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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
some of the Latest Names Placed
on the Registers.

McAlpin-Dr, and Mrs, Il. W, Rich
ardson, Rancagua, Chile Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank II. Baldwin, New Haven William
Il. Cubben, cleveland j, II, Decane,
Quebec Robert A. Cook, Boston.
Knickerbocker--G, w, Grouse, Akron,
Ohio; j. N, Keidan, Detroit +, NJ
Drew. Cleveland.
st. Regis-Gen. william Crozier
u. s. A., and Mrs, Crozicr Mrs. w,
Gayer Domlnlck, Miss Elsie Domlnick,
Norfolk, Conn.
Biltmore-Count Macchi di Cenere
Italian Ambassador, and q, Brambill
an attache of the embassy.
Marie Antoinctte-Mr. and Mrs. H.. l.
Smith. Oyster Pay w. NJ, Broderick,
Boston,
Netherland--J. II, Craven. I.arch.
mont Mr.. and Mrs, George NJ. Robin.
son. Washington,
Savoy--Mr, and Mrs, a. NJ. Strong
New orleans; Mr., and Mrs. William
Mccall, P%ittsburs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
MRS. DEL PEZZO LEFT sos
Caruso and other >oted singers
Ate ut Her Restaurant.

The transfer tax appraisal OF the es-
tate Of Mrs. Maria del rezzo, who rom
Quoted an Italian restaurant at 2ll
West Thirty fourth street, much fire.
quented by the Italian stars Of the Met
ropolitan Opera Company. and who died
on February %, 1913, shows that she
left an estate Of S2p,G 500. Among the
persons indebted to her at N" time Of
her death were Antonio Scott. 1894 (:
Enrico caruso, $50 Audreas de Segu-
rola. $24. and Antuni" Cavessa, s37l.
Mrs. Del l'clzo's interest in her res
taurlnt was appraised at Sl.t5f. and
she had Sll,>lt IN banks. Her jcwclry
WAS worth S2,lls and she owned Italian
bonds valued at S2>37. She had an in
tcrtst Of Sl,5ii IN the estate Of her hus.
band, Genuaro del Pezzo. VINO died in
1911.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
SUFFRAGE

WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY.
10 A. M.-Opening OF suffrage head
quarters for colored people at 2o7 West
sixty-third street.
! 10 2 7. M.-Queens borough, street
meeting In front Of Court House, Long
Island City.
p. M.-Celebration Of car barn day
by Bronx Woman Suffrage party.
=. M.--Open air meeting at seventh
avenue and Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
5 p. M.--Meetins In front Of the
Home Rule Club. IS Madison avenue.
=. NJ. to o:8o-Tour OF suffrage
automobile Filler hrouEh The Bronx. :
s:ao p. M.-open air meeting at
ls7th street and Seventh avenue.
$3.50 p. M.-open air meeting At
Ninety-sisth street and broadway.
Canvassing bees-At $40 r. NJ, from
al East Seventy second street; at g.,
from t5s West i4sth street: at $3.50,
from 22s East Thirty-sixth street; nj
T. In the Thirty-third Election district,
stapleton. Staten Island: at 7, from
5sf Ninth avenus. Manhattan; at I,
from 1894 First venue a, 7 40. from
so7 East Seventy-e,ghth street: at 1880,
from 81 Eighth avenue
woMEN's POLITICAL UNION.
All day-Twenty-second Senatorial
district suffrage store. 72i westchester
avenue.
Evenins-Horse and cart tour In W.
p. U. Seventeenth Senatorial district
and W. ;. p. Twenty-hfth Assembly
district.
Z p. M.-open air meeting at Inter-
vale avenue and 1891 street.
y y M.-Meeting at Eighty eighth
street and Second avenue.
$3.50 r. M.-Meeting at rowing shop
winner, 18th street and Broadway.
$3.50 T. M.-open air meeting at il7th
street and Second avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
FILM PLEA FOR DEFENCE.
BATTLE Cry of Peace" at yitaxruph
Theatre September o..

