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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
FRENCH WOMAN EXECUTED
Holland Newspaper Says German Off
Ger Shot Victim in Head With
His Revolver.

Amsterdam.-Th TELEGRAPH states
that the Germans have executed a
French woman, Mile Louise Frenzy, at
Liege. 1t is asserted the firing squad
carrying out the execution purposely
aimed low and hit the woman's legs
The officer then shot her through the
head with his revolver.
''The same thing happened in the
case of Miss Cavell," says the Tere-
graaf. "She was fired on by party OF
II, but only one bullet touched her, but
did not kill her. 1t was after this that
the officer of the firing party drew his
revolver and, putting it to the woman's
ear, fred.
"a priest who was present at the
execution was overcome by horror and
is now suffering from nervous break
down"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
FACING A FOOD SHORTAGE
Neutral Travellers Say People of Ger
many in Cities Are Suffering for
Food Necessities.

New York.-In spite of official as
surances of the German governments
confidence that it is able to cope with
all problems growing out of shortage
of food supplies, neutral travellers re-
turning from Germany declare that the
food crisis in Germany is most serious
and that while the kaiser's armies are
fighting successfully all the leading
powers of Europe, the Germans at
home are experiencing very bitter suf-
fering as a result of the ever-increas-
ing prices of food products The short
age in necessary articles of diet Is act
ually felt, according to these travellers,
throughout the empire, and riots OF
grave proportions are occurring within
the leading cities.
These statements are borne out by
the German newspapers, which have
been permitted to publish accounts or
the scenes in the markets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
BLOW DEALT VILLA
President Wilson Places Embargo on
Shipments of Munitions Into Mex
ico.--Wili Aid Carranza.

Washington.-Pres Wilson has
issued simultaneously proclamation
establishing an embargo on the ship
ments of arms and ammunition to Mex
leo and an order excepting from the
prohibition the recognized de facto gov
ernment of which Gen. Carranza is
chief executive.
The proclamation makes it clear that
the United States intends that no
forces opposed to the recognized gov
ernment in Mexico, particularly those
of Gen. Villa, shall obtain war muni-
tions from this country in the future.
The exception modifies the proclama-
tion SO that it virtually applies to the
border States of Chiahuaha, Sonora
and lower California.
The presidents proclamation is bas-
ed upon the authority conferred by
Congress in 1912 and follows closely
the terms of President Taft's proclama-
tion issued when the revolution was
on against Madero.
In enforcing the embargo the treas
ury will have the cooperation OF the
departments of state, war and justice.
Orders have been telegraphed to GUS
toms officials along the border and on
both coasts of the United States. Con-
sular officers, agents of the Depart
ment of Justice and United States dis
trict attorneys ON the border have been
advised and instructions to cooperate
probably will go to Maj.-Gen. Funston
as soon as the State Department in
forms Secretary Garrison just what
the army is expected to do.
With the announcement that the
Villa agency here would be closed, it
became known that the consulates es-
tablished by the Villa faction in New
York and other cities probably would
be discontinued. The State Depart,
ment signifiedsits intention Of receiving
consuls of the de facto government
upon presentation Of proper creden
tials.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
MExiCANS SLAY AMERICANS
u. S. Soldiers Are Overwhelmed by
Big Body of Raiders and Three
Killed Near Brownsville.

Brownsville, Texas.-Three Ameri
can soldiers were killed and eight
wounded when party of Mexicans at
2 o'clock on the morning Of Oct. Il at
tackled Is American soldiers at Ojo del
Aqua, a small Mexican settlement on
the American side of the river, about
so miles up the Rio Grande from here.
Five Mexicans were killed in the Az
minute battle which followed.
The body of one Japanese was found
among the dead Mexicans, but there
was nothing about the body to indi.
cate whether he belonged to the raid
ers. Some of the Mexicans fed across
the Rio Grande into Mexican territory.
Ojo del Aqua is near the river, and
dense brush, which even in daylight
limits the range of vision often to a
few feet, afforded the Mexicans perfect
cover as they were scattered and made
toward the Mexican border. The ban
dts failed apparently in purpose to
take the American troops by surprise.
A picket reported their presence in
time to give the troops a chance to
take positions for their desperate re-
sistance against odds.
Sergt. Shafer of Troop G, Third Cav
airy, commanded the entire detach-
ment. He was killed and with him
Privates Joyce and Mcconnell Of Com
pany D, signal corps. Six soldiers
were also wounded.
The Is soldiers, fighting five against
one, against Mexicans skilled in brush
shooting. held their ground, although
half of them were put out Of action,
until relief could arrive from Mission
seven miles away.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
GERMANS FIGHT FOR RIGA
Stubborn Battles Are Being Fought
For Possession Of Russian Sea-
Port.-May Be Evacuated.

