Natchez Democrat from Natchez, Mississippi • Page 1

THE JAS. K. LAMBERT, Pub. 2 MILLION DOLLAR DAMAGE FROM BIG TROPICAL STORM Hurricane Sweeps Over Lake Charles and Vicinity Extends as Far East Jennings and West to Vinton SIX PERSONS ARE REPORTED KILLED IN TROPICAL STORM Great Damage Done the Oil Fields at Vinton an Edgerly Growers Suffer Considerable Damage LATE BULLETIN. BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug.

telephone message from Dequincy, 60 miles to the north of Lake Charles states that six persons were killed in the storm. LOSS WILL EXSEED MILLION. LAFAYETTE, Aug. tele. phone message received here early today from Lake Charles said that the loss in that city from the hurricane will exceed $1,000,000.

The wind ve. locity reached 120 miles an hour and continued for nearly fifteen minutes at that speed. The Lambert Chemical Company was, one of the heaviest losers, damage to' the plant exceeding $25,000. CITY ALL BUT WRECKED. LAKE CHARLES, Aug.

This city was all but by a hurricane today. Few streets wrecked, are passable because of the wreckage of homes piled in the streets and tangled telephone and light wires. So far as known only one person, a negrod, was killed and another, a white man, 1 is in the hospital suffering from injuries believed to be fatal. The Pierce Oil Corporation building col. lapsed and caught a score under the debris bnt their injuries were minor.

The heavy rain prevented a greater disaster, as scores of homes were set on fire when the buildings collapsed on hot stoves. Reports from Gerstner aviation field say the buildings there were completely wrecked. No loss of life was reported there. BAUMONT, Texas, Aug. to stories told by trainmen and pasesngers on Southern Pacific train No.

5, which reached here from New Orleans four hours late, Lake Charles and vicinity suffered great damage from a tropical hurricane which struck that city about 3:30 this afternoon. The conductor of the train said one man was killed a tLab Charles and perhaps others, and that great property damage resulted. It was said that a string of freight cars, part of another train, had been blown into the rear coach of train No. 5, smashing the car, but without serious injury to the occupants. The train showed traces of having gone through a severe storm as the cars were spattered with mud, and a tree limb on the pilot gave evidence of the fact that timber was down in places along the road.

It was said the storm struck the main line of the Southern Pacific a short distance beyond Lake Charles and that village was most severe in that town and esatward as far as Vinton. High winds were prevalent in Orange, but no serious damage was reported there. All wire eastward from Beaumont were reported down and trains had difficulty in moving. At Vinton, a short distance this side of Lake Charles, it was stated a large warehouse had been blown across the railroad tracks but there was so far as persons on the train no loss of life reported. There is a large government aviation camp at Gerstner Field, twelve miles from Lake Charles but no reports as to damage there were available.

Great Damage at Sulphur. A passenger on the train asid great damage was done at Sulphur, La. One man, he said, was crushed by falling and his back broken. A. V.

Alexander arrived here tonight from Sulphur and gave a description of the havoc wrought in that little town at 3:30 o'clock. The wind' attained velocity of more than 70 miles an hour, hie said, and automobiles on the streets were stripped of their tops and the bodies turned over. Many received minor injuries. Buildings were unroofed or moved from their foundations. A garage was wrecked and the walls collapsed on a dozen or more auto- (Continued on Last Page) NATCHEZ FULL LEASED WIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUG.

7, 1918 Ramsey, French, Tillman Are Winners in Primary Carry Every Ward in, City--Tillman Ticket for Contested Accorded Offices- Handsome Complimentary Vote Unopposed Election Passed Off Quietly day, H. L. Ramsey to In the municipal yesterprimary, the office of chief of police by a majority of 89 votes over his opponent, H. E. Wilson.

Ramsey received a total of 393 and Wilson 304. Dr. R. D. Sessions, candidate for re-election for city health officer, was defeated by Dr.

E. B. French, by a majority of 131. Dr. French received 413 votes and Dr.

Sessions 282. C. L. TAlman; candidate for re-election to the office of city tax collector and assessor, lead the ticket for contested offices. His majority over his opponent, Hi M.

