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Evening star., 1916-08-12
BRITISH BEAT BACK
GERMAN ATTACK
Teutons Reported to Have
Suffered Heavy Losses
North of Pozieres. J

LONDON, August IA strong in
fantry attack was delivered last night
by the Germans on the Somme front
north of Pozieres. According to an an
nouncement from the war ONCE today.
this attack was repulsed with heavy
losses to the Germans.
The French to the north of the River
Somme in France in brilliant fighting
have captured German trenches near
Maurepas and a fortified quarry to the
south of the Hem wood. A vigorous at
tack north of Hem wood was under
taken last night by the Germans. The
French war office statement Of today
SAYS the assault was checked.
Effort South of the Somme.
South of.the Somme. after a violent
bombardment, the Germans attacked La
Maisonette, but the French curtain of
fire prevented the assaulting waves of
infantry from debauching.
During the night the French organ
ized their new positions north of the
river. Reconnoitering parties entered
the wood east of Hem station. where
numerous bodies of Germans were
found.
On the verdun front two German at
tacks In the vicinity OF Fleury were
repulsed. The artillery was active in
the region of vaux. Chapitre and
Chenois.
Aeros Engage in Raids.
The British official statement issued
last night reads:
Besides numerous daily raids. some
successful long-distance raids recently
have been carried out by the flying
corps against the following objectives:
Zeppelin sheds at Brussels, railway sid
ings at Mons. railway sidinge and air
ship sheds at Namur. Busigyn railway
station (twice). Courtray railway sta
tion (twice). OF the sixty-eight ma
chimes which Participated only tive
failed to return"
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Burial Carriers Elect Officers.

CHICAGO. August 12.-Fred L. White
of Buckhead, Ga. was chosen president
of the National Rural Carriers Associa-
ton and st. Louis selected as the 1917
meeting place at the closing session Of
the convention yesterday. The other off,
GERS elected were:
Vice president, P. d. Bowers. Creston.
Ohio: secretary, c. T. Coffman. Mauer-
town, Va: treasurer, R. L. Cate. Wealth
srfcrd Okla. j. member Of the executive
committee. John b. Newcomb. Williams
port. Nd
Evening star., 1916-08-12
115 PERSONS ARE KILLED
IN DUDESTI EXPLOSION

LONDON. August 12.-one hundred
ana fifteen persons were killed and $50
injured by the accidental explosion Of a
military powder magazine at Dudesti,
near Bucharest, says Q Reuter- dispatch
from the Rumanian capital The ma
terial damage was small. and work at
the poWder plant continues.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Recipient of Highest Honors.

President of the American Medical
Association in 1913, elected the same
wear to be president of the Clinical
Congress of Surgeons Of America. John
BENJAMIN Murphy had received the
most distinguished honors that could
be accorded a surgeon in this country.
His operating clinic at the Mercy Hos-
pital. in Chicago, was a mecca for sur
eeons from all over the world.
He was born in Appleton, Wis. De-
cember Il. 1857. and was educated IN
Illinois, Rush Medical College Of Chi
cago and in Germany. Half a column
might be filled with the titles and
honors he gained.
every branch OF surgery. but he may
be called the founder OF the present
system of intestinal surgery. 1t was
the Murphy button" a metal capsule
for uniting severed intestines. that, IN
the early nineties. Prought It's inventor
In 1883, in Chicago. DR.. Murphy
showed Dr. Franklin H. Martin. an In
innate friend. a metal ball about the
size Of an English walnut.
There" said DR.. Murphy. "is the
thing that is going to revolutionize in
testinaI surgery. I've tried it on twen-
| ty dogs with perfect success"
be,ne would your asked Dr. Martin
"Eirst chance / get-' exclaimed DR..
Murphy, emphatically.
Demonstrates murphy Button"
DIR. Murphy read a paper on the button
in 1892 in New York before the conven-
ton of the Academy OF Surgery.
/ Among his auditors was Dr. Charles
McBurney. who later was head surgeon
kfor President Mckinley. DIR. McBurney
asked Dr. Murphy to demonstrate the
use Of the button on the next day at
his clinic Dr. Murphy was ready at
the appointed hour.
The patient was a man suffering
| with eangrene of the intestine, whose
death otherwise could not have been
"Are YOU ready" asked DR.. McBur-
aPrepare your patient and show me
where you want the intestine Joined
An hour later DR.. McBurney said he
was ready. DIR. Murphy then stepped
forward. and in twenty seconds snap
ped the button in place. The effect on
the assembly Of surgeons was electric.
incidentally, the patient made a per-
| OF recent years DR.. Murphy was best
known for his work in joint surgery
lpendfcitis, and was the first man to
make an artificial Joint out of natural
tissue. He was one Of the hrst to
transplant bone in one body. or from
| one body to another. He was the first
| to excise portions Of the lung.
AT the request of Sir Arbuthnot Lane,
| head of the British Army Medical
Corps. DR.. Murphy organised an Ameri-
the British corps In, France last year.
DR.. Murphy was married In. 1855 to
Mlsa .Jesnette c. Plamondon. q men,
] Der Of O. well known Chicago family.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
FIRST BREAD INQUIRY
STEPS BY ]. S. AGENTS
Commissioner Hurley of Federal
Trade Commission at Work
in Chicago.

