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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
AMERICANS IN WORLD WAR
Larger Number Assisting Entente
Allies Than Were in Spanish
American War;

american war.
London.-Nearly $4,000 Americans
are estimated to be fighting for the
allies, and nearly four-fifths of these
are in the khaki-clad British army
commanded by Field Marshal Haig.
1t is computed that the actual fight
ing force of Americans now in France
under the Union Jack is probably
larger than the United States army
which was actually engaged in hos
tilities in the Spanish-American war.
Hundreds of Americans have given
their lives for the allies, and hundreds
bear permanent scars, but each new
battalion and each group of reinforce
ments arriving from overseas brings
numbers of their fellow-countrymen
to take their places
All have fought with pluck and de-
termination which have won them uni
versal respect and admiration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
DETERMINATION OF GERMANY
is uNSHAkEN BY ACTION
OF UNITED STATES.
MAY BREAK WITH AUSTRIA
Break With Austria Is MomentariIy
Expected-President Urges That
Rights Of All Germans Be Re-
spected at All Times.

Berlin.-"There is no step back
ward. We have broken no promises.
We hope President Wilson will warn
Americans from the blockade zone" ("
stated DR.. Alfred Zimmerman, secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs, when
apprised of Americas diplomatic break
with Germany.
Astonishing" was Secretary Zim-
merman's Characterization of Presi-
aaent Wilson's action. In the same
BREATH he made it clear that Germany
viii in no circumstances lift the u
boat blockade, or esSen modify it. He
reiterated that unlimfteed submarine
warfare was forced upon Geriirasny by
the ententes refusal of the Teutonn ic
peace offer. 1t was the only weapon
left. he added, "in the fight for our
existence against the entente's viola
tions of international law"
Washington. - While the United
States stands before the world court
of public opinion in the anxious, wait
ing period which will determine peace
or war with Germany, President Will
son Is determined that there shall be
no word or deed to merit a reproach,
even. from Germany herself.
Nothing is to be done which is not
fully justified by the laws of nations
and humanity; nothing is to be done
for expediency; nothing is to be done
which is not legal and just. With a
hope for peace and a readiness to
meet war if it must be, the president
has made 1t clear to all his officials
that the course of the United States,
difficult as it is, must be entirely be-
yond criticism.
To that end German rights and
property in the United States are to
have full protection of law, and the
president wishes every American citi-
zen to forbear from any thought or
act which might lead his country near
er to war.
1t Is no exaggeration to say that
news of President Wilson's action had
the effect Of dash of cold water
upon nationwide joy provoked by
Germany's announcement of unre-
stricted warfare. The great mass of
the German people is against war with
America. The best proof of this was
offered BY the national support the
kaiser received when he dismissed
Won Tirpitz, the German peoples idol.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09

| Columbus.-The Southern railway Is
erecting large shed at its local shops
for the protection of it's employees.
vicksburg-O. F. Schef of Nevada.
Mo-, has arrived here and is in charge
of the cooperative creamery which
will begin operations on April 1.
| Hattiesburg-By a large majority
the voters of Beats One and Three OF
Forrest county voted for 100000
bond issue for good roads buildins-
idetTNian.-The qualified electors Of
the city eaf Meridian will pass on a
$4,000 bond issISe for the Meridian
and Bigbee river raliscoad on Feb. s.
Jacksonville main aLAditorium OF
the Majestic theatre. one \of the lars-
est motion picture playho fuses in the
south, was completely gutt4ed by fire
Biloxi. M. Leverett, S3 years OLD,
an inmate of the soldiers home at
Beauvoir is dead. He was a member
of company X, 18th Mississippi regi-
ment.
sssss
Meridian-The planting of peanuts
will receive considerable impetus with
the distribution of seed peanuts, rum
ner variety, by the cotton oil mill In
terests.
Biloxi-The Biloxi Yacht Club will
work to secure number OF hydro
airplanes for the annual regatta for
1917, which will take place in July or
August.
Gulfport. = Superintendent C. Mar
shall of the Louisville & Nashville
states that the Western Lumber COM
pany is building road from Logtown
to Ansley.
Weathersby.-The two Williamson
boys, convicted at the last term of the
circuit court for murder and sentenced
to the penitentia-y for life. escaped :
from Jail at Mendenhall.
Meridian.-G. H. Mattox announces
that he will double the capacity of his
pickle factory and in addition will put
up sauer kraut during the coming sea-
son.
Hazlehurst-The continued wet
weather has retarded work by the
truckers here. and the cabbage plants
that are in the cold frames are putting
on premature growth.
| observation-disclosures Leo r. Stamns
| a. x,,oI-;xr t<tr praDa - t{ons Gov no
union of Scottish Rite Masons here on
Feb. 20. 21 and %. He says that .
large class Is expected.
Macon.-The mayor and board OF
aldermen of this city recently purchas-
ed an automobile fire truck for tho
Macon fire department to replace the
hand reels heretofore used.
Senatobia-John Brown. q farmsr
living eight miles west of Senatobia,
attempted suicide by cutting his
throat with his pocket-knife. M
Brown has been in i'll health and his
mind had become unbalanced He Was
taken to the state insane asylum ar
jackson.
i Hazlehurst.-The Illinois Central
Railroad company has just compiled
It's annual report of its thirty demon
stration farms located in Mississippi
for 1916. which shows the net profits
Of $35 per acre average on these FARMS
Oats and lespedeza have proved to be
the most profitable crops planted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09