Gaither, 235. Mr. Tillman received 464 votes and Mr. Gaither 229. In the second ward, third ward and fourth ward, there were contests for the city executive committee; J.

H. Sanguinetti and E. J. Brady were elected in the second; S. D.

Baker and M. P. Ryan in the third and R. Lee Byrnes and W. P.

Abbott in the. MARINE AND ARMY CASUALTIES 963 Brings Total of Lists Received of Marne Aisne Fighting to 1,679 TOTAL KILLED IN ACTION IN COMBINED LISTS 817 MEN 22 Died of Wounds, 442 Severely Wounded, 339 Degree Undetermined WASHINGTON, Aug. in the army and marine corps oversea made public today aggregated 963, bringing the total since the reports from the fighting in the MarneAisne sector began coming in from General Pershing's headuarters yesterday to 1,679. Seven army lists given out during the day contained 817 names and two marine corps lists had 146 names. The total.

killed in action in both the combined lists was only 112, with 22 dead of wounds. There were 442 severely wounded; 339 wounded degree undetermined; one slightly wounded; one prisoner ad forty missing in action. A recapitulation of the army and marine corps list shows: Army Marine Corps Killed in action ......104 8 Died of wounds 20 2 Died of disease Died of accidents causes 3 Wounded severely 425 '16 Wounded degree undetermined 220 119 Wounded slightly Prisoner Missing in action 40 TOTALS ...........817. 146 The morning list. includes the following from Southern states: Killed in action.

Mechanician Theodore 9, Price, Bay St. Louis, Private William A. Guin, Ink, Ark. Wounded severely: Lieutenant Herbert L. Weyman, Caledonia, Corporal Fred Pace Campti, Private Samuel Jackson Harbison, Trade, Solon Whitehead, Winfield, Edmund J.

Brock, Newport, Clarence E. Kincaid, Flint, Joseph A. Stegner, Kolin, Hastings Marks, Fordyce, Ark. Woundtd in action, degree undetermined: Sergeant Elsonu Benoit Peterson, La. Four army casualty lists were Issued late showing: Killed Ir action, 73 Died of wounds, 14.

Died of disease. Died of accident and other causes, three. Wounded severely, 112. Wounded degree undetermined, 213 Missing in action, 40. 459.

The four lists combined include the following from southern states: Killed in action: Corporal Charles H. Erickson. Birmingham, Privates Jack Brown, (Continued On Last Page) NEWS SERVICE TOTAL OF INTERNAL REVENUE FOR YEAR IS $3,694,703,000 $2,839,083,000 Came From Income and Excess Profits Tax and $855,619,000 from Miscel'aneous Sources LIQUOR TAXES BROUGHT IN FOUR AND A HALF MILLION Collections for Entire Year Only Fnough to Pay Nation's Bill for and a Half. Munths WASHINGTON, 'Aug. the government war coffers were filled with billions in taxes gathered from a wide variety oft sources ranging from stamps on playing cards to huge levies on excess profits was shown in detail today by a report of Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper Secretary McAdoo for the year ending last June 30.

The figures are considered especially important because they will be used by the house ways and means committee as a partial basis for higher taxes in the new revenue bill, which is to raise $8,000,000,000. Total internal revenue for the year amounted to $3,694,703,000, of which $2,839,083,000 came from income and excess profits tax payments in June, and $855,619,000 from a multitude of miscellaneous sources, collected largely, in pennies, dimes and quarters added to the prices of various articles paid by consumers, and poured into the treasury by retailers, wholesalers or manufacturers to help meet war costs. Huge as these taxes seem in the aggregate, collections for the entire year were only enough to pay the na. tion's bill for two and a half montns of war at the rate the government 18 now spouting money. Liquor Taxes Come Next Income and Excess Profits.

