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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
vERDUN BATTLE is TERRIFIC
Throbbing Thunder of Heavy Guns
Mark Worlds Mightiest Struggle.
Germans Gaining. Steadily.

mendous battle north of Verdun,
which, it is maintained by some ex-
perts, Is likely to decide the fate of
France, was marked by further Ger
man advance toward the great French
stronghold. That advance was equal
to the average the Germans have
maintained throughout the drive
about mile day. The main Ger
man force Is now only two miles from
the outer defense works. Heavy Ger
man and lAustrian guns Of Is and IT.
inch caliber have been brought up.
More than 400 guns are massed be-
hind the German front and the can
nonade Of the French redoubts and
forts is described as the most sub
lime spectacle Of destruction and thun-
der since the world began.
The French officers who saw the
French bombardment of German po-
sitions in Artois last spring and the
French cannonade of the German po-
sitions in Champagne last autumn de-
scribe them as mere displays Of fire
works compared with the tornado OF
steel which the German batteries are
now launching.
SO terrible is the fire Of the big
German guns and the reply OF the
French artillery that the throbbing
thunder is plainly audible at Barle-Duc,
nearly 80 miles from the scene OF the
battle.
Gen. Joffre has gone to the front to
take command personally, according
to a report from Paris, and the great
master minds Of the war-the kaiser
In the north and Joffre in the south
are now pitted against each other in
what promises to be the greatest
struggle OF the war.
The opinion is growing, both IN
Paris and London, that If the Ger
mans succeed in breaking through at
Verdun the French capital must fall,
and that in that case London itself
will be seriously menaced.
The French have been compelled to
evacuate Beaumont, about five miles
north OF Verdun, and have taken up
new position on the heights east OF
Champneuville> and south OF Ornes.
They report terrific attack in strong
force on LaCote du. Polvre, four and
a half miles north of Verdun, but de-
clare it was repulsed.
Berlin reports the capture OF all
the French positions as far north as
the Rise Of Loudemont, just below
Beaumont. The number Of prisoners
taken has been increased to 10000.
Losses on both sides have been ap-
palling. A semi-official French esti'
mate places the German loss at more
than 10000 men in four days. The
Germans say their losses are nor
mali and about what was to be ex-
pected.
It is estimated by the Paris Matin
that the army of the crown prince has
been REINFORCED to the strength or
$4,000 men, who are being hurled
against the French lines with system
attic and utter disregard for human
life.
The curtain Of fire maintained by
the French batteries has annihilated
whole regiments, and the ridges north
of the Verdun fortress and the roll.
ing hills along the Meuse are piled
high with dead.
"The battle Of Verdun is Infinitely
more bloody than the battle OF
Ypres," says the Matin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
ssrrai, Sees Greek King.

Athens.-Gen. Sarrail, commander
of the French troops in the Balkans,
arrived here and had an audience with
King Constantine. The king said he
was delighted with the interview.
which he was confident was the first
step toward clearing up differences
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
Astor Awarded Cross

London. John Jacob Astor OF
the First Life Guards mas been award
ed the Chevalier's cross OF the Legion
of Honor for gallantry.
Cant. Astor is the son Of William
waldorf Astor, recently made baron
of Hever Castle Capt Astor was
wounded in battle in France in Octo
Der, 1915.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
Two Are Drowned.

chicago.-A petty officer ) and an
apprentice seaman at the naval train
ing station at Lake Bluff. near here.
were drowned when q heavy sea dash
ed boatload 6f reserves against ths
breakWater.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Columbus-Charley Whitfield, ne
gro employed at the Refuge Cotton
Oil Company, was seriously and prob
ably fatally injured when he was
caught in the mill shafting.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
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Heidelberg. A. Medlin, aged 60,
q star route mail carrier, was caught
In severe storm near here and died
of an attack of apoplexy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Biloxi-The annual reception which
Biloxi gives each year to Northern,
Eastern and Western visitors within
her gates was held at the Riviera hotel
on the beach on the night Of Feb. 25.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Natchez.-Adams County has en-
tered the arena Of counties in Missis-
sippi which have boys corn clubs and
girls canning clubs. The movement
is supported by the Young Mems Busi
ness Club.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Favor Farm Loan Bank.
The Johnston farm loan bank bill,
authorizing the corporation and opera
ton of farm loan banks, with minimum
capital stocks of 100000 and maxi.
mum s2,000,000. has been passed by
the lower house Of the legislature by
a vote Of ia to 8. The measure is
similar to the farm loan bank laws or
Massachusetts and New York, and is
in line with the proposed national
measure Under the bill everything
except real estate and the capitol stock
of such banks are exempt from taxa
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
BILL CARRYING $1,732,786 WILL
SOON BE A LAW-PAYS
1915 WORK.
GOOD WORK BY CORN CLUBS
State Agent cobb's Report Shows
4,os2 Boys over the State Are
Making Good Records
Legislative News.

