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Resl estate, 1854 "a
Mortgage loans. 6s5. 8S2 OF
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Cash in ONCE and bank, 2s3,, " II
agents. balances, 809,725 "A
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STATE OF KANE.

Supreme Judicial Court n Equity.
Richard W. Hale ct ais vssR. eaHusl Robin.
son ct ala. To the supreme judicial court. In
Equity.
DICHARD W. Hale, Of Dover. Massachu-
III sets. Robert 8, Hale, Lincoln r. Brig
ham. Samuel johnson and Reginald M. John
son, trustees under the will Of Clifford Brig
ham, G. Tappan Francis. Charles Francis,
Mary McGregor Dalton, Frederic 8. Good win.
trustee for Harriet jacques. aiso.rustee for
all the other plaintiffs,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-02-09
Complain Against

list. The heirs Of or persona claiming unde r
Samuel Robinson, late of Newbury port,
Mass. includirgR r. Samuel Robinson Of parts
unknown and persons unknown claiming
under him; anc Olive R. Loud. Of Merrimac,
Mass.
and. The heirs Of or persons claiming
Maine; including John j. Lyman. Alfonso W.
Parker. Lizzie Il. Noon, job W. conners,
Alfred 4. Conners. Frank H. Corners.
Charles e. Corners, Myra =. ?reble,
Ida M. Morrison, r. Marion Rich. Herbert
p. Higgins, William F. Clark, all Of Eden,
Maine; Clarence Lyman, Nary /. Martin,
Cora A. Kimball, all of Mount Desert,
Maine; Nancy Jane Smith. Of North Haven,
Maine: Charlotte Wright, OF Saco, Maine;
Charles w. Lyman, Of Concord, N. H.; Lewis
Corners. ClArissa T. Burroughs, both OF Bos-
ton, Mass John L. Tufts, Of Winchester.
Mass; Etts J. T. Wilson. Of Winthrop, Mass. !;
Sarah T. Hodgdon, Of Weymouth. Mass.
William l.. Tufts, Of New York, N. X:
Beatrice H. Lowtner, OF Brooklyn. N. Y; e.
v. Lyman, OF San Francisco, California; Eta
Hutchings, Of parts unk nown, and persons
unknown claiming under her.
8rd. The Bingham Trustees. viz: Ehing-
ham B. Morris and John 9. 10 nson. both Of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
lLh. Ebenexer Edgeriy, formerly Of Eden,
Maine, now OF parts unknown. and persons
unknown claiming under him.
9th. Sharl r, Bunker. formerly OF Eden,
Maine. now Of parts unknown. aud persons
unk nown claiming as his grantees, devisees,
or direct heirs,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
Furious Offensive On.

London. May 8.-The Germans are
continuing their furious offensive at
Verdun. which yesterday gained them
important ground east and west of
the Meuse Paris declares that the
Germans did not advance during the
night. and lost a part of the territory
which they won yesterday.
The principal gain of the Germans
Oh Sunday was northeast of Verdun,
where they gained a footing in the
French first line of 500 meters, be-
tween HaudromOnt wood and Fort
DOuamOnt.
Last nigh. the French drove the
Germans from one captured trench
south of HaudromOnt. and from one
trench near Hill No. 304
Vienna reports lull on the eastern
front. and quiet on the AustroItalian
front
A submarine sank the French bark
Marie MOlOnos on Wednesday, The
crew was saved.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
COMMISSIONERS CONC
OVER POLL TAX BOOKS
ING LIST WITH RECORDS
or CITY AND COUNTY.

Announcement was made today that
the election of commissioners having
charge OF the poll books of the city,
will begin their sessions at the City
Hall and at the Court House on next
Monday They will compare the of
ficial list of qualified voters of Hat
tiesburg with the county and city poll
tax books.
Every voter will be given an oppor
tunity to appear before the board dur
ing its sessions, and if there is any
question regarding taxes paid and the
proper transfers, it should be brought
up at this time.
The COMMISSION consists of II. +.
Kennedy, j. L. Arledge, and J. A
Beaumont.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
TRIAL IS
SET FOR THURSDAY
BUT THREE DAYS WILL BE RE
QUiREO TO FINISH 1T, IS
THE BELIEF.

