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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10

Mrs. w. R. Evans, S14 Third Ave-; J.
X. Miner J. s. Turner, A. A. Monta-
que. 1924 Main St.: Mrs. Melton, Can
fton. J. B. Walker, 5O6 Southern Ave-;
Willie McNid Gum, Mrs. J. @. Her.
ring, sol Southern Ave; Rev. H. l..
Martin and wife, Indianola, John w.
Montague, 1876 East Fifth ST.; Mrs. H..
p. Moseley, Liberty, Mrs. H IL. Jack
son, POI Sixth Ave; Rev. w. W. Muir
head, McCarley, A. Polk, 7SO River
Ave.; Mr.. Mize and wife. Silver Creek,
e. J. Mitchell, s6e Main St.; Mrs
John Markette. Water Valley. Mrs.
Reedy, 723 Walnut ST.; Rev.W H.
Morgan, Brookhaven, Woman's Col
lege; Rev. A. H. Mahaffy, Meridian, f.
L. Robbins. SIS West Pine ST.; Rev.
D. w. Moulder, ,Lorena, Mrs. s. b.
Bowling, 107 Unetta St.; Rev. D. J..
Miley, Gum, Mrs. s. A. Boykin, 11O1
River Ave-; Miss Viva May, Duffee,
Mrs. T. L. Burdette, 2O9 Unetta St.;
Mrs. p. M. Mason, Wesson, MRS. j.
w. Champlin, 515 Southern Ave-;
Miss Maggie Mason, Brookhaven, Mrs
J. w. Champlin, 515 Southern Ave-;
Rev. T. j. Miley and wife, Bay Springs,
J. T. Christian, 108 Buschman St.;
Rev. r. L. Motley, West Point, Joe
Cook, Normal College; Rev. J. ]. May.
field, Meridian, Mrs. II. d. Breland,
7O1 Southern Ave; DR.. M. M. Moody,
Long Beach, Mrs. Prentiss Hanna, 920
Southern Ave; Mrs. Mohler, Gulfport,
Dr. d. Donald, 122 Jackson St.; Rev.
e. T. Moberly, Lexington, Judge W..
II. Cook, S13 West Pine St.; Rev. c..
M. Morris, Sumrall, Mrs. J. X. Den
ham, 11S Miller ST.; Miss Bessie
Moore, Duffee, Prentiss Hanna, 720
River Ave. Miss Ella Lee McClain.
Crystal Springs, Hotel Hattiesburg;
w. L. Meadows. M:ze, Mrs. w. j..
Thornton, 18th Ave and Hardy ST.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
MRS. REED DEAD.


jackson, Miss. Nov. 1O.-Mrs. d. w.
Reed, mother of w. Fl. Reed, of New
Orleans, general agent there for the
Missouri Pacific railroad. died at the
Baptist hospital here yesterday from
an operation for gall stones. She was
laid to rest in Cedar Lawn cemetery
after impressive services at the Capt.
tol Street Methodist church. Mr..
Reed came here from New Orleans and
was at the bedside of his mother when
she expired. A daughter, Mrs. Edith
Reed Neal, of Laurel, wife of Metho-
dist minister, also was here. Mrs.
Reed was "a years of age Her hus.
~ is cotton buyer in this city.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10


Pearl Travis, 1908 Main ST.; ]. w.
Provine and wife, Clinton, s. E,
Travis, 6l7 Bay St.; J. s. Price, Okla.
Iona, F. M. Reynolds, 215 JACKSON St.;
Rev. M. o. Patterson. Clinton, N. R.
Mccullough, 14os Main ST.; William
Penton, Carriere, Mrs Laird, 1OS
Unetta ST.; Rev. B. S. Penton, Car
riere, Mrs. Keith. 119 Mabel ST.; Miss
Dora Penton, Carriere, Mrs. w. B.
Hill, sos Arledge; r. L. Parker. For
est, Ben Holmes. 317 Hemphill ST.;
Mrs. Lather Parker, Meridian, Mrs.
Miner, 900 River Ave-; Rev. T. R.
Paden, Shuqualak, A. A. Montague,
1924 Main ST.; Mrs. A. E. Paden, Mrs.
Butler McClanahan, us West Pines
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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
TELEGRAPH COMPANIES REPORT.


