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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
FIXED BY GOVERNOR
SUNDAY, JUNE 13, Is SET ASIDE
AS TIME FOR ATTENDING
SERVICES.

Sunday, June IS, will be go To
Sunday School Day" throughout Mis-
sissippi.
A proclamation has been issued by
Governor Earl Brewer, setting aside
that day as the appropriate time for
every man, woman and child in Mis-
sissippi to attend Sunday School SER
vices. That Hattiesburg will readily
respond to the suggestion is indicated
by the amount of interest being
show by the entire city.
Governor Brewers proclamation is
as follows:
"Appreciating as l do the value of
Sunday School training and early in
struction in the Bible, and realizing
the importance of it, and being glad
to accede to the request of the Mis-
to isue a call to the people of our
state to attend Sunday School on
Sunday the thirteenth day of June,
1915, and;
wishing to impress upon our pee
pie that never in our history was a
study of the bible and it's teachings
more needed-the world as war and
civilization disheartened as it's result
and feeling that to the Bible we
owe the best that is in civilization, in
fact all,
"Now, therefore, I, Earl Brewer,
Governor of the State of Mississippi,
do issue this my proclamation calling
upon our people to attend the Sun
day school of their choice on Sunday
the thirteenth day of June. | urge
the parents to take their children and
beseech the children to accompany
their parents. | would also ask that
those who are unable from sickness
or other good cause to attend to let
their prayers to ascend for this day.
Our first teaching and instruction is
the best. Build well the foundation
anu IHeTe Is Ho rear vi lHe SupeIotIuC-
ton. To the stranger that is within
our gates we bid welcome and urge
him to attend and become a part of
us on this occasion.
Given under by hand and the great
seal of the State at the Capitol in the
City of Jackson. this the 18th day of
May, 1915. "Earl Brewer,
"By the Governor.
Joseph w. Powers,
Secretary of State"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19

London, May 19.-Information from
various sources indicates that the
Russian defeat in Galicia has reached
serious proportions. British cores
pondents in Petrograd, heretofore not
willing to cOncede much to the Austro-
German forces, admit today that Rus
slams were forced back along a 200
mile front.
Intimation comes that the situation
seems dangerous to the Cars forces.
The Austro-G erman forces, however.
are reported as enormous.
Premier Asquith announced in the
House of Commons this afternoon
steps are in contemplation aiming at
reconstruction of the British cabi-
net. He said that neither the Premier
nor the Foreign Secretary would be
changed.
Austria is reported to have Of
fered further territorial conces-
sions to Italy, but Italy has made
every preparation for hostilities.
The German and Austrian ambas-
sadors are ready to leave Rome.
The railroads have been taken
over by the military. II is ex-
pected that the final decision will
be known soon after parliament
meets tomorrow.
Austria and Italy have asked the
United States to look after their
affairs in Rome and Vienna, re-
spectVeIy, in the event of trouble.
Washington has instructed its en-
bassies to be ready to do so.
The British steamer Drumcree was
torpedoed in the English channel to-
day, but her crew was saved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
Scout utReUieW VIII
Be Given at Park
Friday Afternoon
BOYS WILL MARCH BY COUNCIL
MEN AND WILL GIVE IN
FORMAL PROGRAM.
g! KY9T

The first official review of the Hat
tiesburg Boy Scouts by the Boy
Scouts Council, composed of the most
prominent business men in the city,
will take place at Hamper Park Fri
day afternoon. A general invitation
to the public to witness the review
was issued today by Scout Commits
sioner E. G. Hightower.
All of the councilmen will be there
and it is expected that every young.
ster in Hattiesburg, will be in line
and will pass in review before the
stand.
The Scouts will leave the court
house at exactly $3.50 o'clock. They
will hike by the most direct route to
the park, and after passing in review
before the councilmen, will give Sc
ries of drills and exhibitions. Every
Scout is expected to bring with him
his staff.
The program will be an informal
one. The affair has been planned
with a view of permitting the Scouts
to get better acquainted with the OF
ficers and the movement, and to al
low the latter to see just what worl
is being accomplished by the local Or
ganization which is still in it's infancy
being but a few months old
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
NeW Way Is Found
to Resist AirshipS
Over at Eagle Lake
NOTED INVENTOR REVEALS TO
WORLD SECRETS OF HIS
EXPERIMENTS

