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The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-08-30

DcAcnudHI 1co. n. 1Oo0Wln
My name is Geo. Goodwin-was
working in the l. C. switch yards in
Water Valley on night of Dec. 8,
1917, my position or duty was to fol-
low the engine in switching cars.
Knew CASTOR Mitchell some or s
years-he is now dead shot him.
Before the difficulty we were friends
shot him between 10 and IL o.
clock that night, something like 1920
or 10:30-had trouble at time of
killing. ] have an impediment in
my speech. Had trouble in cutting
out cars, the pin stuck-I said cal
right, 60 ahead" but the cars were
not cut-he said you Cd d-n
s-n of b-h, I'll get shed of you
now"-he hit me binding me, knock
ed me down between the cars, and
kicked NEEDN'T know what he
struck me with-later picked parti-
cles from wounds on face-a hard
knot came on back of my head
Exhibit of particles in paper)-
seemed to be coal-there were q
great many coal cars in the yards
that night. Tried to kill Mitchell be-
cause he was trying to kill me and
said he was going to kill me-to save
my own life. Difficulty came up be-
cause ] failed to make the switch
caused him to jump on me. I sup
pose Mitchell gave signal to go ahead.
Went to Alex Gordon's house, asked
him to 60 with me to tell my wife
went to water trough and washed
blood off my face-face was bruised,
cut and scratched-knee was skinned,
and my back hurt, and back of my
head was hurt,-(hat, shirt, coat and
overalls exhibited and identifed) -
there was worn hole in top of hat,
found hole cut in hat over wound on
my head-never examined coat until
presented to me on stand, found
blood stains on 1t and it was torn
under sleeve. Shirt was bloody, torn
and buttons gone-knee and leg
skinned very bad-hard knot came
on back of my head and hurt so bad
/ had to send for a doctor-A. B.
Porter, A. B. Chadwick, Bob Good
win, Ben Myrick and others visited
me in Jail and saw my wounds
Heard of Mitchell making threats
against me-Alex Gordon told me
before the difficulty that Mitchell
said that S. of b. would come up
missing Ward told me
Mitchell said "damn If he didn't kill
me or quit the job" Surrendered
that night to Mr.. Charlie Doyle about
one hour or an hour and hah after
the killing discovered that night
that Mitchell was drinking, had MOTTO
ed it on several nights before Held
up my hand and told Mr.. Doyle my
gun was in my pocket.
City Marshal, c. T. Doyle
Am City Marshal-was marshal on
night Of Dec. 8. 1917. Saw Geo.
Goodwin on night he killed Mitchell
Goodwin surrendered to me. Pat
terson, Tucker, Sartain, Kinney, and
Holloway were at his house when
got there--was west Of his house near
porch when first saw Goodwin come
around church corner--he said ''here
| am Mr.. Doyle" came toward me
holding his hands up over his head
said pistol was in his pocket got
his pistol. Saw blood on his face
made partial examination Of his
wounds that night--he had cut place
on right side over his eve also bruised
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-08-30
TUESDAY MORNING

Court re-convened at s 80 and the
state proceeded to introduce their
testimony in substance as follows:
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-08-30

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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
REPORT BIG FIRES
AFTER ALLIED RAID
Two Munition Factories at Coblen7.
Germany, said to Be in
Flames.

raid on Coblenz, caused very heavy
damage there, according to German
reports, says the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Amsterdam. Two
munitions factories were reported
burning and vast quantities of *
plosives were going off, rendering the
efforts Of tho firemen to extinguish
flames unaVailing.
On the other hand Reuters Am
sterdam correspondent quotes the
Cologne Gazette as saying the hostile
airmen who attacked Cohlenz on Mon
day dropped about ten bombs which
caused only slight material damage,
none of which were military. Two
women we're killed and 20 persons in-
jured, the newspaper says.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
MAKING MACHINE GUN
MAGAZINE FOR COLTS
Mechanical Genius Of City
Once More to the
Front.

