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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
5000, 900 ARE PRISONERS
Or. Mott, Secretary international Com
mittee, Y. M. c. A., Visits Camps
Of All BeIliserent Countries.

New York.-More than 5000, 900
prisoners, double the number of men
engaged in any previous war that the
world has known, are now confined in
prison camps Of the belligerent ma
tons. according to DR.. John r. Mott,
general secretary of the international
committee of the Y. M. C. A., who ar
rived here on the Danish steamship
Oscar H., from Copenhagen. DR.. Mott
has visited the prison camps Of near
ly all the countries at war since May.
DR.. Mott said that of the prisoners
Germany has the greatest number, ap-
proximately 1,750,000. Russia, with
about 100000 comes next, then Aus
tria, with 1000, 900, followed in order
by France, Italy, Great Britain and
Turkey. Russia's prisoners, he added,
are rapidly increasing, more than 400
900 having been added to the camps
since the beginning of the last Rus
sian drive. In six weeks, DR.. Mott
added, 100000 passed through Kiev.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
NOMINEES ARE NOTIFIED
The First Of Three National Notifica.
ton Ceremonies Is Held At
indianapolis, Ind.

Indianapolis.-The first Of three ma.
tional notification ceremonies in In.
d%ianapolis was held here on Aug. s,
when J. Frank Hanly. former goye.-
nor Of Indiana, and DR.. Ira Landrith
OF Boston were notified Of their re-
spectiye nominations for president
and vice president of the Prohibition
party ticket.
The next notification will be that
Of Charles w. Fairbanks, the Repub-
lican nominee for vice president, and
the last will be Vice President Thorn.
as r. Marshall.
In his speech of acceptance Mr..
Hanly %repudiated the national Prohi-
bltlon platform plank fayoring the mi
tative, referendum and recall.
DR.. Landrith in his speech told how
he had always been an independent
Democrat in Tennessee and said he
probably would continue to vote with
the party Of my fathers" in local and
state affairs, but in all national mat
tiers he would support only the cause
which called for state and nationwide
prohibition.
The notification ceremonies were
attended by representative Prohibi-
tionists from all over the country. The
national campaign committee selected
an executive committee to complete
the details of the campaign plans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
RAILROAD STRIKE AVERTED
The Brotherhoods Accept U. S. Board
of Mediation and Cancellation To
Mediate Differences.

New York.-The threatened strike
of the 400, 900 railway employees of the
United States was averted Aug. 9 when
the railroad brotherhoods accepted a
proffer of the United States board of
mediation and cancellation to mediate
their differences with the railroads.
If the United States board of media
ton and Cancellation fails to adjust
the differences between the railroads
Of the country and their 400, 900 en-.
ployes, President Wilson will be asked
to use his personal influence to avert
a general strike. This statement was
made by a representative of the rail
road managers who have been nego-
tiating with the men since June / for
a peaceful settlement.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
ALLIED ATTACKS FAIL,
Berlin Claims Prisoners Taken In the
Somme Fiqhtinu,

Bcrl'n.-Attacks by both the Brit
ish and the French on the German
lines in the Somme region of Aug. .
were repulsed, according to army head
quarters statement.
Operations on the western front are
recorded as follows;
ARTILLERY fighting between the
Ancre and the Somme Is continuing
with great intensity. British attempts
TO attack near Ba2entin-Le Petit were
suppressed by our fire. The number
OF ~unwounded British prisoners that
have fallen into u hands since Aug.
S has increased to Is officers and 500
men.
Between Maurepas and the Somme
eight stubborn FrGnch attacks during
the AFTERNOON and night failed.
ION the right bank of the Mouse
Verdun 'front.' no infantry activity Is
reported apart from minor hand gren-
ade engagements.
I'm an aerial fight and through anti
aircraft gun fire, two enemy aero
planes were shot down south OF Ba.
paume and one south of Lille, one near
LEM and one near S~aarburg, in Lor.
raine"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
CHILD LABOR BILL PASSES.
Senate Puts the Measure Through BY
a Vote of So To ~

