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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
ALBERT SPALOING
HEARD At COLLEGE
NOTED vIOtlNIsI GREET.
I'D nv \ LARGE Az.
DiENcE.
RESPONDS TO
MANY ENCORES
Program On Friday Evening
Made Up Of Classic and
Modern Composers.

Albert SpaldinF, the great Amer.
ig.n artist. made his third appear
ance in the college chapel, on Friday
evening, and was greeted by an ap-
preciative audience.
He gave wonderful program in a
finished way and received rapt at
tention by the eight hundred girls,
as well as the town people. The au-
dience was so completely thrilled
and charmed that during the entire
program there was not even a whis-
per to be heard.
Albert Spalding was born in Chi
cago, being the son of the noted
merchant and manufacturer of ath-
letic goods. He comes of a musical
family, his mother having been tai
ented musician. Early in life he eX-
hibited marked talent and by careful
instruction and assidious study, he is
lOW aultllCd , SItdlCSl NlOiillSNs anu
ranks with the worlds artists.
The program Friday evening was
made up of classic and modern COM
posers, and it would be hard to say
just which number was most enthus-
iastically received. The splendid
technique and marvellous tones SEEM
ed almost divine, and the rounds and
rounds of applause showed just how
the audience appreciated him. He re-
sponded to the encores most grac-
iously.
His career has been one perpetual
series of triumph, both in America
and abroad, he having travelled in
membered that this great mus
ician is a millionaire, one bot
can admire him for his ambi-
tion in pursuing his artistic course
not only for his own pleasure, buI
to give pleasure to multitudes of
mankind.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
TEUTON ADVANCE
IS MORE RAPID
sEHviAAs MAY 90 FORCED
ACROSS BORDER OF Al.
BANlA.
GREEK ATTITUDE
COMPLETE PUZZLE
BIC Guns Keep Coritia safe
For Austrians, Although lial-
ians Make Small Gains.

London. Nov lo. A late dispatch
from Athens states that the Bulca.
rians have occupied MonastIr and
the Scrvians in that region are in
full retreat
The position Of the Servan army
and the attitude of Greece toward
the entente powers are still the ques-
ton Of interest In Europe. Reliable
information on both situations is So
meager that the public is unable to
judge if changes have taken place.
Il is thought that the Servians
may make a stand on the historic
plains Of Kossoyo, east Of the Mon
tenegrin frontier, where 500 years
ago they lost their independence to
Turkey They either must do this or
retire into the mountains of Monte
negro or North Albania, where, al
though they would be nearer help
from the Adriatic, it would be diff
cult to keep them supplied owing to
the absence Of roads.
The Austro-Germans on the north
are now within 80 miles of the Nit
rovitza-Pristina line Of the Servians,
while the Bulgarians in the south are
said already to have passed Monas-
tir.
As to the position Of Greece there
have been no developments, al
though a more hopeful feeling pre-
walls in Paris and London since Deny
Cochin's visit to the Greek king and
ministers.
There have been lively artillery
engagements in Alsace and at other
points in the west. In the east the
Germans report no change in the
situation, while Petrograd claims re-
pulses for the Germans on the Dvina
and Styr rivers.
The Italians still are hammering
away at the Austrian positions on the
Isonzo, but while they are gaining a
little from day to day, they have not
yet captured Gorilla, which again
has been under a heavy shell fire for
several days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
FALL TERM Of CIRCUIT
COURT BEGINS TOMORROW
JUDGE THoMA B. CARROLL,
OF STARK LILLE WILL
PRESIDE.

The fail term Of circuit court for
Lowndes county will convene here
tomorrow morning, and will be pre-
sided over by Judge Thomas B. Car
roll, of Starkville. Mostly civil cases
will be disposed of, and although no
grand jury will be empanelled the
code provides that criminal cases in
which indictments have already been
returned can be taken up, and there
are several of this character which
are on the docket awaiting trial.
The case of G. V. Hannah VS.. ].
T. Wood, which was to have come up
the coming week, has been continued.
One interesting case will be
that of w. w Lofts VS.. State Board
of Veterinary Examiners. Mr.. Lofts
brought suit to compel the board to
issue him license to practice veterin-
ary surgery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
May Purchase A. T. & N. r. r.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Nov. 18.-Ru-
mors of railroad activity are current
again in Tuscaloosa. 1t is rumored
that the Illinois Central Railroad
has purchased the Alabama, Tenneo-
see and Northern Railroad, and that
the Illinois Central will build to Tus-
caloosa before great while over
the route which has already been
surveyed here, The northern terml-
nus of the Alabama, Tennessee and
Northern is only 30 miles from Tus-
caloosa. The road runs south from
Reform, the northern terminus, to
Mobile, and covers rich agricul-
tural country as we'll as timber
lands.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
INCOMPLETE nEruRss RE.
cfivED FROM TIN.
NrssEF.
PRIMARY
ALMOST CERTAINTY
Early Reports Indicate That
Luke les stands Third In
the Race.

