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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

The tangoing age extends 20 years
beyond the enlistment age in this part
of the world.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

The people who. called it "can-tone-
ment" doubtless meant well.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Haven't heard of anybody being
frostbitten here this week Ell?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Ii begins to look as If Constantine's
third son will have to be tried out on
the throne.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Why doesn't old General Humidity
enlist?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Everybody would welcome Jupiter
Pluvius and his watering can.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Apparently Germany wishes to fight
this war on winner-t ake-all basis.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Carrie T.. Brown. ct al. vs.. Frank III.
Brown. ct nj.
In the Circuit CSurt for Anne Arundel
County. No. AGO Equity.
In pursuance of an Order OF Court
Dassed in the above cause the creditors OF
Winlam E. Finkle late of Anne Arundel
county. deceased, are hereby notified TO
file their claims. If any they may have.
against the estate of the said William E.
Finkie duly probated with the Clerk OF the
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel county on
or before August Is, 1917.
wTNSoN G. G0TT,
jy14td Irns1ee-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Who said this was to be cool
summer"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02
Tuesday, August 9TH, 1917,


the following property:
All that lot of ground situate in the
said Second Election District or Anne
Arundel county. Maryland, in the village
OF PASSPORT, on the northwest side OF
Chesapeake Avenue. with a frontage on
said Chesapeake Avenue Of &c feet more or
less and uniform depth of 164 feet;
designated as part of lot No. 40 on the
Mat of Horn Point made by John Duyall,
ESQ., surveyor. which said plat is HE'D IN
Plat Book No. 1 of Anne Arundel county
at page IL: and being the property con-
yeyed TO William +. Finkle, mentioned IN
the aforegoing proceedings by Margaret
Marshal and husband, by deed dated the
18th day OF May, 1896, recorded among the
Land Records Of Anne Arundel county IN
Iiher G. w, No. . folio S1T. Improved
by TWO-ST0RY -FOUR ROOM FRAME
DWELLING.
TERMS OF SALE as prescribed by
said decree. s-One-ha1 cash and the pal
ance in six months, or all cash at the op-
ton of the purchaser or purchasers, on
the ratification of the sale by the Court
the credit portion to bear interest and 70
he secured to the satisfaction OF the un-
dersiCued deposit of 500 Will De re-
-Quired of the purchaser or purchasers. on
the dav of sale. Taxes viii be adjusted 10
the day OF sale. For further particulars
wINSoN G. GoTT, Trustee
iyl4-td Annapolis Maryland.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02
Notice of Condemnation.
IN THE MATTER OF THE cONDEMNA'
TIoN OF CERTAIN LAND IN ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND
FOR USE by THE UNITED
STATES FOR MILITARY
pURpnSES

In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Maryland
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Can vegetables and fruits
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

Can all you can.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02
ron SALE.

FOR SALE-Cheap-MAR Good driver
in good shape Apply l.. e. Strange.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02
TRUSTEES SALE
or vALUABLE-
REAL ESTATE
Situate mt Eastport. Second Election
District of Anne Arundel
County, Md.

Ry virtue of a decree Of the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel county in Equity
dated the 10th day of July, 1917, passed
in a case depending, wherein Carrie Z.
Brown, ct AL are plaintiffs, and Frank Il.
Brown. ct AL are defendants,N No. AGO
EQUITY the undersigned will offer to Pub
lie sale at the Court House door in the
city of Annapolis, Maryland, on
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-02

FOR SALE-GasoIine, Launch in fine con-
dition. Apply A. j. Quinn, Wardour
AnnaDolis, jy31-h
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
WILL ORGANIZE RED
CROSS SOCIETY
FIVE COUNTIES WILL BE REP.
RESENTED AT MEETING
HERE ON JUNE 4.

