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Big GERMAN TRADE
POOL Is PROJECTED
Business Interests Of Whole
Empire, 23 Organizations,
Devising Plan.
SILENCE ON L BOAT ISSUE
L. s. AviatOrs With Allies
Don't Constitute Breach
Of Neutrality.

BERlIN, Sept. so. via London Sun
jay.-Tiie business interests OF tho en-
tire empire. after lengthy discussions.
are considering the formation Of ar I'm
perinl commercial industry. CONSOLIDATE
ing the present commercial departments
OF the Ministry Of the Interior and the
Foreign Office TO further uermany's for
ci9n trade during and after the war.
The proceedings of tho last confer
ence VIII be printed and sent to those
who were unable to attend. SO that they
may express their opinions in writing.
after which tho tw%enty-three associa-
ions Interested will draw up "a detailed
plan for presentation to the authorities.
The ebullition In yesterdays news
papers over the case of the American
aviator. KILN Y. Rockwell. Is not taken
officially TO have n bearing on the
general submarine policy.
Inquiries made how particularly thnt
there was no Foreign Office inspiration
or suggestion that the presence of Amer
leans in the Allies forces would ID q
the subject OF official representations or
uesotiations. II Is declared the Journal.
isttc outburst Is not TO be taken as IN
Indication OF any impending change In
the submarine policy, but rather IL an
isolated breaking OUT Of the latent feel
ing due to munition shipments ard like
matters.
The German press this morning ap.
pears to have forgotten tho incident.
Tire Overseas News Agency. a semi
official bureau. announces that II Ia
stated on competent authority" that
Germany has reached no new decision
concerning subinarin: warfare. The
statement from the news agency m'n!m-
ICES the articles regarding American
~aNi1torS serving with the Entente AL
-. and declares that the German Gov
nmrut does not consider such acts as
D. caches OF neutrality.
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u. s. HAS NO FEAR OF
= NEW U BOAT STRIFE
Washington Believes Germany
Intends to Keep Pledge
to This Country.
MAY SETTLE OLD ISSUE
Gerard on Way Home. to Take
Part in Final Lusitania
Discussions.

WARRINGTON, Sept. 3o.--A:ter care
fully examining the speech OF Chancellor
Won I3sthnann. Aoliwex In the Reichstas
officials Of the state Department cx-
prsased to-day the belief that II was
In no sense aimed at the United States
and did not imply that Germany contem.
plated rcsuming the old old form OF
submarine warfare against merchant
men. These men. who are In a posi-
ton 70 discuss tho matter authorita-
tjs>av. we're very frank In setting forth
the Governments views on several OF
~ important points mentioned. 1t ap-
H11ss now 70 be the policy Of the State
Investment to discuss the relations be-
ttte0 this Government and Germany
sqssu frankly. with particular reference
u ~ Submarine issue.
ifs va admitted at the state Depart
aDas to-day that Ambassador Gerard,
~ 10 on his way home from Berlin
Wit - ovsr the entire submarine quss.
~ thoroughiy with oficials here. He
Wi. nave conferences with Secretary
tAaofng and Counsellor Polk. ard akc
peooably talk tho matter over with
HSs1Sdsat Wilson.
UnA SuSnarias Controversy.
NobSns voa. .B>rhstorfR has made ar
asnofntnSut VIII tho President for the
to1Dooo q Delivering an autograph let
~ tSOTa the Kaiser In response TO the
ff01Asnt's fecsnt latter concerning Pol
~ relief. The Ambassador will avail
HaDnDelf Of the opportunity OF renewing
eoghsanyiO desire to SEQ outstanding con
tsvV1sS1Ai features connected with thu
s~tbeuarins issus, eliminated. President
Wilson has made It clear that he II
raAA1 70 meet the Ambassador more
thaA half way.
one hsa which permeates diplomatic
ettoeeS II tho possibility that Ambas
sh11f Gerard will directly assist Secrc
tASy Lansing and Count, Won Bernstorf
II renewed efforts to settle the Lusi
t6esjA case, Count Won Bernst0r6 as
sGrSe that the case was virtually settles
" Me note OF February Is last. whei
~ o1bressed his Government's willing
nm 70 assume liability" for tho Ameri
90 lives lost.
3Whsn the attention of the State De
uostmsut VA called to Lord Rober
doefrs statement froms London to tn,
ekect that the number OF Germany
stbmAr1ns victims had been steadily in
cfoasing during the past three months
IT, reply YES that the United States hat
no such Information. Secretary Lansing
has been very pA~inetaking In his caro- 4
oRsst any public impression that Ger
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NO WORD OF HANSEMANN.
German Legation at Tho Hague
Hasn't Heard of New Yorker.

