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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13
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n their assaults the French and
brush are aftacking only ne sur
Iace OF tne greatest fortincations n
tne World Germany buih : surprfss
ior the siiies IN ner wonderful sstiss
OF srniiery-prcof fortihcations. THESE
deienses are Dnilt 80 close, are dng 70
deep ana cover such wide area
tnat what tne allies are today tax
ing win Infantry. tanks ana aztllefy
are only the oufskirts Of a7powsrfui
system o. undergrcund fostA
The bombardmenk Il terrific.
Fields, woods and towns arc torn to
pieces BY constantly exploding
shells. But underground nothing b
t-uched! And Il d fFom her sub
surface forts that Germany Il re-
pelling the allied attack.
For . week ] have been over the
Somme battlefield From height
near Peronne, and to the south Of
Arras. our party twice penstrafsd the
shell area, viewing Peronne and Ba-
paume, the two immediate objects
Of ire. It marked the FIRST time since
the Somne battle began TINT s neu-
tral has been permitted 70 Inspect
this part OF the underground forti-
hcations constructed by the German
forces. While waiting In the library
OF castie serving as the headQuars
ters OF one Of the commanding gen
erals. the windows rsttled and doors
shook from the concussion Of burst
ing shells.
With these constant explosions in
our ears. and escorted by an intelli-
gence ofacer. we motored 70 the
heights of 'Bapaume. There We watch
ed the British IRE on town. There
was only q church spire and one
chimney still standing. Although In
approaching the front We encountered
~ lines Of trenches and wire en-
tanglements. the Somme battle Is mo
longer being defended from the
trenches, but with buried artillery.
For miles. as we walked. we pass-
ed holes In the grouhd large enough
for men to crawl into. These wore
entrenched to thousands Of under
ground forts which the Germans
have built in an endless chain. The
underground defenses vary In depth
from rev feet to as much - 60
Ieet. ',''l7Hs N'- si'H ''g
No cannon yet invented can pene- \
trate them. And this II the rsasoa.
German ofiicers explain, why che
English can not destroy the German
defense. Not house. = barn or !
n.~ -. .sn" p..
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13
ORDER DISSOLUTION OF
CORN PRODUCTS COMPANY

New York, Nov. i3,---Flnal decree
In the Corn Products dissolution suit
brought by the federal government
was refused today by Judge Hand In
the federal district court, ordering
attorneys for the corporation to pre-
pare plans FOR dissolution aud present
them FOR tho courts approval with
In 1870 days.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13
Town the World the Size
DEAD MAN SENDS.
vancouver CAR
INTO OPEN DRAW

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"roay h'sh'' when george smith sent
the crowded Ladner motor stage
through thc.opeG draw OF the North
Arm bridge and plunged car and
Freight into the 10y waters OF the
Frazer river. Ia the startling theory
suggested today By acauaintances OF
tho chauffeur.
smith n annearx snner.d from
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against him smith sn.w IN. ro.a
aud the bridge perfectly and was con.
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13

Washington, Nov 13,-The name
OF Edwin +. Sweet was sent to the
president today by Secretary Of Com
merce Rediielt FOR re-appolntment as
assistant secretary Sweet resigned
TO run for governor OF Michigan and
was defeated.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13

Phoenix, Ariz.. Nov. 1s.-Dr. Per-
cival Lowell, world famous astron-
omer. head OF the observatory at
Flagstaff. Ariz., died late last night OF
apoplexy, according to word received
here today. org 49, n.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-13

Al Mathes, OF Murphy, returned
home after three weeks visiting In
SGrants Pass.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
NEW YORK CAR MEN
MAY STRIKE AGAIN
men Threaten to Walk out i Demands
Are Not Met.

New York, Aug. 15.- Renewal of1
New York's recent street car strike
was threatened unless the New YORK
Railways Company reinstates more
than 10 employees discharged union
leaders charge, because Of their az
tivities in the recent tie-up The car
men declare railway officials have no'
lkept an agreement drawn up by Mayor
Mitchell and Chairman Oscar 5. straus
Of the public service commission
(which stipulated that the strikers
should be taken back without prelu
dice, .
| Conferences we're held today pe
\ tween union orsanizers and the me-
and presentation Of the situatio
4 was forwarded 10 William Dl Mahoi
/. president of Inc Aanalgamated Assoel
! lion OF Street and Electric Railws
! employees. WHO returned 70 Detfo
s,.ar tha sx.pn went back to work.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
AUTO HITS DITCH,
OCCUPANTS SPILLED
.cAusEY CHILDREN DRIVE CAR
our OF ROADWAY AND HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE.

