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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
The Returned MESSENGER Bow.

The elf-made man stalked into the
office of the great financier with whom
hc had an appointment.
You probably don't remember me.,
he began, but twenty years ago.. when
! was a poor messenger boy, you gave
me a message TO carry
Yes, yes cried the financier. where
is the answer?'-Arsonaut.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
1t Does. Indeed.

The inactivity of the English army serves
10 cast serions doubts upon the allegation
II embraces 1000 Irishmen.-Birm-
News.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

scheduled. DIR. q. III. I'll. Smile of Wash
iston, who puts the portraits onto orr
b~anknotes will give an illustrated lecture.
The convention win sound the doom Of the
travelling "enlarsementn Iaker.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

What is a Delnsion PLEASE explain
precisely what a delusion is.
Answer-It j. a faulty belief concerning
a subject capable of demonstration, ont
of which the individual can not be reason
ed for the time being. The rising Of the
sun. for instance.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
TALKS

made to feel the full responsibility for his
culpable negligence, and it makes no diff
ference whether the prisoner i a low-down
loafer or one of the high filters of the town.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
Northwestern Photographers Meet.

Minneapolis, Mime, Sept. 1.-The an
nual convention of the Northwestern Pho
tographers' association opened here today.
Three days Of interesting discussions are
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
Huerta's Long Island Estate.

The grass on Huerta's lawn in BROOKLYN
= getting long again, and he'd better go
back and Gu; it.-Boston Globe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
H0GWALL0W NEWS.
.

> .
: ; > { . . c ; . ssss9ssess
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DUNK Bolts. Regular CORRESPONDENT.
George Binaham-AU RIGHTS Reserved n
Fletcher Hen-tep ii poia ~ ben ms wife
course when somebody started y fobt out
ieft after paving Ivy dos tax.
~ia rlnder- spent Monday IN the creek
aarb FISHING. and while ~ did moi catch
ars. al WE'VE tIsh ucre yery tired Uhen NIGHT
eaua. after tryiay M keen from being
-
Clab Hancock. gho !. NV owner III j
pair of square trimmed ~pectacles. will
-et fd ol then the nczi time thc Tin Ped.
aler comes. his mule does not show up
fd-t exactly right through them.
-
Miss iiute heicher has sent oi after
ofue perfume. Tins time she chose banana
tlator- wy -Ae i- tired Ot strawberry.
-
tt Smith nearly caught several large
Gh a- the Guuder Creek bridge Monday.
-
lhe OH 1u-er of MIusket Ridge went
hia- la-t week tor .he first time this
.a. Ie could have gone earlier III the
uH hut desired to wait until the fish
E larger.
4t Ift.NrHu MundaN HfghT W gentleman
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

Prescription for Morning Malaise-Can
you suggest anything to prevent or relieve
morning malaise-that miserable. head
achy, dull, irritable, mean feeling one
wakes with, through in fairly good health?
Answer-The surest cure for this form
of toxemia i a bed in the open air. Build
a porch bed room. An open bed room win
dow won't do.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

The man who Judges his future by his
past i apt to become discouraged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

DUNK Bolts. Reeuiar Correspondent.
fGeorge Bingham-AH Rights Reserved y
Fletcher Hen-tep is goiu4 "a eet hi- wife
course when somebody started q fight out-
ieif after paying lily dog tax.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

I..g Mo~eloE was among those present
magic 'u.arn Show WI ne school house
ae li Ribs uoighborAood Saturday
ali -at bon ihe amen corner
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01
Questions and W

Wanted Facts About Snoring-Tnrnins
the tables, we would be grateful TO any
readers who may enlighten ~ upon the
modus operandi Of snoring. Will not d
few wives whose husbands indulge in this
pastime endeavor. experimentally, in the
interest OF science, TO ascertain whether
gently pinching the nostril 50 a. to enforce
mouth breathing stops the snoring. Try
it, please, and, If able 10 write next morn
ing, reprt the result. Your contribution
will receive due credit in the paper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

Best Kind of Hair Brush-What kind of
hair brush j. the best?
Answer-If one has dandruff. a brush
that can be washed or otherwise sterilized
frequently-as frequently a. the head j.
shampooed j. best. Long, flexible, gen
uine pig bristles. A good brush to stimu-
late the scalp i one of those which
has bristles implanted in a pneumatic base.
1T permits vigorous brushing without
scratching or ~iniuring the scalp.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