What is perhaps one of the largest
and most important war orders that
has come to New Britain since the
beginning Of the war is that which is
now being turned out in a local fac
tory. 1t represents a sum of nearly
100000 and is for magazines for
the new Browning rapid fire guns.
Because of censorship regulations
specific details cannot be published.
The production of the Browning
gun magazine by machinery requires
the most expert workmanship and
mechanical genius. New Britain
again comes to the front, the local
firm being the first of the manufac-
turers having contracts to furnish
them. They are now being turned
out in large quantities. The cooper
ative policy of the local manufacture
ers to share their secrets for success
full production is being followed in
this work and the experts are visiting
other manufacturers explaining the
processes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
British Raid Enemy Lines.

London, March 15.-"Our raidine
parties entered enemy lines last night
west of Villers Guislain and brought
back a few prisoners" says todays
official statement. "Hostile raids
were repulsed near Passchendaele
and PoelcappelIe.
Our and the enemy's artillery
showed some activity during the
night southwest and west Of Cambria,
south of Armentieres and in the Mas
siges and Menin road sectors"
Rumanians Out OF Austria.
An official statement from the Aus
trian war office, received here, says:
THE last narrow stretch of Austro-
Hungarian territory occupied by the
Russians has been evacuated. The
eastern boundary Of the monarchy
after two and a half years of the
heaviest war burdens, again is COM
pletely free.
Italians positions on Monte Pas
Cbio were blown up yesterday with
devastating affect over a considerable
area. Our detachments occupied the
ruins
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
HEAVY WAR BOND SALE
Bonar Law Announces Public Sub
scribed 127,S7O,24O Pounds During
Special Campaign Last Week.

London. March 13.-Andrew Bonar
Law chancellor of the eXchequer, an
nounced in the house of commons to-
dav that the special effort last week
to sell national war bonds through
out the country had resulted in sub
scriptions totalling 127. .8T0.240
pounds To this sum, he said, must
be added 100000 pounds of the post
office issues and 100000 in WaT saw
ings certificates.
He said that since october. when
the issue OF war bonds began, tho
total amount sold was $4,000, 900
pounds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
BRITAIN DRINKING LESS
Lloyd George Declares Consumption
of Alcoholic Liquor Has Been Re-
duCed Two-Thirds Since War Began

London, March 15.-Consump ption OF
owing to the reductions instituted by
the government, now is only one-third
of what it was four years ago, Premier
Lloyd George declared in an address
to the Free churchmen at the City
Temple today when challenged about
the drink traffic. No spirits were be-
ing manufactured, he said. He reiter-
ated that If it came to a question Of
choosing between bread and beer, the
government would not hesitate q mo-
ment.
"The present is an hour of grave
danger to the nation and the appeal
of war is greater than patriotism be-
cause it is an appeal for help against
the forces of brutality and a cry of
conscience against the greed and lust
of one power" he said. 1.-THE function
of the churches Is to keep the nation
up to the level of its high purpose
when entering the war. No nation has
ever entered a war with a more holy
purpose. The churches must keep the
war to the end q holy war; anything
else would disgrace the memory of the
heroic dead
Instead of having hunger at one
end and surfeit at the other, said the
premier, there was a fair distribu-
ton among all classes and ranks He
added:
Show me any way by which we
can make peace without betraying the
great and sacred trust for which we
entered the war. I will listen gladly.
gratefully. and thank God for the light
given me. Short of that, mere peace
talk is undermining the fibre and
morale of the nation"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
He HAD HIS ORDERS
Captain of Airplane That Participated
in Paris Raid Unrepentant on Death
Bed for Slaughter

Paris, March 15.-Captain Schoeb-
ler, of Munich, who was aboard the
bombing Gotha, brought down at Es-
sones, in the department Of Seine-es-
Disc, on Monday night, met dra-
matte end. His two companions were
burned to death, but the captain man
aged to extricate himself from the
blazing machine to run away from it.
A French soldier saw him and rolled
MIN on the ground to eXtinguish his
burning clothing.
General --, commanding the lines
OF communication, was passing in an
automobile and took the captain to a
hospltal, where his condition was
found to be hopeless. Although suf-
fer1ng severely from burns on all parts
of his body, the captain showed
extraordinary self command in answer
to questions.
You had q mission to perform
Had you accomplished it, or were you
about to do so?'' asked the general
II already had accomplished it.,
general
You went to Paris?''
Yes general"
"Rut. wretch, YOU have killed wom-
en- and children," cried the general
Il had my ordcrs,' was the reply
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15

Kendall of Cambridge and Brown of
Boston Win Honors.

