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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
EASTERN GUARDS LEAVE.
National Guard of State Of Connecticut
First To Leave.

New York.-The national guard OF
the state of Connecticut was the first
to leave for the Mexican border, &C
cording to a telegram received at the
headquarters of Maj.-Gen. Wood, COM
handing the department of the east,
The contingent, comprising virtually
all the units of the states militia, left
on q special train of eight sections.
The contingent numbers more than
1000 and will go to Ell Paso. 1t is
composed of the First and Second
regiment sof infantry, troop B Of cav
airy, one company signal corps, one
ambulance company and one field hos
pital. More will follow within a few
days.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
CAVALRYMEN ARE
LANDED IN e. PAS0
NEGRO TROOPERS HELD PRISON
Frs AT CARRIZAL RAVE BEEN
RELEASED BY CARRANZA,
SAFELY OUT OF MEXICO
VIII Be Transferred to Their Various
Commands When All Danger Of
Infection from Disease Has
Been Passed.

FL Paso-The twenty three negro
troopers Of the Tenth cavalry who, al
Carrizal, villa Ahumada, Chihuahua
City and Juarcz, nave been central
figures in one Of the most striking
chapters Of the Mexican situation, are
safely out of Mexico.
Survivors Of an engagement with a
superior force, twice stoned by mobs,
more than once yrippcd with the fear
OF execution for their part in the Car.
rial fight, and, lastly, objects Of in
tcrcession by the president of the
United States, they were brought to
the border from chihuahua City on
a special train aud turned over to
Gen Bell, commander of the FL Paso
base.
with them came Lem II. SpIllsbury
the Mormon scout, who guided Capt.
Boyd and his detachment over the
trail to Carrizal Spillsbury spent the
night at the home of his brother here.
The troopers were at Fort Bliss, await.
ing orders from Gen. Funston at San
Antonio.
1t was thought probable at military
headquarters the % troopers will be
kept at the Fort Bliss hospital until
all danger Of infection from disease
will have been removed and then be
transferred to their various com
mands.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
American Troops Move Northward.

Mexico City - Gen. Trevino, com
handing the de facto government
forces in chihuahua, informed the wal
department by telegraph June % that
the American troops had commenced
a retirement %northward and had aOan
doned the towns of San Buena Ven.
tura, Las Cruces, NamiQuipa and San.
ia Clara, These places, he added, wer,
Immediately occupied by his forces.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
400 LIVES LOST.
When Russian Steamer Mercury Hits
Mine In Black Sea.

Petrograd-Four hundred persons
lost their lives, according to latest
reports, when the Russian passenger
steamer Mercury was sunk in the
Black Sea by a mine. The total mum.
Der aboard was approximately $50.
The disaster occurred about 10
o'clock in the morning off the village
of Grigorievka The passengers felt
a tremendous shock forward. The yes
sci staggered ahead for three ships
lengths and then went down bow fore.
most in five minutes,
Survivors tell narrowing stories Of
the scenes that ensued, All available
steamers and tugs FASTENED from
OdcssG and rescued the survivors
clinging to life belts and wreckage
Five women still clasped babies in
their arms.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Make State Wards Happy.

Make State Wards Happy.
T. A. Downing, steward of the state
insane hospital, has placed orders for
sufficient extras to make up a jolly
Fourth of July feast for the more than
1900 patients at that institution. The
preparations are going forward with
the sanction Of the superintendent
and trustees of the hospital and there
will be no stint. 1t is stated that 1872
gallons of ice cream have been con,
tracted for, and with it going some
700 pounds of cake, which, as stated,
is only the trimmings, as the orders
for more substantial ~incidentals are
correspondingly liberal as to quantity
and select as to quality.
The same arrangements are being
made by the penitcntiary department,
who, as usual, will give the convicts
a complete holiday and along with it
the best dinner for all hands since
Christmas. This is an annual custom
OF the penitentiary department, which
has never been overlooked since it
started, years ago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

Douglas, Ariz.-William Robertson
and Tom Snyder, American cattlemen,
have been killed by Mexicans south
west of Nacozari, Sonora, according
to a statement of military officials
from Augua Prieta. Officials at Arispe
have telegraphed Gen. P. Elias Gales
confirming the death of A. R. Dickson,
a British subject, who was wounded
in the fighting with Mexican cowboys,
in which Jim Parks, an American
prospector, was killed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
ROOSEVELT HAS DECLINED
Indorses Hughes and States That a
Third Party Would Be a
Mistake.

