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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

joyed . dance at Lipsky's Opera House
on last Wednesday night. Along with
the local dancers there is said to have
been large number Of visitors and
the occasion vas q very enjoyable one.
Falcon advertising pays those who
follow t up constantly and persistently.
Watch the columns of this paper and
you will find in it the business announce
ments Of the leading merchants of this
city. They are the merchants who
carry stocks that are worth advertising.
News came to Somerville last Mon
day of the birth in Memphis of son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mathis, of this
city, Mrs E. A. Maddox, Mrs Mathis
mother, bad been in Memphis for some
time and Capt. Maddox fastened to that
city Immediately on hearing Of the ar
rival of bis new grand son.
Stockholders in the Farmers Union
Warehouse in this city arc requested
to meet at the court house tomorrow,
Saturday September 25, Up. m. Plans
for its operation for the season just
opening must be made and it is i'm
portant for every stakeholder to be
present.
We are doing in The Falcon Office the
stationery printing Tor the best and
most particular of the merchants and
business men Of Someryille, and Fay
cite county for the reason that BUSH
ness men Of that kind demand Quality
Printing" and will not have the Cheap
John kind. To which class do you be-
long?
The Ladies Aid Society Of the Shady
Grove Cumberland Presbyterian church
will give an ice cream supper at the
church tonight friday. A portion Of
the proceeds derived from the enter
tainment will go into the fund for
making needed improvements on the
church building. A cordial invitation
is extended to the public.
New mackerel at Ivy's for cents
each. adv. 1t.
Members of the Homemakers Club
inform US that the address of Miss
Murphy of Memphis on last Saturday
afternoon was heard by small audi
ence Of ladies who were much pleased
with it. Miss Murphy is assisting the
B. M. c. of Memphis in their campaign
for better farming and better home
conditions on the farm.
DIR. ]. A. Albright has been honored
by Gov. Rye by being appointed de-
legate from this state to the Missis-
sippi Valley Conference on tuberculosis
which meets at indianapolis, on the
twenty ninth instant. DR.. Albright's
long years of experience in the depart
ment of health at Nashville and his
long practice of medicine imminently
fit him to sit in such body as the
coming conference in Indianapolis.
Elder F. S. Gibson OF the Baptist
church will deliver two addresses at the
court house in this city on next Monday
and Tuesday nights. his subject being
Romanism. The exact title of his talk
is From Roman Dungeons to Civil Lib
erty." The addresses will be illus
trated with stereopticsn views and be
urges all Protestant people to come.
Admission will be 10 and Is cents. In
the circuit court room next Monday and
Tuesday nights. adv. 1t.
The following letter was received
Wednesday from our townsman, r.
Coosmann. who il attending the yneot-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

Compound has done
more for me than
anything else, and l
Ind the best phys-
can here. ] was 50
\ cak and nervous
that / could not co
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in my right
side for q year or
more. / took Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vege-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
FARMERS Wife
TOO ILLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Kasota, E-ina. = 81 am glad 20 say
that Lydia i. ii1ehnm's Vegetable
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
ALL HAITIAN PORTS HELD
Admiral Caperton With In
structions From Washing
ton, Takes Action When Sit
uation Gets Beyond Control
of Island Government; Euro
peans Cause DisCOrd

Washington, S-pt 4-Foreien in
fiuences in Haiti, working to block
plans Of the United States to pacify
the republic and rehabilitate its
finances under. American supervision.
have made it necessary to declare
martial law in Port Au Prince. the
capital, and in practically all but two
of the country's open ports
Rear Admiral Caperton. acting
within his general instructions, de-
clared martial law today and ex-
cause of situation which was be-
yond the control of the local govern
ment.
Silent On Policy
For reasons of international policy
the State Department will not dis
close any of the information it has
received bearing on this subject
There have recently been persist ent
! reports of the activity of foreign
| agents, and SO marked has been the
| effect Of their activities upon mem
bers of the Haitien congress and gov
| ernment that the State Department
| found it necessary to hurry its policy
| of educating the people of Haiti to
| an appreciation of the benefits of
|
| protection against insistent foreign
| creditors
| France is among thel argest Of
| Haitis creditors. She has not only
| refrained, however, from opposing
the development of the American pol
icy, but Ambassa dor JuSserand has
assured the State Department OF
| French approval of any plans which
| would result in the establishment OF
a stable and responsible government
in Haiti.
Admiral Caperton had been fully
advised of the State DEPARTMENT.
plans, had received authority for thei,
execution, and it was unnecessary tt
issue any order to him on the decla.
ration of martial law.
To Collect Customs
1t is said that under martial Law
the navy'S functions will be limited
TO maintenance of order and colIec
tions of customs for the present a
, least. There will be no displacement
, of or interference with the civil gov
ernment unless Haitien politician
make an issue On the other hand
? it is expected there will be no furthe
delay in consideration by the Halter
6 congress of the treaty which still i
. in the hands of the Haitien rninistc
r of foreign affairs.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
FOUR KILLED IN
GEORGIA TORNADO
(By the Associated Press. J