At Tieh,iac Monday night u gentleman
a rr.l u -Norld Wide Peace lIe had
r-a aai inle.l gent audience which Sat
aauad uHtil ihe middle " Ire dis
u.e aian somebody -iurLcd W fight ou-
tar door.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

Iie Iiaf-n Doctor wy the Calf Ribs neigh
.rIuaN nH called to Musket Ridge Wed
night Mr. ec Fri-bv Hancock. Upon
Nn al.ar he found that the patient had
l touch ot lumbago and about 90
tu change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-01

TIN editor ot the Tickville Tidings was
n iinr ,Iow this week for~the first time.
-eH aidl expected tu -ec " smarter look
l thau they did.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
W|NOs7ORM IS
FATAL TO SCORE
DEATH DEALING BLAST SWEEPS
TWO COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI
AND LOUISIANA.

New Orleans. May THE death toll
of the wind storms which devastated
Acadia parish, in southwestern Louis
lana and Coahoma county, in north.
western Mississippi yesterday, today
stood at twenty-one. All but one were
negroes. Fifteen were killed at Egan
and Mermentau, In Acadia parish, and
six near Clarksdale and Jamestown,
Miss.
Forty-tve more persons are known
to have been injured in Acadia parish,
some OF them seriously. Early esti-
mates placed the property loss there
at $5OO,OOO
Many buildings were demolished at
Mermentau, twenty were destroyed at
Egan, and all farm houses in the path
of the storm are reported to have been
razed
The storm which visited Mississippi
was accompanied by heavy rain and
railway tracks in several sections Of
the state were inundated Washouts
north Of Magnolia delayed trahic on
the Illinois Central for several hours
Reports from the stricken districts
were delayed today by damage to tsle.
graph and telephone lines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
MORE ENGLISH
STEAMERS sunk
GERMAN SUBMARINES ACTIVE IN
THE IRISH SEA, WHERE TWO
SHIPS PERISH.

London, May THE British steam.
er Candidate was torpedoed by Ger.
man submarine yesterday OF Water
ford, Ireland. The crew was saved.
The British Candidate was of 3,s28
tons net register. She was 3sS feet
long, built in Glasgow in 1906 and
owned in Liverpool, where she arriv.
ed April from New Orleans.
The Candidate was outward bound
when she encountered the submarine
18 miles from Waterford.
Members of the crew say the vessel
was torpedoed without warning.
Four other boats were launched
from the Candidate. One Of these
was swamped but the occupants
clambered into the other boats. All
of the crew, numbering forty-four,
landed at Milfordhaven.
Centurion Goes Down.
The British steamer Centurion.
bound for South Africa, was torpedoed
by German submarine off the Irish
coast yesterday Her crew was saved.
The Centurion was attacked about
the time the British steamer Candi-
date, owned by the same company,
was torpedoed off Waterford, Ireland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
ACCUSED WOMEN TO
TESTIFY FOR SELF

Mineola, N. Y, May Mrs. Flor
ence Carman was ready to testify in
her own defense today in her second
trial for the murder of Mrs. Louise
D. Bailey At the previous trial Mrs.
Carman admitted placing a telephone
device in her husbands Office to hear
his conversation with his patients and
said she had once raped at the win
dow through which the fatal shot was
fired when nurse called on Dr. Car
man. But she declared that she was in
her room upstairs when Mrs. Bailey
was shot.
DR.. Carman expected to be called to
testify in advance of his wife and it
was considered probable that he
would be questioned closely concern
ing the hour of the murder.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
RUSSIAN POLAND
SICK AND HUNGRY
MANY PEOPLE ARE ON CHARITY,
THOUSANDS WITHOUT WORK;
DISEASE PREVAILS.

