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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
FEAR : oJINAGA GARRISON
Doubt That Colonel Rojas, the Com
nander, Can Hold His Seven
Hundred Men.

San Antonio. - Information indicat.
ing that the garrison at Ojinaga, oppo-
site Presidio, Tex, would join any con-
siderable body of Villas men moving
northward, instead Of resisting them
was received at Gen. Funston's head
quarters. The information contained
no intimation that Col. Rojas, COM
manding at SOjinaga, was lacking in
loyalty, but doubt of his ability to hold
his 700 men was expressed. Many for
merly were in Villas command.
Army officers here were convinced
that Villa personally is directing rebel
operations south and east of Chihua-
hua, and that after attacking force
near Parral, he sent one detachment
of his newly-formed army in a north
erly direction. Efforts to secure defin-
lite information as to the present loca-
tion of the detachment have been un
successful
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
LOUISIANA SHERIFF KILLED
Three Victims Are Shot BY Desper-
ado, Who Makes His Escape-Dep-
uty Is Not Wounded.

Opelousas, La.-Marion L. Swords,
sheriff of st. Landry parish for 16
years, and prominent in Democratic
politics in this state, and two negroes
assisting Swords, were shot and killed
in a fight with Helaire CarrIere, al
legged fugitive from justice, apout ten
miles west of here, according to re-
ports.
Charles Chachare, deputy sheriff,
who participated in the fight, was un-
wounded. Carriere escaped and posses
started to capture him.
Sheriff Swords had received reports
that Carriere had been terrorizing res
idents of the Mallet section. and that
he had shot three men, defying author
tiles.
The sheriff, with his chief deputy
and the two negroes as guides, started
for Carriere's hiding place in cabin.
AS they were creeping upon the cabin,
Carriere, it is alleged, opened fire
upon them from ambush outside, pick
ing off Sheriff Swords ana the me-
groes with his rifle.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21

NEW MEMPHIS BRIDGE OPEN
Harahan Bridge Makes Memphis the
Great Southern Gateway East
To West. De

Memphis.-Traffic over the new
Harahan bridge across the Mississip-
pi river here was opened July Is. Four
Rock Island passenger trains crossed
The Iron Mountain trains began
crossing the new bridge Sunday, and
every westbound passenger and freight
train over the Rock Island, the Iron
Mountain and the Cotton Belt were
routed across the new bridge. The
bridge is now open in full blast.
Between 40 and so passenger and
freight trains win use the bridge daily.
The opening of the Harahan bridge
makes Memphis unquestionably the
greatest southern gateway east to
west The new and the old bridges
are the connecting links between the
great southeast and the southwest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
FOR CENTENNIAL EXHIBITS.
Mississippi Commission Organizes
Forces at GuIfport.

Forces at Gulfport.
Gulfport.-The Mississippi Centen-
nial Exposition commission, made up
of Gov Bilbo, Lieut.-Gov. Russell and
other prominent Mississippians. met
here. S. j. Taylor, mayor of Jackson,
was elected vice president of the COM
mission and Senator H. G. Yawn of
Lumberton was elected secretary. The
commission took up consideration OF
the general plan of the exposition
The control of the exposition is vest
ed in commission of Is members.
The exhibit control is lodged in an
executive committee of five members
selected from the commission.
Each division is to be in charge of
a director recommended by the ex-
ecutive committee of the commission.
Although fully so per cent OF the
citizens desired the site of the expodl-
tion located within the corporate linn
its of the city and expressed same in
mass meeting, the site which is partly
outside the corporation at Mississippi
City on the east, was selected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
ESTIMATES GIVEN SENATE
Declares Economic Loss To Nation
From Typhoid and Malaria
Enormous.

