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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-20
GERMANS EXCITED.
Object to Prisoners Criminal Attitude
Being Blamed on Fatheriand.

Correspondence of the Asso. Press.)
Geneva, June 20.-For pleading
that leniency should be extended to
his client, accused Of the theft of some
clocks. because he lived for a long
time in Germany" M. ANDERSON,
Geneva attorney. has incurred the
wrath OF the German legation in
Switzerland.
At the instance Of Baron Won Rom
berg, German minister, the attorney
general of the confederation has been
asked to proceed against Attorney Au-
oerson, The complaint has just been
filed with the authorities by the Ger
man consul in Geneva
The thiefs case was drawing to a
close and it was evident to his attor-
ney that q conviction was probable
rhe latter elected therefore to throw
his client on the mercy of the court
He counted rather roo literally on the
~anti- German sentiment prevailing in
western Switzerland when he pleaded
longtime residence in Germany as
eXtenuating circumstances for theft
for his client was convicted. and he
himself is art to face prosecution for
Viclauon Of Swiss neutrality.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-20
AIRPLANES GREAT
AID TO INFANTRY
Military Leaders Advocate More
Low Flying Machines

Behind British lines in France,
June -(Correspondence Of The
Associated Press 1.-The uses of the
airplane as an auxiliary infantry in
action are being continually extended.
1t is the opinion OF military leaders
here that the need for more machines
and trained men is shown by the sue
cess Of the low-fying airplanes in
operating against the Germans dur
ing the past two months.
On the western front, this spring
two Acknowledgement recklessness of
life and the success of the Allies in
holding back the German airmen-
gave the opportunity of developing
on a large scale this method of har-
assing attack.
The success of the low-f1 flying air
planes is of two kinds,--the slaught-
er they infict, and secondly. the dis
organization they cause. This second
factor is of more importance than
most people realize. An unexpected
check to troops on march is always
troublesome. Men wonder what has
happened. Suddenly bombs begin to
fall men are killed. horses stampede,
wa CONS are smashed and the road
blocked. Until the Allied airplanes
are seen. the terror is mysterious.
When they are seen. with the If
resistible implication that the Ger
man planes have failed to drive
them off, the psychological effect is
very severe.
The work of the British airmen
received a reluctant tribute in re-
cant issue of the Berlin Torwhertts,
which was captured in raid on the
German trenches. The German news
l7ror in an article full of apparent
X =incere admiration for British flyers,
$7li: Never before have the Eng
Esh thrown their airmen in such
- = masses behind our front as
'Ae' are doing in their present re-
tess"
r the higher command of the
! air forces is by no means
i ii, \ high off1cial pointed out
+ - A.. nciatod Press correspon-
n Ii GUSHING this phase of air
. thai never before was the
thc 0,r force for trained men
NiShed material so urgent AS
teday." He added 1T has
aid loosely that the Allies arc
g" IF the air and have achieved
, &C" in flying But the. aerial
SOCK t0n Is too fluid to Justify such
= 49,. As cold fact, complete
1.'r err ~ the air could only come
i Were were no German machines
, 2'e' to tale To air
.uporiority is another matter, and
u Is true that at the moment this
naN he claimed by the Allies. For
example, the British record of bombs
dropped in April shows twelve to
one against the Germans. The pres
mt superiority can be maintained
and must be maintained; not only on
general grounds. but particularly for
Tive development Of the new tactics of
Tic low-1ying airplane.
What is needed is more machines
md more trained men. and it is the
people, the men and women of the
Allied countries. who in the last an
slys1s must give or Withhold effective
superiority in the air"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-20
JULY SALE
AT NEW bRITAIN'S GREATEST
FURNITURE STORE

GALE in and without question the most
remarkable sale held in this
include description the most moderately priced
the finest special reductions which makes its
purchase this not to be overlooked Every
partmen represented and having the slightest
need of furniture take advantage of this sale will be
negcng opportunity be duplicated during the d
the We therefore urge immediate selection.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-20
NOW is the titae

NOW is the titrae
Joy these reed rockies
Upholstered in cretonae
of beautiful pattern and
finished in b arc ial
brown, natural and sea
green, they go on sale at
practically one-fourth of.
S 9.25 Rockers 5 7.25
$1,000 Rockers :. =. $3.50
$21.00 Rockers -. $17.75
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-07-20

Every article in bears the original price
tickets together with the reduced price at which the ar
tces will be sold during this sale Convenient credit
terms will be arranged on purchase of any article
outfit.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
MRS. NEYMAN DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
WIFE OF SOUTHERN RAILWAY
CONDUCTOR PASSES AWAY AT
HOME ON NORTH 3RD AVE.

