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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
MusgroDe, In Washington 10 Witness "Pr0" Vict0ru,
 NOt TdlkQtiDe On Plans
By HUGH W. ROBERTS


 Washington, January o-(special.)--L. B. Musgrove, money master of Walker county, as an announced candidate for governor of Alabama, sat silent and alone tonight in the Raleigh hotel. There, the man who had played Mae celas to Captain Hobson and good god father to the Rev. Brooks Lawrence. and the prohibition cause in general was found by the correspondent of The Age-Herald
 SMILES GRIM SMILE
 Addressed as governor" MT. Mus grove smiled. But the smile he smiled was not that which illumined the face of the Alabama negro when he caught sight of the watermelon, 1t was rather 9 grim smile.
 And, in a figurative sense, MT. Mus grove threw. up his hands.
 .verilS, he eNclaiiree. T nave noth- ing to say" And then having sworn the correspondent to perpetual silence, he opened his heart. As a result, it is certain that while MT. Musgrove for a principle might consent to enter a bitter campaign, and listen to the heaving and creaking of his own mud guns as they answer the assault of the enemy, he would much rather continue his existence as country gentleman and Warwick behind the ambition of a dreamer than as principal arm himself in a battle of questionable issue.
 WOULD NOT TALK
 In conclusion, he announced: 'a.t this time I have nothing to state in amplifi- ca tion of that which has been said. Later will declare myself in a formal card to the people. I will let them know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
TwO-H0ur Executive Ses- sion Held Without Con-
 clusiOn on Question
DEMOCRATS IN FAVOR ABANDONING INQUIRY IT IS NOW REPORTED
President Wilson's Brother-in-Law and Several Other Witnesses Examined During Day at
 Short Open Meeting

Washington, January 10. After a two-hour executive session late today the House rules committee adjourned until tomorrow without talk ing final action on Repre- sentative Woods resolution for an investigation of ru- mors of a '1eak" in advance of President Wilson's peace note.
 Although most of the democratic members fayor abandoning the whole proceedings with an adverse report on the resolution, a subcommittee was appointed to draft contempt charges against Thomas w. Lawson for use in case the committee decides to re- port the Boston financier for refusing to give names in connection with ru- mors he repeated.
 WOULD BROADEN SCOPE
 When the committee adjourned there was pending a resolution offered by Rep resentative Campbell of Kansas, repub- lican, designed to broaden the scope of the inquiry so as to meet Mir Lawsons objection that because tae present iIi- ,Nyestigation was preliminary and limited to specific leak he could not give the names of smen high in official life who he had heard were involved in a system for making money out of the stPs'sA arlset dn official information. MT Ax1hlnpbelI said he Mafsted Ae cali Mr Lawson's hand
 In spite of the general belief in the committee that nothing had developed in all of the testimony heard to substantiate any of the rumors which caused the in- quiry, there were indications tonight that Representative Campbelrs resolution or one similar might be adopted This could result in calling to the stand Mir. Law son, who still is in Washington subject to the committees orders.
 HEARINGS SUSPENDED
 Hearings were temporarily suspended today after several witnesses had been heard including R. w. Boiling, brother in-law of President Wilson and member of local stock brokerage firm, who tes- tified that he heard of the peace note for the first time through the news papers.
 The present intention of the commit tee is to hear no further testimony, at least until the question of broadening the investigation is disposed of and a decision has been reached as to whether MT. Lawson shall be reported to. the House for contempt.
 BOILING KNEW NOTHING
 R. w. Boiling, brother-in-law of President Wilson and member of F. A. Connolly t& CO, Washington brokers, was the first witness at today's hearing. He denied he had anything to do with "a leak
 T have nothing to say he said, lex
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- with his family as long as he was con- scious
 Funeral services for the noted scout will be held Sunday afternoon, when the body will be placed in receiving vault in a Denver cemetery, but the burial will not take place until next spring, probably Decoration Day. Then the body of one of the nations most picturesque characters will be inferred in tomb hewn of solid rock at the top of Lookout Mountain, near Iuis city. To add to her appreciation of what the west owed him, the state of Colorado will reee ye s,odv iaio tne capitol Sunday. there to lie iR state for four hours. Plans already are on foot for the erection of a suitable mon ument at the final resting place.
 Federal troops will escort the body from the capitol to the Elks' home for services Sunday and other federal troops will march in the icortege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
FUNSTON DENIES REPORT