A meeting of the citizens of
Lowndes, 0ktibbeha. Noxubee, Mon
roe and Clay counties will be held
at the city hall here at o'clock Mon.
day afternoon, June 4, for the pur-
pose of organizing chapter of the
American Red Cross Society. This
authority from Washington head
quarters has been granted through
the Gulf Division at New Orleans.
1t is expected that many visitors will
be here, and every man and woman
in the city should make an effort to
be in attendance.
The committee organization must
be composed of persons of promi-
nence and public spirit who have the
confidence of the community. 1t
should represent all elements, includ-
ing business men and men of other
large affairs The Red Cross Is not
a woman's organization, nor ply
sicians, nor nurses as is believed in
various places. Its work is suffi-
eiently important, varied and exten-
sive to demand the voluntary service
of the ablest men and women Of the
community
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
COLLEGE TRUSTEES SIGN
ABOUT 500 DIPLOMAS.

Governor Theo G. Bilbo arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon to
attend the commencement exercises
Of the Mississippi Industrial Institute
and College, which are now in prog
ress. Hon. w. H. Bond, Of Jack
son, state superintendent of eduea-
ton, is also here for the same pur-
pose,
Practically all the members Of the
board of trustees having supervision
over the three leading educational
institutions Of the state were in Co
lumbus yesterday, but did not hold
meeting, having devoted most of
their time to the task Of signing the
diplomas of the 141 students Of the
local institution who are to graduate
Monday, as well as those of the other
state institutions, about 500 in all
Trustees here were: fudge Robert
Powell, of Jackson: Hon. o. F. Law
ernce of Grenada; Hon. j. 5. How
erton, of Guntown; Hon. |. p Trot-
ter, of Winona:
Hon. W. H, Smith, presidsn Mt of the
A. & NJ. College, was also hare.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
COLUMBUS is TO FURNISH
VOLUNTEERS FOR
GERMAN WAR.
RECRUITS WANTED
Harry Patty, in Charge of the
Work, Establishes His Head
quarters at Civic Chamber.

Harry Patty has returned from
Jackson, where, in conference with
Adjutant- General Erie Scales, of the
Mississippi National Guardy he was
authorized to recruit company for
the volunteer regiment which this
state has been requested to raise for
participation in the war against Ger
many, and is now actively engaged
in the work.
Mr.. Patty has established head
quarters at the Chamber of Com
merce, and has scattered broadcast
throughout the county circulars in
which he states that he will be glad
to confer with all who desire to en-
list. All men between the ages of
Is and 45 are eligible for enlistment
in the volunteer forces, and as only
those between 81 and 30 are EN-.
braced in the selective draft order
recently issued by President Wilson
many who desire to assist in defend
ing American rights and whose ages
exempt them from draft will be af-
forded an opportunity to enter the
service as volunteers.
Mr.. Patty has had extended mill
tary service, having formerly been
an officer in the Prairie Guards
which for number Of years was the
only cavalry company in the Missis-
sippi National Guard. The company
he is now raising, however, will be
an infantry organization, as Missis-
sippi has not been called upon tc
furnish cavalry troop.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
THE COMMENCEMENT EX-
ERCISES TO BIZ HELD
FIRST OF WEEK.
FORTY GRADUATES
A Defamation Contest Will
Take Place at Columbus
Theatre Monday Night.

Examinations were held the past
week in the public schools of Colum-
bus, and graduation exercises will
take place at the Columbus Theatre
Wednesday evening.
Glass Day will be observed at a
o'clock Monday afternoon on the
campus of the Franklin Academy,
and beautiful program has been ar
ranged.
Monday evening at s o'clock a
defamation contest will be held at
the Columbus Theatre. After invo-
cation by Rev. w, V. Shearer, pastor
of the Central Methodist church, a
vocal solo will be rendered by Miss
Anna Terrill Hamilton. The follow
ing gentlemen will speak; Mr.. Roy
Young, "Thurston's Plea for Cuba" !;
Mr.. John Lindamood, "The lmpeach-
ment of Warren Hastings; Mr.. At
we'll Williams, *Emmett's Vindica-
ton; Mr.. Jamie Banks, "The Repub-
lie That Never Retreats; Mr.. James
Lane McCaskill, "Webster's Jury
Address" The program will be con-
cuded with a solo by Miss Elise
Lipscomb.
The following program will be
rendered at the graduation exercises
Wednesday evening:
Invocation, Rev. d. A. Leak; song
by the class; valedictory, Miss Clyde
Kennedy; Address, DR.. Alfred NJ
Milden; song by class; scholarship
medal delivered by DR.. j. W. Lips
comb; history medal given by Mrs,
Vida Billups Morgan through the
Shuk-ho-ta Tom-a-ha Chapter Daugh-
ters Of the American Revolution,
Mrs, B. A. Lincoln; history prize
given by Shuk-ho-ta Tom-a-ha chap
ter, delivered by Mrs. Sarah Shelf
field; delivery of school directors
medal for oratory; presentation of
diplomas by Hon E. A. Stanley.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
INTERESTING NEWS
in A BRIEF FORM
HAPPENINGS FROM OVER THE
COUNTRY THE PAST
FEW DAYS.

