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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
UNUSUAL ACTIVITIES ON BOARD
GERMAN VESSEL AND IN OF.
FIcIAL ciRcLEs.
DEFINITE ACTION Will
BE TAKEN IN FEW HOURS
Daring sea-Rover is Heavily coaied
and visioned-French and Eng.
IIsh Warships Hover Outside the
Virginia capes, Ready to Send Her
to the Bottom-Is Ready to Sail.
by Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.
Newport News, Va, April g.
Some definite action regarding the
German merchant raider Prinz
EiteI Friedrich, is expected some
time today, as a result Of the ex-
tended conference Of her officers
with the United States govern
ment officials charged with main
tanning the neutrality Of this port.
Nothing unusual has happened
about tho vessel today.
1t is believed by naval officers
and maritime men that the Eitei
will make a dash for the open sea
within a few hours. Half = dozen
French and British A.skrships are
hugging the three-mIIe xone with
out awaiting her appearance.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
BUSINESS MEN COOPERATE
WITH COMMITTEES IN CHARGE
Reauests That All Engineers and Fire.
men Blow Their Whistles and Ring
Their Bells at Noon on Tuesday,
April 13, Which Is General Cleanup
,Day-Newman Company and North
eastern in Movement.
Q Q q 9 q q q q y q . = q . =
- BLOW YOUR WHISTLES Z
. AT NOON NEXT TUESDAY Z

All engineers and firemen have =
. been requested by Mrs. ]. s. Con- Z
. ner, president of the City Fedora =
. ton of Women sClubs', and DR.. =
- C. C. Hightower, chairman of the =
. Commercial Clubs civic improve Z
. ment committee, to blow their =
= Whistles, long and loud, at noon =
q neSt Tuesday, which is the begin .
- ming of the half-holiday to. be TAX =
- en- by Hattiesburg on Cleanup =
. Day. They also request that the .
o horns on automobiles be blown, .
. and that all bells be rung at that =
. hour, In order to give impetus to =
. the cleanup movement. =
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iatisl ): ~
Tuesday. April 13, will be red let
ter day in Hattiesburg.
Cooperating with the City Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs and the educa-
tional and civic improvement commit
tees of the Hattiesburg Commercial
Club, the entire city gradually Is fall
Ing In line in the cleanup movement
and before Saturday night 1t is expect
ed that majority of the business men
and women Of Hattiesburg viii have
Joined the movement toward making
this the cleanest and most sanitary
city in the state.
A dozen or more others of the city's
biggest business establishments of va
rious kinds, today notified the cleanup
committee that they would close their
doors at noon next Tuesday. and de-
,clare'a half holiday.
A meeting Of the committees of the
four wards, into which the city has
been divided, was held yesterday after
noon and today the canvassers took
up their work of calling on the occu-
pants of these wards and asking for
cooperation. The first four hours of
their work met with great success,
they reported at noon today.
Big Organizations Cooperate.
The cooperation of two of the big
gest organizations In Forrest county,
has been assured the cleanup commit
tee. w. J. Haynen, general manager
of the ]. ]. Newman Lumber Company,
explained to the committee that it
would be impossible for big plant
like the Newman's to close half day.
I've will do everything possible to
assist In the movement, however" he
explained. Each employe of the COM
pany will be directed today to clean
up about their homes and their prem
ises. Notices to this effect will be
posted all over the plant, and we will
see that the directions are carried out. |
All of our Office force, except just |
few men to keep things moving, will
be given half holiday on that day,
and will be asked to assist in the
work"
G. T. Singleton, agent of the Men Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad, told
the committee that every bit of rubbish |
and debris on the company's property
viii be cleared I'VE are glad to CO.
Continued On Page Two, !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Women Voting In Chicago.

"hicago.e April 6.-More than three
'a Of million men and women
4Eible to vote in today's mayor
] election. Women never before
have voted for mayor and other city
officials in an election. The officers
to be named today are an uncertain
quantity.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Sink Another Steamer.

