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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
DIPLOMACY IN BALKANS
Both Sides of Great War Make over
tures to Bulgaria-Sofia Holds
Key to Situation.

London.-The situation in Poland
and the Baltic provinces is changing
only little from day to day and public
interest is being turned to the near
east where the diplomats of the quad
ruple entente powers are endeavor1ng
to divide the Balkan League and bring
all the Balkan states over to their side
and to the armies of the allies which
are battling against the Turks on the
Gallipoli peninsula and in the Cauca-
sus.
Diplomats of all the belligerents for
the moment are concentrating their
attention on Sofia, for Bulgaria holds
the key to the situation. 1t is said
she is being offered territorial con-
cessions as an inducement for her to
Join one side or the other or to re-
main neutral Both the German and
entente ministers are declared to be
finding their endeavors hindered by
their friends. Greece and Servia are
unwilling to concede to Bulgaria that
part of Macedonia which is her price
for joining the allies, while Turkey is
opposing concessions which Austria
and Germany desire her to make to
insure her continued neutrality of the
Sofia government.
Bulgaria, too, it is asserted is weigh
ing the victory of the Austro-Ger-
mans have gained in Poland against
the allies renewed efforts in the Dar-
danelles and the reported signal vic
tory of the Russians over the Turks
in the Caucasus which military ex-
perts here believe will keep the
Turks quiet on that frontier for some
time.
There was no news from the CALI
poll peninsula on Aug. IL, but the
British admiralty reports on the opera
tions of a British submarine in the
Sea of Marmora, which recently sank
the Turkish battleship Kheyr-Ed-Din
Barbarossa. This boat also has sent
to the bottom the Turkish torpedo
gunboat Berk-I-Satvet and an empty
transport.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
INDICT EASTLAND OFFICIALS
MansIaughter Is Charged to Company
Officers, While Criminal Careless
ness Is Charged to Captain.

ago.-Indictments charging man.
slaughter and criminal carelessness
have been returned in the criminal
court in connection with the Eastland
disaster.
The captain and engineer and four
officers of the st. Joseph Chicago
Steamship Company, owners of the
boat, are named as follows:
George T. Arnold, president; Will
liam H. Hull, vice president and gen.
eral manager; w. G. Steele, secretary
treasurer; Ray w. Davis, assistant sec
retarytreasurer; Harry Pedersen, cap
tain of the Eastland; Joseph M. Erick-
son, engineer.
Bonds were fixed at $4,000 each for
officials and $4,000 each for Pedersen
and Erickson. The two last named are
charged with criminal carelessness
and the officials with manslaughter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
PLAN CONQUEST OF TEXAS
Mexican Bandits on Border Form
League to Capture Counties Along
Rio Grande-WouId Kill.

Brownsville, Texas.-Practically ev.
cry American citizen in three south.
ernmost counties of Texas, Cameron,
Hidalgo and Starr, is resting under
arms in fear that the overwhelming
Mexican population Of this section
may break out in a racial fight.
The Mexican disturbance has spread
rapidly westward until rumors of trou.
bles developed at Laredo 200 miles up
the border from here. The disturbance
of August II came out definitely in It's
true colors, an attempt to turn part OF
Texas back to Mexican control, a wild
scheme, backed partly by ignorant
classes of MeXicans, helped by escaped
convicts and fugitives from justice on
the American side, assisted by a fairly
large influx of irresponsible Mexicans
from the other side, including some
Mexican soldiers, and by some of the
bitter disputes Of border political con-
ditions, which in some instances kept
the American residents Of this section
from realizing how strong the under
current of Mexican feeling was grow
ing.
Rangers in Hidalgo County, pursu-
ing some of the gang which killed an
American trooper near Mercedes on
the night of August 10, captured flag
bearing the words in Spanish:
Army of Liberation for Mexicans in
Texas"
They also took horse, some litera-
ture urging Mexicans to revolt and
some kilograms, one dated Monterey.
Army and federal Investigations
showed that the organizers of the trou
BILE under the plan of San Diego, which
calls for the death of every American
male over 16 years of age in commu-
mites along the Rio Grande and also
along the border of New Mxico, Arl-
zona and California. 1t has been re-
ported to Maj.-Gen Frederick Funston
that more than 5000 Mexicans are
pledged to this organization already.
Federal officials last winter nipped
one attempt to put this revolution
into effect when they arrested Mex1-
can on charges of sedition, discovering
in his possession details Of the plan.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
HINDENBERG LEADS ATTACK
German Hero Given Task of Reducing
the important Fortress of koona.
Russians Fighting Hard.

