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'iffi ■ ,ir/ Si THE DAILY * f *v ■fm ,;V' A ; v*;k ! ,' f>W-, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWSl UNION ASSOCIATED PRB88 SEE PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY j l, GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THlgiSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 25, 1917. VJLUM3 1-NUMBER 125. SUBSCRIPTION: MMigR,» . 11 ■ * <V 1 * • ' ' "V : ; JAPANS INTERNAL MATTERS CAUSING SERIOUS TROUBLE Two Attempts Made to Assassinate Leader of Constitutional Party—House of Representa tives Dissolved by Emperor. (By Associated Press) Tokyo, Jan. 26—Two attempts were te to assassinate Yokio Ozaki former minister of justice and leader of the Constitutionalist party while j,. was addressing a'mass meeting called to demand the resignation of the cabinet. While he was speaking two armed with short swords sprang upon the platform and tried to stab him. They were overpowered and arrest ed. Two other men then tried to as sault the former minister and were badly beaten by the audience. men WAR HAS COST EUROPE OVER FIVE BILLION IN PROPERTY Wrecked Buildings Can Be Rebuilt Using Part of Material of Old Houses—Bridges in War Zones Are All Destroyed—Railroads Partly. (By Associated Press) Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 25—That the loss of public and private property in the European theatres of war repre sents a value of $5,085,000,000 is the estimate contained in a report of an inquiry made by the National For eign Trade Council and today sub mitted to the fourth National Foreign Trade Convention. The estimate is frankly described as merely approx imation, the sources of information being official European Government reports, trade and industrial journals, etc. The report says, in part, of Bel gium and Northern France: "The destruction of private dwell ings iä large where fighting has tak en place, but much is left that can be used in rebuilding. Road repair will form a heavy item in budgets of smaller villages. "The destruction of bridges can be regarded as complete in every fight ing zone. Railroad tracks have been partly destroyed, but much has been repaired for the use of the army and civil population. "The greatest enemy of industrial property has not been military opera- j tion, but enforced idleness of ma chinery and buildings. The destruc , , , . . . - tion of stocks of raw materials was , j j extensive. Germany has removed part of the machinery and equipment of certain Belgium plants to Germany . ,. . , . 1 to obtain certain raw materials like I 1 copper or to furnish German plants with additional machinery. "Industries cannot return with I peace at once to full operation. Neith- | er Belgium nor France will immed -1 iately require all raw materials ma chinery and industrial buildings to be J replaced. Conditions will be some- ! what different, however, in agricul- 1 tural districts where production has been continued. Fields must be work ed immediately the owners return. Agricultural machinery, seeds and building material will be in immediate demand. I "Both Belgium and France will ! •carcely be able tô manufacture all they need for rebuilding, neither can they import everything. Slate, bricks **d mineral building supplies can be •applied locally. France may see her •elf compelled to buy from abroad ap proximately three-quarters of the timber required for rebuilding, while practically all wanted by Belgium will l»ve to be imported." That Germany cannot resume her SUBMARINE IS OFF NEWPORT 1 Unidentified Vessel Heavily Loaded Arrived Off Shore at Two O'clock This Afternoon. (By Associated Press) Newport, R. I., Jan. 26—An unlden tifled submarine, heavily loaded ar rtved off shore at two o'clock this aft •moon. ! (By Associated Press) London, Jan. 25—John Mulvaney, *np«rintendent of the Whitechapel aivlsion of the London police, who « just died at the London Hospj »as known as thé "Father df the •'one." Probably no man knew 10 much of »• inner criminal life of London, took a leading part la the lnvee Ration of manÿ celebrated crimea tang hie fifty years with the fprea. "father of force" dead. auchi resign because his administra tion is not constitutional. j * - tivss. i The political crisis developed at the j opening of the diet Tuesday. The • chief reason being the appointment , of Field Marshall Terauchsis as prem Ozaki demanded that premier Ter HOUSE IS DISSOLVED. I (By