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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
ASKS HELP ON WAR LOAN
Premier Asquith urass National Thrift
10 Bear strain Of $iS,ooo,ooo Per
DAY Expense.

London. --- peuny.wise economy here
tofors has not been a strong feature Of
the gatherings ut Guild Hall, 50 closely
connected with aidermanic ban1uets
Of proverbial opulence. but Premier
Asquith chose this home OF wealth to
Initiate q movement In support OF the
British war loan on Jane ~, He urged
Dersonai thrift throughout the nation
10 a. to make II possible for the coun'
try to bear the strain OF the expes6i'
ture Of SIS. 200 goo daily entailsd by tho
cost OF the war.
IA II 10 give the campaign . good
send-off, the first really big subscrip-
tion 10 the war loan was announced Vi.
multaseously with the appearances OF
premlef Asquith on the platform. II
was by q London assurance company
and for siS,ooo.ooo,
Premier Asqui,h emphasized that
this was the first great democratic
loan In the financial history Of Great
Britain. The state, he said. was ap'
pealing 10 all classes. even those whose
resources were most limited.
Waste on the part OF either indi-
viduals Or classes said Mr.. Asqutth,
(which always is foolish and short.
sightod, ~, In these times, nothing
short .pf q national ,.anssr,'
The premier then discussed how q
country which normally had only saoo..
900, 900 10 spare yearly could get this
huge. unprecedented draft out Of It's
resources, He dismissed an impracti
cable tho idea Of selling Investments.
property or Of borrowing abroad.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
4 : y FEzloAr reAiis coEs ~
DlrcN AT rRKNrCN MHEN
HAils slpRgAr,
MEMPHIS sllYs LIGHT PLANT
CIV Win Begin i've upsrssiea " hsaA
lnlsapai llsht and ps~er Plans o.
Janssry i ists--Ns~s srem
Over ths stass-

hpatoR Two men mere killed and
i thhd h fatally iniurgd and tive ne.
Kfpss ssFtoasly hass IS the result Of a
wreck ~ NJ a O. nofthhoana through
freight trsin Ne 90 two miles ssatA u
here. June -.
Tao wreck occurred early IN the
nikhs and was caused hy spreading
raila Seventeen carr were preeipitat,
- Into the ditch.
The dead are Tony verbeck. Moss
Point Misss and an unknown man.
tsried Under wreck. iniured: Clifton
West Is, Meas Point. Miss: two IN,
known negroes. badly bruised,
Members Of the train crew sasse
their lives by jumping.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
vsnsaIs Take Rsvsnss on Dead.

Et0wah. ~--N News has reached here
that vandals opened the grave Of Bus.
tor DuEsan, who was shot from am.
bash at his hcme In the mountains here
last sumner. and set ere TO the re-
mains. After the grave was opened
kerosene was poured over the coffin
and the body was burned. The grave
10 in the conasaaga Cemetery. abou,
two miles from here.
Dussan, Ia his lifetime, was 8 noted
uaooashiner aid had been implicated in
: number OF killings. He had been
tried for murder and acquitted. and At
the time Of his death was said to have
heea = fugitive from justice on . mur
der charge.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

