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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15
r date my birth from the DAY ]
spent the last dollar and woke up.

date my birth from the DAY 1
spent the last dollar and woke up. !
worked. Nothing was too small or too
big for me to handle. got something
to risk and then risked 1t. risked
1t again and again. After ten years !
could draw my check for thirty thous-
and plus interest and did,. sent the
check to the little bank back home.
waited two months for the answer and
then 1t came; my check torn across
and short letter saying that the loss
had already been met by bankers
surety association. wrote the asso-
citation dozen letters and some OF
them took some writing. In the last
offered fourfold the theft. There had
been plenty OF Bible In my bringing
up. They wrote back that 1t was no
use-that could keep on climbing In
peace but 1t was their business to jail
me for fifteen years the first chance
they got and they'd do it the minute I
set foot where they could grab me.
"That letter frightened me. I be-
gan to realize that what I'd been work
ing for wasn't money, or honor, or
ehabilitation but just the right to 60
back-the right to go back home.
Nobody had been harder on me
than my old man. For years nobody
in the house was allowed to say my
name and If he saw a letter from me
he threw 1t in the fire, opened or I'M
opened. But somehow 1t got to him
that had offered to pay fourfold and
that I'd been refused and that turned
him. It was the fourfold that did 1t
the divine and sacred measure Of JUS
tice. He started to fight for me as
hard as he'd ever fought against. And
then he died and my old mother died.
Letters stopped. My brothers and Sis
tiers were coming up in the world.
They couldn't afford to own thief
much less fight for him. So the letters
stopped.
II spent money then. l built me a
house in Pernambuco that was won
der palace and I started in to forget.
But when you've been remembering
with all your might, the color Of the
paper on the walls Of home, the lay
Of the wood-pile, of the sheds and the
tumbling barn and stables, the holes
in the fence, the friendly limbs of APP
pie trees and the smell Of hay; when
you've been coddling bare memories
of simple things like those for fifteen
years, you can't turn around on your
inside self and forget.
There's flag the sight of which
makes my heart come up into my
throat and tears to my eyes. You
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15
BY compulsion.

do you think you will go away for
the summer"
EYES," replied the meek-looking
man. Il expect to be perfectly miser-
able and spend great deal more
money than / can afford to spend, but
happen to have two manageable
daughters and strong-minded wife,
so think will go away for the sum-
mer."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15


think l mean the Stars and Stripes,
but I don't. I mean the Blue Peter
that flies at the halyards Of big ships
and says to everybody that takes the
trouble to look, We sail today Over
the tops Of the houses I've seen that
flag blinking in the heavens like bit
of deep blue sea married to white
cloud and to me it always said, We
sail for home today I'd shut my eyes
or close the blinds but what was the
use OF that? Night and day could
hear. the below of the great horns-a
blast Tor good-by and another for a
challenge to the sea-as the big boats
headed out for home.
II couldn't stand 1t. came up here.
And now, last night, dreamed that |
heard it in my sleep up here. Gen.
tlemen, man without country is In
q bad way but man without home,
even If It's hovel-Well-we all know
the old song" He paused to master
his voice. Then In whisper that they
just caught he added, Home is the
anchor Of a mans soul. / want to go
Home"
Lieber stopped talking. The reveal
Ing silence had done its work. 1t had
brought them close-so close that he
had spoken lest they take his soul by
assault. He left them and went to his
own room. They saw he was an old
man, beyond the years he had dis
closed.
They did not speak. They were
nervous. Kemp made cigarette,
pulled at it once or twice and then
threw 1t away, to roll another a mo-
ment later. His thoughts were wing
ing away to the fork Of Big and Little
Creek where three-room shack stood
in the shadow OF the White mountains
OF New Mexico. He had thought It
small, miserable, cramped. But out
here In the wilderness, thousands and
thousands OF miles away, it came back
to his vision, glorified. A swelling
came into his throat. He tried to-
cough 1t up. But as long as he thought
Of the mountain, the thickness stuck
In his throat. He took from his pocket
a treasured cake OF tobacco and With
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15
Civic Rivalry.