Kansas City, Mo-, finds 1t has only
1,O06 school pupils with perfect teeth.
OF 17.024 pupils, $1,000 never use
toothbrushes.
Japan has started sheep raising In
dustry. Already there are, 1900 sheep
in Japan and 1t is said the country Is
capable of supporting 100000 head.
The largest duck farm In the world
is on Long Island. More than $4,000
ducks are raised for the market each
year. The eggs are gathered at the
rate Of 1,8OO day and hatched in in
cubators.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
AMERICAN EMBASSY READY.
Prepared to Give Up Central Powers
Work Immediately.

London-Ever since the Lusiania
crisis the American embassy has been
prepared to turn over to some other
neutral at moments notice the work
it has been carrying on in behalf Of
the central powers.
The embassy and consulate are
crowded with Americans seeking pass
ports and making inquiries. The
scenes resembled those of the early
days of the war, when Americans were
seeking means to return home. Amer
lean Consul-General Skinner reports
that masters (, of American ships in
these waters are little disturbed by
The German proclamation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09

Washington.-All diplomatic rela-
United States have been severed. In
an informal address before joint ses
sion OF congress President Wilson ar
noGnced to the world that conditions
between the two countries had reached
a place where it was necessary to sew
or all direct communication.
Fervently invoking the guidance of
Almighty God in the step he has just
taken, President Woodrow Wilson de-
tailed to the congress why the United
States can not continue relations OF
amity with warning power which re-
peatedly invades it's sacred rights and
ruthlessly takes the lives of Its cit
izens.
With the senator's and representa-
tives before him in the historic halls
of the house of representatives the
president in 10-minute speech spoke
the words that may carry this country
into the world conflict. Calm and with
a sense of absolute right in what may
prove the most somber moment of
American history President Wilson ex-
planned the course in the now admit
tedIy Unsuccessful diplomatic struggle
10 iissuade Germany from her cam
paigu OF wanton ruthlessness.
with silent attention the grim COM
pany OF the nations lawmakers list
ened while the president told of the
struggle wnged for law and humanity
not for aggression and not for power
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
WILL CHECK coNsPlRAciEs.
Acts Of German Sympathixers viii Be
Vigorously Prosecuted.

Washington.-The American govern
ment has set every agency in motion
to protect the entire country against
acts of German sympathizers. These
moves are, Of necessity, being kept Sc
cret.
At the request of the president, con-
gress Immediately began work on new
laws framed by the department of JUS
tice to check any conspiracies and
plots against the United States which
cannot now be reached under existing
laws.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
PERSHING CROSSES BORDER
Punitive Expedition Returns To Amer
lean Soil After Ten Months in
Mexico.