WxAhirwterx TAe ffAlEit iiaes
ArEnsziRis, chartered Mn Shs x.ey kzna
tine ~ no npmlnlsn lins. asin4 klss
nratiaA AK. md eafssinx nllllos ispEa
Newport kemz WI. ID Engisn3 wxs
storpedoed aud sunk JaAe. " w I'M
German submArtns Uss6 e{ Eornrs1i.
England. and nearly i score of Ansri'
can rnnlstsers aboard are reported
LOST. aseofdIns 10 msssGkes h ths
State Dapartmsnt from lam n Arm
strong. Jr.. consul Il Bristol
Twenty nine men ID III were lcss AMI
TED injured.
Tho naws created d sensation IA of*
fieial quarters. Al Il was the first oass
OF lass 81 American lives sinse the
sinking cf the LasitanIA. Ths actor
ef the wsshinston government. hov-
ever. depends almost entirely on
whsthsr the Armenian WAS chartered
BY ths British government and was.
Ia fact. 4 transport of var aboard
1Aich Americans woaia rail q their
own risk. of whether she was On nm.
armed merchantmen. IN the latter
case. even though carrying contra
band. the ship shouid have been sub
Jeetsd 10 visit md search and those
AAeArt transferred ID 4 place 81 safety
before the destruction Df the vessel
was attempted, officials hold.
In the AbseAcc OF c0nciusise infors
nation on these points. cffiaials de
clined to say what affect the sinking
OK the Armenian would have on Seade
ING nsgctiation1 between the Initial
States and Germany. Immediate In
Quiry Was directed, however to Am
basssdor fSSe q London 10 obtain
more details,
4rom the messages received II ~
pears that III addition To the torpedo
II least cns shot vas fired from ris
appearing rifls. Ths consul's report
uaid the wireless house was taken hy
second shot" II was not made clear
whether ths Armenian first wa ordss.
u 10 hair and rsslstsd capture. rsQsir
Inc i second shot, os whether shs no
marine attached without warning. The
hot that the number of The submAr- |
inc was given Indicated that abe had
tome 10 the surface 70 make The ~
rex.
Muiea are contraband Of wAr. aa-
,crdins 10 Ill tho lists 81 the heltiGer
snts. 20 there can be no doubt a 10 |
he contrahand character of the Ar
cargo. Officials viii make
ii effort 10 learn. however. whether
Ne vessel waa armed and whether she
vaa d part Of the Brush naval forces
,Nfore the oplnion Of the state depart
nent on thu case viii be disclosed
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
WITNESSES SAY THAw SANE
statement Msde on stand BY Federal
4 Commission Members That Exam
insd Him In New Hampshire.

New York. Harry X. Ttsw was Do
scribed a. sane and rational BY two
members on the federal commission
appointed By the United States court
I'm New Hampshire 10 determine
whether he should be allowed his lib.
srty under BAN dur.aS extradition pro
ees6ings ID bring him back from that
stats 10 New ysss.ss. They were Gen.
Frank 8. Ssreeser Of Concord, chair.
man of tho commission. and Or. Chaa
r. Bancroft. sapesintes4snt cf the New
Hampshire state Hospital fcs the In
aaas.
III. Bancroft. ssstifyins - an a..
rsrt Aiisnist. said he had examined
Tkaw ovsr 3 period OF thres weeks and
hsd tszted his msatai ccndition -fos
reaction iron evsry possible anglia
He said that the commission had gone
ovsr M detail With ThAw all Tho ar.
c,anstances of hls liss md Ind unit,
isd no topic which might bring to the
surface the dsIusicn from which the
state alleges Thaw was suffering at
tho time he shet STAFFORD Whita and
stiii is-.-that ae was 'divineiy appoin..
"a the proteesor 81 American girl
hood"
we found him perfectly sane and
RATIONAL raid Dr. bancroft. He said
an croxsA-xamination that q true para
noiAc, sncn a. the stats charles Thaw
III NJ, might scrsa time, 4ahmaEsa bis
aeiGsi0n 20 as TO defy the tests or the
most expert aiierists. but ala not think
hat this could be- dons for more than
two or three months. Il was bound
10 appear after 4 while.
The witness said he had not given
" treat deal of weight" to testimony
n previous Thaw proceedings before
Nm e. sAs effect that various of tho
rhaws relatives had the faint Of In.
sanity.
The plan To examine President
Rmssitus Charles w. Eliot or Harvard,
y find out why Thaw was expelled
rom that snstisn.ioa In 1882, has been
ssandoned. the state announced. M
.a- Eliot had written that be could not
'sniember any OF the circumstances Ia !
no case.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
sssrn s~sseS on FIs,da

