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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
Shriner Head Dead.

Rochester, n. Y, Aug. George
f. Leder, known as the father of the
Mystic Shrine" died here last night
at the age of 73.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
LOVE GETS "A $40
PERCENT OF VOTES
HATTiESBURG CANDIDATE FOR
STATE BANK EXAMINER
s
MAKES A RECORD.

J. S. Love, candidate for reelection
as State Bank Examiner, made the re-
markable record at last Tuesdays pri-
mary, of securing "A $40 per cent OF
all votes cast in that race. He OBJ
tanned 32,575 against Pettis' 10,959.
His majority was 21,616.
The vote nv counties was:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
CARD OF THANKS.
Joseph A. McCord,
Governor.

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends who so kindly
assisted us during the illness and
death of our little son.
1t Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Briggs.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09

Associate Justice ]. Morgan Stevens,
of Jackson, was Sunday visitor to
Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
CITY BREVITIES
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Evans Venable spent the weekend
in Laurel, the guest of ]. r. Mason.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
BANK TO
HELP THE FARMERS
CONTINUED from Page One.)

stitutes proper warehouse receipts. If
member banks have not already as
sured themselves that the worehouse
receipts available to their customers
will be acceptable to us as collateral,
they are invited to correspond with us
now on this important feature. We
wish TO emphasize the Importance of
having arrangements made and an I'M
derstanding reached before the move
ment of the crop is upon us.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
YOUNG CHILD OF
w. w. BRIGGS DEAD.

Wiley Wesley Briggs, the 22-months-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Briggs,
of 203 Hall avenue, died yesterday,
and was buried in the City cemetery
this morning at 10 o'clock. The Rev.
E. ]. Currie had charge of the SER
vices.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09

Midnight at MaXim's," said to be
one of the most complete and detail
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09
Handling Advances.

This letter relates only to advances
necessary to prevent the forced sale OF
cotton by its producers, and by mer-
chants who receive the cotton in set
Element of advances made to farmers
for the growing of the cotton These
member banks who handle accounts
of cotton buyers, are requested to
take up with us in separate letter
the matter of handling advances to
buyers.
Please do us the kindness to reply
to this letter and enclosure by Satur-
day August eth, 1915, in order that we
may have a complete report in our
files Monday, August 9th, 1915. a de-
Law in answering will make Ineffective
any efforts to be of assistance.
Respectfully,
Joseph A. McCord,
Governor.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09

Iron rust stains may be removed
from goods by using sour milk.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-08-09

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
WAR NEWS IN SUMMARY

One Of the features of the war news
as transmitted through London is the
statement Of the Austro War Office.
Sweeping claims Of victory except in
the far north are made
II is asserted that in Poland, on the
Warsaw front. in Galicla. Bukowina
and Northern Hungary the Austrian
and German forces are battering down
the Russian resistance.
No mention is made Of East Prus
sia, where the Russians say they are
making a new advance.
The Turkish army that invaded
Persia is reported defeated. Tabriz
has been reoccupied by the Russians
Berlin announces a defeat Of the
Russians in two minor engagements.
A night attack at BoFiimow was re-
pulsed.
In France the heaviest fighting oc-
Cured at the end of the line. Ger
many says further ground was gained
in the Argonne. where the French suf-
fered heavy losses. Near Nieuport, in
Belgium. and south of Verdun, says
Berlin. heavy infantry engagements
were disastrous to the French.
London papers are now doubtful
about the strength OF the reported
turkish invasion OF Egypt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
HUMAN VOICE
SENT 4,400 MILES,
Talking Over The Telephone
From Sea TO Sea.
PRESIDENT WILSON ON WIRE
He Also Converses With Thomas A.
Watson In California and Alex
snder Graham Bell, Inventor OF
the Telephone, In New York.

