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EUROPE ON VERGE OF WAR
Nearer Conflict Involving AD
Nations Than at Any Time
Within A 'Generation.
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Germany, July 29- —
Austria has not struck the first
blow in the campaign so far as
can be learned with the present
censorship at Vienna- It is re
ported unofficially but generally
credited that the Kaiser has or
dered Emperor Josef to with
. hold an invasion of Servia until
,J notified from Potsdam. Mean
while the Kaiser is trying to in
duce Russia to remain neutral
and will continue to hold back
Austria until satisfied his efforts
have failed.
Officails believe that the next
‘i 24 hours will bring a final de
^ vision. It is reported that the
pea of the Kaiser in his appeal
to the Czar to reconsider his an
nouncement to support Servia is
.based upon the assurance that
T * territorial expansion is not
sought by Austria
ALL EYES TURN TO RUSSIA.
♦ United Press Dispatch.
London, July 29.—Europe to
day is nearer a conflict involv
ing every nation than at any
K \ time within a generation and all
eyes are turned toward Russia.
H Whether it shall be a localized
Apstro-Servian war or a general
io<fcjflict between the Triple Al
liance and tne rripie cmtence
rests upon the Czar’s action.
JtThe Czar Nicholas has inform
Kaiser Wilhelm that an invasion
of Servia will be folowed by Rus
k sian mobilizing and the latter
" h»s declared that Germany will
be the first nation to mobilize if
Russia moves to support Servia.
.The British cabinet conferred
today considering further steps
I to avert a disastrous conflict- In
the House of Commons Premier
, Asquith declared, “This moment
is one of extreme gravity to the
British government- Every
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; thing possible is being done to
circumscribe the war area.”
War reports from Portsmouth
declared that the first British
fleet had sailed from that port.
Information upon the movements j
could not be obtained from the j
admiralty officers.
An extensive movement of
German troops toward the Rus
sian frontier was reported today
Berlin papers are not permitted
to print the news of the move
ment.
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i RUSSIAN TROOPS TO GER- ;
MAN FRONTIER,
j United Press Dispatch.
! St. Petersburg, July 29. —
Preparations for army concen
tration were continued today
Fourteen army corps are mov
ing- The troops are concentrat
ing in the West and Southwest,
from the German frontier to the
I Black sea. The territory about
i Yalta and Crimea where the roy
i alty spend part of the summer is
placed under a modified martial
I law.
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RUSSIAN MILITARY MOVE
MENTS.
I United Press Dispatch
Frankfort, Germany, July 29
j—The efforts of the Kaiser to lo
1 calize* the war are nullified by the
! extensive military movements of
' Russia, according to a Berlin dis
; patch published in an extra at
| noon by the Gazette. The pub
lication wras evidently inspired
| as the government often uses
. • • • • />-»
; uus papt^x in sciiu-um
icial news. The dispatch further
I declares that conditions are rap
idly becoming worse.
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AUSTRIA ARRESTS SERBS.
'United Press Dispatch.
Vienna, July 29- —The Serbs
in Austria who are liable to mil
itary service have been ordered
; arrested.
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KAISER AND CZAR CONFER j
United Press Dispatch.
Berlin, July 29.—That the Kai
iser and Czar were in communi
cation today was confirmed this
afternoon when it was learned
that their telegrams crossed in
transmission. It is assumed that
the exchange was in extreme ef
forts to localize the war
WILL FRANCE SEEK RECOV
ERY OF ALSACE- LOR
RAINE ?
; United Press Dispatch.
London, July 29.—A report
jfrom Luxemburg that French
! troops are concentrating on the
i German border aroused intense
| interest here as all experts agree
that Alsace and Lorraine wrested
from France by Germany 43
years ago, form one of the dan
ger spots of Europe.
Many believe that at the first
warlike move by Russia Ger
many will strike at France. The
Czar is reported to have wired
j the Kaiser that any invasion of
|Servia will be followed immedi
, ately by Russian mobilization or
ders.
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GERMAN MOBILIZATION
IMMINENT.
United Press Dispatch
Berlin, Germany, July 29.—
Orders for the mobilization of
the Germai army were signed
today to be promulgated on the
first war move by the Czar.
German diplomatists at St.
Petersburg are in constant se
cret communication with the
government here
The local banks have announc
ed a suspension of monthly set
tlements at the request of the
governors of the Bourse.
RECALLS SAXON TROOPS.
United Press Dispatch. 4
Dresden, Germany, July 29—
All Saxon troops were today re
called for the maneuvers.
PRESIDENT POINCARE RE
TURNS.
United Press Dispatch.