ondon.-Field Marshal Won Hinden
the German army attacking Kovno,
and, according to German official re.
port of Aug Is, has gained new sue
cesses against the Russians in that
region. The selection of Germany's
national hero for the duty of captur.
ing Kovno, which stands between the
Germans and Wilma and the Warsaw
Petrograd railway, indicates the i'm
portance the German general staff at
taches to this operation.
News that the civilians had COM
menced to evacuate Kovno as we'll as
Wilma had led to the belief in many
quarters that the Russians either had
decided to give them up or had no
hope of holding these points. Now,
however, they are fighting hard to re-
tain both cities, and Petrograd claims
the Russians have repulsed German
attacks, except at one point, where a
desperate artillery engagement is in
progress.
Farther north, between POniewesch
and Dvinsk, where Gen. Won Buelow
week ago was advancing rapidly
toward the railway, the Germans ap-
parently have suffered setback, for
the Russians now speak of pressing
them and declare they have reoccu-
pied Toviny, considerably west of the
point to which the Germans had pen
etrated.
South of Riga also the Germans are
said to be doing little more than
holding their own, SO the talked-of
advance toward Petrograd seems to
be developing very slowly
On the other hand, the Germans
continue to drive the Russians north
east and east of Warsaw, and with
the capture of Siedlce are within a
short distance of the Bug River, one
of the main supports of the Brest-
Litovsk line, which it was believed
the Russians originally intended to
hold, but which the German offensive
to the northeast may prevent.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, who
commands the Germans in the south
east, again is reported to have been
held up by a Russian counter-attack.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
2 TURK SHIPS TORPEDoED
Former German Cruisers Goeben and
BresIau Are Hit by Allies Sub
marines-Advance

London A Daily Telegraph dis
patch from Athens says the Turkish
cruiser Goeben (renamed Sultan Sc
linn after her purchase from Germany
by Turkey has been torpedoed by an
allied submarine near the Bosphorus.
The dispatch adds that the crew
ran the cruiser aground in narrow
creek, where workmen are building a
dixie all around her to enable repairs
to be made.
British submarines have also sue
ceeded in entering the Black Sea and
have torpedoed the German-Turkish
cruiser Breslau. They also torpedoed
one transport gunboat.
While the Russians are fighting
desperately to extricate themselves
from the Austro-German Gordon press
ing them in Poland, their allies are
working feverishly and with consider
able success to open the Dardanelles,
through which they hope to pour
much-needed war munitions into Rus
sia.
Since Aug. Z, when fresh British
forces were landed on the Gallipoli
Peninsula, there has been almost con-
tinuous fighting on the Krithia road.
Fcnowing successes of the troops
on the Krithia road and those north
of the "Anzac" zone, the Australians
and New Zeslanders took the often
sive Aug. II and trebled the area
they formerly held. Their comrades
to the north, who assisted them, made
no further progress, however.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19

Tampa, Fla.-John Wade, negro, con
yicted OF attacking white woman
was hanged here Aug. 13, only after
three previous attempts to spring the
trap beneath his feet failed. A fourth
nroyed successful and the negro died
Previous to his death, he calmly asked
the executioners to remove the black
can from his head so that he could
witness repairs necessary to make the
trap work.
Three separate times the negro was
placed in position for the fatal drop
Three times, when the executioner
pulled the latch, the trap refused te
work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19

Walter Simmerman, well-known
sawmill man, was mysteriously mur.
dered near his home, four miles from
Fish Pond and 20 miles from Natchez
some time during the day of Aug. II.
The body was not found until late in
the night. Simmerman had been shot
with a shotgun, apparently his own
weapon. His neck had been broken
and the top of his head blown off.
He was found in woods lot some
distance from his home. The baying
of his dogs drew the searchers to the
spot where his body lay. Simmerman
was a recluse. He came from Dan
vile, ILL.,, about six years ago, and
had conducted sawmill business
near Fish Pond ever since. So far as
known, Simmerman had no enemies,
and the motive for the murder is
shrouded in mystery.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19

