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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-09-19
ALLIES CHECKED
in FRANCE BY
HEAVY RAINS
The Teutons VIII Be Able To
Strengthen Weak Points
By Battle Cessadons.
IN CHAMPAGNE SECTION
GERMANS ARE FRUSTRATED

Five Successful Attacks Made During
Night, All Of Which Were RepuIsed,
Paris War Office Says, and Russian
Defenders Made Many captures-Ar-
tiIIery and Machine Gun Fire Plays
Big Part--Monastir Being Evacuated
by Rulgars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-09-19
The Weather

For Mississipp--Fair tonight and
Wednesday; rising temperature We'd
nesday.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Thomas PANE Was Press
Agent of Our Revolution
From the San Fra nc,.co Chronicle.

phlet entitled Common Sense" q telling
array of arguments for separation and for
the establishment of the %epublic, con.
viewed i'm strong, direct, unqualified Ian
guage.
IL is generally admitted at this day that
Paine's pamphlet was a turning point in
the struggle; that it aroused and CONSOLE
dated public feeling, and swept the timid
ones along with the tide. The New York
assembly appointed a committee to am
swer it. but tho committee adjourned
after deciding that 1t was unanswerable.
Ii was Paine's pamphlet
Sense" that enabled Washington to force
the evacuation of Boston, and that fur
nished the courage out of which was born
the announcement of the ''Glorious
Fourth 1t was in this same amphle
that Paine urged the Americans to re-
solve then and there to be free. Recon-
Citation. he told them. was hopeless. 1t
was their high and solemn duty, without
further debate or delay. to take their
place among the nations of the world. and
to pledge them all to the carrying out of
their resolution.
For the service of writing this pam
phlet the legislature of Pennsylvania vot-
ed Paine 81. 800, the University of Pennsyl-
vania made him AN NJ. A.. and the Ameri-
can Philosophical society elected him a
member.
After the revolution Paine went to Eng
land; he was outlawed by the kings
bench. escaped to France, was elected to
the national convention, expelled, impris-
oned for II months: released: six years
later came to the United States and died
in New York on June 3, 1903.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

TERRITORIES certain industries or profess
SONS which concern national defense or
economic Independence
IN order to promote Interchange of their
products. the allies undertake to adont
measures for facilitating their mutual
'raoe relations. both by the establishment
OF direct and rapid land and sea transnort
serslGes at low rates. and by the extension
dio Improvement of postal. teleyrap hic-
ana other communications. Thai is an ev.
cement provision, and when translated into
ter.hs OF practice will. We trust. as regards
rama or the channe tunnel, ami also of a
chahhe! tunnel connecting Ireland and
G vi Britain. This latter might indeed
the entente. The railway extension az rho
irish tunnel would noturaily end at Black
SEQ BAY, on the west of Ireland. But
nllahs tra bay would be by no means a bad
new open port on the White sea-a port.
,einehnner' which will after this autumn
Pet 70 p.n : ra,lway communication with
simulate the laws governing patents. trade
marks. etc. The agreement ends with a
recital OF the Importance of carrying out
soon as possible, and thercfore the renr as
sentatives OF the allied governments nm
dertake to recommend TO their respecf live
oPeakihG OF the agreement generally. we
ma little or nothing to object TO in prin-
clple. we must repeat. however. what we
have Just said In regard to the specially
uIastic precautions recommended for the
transition period. Everything depends
upon how they are carried out. 1t must
o. 2 partia! boycott OF Germany viii be to
force the Germans to make every nossih,e
eilort 70 obtain the American and South
American markets.. which indeed viii no
the only markets left entirelv onan ~
them. With the Turkish and Asiatic mar.
kcts. upon which Germany is now cn,,nt-
ine. We can deal effectively: but it wolld
pc 1oolish 70 imagine that there will not
Ne tremendous economic consequence
rom even a partial closing of the markets
OF Russia. rance and Britain to Ger
very difficult to foresee. At any rate no
must remember that commerce is like =
tide. You can to some extent utilize n ana
control It. but you can never Drevant its
eternal notion" 20
We may add that what strikes us a..
very SOUND is the manner in which the
PROVISIONS OF the. agreement are an
There Is no suggestion thar
of making themselves rich. Rather Il 10 a
method of making themselves secure. The~
are suggestions for security, NOT for the
amassing OF wealth. As long as that Is IS
clear. they should not have any inimrio,e
economic results. They obey. indeeIi ti,e
wonderful n inspiring principle con.
veyed In the passage added to the aosnel
OF st. Luke IN the version known to schol-
as 'sCodext Bexae fDy': 20 man. IL In
deed thou knovest what thou doest thou
art blessed: Il thou knowest not thou art
aCCnrleA
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
PROSPERITY
IS FORCED ON THEM
From tho Kan a CITY Star.

