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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
U.S,TAKES CONTROL OF SHIPS
All Merchant Ships Over $500 Tons
Now Being Built Are Immedi-
atey Requisitioned.

Washington-The emergency heet
corporation has requisitioned all mer-
chant vessels of more than $500 tons
now being built in American ship
Yards. Double and triple labor shifts
will be put in the yards to speed con-
struction.
There are building in the country's
yards about 700 ships, totaling more
than 100000 in tonnage, most of it
contracted for by foreign firms. Amer
lean vessels will be retained by the
shipping board for operations, while
final disposition of the foreign craft
will be let to negotiations between the
will be left to negotiations between
the United States and the govern
menas concerned.
No announcement was made as to
the amount of tonnage taken over. but
the shipping boards records show that
about 700 vessels of nearly 100000
tons Of all classes are building.
AS fast as the yards are cleared OF
their present. construction they will be
put to work on the great fleet the gov
eminent will build. The yards were
ordered to enter into no more con-
tracts or commitments for private con-
struction and to begin no new work
on contracts already made without
first obtaining the permission OF the
fleet corporation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
SUBMARINE BASE
IS GOAL OF ALLIES
TORRENTiAL RAINS IN FLANDERS
FAIL TO STOP ALLIES DRIVE
AGAINST TEUToNS.
FIGHTING THROUGH sLUsH
(Copyright.l

London-TOrrential rains, sweeping
the Belgian flat lands, have not
quenched the ardor of the British
troops.
"The U-boat bases if it takes until
Christmas" is the word going up and
down the lines, and the Tommies and
Anzacs and Poilus are only waiting a
halt in the rainfall to go over the top
again.
The operation undertaken by the
Anglo-French armies in Flanders is
beginning to reveal itself as one CT
the most difficult actions of the war.
The country through which the troops
must advance is absolutely flat-the
ideal terrain for trench warfare-and
the Germans have fortified it to the
last inch during their months of occu-
patton.
Not only is it flat and difficult for
the artillery, but it is under present
conditions a vast bog for the greater
part of the year, rendering infantry
operations hazardous and effective ar
tillery transportation almost impossi-
BILE.
But it is through this wilderness OF
wavy mud that the British and French
troops are determined to seek de-
cision. Only the breaking OF the clouds
remains for them to again come to
grips with. the Germans.
One of the first results Of the i'm
portant German conference at Brus-
sells. where the kaiser presided and
which was attended by all the mill
tary chiefs of the west, is declared to
be a heavy reinforcement of Crown
Prince Rupprecht's lines. German
forces are to be withdrawn from the
already paper line in the east to
form great reserve in Flanders, it
is reported. The French are prevent
ing the German Withdrawals from
other sections of the western front.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
SUSPECTED SPY MAY BE SHOT
Member of National Guard May Get
Death Penalty For Being
German Spy.

Newark, N. J.-Henry Basel, form
erly an employee of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean Steamship company, and more
lately member of the First infantry,
N. G. N. j., was taken by federal au-
thorities to Ellis Island a few days
ago. It has been learned that he had
been under arrest for several weeks.
The charge against Basel has not
been made public. His arrest was ac-
complished with absolute secrecy. and
since that time he has been under
military guard in the Essex county
Jail. Officials intimate that if suspi-
cions against him are proved to be cor
rect he may be shot.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
MANY PROMOTIONS
FOR |sT REGIMENT
VACANCIES CAUSED BR MANY
PROMOTIONS TO SECOND IN
PANTRY ARE FILLED.
OFFICERS MOVED UP A PEG
Three New Majors Are Chosen From
Captains-Lieutenan Step into
Captaincies and Sergeants
Become Lieutenants.

