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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
RECORD STAGES FOR RIVER
Out General Warning-High Water
Will Approach 1908 Record.

WashingtOn.-The weather bureau
has issued this special river bulletin:
The following supplementary fore
cast has been issued for the Ohio river
at Cairo and for the Mississippi river
below Cairo:
Forecast of 45 feet at Memphis and
SO feet at Helena by Feb. II remain un-
changed.
At Arkansas City stage of Sc feet
is expected between Feb. and 10, with
further rse expected later. This will
be 0.6 feet above the previous high
water stage of April IL, 1912.
At Greenville, Miss, a stage OF 50.5
feet is indicated between Feb. 8 and
10; this will be 0.8 feet below the high
water stage of April Ii, 1912.
At vicksburg stage of 52.5 feet is
indicated between Feb. s and 10, equal
ing the high water record of April 16.
1897, with some further rise to follow
later. These forecasts are predicted
upon the assumption that the main line
levees will remain intact.
A stage Of 28.5 feet in the Yazoo
river at Yazoo City, Miss is indicated
by Feb. IL. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
SEVEN DEAD IN ARKANSAS.
Destruction and Death-Many Arc
Rescued From Danger.

Little Rock.-Seven lives have been
lost and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars damage done by the floods devas-
tating Arkansas up to Feb. 3. Hun
dreds of families are homeless and it
is expected that the loss and suffering
will be increased.
Tom Perguis, farmer, near New
man, was drowned near Newman
when he attempted to steer a skiff
through swift current Another white
man was founl dead near Newman. It
is presumed he had been exhausted by
the cold and drowned. He has not
been identified.
child were drowned near Mellwood.
Two other deaths had been reported
prviously.
The crest of the Arkansas river
flood, now we'll down the river, is caus-
ing new destruction and suffering and
death in the counties Of Southeastern
Arkansas Water pouring through a
half dozen breaks in the levees~ is
flooding towns in Lincoln and Desha
counties. These towns are filled with
persons who have fed from their
homes in the lowlands. and much suf-
fering will result unless aid is sent
speedily.
Fifty persons, many OF them women
and children, who had spent twenty.
four hours marooned in a store at
Gould, Desha county, rescued them.
selves when an attempt to go to
their rescue failed. A motor launch,
which had been sent on speciN train
from Pine Bluff, was rendered useless
by the engine freezing. The telegraph
operator in the railroad station at
Gould stuck to his post, and when he
was informed that no help could come
from the outside for another day at
least, the men in the store built a boat
from shelves torn from>the store. This
crude boat made several trips, convey
ing all the marooned persons to high
ground in safety, although the trips
were perilous in the swift current OF
the food waters.
The crest of the White river food
has, reached the lower course OF the
river and has driven many residents
of the lowlands from their homes. but
no widespread damage is reported. The
flood in Newport is slowly subsiding
and 1t is reported that there is no real
distress there.
Between 800 and $50 negro convicts
marooned on broken levee in front
Of the state convict farm at Columbus
have been rescued.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
ENGLAND DEMANDS APPAM
State Department is in a ouandry
What to Do With Sea Prize
Brought into U. S. Port.

Washington.-In the name Of the
British owners of the steamship APP
pam Sir Pecil,Spring Rica the Brit
ish ambassador has lodged with the
State Department a formal request
that the ship be turned over to the
British consul under the terms of The
Hague convention.
Notice is also served that it would
be in violation of international law If
the United States permitted the Ger
man prize commander Of the Appam
either to increase the efficiency of
that ship, add to her offensive power
or recruit his crew. AS Lieut.. Berg
has only % men in his prize crew at
present a number insufficient to nav
igate ship as large as the Appam
compliance with the British sugges-
tion only on the latter point would ef-
fectually prevent the departure of the
Appam from Newport News.
On the Alabama case as prece-
dent the British contention is that any
changes either in equipment of per-
sonnel of the Appau which would
even in limited degree give her Of
fensive power and enable her to prey
on British commerce would be viola
tion of law for which the United
States could be held responsible.
In evidence of its observance Of the
nrinciple of denial to belligerents OF
the right of sequestering prizes in neu-
trail ports the British government
points to the queens proclamation OF
June /, 1861, issued at the outbreak
of the Civil War, when Confederate
priyateers were preying freely upon
the commerce of the northern seas.
The British government refused such
prizes entry into British ports. which
Secretary Seward declared to be the
death blow of privateering."
The British contention is also that
the old Russian treaty of 1928 is OBJ
solete. Nevertheless, there was no
indication that the state department
would alter it's view that the Prussian
treaty guarantees the prize to Ger
many. and Secretary Lansing declar-
ed the only point to be cleared UP was
how long an Interpretation of the
treatv would permit the Appam to re-
main in any American port.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
700 MEN WORK HARD TO HOLD
WATERS OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER OUT.
TOWN IS UNDER WATER
White River Flows Through Levee
Breaks at Clarendon and Engulfs
the City Under Six Feet
Of Water.