San Antonio, Tex, January 10-In de- nial of statements made in dispatch last night from Visalia, Cal, which quoted letter received from Nogales, Ariz. as stating that troops of the Ala bama National Guard were dying at the rate of five day, Gen. Frederick Funs- ton tonight made public official reports showing that there had been only five deaths among the troops stationed in the Nogales district since the first of the year. Four of these deaths occurred be- fore the fifth of the month and but one since that date All, it was stated, were due to pneumonia, which is prevalent in that district on account of the high alti- tude and severe weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
UNVEILED ORDERS OF STEEL CORPORATION
 REACH II, ,547,286 TONS
Report For December 31 Shows Big Increase Over November and All
 Records Are Broken

New York. January 1O.-UnhlIed orders of the United States Steel corporation for the month ending December 31. reached 11.547,2S6 tons. an increase of 4sS,744 over the previous month. again break ing all records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
ALLIED
 REPLY ID WILSON
 NOTE DELIVERED
Ambassador Sharp at Paris Is Said to Have Received Document No Pub
 licatiOn Yet

London, January 10.-Pre- mier Briand today delivered to Ambassador Sharp at Paris the allies reply to President Wilson's peace note, says an Exchange Tele- graph dispatch from the French capital.
 Paris, January 11.Th Havas agency says Premier Briand handed the entente reply to Ambassador Sharp at 2::30 p. m. yesterday and that it will be published Fri day morning.
 Washington, January 10.--Official information reached here today that the entente reply to President Will son's note suggesting a discussion of peace terms by the belligerents had been handed to Ambassador Sharp at Paris.
 No intimation of the nature of the reply was given and the advices said it would not be made public. until President Wilson had received and had an opportunity to consider it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
COLD WAVE WARNING
 ISSUED BY BUREAU

Washington, January 10.-The weather bureau tonight ordered cold wave warn cept in Florida. and in Tennessee for Thursday. Storm warnings were dis played from the Virginia capes to East Port. Me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11

under treatment this morning. There are approxi sS c, 4ooc troops in the Alabama bETT There are S24 cases of all lsiffd OS CT treatment, 1SS at the baseShosp < . nd 136 at the field is h0sDltal easlei eases aTs Mnmgs ss il fluenza B, all Q e1. Field hospital: Munps 8, mes Ssl, venereal cases 37.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11


 Of the total deaths, AT were caused by gGnshot wounds. This includes the men killed at Carrizal in the engagement on June 2t, in the San Ignatio raid on June 15, Parral and in other minor clashes All were regulars.
 There have been 29 accidental deaths IS committed suicide 10 died by drown ing and three as a result of sunstroke. Out of the 166 other deaths, A were due to pneumonia, the largest number for any specific disease, and 34 of these oc- cured during the month of December Most of these were in the western DOT tion of Texas or in Arizona where the climate is said to have been extremely severe during the past two months. Only one death from typhoid fever has re suited during the entire seven months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
OFFICIAL REPORT IS MADE ON DEATHS OF
 SOLDIERS ON BORDER
For Seven Months, Out of More Than 15O,OOO Guardsmen and Regulars, Only 274 Have Died, and of This Number, Only 166
 Died of Disease

1oAccordins of United
 
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exactly where I stand, and what, as governor, I would hope to achieve" The correspondent suggestiveiy inquired as to whether or not MT. Musgrove would agree to elevate the state from the fiji ancial slough in which for F years it has been permitted to wallow, as to blows in behalf of education and good roads, and stand perpetual guide Tor youth seeking the highway of indus try and good morals
 But to all such suggestions, he shook his head and smiled.
 T will have something to, say later" he exclaimed. "I may have much to say. But tonight I can say nothing
 Not even regarding prohibition?' he was asked
 Not even regarding prohibition"
 LOOKING FOR FIGHT
 Mr. Musgrove had previously stated that While in every preceding state cam paign he had received mention as a probable candidate. the announcement in Brmir gham this afternoon was the first time he had ever been committed formai- ly to become a candidate. His entrance into the field will probably be construed as distinct departure in prohibition rolitics. In other years. the headquar- ters committee of the Alabama Anti Saloon League groomed its men. Tn the present, the candidate is the headquar- te, committee itself.
 MT. Musgrove did not attempt to make it appear that he would have walk over. Very candidly he admitted that there would be a fight. He seized the opportunity to speak kindly of others arrayed against him and others who in all probability will soon be arrayed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
SENSATION FORECAST

