The Vicksburg Post from Vicksburg, Mississippi • Page 1

itfiflifi THE WEATHER Vkksburg and Vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. THE TEMPERATURES Temperature at 7 a.m., 72 degrees, Temperature at noon, 81 degree. Temperature at 2 87 hi i 1 1 VOLUME XXXIII. VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER NO. 2 Hi.

OAR IN COMMAND, RUSSIANS DEFEAT WHERE TEUTONS AND SLAVS HAVE WAGED A YEAR OF WARFARE i in i p. I' AUSTRO-GERMANS BEFORE TARNAPOL; GERMANS IN GAUCIA FORJHER JEWELS Mrs. Niehoils Murdered In Home, $10,000 Jewels Taken Servant Confesses Will Determine If Big Black Bridge Can Be Repaired Routine Work RUSSIA THi: lilUIKI 1,1 XK KIIOWS HOW I'AIt WKSTWAItl) Till! HISS1W AltMIKH WKHK AT ONK KKAC1IINO INTO A nmNKIt OK (iKK.MAXY Al A I'AItT OK Al STH1A; Till) IIK.WV III. At LINK III N-NINO HiOM ItKiA TO liULOW KOItKI. KIIOWS WIIKIMI Till) (iKIi.MANS A Nit At STItlANS AUK TOIIAV.

Zeppelins Raid Very Heart of London, Killing and Wounding Many; Most Destructive of War PURSUE RETREATING Petnwnid. Sept. The Russians aimil a decisive victory over th before Tarnapol, as tbe I'zar a-sumed command of the trmv. savs the official statement of tiie war office today. tn Aii-tro-dcrmaii loree consisr- Austrian brigade, and heavy and i ic-lif artillery was thrown hack in indtempt to drive the hussians out of flaliria.

and are now being pursued ifstward. The Aiislro-dcrman losses yester day totalled two hundred oftieers anrt iliousand men. Crowds in the streets here cheered it lie news of the victory, which is iwardert as the most important since lhe Austro-flcrman drive began, and KPrvivliere the Oar's assumption of Miiniand of the armv is direct lv mnnpcted villi ihe victory. There irere similar scenes over Russian snc-feSf? at other sections' of the front. The Oerm.ms nave been checked the drive ai'ainst Iiiua, and the Russians have developed a success ful rmmler attack at several points, WANTS $10,000 FOR HIS FINGERS A suit for if 10,000 against the Mississippi Veneer Lumber Company has been filed in the circuit tirart here by Arthur Washington.

Washington claims to have been a lalmrer at mill and declares that iliile at w.ii'k elenninji under a clip-pin? machine, all the tinsel?) from one hand were cat olr. IKi complain last carelessness of the owners was f-r the accident. The iniilmd happened on February 0, WIS. Tkilmey Dahney represent tiie plaintiff. DELTA STATION MEETING Greenville, Sept.

0. Several Innilml of the most prominent planters and business men of this scs. tion fathered at the Delta Experiment Station, near here, today and took part in the opening of a three lavs meeting and traction engine Jwiwnstralion. Addresses were made bv Prof. fi.

Walker, in charge of the experiment station; by Con-nwsman lien Humphreys, Prof. E. R. Loyil, I'radner J. Moore and T)r.

1. M. Ranck, taking in every phase of ozrieultiiral work, including the narketini of the crop. Traction cn-eines from practically all the lending manufacturers were on the scene, and Many Washington county planters 'Imded at the meeting today to use a in their farm work next year. SIGNIFICANT MESSAGE.

Chieag-o. Sept. 0. Tiie Daily News talav prints a cablegram from the London office of that paper saying "Tiie Daily News staff and office is aiV JACK'S BEAN STALK HADN'T SO MUCH ON THIS VINE. fa i IPS OK I'AYTOX, hTTi.u.S HAVK Ax C'V" T1IK WORLD, he H.rtS PHOTOGRAPHIC" EV1- capturimr total of two thousand.