Memphis. Tenn. Nov 2t.-ln-
complete returns about midnight
show Mcclellan and Patterson lead
tnE the ticket over Lea in the race
for United States Senator held in
ths state Saturday, and second
primary viii no doubt be run off be-
tween these two candidates.
Memphis llncomplete) McKellar,
5,5o0.Pa ttersou 2,4OO, Lea, light
vote.
Incomplete returns from several
counties are as follows:
Perry ca 37l. McKellar 80, Pat
terson a.
Cheatham--Lea i67, McKellar
233, Patterson 1871.
Eardemar Lea l21. MeKeilar
329, Patterson 524.
Carter Lea 800, McKellar 2s3,
Patterson 1856
Trausdale--Lea lao, McKellar
$50, Patterson l5l.
Cannon-Lea 2l4, MeKellar 20,
Patterson 3Sl.
Bedford--Lea 4sl. MeKellar 642,
Patterson 7O2.
Bradley Lea CS, McKellar 324.
Patterson l4l.
larden--Lea 300, McKellar 2sS,
Patterson 1876,
In many ways the campaign has
been the most spectacular the state
has known in many years. In the
first place, It is the first three cor
nored primary the Democrats of the
state have ever taken part in. The re-
suit of this is that some voters have
decided not to take any part at all,
though there is no doubt among
Democratic leaders that the nominee
Of the primary will be the next Unit
ed States senator
In the next place the campaign
mas been one of the most thorough
ever undertaken in the state.
Morning, noon and night the three
candidates have been speaking and
riding and campaigning. 1t is prob
able that Senator Lea has made the
most active speechmaking campaign
ever made in Tennessee in the same
length of time. Both Gov Patterson
and Congressman McKellar have
been busy too, and have covered
practically the entire state.
1t is probable that each candidate
has spoken to between $4,000 and
10000 voters.
The strenuous campaign, with
fairly good crowds, has inspired the
managers Of all the candidates 70
feel confident of the result, and they
are still predicting victory.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21

receiving it promised to return it
to the brave officer if both should
survive the war.
The history of the sword after the
war continues to be of intense inter-
est and borders on the romantic,
since it was the Union Officers
young daughter, Miss Hattie Knapp,
born after the surrender, who kept
her fathers promise and returned
the sacred treasure to its owner, on
the 18th day of August, 1886. The
return of the sword was made in
the presence of Capt Knapp and a
large audience, composed of many
ladies and the, survivors of the 104th
regiment, Ohio volunteers, at
Myers Lake, near Massillon and
Canton, Ohio, at a reunion of the
survivors of the regiment, Capt.
Watts being the guest of Capt
Knapp. He was also guest of the
reunion association, before which
body he had been invited to deliver
an address.
The historical department appre-
ciates the custody of the sword and
have placed it among its treasures
subject to the order Of Capt. Watt :
young grandson, Samuel Watts
Kendall, who is at present a member
of the state university.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
Fire Friday Morning.

The grocery store and bottling
works of Mr.. Jim McClung, located
on West Main street, was damaged
to the extent of $3.50 by fire shortly
after o'clock Friday morning. The
blaze is thought to have been caused
from defective wiring. The loss is
covered by insurance
Harry" one of the valuable fire
department horses. had his foot bad
ly cut on a pile of scrap iron while
going to the fire at Meetings., and
will be out of service for some time.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
HEAVY DAMAGE IS DONE
BY FIRE At UNION SPRINGS
FLAMES YESTERDAY CAUSE A
LOSS or 100000 IN ALA.
BAMA TOWN.

Union Springs, Ala, Nov 20
Fire in the railroad station at this
place Saturday morning did dam
age in excess Of 100000.
A number of railroad buildings
together with 800 bales Of cotton
were destroyed by flames, Several
buildings owned by the Southern
Cotton Oil Co., were also destroyed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
Patron. Teacher Association.