ChicaEo-Theodore Roosevelt, in a
letter read to the Progressive nation
al committee, in session here, finally
declined to accept the presidential
nomination Of the party and strongly
urged the Bull Moose organization TO
support Charles r. Hughes, The col
onel's letter was read by Oscar King
Davis, secretary Of the committee.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
p. o, Clerks To Meet.

Arrangements are being made for a
meeting of the Mississippi Association
of Postoffice Clerks, to be held here
July 4, which, being a postoffice Holt
day, will enable many of the clerks to
attend without Gripping the service.
All clerks other than carriers are
members or eligible to membership,
and the number Of eligibles aggregates
upward of 200 within the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Mexicans Loyal to U. S.

Brownsville, Texas. A proclama.
ton issued to the citizens Of Starr
county, the majority of whom are
Mexicans or of Mexican descent. an
nounced the organization of Defense
Social" an organization whose pur.
pose is to surround and guard the
town of Rio Grande City; resist any
invasion Of the United States
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

FL Paso-Passengers arriving here
on the train which passed through Co.
lumhus, n. NJ, report that the line of
communications between Gen, Per
shinr's headquarters at Colonia Dub
Ian and the border has been cut. The
information is said to have been re.
Ceiyed by truck drivers en- route south,
who were compelled to turn back
when they sighted n force of Mexicans
estimated at 1000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

Rome,-The Italian advance con.
tinues IN the Trentino front. The of.
fetal report says that in the Arsa Val
ley the Italians stormed Fort Mattas.
some and carried the ridge of Monte
Trappola.
The occupation of Pedescala in the
Astico Valley by Italian forces is also
announced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
GoMPERs WIRES MEXIcANs.
MexicaH Labor Leaders Ask Confer
ence With Americans.

Washington-Samuel Gompers has
telegraphed Mexican labor leaders at
Eagle Pass, Texas, that the executive
council of the American Federation
OF Labor would be pleased to meet
here with a delegation of organized
workers Of Mexico. Mr.. Gompers'
message was sent in reply to one say.
Ing Mexican workers wished to meet
the executive council for the realiza.
ton OF its "pacifst program"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
1896 PRISONERS TAKEN.
Russians Claim Teutons Defeated In
Fight On Dniester.

P%etrograd Russian troops fighting
In Volhynia and Galicia have taken
prisoner 22l officers and 1O,2S5 men,
says the official statement issued by
the Russian war department. The
statement says that the Russians in.
ficted a great defeat on the Tcutonic
troops between the Dniester and pruth
rivers, capturing three lines of
trenches.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Six Americans MISSING.

Vera Cruz,-Six Americans are
missing from the TuXpam district, ac.
cording to advices received from Tam.
pico by American Consul Canada.
More than 1000 Americans are now
on board oil tankers lying in the river
at Tampico and 276 are yet to EN-.
mark, The United States cruiser
Chester is lying off Tampico and the
gunboats Machias and Marietta are
in the river.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

ChicaEo-By a vote OF 81 to 6, with
nine members declining to vote, the
national committee of the Progressive
party, June 2G, indorsed Charles f..
Hughes for president, and the Bull
Moose party practically went out of
existence as a national political or
ganization. The fight in the commit
tee to indorse Hughes was led by
George w. Perkins Of New York and
James X. Garfield OF Ohio.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

Douglas, Ariz.-Tom Snyder, an
American prospector, has reached here
after having bon threatened with
execution five times during the last
seven days. Snyder made his way to
the border through the Mexican lines,
He said the natives insisted that he
was a spy and demanded that he be
killed. He was saved by a Mexican
officer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Hone For Peace.