Tuls&, Okla - ssSsrs wind and rain
storm swept ovsr The Oklahoma oil
fields. doing damage estimated Il s1E.-
~ In TIE Cleveland field isT riss
wers blown down The Prairie on ana
o. company was 1 heavy lesser, The
s0ps al ftve tanks nsar Cleveland. BE-
longing 10 TIM 0uif Pipe Line ccna-
pAny. wsrs hicwn on. A number Of
xcatt&red rigs wsrs blown down Ia
dfktss~nt parts 81 he fss,d The Prat
NJ on A Chs compsny's siSht4n<A
gns psps linz WA hroksa dswn n ~,
nsi1dis Is ~ ssvw n tsaky sessiaas
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

Memphis. --tIndeF q resolution unan.
!inously adopted By the Memphis city
commissioners June 80. the city Of
Memphis takes over she electEis iixAt
and power plant Of the Merchants
Power Company. Besides supplying
::s ;ss municipality: municipality ~!.A llghis and pow
81, the plant will be operated CONNER
ciaily. Possession will be given to
the city on January l. 1915.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
aridal Party In Wreck.

Bowling Green. Mo- Reports reach
ing here say the Chicago q Alton pas.
sNnger train carrying Jas. NJ Thonp.
son. fisnce on Miss (seaeyieve Clark,
daughter q Champ Clark, and . large
parry " route It the ThcNson- Clark
weddlnE went Into q ditch near here
june ~
TIA train was No. 10, from Kansas
City Id Chicago. and was crowded with
guests To IT, wedding. inclaains ~.
most No entire bridal party. With the
sxceptioa " ,llss Clark. Fcar cars
~ ~ n rsilst iEso ! aissA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Awaits Execution.

jackson. Henry Roberts. the ~.
yesr-oid Fsyette counsian. sentenced
to bs siectrocuted on August 10 for the
murder Of Deputy Sheriff Dave Dob
bins. has been carried to Nashville.
whore he viii be incarcerated In the
Davidson county tsil until time for his
eiectrocption.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Dixie Flyer kiils Two.

Chattanooga. wv. y. Ward, aged rs,
salesman for local coffee and tea
store. and Junius p. Greenwood. aged
is, son OF the manager of the same
company. were Instantly killed when
the Dixie Flyer on the Western & At
lantic railroad on June 30 struck de
livery Wagon In which they were rid
inr In East Chattanooga.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Drown In Shallow Pond,

Brownsviile4---Rohert Lee Currie. Sc
years. was found dead In pond June
80 close 10 his home. three miles south
OF Brownsville. The deceased suffered
from heart trouble and 1t In supposed
that he had an attack and fell into the
pond. as be was In only about 10 inches
oh water.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Young Man ssrnsd 70 psssn.

n Knoxville adrian Booth. AGED ~.
wa burned to 3 crisp IT his home here
June "a. Firemsn rssponding to m
alarm found little sHmmsr house La
the rear of tho Booth hone In flames.
when they had sxtinguished the frs
the charred rsrnains Of young Booth
vsrs fpund within. He was IN the habit
al rradfnx Sfser he retired, ind II u
ssppossd tkst sitter faiiins Asleep be
tnocksd ovsra candle. sst the rnstsrsss
nars sn4 wss burned 10 dsatA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Flood In Sumner County.

Bethpages--A flood exceeding the
memorable one OF May, 1865. swept
over tho eastern portion Of Sumner
cornty June ~. destroying Thousands
Of dollars worth Of property. Many
houses we're flooded with water waist
deep and their occupants had to be
carried ou, The full extent Of the
damage Is not known. AZ communities
ton was badly interrupted
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
yysasAsr lslnasss opsrstlsas.