Columbus, N. M.-Ten thousand
thoroughly seasoned soldiers memr
bers of Gen. John j. Pershing's Mexi-
can punitive expedition, returned to
the United States Monday after more
than ten months of foreign service.
Interest OF the soldiers is divided
between the pleasures of their first
leave of absence in an American town
since they entered and the late devel-
opments in the international situation.
High army officers from the base
camp here. AID from other camps in
the southwest who witnessed the pa
rade from Palomas Lakes express
qualification at the apparent physical
fitness of the men.
The soldiers are being established
In border stations, and Columbus 10
gradually resuming its calm which
was broken by Villas raid early in the
morning on March last
The refugees from Mexico who pre-
ceded the troops remain problem
for the civil authorities, as there ara
more than 5000 encamped here. The
American Red Cross has been appeal
ed to for assistance In feeding these
refugees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09

Tennis courts made Of rubber have
been invented by an Englishman.
Under normal conditions ten inches
Of snow yield one inch Of water.
Seal pups born ION the Pribilof Is
lands were more numerous by 1O,45O
this year than last year.
Swamp and overflow lands In the
rynited States embrace an area greater
than that OF the Philippines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
FROM NEAR AND FAR,

All white garments should be hung
In the sunlight; colored garments In
the shade.
Monte M. Moore. age seventy-nine,
has served continuously for So years
as city clerk In Columbus. Ga.
The Roman catacombs have been re-
Gently determined to be $50 miles in
extent and to contain 100000
bodies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
OVER centennial
=STATE-
Our Special Service
Man Gives an Inter-
estnlss Report of the
Doings in Mississippi

Hazlehurst.-R. E. Grace has sold to
John w. Barr the Burton plantation
near Browns Wells. containing 1880
acres.
Coiumbus.-Capt. D. P. Davis, city
treasurer and one of the oldest Pyth-
ians in Mississippi, died suddenly AT
his home here.
Biloxi-George Francis Holland, 67
years old. prominent Snowman, died
at his winter home in Biloxi. He
was native of Delavan, Wis.
Jackson.-Dr. e. T. Wade, jackson
dentist. has applied for patent on a
concrete crosstie which he is conf
dent will fiji long-felt want, as it
will not crack or break in the middle.
Greenville.-A carload of hogs was
shipped from Stoneville on the CO.
operative plan, the sixth car shipped
from Washington county within the
last few weeks.
Hattiesburg.-O. H. Crittenden, for
merly a resident Of Eastabutchie. was
buried at that place. Hs was prom
inent railroad official in Texas and
died at Houston.
Natchez.-The activity of labor
agents in this vicinity has aroused the
planters generally, and every effort
is being made to keep labor from be
ing enticed to delta plantations and
the north.
Crystal Springs.--The c. H. Parsons
trial for the killing of Ashby Wells
has been continued until the next term
of course in Hazlehurst. This case
was supposed to come up In Febru
airy.
senatobia.-In a special election
held in the third district Of Tate coun
ty, for the election of constable. l. N
Wallace was elected to fill out the un
expired term Of R. L Wright, de
ceased.
Hattiesburg.- has been re
ceived here of the construction of I
planning mill at Collins by the Koli
Lumber company. The plant wa
burned several months ago and Is nov
being rebuilt.
Columbus.--The Columbus Railway
Light and Power company is making
number of extensive improvements Il
their gas and electric light depart
ments. At the electric light plant
new 1.000-horsepower steam turbine !
being installed.
Hattiesburg. Announcement ha
been made that the New Orleans
Northeastern railroad. now a part &
the Southern railway system, wi
doubla track its lines from Merida
| to New Orleans with 105-pound stet
rails as soon as survey can be mad
| and the rails procured
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
INCIDENTS CAUSING BREAK
Many Acts of Germany Since World
War Started That Finally Causes
Split.