Little Rock, Ark.-All day long on
Feb. 6 the 600 or 700 men who remain
in Arkansas City have toiled to
strengthen the levees against the fast
rising waters of the Mississippi river.
When night came they are more hope
full that the levee will hold and that
the town will be saved. The narrow
strip of levee is the only land in sight
there. On one side is the great river,
swollen until it's surface is Is feet
above the level of the town. On the
other side of the levee is a great lake
formed by flood waters that have
poured down from the north through
half dozen breaks in the Arkansas
river levees. This lake is nearly 40
miles long and 20 miles wide. From it
only the. upper stories of buildings in
Arkansas City protrude. At the levee
are three steamboats, ready to carry
the puucky fighters to safety should
LACy lOoO IuCA DdICAO WLtA LuO AAOOu.
They are living in the second stories of
their homes and in box cars on the
levee. The gauge at Arkansas City
on Feb. was 557 feet.
The great lake that extends from
the Arkansas river southwark with
the Mississippi river levees as its
eastern bank has engulfed a score of
town in Southeastern Arkansas. At
Lake Village the flood water has been
rising fast. At Gaines Landing, four
miles north of Lake Village. 400 per-
sons are on the leyee Witho helter,
The residents Of Lake VILLA aged
in boats to the courthouse, VII ethey
planned to send fleet of rowboats
to- Gaines Landing to bring the refu-
gees into the already overcrowded
Lake Village.
In Clarendon, on the White river,
where the levee broke, water was six
feet deep in the highest portions of.
the town. The river had attained
stage of 37.4 and still was rising. The
worst conditions are caused by over
crowding and as fast as possible the
residents are being conveyed to dry
land in motor boats.
Supplies are plentiful and the situ-
alton is not serious.
The list of known dead was increas-
ed to II by the drowning of boy on
the main street of Arkansas City and
the discovery near Augusta OF the
body of Christy Taylor, a young man,
who had set out in a motor boat to
rescue cattle from the White river
flood.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
THIS AMOUNT IS AGREED ON FOR
THE NEXT APPROPRlA-
TION BILL.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTS
Humphreys Chairman of New Body
on Flood Control, With Garrett
of Tennessee Vice Chair
80 man.

Washington.-Si million dollars for
the Mississippi river has been agreed
on by the 6oues committee on rivers
and harbors. Chairman Sparkman be-
ing among those who advocated that
sum for the next appropriation bill to
be reported. by his committee. This
means that whether or not the newly
created committee on flood control is
able to provide for the Mississippi
river, 1t will be cared form the next
rivers and harbors bill. The allow
ance thus recommended will go to-
ward continuing the usual work in the
interest of that important waterway.
Representative Humphreys of Mis-
sissippi will be the chairman of the
new committee on flood control and
Representatives Garrett of Tennessee
and Russell of Missouri will be vice
echairmen. An Arkansas congressman
will also be made a member of the
committee, which will consist Of II
members.
Members of the house and senate
have received a number of kilograms
In regard to the flood situation in Ar
kansas and Mississippi. Representa-
tive Humphreys said that the Missis-
tsippi fiver commission had fund of
81 100000 available for use in caring
for the flood sufferers, and that the
commission was now using a part OF
this sum in the stricken districts OF
Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and
Mississippi.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
CRISIS IS AGAIN REACHED
Lusitania to Have Been "llIegaI."
Washington Is Pessimistic.