Jackson, Miss. Nov 1O.-The West
ern Union Telegraph Company made
money and the Postal Telegraph Com
pany last money in Mississippi bust
ness during the period of three months
ending Sept. 30, according to reports
filed with Secretary James Galceran
of the railroad commission, today.
The figures shown in the reports
are as follows:
Western Union-Receipts $50, so,
expenses $47,696.05; net earnings $2,-
304. 81. The net earnings for the
quarter were considerably under the
figures for the same period in 1914.
which are as follows: Receipts $751;
3Os.s6, expenses s46, 5S1.9O; net earn
ings $5,726.96.
Postal-Receipts $14,201.62, ex-
penses and taxes $16,5S1.79. W
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
LEADER OF oLp-TIME "DRYs"
IN MISSISSIPPI Is DEAD

Jackson, Mics, Nov. 10.-Dr. J. L.
Sample, aged "a years, who led the
fight in earlier days for prohibition
in South Mississippi, died today. He
moved here from Summit few
months ago and died of acute indi-
gestion. The body will be tagen to
Summit tomorrow for burial. DR..
Sample was a Confederate Veteran
and prominent in religious circles Of
South Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
EDITOR ENTERS BUSINESS.

Natches, Miss, Nov. 10.-James X.
Lambert, formerly managing editor of
the Natchez n ws-Democrat, has sew.
cred his connection with the paper
and will devote his attention to his oil
and real estate business. NJ s. Beltz-
hoover, Of New York, cne of the prin-
cipal stock holders, VIII assume
charge of tho publication. There VIII
be no staff changes.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
MISSISSIPPI NEWS

$33,S17.19. For the same quarter in
1914 the receipts amounted to $923,,
625, with expenses and taxes of 1884,
513.ss. net revenue of 81 9.11102.
The following reports for two coun.
ties were filed by the Lucedale and
Leakesville Telephone company.
For George county Receipts, 1925;
expenses, $265; net revenue, $50. II.
For Green county Receipts, $3.50;
expenses, 1910; net revenue, $40.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
VETERAN DIES.

Jackson, Miss. Nov. 1O.-Henry C.
Marshall, an aged and prominent Con-
federate veteran Of Jackson, who died
Sunday night, was buried in this city
yesterday afternoon. He was a mem
ber of the local camp of Confederate
veterans and was member of Com
pany C,sthird Mississippi, assigned to
Gen. Featherstones brigade. during
the civil war.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
"UNclE JOE" INVITED TO
SPEAK AT GREENWOOD

Greenwood, Miss, Nov. 10. - The
city council and the board of supervis-
ors have adopted resolutions inviting
j. G.. Cannon, of Illinois and Ben.
Humphreys, of Mississippi, to deliver
addresses on the occasion of the pre-
sentation of the bringing fountain to
the city, for use of the public schools.
The date will be fixed later.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10

Rev. c. c. Pugh. Haziehurst, Judge
w. H. Cook, S13 West Pine ST.; w. II.
Patton, Shubuta, w. e. Fail, 433 West
Fourth St.. Rev. S. G. Pope, Belzoni,
Mrs. H. J. Love, 926 Main ST.; Rev. j..
B. Perry, Sails, e.. l.. Robins, 515 W..
Pine St.; Rev. JIG. Parker. and wife,
Laurel, E. B. Caperton, 713 Edwards
St.. Mrs. L. l.. Posey, Fayette, Mrs.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR BILL.

Natchez, Miss, Nov. 10. = In re-
sponse to a petition presented here
from the Association for the Relief of
Riparian Land Owners on the East
Bank VI the Mississippi river, Con-
gresham Percy T.. Quin has pledged
himself to support the bill in Con
gress for federal remuneration to the
riparian land owners for the damage
to lands from the Mississippi river.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10

Miss Critic O'Mara, Silver Creek,
Mrs. A. l.. Jones, 600 0Bay St.; Mrs. A L..
OBryant, Okalona, w. H. Arledge,
1901 Edwards St.; Rev. Charles W..
Orrick, Mt. Olive, e. E. Conner, 306
Fourth Ave; Mrs. c. T. Owens, Crys-
tai Springs, Mrs. w. R. Evans, 314
Third Ave.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
MOVING PICTURE CONCERN.

Meridian, Miss, Nov. 10.-A moving
picture concern, capitalized at $780,
600, has written the local Board of
Trade relative to establishing head
quarters in this city. Certain informa-
tion was furnished the corporation,
and a reply is expected in the near
future. ..l..
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
WHERE DELEGATES
WILL Be LOCATED
sContinued From Page one.)