Warsaw, Russian Poland, May T.
A detailed report of the desperate
situation prevailing today in the min
ing district Of western Poland, now
in possession of the Germans, has been
received by the Rockefeller commits
sion, which was organized to assist
the suffering population in this region.
A comparison of food prices before
the war with those which prevailed in
January of this year, show the fol-
lowing contrasts: Rye flour increased
from $40 to $50 ton; wheat -four
from $50 to $1O2; buckwheat from $50
to 1925, and peas from $50 to $3.50.
Before the war ton of straw cost
$210; in January it brought $612, and
the price of oats has increased 500
per cent.
Out Of population of 1876, 700 in. the
district of Sosnovitz 1850 persons
are now dependent on charity.
In Bendin there are 5000 charity
subjects out of a population of fifty
thousand, and in Dombrov 5000 out
Of population of $4,000. These fig
ures do not include the unemployed
who are receiving assistance from
their former employers. The unem-
ployed so situated number about 49,
900 or, counting their families, about
100000 persons.
Continuing, the report says that
during the last five months the popu-
lation of this region suffered serious
epidemics of typhus. scarlet fever,
dysentery and cholera.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
BITTER F|GHT|NGl
At DARDANELLEs
Turkish Reports Say That
Severe Losses Have Been
Inflicted on Enemy
WHOLE BATTALION 81
HACKED TO PIECES
Claims Of Allies Tell of|
Successful Attacks on
Defending Forces

London, May 7.-Onicial anounca{'
meht is made In a dispatch from Con-
stantinople that severe losses have
Deen 1nnfcted on the French and Brit
Ism troops which landed on GallipoIfl
peninsula. 1t Is said one entire bat
TALON was annihilated in an attack an
the allied left wing. and that IN anl3
other engagement the British lose
heavily, both In men and war muni.'
tions. s
Reports reaching London from the
Dardanelles, while containing no new
details of the land fighting, say boni.
bardment Of the Turkish fortiflcationns
by the allied fleet is proceeding suts.
cessfully. Some OF the forts at Cham
ak and Kilid Bahr, and probably 9TH
ers on both sides Of the straits IN to-
the narrows, are said to have been
silenced
The exact status OF affairs in the
great battle of western Galicia Is in
doubt. German and Austrian reporta
OF spectacular victory are increaes
ingly optimistic They say the re.
sistance Of the Russians is being brok.
en- down steadily and that the whole
Carpathian army Of the Russians has
N|OAA PAssSOu sIA su1pfCCdIlOubf bltUAtlO41rN
Petrograd advices,. however. while
conceding measure Of success to the
Teutonic allies, say these claims are
greatly exaggerated. The Russian \
war ONCE announces a victory In q
battle near Stry, in the Carpathians
further east than the scene OF the
present main battle
Hopes that Italy would settle peace
fully her differences with Austria ap-
parently are fading. Austria is re-
ported to have informed Italy of the 1
extreme concessions 1t is willing to-
make, and Austrians and Germars In
Rome are represented as having lost
confidence in a favorable outcome. a
German school in Rome was closed on
receipt of telegram from Berlin. and
the exodus OF Germans from Italy n a
increasing. Austria is preparing for
possible attack by Italy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
COAL STRIKE IS
BROUGHT TO CLOSE

Cleveland, o., May with only a
few odds and ends remaining to be
adjusted after practical agreement
which was reached late last night, to-
days conference of miners and oper-
ators Of the joint scale committee
here was expected to see peace pact
signed which would end the thirteen
months eastern Ohio coal strike.
Following the signing of peace here
it is expected that the miners. repre-
sentatiyes will call meeting next
week at which the agreement will be
submitted to the miners for ratifca-
tion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
AUSTRIAN PLANS
VICTORIOUS FIGHT

Venice, May Field Marshal Con.
rad Won Hoetzendorf, chi of staff oi
the Austrian army, is ere ted by the
Vienna Reichspost with having made
all the strategic preparations for the
Austro-G German attack in the Carpath.
ians. This program was carried out 80
exactly, the paper says, that Archduke
Frederick and Charles Ferdinand, Bar.
on Conrad and the entire general stan
went on a special train to witness the
victory they felt certain the Teutonio
allies would win.
Austro-Hungarian troops were used
exclusively on the northern line. while
the Germans supported them to the
south.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
many LEPERs IN CHICAGO
At Least Eighty People Are Said To
Be at Big City Unknown to
the Law.