Atlanta Ga, Sept. with four
known dead and heavy damage to
crops the West Indian hurricane,
which today turned inland from the
Gulf of Mexico on the western coast
of Florida, tonight was sweeping over
western and southern Georgia. High
winds and driving rains were report
ed from many places
The driving rains, it was said, did
almost as much damage to crops as
the wind. Cotton plants were laid
fiat against the ground and the bolls,
which were just beginning to open,
stripped of their contents.
Marshallville, Ga, Sept. 4.-Four
negroes whose homes were blown
away. were killed by a tornado which
swept through here shortly after noon
today Property damage was heavy,
but no estimates were available to-
night Heavy damage in cotton and
corn crops and peach and pecan or
chards was reported from nearby
| farms.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
BIRTH-TOW Of
J0FFRE IS PEEvED
Comfnander-in-Chief Wouldn't /
Come Home To Receive
Fluctuations

Rivesaltes, France. Sept. 4-This
m&nder-in-chief of the French armies
Is DOuting. The blinds Of Joffre's
house have been closed more than a
Year and the patient woodpeCker has
had time to pierce them in 50 many
places they look as If a machine-cQa
had been operating there. The vil-
layers no longer point the place out
to visitors. All because Joffre has not
taken the time TO go home to receive
the address of felicitations of his
neighbors and the present brought for
him by popular subscription. The
General-in-Chief is for the moment
black-hsted and will have 10 exercise
some OF his finest strategy after the
wa1 to lift the penalty of his neglect
The i'll humOr Of Rjvesaltes is ag-
gravated by a total lack Of sous" ana
big deficit of wine The absence of
small change is attributed TO the Ger
man raid on all forms of copper and
this, too, falls on Joffre. who ought
to have been able to prevent it. For
:
there is the more logical reason OF
mildeW
There is less song and laughter il
all the towns of the south for the
! Midi has found something in the wal
| that 1t is bound to take seriously. Al
Perplgnan sa1utes gravely when the
Eelgian band, recruited from the re
| fugeeS Of Flanders, marches by play
| Ing the BrabanCOnne, but the bolster.
| Gus cheers Of other days are absent
| Every day the Palace de la LOge il
| crowded in front of the bulletin bOart
| OF the Sporting Club, where is postet
| the latest news from the champiQl
| football players of France with friend
| anxious to see what name has beer
| added to the already long list of thos
| who have fallen on the field Of battle
Toulouse is quite as grave as Per
| pignan, though more busy maxim
powder, cartridges and bombs.
| Toulouse is interesting also for tn
| mystery that surrounds one of tn
| old brick mansions where Bachelie
| carved coats of arms in 1875. Wit
fixed bayOnets, night and day, the TeI
| ritOrials defend the entrance to thi
| house. The rumor was current in tn
early fall last year that the Bank {
France had transferred its gold re
serves there When the bank return
ed to Paris. however, the Territorial
continued their guard. Their nissiO
is still a mystery to the public in ger
eral, but the initiated assert conf
IDENTIFY that Leonard de Vinci'S Nom
| Lisa, removed from the Louvre whe
| danger threatened Paris, is in safe
keeping there is an inviOlable ste'
| case
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
ANOTHER BRlDGEHFAD
TAKEN BY GERMANS
Won 1indenburg S Amy Now
threatens Strategic Port
From West and South; Vic
tory By kaiSer's Troops
Would Mean Evacuation of
Gateway To Petrograd