Next to income and excess profits taxes, the back bone of the re revenue schedule liquor taxes brought in the most money, $443,838,000 including $317,553,000 from whiskey, wine and spirits, and $126,285,000 from beer and other fermented liquors. Taxes on cigars, ciragettes and other to. products yielded $156,188,000. After income, excess profits, liquor and tobacco taxes, the biggest yield from any source came from levies on transportation and utilities which went into effect November 1, amounting to $70,734,000, divided lows: Freight three per cent, $30,002,000. Passenger tickets, eight per cent, $24,306,000.

Express, five per cent, $6,458,000. Berths and staterooms, ten per cent, $2,236,000. Telephone, telegraph and radio messages, five cents each, $6,299,000. Oil pipe lines, five per cent, 000. Levies on estates of deceased per.

sons brought in $47,452,000, and it is proposed to increase this considerably in the next bill. Amusements Yielded $26,357,000. Musements, such as theatres, cabarets, pleasure parks, and dance halls taxed at virtually ten per cent on the admission price, yielded for the eight months the government $26,357,000. A notable feature of the report was the item of only $12,995,000 collecten -in excise taxes on sale of articles usually classed as luxuries- -piano players, moving picture films, jewelry perfumes, cosmetics, proprietary "med. icines, chewing gum, cameras, and yachts.

Taxes on the value of capital stock of corporations last year amounted to on manufacutrers or dealers in automobiles and motor cycles on munition manutacturers $13,296,000. Documentary stamp taxes, imposed since December 1, 1917, produced $18,813,000. Club Dues Taxes Brought in $2,259,000 Club dues, taxed at ten per cent, yielded $2,259,000. Taxes on insur. ance policies amounted to.

on oleomargarine on bowling allies, pool and billiard tables on theatres, circus, and museum proprietors and on stock brokers $333,000. The volume 'of taxes collected the year is shown by comparison with those of the year preceding, when total collections were 000. SPEAKER CLARK NOMINATED. MONTGOMERY, Aug. For the thirteenth time, Speaker Clark today was nominated tor congress at the Democratic primary in this district.

He ran without Oppor sition, 1005 VOL LIlI NO. 6 fourth. There was no opposition to C. M. Henry and Jonas Lehman in the first.

Although the campaign has been an unusually vigorous one, the electin passed off quietly and there was no disturbance of any character. Mayor W. G. Benbrook, City Clerk C. C.

Crothers, City Treasurer P. W. Mulvihill, and the aldermen, from the four wards received handsome complimentary votes. The total vote 768. Friends and supporters of the different candidates were active from the time the polls opened until they closed, and it is believed that practically every man in the city who was qualified cast his ballot.

The number eligible to vote is about 950, but there are many who are away in the military service. The closest results were in the (Continued On Page Two) HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD BROKEN Temperature of 106 Degrees at Washington and Baltimore SEVERAL DEATHS FROM HEAT ARE REPORTED IN NEW YORK Many Women Fainted While Waiting for Cars -Little Prospect of Relief WASHINGTON, Aug. -High temperature records that have marked the limits of heat waves during all the period of official observation in he northeastern quarter of the United States were broken today. Washington and Baltimore, by weather bureau thermometers, experienced a temperature of 106 degrees, a point; even approached by the mercury since 1881, not reached then. In Detroit, Harrisburg, and Toledo, Ohio, with temperatures of 104, new records were established as did Scranton, and Cleveland, which each officially registered 100.

These se were the findings of the cool and cloistered instruments in the weather bureau's minarets. Instruments set closer to the baking pavements of city streets everywhere showed the mercury mounting to heights officially unbelievable and impossible. On Pennsylvania avenue, in the national capital one of the weather bureau's own instruments during the day marked 114 degrees. Small Hope For Immediate Relief. Small hope for immediate relief for the eastern territory was seen tonight by experts who study the curving map lines and cast the daily clim.

'atic horoscope. It was said, however, that the heat should slowly abate during the next two days over most of the area now affected. The hot wave owes its existence, weather bureau officials said to. an of low ba. rometric pressure, which has been moving languidly from west to east across the continent, staying just a little north of the normal track, and no competition from any other disturbances to the south.

