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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
PHYSICAL TEST ON
R|FLEMEN SEVERE
SOMETHING LIKE FORTY
LOCAL. SOLDIERS FAIL
TO PASS.
LIEUT.. q. B. EGGER
Is TRANSFERRED
F. Nj. Rushing of Biloxi Sue
ceeds Him in Office With
Columbus Riflemen.

According TO reports made by To-
cal citizens who returned yesterday
from Jackson, about 40 members Of
the Columbus Riflemen have failed
to stand the requisite physical exam
ination, and unless exceptions are
made in their favor by Uncle Sam,
they viii not be permitted to ae-
company the Mississippi troops to
the Mexican border. The Columbians
who visited the state capital were
Mai. r. A. Lincoln, Mr.. c. II. Ter
rell and Mr. julius Marx, and Mr.
Marx stated to a Commercial re-
porter yesterday that most Of
the boys who failed TO pass the ex-
animation were very much disap-
pointed and hoped ultimately to be
accepted. Under the rules of the war
department the examination papers
Of those who failed TO pass will be
submitted to the department heads
in Washington for final considera-
ton, and the exceptions to be made
are up to these officials. In the event
that a declaration of war against
Mexico makes the demand for large
forces urgent il Is believed that the
rules will be considerably relaxed
and that many who were tentatively
rejected on account of some minor
physical defects will be finally ac-
cepted.
Mr.. G.. b. Egger, of Caledonia,
who eft here as first lieutenant of
the Columbus Riflemen, has been
transferred to similar position With
company made up OF recruits from
different sections of the state, and
has been succeeded by Lieutenant F.
NJ. Rushing, of Biloxi.
Mr.. Marx states that the health OF
the Columbians at Jackson Is good
and that they are all in fine spirits.
They are all anxious TO proceed to
the border. but ii is not yet known
just when the Mississippi troops will
receive orders to move forward.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
SMITH SUCCEEDS
PRES. H|GHT0WER
EDUCATIONAL LEADER
HEADS STARKVILLE
INSTITUTION.
BOARD MAKES NO
OTHER CHANGES
Both Powers and Whitfield
Are Reelected to Present
Positions.

The board of trustees having in
charge the three leading educational
institutions of the state, the Univer
sity Of Mississippi, the A. and M
College and the Industrial Institute
and College, met at Jackson yester
day, and the most important action
taken was the election of State Su.
perintendent of Education W. H.
Smith TO succeed Hon. G. r. High
tower as president of the A. and NJ
College.
Hon ]. N. Powers was reelected
Chancellor of the University oi
Mississippi and Hon. H. l.. Whitfield
was reelected president OF the In.
dustrial Institute and College. Hon
20. F. Lawrence Of Grenada was re.
elected secretary of the board and
Hon. James Mcclure of the Alcorr
A. and M. College was elected treas
urer.
The action of the board in oustine
Mr. Hightower from the presidency
of the A. and NJ. College occasioneC
no surprise, as he opposed Gov. Bill
bo in his campaign last summer, and
it was known that the governor had
made up his mind to cut off his Of
ficial head. 1t is officially stated that
the name Of Mr.. Hightouer was not
presented to the board and that the
election Of Mr.. Smith as his success
sor was unanimous.
Hon. T. B. Franklin of this city
is member of the board, but sick.
ness prevented him from attending
the meeting held in jackson yester.
day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
CITIZENS MEETING TO BE
HELD AT CIVIC CHAM
BER MONDAY NIGHT.
NO DONATIONS
TO BE SOLICITED
Promoters of Undertaking will
Merely Outline Plans for
Raising Funds.

A few earnest workers who have
decided to launch a movement look
ing towards the establishment of a
Young Mems Christian Association
in Columbus gathered at the Cham
ber of Commerce Thursday night,
but the meeting had not been exten-
sively advertised, and after an in
formal talk, it was decided to hold
another meeting Monday night,
which every citizen who has the well
fare of the young men of the city at
heart is invited to attend.
No subscriptions will be asked for
at the meeting which is to be held
Monday night, but several gentlemen
who are deeply interested in the mat
ter will deliver short addresses with
the view of impressing upon their
hearers the urgent need for a Young
Mems Christian Association in CO.
lumbus. Tentative plans which lead
ers in the movement have formed
for raising funds will be outlined,
and there will be full and free
discussion of the matter, it being the
desire of the promoters to hear from
all citizens who may have sugges-
tions to offer.
At the various churches Of the city
the pastors will in their morning SER
mons today direct special attention
to the movement for a Young Mems
Christian Association which is now
in progress, and this evening the i'm
portance of the undertaking will be
stressed az Z union service which i
to be held at the \ First Methodist
church with that end in view
Promoters of the movement are
not discouraged by the failure of
previous efforts to establish Young
Mems Christian Association in Co
lumbus, and intend to do everything
in their power to bring success to the
movement now on foot.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
AMERICANS UNDER PERSH|NG
SURROUNDED BY MENCANS
STRATEGY OF GENERAL TREVI-
NO is LAUDED BY HIS
COUNTRYMEN.