The only son, a 10-year-old boy, OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Dunn of Summit,
was drowned in the lake at the God
bold mineral well Aug. 70. The body
was under the water in the middle
and deepest part of the lake for over
an hour before it could be found. DR..
L. F. Scott, dentist of this place,
found the little fellow by letting him
self down feet foremost.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

An electrical storm passed over
Scooba Aug. II, damaging property to
considerable extent. Tom Reynolds,
who lives near town, was struck by
lightning and knocked unconscious.
When found by his wife his left side
was paralyzed and face and hands
scorched from the effects of the blow.
It is thought, however, that he is not
dangerously hurt
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
A. G. M. COLLEGE CONFERENCE IN
INTEREST OF FARM EXTEN-
SION AND MARKETING.
WILL WORK RANKIN PIKE
Conference Between Mayor and Prison
Officials Results in Arrangement
to Use Convicts in Road I'M
proVement.

Jacksonville men at the head of
the cooperative farm extension and
marketing service in Mississippi are
looking forward with much interest to
the annual conference and school for
agents which is being held at A. & M.
college Aug. 20, State Agent Wilson, IN
conjunction with Director E. r. Lloyd
of the state experiment stations, are
at the head of this work in the state,
and they are carrying out compre-
hensive programme for the conference.
While this is to be essentially an
agents conference, the meetings are
open to visitors from all parts of the
state. In fact, the demonstration serv-
ice men encourage a general attend
ance, as every phase of the co-opera-
tiv extension work, soil, building, ter
racing, fall cover crops and marketing
is discussed.
Next in interest and Importance to
the agents conference, as above re-
ferred to, will be district meeting for
the delta and riparian planters and
workers, to be held at Stoneville ex-
pertinent station, September 8, 8 and
TO- A feature of this gathering will
be the demonstrations showing the
great strides made in the past few
years in the use of traction farm ma
chinery. Silo building will also be
featured, as this side is being strongly
emphasized as a long step toward
economy and profit in live stock breed
ing
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19

After it is claimed he engaged him
self to a wealthy and socially prom
inent woman of the gulf coast and
flashing across the social skies of the
section with meteoric brilliancy, DR..
w. E. Thompson, now is in the Biloxi
jail to face trial on charges of grand
larceny and of passing worthless
checks. Thompson, according to a
telegram received by Chief Of Police
Stahlin, has had an exciting and pre-
carious career in cities of the north.
The Ford Automobile Company in De-
troit, Mich, has wired that Thompson
masqueraded in Philadelphia as the
son of Henry Ford. Thompson is
charged with passing bogus checks to
the extent of $3.50 and with larceny;
the total of his alleged improper
operations is said to be 5000. When
news first was circulated connecting
him with irregular operations, Thomp-
son fed to Corpus Christi, Tex, where
he was arrested and later returned tc
Biloxi.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
Official Election Figures.

OTTfCldi EIeCIloH Figures.
The State Democratic executive
committee on Aug. 10 carefully re-
viewed the figures returned by the pri.
mary election officials of the counties
in the state and formally declared
Theo. G. Bilbo the party's nominee.
That the committee had the political
and factional situation well in hand
was manifested early, when a resolu-
tion seeking to go back of the returns
offered by member, in order to in
vestigate alleged fraud, was promptly
and emphatically voted to the table.
The official figures as reported by
the subcommittee on tabulation were
as follows:
Governor-Theo. G.. Bilbo 74,573, Ma.
rion w. Reilly 47,717, H. M. Quin 1927.
John R. Tally 11,451, P. S. Stovall
6,7O6 Bilbo's majority 1,O72.
Lieutenant t-Governor-Lee M. Rus.
sell 1853, E. Bunyan Carter 62,97S.
Russell's majority 1865.
Auditor J. Smith 51,149, r. E.
Wilson 69,1S2. Wilson's majority TO-,
037.
Treasurer-Dr. Taylor 1906, J. C.
Sheffield 1881. Taylor's majority IT.
AS.
Insurance Commissioner = T. M.
Henry 76,043, w. A. Martin 55,427.
Henry's majority 2O,616.
Land Commissioner-M A. Brown
1858; Henry c. Wood 30,867, Charles
Terry 1900, w. M. Robb 1918, D. l..
Thompson 30,759. No nomination;
Brown and Wood in run-off.
Revenue Agent-W. ]. Evans 25,S61,
Stokes v. Robertson, 37,406, J. c. FL
mer 24,837, C. j. Moore 26,780, Phil A.
Rush 1926. Robertson and Moore in
run-off.
Clerk Supreme Court-Geo. C. My
ers 6S,692, z. A. Brantley 61,49S. My
ers' majority 1884.
Railroad Commissioner, First Dis
trict-G George r. Edwards 1875, Jas.
r. Mcdowell 16.S99, E. A. Crowley
1912. Edwards and Mcdowell in run
off.
Railroad Commissioner, Second Dis
trict-F. M. Sheppard 25,S20, /. v. Aus.
tin 1S,4O6, Sheppard's majority 6,S14.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19
VIII Work Rankin Pike.