Associated Press) j Tokyo, Jan. 26—The emperor has j dissolved the House of Represents A ier by the emperor last October. «if the Cimmission," he said, "dis covered one thing beyond question it was the willingness of France to co operate with a people she understands j n order to establish, on a sure foun dation, true commercial reciprocity, Continuing( Mr. Nichols said: , ., .... , We hava many evidences of th.s de ? ire and bebeve that " one ba 0U f r \ j 8e J ve8 , may destr °y the opportunity offercd us ' A right treatment of th.s opportun.ty, we feel, will have a po tent effect upon 'Dumping and simi , v , . , *' .. ., . lar measures destined to limit, if not destroy, our trade abroad according j to the theories of the present day. It j export trade until the raw materials have been imported for domestic needs, is another probability to which the report gives attention, with a com ment that Germany will restrict im portations at first to essential arti ■cles. The destruction of property in Poland is estimated at $875,000,000 and that in Austria at about $600, 000,000 and the Balkins $300,000,000. W. W. Nichols, who was chairman of the United States Industrial Com mission to France, in an address spoke of the work of the Commission and reviewed in a general way the in dustrial reconstruction in Europe which is to follow the ending of the war. a . ,, , ... ... 1 would also modify such theories as, , , * ... ... for example, the one which predicts I an injury to result from the sale of 1 our labor-saving machinery to future competitors to strengthen their com petition." I | J system, whatever its underlying prin ! ci P Ie > should be S iven certain bar ' 1 gaining provisions whereby Ameri can foreign trade may be encouraged and protected from discrimination, waB made b y Willard Straight, Vice President of the American Internat ional Corporation in an address be I fore the convention here today. A plea that the United States tariff ! The tariff systems of the entire world will be revised after the war to meet new conditions, he said, with a tendency among the many belligerent nations to greatly increase duties in order to pay interest on their war debts. If European groupings of na tions proposed to utilize beargaining tariffs, it was essential, said Mr. Straight, that the United States should be in position to protect it- b®* self. ? in or of BRITISH LABOR SAYS FIGHT ON 1 Vote of More Than Three to One is Way Proposal for Immediate Peace Offer Rejected. up (By Associated Press) Manchester, Jan. 25—The Labor Conference this afternoon rejected by more than three to one a resolution favoring an immediate offer of peace proposals. ! - (By Associated Press) the Washington, Jan. 26—"Canaries: Their Care and Management," is one of the recent bulletins issued by the Department of Agriculture and aent in f IM to anyone applying. Inatruc* ver tions in detail aw given ae to the by propar care, food, and management of canariee and special attention ia dé- out voter to the control of parasites and the tbe treatmmt of dhNaw. , THE CARE OF CANARIES. i » BLAME THE WAR IM lAW, IH isfHi5wuß m child? weit fg Tuf time WW* PECTEP rtf VHTHjf - A $NOWPAO- 1 ^ III! 0 il • «1 PEAR,OH PEAR 1 WHATS DOIN' U» m NAPPES NEAT? , " EVER &INCC Hff 0E6N REAP INC L WmiiiM/k iht WAR REPORT* WWËË/, PROM APROAp, he s AtriNC use one POÎJESJtP r~* Ik m « Û i r AW Oft, 'A t plOAT WWW ne was in \ RAH6E OF , OUR. OUHT B J s//o « Up] , V •V «ConyhRftt EARTHQUAKE ON * ISLAND OF BAU Fifty Natives Killed and Two Hun dred Injured—Part of Malay Archipelago. (By Associated Press) London, Jan. 25—Fifty natives were killed and two hundred injured in an earthquake on the island of Bali, Malay Archipelago, according to' a dispatch from-'Amsterdam. More than a thousand houses, factories and natives temples were destroyed. The governor's palace was seriously dam aged. The population of Bali is esti mated at 700,000. THIEVES ENTER AND ROB HOME Residence of Mrs. Simon Hyman En- I tered Sunday Night— Valuable Jewelry and Money Taken. The home of Mrs. Simon Hyman at 612 West Washington Street was en tered last Sunday night between eight and ten thirty o'clock and some very valuable heirlooms were taken, among them being a diamond lavalier, a solid gold wrist watch, pearl pins, brooches and other things. Money to the amount of $6.75 was also taken. The police were notified at once and a search was instituted. The theft was not mentioned in order to give