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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
1884 PERSONS LOST LIVES
One Big Town Is Wiped Out and Many
Villages Are Destroyed
BY Forest Fires.

Toronto-With one town complete
ly wiped out, another almost in ruins
and a score of small settlements oblit-
Grated, Premier Hearst announces that
1874 persons lost their lives in the for
est fires in Nrthern Ontario.
Only a heavy rainfall on July 81
probably saved great part of the
homeless and the Dominion govern
ment has taken extraordinary meas
ures to provide for the refugees.
Where the town of Matheson once
Stood there are only smouldering
ruins and ashes. The country sur
rounding it is as barren as desert.
Only a few structures in the village
of Cochrane remain standing.
The greatest loss of life occurred
at Nushka and Monteith, partly in
ruins, where 98 persons were burned
to death, At Matheson 35 perished.
Iroquois Falls, where great paper mills
are located, was not entirely burned,
as at first reported. The paper mills
and one store were saved from the
flames.
1.-THE relief work throughout the dis
trict is we'll in hand" said the premier.
Everything possible is being done.
We will spare no expense to give the
necessary relief"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
rH.f| LEAKEsv1LLE MISS FRIDAY, AUGUST /
APPAM AWARDED OWNERS
Brought Into Hampton Roads Last
February BY German Prize Crow.
May Stay at Newport News.

Norfolk of the British
liner Appam, brought into Hampton
Roads last Februarygby German prize
crew, was awarded to her English
owners, the African Steam Navigation
Company, by Judge Waddill OF the
federal district court. An appeal wilt
be taken when the opportunity is CIV
en-, and the final decision in the libel
proceedings probably will be by the
supreme court. seh+TFFFah {
In the meantime the, ,Appam will stay.
at Newport News in the custody of the
United States marshal or will be turn
ed over to her owners under bond.
Her cargo has been sold for $634, 4,000
and the money is being held by the
court.
What is to become of Lieut.. Berg,
the prize commander, and his crew Of
% men mpst be determined by the
state department at Washington. They,
have been living aboard the AppaIn.
claiming her as the. property of the
German government, but the general
belief here is that they now will oe in
termed along with the men of the Ger
man raiders laid up here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
cARRANzA PROPOSAL ACCEPTED
VIII Submit Mexican Issue To An In
ternationaI Commission.

Washington.-Gen Carranza was In
formed in a note handed to his am
bassador here that the Washington
government is prepared to submit to
a joint commission the task of seek
ing solution of the problems facing
the two nations. The proposal of the
de facto government for a commission
is accepted, however, with the sug-
gestion that the powers Of the COM
missioners be enlarged beyond the
limits proposed in the Mexican note
of July IL.
Agreement to this suggestion is ex-
pected, and 1t was stated officially
that the American members would
be appointed and the commission be
assembled at some point in the United
States at an early date.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
SETS LIFE TERMER FREE
Georgia Governor FuIfiIIs His Promise
To Daughter Of DanviIie
Ex-Chief.

Atlanta.-Thomas Edgar Stripping,
who served as chief of police of Dan
Vile, Va, for almost four of the four
teen years that he was an escaped
convict, was granted full pardon by
Gov. Nat E. Harris here.
Since the first day that "Chief r.
q. Morris" of Danville was brought
back to Georgia to resume his life
sentence as Stripping, attempts were
made through three state administra-
tions to have him pardoned All these
failed, however. until Gov. Harris went
to Milledgeville in July, 1915, to in
spect the state prison farm. While
there one of Stripling's eight children,
a girl of six, ran to him in the prison
grounds and bashfully pleaded to
please let my papa out because he is
sick and we all need him so bad" The
incident touched the aged governor
and he promised "to send your father
back to you some time during his
term"
view OF the case, Gov. Harris dispatch
ed a letter to little Bessie Stripping
and completed the case in its last SEN
tence with s"after all, 1t is the offering
from the governors heart to the love
and innocence of a little child"
STRIPPING on Sept. 4, 1897, shot and
killed w. J. Cornett, his neighbor in
Harris County, Georgia! He fred
through a window at Cornett's house.
He surrendered at Columbus, Ca,
few days afterward and eventually
was found guilty and sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Push R. r. constructIon.