At a conference held in the mayors
office Aug. 13 arrangements were
made for working the Rankin turnpike
a distance of two miles from Jackson.
Supt. E. j. O'Keefe, of the peni-
tentiary, and Sergeant c. B. Allen, of
the Rankin convict farm, were pres
ent at the meeting and promised to
furnish fifty able-bodied convicts for
the work, together with a sufficient
number of mules and scrapers, provid-
ing arrangements were made to pay
cost Of transportation to and from
the Sunflower farm.
The expense was guaranteed by the
city to Jackson, county of Kinds and
the Board of Trade, and Superinten'
dent O'Keefe promised to have thu
work started as early as possible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19

Frustrated over the death of her
lover, C. E. Wilson, who was killed
by her brother, w A. Thomas, because
she persisted in seeing the man she
loved despite her parents objections,
pretty Roma Thomas of Mantee on
Aug. IL was discovered in the act OF
swallowing poison to end her grief
She is still prostrated, but will re-
cover from the shock of her sweet
hearts death and attempt at suicide,
the physicians say. The tragedy was
the elimination of the persistent at
tention Of Wilson to Miss Thomas, the
18-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H Thomas, one of the most prom
inent families of the village. 1t is
said that the girls brother emptied
a shotgun at Wilson when he was dis
covered in company with the young
lady near the girls home the after
noon of Aug. IL. Thomas was placed
under arrest and sent to jail after
coroner's jury had pronounced him
guilty Of murder The dead man was
q brother of T. H. Wilson, who killed
Lock Lam last month at political
rally at Aberdeen.
Contract has been let at Philadel
phia Aug. Is for the erection OF
new Methodist Church and grading
Of site will start at once.
Fire-fighting apparatus from Mobile,
Biloxi and Pascagoula was rushed to
Gautier Aug. 13 to aid in extinguish-
ing a fire which destroyed the main
building of the West Pascagoula
Creosoting Works and for several
hours threatened the entire plant.
Employees said the explosion OF
lamp caused the blaze The damage
was estimated at more than $4,000
The store of Howard & Bell at
Howard. near Lexington, and a seed
house which was few hundred feet
from the store building were totally
destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock on the
morning of Aug. IL. The fire was un'
doubtedly incendiary, as the depot
was also set on fire, but 1t did not
burn. Bloodhounds were telegraphed
for and placed on the trail which they
followed into the Little Black Creek
Swamp. The loss was partially Gov
cred by insurance
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-19

Contract has been let at Philadei
phia Aug. Is for the erection of a
new Methodist Church and grading
Of site will start at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03
KEYSTONE WATCH CASE
COMPANY NOT TRUST

Philadelphia, Jan. c.--Judge Nc
Pherson, In the United States District
Court here today handed down an
opinion refusing the governments
petition that the Keystone Watch
Case Company. Philadelphia con-
Germ, be dissolved as a trust.
The court, however, issued an in
junction restraining the company
from using methods which II is al
legged to have adopted, and to used to
boycott dealers. The suit was brought
here several years ago under the
Sherman antitrust law, and resulted
In long and bitter fight.
The government charged the COM
pany that 1t was a combination in
restaint of trade. The allegation was
made that IT was formed of several
watch case companies in various parts
of the United States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03
MANN LAYS DECREASED
EXPORTS TO TARIFF LAWS