Jacksonville three new majors for
the First Mississippi Infantry have
been named filling vacancies caused
by promotion of battalion command
ers to ranks in the Second Mississippi
Infantry and the First field artillery.
Three company captains become
majors, on the recommendation Of Col
George Hoskins, having successfully
stood examination for promotion.
They are Capt. H. N. Scales of Macon,
Capt. William Moore of Yazoo City,
and Capt. Barney Semmelman of
West Point, each having commanded
company in the First Mississippi
since its organization.
The following first lieutenants have
been promoted to Captains: A. J.
Dunn, B. H. Storm, E. N. Coffey, Jr.,
c. D. Musselwhite, w. H. Griffith and
J. S. Burns.
The following second lieutenanta
are promoted to first lieutenants: A.
T. Callicott, R. l.. Bailey. Shelby A.
Cowars, H. A. Quinelly, H. c. Hollan-
der and Martin A. Bush.
The following ser2eants are promot
ed to second lieutenants: Glenn H.
Smith, William G.. Bifkhead, Paul S.
Armor, Albert D. Hood and George w.
Bayliss.
Capt O. H. Heiss, e the First regi
ment, has been promoted to major and
transferred to the Second Mississippi
infantry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
ENGLAND AND j. 5.
TO RULE THE SEAS
SHIPPING BOARD PLANS FOR CON.
troll OF WORLDS SHIPPING
OWNERS TO OPERATE.
PUT SHIPS IN THE ATLANTIC

Washington.-Plan for taking over
for operation all American ocean-goine
merchant ships will soon be announced
by the shipping board. Charters will
be requisitioned under a recent act OF
congress authorizing the president to
commander tonnage for government
uses.
The program is preliminary to put
ting into operation an agreement be-
tween the American and British gov.
ernments for joint control of the
worlds shipping 1t will give the ship
ping board control of ocean freight
charged by American ships and rate
basis being worked out will be used
for building an international rate
schedule.
The chief aim in Communicating
charters is to get more ships into
transatlantic service. Many Ameri-
can coastwise vessels and ships en-
gagged in the Pacific and South Ameri-
can trade will be diverted to trans
Atlantic runs. Their places will be
taken to large extent by neutral and
Japanese tonnage.
srne plan is to commander charters
and wherever advisable let the ships
be operated by owners under a gov
eminent charter. The government
will direct operations and specify serv-
ices in which ships shall ply and where
ever operators fail to carry out the
shipping boards regulations charters
will be taken from them and given to
others
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Three Boys Receive Pardons.

Pardons were issued from the gov
ernor's office to three boys, B. Ben Da
Wis, Alfred Staunton, and Joe Cook
meyer, who were convicted on JULY
10Th for stealing rides on train a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
AWAITS TAX BOARD REPORT.
Governor Defers Calling soions Inta
Extra Session.

Jackson.-Gov. Bilbo is awaiting q
report from the state board OF tax
equalization before fixing date for the
special session Of the legislature. The
members Of that body are now busily
engaged in Intervening boards of su.
pervisors and securing their approval
Of the plan to assess all property at
actual value and make a correspond.
ing reduction in the tax levy.
1t is believed that the board will bd
able to make comprehensive report
to the governor by the middle of Aug
ust, and that the legislature will be
convened not later than Sept. Is.
If the plan is to apply to taxes fol
the current year it will be necessary
to issue an early call for the lawmak-
ers, owing to the fact that tax collec.
tons usually commence in October
and unless the statute is on the books
by that time it will be Of no use for
1917 taxes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09

G. r. Twiss, for the past eleven
years city engineer at vicksburg, has
received official information from
washington that he has been commits
stoned 4 captain and will hare com
mand 1t division of The engineers' ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
DIPLOMAS IN THREE YEARS.

Princeton Faculty Decides To Give In
tensive Schooling.
Princeton, N. by the decision OF
the special Princeton faculty commit
tee appointed to consider problems
arising out of the war, men may now
get their degrees at Princeton univer-
sity in three years instead of four.
This will be obtained by a special in
tensive course of study. Special en-
grayed war certificates will be given
students who enlisted before complet-
ing studies.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
ANT|DRAFT REVOLT
IS UNDER CONTROL
MoNGREL AGlTAToRS AND OUT
LAWS ATTEMPT TO EvADE
coNscRIPTIoN LAW.
LEADER SHOT BY OFFICERS
Prompt Action of Officers and Loyal
Citizens Put End To Trouble Be-
fore 1t Reaches Extensive
Proportions.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-With one OF
their leaders dead, another captured
and at least 25 of their bands in the
hands of peace officers, posse leaders
were of the opinion that the uprising
DIRECTORS to the selective draft in Cen
trail Oklahoma was under control. The
outlaws have been scattered into such
small bands that further successful
resistance is believed impossible.
Sheriff Grail of Seminole county de-
clared he can handle the situation
with small force OF men.
The first blood of the guerrilla war
fare which was waged two days oc-
Cured in a brush between the outlaws
and possemen near Rock Crossing and
Friendship, when Wallace Cargill, an
old man, and alleged to be ringlead-
or of the directors, was killed. The
posse which captured him was small,
containing but five or six men, and of
the 20 men flushed in the brush onlJ
three others besides Cargill were cap
tured.
A near lynching occurred in the
Lone Dove neighborhood, when posses
caught four of the DIRECTORS, the two
McNeely brothers, John Gray, an old
man, and doc" White. a negro. They
were captured about seven miles
northwest of here. In their efforts to
get information regarding the move
ments of the recalcitrants, one CT the
McNeeley boys were strung up with
a rope around his neck. Called on TO
tell what he knew of the DIRECTORS
plans, he refused to talk, and the pos
semen cut him down and, with the
other prisoners, took him to SasakWa
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Committee codifies School Laws.