London, April 6.-The British steam,
or Northlands, loaded with iron ore,
was sunk by German submarine in
the English channel this morning. Her
crew was saved. The trawler Agantha
also was sunk and her crew rescued.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
THE COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, April 6.-The cotton
market closed II to is points up. The
opening figures were. May. 9.61; JUDY
s.SS; and October, 1922.
Spots were firm, middling. 9.s1.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
ASSAULT CASES TAKE
UP THE TIME OF MAYOR

AT the regular session of police court
this morning, but three minor cases
were called by Mayor Batson. They
were for assault and battery. Dick
Miles was given 81 fine; Eugene Nc
Gregor, 81; and Elmore Hand, $40
fine.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Capture a Submarine.

Paris, April ga german submarine
has become entangled In a net set for
that purpose off Dover, according to q
news dispatch. The French expect to
capture the vessel when she comes to
the surface.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Germans Lodge Protest.

Washington, D. c., April Ger
many has protested to the United
States against the detention of the
Hamburg-American liner Odenwald at
Porto Rico, under the neutrality regu-
lations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Must Have Dye stuffs.

Washington. d. c., April 6.--Repre.
sentatives of the textile manufactures
today told White House and State De-
partment officials that the "end is in
sight" for operation of American tex
tile mills. unless the government can
do something to get dyestuffs out Of
Germany.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Chester For Turkish Waters.

Washington. d. c., April g. The
cruiser North Carolina is soon to be
relieved by the Chester in Turkish
waters. She will resume duties as
aeronautical ship at Pensacola in June.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
LIQUOR House Burns.

Montgomery, Ala, April 6.-The
wholesale liquor house of w. ]. Tool,
and the wholesale dry goods estab-
lishment of Harry Scheur were de-
stroyed by fire today The loss was
about 100000.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
Testing a Diving Bell.

tSeuH8 DtVtu9 6eiis
San Francisco, CAL, April 6.-Naval
officials today turned their attention
to new devices for reaching the sub
marine F-4 which took her crew to
the bottom off Honolulu harbor March
25.
Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond, COM
manding the Twelfth Naval District,
announced that an examination board
has been appointed to test a diving
bell and suit with which it is claimed
a depth Of 1000 feet may be reached.
The apparatus was invented In
hopes of salvaging 100000 In bullion
from the steamer Rio de Janeiro,
which sank in San Francisco Bay In
1901.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06

1,t,uctl1g a Great Defeat
TELEGRAPH bREVT|ES


London, April Sit is understood
here that Clifford Pinchot, who receiv-
ed an appointment to assist the Ameri-
can Commission for Relief in Belgium
to distribute food to destitute French
in the territory occupied by the Ger
mans, was refused permission by the
German authorities to enter Belgium.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06
LOVE BACK FROM LOUISVILLE.

NJ. P. L. Love has returned from
Louisville. KY. where he has been on
business.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-04-06

Mississippi-cIoudy tonight and
Wednesday; probably showers
Wednesday; warmer south portion
tonight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
WAR
 ITEMS or
 INTEREST
Items which have not reached us by
 wire, culled from outside exchanges GROWN PRINCE OF BAVARIA EXPORTS MEN TO CONQUER.

BERLIN-Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria has addressed q general order To his army containing the fol- lowing passage:
 "Soldiers-the eyes of the world rest upon you Our present task is not to relax our struggle with our hated en- emy till We break his arrogance once for all He is already weakening and already numerous officers and privates of the enemy have voluntarily surren- dered, but the great decisive blow re- mains to be struck.
 You must hold out to the end and the enemy must be put down You must persevere. Don't let the enemy slip from between your teeth We must conquer"
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA. JANUARY s. 1915
MONEY FOR THE SCHOOLS.

The United States Bureau of Edu- cation has from time to time sent out some splendid publications and cir cular letters which throw much ligh, on the educational situation throughout the United States and produce facts
 figures and conditions which from ar educational standpoint are worthy of consideration ly those who are inter- ested iu the education of the young
 which every good citizen is, or should he. The following which is taken from a circular letter from the Bureau of Education. while applying To rural schools and h conditions not obtain ing in Alaska in many particulars. yer can by so slight d stretch of the imagl- nation be made to apply to our condi-
 tons in so many phases of our public schools that the circular letter if O. value as Illustrating the general apa- thy of the people in the matter os schools that the letter which is based upon the survey report of Hon. ". F
 Feagen, state superintendent of edu. cation of Alabama, to the United states Bureau of Education, is here
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
 KAISER WANTS TO WIN AND RULE HAPPY WORLD.