The Patron-Teacher Association,
of Barrow School, will have a
Thanksgiving meeting Wednesday,
Nov. "a, at 3 o'clock Special
Thanksgiving program has been ar
ranged. Each patron is requested to
bring an article valued at 25 cents
as Thanks" offering to the school.
These packages viii be sold ia De-
cember for the benefit of the
school
Mrs. W. NJ. cox, President.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
Migrants Being Arrested.

The Columbus police have started
war on vagrants and expect TO
make a number Of arrests the COM
ing week.
Lat Ivy, Sam Hodges and John
Williams, three negroes, were
brought before Mayor Gunter yes
terday on charges Of vagrancy, and
each was sentenced to serve 80 days
on the county farm and pay costs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
FRANKLIN ACADEMY WINS
GAME FROM REFORM TEAM
CONTEST PLAYED AT LAKE
PARK FRIDAY AFTERNOON
RESULTED 900.

The Franklin Academy football
players, who have made quite a rec
ord this season, won another game
Friday afternoon, when they played
the county high school team from
Reform, Ala, the score resulting
300.
Three touchdowns were made by
the Franklin team, one each by Hol-
lis, Nichols and Lipsey, Long end
runs and forward passes were fea-
tured by the Columbus players.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
443 Votes Polled.

The Commercial of last Thursday
enormously stated that 343 votes
were east in the election for coun-
Gilman last Tuesday, when the num-
Der should have been 443, L. W.
Stevens having received ls9; J. A.
Lipsey $50 nd John H. Burns, ga.
There are about 600 voters on the
city list, ant much interest was
shown in the race as is seen by the
number of Votes cast.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
COMMITTEE UNABLE TO
SETTLE QUESTION THE
PAST WEEK.
MAKE DECISION
NEXT OCTOBER
Columbus and Birmingham
Routes May Compete for
Designation in 1916.

Nashville. Tenn, November lS.-
The executive board of the Jackson
Highway association, after a session
lasting all Of this afternoon, which
was enlivened by many spirited de-
bates, was unable TO determine a
southern route, since the supporters
of the main route, the western
route through Mississippi. embody-
ing much of the original Jackson
military road, and the eastern route
via Birmingham-were so evenly rep
resented.
A conciliatory resolution was of
fered and adopted leaving the sec
tion of the route to the pathfnding
committee and the United States
government engineer, R. +. Toms,
on October /, 1916, after they have
completed another inspection of the
said routes.
President Atherton, in discussing
the action taken by the board said:
"The Jackson Highway association
was just temporarily organized at
Birmingham on July 80 of this year,
and later on a permanent organiza-
ton was perfected at Nashville. 1t
was too late to do much real work
on the roads this year. Then snap
judgment in selecting this route was
to be avoided.
The people interested in these
routes will get busy between now
and next October. This will result
not only in good roads for the jack
son highway, but better road con-
ditions in Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi"
The Jackson Highway association,
with 81 comn ttees-and the boara Of
directors present, met here this
morning to hear the reports of the
pathfinders and government engi-
neer, then to decide upon the south
ern route, which decision will estab-
lish the route of the great national
road-the Jackson highway-from
the lakes to the gulf.
The route north of Nashville,
which runs through Chicago on to
the upper great lakes country, has
been settled. Advocates of the va
rous southern routes were all well
represented, and came prepared to
make fight.
Reports were made by r. f. Toms,
the government engineer, and +. G.
Dent, of Kentucky, representing
the pathfnders committee. A gen
eral discussion followed.
The following resolution was
adopted:
"The route from Nashville through
Alabama via Birmingham, Mont
gomery and Mobile to New Orleans,
and the route from Nashville via
Florence, Ala, Columbus, Meridian
and Hattiesburg, Miss, to New Or
leans shall be given until October l,
1916, for an inspection by the path
finders committee and the govern.
ment engineer, at which time which
ever route is in their judgment the
nearest completed shall be officially
designated the Jackson highway. II
is expressly understood that the
Tennessee river and about 600 feet
on the Pascagoula river may be
crossed by free night and day ferry
but all other streams shall be
bridged and there shall be no tol
gates on the route selected.
"The pathfnding commission ani
Mr. Toms, the government engineer
shall determine the route from Nash
vile to Birmingham in the same wa,
and at the same time.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
Will Give Pie Social.