81 hear you had cyclone out this
way last week"
1T was nothing to speak Of" an
swered the Kansas man. Just blew
away few hencoops.
But l heard that the county court
house at Galesburg was blown away"
well, sir, we citizens of the enter
prising city of Gadsyille, the logical
place in the county for that court
house, always refer to GadsVille's
makeshift affair as hencoop."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15

WHY HAVE cHILLs AND FEVER?
Plantation Chill Tonic is guaran-
teed and will do the work in a week.
Your money cheerfully refunded by
dealers If it fails after giving 1t q
proper trial. Price 50c.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-06-15

II, in a day Of desperate weak
ness you had embezzled your
employers money and had to
flee the country, do you think
you could resist the desire to re-
turn, even after years? Does
home seem to you to be "the
anchor of a mans souIw
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
HOLD DOC" OWENS PASSPORT.
american Embaasy O6icials Ask
I. =. to Consider Ills Record.
Spridi 'abi> Despdfch 10 THE st

IoNpo~, Ja.. :..-"poc" owen. we'll
known to ocean travellers. Is having
trouble IN obtaining a passport. The
American EMBASSY here refused To give
him the desired document. w%hercupon
owen wrote to the state department AZ
Washington. The state Department In.
structed the embassy 70 issue the de.
sired passport.
BEFORE complying with these instruc-
ions tho embassy is now c~onmunicat-
ing owens general history TO the state
Department. and Is asking the Depart
men, II, IN view OF owens record. /,
will still insist on the ISSUANCE OF a
passport.
Doc over Was born IN England
but obtained naturalization IN III.
United States some years ago. The eN-
listing regulations prevailing IN Great
Britain provide that no one can board
"A vessel without producing a passport
and owen desires To -sturn to tn,
United States.
Sic applied for a passport to IN,
American Embassy IA London some.
thing over a month ago and II was dc,
MED him, tho state Department at ths'
time holding that he had rXpatriatec
himself by long residence abroad. or
December s he renewed his application
and was again refused by the embassy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
1,7OO,O 900 OF RUSSIA'S
PRISONERS STARVING
Conditions in the siberian
Camps Terrible. says Amer
lean Engineer.

san Francisco. Jan. e5.-'German
and Austrian military prisoners 10 the
number Of 700 900 are starving in ST.
IBERIA more than 1000. 900 Polish pris-
oners. civilians. are in the same condi-
ton, and the entire Russian population
itself Is OF the verge Of starvation said
+. W. Wakefield, "A San Francisco en-
gineer. who returned to-day on the
Shinyo Maru. Mr.. Wakefield has been
on a honeymoon tour. which took In the
East indies. china, Japan and siberia.
In Siberia he spent six weeks, doing
work for the Russian Government rail-
ways. On account of his connection
with the Government ne was allowed 10
Visit three Of the camps whore the war
prisoners are kept.
The condition of these men is pitiful.' -
he said, 'and IL Is not OF account OF any
lack of care on the part OF the Russians.
II Is due to the fact that the Russian
Government has no organisation TO zone
with the problem of feeding 20 many
prisoners. Even their own people are
short of food and on the verge of star.
walton.
prisoners are not kept under stric,
, guard but are allowed 10 go into the
, cities near which the camps are located
so that they can get work IL possible. dur.
ing the day They have to return Ia
camp at night.
Dirty. starved and half clothed. the
men present a pitiable show. The Rus,
slams would do anything they could for
them, but they have nothing for them.
selves. The prisoners are dying by
thousands, | understand they have had
as many az 500. 900 in the camps, ard
there are now only 700, 900.
Condition samong the Polish refugee,
are even worse IL II IL possible TO h,
worse. Families are sepa rated, children
do not know where their parents are and
have no one 10 care for them. The entir,
situation is one to touch the heart q,
the most hardened"
Mr.. Wakefield says that the Russian.
are getting all their supplies into Siberia
now from the United States. as the rail,
road TO Petrograd is closed. with tn
coming Of warm weather conditions ma,
improve. he believes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
MUST SURRENDER PASSPORTS,
RuIing for Americas Traveller
Entrrlng This Port.