London, Sept 4.-Althoneh they
continue their retirement in some sec
tors and are being driven baca in
others, the Russians. on the whole.
have stiffened their opposition Ia the
Austro- German advance. and the
Germanic allies now have to fight
hard for every yard Of ground
Just below the Gulf Of Riga. big
battle IS III progress for possession Of
the river Dvina and the Germans now
occupy the western bank between
Lennowada. where they captured a
bridgehead yesterday and Friedrich
stadt, where another hrideehead was
taken by storm today
Riga Is Threatened
These successes. If they can he car
ried to a conclusion. by forcing n
crossing of the Dvina might result
| in the evacuation Of the town Of Riga.
| which already is being threatened
from the west and south by Field
Marshal Won Hindenbure's army
| From FriedrichStadt south To the
/ Pripet Marshes. the Russians and
Germans are engaged in a series Of
battles, and while the Russians are
| lnfilcting heavy losses on their pur-
suers they are being pressed back.
and the town Of Wilma, already evac-
soon be aba ndOned.
To the south of the Pripct marshes
another series Of battles is being
fought. The Russians along the Styr
and Sereth rivers are making stub
born, stand, but the Austrians have
forced a crossing of the latter at its
junction with the Dniester: SO tina,
now very narrow strip of Galicia re-
mains IN Russian hands
Russians Safe
| So far as the Russian armies are
concerned, it is apparent that they
are fairly safe from any encircline
movement unless the Germans car
quickly throw a strong force across
the Dvina. southeast of Riga
The French. British and Belgian
artillery continue an inSiStent bonn
bardment Of the German trenches, hu'
thus far the expected offensive has no
developed, and the designs Of Genera
Joffre, French commander in chief
are not disclosed.
the Italians and Austrians in tn,
Alps But they continue the uOm
bardment Of the opposing positions
| and both claim successes.
To Invade Rumania?
$ The invasion of Rumania by th'
I Stro-Cferman with or without
declaration of war. is being discusset
as a proba bility in the Balkan capi
/ tails and as the allies could send he
no aid until the Dardanelles are open
t ed ii is expected the efforts to fore
: the straits Will he further increased.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
TROPICAL HURRICANE
HITS FLORIDA COAST
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, Sept 4-The West
Indian hurricane which swept across
the Gulf of Mexico and struck inland
today on the western coast of Florida
centered tonight southwest Of Atlanta
Indications were that it would break
up in the mountains of Northern
Georgia and Eastern Tennessee.
The Bermuda disturbance made
little headway today and tonight still
was centered a little west of the is
land, with renewed indications Of
later heading to the east or northeast.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
POLICE CHIEF ADMITS
PAPER WAS UNSIGNED
Three Men Declare They Are
Not Wholly innocent of
Crime, But Say Physicians S
Wife Was Not implicated.
Say Mr.. Mohr Had Enemies.
Little Evidence
tBy the Associated Press.

Providence, X. l.. Sept. "A com
plctc reputation of the alleged con-
teSsionS of three negro accompliceS
gave a new turn today to the case
eff Mrs. Elizabeth Tiffany Blair Mohr,
At whose door the police had laid
the death Of her husband, DR.. G.
Franklin Mohr.
The arrest Of Mrs Mohr, according
t. The police, followed admissions by
George w. Healis, chauffeur for DR..
Mohr; G. Victor Brown, formerly en-
ployed as a hostler at the physicians
Newport estate; and Henry Spellman,
q half brother of Brown, that she had
hired them to assaSsinate her hus-
band, upon whom she sought Ven
feance because of personal abuse and
hiS attentions to other women.
Little Evidence.
For three days the officers have
sought evidence to cOrrObOrate the
published statements of the three ne
proes SO far as known, they have
met with little success.
The revolvers. with which the ply
stefan and his secretary, Miss Emily
O. Burger, were shot had not been
recovered tonight, though in their re-
puted confessions the owners stated
That they would be found in a brook
near the scene of the crime.
chief of Police Thomas f. Robbins.
OF harrington. in whose district the
murder was committed and who has
immediate charge Of the police inves-
tlgation, when informed that the men
had denied their guilt, admitted that
so far as he knew none of them had
ever signed a confession. The only
signed statement was one in which
Heals expressed the opinion that the
motive of the crime was robbery.
Mrs. Mohr, from the first, has
al. flxy MT in aH har NJ
explained the murder by saying thai
Brown had a grudge against the Doc
tor since his discharge and that rob
berry probably was an added incentive
Today's reputation of the alleged
confession was made voluntarily b,
the three men and without knowledg,
of counsel. 1t was in a statement t,
newspaper man admitted to the jai
yard by the warden. Healis AM
Brown did most of the talking, but tn
three agreed on all points.
Summarized, their declaration wa
that they were wholly innocent of tn
crime, as was also Mrs. Mohr, so ia
a. they knew; that they would be abl
to prove alibis: any alleged admission
were made under duress while the
were subjected to third degree
methods; and it was common repor
That DR.. Mohr had enemies
Heals said he had found in tn
doctors car q letter from a neighbo
~ which the latter said he would fl
The physician full of bullets if Mob
'hd not cease his attentions to tn
writer's wife.
search for will by Mohr has bee
1utlle up to the present.
Mrs. Mohr who is out on bail, an
ne three negroes will be given
nearing on September 16, but it
considered doubtful that their case
VIII he heard by the grand jury befol
The December sitting. She is charge
with melting. and the men with con
uniting the murder.
ne penalty for first degree murdt
IN this state is life Imprisonment
capital punishment was abolishe
some years ago.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
YOUTHS BODY SEVERED
BY CIRCULAR MILL SAW
(Special to The News and Observer

