrieked the old
sea call, and leaped straight out upon the
bullet-swept clearing, followed by his men,
pistols and cutlasses in hand, sea boots
Tapping and greasy names flying, bowling
death in their rush.
Into the swirling carnage where the
British were trying to place their scaling
ladders they swept, blade to blade. beat
ing the English back. La Fitte himself
engaged two officers. Their light blades
could not stand against the heavy cutlass.
One fell, and then the other
Routed. the British fled, and for the
rest of that day La Fitte and a detach-
ment of reinforcements held their position
until at night the battle closed-leaving
the Americans victorious.
All along the American intrenchments
the result was the same. The Americans,
fighting with every ounce of ability they
possessed. completely routed the entire
British forces England lost more than
1000 men, nearly one-fourth of her fight
ing force. The Americans lost but
thirteen. The British loss included Pack
enham dead, Gen. Gibbs dying, Gen.
Keene disabled and only Lambert left.
Evening star., 1915-01-03

Marcus, I'm afraid I'll have to stop
He was determined.
Don't give up now he urged. Lets
go around once more.
They did. A tortoise afflicted with
Evening star., 1915-01-03

inflammatory rheumatism could have
beaten them around Finally, with
sigh, she gave up. And as she sat
down on a little pile of snow and wist
fully watched the capering revelerS
one could almost hear the wrath of
Tom Hood grooming in the distance.
Pick her up tendery.
Handle with care:
Fashioned SO slenderly,
Young aud so fair.
Her clothes are pretty full
Gosh. amt she plttful?
Don't pull no witty bull,
Cause it amt fair
Speaking of snow piles. the were
the latest thing in reserved seats. Be
fore the skating began a numb Der of
small boys, armed with long shovels,
scraped the snow from the face of the
ice and heaped it at intervals aroui.d
the pond Here. safe from the con-
gested traffic, they hunched themselves.
From a distance the mounds looked
like Eskimo ice houses
The statesman who fell furnished the
most impressive feature of the day.
Others fell-p1enty of them-but not as
this great man fell. He was moving
at dignified pace and was about to
turn when he and his balance tempo
rarily parted company. A surprised
look. came over ms race 1ou coulu
hear him saying to himself: Can it
be that I. servant of the sovereign
people, man high in the councils of
the nation, am going to make spec
tacle of myself before all these peo-
ple?"
No, sir, That would never do. For
a moment the great man sWayed back
and forth like an elderly oak. Then
he sat-and there was that in his man
ner of sitting that lent dignity to an
f,yl fny1
He arose, brushed himself and re-
sumed his circuitous journey.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27

An echo of the tragedy OF last
March, when a fast flying New Or
leans & Northeastern passenger train
ran into an automobile on its tracks
at Petal, killing 62-year-old man and
injuring his 11-year-old grandson, oc-
Cured in the Forrest county circuit
court today, when suits aggregating
1850 were filed against the railroad
company.
The largest suit was for $4,000, ask
ed by Mrs. M. Carley for the death
of her husband, j. M. Carley. Two
suits for $4,000 each were filed by
John C. Carley, father of James c
Carley, the youth in the car when the
accident occurred. John c. Carley al
so asks for $3.50 for the automobile
which was destroyed.
The defendants in the suits are the
New Orleans G. Northeastern Railroad
Company, and William Perry, Sr., thu
engineer on the train responsible TO
the accident. Perry, one of the bes
known railroad men in the South, is
resident of Lauderdale county.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
Ideal Weather For
Another SeUenDdus
Is NOW FOreCdSted
SHOWERS IN CERTAIN PARTS OF
THE EAST GULF STATES
PROMISED TODAY.

Another seven days of fair weather
for Forrest county, is promised today
by the United States Weather Bureau,
in it's weekly. forecast. With the 1ex1
ception of showers. in certain parts OF
the East Gulf states, sunshiny wealth
er will prevail throughout the South
for that period.
The forecast for the entire country
is:
Middle Atlantic States: Fair fol
four or FIVE days, but by Sunday OF
Monday unsettled with rain probable
Somewhat cooler Wednesday ant
Thursday and warmer again later.
South Atlantic and East Gulf states
Local showers Wednesday, general!
fair weather for remainder of week
with seasonable temperatures.
I West Gulf states: Generally fai
with seasonable temperatures.
Tennessee: Fair for about thre
days, unsettled with rain Saturday @
Sunday and again fair Monday an
Tuesday Somewhat cooler Wedne
day, rising temperature Thursday an
Friday, and falling temperature t.
ward the end of the week.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
NIGHT SCHOOL IS
FORMALLY OPENED
GLASS OF 12 PRESENT AT INITIAL
MEETING; 6 OTHERS MAKE
APPLICATION.