Washington.-Typhoid and malaria
cause an economic loss OF $92S,234, $50
In the United States each year, ac-
cording to estimates given the senate
by Chairman Ransdell of the senate
committee on public health, in an ad-
dress on Rural Health-America's
First Duty"
''Over $500, 100000 lost every year!"
exclaimed the senator. "a sum which
is sufficient to put our country into a
state of preparedness equal to that of
any nation in the world, enough money
to give us the largest navy afloat and
the most efficient army which the
world has ever seen, is annually Of:
fered up as a sacrifice to two diseases
which are entirely preventable.
Enough money to pay the annual ex
penses of every college student in the
United States is absolutely thrown
away every year"
Senator Ransdell estimated the an
nual loss from typhoid fever at $271,-
1925 and from malaria at $694,904,-
TO.
BY comparative estimates it was
shown that the United States govern
ment appropriated $5,016,175 for in
vestigation and prevention of diseases
Of animal and plant life and only ST.
917, ,566 for investigation and preven
tion of diseases of man.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
HIGH SCHOOL MEN AND WOMEN
FROM OVER THE STATE AT
STARkviLLE.
SUMMER WORK GROWING
OF 5000 Teachers In Mississippi, 1000
Are Taking instruction, 10 the
Statement Made by State
Superintendent

Starkyille- - High school men and
women from all parts of Mississippi
were in attendance at the state high
school conference at the A. & N.
On account of the severe storms OF
the past few days many who were ex-
pected failed to arrive, but the greater
humber Of the states most prominent
educators were on hand for the last
day of the conference.
President G. r. Hightower sounded
the keynote of the conference in his
opening welcome address, when ne
said 1--WE will never bring Missis-
sippi to what it ought to be except
through the children of the public
schools
That 1000 of the 5000 school teach.
ers of Mississippi are taking courses
in accredited summer schools this
year is the statement made by State
Superintendent w. H, Smith in an ad-
dress before the A. & NJ, College sum.
mer normal. Mr.. Smith, who is to sue.
ceed Mr.. Hightower as president of
the A. & M. College, complimented the
management of the summer school
very highly, stating that the three or
four subjects taken here in a system
attic way will be of far more benefit
to the teachers than was the old sys-
tenn of studying q dozen or more sub
jects for the county examination.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
County Audit compIete.

Z LAUREL Lewis Crook, OF
Meridian. who recently spent several
months in checking the books of Jones
County officials, has accepted the set.
tlement offered by the board Of sup
ervisors. Mr.. Crook rendered q bill
for about $2.7o0. computed at the rate
of SO a day for each man assigned
to the work. but the board of super
visors set mp the contention that the
state law only authorized the payment
of 81 day for this work, and it is
understood that the compromise was
made on this basis. No discrepancies
were found by the auditor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
3. Y. p. u. ro Hattlesburo.

Brookhaven. "A section consisting
of is members of the B. Y. P. U. OF
the First Baptist Church of Brook
haven will attend in body the com
ing session of the South Mississippi
Sunday School and B. Y. p. U. En-
-campment at Hattiesburg. The Brook
haven contingent is on the encamp
ment program, and on the evening oi
July 2S will give before the encamp'
ment a demonstration of B. Y. P. u
work. The encampment is in session
from July. 20 to 30, and has on its
program some notable figures in Sun
day school work in the South.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
NEW RAILROAD PROPOSED
Meeting to Further Plans VIII Be
Held Al Clarksdale On
"H July rs.

Clarfadale.--In the interests OF the
proposed new railroad from Webb.
Miss, to Clarksdale, and ultimately to
nection will be secured thereby with
both the Southern and the Iron Noun
tain Railroads. and in connection with
the network of good roads proposed
to be constructed and now under con.
struction in the various counties, a
meeting of all interested is being ar.
ranged for in this city on July rs BY
the Clarksdale Progressive Club, at
which office the meeting will be held
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
ALL ON HECTOR RESCUED
Four of the Crew Were Hurt When
the Vessel Was Pounded BY
the Storm.

Charleston, S. C.-Alr of the 142 per-
sons aboard the large naval collier
Hector, which grounded and broke In
two off Cape Roman, Sc, July IA,
were brought here, but many Of them
were badly bruised and battered from
their experiences, and four of the col
lier's crew were severely injured.
The terrific hurricane that swept
the Carolina coast and wrecked the
collier took no toll of life other than
that of negro here and another at
Savannah.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
BRITISH WIN GROUND, OVER 1900
YARDS TAKEN FROM THE
GERMANS.
RUSSIANS ARE ADVANCING
British Improve Their Positions Along
the Whole Line of the Battle
Front-Two Towns Also
Are Taken.