Washington, d. C.--PreSdent VIII
son Monday inaugurated the nrst
transcontinental telephone system by
speaking directly to President Moore,
Of the Panama-Pacifc Exposition, in
San Francisco. With Mr.. Moore
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor
of the telephone, and President Vail,
OF the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, on the wire at diff
ferent points. the President extended
congratulations on the achievement
1T appeals to the Imagination to
speak across the continent" said the
President to Mr.. Moore. 1T Is a fine
thing for the exposition that the first
thing It has done is to send its voice
over from sea to sea. congratulate
you on the fine prospects for a sue
cessful exposition. | am confidently
hoping to take part in 1t after the ad-
journment OF Congress. May not
send my greetings to the management
and to all whose work has made 1t
possible and make 1t the great event
ii promises TO be, and convey my per
sonal congratulations to you?"
With DR.. Bell listening in on the
line at New York, the President then
spoke to Thomas A. Watson. In San
Francisco. Mr.. Watson was DIR. Bells
electrician at the time of the inven-
ton of the telephone, and was the first
person to hear word spoken over a
telephone.
81 consider 1t an honor" said the
President, ito be able to express my
admiration for the inventive genius
and scientific knowledge that has
made this possible, and my pride that
this vital cord should have been
stretched across America az new
symbol of our unity and our enter
prise. VIII you not convey my cor
dial congratulations to DR.. Bell. and
| want to convey to you my personal
congratulations, sir"
With Mr.. Vail listening in on the
line at Jekyll Island, the President
then spoke to DR.. Bell:
MAY | not congratulate you very
warmly on this notable consumma
ton of your long labors and remark
able achievements" said the Presi-
dent You are justified in feeling a
great pride In what has been done
This is q memorable day and | convey
to you my warm congratulations"
The President said that he could
hear Mr.. Moore in San Francisco yory
distinctly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
GERMAN RAIDERS
SINK MERCHANTMEN
Two In English Channel Added
To North Sea Toll.
THE SUBMARINES GET AWAY
Steamer Graphic Had Narrow Escape
From Destruction In "under.
Water Emden's" Latest
Raid

London.-The toll taken by the Ger
man submarine U-21 in its raid in the
Irish Sea in the vicinity of Liverpool
still stands at three ships--the steam
srs Ben Cruachen. Linda Blanche and
the Kilcoan. the latter small vessel.
The crew Of the Kilcoan was landed
on the Isle of Man by a coastwise
steamer.
In addition. a German submarine
also has torpedoed two British steam
ers In the English channel, near Hayre
the Tokomaru and the lcaria.
Called Underwater Emden.
The Irish Sea raider easily made
her escape, and shipping interests,
confident that she has returned TO her
base, ordered resumption Of normal
traffic.
This underwater Edmen is the same
vessel which last September torpedoed
IN the North Sea the British cruiser
Pathfinder, with loss of 246 lives,
and later destroyed two British steam
ers off Havre. She found numerous
vessels in the waters to which she has
now transferred her activities.
In addition to the three vessels she
Is known to have sunk, at least five
other steamers were chased by her.
These include the steamer Graphic,
with 100 passengers and crew Of 40,
and the smaller boats Atreus, Ayia,
Kathleen and Edymion. All these yes
sells escaped.
Others Warned BY Wireless.
The Graphic's captain had his pas
sengers don life belts and sent all the
members of the crew to the stokenOie
so that the steamer could keep up a
full head Of steam in flight The cap
tain also took the precaution to warn
by wireless vessels from coming into
the zone OF the submarines activity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
President Addresses America,
Electric Railway Men.
TEST PERIOD FOR REMEDIES
Address Before American Electric
Railway Association Definition
OF Politics Expected To Guide
Commerce OF the Country.
"FouR RULES OF GAME"