Washington. March 15- - Two
American ambulance drivers, Charles
+. Kendall of Cambridge, Mass, and
James f.. Brown of Boston, have been
commended by both French and
American army officers for bravery in
removing wounded mon. Kendall
continued his work after he was
wounded. and Brown worked for 4S
hours in one of the most dangerous
sectors on the American front.
Both men were transferred recently
to the American sanitary corps after
several months service with the
'renCh armies.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Capital Moved to Moscow.

Moscow, March 12.-Moscow again
has become the official capital Of
Russia. It was Peter the Great who
moved the seat Of government from
Moscow to Petrograd, his name city,
which he founded, and after 200
years the government has been trans
ferred by its present head, Nikolai
Lenine, back to the historic capital
in the heart of Russia.
Lenine and virtually all the gov
ernment commissioners except Leon
Trotzky arrived tonight and officially
opened the various ministries pre-
paratory to the session of the all
Russian congress of March IA. Many
buildings on the ancient Krem1in and
the leading hotels were requis1tloned
to accommodate the government oft1-
cial The subordinate employees have
been in process of transfer for weeks,
as have the government archives, but
today, the first anniversary of the
Russian revolution, marks the actual
transfer Of the new government and
is being celebrated as a national holi~
day.
Some Of the bureaus and many of
the archives have been placed at
Nijini-Novgorod, but most of the min
istries are in Moscow where they Will
remain indefinitely, unless the Ger
man invason should render a further
retreat necessary.
The delegates to the congress are
arriving by every train. Of the 1000
expected, 400 now are here. The tnd1-
cations are that Lenine retains a firm
grasp on the situation and the con-
gress VIII vote to ratify the peace.
The Bo1shevik government Is con-
ceded by observers here TO have DEM
onstrated its power by moving to
Moscow, q step contemplated by Ke-
rensky when premier but not at
tempted by him. The Petrograd tele-
graph agency and the other strictly
national bureaus accompanied the
government here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
MONT BLANC PILOT
DISMISSED BY COURT
Francis Mckay Found Not Guilty of
Nanslaughter in Causing
Halifax Explosion.

Halifax, March 15.-The charge of
manslaugter against Francis Mckay
who piloted the French munitions
ship Mont Blanc at the time of her
collision with the Belgian relief
steamship ImO, was dismissed today
by Judge Russell. Under the ruling
the pilot was discharged from GUS
tOdy.
Judge Russell in Il long sunimarr
of the evidence emphasized that tes-
timOnE had been given to Indicate
that the lmo was on the wrong side
or the harbOr at the time Of the
collision. The explosion which oc-
CURED Whom the vessels crashed
caused the loss of about 100 lives.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
MAKING FRIENDS FOR GERMANY.
America Accused of Narrow Policy
Toward Orientals.

Boston, March l5.-Fai1ure Of the
United States to adopt a more liberal
policy toward Japan and China can
hardly prevent driving these countries
ultimately into German relations, In
the opinion of DR.. Sydney Gulick. Sec
retary Of the committee on relations
with the Orient of the Federal Council
of the Churches Of Christ in America,
who addressed the Women's City club
last night DR.. Gullck was for %
years a resident of Japan.
"America should abandon its hui
initiating and discriminatory treat
ment of Japanese and Chinese in this
country" he said. "and adopt an Ori-
entail policy fitted to hold these people
nermanently to friendly relations with
the democratic nations Of the west.''
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Italian Statement.

Rome, March 13.-Raiding opera
tons in front between the Stelvio and
the Piave are reported in the war Of
flee statement today which adds:
"On the plains the aerial activity
was intense over the fighting line and
over the immediate rear lines. Sea-
planes of the Royal Navy dropped
bombs on enemy stores and the avia-
ton grounds of the enemy were
bombed by our airshiDs. One enemy
plane was brought down"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
TWENTY-SIX LOST
WHEN SHIPS COLLIDE
Naval Vessel and Steamer Crash in
St. Georges Channel; Destroyers
Land Survivors.