The local members of the Old
Ladies' Home Association will give
a pie social at noon next Wednesday
in the Mayo Drug Company build
ing, on the corner of Main and Mar
ket street. Brunswick stew, coffee
and pie will be served.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21

Mr.. j. NJ. Morris, Of indianapolis.
Ind, Inspector for the State Life
Insurance Company, spent Friday in
Columbus on business. While here
he was the guest Of Mr.. F. r. Simms.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21

On account Of the absence Of the
pastor, Dr.. r. B. Eggleston, who is
i'm Virginia, there will be no preach
ing at the First Presbyterian church
today.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
Fire Alarm Last Night.

A live wire in front Of the home
Of DR. ] W. Lipscomb on Main
street, was the cause of the fire de-
partment being called out at 1000
o'clock last night. No damage was
done
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
XMAS EDITION.

The Columbus Commercial
will on Sunday, December IL,
issue its annual Christmas edi-
tion containing advertisements
Of the leading merchants of
Columbus. Extra copies will be
sent out and advertisers will
be given q chance to make
known their many bargains in
Christmas gifts, to thousands
Of people In this and surround
ing communities.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
Funeral Held a, starkville.

The remains Of Mrs. +. NJ. Chap
man, who died suddenly at Mathew
Friday evening, were taken to
Starkville yesterday for interment.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
HARVARD BEATS YALE

Old Eli was no match for the
Crimson eleven in their annual
grid-iron contest yesterday, being
swamped by the score of 4l-0.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21

The name of Miss Glare Bradley
was by error omitted from the last
honor roll of the Franklin Academy,
recently published in this paper.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21
VIII Discuss Route.

A meeting of the members
of the Lowndes County Jack
son Highway Association and
all interested win be held at
the Chamber of Commerce
Monday evening at 1880 o'clock.
for the purpose Of discussing
future plans and hearing the
report Of Messrs. w. H. Carter
and T. j. Locke, Jr.. who at
tended the meeting in Mash
vile the past week.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-11-21

For public car service telephone
205, corner Market and Main
streets. c. N. Kuykendall.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
LARGE JUDGMENT
COLLISION BETWEEN BICYCLE
AND AUTO Is SETTLED by
CIRCUIT COURT.

Leola, Dec. IA short term of
circuit court has just been concluded
here by Judge j. III. Bottum, of
Faulkton, two cases coming up for
trial.
John Schnabel, jr., secured a judg-
ment of $1,896 from Earl Kafer, a
merchant of Eureka, as the result OF
an accident on July A last. The evil
dence showed that Schnabel was rid
Ing his bicycle when he met Kafer
coming down the road In an automo-
bile. A collision followed which re-
suited in the plaintiff suffering a bro
ken leg.
The other ease tried was that of
j. t. Bell VS.. +. G.. Wenger, propric-
tor of the hotel at Hecla. Bell Sc
cured judgment OF $500 against
Wenger, he alleging that when he
traded a farm for the hotel at Eu-
reka formerly owned by Wenger, the
latter removed some of the furniture
from the hotel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
in THE MOVIES
SIOUX FALLS WOMEN LOCATE
LONG LOST BROTHER IN
THEATER THERE.

Sioux Falls, Dec. 17.-More than
passing interest centered on one of
the actors playing a part in the
drama, The Lamb" which was re-
Gently shown at the Colonial theater,
when Mrs. Ray Hunter and Mrs. Tom
Bender, of this city, who we're in the
audience, recognized the face of their
brother from whom they had not
heard for some time.
A scene showing the United States
cavalry was being flashed on the
screen when there appeared among
the hundreds of faces, a face very
familiar to the two women Later a
CLOSE up" scene was shown and i'm
stantly both of the women recognized
the face as that of their brother, Jack
Haffey, a former resident of this city,
and who disappeared several years
ago.
Although letters were sem to all
parts of the country where he was
thought to have gone, no word has
been received from him since that
time, and the relatives had given him
up. The sisters after recognizing
-hiya IN tho rtnturn ~srnui~nd neA U.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS As
COMPILED by THE ASSO-
CIATED PRESS.