RomN. III Ths follostSx ysalian oeneial
~ar stxfsnsne 49, tssK sivsa 0nt
here.
W ssTAssS 49, bssa w inpsftaat aevsi-
opmsnt aIcng ~ snttrs frunt. III
Carnis mosnsain artillsry ~ trsns.
psrtsa with difscalty 10 4 ssnmit Ana
uSsd sffsetiysay IA ~ saenays cannp
iii ths SsAsr side " WINE Psectss ~
she thsatef ii opesstioas ~ wsAthsr
continues Ths snsnsyY aesopl1nxx
~ heccmisx actfye. pouttxsns rscsatiy
enaQuersd StsnS b6aAsrds4 ~ -.
sEally Win silght sssslk
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

A. result Of charges brought ~
Gently against City Commissioner Lyle
Andrews In connection With the dixsp-
pearanee Of city revenue books and tho
alleged rnisapprcpriation OF municipal
funds. Andrews was suspended by May
or Hcwse and the other members Of
the city commission ~ q meeting held
June a.
Park Marshall was unanimously
elected 70 succeed Andrews on recomi
mendAsicn OF the committee OF bank
prssidentA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Rseall Petition circvIateo.

For "the immediate recall Of tbs
city commissioner" petition wers
started in circulation june "a nj .
nesting Of the recall committee. com
posed Of lawyers and business rusn-
Each nan present signed for petition
and the campaign Tor the signatures u
1900 frcenoiders II In full swim.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
MAY Mako shrsensI tor France.

Knoxviile.--A story has been given
out here that Z local manufacturing
company. the W. J. Oliver plow plant.
had secured eontsac, 10 make So.
100000 worth Of shrspnel shells for
the French army. Mr.. Oliver will not
affirm or deny the report, but good AZ.
thority has Il that tho contract has
been awarded and the bond required
by the French government already
made by Oliver.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

Los Angeles Representative -
more than i.oca.oec men. SuA6Ay
seaooli studsnts whose w0sids~ids o.
sanizasion--ths Bsracas-waa dsscfih.
"A - the outcome d "a impuisA gath-
cred about their foundef. MarsAall ~.
Audsoa Of Syracuse. here sn luna ~.
In the Arss business sAsxion * ~
nine,sentA annual convention. N
Delegates from the wamsn'a Sociesy.
the PhilathsAs, took psxt II tAs Go,
yeRttan.
Ten tAoasznd Bshie clAssss Aave suts
eyaesd The movement n was 1ssinrsk
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

indlct City Officials.
The grand Jury OF Davidson county
on June 20 returned indictments On
three separate charges against City
Commissioners Lyle Andrews, Comp
troilef Miles Burma and Assistant
Treasurer johnson d. West Capiases
were issued and Andrews and Burns
were re-arrested under the indictments.
Each gave bond Ia the sum OF $4,000.
West has not been apprehcnde1 The
first indictment against the ihree Of
hcials charges them with larceny OF
public reeords. accessory before the
fact and receiving stolen goods,
The second indictment charges them
with consplring together and OF felo-
niously and corruptiy stealing and tab"
ing away books and papers belonging
to the city of Nashville and as Access
sorry before the tact. The third iudict.
ment charges them With unlswfuiiy
and feloniously taking and destroying
valuable public records wi4h intent To
njure and defraud and accessory bsr
fore the fact
Mayor II. e. Howse 10 named ~ the
prosecutor.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
llIroE ALLsscN Wears The An
cumENr iN MllEs nuRNs sA.
ltlncricN cAsH.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE
CITY csmptreiier Nakea esssidssst ~
eusinp Mayer ans cssamlsslonera
vfath usses pei.es 90 Armed
4 TAaeA

,-44NashvtIIe,
Jaage JOAN A. Fits on Jane 50 com.
plated The opening argument for the
city In the iaiaaction pRoeeeainKw
brought hy City Comptroller n Miles
Fsarns to restrain the city commission
from diminishing Burns IRON office.
The proceedings IN the case are tab.
ing place before Judge Allison Of tho,
chancsry court. who announced that
he would also hear proceedings reia-
tive to tho bin for a receiyesship for
the financial department Of the city
and the city oommissioa4
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