L. Huntley, Winona, Mrs. A. N.
Draughn. 115 New Orleans St.; Rev.
j. p. Hickman, Durant, Mrs. |. G.
Steen, 800 Main St.; Rev. ). z. Har-
rington and wife, Columbus. G. B.
Hurst, West Pine st.; Rev. Luther Hol-
comb, Pontotoc, Mrs. r. L. Crisco; j..
A. Hill, Learned, Mrs. I. M. Selser. 2O1
w. 5th St.. Miss Hattie Hooker, Lex
ington, Mrs. T. F. Watts, 1873 w. 5th
St.; Rev. J. o. Hill, Sardis, H. s. Ste
vens, Hardy and 21st ST.; Rev. w. L.
Howse, Crystal Springs, DR.. T. E..
Ross, 416 Bay ST.; X. c. Hall and wife,
Laurel, Rev. L. E. Hall, S02 Elizabeth
Ave; Miss Mary Hobbs, Brookhaven,
Mrs. r. B. Stapleton, 300 Bay ST.; Rev.
G. w. Holcomb, Carriere, Rev. J. w.
Hicks, Bellefountaine, Mrs. ]. A. Rich
ardson, 615 Mamie St.; P. A. Haman,
Learned, Mrs. I. M. Selser, POI w. 9Th
St.; Rev. WI. Hargis, University, Mrs.
w. 3u. SOhhCi, lVo Day ot., W. ".
Natchez, John w. Askew,
444 Newman ST.; Mrs. Hughes, Mrs.
s. B. Bowling, 107 Unetta St.; Mrs.
Ham, Mrs. T. B. Wright, Cor Mabel
and Valley; Rev. e. r. Henderson,
Richton, Miss Elise Lowe, Woman's
College; Rev. p. w. Hamlet, Oakland,
Mrs. H. c. Greer, SIS Walnut St.; Rev.
Alex Hughes, sol Southern Ave-; Mrs.
James Haley, 900 River Ave-; Rev. |.
A. HALEY, Union, T. S. Jackson, 1924
Main St.; Rev. o. N. Harrington and
wife, Virgins, Mrs. e. C. Shearon, 113
Evans, St.; j. T. Henderson, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, E. E. Dudley, 1928 Main
st.
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Rev. G. w. Riley and wife, Houston,
j. S. Turner, Sr., S42 Main ST.; Judge
d. M. Russell, Magee, d. M. Watkins,
527 West Pine St.; Mrs. Sidney Rain.
water, McCool, Womon's College; Miss
Mary Ratliff, Raymond, Mrs. Douglas
Ballard, 207 Fourth Ave.; L. r. Robin
son, Blue Mountain, John S. Turner,
1908 N. Main St.; Miss Jessie Rob-
erts, Bellefountaine, T. b.. Giger, 105l
Mamie Ave-; Rev. A. v. Rowe and
wife, Winona, A. v. Hays, 923i Main
St.; Capt, w. T. Ratliff and wife, Ray
mond, Mrs. T. e. Grow. 1920 Main St.;
G. A. Rogers, Mt. Olive, Mrs. r. H..
Busby, corner Fifth Ave. and Railroad
St.; Rev. r. H. Russell and wife, Ma
gee, j. b. Coursey, 12O Mabel St.; Mrs.
Henry RAY, Grenada, Mrs. T. B.
Wright, 920 Main ST.. Rev. H. c. Rob-
erts, Biloxi, II. s. Stevens, Hardy and
21st Ave-; Rev. j. S. Riser and wife,
Terry, B. H. Swartz, 515 Court St.;
Rev. w. A. Roper, Kosciusko, M. L.
Thompson, COZ Southern Ave-; ]. o.
Rhodes, GulIport, Mrs. T. J. Ferrill,
121 Buschman ST.; Mrs. w. K.
Ritchey, Enterprise, Mrs. J. M. Smith,
1913 Adeline ST.; Kate Raines, Mrs. F.
C. Cooper, 100 st. Peters St.; Mrs.
Robinson, Mrs. II. l.. jackson, 210
Sixth Ave.
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O