LONDON. The Copenhagen corres- pondent of the Evening News has sent in dispatch. In which he says that a German subject who heard Emperor William on recent occasion when he addressed his troops quotes his Majesty as follows:
 "We are now fighting for the life of Germany. They wish to kill Germany, but I say if we win-and we must win splendid than the world ever saw---a new Roman German Empire which shall rule the world and the world shall be happy"
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lives on and t1s1s sn..

pleas>
 profit. Beca. lives on and for Business. and w... ( tell you the truth whom the truth, If known, would hit Business hard. Right now the press Is making us believe that the thins for us to do is to grab all the foreign trade.
 O. yes let's forget our troubles at home--lets forget Colorado--let's for ,eet West yirginia-lets forget Law creme and Patterson--let' forget every thing that the men who control busi- ness in this country do for bigger pro> fits: let's get the foreign trade for them so that they can make still bigger pro fits Now see here. is this sense@ If we have war right here at home for the sake of pronts-if we shoot each other for somebody's proflt-lf the men who control our mines and factories will hire gunmen to shoot down workers for the sake of profit, will those men hesi- tate to drive us into great war when their profits are threatened? Will they Is here any chance that they will hesi- tate? Is there?
 We are running right down the same road that Germany took and at the end is bound to be war. Let's stop The thing for our government to do is to promote fair dealing at home. Give the workingman here fair treatment, let him get what he earns-thats the first 1 duty of our government. When 1t has made the men who control business do that there is plenty of time to worry about foreign trade for them. You see what caused European war Do you want war? We are going right into it ultimately It can't be lodged If we keep on this way. You'd better think it over-Pearsons Magazine
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
SOCIALIST ON WAR.

Now you know who made this war. Also. you know why the real cause has not been told us by the press, generally. If you do not, here's why. To admit 'hat Business as now conducted has aaused this war would be to admit that Business as now conducted and pro- posed by our great business men may drive us into a war. With the press admitting that, public opinion would be against some things the business men want, the business men would be dis
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06

by a single germ, but by combination of germs After much research and on horses and guinea ,qs a single bacillus has been dis covered and isolated and the serum is now being prepared by Dr. Henri Weinberg. of the Pasteur Institute,
 The discovery is expected. in medi- cal circles to have worldwide i'm nortance. The serum is being inject ed into patients on the battlefield in the early stages df infection obviat- ing amputations and preventing a great loss of life.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06

u,tfh ....Sn m part as. follows. The re- port starts out with the following cam
 paign
 one farmer with cheap automobile has more invested in that one piece oI mechanism than the average rura. community as a whole has in it's schoo
 plant. and the owner of the auto ire quently spends as much on the upkeep of his oue ear Us the community spends
 for tlle total, mainteuance of the schoo. including the teachers salary.
 To further illustrate the plight of the schools, Supt Feagin shows dilapi- dated rural school in contrast with the handsomely constructed Jail in the same county, costing several thousand
 dollars. This jail" he says, has
 sanitary drinking fountains, shower
 good ventilation. and is otherwise at
 traetive Could a person from the ] AAHNA Ut III " hltb bilIS HNlIOo4 IS lpNliNt'l
 be blamed for preferring the Jail?" Naturally country schools make lit tie appeal either to pupils or teachers, under existing conditions Pupils drop out and teachers move out of 5.423
 pupils entering the first grade in the
 schools inspected in the Alabama sur vey only 50 completed the work in the
 fourth year of the high school Of the l teachers, 76 per cent are holding their i present positions for the first time. of
 the remaining. IS per cent are teaching
 their second session in their first school and only 10 per cent have stayed more l than two years in the same place
 The Alabama survey was an at tempt to provide definite background 3n facts on which to base a campaign i for improvement The controlline l purpose of the investigation was not tc l establish an opinion on theory. but tc l ind out the truth. The survey was not made by outside specialists i'm l ported for the occasion. but by regular ! 'fieials of the state education depart nent who selected three typical coun ties and personally visited the schools The results will be used for definite l improvement in the schools of the state The conditions found are by no l means peculiar of the state. They can l 3e duplicated anywhere In Tennessee few years ago for instance, inquiry l revealed that in several counties the 'ost of the county ian was greater than l he total cost of all the school houses n Che county, and in more than half he counties of the state the cost of ourt house and jail together was greater than that of all the school souses while in majority of the ounties the average annual salary of he teacher was less than the cost of 'eedine prisoner in jail.
 This Alabama survey is conspicuous because il is a carefully drawn picture 2f the traditional public indifference
 to the problem of adequate support for schools In communities generally We
 still spend much more for luxuries- ayen harmful luXurles We do for
 adueation Until community spends
 II least as much for education as it
 locs for any one of the material neces-
 sites of life-food, clothing and shelter it is not doing it's full duty
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
BAR COTTON
 RAISING IN EGYPT.