Paris, January 1o.Marcel Hutin, well known journalist. is authority for the re- port that the reply of the entente to President Wilson's peace note, will be ultra sensational He asserts that the note will be made public as soon as Press ident Wilson has had opportunity to N. anime it. x 3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-11
Divergent Reports Received From Berlin and PetrO-
 grad as to Fighting
MACKENSEN'S ARMIES
 CROSS PUTNA RIVER
 IN THEIR ADVANCE
Teutons Are Continuing to Sweep Onward in Southern Moldavia. Indian Troops Win Victory
 on Tgris River Front

The battle in northwest Russia in the region of Riga apparently is growing in in- tensity, but owing to diver gent reports by the Berlin and Petrograd war offices the results thus far attained are somewhat beclouded. While Berlin asserts that southwest of Riga all att tacks by the Russians have been without success, Petro- grad reports that near Lake Babit the Russians captured German positions between the Tirul marsh and the River Ala and advanced their line about one and one third miles southward.
 The Germans in the region of Kalnzem delivered a counter attack on the Russians, who had occupied position east of the village, but it was mi down hv inc Russians
 In the past six days in this region the Russians report the capture of 21 heavy and Il light guns and large quantities of arms and equipment,
 MACKENSEN CROSSES PUTNA German Field Marshal Won Mack ersens army operating in southern Mol .iavia has crossed tue .Putna river north of Fokshanf and between Fokshani and Fundeni has forced the Russians and
 Runlanians across the Sereth river. talk ing in the latter operation $50 prisoners.
 There has also been severe fighting near the mouth of the Rimnik Sarat river, west of Galatz. and along the Kassina river. in which both Berlin and Petrograd claim the advantage. Berlin
 reports that the Russians attacked the heights along the Suchitza valley. but met with a sanguinary reverse OTHER FRONTS INACTIVE Aside from the Russian and Rumanian theatres and an attack by British Indian
 troops against the Turkish line at the bend of the Tigris river. northeast of Kut-el-Amara, the fighting in all the other zones has consisted of lombard ments and minor infantry attacks. On the Tigris the Indians captured Turkish
 trenches over front of 1000 yards. In one of the minor engagements on tho frcnt in France the British east of Beau mcnt-Hamel captured and held German trench and made three officers and 40 men prisoner.
 William Graves Sharp, the American ambassador to France, has been handed the reply of the entente allies to Presi- deEt Wilson's peace suggestions for trans mission to Washington.
 Unofficial advices from Athens are to the effect that Greece will answer the entente allies ultimatum in due time and (Contfnued on Page Two)
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ALABAMA BRIGADE REPORT
 Montgomery, January 10.--Maj. George A. O'Connell, commanding field hospital Alabama brigade at Nogales, tonight issued an official statement of all cases
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
In Honor Of One. Year. Old.

Mr., and Mrs. H. j. Smith, Of
Starkville; entertained at a lovely
dinner in honor of little Edward
Allen Maxwell's first birthday.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs
j. E Carothers, Mr.. and Mrs. c
A. Maxwell. Hazel Jacob and
pClarice Tnrner.
The dining room was beautifully
decorated, and the birthday cake
with one candle afforded Edward
Allen much pleasure, he taking
great delight in blowing out the
light, as did also the many nict
presents which he received.
The day quickly. passed, and
alisunited in wishing the littlt
man many more such happy birLh'
days. West Point Times Herald
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
FACTS AND FANCIES.

st. Paul claims q population Of
900, 900.
Brazil last year exported 13, O39
600 bags of coffee.
Boston may soon have woman
street car conductors.
Trenton, N. ]. saloons provide
escorts for drunken men.
Damascus. in Syria, is the oldest
of all cities now existing.
More tnau 100000 packages of
fruit, chiefly pineapples, will be
shipped from Puerto Rico before
July 81.
! More than two-thirds of the en-
tire area Of Australia has au an
nual rainfall of less than twenty
inches.
In its life Of 160 years, only
seven ministers have been pastor
of Scotch Presbyterian church,
New York City.
The painter. Horace Vernet,
had a remarkable memory for
color and line, and could do a
portrait from memory.
When the proposed flee, Of fast
battle cruisers had been completed
it will take 6.72l, 900 barrels OF
oil to )perats them.
When beating eggs be careful
to see that there is no grease of
any kind on the whisk or 1t will
prevent the egg from frothlng.
. =
Coal lost In forrer years by the
washing process is being dredged
from the PENNSYLVANIA rivers at a
rate of about 25O, 900 tons yearly.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
The TRAITOR