THE HAGUE. via London. Sept. go
No news has been received at the DER
man Legation here concerning Richard
a. H~ansenEtnn. head Of the T'elepan Syn
dictate of New York. who was recently
taken on the steamship Bataylcr IL. and
taken to Xecbruggc. As Hansemann is
OF military age 1t Is believed he will be
forced 10 serve In the ierman army.
H%ansemann was said to have a PASS
port issued by the German Consul at
New York.
The sun., 1916-10-01

LONDON, Sept ao.-The Government.
according to the Shoe aud Leather jour
nal. has reQuisitionei all British sole and
upper leather for military purposes.
Five per cent. interest. II is stated. will
leather reQutsit.oned.
The sun., 1916-10-01
Authentic Autumn Fashions i'm
Trimmed Hats

are presented i'm the Department ON ire
Third Floor.
A choice selection of Imported Model Hats.
creations of the leading Partisan rnod:stes.
is a feature of the display. There are also
many charming ordinations designed cy
American talent i'm B. Altman s. Co.'S Own
~atel!ers.
The sun., 1916-10-01
The Dept for Imported Lingerie

Second Floor
Recent rnportations just received from Paris
introduce the latest and dairtiest conceits I'm
French independents. Every woman will
delight i'm seeing the beautifully made Night
Robes, Cherlises, Conl5:nation Garments,
Petticoats and other essentials of the
feminine wardrobe, all composed of the
s~Feerest and NJ st delicate materials and
adorned with real laces i'm addition to ex-
quisite hand-wrcught ern5roideries.
I'm this Department also are shown new ship.
rnents of Philippine Lingerie, comprising
large selections of dainty hand-ernbroidered
underclothes made of the finest tissues.
The sun., 1916-10-01

~~>.snn MIoASoo For the rassuance Of their pahons,p particularly hose resanT
SpSSldAA NVSlSS out VI the city, b Altman & Co. dere to emphasize the fact tbs.
an merchandise their tore is handled under the most hyNenh conditions. The martena-p
Of auMed Medical department nthee establishments to the supGviono Of which all employees
are ubeN insuesf rp @tons very safeguard thaeh humanity powMNe.
Fifth Aupu>r- Aa1tau1t Auetu1r. Nent Hurk
Uhtnytuurth strmt TELEPHONE 7" MURRAY Ill Whrty+hhh etrrrt
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A Splendid Collection of
Rich Metal Laces

i'm silver, antique silver and goId Gcn2o-4c,
by B. Altman & Co.. i'm recognition of Fashior's
latest decree, voiced by the leading COUTURE
of Paris immediately arrests attention
the Lace Department. Sets of Fiourctrgs.
showing richly embroidered effects i'm si.ye-
ON a groundwork of color, are among t..c
elaborate novelties. a wide metal cIcta %
match being shown with them.
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The New ASsOrtmentS of
Lingerie Made i'm America

are also displayed ON the Second Floor. Every
novelty introduced for tine Auturmn season,
whether i'm design, material or color. is fea-
tured i'm this section. including many that
are reserved exclusively to B. Altman s Co.
Especially worth noting are the charming
undertakings fashioned of crepe Georgia, crepe
miracle, chiffon and voile, presenting ex-
quisite color tones and quite unusual ideas
i'm trimming.
Boudoir. Dressing and Breakfast Jackets, i'm
many fetching styles and all tine fashionable
materials, are am interesting speciality.
The sun., 1916-10-01
WHAT HAMPTON MEAN S
TO THE PERFECT ROOM