the police every possible chance to cap ture the thieves. Whether the thieves were sneak or professionals cannot be determined. Mrs. Hyman is confident that the act was committed by someone who was thoroughly acquainted with the sur roundings, as nothing else was troubled except two drawers Where she kept such things. Both of those were empited. The house was not ran sacked. latest war industry in Holland is the b®* 11 "» and 8altln « of muasela for ? erman = on8Umptlon ' f . U \ • 8,um : ing even larger proportions here and in neighboring places. Up to a month or two ago these humble shellfish which abound in the shallow waters of the Scheldt delta were retailed for local consumption, and constituted a cheap popular food. They- have now suddenly disappeared from the mar ket, and instead of being eaten are salted down in great quantities and bought up for Germany. Some of the workmen's families that have taken MUSSELS FOR GERMAN FOOD. (By Associated Press) Goes, Netherlands, Jan. 25—The up the new occupation are earning about »6 a day, for them a princely wage. 'HOARDED TREASURE" OF INDIA. (By Associated Press) London, Jan. 26—The " treasure" of India is estimated by the Financial Review at over 400, 000,000 pound*. Most of this is be-' lieved to be hidden in comparatively small sums. It is a financial axiom in London that all the gold and ail ver which la sent to India annually by the British government is immed lately absorbed end passee quickly out of circulation. In India, however, the exiitence of any really important , hidden wealth is declared a myth, hoarded i COTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Little Change in Market Today—New York Up Seven Pointa, New Or leans Twelve Points. There was little change in the cot ton market today, the entire action not covering more than twenty points. New York closed seven points up, New Gleans 12 points up with spots five points advanced at New York and seven up A New Orleans. Sales 4,800 Thére was a slight advance in wheat at Chicago the market closing half a cent above "yesterday. Com did likewise. There was a 20 point advance in pork. NEW YORK MARKET. Prev. Open High Low Close Close Oct. 16.20 16.40 16.16 16 29 16.18 I Mch 17.00 17.17 16 96 17.03 16.97 May iy.22 17.35 . 17 14 17.22 17.16 July 17.19 17.31 17.11 17.20 17.13 Closed 7 up. NEW ORLEANS MARKET. Prev. Open High Low Close Close Oct 15.90 16.00 15.79 16.90 Mch 16.61 16.75 16.65 16 66 16.56 May 16 77 16 90 16.70 16 80 16 69 July 16 85 16.99 16.77 16.88 16.78 Closed 12 up. New York Spots 17.16—5 up. New- Orleans Spots 16.88—7 up. Sales 4800. 15.80 LIVERPOOL MARKET. Close. 10.43 Prev. Close 10.26 10.29 10.28 Jan-Feb. Mch.-Apr. May-June S^ots 10.74 Sales 6000. 10.44 10.42 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Close Prey. Close Wheet. May Corn May 1.85 1.84 1-2 1.02 7-8 1.02 1-8 CHICAGO PROVISIONS. Close Prev. Close, Pork Jan. Lard Jan. Ribs. Jan. 29 95 29.76 16.55 16.55 15.77 16.72 NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET Close. 10.37 10.36 Prev. Close. 10.33 May 10.34 Aug. DAILY COTTON LETTER. New Orleans, Jan. 26—Quiet reign ed in the politics over night and the only topic attracting notice was a re port from Berlin that Ambassador Gerard had been called for a con-, ference whch was followed by a com munication to Washington, leading to the opinion of some developments in the peace proposition. Liverpool fu tures were about 6 better than due with, spot quotations-six higher; sales 6,000. A great deal: of hedged hold ings have been worked off to the coh suming trade on the decline and the strongly held unhedged portion of the supply is beginning to stand out clearly at cent and more over present future prices. The market will ulti mately have to advance to It in order to get the cotton, as there is nothing to indicate that the power of holders! cun be brokio. Tb« retint iowerin» TEACH PUBLIC NATIONS NEED Congress for Constructive Patriotism plans Lecture Courses to Edu cate People. (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 25—Lecture cour ses to educate the public concerning the needs for national defense con stituted one of the principal subjects for consideration by the Congress for Constructive' Patriotism which opened a three days meeting under the aus pices of the National Security League. It is expected that 2,000 delegates will attend including many prominent men. Elihu Root spoks today on "Amer ica's Present Needs." COMMITTEE