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In addition TO his parents. the little
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The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
NEGR0 SUSPECTED
 WOMAN'S MURDER
SHERIFF AT MOBILE ASKS GOV. ERNoR FOR TROOPS TO PRO.
 TECT NEGRO.

Mobile Ala, May 26. Fisher Brooks, negro taxicab driver, was or. dered held today on charge of mur- der in connection with the killing of Mrs R C. Hess of Fulton. Ala. whose body was found with her throat cut il creek near Mobile Thursday. after detectives and the city chemist testt fled at coroner's inquest that dried blood had been scraped from beneath Brooks finger nails.
 Albert Saunders. another negro chauffeur, also is being detained
 Robbery, the police believe, prompt ed the killing Of Mrs. Hess
 Brooks is said to have admitted that he drove the taXicab in which Mrs Hess rode from hotel to a railroad station Monday, but declared that she was accompanied by man and that the couple were quarreing. Saunders drove the automobile in which Mrs Hess rode to her hotel when she ar rived in Mobile Sunday.
 The woman is said to have displayed large sum of money when she paid her fare to Saunders
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
Since May 14 the Total Number of Pris. oners Taken By Italians Has
 Reached 22,419
German War Office Claims That the Army Group of the German Grown Prince Had Captured 544 Officers and Men and Fifteen Machine Guns in An Attack on the French Trenches.

New York May 26.--General Cador- mas brilliant offensive continues un- checked, each day finding the Italian line projecting a little farther down the Carso pateau toward Triest.
 The Austrian line gave way again on Friday between Castagnavizza and the Gulf of Triest, the advancing ltal- ian troops carrying another heavily fortified position and capturing an ad- ditiOnal 3,500 men. Their captures in Che offensive beginning May Ii now total 22,il9 The Italian right flank, resting on the coast, now has passed the mouth Of the Timayo river, while the center of the army in this sector has been pushed beyond Jamiano the advance taking in the heights between Flondar and Medeazza. The right wing Is operating around Castagnavizza and has taken additional trenches there.
 In the region north Of Gorzia the Italian forces are maintaining cnelr gains scored last week on the captured heights taken as a preliminary to the present determined drive for Triest in
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
SENATE MAKES MANY
 REDUCTIONS WI TAX BILL

Washington, May 2G.----Propo als for a per cent tax on manufacturers gross sales in many industries and TOT greatly Increased surtaxes on big in- comes were stricken out Of the war revenue bll today ny the senate fi- nance committee, cutting down by many millions the total revenue pro vided for as the measure passed ;ne house.
 The manufacturers sales tax was re. jected with the understandng that other and probably lower leyies would be substituted later. After refusing to accept the increased surtaXes on in- comes of more than S40,000 written into the bin during the house debate, the committee approved the remainder of the income tax schedule virtually in the form in which it originally was drafted by the hOase ways and means committee
 The decision to throw out the man ufacturers tax, Wthd1 would have al fected producers of motor yehic es and many forms of merchandise, was prompted by a desire to eliminate the flat tax imposed upon business gem erally, and to distribute the levy more equitably, the committeeman said.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
ZEPPELIN RAID ON
 ENGLAND KILLS 76
WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE MARKET PLACE WERE THE
 PRINCIPAL VICTIMS.

X Town on the Southeast Coast ot England, May 26, Via London Nom en and children who had stood for hours in a long line iu the busiest streets here waiting O purchase potI toes were the principal victims of the German airplane raid last evening. In. tent only on not lOsiue their places m heir line the women and children had little warning of the raid and wei e easy victims of the air vu'tures who dropped their deadly bombs ind scrimi uate,y.
 The raid which claimed the lives O. 7G pcrsou> and caused injury to IT. others, proved more deadly than any rad which H5e Zeppelins have made on England since the beginning of the war.
 FNug SO high th3t they looked lib, a flock of ducks. t1o raiders raned dozens Of bombs on the busiest block to the man thoroughfare, which wa chohed with shoppers of every age and sex.
 one of the most striking features was the small property damage here compared with J1e heavy loss of life This Is thought to have been due tc the fact that the bombs happened tC drop where large crowd- of shoppers augmented by people attracted to thc potato sale. were gathered.
 In the residential sections of the town fashionable homes were demoi ished. but only one or two victims were found in the ruins. Tine raiders made d bee line over ,he town, first bombing the residential section and then pclting the shopping district as they flew out to sea.
 The casualty list for this town alone was tonight placed at 60 dead and 1jC injured Large ganss oi workmen however. continued to work into the night on huge piles or debris in the residential section, where several per sons are missing
 The raiders spent less than three miumes over tlis town They camC iIOlh pidOto lu' IlcI 'iI'"uu' "H'N" t'NN rad bombed freely. The loss of life and property damage in those places however, is reported to have been com paratYely slight Al one place a base ball game was in progress when a bomb fell inio the ouJtejd. Fragments of the bur ting shell wounded th' right and centerlielders 60 severely that they had to be taken to a Hospital
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27