Washington.-View with appre-
hension the seriousness of the crisis
which has arisen between Germany
and the United States over the Lusi-
tania incident, official Washington is
awaiting the outcome of conference
between Count Won Bernstorff, the
German ambassador, and Secretary
Lansing over Germanys latest reply.
While details of the answer have not
been made public, Berlin dispatches
are OF tone that indicate the answer
in no way admits the sinking Of the
liner was an illegal act.
This decision, it is held here, COM
pletely ignores cognizance Of points de-
manded by the United States in addi-
tion to indemnity, and makes the di-
plomatic situation between the two
powers more strained than at any time
since negotiations were begun for a
cessation Of Germans methed Of sub
marine warfare.
Count Won Bernstorff received his
1
negotiations and took it at once to a
conference with Secretary Lansing.
The ambassador said before Confer
ring with the secretary that he did
not understand how the instructions
he had could be unsatisfactory to the
United States.
The code word, Illegal as differ
entity interpreted in the United States
and Germany, protrudess from the ten
tative draft Of the Lusitania agree
ment perfected by Ambassador Won
Bernstorff and his Secretary Lansing
as the stumbling block which has
caused Berlin to refer to the negotia-
tions as having reached crisis and
Washington to characterize the sdtu-
alton as grave.
1T is understood that positively and
authoritatively Germany will not des-
ignate as illegal the sinking Of liner
by any submarine.
+ The president, just home from his
Western speaking trip and confronted
with many waiting affairs, is under
stood to have gone over the situation
with the secretary only briefly. Be
fore drafting the United States reply
he will go fully into the situation with
Secretary Lansing and possibly mem.
bers Of the cabinet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
FREEDOM FOR flLIPINos
Senate Passes Bill Which Means UI-
innate Freedom for lslanders-AIi
Amendments Are Rejected.

Washington.-Th Philippine bill,
which would extend to the islands a
greater degree of self-government and
would authorize the president to grant
them absolute independence within
four years has passed the senate, 50
to "a. Various Democratic senator's,
led by Chairman Stone Of the foreign
relations committee, tried unsuccess-
fully to amend certain features of the
independence clauses, but in the end
the Democrats, joined by six Progress
sive Republicans, voted solidly for the
measure.
1t is understood the bill will go to
the house with the backing Of Presi-
dent Wilson and will be pressed for
early passage. Administration lead
ers seem confident that the bill, in
cluding the independence feature,
which. Democratic senators declare,
squares it with the Baltimore platform,
would have the approval OF the house
Democratic majority.
The Republican senators who voted
for the bill were Borah, Clapp, Ken
Won. LaFollette, Norris and Works. BY
overwhelming majorities the senate
refused to modify the Clarke amend
ment. which contains the independence
provision and also gives the president
authority to extend or withhold inde-
pendence ct the end OF four yearslf
he should find conditions in the is
lands unfavorable. The time would De
extended, however, only until an in
coming congress could consider the
subject.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
ALLIES OCCUPY KAMERuN.
Germans Driven From African Pos
sessions Into Spain's Territory.

sessions Into Spain's Territory
Madrid.-Nine hundred Germans
and $4,000 colonial troops from the
German colony of Kamerun have
crossed the border into Spanish
Guinea, according to official an.
nouncement here. The troops have
been disarmed and interned.
This is taken here to indicate that
the Franco British campaign IN the
Kamerun, German protectorate in
Western Equatorial Africa, was begun
in the spring of 1916.
The Kamerun protectorate has an
area of 191 ,13O square miles and has
a population of 2,540,000. including
about 1000 whites. The only other
possession OF the Germans in Africa
not conquered by the allies Is the
protectorate of German East Africa,
which has an area of $4,000 square
miles and a population OF 5,5OO.0O0.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
C CANADASTATE HOUSE BURNS
Several Lives Are Lost When Mag
nificent Parliament Building at
Ottawa Is Destroyed by Fire.