London.-The successes of the en-
tente allies are following each other
with great rapidity. Tuesday brought
news of further important gains for
them on both the western and eastern
fronts, arousing enthusiasm among the
British public hardly less than that
caused by the reception of the first
news of the allied offensive.
The dispatch of Gen. Haig shows
that the steady pressure of the British
arms is forcing an ever-deepening sal.
lent into the German lines, and the
commander-in-chief for the first time
produces evidence in the shape of doc
uments captured from the Germans
giving testimony as to the high price
the Germans are paying in casualties.
The British have improved their
position along almost the whole OF
their lien of the battle front, capturing
by assault 1900 yards of German sec
ond line position north of the Baben
tin-Le-Petit Wood, a strong German
position at the Waterlot farm between
Longueval and Guillemont, besides
completing the capture of the whole
of the villages of Ovillers and La Bois.
sele. These gains bring the British
almost to the crest of the Albert Pla-
teau, where stretches the German third
line.
The news from the eastern front
was equally important. The Russian
commander, Gen. Kuropatkin, has
launched an offensive against Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg on the Dvina
river, and Gen. Won Linsingen's troops
southwest of Lutsk ahve been COMPEL
ed to retire behind the Lfpa river,
while in the course of Sundays fight
ing in Volhynia the Russians captured
an additional $4,000 prisoners and 80
guns. tfN
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Plano Stolen From Church.

Chicago.-Members of the Sixth
Congregational Church of Oak Park
are conducting search for robbers
who boldly backed a dray up 10 the
church door and stole the church's new
s400 piano.
The pastor announced the theft at
Sunday services, after one hymn had
been played on wobbly piano. resur-
rected from the cellar of the church.
Persons who saw the piano taken
away declared that it was done In
such deliberate, orderly manner they
thought the church officers wore
changing instruments.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
NEW TEXTBOOK SYSTEM.

County Agricultural High Schools To
Have Uniform Textbook Plan.
Jackson.-When the 40 or so county
agricultural high schools of Missis-
sippi open their doors and dormitories
for the next scholastic period it will be
under a uniform textbook plan just
as is the way now with the common
grammar schools. This new system
will be a carrying out of a recent act
of the legislature, which provided for
the creation of commission to select
textbooks for these agricultural and
home economics schools. and this COM
mission met and proceeded with the
task assigned them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
$4,000, 900 DAMAGE DONE.
Food Shortage From Wilkes County
Is Reported

Greensboro, N. C.-Reports reaching
here from Wilkesboro, n c., said the
damage by floods alone in Wilkes
county will reach $S,OOO.oOO and that
there was food shortage, The town
electric plant and waterworks were put
out of commission by the Yadkin river.
Only one bridge in the county escaped
destruction. Manufacturing plants.
residences and vast quantities OF lum-
Der were washed away
The tracks OF the Reddies River &
Yadkin River Railroad were destroyed
for great distance
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF FORM

London.-The heavy fighting that
has been going ON for days in the re-
gion of the Somme has dwindled in
intensity, Sunday witnessing merely
heavy bombardments on the British
front and comparative calm on the
line held by the French.
In the region OF Verdun the French
northwest OF the fortress have cap
tured German positions and southwest
of Thiaumont on the east bank Of the
Meuse have penetrated German first
line trenches.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
seamen Rescued.

Biloxi.-The number of schooners
reported missing here since the trop-
ical hurricane was reduced to six, three
vessels having been accounted for
The st. Bartholomew, with a crew OF
four men. was found aground in the
Louisiana marshes and her crew was
taken off. The Matte J. and Doxie
Emily, carrying four men each, arriv
ed at Biloxi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Signs Rural Credits Bill.