Eagle Lake, Miss, May 19.-Abe
Wiley has perfected an idea that will
make the United States entirely safe
from aerial attacks.
Abe is a great lover of bees, wasps
and hornets and probably understands
their nature as we'll as anyone. Last
summer he had the loft of his house
full of hornets, and wouldn't tell what
he was doing with them. Only the
other day he came into town to con-
suit Hank Pavey, the lawyer, about
trying to get a patent on his hornets
and gave away the whole thing.
He discovered that hornets hate the
buzz of motors. 1t seems to enrage
them. So he commenced training
them. He started his auto engine go
ing, opened the window of the loft and
a few hundred hornets would dash at
the motor and attack anything near it.
When they came back he had drops of
molasses for them as reward. He
got them so that when city guy went
bv in a machine a mile away he could
open the window, let them near the
noise, and they'd go for it like flock
of bullets. He figures that he can, in
case of war, take boxes of his trained
hornets to the front aid Whenever
an aeroplane comes near, can send
the hornets up at it. He'll guarantee
one hornet to knock any fellow out OF
his seat in an aeroplane at one swat
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
Won't Attemnt CAPTURE.

Galveston, Tex, May 19.-Carranza
has no intention of trying to take
Mexico City at this time. said an
American today who has talked with
the Mexican leader at Vera Cruz. Car
rama says that the taking of the Mex
lean capital would be an empty honor.
The population of Vera Cruz has in
creased from $4,000 to 100000, and
trouble at feeding the populace has
resulted. Carranza is distributing
corn and corn lines are formed every
day. Food and clothes prices are SO
high as to be prohibitive to the peer.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
SALARY DECREASE APPLIED
TO EVERY MAN IN THE MILL
Low Price of Paper Cause of Trouble,
and No Intimation Given AS To
When Operation Will Be Resumed.
Eight insurgents Refuse to Have
Meeting Held.

Because eight employees of the big
mill of the Southern Paper Company,
located at Moss Point, 90 miles south
of Hattiesburg, refused to stand re-
duction of 10 per cent in their wages,
the mill has closed down, reports
reaching Hattiesburg today say.
Owing to the low price of paper,
the management, acting on the adj
vice of the board of directors, last
week notified the employees that re-
duction of ten per cent of all whose
wages were 50 and over per day
would be made, effective Monday. A
reduction of five per cent was also
made on those whose earnings were
less than 81 per day.
Had it not been for the kick of the
machine men or skilled laborers on
Whom the operation of the mill de-
pended the mill would have continued
operation In making the reduction
Ill WAGES Ilt OOuIlCtn dpCI SOhi
pany did not attempt to show any dis
elimination, for every man on the
pay roll including the manager and
office force likewise came in for re-
duction in their salaries.
A meeting was held at the plant
yesterday afternoon and those who
were looked on as the revolving work
men were made aware of the situa-
tion and told that unless they were
willing to work at a reduced salary
the mill would be closed. The work
men evidently could not view the stu
alton from the standpoint of the com
pany and when night came the mill
was closed down. Some $50 men have
been thrown out of employment by
the closing of the plant and this is
going to materially affect the busi-
ness of this city and surrounding
towns. No intimation has been given
as to how long the mill will likely
remain idle.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19

Washington, May 1.-Two impor-
tant5 factors, 1t became known today,
are working to delay for another week
Germany's reply to the Lusitania
note.
First, the next few days are expect
ed to show whether Germany will be
confronted with new military situa-
ton by the entrance of Italy into the
war
Second, interested diplomatists here
believe the interim of delay will re-
veal whether the United States of its
own initiative will send 9. general pro-
test to the Allies against the alleged
violations of international law by in
terfering with commerce between
American ports and neutral European
countries.
Officials here generally think the
Austro-Italian situation may absorb
the attention of the German govern
ment and delay final composition Of
the reply. 1t is realized that should
Italy become a belligerent, Germany
would lose all hopo of obtaining food
stuffs or other supplies through the
Mediterranean, and if Roumania fol-
lowed Italy's lead, as predicted, the
wheat supply from Southeastern Eu-
rope would be cut off. In such cir
cumstances, it was explained in diplo-
matte quarters, Germany would find
the submarine even more invaluable
as a weapon for reducing enemy sup
plies and commerce.
The idea that the United States will
send a note to the Allies seeking modi-
fications of the orders in Council has
its origin in quarters where the con-
viction is held that such move would
demonstrate to Germany that the Uni
ted States intends to be equally vigor-
GUS in insisting on the observance of
neutral rights by Great Britain and her
allies, making unnecessary an offer by
Germany to return to the maritime
rules of international law if the Allies
do likewise.
Although without definite informa-
ton, there is a disposition in well in
formed quarters here to believe the
President will withhold any represen-
tations to England until Germany s
reply is received, because of a desire
to obtain a frank understanding with
Germany without complicating the sit
uation as existing between the United
States and the Allies.
1t is known that for several weeks
there have been under preparation
two notes whilh eventually will be
sent to Great Britain, one dealing
with the general subject of contra
band and the other embracing general
representations on deteutions of YES
sells plying between neutral ports
Continued on Page Six)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
STINGRAY STINGS HIM.

