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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
AusTRlANs FIGHT DESPERATELY
TO REGAIN LOST GROUND.
ARE REPULsED.
BITTER FIGHTING ON DANUBE
Germans Repulsed Along the Somme.
No Change On the italian Front.
servians Advance On Mace
donia Not Checked.

Bucharest (via London) .-Rouman
ian troops have crossed the Danube
river and invaded Bulgarian territory
according to an official communication
The river was crossed between Rust
chuk and Turtukai, the latter place be
ing where the river leaves Bulgarian
territory and flows northwest through
Roumania. The statement says:
"On the north and northwestern
fronts fighting continues. In the mour.
tains at Ghurgill and Ierghitzei we cap.
tured four machine guns and made
prisoner IL officers and 500 men.
Southern front: Our troops crossed
the Danube between Rustchuk and
Turtukai.
''In Dorbrudja we attacked along the
whole front and repulsed the enemy
ON his center and right flank"
Petrograd (via London) The Aus.
trians are making heavy counter-at-
tacks in an attempt to regain ground
lost in the new Russian drive on Lem
berg. The war office announces that
the attacks were repulsed and that H.
600 more prisoners taken.
This fighting occurred on the front
southeast ofsLemberg, where heavy en-
gagements are still in progress. The
announcement follows:
"0n the western front in the region
Of the River Narayuvka and on the
llzhts on the right bank of the River
thea Lipa stubborn fighting is coy,
tins S. The enemy Initiated counter
attacks which were repulsed by our
fire. He suffered great losses and left
in our hands 1.60O> the rank and file.
with the Austrian prisoners were
also Turks and Germans. On the
River Bystritza, In the region of Bo-
gorodchan, our patrols removed two
field sentries and defeated the enemy
advance guards, taking also a number
Of prisoners.
"The total number of prisoners TAX
en- by this section of Gen. Letchitzky's
army during the battle from Sept. 10
to 2S. inclusive, in the Carpathians, on
the front extending to the Roumanian
frontier. is 13 officers and 1886 Of the
rank and file. The war booty captured
during the same period amounts to
four cannon, 13 machine guns, two
mine throwers, one trench mortar, rs
cases Of shells and hand grenades, 100
cases of machine gun belts, several
thousand rifles and large number Of
cartridges"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
UNITED DAUGHTERS or THE CON-
FEDERAcY WILL ESCORT VET
ERANs TO COLUMBUS.
WILL BE WARMLY WELCOMED
Old Soldiers viii Be logged Out In
New Uniforms and Southern Hos
pitaIity viii Be Extended To
Them as Citizens.

Biloxi, Miss.-The United Daughters
of the Confederacy, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Mary Kimbrough of
Greenwood. will take so veterans of
the Jefferson Davis Home at Beau
voir to the reunions of the Confeder-
ate Veterans and the Sons of Veter-
ans at Columbus in November free Of
charge. The old veterans are getting
new uniforms. which will be worn
when they invade Columbus with the
rebel yell" All the good things of
the season will be ready for the gal
liant old fellows. and they will be roy
ally entertained by the citizens of Co
lumbus.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
YEARS EXPORTS TO EUROPE
6readstuff Shipments In Eight Months
More Than $3.50, ,ooo, ,ooo-Break
All Previous Records.

Washington. - American shippers
exported $2S3,101,1S1 worth of bread
stuffs during the eight months ending
Aug. 81, according to an analysis of
August trade just issued by the de-
partment of commerce. The August
exports represented an increase of
more than IS 100000 over August OF
1915. Meat showed an increase of
$2,O00,000 over the previous August.
One Of the largest export gains was
in gasoline and naphtha shipments, to-
tai of which for the last eight months
was more than double that for the
same eight months year ago. The
August total was s5.O0O.0O0 greater
tLan for August. 1915.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
child Labor Law obeyed.