VhnderbfW AthIets 70 ChIns,
Huehow hospital. HacAow, China.
has been assigned TO Dr.. Oscar O. Mel.
son. Q recent graduate OF the medical
department OF Vanderbilt University.
and q prominent figaro In athletics. ~
his post BY the board Of missions OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
nr. and Mrs. Nelson. who was former.
ly Miss Henrietta Sperry Of this city,
left June 30 for bic post
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09

Bristol. While excavatinw for an
addition 10 Bristol department store
workmen uncovered m fndfGn skeleton
and d string OF beads.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
Bryson's Assistants Named.

Commissioners Of Agriculture H. X.
Bryson has appointed three assistant
commissioners. az follows For West
Tennessee, J. ID, Johnson OF Jackson:
for Middle Tennessee, NJ. NJ. Hussey Ut
CiarksviIle: for Ess, Tennessee, J. G.
Gray OF Bristol.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09


Charging the mayor and commsssion
srs had used the police ~ armed
thugs TO intimidais witnesses and
that. under the whisky power they
might run witnesses out Of the ely I'm.
less he chancellor appointed CON-
mission to take and pfsxsrvs pfyu6.
Comptroller Burns In his Injunction
Suft against the heads Of the city, pre-
scented In ehaneery June 50 an affidavit
THAT bristied with sesss;.sss,
In seeking the commission. tho
comptroller swofs before ia.e chanoet
Tor that the mayor had given contracts
in which he was interested and that
the court was iustifiable In dismissinG
him from ONCE aud disbarring him
from holding office for ten years.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-07-09
boy Gets Pardon.

The board OF pardons has recon-
mended 4 conditional pardon TO Kelly
Hundiey. y youth convicted In Camp
bell county Ia 1908 Of murder and sen
fenced 10 twenty years, and Gov. Rye
has issued the pardon Tho boy was
convicted when be was but Is years
old. 1t appeared that he was hired by
his uncle to commit the crime. Fol-
lowing his release from prison young
Hundley waa entertained by one Of the
secretaries Of the Y. NJ, G. A. with o
luncheon,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30
ONLY A FEW VETERANS LEFT
Twenty.four o. the $40 Players WHO
Figured In War Of 1902 Still Re-
main In the Bio Arena.

Although only "a of the 800 ball
players who figured in the American
and National league races Of 1902.
the last year of the American league
baseball war, still remain in the big
arena, a team composed Of these vet
Grams, all Of whom have been in the
game upward of IA seasons, would be
capable Of holding its own, with any
that might be selected today.
All Of these players are far above
the average in intelligence, which ac-
counts for their remaining in the
game SO long, are excellent fielders,
great batsmen, and with one or two
exceptions, grand base runners. This
all.star team would line up as fol.
lows:
Matthewson, Plang and Hess, pitch.
ers; Bresnahan and Doom, catchers;
Lajoie, first base; Evers, second
base; Wagner, shortstop; Wallace.
third base; Callahan, LETT field;
Leach, center field; Crawford, right
field.
The manager for this team could be
selected from among John McGraw,
Fielder Jones, Clark Griffith, Hugh
Jennings, Wilbert Robinson and Fred
Clarke, as all of these former stars
were in the game In 1902, Griffith and
McGraw being pilots. as now.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30

Philadelphia, Pa, April pa stur-
dy youth of 10. representing the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, named Har-
old Berry, proved himself the best
collegiate athlete in America, when
he won the pentathlon, the ~all,around
contest at Franklin Field. Berry
weighs 155 pounds and is rather small
being only 5 feet s IL inches in
height, but despite his youth and
small build, he out-sped, out-jumpcl
and out-threw a quintet Of opponents,
every n of whom was a giant in
comparison. -.
The pentathlon contest is made up
Of five events-the running broad
jump, 20O.metre run, throwing the
javelin, throwing the discus and 1900
metre run.
Opposing Berry were Harry Worth
ington Of Dartmouth, a big fellow who
went to the last Olympic Games as
Americas best jumper; L. Lamb Of
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30