LONDON.-A decree has been issued prohibiting the cultivation of cotton in sthe upped Egyptian basins in 1915, ac- ,cordlne to Reuters Cairo correspon
 dent.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
DISCOVERED A SERUM
 TO PREVENT 6ANGRENE

PARIS.-A microbe causing gan grene to develop in bullet and shrapnel wounds has been discovered by Drs. James Scarlett and Georges Desiardins, of the American Ambulance service.
 Previously initial cultures all were
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FRENCH WAR FRO WOUN pED.

PARIS.--Andre Maginot. ex-assis- tant secretary of war, who recently re- ceIved the military medal for heroic conduct, has been dangerously wound ed during an engagement near verdun. He is a sergeant in the French terri torial army
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06
WAR COSTLY TO COTTON GROWERS.

WASHINGTON-Wars effect on the price of cotton and cottonseed has caused a loss of about $455,00O,000 to American cotton farmers this year, It was announced by the bureau of crop estimates of the department of agri- culture
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-01-06

Entered as second class matter Feb 16. 1907. at the Postoffice at Nome Alaska. under the Act of Congress of March 1878
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Copy for res uiar advertisements tca>t hr Ia by lo o'clock on the ia,
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PHONE MAIN 4G.
The Meeker herald., 1915-04-10
The e..t Man.

Once upon Il time In Sweden the best
man at . wedding occupied II position
that was useful AZ well an ornamental
In OldeH days the Swedish bridegroom
found II desirable, In fact. to have sew.
erai "best men" to defend him from
the assaults Of rivals and prevent them
from carrying AWAY his bride. The
Scandinavian warrior of ancient times
was far too lofty In his ideas to condo
xcend to plead for maiden's hand. So
he patiently waited until some other
nun who was more gnlInnt had obtain.
ed the fair ones consent. Then when
all the details had been nicely arrang.
ed the proud warrior. with a body of
well trained retainers. dashed down on
the wedding party and. II strong
enough. carried away the bride. The
best men" land 1t was very essential
that they should be the best men In
those days, therefore became necessary
fixtures to marriage ceremonies. and
they were so well esteemed and their
popularity became no permanent that
when the reason for their existence
was In course Of time removed they
were still retained. -Pearson's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1915-04-10
Brief Military Messages.

Lord Howard Of Effingham when
the Spanish armada was put to flight
made one word the message OF his
victory to Queen Elizabeth-"Cantha
rs"-the Spanish fy. "a conceite
which," chrOnicier tells Us, did
much to tickle her majestie and her
cOurtiers."
The vicomte de Turenne. marshal OF
Frnnce. was a man of equally few
words. as be proved when. after his
brilliant defeat Of Condo at the dunes
In 1855. he anneunced his triumph in
ten words: 1.-The enemy came. was
beaten. ! am tired Good night!'
But the worlds greatest generals
have always been models OF brevity as
Of modesty since and probably long
before the days of Caesar. whose II
came. ! saw. I conquered" sent to his
friend Amintius after the glorious vic
tory over Pharnnces at Zeia Is the
most famous dispatch" In the annals
Of war.-"Great Thoughts"
The Meeker herald., 1915-04-10
NOTICE OF CONTEST
Contest GHI