The last stages toward completing
the bin appropriating $1,732,786 fol-
support of the common schools Of Mis-
sissippi for the year 1915 were takeH
when Speaker Connor in the House
and Lieut.. Gov Russell in the Senate
signed that document. 1t was sent tc
the governor for his signature. The
bills passage and approval signifies
the opening of the lid of Treasurer
Tay1or's cash box and letting out lit
tie more than $1,0O0,O00, so long held
back by the delay in getting this bill
through.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Passes Centennial Appropriation.
The Yawn bill appropriating $1S5.OOO
for state. aid to the Mississippi Gen.
tennial Exposition has been passed In
the senate by vote OF "a to 4.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment of commission Of II members,
with the governor, lieutenant-governor
and speaker Of the house as ex-officio
members. other members to be chosen
two from the state at large, one from
each supreme court district, and the
others to be recommended by local
governing boards on the gulf coast.
The exposition is to last for a period
OF 120 days.
Besides passing the bill appropriate
ing the state money, the senate passed
bill authorizing Harrison county to
issue $125,0O0 for the exposition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
Boys Clubs Good Work.

Boys Clubs Good Work.
In his annual report recently sub
mitted to r. S. Wilson, state agent oil
farm demonstration work of the Mis-
sfssippi A. and M. College and Federal
government, C. A. Cobb, assistant state
agent, reviews the work of the past
year In boys club work, showing that
the corn club boys are doing their part
In bringing the corn belt south.
According to the report, 1852 boys
are enrolled in the corn club work.
Their reports shows an average profit
Of $25.37 to the acre. The 10 best
records show an average yield OF 1S3.'
IA bushels to the acre, with an average
profit OF $1O2.06 per acre, while the
best record was 1T7.04 bushels atga
cost OF 19 cents. bushel, leaving a
profit OF $143.37 So far as known at
present Mr. Cobb states that this Is
the worlds record yield for 1915.
During the year the boys corn clubs
won total of $6,523.07 in prizes, and
the business and professional men OF
the state are offering thousands OF
dollars for future prizes, as well as
several scholarships, to these success
full corn growers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Senate at Work.
The Senate has passed the Boddie
bill authorizing the Mississippi Levee
Board to issue one million dollars in
bonds for improvement purposes; the
McGehee bill for the relief of land
owners in South Mississippi who sold
timber rights to syndicates without
time limit thereon, providing that suits
for partition may be filed after five
years; the Miller bill providing recip-
rocal system for teachers licenses and
exempting graduates of state educa-
tional institutions, and the three bills
of Mr.. Wilmington in regard to the in
surance department, the most import
ant being that providing that policies
in fire, casualty and miscellaneous
companies must be signed by local
agents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Magee-Two houses in the residence
section Of this place have been de-
stroyed by fire of unknown origin. One
was occupied by T. w. Barnett and
owned by w. F. Smith, Jr.; the other
owned and occupied by L. E. Mangum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02
General Appropriations Bill.

