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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-23

the opportunity to raise his
mask. It will not be the head o1
a French monarch, but it will be
lone of another which by his
character will be known all over
the world in two weeks.
| 9Th. All Christian races will
be at war, the Moslems and
and other people from far off
will join, and armies will be
raised in the four corners of the
world.
9th. Because the angels will
cause peoples minds to open
and the third week, they will
understand that this is the anti
Christ and that they would be
and would become slaves if they
do not crush this conqueror.
10th. The anti-Christ will be
recognized by several of his
traits. He will massacre priests,
monks, women. children and old
people. He will not have mercy
on any one. He will pass
through the world, torch in hand
and do this in the name of
Christ.
18th. His word of imposture
will sound like words of Christ
ianity, but his cast will be those
of Nero and of the Roman pros
ecutors. He will have an eagle
in his coat-of-arms, and there
will also be an eagle in the coat
of-arms of his ally-that other
bad monarchy.
18th. But this one is a Christ
ian and will die cursed by the
Pope Benedict, who will have
been elected during the reign of
of the nti-Christ.
18th. You will see the priests
and the monks confess and abb
solve the combatants, because
for the first time in history
priests and monks will join in
the fight with other citizens
because Pope Benedict, having
cursed the anti Christ, it will be
published that all those who fight
him will be in a state Of grace,
and when they will go to heaven
directly like all martyrs.
14th. The bull proclamation
of the Pope) will be known
greatly in the world, it will re-
animate faltering courage and
will kill the allied monarchies of
the anti Christ.
18th. To conquer the anti
Christ, it will take more men
than France could ever produce.
1T will take the efforts of all
lkingdoms, because the Rooster.
the Leopard and the White
Eagle will never succeed in sub
mitting the Black Eagle in the
prayers and vows of the whole
world do not join him.
10th. Never will the human
race have known such q danger,
because the triumph of the anti
Christ will be the one of the devil
of which he is the incarnation.
18th. Because it was said that
twenty centuries after the incar-
nation itself in his turn, and will
! threaten the world with as many
curses as the divine incarnation
brought and caused blessings.
18th. Towards the year 1000,
the anti-Christ will show him
self. His armies will surpass in
numbers anything ever known.
There will be some christians in
the flock, in his mobs; but also
there will be moslems and saw
age soldiers from far off among
those who defend the Lamb.
10Th. For the first time the
Lamb will be all red. There will
not be in the christian world 9
small space but what will be red.
The heavens, the earth, and The
waters and even the atmosphere
will be red, because blood will
| flow in the domain of the -four
lelements at the same time.
! goth. The Black Eagle viii
throw himself on the rooster,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-23

The boy scouts of Vicksburg
and Brandon are being royalty
entertained this week by Maj.
Weille. The beautiful lawn sur
rounding Lake Kreth is dotted
with tents, and lhas every ap-
pearance of a Irregular military
camp. They are a splendid lot
of strong. healthy young fell
lows. and are having the time Of
their lives.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-23
For Sale.

One mule and Wagon; also one
good milk COW.
MRS. VIM. WATSON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-23
For Sale.

One bed room suite, dining
room table and chairs.
MRS. VIM. Watson.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

Political troubles in Petrograd, the continuance of the Russian retreat and a further advance by the British in Flanders stand out from the war news.
 Northeast of Ypres on Friday the troops of Field Marshal Haig Fe- established themselves in the town of Saint Julien, captured by them on Tuesday but from which they were driven by the Germans on Wednesday. of Hollebeke, near the center of the line on which the allied attack was launched early this week British artillery dispersed Germans prepar ing to attack near Ypres and fore stalled any attempt by the Teutons to charge against the British. lines. advance, 6,122 Germans were made
 Near Monchy le Preux, southeast of Arras, the Germans on Thursday night entered British front line trenches at two points. Desperate fighting ensued and the British dur ing Friday re-took most of the ele ments. Excepts for the repulse of German attack on a 1,500 yard front near Cerny, on the Aisne front, there have been only raids and artillery duels on the rest of the western front
 With apparently no let-up in the Russian retreat along the line from TarnopoI to fthe Rumanian border, there come advices of a new political crisis in Petrograd. Premier and War Minister Kerensky and his fel-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
FINDING OF NEW YORK
 POLICE INVESTIGATORS
Lack of Cooperation Between Uni formed Police and Detective Bureau.