To codify the school laws of Missis.
sippi a special committee is in session.
The ex-officio members of this commit
tee are Gov. Theo. G. Bilbo and State
Superintendent of Education w. F.
Bond. Members from the state at
large are President Joe Cook, Of the
State Normal, and Prof. G. It. Hover.
ton, of A. and M. college.
The senate is represented by Earl
Richardson and L. @. c. Williams, and
the house by R. E. L. Sutherland, G. c.
Clarke and L. e. Gibson. Two weeks
will be required for the task Of codify-
ing the laws.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
TEuToN ATTACKS FAIL.

Austro-Hunparian Offensive Against
italians Is Repulsed.
Rome.-More important offensive ac-
lions were taken by the Austro-H unga-
rians against the italian positions east
of Vertoiba and on Monte ROmbon. It
was announced officially by the Italian
war office. All the attacks failed. ltal-
ian air squadrons bombarded the Aus
trian arsenal and military works at
Fuia, causing great destruction and
big fires.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
KERENsKY TO FORM CABINET
Conference In Winter Palace OF Poll
ticians Results In Vote of Utmost
Confidence.

Petrograd.-The political conference
at the Winter Palace, attended by the
leaders of the five parties, passed res
olution declaring it's confidence in Pre-
mier Kerensky and inviting him to
form his own cabinet.
Four of the resolutions declared that
a new cabinet should adhere to the pro-
gram of reform and consolidation is
sued by Premier Kerensky on June
81, but the Constitutional Democrats
in their resolution made no mention OF
the program which they continue to OPP
pose
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
|REPULSE GERMANS
| IN. ALLIED ATTACKS
BIG GUNS NOW. TEUToNs DOWN
IN TITANIC STRUGGLE ALONG
WIDE FRONT.
GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR
With Clearing Skies Great Struggle
Assumes Greatest Proportions of
War-ResuIts Of Assault Fore
cast Teutonic Collapse.

Paris.-With rain falling in torrents
and the sodden battlefields Of Flan-
ders yelled in dense mist, tho big
guns continued their work Of lestruc-
ton and later in the day. when that
downpour ceased, the volume Of firing
increased rapidly, completely paralyz-
ing the enemy massing troops at vari-
Osu points for counter-attack.
The correspondent of the Petit Pa
risien says the resumption of the bat
tie on great scale Is expected. The
Germans are hurrying every available
man to the danger zone and unmis-
taxable signs other than the formida.
BILE accumulation of troops indicate the
Germans intend to hold their ground
at all costs.
A swaying battle may be anticipated,
but those who have seen the glorious
allied warriors at work, and know the
invincible spirit in which they are
waiting to spring at the Threats OF the
enemy, are confident another defeat is
in store for the Prussians.
According to reliable information
which has reached the British head.
quarters the decentralization in certain
Prussian regiments developed with
open rebellion. A Bavarian battalion,
abandoning the first line trenches near
Frezenberg, refused to fight, saying
it was useless to sacrifice SO many
men, The battalion Immediately was
sent to the rear. The non-commis.
stoned officers leading the movement
were arrested and the men were con
fined
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
lieut.-coi. Paaet Dies.

London. Col Albert Edward
Paget died in London, whence he was
removed from hospital in France. He
was born in 1879. He was the son OF
Gen. Sir Arthur Henry Paget, whose
two other sons are suffering from
wounds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
In Fat Berth.