Collector of The Fort Dudley Field
Malone. acting under instructions from
Secretary Of the Treasury W. q. Nc
Adoo. Is requesting all American travel
lers entering here to surrender United
States passports in their possession.
These passports ara taken by she board
ing officers and Offfioisls assigned to the
examination Of passengers baggage.
This action is taken. 1t Is understood,
to prevent the fraudulent use Of psss-
ports arising from present conditions
abroad. Heretofore these passpo~s
have been retained by tho holder, but
now every passport ISSUED by the State
Department must be accounted for.
In cas- an American who enters this
country may have a passport which has
not yet expired and which he desires to
lise for foreign travel before 1t shall have
expired, he will be advised to write tu
the Department OF State requesting it's
return before he again proceeds abroad.
The Collector is forwarding ia the Ser-
rotary OF Sate all passports collected
under these instructions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
TESTING NITRO.STARCH.
Corn Prod 90. hopes IN Make
New High Explosive CheapIy.

Persistent rumors in the financial dis
trict to the effect that the Corn Prod
ucts Refining Company had discovered "A
powerful explosive which could be manu-
featured for a price far lower thar the
cost ~ black powder, and was going into
the munitions business extensively, re.
suited in this announcement YESTERDAY
by r. 7. BEDFORD, president OF the COM
pany
While the experimental tesas seem
Ia prove that 'ornstarch can be SUE
ceseiully used In the making of 4 high
explosive, the matter cannot he fully
or safely determined for at least a
year or more. AMI It's effect on
the volume of business of tho Corn
Products Company Is not likely TO be
very large ar important,
The company has been eNpertnlentins
with the new explosive, which Is called
nltro-starch, and IL Is expected that II
may be perfected so that II can lie sold
as a commercial explosive,
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Specrai Cable Despatch TO TUE Srs.


LONDON. Jan. 25.-With invading
armies following lines similar to those
along which Serbia was overwhelmed
the Austrians n Bulgars are pressing
forward In Albania and driving for the
Adria;ic coast. The position OF the ftal-
ian expedit.onary army. supported by
Essad Pdsha's small Albanian force and
the remnants OF the M~ontenegrin and
Serbian armies. Is becoming more and
more critical.
From the Dalmatian coast town OF
Ragusa in the north down TO Albania's
principal seaport. Avlona, in the south,
the invading semicircle liz steadily push
ing or. Scutari. in the north, Elbassan.
In the centre. and Berat, IN the south,
are in the invaders hands.
Two battles are looked for at Du.
razzo, where E;ssad Pasha Is expected
to make a stand. n at Avlona, where
the main Italian force Is concentrated
The northern Austrian army which yes
tcrday took Scutari. has the Albanian
port OF san Giovanni di Medua as its
immediate objective. As in the case OF
Scutari, no resistance is looked Tor
Naval operations in the Adriatic are
likely To mark the next few days de-
velopments.
Berlin announced through the over
seas News Agency to-day that Monte
negro IL completely In Austrian hands
and is cleared OF native soldiers.
The Overseas News Agency OF Berlin
says the Montenegrins have finally laid
down their arms.
The ~wspap in Berlin" II says
state that the u~tterances OF King
Nicholas are less important than the
fact III all of Montenegro Is now occu-
pied by .tustro-itungarian troops, wMcn
| nowhere encountered resistance from the
people. Yhe only disorders were at Pod
| goritza, and in that case the nghtng
was between Montenegrins and Alba
| mans, who engaged In riots IN the streets
| until Austro-HungAria troops were
summoned by the M~onteregrins to re-
! store order
According to a delayed despatch from
Rome the M~ontenegrin troops retreated
southwark, engaging In an active guer-
rilla warfare with the pursuing AUS
trians. The skirmishes were particularly
frequent in the Tarabosch Mountains
west OF Scutari,
The Austr!ans are aided, II IL reported
by a number Of aeroplanes. which ny
before them low to the ground and
harass detached groups OF the poorly
equipped Montenegrin forces.
The correspondent OF the Hava'
Agency at Athens telegraphs that th'
} Serbian towns Of Gievgeli and Monastli
have again been bombarded by IA squad
ron Of sixteen French aeroplanes. ont
hundred persons are estimated to haV'
, been killed or wounded in Gievgeli.
The French aeroplanes. some Of which
covered as much as 1870 miles In thu
flight, all returned in safety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
U. s. DEFENCE PLAN
WEAK, SAYS IyENAGA
Japanese Asserts Big Mista,r
Is in Not Upbuilding Mcr-
chant Marine.
ASSAILS NJ ACT