First steps toward a federal bread
inquiry have been taken, with informal
inquiry by Commissioner Hurley Of the
federal trade commission, who is now
in Chicago, into the high cost of flour
and prospective increases in bread
prices. Whether or not there shall be
federal investigation depends largely
upon Mr.. Hurley's report. it is declared.
Mr.. Hurley went to Chicago particu-
larly to seek definite information at the
headquarters 81 the National Bakers
Association concerning statements dur
ing the association's convention at Salt
Lake City that the price of bread soon
would be increased.
Scope to Be Wider.
Oficials Of the commission said today,
however. that he would look into the
general question of -four and bread
prices.
The Departments of Agriculture and
Justice, as well as the trade commits
sion, are giving attention to the sub
ject, although there has been no
formal action of any kind.
Copies of resolution adopted by the
master bakers at Salt Lake City, call
ing on Congress to place an embargo
by Vice President Marshall and Speak
er Clark. They will be presented to
both houses later. but there Is no pros
pect of action on them. The constitu-
tionality of export embargoes long has
been a moot question.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
BILL GETS
FAVORABLE REPORT
Provides for Use of School
Buildings in District
: of Columbia.

The so-called community forum bill,
which would permit the use of the pub
lie schools of the District as meeting
the schools are not used for instruc-
ton of pupils. was favorably reported
from the Senate District committee to-
day by Senator Hollis of New Hamp-
shire. the author of the bill
The bill provides for. application for
the use of the schools as community
forums to the board of education, which
has the right to decide whether the
application shall be granted. and the
territorial limits within which adult
persons must reside to entitle them to
community forums.
Must Have Twenty signers.
Such applications must be signed by
not less than twenty persons residing
in the vicinity of any public school
building
If the application for use Of school
building is granted the adult persons
qualified to do so by residence may
proceed to the election of officers and
the necessary organization for the con-
duct of the meetings Of the community
forum.
1t is provided that 1t shall be the duty
of the board of education to provide
light, heat and janitor service out OF
appropriations for the public schools
that may be necessary to enable the
convenient and comfortable use of the
school buildings as community forums.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
$4,000 for this purpose to meet these
expenses up to June 80, 1917.
Against Flag Dissertation.
Senator Pomerene of Ohio today filed
in the Senate the favorable report OF
the Senate District committee on the
House bill to prevent the desecration
of the United States flag in the Dis
trict Of Columbia and to prevent its
use on advertisements. The committee
ordered a favorable report on this
measure several days ago.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Duke of Westminster III.

LONDON, August 12.-It has been
learned that the Duke Of Westminster
has been inyalided homo from Egypt and
that he now 10 in Paris hospital sur
fering~ from fever.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Officers of Third Infantry
Hope for Full Quota of Men
Through EnIistments Today

Before nightfall the officers of the Sd
Infantry at Camp Ordway expect to
have more than enough men to bring
the regiment to its minimum strength
of 918 At z o'clock this morning the
reports showed that only twenty-four
men were needed to reach that num-
Der. All of the line companies have
enough men. but the shortage Is in the
headquarters and supply companies.
The headquarters company is short
twenty-five men and the supply COM
many needs 1--WE. The three battalions
have three over their minimum
strength. This leaves a shortage Of
In the regiment While
the figures show a shortage Of twenty
four effective men. that is. men ready
for active service upon call, there were
a number who came out to camp last
night, and are this morning being ex-
amined preparatory to being sworn in.
These men. of course, cannot be count
ed until they have passed and have
gone through the swearing-in cere-
mOny.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
DANISH R|GSDAG
MAY Be DISSOLVED
Ministry Threatens Course if
Sale of Islands Is Not
Ratified.