Contest G@
Department OF the Interior, U. $. Land Office at
Glenwood Springs, Colo. March 10, 1915.
To Jess o. sherman of Mcekcr, Colorado.
COntestee:
You are hereby notified that George E. Parkes.
who gives Meeker, Colorado, M his pOst-officc
duly cOrrobOrated application TO contest and
secure the cancellation Of your Homestead En-
try No. NGs7, Serial No. -. made Sept. q,
1911, for a tract beginning at II point chains W
Of the ne corner OF Sec. =: thence . BE- W 10
chains; thence 20 chains; thence n 81 q 10
chains; thence @ 20 chains to tho place of be-
ginning; Township 2 SOUTH Range a3 West. oh
r. w.. aud as grounds for his contest he alleges
that said less o. Sherman has never improved
nr cultivated said lands: that he has never
lived on said land for eight months last past.
You are, therefore. further notified that the
said allegations will bc taken as confessed, and
your said entry will be cancelled without further
right to be heard, either before this Office or
on appeal If you fail to iile y this office within
twenty days after tho FOURTH public of
der oath, specifically responding to these allie
cations Of contest. together with due proof
that you have served Il copy OF your answer on
the said contestant either In per-On or by
registered mail.
You should state in your answer the name Of
the pOsfOffice to which you desire future
notices tn be sent to you.
d. c. wEYAND, Register.
+. II. SELHORST, Receiver.
Dare Of first publication March q, 1916.
Date Of second publication April 3. 1915.
Date Of third publication April TO- 1918.
Date Of fourth publication April II. 1915.
The Meeker herald., 1915-04-10
Notice Of Final Settlement.

In the Matter Of the Estate OF John Delaney.
deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given. That on Monday, the
18th day of April. A. d. 1915. being one Of the
regular days Of the March term of the County
Court Of Rio Blanco county, in the state Of Col.
Orado, I, Sarah Delaney. administrative OF said
estate, will appear before the Judge Of said
Court, present my final settlement as such adj
ministratrix. pray the approval Of the same.
and will then apply to he discharged as such
administrntrix At which time and place any
person in interest may appear and present OBJ
]ectious to the same II any there be.
Dated at Meeker. Colorado. March %. 1915.
SARAH DELANEY,
Administratrix OF the estate Of John Delaney,
deceased. m21.al7
The Meeker herald., 1915-04-10
Passing Of Tho Romany Dialect.

Passing OF the Homany Oiaieet.
The Romany dinlect. so great loved
by Borrow. is snid to he now dying
out among English gypsies. one of the
few families which still cherish 1t be
ing the Woods. whose tents and cara.
vans may he found by the rivers and
roads of north Wales The Woods
preserve mnny stories Of their EARL
est known progenitor. who Hourtshed
about the beginning Of the eighteenth
century. According to their traditions
"he always rode on horseback On
blood horse. would not sleep In the
open. but In barns: wore three cock
ed hat with gold lnce. red silk coat.
a wnistcOat embroidered with green
leaves. had half crowns for buttons
on his coat sported white breaches
gayly decked with ribbons. pumps
with silver buckles and spurs. gold
watch and chain and two gold rings
From the description one gathers the
gypsy's tden ur u hOwIing sweil.-LoD
don Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1915-04-10
A Rise.

A man from the middle west WAS
coming over from Catalina island to
Los Angeles In one hand tie curr1ed
u bottle. tightly cOrked anc full to the
top with n clear green liquid
"Whnt you got In the bottle. sportT
asked u fellow passenger.
Some water from the Pacific ocean
The folks back home won't believe the
sea water il snity. They're ignorant.
but I'm taking this bottle home to
prove it,
But" said the other. you've got
the bottle plumb full When the tide
comes In that water will rise and bust
the bottle"
lis that soy asked the man with the
winter. 81 hadn't thought Of that III
pour out little" And he did.-Sat-
urtiay Evening Post