Mexico City, July 1.-The for
eign today issued a memorandum IN
reply to Secretary Lansing's recent
note in which the correctness of the
assertions in the communication
from Washington were repeatedly
denied. The memorandum declares
that the United States had no right
to maintain it's armed forces on AM
erican soil.
Emphatically reiterating the Mex
lean governments position denying
the right of the United States to
keep armed bodies in Mexico, the
memorandum denies energetically
that the Mexican government has
protected bandits who had commit
ted depredations in the United
States and defies Washington to
produce PROOF of the assertion.
The memorandum, containing 35
counts, was not in form of a direct
reply to the Washington note, al
though it is considered equivalent to
an answer to that document. 1t ex-
presses surprise that the Washington
government should have been panied
at the tone and contents of the Car
rama document, since it maintains
that the United States has sent to
the Constitutional government not
only one but many discourteous
and even overbearing notes.
| Blame for the Santa Ysabel mas
sacre is placed on the so-ealled i'm
pulsive and irascible disposition of
Charles Watson, general manager OF
Cusihuiriachi Company; and Gen.
eral Scott and General Funston are
accused of bad faith and lack OF
honor in misleading General 0bre-
gon in an alleged evasive reply re.
garding the crossing of troops into
Mexico after the Glenn Springs
raid.
The memorandum asserts tha
while it is true that the United
States arrested Huerta, the motiv,
which prompted this act was not &
purpose of aiding the Constitution
alist government, but because ths
United States feared that Genera
Heurta was plotting with Germany
The note concludes by saying tha
the presence of American troops il
Mexico invites rather than prevent
bandit raids along the border.
/ In part, the note is as follows:
"Thc United States has unlertak
zen to abuse the terms Of the agree
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
GERMAN FORCES ARE DRIVEN
BACK FIVE MILES At vERDUN
COLUMN OF SOLDIERS TWENTY
MILES LONG LOSES CONSID-
ERABLE GROUND.

Telegraphic advices received here
late last night state that column of
German soldiers twenty miles long
has been driven back a distance of
five miles at Verdun.
The news was received over the
cotton wire of the Postal Telegraph
Company, and is believed to be
thoroughly authentic, as this compa-
ny never sends out any fake infor-
nation.
In forcing such a large body of
soldiers back distance of five miles
the Allies have gained another signal
victory, and the news was joyfully
received by the anti-German element
not only in Columbus but through
ol., the country.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
WHITE WAY MEETING
MONDAY MORNING
IMPORTANT MATTER TO
BE DISCUSSED BY CO.
LUMBUS CITIZENS.
GATHERING SHOULD
BE WELL ATTENDED
Plan Submitted by Columbus
Railway, Light & Power Co.
Will Be Discussed.

Every man who owns property or
conducts mercantile establishment
in the business district should attend
the meeting which is to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce Monday at
II o'clock for the purpose of discuss
ing the question of establishing a
White Way on Main and Markets
streets.
The movement looking toward the
establishment of White Way sys-
TEN in Columbus was inaugurated
some time ago by Mr.. J. G. Weather
ly, the efficient secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, and he has
secured from the management of the
Columbus Railway, Light & Power
Company a very liberal proposition
regarding the installation and main.
tenance of the system. This PROPOSE
ton win be discussed in detail at the
meeting Monday morning, and the
advantages which merchants will
gain from the installation of the SER
vice will be thoroughly explained to
them by representatives of the COM
pany.
Columbus has been a little back
ward in establishing a White Way
system, and action in the matter
snould be no longer delayed In order
to be up-to-date we should by all
means have system of this char
acter, and it is to be earnestly hoped
that at the meeting Monday morning
definite plans for its establishment
~.ill be formulated.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
CARRANZA DENIES RIGHT OF
U.s.. To MAINTAIN FORCES
SAYS AMERICAN NOTES WERE
INSULTING AND OVER
BEARING.