Driving his automobile heavily ioau-
ed with youthful passengers into
deem ditch near the three-mile post on
the Irene Chapel Road this morning'
Albert Causey, 16 year old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. e. causey, Of 7ol Hall
Avenue, not only had marrow escape
himself, but came perilously near IN
iunng all of the five occupants OF the
car. I,
AS it was, Doris Causey, q S-year-olo y
sister. was thrown underneath tne
car. and was slightly bruised, ane
greatly muddied.
The car was owned by r. 3. Causey
an uncle, now out Of the city on bus
mess. The youngsters started ou
4 for a spin, and were returning hom'
. when. for some unexplained reason
The Ford leaped into a ditch. throV
ling the occupants out. One Of th
! front wheels Of the car was smashe
r In the car were Albert, Harry, Dorri
) and Evelyn Causey all brothers al
\ sisters, and fifth child.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
e elephone Users.
Dropping Hello"
Copying Britishers
"ARE YOU TAEREr is NOW COR
RECT FORM or WIRE sALuTA- 4
TIoN, OFFICIAL SAYS.

The crisp but not always courteous
or dignified telephone salutation,
Hello (an Americanism about which
no end Of fun has been created by our
English cousins, who prefer Are you
there?'') is fast disappearing as a
result OF the general trend toward
efficient telephoning, says Manager
Baird Of the Cumberland Telephone
Co.
/, Corporations today with thousands
Of dollars worth Of business to be
transacted through She medium ot
the telephone are fostering this gen
teral movement toward telephone re
form.
Il The Hello" has gone forever. IT
Fits place has been adopted the newer
form Of response, which the persoI
banswering the telephone call statei
lIfirst the name of the bureau or tn
office in which he or she receives th
call, following which the name OF tn
Individual is announced.
Under this arrangement the perso
calling is enabled to begin CONVEX
sation, at once, or is advised imm'
diately if he has called the wron
person, department or bureau.
/ The necessity of courtesy. and a
curacy in answering questions or :
ferring calls to the proper individual
4 Is emphasized in instructions to 81
ploye Of various large concerns.
Il The matter of voice is also toucn'
upon, and pleasant, easy convers
tional tone with a rising inflectlo
: although not Of too much volume,
lprged.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
WELL COMPANY FILES
IT'S ANSWER TO SUIT
,LAyNE-RowLER COMPANY ~
slsTs CITY or HAfTlEs-
BURG OWES 1T.

Biloxi, Miss, Aug. 15.--Answer was
filed by the defendant in the case
OF the City of Hattiesbnrg vs. Layne
and Bowler Company in the Y. ?.
Court before Deputy Clerk ). G. Tyler
|this morning, in which the defendan'
bclaims 1t was within its rights ana tnat
HI fulflled it's contract with the City
lof Hattiesburg in the construction q
Ian artesian well. Layne and Bower
Company, Texas corporation pui
domiciled at Memphis, Tenn, seeks TO
Erecover $s,45O from the City OF Hat
4 tiesburg for the construction OF an
artesian well and which Hattiesnurt
refuses to give on the grounds ina
the we'll was damaged by caye-ins Q
sand and dirt.
The company brought suit agahs
,Hattiesburg in the chancery court 2
Forrest county and the chancellor rel
dered a verdict in favor of the Texa
q ,corporation for s7,52s.62 with interes
l,or 4 total Of $s,292.77. Hattiesburg a.
RI pealed from the decision to the $
(. nreme court Of Mississippi, but the q
. cision Of the chancellor was affirms
" On FEBRUARY 2S, 1916, after which Y
h, case was appealed by Hattiespurg
S, 1.-THE United States court whicn Y
at lbe convened in Biloxi on August ~
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
Country Folk Liue
Longer CensusSays,
But Not as Much
EXPECTATION or LIFE GREATER
BY SEVEN YEARS THAN 1T
is IN THE CITIES.