Miss Jessie Quarles, Meridian, Mrs
Calhoun, Williams and Laurel Ave.;
Mrs. H. l.. Quin, West Point, John T..
Christian. 10s Buschman ST.; Rev, W..
G. Quenenberry. Clinton. w. L. Pack,
sos Elizabeth Ave-; Rev. j. B. Quin.
Tylertown, Mrs. W. r. Thames, HIS
Main ST. ~
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w. c. Johnson, Florence, F. M. Rey-
nolds, 215 Jackson, St.; Mrs. William
B. Jones, Baldwin, Mrs. ]. H. Kennedy,
7O4 W. Pine St.; Rev. J. R. Johnson
and wife, Gloster, R. F. Kennedy, 400
e. Pine ST.; Rev. r. G. Joiner, Newton,
Judge N. C. Hill, 7O3 River Ave.; H..
l.. Johnson, Water Valley, Womans
College; Rev. G. S. jenkins and wife,
Ripley; Rev. T. w. Green, Tuscon
Ave; Mrs. Lula Gibson Joiner, New
ton, Rev. j. T. Christian, 10S Busch
man ST.; Rev. J. A. Johnson, Bond, W..
A. Burch, 10S Miller St.; Mrs. William
B. Jones, Baldwin, Misses Cook and
Lomax, Normal College; Rev. w. A.
Jordan, Starkville, Emmett McInnis,
500 w. Pine St.; Mrs. Sara Jones, Me-
ridian, 400 4th St.; c. c. Jones, Magee,
j. H. King, 1900 River Ave.; w. H.
James, Magee, 1900 River Ave.
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St.: Rev. Hardy Smith, Carriere, Isaac
Hoffman, Sl1 Southern Ave. Mrs.
(Continued on Page Three.>
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Miss Mcdonald, Meridian. Mrs. Rob
ert r. Herring, 1923 Hardy St.; Rev.
d. w. McCloud and wife, DR.. w. r..
Bethea. Hospital; Rev. B. L. Mckee.
and wife, r. B. Woodward, SO6 West
Pine ST.; Rev. w. A. McComb and
wife, Clinton. Mrs. H. H. McComb,
'215 Rebecca Ave-; Miss Lena McCool,
okalona, Woman's College; Rev. H. j.
McCool and wife. Eupora, ]. v. White,
724 Walnut St.; Mrs. Mcpherson, Oak
land, Mrs. M. G. Cooper, TOT Adeline
st.; Miss Mcintosh. EllisviIIe, Mrs, J.,
L. welborn, AL West Fourth St.; DR..
John Mcintosh. Mt. Olive, Mrs. Dave
Memmiter. 12S Jackson St.; Rev. J. r.
McCardle and wife. Mrs. j. r. Eure,
Az Mable St.; Mrs. J. r. Markette.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10

Bell Smith, Mrs. M. K. Cook, sol Bay
ST.; Mrs. Albert Harris Smith, Me-
ridian, Mrs. Dan Farley, 1927 Main
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miss margaret Ldckey, JACKSON,
Mrs. r. B. Stapleton, 300 Bay St.;
Gov. and Mrs. A. H. Longino, Jackson,
E. e. Conner, 306 Fourth Ave-; Rev.
j. F. Love, Richmond, Va, Hotel Hat
tiesburg; Mrs. Little, New Hebron, T.
j. Walker, 113 Bay St.. C. c. Lemon,
Clinton, Mrs. w. M. Conner, 1O6 Bay
ST.; Rev. j. e. Lowe, Bogue Chitto,
Miss Elise Lowe, Woman's College;
p. !. Lipsey and wife, jackson, Wom-
ans College; Rev. J. B. Lawrence,
Jackson, d. NJ. Watkins, 527 West
Pine St.; Rev. l.. E. Lightsey, Laurel,
W. P. Smith, sos Walnut St.; Rev. J..
Fl. Lane, McComb, Mrs. ]. A. Shannon,
13S Fifth St.; Rev. w. E. Lee, Como,
Mrs. N. R. Mccullough, 1903 Main st.
ID. M. Lee and wife, Monticello. Fred
Heidelberg, Oil Corinne St.; Rev. J..
A. Lee and wife, Silver Creek, Mrs. J..
d. Bennett, 901 Main St.; Rev. ]. w.
Lee, Batesville, Mrs. w. M. Conner,
106 Bay St.; Rev. w. T. Lowrey, Blue
Mountain, Rev. L. Z. Hall. S02 El;va-
18th Ave; Mrs. Z. X. Lide, Columbus,
A. +. Brarghn, lis New Orleans; Miss
Lexie Lew.s, Columbus, Mrs. F. G..
Cooper, 100 st. Peters; ]. ]. Lipsey,
Jackson, Woman's College.
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Rev. ]. R. Kyzar, Brookhaven, Mrs.
j. w. Champlin, 515 Southern Ave-; /;
L. P. Kees and wife, Brookhaven, John
Eatman, 80 4th Ave-; Mrs. w. A..
Knight, McComb, Mrs. J. B. Walker,
SOC Southern Ave-; Mrs. Ed Kennedy,
Water Valley, Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, 704
w. Pine St.; Rev. HI. M. King and
wife, Miss Emily Clemens, 229 End
Ave-. Mrs. D. A. Keeton, Derby, j. B.
Walker, SOC Southern Ave.
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Berry Smith, Magee, Mrs. John Tur-
ner, Jr., 1903 Main St.; Miss Katie
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
OF UECRuIT
BELIEVED TO HAVE nEEN IoST