ri Paso, Texas, July l.--Carran-
"a troops are still assembling in
forces of menaeing proportions on
the south, east and west of Gen.
Pershing's main positions of III
Vale and Coonia DubIan A MeM-
can column estimated at 1000 men
is reported at Guzman on the east,
and just 40 miles south of Columbus.
A scouting party from Columbus
is at present trying to locate the
positions of similar force which is
said to have slipped through the
passes of the Sierra Madre Noun
tains from Sonora. Namiquipa and
all positions to the south which have
been evacuated by the American
commander, have been garrisoned
and strongly fortified by the Mexi-
cans.
The sum of this situation is that
General Pershing has been forced
into position where his little army
of $4,000 is likely to be attacked at
any time from three sides by a force
of not less than $4,000 men. If he
moves in any direction, except to
the north, as Carranza has directed,
he must fight
These are not military secrets.
They are facts known to every intel
ligent Mexican on the border, and
they brag about the successful
strategy Of General Treyino at ey.
cry opportunity.
The Mexican commanders along
the border are convinced that there
is going to be war. and are making
active preparations for it.
Throughout the northern states
there is a disposition to belittle the
efforts Of the first chief to prolong a
diplomatic controversy between
Washington and Mexico City.
At Nogales, Ariz., the Mexican
commander, General Nora Garayea,
was so eager to start the fighting
that he called upon the American
commander, Col W. II. Sagae, to
make arrangements for the first bat
tie. The meeting was held in the
Mexican consulate on the American
side Of the border Col. Sagae ad.
vised the Mexican officer to await in
structions from his government, say
ing he intended to follow such a
course unless fired upon from south
of the border
In Jaurez the feeling has not re-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

the annual eonclave, and will spend
one hour here.
The special train will arrive over
the Mobile and Ohio railroad at II
o'clock Saturday morning, and local
Shriners are expected to be on hand
to meet and welcome their brethren,
each being requesed to wear his fez-
The Shriners will be accompanied
by the Hamasa Temple band and pa
troll. and drill will be given in the
business district while the delegation
remains here.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
<. Of P.'s Elect Ofheers.

The members of the Tombigbee
Lodge No. IL, Knights of Pythias, on
last Tuesday night elected the fol-
owing officers for the ensuing six
months: B. W. Noland. G. c.; c. NJ.
Reeves, v. c.; Fl. T. Barham, pre-
late; Fred Hayslett. NJ. of W.; C. W.
Golden, IA. of A.; j. 5. Marshall, |.
G.; George O. Senter, o. G. The of.
GERS will probably be installed on
next Tuesday evening.
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Concer. This Afternoon.

The following program will be rem
dered at Lake Park this afternoon by
the Princess Theatre orchestra, from
TO 8 o'clock:
March, Spirit of independence /;
Selection, II Trovatore; Novelette,.
Laces and Graces; Valse Lento,
Charme D'Amour; Dance Of the Har-
lequins; Tosta's Goodbye; Inter-
mezzo, Dancing Starlight; Overture,
Raymond; Drigo's Serenade; Medley,
Sunny South; BY request, The Ros-
ary; Star Spangled Banner.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
MISSISSIPPI sHR|hERs TO
VISIT COLUMBUS SATURDAY,
HAMASA TEMPLE PATROL WILL
GIVE DRILL WHILE IN
THE CITY.

Hon. X. A. Carson, a prominent
Shriner Of this city, is in receipT Of a
letter from Potentate Allen McCants
Of Ramasa Temple as Meridian, in
which he states that about 200
Shriners will pass through Columbus
on special train Saturday, July 8,
en- route to Buffalo, N. Y, to attend
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02
VIII Give Subscription Dance

The young men of the city will
entertain with a subscription dance
a. Lake Park Monday night from
1890 to 2:30 o'clock. Music will be
furnished by the Princess Theatre
orchestra. The list is now at Lide's
drug store, and the public is cordial
ly invited.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Friends of Hon. B. A. Weaver, the
Efficient and popular president of
the Columbus National Bank, who
has been i'll at the Mckinley Sanitar-
ium fer several weeks past, will re
joice to learn that he is improving
and will probably be out within the
next Few days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Mrs. George Ridings and son, Ell.
bert, Of Haleyville, Ala, will return
home today after a short visit here.
They will be accompanied home by
Miss Alice Ridings who will visit for
a week in Haleyville. During her ab-
senee her place of business will be
managed by Miss Ellie Wilkerson.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Mr.. C. L. Egger, member Of
the Columbus Fire Department, is
enjoying a ten days vacation. Mr..
Egger and his wife left yesterday
for Birmingham, where they will
make short visit.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Tr0f. T. Z. Lott, Who attended the
normal at the A. and NJ. College will
return home on July Is aud will
take charge of a private class here
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Mr., John Humphries spent several
days the past week in Birmingham
on business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Messrs. James G.. Weatherly and
w c. Banks attended the hay grow
ers' meeting in West Point yester-
day afternoon.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