The four rules OF the business
game as given by the President,
and which received elaboration
in the speech itself, are as fol-
lows:
/. The rule OF publicity,
whereby the public may know
what business is doing and may
be able to Judge of II according
ly; that the public may know
that none OF the contestants are
not observing the rules of fair
ness and squareness.
2. The rule that the public
shall have It's moneys worth;
that they are getting a full
measure OF service for what they
pay business.
3. The rule of conscience,
whereby business may know that
the honors II gets are not OBJ
tanned dishonorably.
4. The rule OF having the
spirit of service" whereby
business may enjoy the con-
sciousness OF giving the best
service IT is possible to produce.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

New York.-Alexande Graham Bell,
Inventor of the telephone. sat In the
Office of Theodore N. Vail. president
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, Monday, and talked
across the Continent to San Francisco.
1t was the first time in the history Of
telephone construction that the human
voice had been carried by wire from
ocean 10 ocean.
At the San Francisco end OF the
wire was Thomas A. Watson. who
heard the first word ever spoken over
a telephone wire, in Boston. In 1875.
Mr. Bell was then at the other end
of the wire as now.
President Wilson's conversations
from Washington with San Francisco
were overheard by scores OF persons in
the telephone company's offices. in
Guiding city officials, business men aud
merchants and representatives OF
engineering and civic organizations.
The transcontinental service will
not be established for public use until
about March l. 1t will cost a person
5000 in New York to talk for three
minutes with San Francisco aud S6.75
for each additional minute.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Follows Lines OF Gen Rennen-
kampf's March Which
Ended in Defeat.
CAMPAIGN VITAL TO BOTH
Austrians Expected To Deliver Main
Attack In Bukowina In An
Attempt To Restrain
Roumlnia.
ITALY is GETTING READY.

Rome.-A royal decree has
been issued calling 10 the colors
the Italian soldiers OF the first
category born in 1883 and be-
longing to the field artillery and
also the Alpine troops. The sol
diers OF the third category born
in 1891, 1892. 1898 and 1894, be-
longing to tle Alpine troops also
are summoned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
stoo,ooo,ooo FROM CANADA.
Dominion To Be Asked To Pay Share
OF War Expenses.

Montreal, Quebec.-The Canadian
Parliament will be asked to vote s10O..
OOO.OO toward the expense Of carrying
on the war in Europe, at the session
which begins next month. according to
a declaration made by George Il. Fos-
ter, Dominion Minister of Trade and
Commerce, in speech before the
Canadian Club. The Dominion has al
tied ss0.000,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
WIFE SLAIN IN sANAToRluM.
Husband Beside Body In comatose
State From Poison.

Houston, Texas.--Ward S. Snyder,
said to be an oil man OF Pittsburgh,
Pa, was found in comatose state
from poisoning beside the mutilated
body Of his wife, who had been a
patient in sanatorium here. Physi-
clans say Snyder will die. On Sny.
der's arrival at the sanatorium he was
shown to his wife's room. Ten min
utes later, noting blood tricklng from
beneath the door, the nurse hurried in,
to find Mrs. Snyder dead with her
arms almost severed near the elbows
and her body gashed in numerous
places.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
ALL WHEAT SEIZED.
German Government Takes Extreme
Step To Safeguard the Supply.

Berlin, via Amsterdam to London
All stocks Of wheat have been seized
by the German government, according
to the official statement, in order to
safeguard the bread supply until the
next harvest. This measure, II is
said, was made necessary by the fact
that the people have failed to
economize, The stocks win be dis.
tributed according to the population OF
the various communities
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
BRITISH LOAN TO RouMANlA.
s25, 100000 To Go Toward War
Materials.

London.-An agreement was signed
In London for the loan of 5,000.000
pounds (s25, 5,OOO,0O0) to Roumania. The
money will be advanced by the Bank
of England to the Bank of Roumania
against Roumania treasury bills The
loan is a result Of the visit to London
Of the Roumanian finance commission.
II is understood that Roumania will use
the money for the purchase of war
materials.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

Washington, d. C.--Declarng that
the business interests OF the country,
in the era into which they have now
passed, could enjoy "a free field and
no fayors," and confidently predicting
that the country will soon enter upon
new period of enterprise and pros
perlty. President Wilson, in a speech
before the convention Of the American
Electric Railway Association, laid
down what he expressed as the rules
Of the game" heading the list with
publicity. not doing anything under
cover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
CUTS A BIG MELON.
Fidelity Trust Co., OF Newark, N. j..
Divides 100000.