Chicago, May I. There are at leas,
eighty persons in Chicago suffering
from leprosy, according to DR.. George
A. Zeller, a member OF the Illinois
board of administration, who today
completed the examination of Angelo
Lunardi, leper at Highland Park, who
probably will be placed in some state
institution.
DR.. Zeller said that people are prone
to become unduly alarmed at the pres
ence of leprosy.
THE disease is not nearly so conta-
gious as scores of other Diseases, DR..
.Zeller said. My figures on the num-
ber Of lepers in Chicago are based on
talks have had with dermatologists
and skin specialists who treat from
six to ten cases Of the disease year.
There Is no law In Illinois to compel
physician to report leprosy.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
TEN ARE HELD AS
MURDER SUSPECTS

Chicago, May o. Four men were
held by the police today on suspicion
of having knowledge Of the murder
yesterday OF Mrs. John l.. Copper
smith, the wife of a commission broker
and their two year old son, whose
heads had been crushed by blows from
a hammer and their throats cut.
Detectives abandoned the theory
that robbery was the motive for the
murder as diamond ring, some cur.
rency and bonds valued at $500 were
left untouched in the apartment. They
believe the slayer is a maniac, who,
failing in his attempt to attack Mrs.
Coppersmith, killed her and then took
the life of her son.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
ITALIAN REBELS
AIDED BY TURKS

Paris, May Reports are current
here that an ohicial report to the min
istry Of war regarding the attack on
Colonel Miami's Italian force in Tripoli
contains proofs that Turkish officers
commanded the rebels, says Petit
Parisien dispatch from Turin. and 1t Is
said that the Italian government viii
ask the porte for an immediate explain
alton.
Colonel Miamis command was at
tackled by rebel band south OF Eyrta
on April 80 and forced to retreat owing
to the desertion of irregulars to the
rebels. The Italian losses were Is Of
ficers and 200 men killed or wounded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
KILLING FROsTs
N THE SOUTHWEST

Kansas City, Mo-, May ALI of Ne
braska except the extreme eastern
portion, Colorado, north central and
western Kansas and the Texas Pan
handle experienced killing frosts last
night. according to reports to the To-
cal weather bureau today. Kansas
and northwest Missouri are the dan
ger zones for frost tonight, according
to Observer Connor
Frost In Texas.
Dallas, Texas, May 7.--Killing frosts
in the Panhandle district of Texas,
with a temperature of 80 degrees ear
ly today at Amarillo, were reported
today by the local weather bureau.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
TWO WEEKS MORE
FOR BARNES SUIT

Syracuse, N. T., May 7.-Today's ses-
sion concluded the third week of the
against Theodore Roosevelt. There
was much speculation as to how long
it would be before the case reached the
jury.
The witnesses ready to testify in re-
buttal number more than 25, including
Mr.. Barnes himself The consensus
of opinion among the lawyers seemed
to be that two weeks at least would
be needed to finish the trial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
SPECULATION IN
WHEAT PREVENTED
FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO SEIZE
GRAIN AND RESELL IT At
FIXED PRICE.

Paris, May T. The announcement
was made today to the budget commit
tee OF the chamber Of deputies. sby
Premier Viviani and Minister of Com
merce Thomson that the government
intended to requisition all existing
stocks of wheat, which will be resold
throughout France at a fixed price. The
minister's explained that the wheat
supply was more than adequate to
meet the requirements of the civil pop
ulation but that requistion was deem
ed expedient to prevent speculation
and the artificial imitation of bread
prices.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08

London, May Fit is believed
the passengers Of the Lusitania
are safe. The liner, from New
York, May 1, for Liverpool, with
1888 passengers on board was tor
pedoed this afternoon about 2
I o'clock, about ten miles of Old
Head, kinsale, ireland, and later
went down. Y
The reports received here say
the liner was eight miles Oft the
Irish coast when she went down.
No details Of how they may have
been rescued, however, are at
hand. One message received here
says: ut Is not known how
many Of the Lusitania's passen-
gers were saved"
Relief was Immediately sent out
from Queenstown. II she floated
a reasonable length Of time before
going down it is possible that
some OF the rescuin0 ships got TO
her side. II is believed that the
Lusitania's watertight buIkheads
would tend to keep her afloat.
Queenstown, May 1.-THE ad.
miraIty officers here have no news
concerning the safety Of the pas
senoers and the crew Of the
Lusitania.
The presence Of German submarines
off the southern coast Of ireland ant
along the line Of travel the Lusitanis
would follow in going to Liverpool wal
made known in a dispatch from Glas
,ow last night which said that the
British steamer cherbury had beer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08

China to. Accede
TO the Demand of
Jap Government
= ****+++*++*****+**s :