He hangs out flag at his home and his office,
He always stands up the The Star Spanged Banner"
In talks and discussions he rails at the Prussians
And handles the kaiser in a vrulent manner;
He always is present at loyalty meetings.
And upon the platform he pays for seat
CThe price doesn't matter the profits are fatter
Since the gave him chances for corneering wheat)
Yet Benedict Arnold wss only 'piker
Compared to the man who amid all the strife.
Will seize the chances to force huge advances
In thiugh that nation depends on for ifel
He did his foul work in the of succession,
He poisoned our boys in the conflict with Spain
High up gbbet ought to exhibit
This traitor holds up a nation for gain
- Burton Braey
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
STURGES LOCALS

Mrs. Bob William, of Ark. is
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Pearl Hamell of PhilS
deIphia, Miss. is the guest Of her
aunt Mrs. r, l.. Hannah.
Messrs. Clinton and John Alex
ander, of Salt Lake City are at
home for u short vacation,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Carter
are moving to the DR., Dodd's
residence in the eastern part OF
Town.
Mrs. DR.. Arnold aud little Miss
Mary Ann returned TO Ackerman
after few days pleasantly spent
with Mrs. Oscar Roberts.
Mrs. Marie Grant, and little
daus liter Frances OF Jackson are
guust uf ,hrs. Grants parents Mr..
aud Mrs. u II. Galceran this week
Mr.. Lonney Hamell of Mobile
Ala. is the appreciated guest of
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hamell OF Cross road and relatives
here for few DAYS.
Mrs. Lena Askew and Mrs.
Critz of West Point visited Mr..
and Mrs. C. B. Hannah Thursday
and were guest of Mrs. Dock
Hannah and family before their
return home.
We all feel sad indeed to make
the sacrifice of our young men's
presences for the call which 80
many are having to answer but
feel happy over our boys willing.
ness to do honorable service for
their Country.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03

76 Joe Porter Woodward, Stark
II vile
rs Glenn Miller, Starkyille
70 Anthony Miller, Cedar Bluff
80 Percy Hampton, Sessums
81 Robt Kinnard, Starkville
80 Joe White, Maben
For Wednesday August 9Th
83 M R Barron. Sttrgis
S4 j A Quinn. Stnrgis
IS Jas Emerson, Jr. Starkville
Sc W ECousins, Cedar Bluff
81 Walter Brooks, Starkville
SO M E Ray, Sturgis
SO Earl Bardwell, Starkville
80 Ed Halfacae, Starkville
81 Alex Bell, Starkville,
90 Robt. Malone, Sturgis
SO M 9 Landrum. Sturpis
81 Geo Watson, Starkvlle
95 Will johnson, Starkville
Sc W II Caperton, Bradley
81 Early Gillespie, Longview
SO Johr Young, Ststkville
SO Allen Butler, Starkville
100 Jonnie Rice, Starkville
101 Alexanqerl Ashford, Long'w
102 l P Trotte., A & Nj College
I03 Guy l. Herman, Sessums
I04 II Fl Carpenter, Starkville
I05 Holly Jones, Sturgis
LOG Tom Ausby, Starkville
107 Allen Hamilton, Starkville
10S Harry G Moss, Starkville
1O9 Johu..W Davis, Starkville
ITO Rueben Tumlinson, Sturgis
Ill VIM. Rush, Starkville
III L s Wray, Mayhem
1l3 Pess Gladney, Maben
ia Henry White, Sturgis
lis Jas P Reed, Starkville
116 Samuel g Cooper, Mayhem
III Mack McIlwaln, A. g. M G
11S Gus Fox, Sessums
I19 VIM G Butler, Mabeu
120 Lester 0 Lewis, Starkyille .
121 Jack b Azwell, Maben
l22 Andrew F Korb. A. & M. M
T, G JAMES, Chairman
NJ, rs FULGnAM, sect'y
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
A paihetid Letter.

st. Louis, Mo. July %, 1917.
Mr.. g. 0. Daniel:
no no other white friend to
rite 10 but you to tell how am
getting along. | no you have
read many things about the
troubles the blacks had in east st.
Louis. No paper can tell yon the
story like one who was there and
saw it. [ will some day | hope
can tell you all | no about it.
have lost boy Robert the young.
est. He was working at the AR,
moures packing house and be have
not been seen since. All the peo-
pie say he must have got killed by
the raging mob as he had to come
threw the heart of the mob down
Gainesville ave. 1t leaves me
now without no boys to help me
so | will do the best l can. will
be home some time this year
don't know what condition |
will be in but | will ow no n n
when come, Mr.. Ody can l get
any thug for that boy or do the
City have to pay for the loss of
lives in q mob like this. East st.
Louis is in debt now the ritch
men say. Ican't believe anything
those people says,.while there ia
some good people here you can't
tell who they is.. ] have Q good
job at 80 cent per. hour but The
cost of living is SO high til / daL I
see anything in it for me. The
ritch people here are for us but
the poor is against us, There ID
gret risk for us to run. We are
| working under CARDS by the y. 3
troops. That don't suit me.
These people here blames all ne.
groes for what one doc rong
| We all had to cross the river in
big st. Louis for lr,ts, t ou,
You tell all the boys not TO come
up here to work for they ma,
loose their life. Those big plants
rather have VI to work thau III,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
In Bone Dry Mississippi.