Washington.-Presi Wilson sign.
ed the rural credits bill passed re-
Gently by congress- A group or SEN
ators, representatives and officers of
farmers organizations applauded as
Mr.. Wilson affixed his signature.
Just before signing the measure,
which creates asystem of 12 land loan
banks under direction OF g federal
board, the president made snort ad-
dress. pointing out the benefits he be-
lieved both farmers and the investing
community would enjoy under It's op-
Grafton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
LEVER BILL INCLUDED.
Senate Passes the Agricultural Appro-
priation Measure.

Washington. - The agricultural ap-
preparation bill, carrying $4,000. 900
and providing for federal grain inspec-
tion, federal licensing of cotton and
grain warehouses and levying tax
of two cents pound on cotton for
future delivery, has been passed by the
senate. The Lever cotton futures bill.
declared unconstitutional last year be-
cause as revenue producing measure
it did not originate in the house. is
included in the measure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
ACTION TAKEN BY sEcRETARN
OF STATE ON PETITIONS
FILED AGAINST 1T.
HIGHWAY WORK HELD UP
Plans For Building Roads In Hinds
County Postponed Until Next
Meeting Of the Board Of
Supervisors.

Tho Richardson game law that was
passed at the recent session of the
Mississippi legislature has been set
aside and viii be held In abeyance un-
til an election can be held, which will
be in November. This action was
taken by Secretary OF State Joe W.
Power, after the petitions against it
had been filed with him, In accord
ance with the law.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
FORCED TO LEAVE HOME.
Farmers In Aberdeen Section Hard
Hit BY Overflow.

Aberdeen.-The Tom Bigbee River
rose higher than at any time since
1892. 1t reached the 37-foot gauge and
overfiowed on both sides, doing much
damage to property and growing crops.
All the residents on the east side were
forced to give up their homes and
move to the hills for safety. One
man built raft and put all of his
hogs on it.. During the night the raft
was wrecked and the hogs were
drowned. 1t has been impossible for
any one to come to Aberdeen from the
east side of the river and north OF
the Matuba Creek since July 8, ex
cept in boats.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
SUICIDE OR MURDER.
is-Year-oId Girl Dies From strychnine
Poisoning.

Pelahatchie. Amy Atkinson, 1s
year-old girl, died of strychnine pO!
soning, coroner's jury has learned
Beyond that nothing has been reveal
ed to prove whether the girl was muir
dered or committed suicide.
J. w. Atkinson, prosperous farmer
father of the girl, declares the poisoE
was sent to her. He accuses young
man who escorted his daughter to 9
party Christmas Eve, and who is now
living in Texas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Germans Penetrate French Trenches.

Germans Penetrate French Trenches.
South of the Somme the Germans,
July Is, in strong attacks. launched
under the cover of fog, captured Le-
Maisonette and the Village of Biaches.
while further south they penetrated
first-line French trenches. From all
these places they were driven out
later by the French in heavy counter
attacks. In the Champagne region
there is again great activity by the
French troops, VINO are being aided BY
the Russians who recently came to
France.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
CRYSTAL SPRINGS PLANS.

Mississippi chautauqua viii Be Open
ed On July 20.
Jacksonville management Of the
Mississippi Chautauqua Assembly at
Crystal Springs, in preparation for the
annual outing at the grounds of the
association. have arranged program
which includes a number of headliners
for appearance during the fortnight
The season will open July 20, and rur
through Aug. 2.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
VICTORY FOR VILLA BAND.
Believed the Carranza Force Was That
Led BY Gen. Domingo.

Led BY Gen. Domingo.
Ell Paso.-Villa achieved another
overwhelming defeat of Carranzistas
south of Parral July 1S. it. has been
definitely learned. While details of the
fight have been suppressed by Mexi-
can censors, it is believed the Car
rama force was that led by Gen. Do
mingo Arrieta and Gen. Mateas Ra-
mos, numbering 1900 troops, which
had been dispatched to reinforce, Gen.
Ernesto Garcia after his defeat by
Villa tho day previous.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Named Director General.