75 KILLED BY BOMBS. Amsterdam, Sept. Seventy-five persons were killed, including many soldiers in a French air raid at Saathriieken. Rheinisli Prussia. Monday according to reports reaching here today.

The military station was destroyed by bombs. DROP BOMBS IN PARIS. Paris, Sept. (iennan aeroplanes dropped bombs in the suburbs of Paris this morning. The extent of damage is unknown.

THREE FISHING SHIPS SUNK London, Sept. lbilish lish-ing vessels Kmmanucl, Victorious and Constance have been sunk. Their crews were landed at Muiden, Holland. CREW IS SAVED. a Rocbelle, France, Sent.

9. The British steamer Carnav, of Liverpool. was fired upon and sunk bv a ler- man submarine last night. Her erew was saved. HABEAS CORPUS WRIT FOR GLASSL A habeas corpus writ was secured today by Ferdinand (llassl.

is held in jail on tl charge of irrnnd larceny, liavin-' been given a prlim- mary hearing before ice ot. the Peace Mcdilliciiddy and bound over under bond of to appear before the grand jury, The writ' is mide returnable before Judge R. L. Brien at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. (Hnssl says be is a poor man and is unable to make his bond.

A. A. Chaney is attorney for the accused. NATCHEZ WILL CELEBRATE Natchez, Sept. 0.

Active preparations are being made for the celebration of 'the 200th anniversary of ho founding of Natchez, which will come in IDUi. It. is proposed to enlist, if possible, the aid of the stato legislature and make the centennial for the entire slate. The first capital of the state was located at Washington, six miles from Natchez, and Gov. Claiborne's home is still there.

Near it is Jefferson's Military College, which is just entering ort its 115th session. Among the features suggested for the celebration are a number of pageants, representing first the regime of the Natchez Indians, then the Spanish and French, the passing of the stale from a territorial government through the civil war period up to the present day. The celebration will last for a week. BONDS FOR GOOD ROADS Columbus, Sept. 0.

Bonds for the improvement of srood roads in the Second District of Lowndes county in the sum of $100,000 will be issued in the next few days, ae-eordins to plans of the newly appointed road commissioners for that district. The hoard of supervisors to day named W. E. Cox, S. F.

Potts and 'Walter T.edbetter as commission ers and they immediately proceeded to formulate plans loi lie mad vork The ronH commissioners of the Second District, who are now super-visins the expenditure of .1 00,000 are contemplating the expenditure of an additional to be used in extension construction work into ad-ioiiiimr districts. The city of Co lumbus occupies practically the whole of the Second District, and connec tion is hem? made with all sections of the county. I BLIND TIGEE MENACE EMPHA SIZED I.exini'ton. Sent. 0, Circuit court convened here Monday with Judire Frank Everett on the bench, and District' Attorney E.

Monti-mer looking- after the interests of the slate. The prnnd jury was organized and fi. Keini nmiointed foreman. The jndse delivered a stron? charge to the stand jnrv. and dwelt esieeially upon the "Blind Tiger," and carrying concealed weapon offenses.

COAL DOCK MEN STRIKE IN DULTJTH Duliitb. Sept, 9. -Coal dock men on the Island Creek, Carnegie and Oreat Lakes Toal docks struck todav for an increase in pay, de manding a restoration of Hip wat scale that prevailed until last fall. Their demands were granted. Mrs.

J. II. Doyle and daughter. of Monroe, are here on a visit to the family of J. J.

Doyle, Speed street. New York. 0. -Oniiey Talis, youii': spnuin jn Fliabetb Nirhols, widow of wealthy eonlesM'd today, acciirdmLr to police inspector Finirol, that he wilii others plotle.l (In; robbery th.il In-t ni-lil result, jtl the murder of Mrs. Nj, hulls in pi lecinos are set king Tnlls' con I'edei.