The trial of Tom Leverett, charged
with Killing Ed. Bradley at Richton
last summer, viii be begun in the For
rest County Circuit Court Thursday
morning.
This definite date was fixed by
Judge Johnson this morning
Today had been designated as the
time to take up the third hearing OF
the Louisiana man, who is out on a
$500 bond. The decision was reach
ed, however, to place Tom fairfield on
trial today, and to devote the first hall
of the present week to that case.
The witnesses in the Leverett case
have been directed to appear here
Thursday morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
HOLLAND IS GIVEN
AN OPEN-A|R RIDE
PRISONER TAKEN TO MciNNlS
SPRING FOR FEW HOURS
OF SEMi-FREEDOM.

l.. 3. Holland, Hattiesburg business
man, locked up in Jail on the charge
of numbering Elma r. McCrOry, day
manager of the Acme, at that cafe the
last day OF April, was given a few
hours in the open air yesterday. 1t was
the first bit of freedom he had
had since he was locked up q
few minutes after the tragedy
Holland, accompanied by Sheriff
HARRISON and Mrs. Holland, was driven
TO McInnis Springs during the after
moon.
Hollands case has ,en SCI
Monday. 1t is likely that L. -
Icalled at that time.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
HARTf|ElO PLACED
ON TRIAL FOR LIFE
NEGRO CHARGED WITH MURDER
ING GULF G. SHIP ISLAND
BRAKEMAN HAS HEARING.

Tom Hartfield. Hattiesburg negro
arrested five weeks ago on the charge
of having murdered VIII Shields, also
a negro, employed by the Gulf & Ship
man, is being tried in the Circuit
Court today
fairfield was arrested Immediately
after the discovery of the body and
had been held in Jail since that time
Louis White, negro woman, also
held in connection with the killing
will be tried later.
The greater part OF the forenoon
session was taken in selecting jury
Fifteen or 20 talesmen were examined
before a dozen acceptable to the de
Tense were obtained. They are E. b
Corley. A. G.. Martin, J. A. Oden, ;
L.. Harper,G. r. Ryan, w. c. Suggs
l.. T. Johnson, D. c. Williams, J. 3
Limbaugh, H. G. Harper. D. W. Wat
els. anu W. U. w
Jim Wall was appointed bailiff.
Leonard l.. Ward and c. f. Ames are
representing fairfield while County
Attorney Alexander Currie is assist
ing District Attorney Hall in the pros
ecution. Judge Johnson believes thai
the arguments will be concluded by
Wednesday at noon
The evidence against fairfield is cir
cumstantial. 1t was he that made the
announcement to the police that the
mans charred body was in a house OF
Memphis street fairfield was the
last man seen with Shields. A golt
watch and $50 in money. the property
of Shields, were found by the police
when they searched the White wo
mans house. She said fairfield hat
given them to her.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
Fair Weather For
First Part of Week.:
ShOWers Due Later
TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE SEA
SONAL AVERAGE ARE
SCHEDULED TODAY.

Fair weather, with temperatures
above the seasonal average, is the
prediction of the United States Wealth
er Bureau for South Mississippi, this
week.
Local showers and thunderstorms
are scheduled to sweep the great cen
trail valleys and plains states beginning
Wednesday, but these will not affect
this section of the country till later in
the week. Friday or Saturday, these
storms are scheduled to visit South
Mississippi.
The forecast says that the weather
will be generally fair the first half OF
this week in the Southern States.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
STRAWBERRY ACREAGE
IN STATE INCREASES
jOvER 400 ACRES MORE PLANTED
IN MISSISSIPPI THIS YEAR
THAN LAST.

Something like 400 acres more
strawberries are being grown in Mis-
sissippi this year than last, accord,
ing to the bureau of crop estimates OF
the United States Department OF
Agriculture.
Last year. growers planted 1,762
acres. This year. luscious berries are
being gathered at this very minute
the year 1915.
Throughout the strawberry growing
districts of the United States, an in
crease of 1877 per cent in the acreage
lis reported.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
Mexican Vet, IS,
MQrrieS Maiden of
19; Romance Brief
ING MEMBER OF CAPTURERS
OF VERA CRUZ.
FRENCH 15.7-INCH SHELL.