THE Battle Cry OF Peace" the mo-
ton picture propaganda for national de-
fence founded on Hudson Maxim's book
"Defenseless America will open at
So top prices at the V%itagraph Theatre
Thursday. September .. Other seats will
range for 81 to 25 cents.
Charles Richma will take the leading
part in The Battle Cry OF Peace" II
was written by J. Stuart Blsckton and
shows New York city in the throes OF a
foreign invasion. While the picture IL
described as "a call to arms against
war" the lesson is carried home through
a story centred around a New York
family and its friends. The picture has
been shown privately before army and
navy officials and before various public
organizations.
Suggestions regarding the scenario
were made by Secretary of Wal Garri-
son, Cen. Wood. Hudson Maxim, Col.
Roosevelt and other public men. The
picture is said to be as stupendous as
The Birth OF a Nation" being In
eleven parts and runnig for an entire
evenings entertainment
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SEEN ON THE GREEN
Novelties of the Week In the Mo-
tion Picture Houses.

The picture this week at the Strand
Theatre shows Hazel Dawn In The
Heart OF Jennifer," by Edith Bernard
Delano, author OF Rags" In addition
there are some colored scenes and a
topical review. Katherine Irving and
Vernon Dalhart are the soloists in a
pleasing vocal programme.
Robert Edeson appears In "Mortmain'
at the Vitagraph Theatre this week. II
Is taken from the story OF the same
name by Arthur C. Train and adapted
for pictures by Marguerite Bertsch.
Other pictures are The Professional
Dinner" with Mr.. and Mrs. sydney Drew
and the beginning of a series OF sunny
Jim" features.
d. ". Grifith's masterpiece OF photo
dramatic art. The Birth OF n Nation
is approaching Its l.0O0th performance
at the Liberty Theatre. The death OF
President Lincoln. the formation OF the
Ku Klux Khan and other stirring scenes
Of the civil war are shown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
WON'T ENJOIN NATION" FILM.
California Man Fails I'm suit for
Western Rights.

Supreme Court Justice Shearn I'm Spe-
cial Term refused yesterday the applica-
ton OF George n. Davis OF san Fran
cisco for an injunction RESTRAINING the
Epoch Producing Corporation from dis
posing of the Western rights to THE
Birth of n Nation" to any other persons
than himself. Walter y. Seligsberg was
attorney for the Griffith film.
The action grew out of an effort on
Davis's part to insist that owners Of
THE Birth of a Nation" sell to him for
100000 the rights to produce the picture
In several States west of the mississippi
River.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
JOHN H. FOW.
Democratic Leader Of PrnnsyIvRniR
Dies nj spring Lake, y. ,.

PHLAnTLruIA. Aug. 3l.-John II
Fow, 81 years old, n well known lawyer
Of this city and for many years
prominent in Pennsylvania Democratic
politics, died to-day at his summer
home in Spring Lake, \, j, Mr.. Fow
served several years as a councilman
in this city and was also Il member OF
the Legislature.
Because ~ his loud and penetrating
voice. which he exercised at political
conventions and in legislative bodies, he
became known as Fog Horn Fow, Mr..
Fow was a strong advocate 1T pure
foods and his efforts had much to do
with the passage Of the stringent Penn
sylvania pure food law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
E. R. L. GOULD'S WILL FILED.
Estate Of more Than 100000" Is
Left to widow.

The will Of llgiu Il. l.. Gould, former
city Chamberlain of New York. who
died On "A Canadian Pacific train near
Cartier. ont. on August Is last. was
filed for probate yesterday in the Sur
rogate's Court. Although MIR. Gould's
estate is believed to amount to more
than Sl,Oo",oon the petition accompany
ing tho viii merely stated that he left
more than SlO,o0U IN real estate and
NOR" than 5000 in personal property.
The VIII leaves the entire estate TO
IN" widow, Mary Hurst Gould, Of g.;
West F.fty-seoond street. nd on her
death II goes to the daughter. Adelaide
Gould Ingram Of Greenwich, Conn, and
the three sons, l.yrlrtuu G., Fri g. Il.
and John II. T.. Gould.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
.Jacob Uurgr.