Hattiesburg's first night school is
reality, and is in perfect working or
der.
Under the direction of d. d. Cam
eron, teacher in the Hattiesburg pub
lie schools, assisted by four young
women teachers from the same insti-
tutions, the school was formally open
ed at the Court Street Methodist
Church last night. There were II
boys and young men present at the
opening.
The applications of half dozen 9th
ers were taken up and favorably acted
upon.
The next session of the school vii
be held Friday night at o'clock. Tn
school will have two sessions eacl
week, Tuesday and Friday nights.
The schedule of classes was al
ranged last night, and at the mex
session, the students will take up thei
work Immediately. Every boy an
young man desiring to enter til
school has been given an invitation
confer with Mr.. Cameron.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
AMOUNT OF BOOTY IS
BEING KEPT SECRET
Ten or More Mask I'd Men, With Rifles,
Force Engineer, to Bring Train to a
stop-Band Divides Itself Into Sec
tions, One Guarding Train Crew
and Another the Passengers, While
the Trird Cracks safes-Passensers
| Unframed.
tBy Assoc,area Press.)

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 27.-Ten
or more masked bandits held up and
robbed a southbound Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas passenger train early to-
day between Onapa and Eufaula.
They made good their escape, carry
ing with them large quantity OF
money, and other yaluables. =
The robbery occurred at 2 o'clock.
They entered the first express car,
blew the safe easily, and obtained an
unknown amount Of money and valu-
ables. The second car was then visit
ed, and an attempt to crack the single
safe there failed, A large amount OF
explosives was placed under the two
safes in the third express car, and
these, too, resisted. ~
No attempt was maue to rob the
passengers on the train, many o
whom were awake at the time ant
knew what was transpiring furthe
! toward the front of the train.
/ With rifles, the bandits forced tn
engineer to stop the train. A portion
of the band guarded the train GREY
while the others covered the passen
ger coaches with their guns. Thi
was done while the remaining par
of the band worked like beavers 10
more than an hour on the safes i
the express cars.
Officials of the railroad company RI
fuse to tell the probable amount of tn
loot.
Sheriffs from dozen counties an
posses are seaching for the robber
They made clean get away, lea
ing no traces.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
PLOTS SERIOUSNESS
IS BECOMING MARKED
CONSPIRACY BY GERMANS IN
UNITED STATES ALARMS
OFFICIALS.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Oct. 27.-Federa'
agents today continued their in
vestiefation of the stories of Lieut..
Fay, of the German army, and otn-
ers alleged to have been impiieat-
ed In a plot to blow up war mun'-
tion vessels and supply plants in
the United States.
May Breituns, alleged conspira'
tor, arrived from Chicago today,
surrendered to the authorities, and
was released on $25, 900 bond for
a hearing next week.
It is reported that disclosures
; are expected which will indicate a
conspiracy more serious than any
uncovered in the United States
since the war began.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
DID NOT ASK TO SEE
SLAYER Of HUSBAND
MRS. BLACKBURN, IN STATE
MENT TO THE NEWS TELLS OF
TIME FOLLOWING KILLING.

