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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

The Aberdeen High School closed
. most satisfactory and profitable
session last evening. Prot. ]. O.
Donaldson. assisted by . corps Of
competent teachers. and aided by
the Parent Teachers Association,
has been enabled to stimulate the
pupils to make marked progress in
their studies.
The graduating class is not 80
large as in former years, because
several Of the larger boys who would
have graduated this year. needed
the call OF their country and volun-
teered their service in the navy.
The commencement sermon was
preached by Rev. j. Tillery Lewis
Sunday. and Thursday evening af-
ter an attractive program had been
rendered. Hon. G. J. Leftwich made
presentation of diplomas to the class.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
Notice to City Tax Payers.

Notice to City Tax Payers.
City taxes are past due. The city
needs the money to meet it's obliga-
tions. Every tax payer therefore. il
notified that all taxes must be paid
by the 18th of july else property
with taxes remaining unpaid wit.
bout exception. will be advertised
and sold.
j. NJ. ACKER, Mayor.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Upwards of $50 young men who
had reached the age OF 81 years
within the last year, registered in
Monroe county Tuesday. 1t is es-
timated that 1 900 600 men will be-
come available for army service in
the United States through this reg
istratiOn.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
w. SIS.

When you think of Groceries, drop
by Murphy's. Fresh Vegetables,
Fruits, Berries, Plums. Peaches,
Apples. Oranges. Bananas. Also a
first-class line staple Groceries. No
flies in Murphy's. everything clean;
big ice box. Both phones.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
-W.S.S.

Heavy. impure blood makes . mud
dy. pimply complexion. headaches.
nausea. indigestion. Thin blood
makes you weak. pale and sickly. For
pure blood. sound digestion. use Bur-
dock Blood Bitters. 81 .25 at ali stores.
(Adv.j
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

A rattle snake haying nine rattles
and = button was killed in the Big
bee bottom near the Treas planta-
ton. BY Mr.. Holston Elliott while
hunting for squirrels, Monday.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Maxwell House. Berkeley Blend,
Ravenwood. Jockey Club Coffee,
since the rise worth $1.15 per can.
Murphy's price this week 89c.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

The friends OF DR.. L. G. Nisbet
will be glad to learn of his recovery
from q long and serious illness and
TO know that he is again at his of
fee attending to practice.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
FOR RENT.

The house due east of the Pres
byterian church now occupied
by Mr.. White. Possession given
July lst. Apply to
T. F. PAINE.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
Children CRY
FOR FlETCHER'S
Q a . Q RIA
Mayors Office Proclamation
Greeting:

"dyOG OIbbCC 6IOS1dUbdtUOU
Greeting:
To the Citizens Aberdeen.
Friday. June %. 1918 ir officially
designated War Savings Day by the
President. the Secretary Of the
Treasury and the Governor of this
state. All loyal citizens of this COM
munity will according devote the
said day to subscribing for War Saw
ings Stamps. and otherwise promot.
ing their sale in large amounts.
All who are able should pledze
themselves to save and invest to the
limit allowed by law.
Signed J. M. ACKER, Mayor.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

When you hear a buzzing sound
up in the air. don't get excited; it's
not German raider, only a machine
from Payne field exercising.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. HolstOn Elliott left
for New Orleans Monday. They will
return Saturday.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

For baby's Group. Willie's daily
cuts and bruises. mothers sore throat.
Grandma's lameness-Dr Thomas
Eclectic Oil-the household remedy.
soc and 6Oc. (Adv)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

The rain crow has been passing
this territory, but has not lit IA yet.
Gardens are needing rain bad.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
BY HARPER LEiPER,
Field Represent ativs.

Bread is the staff OF life. but very
few Americans need a staff
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Uncle Sam Is today the quarterma%
ter Of a hungry world. He Is playing
the game squarely and counts on ey'
cry American to do the same.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Miss Jennie Barry, of Sherman,
Texas. has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. L. G.. Nisbet.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Go over the top" tonight with
Sergeant Empey ct Temple Theatre.
It's : marvellous picture.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

try Dosn's Regulets. . modern laxa-
tive. 80 1t all stores. IAdv.l
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07
Personal
AND
Society Notes
tPHoNE 49,
COTILLION SATURDAY EVENING.
MRS. HARRIS.