Mississippi factory owners and 9TH
srs employing labor will not be af.
'ected by the federal child labor law,
according to David Mcdowell of Jack
ION. child labor law inspector for the
state. Mississippi's child labor law.
which has been in effect for the last
.wo years, will not permit factory
,wners to employ boys under IL and
girls under IA years. The federal law
,f the same nature will not permit the
employment of boys or girls under IA
ears. Mississippi factory owners will
,e required to obey the state law,
which, as far as Mississippi is con-
:erned, includes the federal law
Mr.. Mcdowell declares that never
hnce the enactment of the child labor
aw in the state have there been fewer
riolations as at the present time in
very part of Mississippi. He added
hat as result Of the law he believed
hat the health and education of the
'outh of Mississippi has been enhanc-
ID so per cent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
School For Adults.

West Point, Mlss.-County Superin-
tendent E. H. Walker. City School Su-
perintendent Prof. c. F. Capps and
Mrs. H. Lang Quinn have organized a
moonlight school for grown-up litter
ates and opened up the second school
of its kind in the state at the cotton
factory and expect to put them all over
the county at once Clay county has
the smallest percentage Of illiterates
OF any county in the state, and expects
to clear this completely before the
next census taking starts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
E. Il. RANDLE DIES.
Widely Known as Writer on Scientific
and Other Subjects.

and Other Subjects
fernando. Miss.-E. H. Randle, A.
NJ, LID, one Of the most widely
known educators and scientific writer's
in the south. died at his home at Her
nando, Miss. He spent nearly so years
in the school room. having taught at
Mckenzie, Tenn, Paducah, KY, Rip
ley. Tenn. Byhalia, Miss. and Herman
do, Miss.
He endeared himself to his pupils
and large number who have attained
prominence In life say they owe their
success to his teaching and early in
fluence. He was an author well known
in the scientific world. The books pub
lished by him were: Plurality of HUI
man Race, The characteristics of the
Southern Negro, Antagonisms of
Forces of Nature.
He was widely known contributor
to religious, medical and legal maga-
zines. He was member of the Amer
lean Society for Scientific Research.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Non.suit In Bauah Case.

Clarksdale, Miss.-On motion OF at
,torneys for the state in the trial of ].
o. Baugh. sheriff of Coahoma county,
accused of irregularity in his ac-
counts, non-suit has been entered.
Motion for new trial was argued.
1t was the states belief that convic-
tion was improbable following the
overruling of the motion to submit
amended charges.
II new trial is had the charges
will be amended to include the bill of
particulars which was rejected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
w. c. NIXON ILL.
President Of Frisco System Suffers
From POISONING.

st. Louis-Wm. G. Nixon, recently
elected president of the Frisco system
under the reorganization following re-
ceivership, is Ill at the Frisco Hos
pital.
His illness was brought on by poison
ing of some sort, friends say, although
just what kind of poisoning is un-
known. First reports that he suffered
from ptomaine poisoning were later
denied. His condition Is said to be
serious, but not critical
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
SOLDIERS LIKE Y. M. c. A.

First Tennessee Boys To Have Fine
Athletic Field.
Eagle Pass, Texas.-The Y. M. G. A.
work here for the First Tennessee
Regiment will be started at once un-
der T. S. Daniel. formerly of the Mem
phis association.
Beside the inside work that is car
ried on for the soldiers, which consists
of talks, social and religious meetings
and supplying writing materials, out
door work will be provided, as Col.
Berry has given the Y. M. C. A the
use of an adjoining field, on which
will be baseball diamond and several
tennis courts. The boys are anxious
for the work to begin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Exhibit Model Dairy.

Probably no single feature of the
uississippi-Alabama Fair to be held at
Meridian, Oct. 16 to 21. and the Mis-.
lissippi State Fair, to be held at Jack
;on the 25th and 26th. will be os rore
PRACTICAL value to the farmers OF the
tate than will the model 10-cow dairy
@ be operated in the model dairy
,arns on the. fair grounds by represen-
atives of the Mississippi A. and M
College extension service and the fed
,ral dairy division.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Beef Club Exhibit.

vicksburg. Miss.-During the year
keen interest has been evinced by the
members Of the County Baby Beef and
Pig clubs and it is stated that through
their efforts Warren county will send
a most excellent exhibit to the Missis-
sippi State Fair at Jackson.
To the boy In each district who has
raised the best calf during the season
will be awarded one of the five bulls
donated by the Illinois Central Rail-
way Company as prizes to the Warren
County Boys Baby Beef Club.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
TWO HUSBANDS AT BEDSIDE.
One Sued For Maintenance and Other
DIvorced-Woma Suicides.