Meridian.-Vioe President s. A. Ne
vile of the Meridian G Memphis Rail-
road says the work of laying AZ car
loads of steel rail on the extension of
the road beyond Union, in Newton
county, is now in progress, and that
trains will be running as far as Se-
bastopol by Sept. Is.
The extension. from Union will be
known as the Jackson & Eastern, but
Mr.. Neville could not state at this
time whether it would connect with
the Illinois Central at Canton OF Jack
son, the company not yet having de-
cided.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
TWO AMERICANS
KILLED IN BATTLE
cARRANzA AIDED IN FIGHT WITH
BANDITS NEAR FORT
HANCOCK.
BANDITS LEFT FOUR DEAD
One American Cavalry Man Seriously
Wounded In Clash-The Robbers
Were Finally Driven
Off.

San Antonio.-Carranzista and U. 8.
troops fought side by side in the en-
gagement with Mexican bandits south
of Fort Hancock, Tex, July731 accord
ing to the official report from Brig.
Gen. George Bell Jr., at FL Paso, to
Maj.-Gen. Funston.
After the bandits had been sur
ican side of the Rio Grande River and
an American customs guard had been
killed, another customs guard named
Bean ran down to the river bank and
called to a detachment of Carranzistas
on the Mexican side to come over and
assist the American troops.
A captain and eight soldiers re-
sponded. They joined in the fighting,
which became general. Soon, the re-
port says, the bandits fed from the
ranch house and retreated over the
river. leaving behind four dead
The American dead numbered two,
Private John Tweney, F Troop. Eighth
United States Cavalry, and Robert
Woods, customs guard. Sergt. Lewis
Thompson, F Troop, Eighth United
States Cavalry, was seriously wound
ed. He was made the target of three
bullets.
The report OF Gen. Funston does not
make clear the manner In which the
fight, which took place about 1870 a.
M, began, nor does 1t indicate the OBJ
ject of the bandits in crossing to the
American side.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
DEAN is ExoNERATEp.
Killing of His Partner, r. n. Robin
son, Held Justifiable. fi

Killing of His Partner, r. n. Robin
son, Held Justifiable. i
Clarksdale.-In a preliminary hear
ing J. A. Dean was exonerated. for
the shooting and killing of his part
ner, r. H. Robinson, near here. Ev-
cry witness testified that Dean had
made every possible effort to avoid
difficulty with his victim, even report
ing the situation to the sheriff's office
and asking them to try and prevail on
them to take some step in the matter.
Shortly before the killing Dean had
returned to his camp with a mutual
friend from Clarksdale, who was try
ing to settle the disagreement, but the
shooting occurred before he could
have any dpfluence.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Monument seina Placed.

McCombB City.-The monument
which has been donated by McComb
Chapter. No. 1441, United Daughters Of
the Confederacy to the Confederate
dead of Pike county, has arrived and
Is being erected in front of the new
city hall AS soon as the work is COM
pleted, the monument will be dedicated
with appropriate ceremonies by the
chapter. This is the first monument
of its kind erected in this county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04

vicksburg.-W. w. Kellum, railway
mail clerk on southbound Y. & M. v.
train No. SO, due here at 10:45 pm,
fell from the mail car as the train
was passing Mount Helena. Miss, and
miraculously escaped serious injury.
The train was running at full speed
and Kellum lost his footing as he was
throwing off mail pouch.
He walked to Rolling Fork, several
miles south of Mount Helena, and wait
ed for his train on the return trip to
Greenville. He was not missed until
the train reached Vicksburg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
s2s, ,ooo, 900 LOST IN MuNITIoN Ex-
PLosIoN; TWO DEAD AND
SCORES HURT.
FIVE STATES FELT SHOCK
Ammunition Awaiting Shipment To
the Allies Is MISUNDERSTANDING
shrapneIl showered New York
Territory.