IL am at a loss to UNDERSTAND WHY
army and navy" said Or. 7. Gyen,e,
managing director Of the East and we,,
News Bureau. at n meeting OF tho Tn.
nc Club of New York at the Waldorf.
Astoria last night" there arises bu,
faint voice for the upbuilding of the
American merchant marine. which ~5Iii
serve both as II military arm AMI the
purveyor OF commerce"
The great majority OF the 200 of the
1900 members present evidently ~ ced
with the sentiment OF the JasNiuese
speaker. as they %applauded uproaitously.
you may probably say cors: nued
pr. Iyenaga. I'VE have no thoug,s u
aggression. Would ", however. H. tho
best strategy for y nation al war. c,Dt
II u be waged purely for defence. o. $40
tight at home n wait for IT. cisw,
to come to attack al It's very door 'u
stead of striking him hard AZ lH, oNu
door, H~owsoevcr this may b., In iha
event America is engaged tn a cp:N,i
with one or more great maritime ~
tons OF Europe, while her splendid 40
Is doubtless sufficient to ovcrconr" .iu
invading feet, what would become of.he'
foreign commerce?
while your mercantile Dot ol
$500. 900 tonnage makes Amoriri ',Ai
TO the greatest among maritime natS ,
tho vast majority OF your steapsn
plough your lakes. rivers and tho Wib-s
near the coast. whereas your imueus.
foreign tpde is carried on mostly ~
! foreign bottoms. 80 far rs your tt'id.c
, on the Atlantic is concerned. do" Tot
this ratio stand at enormous odds =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
MYSKA SENT TO ASYLUM
Man W no Wrote Black Hand lot
tcrs TO Rrokayv Insane.

H~EMrsTrAp. l. 7. Ian. * r-,-
Myska. held in the Nassau count, Sat-
ON a charge Of sending Black Na.d 'a'
t.rS to Clifford V. Rrokaw. hN'su'r '-
sane this afternoon and tried 70 r.t.r'''
suicide by hanginC his head against ne
bars of nj cell.
Myska was examined nv ~ Gu r
Csgh0rn aud Or Joseph II RoEar' -"0
sent him 20 the stat" lIospita' - l. -
Park. lie had denied thu chang" t"'
declared that ne uould do ~ STAR ,.
ton n sent to prison. since ',F tr
last saturday he had refused e. az s
a careful watch had been kept ogo- "r
TO prevent an attempt such a. lH " 2"
to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
ALBANIA NOW 4
BY FATE LIKE SERBIA'S
Sweeping on Toward Adriatic, Imperil Allied
Forces-Invaders Claim All of Montenegro
Say Army Has Surrendered.

railWa! station by the municipal au-
thorities In the name of President Pom
care, and conducted by a military escort
TO the hotel. where the Queen and her
two daughters are staying. shortly
after HE arrival NJ. Denys Cochin. Min
lister without portfolio In the French
Cabinet. called to welcome him in behalf
OF the French Government.
During the interview a crowd gathered
outside OF the hotel. and forced the King
TO appear on the balcony twice IN
acknowledgment of their cheers. He
was dressed IN his native costume.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
GERMANS TAKE UP WAR LOAN.
--latest MOLLY subscribed-Nsis
Per Cent. Raised ny Public.