London.-Battles south of Riga,
where the Germans have made some
progress in the new thrust at the Bal
tic province port, and in Volhynia and
Galicia, where the Russians have gain
ed victories, are now competing in in
terest with the Balkan operations.
The Germans have concentrated
large forces, with a great amount of
artillery, south of Riga, and stubborn
battle has been in progress for several
days. Won Hindenburg, who is in COM
mand of this region, reported that his
forces had reached the River Dvina,
but, as on previous occasions, this wa
terway appears to have held him up
for time being.
The situation, however, is considered
by the Russians to be more serious
than for long time, and there again
is talk of the evacuation of Riga by
the military, who have been in sole
occupation Of the city since the civilian
population left month ago.
At the other end of the eastern front
the position is just the reverse. Gen.
Ivanoff, who has proved himself to be
the most aggressive of the Russian
commanders, has been striking hard at
the Austro-German forces on the mid
die Styr and all along the fringe of Ga
licia that is still in Russian hands.
At several places Ivanoff has driven
his opponents back, and there is re-
port that the Austrians have evacuated
Czernowitz-a report which finds some
confirmation in an Odessa dispatch de-
claring the Russians have abandoned
their contemplated evacuation of the
northern districts of Bessarabia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
TWO GERMANS ARRESTED BYsSE-
cRET SERVICE HAD MUCH
EXPLOSIVES.
HAD MAPS OF sEABoARD
Police Believe They Have Persons Who
Have Been Blowing Up Munition
PIants-One Fought In Bat
tie of Marne.

New York--A sergeant in the Ger
man army, who fought in the battle OF
the Marne, and a German who is said
to have been connected with Yilhelm
strasse, have been arrested ii Wee
hawken, N. j., by squad of New York
detectives and government secret SER
vice men.
The prisoners had in their possession
a large quantity of high explosives,
mechanisms for the mannfaoture of
incendiary bombs and geodetic sur
vey maps of sections of the Atlantic
seaboard.
The two men had been under con-
stant surveillance for 10 days, and are
said to have been followed about the
piers of steamships now loading with
war munitions for the allies. This
fact has led to an unusual strutiny of
the packages delivered at the piers, as
it was feared that efforts would be
made to place bombs on board vessels.
One of the prisoners is Robert Fay,
"a years old, who said he was SER
geant in the German army, and after
fighting in the battle Of the Marne, he
come to this country. He refused to
say anything further about himself at
the first hour of questioning.
The other prisoner is Walter Schoiz,
a brother-in-law of Fay, who said he
had been in this country seyeR years,
but who it was said had been a serv-
ant in the kaiser's household. When
Guy Scull, fifth deputy police COM
mander, was asked about this he re-
fused to answer the question.
Mr.. Scull, with Capt Tunney OF the
anarchist squad and William j. flynn,
head of the secret service, led squad
of detectives to Weehawken and went
to No. 27 Fifth street. in lonely sec
ton. In the rooms they had rented
less than 10 days age from man
named Haberson, the detectives found
a store of explosives large enough to
sink many steamships.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
TWENTY U. S. INFANTRYMEN ARE
FIRED ON AT SCENE OF
LATE WRECK.
ONE AMERICAN WOUNDED
Belief Is That Mexicans Intended
Surrounding Soldiers and Then
Shooting Them Up-Troops
Were Vigilant.