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
YoNDoN, May 3.-Thirty- nine mon NJ
II" crew of the British torpedo boat
DESTROYER Recruit. sunk in action I'm
thc North Sea on Saturday, are be-
-IcNed 10 have been drowned accordino
% an admiralty list published to-nioh,
lhat British naval Lieutenant and
Two men-srppose from tho Recruit
were picked up by a German tornedo-
BOAT, only TO lose theft. lives 'when tbov
were locked below, and the. German tor
pedo- hoat was sunk. is related in an
admiralty statement giving details NJ
the North Sea action. In this Nighttime
thc recruit was torpcdocd the Bri,ish
lTa~ier Colombia was sunk, ana ,wo
German torpedo boats were sent IN ,no
bottom by a British DESTROYER divisio,
whirh entered tho action later
me admiralty statement follows.
After The destroyer action OF Ca,
uroay' strenuous efforts were made -
rescue the German sailors I!eu.an,n,
Hartnell himself went into 1ho u.a,a
10 save ono OF the Germans As
sequence two officers and fft,, four
out or hfty-nine were picked nm
German prisoners stated that tbcv
sank the British trawlcr before mo-.
were sighted by the DESTROYER diyision
ana that they had picked IN a liautan
ant ana two mon. Asked wha, hcc,,no
or them. they stated that their nris
Soners were below, and that tn. ,ir,a
was short for releasing them. |, mus,
therefore,, be concluded that tho oa,c..
and the two men persisted"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
KING AND MINISTER'S
WILL NOT co TO QrAItTO

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch. !
ROME. May 3.-Premier Salandra
suddenly and unexpectedly called a
meeting of the Cabinet to-day I'm
mediately thereafter II was announced
that owing TO tho international sit i.
uation" the King and his ministers
would not attend tho Quarto celebra-
ton.
The gravest Interpretation Is put
upon this abandonment OF the trip to
Quarto, where the King had promised
TO be present at the unwilling OF a
monument to Garibaidi. and where. r.
WAS expected. Premier Salandra would
make an important speech. 1t is gem
orally believed tonight that negotia
tons with Austria are on
This belief Is reflected in the COM
mercial and industrial life Of the city,
which came virtually to standstilI
the moment the news became known.
Before the meeting of the Cabinet
the newspaper MessagEero announced:
During the last few hours the sit
uation has undergone marked change.
Baron Sonnino, before war is declared
on Austria, will make an effort to
end the connagration. He will warn
Germany that Italy's Intervention will
also mean the intervention of Rou-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF BANKERS IN SESSION
Finnnciers Gather Behind Closed Doors
Mt Old POint-Ncnriy 100 Dele
gates Present.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. May with
nearly 100 delegates in attendance, the
executive committee OF the American
BANKERS Association met at Old Point
this morning for three days session.
The sessions are being held behind
closed doors. and It was announced to-
night that mono OF tho proceedings of
the body Will be given out until to-
morrow afternoon Organization OF
committees consumed the time OF the
delegates to-day, and the subcommit-
tees will not report until tomorrow to
the committee rs whole. William
Laws OF Philadelphia. is presiding over
the sessions Of the body. Colonel T..
Il. Farnsworth is secretary.
Social features on the program will
be banquet tomorrow night and n
trip to Norfolk. Cape Henry and Nir-
ginia Beach on Thursday.
One of the most important functions
to be performed by the executive COM
mittee is the preparation of a program
and reports to be submitted at the
annual meeting Of the American Bank
ers' Association. to be held in Seattle
next fall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
DEWITT TRIAL SET FOR MAY 10
Young Man Accused of Forging Name
of Governor Stuart on Check.