COMPLIMENTING LIEUTENANT AND
MRS. HARRIS.
Miss Christine Rogers entertained
last Saturday evening compliment
ing Lieut. and Mrs. Harris. of Payne
field.
DINNER PARTY,
Mr. and Mrs. COndie Tubb enter
tanned at dinner Sunday last. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Patty. of Macon. Miss Phe Hamp-
ton, Miss Gertrude Bumpass.
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.
Miss Mildred Lake is back from a
visit with her sister in Memphis.
Mr.. Ike Franklin is back from an
extended stay in Meridian.
Mrs. Winston Houston and Miss
India Sykes Houston return today
from Washington.
Rev. j. L. Sykes spent the first OF
the week with relatives in the city.
Mrs. Julian Evans and Mrs. John
Gilmore and children leave tOmor-
row for their country home on the
prairie pike where they will spend
the summer.
DR.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Longley. CT
Memphis. were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. J. G.. McFarlane. on Long
street.
Mr.. Clopton Sykes left town Sum-
day for Asheville. N. C.
Mrs. A. J. Lee, from Admission.
Ala, is visiting her mother. Mrs.
Harry Gilmore. in North Aberdeen.
Miss Sue Ham has gone to Okla
homa for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. E. l.. Sykes is with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Maggie Eckford. on Frank
lin St.
Miss Dorothy Wayne Sykes re-
turned Wednesday from Washing
ton. d. c.
Eugene L. Sykes, Jr., is home
from college in Kentucky.
Mrs. Anna Watkins has returned
from Memphis. accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Gibson.
Miss Mabel Hatch is home from
college for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Rubel are back
from q lengthy stay in San Anto-
Mo Texas.
Misses Kathrine Mckinley. Louise
Morgan and Pauline Haines. of Co
lumbus, will be out Of town bellies
for the officers ball tomorrow even
ing.
Mr.. Gaines; of A. 4 NJ. College,
was in the city Wednesday.
Miss Mabel Martin will leaye in a
few days for Indiana.
Mrs. Howard Scrape is back from
. short stay in Corinth. accompa-
MED by Master Jno. Blackemore. Jr.
Private Pitts is the guest Of rela-
tives in the country.
Mrs. Earnest Brown and two Sons
arrive tomorrow from Matches %
visit DR.. and Mrs. J. w Eckioid on
Hickory st.
Miss Mary Lou Maynard comes
early in July for : three month &
stay with her mother. Mn. Kate
Maynard.
Mn. Lum Ffanklins and childreu
lave 1os Nuldon Tomorrow alter I
opjou1n q several months IL The city.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Mr.. Frank Carter was a visitor
this week.
The early departure of Rev. and
Mrs. Scott for Gadsden. Ala. is re-
GREETED by whole city full of friends.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Llse . Mo- eotra1oo1 ~ 111ooens,
Training camps q nl1n1Ay.
May 27th. and WEDNESDAY,.
May 9Th. 1913, - Hoooows:
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-06-07

Miss Christine Rogers entertained
last Saturday evening compliment
ing Lieut.. and Mrs. Harris, of Payne
field.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