Jackson. Miss, May S.-Captain
William S. DOtson, 50, was married
here today to Miss Loise Bale, 10
years of age.
Captain DotsOn is Mexican war
veteran, claiming to be the only sur
viving member of the crew of the
in the bombardment and capture OF
Vera Cruz nearly seventy years ago
Besides the Mexican war, Dotson was
an officer of the Confederacy and a
conspicuous figure in Civil life in the
days before the war betTeen the
states
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
CONNER CIAL CLUB TO
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
Delegates to the Jackson Highway Con-
vention at Columbus to be Named.

Delegates to represent Hattiesburg
and Forrest county at the Jackson
Military Highway Convention, to be
held at Columbus on Thursday, will
be named at the regular monthly meet
ling of the Hattiesburg Commercial
Club, tomorrow night
The meeting will begin at s O'Clock.
President Hannah, in making the call
today, stated that a number of import
ant matters will be taken up at this
meeting in addition to the road ques-
tiOnS
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
METEOR LIGHTS SKY;
IS SEEN BY HUNDREDS
Giant Shooting Star lIluminates SKY
and Attracts Great Attention.

a mamoth meteor made its appear
ance in the sky shortly after o'clock
last night. swept across the city, and
left in its wake d stream OF light.
the strength of which was sufficient
TO cast a shadow.
The shooting star appeared at
time when a majority Of the city
churches were dismissing their con-
gregations, and consequently was Wit
messed by hundreds.
While the looks of meteOrs, so far
as their distance from the earth Is
concerner. are deceptive, the one IN
question appeared to be but a fe"
miles over the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
Wilson's Answer to Kaiser's Last Reply is
COMPLETED and Will Be Sent to Berlin
Today--It is Understood That Ger
many Will Be Informed That as Long
as Her New Naval Orders are OBJ
served. Relations will be Continued.
(By associated PrcSS.)

Washington. 8The note to Germany IN reply TO her
the conduct OF
completed 1t probably will be start
ed b. made public afterwards
inform Germany that as long
observed diplomatic relations be-
United States
dictate its negotiations with
Britain.
issued orders to its naval command
before firing them and to make
occupants of the vessels
reply averted temporarily break in dip
oat relations, it President is unsasfed with
apparent uhic attached
that Germany
law regardless of the
negotiations enter into with Great
he foo
London, May dispatch The Hague that Prince
chancellor been summoned
visit understood
S of political significance
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08

Meridian, Miss, May S.-MOre than
1000 white people attended Sunday
School in Meridian yesterday. The
Central Methodist Church led with an
attendance of about LOO, with the
First Baptist school having nearly j.
COO The Baraca class of the First Bap
tist maintained its supremacy with
an attendance of 575, and was taught
by Dr.. Fl. l.. Whitfield, president OF
the |. /. & c. of Columbus. The Bar
aca class of the Central Methods
had 525. All of the other 20 white
churches had large attendances-
While the colored people turned out
in large numbers to their schools,
counting white and colored. more than
half the population of Meridian OBJ
served Go to Sunday School Day
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
Report Transport Sunk.

Berlin, May Six hundred Rus
sian troops are reported to have been
lost when an Allied transport struck
mine and sank in the Mediterranean
late in April, says the Overseas News
Agency today. IT is stated that ad-
vices from Corfu give details of the
disaster. Nearly all the Russian
troops on board were drowned. The
transport was lost about the same
time as the British battleship Russell
struck mine and sank in the medi-
terranean.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
FORMER HIGH SCHOOL
BOY SERIOUSLY HURC
Homer Gilmore Receives Crushed Arm
in Ten Mile Planning Mill Accident.

Homer Gilmore. Is years old, VINO
graduated from the Hattiesburg Higr
School last year, was seriously in
jured in a planning mill at Ten Mile
Miss. on Friday, when one of his arms
was caught between the rollers. The
arm was terribly crushed.
Whether amputation will be neces
sary. is not known here.
Young Gilmore is the son of Mr.. anl
Mrs. H. B. Gilmore, and is a nephew
Of NJ. K Gilmore, of Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY
BROUGHT OUT MANY
MERIDIAN AND JACKSON SEND
HALF OF POPULATION
TO SERVICES

Go to Sunday School" day was Oh
served in nearly every city and town
in Mississippi yesterday, with the eX
ceptiOn of Hattiesburg Why the l0ca
officers did not enter the campaign
has not been made known.
Seven thousand white persons at
tended Sunday school in Meridian
while in Jackson, the attendance ad
vanced 100 per cent.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
PRESIDENT OF SANTO
DOMINGO QUITS JOB
Head of Government Resigns to Pre-
vent Intervention by U. S.