Operating income (Which means earn
mgs after paying expenses and taXes) Of
all the railroads of the United States in
April of this Year was 42.S per cent great
er than in April. 1918. and IS per cent more
han in April. 1914. This record was made
out of total operating revenues EOS per
cent greater than a Year ago and lbs per
cent greater than two years ago.
lac figures may not mean much to a
casual reader, but to one familiar with
railroad and trade statistics they have
great significance. The increase of EOS
per cent in operating revenues reflects
the expansion OF traffic moving in conse-
quencc of the active trade and industry
Of the country. This gain In itself is
quite remarkable. extending as it does to
ali parts of the country and considering
the stable character of railroad traffic.
The fact that the railroads could show
an increase of 42.3 per cent in net earn
ings GU, of a gain of 3O.S per cent in gross
receipts tells a story OF efficient manage
nlent exceeding any previous experience
of the railroads In times Of expanding
traffic. Heretofore huge traffic generally
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Lincoln. Tn. Man Of tn. People.


When the Norm Mother saw the Whirl-
wind Hour
threatening and darkening as it hurried
She LETT the Heaven Of Heroes and came
down
70 make 4 man to meet the moral need.
She took the tried clay of the common
Ga warn, vet with the. genial heat Of
Earth.
Dashed through i, all a strain OF
prophecy:
Tempered the heap with thrill OF human
tears:
Their mixed "a laughter with the serious
snuff.
Into the shane she bresthei A flame to
light
hat tender. tragic. ever-chang:ns face.
Here was a man to hold against the world.
\ man to match the nounta ms and the
The color OF the ground was in him. the
T nh sInaGk and tang OF elemental 'hinss:
me fectitude and uatienc. of the c.if:
Inc good Will OF tn" vain that loves all
The friendly welcome of the waNSidc
we'll:
The courage of the bird that dares the
The eiadHess of he wind that shakes the
corn:
The pity of the SNOW that hides all sears
The secrecy of the stfr,-.ns thai msk"
Beneath the mountsin to the Mr.le,i rock.
In@ t@ic;anea AMI equity Of lish;
That z Yes as freely to the shrinking
rs to the great oak haring t. the wind
10 the graves low hill as to the Matter
horn
Fhlt shoulders ont the sky.
Sprung f'om the West.
The strength of virgin forests braced his
mind.
The bush OF spacious plairies stiiled his
SOu!.
W from log cabin to the Capitol.
One fire was on his sp.rit. one resolve
To send the keen AN In the root Of wrong,
And evermore he burned to 90 his deed
With the fine stroke and gesture of a
king:
l!e built the rail pile ~ he built the state.
POURING his splendid strength fhroush
every blow.
The conscience III him testing every
stroke,
To make his deed the measure of a man.
So came the Captain with the mighty
heart:
And when thu Judgment thunders split the
house.
Wrenching the "rafters from Their ancient
He held the ri.igepole up. and spiked
again
The rafters OF the Home. He held his
place
Held the long purpose like IL growing
tree
beld on through blame and faltered not
at praise.
Ana when he Cell in whiriwtnd. he Went
down
As when a lordly cedar. green with
boughs.
Toes down with a great shout upon tho
hills,
ANA leaves d lonesome place against the
SKY. EdW Win Markham.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Leprosy Coming Under Control.
From the Washington 20