the testimony as a whole. If any
further confirmation had been need
ed, we found 1t in the diaries in
which German officers and private
soldiers have recorded incidents just
such as those to which the Belgian
witnesses deposo.
The experienced lawyers who took
the dispositions tell us that they
passed from the same stage Of doubt
into the same stage of conviction.
They also began their work in a
skeptical spirit, expecting to find
much of the evidence colored by pas
sion, or prompted by an excited
fancy But they were impressed by
the general moderation and matter
of-fact observation-disclosures OF the wit
nesses. We have Intercepted them,
particularly regarding some Of the
most startling and shocking incl
dents which appear in the evidence
laid before us, and where they ex-
pressed a doubt we have excluded
the evidence, admitting II as regards
the cases in which they stated that
the witnesses seemed to them to be
speaking the truth, and that they
themselves believed the incidents re-
ferred to have happened. 1t is for
this reason that we have inserted
among the dispositions printed in the
appendix several cases which we
might otherwise have deemed scarce
ly credible.
The committee has conducted its
Investigations and come to its con-
illusions independently Of the reports
issued by the French and Belgian
commissions, but it has no reason TO
doubt that those conclusions are in
substantial accord with the conclu-
sions that have been reached by
these two commissions.
ARRANGEMENT or THE REPORT.
As respects the framework and ar
rangement Of the report, 1t has been
deemed desirable to present first Of
all what may be called general
historical account Of the events
which happened, and the conditions
which prevailed in the parts OF Bel
GUM which lay along the line of
the German march, and thereafter
to set forth the evidence which bears
upon particular classes of offenses
against the usages of civilized war;
fare, evidence which shows to what
extent the provisions Of The Hague
have been disregarded.
This method, no doubt, involves
certain amount Of overlapping, for
some Of the ofsenses belonging to the
latter part of the report will have
been already referred to in tho ear
lier part which deals with the in
vasion OF Belgium. But the impor-
lance OF presenting a connected mar
ratiye OF events seems to oukweight
the disadvantage OF occasional repe-
tition.
The report will therefore be found
10 consist of two parts. viz.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

picking. (For instance, the dead
body of man is found lying on the
| doorstep, or woman is seen who
has the appearance of having been
outraged. So far the facts are proved
by the direct evidence Of the person
by whom they have been seen. In
| formation is sought for by him as
to the circumstances under which
the death or outrages took place. The
bystanders who saw the circum-
stances, but who are not now ac-
cessible, relate what they saw, and
this is reported by the witness to
the examiner and is placed on record
in the dispositions. We have had no
hesitation in taking such evidence
into consideration).
1t is natural to ask whether much
of the evidence given, especially by
the Belgian witnesses, may not be
due to excitement and overstrained
emotions, and whether, apart from
deliberate falochood, persons who
mean to speak the truth may not in
more or less hysterical condition
have been imagining themselves to
have seen the things which they say
that they saw. Both the lawyers
who took the dispositions, end we
when we came to examine them,
fully recognized this possibility. The
lawyers, as already observed, took
pains to test each witness and either
rejected, or appended a note of dis
trust to, the testimony of those who
failed to impress them favorably.
We have carried the sitting still
further by also emitting from the
dispositions those in which we found
something that seemed too excep-
tional to be accepted on the faith Of
one witness only, or too little sup
ported by other evidence pointing to
like facts. Many dcpositions have
thus been omitted on which, though
they are probably true. we think it
safer not to place reliance.
Notwithstanding these precau-
tions. we began the inquiry with
doubts whether a poSitiye result
would be obtained. But the further
we went and the more evidence we
examined so much the more was our
skepticism reduced. There might be
some exaggeration in one witness,
possible delusion in another, mac
curncies in third. When, however,
we found that things which had at
first seemed improbable were testi-
fed to by many witnesses coming
from different places, having had no
communication with one another,
and knowing nothing OF one anoth-
er's statements. the points in which
they all agreed became more and
more evidently true. And when this
concurrence Of testimony. this con-
vergence upon what were substan-
TALLY the same broad facts, showed
itself in hundreds OF dispositions, the
truth Of those broad facts stood out
beyond question. The force Of the
evidence Is cumulative. It's worth
can be estimated only by pernsIng
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