Chicago.--On cot in local hos
pital Mrs Anna Lossman Erickson
Ruggles, is awaiting death. which is
certain to come. physicians say, from
self-administered poison, while on
either side OF the cot sat man. Eric
Erickson. the husband. she had divorc.
ed and Glenn Ruggles, the husband
he had sued for separate maintenance.
Neither spoke 10 the other
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Mrs. Wlnstead Guilty.

Philadelphia, Miss. The jury In the
trial of Mrs. Ethel Winstead. charged
with completely in the murder last
January of her husband. Samuel Win.
stead. prominent farmer and mill own.
er here, after 4S hours deliberation.
rendered verdict OF guilty. but dis.
agreed as to the punishment. The
verdict stated: "The jury wants the
defendant to have all the favors the
law will admit Of"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
BUOY FROM BREMEN.
Life Preserver Picked Up by Boy on
Portland, Maine, Beach.

Portland. Me. - A life preserver
marked Bremen" the name of the
German submarine freighter which has,
been generally expected to arrive at
some Atlantic coast port for the past
week or more, was picked up on the
ocean side of Cape Elizabeth. The
narue Bremen" was stencilled in black
letters two inches high on both sides
OF the buoy.
The preserver seemed to oe new and
apparently had been in the water only
short time. 1t is genrally conceded
that the Bremen has oeen sunk by an
English destroyer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Divorces Are Popular.

Meridian. Miss.-Twice married and
once divorced, Mrs. M E. Ford has
filed a suit for divorce from Geo. A.
Ford. The petition alleges that the
couple were married in Mobile. Ala,
in 1908. and were divorced in the Ala
bama courts in 1910. In 1911 they re-
married and lived together until 1918.
when, the petitioner alleged, the de-
fendant deserted her without cause.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
STARVING IN MEXICO. /.
People In State of Nuevo Leon Have
No Clothes to Wear.

People In State Of Nuevo Leon Have
No Clothes to Wear.
Laredo. Texas.-Deplorabl condi-
tions exist at Lampazos, state of Nue.
vo Leon, 80 miles south of the border.
and 20 deaths occurred In two days
from starvation. according to Texas
ranchman, just returned from his
ranch In that country. At least half
of the crops, which are said to have
been good. have been confiscated by
the government for military purposes,
the rancher states, adding that since
his last visit to his ranch 800 head of
cattle had been stolen
The poorer women in Lampazos are
unable to clothe themselves in mod
est way and children of both sexes are
virtually naked. he reports.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
>vaIuables Stolen.

Meridian. Miss.--G. H. Mattox, man.
ager of the pickle factory near the fair
grounds, while eating dinner. left his
clothes unguarded. and while his
watchfu eye was engaged with other
things. a negro lifted his watch. shoes
and money
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Death from peIlaora.

Magnolia, Miss.-The funeral OF
William B. Cheevers, who died of pei
lagra. was held here. Mr.. Cheevers
was about 60 years old and had lived
in Magnolia for the last quarter Of a
century.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Predicts New Sea Fight.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the winter
comes on there will be another terrific
naval engagement in the North Sea.
And the Germans will precipitate It,"
This statement was made by dip
lomat representing neutral country
which, with the aid vf secret agents,
has carefully followed the events Of
ths European war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
conxoys German shIps.

Newport News, Va.-Commanders
Of eight U. s. battlelshlips which will
convoy the two interned German cruis-
ers to the Philadelphia navy yard, met
here and arranged the details of the
trip.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Buys RIooded cattie.

Hattiesburg. Miss. l.. Major has
just returned from trip to Texas.
where he purchased rs head Of Short,
hort cattle to place on stsck farm
near their mill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06

Oklahoma City. Okla. - "Shoot"
Starr. city marshal of Braggs, Okla,
and Dart Dazzler were killed. and John
NARROW. policeman, wounded during q
gun fight In = bootlegging place q
Braggs.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Has Six crandmothers.

Tocopola. Miss.-Miss Josie Elaine
Aycock, young lady OF this county.
according to her grandfather has per
haps more living grandmothers than
any other person in the state. She
has two great-grandmothers. three
great-grandmothers, and one grand
mother.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
SUBMARINES ARE BUSY.
Two Of Them Sink is Vessels In Wa.
ters OFF England.