Mies. Tails snol that the roliheis fadeil to get worth of jewels, diil escape wiib ear i ami other jewelry alued al DAY'S PROCEEDINGS IN CHANCERY COURT In tho chancery court today Chancellor K. N. ThomiiH handed down lb followliii; decrees: In the ease of W. It, Hank versus lOmuiii Korscy, enecuirix.

the salo of land by J. 1. l.unclillti, comtnlsHlon- r. was approved and conllrmed. Mrs.

Ituby T. Hume wan unilitod divorce from Hubert A. Iluum, defendant lo liny 'costs. consent of all parties In the esse except the ori ginal bill and service process wert withdrawn. In the case of Thomas Anderson versus Sylvia Anderson et tt was ordered that the Odd Fellows Helm ut Association pay T.

(1, Kwlim 1100 and T. C. Lutlmm $8S5. Mrs. Lou Clark, administratrix of the estate of Katie O'llsra, deceased, moil a pellllon to bavu tho eslato de clared liiRolvent and binds mild to pay louts, tins was Kranled and J.

I). LiiiiKblin was appointed commission er to sell Ihe land. In the nmttiir of tho estato of Mm. Kmma. K.

MeMullen, Mrs. Lou Olurko, administratrix, was Kiven permission to have certain binds mild, and 3. I). LaiiKlilln was appointed commission er to nuiko tho sales. In tho suit of Elizabeth CaiiRh-lln versus Mary K.

Plslier nt al, the demurrer was suslalnei) anil complainant was allowed to Hie hii amended bill. Those divorces were granted: Klljali Henderson from Soulilo Hen derson, Mary Taylor from Percy Taylor. defendant to pay attorney's fees and costs. Allen Karris from Louisa Farrla. defendant to pay costs.

Jane Ulnes from Uobert Hlnes. A. I). Johnson from J. K.

Johnson. In the case of ('. L. Klmmons versus Mrs. Lorena Simmon was uranted ten days In which to Dlenil.

answer or demur. km.mixatko. Indianapolis, Sept. 9. Judge Elcb-liorn eliminated all veniremen who served as officers or were otherwlst) interested in the election In cpiestlon In a decision today on a technicality at the trial of Mayor Hell, of Indlan-rpoilK, for conspiracy ami corruption charged.

I-OSK TO KOW IMtlVCK. I'urls, Sept. 9. A French dirlglbltj bombarded thfl railway station at Neslo. and also the station at Chall-erange, a railway Junction at the rear of the Crown Prince's army.

HAVE NEW SECRETARY OF COMMERCE J. E. HOWE. 1 J. E.

Howe lias been chosen as secretary of the breve port chamber of commerce. Mr. Howe has been engaged in newspaper work in Shreve-port for several years, lie was formerly located in Viekslmr, where be also woiked on local papers, anil he made a number of friends here who will be pleased to learn of his promotion and Bueecss. I 1 If I i T' I I I (H-y Engineer T. C.

Thomas has lnin reiiirled liy the boards of supervisor of Warren ami Hindi count lo inspect the cro-stale bridje al 1 1 i -r lllaik and iiscertain it one of (be piers, which hail fallen out of line, can be repaired and pill back in place without deteriiucut to Ihe si I'lict ore. The Minds county, hoard of super-visois reached YirUlmrg yesterday nriernoon and conlVrred with the Wairin supervisors about tin- bridge proposit ion. The Warren supervisors have ap-poinleil Will Itowers to serve as justice of I be pence in the II fill district from the present until The bid of I'ycr St Co. of New York, to loan the county al four per cent was accepted. Two sanitary drinking fountain were ordered creeled.

One will be located at the court house, the othei in the jail. The supervisors have taken no ac-iyn relative to the cattle dipping tu sade. SMOKE IF YOU LIKE AT NEW POOR FARM. St. Paul, Sept.

n.v-A little iiiiilmotbers and some great -grand mothers, resting easily in eomlortuble rocking chairs with thin blue ribbons of smoke rising from their meerschaum and calahiish pipes, is one of the innilcriiistns al Ihe new women's bniblin gat the Hanisey county poor farm. KENTUCKY FALL RACING Lexington, Sept. days of racing began in Keii-tuctfy today when a nine-day meet opened here. Sepl, 20. The Doug las Park track at Louisville starts starts an eight day meet.