Mrs. Mamie Neyman, wife of
Mr.. Wallace Neyman, a popular con
ductorf on the Southern Railway,
died at her home, 1923 North Third
avenue, last Sunday, her death hav-
ing resulted from cancer Of the
bone. Mrs. Neyman had been a
sufferer from this disease for quite
a long time past, and nearly a year
ago one Of her lower limbs was am
putated in an effort to save her
life The hope entertained by sur
geons and members OF her family
pr0"e a vain one, however and
alter having undergone long and
Painful suffering she finally passed
away.
Mrs. Neyman, who was G most ex-
cellent Christian lady, was 93 years
old and is survived by her husband
and two children.
Mrs. Neyman formerly lived in
West Point, and her body was taken
to that city for interment
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
RAID STILL RUN
BY OCTOGENARIAN
J. w. KEYSER, CIVIL WAR VET
ERAN, ARRESTED BY SHERIFF
OF FAYETTE COUNTY.

John Wesley Keyser, who is more
than 80 years old and who served as
a Confederate soldier throughout the
civil war, was recently arrested on the
charge az enemrf ae n illicit still.
He was taken into custody by J. Fl.
Oswalt, sheriff of Fayette county,
Ala, having been arrested at his still,
which was located near the border
line which separates Fayette and Tus-
caloosa counties. His still was made
out of 50-pound lard can, and when
the sheriff made the raid he found
on hand several quarts of apple
brandy, which is said to have been OF
an unusually excellent quantity, and
several barrels of beer
1t is pretty well known that num-
ber of stills are in operation in several
counties in West Alabama, as local
police have several times during the
recent past caught parties bringing
liquor made at these stills into Colum.
bus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO BE REARRANGED
PROF. STANLEY CALLS MEETING
OF TRUSTEES TO CONVENE AT
COURT HOUSE JULY "a.

Having become convinced that the
way in which the school districts Of
Lowndes county are devided is SO in
equitable that thorough and efficient
work is practically impossible, Prof.
E. A. Stanley, superintendent of ed
ucation for the county, has called a
meeting of the trustees Of the schools
to convere at the court house in this
city on Wedna2 lay, July "a, for the
purpose Of rearranging these dis
lricts.
According to Prof. Stanley, the
present arrangement is so defectiy.
that there IRE several sections Of the
county which maintain schools but
which have never been placed in any
specific district, and the meeting is
called for the purpose of correcting
this and ether existing conditions
which initiate seriously against ef-
fective work by the county's depart
ment Of education.
There are at present SO white
and 55 negro school districts in the
county, and representatives Of ai
these ditricts are expected to be pre-,
ent at the meeting which Prof. Stan.
ley has called.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
HARRISON WANTS
TO DISCUSS ISSUES
WILL FORMALLY CHALLENGE
GENATOR VARVAMAN TO
PUBLIC DEBATES.

Washington, July 16.--Released
from duties in Congress, James X.
Vardaman and Pat Harrison, the can
didates for the Mississippi senator
ship, expect to do intensive cam
paigning during the thirty days which
will remain before the primary. Be-
fore leaving Washington last night
representative Harrison challenged
Senator Vardaman to series of
joint debates. Instructions to make
formal presentation of the challenge
are contained in the following letter
written by Mr.. Harrison to Judge j.
Q. Robins, his campaign manager:
at is now definitely agreed that
both the Senate and House will take
3-day recess under an unanimous
consent agreement that no business
will be tranacted from the 18th day
of July to August 10.
II shall return to Mississippi i'm
mediatedly to press my campaign by
visiting as many localities as | can
within the time designed before the
election. understand Senator VAR
daman has returned to the state to
give an account of his stewardship
"The issues of the senatorial cam
paign are clear cut. have stated in
my public speeches that Scl 4tor Var
daman joined hands with the Re
publicans of the Senate in 1915 tc
accomplish defeat of the ship pur
| chase bill to the great detriment o.
the farmers and business interests o.
Mississippi and the country
In concluding his letter Mr.. Har
rison says:
"Since the issue is so we'll defined
and the people of Mississippi are en-
titled to hear these questions full
discussed by both of us in the pres
ence of each other, | am writin'
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
NO TRACE YET OF
ESCAPED PRISONERS
OFFICERS UNABLE TO LOCATE
NEGROES WHO BROKE JAIL
HERE SATURDAY.