Named Director General.
H. E. Blakeslee. commissioner Of ags
riculture and commerce, was advised
of his selection by the centennial conn.,
mission as director general Of that IN,
stitution.
Should Hon. Blakeslee accept the
position and resign the office Of COM
missioner of agriculture and COM
merce, it is understood that e. D. Gun
ming will be an applicant to succeed
him as commissioner.
Mr.. Cunning has been connected
with this office for several years, and
is familiar with every detail of the
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Beef Clubs Instructed.

Frank w. Farley, animal husbandry
agent and director in Mississippi for
the baby beef club work, which IL
growing and expanding to a wonderful
extent, has prepared some very impor-
tant instructions and observations
relative to the conditioning of these
calves. These instructions will be
sent to all baby beef club workers
and their leaders.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Highway Work Held Up.


Plans for building the new gravel
roads in Kinds county have been post
poned until the next meeting of the
board Of supervisors. The plans call
for improvements and new roads to
be constructed with the proceeds OF
the 100000 bond issue sold recently.
The number of miles of new road
and the amount of money to be ex.
pended on widening and graveling old
roads has not yet been decided. but it
is the object to improve all roads
throughout the county which carry
heavy traffic and to run new roads
through the thickly populated sections.
sufficient In number to accommodates
all important traffic currents into and
from the towns and cities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Praise Management.

PRAISE management
Messrs. ]. w. Stewart and J. d. VIII
hanson, appraisers appointed to make
an audit of the state prison farms.
were in the city, having returned here
from Parchman and Belmont farms.
where they have been looking over ar.
fairs. They went from here to Oak
ley, where they will appraise the prop
erty at that farm. afterwards going
to Rankin.
When questioned as to the condi'
tions at Parchman. they were loud In
their praise Of the management ana
conditions at that place. They stat
ed that no one can imagine the masni'
tude of the Parchman farm and the
conditions that 1t is operated under
without having made a personal WISH
there.
1t will now only be question OF
few days until the soldier boys sta
toned at Camp Swep Taylor will leavs
on their way to the Mexican border.
The United States government is send
| ing all men now in camp to the border
for service as soon as the command
ers Of the camps can get them in read
mess and notify ths szr department.
| OF their readiness
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-07-21
Headquarters Closed.

Headquarters cIosed.
Commissioner Brantley has closed
his headquarters at the capitol and re.
turned to his home at Louisville until
the voters settle on the question OF
whether the state shall have game pro-
lection, and meantime parties who
have paid no license are amusing
themselves by hunting.
The suspension of the game law
does not suspend other laws protect
ing quail and other birds and animals.
Quail in this county will be protected
until Nov. Is. deer and wild turkey
are protected as usual, and even IL
the fish and game law is voted down.
protection is still extended migratory
water fowl by federal enactment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-12
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Howard Naming of Manchester is
visiting in town.
John n. Fay is attending the state
fair in White River Junction today
Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest Murray gave
begun housekeeping on School street.
Joseph Venable is making extensive
repairs and improvements to his resi-
dence on Grove.
MIR. and Mrs. William Corter and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKale spent
Sunday at Lawrence Falls.
There will be revival meetings
every evening except Saturday this
week in the White Chapel.
Irving Hare of Union street has re-
turned from a two months stay at the
Plattsburg military camp.
The Cooper Mfg. company has COM
pIeted the construction of the bridge
over the raoeway in the rear of their
Main street mill.
Miss Helen Scott has resigned her
pusltlOu Win llt DutNuul q iNAANHNN
company and accepted employment
with the 4. Y. Waist company
Miss May Thayer has returned to
Bridgeport where she is taking a
nurses farming course having been
called here by the death of her uncle,
Michael McKale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip T. II. Person
who are spending the summer at their
camp in Arlington, were in town Sun
day and Miss Florence Marsh re-
turned with them TO camp.
There will be meeting OF the en-
tertainment committee of the knights
of Columbus Wednesday evening at
s o'clock when plans will be made for
an entertainment on Columbus Day
Oct II.
Frank McDermott of Pittsfeld Is
visiting at the home of his mother
Mrs. Mary McDermont on Park street
Mr.. McDermott is employed by the
, General Electric company and will n
main in town until the strike Is set
| tied.