Towne- Grafton doesn't work at
all now.
Browne-He doesn't? Why, when L
knew him he seemed to be a young
man with considerable push.
Towne-All that's changed now. He's
a young man with considerable pull
and doesi't have to work.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Davis Bodyauard Dies.

Richmond.-Witha Confederate flag
wrapped about the casket, Lieut.. Jas.
r. Dickinson, C. S. A.. who was one OF
Jefferson Davis bodyguard in the
flight of the Confederate chieftaip
from Richmond, was buried in Holly.
wood, alongside the remains of Davis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Wise Precaution.

Vistor-When writing about China
do you refer to it as a republic or a
monarchy?
EditOr-Always the opposite to
what it is at the moment. It's bound
to be the other by the time the ar
ticle gets into print.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
French Minister Retained,

Paris.-Socialist deputies in the
chamber decided by vote Of sc to 3
that Albert Thomas, minister of NUM-
lions and member of the war council,
shall continue as a member of the
government
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Camp Duqou. Caves In.

Fort Riley, Kan.-Eight students OF
the officers reserve training camp were
buried beneath five. feet of earth when
a trench and dugout the men were
building caved in. None suffered serf-
GUS injury.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Statues and Antiques Stolen.

Petrograd.- Silver statues and ans
tiques to the value OF 100000 rubles
we're stolen from the senate building
by six armed robbers, who declared
that the statues of the Romanoff fam
lily offended their revolutionary senti-
ments.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Issues Commissions Auu. Is.

Washington, D. C.-Not until Aug.
rs will the young men who are in the
officers training camp at Fort Ogle-
thorpe know the result of the many
tests to which they have been subject
ed to secure commissions in the new
national army.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
seouester Cereal croos.

Berne.-The Sw,a3 government has
issued an order saauestering the en-
tire cereal crops, with the exception of
tn quantities required for the per-
sonal consumption Of the producers
and for seed purposes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN

need tonic to tone up the system and
regulate the liver Mothers are con-
stantly using with wonderful success,
our plantation" Chill and Fever Ton
&c. Pleasant to take-contains no Cal
Omel. Price 50c-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build lin The System

TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula Is
printed on every label. showing il Is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 90 cents
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Lenlne Escapes.

Geneva. -Nikolai Lenine. leader OF
the Maxirnalists in the recent disorders
in Petrograd, according to private re-
port from Stockholm, received BY
Swiss Socialists here, escaped from
Finland on Swedish vessel
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Troops Get Mail In France.

Washington.-Ame soldiers at
the front are receiving their mail with
out interruption as a result of the es-
adjustment of the United States pos
tai agency in France.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
rex,ns Favor Prohibition.

Austin, Texas.-A resolution URGING
the Texas delegates in congress to vote
for the measure passed in the United
States senate calling for national prohi-
bition was adopted by the Texas
senate
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Miners Reject Concessions.

Miami, Ariz. Striking miners of the
International Union of Mine, Mill and
Shelter Workers and Allied Crafts at
mass meeting here voted to reject
concessions offered by copper mine OPP
orators of the Globe Miami district.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
He Read a Book.

First Tramp-What did Exhausted
Ernest die of?
Second Tramp-Starvation. He read
in doctors book that you mustn't eat
when you're tired.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Drop Bombs On Arsenal.

Rome-Large squadrons Of Italian
airplanes effectively bombed the ar.
senal and military works Of Pola, the
chief naval station of Austria Hungary
on the Adriatic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
NEPHEW OF CHANCELLOR.
Carl Struth, Nephew of German Chan.
celIor, Enlists In U. S. Army.

ceiIor, Enlists In U. S. Army.
Hartford, Conn.-Carl P. Struth, who
claims to be a nephew of the German
chancellor, has enlisted in the United
States army. Recently he applied for
enlistment here, but was not accepted.
Through war department officials it
was ascertained that he went from here
copied as a recruit for the regular
army.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Will Open Bio Supply Depot.

Four hundred and twelve soldiers,
constituting the Second battalion, First
Mississippi infantry, commanded by
Mai. G.. C. Oferall, arrived at Camp
Shelby from Jackson to do guard duty.
The battalion is composed Of the Hat
tiesburg, Jackson, Brookhaven and
Yazoo City companies.
Maj. George H. Weller, quartermas-
ter at Camp Shelby, was advised that
quartermaster's depot of the south
ern division of the United States army
will be opened in Hattiesburg on Aug.
/. This information was received from
the general headquarters. Maj. Weller
will have charge Of the depot. He ex-
pressed the belief that the three camps
in the Twelfth division of the southern
division will be supplied from the Hat.
tiesburg depot.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
GERsiAN SHIPS ARE READY.
Two More of Them Have Been Placed
in Commission.