HE English matrons and
French chatelaines who, in the
days of the Georges or of
Marie Antoinette, ruled su-
premei in their rooms of delight-
Evening star., 1916-10-01

catered to his primitive American tastes
in the matter of food-stuffs with as much
enthusiasm as if he had been Partisan
epicure.
The passing of Edhart did more to call
Monte's attention to the fact that in his
own life decade had also passed than
anything else could possibly have done.
Between birthdays there is only the lapse
each time of a year; but between the
coming and going of the maftre d'h6tel
there was period of ten years, which with
his disappearance seemed to vanish.
Monte was twenty-five when he first
came to Nice, and now he was thirty
two. He became thirty-two the moment
he was forced to point out to the new
management his own particular table in
the corner, and to explain that, however
barbarous the custom might appear he
always had for breakfast either mutton
chop or beefsteak Edhart had made
him believe, even 10 last year, that in this
matter and hundred others he was
merely expressing the light preferences Of
young man. Now, because he was
obliged to emphasize his wishes by ex-
plicit orders, they became the definite
likes and dislikes of a man Of middle age.
For relief Monte turned to the tennis
Evening star., 1916-10-01
The Trihers
By FREDERICK ORIN BARTLETT
"Author of The Wall Street Girl"
Illustrations by George E. Wolfe

the winter sports; then to Nice for tennis;
then to Paris for month of gay spring
and the Grand Prix; and so over to-
England for few days in London and a
month of golf along the coast-he was
able to come back refreshed to his camp
in the Adirondacks, there to fish until it
was time to return to Cambridge for the
football season, where he was still useful
as a coach in the art of drop-kicking.
The fact that he could get into his old
football togs without letting out any
strings or pulling any in, and could even
come through an occasional scrimmage
without losing his breath, was proof that
he kept himself in good condition.
TT was not until his eleventh trip that
Monte became aware Of certain symp-
toms which seemed to hint that even as
pleasant cycle as his could not be pursued
indefinitely. At Davos he first noted u
change. Though he took the curves in
the long run with daring that proved
his eye to be as quick and his nerves as
steady as ever, he was restless.
Later, when he came to Nice, it was
with listlessness foreign to him. In the
first place. he missed Edhart, the old
maitre d'h6tel who for decade had
Evening star., 1916-10-01

courts, and played so much in the next
week that he went stale and in the club
tournament put up the worst game Of his
life.
That evening, in disgust, he boarded
eleven o'clock had lost five thousand
francs at roulette-which was more than
even he could afford for an evenings en-
tertainment that did not entertain. With
out waiting for the croupier to rake in his
last note, Monte hurried out and, to clear
his head, walked all the way back to
Nice along the Cornice road. Above him,
the mountains; below, the blue Mediter-
ranean, while the road hung suspended
between them like silver ribbon. Yet
even here he did not find content.
so, really he had no alternative but
Paris, although it. was several weeks
ahead of his schedule. As a matter of fact,
it was several weeks too early. The city
was not quite ready for him. The
trees in the Champs Elysees werein much
the condition of lady half an hour before
an expected caller. The broad vista to
the triumphal arches was merely the set
ting for few nurses and their charges.
The little iron tables were so deserted
that they remained merely iron tables.
In an effort to rouse himself, he resolved
to visit the cafes upon Montmartre, which
he had outgrown many years before. That
night he climbed the narrow stairs to
L'Abbaye. 1t was exactly as it had been
"a square room bounded by long seats
before tables. Some two dozen young
ladies of various nationalties wandered
about the center of the room, trying their
Evening star., 1916-10-01