IFbA.-IH #a.H-.I .g Lie H.. 1Iyt|u. .Aa...awHt. #s-.sN#.A
lions Of Panama bonds ana start a
bank. Let JUS start with $25,000,0 900,
establishing good bank while we
aresiat IT, Let the government own
the majority Of the stock (s13,O00,.
O0O), and let it be under the control
of the federal reserve board and un.
der the inspection of the comptroller
of the currency. Let the remainder
Of the stock be offered to the nublic,
and if any republic to the south OF ps
wants TO get in let it have an interest
We will control the bank. We will
not permit it to issue notes to circl,.
late as money, thereby eliminating
any possibility Of expansion; Or con.
traction. 1t could have no possible
motive for boarding money.
aThe countries Found about Pana'
ma need help more than any other
people anywhere son the globe. The
emancipation. Of these countries from
London, Paris and Berlin credits
must come from~the United States.
IF the Panama canal is going to
be what we think it is, the commerce
of the world is going through there,
Fig business, stupendous business,
must move through the canal, and
we must have a big bank to handle
it."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30
NATIONAL BANK IN CA.
nal ZONE WOULD
zone
CONTINUED from Page One.)

CONTINUED from Page One.)
in any Of the countries in Central or
South America. This provision, in nv
opinion, does not meet the conditions.
What we need is a bank of sufficient
proportions and magnitude and i'm.
p~ortance and prestige to handle the
business Of the continent.
"The government Of the canal zone
is going to be Just as stable and
steady as the government of the Unit.
ed States. II we establish a bank
on the canal zone 1t becomes identi-
fed with the locality. Our govern.
ment is behind it. That guarantees
confidence and make$ it a sure go.
The governments to the south of Us
would be inspired with confidence ill
the institution.
"This is no new proposition. In
the eighties President Harrison APP
proved such a proposition, and Sec
rotary of State Blaines strongly ad.
vocated It. We have appropriated
500, OO0, 900 for the army and $780,
100000 for the navy; gov let us do
a little business while I've are doing
so much fighting: let tns do a little
business while the European govern.
ments are fighting.
England, France and Germany
have Central and South America alb
solutely in their grasp for trade.
There is no reason Why we should
not capture it. Let us sell a few mil
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30

Penn State, who resembles The pow
erful Martin Sheridan; j. Smith Of
Franklin and Marshall, at least 20
pounds heavier than Berry; McMas-
ters of Pittsburg, who might be taken
for guard on one of that institutions
football teams, and w. Creighton, a
Penn man, who hereafter will devote
his athletic activity to the football
team or strength tests.
The running broad jump was the
first event Of this contest decided
It's first honors went to Worthington
with McMasters second and Berry
third. Throwing the javelin came
next, and with it a victory for Berry.
In the next two, the 200-metre dash
and throwing the discus, he, finished
second in each and in the final event,
the 1,5G0-metre run, he olt,sped his
opponents all the way and earned an
other first place. With two victories.
two seconds and n third, his point
score Tailed nine. Ht ny te
500" -r
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30
New Naval Auxiliary.

The German soldier, we are in.
formed, is strictly forbidden insthese
days of a diminishing food supply to
make private levies upon poultry
yards OF conquered civil populations.
Chicken and geese especially, for their
eggs sake, must be respected. Only
one feathered creature, the carrier
pigeon, is fair game. He is outside
the law because he is under suspicion
Of being the enemy's messenger.
It was somewhere in northern
France that an officer on his rounds
came upon Private Beck, just relieved
of sentry duty and in the act Of pluck.
Ing a stately goose. To a discreetly
worded question as to the corpus de-
licti the soldier answered without the
CULVER Of an eyelid:
"Your pardon, lieutenant, that there's
. carrier goose, sir"