London, March 5.-Twenty- per-
sons are missing in consequence of a
collision between a naval vessel and
the British steamer Baltimore. Sur
vivors have been landed at Kings
town, Ireland, by destroyers.
The Baltimore. a vessel of 1,569 tons
gross, owned In Dublin, was bound
from Holyhead, Wales, across st.
Georges Channel for Dublin. There
were $40 passengers on board
The collision occurred in mid-chan-
mel. The Baltimore, badly damaged,
was toWed to Dublin.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Was WeaIthiest Member Of Upper
House Of Congress
ELECTION INVESTIGATED
Spent S113,OOO to Win Seat But Com
mittec Found No Illegal EXpendi-
ture of Funds-Democratic and
Generous, Despite Riches.

Marinette, Wis, March 16.-For-
mer United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson died here early today.
Aside from the fact that Isaac
Stephenson, during his service as
United States senator, enjoyed the
distinction of being the oldest, as we'll
as the wealthiest senator in the up
per house of congress, he ranked as
one of the greatest producing lumber
men in the nation. The principal
scene Of his operations in tho lumber
industry was in Northern Michigan,
that section owing a large part Of its
development in the numbering and
mining industries to his efforts. His
properties in that section are still
among the largest holdings in the
state, and his various industries there
employ thousands Of men
Born near Fredericton, New Bruins
wick, June IS, 1929, he spent his
early youth on his fathers farm and
in working in the lumber woods. He
had practically no schooling. At 16,
he left home and went to milwaukee.
He found employment with the Wells
Lumber company and was associated
with Daniel Wells, Jr., for many
y
ator of lumber camps in his own in
terests.
His early political career included
ture, and three terms in congress.
Spent $113,OO to Win Election.
In May, 1907, he was appointed to
fill the unexpired term Of Senator
John C. Spooner, resigned, and was
elected to succeed himself, in 1903
1t was in connection with this cleo
ton that the Wisconsin legislature
after a lengthy investigation of the
senator's campaign, filed charges with
the United States senate and asked
an investigation into the election, al
leging that money had been used to
unduly influence votes. The 1nvestl-
eating committee went into the mat
ter exhaustively, and While they
showed that Mr.. Stephenson spent
over s113,00O to be elected, no undue
influence or graft was shown and he
was retained in his seat by vote OF
the senate, 20 to 81
Senator Stephenson always re
mained O. plain, unassuming man.
His greatest pleasure each year was
to gather together a number Of
and trough it" at old lumber camp
on his properties above Escanaba,
Mich.
Senator Stephenson owned the
Bonita. one of the finest steam yachts
on the Great Lakes. He seldom found
time to enjoy the craft but he found
great pleasure in loaning it to old
friends soldiers associations, lodges
and similar organizations Of his
townspeOple.
To him, and to the men whom he
gathered about him in his various
business ventures, his home city
tMarinette. Wis, owes much Of its
prosperity and progress. He was al
wavs open handed with his home
town. and, scattered about the city,
various buildings library, parks and
other memorials.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
"a German Planes Accounted For

London, March 14.-There was Sc
we're aerial fighting on the western
front Wednesday between large
groups of British and German ma
chimes and British airmen accounted
for "a of the enemy The official
statement adds that five British ma
chimes are missing.
French Airmen Drop Bombs.
Paris, March 14.-The French war
office tonight issued the following
statement:
1.-The enemy artillery activity in
Champagne near Monte, in the
Vosges, east of st. Die and in the
region of Hartmannsweiler-K Kopf was
less violent.
During the day three German air
planes were destroyed by our pilots.
1t is confirmed that on March 8 Sub
Lieutenant Madon destroyed two Ger
man planes. Our aviators In several
sorties recently carried out effectual
bonn bardments, dropping 1900 kilo-
grams of projectiles on railway
stations, works and airdromes in the
enemy zone.
Army of the East, March 13-The
artillery was active on the right bank
CT the Vardar and northeast Of Mon
cstir. Bombing raids were carried
out by allied aviators against the rail-
way line between Seres and Drama on
enemy depots in the Vardar valley
and against the railway station at
Reranci, north of Monastir."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY.

Meriden, March 15.-Mrs. Julia
Copperthite today received her friends
on the occasion Of her Tooth birth
day anniversary. Mayor H. T. King
officially extended greetings on behalf
of the city. Mrs. Copperthite is in
excellent health and each day gives
several hours time to Red Cross work
and knitting.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
YANKEES OCCUPY TRENCHES
WRESTED FROM THE ENEMY
INDICTMENTS FOUND
AGAINST THIRTY-E1NE
MEMBERS OF /. w. w.