NOR man to keep himself consis-
'tently amused for ten years after
his graduation from college, even
l. with an inheritance to furnish
ample financial assistance, suggests GER
tain quality of genius. This much Monte
Covington had accomplished-acco
plished, furthermore, without placing HIM
self under obligations of any sort to the
opposite SEX He left no trail of broken
hearts in his wake. If some of the younger
sisters of the big sisters took the liberty
of falling in love with him secretly and
in the privacy Of their chambers, that was
no fault of his, and did neither them nor
him the slightest HARM
Such minor complications could not
very well be avoided, because, discreet as
Monte tried to be, it was not possible for
him to deny certain patent facts, to wit:
that he was Covington of Philadel-
phia, that he was six feet tall and light
haired, that he had wonderfully decent
blue eyes, that he had straight nose,
that he had the firm mouth and jaws of
an Arctic explorer that he had more
money than he knew what to do with,
and that he was just old enough to be
KNOWN us DdcHelOT WlVuoul III tlle
slightest looking like one.
AT the point where the older sisters gave
him up as hopeless, he came as sort of
challenge to the younger.
This might have proved dangerous for
him had it not been for his schedule, which
did not leave him very long in any one
place and which kept him always pretty
well occupied. By spending his winters
at his New York club until after the holi-
days; then journeying to Switzerland for
Evening star., 1916-10-01

NOR a man to keep himself consis-
tently amused for ten years after
his graduation from college, even
hon To fl,rtirl,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
MRS. BOWKER'S
SUIT BEFORE COURT
OTHER CASES FROM SHELBY
COUNTRY OF MORE OR LESS
GENERAL INTEREST.

JACKSON, Tenn, Jan. 26.--Eight
Shelby county law suits were argued
before the court Of civil appeals, 9
ninth was affirmed because of the
lack of assignment of errors in the
lower courts action and two others
docketed for today were compromised
and settled and therefore not present
ed to the court
A SANDER suit Of interest heard
Tuesday was that Of Mrs. w. e. Bow
ker VS.. the Bry-Block Mercantile com
pany and J. d. Block. Mrs. BowkeI
instituted suit for $4,000 damages be
cause Of alleged SANDER, 1t being
charged that Mr.. Block accused Mrs
Bowker Of having stolen q hat from
the house. In the lower court me
ton for peremptory instructions to the
jury in favor of the defendants was
suspended and Mrs. Bowker appealed
A Thweatt vs. Ellis-Lillybeck DRUG
company and J. s. Horn Is another
damage suit. Thweatt sues for ma
licious prosecution and asked a yer
dict for 100000. A judgement Of
$4,000 was later set aside BY the lower
court and Thweatt appealed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
WEBB WILLIAMS
OUT FOR ASSESSOR
FORMER DISTRICT DEPUTY AN.
NoUNcEs CANDIDACY FOR
cOWLEY'S JOB.

Interest in the tax assessors race
was heightened this morning when
Webb Williams, of the Seventh dis
trict, cast his that into the ring" Mr.
Williams Is one of the best known
citizens of the Mt. Pleasant section,
is a farmer. man Of sound, common
sense, knows the value Of property
and is well qualified for the efficient
discharge of the duties of the office
that he seeks. Mr.. Williams served
as tax assessor Of the Seventh district
under the old system Of electing an
assessor for each district, and he has
also served as deputy under the coun.
ty system. He is an honest, con.
scientiouss painstaking. successful
man who enjoys to an unusual degree
the confidence and esteem Of all who
know him. He has large following
in his district and viii, be q strong
factor IN the race.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
GEORGE B. WALKER
NOTED TRAINER TO
LOCATE IN DIMPLE
HoRsEMAN FROM MEMPHIS TO
MAKE HEADQUARTERS AT
FAIR GROUNDS.
HAS DEVELOPED GREAT ONES
Mamie Direct, Recently Purchased BY
w. M. ToIIey, Is One of Them, While
Ess H. Kay, the Sensational Three
Year-old is Another.