Washington-The senate passed the
bill to prevent interstate commerce in
products Of child labor by a vote of
% to u. The measure which already
had passed the house was brought to
a vote in the senate upon the insist
ence Of President Wilson after the
Democratic senate caucus once had
decided to defer its consideration un.
til December.
Opposition to the measure had come
chiefly from southern cotton mill own,
ers, and the group Of southern Dem.
ocrats who voted against it had fought
it in caucus and maintained their oppo-
sition during the senate debate on the
ground that the regulation proposed is
unconstitutional and would interfere
with the rights Of the states.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
TRACTION STRIKE SETTLED
Railways Company and the Union
Reach An Agreement-NormaI
Service Is Resumed.

New York.-The strike on the sur
face railway lines here came to an end
Aug, 7. Directors OF the New York
Railway Co. and the Third Avenue
Railway Co. the two principal lines
affected, voted after being deadlocked
FOR IL hours TO accept a plan Of settle
ment proposed by Mayor Mitchell and
Oscar 5. Snaus. chairman Of the pub
lie service commission, after repre-
sentationves of the strikers had agreed
to 1t. II was then announced that
normal service would be resumed on
the lines ratifying the agreement.
One OF the chief concessions In tho
settlement gives to the employees the
right to organize, which was the issue
the strike leaders said they were de,
termined should be fought to the end.
The companies agreed to treat with
grievances committees OF their EN-.
ployes irrespective Of the fact that
they may belong to a union. Wage
demands will be arbitrated, the pro.
vision being made that negotiations
must not begin later than Aug. 20.
Officials OF the Second Avenue rail.
road and Richmond Light & Power
Co. and the New Pork & Queens Coun-
ty Co. were invited by Mayor Mitchell
to meet with him and Mr.. Straus to
consider measures to end tho strike
on those lines.
Although the agreement reached
comedies the right of the employees to
organize, tho union is not recognized
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
Joffre Certain of Final Victory.

Headquarters OF the General STAFF in
France.-Gen. Joffre, of the French
army and the guiding spirit Of the
united army of the entente allies, re-
ceived the Associated Press CORES
pondent here and expressed the view
that the turning point Of the great
conflict had been successfully reached
and passed and that with the united
action of the entente allies on the
many fronts, they were pressing for.
ward to the certain collapse of the
German efforts and to m assured vic.
tory of the allied armies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18

most burst I got where I was almost
a walking skeleton and life was a burden
to me until one day my husbands STEP
sister told my husband if he did not do
something for me l would not last long
and told him to get your medicine. So he
got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for me, and after taking the first
three doses / began to improve. ! con-
tinued its use, and have never had any
female trouble since. / feel that / owe
my life to you and your remedies. They
did for me what doctors could not do
and I will always praise it wherever I
go."-Mrs. G. o. LowERY, 419 w. Mon
terey Street, Denison, Texas.
If you are suffering from any form Of
female ills, get a bottle Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
commence the treatment without delay.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
DEATH IN WAKE
Of CLOUDBURST
SIXTY KNOWN TO HAVE PERISH.
ED IN WEST VIRGINIA FLOOD
IN THE MOUNTAINS.
PROPERTY LOSS S5.OOO,O 600
Excursion Train Carrying 300 Picnlek.
ers Marooned Between Two
Creeks Twenty-Four Hours.
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
DANISH PAPERS ANGRY.
Attack Government For Sale of the
Danish West Indies.

London Some of tho Danish Con.
seryattyc papers have opened an at.
tack upon the government over the
treaty with the L. S. for the sale of
the Danish West Indies.
The National Tidends says: 'In a
question of such great Importance for
the whole nation the government act.
ed in u anne such as Its worst an.
t~agonists would not have believed it
capable.
On the other hand, Politiken points
out that Denmark several times at.
tempted TO utilize the islands, but her
efforts wore In vain. This paper says
that undor the present Wal conditions
the islands might become a danger to
Danish neutrality and that It might be
difficult for Denmark to defend them
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
Reduce Amount For Army.