New York, Aug. 3-Lack of cooper ation between the uniformed police and the detective bureau of New York city was found by the grand jury which investigated charges of police negligence in the case of Ruth Cru ger, the high school girl whose body was found in the shop of Alfredo Coc- chi. In a presentment handed up to- day the grand jury stated also that there seems to be an inadequate su- pervision of detective work on the part of the commissioner in charge thereof"
 The grand jury was charged after 1t had returned an indictment charg- ing neglect of duty against Leiutena mt Alonzo Cooper, who was acting cap tain of the fourth branch detective bureau, which conducted the search for the Cruger girl. Lieutenant Coo per pleaded guilty and was held for trial in $1,000 bail Continuation of the inquiry by another grand jury was recommended.
 Lack of evidence in the discovery of crime by the fourth branch bureau was shown in the evidence the grand jury reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
A REIGN OF TERROR
 IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Bands of Negroes, Tenant Farmers anc
 Indians Trying to Defeat Draft.

a
 Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug. B. Bands of negroes, tenant farmers and Indians. whose purpose is to defeat the selective service law in Oklahoma, have spread reign of terror through three counties in the central part of the state, partially destroyed two bridges, abandoned their crops .sev- cred wire communication, planned raids ranches and stores, and threaten to burn all the bridges in the district. according to reports received by Governor Williams today.
 Late today it was undecided whether to send na tional guardsmen to que1l the disturbance or to orga nize civilian companies familiar with the country which Is rugged and choked with un- derbrush.
 A representative from the governors office who has just returned from the district where the various bands are operating recommends the latter plan
 The affected counties are Seminole Hughes and Pontotoc and the sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys from each of them are forming posses in effort to forestaI1 the rioters.
 The bands are organized into sev- eral bodies, the strongest of which is known as the Working Class union. whose membership is said to number plemented by I. w. w. agitators and a smaller group known as the "Jones Family
 Seminole county seems to be the Eeart of the chaos-ridden region, where trouble has been brewing since the passage of the draft law.
 Four suspects have been arrested.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
OUTLOOK GOOD FOR
 FOOD AND BUSINESS
According to Chamber of Commerce
 of the United States.

Washington. Aug. 3.-A strongly op- tirnistic view of the outlook for food production and for business generally is taken by the chamber of commerce of the United States in a report pub Hshed tonight as a result of a com mittee or investigation. Crops prom ise to be abundant, says the commit tee, while a most encouraging feature of the situation is the general confi- dence of business in the midst of war conditions.
 Those in touch with fundamental conditions have known all along that there was never any real danger of food shortage so far as the United States is concerned,'' the report de- clares, unless because of a calamitous and unusually unfavorabIe season. Fortunately, however, this unfounded apprehension had the effect of stimu- lating production. The consequent answer of American agriculture, for our needs as well as those abroad, is the promise of an abundant harvest of food products beyond previous rec ords, as a whole, in our experience"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

low cabinet members, except one, re- signed but later with the exception of M. Terestchenko, the foreign min ister, withdrew their resignations. To defend himself against charges that he had been connected with the Ger man general staff, M. Tchernof, the socialist minister of agriculture, has resigned. Efforts to strengthen the Russian cabinet by the inclusion of Constitut5onal democrats. seemingly have failed and Premier Kerensky will attempt to rule the country with aides from the radical and socialist parties. General Erdelli, recently ap- pointed military governor of Petro- grad, is reported to have been as- sassinated.
 The line of the River Zbrocz at it's confluence with the Dniester has been given up at several places by the Russians, who, however, fought stub ornly to hold back the Austro-Ger- mans. Between the Dniester and the Pruth the Russians have not halted in their retreat toward the border.
 Bukowina is almost entirely in the hands of the Teutons again. Ger nowitz the capital. has been occupied by the Germans and Kimpolung, an important town several miles south of the Rumanian border, has been evacuated by the Russians. The Ger man advance in Galicia and Bukowina seemingly is aimed at Kamenets Pod olsky, fortified city north of the Dniester and i ntfle direction of Odessa, Russia's great port on the Black Sea
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

