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The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1916-05-13
Statement Of the Financial Condition OF
kercha ITS and Planters Bank

Located at Gnnnison in the County of
Bolivar. state OF Mississippi, at the
close oi business March Z, 1916, made
to the Board of Bank Examiners.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1916-05-13
Seed Well Preserved.

Peas found in mummy cases nave
been planted quite recently and found
to grow.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
NEW CABINET CRISIS IN
EhGLAhD IS THREATENED

LONDON, April 19.-Interest in
today's session OF the house of COM
mons is as keen as ever. Despite
overnight rumors OF truce which
will temporarily avoid the cabinet
designations freely predicted yester-
day, political tension IL still acute.
pending Premier Asquith's state
ment on eonseription which appears
to be the root of the whole trouble.
That the premier will weather
the storm In his usually masterful
manner is generally expected, but
whether his statement VIII satisfy
the labor party and many other NAL
contents Is question that makes
today's session more than usually
interesting.
Mr.. Asquith's statement probably
will include steps taken to increase
the size of the army.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
SLAVS TAKE TREb|zONO
GARRISON ESCAPES
THE TURKS DEFENDING BLACK
SEA PORT ESCAPE BtT ARE
CLOSELY PRESSED.
TFchizond L. One of the Most Im-
poftant BLACK sea Ports IN Asia
Minor--l,esieged for Months.

PETROGRAD. April IL The
Turkish garrison at the Black sea
port Of Trebizond escaped capture
when the city was captured by the
Russians under General Indyitch,
but they are being closely pressed
by the Slays The Turks are ex-
pected to make their first stand az
the crossing OF q small stream that
empties into the Black sea, six
miles west Of Trehizond Heavy
fighting is expected AZ this point.
Trebizond is city OF Asia Minor
on the Black sea. 575 miles east OF
Constantinople and 100 miles north
OF Erzcrum, the town stormed By
the Russians Feb. l6. Trebizond
has population OF about 10000. In
cluding some 1900 christians.
The importance OF the Black sea
port was due TO its command of the
point where the chief trade route
from Persia and Central Asia dc
scends to the sea.
Since the fall OF Erzerum and the
capture three weeks later of BitliB,
the Turks are said 20 have increased
the Trebizond garrison TO about o.
600 men.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
MAY CALL OUT
TEXAS GUARDS
STATE MILITIA NAY TAKE THE
PLACE REGULAR SOLDIERS
ORDERED To MENICo.
BORDER STRIPPED
Nearly All the Regular Troops ON
Border Duty Are Concentrate
ing at Columbus To Cross
Line Into Mexico.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. April 10.

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April 10.
In sending 2,300 more troops into
Mexico. General Funston today faced
the problem of filing the gaps
along the border From Browns
Vile, Eagle Pass, Fabens and Maria.
Texas, and Fort Apache. Arizona.
additional troops are being coneen-
trated at Columbus 10 swarm over
the line to aid General pershiDg in
the Villa chase. With the compile
tion of this movement the border will
be practically stripped of regular
army men. and the problem faced by
General Funston is TO fill these gaps.
One solution lays In the state of
Texas Probably anticipating a cali
for troops to aid the regular army
the adjutant generals office has for
weeks been making preparations 70
furnish men. Equipment has been
gone over at the various armories
and inquiries have been made re-
garding transportation facilities.
Should General Funston require
their services 1t is believed the Texas
militiamen. are ready TO jump into
the gaps along the border. Accus-
toned to the peculiar climatic condi-
tions and also familiar to some de-
gree with border patrol duty IL is
not unlikely that they will be called
into service. However. no informa-
ton was given out as To what
source General Funston expected to
supply new men along the border.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

German Ambassador Won Kern
storff had nn appointment with sec.
rotary Lansing ~ 1880 this morn
ing.
All Washington waited tense today
Tor the hour of one o'clock Whom
Americas place In the history Of the
greatest world struggle seemed Ike
IL Ia be determined. President VII
son was expected Ia 20 before cur-
gress and give an answer - Europe
insistent question;
"Wilat will America do2''
Most of Washington believed thai
a break With Germany was not far
off.
In the hall of the house of repre-
sen,atiyes where President Wilson
was Ia make his history making APP
l,earanee II was nearly siN o'clock
lost night when the presidents inten-
tions became known.
The gathering ia the galleries to-
day was limited to members of the
families of senators and representa-
tise-, niernber~ of the supreme court.
members of the diplomatic corps and
friends of the representative.
No one was admitted to the gsi'
icries without "a ticket. but this did
not prcyeut "a tremendous crush by
persons seeking admission
A conference was called by Presi-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