Samuel u. Rogers, director OF the
United States Census Bureau, few
days ago made public statistics show
ing the death rate and ratio Of expec-
tation Of life in New England, New
York. New Jersey, Indiana. Michigan,
and the District of Columbia.
According to these statistics the ay-
erage expectation Of life at birth for
males is 49.9 years and for females
53.2 years, says the Detroit Free Press
For white males the expectation is 5o.2
years and for white females i53.6 years.
For native white males 54.2 years. In
1.-THE general figures the percentage IS
cut down because Of the fact that
negroes live on an average of fifteen
years less than white persons.
The report shows that the expecta-
tion of life is greater at the age q
lone than at birth, approximately SIX
l,years greater, and the minimum i
Ireached at the age 9of two, when it is
lseyen years greater. This is due to
Ethe extremely high Infant mortality
a There are many more violent deaths
among men than among women, hence
the greater average expectation Of lift
for females.
Under normal conditions natlv'
lwhite males may expect to reach IN
!. age Of sixty; native white females tn
l,I.age of sixty-four That is, Of giye'
4 humber Of males half are likely 7
e die before reaching the age Of sixt
9 l,years and the other half at sixty an
3 far beyond. The expectation OF II
tt in rural districts is more than seye
Eyears greater than in cities.
d The last revelation is one whie
e., Eshould give us pause. Why are citi'
1s less conducive than rural districts
It Longevity? Is 1t because Of overcrow
IN ing? Ought we to spread our reside
Mt ltial districts over wide areas? Is y
4 cause Of noise and eneTgy-sapping
ltivities, including lack Of appropria
Iphysical exercise Can these items
a corrected? Is it due to improper or
IN efficient sanitation? Can better sa
as tary conditions be obtained. Are wal
We supplies factor? Can they be
ast proved? All these points are wol
thinking about.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
MOVING, ORDERS FOR
MILITIA ARE SUSPENDED
BY RAILROAD TROUBLE
Facts on Threatened Strike
of $4,000 Train Employees

High lights 100000 train employees on
steam rail d
Number Of lines involved Of which 2 are main
oads
Mileage covering enirs country
what the An day instead OF lonouf ua u
tbe freight and me anda a half for overtime
in wages would oa seas
s1ooOooOoO The passenger not in the demand
pronorfn who for strike LoeoM'uss
engineers per cent engnemen including nonnnon
o7 conductors s per ant the older men
Younger brakemen
This is the heaviest taken by the protnooou =
9 Il a Eastern engineers for strike IN
a3 the Eastern cent In 1914 the western r.
neers stood 81 per the Western emen ssle per cent
Ta men made their 80 The national conference
At the Engineering Building Manhattan ana was
ne Is The strike began and finished july
81 The conference wasr resumed August g.
Engineers Brother
Enginemen Order OF Hy 0on
TORS and brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
KAISER HURR|ES TO
THE EASTERN front
EMPEROR PERSONALLY TRIES TO
CHECK ONWARD RUSH OF
RUSSIAN ARMIES.
tBy Associated Press.,

London, Aug. 15.-Emperor Wit
liam is again on the eastern 'front.'
where the Austro-Germans are
struggling to withstand the Rus
sian onslaught on all their sides.
The Russians are continuing
their rapid advances In Gal'c'a,
are crossing to the western banks
Of the Lotalipa and the 5lstritza,
and are advancing along the upper
Stripa.
The French have recaPtured
German trenches on q front soo
Yards long and 100 yards deep, on
the Fieury-vaux roads, In the YER
dun sector.
The artillery is active on tne
somme front. The British report
recapturins all the trenches north
west Of Pozieres, where the Ser
mans gained footing sunday.
Rome reports that the Italians
have gained on the carso plateau
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
MORE THAN 6 MILLION
I BALES OF COTTON USED
Nearly Half a Million Bales Used IN
july Alone, Census Bureau Finds.
lBu Associated Press.1

washington, Aug 15.-The Census
Bureau today announced that cotton
used in the United States during the
wear ended July 81, aggregated $685.
s72 bales, exclusive OF linters. Linters
used amounted to Ss1sSS5 bales
Cotton used during July was 4Ss,sSs
bales; on hand in consuming estab
llshments were 1852. ass bales and i
storage and congresses, l,osO,sl
bales.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
SPECIAL STAMP FOR
GULFPORT EXPOSITION
Harrison Introduces Bill Autnor'z'ns
Issue for Mississippi Fair
tBv Associated Press.l

washington, D. G., Aug i5--The
House ost office Committee today
voted favorably on the report Of Rep
resentative Harrison's bill authorizing
4 special issue Of stamp in connecI
tion with the Gulfport exposition next
YEAR commemorating the centenary
admission Of Mississippi to the Union
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
WILL TRY MIXING
CITY WATER SUPPLY
OLD RESERVOIR BEING CLEANED,
AND THE NEW AND OLD
WATER TO BE SERVED.