pedo. The vessel gave a lurch as she was hit and I was thrown to the deck among the debris. The vessel listed heavily and all of us took to the boats
 The submarine approa ched and shelled the vessel and then ordered the small boats alongside the subma- rine. The skipper was summoned and taken inside. The others were mus tered on the deck of the submarine
 The Germans removed the lifebelts and the outer clothing of all except eight of us, smashed the Iifeboats with axes and then re-entered the subma- rine and closed the matches, leaving us on deck. The submarine went about two miles and then submerged
 T had a lifebelt. Near me was an apprentice boy of IS, shouting for help. l went to him and held him up until midnight but he became unconscious and died of exposure. At daylight saw the Belgian Prince af1oat. I was picked up after eleven hours in the water by a patrol boat"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
COMMAN OF
 VESSELS IMMEDIATELY
Has Been Decided Upon by the Shop
 pirq Board.

Washington, Aug. 3-Immediate communicating of most of the ves- seIs under construction in Aemrican shipbuilding plants was decided on today by the shipping board The step is preliminary to the requisition- ing of the American tonnage already on the seas and will be taken to speed construction so that the yards may be cleared for building ships for which the government has let con- tracts.
 There are building in the yards of the company about TOO ships total ling more than 1,500, 900 in tonnage, most of it for foreign account. Hulls and contracts both will be taken over, the final disposition of the foreign craft to be left to negotiations be- tween the United States and the gov ermnents concerned. The completed American ships will be retained by the board for operation.
 Communicating of tonnage building was one of the features of the pro- gramme for shipbuilding announced by Major General Goethals just be- fore his resignation mana ger of the fleet corporation was accepted by President Wilson. Chairman Dem mans blocking of this programme was one of the things that led to MT. Denman's removal by the president
 General Goethals' plan for con structing two great government owned ship yards for building frabri cated steel ships will be taken up by the board later. It is understood Rear Admiral Capps, now manager of the fleet corporation, Is opposed to the form of contracts proposed by the general for this work and that the whole scheme may be abandoned. Tn that event the Fabricated ships would be built in private yards for govern ment account
 The board will make no move to- ward requisitioning American tonnage already on the seas for several days. Several legal hitches are to be strengthened out before any ships are faLan
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04

pliance with President Wilson's order directing that department officials in dicate exemptions and that the re- quiremenu of indiSpenSability be rigidly enforced.
 Freeing Valuable Employees. As generally construed, the postal ruling shows the purpose of the ad- ministration to make the government department leaders in fereing valuable employees for war service.
 The entire mail carriers force, num- bering thousands of men of whom a considerable percentage are within the draft age limits is excluded from ex- emption except for physical reasons or because of dependent families.
 The departments ruling in regard to clerks leaves railway mail clerks with in the exemption classes as they are highly specialized distributors.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder took steps today to reduce the number of exemptions because of dependent families.
 New Ruling by Crowder.
 Please call attention of local boards to the fact" says General Crowder in instruction to governors of all states, that a soldiers pay is not less than thirty dollars month and that all clothing, subsistence, medical treat ment and housing are furnished him.
 