BERLIN. via Sayville, Jam 25.--The
Ministry OF Finance made the
ment to-day hat the latest German war
loan Of l2,160. 0o0. 900 marks 5000
900, O00) had been completely taken up,
N~inety-four and "a half per cent. OF this
amount vac taken at popular subscrip-
ton, and only 5- per cent borrowed
from loan banks. the official
ment stated,
A gold reserve In the Rcichshank 81
sSl2,975, 600 Uas also reported, repre-
senting an increase of $4.37s,000 The
circulation Of paper money has de-
creased.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
R M LOSES ELECTION.
ISondoneP hose Platform Was
Aerial Defence Lacks 37i Votes.
Slecial OBJ DespatcA 10 THn srs.

LONDON, jar. 25.-Pemberton Billing.
who resigned from the Royal Air Service
20 stand for Parliament for the Mil End
division OF London on a platform de-
manding more adequate defences against
German air raiders. was defeated in the
election to-day,
His opponent. Warwick Brookes, the
Coalition candidate, who had the sup
tort OF both Liberal and unionist Par.
~llalnentary delegations, received 1891
votes TO ISIS cast for the former Flight
Commander.
Billing was running as an Independent
candidate. his chief support coming from,
the Norrhclite press. Ono OF the features
or his campaign war an aeroplane
mounted on an automobile, In which no
toured the district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
CANT BLAME
Herlin Papers say Nation Has
Given No Cause for Grievance.

BERLIN. via Amsterdam. Ian. ?5.--The
Berlin newspapers in commenting to-day
on the attacks ON England which have
been made In the swedish Parliament
singled ont particularly the speech of tho
Prime Minister before the Riksdsg, In
which he said that Sweden hoped TO
maintain neutrality, but might not sue
reed.
The papers call attention 20 the fact
that sweden has had no causes for
grievance against the German Govern
ment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
SIR EDWARD CARSON III.
Task Of Trial In which lie Had
spoken 100000 Words Too Much.
Special Cable DespatcA to Tn SIN.

LONDON. Jan. 25.-Sir Edward Carson,
attorney for the appellants In thu APP
peal against the verdict adjudging Teddy
Slingshy to be the son of Lieut.. Charles
r. Slingsby, was taken III to-day. over
come by the physical EFFORT of opening
the case, In which he has been speak
ing for several days. His associates con.
tinued the analysis Of the evidence of the
first trial,
Sir Edward was extremely weary al
the end OF last week and spent Satur-
day and Sunday in bead. When he re-
suned the case on Monday his voice wal
almost too weak to continue. II II estl-
mated that ne has spoken ~ far In the
case 252, 900 words.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26