In the leper colony at Molokai. laval
there are today 700 lepers. whereas a few
years g the population of that island
was more than 1000. The lepers of Ha-
wall are gradually disappearing.
This was the observation of l.. T.. Nc
Candless, OF Honolulu. vino was a dele
gate to the recent democratic national
convention In st. Louis.
steadily" Nj. Mccandiess said po pThIs IN
due in 2 measure to the dying off Of the
been few additions to the colony. Leprosy
Is practically unknown in Hawaii now.
great progress in the study of leprosy.
It. was at Molokai that. the feprosy bacil-
ius was discovered, and IL is now pos
sibie to cure cases Of leprosS in the In
Siplent stage. There is not the dread of
leprosy in Hawaii hat there is OF tuber
%culosis. 1t is not so hopeless.
There have been cases where nurses
have contracted leprosy at Molokai, and
two priests got the disease, but no
physician has ever been known to con-
tract it. This proves. that leprosy is not
So contagious as was popularity supposed.
There are many other diseases much
more contagious
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

has been accompanied by a lack of eff
cheney because of blockaded yards. delayed
movement and consequent relative in
crease in costs.
Whatever may be thought of the fair
ness of present transportation rates. there
can be no question that the failure of the
efforts of the railroads in the past few
years to get permission for a general adj
vance in freight rates has forced them to
Keep close watch on %xpens and the re-
suit is a general increase in efficiency
and consequently in profits.
Railroad men must now admit that
Brandets was right when he said they
should increase their profit by increasing
their efficiency. rather han by advancing
rates. They have done 1t. They nave not
yet been able to save ST. 0o. 900 "A day. as
Brandeis suggested they might do, but In
10 months ending with April their total
net earnings We're $251. 100000 greater than
m the corresponding period OF the proceed
ing year and this is $3.50. O0O, 600 greater than
it would have been II the ratio of operat-
ing expenses to gross revenues had been
as great in the past year as i'm the pre-
cedlng years.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Snobbery of London Clubs
From tn. Kansas City Star.

ala rminX than tihttering. referring to the
police officer that later came to be identi-
fled with the street. Here is a contem-
porary picture of Wills from Wards
London Spy: From thence We adjourned
to the Wits' coffee house. where
three or four WITS of the upper class were
rendezvous'd at a table. and We're disturb
ing the ashes of the old poets. At
another table were seated a parcel of
young. raw. second rate bcaus and wits.
who We're conceitcd If they had but the
honor to dip a finger and thumb into Mr..
D~rydcn's snuff box" And Ioefoe sings
o. ii:
Now view the beaus at Wits, the men of
by nature nice. and for discerning fit,
the finished tops, the men OF Wig and
mulf,
Knights of the famous oyster barrel
snuff.
Buttons and Toms We're two other fla
nous Bow street clubs. Buttons was
outshone by WINS wh.lc DRYDEN lived.
but after his death Addison headed IA Sc
cession over to Buttons. There still MAY
be Seen N London the carved lions head
which Addison set up at Eutton's as a
letter box to receive contributions to the
and Tatier. The Bedford coffee
house later succeeded to Button's popu-
laiity. There the critics held forth and
everybody was supposed to converse N
Sir Walter Besant remarks that
1t must have been most fatteuing. John
voice was often heard here. The
doctor would not have been courteous to
Americans either, at the Bedford OF else
Wnere.
AT the Cock Tavern in the Bow street
WycheriN took his ease, If ease it could
be called. His wife, who Was the Countess
of Drogheda. must have read his PLAYS for
she had no great opinion OF his constancy.
When he went to the Cock she made him
before an open window where she could
him from their house across the
street and see that he was i'm proper com.
The Cock was the gathering place
of the "Mohawks," sung by Milton:
When night
the streets. then wander forth
the sons
OF Belial, flown with insolence and wine
to beat up w~atchmen. stop the coache.
OF decent citizens and make their DANES
down and dance with them. Fiel1ins
also lived in this street and wrote Ton
Jones' there.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Mex;eo,s Finances.