In consequence, flow there of has the been air a currents great up the continent from south to north which have gathered the accumulated heat that many days of unbroken sunshine has left on the mid-continental territory. The low rested tonight above the (Continued On Last Page) WEATHER FORECAST Mississippi: Probably local thunder showers Wednesday; Thursday Louisiana: Wednesday local showers; Thursday partly cloudy. Arkansas: Wednesday and Thursday partly cloudy, probably local showers, cooler in northwestern portion Thursday. East Texas: Wednesday and Thursday, partly cloudy to cloudy weather. West Texas: Wednesday, partly cloudy, local showers in Pan Handle; Thursday partly cloudy, AMERICAN GUNNERS WIPE OUT AN ENTIRE GERMAN BATALLION Germans Continue Preparation for What May be Either a Stiff Resistance to Give them Time for Further Withdrawal or for a Definite Stand--French Premier Gives Out Statement that 35,000 Prisoners and 700 Cannon are Captured PARIS, Aug.

6-Aside from artillery activity east of Soissons and on H. L. RAMSEY, as Chief of Police. PRAISE WORK OF GENERAL FOCH AND THE ALLIED ARMIES Council of Ministers Elevates Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces on Western Front to Marshal of France MINISTERS ALSO CONFER THE MILITARY MEDAL ON PETAIN Premier' Clemencean Reviews Victories Directed by Gen. Foch and Declares High Hope of Enemy Crushed PARIS, Aug.

6-The council of ministers has elevated General Ferdinand Foch, commander in chief of the allied forces on the western front, to a marshal of France. The ministers also have conferred the military medal on General Petain, commander in chief of the French armies on the western front. President Poincare presided at the meeting of the council. Foch, Premier Clemenceau said: In presenting chem name of General "At the hour when the enemy, by formidable offensive, on a front of 100 kilometers, counted on snatching the decision and imposing a German peace upon us, General Foch and his admirable troops vanquished him. 35,000 Prisoners and 700 Cannon Captured.

"Paris is not 1n danger; Soissons and Chateau Thierry have been reconquered and more than 200 villages have been delivered. Thirty-five thousand prisoners and seven hundred cannon have been captured, and the enemy's high hopes before the attack have been crushed. The glorious allied armies have thrown him from the banks of the Marne to the Aisne. Such are the results of the high command's strategy, superbly executed by incomparable commanders. The confidence placed by the republic and by all the allies in the conquerer of St.

Gond, the Yser and the Somme has been fully justified." The awarding of the "Medaille Militaire" to General Petain is a distinction rarely given to officers, the decoration generally being reserved for enlisted men. Marshal Joffre is one of the few officers who have received this great honor. A memorandum issued prior to the promotion of General Foch says his (Continued On Last Page) DR. FRENCH, Elected City Health the Vesle river, there is nothing to report from the whole of the says the French official communication issued this evening. THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MARNE Aug.

6-American machine gunners protecting a on the river, west of Fismes, wiped out an German battailion of fantrymen and machine gunners today. The Germans at the time were getting into position to attack a of American bridge builders, who were approaching the location. Some bridge materials already had been moved near the south of the Vesle, and the Germans, apparently discovering this fact, had a battalion to a hill position to prevent the Americans from opt their plan. A detachment of crack American machine gunners, ever, previously taken an elevated position commanding the tion Observers and opened reported fire that when they the did not Germans see German get from the leaden- land, according to the last accounts, not even stretcher bearers approaching the scene. The Germans replied so feebly with their fire because of their prise that there were no American casualties, War Bulletins APPEALS FOR RESTORATION OF IMPERIAL GUVCKNMENT.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 6-Michael Rodzianko, former president of the Russian duma, has published an appeal to the Vechernee Vreya of Petrograd in favor of the restoration of the imperial government. BOLSHEVIKI REINFORCED. CHANGHAI, Friday, August 2-The Bolsheviki forces, which are strongly. entrenched on the eastern bank of the Usuri river, north of Vladivostok, have received reinforcements from Khabarvosk and Blago, according to advices from Vladivostok.