GETS QUICK REPLIES Stock Brokers Responding Readily to Request for Record of Deals in December. (By Associated Press) New York, Jan. 25—Stock brokers who were asked by the House Rules Committee to produce records of their transactions with customers during the month of December are prompt ly responding it was announced today by Sherman Whipple, counsel fpr the committee. DECREASE IN BUSINESS FAIL URES. (By Associated Press) London, Jan. 25—Statistics publish ed for the past year show that there has been a decrease in business fail ures in the United Kingdom of 1, 672 as compared with 1915. DONATE "GOLD PURCHASE BUREAU." By Associated Press) Berlin, Jan. 25—Emperor William I has donated to the "Gold Purchase | Bureau'' which is buying all kinds of . gold jewelry in order that the gold supply of the nation be increased, three valuable items that are worth about $25,000. The list includes a handsome yatch ing cup donated a few years ago by a wealthy American as a Kiel Reg atta racing trophy and which the Kaiser won, a heavy gold case pre sented to His Majesty by an Eastern potentate, and a 30-inch-high cup or vase, which is the gift of a German financier. of spot quotations has been solely on nominal quantities. Whether condi tions continue bullish. The map shows fair and cold in the western half of the belt, but general rains con tinue in the eastern half where there has been decided excess in the rain in in in fall, while the winter drouth continues unbroken over a large part of Texas. Several points in that territory com piâin of lack of moisture for crops and stock. Our market opened at an advance of 6 to 10 points and ruled very quiet with trading generally cau tious. After a sagging reaction to 16.70 for May, that month worked up 16 points on desolutory covering sug gesting a partial change in feeling, and on a repitition of yesterday's re -1 ports of increased spot inquiry. ' of l l OAKXÇ 4 CO, SEA RAIDER IS NOT A CRUISER BUT HAMBURG LINER Captured British Steamers Were Taken to West Coast of Africa, Manned and Armed and Launched as Trade Raiders. (By Associated Press) Montevideo, Jan. 25—It is reported here that the German raider which ms been operating on the Brazilian ■oast is neither the cruiser Moewe or the Vineta but the Ortegal, a Ham- ■ burg-South American liner. , According to the story the Ortegal vhen she captured British steamers took them to a port on the west coast of Africa, armed and manned them snd started them out to raid the South Atlantic shipping routes. London, Jan. 25— In accordance with the demands of the Entente the Greek government today handed the Entente ministers a note formerly expressing regret for the events of last December when troops of the En- 1 tente were fired upon at Athena by Greeks. GREECE APOLOGIZES. (By Associated Press) "ANIMATED THEORIST." (By Associated Press) Berlin, Jan. 25—The first impres sion made by President Wilson's speech as reflected in newspaper edi torials not unfriendly, although the President is regarded as having brought up certain points which the Central Powers find impossible to concede. The Lokal Anzeiger and the , National Zietung Zoin express the, idea that Wilson's move is impracti-, BIG FIGHTER FLOATS. SAFELY Battleship Mississippi Christened This Morning at Newport News— Not Near Finished. (By Associated Press) Newport News, Jan. 25—The bat tleship Mississippi, now building here, was successfully launched today in the presence of Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and other distin guished guests and more than 15,000 spectators. Miss Camille McBeath, of Meridian christened the new vessel. With the first perceptible move ment of the great battleship she crashed a bottle of champaigne against the bow exclaiming, "I chris ten thee Mississippi." Only the shell of the great sea fighter took to the water but even without armament and machinery it represents an expenditure of nearly $8,000,000. She will-cost practically twice that sum when she is ready to take her place in the battle fleet. The new battleship will have a maximum speed of 21 knots, will dis place 32,000 tons on trial and 33,000 when fully equipped, and will have a length over all of 624 feet. Its en gines will be of the Curtis turbine type, productive of an estimate horse -1 power of 32,000. Like the other lat est battlecraft, it will be equipped I with oil-burning boilers. The main battery of the Mississippi will be twelve 14-inch 50 calibre ri fles, placed three to the turret. In addition, there will be twenty-two 5 inch, 51 calbre rapid-fire guns, four 3 inch anti-aircraft rifles, two 21-inch torpedo tubes submerged, and the us ual saluting guns. , to ond I r&TT\TnfllltiITTVTrPn HU | ||\||){(,| |f|[(J\| | ^ . 