Senior Baltran's article in the Sunday
Times was interesting, and since he made
reference to t!e 750,vG,tHo pesos that the
flrst chief put into circulation, it may be
opportune to shA.w your readers how Car
rama proposes 10 retire those bills from
circulation and place the Mexican cur
rency on u goal bass. The following
gleaned from several recent DEGREES.
shows how the miracle is to he per-
The first decree on the subject provided
that on and after May / all Constitu-
tional bills OF the issues made in Mexico,
-. +. OF Vera C.lz. would be exchanged
for the new ones Gnfalsifcables) on The
basis OF 10 pesos Of the old paper for one
pes" or the new paper: that said ex-
',hanse Of notes must be made between
the dates of May and June 80. 1916: that
the method to be used for guaranteeing
the bills OF the Dew issue would be duly
made known Through a later decree
The locked for decree saw the light of
day on May 81. and says: I'm order to
facilitate the retirement OF the various s.
sues of Constitutional bills from circula-
ail bills Of 100. so and 20 pesos shall cease
10 be in force. Said bills. however. viii
continue TO be received for the payment
force till june 81. These small bills. like
wise. will be acceptable for tax
tili the end Of the year: but after June 20
vate transactions. After June 30 all out
standing bills must be deposited in the
places designated in due form, depositors
having the privilege Of marking the bills
with a rubber stamp for identification and
provisional certificates will be given de-
p@esitors for the bills SO turned in. None
uf his money shall be put into circulation
again, and will be given over to the none
tary commission for inspection and amor
~sization. Bills OF all denominations win
cease to be in force after June 50, except
Ing for tax payments. as provided above"
All the above is comprehensive within the
drst 10 clauses: then follows: '.Heginn.ng
lOctober !, the national treasury Will COM
mence To- exchange the temporary ce, tiff
lcates for permanent gold certificates. to
be extended TO Jeposstors at the value Of
70 cents national gold for each pesos of
paper money deposited. The Mex
paid for at par in metal currency In five
pay nefits. covering the period beginning
June ~. 1917 (not l9i6) and ending June 20.
1921. After December 81 of this
ear al ho.ders OF said bills will nave no
claim against the government for re;rn-
bursemcn N any form whatever. not even
sor payment of taxes"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

History has little to say OF Thomas
Prime. And vet the part he played in the
American revolution was considerable
and AS important as that of amy man.
Tom Paine was the press agent OF the
American revolution. and every one today
acknowledges the Importance OF such
service. With his musket on his shoulder
he marched and fought i'll Washington S
aunN. enduring all the privations of the
common soldiers who We're mis- compan-
ions. while by the campfire he wrote with
forcetul pen stirring the hearts OF the dis
outraged. Ill fed and half starved patriots
in arms and with much success
In the dark days preceding the battle of
Trenton. there was born of his wonderful
brain that appeal to patriotism winch Is
today one of the treasures of the worlds
literature. The Crisis" In which occur
these soul-stirring lines: "Ihese are the
times that try mems souls. The summer
soldier and the sunshine patriot will in
this crisis shrink from the service Of his
country. BUT he that stands 1t now de-
serves the love and thanks of man and
woman"
An extraordinary career was that of
Paine. He WAS th.een of a Quaker stay
maker, and was born II Norfolk. England.
in 11Ss. He was N years old when he
came 10 Auerica. bringing letters of i'm
PRODUCTION from benjamin Franklin to the
leaders of the revolution.
Paines opportunity tc be of service to
the country il a large way came when the
leaders were dispiritcd and disposed to
effect a compromise with Great Britain.
He sci tile colouists atiame with a pam
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
tn. Railroad Crisis.

Never has the railroad situation in this
country been more uncertain than It is
at the present time. In Farm and Fire
comment regarding it:
Railroad engineers. fremen. conduc-
tors, and brakemen are demanding re-
adjustment Of their working hours and
pay schedules to the basis Of an eight
hour day. with time and a half for over
time. It Is calculated that II their de-
mands are granted 1t will add about $780,
100000 annually to the pay roll of the rail-
roads.
There has been a decidedly different
attitude of the public mind toward this
demand h toward similar ones in the
past. The feeling :s strong that the men
ave threatened to tie up the country's
business at q critical juncture in order to
force exorbitant concessions.
These four clauses Of employees get high
wages, n y been getting increa ses
steadily for many years. They urge that
cost of living 10 higher. SO wages must go
up with it. There Is some justice in that.
But in 1913 engineers the country over
were getting an average Of $50 4 day.
II they need an increase. what shall be
said about the section hands. who were
getting an average Of $1.5S a day.
Wouldn't they seem to need an increase,
too?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Wule s.hl Usefu,.

Sr"m the Rochester Democrat Chronicle.
Prophets who foretold the elimina-
ion OF the American mule from mill
any opera tons. as the result OF the
Introduction of The modern motor
1r!ven truck. We're wide Of the mark,
Judging from recent experiences OF the
ADVANCE guard OF the American punt
i've expedition in Mexico.
IN the mountainous regions of thai
'epublic the trails We're constructed
without regard to the capacity of the
Dig gasoline cars. The machines were
very useful in the deserts and foot
;ils. but when it became necessary
o traverse harrow trails reliance was
olaced upon the ever dependable mules.
Az usual. they carried their heavy loads
patiently. Ware not fastidious regard
!hg forage. and tllrived upon almost
anything in the way OF food which
could be provided Tor them.
Valuable as arc the motor driven
trucks. it would have been extremely
difficult. If not impossible, to penetrate
the mountain faktnesses without en-
listing the services of the stolid. il
sometimes viciouslv inclined mule.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
In tn. Hospital.