w. II. Dewitt, alias j. II. 4. Loving
the man who succeeded in securing
Governor Stuart'S Endorsement 10 a
check for $50 on the plea that ne was
tho son of tho late John T Loving.
OF Pulaski and who is alleged to have
later forged an Endorsement to second
check for $50, which he passed on the
Richmond Hotel. and TO have attempted
To pass n check for SIS, TO which nc
Is said to have again forged the Gov
| ernor's Endorsement on Murphy's Hotel
will be given hearing in the Pole
Court on May 49,
| is the nephew by marriage of the late
John T. Loving. Dewitt is thirty years
old, and has wife and small child
living In Amherst County. His wife
is said to have secured a separation
some time ago.
According to the police information
| Dewitt is an old hand at the game
which he worked on the Governor. He
is said to have posed as the relative of
! former Senator Barney keexell, Sem
ator Bland Massie, Colonel Joseph But
ton and other well-known FirSinians
! Ills posing and the hard-luck stories
which ne told made it possible for him
to touch" Senator Howell c. Feuthcr-
ston, Congressman James Hay, Hal D.
! Flood, Senator Machen, Colonel John
! ". Richardson. Registra OF the Land
/ Office Captain John Lamb. Dick
Capitol, and others. These touches"
are said to have been made within the
! last few years, and took place in Rich
! mond, Washington and other cities All
OF them are said to have been for small
sums
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
German.

BERLIN. May (via London).-
The text of the German official state.
ment to-day follows:
In the western theater: Yester-
day We successfully attacked in
FLANDERS, northeast OF the Pool
capclle- Ypres road, and took the
farms of Fortuin. southeast of ST.
Julien
In tho Champagne district we in
llicted considerable damage on the
encmy's positions at Ourchen, Souain
and Pcrthes by successful mine en-
plosions.
But in the Meuse and the Moselle
there were only artillery duels.
Last night the French made un-
successful attempts to attack our
position on the summit of Hart
manns-Weilerkopf.
"A French flying machine landed
Yesterday at HundlIngen, west OF
Saargemund Gin Lorraine). Both
occupants were taken prisoner.
IN German airship squadron at
lacked the airship hangar and rail-
way station at Epinal yesterday, ap-
parentiy with good results.
in the eastern theatcr: During
further pursuit of the Russians who
were fleeing in the direction of Riga,
we yesterday captured four cannon
and four machine guns. We also
took 100 prisoners south of Mitau,
so that the total number of prison.
crs was increased to 1900
The Russian attacks southeast of
kalwaryn failed. with heavy losses
to the enemy. The Russians were
driven back across the Skeainea.
They left $50 prisoners in our hands.
Northeast of Skicrniewicc the
Russians also suffered heavy de-
feat, in which they lost a great
number in killed and 100 men taken
prisoners.
In the southeastern theater:
In the presence of the Austrian
commander-in-c chief. Field Marshal
Archduke Frederick, and under the
leadership Of General Colonel Won
Mackcnsen, the allied troops yes
terday. after bitter fighting. pierced
everywhere and crushed the entire
Russian front in West Galicia, from
the neiBhborhood OF the Hungarian
frontier to the junction OF the
DunhJec River with the Vistula.
such OF the enemy as succeeded
in escaping are in hasty retreat to-
ward the east, closely pursued by
the allied troops. The trophies Of
me victory cannot vet even lie APP
proximately estimated"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-04
Turkish.

CONSTANTINOPLE, May 3 (via
A m I e d a IN and London) The
Turkish War Department to-day
gave out the following official state
ment:
in consequence Of the attacks
proceeding successfully for us, the
enemy has not succeeded In improv-
ing his position on the coast Of the
Gallipoli Peninsula. The fire Of our
batteries directed against the enemy
at Seddul-Bahr shows good results"
The statement claims that the
French battleship Henri Nv. and the
British battleship Vengeance have
been damaged by shells from the
guns OF the Turkish forts. and it
says that the Russian Black Sea
fleet demonstrated for an hour off
the Bosporus, and then retired
rapidly in northerly direction.