 tion of his pay to a dependent. Many soldiers receiving thirty dollars a month are easily able to allot twenty five dollars monthly to the support Of of duty the government will pay to the beneficiary designated by the soldier six months pay.
 Section four of the selective service act provides that those in status with respect to persons dependent up-
 f-.. fol1 their exclusion or discharge advisable may be discharged, but it does not equire that they shall be discharged in all such cases. The discretion of local boards Is invoked by this provl- sion and such boards may well take the facts above into consideration i'll deciding claims for discharge due to dependency with view to determln- ing whether as 8 matter or fact, the person claiming such discharge will not be in as good or better position to support his dependents after selection for military service than he was before. If such is the case, of course. the dis charge should not be granted"
 Government officials generally are beginning to take up the individual questions that arise where government employees are called for service Sec retary Daniels said today that knotty problems were arising in the navy de- partment as to what individuals in the cleircal force navy draughtsmen or skilled workers at the navy workers at the navy yards are absolutely 1n- 
 The number of exemptions asked by the various department will be re- duced to the absolute minimum, 1t is indicated even if some temporary de- of the clerical force re- suits.
 General Crongder has suggested to the governors that each assemble the full membership of all district boards in his state for a general conference to insure uniform procedure regarding appeals. The governors were asked also to appoint an official. in eacr To- cal district to file appeals. County att torneys weres suggested. .-'S .:N<
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
DOUBLE TAX ON BEER;
 THRILLED ON WINE. War Tax Bill Put Into Final Form for Report to the Senate.

1 Washington, Aug. 3.-The war tax bill, under revision since May A, was | put into final form for report to the
 senate today by the finance committee 1 It provides for approximately $2,000,- | 000, 900 in taxes to meet war expenses, l but makes no provision for further l bond authorizations.
 l The bill was increased $133, 900, ,000 1 over the total as it passed the house. i About s327, ,00O, 900 was added during | the last week because of the latest | war estimates. The final redraft was | sent to the printer tonight and will be presented to the senate as a bi-partI- san measure Monday and probably 1 called for debate Wednesday. Sena- tors La Toilette, Gore and Thomas plan | a separate report advocating higher tax levies.
 The increase of $327, 900, 900 over the committees original draft is dis tributed approximately among the fol- lowing additional 1evies:
 l/ On corporate incomes, $162, ,000, 900; additional surtaXes on individual in-
 comes of $15,0O0 and over, $27, ,500, 900;
 distilled spirits, $95, ,00O, 900; beer, S12,
 500 900; wines, ST. 100000; war excess profits, s5, 900; bank checks, $2,000,- 900; floor or stock taxes on coffee, tea, sugar and cocoa, $6, ,00O, 900; total, $327,- 0O000O.
 The additional levy on incomes of corporations applies also to partner ships, joint stock companies and asso- citations, including life insurance com panies. Their normal income tax is increa Sed to 6 per cent, 4 per cent. more than the present law and 2 per cent. above the original house and committee program.
 The increased Surtaxes fall entirely on individuals having incomes of $15,- 900 or above. They range from 1 per cent. on $15,0O0 incomes to a maximum of 33 per cent on incomes in excess of $500, ,000
 An additional s1 per gallon tax is from bond, except those used for in dustria1 purposes, increasing the tax on distilled beverages to s32O per gal lon as compared with the present rate of $1.10. The committees prohibitory tax on grain, molasses and other in gredients to whiskey to stop further manufa cture also is retained
 Beer would be taxed $3 per barrel double the present rate. Wines would bear virtually treble their present taxes. The house levy was only $6,- GOO 000 on wines.
 The S5,000 900 increase on war excess profits was added by minor changes in the schedule of such taxes providing; for a total revenue of $52S, 900. 900. The $2.000,000 additional from bank checks would make S10 GOO 900 in all from that source. The committee originally plan but decided today to extend the one cent rate to all checks.
 The new floor or stock taxes on su- gar, tea. coffee and cocoa, at the same rates proposed in the new consumption taxes, are levied only on wholesalers and retailers having large accumulated supplies.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
Disruption in
 Russian Cabinet
ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
MEMBER GERMAN STAFF
Entire Cabinet Resigned, But Later, With the Exception of Foreign Min ister Terestehenko, They Withdrew Their Designations.