TWO OF mem SINK 10 vessels IN wa.
ters OFF England.
Berlin.-The following semi-official
announcement has been made public:
eleven British fishing steamships
were sunk by GerHan submarine in
the North Sea Sept. 23. Four Belgian
lighters were sunk in one day at the
entrance to the English channel by
another submarine.
"On Sept. 27 naval airship suo-
cessfully attacked the aerial station
at Lebara ION the Gulf of Riga), and
the defense batteries on Oesel Island.
Although the airship was shelled heav-
lily it returned undamaged."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
10 euIId PAGER Mih.

Hattiesburg. Miss.--Advices from
contractors interested in the million.
dollar paper mill to be erected here
say that work WIN begia "a shs plant
d Sessmber.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Bandits Secure s.. 600.

Moose Jaw, Stockholders entered
the village of Caron, eighteen miles
west of here, cut all telephone and
telegraph wires into the town, over
powered the watchman at the Bank
Of Hamilton, blew the safe and escaped
with $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Packing Plant Burns.

Omaha. Neb.-Fire in the Morris
Company packing plant entirely gutted
that structure, entailing loss estimat-
ed at $750.000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06

Laurel, Miss-An important meet
ing Of the lumber manufacturers of
Mississippi and Louisiana was held in
this city on Sept 70 and 30. The con-
ference discussed various subjects OF
interest TO manufacturers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Hospital Located.

The board of trustees of South Mis-.
'issippi state charity hospital have de-
:ided to locate the institution at
-aurel Private owners will donate
en- lots, and the city owns ten acres
.djacent. which will be donated to the
ltate.
Gov. Theo. Bilbo. Rev. T. G.. Gates,
). C. Culpepper, DR.. Davis Valley and
I. e. Davis, trustees. were in Laurel
Inspecting the site Wednesday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
.IIIteracy Fight Progresses.

Miss Allie Willingham, field agent
or the Mississippi commission for the
suppression Of adult illiteracy. has
)een on an extended tour Of the state
iince assuming the exacting duties Of
Ter position. Miss Willingham is pre-
>aring large volume of data and field
totes, which she has obtained during
ier travels. and expects to be able to
give some interesting details concern
lng the work
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
Another ,iorweoian shIp Sunk.

Another norwegian snip sunk.
London.-The Norwegian steamer
Rolf Jarl l.. 265 tons. has been torpe-
aoed, according - q Reuter- dispatch
from Trondhjem. The crew was saved
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06
,rison Seed Sold.

The Mississippi penitentiary trus.
ees were successful in selling IL cars
If cotton seed at headquarters for
;4S.35 per ton, the highest price ever
'eceived by the state for cotton seed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-06

Pharmacy Board Meets.
The fall meeting Of the Missinstppi
state board of pharmacy viii be he'll
It the state capitol Oct. 8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
Gorilla Deserted When
Italian Troops Entered

Rome, Aug. l0.-The operations
which led up to the capture of Gorilla
by the Italians are described in the fol-
lowing official narratives:
THE attack began on August 4 in
the Monfalcone section, against Hills
So and l21. We stormed a very power
full enemy work there, but the adver-
sary had placed in abandoned trenches
quantities Of bombs, which exploded,
giving off clouds of poisonous gases.
Our troops. stupeted or asphyxiated,
were forced to fall back.
"On the morning of August 6 our
batteries opened fire simultaneously on
the rocky barrier which defends the
Isonzo and Gorizia 70 the west, and
against Monte San Michele. Thanks 10
our aviators and to the observations Of
battery officers, the positions Of the IN
envy had all been marked off clearly on
target maps, and ranges for the extern
sion and lengthening Of fire had been
calculated with the greatest nicely.
Thus, at the appointed time a veritable
tempest Of shells fell in a wholly unex-
pected manner on the positions of the
enemy, demolishing everything sy5-
tematically.
"Infantry columns then advanced,
supported by a curtain of fire, and car
ried the entire formidable Sabotina
rampant and the defences of Oslavia
and of the summit of Hill 206. On the
plain they drove in defensive line be-
tween the southern border OF Podgora
and the lsonzo.
"On the southern border Of the Carso
Italian troops captured the very strong
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
TURKS TELL HOW
BITLIS WAS TAKEN
Official Report Describes Oper-
ations Before Capture of Town.