Newark. N. IA special dividend
OF $50 per cent, to totaling $1,000, 900,
was declared by directors of the FL
deity Trust Company. The declara.
ton Of the dividend was due principal.
ly to the sale of approximately 10000
shares OF stock in the Prudential In
surance Company of America. which
was recently mutualized. The direct
ors also voted bonus Of 10 per cent.
OF salaries to all employees.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
BURGLARS WERE PRUDENT.
Made Watehman Report Hourly, Then
Failed To Break Safe.

Fort Wayne, Ind.--Compelling the
night watchman to report regularly on
the electric signal system. two bur
glars worked four hours in an attempt
to blow open the safe In the Rurode
dry goods store here. At o'clock the
robbers gave up the attempt and
escaped with small amount OF cash
left outside the safe
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

San Francisco. Cal.-After the FIRST
successful interchange OF messages be
tween DR.. Bell and Mr.. Watson over
the New York-San Francisco telephone
line Monday, the original instrument
used in the first conversation between
the two 40 years ago was cut In on
the circuit and the voices still were
distinct.
AS further test an extension was
set up from New York to Jekyi Island,
Ga, where Theodore N. Vail. president
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, was waiting. and Mr.
Watson and Mr. Vail talked over a
circuit 4600 miles long.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
TWO MINERS DEAD; : MAY DIE.
Car Taking Them Into Shaft Struck
BY Runaway Train.

Johnstown, Pa.-Martin Holleran
and Angelo Marcornlnio we're killed
and four other miners perhaps fatally
injured at the mine OF the Altoona Goa
Company near Delaney Pa. A train
Of loaded coal cars ran away on a
grade. The miners were entering
the shaft when the runaway train
crashed into the cars they occupied
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

Allentown furnished forty out of
sixty-two novices admitted to member.
ship in Rajah Temple. Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine, at a special session in
Reading. The Allentown Shriners
went to Reading by special train, ac
companied by the Allentown Band, the
crowd numbering 1877.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
WILL TRY BOMB DRoPPERs.
Russia Would Establish Legal Status
OF Act.

Petrograd, via London.-The Novoe
vremya states that in order to estab.
lish the legal status OF bomb dropping
Russia will place the Germans cap
tured in the Zeppelin which recently
attacked Libau, on trial. They will be
charged with dropping bombs on an
undefended town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
KEYSTONE STATE
IN SHORT ORDER
LatestNews Happenings Gather.
cd From Here and There.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Two Killed, Six Injured In Coal Car
Crash In Mlne-RaIah Temple
Admlts Forty From
Allentown.

Governor Brumbaugh accepted mem.
bership on the Board Of Trustees Of
Fisk University. Nashville. Tenn. The
institution is devoted to the education
Of colored persons. The Governor OF
Tennessee Is also member.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

Clarence Snyder, OF Philadelphia,
was released from the county Jail at
Norristown where he has been confined
awaitins trial for manslaughter,
charged with having been responsible
for the death Of the two engineers in
the wreck Of freight and passenger
train at Royersford. on December IL.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
xoLsERe NOT SUNK IN BATTLE.
All German Ships But alueeher Re.
turned. Says Berlin.

Berlin, via London.-The report that
the German cruiser Kolberg was sunk
IN the battle in the North Sea last
Sunday is untrue. All the German
ships, with the exception of the
Bluecher, have returned. Regarding
the Kolberg. Vice-Admiral Beatty,
commander Of the British fleet in the
North Sea fight, stated that German
prisoners reported that the Kolberg
was ST
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
sIx.cENT BREAD IN CHICAGO.
Clean Food Club Recommends Rice As
Substitute.