New York, Dec. 17.-Special.
Field Marshal Sir John French, at his
W request. has been permitted to
relinquish his post of commander in
chief of the British forces in France
and Belgium, and Gen. Sir Douglas
Haig has been appointed to succeed
him. AS a mark Of recognition of
the field marshal's services since the
war began, King George has made
him a v%iscount, and the government
has appointed him commander in
chief OF the troops stationed in the
United Kingdom.
Compliance with the request of the
United States government for a dis
avowal by Austria of the course of
her submarine in sinking the Italian
steamer Ancona Is strenuously OPP
posed by the Austro-Hungarian ad
miralty, which approves the conduct
of the submarine commander fully,
according to a dispatch from Vienna.
The reply TO the American note will
be sent to Washington shortly.
With the British and French forces
who retreated from Serbia safe with
in Greek territory and presumably on
the way to their fortified position at
Saloniki, the Bulgarians have halted
Oh the Greeco-Serb frontier, and for
the time being, at least, ended their
pursuit. Meantime vessels crammed
with A~nglo-French troops and arms
and ammunition are unloading at Sa-
loniki or waiting in the roadstead
their opportunity to increase the en-
tente allied army both in men and
munitions.
In Montenegro and along the MI
bantam frontier. the Austrians and
Bulgarians slowly are pressing back
the M~ontenegrins and remnants of
the Serbian army.
The artillery engagements on the
French front in Artois and between
the Somme and Disc rivers again
have become spirited, and both Paris
and London report damage TO Ger
man positions. In addition, thirteen
French aeroplanes have bombarded
the German aviation camp at Hab-
sheim, east OF M%uehpausen,
Over in the eastern front. in the
region of Jacobstadt, there has been
increased artillery fighting. Near
Riga the Russian artillery dispersed
Germans who We're fortifying their
positions.
On the Austro-Italian front the at
tack upon Gorilla by the Italians and
its defense by the Austrians con
tinues.
Artillery and mining operations
are proceeding on the Gallipoli PENN
sula, while in M~esopotamia the
Turks are still striving to drive out
the British from Kut-el-Amara. In
Arabia the British report the defeat
of an Arab force.
Emperor William has returned TO
Berlin after a visit TO the eastern
front.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Dec. 17.-Cattle re-
ceipts for a Thursday at the local
market were on the liberal order,
some SO cars, or 1000 head, as
against 1,438 a week ago and 1921
the corresponding day a year ago.
1t was a raw, gloomy day and the
general market for cattle took on a
good deal OF the character of the day.
Supplies were liberal enough to more
than fill the requirements and when
business was done, prices showed
more or less shading, sales on fat cat
tie being rated as 10M15c lower,
while stockers ruled weak.
Urgent shipping demand caused a
slight shift of values for the better
i'm the hog department. At the out
set bids were reported weaker, but
when actual business was done, sales
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
ARMY OF MILLION NEEDED
Senator Works Says Pacific Coast Is
at Mercy Of Asiatics.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Senator
Works OF California told the senate
that q standing army Of 100000 men
would be necessary TO defend the Unit
ea States against possible invasions
and declared that the Pacific coast is
completely at the mercy Of Asiatic
powers.
Senator Works spoke on the sub
ieet OF national defense, but particu-
larly to propose as part of the scheme
Of preparedness the creation of a
mobile land force and military reserve
Of 100000 men at q cost Of $50, 600, 900
a year for ten years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

/. ID. Smith and wife went to Ak
ron, La.
Supt. W. w. Girton. of Miner coun-
~, spent the day in the city.
Mrs. l.. M. Tubbs and daughters,
Mrs. VIM. Bartlett and Miss Carrie,
departed today for Rogers, Ark
their future home.
Clerk CT Court Preston issued two
licenses to wed last evening, the first
to Elias Holvick, of Leroy, and Min
ME c. Stephenson, of Nunda, both OF
Lake county. and the other to Allen
Olmstead, of Spring Lake, Kingsbury
county and Eta A. Wait. of Vermont.
The latter, we understand, were mar
ried before leaving town by the Rev.
j. p. Jenkins.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
MAY DELAY NAMING AIDES
Germany Likely to Wait Until After
the War. %

Washington. Dec. I'm the light
Of reliable information received here
1t is regarded as doubtful whether the
successors OF Captains Boy-Ed and
yon papen. withdrawn German naval
and military attaches, will be appoint
ed by Emperor William until the end
OF the war.
Count Won Bernstorlt. the German
ambassador, is understood to believe
that should successors be appointed
they Immediately would become the
subject OF criticism TO their detriment
and to the impairment perhaps OF
the general situation.