New York.-All Manhattan Island.
Brooklyn and cities in New Jersey
were shaken Sunday morning by ter
rtfic explosion.
The force of the explosion was so
great that thousands of heavy plate
glass windows in office buildings in
Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn were
shattered. Streets for many blocks in
the downtown section were literally
strewn with broken glass.
Thousands of persons swarmed into
the streets in all parts of the CITY from
buildings, subway exits and railway
stations, running about in panic.
Many women became hysterical. Po-
hce whistles were blown frantically.
Property loss estimated at $25.000,-
900 was caused by a series of terrific
explosions of ammunition awaiting
shipment to the entente allies and
stored on Black Tom Island, a small
strip. of Land jutting into New York
Bay off Jersey City. The loss Of life
still is problematical 1t will not be
determined definitely until there has
been opportunity to check up the work
men on the island and on boats.
Two are known to be dead and at
least two more are missing. Scores of
persons were injured, some of them
probably mortally.
The detonations, which we're felt in
five states, began with continuous
rapid fire OF small shells, then the
blowing up Of great quantities of dyna-
mite, trinitoltunine and other high ex-
plosives, followed by the bursting of
thousands of shrapnel shells which
showered the surrounding country and
water for miles around.
Fire that started soon after the first
great crash destroyed 13 of the huge
warehouses of the National Storage
Company on Black Tom Island, in
which were stored merchandise valued
at between $12,000,000 and $15,000,-
900. The flames, shooting into the
clouds, were reflected against New
York's "sky line" of towering office
buildings, which only few moments
before were shaken to their founda-
tions as ffsby an earthquake. Miles of
streets in Manhattan were strewn with
broken glass and shattered. signs.
The cause of the disaster had not
been determined. Officials of thel
National Storage Company and the
Lehigh Valley Railway, which also suf-
fered heavily through loss of property,
declared that reports to them showed
fire started shortly after 1 a. m. on
q barge belonging to an independent
towing company that had been moor
ed alongside dock used by the rail-
road company to transfer ammunition
shipments from trains to vessels.
The barge, 1t was said, was there
without authority either of the rail-
road or the storage company.
A statement issued by the Lehigh
Valley Railway Company said:
Thirteen brick storage houses out
OF "a owned and operated by the Ma
tional Storage Company, and six piers
owned by the storage company, and
leased to the Lehigh Valley road, were
destroyed Several others of the brick
warehouses were badly damaged, and
some minor damage was done to the
Lehigh Valley grain elevators. In ad-
6ition. as far as is known, So loaded
oars wara DESTROYED r-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
GRENADA REJojcEs.
Wtss In Contest Among MunleIpaIi
1af'f ties Of Mississippi. sn'

Grenada.-The spirit of improve
ment and progress is abroad in Gren-
ada Just now the community is fs-
hcitating over the fact that Grenada
is the winner in the state contest for
the "cieanest town" This gratifying
announcement comes from DR.. Willis
Valley, state sanitary inspector. to
the Civic League OF Grenada and TO
DR.. ]. w. Young, city health officer.
Grenada has prided herself on her
beauty and on her cleanliness and to
have been the winner in contest,
which is such splendid tribute to
the home life and general thoughtful
ness of the entire citizenship is gratt
flying in the extreme. w o..,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Cotton Crop Practically Lost.

Laurel.-The cotton crop Of Jones
'county is practically total loss, ac-
cording to reports received from relia.
BILE farmers, and the corn crop will be
cut at least in half 1t is estimated
that $4,000 acres were planted to cot.
ton this year and the acreage of corn
is even larger. The loss from those
two crops alone will total half mil
lion dollars.
1t has rained every day since the
disastrous storm OF July 5, and 1t is
said that similar conditions prevail in
Jasper, Smith, Forest. Perry, Wayne
and other South Mississippi counties
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
win Seek Recreation.