Jacob Rurgc, II director and one Of
the founders of the Grecnville Banking
and Trust Company, died suddenly yes
tcrday morning at his home, 1883 Hud-
son boulevard, Jersey city, of acute
indigestion Born in Manhattan 10
wears ago, Mr.. Burgc, after completing
his studies, went into the plumbing
business. lie was married iifty-hve
years ago. In 1873 Nj. Burgc moved
10 Jersey city. He was prominent in
Masonic and knights Of pythlas circles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
Nrs. susan T.. WinGate.

Mrs. Susan +, Wingate, 20, wife Of
Gen. George w W'uEate, died ycstcr-
day after a long illness at her home.
100 Dean street. brooklyn. She was
born in Westvillc Center, Franklin
county, and was the daughter OF Bucl
II and Louise Man, Two years after
their marriage IN 1867 Gen. aud Mrs,
Wingatc moved to Brooklyn. she leaves
two sons. col. George 4. and Charles
O. WiuEatc, and two daughters, Mrs.
Mary II. Lloyd and Mrs. Louisa NJ.
ludprhill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
Miss Jean Webster 10 Marry.

Miss Jean Webster, the author "
DADDY Long Legs Just Patty"
"Much Ado About Peter and other
stories, is to be married mex Tuesday
to Glenn Ford Mckinney, n Law yer. of
81 William street, at Washington Green,
Conn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
Major Henry II. Baker.

New ORLEANS, La, Aug, 31.-Major
Henry II. Baker, vicc-president OF the
Times piclyuue Publishing Company.
publishers OF the Timcs-PicGypuC. and
for many years advertising manager
OF the paper, died here ''-day. He
was IN" last surviving member OF a
family ~ new sDap-. men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
MISS M'QUADE TO Be
GEN. SCRIVEN'S BRIDE
Engagement to Noted Soldier
After COurtship Of Only
Two Months.

The engagement of Gen. George
Percival Scriven. chief signal officer OF
the United states army. to Miss Eliza
beth McQuade will be announced to-day
at a luncheon given to some of Miss Me
Quade's riends by her mother. Mrs.
Peter McQuadc of 299 Tompkins avenue.
st. George. staten Island
The news will come as n surprise to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-01
Andrew 4. FOrbush.

Andrew A, Forhush, 81, one Of the
old time builders in Brooklyn, died ON
Monday at his home, e97 New York
avenue, lie leaves a son and three
daughters.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
PROMINENT EDUCATORS TO
ATTEND MEETING SATURDAY
Lowndes County Teachers AS
sociation to Convene in Cal
edonia This Week.

The monthly session of the
Lowndes County Teachers Asso-
citation will be held in Caledonia
next Saturday and the main sub
ject for discussion will be Con
solidation.
Quite a number of well known
educators from over the state
will be in attendance, among
whom are State Superintendent
of Education w. II. Smith; Prof.
j. I. Calhoun, state supervisor OF
rural schools; Prof Joe Cook, Of
the Hattiesburg State Normal,
and Miss Susie ". Powell, Of
Jackson, who is in charge of the
home-science and canning clat
work in Mississippi.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
WOOOMEn OF THE WORLD
CONCLUDE ANNUAL SESSION
Elect Officers and Select Laurel
as the Next Place Of Meet
ing.