Washington-The conference report
on the army appropriation bill. COM
pleted, but held up by objections OF
President Wilson and the war depart.
ment to an amendment to the revised
articles OF war, refuses the total ap-
preparations as the measure passed
the Senate by Sac, 37S,447. II became
known that as it will be reported for
final approval the bill carries $751;
597, 900, against sS13,S70 900 appropri-
ated by the Senate bill and $1S2. 300, 200
by the House.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18

New York.-Spread of the epidemic
of ~infantile paralysis here and the
heat wafe, which has gripped the city,
caused the health department to tight.
en- its quarantine regulations and to
adopt measures seeking increased vigi.
lance IN the part of those responsible
for detection of the disease. Several
who have recovered from ~infantile pa
ralysis have volunteered to give a
quantity of their blood TO be used In
the preparation of a serum, the use of
which is said to have proved beneficial
10 sufferers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
United States Exports.

Washington-Ex Exports of foodstufYs,
cotton and oils from the U. S. during
the fiscal year Just ended did not equal
those OF 1915. Statistics announced
by the Department OF Commerce show
shipments of those commodities total.
ed Sl,2S9,'S5,S26, a decrease of s5S,.
400, 600.
B~readstufIs show a loss with s142..
100000, the largest falling off being in
wheat exports, which declined s11S.
100000. Oats exports were 50. 500, 900
less than 1915, corr $500, 600 less and
flour S.. 900, 900 less.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
supersedeas Bond For Two Million

Norfolk, Va.-Counsel for the Ger
mar government in the case of the
prize ship Appam, which was awarded
to the former British owners by a re.
cent decision of Judge Waddill in the
United States district court here. filed
formal petition for appeal to the SUI
preme court, which was allowed.
A supersedeas bond for $ 10000 600
demanded by the court was given.
signed by Lieut.. Hans Berg, the prize
master, who brought the vessel in. and
l.. NJ. Won Schilling, German consul
for the district OF Newport News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
WELL ORGANIZED
AGAINST ILL|TERACY
MISS WILLINGHAM IS ENGAGED
AS STATE FIELD AGENT AND
ORGANIZER.
TASK NOT A SMALL ONE
Commission Has Undertaken To Sc.
cure Many Volunteer Helpers To
Assist In Removing Stamp Of
IlIiteracy.

Jackson.
The Mississippi ~illiteracy commits.
sion, recently appointed by Governor
Bilbo, under authority of an act pass
ed by the last session of the legisla-
ture, held a meeting in the office Of
State Superintendent of Education w.
II. Smith and elected Miss Ellie Will
bingham Of North Mississippi field
agent.
All members of the commission at
tended the session, taking a deep in
terest in the proceedings. 1t was de-
cided to issue a bulletin in pamphlet
form at an early date, when a COM
plete plan of the procedure of the
commission will be given publicity.
During the past two months Miss
Tlmberlake, secretary and field agent,
has been over the state engaged in
culling first-hand information as to IL
lteracy conditions, and has presented
the ideas and views of the commits.
sioners at all of the summer normals.
Briefly stated, according to the most
recent census, in order to determine
illiteracy conditions, there are in Mis-
sissippi 30,062 white persons of 10
years of age or older, who can neither
read nor write; 1852 white males Of
voting age who can neither read nor
write.
1t is to assist. in improving this con-
dition and removing such a stamp Of
illiteracy from the state that the com
mission has undertaken to secure as
many volunteer helpers for active SER
vice, and the report of Miss Timber
lake went to show that already quite a
large number of volunteer pledges
have been received.
1t was announced at the close of the
meeting that Miss Lille Willingham,
field secretary for the Sunday School
Association Of the North Mississippi
Methodist Episcopal conference, had
been chosen as field agent and organ.
ger for the whole state. Miss Willing
lam comes highly Endorsed, and her
and ability are known to mem
oers Of the commission. Her work
Will begin about Sept. 1. A special
giving an outline of the plan
IT procedure and conditions is to be
prepared for general information.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
SUBSTITUTE LONG SOUGHT.
Americans Have Wre3tIed With the
Paper Problem Many Years.