Brownsville, Texas.-Soldiers OF the
Fourth United States Infantry and
Mexican bandits engaged in another
, skirmish shortly after o'clock on the
night of Oct "a at the scene of the
recent train wreck robbery and series
of murders. But one American SOL
dier, Private Herman E. Moore, was
wounded in the fight, according to re-
ports received at Fort Brown. Moore
was struck in the abdomen by Mex
lean bullet.
Sergeant Arthur Eastridge Of Com
pany C, Fourth Infantry, was in COM
mand of the detachment attacked. He
reported to Fort Brown headquarters
that five Mexicans were seen to cross
the railroad track just beyond where
the infantry was stationed.
1t appeared that the soldiers and
Mexicans opened fire on each other
about the same time, according to the
soldiers version. There is still an
uncertainty as to who fired the first
shot. The firing lasted about five
minutes. Probably 100 shots were
fired. Private Moore probably will not
survive his wounds. There were no
Mexicans killed so far as known.
The plans of the Mexicans are be-
lieved to have miscarrfed. 1t Is
thought they intended surrounding the
Americans and deliver surprise at
tack. This was prevented, it is be-
lieved, by the vigilance of the soldiers,
who saw the five men crossing the
tracks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
GREECE DEAF TO ALLIES
Athens Government Does Not See Way
Clear to Enter War Now-Decline
Island of Cyprus.

London-The Greek government
has informed the quadruple entente
powers that it does not see its way
clear at present to accept the pro-
posals, including the cessioE Of Cy.
prus and other concessions, offered in
return for Greek military cooperation
with Servia.
While Greece's refusal is definite so
far as the present is concerned, Lon
don commentators feel tina. material
strengthening of the entente allied
contingent at Saloniki would have a
material influence on the attitude
even of the Greek government. OBJ
servers here believe, too, that Greece
cannot persist in her present ambigu-
GUS position and that Greek public
opinion probably will exercise its in
fluence.
Greece's reply to the offer is lengthy
and while it has not been made public,
there is reason to believe the Hellenic
kingdom bases it's decision on the
ground that the Anglo-French force
landed at Saloniki is not, in the Greek
government opinion, strong enough
for the task allotted it.
The refusal Of the allies offer was
not unexpected, as it has been stated
often in official circles that both Rou-
mania and Greece were Withholding
their assistance until the allies either
won a decisive victory or proved to the
Greeks and Roumanians their ability
to do so, or until the operations had
reached a stage which would assure
them their countries would not be
overrun by forces of the central pow
ers or their Turkish and Balkan allies.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
BELGIUM DECLINES PEACE
King Albert Tells Pope, Who Made Of
fer, That He Will Never Quit
For Slavery.

Rome.-Pope Benedict has just re-
ceived from King Albert of Belgium a
reply to an autograph letter from the
pope urging the king to initiate steps
looking to the conclusion of peace.
King Albert replied In the negative.
The king thanked Pope Benedict for
his promise to use his influence with
Germany to bring about the evacuation
of Belgian territory in the event Of
peace.
King Albert declared he would never
lay down his sword while his country
was in slavery" Pope Benedict is
represented as being greatly disap-
pointed at the outcome of his efforts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
EXPLOSION KILLS So PERSONS.
French Factory Goes Up When Work
man Drops Grenade.

Paris.-Fifty-two persons are report
ed to have been killed In an explosion
in factory in the Rue de Tolbiac,
while 100 or more were injured. Many
of the victims were women workers in
the factory which was wrecked. as
were buildings in the vicinity.
President Poincare and Minister Of
the Interior Malvy, who were immedi-
ately informed of the disaster, visited
the scene and gave directions to the
rescuing forces.
An auto truck was being loaded when
workmen accidentally dropped one
grenade, causing an explosion, which
was followed quickly by two Others
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
MILLION ARMENIANS MISSING
Armenian Paper Says Turks Have
Killed or Enslaved Nearly All.
100000 Flee to Russia.

Tiflis, Trans-Caucasia.-The Arme-
nian newspaper Mshak estimates that
of the 100000 Armenian inhabitants
of Turkey before the war there remain
not. more than 100000. This residue,
the Mshak says, may disappear before
the end of the war ON account OF the
Turkish policy of determination.
TIE figures of the Mshak are based
on the estimate of the Armenian patri-
arch at Constantinople that $4,000 Ar
menians have been killed or enslaved
by the Turks, in addition to which
100000 Armenians are believed to
have fed to Russia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
USKUB TAKEN BY BULGARS
Serbs Lose important Point on Salon.
iki-Nish Railroad-Invaders Lose
Heavily in Advance.