In proclamation to the American
people, President Wilson designated
the week ending June 20 as Red
Cross week, and urged that during
the period generous gifts be made
to assist the organization in proper
ly caring for the armed forces of
the nation and the administration of
relief. The proclamation points out
that every man, woman and child in
the United States may do their re-
spective "bits" by giving, in spirit
of patriotic sacrifice, for the main
tenance of Red Cross work, while a
small proportion of the population
is serving the nation on the fields of
battle.
Italy's total financial demands on
the United States will be S700,00O,-
900. One loan of $1U0,000,000 all
ready has been advanced by the
United States to the Italian govern
ment. A second loan of like amount
probably will be announced soon
Five other installments of the $780,
100000 loan to total will then re-
main to be negotiated
Italy needs not bullets, but bricks,
plain, ordinary American bricks.
Bricks are a necessity for defense in
Italy-not as a substitute for am
munition, but for building defenses.
Technical experts, now in Washing
ton with the Italian mission, told of
ficials that of every three ships bring
ing supplies to Italy, at least one of
them should carry cargo of bricks.
Regular army recruiting Tuesday
totaled 1,542 men, making 1920
already recruited of the 183,898 nee
essary to raise the army to full war
strength.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
MANY In FAVOR
OF DEMONSTRATORS
MEETING WILL BE HELD AT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MONDAY NIGHT.

Mr. S. B. Street, Jr., president OF
the Chamber of Commerce, has
called a meeting of citizens to CON
vene at the headquarters of the or
ganization in the First State Sank
building at o'clock Monday night
for the purpose of discussing plans
for the election in Lowndes county
Tuesday, when it will be determined
whether or not a farm demonstrator
will be employed. The members Of the
Chamber of Commerce are sponsor
ing the movement, and every citizen
who can possibly do so should attend
this meeting.
A majority of the people of Co
lumbus seem to be in favor of dem
onstrator, and every citizen should
90 to the polls and vote for same
Tuesday
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
NOW
AT FRENCH FRONT
DEPART FOR AlsNE WITH OLD
GLORY FLTiNC--siANY ARE
COLLEGE STUDENTS.

Grand Headquarters of the French
Army in France, May 25.-The first
American combatant corps vert to
the front yesterday Under Capt. E.
L. Tinkham and Lieut.. Scully of
Princeton. Capt. Tinkham won the
war cross at Verdun.
1t was proud moment when the
first detachment of the American
field service, consisting mainly of
Cornell undergraduates, departed for
the Aisne battlefield. They were
armed with carbines, attired in khaki
uniforms and drove American five
ton motor cars. As they left the
Stars and Stripes floating over the
cantonment in an historic French
forest, spread out in the breeze and
other contingents cheered them on
they way. Clarence Mackay pre-
sented the camp with the American
flag which now flies beside the tri-
color
Other sections are drilling in prep
aration for active participation in
the fighting. Among them are de-
tachments from Andover, Dart
mouth, Harvard, Johns Hopkins,
Yale, Chicago and Williams colleges,
while large body from Princeton
are awaiting organization. Lieut..
DAILY, captain of the Yale football
team of 1910, and Lieut.. William
Taylor of New York, are busy put
ting one section into shape, while
Lieut.. Kennedy superintends an
other.
French officers and Lieut.. J. w.
Ostheimer of Philadelphia, who won
his rank in the French army in which
he enlisted at the outbreak of the
war, have been appointed instructors
of the Americans at the central train
ing school.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
Enthusiastic Meeting.