Maxton, Sept 4.-John d. Watson.
the 17-year-old son of Jake Watson.
a c0lored, farmer fell against q rap
idly revolving circular saw at the saw
mill Of T @. Evans seven miles south
east from Maxton yesterday afternoon
about SEQ o'clock and was literally
cut in two.
Death was instantaneous. The saw
yer knew nothing of the accident TIL
the flesh and blood Of the negro began
to fly over him.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
PAGE TO PROTEST ON
HELD UP SHIPMENTS
tBy the Associated Press J

Washington, Sept 4.-Ambassado a.
Page. at London. has been instructed
to make vigorous representations 10
the British foreign office in regard to
American owned shipments OF Ger
man goods now held up at Rofter-
dam under the British orders IN coun-
Gil. State Department officials mol
Gated today they expected an early
reply
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
GERMANS BUILD
GREATEST U-BOAT
tBy the Associated Pres, }

Berlin. Sept. 4.-IBy wireless 90
Sayvilie. "A despatch from thr1e-
tiana states that "a German Sutnia
rinc Of a new type, far larger than
any previous vessels Of this char
acter has been observed of the
Southwestern coast OF Norway.
This is regarded in Berlin as CON
firmins reports that Germany II
about to place in commission su-
Der-suhmarinc far eACclljng the
best Of her subnersible- hitherto.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
TORRENTIAL RAINS NOW
ARE FALLING IN Tally
lPv the Associated Press J

Rome. Sept 4.-Torrential rains
have fallen throughout Italy for sew
eral DAYS, turning some of the rivers
into violent foods, with resulting dis
aSterS
Bari has been a heavy sufferer
There houses were swept away and
a number of people have been drown
ed. In Naples several quarters OF the
city are under water.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
200 ARE KILLED
IN MEXICO WRECK

Washington. Sept. 1.-Two hum
dred persons, including women and
chiidrcn, were killed i'm train
wreck several days ago 200 miles
east OF Mexico City on the road
To Vera Cruz.
American refugees who were
ahoard the train following reached
vera Cruz with the news
american Consul Siiliman re-
iDrtcd today that tile disaster was
an appalling one"
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-09-07
TIRED OF BEING FUGITIVE,
NEGRO ADMITS MURDER
SPECIAL 70 Tie Teus and ote.rg.

Aulander Sept. / Robert HofGard.
a negro. came 10 town today and vol
unta rily gave himself up to Constable
Podeers. acknowledging himself TO be
the slayer of his cousin, named Hog
gard
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
CAIRO NATIVES DRUG LIQUOR
 FOR SOLDIERS

Cairo. March G. The parastcal element of the population of Cairo. native and toreieu, anxious to get a l the money possible cut Of British sol diers comprising the eXpeditionary force heleabout resorted to suca dru1- ging and aduteraton of liquors that prompt and drastic measures had to he taken by the authorities to cope with the situation.
 Chief among the remedies was the establishment ot wet canteens at camps where, in deterence to proh hi- ton, they had previously been barred. In other cases q number of bars and resorts were declared out of bounds by GbeneIal Sir J. MaNWelrs orders. while few were closed outright.
 When the Colonia troops and the Terutoisl from Fasland first ar rived. there were many eases Of men being poisoned by tho drinks bought Army physicians, working on the mat ter found that samples of beer and spirits revealed remarkable iueredt ents Beer was ioaud to be extensive. ly cc'ored with the extract of Indian Hemp the plant from which "bhang and Ina hhi-h', two of the most bane- fu drugs used by the Oientals, are derived
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
SONG BRINGS CESSATION OF
 NIGHT FIRING