Lendon.-The Bulgarians announce
they have reached Uskub, an impor-
tant junction on the Saioniki-Nish
railway, thus placing themselves
across the route by which the allies
re-enforeements for the Serbs would
travel. The Austro-Germans in the
north have begun a more vigorous of
fensive and have crossed the Danube
near Orsova. This brings much near
er the linking up of the armies Of the
Germanic allies and those of Bulgaria
to Constantinople.
Success is not being achieved with
out heavy losses, as the Servian vet
Grams, we'll entrenched in their noun
tains, are offering stubborn resistance
and are making the invaders pay a
big price for every mile of country in
vaded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Purvis.-W. A.. Blackburn, a prom
inent citizen Of Lamar county and ed
itor and publisher of the Progressive
Star, weekly published at this place,
was killed by DIR. Sam e. Reese, coun-
ty health officer and editor and pub
Usher of the Booster, weekly paper,
here. The tragedy took place in the
courthouse. Ill feeling had existed be-
tween the principals for some time,
dating back to the last gubernatorial
primary. 1t is understood that the
present difficulty arose over bids for
the printing Of the coming election
tickets. Mr.. Blackburn was passing
through a door leading from the sher-
iff's office to the main building when
he was shot. Three bullets took effect,
one entering the face and ranging up
ward through the head, a second
passed through the thigh, and the
third entered the right shoulder. At
ter the shooting DR.. Reese left the
building for his auto. He was placed
In Jail. Sentiment was so high against
DR.. Reese that the jail had to be
guarded during the night. Blackburn
was about 45 years old. He leaves a
wife and two children under two years
.G age and an aged father and mother.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
ITALY JOINS THE BLOCKADE
Squadron of Vessels Sail Under Sealed
Orders for Bulgarian Coast.
Russia May Help.

London.-Italy, which, Jingularly
enough, is still technically at peace
with Germany, has declared war on
Bulgaria and Russia is expected. to
follow her example almost immediate
~. When this formality is completed
it is possible the action Italy and Rus
sia intend to take in the Balkans will
be defined.
An Italian squadron has left for the
near east under sealed orders. sup
posedly to participate in the blockade
of the Bulgarian coast, according to a
dispatch received here. delayed in
transmission.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
u. D. c. Elects Officers.

San Francisco--Mrs. Frank G. Oh
denheimer Of Jessup, Md, was elected
president-general Of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy at the twenty
second annual convention held here.
She was opposed by Mrs. Livingston
Rowe Schuyler of New York.
Mrs r. w. Stewart of Los Angeles,
Mrs. e. NJ. Bashinski of Alabama and
Mrs. Lulu A. Lowell of Denver were
elected vice presidents-genera.. Other
officers were reelected.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Washington Koch and Dr.
Kroneck, the two German navy officers
absent without leave from the interned
commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich
at Norfolk Navy Yard, were seen by
an American naval officer in the Penn.
sylvania Railway Station in New York
on the day their leave expired. The
officer has SO reported to the Navy De-
partment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
Begin Road Construction.

The actual work of constructing two
miles of gravel roadway into Rankin
county will be commenced in very
short time C. C. Talbert & Co., the
contractors, are now having placed on
the grounds the material needed. The
road will commence at the east end
of the Pearl river bridge and lead past
the worst section of the pike. 1t is
claimed that when completed there will
no longer be an annual suspension OF
traffic over this road due to high wa
ter.
Jackson people are much elated over
the prospects of good road into that
county during the fall months.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
Drive Germans From Sea.

London. Except for few German
steamers which have escaped the sub
marines in the Baltic the Geiman flag,
it is declared here, has now virtually
been driven from the seas, even fish
ing fleets in the North Sea having been
forced to retire to the harbors as q
result Of the activity Of British cruis-
ers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Natchez.-Dr. r. D. Sessions OF this
city has been made a fellow OF the
American College of Surgeons, which
holds it's convention in Boston on Oct.
20. This honor is held by six Missis-
sippi surgeons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Natchez.-Miss NJ. p Lambdin OF
Pine Ridge, eight miles from Natchez,
discovered secret drawer in an old
cabinet which contained a chest OF
silver. The silver consisted OF heavy
plated spoons and other tablewear and
is supposed to have been hidden there
during the Civil War.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
Wage Health Campaign in Schools,