New York.-Romulo S, Naon, Areen.
tine ambassador to the United States,
issued a statement here in which he
said that while he had made no offer
of mediation looking to the settlement
of the differences between the United
States and Mexico, he was "in candor
confident that the present crisis will
be peacefully settled"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Little Nonsense Now and Then

IL think it's very unkind the way
some of those politicians make fun of
the 'favorite sons" remarked Mrs.
Twobble.
"Oh, I don't know about that" an
swered Mr.. Twobble. "The average
political convention is q nerve-wrack-
ing affair and l presume the delegates
feel that they are entitled to q certain
amount of relaxation"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
WANT TO

South American Diplomats To COME
in Washington.
New York.-Gongalo S. Cardova,
minister from Ecuador to the United
States, has announced through his sec.
Rotary that he will so to Washington
to confer with other South American
diplomats in an effort to bring about
mediation between the United States
and Mexico
Romulo Naon, Argentine ambassador
to the United States, has left for Wash.
ington, accompanied by his secretary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

tones. l was get
ing everyday.
l had chills, my head
would ache, l was
always tired. Icould
not walk straight
because of the pain
in myback and had
pains in my stom-
ach. l went to q
doctor and he said I
must 60 under an
operation, but / did
not go. l read in
TIE D about
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Vital Statistics Wanted.

DR.. R. w. Hall, deputy state regis
trar of vital statistics, has prepared a
communication to the county boards
of supervisors, calling attention to the
bounden duty which they owe to the
local vital statistics registrars in their
counties. The fact vas brought direct
ly to the board of health that in some
instances the stipends due those local
statisticians has been so long delayed
that it looked as If it was an inten-
tional default.
Discussing the matter DR.. Hall stat
ed: 81 have been instructed by the
board to henceforth give the board Of
supervisors of each county advance
notice to provide each year sufficient
funds for the remuneration of all their
registrars.
1.-THE bureau has now been in opera
ton a sufficient time for every citizen
of the state to be familiar with all its
requirements, thereby barring ignor.
ance of the law as a plea for neglect
or defense against prosecution. Hence
forth all violations of the regulations
governing this important work will be
strictly dealt with and all regulations
enforced by the regulations of the Blu
g a and by all civil authorities"
Apparently all has not been pleasant
for a number Of employees and attend
ants at the State Insane Hospital since
the new administration under DR.. R.
NJ. Butler began. At least this was the
experience of nine husky and active
young men, some of whom had been
employed at the institution for several
year past, who abruptly and positive.
ly left the hospital in a body, declar.
ing that after vainly trying for several
weeks they had found it was "impos.
sible to get along with DR.. Butler"
The hospital authorities put the dis
missal of the men on the general
ground of inefficiency and insubordi
nation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
REMOVING
Treasury Recommends They Be Land
ed at Northern Ports.

] TtdSUTy htCUWTHGHuS HCy DC IdTu'
ed at Northern Ports.
Washington.-In order to save the
American refugees from Mexico from
delays and inconvenience of a rigor-
Gus quarantine, the treasury depart
ment has suggested to the state de-
partment that all refugees brought
home by ship be landed north Of
Hampton Roads. BY landing at north
ern ports the refugees will have spent
a longer time aboard ship, will port
in a cooler climate and officials feel
that there will be less inspection nee.
essary.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Plenty.

"Did you go in for oratory when
you were at college?"
"Not much, but I've been let in for
a lot Of it since I got married"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Sly Killed in Air Raid

Venice .-Austrian aeroplanes here
dropped bombs on Venice, killing six
persons, The material damage was
Insignificant,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

Mexico City,-The wife and daugh'
tiers of Gen. Carranza have accepted
an invitation to become members Of
Mexican ambulance brigade
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

The size of a man is not always the
size of his heart.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
Textbooks To Be Selected,

The state department of education
has prepared a circular letter to coun-
ty superintendents Of education, school
trustees and other school officials, ex-
planatory of certain conditions exist.
ing under a recent legislative act rela.
tive to book selections for the coming
term and offering suggestions in hal
mony with the new law.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur.
geon's Work Unnecessary.