German Army for soldiers to be en-
couraged to keep diaries and tt
record in them the chief events Of
each day. A good many of these
diaries were collected ON the field
where British troops were advancing
over ground which had been held BY
the enemy, were cent to headquar-
tiers in France, and dispatched
thence to the War Office in England
They passed into the possession Of
the Prisoners of War Information
Bureau, and were handed by it tc
our secretaries. They have been
translated with great care. We have
inspected them and arc absolutely
satisfied of their authenticity. They
have thrown important light upon
the methods followed in the conduct
of the war. In one respect, indeed,
they are the most wcighty party OF
the evidence, becaucc they proceed
from q hostile source and are not
open to any such criticism on the
ground of bias cs might be applied
to Belgian testimony. From time to
time references to theSe diaries will
be found in the text of the report.
In Appendix B they arc set out at
greater length both in the German
original and in an English transIa-
tion, together with a few photo
graphs of the moro important en-
tries
In Appendix g are set out a num-
bor of German proclametions. Most
of these are included in the Belgian
Report No. VI, which has been
furnished to us. Actual specimens
of original proclamations, issued by
or at the bidding of the German
military authorities. and posted in
the Belgian and French towns men
toned, have been produced to us,
and copies thereof ere to be found
in this appendix.
Appendix d contains the rules of
The Hague Convention dealing with
the conduct of tho wcr on land as
adopted in 1907, Germany being one
OF the signctory powers.
In Appendix e will be found se-
lection of statements collected In
France, by Professor Morgan.
These five appendices are contain
ed in separate volume.
In dealing with the evidence we
have recognized the Importance OF
testing 1t severely, and so far as the
conditions permit we have followed
the principles which are recognized
in the courts Of England, the British
overseas dominions, and the United
States We have also Gas already
noted) set aside the testimony of
any witnesses who did not favorably
impress the lawyers who took their
dispositions, and have rejected hear
say evidence except in cases where
hearsay furnished an undersigned
confirmation Of facts with regard to
which we already possessed direct
testimony from some other socrce, or
explained in natural way facts Inn
perfectly narrated or otherwise per-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

submitted to them regarding out
RACES alleged to have been commit
ted by the German troops in the
present war.
By the terms Of their appoint,
ment the committee were directed
Ito consider and advise on the evi.
dence collected on behalf of his
MaJesty's Government, us to out.
RACES alleged to have been commit
ted by German troops during the
present war, cases of alleged NAL
treatment of civilians in the invaded
territories, and breaches OF the laws
and established usages of war; and
to prepare report for his Majesty's
Government showing the conclusion
at which they arrive on the evidence
now available"
1t may be convenient that before
proceeding to state how we have
dealt with the materials, and what
are the conclusions we have reached,
we should set out the manner in
which the evidence came into being,
and its nature.
In the month of September, 1914.
a minute was, at the instance Of the
Prime Minister, drawn up and sign
ed by the Home Secretary and the
Attorney General. 1t is stated the
need that had risen for investigating
the accusations of inhumanity and
outrage that had been brought
against the German soldiers, and in
Dictated the precautions to be taken
in collecting evidence that would be
needed to insure its accuracy. Pur-
suant to this minute steps were taxi
en- under the direction of the Home
Office to collect evidence, and great
many persons who could give 1t were
seen aud examined
For some three or four months be-
fore the appointment of the cimmit-
tee, the Home Office had been col
lecting large body of evidence.
Taken from Belgian witnesses,
some soldiers. but most of them civ
ilians from those towns and villages
thru which the German Army pass
ed, and from British officers and SOL
diers). More than 1900 dispositions
made by these witnesses have been
submitted to and considered by the
committee. Nearly all of these were
obtained under the supervision of
Sir Charles Mathews, the Director of
Public Prosecutions, and of Mr.. e.
Grimwood Mears, barrister of the
Inner Temple, while in addition Pro-
lessor j. H. Morgan has collected
of statements mainly from
British soldiers. which have also
been submitted to the committee.
The labor involved in securing, in
a comparatively short time, SO large
a number of statements from wit
nesses scattered all over the United
made 1t necessary to en-
ploy a good many examiners. The
dispositions were in all cases taken
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