teen minutes before the president ar
rived she entered the presidents
gallery. She seemed evidently I'M
terested In all the proceedings.
As President Wilson entered the
room there was wild rebel yell ami
loud cheering from the floor. Dur
ing the delivery of the address there
was not the slightest ruffling i'm the
gallery.
When the president ended his
speech IL was fully minute before
the applause broke out. There WAS
tumultuous hand clapping and cheer
ing, but the rebel yell was not repeat
ed.
Mrs. Wilson slipped from her chair
and left the room during the cheer
ing. After the president left the
stand ne entered his auto and was
ldriycn hack 90 the White House.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
DEMANDS THE RETURN
Of EMBASSY DOCUMENTS

WASHINGTON. April l9.-lt was
revealed that Ambassador yOn Bern
storff went to the state department
early today not to discuss the sub
marine situation but 10 make a fur
ther formal demand for the return
OF papers which the department
agents seized from Wolfe Won Igle.
private secretary 10 Captaia Won
Papen. the Withdrawn military at
tache. In New York yesterday.
The department OF justice virtu-
ally has decided 10 hold Won lgle,
unless the state department speciil-
caIly demands his release on the
ground that the crime With which
he is charged occurred a year be
fore he became a diplomatic agent
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

dent Wilson for ten o'clock this
a,ornIng for Chairman stone and
rIood and SENATOR Lodge and Repre-
sentative Cooper, ranking rcpui,li-
cans of the senate and house foreign
relations committee.
Throughout the capital to-day there
was serious calm.
Hundreds of kilograms pouresi in
from all parts Of the country carT3in ing
solemn assurances of The people that
whatever conrr. of action the presi-
dent thought WAS best hc would bs
supported.
Germany, while seeking To- meet
every desire OF this country. has
taiscn stand from which the country
now feels that IL n unwilling g. re-
treat. according to German anthoTi-
ties. Ambassador Won isernSforfr
continues Ia hold the belief that this
eri~is viii adlust itself ss all pre-
slous crisiSes have adjusted them
selves.
n was not doubted tn administer
il0n circles that the people Of TIA.
country wouid stand behind the
president ia any course he deems
necessary. Indications OF this WAS
found last night in the adoption ny
th. senate OF the army bill which
provides ia IA general way for increas-
ing the active and reserve forces to
one million men.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
UITIMATUM Is SENT TO GERMANY CALLING Up.
ON HER TO STOP HER SUB
MARINE WARFARE.
BREAK IS BELIEVED To BE NEAR
President Wilson TODAY Served Notice on the German
Government that Submarine Warfare Must BE
Stopped immediately II Friendly Rela
tions of Countries Is To Continue.

will
immediately
matte tionsu " he co
new not to a. 2une foFw
hccam
ION -eoum
Preside al upa
I, re- . - .
hc
To sas
could
adilre "a of q
sage > IL
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