COPENHAGEN. August II. via Lon
don. August IL, 1888 a.m.-The folks
thing yesterday continued the debate
on the sale Of the Danish West Indies
Islands to the United States. A large
number of the members took part in
the debate.
The opposition speakers severely
criticised the governments action in
issuing repeated denials that negotia-
tions for the sale Of the islands were
in progress. 1t was alleged by some
Of the speakers that these denials were
made by, two cabinet ministers to
newspapermen almost up to the day
that the question of the sale was sub
mitted to the rigsdag.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Scope to Be Wider.
Secrecy Is Maintained.

CHICAGO, August 12.-Reports that
federal investigation of an alleged at
tempt to manipulate the wheat market
and raise prices had been under way
for some time led to a statement on the
subject today by United States District
Attorney Charles F. Clyne. He said that
whatever action the government might
be taking in the matter necessarily
must be kept secret.
Mr.. Clyne said: Whatever action the
government might be taking in this
matter necessarily must be withheld.
Should there be any investigation under
way 1t is the policy Of the government
never to reveal the information. To do
SO would be defeating the very thing
we desire to accomplish in such mat
ters. An Investigation of the wheat
situation or any other situation must
reouire deliberate action
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Mexican Situation.

Responsibility for the situation in
Mexico was placed at the door Of the
administration by Mr.. Hughes.
- IF we had adopted q nrm policy. the
tight policy. of insisting upon our
rights. insisting that American rights
be protected and had not meddled In
6extcQ's internal a1airs, the sttua1tea
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Constitution Misinterpreted.

n.
cratic platform of 1856. 1860 and 1912.
In 1856" the nominee said. the
democratic platform said IL was uncon-
stitutional for US to spend money on
internal improvements. Witness the
rivers and harbors bill. passed the
other day.
In 1850 the democratic platform
said It was unconstitutional TO charter
national banks. Who're does it stand
on that TODAY?
why that dear old party has been
misunderstanding the Constitution ever
since before I was born. / don't be-
lieve II ever will understand it.
In 1850 the democratic platform de-
of the rights of American citizens
wherever they might be. This was re-
affirmed in 1912. Now that was all
right. The only question is. why won't
they do IL:
I'm 1912 the democratic platform de-
stitutionaL Now they are coming
around 20 the idea just about that
much Ondicating a few inches) on the
dyestuffs question.
When IL comes to u question of tariff
the democratic party hasn't any prin-
ciples at all. IL Is simply a party. so
far as the tariff Is concerned. for
votes only.
In assaifing the administration for
its appointments to the diplom attic
service Mr. Hughes declared that some
appointments were of no more "use
than the Atlantic cable" and that the
first lesson that the country had to
learn. SO far as appointments was con
cerned. was that public Office IL not
a private snap"
Evening star., 1916-08-12

would not be IN that country what 1t
is today. I firmly believe.
What about ColumbusT asked a
man from the audience. a.
toward Mexico there would not nave
been any trouble At Columbus Mr.
Hughes replied. 1--WE should have
adopted such a policy, insisted on our
rights and should have executed tnat
policy II necessary.
The nominee defended his opposition
to the income tax bill while ne was
Governor of New York on the ground
that under the measure 1t might nave
been possible to tax state and munich
pal securities.
The nominee spent the entire day en-
route to Billings from Fargo. N u.
Ten minute stops. and br1er addresses
were made at several towns on tne
way. and at Miles City. Mont. wnere
there was a forty-minute stop, Mr.
Hughes LETT the train and delivered an
address in the public square squad
of cowpunchers and cowg1rls escorted
aim from the station to the square
Mr.. Hughes left here late last night
for Helena.
Hughes Program Today.
HELENA, Mont. August 1.-Two
speeches. one here and the other at
Butte, three hours away. and a trip
$500 feet below the surface of the
earth into the workings of big cop
per mine, are on today's. program OF
Charles E. Hughes, the republican
presidential nominee.
Mr.. Hughes addressed an audience
here today. leaving for Butte shortly
after finishing his speech. The nomi-
nee crossed the continental DIVIDE
early today, entering the far western
section of the country for the first
time during the campaign.
Arrangements have been made at
Butte to take Mr.. Hughes and the en-
tire party with him into the Leonard
conner mine during the afternoon. The
nominee is scheduled to leave Butte.
after a three-hour stay. at !:3o TO
night for Spokane, Wash, where ne
will remain until Monday night
Evening star., 1916-08-12
GROUP OF STATES
RATED G. O. P. WALL

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Optimism l. Shown.