the coast sector Heavy Austrian at- tacks i'm the Vodice area were repulsed and in the Playa sector the AustrianS W ere pushed still farther back
 German artillery is dsp aying in- creased activity against the British i1 the sector of the Arras battle front from the Scarpe river south to Crols- selles
 The French announce furher prog ress on the Champagne front and the repulse of two German counterattacks against the French salients east ana west of Cerny. The German war of- sice states that the army group of the f German crown prince captured 544 of- s!cers and men and 15 machine gun~ ,u an attack on the French trenches on the Chemin Des Danes, south of Pargny. lt adds that French attacks on a three-mie front south of Nauroy in the western Champagne, were re- pulsed.
 Russian troops frustrated a Turkish attempt to dislodge them from heights south of Van on the Caucasus front.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
PLOT ID WRECK sa@sxsr"- 'T, sA&r's7a,5s- a,5s-'=s.-xr--lzz-=x1ae
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
PLANS SAID TO BE UNDER WAY TO ESTABLISH THIRD MAJOR
 LEAGUE.

Chicago, May 26--Existence of a plot to wreck the American Associa- ton and form third major league was revealed at special meeting of tine association here today. The meet ing was for the purpose of formally cancelling the interleague series of IS games with the clubs of the Interna- tlonal League. The vote for the cam cellation was unanimous. It was de. c;ded to add 42 games to the American Association schedule. increasing it to l54 games.
 The plan to disrupt the association was outlined in statement issued by Thomas j. Hickey, president of the organization. While declining to men, ton the names of persons alleged to be back of the movement, Hickey said that meeting of the association ciuo owners would be called in the immedi- ate future and all members will act in concert to defeat such disrupting efforts"
 Joe Tinker, president end manager Of the Columbus cbub said he under. stood the plan for the formation of third major league included dsrup- ton of both the American Association and International League. The four leading cities in each organization were to be selected to make up the new league he said
 The club owners pledged themselves 10 reduce the salaries of high paid players 25 to 50 per cent. Players re- tusins to accept the reduction vii, be released, 1t was announced Probably Ia dozen men will be asked to accept a cut in salary
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
TROOPS ORDERED TO MATTOoN

Springfield, nl. May 2G.-One com pany Of the Fourth infantry, Illinois National Guard, was ordered to Mat toon, H., for patrol duty, it was an nounced tonight by Adjutant Ueness, Dickson. The soldiers entrain ut El- ingham
 Adjutant General Dickson also ar ranged tonight for rhe mobilization of II company of the Fourth infantry a. Shelbyyille to go to Mattoon at on-a, if the mayor Of the tornado-swept city asks for more assistance. Governor Lowden tonight received a telegram from the mayor of Mattoon asking for the troops and stating that about 100 persons had been killed by the tornado. This telegram, however, had been filed early in he evening.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27