Continued on page four.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-07-02

In Jaurez the feeling has not re-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-20
Death Of p. G. Bowman.
rom The Daily Item, Sept. 1S.


Peyton g. Bowman, native of
Adams Run. Charleston county, and
at one time we'll known attorney of
Sumter. died on Friday night at $3.50
o'clock at Asheville, N. c., where he
went the first OF the summer. He had
been Ill for about one year and was
ea years Of age. Mr., Bowman for q
number of years as a young man
made Sumter his home and practiced
law here, becoming one Of the promi-
nent attorneys Of the city. He left
Sumter about 1890 for Birmingham,
Ala, which was his home until last
December. when he returned to Sum-
ter and spent the winter and spring
here. leaving, in the summer for Ashe-
Vile,
The body was brought through
Sumter Sunday morning on it's way to
Savannah Church, noar Bishopville.
Lee county. whore it was inferred
Sunday.
Mr.. Bowman Is survived by his wife,
one brother. w. A. Bowman. three
sisters, Mrs. p. G. Bowman, Sumter;
Mrs. e. r. Moore. Dalzell; Mrs. Nor
wood Calhoun. Calhoun Falls,
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From The Daily Item, Sept. 18.
Mrs. Anna M. Block, widow Of the
late Henry w. Block, died at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. John H.
Steffens. No. 126 Cannon street. Char
lesion. Sunday morning in her seth
year.
Mrs. Block Is survived by one son,
Fred ]. Block. and four daughters,
Mrs. John H. Steffens. Mrs. H. d. Bull
winkle and Mrs. A. j. Alexander. Of
Charleston. and Mrs. f. l. Reardon of
Sumter, and fifteen grand children.
Deceased has lived In Charleston
for about SIS years. coming from Ger
many direct to Charleston. She was
we'll known and generally beloved as
4 woman Of lOvable and charitable
disposition, a consistent Christian, and
devout member Of the Wentworth
Street Lutheran church.
The funeral was held at 4 O'Clock
this afternoon, interment in the Ger
man cemetery. Charleston. All Of her
children were with her when she died.
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SUFFERS PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
Mr.. w. NJ. Graham Hurt In Fail From
His; Bicbxae.s ,t :. f.

stf =
Mr.. w. M. Graham sustained very
painful and possibly serious accident
Friday night, when In turning from
The street into the Baptist church
yard. where he was going to attend
prayer meeting services. his bicycle
slipped and he fell to the, pavement,
striking his hip on the edge of the
sidewalk. He was unable to get up
and Mr.. Barlow Walsh placed him
In an automobile and took him home.
Friday he suffered intensely from
the injury sustained in the fall and he
still suffers a great deal of pain
whenever he moves in any way. DR..
China examined Mr.. Graham, but
stated that 1t would be impossible to
say whether there was a fracture of
the hip until an x-ray picture was
taken.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-20
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SER
s5> VICES. !
Ministers MIN Who VIII Ell Pulpit During
- Vacation Of Pastor.

Ministers Who Will Fill Pulpit During
~ Vacation Of Pastor.
From The Daily Item, Sept. 1S.
= The following ministers will occu-
py the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
church during the month of October
When: the pastor will be absent on his
vacation:
October 1--Rev. d. NJ. Douglas, d.
D.. president of the Presbyterian Col
iege Of South Carolina.
October s--Rev. s. c. Byrd, d. d..
President of Chicora College for wo-
men.
October 15-Rev. j. o. Reavis. ID.
D., Professor Of English Bible and
Homiletics in Columbia Seminary. Z
October 22.--Rev. Thornton Whal
ing. D. D.. President Of Columbia
Theological Seminary. aN
october 2s---Rev. r.. c. Reed, u. D.,
Professor Of Church History in Co.
iumbia Seminary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-20
HUCKABEE HOLDS Jon.