Gulfport, Miss, May 10. Ellis
Sprinkle, youth who went out to Cat
Island Saturday night with a party OF
boys to make a catch of founders
and soft crabs, was struck in the hand
by stingray. 1t appears that Sprin
kle threw his spear into the stingray
and proceeded to take it up in the
usual way, believing the fish to be q
founder, when the sting was sudden
Iy thrust into his hand, making a pain
full wound.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
(B4 Associated PreSS.)
sequences.

Washington, D. c., May 19.-Of-
ficiaI information has been re-
ceived at the White House to the
effect that Germany's reply to the
American, note will not be COM
pIeted for a week, and it probably
will not reach Washington for ten
days. 1t is known with some defi-
niteness that Germany will indi-
cate willingness to act toward
all merchantmen, just as destroy
ers or cruisers would, give ample
time for passengers and crew to
leave, provided the merchantmen
are unarmed, or if passengers and
contraband traffic are separated.
The United States is preparing
a note to England regarding en-
bargoes, but probably will not
transmit it until Germany is
heard from.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
TELEGRAPH bREWT|ES
(By Associated PresS.)
Wants "Preparedness.

Mohonk Lake, n. Y, May 19.-Dr.
Hibbens, president of Princeton Uni
versity, stirred the conference on In
ternational Arbitration today by TAX
ing issue with the pacificists and ad-
vocating wise preparedness of our
military forces in the United States"
Let us pay any price that can buy
peace" he said, "but not forget that
there are some things which cannot
buy peace"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
UNITED STATES DISCHARGES
16-YEAR-OLD SOLDIER

Milwaukee, Wis, May 19.-Because
he is only Is years old, Roland c.
Koehler, son of City Service Commits
sioner and Mrs. Koehler, will be dis
charged from the United States army
next month The boy disappeared
from home and enlisted in Cincinnati
Through efforts of his father he was
located in the Philippines. The boy
was ordered back to America and
sailed from Manila last Saturday. He
will be discharged at Fort Mcdowell
California, on his arrival.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
MARTELLO INFANT is
BURIED TODAY

salvoan Martellb, the 14-months-old
son of Mr.. and 4Irs. ]. MartelIo, of
1904 River avenul. died at o'clock
yesterday afternodl, and will be buried
from the Catholiqxchurch at 4 o'clock
this afternoon II Rev. Father Ennis
will conduct the ervices. The inter-
ment will be in Il City cemetery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
THOMPSON AT PURVIS
ATTENDING REVIVAL
Presiding Elder Assisting in Method
its Services There.

The Rev. G. H, Thompson, OF the
city, presiding elder of the Hatties-
burg district, is in Purvis this week
where he is assisting the Rev. H. l..
Morton, pastor of the Methodist
Church there, in revival services. The
meeting began last Sunday, and will
continue 10 days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
QUIN TO SPEAK AT
COURT HOUSE TONIGHT

H. NJ. Quin will address the voters
of Forrest county at the court house
at 8 o'clock tonight. He will be in
troduced by George w. Currie. An in
vitation to the public to be present
has been issued.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
(By Associated Press.)

Vienna, May 19.-Concessions
Austria has made to Italy are "far
greater than most people would
imagine" said high official to-
day. The possibility for peace is
believed here to be too slight to
justify optimism.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
Steamer Is Rammed.

Quebec, May 19.-The little govern
ment steamer Christine was rammed
and sunk by a Canadian submarine
with the loss of eight lives off the
Island of Orleans today. How the ac-
cident happened it not disclosed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
Baptizinu Record Broken.