out the most possible violation of
the rights of humanity.
"Whatever disposition the German
government has manifested, in Feb
rurary of this year the imperial Ger
nan government told this govern
ment and other neutral governments
of the world that it had reason to
believe that the government of Great
Britain had armed all merchant
men of British ownership and given
them secret orders to attack any
submarine, and the German govern
ment sought to justify this belief by
treating all armed merchantmen of
belligerent ownership as vessels of
! war which it delighted to destroy
without warning.
1.-THE law of nations has long rec
ognized the right of merchantmen to
carry arms for protection and to re-
pei attacks, but the German govern
ment claims the right to set aside
these understandings under circum-
stances which it claims are eytraordi-
nary"
The president, i'm his address to
congress revealed fully what he mas
told Germany. The note and his
address, congressional leaders said,
contains the r.-.-.. .,,-.teinent that the
alternative is the breaking of FRIEND
ly relations.
The president consults congress
at this stage, ii was pointed out. be-
cause, while he has the authority 70
break off diplomatic relations, con-
gress alone has the power to declare
war: and there is only one instance
i'm modern history where break IN
diplomatic relations between two
first-cIass powers has not been foi-
lowed by war. Ii is the SITUATION
between Germany and Italy.
First-class powers have suspehu-
cd relations with lesser states anu
lesser states have broken between
themselves without hostilities, bu,
all diplomatic history points 10
state of war when two hrst-eiass
powers reach that point.
| Continuing his address to congress
the president said: "Great liners Ike
the Lusitania and Arabic and many
ferry boats like the Sussex nave
been attacked without moment
warming some times before thes
were aware of the pesence oi al
lenemy armed vessel. The ii'es "
/ uop-combatants of passengers anu
crews have been sacrificed IN
wholesale manner :. the tnteo
States Government eannos o. e'
gard this as wanton wi'ho"' '"'
slightest color of justification
NO limit bf any kind, IN '"' .
has been set to the inui>er''''
pursuit and destruction oil h
cbantmen of all Kinds and na''o"
ality in waters of : constantly
tending area where heir opera''o'',
were carried on and the ron "
American lives lost ON ships 'h"e
tackled and destroyed have gf'"'
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
.COMb|hG THE HILLS
FOR BANDIT CHIEF
q. =. SOLDIERS ARE sEAIst HIM.
ENTIRE COUNTRY ABOUND
>SNI0lIft.
Relieved That Villa Doubled Back
AFTER the Guerrero battle With
Carranxisia~ aud u Hiding
Near >amiquipa.
By II. ID. JACOBS.
United Press staff Correspondent.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
N MEXICO. April i9-The eoun-
try around General Pershing's field
headquarters At NamiquF.a is being
eombed by United States troops -
the result Of reports that villay may
have doubled back after the Guer-
zero lighting aud Is now hiding in
the hills or villages aear Mani
qulpa. Daily reported TO De at va
rious places. some OF them hundreds
miles away. the entire country in
every direction is being patrolled BIZ
United States troops.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
NJ ESS THIS is DONEIMMEDIATELY THE DIPI,O O.
MATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO
COUNTRIES WILL BE BROKEN
TRONG INDICTMENT IS BROUGHT
sden Wilson Tells Congress that He Had Dispatched
Note to Germany Which May Mean the Break.
ing of Friendly Relations = Submarine
Campaign Strongly Denounced.

WASHINGTON. April 10-"Unless
Immediately declare
methods of warfare against
government have choice but
the of the German her."
made This
the climax to liz which
the German submarine campaign.
This decision arrived with
the possibility of action contemplated
! ans will look forward with unaffected
The president told that
union which the
3 o'clock.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
ANOTHER REPORT On
THE DIATH OF VILLA

WASHINGTON. April is--An of-
fetal AT the embassy stated today
that General villa was nuraed AMI
buried by an aged man aud woman
in whom General obregon has the
utmost confidence
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

told congress it was his duty to
fm them frankly of the situation
ing from the foreign relations of
poultry with Germany. He gave
frlew of the establishment of
Submarine campaign by Germany
said to this the United States
Fnment recently protested. This
fnment took the position that
a policy could not be put to
without the practical certainty
foss violations of the law of
Phs. This government based its
Fst On the ground that vessels
fatral nationality and vessels
eutral ownership would be ex-
to the extreme and intolerable
Q nthe high seas.
law of nations in these mat
Pm which this government based
iotest is not of recent origin
bundled merely on arbitrary
pies set up by conventions, the
ieit said. They are based, on
'ontrary, on the manifest and
ra'ive principles of humanity,
outstanding the announcement
herman Imperial government
! would carry out the policy it
ss'imed. II had expressed the
SAID the president, sthat
hangers would be avcrted by
f''iohs issued to submarine
'ahders and assurances given
government that every pre-
!" would be taken to respect the
VI heutrals and safeguard the
" hoh-combatants. What has
happened in the year shat
f'apsed has shown that such
we're not Justified" The presi-
i"fed that despite the solemn
oi Germany her submarines
an attack on all merchantmen
niS ON the seas surrounding
"'''aih and Ireland. but wher-
"ey were encountered in a way
"N since grown more ruthless
oeeh torpetloed indiscrimi.
"'h'hs have gone by with
want of restraining of any
'hey have attacked without
'''' vessels of all national,,
every sort of errand.
: oi neutral ownership. ever
'und nom neutral points t.
point have been ocatroyet
~ vessels of belligerent own
some times merchantmen
6" attacked after they wer,
anu summoned to surrender
"u upon with a torpedo
Tue Passengers and crew,
:" 'onehsafed poor securit,
showed to take to the ship,
it was sent to the bot
''> government foresav
=. mas happened" said tn,
tragedy has followed
he high seas i'm sucl
!, with such rapidity as t
'S evident that such
o' be carried ON with.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
On THE FIRING LINE
WITH The GERMANS