"pronouncement Of policy-the speech OF
the Swedish Premier before the hlksuae
yesterday-caused cons,deraDie Specuia-
ton. though not anectihg Inc oec'o,o"
OF tho more radical party. Sucn us
closures as maj maze Yesterday Nv
uses 10 which nao Dec" pu,,,"s
the privilege OF registered man serve1
70 increase the anger OF those "no lee
the blockade so far mas been a iallure.
There - an undeniapIe cnech ~ '"e,.
operations IN tne attituoe OF rra"ce
" recognized una her 'eeins ,as
the united states u u Brea, ea' .''e
ier than II was some mon,ns as ~,
mat she ~ not eaeei U an'"sDs LII
country D ! iheerierihs 'oo """' WIN
neutral trade ,.
me strict application o' ~
ox ultimate dest'ha,,oh' ""'.u w
logical outcome OF tn' olsUlosuiee sM'
~arsunents OF INC Do''v ""Nc '."'
would. " mas aiready oeen ueol.aeu,
ALLEVIATE the ScahdlhaNiah coun.I.es a ~.
iioIaho 40 wen. anu 70 ~, ~.
oy many OF .ne ioo'o -. a.
bers OF inc iiouse OF commons M ~
leave the enior:enent " tne ,o. .,a,s
cntireiy In 'ie hoihi'a.ys anu ou,u
Do almost sure 10 iead 10 Cuisines Win
uhose countries - - ..-
Inc fress bureau 'ss' nsn' "N-
iohs aha,ytcai .ru,Is' Do
IN INC Da"b NO" III IL. -. 80.
which dcais eahaususe,y w" na
o. ue Cnited states anu ou,s. ~ az
Comnentine on ehe WI u"uo ,has
Cn'.eo o.a.es .e a. 49,
ue STATISTICS useu III me oe1"pans" w.
not me sans as tnose puoAe"eu !" NV
united states re.urhS .u., 4. 49,,
ino ,.. -,
unues' .na. ~ 1 $3.50
.'01 p''. "our,rIss Alter ,brouSh 10
an r. 49,, H., a., ,or,r.t ,,,rs.
T,,nanaa ,n'r,r,as oh,aIn
- "euu P,Sa 1870. q, o,e..
-. ara R,~.,. In an.
~ na-oS IT, ,rnI,aa S,a,.s sy,,res
nu.,s ...,r. -, .h. ,srv iarse
nv 80 'n,.aa.s ~, Jsny,,ra
eu u 49, g. ill., pri,I.h nr,,e courts
IT. assums ,hat alI excessiye exports
ane ,ha i-ni,oS S,a,as usni "a
G.rnony is iprorrec, rho Increase was
n,.,nIv dro 90 ,hs s,onn,ny ~ normal
"s..,.. "a IN. incre.sed r-oouIrements
NJ Jt,yv and Russia, The Increased bacon
cxnorts from America to HOLLAND are
a%nt,ysiv accounted for nv the imports
into Ho,,and for the belgian Relief Com
cnIss,on"
II is held that the great difficulty In
the enforcement OF an actual blockade
aRainst Germany still lies in the danger
Of the British navy operating In the
Baltic. Unless the Baltic coast OF Ger
many Ia placed under. direct blockade
there is a feeling tina vigorous protests
on the part Of the United States are
ertai
How far the less tolerant supporters
Of the move go was indicated by the
statement made by a high British naval
officer yesterday.
If" he said, THE legality Of All effec-
tive blockade liz questioned m account
Of the situation in the Baltic, II can
he made effective nv following the Ger
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
N O ALLIES PROTEST.
Gr-eks seat sixteen Albanian Dep
uties Despite Objection.

ATHENS. Jan. 25.--Sixteen deputies
from northern Epirus. In the part OF
southern Albania occupied by Greece
during the first Balkan war. were seated
II. the Greek Parliament yesterday by
the electoral court. The decision was
made by the court against tho protests
of the Entente Powers.
Two naval officers, NJ. Courmoulis
and NJ. Meias, fought a duel to-day. In
which tho former WAS wounded. The
trouble rose from tho resignation of NJ.
Melas's brother an secretary to King
Constantine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
Policy Unchanged, Says Wns hins-
ton.

N'AsHiSuroS, Jan. 2J-TNe tondor
report tina u policy OF armed irtc-.r.
ton in Mexico has been decided upor D.
President Wilson is denied at the WIFE
House. Cabinet members said tonight
that Mexico was not even considered n
to-day's meeting n that there has 'e'"
no change in policy. It is cors.G.',i
extremely doubtful II there will he ."v
change OF policy IN the near futur
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26
RUSSIANS DRIVE AT PINSK.
Advance 10 within Nilcs-Aus-
trians strenGthen Positions.

~PErRoGRAD, Jan. 25.--Accordlng to
advtces received here to-day. Russian
troops, pressing dow from the north
east. approached to within three miles
OF the city of Pinsk. The movement
is an extension Of tho offensive launched
against the Austro-Germans in the ko-
vel-Sarny railroad region a few weeks
ago.
The Germans are strengthening their
positions along the Oginski Canal north
Of Pinsk 10 meet the expected Russian
attacks,