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The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

s. stone, grand chief OF the Brother
hood OF locomotive Engineers; w. G.
Lee, head OF the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trainmen; L. e. Shepard. of the
Order of Railway Conductors, and w.
8. Carter, head OF the Brotherhood OF
Railway Firemen and Enginemen.
1t is expected the movement to force
the railroads to grant the trainmen's
demands will result in additional de-
rnands from clerks, station agents,
ltrackmen, switch tenders, watchmen.
machinists, telegraph operators. car
penters and every class Of workman
employed by the railroads.
Ii is not disputed that these work
ers deserve an increase in wages, but
ilnc-~ ~Te-er. have been able to present
their demands because they are unor
ganized. Because Of the strength ol
the big -Four" it is said, its members
have benefited, while the othei
| branches of help have stood STILL
Foreseeing the difficulties which
may arise if the present plan is abl'
to compel the railroads to yield, n'
opportunity is being lost by railroad
officials to make ready for what is es
pected to be the bitterest struggl
between capital and labor the countr
] has experienced.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

Eastern district are reported to be
storing up all the coal they can, and
,ven some of the large hotels in the
.ity are quietly laying by additionaf
,upplies. n
The referendum vote of the 1lG 4 in
he brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, the Brotherhood OK Railway
eiremen and Enginemen, the Order of
railway Conductors, AND the Brother
iood of Railway Tralinmen will be
counted about March This win give
.he leaders OF tha--failroad workers
thirty days~5o 70 present their demands
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31

A useful gift for girl is a sewing
machine. A perfect model of our
large machine and which can be put
to practical use can be seen at Singer
Machine Shop.-Adv.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
70 INCREASE THE INCOME TAX

Ia
me United states supreme
brought against are swept away. ln
iushs consistent with the taxing powers OF con
republic 1t also uphds the mh
- ap1yins a~H7a l.
a q now in the nations power
needed for federal purposes oy th
h& II Il chose decision coming just
planning for expensive armament ana won
ring going attention on income taxa
Is Of the funds needed
raised almost entirely by the IN
sct methods and state purposes
mostly real estate The Equitable
in
snue W the country THE smaller the
.h larger a te nopionate
fifth of their earn
taxed much heavily in effect than ~
<orned dincomes
Certainly anybody much To be
ia WITH $4,000 $4,000 for sin
the surplus taxed per cent up to zoogo
$4,000 is cent then up to $4,000
$25oooo $780,
81 or ever OF
some wealth eligible to such may
ove year; sloqSO
hose 1868 $s5oooerro
Now of the lines ap
Wrenty con1~ be made rapidly progress
'pton might be lowered little But the main
~able increase in the rate of
recommends
ar be tsxed fifth a rd
an
g. without laying an unjust burden any yone,
ssOOooOooo a such a
at 8 dependence here
Of funds by the national government even though
ses far that direction tax experts
-
ue past month Georgia
s citizens
G0eorga? supposed protect its
own citizens And yet in Mexico
himself it 1t is
citizen ALL they talking about 1t is property
Of protecting the American citizen they want to send the American
life interests
but
shs
American
d
If man
tak6a silver gold in other Countries
dollar foreign
sienced by declaration
citizen Wherever
grandiloquent talk
ms olowing the citizen around the world good many
to Ii
Nun pract methods dealing will
this be a shotan
weeks whereas their schedule did not call for opover al
oime there
lever will war; The word never" carrie
mills
spirH the and
Of year
in
inexcqsable
usnabIe sayages itself
a. GOOD We what right to think the ugly
4p y our throats ana rob without
proposition price gasoline
@aziaam price bushel of whea Well why notg Their
ytn wheat bushe the whether
provided othe
ife at like reasonable Gasoline and time
~ u the material physca
ntm corporation has moral right to charge q
- commodity mankind His rpa
ston1ed ctwitht
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
FIELD DAY PROGRAM
(continued FROM Paxe Ons.)

i2,pound shot put, first class; S-pound
shot, put, second class.
Pole vault, first class.
Tennis, 10y and girl.
Three-legged race. potato race, egg
race, and sack race, small children.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
Literary.