Ottawa. a.-The historic Canadian Par
lament building has beensdestroyed by
a fire declared unofficially to have been
caused by the explosion of a gas bomb
or an internal machine. Two women,
guests OF the wife of Speaker Sevigny,
were overcome by smoke and perished.
Several policemen and fremen were
buried under debris when one end Of
the building collapsed Frederick F..
Pardee, chief Liberal whip, and Will
liam s. Loggi, member of Parliament
from New Brunswick, are missing; and
1t feared they have lost ther lives.
1t has been established that the first
burst OF fame in the reading room Of
the House of Commons was preceded
by at least one explosion, and probably
by two. The force Of the concussion
was so severe that persons standing
some distance away were hurled to the
floor. A rigid investigation to deter
mine the cause Of the fire already has
been undertaken by the Dominion gov
ernment.
The flames spread with such amaz-
ing rapidity that the Ottawa fire brig
ade was utterly helpless to cope with
them. Aid was sent from Montreal
on a special train.
The loss cannot be estimated in
money. The building was valued at
about $5,000,000. But the contents
are of inestimable value. There was
no insurance.
Members Of the Parliament, specta-
tors in the gallery Of the lower house,
government employees and others who
were in the building, narrowly escaped
death or injury Within few minutes
after the FIRE began corridors were fill
ed with smoke and at. many points
walls Of flame barred progress. There
were many doors to the great building,
but since the outbreak OF the war all
except the main portals have been
closed to safeguard the legislators.
This precaution made escape more diff
ficult and probably was responsible for
the deaths Of Nine. Bravy Of Montreal
and Nine. MORN of Beauce, in one of
the roonn Of the speakers suite.
Nine. Sevigny saved her two chill
dren by dropping them into fireman's
safety net and then leaped to safety
herself Another Of her guests, Nine.
Z Dussault saved herself, in the same
way.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
VOTE AGAINST CREATING HUM.
HREYS COUNTY IN UPPER
HOUSE, 22 TO 13.
ADOPTS DRASTIC '.DRYv LAW
House Passes Prohibition Measure Cop.
led From Alabama Law by Vote
Of 110 to 12-News at the
State Capitol.

jackson.
After passing ''blue sky" law bill
in one branch of the legislature, and
making satisfactory headway with
bill to strengthen and nI0dernize the
state game aud fish laws and to Gre
ate the office of state game and fish
commissioner, also after shelving a
bill to create a new county In the delta
to be named Humphreys, after Gov.
Ben Humphreys, and disposing of con-
siderable routine business in the other
branch, both houses Of the legislature
stood adjourned Feb. for three days.
The senate cleared its local bill cal
endar by passing more than a dozen
loca land private legislative bills
BY vote of 22 to 13 the bill seek
ing to create the county of Humphreys
was Indefinitely postponed in the sem
ate shortly before ADJOURNMENT.
A strong and effective argument
was made against the measure by Mr..
Boddie of Washington, who led the
battle against the creation of the new
county. 1t is held, however, on mo-
ton to reconsider.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
ru,ks Evacuate Erzerum.

Petrograd. The Novoe Vremya as
serts that it has received from q trust
,worthv source information to the ef-
<.ot that the Turks have evacuated
Erzerum. one of their principal strong
,-a,as IN the Caucasian front.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
MISSISSIPPI BRIEFS

Fernwood.-Farming operations in
this vicinity are well advanced at this
time. The fall oats are being used as
grazing for cattle and considerable
acreage is being sown to oats for sum-
mer harvesting
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

Agricultural College. - From the
number of inquiries and letters now
being received from all parts Of the
state the authorities Of the Mississippi
A. & NJ. College have estimated that
the enrolment Of the college for the
next session will be 200 more than
the present years record enrolment
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
Adopts Drastic "Dry" Law.