The main Incidents, including the
loss of American lives and the destruc-
ton of ships by submarines, that led
up to the diplomatic break are cited
below:
First American Killed-Leon T.
Thresher, passenger aboard the British
steamship Falaba, torpedoed March
27, 1915, off Milford, England.
First American Ship Sunk-The
Leelanaw of New York. destroyed off
the Orkney Islands, July 25, 1915.
The Gulflight, oil tanker, torpedoed
off the Sicily Islands, May 1, 1915;
two men, drowned; captain died of
heart disease.
The giant Lusitania, torpedoed
without warning May z, 1915, off the
Old Head of Kinsale. Out of 1887
passengers 1,19S were lost, including
124 Americans, many of them of ma
tional prominence.
The Italian steamship Ancona, sunk
In the Mediterranean Nov. Z, 1915.
Out of total of 308 passengers lost,
nine were Americans.
The British steamship Persia, sunk
Dec. 80, 1915, southeast of Crete. Mr..
McNeeley, American consul to Alden,
among the 1856 slain.
The French channel steamship Sus-
rex, torpedoed in the English Channel
March 16, 1916.
Establishment of starvation block
ade and announcement that subma-
rine warfare would be resumed Feb.
I, 1917.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
HIo Rush Anticipated.

The Hague (via London) The
United States legation here is busy
preparing to cope with the expected
rush OF Americans from the territories
OF the central powers. 1t is estimated
that there are probably 1000 Ameri-
cans scattered through Germany and
Austria-Hungary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09

Bricks made of peat are success
fuzzy used In Sweden for small build
ings.
Cabbages were grown by Ramsgate
(England) schoolchildren to help pris-
oners-of-war funds.
A device to be attached to a plug Of
tobacco to bite Off pieces and thereby
save its users teeth, has been pat
ented by an Oklahoma inventor.
The miners Of Spitzbergen are apt
to get their mail only at intervals of
eight months. but they get the news
Of the world twice day by wireless
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
WILSON ANNOUNCES THE SEVER
ANcE OF ALL RELATIONS
TO CONGRESS.
MAY LEAD TO REAL WARFARE
Hopes Germany VIII Avoid Any Overt
Act That VIII Mean Actual War
fare-Joint Session Of Con-
cress Hears Message.

BERLIN.-(vIa London.) )-Germany
has acceded to the American demands
for the release Of the IL Americans
taken from ships sunk by the raider
rin the Atlantic and brought to Ger
man port apcsrrd the steamer Yarrow-
dale.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
ROAD WORK UNDER WAY
MANY STATE HIGHWAYS BEING
COMPLETED AS RAPIDLY AS
POSSIBLE.
The State Centennial Revives Great
Activity In Building Highways-Jef-
ferson Davis, Dixie and jackson
Highways Being Completed.

Jackson-Nississippi is now perfect
ing her great system of highways. in
cluding the Dixie Highway connecting
links, the Jefferson Davis Highway,
the Jackson Highway and the new
Bee Line National Highway from the
Great Lakes to the Gulf. The latter
route will go through Alabama cities.
Enthusiasm over the building of
good roads has been increased, and
rivalry between many cities to be in
cluded in some of the official north
and south, and east and west highway
routes, has been rekindled as a result
of the forthcoming Mississippi Cen
tennial Exposition, to be held on the
shores of the gulf coast beginning
December 10 next, and continuing un-
til June 10, 1918.
People in Mississippi and adjoining
states realize that the exposition will
be the magnet that will draw automo-
biles by the tens of thousands from
the north and middle west. These
cars will be filed with people on
pleasure bent, and their destination
v ssill be the exposition grounds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
RECALLS U. S. AMBASSADORS
James w. Gerard Notified To Come
Home, Bringing All Legation
Attaches.

Washington.-James w. Gerard,
American Ambassador to Germany
has been recalled, with all his staff
and all American consuls in Germany.
All American interests have been
turned over to the ambassador from
Spain, who will have charge of all
property and represent the personal
interests of Americans in the German
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
Diplomatic negotiations extendi

Diplomatic negotiations extending
over a period of more than two years,
marked with frequent crises and at
tended with the loss of more than 200
American lives on the high seas, have
at last been eliminated with an act
which in all the history in all the world
has always led to actual warfare.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
Talks On public Health.

DR.. w. s. Leathers. secretary OF the
state board OF health delivered an ad-
dress before the chautauqua at Moss
Point on public health work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-02-09
Borowitz Execution Delayed.