First class, pupils over ~:
Defamation,
Expression.
Spelling, individual, and team OF 3
(cash prize for team sixth grade ana
up.
Essay on Hygiene, any age.
Music, any age.
Second class, pupils under IL.
Defamation.
Expression.
Spelling, individual. and teams OF
(cash prize for team), fifth grade ane
down.
Reading, through fourth.
Rapid addition, third grade; rape
subtraction, fourth grade; multiplied
ton, fifth grade; division, sixth garde
and fractions, seventh grade.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-01-31
Miners MAY JOIN MOVE

Continued from Page One.)
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT
IS BEGUN BY GERMANS

BERLIN, Jan. 10.-An offensive
movement has been inaugurated by
the German forces in the Champagne.
Announcement was made by the war
office today that French positions ex-
tending over several hundred yards
at a point northwest Of Messages had
been captured by the Germans.
The conquered positions are near
NIaisons-de-Champagne. The Germans
captured 423 prisoners, including sew
en- officers; five machine guns and one
large and seven small mine throwers.
A French counter attack made to
the east of the positions taken by the
Germans failed.
A German aircraft division attacked
the rearguard establishments of the
Allies at Furnes.
On the eastern front an advance at
tempted by strong Russian detach-
ments at Belestiany was repulsed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
Ne ECR OES EN- NGACE IN
4. FR FOR ALL FIGHT
One Manisin Hospital and An
other is in the County
Jail.

As the result OF what the police
say was a 'free-for-all fight In a house
in an alley in the rear Of North
Fourth street, Glen Elk, Sunday af--
ternoon, one man is In a local hos
pital suffering from numerous cuts
and bruises about the face and head;
and other Ia in the county jail await-
ing action Of the next grand jury on
a charge Of selling whiskey, and sew
en- persons were fned $3.50 each IN
police court on charges OF disorderly
conduct and fighting. Is
All those arrested are coloreu.
The fight took place III the home OF
James Yancey, and 1t is he who Is
held on charge Of selling whiskey.
Charles White, who was arrested
along with the others, gave the IN
formation that caused Yancey to be
held on the LIQUOR charge. White
swore out ID warrant against Yancey
in Magistrate r. Edward Kids
court. and at a hearing held Monday
morning, Yancey was held Tor tne
action Of the grand jury, He was
unable to give the required bond ana
was sent to jail.
Arthur Whitaker Is the man In the
hospital. , He seems to have been
the Serbia Of the fight, having receiy,-
ed the most injuries. Although
painful, 1t Is not thought that MS
injuries are serious.
Harris Sims, who was arrested IN
the raid, alleged that Whitaker cut
him with a knife. and says that ne
Will swear out warrant for White
ker. as soon as the latter leaves the
hospital. ..
Those who paid fines Of $3.50 each
in police court are Birdie Ross,
Rosie Hoil, James Yancey, Harris
Sims, Arthur Whitaker, Mrs. James
Yancey and Charles White,
The house was raided by Officers
Yates, Shope and Foltz. and Detec-
tive i. L. White. Police said that
all those arrested were drunk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
CITY OF G0NsTAMTIN0PLE
JOYOUS OVER WAR NEWS

BERLIN, Jan. 1O.-The news Of
the definite failure Of the Dardan-
elles expedition aroused enormous
joy and satisfaction in Constantine
pie, says the Overseas News Agency
today. Bunting was displayed and
the schools were closed.
"The eBrlin newspapers" contin-
ues the agency statement, point out
the loss of prestige which this means
for the British, besides the enormous
losses of men, ships and money. They
recall the proud words Of Mr.. Asquith
in narliament on the ninth Of Novem-
ber, 1914, that the Turkish empire
had committed suicide and had dug
its own grave, and those Of Mr..
Churchill at later date that through
the Dardanelles lay the shortest road
to triumphant peace. The .newspa-
pers further call attention to the fact
that important Turkish contingents
are now free for action in other
fields.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
SUSPENDED
Is Marconi Wireless Across the
Atlantic is the Announce
rnent Made.

The Western Union Telegraph
Company announces that the Mar
conf Wireless Telegraph Company
has suspended until further notice.
its transatlantic deferred half rate
and wireless letter and weekend let
ter service. Also, that 1t will be
necessary to suspend Its trans-Atlan-
tic weekend cable letter service for
this week at least, In order to clear
up accumulated deferred traffic.
Government cable from Seattle to
Sitka Is interrupted. During inter-
ruption messages may be sent at
usual rates via Seattle and wireless
subject to slight delay, or may be
sent at higher rates and without de-
lay by wireless via Astoria, Ore, or
by Dominion government land lines
via Vancouver.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
PARALYSIS
Causes Death of ]. w. Coffman
Following a Long
Illness.