Adopts Drastic "Dry" Law
John Barleycorn was given solar
plexus blow by the lower house or the
Mississippi Legislature when the Rob-
erson- anderson prohibition bill, regard
ed as drastic measure as was ever
passed by any legislative body by
vote of 10 to II. The bill is copied
from the Alabama law.
The title to the bill covers two pages
of printed matter and every phase OF
the liquor business. Il Is to promote
Temperance and suppress @yils Of
intemperaiaee, to restrict ea,, Htinp.
ton OF spirituous, vinoGs, malt. fer
mented or other liquors" and puts the
ban on every species of intoxfcants.
1t prevents the shipment into the state
to one person of more than one quart OF
spirituous liquors every fifteen days,
repeating the present law Of one gallon
a day of whiskey or case of beer.
The bill restricts the express COM
panies and other common carriers in
every way possible. No person may
bring into the state more than one
quart every fifteen days and no one
person Is permitted to have more than
one quart in his possession at any one
time. Heretofore, sale must have
been established before there was con-
yiction of keeping or selling liquors.
but now the simple possession of more
. than one quart is prima facie evidence
of running a blind tiger.
Mr.. Anderson of Forrest spoke earn
estly in favor of amending those sec.
tions of the bill that made possible t.
purchase or possession of certain qu
titles of liquor month, or eEery
teen days. However, Mr.. AndeN
amendment was voted down, 10
Mr.. Barrett, an avowed an
zionist, and who comes from
Joined with Mr.. Anderson in
amendment. He would 'sgo
or none" he declared.
Z The penalties fixed for vic
the law were not less than
more than $500 fine for eachy
and Imprisonment for not 1esa
thirty days nor more than six mo
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
Arms Factory DESTROYED.

me.-Austria's arms factory, the
Skoda Works. at Pilsen, Bohemia, has
been PARTLY destroyed by an explo-
sion says dispatch fromm Bucharest
t. the MessaggerO,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
May Release Ruraomaster.

zurich.-It is reported that. thes re.
lease of Burgomaster Max OF Brus'
sells is imminent
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

the home of Harry Tally, at this place,
he and others who came to his assist
ance moved a large cook stove out OF
the burning building with the noon
meal cooking upon it. The stove was
very hot and Mr.. Tallys hands were
burned in carrying it out. Aided by a
strong wind, the blaze totally destroy
ed the one-story frame dwelling val
ued at $1,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10
Ask Federal Aid in Flood.


The Mississippi legislature has adopt.
ed house concurrent resolution me-
morializing congress to authorize the
use of national guard property in car.
ing for sufferers from the pending
flood in the Mississippi river sections
of the state where overflows have oc-
CURED, and where greater danger is
said to be Imminent. 1t was rushed
directly to the senate and that body
Immediately dropped pending business
and adopted 1t at once so as to au-
thorize immediate communication with
the Mississippi delegation at Washing
ton.
Brown Appeals Whisky Case.
Land Commissioner M. "A. Brown ap-
peared in police court here to answer
the charge of selling liquor, preferred
against him by private detective
named Ferguson, and entered plea
OF nolle contendre, and upon being
fined took an appeal to the circuit
court. A fine of $50 was imposed. The
plea had the effect of shutting off the
introduction of witnesses and. the TAX
Ing OF testimony, all Of this being re.
served for the trial in the circuit court
at the summer term.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-10

Coldwater.A company is being
formed at Independe an enterpr1s-
lng town ten miles east OF here, for
the purpose Of growing fruit and vege-
tables aud operating q canning fac'
tory,
The Washington herald., 1916-06-11
Girls Seldom Tell the Truth.

Boys nearly always tell the truth
Girls seldom tell the truth.
Judge Hubert had just finised a days
session when he made this statement
and, OF course, he was referring to tn,
young people that he comes in contac,
with daily.
The courts figures on the veracity
the girls are interesting. There we,
about 400 boys taken to Juvenile Cou!
last year. Judge Hubert says that q!
but eight or nine of this number are alb
solutely truthful, making complete con.
fessions of everything.
In the case Of the girl It is different
There were about as many girls as boys
in court, and the judge says that only
about eight or nine of them are absolute
ly truthful.
The girl admits only what she knows
the court knows" the judge says. "She
won't confess to a thing which she has
reason to believe you are ignorant about.
The boy, on the other hand, when he
gets into court seldom desires to keep
anything back.
THE boy. on reflecting, nearly always
decides that the best way is the truth.
But the girl in her reflections devotes all
her time to schening and plotting for a
story that will hide her mind. d."-Detroit
News.