Local officers are still looking for
Ed Williams and Beverly Bondman,
the two negroes who escaped from
the Lowndes county Jail Saturday
after having overpowered Jailer M.
W. Sharp, but have found no trace
of either one of them.
The officers are especially anxious
to find Williams, as he had deserted
from the army three times, and had
just been arrested and placed in jail
after having made his third escape
from the training camp at Newport
News, Va, Bondman had recently
been convicted on a charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
and given short sentence on the
county farm.
The leavetaking Of Williams anC
Bondman makes total Of IL prison
ors who have escaped from local IN
stitutions during the recent past. Sis
negroes walked off from the county
farm about six weeks ago and foul
others escaped last week, the recent
jail delivery having run the number
of escapes m TO an even dozen. Nonc
Of the negroes have been apprehend
ed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
AUTO HITS MOTORCYCLE.

Phelan Harris, machinist en-
ployed at the local shops Of the
Southern Railway, was painfully hurt
Sunday afternoon when motorcycle
which he was riding collided with an
automobile. The collision took place
on the Robertson road, few miles
west of CoIumbus,a and the automibile
is said to have been owned by a
citizen of Meridian. According to
reports made to the local police, the
only occupant Of the cor .---- The
negro chauffeur, who kent on his way
without having stopped 70 '@cartain
the extent of Mr.. Harris injuries
The mnchinist, however --"~ not
seriously hurt, having been able to be
out the following day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
$4,000 SECURED
In STAMP DRIVE
WORK WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
COUNTY'S ALLOTMENT is
IN HAND.

The work of footing up the pledges
made in the War Savings stamp cam
paign conducted in Lowndes county
on June % has just been completed,
and shows pledges amounting to
$4,000, while the number Of in
diyiduals who signed pledge cards is
shown to have been 6,39l
These figures show only returns
made to Prof +, A. Stanley, the
county director, and as all the dis
tricts have rot yet been reported the
amount collected may be consider
ably augmented when these reports
finally are turned in.
The county's quota is $4,000,
and the work of soliciting pledges
win be continued until that amour
has been secured.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
AVIATOR MISSING.

Lieut.. J. MeGavock Grider, a Mem
phis boy, and a nephew Of Judge g.
l.. Moore, Of this city, is missing in
action in France, according to lat-
ter received by his father. Mr.. w,
Fl. Grider, of Osceola, Ark, a few
days ago.
Grider and another American av-
'ator pursued two German airplanes
on fighting lines in France on June
rs, and shot both Hun planes down.
Both Americans turned their ma
chimes to return to their own lines.
According to the other aviator they
were fighting strong west wind land
when the American looked around
Grider's machine had disappeared.
Ii is presumed that he had engine
trouble and was forced to land in
German territory.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
REV l.. A. BANKS OF Los.
TON, DELIVERS TWO
ADDRESSES HERE
SCORES BREW ERS
BlameS Them for Recent Fuel
Famine and ShOrtness OF
Cars Generally.

Two addresses on prohibition were
c1yeted here last Sunday by Rev.
Louis Albert Banks, OF Boston, who
spoke at the First Methodist
church at IL a, m. and at
the Princess Airdome at $3.50 p. m.
MIR Banks is travelling over the
country under the auspicies of the
American Anti-Saloon League and
is urging the people to do every
thing in their power to rid the
country of whiskey and other bev-
erages cotaining alcohol.
According to statements made by
Mr., Banks, much of the suffering
and Inconvenience which have been
experienced by the people of Amer
ica and other countries since the war
began is attributable to the liquor
traffic. He said that the reduction
Of the bread ration in France re-
suited largely from the fact that too
much grain was used in the manu-
fGcture Of liquor, while he claimed
that in America breweries were not
only using grain That was needed
for bread but were also making the
transportation problem more diff
cult by demanding care in which to
ship their products. He further
averred that the brewers were largely
responsible for the famine which this
ountry experienced last winter, it
having been his contention was part
~ due to the fact that so many cars
were being used to transport beer.
The service at the Princess Air
dome Sunday night was presided
over by Rev. s. l.. Pope, pastor of
the First Methodist church. and in
addition to the address delivered ly
Mr.. Banks an excellent musical r'o-
gram was rendered by the choir,
Music will be n special feature of the
service next Sunday night, when
everal selections will be given by
he Princess orchestra.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
LIEUT.. MOORE IS HURT
WHEN MACHINE GETS
OUT OF con TROL
INJURIES INTERNAL
Accident Occurred Near Nc
Connell Place, Short Dis
taLce West Of City.