Thousands OF gaHons OF water,
I held as a reserve in the old reser-
voir on front street, were pumped
into the streets this afternoon BY
superintendent Jones, as the first
step toward trying to remedy the
muddy condition of the city's water
supply. The reservoir is to be
cleaned, refiIIed and water from Il
pumped into the mains.
An experiment by mixing the water
drawn directly from the citys new ar
tesian WE'LL recently dug back OF the
postoffice, and the water taken from
the old hydrant. is to be performed by
the city OFFICIALS. just as soon as Burke
Jones and his crew can clean out the
reservoir.
From every section of Hattiesburg
howls are coming from the populacs
about the muddy appearance Of th'
water. Captain Farley, commissions
in charge Of the system, and Burk'
Jones. the superintendent, admit tha
they hardly know what to think abou
| the condition of the water.
eThe chemical analysis shows tina
4 the new supply contains much les
iron than the old" they said toda'
"yet in recent days, the water is .
most unfit for use at times We don
know the answer, unless it is becau'
the high pressure required in forcir
the water from the well directly IN
the mains, is cutting the caked ir'
from the interior of the old pipes"
Each night the hydrants are bel
flushed for hours There are mo
! than 200 Of them in the city. and
!, a big task. Jones believes that ar
a few days. all Of the iron will "a
been washed out Of the mains and
pipes.
In the meantime, however, arran
~ ments for mixing the water are pc
made, and will be tested.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15

IN their arrival there, they met Cul'
manner some distance from the polne
!. where the last trail of the men was
Mound. Culpepper, with an ORDINARY
Aog had pursued the men 70 the Y,
c,nitv Of the Bowen Bay swamps' anu
there his canine halted. From TINS
noint the bloodhounds took up tne
tro,, bnt were able to do but little.
After securing the entire country
side Tor hours, HARRISON, Mchenzlt
and the dogs gave up the chase AM
returned to Hattiesburg.
The conyicts are engaged In repair
ing the roads in the vicinity o. Mas
q The camp is located at Make. =
men were about mile from the pos
office Ave Of them being in one puhci
and we're guarded by Buck Wililam'
! white trustee. Williams said tna
Tho men were not acting suspicious
suddenly he felt some ones arm
aro,,nd his neck from the rear, ana
i instant the other four convic
..aao rush for him. They tore U
a,ao from his hands, gave him a shol
i one direction, and then ran N =
opposite. Mark Brown, head gua'
Nth another squad Of conVlcls, Y
! few hundred yards away Ae nsa
williams call for aid and placing
man in charge Of TRUSTEES ne ran
ward williams
BY this time the men were w ..ls oas !
s,ght Culpepper was then notin not
and he in turn notified the HatuesD'
authorities.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
RUSS ATTACK RESISTED
az AUSTRO-G GERMANS
Rsr,ln claims cars Forces Have Been
RepuIsed in the Eastern Area,
tBu Associated Press.J

Berlin, Aug. 15.-The Austro-eer'
mans are resisting stubbornly the Rus
sian advance on the upper stripa-
The armies Of the central powers
have repulsed the Russians in the zpo-
row Koninchy section.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
rHE COTTON MARKET.

New orleans, Aug. 15.-The cotton
market at 2:sO o'clock was; January
I14s5. opening at 14.27 March, la.52'
opening at 14.44; October, 1904. open
Ing at 1898 December. l425, opening
at l41S.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15