In a statement issued to The News
TODAY. Mrs. Wiley A. Blackburn wild
ow of the Purvis editor who was killed
last week by DIR. Sam E. Rees, at Fur
Wis, denied that she had requested an
interview with the slayer of her hus-
band following the tragedy. Mrs. Rees,
she said, asked that the doctor be per-
mitted to call after his release from
JAIL
The statement in full is as follows:
Some of the newspapers lave pub
,ished incorrect statements concern
ing certain matters subsequent to the
death of my husband, Wiley A. Black
burn, at the hands of DR.. S. E. Rees,
and l take this method of correcting
the erroneous statements as far as it
is it possible to do so.
"In the first place, | have been IN
broken health and confined to my bed,
and in the constant care OF a physi-
clan for several months past, and at
the time of Mrs. Rees' visit to my
house, two days after my husband
death, | was almost beside myself
under the shock of my husbands
tragic death.
"The statement that I expressed q
wish to see and talk with DR.. Rees is
erroneous. At the time Mrs. Rees
came to my house, and while undei
strong emotion and feeling, and still
under tho influence of the terrible
shock. l was asked by Mrs. Rees
DR.. Rees might come to see me ant
my family after his release. Acting
on the impulse of the moment, AM
hardly knowing what | was doing,
i, acouiesced, prompted by desire .
avoid wounding the feelings OF MIS-
Rees. who was in no way to blam
:. for the tragedy, and also, in my weal
- ened condition, acting under the nat
rally strong emotion at that tim
: Later, word was conveyed to partit
a not to permit DR.. Rees 10 come 10 u
:, home. should he wish to do so.
"a course I could feel nothing but abs
lutte adherence of an interview WI
,o DR.. Rees after he had killed by hu
.r. band.
re "Mr. Blackburn had told me not
lis great while before he was killed IN
ng he thought and believed that all trf
a BILE between him and DIR. Rees was
ed an end.
nv. 81 trust that any erroneous impr
OF sion gathered or formed by the RUM
de. and reports mentioned above may
st. corrected and removed by this sta
ian ment from my hand.
Respectfully,
uld "Mrs. Wiley A. Blackburn.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27

London, Oct. 27.-London optimism
regarding the outcome of the Balkan
conflict has yielded to the conviction
that it will take something like a
miracle to avert the disaster for Ser
bia.
Lord Lownsdowne's exposition of
the Macedonian campaign in the
House of Lords yesterday is consid-
cred that indications are that the as
s1stance the Allies have given Serbia
is insufficient to meet her needs.
The Teutons and Bulgarians are
within 20 miles of each other to the
southwest. Southeast Of Belgrade
the invaders are advancing along the
1oO-mile front, rs to 40 miles south Of
Danube, off Belgrade.
Of the Nish-Saloniki railroad, the
Germans hold the first so miles from
Belgrade, and the Serbians the next
$50, the Bulgarians the next 100. and
the French the last so miles leading
through Greece.
No details are available concerning
1.-THE reported Serbian capture of Veles.
The Serbians are resisting desperately.
Saloniki reports Franco-Serbian sue.
cesses against the Bulgarians in south
ern Serbia. The Austrians claim sue
cesses in Northwestern Serbia, seizing
strong positions south Of Obrenovac
Won Hindenbergs movement against
Dvinsk has not shaken that Russian
defense. The Austrians are struggling
to gain the initiative south of thu
Pritpet.
Paris declares that the German al
tacks at La Courtine were repulsed.
Hard fighting is reported on tn
Austro-Italian front. The Italian
are driving for Gorizia.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
ROBBERS RUNAWAY
ON EVE OF SUCCESS
Git AWAY LOCK AT RIVER AVE
Nue STORE, AND THEN
DISAPPEAR.

purg,ars early today attempted u
hreak into the general merchandise
establishment of Denham & w., on
Rfser avenue, but were either frlsnl, ean.
IN away or lost their nerve .o before ,Ors
IL Actual entrance to the S'0'e "N
I with a knife they cut around a MOI
tised lock on one of the doors anu l'l,',s us
merely pushing the door, II r"a @Ur sou
have opened easily. For SUM ao the
vet unexplained, they left once e.,a,' .n'
lock had been put out OF "n,na eomi,,''lu, ~,
@ Policeman sheehan, passing lh'
store after daylight this morning, ,o. nu
tlced shavings in front OF 'ne ,o uUU, Dsv,
On making an examination nc '.a o.,
that the lock had been cut aroanI s !,
He pushed the door gently anu
opened. ,oa .,s
An investigation later "seS suomed an an
~ mace had not been entered an
,nst ~. nothing had been TAKEN
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
The Neruc of This
Burglar! !! He Steals
.Detc ctive,S Clothes
BREAKS INTO PRESSING EsTAe-
LlsHMENT AND MAKES
SMALL HAUL.

Maybe when the burglar that enter
ed the pressing establishment OF
Wiley Evans, on River avenue some
time early today, and stole quantity
of clothing, looks in an inside pocket
of one of the coats taken and finds
the name of I'D. McGilvray" there,
he will get frightened and return the
garments.
Maybe, on the other hand, he will
be SO frightened that he won't.
| 1t remains to be seen just what
the daring robber will do, once he
learns the identity of the owner of one
of the suits which he unceremoniously
appropriated to his own use.
| Admission to the pressing club was
gained by breaking through a real
window. A suit of clothes belongini
to McGilvray, well-know HattiesburI
private detective, was the first thin
that the burglar came across that lool
ed good to him, so he took 1t. Their
was a pair of pants near that suite
his fancy so he to took these also
How many other garments he mad
away with, Evans does not know.
The police have description OF tn
clothing, and are on the look out fo
lit. The exact time the club was el
tered is not known.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
SHERIFF WARREN
DIES SUDDENLY
CONVICTION COUNTY OFFICIAL
DISCUSSING SHOOTING CASE,
DROPS DEAD.