Santo Domingo. May S.-Generai
Juan Jimines, president of Santo Do
mingo has resigned. He took this ac-
ton in order TO prevent armed inter-
vention by the United States.
Quiet has been restored. Congress
will appoint a provisional president.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
-(By associated PrcSS.)

Washington, D. c., May 8.-Sec-
rotary Of War Baker stated today
that the War Department considers
the agreement under which the
army began pursuing the Villa
bandits in Mexico, as still in op-
Grafton.
Under it's terms. General Fun
ston will take the necessary steps
to pursue the hand which Friday
and Saturday raided the Big Bend,
Tex, section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
SENATE AMENDMENT
REJECTED BY HOUSE
REFUSES TO ALLOW INCREASE
IN THE SIZE OF PROPOSED
STANDING ARMY.
(By associated PrcsS.)

Washington, May S.-The House to-
day rejected the Senate amendments
to the army bill providing for stand
ing army of 25O.000 men, and a volun-
teer army of 81 900 men.
The House bill provided for a
standing army of 100000 men.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
THE COTTON MARKET.

New Orleans, May S.-The cotton
market at 2:30 o'clock was: May.
12.45; July. .65; October Il. "A. and
December 2.SS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08

once more high honors have been
bestowed on the track team OF the
Hattiesburg High School.
At the annual high school ;racH
meet held in Jackson on Saturday
7 of the 8 medals offered for the
victors in the various contests. were
pinned on the proud chests of Hatties'
burg contestants.
Out of a possible sc points at the
meet, Hattiesburg made 65.
At the Main Street High School this
morning, when the victorious team
made its appearance, another demon
stration resulted
The team left Hattiesburg Thurs
day night for the eapitaL What hon
Qrs it received at tie meet were wit
messed by the scores OF Hattiesburg
teachers who were in Jackson at the
time attending the Stale Teachers
Association meeting.
There were 10 members of the High
School party-Capt. John Montgom-
cry, Glen Alsup, Eugene Phelps, EN-
met Bethea, George Nelson, William
Carr. Otis Eure, and Chester McMul-
len.
The athletic exercises began at 10: SO
Saturday morning and closed about Z
Co
were three schools competing, also the
preparatory school of Millsaps College,
Only three men from any one school
were allowed to enter each event
Big Record Made.
The Hattiesburg High School made
one of the best records ever made
by a high school track team. Out oil
the sc possible points, Hattiesburs
boys won 65, leaving only II other
points for all the other schools. Eu
gene Phelps of the Hattiesburg track
team came out with Il points to his
credit-the same number won by all
the other schools combined. Hatties-
burg won the silver trophy cup, one
banner, and nine gold medals, whicn
was practically all the prizes offered
Prof. Strahan, on behalf of the track
team, this morning presented the cup
won Saturday to the High School
Wesley Cragin accepted the cup for
the student body, complimenting the
track team for its excellent work, and
thanking Mr.. Strahan for his efforts
in training the best High School
Track Team in the state.
The cup won at Jackson is a two
year cup and will have to be won again
by the local boys before they will be
come it's permanent possessors. How
ever. the local boys do not expect any
difficulty in winning the cup again
next year.
The Hattiesburg High School wor
the first cup that was ever offered II
the state of Mississippi. They have
also made the best record of any High
School in the state this spring, having
participated in four field meets ane
won first place in three of them
making the batting average" of the
local boys $50 for this season.
John Montgomery, one of the loca
boys, broke the state record on the
half-mile race Saturday. making 1t II
two minutes, eight and four-flfths
seconds. Eugene Phelps, another o
the local boys. also made good rec
ord for running broad jump, having
jumped twenty feet, two inches.
The principals desk at the Higl
School is literally covered with cups
won by the local boys. Mr.. StrahaI
will place these cups in Sarphie's show
window this afternoon.
Continued On Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08