4 i i
New orleans, Aug. 49,. When Oscar
Tut used to remark good-naturedly
that If his wife should ever try to-
leave him again he'd kill her the
relatives of Mrs. Tut thought It was
i his somewhat distorted idea Of
| a joke.
/ Now, Mrs. H. G. Duggan and Mrs.
In. L. Harper, back from Meridian,
where they attended the funeral OF
: Itheir sister, Mrs. ,Tutt, recall what the
], l5jealous husband threatened during the
$ honeymoon here that followed the sec.
pnd marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Tut
TO each other.
1--WE thought he was bluffing," sale
Mrs. Duggan tearfully at her home
1882 Euterpe street. "We always
y knew he was a jealous man, and didn'
like for his wife to notice her owl
! people, but we had no idea he mean
what he said"
TUFTS Under Guard in Greenviile
Hospital.
i y
Oscar x. Tut, suffering from
wound in the face which the Greei
vile, Miss, police force now say wa
selfinflicted, after he is said to ha'
killed his wife at. James Crossing la
as Tuesday, is being closely guarded at
Sc hospital in Greenville.
ne 81 hope he is punished,'' said MI
S. Duggan vengefully Burning wou
Ter be too good for him! After he h
mi lkilled his wife he was afraid to ta
lat the blame, and tried to make belle
ity she did it.
OF aThe little negro girl who was s.
ler want for them was away from I
but l,house when he shot his wife. VIII
to she got back. she says, Tutt was
lat ting on the front porch with his he
an in his hands and the blood stream
urg from the wound in his month.
hat "sWell she got me at last, he t
Of the negro girl. guess he said 7
because he was. afraid Of lynchi
inst Anyway, he has insisted that his
t OF committed suicide.
rem. ssWhy should she want to XIII
exas self when she was preparing to G.
rest, There to visit usg Her trunk was p'
ap. ed and ready, and she was dress
SUI when he came in and shot her"
& de- mo Mention Of Marital unhapplr
rmed Letters from Mrs. Tut
thel ceived day or two before her dc
p toll speak Of the visit she was prepa
will to make and do not mention any
ii. lital unhappiness.
sIf she was having any trouble
her husband she didn't mention
/. xN,i fact 10 u.s.. continued Mrs. Dun
AiiS rye were getting reaos to ha
Isort Of family rcurion, Our me
nanos Mrs. N. w Collins and our brc
&. G. Collins. were coming from
dian. We have another brother, ]
Tal OF M Collins, living at Harahan, VIII
strike to come in for the little family
fork ering.
more oscar Tutt was afraid for
union leave him afraid she'd decide ]
cir ac- 60 back up there to the lonely
he car plantation settlement called
I've not Crossing, where he was manai
Mayor the comm1ssary, He always was
Straus to have her ut,of his sight
mission, when he wasn't insanely
strikers he was pretty good sort OF ma
\ preju- pleasant and likeable But, "
WAS crossed he was terrible.
lay be- member one time when Rochell
he men Tutt, expressed disapproyal q
shing he did he flew at her az
Mahon. choking her struck both eyes
Assoeias secured Divorce on Grounds O.
Railway ~Rochelie got q divorce IT.
Detroit nine months ago on grounds I
,ork. (contInued on Page sl''
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
lAUsTRIANS EvAcUAIlEs
TOLMINO, PARIS SAYS
..,,,as enter the suburbs Of the City
White the Defenders Flee.
fBu Associated Press.)

paris. Aug 15-FIt Is reported enas
the italians have entered the s'l0urps =
- Tolminc, which the Austrians are
evacuating,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15
lBu Aasoclated Press.l

Washington, D. G., Aug. 15.--Orders
for the remaining mobilized units OF
the National Guard OF the United
states, about $4,000 officers and men
in concentration camps about the
country, to proceed to the border. have
been suspended BY The War Depart
ment.
NO official explanation has been
made, but it is known that the delicacy
Of the railroad strike situation has
been the moving consideration.
The suspension Of. the troop orders
should not be taken as an Indication
that the Presidents negotiations With
the four brotherhoods and the rail-
roads have taken an unvaforable turn,
an official explained, but that It ia
merely measure of precaution.
Later the War Department made
public kilograms from General Funston
4 recommending the suspension OF troop
movement orders. in view of the pos
sibility Of general railroad strike.
and the difficulty which would follow
in maintaining supplies for the troops
and the civilians at the border.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-08-15

Overpowering their white guard,
who was a trusty, and wrestling from
him high-powered automatic rifle,
five convicts, members of the road
gang of Forrest county, yesterday
made a safe getaway, and today are
hiding somewhere in the Bowen Bay
swamps in the southern part of the
county.
The getaway occurred yesterday, Q
mile from Make. Two of the five con
yicts are notorious jailbreakers. INC
reward for their capture has yet beeI
offered by the Board of Supervisors
but it is likely that price viii pc pu
ON the head Of each of the escape'
men.
-Four of the five men escaping are
Felix Chapman, George Dupre, Geers
Peruvian and Henry White. Tn
name Of the fifth man has not been =
ceiyea in Hattiesburg.
Immediately after the getaWas
Horace Culpepper, superintendent {
the convict camps, went to the nea
est telephone and notified Sheriff Ha
hison Of the escapes. The sheriff wei
hafore the Board of Supervisors al
asked permission to take with nj
Frank Mckenzie and the latter
bloodhounds, and join the hunt In
nermission was granted. Harpis'
and Mckenzie made record run
Make by automobile.