M'Gehee, Ark. May 10. - A negro
baptizing was held in pond about a
mile north of McGehee today and 76
people were baptized in IL minutes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
THE COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, May 19.-The cotton
market closed points up. The open
ing figures were: July, GIG; October,
9.4S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
DECISION TO
BE MADE WITHIN
THE NEXT "a HOURS
AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN AMBAS-
SADORS ARE READY TO
DEPART.
RAILROADS TAKEN
BY THE MILITARY

Austria and Italy Have Asked the
United States to Look After Their
Interests in Rome and Vienna, Re-
spectively-Russian Defeat in Ga
licia Is Admitted to Have Been Dis
astrouS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
GERMANY'S ANSWER
WAITING ON ITALY
D|PLOMAT|STS SAY
FACTORS WORK TO DELAY REPLY
TO LUSlTANIA NOTE OF
PROTEST.
AUSTRO ITALIAN TROUBLE
is ABSORBING GERMANY

Be Several Days Before an Answer
Will be Ready-Germans Assert
That the British Embassy Framed
Americas Letter-War Critics Say
Kaiser Ready to Accept All Con-
cenuanHac
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-05-19
THE WEATHER

Mississippi Unsettled tonight
and Thursday; probably showers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19
GIRLS NOTE LEADS TO STIFF
PROBE OF THREE MEN 80

The story which fifteen-year-oId
Hattie SOTne1 told the police after a.
note dropped from the window of a
room where she was held captivey@
brought them to 813 Jefferson ST."
was the basis of a severe griIIing9t
given three men by federal agents. eoq
Joseph PetTusO, Tony SOni andU
TaetOni LiOna were found in the1f
house when it was raided. aos
The girl says she came to Chicago
from her fathers farm near BentOnN
HarboT, Mich, to visit relatives. SheC
was met at the depot by the men3a
who offered to guide her to the adds
dress of those she sought. cw
Three weeks in the room at 813t
Jefferson St. in the hands of an all
legged band of white sIavers was her
lot. =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19

LABOR BODY TO PLUG HARD FOR
WALSH AGAINST B. B.
Big Business is not well pleased
with Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
federal industrial relations commits
sion. He has not been good and
faithful servant to B. B. Walsh has
got Big Business goat. It is trying to
get his hide.
The Chicago Federation of Labor
at it's meeting yesterday decided to
do battle with Big Business in an at
tempt to save Walsh in his position
that labor might not lose one of its
greatest allys,
WaIsh's federal cOmmissian expires
Aug. 1. It is known that continuation
of his work is bitterly opposed by the
capitaIistic class. Walsh has trOd too
ruthlessly on the toes Of the money
lords for them to have any use for
him. He has exposed their crooked,
often mUrderOus work. He has shown
how they are eternaIly cOnniving and
striving to drive labor into the dust
and keep it there. 1t was he who eX-
posed the hand of John D. Rockefel-
Ter, Jr., as the hand dipped in the
murder blood of women and children
in Colorado.
Knowing that great pressure is be-
ing brought upon the administration
to have Walsh kicked out of his job,
the federation will appeal to Wash
ingtOn to continue Walsh and his
work. It will also demand that an
appropriation be granted to permit
Walsh to print his report. This re-
port would expose the rOttenness of
the present industrial system. For
that reason industrial magnates are
fighting to keep it out of print.
A committee was appointed to ar
range for a memorial to be presented
to Walsh in recognition of his work
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19

would be recognized unless written
on paper carrying the union water
mark. This resolution followed the
announcement of the Unity Paper
Mills, POttsdam, Pa, and 194O1
Transportation bldg, Chicago, that.
it would get out nothing but uniOn6
made paper. u
The W. A. Ives Mfg. Co., Walling-cN
ford, Conn, makers of wood boring
tools, announced it had signed a.
union agreement. -
An additional protest against the
sentence of John Lawson, Colorado
mine leader, was directed to Pres.
Wilson, Vice-Pres. Marshall andD
Speaker Clark. 10
1t was reported that the Illinois
Central railroad had not returned any
Of its old union machinists to wOrkJ0
The machinists called off the strike,
June %, after being out "a months.
A woring agreement which the
Bessmer Gas Engine Co., Grove City,
Pa, local Offices 9th floor LyttOn
bldg, desires it's striking mould
makers to sign was read. It was2s
labeled the most damnable agree-E
ment ever read in the federation andE
the engines were placed on the Un51
fair list. g.
1870 III
GIRLS NOTE LEADS TO STIFF
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-29
PUT ONE OVER ON BURGLARS
industrious Safe Blowers Found Only
Irritating Note Instead Of Riches
They Expected.