Second Lieutenant W. F. Moore,
an aviator from Payne Field, near
West Point, was painfully hurt
while attempting to make landing
on the Mcconnell place, a few miles
west of Columbus, Tuesday after
noon. His engine went dead on him
just as he was about to negotiate
the landing, and in making an eff
fort to right the machine he en-
countered trouble which caused him
to lose his equilibrium.
The injuries of Lieut.. Moore,
which are of an internal nature, are
not considered very serious. First
aid was rendered by DR.. w. R. Nc
Kinley of this city, who has had con-
siderable experience as an army sur
geon, and the patient was turned over
to the chief surgeon at Payne Field,
who rushed to the scene of the ac-
cident in an airplane, having made
the trip from there in eight minutes,
and who now has charge Of the
case.
After the injuries of Lieut.. Moore
had been given surgical attention
here he was taken to Tibbee in Gun
ter Brothers ambulance, having been
accompanied by Mr.. H. H. Gunter
andtMr c. . Harfsll. director Of the
undertaking Departmental that firm.
At Tibbee they were met by an am
bulance from Payne Field.
At the time of the accident there
was pilot in the machine with Lieut.
Moore, but he escaped uninjured,
and it was impossible 20 learn his
name.
The machine was badly smashed
up as result of the accident, the
propellers having been twisted off
and other parts having been broken
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
lIST OF THE NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN
BRIEF FORM

An increase Of ten per cent on all
merchandise shipped by express was
put into effect Monday by the
American Railway Express Company,
President Wilson Tuesday signed
the wire control resolutios empow-
ing him to take over and operate
for the period Of the war all tele-
graph telephone, cable and radio
lines
Belgium Tuesday wa given a new
credit of S1,6SO,000. This makes
the total loans to Belgium by the
United States government Sl33,-
100000, and total to all Of the allies
6,268,280,O0O.
There will be no vacation this
year for President Wilson With
matters Of tremendous importance
demanding his attention every day,
the president has decided that he
can not leave his desk, and it was
definitely announced at the White
House that he will remain in Wash
ington throughout the sunni er.
A fire caused by the explosion Of
nitrate early Tuesday completely De.
stroyed the fertilizer plant Of the
American Agricultural Chemical
Company near here, entailing loss
estimated at S1,250,O00.
Four hundred and fifty American
built battle planes had been sent
abroad or delivered at ports for ship
ment on July 5, the date Of the last
complete official report reaching
the war department. In announc-
ING this figure Secretary Baker lis
closed also that deliveries OF Liberty
motors of all classes on the same
date had reached 2,5i4.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
CITIZENS FORM LDWNDES
COUNTY SELF PRES Err
WALTON LEAGUE
MAYOR CHAIRMAN
Chief Executive of City Sc
lected as Head of the New
Organization.

Hon. Thomas l.. Bailey, of Me-
ridian, travelling examiner for the
employment service bureau Of the
United States department of labor,
delivered an address at the court
house Monday afternoon and was
geeted by a fairly large audience,
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor D. s. McClanahan, who intro
duced the speakers, and quite num-
Der of prominent business and pro-
fessional men were present.
Mr.. Bailey is conducting an edu-
cational and organization campaign
throughout this section of the state,
and came to Columbus for the pur-
pose of melting interest on the part
of her citizens in the work in which he
is engaged. He urged the necessity
for organization and cooperation,
and after he had finished speaking
W. F. Lagrone, of West Point, ex-
aminer for this district, was introduc-
ed and delivered an address along
the same line.
Following Mr.. Lagrone's address
the Lowndes County Self Preserva-
ton League was organized and the
following afficers named: D. s. Nc
Clanahan, chairman; D. F. McCul-
ough, vice-chairman; v. B. lines. sec
retary and treasurer; J. B. Wiiltms,
legal officer. The following district
vice-chairmen were also named: Dis
| trict 1, C. w. West, Caledonia; dis
trict 2, w. N. Puckett, Columbus;
district 3,Dr.F. M. Vaughan, Dunbar;
district a, R. B. Hardv. Crawford
district 5, Gaius Bush, Artesi" - -
of the district ce-chairmen will ap-
point a committee of two citizens to
assist him in carrying on the work in
his district
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
MAN IS KILLED BY
SOUTHERN TRAIN
BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN w. H.
MURPHY; BODY HELD FOR
IDENTIFICATION.