Jackson, Miss. May S.-YeSterday
was Sunday School Rally Day through
out Mississippi, and if the increase in
attendance in other communities kept
pace with that noted in Jackson, it
will mean an advance of 100 per cent
over that for the Sunday in May, 1918.
According to Rev. Fred Long, head
Sunday school worker in Mississippi.
the registered attendance in this city
was $3.50. with three schools TO hear
from. This compared with 1928 At the
same time last year
Galloway Memorial NJ ct h d t
Church shared the banner record with
95S, an increase of nearly 500 over last
year, while the First Baptist church
reported 1872. Other Sunday schools
in the city also showed large increases.
A Go to Sunday School, campaign
was carried on during the past week
with effective results.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
|NEW EXPEDITION
WILL BE SENT.
AFTER BANDITS
Funston Prepares to Pursue
Mexicans who Raided Three
Texas Communities.
800 OUTLAWS WERE IN
THE ATTACKING PARTY

Six Americans Were Killed, Three
Soldiers and Three Civilians-Cry-
ing Death to Gringoes" the Bands
Swoopcd Over the Border, Devast-
ated Property, Attacked Ranches,
and Disappeared-More Soldiers 10
be Dispatched.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
PECK IN THE CITY.

F. l.. Peck, president of the United
States Lumber Company, of Scranton.
is business visitor TO the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
H|GHHON0RSARE
BESTOWED ON
H. H. S. TEAM
Local Boys Land 7 Of the 9
Medals at the Jackson
Field Meet
GET SIS POINTS OUT
OF A POSSIBLE 86

once Again the Hattiesburg Team
Demonstrates its Athletic QualIfIca-
t;ons To the Rest of the State-Three
of the Seven Medals Won Received
by Eugene PheIps-Team is Gwen
Great Ovation on Entering School
Today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08

Ell Paso, Tex May 8.-Over-
ssaisht reports to GenerAi Funston
added bu1 llt{Ie 1DIslhe infcrmation
pesnsers. 2ra sJq1llI1s Tex. Some
estim&fss Say that 800 Mexicans
were in the raiding party. The
total number of Americans killed
is placed at six, three soldiers
and three civilians, including two
boys.
Alpine, May 8-Fleeinu through
Mesas in norther~ Coahuila, the
Mexicans who raded Glenn Springs
and 5oquiIIas are believed to be
Continued On Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-05-08
THE WEATHER

For Mississippi-Generally fair TO-
nioht and Tuesday; somewhat cooler
north portion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-07
VERMONTER AMASSED
IMMENSE FORTUNE
George a. Joselyn, President of West
cTn Newspaper Union, Pioneer in
Ready Print Business.

George A. Joslvn, president and prin-
cipal stakeholder of the Western News
paper Union, died Wednesday at his
home in Omaha, Neb. He had been in
failing health number of years. Mr..
Joslyn was pioneer in the readv-print
business, in which he amassed a fortune
estimated at from $S,000,0O0 to &c.
100000.
Mr.. Joslyn was born in Waitsfield.
VT, and from there went to Canada. He
began his business life in Montreal,
where he remained about II years, then
going to Des Moines, Ia, where he
learned the printing trade while en-
ployed by the Iowa Printing company.
After that, Mr.. Joslyn went to Omaha,
Neb., which ever since had been his
home and it was there that he built up
his big fortune. He organized the
business which eventually became the
Western Newspaper Union and from
which later more than 30 houses outside
OF Omaha have furnished publishers
with supplies. Mr.. Joslyn, in his other
interests, operated two hotels in Omaha.
He and his wife were considered as
philanthropists, so much did they do for
the public welfare in Omaha.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-07

separated and drifted apart, some, how
ever, remaining in Vermont All are now
dead but the four named above George
was one who drifted farthest afield His
sister heard from him at intervals, but
after a few years he failed to write and all
trace Of him was lost. From time to time
rumors reached the members Of the family
who remained in Vermont of their broth
er, one being that he had married Swed-
lsh woman and that they had gore to
Sweden to live, which rumor George now
pronounces without foundation However
he tailed to write, and as the years passed
on and nothing was heard from him, his
brothers and sister believed him dead
Recently they heard that he was living in
Philadelphia and William wrote to him.
lie replied soon after and arrangements
Tor his coming to Vermont and for the
reunion in Brattleboro were quickly made
George Trendell, the so long missing
brother, tone time lived in Windsor and
worked Tor Watson Blanchard. when the
latter did the wood saving for the rail
roads at the time wood was burned in the
engines instead of coal
Alfred G., Trendell is a Unknown car
pentcr and for years has PLAYED in the
First Regiment band.