General Appropriations Bill.
The general appropriation bill. de-
fraying expenses Of the various depart
ments of state government. and carry
ing salaries OF officials. has been TAX
en- up by the senate. The finance COM
mittee restored all salary cuts made
by the house. and the amendments
were ratified by the senate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-03-02

Gulfport.- Of the govern
ment designating Chandeleur island in
its list of game preserves, it is now
necessary for any one visiting the ISL
and to obtain permit from the col
lector of customs at Gulfport. No
hunting is permitted by the govern
ment on the island. which is visited
by many game birds Of the salt water
variety.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07

1t was the same Stevenson, 1t will
be remembered, who gave MS the
description of Bishop Dordillon, Vicar
Apostolic of the MarQuesas. Every
where in the islands, he writes in his
book, IN the South Seas" among all
classes and races, this fine, old, kindly,
cheerful fellow is remembered with
affection and respect" He tells us of
the influence of "Monseigneur" among
the natives, of how they reckoned
him the highest of m~en-higher than
the admiral" and of 'the golden age"
which the Marquesans had enjoyed
under his benign rule during the
temporary evacuation of their islands
by the French. And it is in the works
of a worthy predecessor of Steven
son, Charles Warren Stoddard, that
we read the story of Pere Amabilis
and Pere Fidelis in that beautiful
chapter on THE Chapel of the Palms"
The last paragraph of that chapter of
the South Sea Idylls," when the au-
thor tells of parting with these priests
whom "fever and famine could not
stay whose advent vas hailed with
joyful BELLS" whose paths were
peace" will not readily be forgotten
by those who have read it.
Thus can we CLEAN from the pages
of the history of a far distant land
the story of the splendid influence
and works of the Catholic priesthood.
The Paradise Of the Pacific and it's
thousand island-neighbours furnish
but added examples to that list which
could indefinitely be heightened. Mrs.
Gerrould does not confine her tribute
to the priest or to Brother Dutton,
his companion, but speaks also OF the
Sisters; of Mother Maryanne, whom
Stevenson had praised in poetry, and
of the work of her assistants at the
Bishop Home, where five of them care
for eighty lepers; of the Catholic
Red Cross Society" through which
"lepers out of their strength minister
to fepers in their weakness-deliver-
ing medicines, calling on the sick and
reporting cases to the physicians,
waiting on table on holiday fete occa-
sions,'" a Society in which ''the Cal
whistle and Mormon pastors were
not interested" She finds much
more to admire in Catholic practical
ity" as she finds It at Molokai and
discovers, too, that because of it's dis:
ti%nguishing quality lit is zone the less
Christian All in all, her story is a
very, interesting one-and instructive,
and can be read with profit. by many.
1t will give a refreshing glimpse of
what Catholicism really means and
the work that it has encouraged in
His Name.-From Truth
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
A WASHINGTON MISSIONARY IN
NEED.

From the state of Washington,
where you would think poverty among
missionaries could hardly exist, comes
an appealing letter to the Catholic
Church Extension Society.
No doubt you will say, why Wash
ington is a big state, l shouldn't think
that there would be priests in need
there So are California, Texas and
Illinois big states, and yet in every
one of them, if you but took the time
and trouble to look them up, you would
find priests living in actual poverty.
The letter that comes to the Exten'
sion Society from Washington comes
from a priest who is building a little
chapel at Waitsburg. Work on this
chapel was started some time ago, but
on account of the lack Of funds had
to be dropped. But thanks be to God
the little chapel is now under roof
and the doors and windows are in
The walls, however, are not plastered
as yet, and the floor is simply strewn
with rough planks.
The cost OF his building so lar Is
$500. The Extension Society, through
the generosity of a kind donor has
already given $500 toward the com
pletion of the chapel: thus leaving 9
balance of $500 still to be paid. The
local Catholics have promised 5000
but so far the Reverend Father has
been unable to collect any of this
amount. 1T will take about $500
more" he says, ito put the interior
in any kind Of decent shape for the
celebration of Holy Mass"
Your mite will help.
Will you not send it to the Cath
Ollie Church Extension Society, Isl
Mccormick Building, Chicago, Illinois
today?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
SOME MISSIONARY NEEDS.