1?T UUTTAIVJ CD A IVITV EflUUV 1 Il/i1 F fixai 11/ on Ninety Nine Returned by Federal ' in was his his of ed Grand Jury at Cincinnati After Full Investigation. (By Associated Press) Cincinnati, Jan. 25—Six sealed in dictments naming ninety nine indiv iduals as defendants were returned today by the Federal grand jury which has been investigating alleged election frauds. ATTACK-ON LIQUOR DISTRIBU TION CAUSES SENSATION. Washington, Pa., Jan. 25—(By Un ion Associated Press)— Washington county has not had such a sensation in years as has been caused by the ac tion of District Attorney I. W. Blaum in filing eight bills in equity against brewing companies, wholesale liquor dealers, beer agents and express com panies in which he seeks to have them declared n|iiMnces and perpetually enjoined from plying their buajness in Washington County. The case cornea before Judge J. A. Mcllvene today. Big Breweries from all parts of the state operating branches hen «0 fighting the action. cal idealism and characterize the President as an "Animated Theortrt." ' _ RUSSIAN PRISONERS TAKBN. or (By Associated Fresa) ■ Berlin, Jan. 86—Russian positions , on a front six miles at the northern end of the Ruaso-Galician line have been captured by the Germans, the war office announces. The Germans took more than 1,700 prisoners' and 13 machine guns. DESPERATE FIGHTING. (By Associated Press) Petrograd, Jan. 25 — Desperate fighting is still in progress in the Riga region the war " iff announced today. Further attacks of the Ger mans in the Tyrol Marsh district were repulsed and by counter-attacks they ■ 1 were dislodged near the eastern out skirts of the marsh and driven back. _ GETS TWENTY SEVENTH. (By Associated Press) Paris, Jan. 25—Lieutenant Guynen er brought down his 27th airplane the war office announces. , many years. The thermometer at Paris registered 17 degrees above zero today. COLD IN FRANCE. (By Associated Preee) Paris, Jan. 25—France la in tha grip of the severest cold weather in FEDERAL MONEY F0RSTATER0ADS Mississippi Gets »177,811 of Ten Mil lion Set Apart by Congress An nually for Purpose. I (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 25—The appor tionment of the »10,000,000 to aid the states in the construction of rural post roads for the second annual dis tribution in accordance with the Fed eral Aid Road Law was announced to day by Secretary Houston of the De partment of Agriculture. Arkansas was awarded »165,378, Mississippi $177,811 and Tennessee »228,306. WILL TRANSFER PATIENTS. Army Boys on Border Come to Hot Springs, Ark. (By Associated Press) San Antonia, Jan. 25—Patients in hospitals at border points will be transferred to the general army hos pital at Hot Springs, Ark. .according , to announcement made here today. NEGROES DRAW PEN SENTENCES One for Burglary and One for Grand Larceny Get Five Years Each— Both Pled Guilty. Blind tiger cases in which negroes played the leading parts featured yes terday's session of Circuit Court now drawing near to the end of the sec ond week of a four week term. One man, Robert Perkins was arraigned on a charge of murder ,and pled not guilty. His trial will come up later. Two negroefy one charged with grand larceny, the other with burglary, pled guilty and were each given five years in the state penitentiary. One ease was dismissed. Walter Howard, a negro, charged with unlawful retailing was tried in his absence and found guilty. What his sentence will be it is not known. Fletcher Robertson charged with retailing pled not guilty but was found guilty by the jury. His sen tence has not been announced. Mr. W. W. Word, a white man charged with false pretense, pled not guilty and was so found by the jury. Willie Williams pled guilty to re tailing and drew a fine of »60 and must pay the costs in the case. Annie Frye was found not guilty ot * retailing. , Albert Sims pled guilty on a charge of disturbing the family and was fined »100. Oscar Chandler,charged wtth'gnod larceny, pled guilty and waa sentenc ed to five yean in the state peniten tiary. Sam Guy admitted hie guilt of bur glary and was sentenced to the pen itentiary for a period of five yean _ 0 _ \ « ■ wayaas a r rvvi! mi