New York. Lincoln b. Palmer,
manager Of the American Ncwspap "
Publishers Association, said that al
though private and governmental lab.
oratories had been seeking for years
TO find II suitable substitute for wood
pulp in the manufacture Of papo",
nothing had as yet been produced that
would stand the test.
"If the Germans have solved the
problem,' he said, they will have
rendered the United States a valuable
service. and It ought to bring millions
TO the inventor OF the process. The
discovery, II true, should prove a boon
to the paper.making industry in this
country"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
TO MEET AT NORFOLK,
Southern Commercial Congress VIII
Convene Dec, II.

Washington, - The eighth annual
convention Of the Southern CONNER.
elal Congress will be held at Norfolk
from Dec. II to IL. inclusive. This
was decided here by the executive of.
ticers of the congress.
The Changed Outlook Produced by
the European War" will be tho theme
CT this years meeting, and experts
from this and foreign countriea will
discuss economic, financial. agricul.
tural and commercial problems, it was
announced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
Pleased With Outlook.

President-elect VIM. H. Smith Of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College, who is dividing his at
tention between watching the vacation
work in connection with that great in
stitution and looking after the details
Of his other big department, was at
headquarters last week. Mr.. Smith
has been dividing his time equally be-
tween the summer school at Poplar
vile and the agricultural college and
its affairs.
He spent the better part of three
days at the college and looked over
the records of advance registration,
which has progressed to a consider
able extent, and declared that these
indications point to the most success.
full opening in recent years.
He went over the situation with Vice
President B. NJ. Walker of the college
faculty and Hugh Critz, registrar, and
ascertained that the larges; senior
class since the college was founded
will come up for matriculation. and
the same is true of the indications for
the freshman class.
Much interest is apparent all round,
an interest which is shown by the
largely increased record of requests
for catalogues and other literature per-
tanning to the work of the college. The
summer work has been fruitful, and
profitable, beginning with the regular
summer normal of six weeks duration,
with its 500 teachers in attendance,
and followed by the roundup farmers
institutes and the demonstration
agents summer school of instruction.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
NOTED TRAP SHOOTER DIES.
Alden B. Richardson Victim Of Bullet
From Revolver He Dropped.

Wilmington, Del.-Alden b. Rich.
ardson. son OF former u. S. Senator
Harry A. Richardson. end member Of
Governor Niller's stan. died in a local
hospital from a wound accidentally re.
ceived. Richardson. who was 40 years
old, WAS shot in the abdomen when he
dropped ar automatic revolver as he
stepped from an automobile in front of
his residence in Dover, Del,
He was to have defended his title as
state trap shooting champion in the
1915 state championship to be held
here this week. Among his notable
achievements at the traps was the es.
tablishment of a worlds record OF 80
breaks out of 100 in a twenty-five yard
handicap at Maplewood, n. H., July 7
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18

Brownsville, TeX.-Louisiana Field
Hospital Corps No, /, Major o. l.. Po-
thier in command, arrived at Browns.
vile. II was originally ordered to re.
port to San Benito, Tex, but the or.
ders were changed en- route.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
HUSBAND SAVEDA
z" HIS Wife
Stopped Most Terrible Suf5
fering by Getting Her Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Denison, Texas. "After my little
girl was born two years ago l 1 began suf-

ferlng with femal9
trouble and could
hardly do my work.
/ was very
but just kept drag
ging on until last
summer when l got
where / could not do
my work. I would
a chill every
day and hot flashes
and dizzy spells and
nv head would AL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
Factory inspector On Rounds.