Peking, May There is
good reason to believe that
China is prepared to concede
everything demanded by Japan,
realizing that the situation is
hopeless.
This possible outcome to the
present tense situation is not
generally comprehended in Pc
king; consequently a number
Of foreign residents, as we'll as
Chinese themselves, are today
packing their personal belong
ings and otherwise preparing
for eventuahties.
It was ascertained here to-
day that the Japanese govern
ment yesterday presented to
the Chinese minister at Toxic
a note warning him that China
must accept the demands Of
Japan, as otherwise there
would be presented to her an
ultimatum, the expiration of
which would be fixed for 6 p.
m. Sunday, May 9.
Washington, D. c., May T.
Information from high official
source late today is that the far
eastern crisis has been averted
and settlement is in prospect.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
No Decision Yet
in Fighting for
Famed Hill No. 90

London, May THE battle
to decide the mastery of hill
No. so and the desolated coun-
try around Ypres has not yet
ended nor have the Russians
shown signs Of accepting the
German claim Of crushing
Russian defeat in western
Galicia.
That the Russians have been
pushed back many miles,
first across the Dunajec and
now across the Wisloka river
which roughly parallels the
Dunajec Is miles to the east
ward, all dispatches from Ger
man and Austrian sources in
sist, but English newspapers
refuse to concede q great vic
tory to the Austro Germans,
although they admit great
tentative success.
There is great faith in Eng
land In the recuperatfve pow
ers Of Russian arms, and the
disposition seems to be to sus-
pend judgment whether the
Russians, II driven from Duk-
la pass, will be forced to aban-
don their advance against Hun
gary and their positions In
western Galicia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
LIGHT BRIGADE
LEADER is DEAD

London, May Lieutenant General
William Henry Beaumont De Horsey,
who commanded the famous Light Bri-
gade In it's charge at Balaklava, died
last night at the age of SO years. He
entered the army in 1884, became a
major general in 1873 and retired in
1888. He was decorated for gallantry
in the Crimean war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
FRANCE TO STOP
USE OF ALCOHOL

Paris, May The Petit Parisien
says it has been informed the govern
ment will introduce bill prohibiting
absolutely the manufacture, sale and
transport of all alcoholic drinks during
the progress Of the war. Even bev-
eraees containing slight proportion
of alcohol, it>is understood, will be
prohibited.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
White HOUSE SIEGE ENDs
TWO sunragettes Leave Washington
After Three Days Effort to
See President.

Washington, D. c., May Mrs.
Lawrence Lewis, Jr., and Mrs Harry
Lowenburg, Philadelphia suffragists,
who have been besieging the white
house for chance personally to ask
President Wilson to address some Of
their number when he goes to Phila-
dalphia Monday, gave it up today and
said they would renew their efforts in
Philadelphia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
s,1,nL smnl.lNG ING MISSING MAN
academi, DISCOVERED DEAD

come on aport, May THE body Of
legislature q Muzzy of Burlington, was
the moment night in the reservoir of the
proves our gefWater Co. 1t was badly de-
of probably ound is thought to have been
fessors. We hater.
at the capitol anmployed by the Milwau-
most useful memhd had been missing
-r 20 of last year. The
THE EAsTEFAs run past the reser-
Japan has or isthought that he must
ultimatum to Chinytrain into it. The body
srs feel that war " means Of pay
aggression in helplehis pocket. He was
result. China is ind.
ton of being unable
anese demands and ABOR PROBE.
and sympathy Of eithy Nav THE fed
or OF the other natioIations commission
been compelled to lAts examination of
7 On the other hand chi bor conditions ON
or navy ltnat wouid railroad when G.
resistance 10 the Japsral superintendent
is one that makes for ,ona. pa. resumed
or in the future. Dc
would not bs SO instste
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-08
CONTINUED on page 81
EI- -Ottu11LDQ11 on
Ill Fdfed Liner

Evan Jones, a Welsh coal
miner employed for many years
at Bear Creek and other mines
in this vicinity, is supposed to
have been on board the Lusi-
tania. He left here early last
week, announcing that he
would sail for his old home in
Wales on the Lusitania lSatur-
day. He had no family here and
did not expect to return. I'm
less he changed his plans at the
last minute, he probably sailed
on the ill fated steamer.