Camden. sSept. ''fS.--4The official
count Of the returns of the second
primary show that w. w. Huckabce
retains his Office as sheriff; L. j. Nc
Kenxie has defeated Co. w. Blrchmore
as superiptendcnt Of education; J. N.
Mcleod was reelected commissioner
from DeKalb township; Faulkenberry
waa reelected commissioners from Flat
Rock township; T. F. Horton reflect
Cd commissioner from Buffalo town.
ship; 8. w. Nicholson elected magis-
trate for DeKaib township; j. q. DIX
ON elected magistrate for Flat Rock
towpship; Copeland reelected mag
istrate At Bsthune; Roberts elcct5d
IN masistrate for Bdifaio atflarae. =
The tabulated vote showed that "A.
+. Johnson was elected to the houas
Of representative. with Newton Kelly,
NorPnsn Richards and ,. M. Martin
next IN order named. showing that
there would have. to be third race
tstween Kelly ana Richards, but at
= meeting of the county executive
commtttss held Thursday amotion
was made and carried that threc vot-
ins prscancts-Dekaib. salt Pond and
Bntsrprise. bs thrown out. charging
that the poll lists were not returned
with the boxes an required by the par
y rules and this caused a third race
TO b ordered between Kelly and Mar
TN. Mr.. Richards has filed protest
and will request an entire count OF all
boxes and Il promises to be a bitterly
contested affair. s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-09-20

winnsboro, Sept. 1B.1,A case Of in
fantile paralysis has reported by an
attending physician. the arst for the
county. near the outskirts of the town.
On first inspection the child was re-
ported to be suffering from another
disease. but, on consultation of several
local dontors with an expert from the
state board Of health. the disease was
found to be infantile paralysis. A
concerted effort will be made to 10
caiiHe the malady. The child Is but
five weeks old.
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An Approaching Marriage.

Mrs. M. E. Bradley. of Rembert.
has issued invitations to the mar.
rage of her daughter, Miss Eloise to
Mr. waiter c. Harllee, Jr. The happy
event will take place at st. Johns
Methodist church, Rembert, s. c., at
eight o'clock. Wednesday evening.
September the 27tE.
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The Weeks Weather Forecast.

South Atlantic and East Gulf States.
Tho week will be one Of generally fair
weather, with temperatures some
what below the seasonal average.
There are no indications at this time
Of disturbance in the West Indies.
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Ia NJ
HlshbdrnSs -. D.. city health oflicsr..
ksstsrday ''soms people ara nnaaf the
|tnpfseton that * healsh ceSkificate
for chinrsn under 1s years Of age Is
no LONGER necessary In order " aerurs
Transportation over the railroads and
this u causing the travelling public
much Inconvenience and delay ~
Railway ticket agents. y. continued
DR.. Fishburne. i"still require these
certificates before issuing transporta-
ton to children under 1e years of
age. These certificates may be had
at the once Of the city health officer,
Hampton and Marion streets, any day
between the hours OF 8 a. m. and s
p. m. 1t would be greatly appreciated
by the health department IL persons
Wishing to secure these certificates
would call during those hours az in
some instances calls for certificates
have been made ioag after bedtime.
which involves much, Inconvenience to
the health officer
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SHOOTING AT SECOND MILL.
Henry Watts Fires Shot Gun at Cy
" "tt'a BrunsOn.

nehfy watts E1res Shot Gun at Cy
" fA Byunson. f
A. the result Of an attempt this
morning to shoot Cy Brunson. Henry
Watts was arrested and y now in the
county jail awaiting trial. The In
jury inflicted. on Brunson was not Il
serious one. but. II was very painful.
The explosion tore of a piece from
Brunson's tropser leg and blistered his
skin, but none Of the shot entered
the flesh. Brpnson was at work at Mr.
Singleton Bradford's mill at the time
md ~ message to the sheriM brought
A(l!et cieE 9qt there ana Watts ~
= i;i siIl y ~ = /. 8 lsl;i, ~ -
S5hine Into town. & 4 "a s.s .e2 81
Il seems that Watts. who lives on
Mr.. A. C. DuRant's place, got too
much LIQUOR in him last night and
was creating a disorder about Second
MIN by firing or his gun ard other
wise disturbing. people. This morning
he started In for q, rucus and his ar
rest followed. as stated.
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Don't trade Till you see TIL; he
sells pianos for less, on terms. ~

Washington, Sept. 16.-The treas
ury has issued call for the condi-
ton report of National banks at the
close of business on September l2.