The doctor smiled and said, You may
go home
Tomorrow" and he looked surprised
Returned no answering smile. How should
he know
The sudden shrinking OF my tortured
From all that going home implies to
me?
l am so tired-so tired! And when / think
OF taking up the burdens that / dropped
When sickness bought for me a breath
ing space
The grimy, odorous clothes, 80 hard to
rub
To Wilderness as 1 bend above the suds;
The food that must be bought, prepared
and cooked :.
The constant struggle to keep up the rent.
So that our poor. cheap sticks Of furni-
May not be set out OH the public street
All. God. that fear looms chief of all my
fearsD
Then is it strange that 1 should weakly
To this white cot, this atmosphere of rest.
Where may sleep. far from vendors
And noisy. drawings from the flat next
door!
1 almost hoped this pain would end all
And should die. here in the hospital:
But no the Yer :dict's Life" l must go
home
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02
Mexican emergency, il that proves to
be less than three years. Thus far
few g~uardsmen have refused to take
the oath.
This 10 = sinister" Country.

l Despite the abundance OF '.coloneis'' who
won their. titular honors in the auction
room or by tho cut of their mustache.
America 10 essentially q mister country
Where In the United States 10 Q newspaper
that would go to the extreme Of the Lon.
Q Chronicle. which says:
III DIR. Woodrow Wilson Is again re.
turned to- the Whire House he will enjoy
the experience OF the only other successful
Cleveland In Cleyeland.s case. however.
Brikadisr General Benjamin Harrison
servedt6Atweensthe two terms. OF, office"
HaFrteon's military title Ia only q bio
graphical memoir In America. Thu Lon.
o Chronicle. however. referred to VII.
liam Mckinley. when he was president OF
Of the army and navy. ~ Major M~cFIinley.
using his civil war rank.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-02

Sensitive Americans in London are said
Ia feel so kecnly the unpopularity of their
country abroad that many of them have
resigned from Their clubs. They just
couldn't stand IL. Even the walters were
rude. They set tie glasses down with un-
necessary noise and bit their tips to see
if they were good.
London clubs always Were that way.
being delicate as the deuce On all points
VI honor. Even when they We're mere
coffee houses and not at all exclusive they
were sticklcis for all that was most iigid
In form and in sturdy British pair otis1n.
That is, when British patriotism was
fashionable. At other times not. 1t was
not fashionable, for instance. IN the time
of the second Charles when England was
~ vassll of F'rcnch Louis. No good Eng
lishman of that day would think OF show
ing himself n the best London coffee
houses unless every detail OF his dress
bore the imprint of Paris. At another
only the language of Lord t'op9ineton was
spoken. To gain entrance there YOU sad
lard for lord. one can understand the
kind OF reception an American would
have There.
Whites was one of the earliest Lon
don clubs, beng established IN 1898. You
will read of it in liogarth's 'itakc's Prog
ross Gaming was its chef business.
and scandal next. They bet on everything
AT Whites. They raced flies up a window
pane and raindrops down for Incredible
sums. y man once dropped inscnsiblc in
the street outside Whites and was
brought inside. Immense wagcrS were
Immediately laid on the point whether he
wcr.. dead or not. and when a surgeon
ca mo 10 bleed him in an attempt to re-
vive him those who had laid their money
that he was dead made an awful row.
They held it WAS neither British nor
Sportslnaniike
Almack's is a name familiar In the 1T
erature of a century later, 1T afterwards
became known as Brooke's and was equal
w famous. The Cocoa-tree club started
rs a chocolate house In Queen Anne's
time and was immo-taliZed by Addison.
All OF the more celebrated I4ondon clubs
owed much to the great literary lights
who freuuented them. Dryden sat at
Wills in Bow street, of which ne wrote:
I've had today n dozen biiiet~.oux
From fops and wits and cts and Bow
street beauX.
Walter Scott said that in his time billet
douX from Bow street would be more