A rousing meeting was held at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday af-
ternoon for the purpose of awaken
ing interest in the election which is
to be held here Tuesday to deter.
mine whether or not Lowndes county
shall have farm demonstrator.
Fine addresses were made by DR..
John Oliver and others, all of whom
brought forward arguments to show
that demonstrator is needed and
strongly urged those present to vote
for the creation of the position.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
FINAL VOTE ON MEASURE
IN LOWER BODY WAS
3O8 TO rs.
INCOME TAX RAISED
Measures Provides Revenue
Which Will Amount to ST.
s0O,OOO,00O.

Washington, May 26.--The House
finally disposed Of the much criti-
cised 81, 100000, 900 war revenue
bill late Wednesday afternoon after
fortnights bitter debate. The Sen
ate will now take up the bill and, it
is understood, slash it to pieces. 1t
may be cut to $450,O00,000.
Republicans who had consistently
fought the bill, headed by Mann,
their floor leader, insisted upon aye
and nay votes on important sections
of the bill already passed They
wanted the voters put on record.
The first of these votes was 256 TO
$50 in favor of sustaining the in
creased second class mail matter
rates as introduced by Claude Kitch-
in, chairman of the ways and means
committee. Mann Immediately NOV
ed to recommit the entire bill to the
committee for complete revision. He
was beaten by 240 to 161. On the
final passage of the bill the vote was
500 to 76, with four absent. No
democrats voted against the bill and
many republicans for it.
Record votes were also taken on
the Doremus and Lenroot amend
ments. The first of these proposed
that a five per cent tax should not
be levied upon automobiles until the
manufacturer had made eight per
cent profit on his capital. 1t had
been inserted in the bill, but the
House struck it out by vote of 233
to TIA and the tax remains.
The Lenroot amendment, increas-
ing all slr tax on incomes above
$4,000, was sanctioned by vote of
345 to go. The amendment imposing
10 per cent sur tax on $40, ,000-$6O,-
600 incomes and rising to As per cent
on incomes more than S1,000,000
raises by one-quarter the original sur
taxes proposed in the BILL
Debate on the bill closed at p.
m., and then the voting began. But
before that Kitchin and Mann had
exchanged speeches for and against
the bill.
The five per cent tax on billboards,
street car and other advertising than
newspaper and magazine was strick-
en- out on Kitchin's motion. He said
the raised price on second class mail
would tax the advertisers sufficient
ly Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York sue
ceeded in amending the bill to make
income, munitions and excess prof
in the country is opposing the in
are made The present law allows
three months after the returns. The
Fitzgerald amendment becomes eff
fective Jan. /, 1918.
Attacks on the bill in the Senate
will center around the excess profits,
income and manufacturers taxes,
and the second-class mail rate sec
tons. Business men generally are
protesting vigorously against the
taxes and virtually every publisher
in the country is opposing the in
creased mail rate.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
OFFER EQUIPMENT FOR
NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK

Officials of the Mississippi Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs recently met
in Jackson for the purpose of taking
steps to organize the women for ma
tional defense work, and the equip
ment Of the 1ndustr;a; Institute and
College, in this city, has been offer
ed as a place for carrying on the
training. The institution is splendid
ly equipped for work of this charac-
ter, as it has one OF the best gym
nasiums in the state, and for many
months past particular attention has
been devoted to training young wom-
en- both for Red Cross work and for
other wartime activities.
At the meeting the following state
board was elected: Mrs. Edward
MeGehee, of Como, representing the
Federation of Women's Clubs, presi-
dent: Mrs. H. L. Queen. of West
Point, representing United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy, vice-presi-
dent, Miss Annie Caulfield, of Co.
lumbus. representing the Alumnae
Association of the Industrial Insti.
tute and College, secretary; Mrs. c.
H. Alexander, of Jackson, represent.
ing the Daughters Of American Rev
olution, treasurer. Vice chairmen
were authorized to be named by each
club represented at The meeting.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
Convicts Eligible to Serve.