j. w. Coffman, aged 70 years. died
at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, follow
ing long illness due to paralysis.
Mr.. Coffman had been critically i'll
for several weeks and his death had
been expected momentarily for the
last week.
The deceased man is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Rebecca Coffman and
William Coffman, of Braxton county,
a brother.
The funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
Coffman home, 205 Bridge street, the
Rev. w. B. King. pastor of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, will have
charge Of the services and the burial
will be in Greenlawn cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
SMOKELESS POWDER
EXPLOSION is FATAL
Three Employees at Du Pont
Powder Works and Sew
eral Others Injured.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.-Three
men were killed and number injured
in an explosion Of smokeless powder
early today at the plant Of the Du Pont
powder works at Carney's Point, n.
j. 1t had been reported that a large
number Of men had lost their lives but
after an investigation the superinten-
dent Of the plant said that only three
were dead, and possibly four.
The cause Of the explosion is not
known, but according to the superin-
tendent there Is no suspicion that the
blast was due to outside agencies. The
was denied.
report that arrests had been made
The dead are:
John Walsh, Nyack, N. y; Richard
j. Larney, Philadelphia; and T. Clyde
Wynne, address not known.
The superintendent, Of the plant said
the victims were employees but that
they had no business in that part Of
the works where the explosion oc-
Cured. The blast was felt twenty-five
miles away.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
MRS. MOHR
Along With Two Negroes Ac-
cused Of Numbering Her
Husband is on Trial.

PROVIDENCE, Jan. 10-Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Mohr, accused Of having
instigated three negroes to murder
her husband, DR.. G. Franklin Mohr,
a physician, we'll known in this city
and Newport, was placed on trial be-
fore Judge Charles F. Stearns In the
superior court today. Mrs. Mohr is
being tried Jointly with Cecil v.
Brown and Henry H. Spellman, who
are charged with the actual commits
sion Of the murder, while the doctor
and his secretary, Miss Emily G. Bur-
ger, were motoring towards Newport
on the night OF August 81 last. Mrs.
Mohr was indicted as an accessory
before the fact.
I, The three defendants pleaded not
guilty when arraigned and the Sc
lection OF jury was begun. Owing
to the reluctance Of many veniremen
to sit in a murder trial 1t is expected
the work Of empanelling the jury
will be slow.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
HEAVY BATTLE
ON TICRIS NOW
FACTORY
inspection by State Commits,
sion of Labor for Year
Covers 800 Plants.

Eight hundred and fifty factories
in West Virginia were inspected by
]. H. Nightingale, commissioner of
labor, and his two deputies in 1915,
according to the commissioners re-
port which has just been completed.
His assistants were R. E. Mumaugn,
Of Parkersburg; and L. H. McCamic,
of Wellsburg
A new blank, which has been pre-
pared to secure information concern
ing labor conditions in the factories
of the state will require, besides the
information called for before, the
number Of working permits that are
held by children. the names and ages
Of these children, and statement
covering the sanitary conditions OF
the plant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
THREE BODIES
HuddIed Together in a State
room Of the Kanawha Are
Recovered.
,sy .ssocl.r1D parss,


PARKERSsURG, Jan. 1O.-Three
bodies were recovered today from the
wreck Of the Pittsburg and Charleston
packet, Kanawha, which sank in the
Ohio river last Wednesday night. Two
were identified as Mrs. G. 3. Atkinson
and Mrs. Ulysses Beegle, Of Racine, O..
but the searchers were unable to iden.
tify the other, also a woman.
The bodies were found huddled to-
gether in one of the staterooms, ia
which apparently the women had fled
when the storm struck the boat. Tht
river pegan TO fall more rapidly toda.
and it was expected before nightfal
search Of the entire boat would bt
completed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
with Each Other about the
Lusitania Case But Give
Out Nothing.
SITUATION VERY HOPEFUL
Only One More Exchange be-
tween Berlin and Washing
ton Is Necessary.
,sv Assoe,Arsp snsss,

. . !. : IN
WASHINGTON. Jan. TO- Count Won
Bernstorff. tho German ambassador,
and, Secretary Lansing had another
conference In the Lusitania negotia-
tions today, which both agreed should
be described as confidential.
The ambassador expects to CONFER
with the secretary again inside Of q
week and not again on the subject.
The fact is taken by those conversant
with the status of the case to mean
that Germany and the United States
have approached a point in the me-
gotiations where only one more ex-
change betwoom Washington and Ber-
lin will be necessary before the long
controversy ls ended.
American officials in all quarters de-
scribe the situation as every hopeful"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
BRITISH ARMY is NOW
COMPLETELY SURROUNDED