From the North to the South and
from the East to the West of our
country have come letters from mis-
sionaries, some of them so pitiful that
we have wondered why people would
not be a little more generous, so thai
as they come in. Many of these mis-
sionaries are just barely living. Why
such poverty, do you ask? The an
swer is: For the salvation of souls
and for the spreading of Christ's
Kingdom OF EARTH"
What are you doing for the preser
walton of the Faith?
If you do not feel called to be an
actual missionary, then be a lay-mis
sionary by helping those who are do
ing the real fighting. Many priests
depend upon the Mass intentions thai
the Catholic Church Extension Society
sends them for a living; and many Of
them are in need of money to repair
their little chapels or schools. Why
not send your Mass intentions to us
for distribution?
There are 81 mission churches with
out ciboria; 252 churches without can
dlesticks and crucifiXes; rs churches
without affairs, and about 40 little
churches without Stations of the
Cross.
Perhaps you could send a donation
to v the cost of one of these arti.
cles.
The ciboria cost SIS; a set of six
brass c~andlesticks and a crucifix costs
SIS; a very neat appearing little altar
in white and gilt trimmings costs $50;
and Stations of the Cross cost from
$12 to SIS.
Will you not be a lay-missionary,
and send your donation to the Catholic
Church Extension Society, $50 McCor-
mick building, Chicago, Illinois, with.
out delay?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
JAPANESE NUNS.

Father Evrard, P. f. NJ, writes that
in his mission district of Japan, as
elsewhere, the only missionaries left
are the aged and infirm, for all the
able bodied men are at the front.
Il am not obliged to travel he
writes, for my church and convent
are not far apart and l can attend to
both easily. / had the sad duty the
other day of burying one of the Japan
csc Sisters here at the convent. She
was ~forty-nine years old and had been
protested twenty-five years. She died
of typhoid fever and her loss will be
felt keenly, for she was a most eff
fcient worker. Vacations for the re-
ligiOus life are very scarce here, much
more SO than in Nagasaki, among the
descendants of the Christians who
were prosecuted for their Faith. At
present, however, there are four young
girls at the convent who | hope some
day will become Sisters. Please pray
that they may perseyere."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
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of st. Francis Xavier's University
this school has so prospered during
the twelve months 1t has been in a C
tive operation that already new build
ings have become necessary and a
dwelling for the nuns is in process
of erection, so that all the older struc-
ture may be used for the pupils.
There are three industrial schools
for the boys, the best known of which
is St. Emma's at Rock Castle, Va,
founded and maintained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Morrell, the latter a sister of
Mother Katherine. 1t is claimed that
over sixty schools have been estab-
lished through the generosity of the
Drexel family.
Monsignor Burke supplies the
salaries of 125 teachers in fifty
parochial schools. In addition he is
called upon to furnish often the sums
required to start the erection of
school buildings. Priests of the South
look to his Board for the means to
keep churches and schools in
existence throughout districts where
the poor Negro Catholics have not
the funds to provide a self-supporting
plant. This money is collected by the
Director General and his jealous
assistants, in churches of the North
where they are permitted to make
their appeal and through the offerings
of the faithful sent directly to the
home office, No. l Madison Avenue,
New York City.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
NEGRO SCHOOLS.


In the current number of "Our Col
ored Missions, Monsignor John p.
Burke, Director General of the Cath
Ollie Board for Mission Work among
the Colored People" Of the United
States, gives some statistics bearing
upon the educational institutions,
wholly or partly supported by the
Board. In 1907, when the Board was
established by the hierarchy there
were in round numbers 100 Catho-
lie schools housing about 11,00e
pupils. According to the latest figures
furnished by the Director General
there are now 100 schools attended
by over $4,000 children. Twenty
three communities of religious women
teach in these schools of which two
are colored and ,21 white religious.
The best known white sisterhood is
the foundation of Mother Katherine
DrexeL, The Sisters of the Blessed
Sacrament, established in 1890. with
81 present membership of about 800
nuns whose special vows obliges
them to labor for the Negroes and
Indians. Last year through the gem
crosby of Mother Katherine the old
Southern University in New Orleans
was purchased and converted into an
institution of higher learning for col
pred boys and girls. Under the title
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
A MODERN