An appeal to the state supreme
court, filed by attorneys for George
Borowitz, sentenced to be executed
here. following his conviction of the
murder of Charles Sites. captain of
the vicksburg police department, au-
tomatically stayed the execution of the
death sentence
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26
Lemon Juice is
 Skin Beautifier,
 Also a Whitener

Many women use just the juice ot lemons to bleach or white the skin but pure lemon juice is acid, therefore irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white.
 At the cost of a small jar of ordin- ary cold cream one can prepare full quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing the juice o1 two fresh lemons into bottle con taining three ounces of orchard white Care should be taken to strain the juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and re- move freckles. sallowness and tan, and is the ideal skin softener, smoothenel and beautifier.
 Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra grant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. It should naturally help tc bring back to any skin the whitcncss the sweet freshness and flexibility o1 which it has been robbed by carless- ness or trying atmospheric conditions Adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26
NOTABLES BORN THIS DATE.

Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond, U. s. N., born at Brooklyn, Conn.,, 61 years ago today.
 Martin A. Ryerson, president of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago, born at Grand Rapids. Mich, 61 years ago today.
 Henry B. Warner, popular actor and motion picture star, born in Lon don fl years ago today.
 Benjamin l.. Jefferson, United States minister to Nicaragua, born at Columbus, Ga, 46 years ago today.
 Sidney Rosenfeld, one of the most successful American playwrights, born at Richmond, Va, 62 years ago today.
 Richard Hoblitzel, first baseman of the Boston American league baseball team. born at Parkersburg. w, Va, 2S years ago today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26
BUYING SILVER FROM MEXICO.

The purchase of six million Mex lean silver pesos by the treasury de partment at SS IA cents an ounce. for minting into half dollars, dimes pnd quarters, is surprising govern mental stunt.
 It is announced from Washington that the department acted only whe,l confronted with the steadily increas- ing prices of silves, which lat their height brought the value of the metal dangerously close to the minted val ue." After the governmental pur- chase. however, the price of silver dropped perceptibly-f not precipi- lately. The collapse from $l.16 to S5 cents an ounce in three weeks has aroused speculation as to whether the former high price had been the result of manipulation.
 The governments purchase of Mex scan silver is the largest on record, and gives our hints sufficient sil- yer to run three months. The action withdrew from the silver market tha largest single buyer. It is understood that approximately s5.o00,oOo in gold will be sent to Mexico in payment.
 It is announced that the net results of the big transaction will be that the danger of "par silver for mint age" is averted, that Mexico will be in stronger position financially, that the somewhat strained financial relations between the two countries will be eased. and that Mexican cop per and silver, needed here, will De available in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26
STATE OFFICIALS
 PURCHASE BONDS

: Little Rock. Oct. 24-IEterest in the Liberty loan. is st a high pitca throughout the country. and the pre- dction is that Arkansas will come across with it's full quota. State house officials and employees today subscribed total of $7,800, although most of them had previously subscrib- ed to the fund. Employees of the pen. itentiary subscribed $1,500. Commis- sioner John T. Burkett having made the announcement that he would dup licate whatever subscription should be made by them.
 Rallies are being held all over the state. and there will be big meet ing in Little Rock Friday when for mer Vice President Chas. w. Fair banks will be in the city and deiiv- CT an address.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26

Uncle Sam is building more de stroyers than any other government and ir a year will lead the world The Bethlehem Steel company the ether day received an order to con struct 150 more. This not only was the largest single government con tract ever given private manufac turer, but constituted many more de stroyers than the entire navy possess ad prior to the war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-26
THE HOUSE OF GOLD.

Solomon thought a lot of his gold. en temple, but never in the worlds history has there been such quanti- ty of gold under one roof as is stored in the United States subtreasury in Wall street.
 The gold of England has been flow ing in our direction for several years, and it seems to be stored nowhere to the extent it is in that one building.
 We are informed that corridor in the basement has been set off by steel gates and the gold is stacked up like bricks awaiting the hand of the masons. In one pile is 1,200 tons of pure gold. Each brick is worth about $S,000, and the pile is worth more than $500, ,OOO, ,0O0-which is considers ble money to be in one pile. In a neighboring vault are S6,000,C00 silver dollars and overhead so many gold certificates that miser," accord ing to Wall street writer. allowed to run them through his fingers might easily die of ecstacy before he finished with the yellow certificate. contained in a single one of the many steel chambers"