Wichita, Kas., March 10
Federal indictments were re-
turned here today against 35
alleged members of the I. w.
w. With only one exception
the indicted men are now un-
der arrest and some have been
interned for the duration Of
the war
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
COURTROOM IS CLEARED,

Atlanta, Ca, March 15.-JMrs Mar
garet Hirsch. charged with attempted
blackmail of Mayor Asa G. Gambler,
today took tho witness stand in her
own defense. Before starting her
statement, the courtroom was cleared
of SPECTATORS at her request
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Votes 453 to 80 to Endorse Pact
Reached at BreSt-LitOVSk
RE SIGN ATOMS FOLLOW
Capital of Russia Officially Moved to
Moscow After 200 Years in Pctro-
grad-Russian and UIrai1lian Dele
gates Discuss Peace.

Petrograd, March 15.-The all
Russian congress of Soviets, meeting
at Moscow today, by a vote of 453
to 80 decided to ratify the peace
treaty with the Central powers.
M. Ryazonov, a prominent Bolshe-
vik theorist, and representatives of
all the professional unions resigned
from the Bolshevik party after the
vote.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
SpFANIF,R IS EIOATED.

An Atlantic Port, March 15.--The
American steamer Susquehanna which
went ashore on the Atlantic coast on
March was hoated today and ar
rived here i'll tow.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Germans Increase Activity at Ypres.

London, March 15.-Increased
raiding and artillery activity in the
Ypres sector and on the front north
of Armentieres is reported in the
official statement from the war office
tonight. Australian troops carried
out successful raids south of Ypres
and captured a number of prisoners.
Near Armentieres Portuguese troops
drove back an enemy attack.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
STRIKE IN AUSTRIA
Employees in Railroad Workshops Go
Out and Refuse to Obey Military
Observation-Disclosures Spreading.

Copenhagen, March 15.-The men
in the workshops Of the Austrian rail-
ways have struck and refused to obey
the orders Of the military to return
to work, the Berlin Loka1 Anzeige err
states The strike, it is added, Is
spreading to other factories.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15

Amsterdam, March 15.-Extracts
from Vienna newspapers regarding
the Allied intimation that Dutch ship
ping in Allied ports would be taken
over contain violent abuse of the En-
tente and the United States. The
Neue Erie Press represents the pro-
posed action as making Dutch neutral
ity a thing of derision and an undis-
guised outrage. 1t is bitter against
the United States which it declares to
be primarily responsible for "this un-
precedented act of violence against q
neutral people,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Russia and Ukraine Talk Peace.

Am sterdam, March 13.-The open
ing of peace negotiations at Kiev be-
tween Russia and Ukraine is reported
in a Vienna dispatch to the Voss1che
Zeitung Of Berlin.
The Ukrainian rada, the dispatch
saws will meet soon to ratify the
peace treaty with the Central Powers.
The government set up in Ckrainia
after its declaration Of Independence
was considered as bourgeoise by the
Bolsh eviki who sent troops to sup
mort a Bolshevik movement there. A
4uuber Of battles were fought and
Kiev was captured by the Bolshevik1
The terms imposed by the Central
Powers in the peace treaty with Rus
sia and the advance of Teutonic troops
into Ukraine, however, compelled the
Bolshevi<i to give up their campaign
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15

London, March 15.-The notice
served on Holland by Great Britain
and United States regarding taking
over of Dutch ships In allied ports
has thrown the German press into q
towering rage, the Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Exchange TeIe-
graz h Company cables. The papers
demand Germany take the most dras-
tic counter If Holland gives
way to the Allies.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-03-15
Dutch Shin
TO FOOD sIl
German Press Demand u
lin Take Drastic Counter
Measures.

Washington, March 15.-The mil
lion ton of Dutch ships about to be
taken over by the United States and
Great Britain if the Netherlands vol
UNFAIRLY does not agree to turn them
over will be used chiefly, officials say,
for the transportation of foodstuffs
Their use is expected to go far to-
wards removing the danger of serious
food shortages in the allied countries
The ships will be pooled by the al
lied governments in the common
cause. The Dutch crews are expect
ed to remain with them.