The New IiOiiisrille Jockey Club's meet begins Sept. 'Jit and the full season will end with the Lutnnia meeting which opens Oct. 0. and continues sisteen days. FIGHT FOR NEW FIGHT CROWN Applelon, Sept.

0. The cruiser crown will be at stake tonight when Moinn, whose manager, Harry claimed the title the day after the new class was established al the Cleveland convention, and Buck Clonnan tight ten rounds. Moth men were to weigh 171 pounds at o'clock this afternoon. 10,000 BUSHELS SEED WHEAT EXHAUSTED. Natchez.

Sept. The ten thousand bushels of seed wheat, or dered and offered lit cost by local merchants, is already exhausted. Or ders for the wheal have come in from all parts of this territory and from distant places all over Missis sippi and Louisiana. There is every prospect that a flour mill will be built here, and if the wheat crop is as successful next year as it was this season Ibis section will soon rank high gram producers. WAK OIVKH MOKMONH ICKCIU'lTH IX Berlin.

C.erniany, Hep. 9. Mormon missionaries are KalntiiK many re emits anion youiiK girls tn German Industrial cities, basing their argu ments on the difficulty of securing husbands after peace conies, because of the shortage of men. So serious has the emigration of young women become tbat the government lias inserted In newspapers warnings advising girls not to follow these missionaries back to Utah. SWISS ANESTHETIC TRIED IN AMERICA.

Fremont, (., Sept. A new aiies-thelic brought to this comrty from Switzerland by Dr. M. Stainin was first tried on Charles Peters, operated on today for appendicitis with sucei ss. The anesthetic was injected near the incision made by the surgeons, ami although the patient was conscious all the time and.

watched the progress of the operation, he fell no pain. Dr. Stamm says the niieslbeti-' lias been used with success in Switzerland. $100,000 BONDS BRING $103,601 Toledo, Concern Buys Good Road Issne of Fourth District. Magnolia, Sept.

0. The $100,000 Fourth district good roads bonds were sold today by the board of supervisors to Hoebler, Cumniings Pruden, of Toledo, Ohio, who bid llOri.liOl for same. Mrs. A. A.

Jacob is here spending the Jewish holiday with her mother Mrs. Silver. a a New York, Sept. (). Almost conclusive evidence that Zeppelins rallied the heart of Ijondon is seen t.

day iu an interview with Marconi, the inventor, cabled from Ioiidon, by William (I. Shepherd, the United Press coirespondent, in which Marconi who is believed to be iu Lorn don, says he saw Zeppelins used last night. Private messages to the United States indicate that Ihe raid -struck the very heart of London. The raid was the most destructive in history. United Press dispatches indicate that there were two raids.

Marconi's usual lintel is near Trafalgar Sipiare, in which section tho American colony resides, and as Marconi witnessed the raid, it is believed the bombs were dropped very near the colony. The Daily News said that it was evident from this message that last night's Zeppelin raids were in the heart of London. EASTERN COUNTIES RAIDED lindon, Sept. it. Two additional Zeppelin raids were made on "eastern counties'' of England last iiinht, according to officii)! statement today.

The statement adds that no details of casualties had been received. AMERICAN'S RISK. Washington, Sept. 0. Aireiicanx in London are there at their own risk is the unofficial view of the state department, following Hie United (Press dispatches of Zeppelin raids in dicating the main damage was in the hotel district, where Americans are numerous.

London is regarded as a fortified city which is subject to attack. 28 KILLED; 80 WOUNDED. Ixindnn, Sept. f). Twenty-eight were killed and eighty-eight wounded in last night's Zeppelin raids on London.