News was received in Hattiesburg
this afternoon of the sudden death in
Collins last night og J. L. Warren.
sheriff of Covington county. Heart
trouble is supposed to have been the
cause of the death.
Mr. Warren was about IS years old
and is survived by his wife and a
large family of children, all of whom
are grown. The funeral will be hele
in Collins this afternoon.
| Returning from Gulfport where h'
had been on business trip, Mr.. War
rem reached his home shortly befor'
dark Yesterday He was sitting on hi
front porch while dinner was beini
prepared, and was discussing
shooting scrape which occurre
lin Collins on the preceding da!
Tile seemed to be in good health. c
sudden. his arms dropped to his sid
and his head fell forward on his ches
The end had come beforesa a physical
could be summoned.
Mr.. warren's term as sheriff woul
have expired on Januarys1, next. =
son, William Warren, who Is one
/. his deputies, more than likely viii :
} the unexpired term as sheriff.
!! Deceased was well known in Fore
Il . |.
lcounty. q
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
$3l,25O Damages Asked
For Petal Railroad Mishap
DEATH OF j. M cARLEy, STRUCK BY NORTHEASTERN
TRAIN, BASIS OF $4,000 suT-FATHER OF H.
YEAR-oLD ASKS $1,000 ON EACH OF TWO COUNTS AND
$3.50 FOR THE AUTOMOBILE WHICH WAS WRECKED.

John c. Carley as next best friend"
of James c. Carley, in the two suits
filed, stated that on March rs, through
gross carelessness. negligence and
wantoness," Train No. 5 of the North
eastern crashed into the automobile
driven by his father, in which also
was seated his son, knocking the boy
rs feet and severely injuring him
The passenger train did not stop at
the Petal station on the day in ques
ton, he said. Always in the past II
had made this stop. He intimated thai
the occupants of the car expected sucf
stop, and for that reason tried t.
cross the track.
Mrs. M. Carley, widow of ]. M. Car
ley, made the same declarations, ex
planning that her husband had receiv
ed injuries from which he soon died
The same contentious are includes
! in the suit for damage to the automc
bile.
The cases probably will be taken u
at this term of the Circuit Court.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
PREMIER ASQUiTH.
A. Bonar Law.
Sir Edward Carson.

When Sir Edward Carson, attorney
general in the British cabinet, resign
ed after he had seen King George,
and when A. Bonar Law. leader OF the
opposition, but member OF the Coaii-
ton Cabinet, was called by the King
there Immediately ic:iowed reports
of a cabinet crisis which might CON-
pei a general election in Great Britain.
Premier Asquith was taken sick, and
that is said to have delayed the dis
solution of the cabinet.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
MUNITIONS MEN MAY
GET COTTON MILLS.

Natchez. Miss, Oct. 27.-The Match
ez Cotton Mills will be sold here to-
day and tomorrow, and it is expected
that a large munitions company will
bid. for the extensive property. There
are two large brick mills. and two 9TH
er mills which have been shut down
for seven years Sixty-seven dwell.
fngs are included in the property. to.
gether with machinery and mechanical
] equipment in the mills.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
BOILER ExPLODES;;
SIX ARE INJURED
TWO MEN BROUGHT TO HATTlEs-
BURG AND PLACED IN THE
INFIRMARY.

Six men were injured, two of them
seriously, when boxer in the plant
of the M. & o. Lumber Company, at
New Augusta, exploded last night.
Two of the men-Charles Mat
thews and George Kelin-were rushed
to Hattiesburg and placed in the Hat
tiesburg Infirmary for medical treat
ment. Both wee badly scalded
Neither is in a dangerous condition
however.
The identity of the four other mer
is not known here today.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27