~ Of de Current

nfro ssy OF the Current
Was { llnnf ase, The New York
ifliIy, we have permission
Is. reproduce in full. with
staIlments in The CONNER
7. g Alleged German Atroci-
ohsane Aich are embraced iE the
made to the British Govern
Us of alleged atrocities COM
by the German armies in Bel
proofs collected by men train
ca in the law and presented with
unconditional directness after al care
|ul inquiry--are presented in the
report Of the Committee on Alleged
imam Atrocities" headed by Wis
Bryce, the English historian
Formerly British Ambassador at
iington. The document was
made public simultaneously In Lon
don and the United States on May
IL. 1915, four days after the sink
ing Of the Lusitania. 1t was pointed
out at the time that this was coin
cidence, as the report had been pre-
pared several weeks before and for
warded by mail from England for
publication on May IL.
WARRANT OF APPOINTMENT.
] hereby appoint
The Right Hon. viscount Bryce.
o. M;
The Right Hon. Sir Frederick Pol
lock, Bt.. X. c.;
The Right Hon. Sir Edward
Clarke, X. c.;
Sir Alfred Hopkinson, X. c.;
Mr.. III. A. l.. Fisher, Vice Chan
cellor of the University OF Sheffield;
and
Mr.. Harold Cox;
to be a committee to consider and
advise on the evidence collected on
behalf of his Majesty's Government
as to outrages alleged to have been
committed by German troops dur
ing the present war, cases of alleged
maltreatment Of civilians In the in
vaded territories. and breaches of
the laws and established usages of
war; and to prepare report for his
Majesty's Government showing the
conclusion at which they arrive on
the evidence now available.
And appoint viscount Bryce to
be Chairman, and Mr.. E. Grimwood
Mears and Mr.. w. J. H. Brodrick,
barristers at law, to be Joint Sec
retaries to the committee
(Signed) H. H. ASQUITH.
18th December, 1914.
Sir Kenelm =. Digby, X. O., G. G, i
b., was appointed an additional
member sof the committee on 22d
January, 1915.
TO the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith,
etc, etc, First Lord of H. M.
Treasury.
The committee have the honor to
present and transmit to you report
upon the evidence which has been
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08

fcontiaued naxt week. j
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-10

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-10
OF
W0MEN'S COLLEGE
First Graduation Ceremony at the
New State Institution at
Newark.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark. June IO-The Womens Col
lege in holding its first commencement
this afternoon. The graduating class
comprises thirty young women, within
two of being az many as were graduate
from Delaware College this morning
Because of IL being the first class 10
complete their course al the only Women =
College in the State which was opened
four years ago the commencement ex-
ercises his afternoon have attracted wide
attention and large crowd Is IN attend
auee The exercises opened at clock
and are being held IN tent on the campus
IN the rear of Residence HALL
The fact hat Dir Anna Howard Shaw,
one Of the best known md most prom
Inent in the country, will make the nd-
dress 10 the graduates. would alone
make the day notable ono IN the his
tory Of the young institution
the members of the graduating class
Of the Women.s College and tho degrees
conferred on them as follows
A. r. Arts and Science Course =
Selma Bachrach, Of Wilmington Ruth
Clendaniel kennedyvilIe. Md. Edna
Ubil Coale, Delaware City Margaret
Truitt Cook, Newark AlIce Downing
Evans, Newark Catherine Curtis Fetch
or. Wilmington. Anna Elizabeth Gal
laher, Newark. Alta Beatrice Grant,
Wollaston, Macs, Lillian Alberta Groves
Wilmington. Alice Jeffcries. Wilmington
Edith Augusta McDouglc. Richardson
Park Pauliua Mildred Smith, Whining
ton and Anna Carolyn Thompson, vii
mington
u : Education Coursel Helen Ora
ham Baylis, Wilmington; Elizabeth Daw-
son. Elkton, Md : Olive Fox Heiser,
Newark Mary Elizabeth Iedenham,
Bridgevilc; Mary Rebecca Moss, Por-
tors Catherine Theresa Schundcr, Del
aware City, Viola Elizabeth Smith
Odessa and tTida Harris, Stevens,
u $ Home Economics Course
Helen Richmond Brown and Margaret
Wilson, Wilmington Marion station
Campbell, Mildred Louise Ferguson anc
Myrtle Steele, Newark Elizabeth Frazcl
Jones, Lura Shorb and da Willin, Dovci
and Emily Blake Fraz or. If Flkton Md