All Of the officers were today very
ing for the fropt. Capt. E. w. Fullam.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
For America First. f"

II want pitiIess publicity with re-
spect to the Incompetence of appointees
of this administration Let US see that
we have America first in the hearts OF
every American, of whatever race or
creed, and also America equal to her
tasks-America efficient"
Mr.. Hughes also assailed the admin
istration for having changed its tarfn
views since 1912. and repeated his dec
laratfon in favor of a protective tariff
whose enactment and enforcement
should be left to the republican party.
It desire to see a proper attitude to-
ward business in this country" he con-
tfnued. II have done my share in at
tempting to correct abuses. What l
have just said must be supplemented
by the remark if / am elected there
will be nothing pulled off for private
benefit at the public expense il 1 know
IL and can prevent IL.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Has Not Left Chosen Career
for Presidential Campaign
to Play Politics.
SPEECH At BILLINGS
IS MADE BY CANDIDATE
Nothing ito Be Pulled Or for Prl-
yate Benefit at Public Ex-
pense if Elected.

BILLINGS. Mont. August 12.-Charles
E. Hughes. addressing Chautauqua
audience in a big tent on the village
square. here, last night, prefaced MS
advocacy of protective tariff with the
declaration that If he should be elected
President nothing would be pulled or
for private benefit at the public expense
if he could prevent it. Mr.. Hughes
also adopted a democratic slogan OF the
1912 campaign-.'pitiless publicity.
IT desire in all that we do IN TINS
campaign" Mr.. Hughes said. ito have
what was called a little while ago. four
years ago, .pitiless publicity 1 want
pitiIess publicity with respect to the
pork barrel and with respect to the
sectionalism and eHtravagance and
wastefulness of this administration
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Will Not Play Politics.

Il am not in this campaign, and 1
have not left the career of my choice
to play politics for anybody. I am here
simply because I believe 1 have been
summoned to serve the American peo-
pIe-at least to give them a chance to
choose for me such service as they
desire.
IF an chosen, I propose to devote
whatever ability 1 possess to having
things done right in this country for
the interest of the people, believing
that my party will achieve honor and
win the success IT deserves. and the
only success IL deserves. IL il is a party
of service. and J shall not prostitute
the Offices of the United States for par
tisan rewards of incompetent persons
IT have had something to do with
cutting out abuses, but I believe that
in this country we must be strong
enough and able enough to prevent
abuses. to prevent unjust discrimina-
tfon, to prevent monopolistic practices:
feaffessly to prevent any action fnfmi-
cal 70 the public interest. while at the
same time we encourage honest Ameri-
can enterprise, seek an expansion Of
our trade endeavor TO have our for
et9n commerce extended and In every
way make the American name CONNER
cfally q name of the first rank through
out the world
Evening star., 1916-08-12

has died down and the people are talking
II all over
But an this is sentiment and the poll
ticians are dealing with cold facts ana
figures in making their predicuons Oh
these states going republican. I do not
want to weary you with lot Of details
about every community. but instead will
try to sketch broad outline of things
as careful inquiry in many directions
and at many sources OF Information de-
velops it.
Evening star., 1916-08-12
Wants Firm Policy.

And I desire. with respect to Ameri
head in shame. We are not a wariike
people We do not want anything from
anybody that we are not entitled to-
But when we say a thing the world
should know that we mean 1t and that
we are able to enforce IT.
The nominee repeated previous at
tacl<s on the course of the administra-
tion toward Mexico. also his declara-
tion that this administration had
brought this country into serious diff
fererces with Mexico.
No one could very easily. without
the utmost folly. have brought US into
war" Mr. Hughes said But we have
been brought far closer to IL than we
should have been bv the weakness and
vacillation that this administration
has shown.
Mr.. Hughes called attention to the
fact that Montana is the first north
western state to be visited on this
trip where women have the vote. He
reiterated the declaration that he wish
ed the issue speedily settled by amend
nrent to the federal Constitution grant
ing woman suffrage The nominee also
emphasized what he termed the need
for industrial and commercial cooper
alton and preparedness
Ina smuch, he said, as within ten
years after the Russo-Japanese war.
Russia. instead of being stepped in
was every indication that recovery
from financial burdens imposed on the
present European belligerents would
be much more rapid than anticipated
now This, he declared. made doubly
important the need for commercial
preparedness in the United States for
conditions when peace should be re-
stored
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
21,166,OOO HORSES
) IN UNITED STATES
But Many Of Them are Totally Unfit
For War Service.