Natchez, Miss. March II. The
joint State convention Of the
members of the Woodmen of the
World and the Woodmen Circle
adjourned here today after max
ing public the names Of the Of
fcers of the State organization
Of the Woodmen elected at au all
night session last night. and an
fnounceu the seiecnon OF Laurel
as the next convention city.
L. A. Benoist, of Natchez. was
elected head consul. S. l.. Caine,
of Columbus, was named as a SOW.
ereign delegate.
A feature of the morning seS.
sion was a memorial service IN
memory Of John Cullen Root. the
founder of Woodcraft, who died
since the last meeting of the
Mississippi jurisdiction. The af-
ternoon session was devoted to
concluding minor business mat
ters.
A grand ball tonight concluded
the social features.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
MACCADEES AGAIN NAME
STUCKtV AS COMMANDER
Columbus Citizen Highly Honor.
ed at Annual Meeting Held
in Meridian.

Meridian, March 1l.-Con-
Guiding with a splendid banquet
featured by a wave of enthusiasm
and a determination to do more
work. the state convention of the
Maccabees concluded its session
a day earlier than was expected
and adjourned last night
Prior to the auto ride which
was rendered the visitors on
Wednesday afternoon, the elec-
ton of state officers for the ensu-
ing term was held.
Hon. j. N, Stuckey, Of Colum-
bus, was named State Comman-
der, and also delegate to the
Lupreme Tent.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
lriri iIa Program 'ff
daf AIfdams Thel
Yesterday
SEVERAL TALKS MADE
Three Young Ven Afs Ausfdsd
pnfrs co. bet Grades aa
Examinations

a large rr1si enjoyed the
teoi.fi11' inycsiiiurs VI the 10.
al }t Scout organization held
at the AIf8ane Theatre yssler.
day afternoon.
The scout work IN its various
phases VAS exempllhed. and
talks weremlde byseyeral promi.
nenl citizens
General T. T. Sykes made a
short address on the Idea Of
Law and lts Place and Value in
eood Citizenship. which was
listened to with interest Short
talks, which were much enjoyed,
were also made by Prof. l.. G..
Painter, Prof. W. V. Frierson
and Mr.. V. b. lines.
Scout Master w. b. Hamilton
read the Scout Oath, explaining
subject, and told of the good
work the Columbus boys. who
are members of che. organization,
are doing. Assistant Scout Mas
ter c. S Riley had charge of the
drill formation. Three young
men were presented with favors
for the best graded papers from
the tenderfoot examination re-
Gently held, Mr. Knox Whitfield,
son of President H. L. Whitfield,
was given firrt prize, Mr.. Ham
mond Jones, second, and Mr..
Niles Yerby third
After the investiture the Boy
Scouts went.to the Princess Thea
tire the guests of Mr. Hamilton.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
BIGGEST BATTLE OF WAR IS
NOW TAKING PLACE IN EAST

this army from being strengthen
ed the British are thrusting at
the German line north of Labas-
see.
The battle taking place in the
east. experts say, is the biggest
battle of the war, a million men
being engaged. 1t will probably
be several days before definite
result are attained. In the
! meanwhile. another German
army has appeared on the PiIcici
river front.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
HAPPENINGS Of INTERESTS
GATHERED HERE ISO THERE
Cist OF the News From Over the
Country Given in a
Brief Form.

Last Thursday afternoon a
straw vote was taken On an llli-
nois Central train by delegates
en- route from the Wcodmen Of
the World ConventioA held in
Natchez. 279 votes we're cast in
six coaches and were VI follows:
Riley, l54; Bilbo. 90; Tally. Is
+. y. ctovell = nesr 2,
Maxwell, |.
"i'he woman Of mystery, =
who died at the State Charity
Hospital in Vicksburg March 4
has been identified as Miss
Blanche Pace, Of Wlnona. Under
the assumed name of Mrs. A
Thompson, of Hattiesburg, and
Mrs. Cameron, of Meridian, the
young woman whose death has
shocked the State for the past
week, spent her last days alive
in Vicksburg. Serious and ter
rible charges have been limited
regarding her fate.
Chancery Court will convene
in this city the first week in
April, and although there will be
quite a number of cases to be
disposed of, the divorce question
has quieted down.
An increase of $9,517,018 has
been recorded in the value o.
exports shipped from New Or
leans during February, compared
with February 1914.
Peter Gross, of Gillispie, Ill.
a few years ago traded an ole
horse for a tract of 200 acres o
land in Virginia. Because of the
discovery of coal there he re
Gently sold the land for $4O0, 900
| A % week trip across the con
tinent in a prairie wagon, to Sc,
the San Francisco Fair, is beinl
undertaken by William Stevens
; a New York business man an,
John Drebinger, a newspape
man.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14