On the technical charge of being
dangerous and suspicious" and "hav-
ing no visible means of support" Mrs.
William Smith, of Sumrall, arrested
Monday by the Hattiesburg police in
connection with the campaign against
the illegal sale of morphine and mar
cotics, has been released, following
rigid investigation conducted by May
or Batson and Chief of Police Bennett
Mrs. Smith, in Police Court, testi-
fed that she had administered treat
ments" to scores of Hattiesburg pa
tients, but that she did not know the
nature of these treatments They
were given on the advice of Sumrall
doctor, she said.
A number of the persons, most OF
NrLem being women, whom Mrs. Smith
Nsed in Hattiesburg. she said, were
St&cted to the drug habit. She denied
evdr having given hypodermic injec
tiSns of either morphine or any othel
drug covered by the Harrison anti
narcotic law.
She promised to leave Hattiesburl
if the charge against her was dropped
She was dismissed.
Have Many Suspects.
In connection with the campaig
against the sale and dispensation c
drugs illegally in Hattiesburg, the p'
lice announced today that they haV
several suspects which they are watcl
ing carefully. Olso a dozen or MOI
recognized dope" fends are undf
surveillance, and it is believed th'
they will be able to ascertain u
source of the supplies by keeping
colse touch with the fiends.
II is said that the Hattiesburg phy'
has unanimously have promise
heiNT, support to the police and a
ao,ng everything they can to break
tho illegal sale here and in the count
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
MEX|CANS K|DNAP A
PRIEST AND A MINER
REPRESENTATIONS HAVE BEEN
MADE TO THIS COUNTRY
AND CARRANZA.

Ell Paso, Tex, Oct. 27.-Ernest f.
Ayton, a wealthy British mining man
and a priest of Guanacevi district
Chihuahua, were kidnapped on DC
tober 10 by an armed force whose al
filiations are unknown. The British
consul has made representations t'
the United States, the British em
bassy, and to Carranza.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27

London, Oct. 27.-The first link
connecting the Teutons and the
BuIgarians has been made on the
Danube. The main advance sof
the Teutonic force ~ siong the
Morava valley where the railroad
runs through Nish to Sofia, and
thence. to .constantinopIe. The
junction on the Danube does not
yet give the direct railroad con-
nection the Teutons desired.
Brescia adviess say that the
Austrian situation is critical at
Gorilla where the Italians are at
tacking.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
CAN'T HIRE MEN FOR
EUROPEAN SERVICE
(By Associated Press,

San Francisco. Oct. 27.-Ralph X.
Blair and DR.. Thomas Adds were con-
yicted today Of conspiring to hire
men in the United States for British
military service.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
ARE ASKED
TO CUT OFF SUPPLIES
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT WANT
FUEL TO REACH ENEMIES
OF cARRANzA.

Washington, d. G., Oct. N'-iWhe W
State Department today is asking the
American railroads to cut off the sup
niles of fuel being sent from this
country to the enemies of Carranza.
This is a supplementary proceeding
to an embargo on arms.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
(, . blackburn Appointed

washington. Oct. 27.--J. s. Black
burn, Of Richton, Miss, was appointed
today to a place on the legal force Of
the general land office in this city.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
BRITISH OPTIMISM IS
GRADUALLY DECREASING
Teutons And Bulgsrs Are Within 20
Miles of Joining Forces, while the
invaders are Advancing Along Hun
dred-MiIe front Toward Belgrade
Serbs are Resisting vaIiantiy-Nish
saIoniki Railroad Held by 4 Armies.
(By Assoc.areu Press,

Berlin, Oct. 27.-Direct connec-
tion between the Austro. German
and the Bulgarian armies Of GEN
eraI 6oyadjieff has been estab-
Iished on the Danube, east Of
BrzapaIaka, in northeastern Ser
bia today, It was officially annepn-
ed. Won Hindenbers's trceps
have penetrated the Russian posi-
tions over front Of more than
a mile in the Dvinsk region.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
THE COTTON MARKET.
Hattiesburg spots, IL IL.
tRy Associated Press..

New Orleans. Oct. 27.-The cotton
market closed to points up The
opening figures were January, 1907;
December, 1892.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-27
P0[|CE ARE
ON TRAIL Of.
D0PESTERS'
Are "Sp0tting' 'Hattiesburg Fiends,
.--. to Learn Source Of
Supplies.
LOCAL PHYSICIANS ARE
JOINING IN CAMPAIGN

Nurse Who Admitted Giving "Treat.
II ents" to Victims in Hattiesburq is
Court on Technical Charge, But
Is Dismissed-War on Sale of Drugs
UnGer the Harrison Ant-Narcotic
Law is to be Continued, Police say.