Chicago.-Six-cent bread was In
dorsed here by the National Assooia-
ton Of Master Bakers, through its sec.
retary, Joseph NJ Bell
While the bakers were considering
raising the price Of the scent loaf,
the Clean Food Club was outlining a
campaign to teach housewives the
economy Of homemade bread.
Mrs. II. V. Won Hoist, president of
the club, declared that small families
ought TO eat more rice, macaroni and
vegetables and less bread II they
wished to reduce the burden imposed
by a slx-cent loaf.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
GAVE DAUGHTER AWAY IN JAIL
Father Acquitted OF Murder While
Wedding Was In Progress.

Rome, Ga.--A prisoner in the county
jail awaiting the verdict Of the jury
w. C. Baker. charged with the murder
Of II. R. Lamb, witnessed the marriage
Of his daughter. Miss Maggie Baker
to Clinton Robinson. Just as the cere.
mony was concluded the prisoner was
called back to court, where the jury
announced that he had been acquitted.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04

A Warren chemical manufacturing
concern started work on large order
of gun cotton for England. Two shifts
OF men are working night and day to
complete the order. An unconhrmed
report is that Russia has ordered $780,
900 worth of gun cotton from the same
concern.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
DUEL FOUGHT IN DRUG STORE.
Doctor Kills Restsuranteur Who Hac
slashed Him.

Bynum, Texas.-Dr. A. c. Saylors.
standing inside drug store here,
fought duel with and killed Joe Fitz
Patrick. a restaurant keeper, who fred
from the sidewalk in front of his
restaurant. The physician returned
to Bynum after recovering from a stab
wound inflicted by Fitz Patrick last
December and this was the first time
since then that the men had met
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
ORDERS PosToFFlcE ECONOMY
Reduce Expenses Wherever Possible,
Is Word From Burleson.

Washington, d. C.-Notice to post
masters throughout the country to re-
duce expenses where possible without
affecting efficiency Of mail service was
sent out by the Postmaster-General
An official statement says falling reve-
nues are due to the war and not in
ternal conditions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
PROTESTS AGAINST PROTEST.
London Daily News Discusses One
Danger To Allies.

London.-The Daily News in an edi.
torial protests against the British Gov
ernment attempting to stop cotton
shipments to Germany. The editorial
says Germany has an ample supply of
cotton for the making Of ammunition
and that, therefore, she would suffer
no great injury as result Of the hold
ing up of the staple, while nothing
would be easier than for the United
States in retaliation to stop the export
of munitions war, which would seri-
ously injure the Allies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
POISON KILLS WIFE SLAYER.
Suicide Explains Before Dying That
Jealousy Caused Crime.

Houston, Texas.-Ward Snyder. the
oil man who killed his wife, Lorena
Beresford Snyder, in a sanatorium
here, died from poison he swallowed
after the crime. Snyder vas the son
Of n. S. Snyder, a Pittsburgh (Pa)
capitalist and oil man. Snyder rallied
at intervals and anxiously asked when
his father would arrive. He asserted
his wife had desired to leave him since
last August in order - obtain a
divorce and wed an actor
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
2ss LOST WITH vlKNoR.
British Armored Vessel Carried Down
Many Naval Reserves.

London.---A casualty list just issued
shows that the British armored mer.
chant vessel Yiknor. which was lost
of the coast OF Ireland several days
ago, carried crew Of 25S. composed
of naval reserve men and boys belong
ing to the mercantile marine, ell of
whom rerished Among the crew were
"a Royal Naval Reserve men from
Newfoundland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-02-04
Won BEuELow PROMOTED.
Head OF German Second Army Made
Field Marshal.

Amsterdam (via London).-- tele-
gram received here from Berlin an
nounces that General Won Buelow,
commanderin-chief of the German
Second Army, has been appointed
field marshal General Won Einem,
commander-in:chief of the Third Army,
the dispatch adds, has been promoted.