, Ra.ls and ties were torn from their 'asten ng- Tor wards at time.
 Tonight every available vehicle in The city was II service carrying the dead and injured 10 hospitals. churches and other public places thrown open to them MattoOu va, complete dark ness except for hundreds of lanterns carried by volunteer res ue workers and not unn daylight can the lul ea. tent Of the damage be learned
 The dJnnclshared cloud Of the tor nado was so sudden in jts appearance that before persons on the streets could seek safety a district on the northern side of the city, two mrs long and about four blocks wide. had Jecu laid to runs The property dam age will exceed a uaf million dollars. Hundreds of families are homeless
 Special trains bearing physicians and nurses came from meighborng clues to aid in re. cue work Many os thv injured were struck Dt wreck age which filled he air for ~eyers minutes after the storm had passed.
 Pending the arrival Of natouoi elardsmeu for patrol duty among the runs. loo citizens were sworn In as pcrial policemen
 While the principal force or the s.orm struck Nattoon, other section $ of Illinois were visited by vae0nt tor sdoc- wuich left deatd and destruc- tiou as they twisted tbroUgh a ricp farming terri ory. Casualties were re ported ae follows.
 WcsteryclL 5 dead 2l injured, of W Wbom ViU d.c
 Manhattan. dead e ujlrnd
 Joliet 2 iuiWei
 Einood. ] injured
 Modesto, dead, 9 fatally hurt
 Pear. l fatally injured, | hurt
 Charleston. many reported injured. but definite information lacking until wire communication |, restored.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
RACE RIOT OCCURS
 IN NEW YORK CITY
NUMBER OF PERSONS WE'RE MORE OR LESS SERIOUSLY lN- JURED AND MANY ARRESTS
 WE'RE MADE.

New York May 2G A negro was shot aud killed by policeman in d race riot near Sixty-second street and Amsterdam avenue tonight Another was found with fractured skull in "a doorway.
 The shooting followed a call for DO. lice reserves after trouble broke out between negroes and white residents of the neighborhood.
 A number of persons were more or less seriously injured and many ar rests were made. Two policemen were slashed on their hands with knives or razors welded by negroes
 The clash occurred when uni. formed member of the Home Deren>v League attempted to arrest one of the negroes. A crowd quickly coliecJeu and a free-foral! fight started
 KhakLclad men, members of the various nome defense units of New York, today patrolled the streets ana water tront in the places of several hundred of the regular police. The men were distinguished as 'speciai police" by an arm badge and carried night sticks.
 The purpose was 10 egive them a practical idea of the work they would have to perform If called upon in case of emergency.
 An uptown fire gave some Of them an opportunity to handle crowds anu for the manner in which they accom- plished this they were warmly praised by the precinct commander.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
sEDITloUs POSTERS
 IN NEW YORK.

New York May 26.-Police aud ma. rne corps recruiting officers began an investigation today to find out who is responsible for pasting posters with strips of paper bearing the inscription To hell with the United States. a Posters in various parts of the city have been torn down but the appear ance of this inscription pasted on them in one part of the city aroused the au. thoritles. Detectives are trying to To. cate the printing establishment Where the strips were printed.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
ARMY OFFICERS CANNOT
 DRINK IN UNir Okm

Washington, May 26 The prohlbr ton section of the army raw is raising rev and pqrpleXng que tions every day The latest is whether it prohibits on officer Id uniform from being served with ! drink in club.
 The wordH Hg of the aw specifically prohibits dY sale of intoXieants to an officer or Than in uniform. but apta, ent,y mages no distinction between selling and serving. Whether tIe serv ing of a drink in private club would be consitAred a sale will have to be decided \ the department 0f justice
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
TROOPS ASKED FOR.

Montgomery, Ala, May 26.-Fearng mob violence toward Fisher Brooks, the negro chauffeur held in the Mo. bile jail, charged with the murder of Mrs. R. C. Hess in that city, Mobile county authorities tonight applied to Governor Henderson for troops to guard the prisoner and jail. Because the governor has no authority over troops in the state now under arms all being in the federal service, Adju- tant Locke tonight wired the war de partment asking authorization that Colonel Maddox, on duty in Mobile county. with the First regiment Ala bama National Guard, cooperate with the county authorities
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27

Springfield, uI., May 27.-Advces over the long distance telephone from the Mattoon Star at i o'clock th,s morn. ing stated that 42 bodies had been recovered from he wrecksge of the to- nsdo at that hour.
 Sixty more persons will be found dead beneath wreeksse of their homes, ihe Mattoon authorities estimated. The dead arc mostly working people killed when 500 homes were destroyed,
 4 fire followed the tornado, hue was sad to have done only little damage.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
EXPERT AUTO DRIVERS
 FOR PERSHING'S STAFF