London, Aug. 10.-A Turkish official
statement. under date of August Z,
received here to-day, reports opera
lions on the Caucasus front preliml-
nary to the occupation by the Turks
of Mush and Bitlis, since announced.
"A movement undertaken" the state
ment says, "by our right wing on
August in three columns against
concentrated Russian forces east Of
Kermanshah PERSIA continued with
success until the evening of the 9th.
The Russians finally were repulsed
toward Kenkayer and Hamadan. Our
centre yesterday evening was 10 kllo-
metres east of Sakna. where 1t again
repused concentrated enemy troops
eastward.
Egyptian Front: Our rconnoitring
detachments which advanced in the di-
rection of Romani reached the enemy
line, and despite violent lombard
ment from four warships on the coast
of Mouhamadia, made bold recon-
NOTHING attack against a strong enemy
force, composed of several units, and
then returned to its positions near
Katia. The enemy, hereby encouraged,
tried to attack our troops concentrated
in the environs of Katia, but was re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
The Russian statement says:
ave repealed Turkish attacks in the
region west OF Giumichkhan. Fierce
fighting is continuing north of the
Mush- Bitlis line"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
GERMANS SAY AIR RAID
INFLICTED HEAVY LOSS
"Perversion of TRUTH" Say
British of Official Report.

Berlin, Aug. 10 (via London) Heavy
damage was inflicted by bombs dropped
from Zeppelin airships in the raid over
England Tuesday night, says an othclal
statement issued to-day. Naval bases
and important industrial plants SUI
fered heavily, it is said.
Several Of our naval airship squad
rons on Tuesday night again attacked
England" says the statement, lay
ishly dropping explosive bombs OF the
heaviest calibre and incendiary bombs
upon naval bases on the east coast
and industrial plants of military I'M
portance in the coastal counties from
Northumberland down to Norfolk. Al
all places our success was notable
and could be distinctly observed.
"In the iron and benzol works nea.
Middlesbrough there was very heavy
explosions and great fires, and in the
harbor installations of Hull and Har-
tlepool and also in the dockyards on
the Tyne great explosive and in
cendlary effect was ascertalned; Also
in industrial plants near Whitby and
railway plants near Kings Lynn
marked effect was secured.
"All the airships returned undam-
aged, despite violent counter action
by searchlights, anti-aircraft batteries
and naval forces"
London, Aug. 10.-Commenting on
the Berlin statement regarding Tues
day nights Zeppelin raid over England.
British official statement issued to-
day says:
"The German report is the usual
perversion of the truth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-11
FRENCH AIRMEN
MAKE IS RAIDS
Drop 4l3 Projectiles on
Enemy Positions on
West Front.

London. Aug. 10.-In the course Oh
aerial combats yesterday and to-day
more than half a dozen German ana
five Allied aeroplanes were brough'
down. French aviators delivered nj
teen attacks on enemy positions, drop
ping Alb projectiles.
The French report of aerial engage
ments says:
"On the Somme front French AVA
tors Yesterday delivered fifteen ATTACKS
A German machine was brought down
between Herly and Bethonyiilers. Two
others were compelled to descend al
ter engagements with French machines
in the region of Combles. During the
day of August 8 and the night oil Au-
gust $40 French aerial squadrons looh
mart in the following bombing opera
lions: Ninety bombs thrown down on
railroad stations on the 'front.' Detween
IassIgny and Combres, 1873 shells on
the station at Dugny, forty at Apply
thirty-eieht shells thrown down upon
a battery in action in the region OF
Noyon. fifteen upon the railroad sta
ton at Banzurcourt, ninety-two upon
the stations Of Spincourt and Dam
villers and on surrounding bivouacs--
a total of Alb projectiles."
The British statement says:
"Our aeroplanes continued bombing
operations against enemy plllets anu
other points of military importance.
"In the course of many aerial com
HITS Yesterday several enemy machines
we're driven down in hostile territory
Three of our machines have not re-
tnrr ed y