Jackson, Miss, May 26.-Missis-
sippi has 500 convicts eligible for
serv ce under the selective draft, of
whom SO are white and SCI negroes,
The government has asked for COM
parative statements from all prison
boards as to the number of convicts
on state farms of eligible age. Gov
ernor Bilbo will forward the report
to Washington at once, although il
is not expected that the convicts will
be used in military service any time
soon.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
WASHINGTON HEARS THIS
STARTLING NEWS
FROM SIMS.
SPIES ARE AT WORK
Teutons Had Mined Waters in
Preparation for Destruction
Plan Failed.

dsnlnBloh, May Go.--ro our udNs
before the American destroyer flo
tilla arrived abroad Berlin knew it
was on the way and to what port it
! was going, and the day before the
; little vessels steamed into Queens
! town German submarines had strewn
mines about the harbor entrance.
This startling information, revel-
ing that German spies not only still
are at their work in this country, but
that they have a swift and sure
means of communicating Americas
war secrets to the fatherland, came
to the navy department yesterday in
a cablegram from Rear Admiral
Sims at London.
The admiral said his information
was positive His dispatch was not
made public and for obvious reasons
nothing will be given out concerning
how the news came into his posses
sion nor about the precautions which
defeated the German plans and en-
abled the flotilla to speed safely
through the mine fields.
Immediate publicity was given the
salient fact, however, the depart
ment making clear that its purpose
was to let the people know of the
activity and success of Teutonic spies
and to emphasize the necessity for
absolute secrecy in connection with
naval operations or shipping move
ments.
The destroyers, now aiding in the
hunt for submarines in European
waters under the direction of Ad-
miral Sims, put into port at Queens
town on May a. How long they were
in crossing the Atlantic or from what
port they sailed never has been an
nounced and until word of their ar
rival came by cable only few peo-
pie in the United States even knew
of the governments decision to send
warships to Europe,
No official would comment on the
possible means by which the news
was conveyed to Germany. If it did
not go from secret wireless plant
it must have been carried in some
code dispatch that the allied cable
sensors passed as innocent.
The result will be to redouble the
vigilance both of the censors and Of
every agency of the government en-
gagged in roofing out the spy system.
Every German known to have been
connected with the espionage work
of his government already is under
arrest or under surveillance. Other
arrests may follow at any time and
now that the country is at war and
the revelation of its secrets may
mean death to its sailors and sol
diers, swift punishment undoubtedly
would be dealt out to any convicted
spy.
Men now in custody operated when
the United States was neutral Spy
ing now is very different thing and
is likely to lead to the gallows instead
of to comfortable detention quarters.
In announcing Admiral Sims dis
patch, the navy department, through
the committee on public information,
said
"The department calls attention to
this fact as proof that the German
spy system is still at work in this
country, making imperative the need
of secrecy in connection with our
naval operations. The premature
publication of ship movements is par
ticularly a source of danger"
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
Cottage Damaged by Fire.

The firemen were called to the
home of Mr.. F. H. Sharp, on South
Eighth avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth streets about IL o'clock yes
terday morning. The roof of the
building caught fire from a spark
from a chimney, and before the
flames were extinguished about $50
damage was done. Ma Insurance was
carried. Quick work on the part of
the firemen saved the home from be-
ing destroyed.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
Mrs. Wilson to Lecture Here.

Mrs. Cora Stewart Wilson, of Ken
lucky, who is noted for the splendid
work she has accomplished in stamp
ing out illiteracy in that state, has
made an agreement with the depart
ment of education to tour Mississippi
and Columbus is inclEced in her itin-
erary, which calls for addresses at
the Industrial Institute and College
in this city on Friday and Saturday,
June 8 and 9.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
No Services Today.

There will be no preaching at the
First Methodist church this morning
or evening, on account Of the pastor
being absent from the city. Rev.
Duren will deliver the Alumni ad.
dress at Millsaps college tomorrow
morning
The Columbus commercial., 1917-05-27
Has Good Wheat Crop.

MIR. John Lavender. who resides in
Pickens county, several miles east
of Columbus, is among the progress
sive planters of this section who has
succeeded in raising a good crop Of
wheat this season Mr.. Lavender
several months ago planted five
acres IN wheat, and from each acre
expects to get twenty bushels, which
will net him about 1920.