Bfloxi.-Governor Theo. G. Bilbo ar
rived in Biloxi to remain on the coast
together with his family until Sept. /,
and said that he was going to live the
simple life while down here and seek
little recreation following months of
strenuous work since being inducted
into office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
May inferno German Prize Crew.

Washington. - Internment of the
German prize crew of the liner Ap.
pam until the end of the European war.
state department officials said infor.
mally; probably will follow the federal
courts decision at Norfolk awarding
the captured ship to her British own.
ers. ~ m esw~fA #f
In the absence of both Secretary
Lansing and Counsellor Polk, however,
officials were reticent about discuss
ing the legal and diplomatic programs
involved in the decision.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04

Columbus.-Fire destroyed the coun-
try home of s. A. Conditt. seven miles
north of Columbus, on the Aberdeen
road. The entire building, together
with household effects, was destroyed.
The loss is estimated at from $1,000
to $500. Mr.. Conditt moved to this
~ounty last February from Arkansas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Killed BY stray Bullet.

vardaman.--The body of Mr.. Tap
White, who formerly lived near here,
and who has been working in Louis
lana, was brought here for burial.
While two negroes were in fight last
week they shot at each other, and one
of the stray bullets hit Mr.. White and
killed him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Paralxxed Off Beach

Bay st. Louis.-Miss Irma E. Ste.
vens OF New Orleans, aged 80. was
stricken with paralysis off the beach
in front of the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Frank J. Keen, with whom she
was stopping. Miss Stevens after she
had suffered the stroke which subse-
quently proved fatal was Immediately
taken ashore to the home. A physician
was summoned. but she soon passed
away.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
THIRTY-Two BOMBS DROPPED.
London Says None Killed In Zeppelin
Raid on East Coast.

London.-Three Zeppelin dirigible
balloons participated in the raid early
on the morning of July 20 on the east
coast of England. The statement
adds:
"Three airships raided the east coast
and 80 bombs were dropped in Lincoln
shire and Norfolk. There was no ma
terial damage and there were no casu-
alties. Many other bombs are report
ed to have fallen into the sea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Eiahth Session Of Normal.

Gulfport.-The principal speaker at
the opening of the Gulf Coast Normal
at Perkinston' was Governor Bilbo.
Among other speakers were Miss Tim
berlake of the Mississippi illiteracy
commission, and w, F. Bond, who has
been appointed state superintendent
of education to succeed w. H. Smith
This is the eighth session.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
RUINS SWEPT BY FIRE
Preparations Are Under Way For q
Joint Federal, State, County and
Municipal investigation.

New York.-Fire broke out July 81
in the ruins on Black Tom Island,
where Sundays ammunition explosion
occurred, and half the fire department
of Jersey City, with fire boats from
New York and New Jersey fought the
flames, which centered about the pier.
where large quantities of shrapnel and
shells we're stored. Shells exploded
in an almost continuous cannonade.
Three officers of corporations doing
business on the island are under ar
rest and a warrant is out for fourth.
Preparations are under way at Jersey
City for joint federal, state, county
and municipal investigation to fix the
blame for the disaster which killed at
least three men, injured scores, and
caused approximately $20,o00,o0O prop
erty damage.
The theory that the fire which
caused the disastrous explosion start
ed on munitions barge. tied up at
the island, was combatted by Robert
s. Hudspeth, prosecutor for Hudson
County, and Theodore B. Johnson,
president of the johnson Lightering
Company, owner of the munitions
barge. Both declared the fire orig
mated in two Lehigh Valley Railroad
freight cars laden with explosives.
The damage of the explosion was
apporuOned as follows:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
DEPOSITORY CHOSEN.
First National Bank Of Guifport win
Handle Exposition Funds. w

Gulfport.-H. E. Blakeslee and J. T.
Connell returned from New Orleans.
where they had been on business for
the Centennial Exposition. They were
in session with the executive commit
tee of the centennial commission. !.
The First National Bank of Gulfport
will be used as a depository for the
Centennial Exposition funds. The con-
tract was let by bids and this banI
was the best bidder. as
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
REPAIR GIRLS SCHOOL.
Industrial Institute and College Max
ina Ready for New Term.