4 man believed to have been W.
II. Murphy, a homeless nomad,
WIS run over and killed by the west
bound passenger train on The South
arn Railway which arrived here
shortly after noon yesterday The
accident occurred near Berry, Ala,
and among the mans possessions
we're two banjos, one Of which bore
he above name, while the same cog
nomcn appeared several times in a
nep 9r2ndum book which was found
n one Of his pockets.
The man was apparently about so
years old, weighed l25 pounds and
was s feet, 2 inches in height. The
body was brought to the undertaking
establishment OF Gutter Brothers il
his city where it isI now being hell
aH ing Identification.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18

With the American Army
in France, July 1.-THE fifth
phase OF the kaiser battle
in France has failed,
Five times since the cam
paignlng season opened Lu-
denorff has tried to end the
war by a military stroke be-
fore the Americans could ar
rive in force.
Twice he nearly succeeded
lin Picardy in March and on
the Aisne river in May but
the present check is sharper
but more severe than the
other two--at Armentiers in
April and on the Montdidier-
Noyon front in June.
But EIindenburg has used
up too many first class troops
in the earlier attempts and
now is finding the compara-
lively unframed Americans
too tough as antagonists.
The smallest imaginable
proportion Of the available
Americans in France is taking
part in the smashing OF the
fifth kaiser battle, but ev-
erywhere the Americans APP
pear they fight the boches off
their feet, not only recaptur-
ing lost ground and taking
prisoners, but Iiberating COM
rades whom the Germans had
previously captured.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
OFFERS PRIZE TO AIRMEN.

London, July14.- order to stim-
ulate the production of more power
full and more suitable aircraft" the
Daily Mail announces the revival of
its offer of prize of $4,000 to the
first person who crosses the Atlantic
from any point in the United States,
Canada, or New Founderland to
Great Britain or Ireland or vice-versa
in seventy-two consecutive hours.
The original offer of the Daily
Mail was made in April, 1918. 1t was
SUSPENDED at the outbreak of the war
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
QUENTINROOSEVELIl.IL LII
LID ON MARNF fIOi +
SAYS DISPATCH
HUN DRIVE BALKED
New Teuton Offensive Re
pulsed by French Fierce
Fighting in Progress

London, July l7-Lieuten-
ant Quentin Roosevelt, son Of
former president Roosevelt,
was shot down and killed on
the Chateau Tliegry sector Of
the Marine front on Sunday,
according to an Exchange
Telegraph message from Par
is today.
According to the message
Phillip Roosevelt, from his
station in the trenches, saw
the young American aviator
fall a victim to a German air
squadron.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
MANY WILL ATTEND
RED CROSS BENEFIT

An affair which promises not on
ly to be enjoyed but one which will
mean much to the war relief fund
will be given at the home of Mrs.
Z. D. Herring, several miles west
of Columbus Saturday night from
Z to II o'clock. Refreshments will
be served, and darIcing and other
features will be enjoyed
Quite number of officers from
Payne Field are expheted to be pres
ent
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18

YOU this letter as chairman Of my
central campaign committee of Sem
ator Vardaman that ! challenge him
to series Of joint debates through
out Mississippi, the time and places
to be agreed upon between the Var
daman central campaign committee
and my central campaign committee
each committee to select an equal
number Of places for these debates .
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
WILL TAKE NEW POSITION

Miss Augusta Sykes. who for a
number of years past has been of
valuable assistance as stenographer at
the Columbus National Bank has re-
signed her position to succeed Mr.. T..
W. RUSSELL as stenographer for Mr..
J. l.. Cox, assistant general freight
and passenger agent for the South
ern Railway in Mississippi Mr..
Russell is soon TO enlist in the naval
I reserve.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-18
AT THE PRINCESS TO-DAY.

Sessne Hayakawa, tho noted Jap
anese actor, who has many followers
N Columbus, win be seen at the
Princess today in Hidden Pearls. -
Q modern drama Admission and
Is cents. An excellent musical pro-
gram.