BERLIN, Jan. 10,-The British
army at Kut-el-Amara In Mesopota-
mia has now been surrounded com.
pletely by the Turks, according to
Constantinople adyices given >ont to-
day by the Overseas News Agency.
1t is said the Turks have advanced
to the main defenses of the Brit
ish.
The main British army in Mesopo-
tamia, according to these advices
Is in retreat, 10000 men having been
left in Kut-el-Amera to cover the
movement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
AT Youngstown, o., With More
Than 200 Men under Ar
rest and in jail.

YOUNGSTOWN. Jan. 10-The
grand jury today began an investiga-
ton into the riot in East youngs-
town Friday night. More than 28O
men have been arrested and the ma
jority Of these Will be held pending
the outcome OF the probe. which Will
be made under the direction Of A, =.
Henderson, prosecuting attorney Of
Mahoning county.
The gates OF the Youngstown sheet
and Tube Company plant. which has
been tied UP because Of q strike 4ol q
laborers, were reppened today and
preparations are being made 70 re-
sumo operations sopn. Many former
employees reported for duty and were
put to; work. The exact number 70
return was not insie public. lhe'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
R|OT|NG
Follows a Strike Of 1000 En-
ployes Of the American
Aluminium Company. a.
nv As.ee,.,sot.ass

ID
q NIAGARA FALLS, Jan. 10--Riot-
ing followed strike Of 1000 enl-;
ployes OF the American aluminium
Company here today. The strikera
stormed the plant In an effort To-
bring out the men whose shifts ended
during the day, and attacked the po-
lice ON guard with stones The po-
lice fred their revolvers IN the air
and then attacked the crowd with
night sticks. Several policemen were
slightly injured and four Polandefs
were taken tc the hospitals with bat
tered heads.
The men were getting from $2.15
TO 1890 q day, and asked for m In
crease. OF thirty cents. The company
offered ten cents, which the refused. !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
BERNSTORFF and
Mr.. LANSING TALK
CHARTERS
Are Issued by the Secretary Of
State Of West Virginia to
Two Concerns.

CHARLESTON. Jan. 10.-The
Federal OIL and Gas Company OF Ak
ron, o., has been granted a ccrtii-
cate Of incorporation by the secretary
OF state. 1t has an authorized capital
Of $500 900 and will operate for oil
and gas In Jackson county, w. va.
The incorporators are: H. P. Arnt,
OF Cleveland: L. II. Houston, OF Ash
land, o.; X. s. Smith. l.. M. Petit and
G. Y. Schnee, Of Akron.
The Sanitary Laundry Company OF
Bluefeld has also obtained charter.
The authorized capital is S25,0OO.
The incorporators are: ]. II. Carter.
A. G. Carter and L. J. Holland, all
Of Blueheld; j. Tracy Walker ana
Barbara E. Walker Of McComas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
PED|GQ
Moves to New York But Re-
mains State President OF !.
the West Virginia ElkS.

clarksburg Elks have received
word Of change Of residence by j..
u. Pedigo from Huntington to New
York city, which they feared might
make 1t necessary for him to resign
his office Of president OF the West
Virginia Association Of Elks. a posi-
tion to which he was elected only
last fall, but they are pleased to learn
that he has decided to serve out his
term and preside at this years state
meeting to be held at Blueheld. Mr..
pedlgo is also exalted ruler Of the
Huntington lodge. He goes to the
metropolis as manager Of eastern
territory for a tobacco concern.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
TRUNKS NOW USED
TO CARRY VVHISKEY

containers as personal baggage. He
reached the conclusion that trunks
are being used.
The prohibition officer thereupon
kept watch upon a suspected Clarksf
burger and when the latter's trunk
arrived Sunday morning at the local
railroad station on the Parkersburg:.
Grafton accomoda ation, 1t was taken
into custody and opened.
More than 200 bottles Of whiskey
were found in It, neatly hidden un-
der a few articles Of clothing. The
trunk was hauled to the county jail
and stored with the rest Of the liquor
In the basement there. The owner
Of the trunk has not yet been appre-
hended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
Prohibition Officer Seizes One
and Finds 200 Bottles
Inside.