Petrograd, Aug 3-Prenier and War Minister Kerensky and all the other members of his cabinet except Vice Premier Nebrazof resigned tonight Later, with the exception of M. Ter estchenko, the foreign minister. they withdrew their resignations.
 Accusation Against M. TehernoH.
 The action of Premier Kerenslcy and his fellow cabinet members came about as the result Of accusatf0ns against M. Tchernod, the minister 0f agriculture, and a complete break. |. down of the negotiations 10 bring tho constitutional democrats into the cab met M. Tchernof was accused 0f having been connected with the Ger man general staff
 To Reconstruct Ministry.
 last attempt will be made to re- construct the ministry under Pre- mier Kerens<y with the chief new members being exclusively from the socialist and radical parties.
 The government accepted the re- signation, at the same time exprezs- ing the conviction that M. Tcheruon will succeed in rehabilitatne himHeIf
 Charges Not Very Grave.
 Vice Premier Nebraeof informed the Associated Press that some Of fha documents supposed to incriminate N Tchernom already had been exam
  against the minister of agriculture aa not being very grave but the cabl- net was obliged 10 accept the resigua- tion provisiOnally
 NJ. Tchernon has been one of tbe central figures in the present cabinet troubles in Russia. Negotiations for the reconstruction of the cabinet have been in progress for several weeks One of the conditions raised by the constitutional democrats whose pres ence in the cabinet was desired. was that M. Tchernon should resign. On July 2S q despatch from Petrograd re- ported that Premier Kerensi<y had resolved to sacrifice neither M. Tcher~ noff or NJ. TerestchenkO. the foreign minister. who also is opposed by The constitutional democrats
 M. TchernOf was appointed minis ter of agriculture last May and was retained in that post in the KerensisT ministry established on July 2# Ho is a member of the executive commit tee of the council Of peasants dele gates and is an advocate of land ma tionalization.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND
 ALABAMA R. R. TIED UP
Strike of Four Union Rrotherhoods
 Started Thursday Night.

Bainbridge, Ga, Aug. S-Not a wheel turned today on the Georgia, Florida and Alabama Railroad be- cause of a strike of the four union brotherhoods started last night after Judge W. M. HarreIl of the superior court had issued a permanent injunc- ton against strike by the trainmen's brotherhoods. The court order was based on the ground that under the Adamson law brotherhoods might not strike within the nine months pre- scribed as a test period for the law
 Railroad officials declared national brotherhood heads had refused their requests to supply union men to op- crate trains.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-04
CONFERENCE REPORTS
 ADOPTED BY HOUSE
On Administration Food Control and
 Food Survey Bills.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Conference re- ports on both the administrat lion food control and food survey bills were adopted virtually without opposition today by the house. They will be taken up in the senate tomorrow. but probably not adopted before Tuesday. Opposition by Senator Gore. democrat. chairman of the agriculture commit tee. who may file g. minority report now appears to be the only dangerOus stumbling block for them.
 Not a vote was recorded In the house against the long-disputed com ference report on the control bill
 Representative Powers of Kentucky, after an unsuccessful effort to recom- init it, voted in the negative, and then changed his vote. The only other show of opposition came from Representa- tive McLemore of Texas. who voted "present' on the survey measure. The vote was viva voce with only few scattered noes"
 A patriotic appeal by Representa- tive Kahn of California. a republican, born in Germany. was the feature of the debate Amid applause from both sides, he urged united support of Pres ident Wilson. He emphaticallY en- dorsed the cOnferees' action in elim- mating the senate war expenditures committee amendment, opposed by the president but favored by some repub- iican house leaders.
 'T want to congratulate the house COnIeTeeS pdTtlfulaItA TOT knocElNE from this bill the provisions for 8 'snooping' committee" said Kahn "The duty of congress a f present is 10 present solid front fin standing be- hind the president. He is the com mander- in chief of the army and the navy He will have to give an account of his stewardship later. Let us not hamper him now"
 Contrary to expectations neither ths changes in the prohibition section nor EIf fTte1f f,Ff sTF committee provision caused much dis cussion. Representative Barkley ok Kentucky. one of the dry leaders de- clared his satisfaction with the re- vised prohibition section which would prohibit manufacture of distilled liquors and give the president power to commander liquor and to prohibit the making of beer and wines.