Boston. Two German steamships,
the Kronprinzessin Cecilie and ;Cincin-
natl, are now under the American flag
at the Boston navy yard. The Amer
ika, another German ship, will be COM
missioned this week. The, vessels
have about 70 per cent of their compile
ment, consisting of regular seamen
and reserves, and will be ready for
service shortly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Jap Destroyer Rams u-Boat.

LondonA Japanese torpedo boat
destroyer smashed the periscope Of
hostile submarine in the Mediterran-
can, and undoubtedly destroyed the
underseas boat. 81
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Morris Becomes Ambassador.

Washington. Roland s. Norris Of
Philadelphia was confirmed without
opposition by the senate as ambassa-
dor to Japan. He will succeed the
late George w. Guthrie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09

Gov. Bilbo announces the appoint
ment of Lieutenant Colonel E. B. Boyd
of the First Mississippi artillery, and
of Major George A. Hogaboom of the
Second Mississippi regiment. These
men have been connected with the
National Guard for several years, and
are recognized as able officers.
Major Charles R. Daily will be lieu
tenant-colonel of the Second Missis.
sippi infantry; Major w. c. O'Ferrall
will be lieutenant colonel of the First
artillery; Major A. H. Pattison will be
lieutenant-colonel of the First regi-
ment.
Herdin III. Brooks of Meridian and A
c. Nets of Greenwood will be majors
of the artillery regiment; those for the
cavalry will be j. HI. Hairston of Gulf.
port and Dennis Hossley of Vicksburg.
The majors in the Second regiment
will be w. w. Harper of Natchez, H.
N. Scales of Macon, and ]. E. German
of Vicksburg. They are now captains.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Exception.

"Bliggins wants to run everything.
Except the lawn mower" rejoined
Bliggins' wife.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09

Disease typical of the summer
months are shown to be prevalent in
Mississippi by the July report of the
health department. Typhoid cases in.
creased from 9OS in May to 495 in
June. Malaria increased from 1857
in May to 11,349 in June. Measles in
creased from 1,847 in May to $3.50 in
June. Deaths from this disease were
SO in April and Is in May.
Pellagra showed 1,610 cases in May,
and 2,2O1 in June. There were GO
deaths from this disease in April and
"a in May. Few cases of infantile pa.
ralysis have been reported this sea-
son tuberculosis caused 141 deaths
in April and 296 in May.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Governor Issues Bunch of Pardons.

Acting upon the advice of the par.
don board Gov. Bilbo has exercised ex,
ecutive clemency to the following con
victs:
Will Mccartney (white), Lamar coun
ty, manslaughter; ]. w. Moore (white)
Tippah county, murder; Boisy Went
worth (white), Warren county, shoot
ing with intent to kill; Sam B. Jones
(white), Wayne county, grand lar
ceny; Sidney A. Norman (white), For
rest county, forgery; Valley Jackson,
Marshall county. burglary and larceny !:
George Williams, Lawrence, grand lar.
ceny; George Gibson, Pearl River, muir.
der: Jim Julius, Yazoo county, shoot
ing with intent to kill; Lavelle Hays
Lee county, murder; Sam Kicks, Boil.
var county, murder; Milton knight,
Holmes county, murder; Howard
Weeks, Franklin county, burglary; Joe
Everett, Neshoba county, grand lar
ceny; Walter Tabors, Bolivar county,
murder; Will Pool, Coahoma county,
incest; Joe Garner. Coahoma county,
manslaughter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Circuit clerk Lacks Patriotism.

A circuit clerk in one Of the north
ern counties of the state sent to the
governors office bill for services as
member Of the county board of regis
tration and exemption at 81 per day.
This is the first attempt in Missis-
sippi to claim compensation for rem
dering this patriotic service.
Needless to say, the clerk in ques-
ton will not receive warrant for the
amount he desires. On the contrary,
he will probably receive very salty
letter from the executive department.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
snani.h Credit Approved.


Madrid. THE cabinet has approved
credits OF 2S.000,00 pesetos for the
war department and for the improve
ment in army corps services.