The latest effort to buck the Yost
prohibition law and the injunctions
. in effect Hereunder appears to be
the shipping Of liquor In trunks. re-
gardless Of law, labels and everything
else.
]. H. Tenney, deputy state commis-
sioner Of prohibition has been observ-.
ing the local situation for the purpose
OF finding out what the thirsty one
and the bootleggers have been doine
since the railroads were restrained
from transporting liquor in labelled
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
MRS. DYE DEAD
Wife Of William Dye Of North.
view, Passes Away after
a Short Illness. 4

Mrs. Josephine Dye, aged 6S years,
wife Of William Dye, Of Northview,
died at 6io'clock Sunday evening, af-
ter an illness of typhoid pneumonia.
Surviving relatives Of the deceased
woman are William Dye, her f1us-
band; Henry Dye, SON; and B. F.
and M. e. Folger, brothers. Mrs.
Dye was a member Of the United
Brethren church and was a faithful
Christian woman.
The funeral services will be held
at / o'cloce Tuesday afternoon at the
home and the burial will be in the
Greenlawn cemetery. 9sg s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
! ME1zGER SIGNS
To Coach the Washington and
Jefferson Football Team at
Washington, Pa.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1O.-Sol Metz
ger, former star football player Of the
University OF Pennsylvania and for
two years coach Of the West Virginia
University squad. was today signed 70
coach the Washington and Jefferson
football team. The announcement
made by r. M. Murphy, graduate man
ager. caused much surprise, as II was
not known Metzger was being consid-
cred for the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Robert Folwell to boz
come coach at the University Of Penn
sylvania.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
TRANSPORT sunk
IFIIed with Troops at the Time
Of Withdrawal Of Allied
Forces from Gallipoli.

BERLIN, Jan. lO.-The sinking
Of transport ship of the Allies filled
with troops at the time Of the with
drawal Of the French and British
forces from the tip Of the Gallipolt
peninsula is reported In Constants
nople dispatches given out today by
the Overseas News Agency.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
HAS LOOKED BOWELS.

M. b., Childs,, we'll known carpen-
ter. Of 115 Maud street, 10 q patient
at a local hospital suffering from
locked bowels, for which surgical
operation will be performed Monday
evening. He was taken III last We'd
nesday and removed to the hospital
Sunday
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
PERCY LAKE SUCCEEDS
GENERAL JOHN NIXON

LONDON, Jan. 1O.-sir Percy
Lake has been appointed to command
the British forces in Mesopotamia in
succession to General Sir John Eccles
Nixon, who has been compelled by
Ill health to return home, 1t was an
nounced in the House'of Commons
today by ]. Austen Chamberlain, sec
retary for India.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
DAMAGE SUI1
of Charles [. Hickman against
the City is oil Trial in the
Circuit Court.

The damage suit Of Charles Z.
Hickman against Clarksburg and
James r. Dye is ON trial In the cir
cult court. The suit arises from the
grading Of o street. 3. 4
Judgment for s53e.63 was given
the Bessemer Gas Engine Company
against the National Aluminium Com
pany and others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
JONES CHILD BURIED.

Funeral services over the body OF
Edward Jones. colored. aged ten
months son Of Mrs. Anna Jones, who
died at 0 o'clock Sunday morning at
his home on Monticello avenue. fol-
lowing few days illness Of stomach
trouble. were held at 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon at the home and the
burial was in the Greenlown cemc-
terry,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
RETURN FROM VIRGINIA.

Findley Hayden, wtll known local
barber, and his brother, Bennett.
have returned from Bedford City.
Va. wfere they attended the finn
erai OF their father. Sanford Hay
den. The deceased man was a miller
and was we'll known throughout
Bedford county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
NO new FACTS
Concerning the Destruction Of
the Persia Are Contained
in Affidavits.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10,-Amer-
lean Consul Kablinger at Malta to-
day advised the state department that
no new facts concerning the destruc-
tion Of the steamship Persia were
contained in afidayits he had taken
from seven survivors, including Lord
Montagu, who had landed there. The
survivors we're unanimous in saying
that although the, oficers Of the ship
were watching for submarines none
was seen and no warning was. given.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-10
ABLE TOBE our.

Judge George O.. PofenbaTger,
president Of the supreme court Of sp-
peals, who has been confined 70 his
apartments in Charleston for several
days with an attack Of Ia grippe ~
able to be out again and VISIT the
court chambers In the capitol annex