1 HISTORY Or COLUMBUS
s,siiafi, isd 81 Cbamb ai
Cammsf.s and rilos isf lhs
Event afr D.atusssd

a meeting Ug hrd af fH
Chamber of Commerce Friday
afternoon 90 O. u'c.ek Ger fae
purpose 0f 8I.cg .ng plans lf
financing che Pageant Of Column
bus, Mississippi which h to Boz
presented on the campus OF ihc
industrial Institute and College
Ma} 20. and which promises to
bee one of the most cIab0rate af-
fairs of its kind ever held m The
South. Representatives Of the
Chamber of Commerce. the two
chapters of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution. the
Daughters of the Cunfederaey,
Equal Suffrage League, Twenu-
eth Century Club. the Reading
Circle and the l. l. and G.
were present at the meeting.
The representatives, from the
Columbus organizations voted TO
the college, and to Miss Emma
0dy Phol, in charge Of the ath.
Ietic department, their co-opera-
ton in this undertaking. which
is especially dear 70 the hearts
.of CoIumbians, as their native
City of Flower" is to be cele-
brated from the time Of Queen
Isabella's selling her jewels to
purchase the three small ships
for Columbus, even to the glo-
rious present
Several 2oad plans were sug
Igested and discussed. A com.
lmittee Of the club members was
chosen to appear before the city
council and before the county
board of supervisors to seek fl.
nancial aid for the successful
performance Of this historica
pageant, which should be made
very attractive advertisement
for this city and county. The
selling of tickets by the clut
members was favorably discuss
led.
As this was the first meeting
to make plans for the pageant
no definite conclusions were
reached. Much encouraged over
the prospects of the beautifu
spectacle, the representatives de
cided to hold another meetial
next Wednesday afternoon, a
which time the club representa-
tiyes will report on the attitude
of the clubs which are to be call
ed together in special husines
! session.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
Wife OF RICHEST MAN IN
WORLD DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Pass
es Away at Tarrytewn
After Long Illness.

Tarrytown, N. Y, March II. =
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. wife of
the richest man in the world,
died suddenly today in her 10th
year at the Rockefellow country
home in Pocantico Hills. She
had been an invalid for a year,
but during the last few months
her health had so improved that
the rapid turn for the worse
which her illness took early today
was not anticipated by hel
family.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14

DlMR0sCH C0MIMG soon


The music lovers OF this city
and the students Of the Industrial
Institute and College will be
given q rare treat In the college
chapel Monday evening when
AxeI Skovgaard. the Danish
violinist. will appear In concert
The violin upon which SSoygaard
Is to play Is a magnificent s13.
900 Stradivarius. almost two
hundred years old, and which
has an interesting and curious
history.
Skovgaard will be assisted by
Miss Alice McClung, at the piano,
and Nine Mary Elliott Heness. a
gifted soprano.
Wednesday evening, beginning
at $50 o'clock, Mrs. LaSalle
Corbell Pickett will be heard in
Studies of Yesterday" Mrs.
Pickett, who is the widow of the
renowned confederate general
who led the greatest infantry
charge in all the annals of war.
has recently been captivating
large audiences in the East and
West as well as in the South,
with her lectures on THE Battle
of Gettysburg, " The Friends Of
Yesterday" and her charming
evenings on the old home life and
negro lore of the Sunny South
No woman in America is better
endowed for suUCrss 4yon ,ilt
platform or for attaining the
highest results with these three
subjects than Mrs. Pickett.
These two attractions will be-
gin promptly at $50 and a small
admission of SOC each will b.
charged.
The Damrosch Orchestra, wei
known throughout the world, will
appear early in April and it il
expected that many visitors from
surrounding towns will be herr
for this big event.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
HARRY THAW IS ACQUITTED
ON CHARGE Of CONSPIRACY