Jakscon, Miss. July "a. Fl.
Talbert, revenue officer for this dis.
trict, returned today from a trim
through north Mississippi, Tenn
essee and Alabama, in quest of
moon>shine distilleries. AT Iuka,
Miss, Ta)bert said, 200 gallons of
the white corn variety was captured
and destroyed. Recently while at
Tupelo, Miss large lot. OF whiskey
was destroyed, the greater portion
Of which was captured in Alabama. q.
Mr. Talbert said 1t was his be-
lieflthat there is not a county in the
state of Mississippi In which there
Is no4 one or more "wild-cat" still
being operated.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03

poor whites and that is the trouble.
Please rite me weat for cops and
what can a man get to do at home.
Yours,
JOHN LAMPKIN
The above letter to Mr.. G.
Ode Daniel from an old negro,
Johu Lampkin, we'll known here,
tells pathetic story, and it should
be warning to other negroes to
remain at home. They may get
higher wages in the large cities
north of the Ohio, but at home
where the white people ,sunder-
stand them and they understand
the white people. they can work
where they please unmoIested.
live peacefully and contented, and
as long as they obey the laws of
the country and observe the Gus
toms of the South, they will have
friends among the whites who will
assist and protect them when as,
sistance and protection is necessa.
ry.-ED
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03
DRYING VEGETABLES
and FRUITS

A continuation of the letter on
driving which was sent by the
Washington Office and parts Of
which hasl been lin the last two
issues of The Times"
Fannie n. Randle
Dried Fruits
In very warm climates fruits
are usually dried In the sun.
Most fruits dried in the sun dis
color unless especially treated.
For drying fruits In small quantities
for home use only the small drier
is satisfactory. On very hot dry
days fruits may be dried In the
sun until surface begins to wrinkle
and then finish in the drier. Only
fresh ripe fruits should be used i.
The ideal moisture content of
dried fruit is about % per cent.
The ability to judge accurately as
to when the fruit has reached the
proper condition for removal from
drier can only be gained by ex
perience. When sufficiently dried
it should be SO dry that it is i'm.
possible to press water out of the
freshly cut ends Of the pieces, and
will not show any OF the natural
gain OF the fruit or being brokeu,
yet not so dry that it will snap or
crackle, 1t should be lathery, or
pliahle. Before spreading fruit on
the trays Ut the drier, line the tray
wlth,wrapplng paper or cheese cloth
There is possibility ot the said
fruit acting upon the zinc; after
drying cool quickly as fruit when
cooled slowly shriyels and looks
untLractlve.
Berries
Wash berries, free from leaves
and stems, and remove surface
mulsture. Handle carefully aud
do not bruise. Spread in q thin
layer and dry slowely. Raise tenn.
perature gradually ll0o to 1850
in about two hours, Do not raise
temperature higher than 1900
until a considerable portion of
moisture has evsporated, or other
wise thsle will be expansion and
loss of piece by dipping. This is
accompanied by loss of flavor and
color, Finish drying berries at
400 from 2 to 8 hours. It is nee
essary to drv berries from 4 to 8
hours.
''i' .'.'". Cherries
Wash, remove surface moisture
ano spread cherries unseeded in
thin layer on trays. If cherries
are seeded there will be a less of
juice. Dry from 8 TOD hours, hoo
to l5oF. Raise temperature grad :,
uslly." ;"
|. ="
!. ..'" !. i plums
H.. :. ...fs. ...5
- Select medium plnms, cover with
Milling Watpr auvar tho yausal n ., 4
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03

MIR. and Mrs. Ledyard Reynolds
whose marriage was consumated at
the Baptist church last Thursday
morning, returned Monday from
. visit TO Biloxi.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03

Patriotism does not Yet require
that the hat he removed, - when
'Tippsrary,h. Hot Time inn.the
Old Town." How Dry / Am, :"
and other national airs are played.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1917-08-03

Pity poor Nick, the unfeeling
republic having taken all his for.
tune except "a, 900, ,000.