Capt Dave Mcdowell. to whom was
recently restored the office of state
factory Inspector, including back sal
airy for five or six months, is again
on his rounds seeing that the law as
to child labor, cleanliness and santa.
ton is observed by the managers Of
the big mills and factories.
He has visited several towns in Cen.
trail and North Mississippi and reports
that there was no infractions OF the
law anywhere. His next trip will be
to the gulf coast counties.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
An EnIister.

II thought you told me you were on
your way to enlist?"
Il am" replied Flooding Pete. "T'm
tryin' to enlist sympathy for me large
an unsatisfed appetite"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
Just TrYinu to Boss.

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "a
mai gifts de notion dat he's upliftin'
de human race when he's only tryin'
to boss it around"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
FRENCH WIN TRENCHES.
Paris Records Success Along tho
SomNe and at verdun.

Paris.-On Aug : the French troops
captured a line Of German trenches
between Hem Wood and the Sommo.
according to the official statement by
the var office, They also made some
progress south of Thiaumont Wood.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
Special Abandoned.

Relative to the proposed advertising
special excursion train that was to be
run north and east toward the end of
August, Commissioner Blakeslee said
uniaVorable crop conditions, brought
about by the storms and excessive
rams together with a feeling of I'm.
certainty on account of the pending
strike Of railroad employees. necessl.
tates the postponement of the special
10 northern and eastern points until
a later day.
Sixty days ago more than 200 had
asked for reservations.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-08-18
TEXAS DRYS NOMINATE.
Dallas Minister Heads Lone Star Pro.
hIbitlon Ticket.

Dallas.-At the Prohibition party
state convention here Rev. H. w.
Lewis of Dallas was nominated for
governor; DR.. J. r. Richardson of Sey-
mour, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, and E. H
Conibear of Dallas, U. S. Senator.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16
FRIGID BLASTS FROM
NORTHWEST DUE TODAY
Washington Again to Shiver While
Mercury Remains Stationary.

Hope for relief today from the chilly
blasts of the FIRST real winter weather
Washington has seen this season was
destroyed last night by the predictions
OF the weather man. There will not
be much change in temperature, but
high northwest winds will sweep the
city again today.
While the temperature yesterday
was not extremely low. Thermometer
readings did not register the actual
cold OF thousands of shivering hu-
manity. The strong wind. combined
with the fact that it was the first cold
snap of the year. made the weather
seem severe.
While Washington experienced the
first real winter weather OF the season
yesterday, she was far better OF than
her sister cities, both North, East and
South.
Richmond reported snow, as did also
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York,
while Washingtonians could at least keep
their feet dry as they gathered their
overcoats and furs about their chins.
The entire country is in the grip Of a
cold wave that extends as far South as
the Gulf States. Snow is reported all
along the western slope OF the Appala-
chan Mountains. The temperature has
gone below the freezing point in many
parts of the South.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-16
Dance and sing With
fire RAGING IN HOLD
Passengers on Liner Keep Up Nerve"
with Music.
IBy the Intern atIouaI New. Ser,1ns

(By the InternatlonaI News Sery1ee.)
New York, Nov. 15.-The French
steamer Chicago. reported to be on nre
at sea two weeks ago. reached port
today with 22s passengers who were
happy to get ashore. While many of
the Passengers sang and played the
piano during the thirty-six hours that
the vessel was racing TO Fayal,
Azores. with a fire blazing and smok-
ing IN No. hold they also admitted
today that 1t was simply a ruse to
keep fear at distance.
The Chicago left Bordeaux on Octo-
ber 22. Three days later fire was dis
covered in the hold. When the pas
sengers were warned of the danger
they seized life preservers and stood
on deck, ready to jump overheard at
the slightest sign of the flames
spreading to other parts of the ship.
Capt. Mace. meantime, had steered
his ship toward Fayal and told the
he was confident the Chi
cago could make IL. This statement
allayed the fears somewhat and pas
sengers cast aside the life preservers
and tried to forget the fire.