Washington, Jan. Representa-
tive Mann today introduced "a third
resolution on the creation OF tariff
brae9 Mr.. Mann has started a cam
paign to direct public attention to
what he regards as the desirability of
creating board that will, guide Con-
gress in making scientific revisions of
the tariff In the resolution Mr.. Mann
Tecites that AS "a result Of the Demo
cratic tariff exports for the eleven
months period ended November so,
1914. dropped more than 1882 .000. 600.
while imports increased $66, 900. 900.
He also recites that in ,s1e eleven
month period of 1914 the United
states shipped abroad $141,259, 600
more gold than IT did In the same
period IN 1912. He charges that these
figures show that the Democratic tariff
lis disastrous to the business of this
country and points TO the necessity
for the creation of a tariff board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03

one among the karisruhes many
snares set for merchant vessels under
the British flag
1.-THE Karlsruhe and her conveys
kept close together at night" He
said. In the day they separated in
search of spoils. They used the wire
less in tricky manner. The APP
paratus on the vessel was arranged for
n radius of thirty miles. When one
of the conveys would sight victim.
word was flashed to the cruiser and
capture soon followed BY setting the
wireless for a radius of thirty miles
1t was impossible for vessels outside
that limit to pick up any messag es
and IL British man OF war had been
near II could not have been OF as
sistance'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03
L|TERAcY TEST
Continued from First Page.l

ting the Belgian refugees during the
course Of the present war and within
one year after its termination with.
out being subject 10 the literacy test.
was adopted by close vote. after
being nodded The vote was 81 TO
20
An amendment adopted directs the
commission general of Immigration to
note the growth Of immigration to the
United States. and whenever ii reaches
the extent to become a menace to the
wage earners by reducing the cost OF
labor or Increasing the ..army nj
unemployed" it shall be the duty at
the commissioner General to report
the facts to Congress.
Excludes Black Persons.
The bin as the Senate passed X
made several Changes In the House
text. The most important was = new
amendment excluding from the United
Stt-tes black persons of African de-
scent"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03

days ago has terminated in the defeat
If the Germans, who are now attempt
ing Ia advance in a southeasteFiy dt~
rsvttpH toward tpoCgnp =
constructing Forsiffeatiops.
The German inactivity in the Ravka-
H2nra district is partially explained by
b. }ltot nation that the time is being
spent ia cons ructipE strong fortifica-
items in the territory already captured.
Lodz LowIscz Skiernowice and petro-
WOW are strongly fortified, the German
purpose being TO make any further
Russian advance through their own ter
fttot$ 7s Tfttftrutt rs 1T would be
through East russia ~ silesia.
TfeF9 hEa been no news today OF the
four Russian armies that penetrated
The tarpathiaus and arc now invading
the Hungarian plains.
The Eussl1u armies. which had again
reached "A point thirty Eve miles from
Cracow. have been slowed up by bad
weather and b. the Increasing strength
# tho Austro-Gierman resistance The
RUSSIAN advance has not been checked
IN any sense. however, and the mill =
tary authorities in Petrograd look for
news any titpe now that Cracow has
been Teinvested
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03
MOVES TO INCREASE FOREIGN
TRADE OF UNITED STATES

Washington. Jan. with a view
of extending the export trade. the
secretary of commerce has asked for
"A special appropriation of $4,000 TO
provide u system OF certiication of
quality for articles made for sale In
foreign countries Secretary Redfeid
Paints out in his communication to
Congress that governmental control
of the actual quality of export pro-
QUITS IL becoming more and more
necessary. He said that many coun-
tries with which the United States is
competing for trade are furnishing
such Qualification, land this gives the-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03
GREAT ALARM IS
FELT IN HUNGARY
POPULaCE FLEEING AS RUSSIAN


Rome. Jan. dispatches from
Vienna tell of great alarm felt IN
Budapest over the sudden invasion of
Northeast Hungary. Eight Russian
corps, advancing in four columns
from Nyskow. Skyi. Turka and Cor
lice yesterday forced the passes of
vancing vigorously, There Ii a con-
viction In the Hungarian capital mar
this move indicates a determined ef~
fort to invade Hungary and the panic
which followed the first Russian raid
Is being repeated.
The clergy and municipal officers
are fleeing and the government is
adopting the stArnest measures to pre-