All the killed and wounded were civilians, with the exception one soldier killed and three soldiers wounded. The dead include twelve men, twi women and six children. Forty-eight men, twenty-seven women and thirteen children were injured. The property damage was not permitted to pass the censor, but it is known that many fires resulted from the BURL PARKER ALL0WED BAIL. Bay Sirings, Sept.

ft. Burl Parker, who is changed with the murder of bis infant child, was released Tuesday under a bond. John Fisbpr, ill vith malarial fever, is getting along nicely today. OTHER CLUBS NOT MOLESTED Following the sensational charges of J. C.

Bryson in the city court this, morning that sales of liipiors were being made at the Klks. Heavers and B. B. clubs, the police failed to take any action during the day, though the department got busy and raided the places of several individuals. Police Chief (Jrooine did not indicate this morning what he intended to do in the matter.

It was rumored the other day when the (iennan American club was ordered to ijiiit selling liquor tbnt similar notices were not served to other clubs. Members of the (iennan American club insist that favoritism is being shown by the police department, and they are wrat hy about the alleged discrimination. MAY GIVE LIFE FOR INSULT Florida Negro Shot Because of Disrespect Shown White Woman. Orlando, Sept. 0.

George Thompson, a netrro, taken from house near St. last niuht. and who was believed to have been lynched, was found today near Taf'i, in a critical condition from gunshot wounds inflicted yesterday by the husband of (be while woman to whom he spoke disrespectfully. He had escaped from the mob alt -er being carried to a point near Taft ami released and ordered ti. run.

None of the shots fired by the mob took effect. The negro was brought to a hospital here. Thompson was arrested yesterday after he had been wounded. He was placed in a bouse near St. Cloud, while officers made arrangements for his safe keeping.

While the officers were anav the mob seized him. COTTON CONTRABAND. Washington, Sept. The slate department afid British and Italian trade advisers have been notified that Italy has placed cotton on the contraband list. GO TO FARM.

Jim MeKnigbt and Jeff Beeman. prisoners, were today taken to the county convict farm. W. S. Hankinson is here today from Yokena.

Prof. Bnron, of Jefferson college, is here to pupils for his institution. BIG BALL FRIDAY AT COOPER'S WELL A big ball will be held at Cooper's Veil tomorrow evening. A large parly from will be present. Fully 80 automobiles will make thi trip.

Automobilists from Vicksburg and other points will be cordially welcomed, and it is possible a number of Vicksburu'ers will make ttie trip. Hud Scott's band will furnish music for the Cooper's Well ball. August Spengler is giving' the affair bis personal attention, which assures its success, VETERAN MASON ILL Arkabutla, M. Hicks of Meiitoriia, grand lacturcr of the Masonic fraternity in the state of Mississippi, suffered a very seri ous attack of acute indigestion here early yesterday morning, and for time serioit fears were entertained as to his recovery. He rallied later in the day, however, and lale yesterday was able to be taken to Cold- water, a small town about 10 miles east of here, where be was to preside over a Masonic school of instruction.

This splendid old gentleman is probably loved and revered bv the Masons of Mississippi more than any other limn in the fraternity, be having held the position be now fills for many years, and although bp is past 80 years old, be is unusually active and vigorous for a man of his age. CONTINUE DEMONSTRATION New Albany. Kept. After listening to argument of ft. S.

Wilson, state demonstration agent of agriculture, the board of supervisors voted to continue the work for an other year, and W. C. Minis, present agent, has been employed for Union county. WANT AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL Meridian, Sept, 0. A meet-irt-r of farmers from all over Lauder.

dale county was held at the courthouse todav for the purpose of pe titioning the board of supervisors In issue bonds in the sum of $100,000 for tle establishment atid equipment of a county agricultural high school. State Superintendent W. II. Smith was here. The board Jook the matter under advisement.

STEAMSHIP EL SUD FLOATED Oalveston. Morgan Line steamship Kl Snd, which went aground off the sonlh jetty during the tropical hurricane was floated todav and lord to her dock. The KI Sud came off under her own power..