Astoria, N. Y.-"For two years ]
was feeling i'll and took all kinds Of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-07-07

One hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars has been appropriated for a re.
uAion of Federal and Confederate vet.
eyans at Vicksburg in 1917.
The Press., 1916-01-12
RELIEVES THE WORST
CASES OF CATARRH
Think "Hyomei the Most Wonderful
Treatment for Catarrh
Ever Discovered"

Do not try to cure oatarrh by using
sprays or lotions; it cannot be CURED
in that manner The only way in
which this too common disease can
be fully relieved is through a direct
application to the affected parts that
will kill the bacilli of oatarrh and
prevent their growth.
Breathing the air of Hyomei is the
only known method of treatment that
can really accomplish this. 1t is the
simplest, most pleasant and probably
the most reliable treatment for catarrh
that has ever been discovered.
The complete Hyomei outfit is in
expensive and consists of an inhaler,
dropper and sufioient Hyomei to last
several weeks. This will effect in
slant relief in ordinary cases, but for
chronic and deep-seated cases Of ca
tarrh, longer, use may be necessary,
and then an extra bottle IF Hyomei
can be obtained for trifiing sum. 1t
is not alone the best it, might be
called the only method of treating
catarrh, but it is also the most eco.
nomical. .~ .s.....
Anders jacobsen has so much conf
denoe in the power of Hyomei to re-
1ieve catarrh, that he will for a linn
tied time, sell this medicine under his
personal guarantee to refund the
money if the purchaser can say that it
did not benefit. :.
The Press., 1916-01-12
WOUNDS IN TREES.
Dressed and Healed by the Action OF
the Plants Themselves.

When bullet or any foreign body
penetrates tree not sufficiently to kill
it the wound cicatrizes almost In exact
ly the same way as wound on the hu-
man body heals. If it did not destruc-
tive microbes would enter and cause
decay of the tissues.
Trees" writes Henri Coupin in Ma
ture, ARE very well equipped for heal
ing their wounds, and, more fortunate
than we, an antiseptic dressing is al
most automatically applied. AS soon
table reacts to the wounded spot. Its
breathing at this point is quickened
and at the same time protein matters
are rushed to the scene. -.--
Many plants are provided with Sc
GREETING canals filed with more or less
gummy substances, which are instantly
poured out over the wounded surface
and protect it. This is true especially
Of the cOnifers-pines, frs, etc.-Of
which the resin makes swift and i'm
permeable antiseptic dressing" 1 /!
In trees that have little or no resin
the wounded part turns brown. This
is due to the appearance Of juice that
seems to be mixture Of gums ami
tannin. And the cells Of the tree start
into activity. proliferating and filling
up the cavity with new cells. Ii the
wound be large these take the form Of
vegetable cicatricial tissue. which
makes Il plug and remains as a scar.
In the event that the wound be con-
fined to one of the limbs Of the tree It
not infrequently happens that the limb
becomes dead and drops off, the wounfl
healing and leaving the tree in :noyvist'
the worse for the loss Of the absent
member u
The Press., 1916-01-12
WHEN TURKS FACE MECCA.
No Duty Will Keep the Faithful From
Their Devo-ions.


Their Devo-ions.
A Turkish soldier, the only other oc
cupant of the deck. - = taking off his
boots. climbed OIL Il sc;tee and stood
there in his big bare feet. with folded
hands. facing. as he thought. toward
Mecca.
The boat was healed southwest. and
he looked to starboard, SO that he
faced, as matter of fact. nearly due
west. He had knelt and touched his
forehead twice to the bench and was
going on with the Mussulman prayer
when the captain, rather elegant
young man who had served I'm the
navy, murmured something rs lie pass
ed. The soldier looked round thought
fully. Without embarrassment. surprise
or hurry he stepped from the settee.
pointed ii toward the Asiatic shore
and. stepping up again. resumed his
dcvotions.
Five times that day. as the faithful
are commanded. he said his prayer, II
sight that followed us everywhere that
week.
Soldiers up in the Gallipoli hills, the
captain Oh the bridge, stevedore
working on Il lighter in the blaze of
noon with the winch engines squealing
round him-you turn round to find a
man, busy the moment before, stand
ing like statue, hands folded in front
of him. facing the east.
Nothing stops him. No one seems to
see him. He stands invisible in the
visible world-in a world apart, indeed,
to which the curious, self conscious
westerner is not admitted, where doubt
less he is no more than the dust which
the other shakes from his feet before
he. is fit to address his GOd.-Arthur
Ruhl in Golfers Weekly.
The Press., 1916-01-12
FAT AND FORTY.
Some Hints For Stout People Whe
Wish to Reduce In Weight.