New York. July There were III
this country on January |, last, ~
166 900 horses and 4.565,000 mules, &C
cording to figures just compiled for
the War Department by George NJ
Rommell of the Department OF AgrI-
culture
Many of these are Just horses and
totally unfit for war service of any de-
scription. Since the European war be
gan, 5s0,1S5 horses and $4,000 mules
have been exported.
There is no way of determining no"
MANY of those left are fit for war ser
vice. either az saddle horses or for
other work.
Many horses offered to the depart
ment fall below the necessary SIZE
others fresh from Western ranges, are
too wild to be handled, even by expert
horsemen.
One of the wild ones gave five black
smiths five hours of the hardest WORK
nunuav a. or had to do last Friday at
IL
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
Property OUnets
Must Clean UD

All property owners and occupants
of houses must clear their sidewalks
Iof fallen trees, branches and other
debris. A statement to this effect
was issued this afternoon by Commits
Isioner Caperton.
MY department is doing everything
Streets" he said, "but we cannot clear
the sidewalks. On Bay street, prac-
tically all of the householders. a few
hours after the storm, had the fallen
trees removed. In other sections of
the city, however, not as much speed
was shown"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07

who have offered to endorse their
notes until the bond issue of S960,000
is sold. A committee of citizens was
appointed to negotiate the loan through
b. 0. MCGEE, president of the bank.
The board authorized the organlza-
ton of the Black Bayou drainage dis
trict the first in Washington county
under the provisions of the Crenshaw
act, passed by the last legislature.
A large petition and number of citi-
zens of this section headed by DR.. T. F.
Wilson urged this act.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
ANOTHER OFFER FOR
A HOSPITAL SITE

Jackson, Miss, July TT. J. Hewitt
of Pike County. the father of Hon
f. d. Hewitt, one of the most prom
inent members of the lower house OF
the Mississippi Legislature and au'
thority of the Highway Commission
bill and other important measures,
has offered fine tract of land near
McComb City, in Pike County, as a
site on which to erect the state tuber-
culosis hospital provided for in mea-
sure that was adopted at the last SEES
sion of the Mississippi lawmakers.
The offer was made through Mr..
Hewitt's son in letter to DR.. w. D
feathers, director of public health in
this state.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
q YEARS a PRINTER;
QUITS YEAR; COMES BACK

Montgomery, Mo-, July Tyler w
Parker. said to be the Oldest printer
in the United States, has come back
He was downtown with smile on
his face and looking for job.
A year ago Mr.. Parker, who had the
distinction of working with Mark
Twain before the civil war, laid down
his stick and said:
1--WE quit forever. I've been in the
business sixty-twO years, and that
long enough"
Through the efforts OF Speaker
Champ Clark, Parker secured pen
sion.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
WASHINGTON TO START
WORK ON ROADS SOON

Greenville, Miss. July Chief
Highway Engineer J. S. Allen has two
camps of engineers at work making
surveys for the county road work ac-
cording to his report to the Board of
work of construction will be started
Supervisors. 1t is expected actual
in a short time after the funds are
available.
1t was announced that arrangements
had been made whereby the Bank of
Leland had agreed to advance $4,000
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
DO YOU WANT AN AUTO?

| will sell you one worth the money,
on easy time. A good car. in good re-
pair, with good tires. Five passenger;
electric lights and starter; Continent
tai motor. Will accept runabout in
good condition as part pay. IT'S A
BARGAIN. Come and see it. Pete
Rogers, at Schultz's old stand, 215
West Pine street-Adv*
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-07
z CHILDREN DIE
DURING "a HOURS
EPIDEMIC OF INFANTILE PARALY-
Sis CONTINUES UNDATED
IN NEW YORK
fBU Associated PreSS.1

New York, July with the
city. State, and Federal authori-
ties fiqhtng the epidemic of i'm
fantile paralysis here, the disease
showed little signs of abatement
today.
During the last "a hours, enoeo
at 10 O'Clock this morning, u more
children had died. N'neteen OF
these were in Brooklyn.
Eighty-seVen ne" cases were re-
ported.