london, March GA song into which Welsh soldier with a mag nificent voice put his heart and soul brought about a temporary trust dur ing the fighting near DiNmude re. centy The soldier who writes of the incident says:
 Tt was miserable niaht A heavy rain had filled the trenches Elee-deep with half frozen mud. There was no sound except the plop of a German bullet against the earth of the para pet and the crack of a British rifle in return.
 I've were unprepared for any break in the dull misery of our routine, when out of the darkness came a voice. 1t was a merry Welsh ballad ca led Hob y deri dando' sung in a. fine voice a. one could hear on the stage. It was the cherriest sound | ever heard At the end round of applause came dcwn the trenches. But imagine our surprise to hear clap- ping and calls for more. in good Eng fish. from the German trenches. There upon the gallant We.chman gave ms Nlintra Gwen
 Meantime. we realized that not a shot had been fired by either side during the song We had forgotten all about war So a bargain was struck with the Germans that if the Welshman would give us another song neither side would fire any more until daylight
 The third song was Hen Wlad fy Nhadau IL was perhaps the first time the Welsh national anthem was ever heard on this disma Flemish morass.'
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
LEADERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
 WANT "WHITE MANS WAR

Bloemfontein, South Africa. March G.-Germau leaders in South Africa guiding the rebellion there against British rue-a rebellion now almost comp etely crushed hoped to make it "white maut war" both sides elim- mating the native. That this was the desire of the Germans in Orange Free State was revealed by recent test- mony at the court martial of the rebel Beer General Vessels, who surreu- dered in December aad was placed on trial for high treason.
 Early in the trial one of the chiefs of the Mopeli tribe in Orange Free State, called as a wine s. pro 'uced a etter he said he had received from Vessels The letter follows.
 We wish to wage a war of white against white and, only in case the British should arm the cooIes, would We count upon your then very well come aid, as we are confident of vic tory over the British We guarantee you your independence and the Undi turhed possession of your country on condition that you remain quiet until We express a wish to the contrary.
 understand Us well We wish to leave you and your peop'e unmolested, and in return we desire you to main tain the same attitude towards our people Disseminate these facts as far as possible in Basutoland, especially the fact that We stand on the side of the German government and Emperor william. whose troops are advancing with artillery to meet us and to join hands with us"
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
2-10 I'm
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

Notice is hereby given that letters of administration on the estate of John Mckay deceased. were issued to th uu- dersigned by the clork of the probate court of Garland county, in the state of Arkansas, on the 18th day of January. A. D. 1915 All persons having claims against said estate are therefore hereby notified to exhibit the same to the un- dersigned, properly authenticated within six months nfter the date Of such let ters Of admnistratio'r or they may be precudcd from an. benefit in said estate And if such claims be noe exhibited a. aforesaid, within orc year after the date of such letters they will be forever barred and Drecluded from any benefil from said estate
 Given this 18th day of January, A. D 1915 D s. BARNES. Adminisbator of the Estate of John Me
The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
FRAGMENTS OF SHELLS BRING
 HIGH PRICE AS SOUVENIRS

London, March 6-Fragments of shells thrown by the Germans upon West Hartlepoo during the December naval raid ale now fetching such a high price as souvenirs that a brick layer and a real estate agency recent ly went to law over a portion of a shel' The piece weighed 47 pounds. and retailed at $250 a pound. Q the claimants stated.
 The relic was found in a gUU Ur by a hricNlayer named SpOors Being it's discoyerer. Spoors claimed the she 1 as his. Giabon, the real estate agent heard of thi- and proceeded to prove that the shell struck a house belong ing Co a client whom he he'd to be the rightful owner As the client re. uoWce1 the title. Gibbon claimed own. ership and proceeded to take the piece from Spcors on the ground that he intended to send it as a present to Lord Funess
 Before giving judgment 10 Gibbon, Judge Bonsey of the county court said he would not give a lafpenny for the shel and thought that any one who would pay 20 pounds sterling for it fool If the Germans paid a few more visits 10 flartlepool, the judge thought the market price of shells would drop SO low that people would not,cyen bother to pick up the fragments.