Some Hints For Stout People Who
Wish to Reduce In Weight.
Getting fat means that there is,
physically speaking, either an Excess
sive income or a deficient outgo. or
both. From this the remedy would ap-
pear simple. Theoretically it would be
| either to limit the income of fat pro-
| ducing foods or. once they are eaten.
burn them up and get rid of them, or
both, and presto the change is made!
In practice. however. after certain hab
its Of eating and living have been In
dulged in for from thirty to forty years
1t is not always the easiest thing in the
world to form new Akbits Only those
with abundance of will power will sue
coed. Jellyfish, with jellyfish back.
bones and jellyfish determinations, will
usually go ON resembling more and
more the proverbial jellyfish or sack of
meal in figure. There is little hope
for them.
For those who mean business. how
ever. there is much hope Much can be
accomplished and nut Il more prevent
ed by observing the following sugges-
tons: Drink three glasses of hot wa.
ter. to which has been added half a
lemon. half an hour before eating
breakfast
For breakfast indulge sparingly In
baked apples. stewed prunes or similar
fruit. emitting cereals. sugar and
cream. Let dinner consist very largely
Of salads and vegetables. such as let
tuce. tomatoes. turnips. cabbage.
green's. spinach. celery. etc. Let sup
per consist largely of the same things
being careful to avoid cakes, sweets.
mushes. bread. especially fresh bread
or soggy biscuits. Hard toasted gra
ham wheat bread may be tolerated in
small amounts
For the best results it is highly es
sential that bulky rather than nourish
ing foods and laxative rather than con
Stipating foods he eaten.
BY all means live. work and sleep in
the open air. Burn up all excess avoir-
dupois possible by breathing exercises.
by walking and by exercising rather
severely every day Get up "a good
sweat" every day. Avoid a sluggish.
indolent. Indifferent life and disposi
tion. Be active mentally and physical
ly. In other words. keep busy.
The Press., 1916-01-12

DR.. and Mrs. E. I. Balloon of
whitinsville, Mass. have been guests
in the home of their niece, Mrs.
Charles W. W. Pease.
Mrs Glen Smith has been substi.
tuting as teacher in the Somersville
school for Miss Mabelle eager, who
has been i'll with the grip.
The annual melting of the Ladies'
Aid society which was to have been
held Wednesday at the home of the
president, Mrs. Charles s. Fuller,
was postponed till this Wednesday
afternoon. At the annual meeting
of the Congregational Sunday school
the following officers were elected /:
Superintendent, s. Dwight ,Peroival ;
assistant superintendent, r. 8 Fuller ;
treasurer. Mrs. Il, s. Lyman; score.
tary, AK. Prior; assistant seor etary,
William Parker; primary superintend.
emit, Mrs. Anna l.. Pomery; home
department. superintendent, Mrs. ".
II. Thayer; secretary of home depart.
ment, Miss Sadie Desso, organist,
Mrs. O. W. W. Pease; assistant
organist, Isabelle Courtney. At n
meeting of the Sunday school assoei.
alton the following directors were
chosen; President, A, Vail smith;
Woe president. Il. 5. Fuller directors,
Rev L, II. Thayer. Mrs. E, II,
Thayer, Mrs. q. W. W. Pease, \,
d. Peroival, II. W, Avery, Mrs, Anna
L. Pomeroy and Mrs. r., $. Bugbee.
The annual meeting Of the Congre'
gational church was held Wednesday
in the chapel, Rev, Il, II. Thayer
was chosen chairman, The following
persons were chosen and elected for
the coming year: Q, s Fuller, clerk
and treasurer; Mrs. II. G. Kibbe,
treasurer of benevolenoes; A. Vail
Smith, auditor; E, w. Avery, deacon
for four years.