Washington. May 26-Four exp psI4 American automobile drivers - Ray Middleton. John J. Jennings. George Linthicum and Elgin Bran--wlu drive the motor cars of Major General Persh. ing and his staff at the front in Eu- rope. The first two are successful business men of Detroit and the two others, respectively. are an automobile racing driver and an aeronaut
 4 troop of cavalry has been organ ized Go accompany General Pershlng 50 that the Americans will have their own men in charge of al matters con nected with their headquarters in France
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27

Robert F. Phillips. young man. who had stated that he was the son of the late Sheriff Philps of Hunts vile, Ala who had killed himself while in office after criticism follow
 ing the murder of County Judge Law ler shot and killed himself in a local hote last night.
 The young man came to this city last Monday. He was apparently not very sick, and more Respondent than anything else. For several days he had watched the mails with enthusi- .asm, and Friday and Saturday had frequently inquired for telegram.
 Just when the young man killed himself is not known, but it was per haps early in the evening.
 About 3 o'clock or a little after a messenger boy delivered teegram addressed to Robert Phillips, and a knock at the door did not get a re- eponse. The hotel proprietor thought perhaps the young man was out. He received the telegram and later made other efforts to deliver it. About l0:30 o'clock he forced the door and found the young man dead on the bed with a pistol in his hand
 Coroner Dr. J. B, Shaw was noti- fled
 Previous .o shooting himself Rabert Philips had written two letters. both of which were stamped and sealed and left on the tabe in his room. One as addressed to his mother, Ms. Robert Phillips, East Walker street, Huntsville, Ala, and the other to F.. .F Weeks. l7l Jefferson street, Mem. phis, Tenn.
 note was written on a scratch pad cn the table, stating that one of the letters was addressed to his mo her and the other to his "best pal, and asking that both be posted as they were and not opened. On the address corner of each of the letters he had made another request that the letters be posted without being opened.
 Coroner Dr, Shaw took them in charge and sent telegram notifying the mother of the boy, as requested. The body was sent to an undertaking establishment and probably an inquest wi l be held today.
 It was not known that the dead young man was connected with the forrer sheriff at Huntsville, who also had killed himself untli ano ther guest of the hotel came iu,o the room and hen he recalled tnal the young man had told him that hie father had been sheriff when County Judge Lawler had been killed and the body thrown in river, ana that his father had been wrongly criticised for the incl dents connected with that tragedy, and later had Ri led himself The young man gave no animation hat he was thinking of suicide himself Except that he was cut of funds. and was expecting money he was not known to be suffering under any par ticular worry ard the telegram that l the hotel rrDpr' etor was trying to deliver 70 him rhortly after his death was notification from the Western Union that sGm of money was there on dep, p,sit for him. IL was the mes sage that he had been looking for. { and which had arrived too late. The young man had gone about his
 self-destructiou apparently with meth.
 cd He had written the letters in | F
 open note also. Then he had wrapped
 white handkerchief about the pisto. eo that 1t would Tpffle the sound in
 q measure and he had fired the bullet
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
THIRTY-FiVE KNOWN
 DEAD AT CHARLESTON

Dcclur, llI. May 2t-Charleston IT,. 10 miles east of Matoon, ultered a loss of 33 known dead and many m jured In today- tornado which swept edstward after destroying a large part Of MaitOUn.
 Dh- report was sent from Mattoon tonight by reporter for the Decatur Herald. who said that uhe loss in Charleston might prove to be greater than in Mattoon Both the residential, and bu.uess sections were badly dam aged
 All wires to Char'cstou were pros ,ratcd and t oas details of the disa ter would not be known bc,ore some time Sunday
The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-27
TORNADO SWEEPS THROUGH ILLINOIS
 DEATH LIST MAY REACH TWO HUNDRED
MANY INJURED AT MANHATTAN

Joliet H., May 9G-Nlanhattan, Ill., lo miles southeast of Joliet, was part ly wrecked by d wind storm late today wreckage strews the roadway for two miles outside the village A call for help reached this city tonight, saying that many were injured and possibly some were dead Stores and homes were blown to bits
 E.RoCd K miles south Of Jouel, a so was damaged by the storm. The wind swept Joliet but did no serious damage One boy was killed by light nng