. You have. perhaps. seen home
. made war pictures. Go TO the 4
. Dixie Theatre Friday. April Il.
. and see $500 feet OF REAL 4
. scenes. taken during period OF
. six months on the battle fields
. OF Europe. II takes two hours
. 10 run these pictures through
. the moving picture machine.
. The pictures viii begin at inter-
. walls Of two hours as follows.
Q First run begins AT I y. m.
. second run begins at s y. m.
o Third run begins al y. ma
O Fourth run begins at y. m.
. Fifth run begins at p. m.
. The theatre doors will be
. opened fifteen minutes before
. the first picture begins.
. II you miss this you viii miss
. the real article.
. Only a few towns in Texas
. will secure this picture and
. waxahachle Is one OF them.
. Admission: Children 10. adults
. 90 cents
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
GERMAN TROOPS HAVE
CROSSED GREEK FRONTIER

SAIONIkI, April 1D.--fsern,an
troops crossed the Greek frontier
Monday and destroyed the railway
bridges between Doiran and Akin
dual, according to dispatches re-
ceised here to-day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

There are those who go around
looking for an opportunity to be led
into temptation
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19
Chief OF STAFF SCOTT
To CONFER WITH FUNSTON

WASHINGTON, April f0.-Gen.
Hugh Scott, chief Of staff of the
army, will leave tonight for San An
tonic to spend several days with
General Funston canvassing the Mex.
lean situation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-19

The Daily Light gives tss neu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
CARRANZA DIRECTS
ARMTIVG OF CIVILIANS
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
First Chief Further Orders I'M
mediate Disarmament Of Those
Who Refrain From
Enlisting
NOTE SENT TO COMMANDER

WASHINGTON. June 22.-1n dispatches
sent to the War Department by General
Funston today the situation in northern
Mexico was described as increasingly bad
orders issued by Carranza for the arming
of citizens adding materially to the anti
American feeling.
1t is reported that Carranza has in
struoted inhabitants of the repulic Ito de.
fend themselves in case of International
war This situation is described by Cen
eral Pershng in a dispatch to Funston
from Dublan, Mexico, Tuesday and for
warded TO the State Department last night
Pershing's dispatch to Funston says:
"FollowIng received from confidential
sources June 10, sent out to all de facto
commanders by General Trevno:
1.-The First Chief of the Constitutionalist
forces in charge of the executive power OF
the nation advises this department today
as follows:
"'These headquarters of the first chief
convinced that the majority of the lnhabi
tants of the republic desire to enlist in tho
army so as to defend themselves with
arms in hand in the case of International
law words omitted of our territory and
knowing that in the border States, and
especially along the border there are various
bands ready to fight the American army
in case OF rupture of relation and in order to
avoid having armed organized bands of peo
pie in our border territory - - (prob-
ably contiguous to- American territory,
causing greater trouble than that which al
ready exists on account of the delicate inter
national situation please order General
Trevino to advise by means of notices to all
the people in the jurisdiction OF the army
of the northwest that all citizens who desire
to enlist In the army must present them
selves to corresponding barracks--so as to
receive orders and be Incorporated in said
army advising them that those who do not
comply with this order be disarrned at
once and give orders to the barracks along
the border that they prevent armed forces
from crossing the border so that he shall
advise the domiciles in his Jurisdiction for
their strict observance.
81 salute affectionately Francisco L.
Trevno, Provisional Governor"
Carranza's signature is reported aftixed
to this order and Funston explained that
the words omitted and indicated by dashes
above were omitted in the notice received
by him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
JAPAN BACKS MEXICO.
SAY GLEEFUL GERMANS
United States In War of It's Own
Means Allies Defeat,
Think Teutons