Burglars have been so busy crack.
ing safes on the upper East side with
dynamite. nitroglycerin and lyddite.
that 1t Is impossible for fat dwell.
ers IN that vicinity to keep pictures
straight on the walls. The storekeep.
ers have been touched 80 often that
they are beginning to get wise. In.
stead OF leaving the days cash In
their strongboxes, they are filling
them up with coal and other uncom.
mon things. A clerk in a hat store
In that section Of town, after remov.
Ing the money from the safe at clos.
ing time, left note inside of It. A
pair of burglars spent a busy set of
hours In the hat store, using section.
al 1immies, "can openers" and every
known device for successfully ap-
preaching the interior OF the safe.
When they had reduced the strong.
box to shredded iron biscuit they
looked into Its riddled heart and found
this note: well. what's the idea?"
That was all there was In the SAFE
1t Is assumed that the subsequent con.
versation was enough to explode the
surplus nitroglycerin, but one of the
annoyed felons took his indelible PEN
Gil in hand and wrote as follows:
You --, you can and
furthermore, - J" Which,
considering what their feelings were,
was putting 1t mildly.-New York
Times.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-29
SET ADRIFT BY ILLUSIONS
Young Mortal Allows Himself to BE
Swayed by Conditions That Sur
round Him.

There is no chance and no anarchy
In the universe. Every god, Is there
sitting in his sphere. The young NOR.
tai enters the hall OF the armament:
there he lie alone with them alone;
they pouring on him benedictions and
gifts. and reckoning him up to their
thrones. On the instant, and inces-
sanity. fall snowstorms Of illusions.
He fancies himself in vast crowd,
which sways this way and that. and
whose movements and doings he must
obey; he fancies himself poor, or.
phaned, insignificant. The mad crowd
drives him hither and thither. now fu-
riously commanding this thing to be
done, now that. What is he that he
should resist their will and think on
himself? Every moment new changes
and new showers of receptions to baf-
fie and distract him. And when, by
anb by. for an instant, the air clears
and the cloud lifts little, there are
the gods still sitting around him on
their thrones-they alone with him
alone,-Emerson.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-29
TWO PLAQUES.

The great white plague, tuberculo.
sis. kills 100000 persons year: S.
100000 was spent last year to destroy
1t and prevent It's further spread. All
are working to destroy It. Plague
two, the liquor traffic. kills yearly
from 100000 to 100000. Suppose that
100000 doctors. 100000 nurses, So
900 grave diggers. 10000 casket and
comm makers. should petition con-
gress, petition legislatures. demand Of
politicians that tuberculosis must not
be stamped out. Their trades, pro-
fessions. prosperity demand that the
plague be left at liberty. just licensed
and regulated. A worldwide cry or
horror would arise. But that Is what
we do with the worse plague Of the
liquor fic.-Exchange.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-29
POINT WELL TAKEN.

Last year the Illinois legislature
voted to found colony for epileptics.
In a number of states these are al
ready well established institutions. A
home for these unfortunates is neces-
sary, but why did we not likewise ten
years ago establish hospital for those
wounded and MANNED in the insane
celebration of the Fourth of July? In
stead, we instituted the sane Fourth
and almost completely did away in a
decade with any need of medical care
whatever for our celebrants. Alcohol
as a drink must 60. 1t is an economic
Acknowledgements F. Read, M. D., ILL.
nois Medical Journal.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-10-29
May Sc New industry for india.

May Be New industry FOR india.
New Industries may be started in
India as result OF the war. Hitherto
India has exported large quantities OF
cotton waste to Germany. Since the
outbreak of the war the export has
ceased and some of the captains OF
the mill industry are thinking how
best to utilize the cotton waste. The
waste was used in Germany to turn
INTO coarse counts, which were used
for manufacturing blankets, carpets
and other such articles. Some of the
mill agents are contemplating the i'm.
portation of waste cotton plants so as
to utilize the waste for the purpose
OF manufacturing blankets, carpets,
ETC., in India.