Out in the Philippine Islands, that
orphaned ward of the United States
far off in the Pacific, a little mission
school of Tagudin stands idle today as
a mute memorial to the self-sacrificing
lives and the deaths on duty of two
Sisters who used to teach there.
For many years the Sisters had gone
out every day from the town of Tagu-
din to the school across the river. Be-
cause they were almost as poor as the
people to whom they ministered, they
could hire neither conveyance for the
long road of their daily journey, nor
boat for the river crossing. They had
to go back and forth every day on the
shaky pontoon that bridged the
stream. With never a complaint of
the hardship and the risk of their
daily journey to and from the school
where they taught the Faith to the
poor children of the mission, they
were won't to set forth ch%eerfully in
their service.
There came a morning when they
set out from Tagudin, but came not
to the school where the little brown
children waited in vain. At noon a
girl from the school, coming toward
the town to find what had delayed the
teachers. saw a Sisters veil floating
on the river. She gave the alarm. but
it was not until late afternoon that
the bodies of the two women who died
in the performance of their hazard
Gus duty we're recovered.
There viii be other Sisters to take
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
CATHOLICS NEED HOSPITALS
AND MEDICAL MISSIONARIES.

A timely word on the value of medi-
cal knowledge among missionaI
priests, Sisters or lay workers ap-
peared recently in America and is
worth repeating.
Those we'll acquainted with the
work of Protestant mission societies
are aware of the great Importance at
tached by them to their medical sta
lions. The Lahore delegates to a re-
cent missionary conference in Asia
described these stations as the most
effective evangelical agencies at pres
emit available Often the Protestant
missionary doctor is the only n to
whom millions of unfortunates can
have recourse in their physical dis
tress. In many instances Catholic
missionaries themselves are obliged to
send their sick neophytes to denomina-
tional medical institutions. The Cath
Ollie missions have not the necessary
physicians, nor the needed instru-
ments, nor the operating rooms re-
quired for efficient medical work. Yet
physical suffering and disease of every
kind are far more common in non
Christian lands than in u own
country. Perhaps Catholics are slack
in providing for the afflicted pagans,
because they do not realize that a
hospital is frequently the gate to
Heaven for them. In India, for in
stance, there are multitudes of women
who can be reached only through a
medical mission"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-10-07
PRIESTS IN THE SOUTH SEAS.

Scribner's Magazine has been run
ming a series of articles of late on
the Hawaiian Islands, from the pen
of Mrs. Katherine Gerrould. Homo
lulu: the Melting Pot" and "By-ways
in Hawaii" have appeared n the
numbers for May and June. They
have presented up-to-date view OF
those stored isles; made famous by
the tales of Herman Melville and
Stoddard and Stevenson. In the July
issue is published a third installment,
dealing with "Kalaupapa: the Leper
Settlement on Molokai." Interest
cannot fail to be aroused by the very
mention of this name, suggestive OF
Damien and martyrdom.
Damien and Molokai are necessarily
associated in the public mind with the
famous open Letter to DR.. Hyde
of Robert Louis Stevenson. Mrs. Ger
rould thinks that the Scotch stylst,
with all his brilliant defence, did JUS
tice in no proper degree to the men,
ory and character of the dead priest.
1T cannot be too firmly or too often
reiterated" she says that Damien sur
fered an unmystical and truly glorl-
Gus martyrdom without breaking one
of his priestly ows Dirty he Was'
apparently, as Stevenson says re-
peatedly in his magnificent polemlc.
Certainly he did not carry a bottle OF
lysol in his pocket; if he had, ne
would doubtless never have been, in
the technical sense, q martyr. lie
worked necessarily for the health OF
the Settlement; for pure water, for
clean houses, for sanitation, as any
one not an expert could have under
stood it in the '70's and SOS. Damien,
remember, was the first member OF a
religious body to concern himself
with that purgatory-for no n pre-
tends that Kalaupapa was a paradise
then. And because there was no
toll that he disdained, he worked with
lepers to build their houses, running
the constant risk-a risk that in some
unknown, unrecognized moment full
filled itself fatally-of inoculation
The torn and bleeding fingers of the
carpenter-priest encountered, over the
tools and timbers, the stumps and
sores of his fock;" and so it was only
a question of time, she says, that the
disease must have come to him. But
to Stevenson, she tells us, Catholic
ism was never dear" How much the
greater, then, that he should have
said those things he did so strongly
so masterfully sarcastic in defence OF
namipnI