BERLIN, June 22.-All Germany awaits
with eager expectation the developments of
the American Mexican crisis. The news
received of what is happening and of how
far the crisis has shaped itself toward the
brink Of war Is OF course, meagre.
War between the United States and Mex
leo would be welcomed in Germany, where II
has been contended for months that II the
Allies were to be suddenly cut Off from the
American shipments of arms and nmmuni-
tion Germany would vim the war in less
than a quarter Cf year. War with Mex
leo, II is argued. v.uld compel the United
States to keep Its own arms and munitions
and probably would greatly reduce its whole
export trade. the sole benefciaries of which
have been through out the war the Allies,
As regards the German viewpoint con.
cerning the trouble between the United
States and Mexico the question to which
The greatest significance Is attached is:
'wil Japan do anything2
Mistakenly or not, the belief has pre-
vailed hare for many months and has been
voiced from time TO time in responsible or
garsrthnt japan has guiding hand in the
defiRut M MexicRu attitude.
Japan according to tho German view
could select no more appropriate moment
for the realization of it's long fostered
dream to seizo the supremacy of the Pacific
than this time when Europe is concerned
with herself, powerless to intervene on
either SIDE and when the United States
has not yet carried out its program of
preparedness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
MANY POSTAL EMPLOYEES
ARE MEMBERS OF GUARD
Fifty Clerks and Carriers Must Re-
spond to Call to Arms

Fifty postal clerks and carriers, accord
ing to Postmaster Thornton, are members
of the militia Twelve carriers of the West
the Sd Regiment Some Of the members
Of the postal service who are members of
the National Guard are: David B. Simp-
son, a guard captain, who is in the Money
order Division; oliver NJ. Hartzell, of the
Fairhtl station, a first lieutenant; Marcus
S. De Wolf, of Station o. sergeant, and
Private Herbert d. Swearer. of the 1st
Regiment
George f. Kemp, superintendent of the
West Philadelphia station. is lieutenant
colonel of the Sd Regiment. Some of
the others under his command. both mill
tary and civil, are: Major John W. Foos,
Captain william II. Fanton, of Company
NJ: First Lieutenant Wesley NJ. Long, of
Company NJ; Second Lieutenant Wilbur B.
Small, OF Company k Sergeant Byron ].
Fuller, of Company D; Corporal ]. C. Har-
yey and Prvates Frederick B. Phillips,
Alton F. Jones. William Fl. Spooner and
Arthur p. Garner. of Company NJ Color
Sergeant Humphrey Porterfield, of the
eth Infantry and Lieutenant Arthur
Sproules, Of the sd New Jersey, are
also carriers in the West Philadelphia
District.
Sergeant Harry Schmidt, of Company d,
is a subcarrier at the Fairhili station.
Second Lieutenant William S. Hauser, of
Company r, has been assigned to the Point
Breeze station and Sergeant w. r. Springer,
of Company X, to the Penn Square station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
FUNSTON WIRES
CAPITAL TO RUSH
STATE TROOPS
Commander Urges Quick
Action to Enable Him to
Reinforce Pershing
MORE CAVALRY NEEDED

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. June 22-Major
General Funston today telegraphed to the
War Department an urgent request to send
State troops to the border rapidly as
possible. He is particularly desirous that
ali available cavalry be furnished i'm
nfediately in order that tho cavalry regulars
may be sent to reinforce General Pershlng
The militia of California. Missouri and
Kansas already ordered to the border will
not Increase the cavalry forces now avail
able to any great extent and Funston hopes
that the crack cavalry regiments of Illinois
Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio will be
on their way southwark soon.
The American commander believes that
the Carrizsl conflict is only the first of a
series of clashes and Fort Sam Houston
buzzed with activity today
Arms, ammunition and supplies Of all
kinds were hurried southwark by every
train. Preparations were made for the
influx OF the militia forces that will begin
within four days. The State forces are to
be assigned from San Antonio.
Funston said he had everything along
the border In readiness for any eventuality
but declared he would take no further step
until he had received an official American
version of the CarriEal affair. The General
was up with his stan nearly all night re-
ceiving latest advlces from General Bell
at Eel Paso but during the early fore
noon received no word from General Per-
shing.
Funston made It clear that his statement
that no immediate steps would be taken
did not mean that the 10th Cavalry would
not be avenged II the Mexicans had made
n treacherous attack. Pershipg has full
authority to act Bell, at FL Paso is sim
ilarly situated.
II do not intend TO Interfere with my
Brigadier Generals except when necessary"
said Funston.