The troops coming to the aid of the Bolsheviki include an international detachment of over 100,000 men, with a machine gun battery. CONSIDER DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST JAPAN. LONDON, Aug. is reported by Moscow by way of Berlin that the Bolshevik government Russia is considering, a decalration of Exchange war Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen today. Premier Lenine, the message adds, has up to this time been opposed to such action but is believed that Russia "will compelled to declare war, notwithstanding the fact that the people are opposed to any war." LANDING OF TROOPS CAUSES GENERAL ENTHUSIASM.

LONDON, nouncement landing of marine, at The landing the wishes it is stated, thusiasm. Aug. 6- Official anwas made today of the allied forces, naval and Archangel on August 2. was in concurrence with of the Russian population, and caused general en- GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. BERLIN, via London, Aug.

6- -The Wurttemburg troops, north of the Somme river have stormed British positions along the Corbier wood and taken in the neighborhood of 100 prisoners, says the German official communication, isseud this evening The communication also says that reconnoitering activities in the Ancre and Avre regions and South of Mont Didier has been lively. ENEMY SUCCEEDS IN TAKING ADVANCED BRITISH LINES. LONDON, Aug. 6-- -The Germans, by a strong local attack against the British positions along the Braye Corbier road, north of the Somme, succeeded in taking advanced trench lines on a small portion of the front. Local fighting continues in this area and the British have taken 'a few prisoners.

BRYAN SPEAKS AT MOBILE. MOBILE, Aug. 6. -Our cause In this war is so righteous" said William J. Bryan here tonight, "'Afty years from now, I believe the German people will thank us for overthrowing the yoke placed on them by their rulers." The Nebraskan addressed 5,000 people here tonight and this afternoon spoke to a large crowd at Whistler, a Mobile suburb.

He IS touring the south in support of the pohibition amendment, front, FRONT, Vesie of ingroup bank sent carrying howloca- away enemy MINOR ACTIONS MARK DAY. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, Aug. 6-With their backs to the Aisne, the Germans continued today for what may be either a stiff resistance to give them more time for further withdrawals. or for a definite stand. Minor actions along the American portion of the front and in the adjoining French sectors marked the day.

The little force of men who were sent to Fismes still ina, Rain their foothold, although they are not yet across the river, which flows thru the extreme northern portion of the town. Under a heavy barrage all their wounded have. been taken out, and during the night food was taken to them. The Germans have been unremitting in their efforts to dislodge the Americans, pounding the town with shells and deluging it with gas. Numerous efforts have been made to retake the position, but in every instance the accuracy of the American fire, both of the supporting artillery and of the small arms of the infantry with it, drive back the enemy.

Americans Continue Reconnoissance Work. To t1 the east and west of Fismes the Americans have continued their reconnoissance work, patrols crossing the river at different places. The detachments, however, never exceeded more than twenty men. Near (town deleted) a few men have remained, and another force is on the hill over the river near Fismes. Reports received from the French sectors indicate virtually the same situation from Soissons to Rheims.

Clearer weather resulted in more aerial activity for a few hours but clouds appeared and the rain began to fall and the aircraft were forced to suspend operations. The Germans immediately seized the opportunity of the few hours to send over planes for photographic purposes and incidentally to shoot up the allied transport. These planes in every case were quickly forced back by anti aircraft guns. Franco- planes also did some observation work north of the Vesle. The engineers have mobilized equipment for their part 'in the advance and reporte from far back of the lines indicate that all elements of the allied forces will be ately available.

Wagon Trains Moving Toward Rear. From the German side observers have reported wagon trains in large numbers. moving over some of the roads toward rear. This is not that construed the as Germans still conclusive are in evidence retreat. But this fact and the further fact that- up to date the Germans have not used at all extensively any but their small and medium calibre guns, tends to support the belief that the crown prince really intends to make the Aisne the objective of the line.

of retreat. The present positions of the Germans are excellent for defense, ever, and it is regarded as not tmprobable that they. will right in. The few big guns which have been used by the Germanssare in positions far back near the Aisne. The clearing up of the big.

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