New York, March IA. Harry
Thaw and four eo.fendants We're
acquitted by a jury Saturday on
a charge Of conspiracy to have
Thaw escape from Matteawan.
The jury had been out since 5:29
Friday afternoon.
Mr. Stanehfeld laid particular
emphasis to the claim that fhaw
planned his own escape from
Matteswan because he believed
he was sane and that to remain
in the hospital.would cause him
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
SouihernerE Make 4 Strong
Fight Against Increased
Coal Rates.
SPECIAL HElR|AG IS HELD


Last Wednesday hr. W. II.
Carter secretary Of the Chamber
OF Commerce was In Memphis 10
appear before u. s. Examiner
Henry Thurtell In the special
hearing on the proposed increase
In the freight rates on coal from
all mines 10 southern points.
There were present q number of
Mississippians representing elev-
en- cities and towns In the state.
Hon. George Butler. former AS
sistant Attorney General of Mis-.
sissippi, represented our states
interests at the hearing.
The Commercial-Appeal sof
March 11th says of Mr.. Carter's
testimony: wv. H Carter. Sec
retary of the Columbus Chamber
of Commerce was one of the
strongest witnesses put on the
stand by Mr.. Butler. He was
aggressive and positive in his
statements. Mississippians con-
tended that the present rates on
coal were established by the rail-
roads and were compensative for
the service rendered"
Representatives of the follow
ing Mississippi towns appeared
before the Examiner: Jackson,
Yazoo City, Meridian, Columbus,
Greenville, Greenwood, Newton.
lTupelo. Starkville, Corinth and
...s- .....aassa ..asa ~. n. 6. Moy.e. .a.s
expert of the Mississippi Railroad
Commission, represented that
commission before the Examiner
and made a strong showing.
Mississippi, Tennessee, Ala
bama and Louisiana were repre-
sented by strong delegations,
which fact shows that the people
are determined that the railroads
shall not increase the rates on
coal at this time of depressed
conditions except over the strong
est possible protest from those
who have to pay the increased
toll.
The hearing closed on the eve-
ming of the 1lth. The evidence
will all be transcrib ed and sub.
mitted to the Interstate Com.
merce Commission at Washing.
ton who will decide whether OF
not the railroads will be allowed
to raise these rates. 1t is prob
able that their decision will be
announced within the next thirty
days. 1t is the intention of tht
, protestants to have attorneys
, present at Washington to argue
the case fully when it comes VI
for decision.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
LOCAL HARDWARE STORE
ROBBED OF TEN PISTOLS
Burglars Enter Banks Hardware
Company and Take Fire.
arms and Money.

Ten pistols valued about $l25
and cash amounting to 1870 were
taken by burglars from the
Banks Hardware Co. Wednesday
night. Robbers entered the store
through a transom in the base
ment and escaped by the same
route. 1t is not known at what
hour the robbery occurred, as the
theft was not discovered until
the store was opened next morn
ing, and as yet there is no clue.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14
Veterans to Meet.

A call meeting Of the Isham
Harrison Camp. u. c. v. will be
held at the city hall Tuesday
morning at II O'Clock to consider
matters pertaining to the coming
reunion.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-03-14

London, Mar. 12.--The British
army operating in Flanders has
undertaken the task Of relieving
the pressure on its E.ussian ally
now that the Russians are being
attacked in North Poland. This
is part of the allied generals
plan.
The Germans are now attempt
ing to crush the Russians and for
this purpose they are reported to
have an army estimated at nearly
half a million along the road to-
ward Przasynsz. To prevent