George B. Walker, one of the noted
trainers Of the South and who has
lived at Memphis for several years,
arrived in Columbia Monday afternoon
and Will make his headquarters from
now on at the county fair grounds.
Mr.. Walker expects to engage in the
training of horses here, coming to the
"Dimple" as the best possible location
for his business.
Mr. Walker trained and developed
Mamie Direct by Directs Star, one of
the most promising of all the colts OF
that great horse. She has mark OF
2:07A trail of 2:O51s. She was re.
Gently purchased by Mr.. Tolley, of the
noted Tolley stock farm and will doubt.
less be turned over to Mr.. Walker for
further development.
He also raised and developed Ess
H. Kay, Jr., by Ess H. Kay, the
three-year-old wonder who on trial
made trotting record of 2:07A and
was sold last fall to Tom Murphy, OF
Lexington, KY, for the sum Of $6,5OO
I These are only a few of the great
horses that this turfman has trained
and his coming to Columbia will be a
valuable acquisition to the horse inter
ests of this section.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
TRIAL FOR REPLEVY
OF CALF HEARD
CASE OF SELLERS AGAINST Ian.
CASTER DECIDED IN ESQ.
WEBsTER's COURT.

A trial for the replevy of calf be.
tween Hardie Sellers and Walter Ian.
caster in Esq. Webster's court Tues
day morning was decided in favor OF
Lancaster.
1t seems that both men were posses.
sors of red brindle calf each, that
were so much alike that the owners
could hardly tell them apart.
The calf belonging to Lancaster had
strayed over to Sellers place and the
owner had sent after 1t and removed
it to his home whereupon Mr.. Sellers
appealed to the court of justice to es.
tablish the ownership Of the calf.
After several witnesses had testified
In behalf of Lancaster. it was decided
that the calf rightfully belonged to
Lancaster.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
TURKS DEFEAT
BRITISH ARMY
MEsoPoTAaiAN INVADERS SAID
TO HAVE MET REvERsEs-- +.
MANY SLAIN BY. AiRMEN.

LONDON, Jan. 26.-If reports from
Turkish headquarters. coming by way
Of Berlin, are exact the British forces
in Mesopotamia suffered a severe re
verse intheirendeavo to reach the
besieged town Of Kut-el-Amara on the
Tigris River. Some twenty miles east
of Kutel-Amara the Turks, in coun
ter attacks on the British, drove them
back several miles and the British left
on the field about 5000 dead. The
Turkish losses are declared to have
been comparatively slight.
1t was after this fight, which lasted
six hours, that Gen. Aylmer is de
clared to have requested and obtained
a truce of one day In order that the
dead might be buried.
The British advancing from Munte
ak, on the Shatt-el-Hai River, south
of Kut-el-Amara, toward Korna, also
were compelled to retreat before 9
Turkish attack, says the report, leav
ing 100 men dead. The British re
verse at the hands Of the Turks. how
ever. is somewhat offset by the Turk
ish losses IN battles with the Russians
in the neighborhood os Erserum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
ALI. DAY MEETING
FOR THE LAYMEN
ENTERPRISE METHODIST CHURCH
WILL HOLD ONE SATURDAY,
JANUARY 20.

There will be held an all-day meet
ing for laymen at Enterprise Metho
dist church next Saturday. Jan. 20, be
ginning at ten o'clock. Rev. w. O
Largen, pastor of the church, has pre-
pared the following interesting pro
gram for the occasion:
Devotional-Rev. J. A. Molloy.
Purpose ofMeeting" -Rev. w. o
Largen.
THE Place the Church Occupies In
Any Community"-Prof. o. r. Hughes
THE Layman's Place in the Church
Prof 8. e. Stevens.
The committees in the local church:
(a) Misionary-T. Y. English.
(b) Evangelistic-Prof. ], T. Stamps
(c) Social Service-Mrs. J. 7. Beasley
Discussion, why the Development
Of the Country Church is 30 Impor
tant"-Prof. A. q. Allen.
The entire public IL cordialyl invit
cd to attend this meeting ana partaks
Of the Asnsfts that are Ia be 6sriYsd
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
MANN SUPPORTS
PREPAREDNESS
MINORITY LEAUER. SAYS HousE
sHoULps,sE NoN-pARrlsAN--
CHANGE IN HIS ATTITUDE.

/ WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.--Unquali-
;tnsd non.partisan support of military
preparedness was urged Tuesday by
Minority Leader Mann in q ringing
speech on the floor Of the House. He
was heartily and repeatedly applaude6
by both sides Of the chamber.
While 1t has been understood that
most of the Republicans favored army
and navy increases, until today none
Of their leaders had spoken on the
subject Consequently. coming as 1t
did on the eve of the Presidents de-
partnre on a preparedness speaking
tour, Mr.. Mann's address was regarded
as particularly significant. He re-
marked himself that he always has
been known as a small" army ana
navy man
Representative Mann based his plea
ON the ground that It behooVes the
United States now to prepare Tor any
eventuallties that may come IS . re-
suit Of the European war. He de-
clared that he saw no immediate dan
ger Of war and hoped that peace
might prevail. but that the danger OF
The. United States being drawn intO
the present conflict OF one that might
result from II was teo great to be
siarexErasA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
COLD WEATHER HAS
INJURED The WINTER
COVER CROPS COUNTY
WINTER OATS HAVE BEEN ESpE-
cIALLY HARD HIT IN MANY
FIELDS.
WHEAT HAS DETEVIORATEB
Sheep Owners Generally Making Fay
orable Reports, the Percentage ct
Mortality Among the Lambs Being
Unusually Small.

Recent cold weather has done con
siderable injury to the wheat crop Of
the county. Wheat is looking much
worse as the result of the heavy rains
followed by the severe freezes and
thaws. However, a wise old farmer
remarked today, the wheat crop Of the
county is not made in the dead of tina
winter and while the ground is thaw..
ing and freezing Nevertheless tho
unfavorable weather has been quite q
blow to those who had expected to do
much pasturage on wheat.
After having exceptionally fine fan
and winter pasturage the recent cold
weather has played havoc with farm
ers along that line and a number have
stated that their winter cover CROPS
were seriously injured. This is esper
cially true of winter oats, which In
many places are dark brown, and
several farmers are afraid that they
have been injured beyond "comin@
out"
Although this has not been any
thing like as severe winter as that OG
last year, the cold weather has donas
more damage to the cover crops This
is accounted for in the fact that the
mild weather during the early part or
the winter caused the crops to grow
very fast The accumulation of saw
made them an easy mark forsS tim
freezes. a&#A A8A
What farmers would like better now
than anything would be a period OF
pillow weather. For nearly two months
it has been practically impossible TO-
do any farm work. The ground has
been so wet that even manure haul
ing and gulley filing has been almost
impossible.
Reports from the farmers who have,
sheep are generally encouraging
There has been very small per cent,
of losses registered among the lambs-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-28
BRITISH DENY
STATEMENTS
REFUTE ALLEGED STATISTICS AZ
TO INCREASED iMPoRrs-
BLOCKADE UP TODAY

London, Jan. 26.-In anticipation Of
today's important debate in the House
of Commons on the blockade question.
the British Government Tuesday is
sued q four-column statement calleng-
ing and refuting statistics recently
published in the Daily Mail and the
Morning Post concerning what those
newspapers have declared the hugely
increased imports into the neutral
countries of Holland and Scandinavia
since the beginning Of the war.
The statement is confined to minute
and detailed figures covering all the
ground dealt with by the Daily Mail
and the Morning Post for the purpose
Of showing numerous cases in which
errors have crept into the figures. or
certain circumstances ignored: al Of
which tend to the great imitation Of
the figures e. given b. these journals.