Columbus.-Extensive repairs on the
buildings and grounds of the Missis-
sippi Industrial Institute and College
are now under way and will be COM
pleted by the time the next session
opens in September.
The plans for repairs contemplated
a complete overhauling of the entire
property of the institution, this work
having been provided in special ap
preparation by the last Legislature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
$3.50 TEuToNs TAKEN.
Russians Continue Pursuit of Turks in
Caucasus.

Petrograd.-In the battle on July 25
on the Russian western front $3.50
Teutons were taken prisoner, says the
official statement issued by the Rus
sian war department. The Russians
also. captured five guns and 22 ma
chine guns.
Russian forces operating in the Cau-
casus are continuing their pursuit of
the retreating Turks. is also reported.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
officers Capture stiII.

Aberdeen. ~. NJ. Tolbert, internal
revenue. agent of Jackson, with Dep
uty Sheriff T. Ollie Jones raided a
whisky still and captured 40-gallon
copper still with about seven gallons
of old corn whisky In it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
RAYMOND GETS INSTITUTION.
Bound Over After Hearing on Fire
Near Laurel, Miss.

Laurel-H. B. Myrick, charged with
arson In connection with the burning
of a grocery store near the Marathon
Lumber Company mill, was given a
preliminary hearing before Justice of
the Peace Evans Hall last week and
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury.
County Attorney Wilson represented
the state and was assisted in the pros
ecution by Attorney J. NJ. vardaman
of Jackson, representing the state in
surance department.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
ITALIANS GAIN GROUND.
Attacks Was Directed North of Monte
~ o.. Cimone.

Rome-Italian infantry, after artil-
iery preparation, attacked the Aus
trian line on the Tonezza Plateau,
north of Monte Cimone, July 30. says
the Italian official statement. After
very fierce fighting in thickly wooded
country, the statement adds, the Ital-
ians succeeded in gaining ground.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
Work On Old Capitol.


Architect Theo. c. Link, who is off,
cially in charge of the plans for tho
work on the old capitol building, is
quite optimistic as to the early resump.
ton of work on the structure. ~
It is, in fact thought highly probable
that when the time comes for the cap
itol commission to make an actual
start with this work, the body will be
able to get together on the question
of practical procedure-whether to
give out the work by contract or have
the work done, as planned by the SUI
peryiscing architect, under the ,direO-
tion of competent superintendent
Before construction is actually b.
gun there will be some essential de-
tails to be looked after, such as find
ing the steel beams and other struc-
tural material which will be 'neces.
sary to use IL the Link plans are to
be followed. .sa
Under the law of 1916, the state con-
victs and material manufactured by
the penitentiary. such as brick and
lumber, will be made available for the
work on the old capitol as far as pos
sible, which viii be quite an econom
ical arrangement. ,-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-08-04
HEAT COMES FROM TROPICS
bermuda High" Worst Heat Wave In
Fifteen Years, Prevents Escape
of Warm Currents,

Washington.-"A Bermuda high" is
the cause of the worst heat wave that
has enveloped the country in 15 years.
Translated from the cryptic language
of the weather sharps, that means a
great area of high pressure air has
been mobilizing on the weather drill
grounds in the Atlantic off Bermuda
for the last month and now has let
go the full power of it's offensive from
the seaboard to the Rocky Mountains.
For weeks 1t has stood like solid
wall against heated currents, trying
vainly to move out from the interior
over the ocean, and now as it swirls
rapidly along it is gathering heat and
moisture from the tropics and sweep
ing them northward over the continent
into a vacuum of so-called slow pres
sure areas"
No relief is promised from the phe-
nomena, which in the east has caused
sweltering. city dwellers to light fires
in their homes to dry out the humid
ity, or which in the Mississippi valley
is threatening to destroy. millions of
dollars worth of food crops. Chief
Forecaster Frankenfield said that thu
heat weve only had begun. u