Wage Health Campaign in Schools:
The forces which are directing the
campaign for more healthful Mis-
sissippi, through the public schools, are
hopeful that the six months campaign
as planned will be genuine and lead
to lasting results. The campaign will
be initiated at once.
AS an incentive to greater and more
organized activity, the Mississippi anti
tuberculosis campaign committee has
offered the sum of $1OO in cash, to be
distributed as prizes, to the rural
schools of the state. This offer is
conditioned on the schools compel
ing taking up and carrying on the
work for period of six months. The
offer is made at the beginning of the
school term, in order that the COM
munities may derive the greatest pos'
sible benefit. The sum is to be sub
divided into prizes of $50, $25, SIS and
SO, and to be given to the commun1-
ties making the best reports on the
seasons campaign.
1t is stipulated that the money
awarded in each instance be used to
improve the community school, that
no incorporated town or agricultural
high school shall be eligible to con-
test, and that all reports must be mail
ed to Miss Susie V. Powell, Jackson,
by April 10, 1916.
All reports of improvements must
be signed by the principal of the
school, a local physician and the
county health officer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

Pickens.-C. H. Henry, prominent
employe of the Illinois Central Rail-
road, was found dead in his room at
the Hanna Hotel, heart failure being
the cause OF his death.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Indianola.-I the trial of Jesse
Mitchell in circuit court here for the
alleged killing of Cliff Wright, the
jury failed to agree, mistrial was or,
dered and Mitchell was granted bond
in the sum of $1,000. which he gave.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO LAND
OFFICES I'M SEVERAL OF
THE COUNTIES.
WAGE HEALTH CAMPAIGN
Money Prizes Will Be Offered to In.
stitutions Making Best Showing
During Six Months-News
From jackson.

--JUCkbOu.
In the general election which will te
held Tuesday, Nov. 2, the Socialists
have a number of nominees for state
offices on the ticket, and in some
counties are attempting to get in coun-
ty officers. In Forrest county ]. J.
Crum, former Jackson resident, is
running as the Socialist nominee for
legislature against Zan Anderson, Dem.
ocratic nominee and present incum-
bent Mr. Crum was once the Social
ist nominee for Encouragement.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28
LEGISLATORS Come to Fair.

From letters received by Mayor s.
J. Taylor, in response to invitations he
sent by mail to legislators-elect to at
tend the state fair, it begins to look
as if Jackson will be so filed with law
makers that it will remind one of the
days when the legislature is in ses-
SION.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Purvis.-Dr. Samuel E. Rees, editor
Of a newspaper here, after a prelim-
mary hearing on the charge of having
murdered w. A. Blackburn, editor of
the Progressive Star at this place, has
been held under a $4,000 bond. Fol-
lowing the hearing DR.. Rees was re-
committed to Jail pending his tender
and acceptance of the required bail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Aberdeen. DIR. A. l.. Alexander,
dentist, had a narrow escape with his
life when, While working with patient,
his gasoline tank exploded and in a
second he was in flames from his head
to his feet Keeping his presence OF
mind, he picked up rug and wrapped
himself up In it, which soon extinguish-
ed the flames. He was very painfully
burned
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

umbia.-News has reached here
that Tarne Holloway, eldest son OF
Mrs. J. B. Yearwood, has been shot
and instantly killed at the Great South
ern camps, by Jack Hughes. Holloway
was shot in the back, three shots en-
tering the back and side, death being
instantaneous. 1t is said that Hollo-
ways death was the result of an argu-
ment arising during craps game.
The report says that Holloway was i
spectator at the game and that Hughes
began the trouble by charging Hollo-
way with giving him short change.
Hughes accused Holloway Of short
changing him ten cents on dollar.
Hughes at first defied arrest, but c..
P. Jones, a jitney driver from Column
bia, who was witness to the killing,
overawed Hughes and marched him up
the camp and turned him over to a
deputy sheriff, who at once rushed him
to Columbia and placed him in the
county Jail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-10-28

Natchez.-The steamer Finley OF
the Pittsburgh Coal Company is here
for the purpose of raising the coal
lost in the recent tropical storm when
13 barges and boats were down. Rep
resentatives of the company state
that fully $4,000 worth of coal went
to the bottom of the river. The Finley
is equipped with an automatic coal
digger.