Paris, France July 29—Pres
ident Poincare arrived today to
direct the position of France in
the war crisis and was greeted
with outbursts of patriotic en
thusiasm.
BELGI AN TROOPS TO MOBIL
IZE.
United Press Dispatch.
Brussels, Belgium, July 29. —
Belgium today called for three
classes of reservists to colors in
the first step toward mobiliza
tion.
Batesville Oils Her Streets.
The benefits of oiled streets
are now being demonstrated in
those sections of Batesville
where oil has beep applied- Even
those who were inclined to be
skeptical of the project at first
are now ready to admit that the
oiled street is a success and is
worth every cent it costs. The
only trouble with oiled streets
in Batesville is that there are
not enough of them, but with the
experience of this year per
Viqdo noyf cooarm mimli mArn tor
ritory will be included.—Bates
vjlle Guard.
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Settles Postoffice Row.
Washington, July 28.—The
Senate has confirmed the nomi
nation of T. E- Haley as post
master at Paragould, Ark. Mr.
Haley’s was the third nomina
tion to go in for this office, the
first two having been rejected
by the Senate- The Senate has
also confirmed the nomination
of Robert B. Lawson to be post
master at Bigelow, and Lucius
Pilkington as postmaster at
Searcy.
Steamboat Excursion August 4.
We will give another excur
sion Tuesday evening, August 4,
aboard the City of Muskogee,
leaving Newport at 8 o’clock for
a trip on the beautiful White
river. Music and dancing.
Round trip 50 cents.
101d6 Captain F. L. Inman.
To Deport Yellow Journalist
United Press Dispatch.
Washington, D. C., July 29.—
Orders to deport correspondent
Boalt from Vera Cruz were to
day issued by Secretary Garri
son- Boalt has already surren
dered his credentials and gone to
'Mexico City.
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100 Die From Bomb.
! United Press Dispatch.
Madrid, Spain, July 29.—One
hundred are reported dead froir
a bomb explosion last night ai
Tadela Meager reports were re
ceived here but no details.
ATROCIOUS MURDER
i OF NEGRO WOMAN
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i Supposed To Have Been Com
mitted By Ed Jones, For
Whom Search Is Being
Made.
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No more atrocious murder
, has ever been committed in
Jackson County than the taking
of the life of Ophelia Mays, a
young negro woman, whose
throat was cut while she lay in
I bed asleep early Wednesday
morning by a negro man, sup
posed to be Ed Jones, who disap
| peered after the commission of
{the brutal crime and has not
jbeen located, though Sheriff Mc
■ Cuistion assisted by the city of
| fleers and a large number of ne
groes sworn in for the man
hunt, have been making a search
'of the city particularly in the
{neighborhood of the compress
{and the timber slashes along the
{lower end of Bergen Lake north
of the city.
Ophelia Mays lived in a house
{on Remmel Avenue, about 1130
Remmel Avenue, beyond the
foot of Ash street- This negro
Jones has for some time been
working on the levee near the
Stephens farm and only last
week threatened the girl and
would have shot her, it is said,
had it not been for the timely
interference of her brother
Wednesday night, Ophelia
Mays occupied a bed with Ellen
Peoples, while the latter’s sister
Lillie Peoples had the rear
room of the cabin. Ed Jones
came to the house during the
i night and demanded admission.
jFor fear that he mght take her
{life, Ophelia Mays let him in,
over the protests of the other
jxwo women, lor an were arraid
of Jones.
Ellen Peoples says that she
was awakened early Wednesday
morning by the groans of Ophe
lia Mays. The room was full of
'smoke and Ellen Peoples.
! thought that Ed Jones had shot
Ophelia- Jones, she says, was us
jing a pan of water, probably
washing the blood from his
hands, though she thought at
the time, he was trying to put
out the blaze- Ellen Peoples ran
from the house and had a negro
man go back after her sister
Lillie Peoples. The former then
ran to the home of Mr. G. A
Hillhous*, where Ophelia Mays
had been a faithful and efficient
cook for nearly two years, and
'gave the alarm
Members of the family went
i down to the house and there dis
covered what an atrocious and
| brutal murder had been commit
Ited. Jones had covered the body
with the bed clothing before he
left the house and is thought to
! have tried to burn the place and
hide in ashes the evidence of his
crime.
The woman’s neck was almost
| completely severed and below
her right eye was a wound eith
er a blow or a stab. The bed
jwas saturated with blood and
■ presented a gruesome spectacle
to the hundreds of visitors that
poured in upon the scene of the
crime. Upon a trunk near the
bed, lay a bloody parring knife,
doubtless the instrument of
murder, for the slit of the knife
i showed plainly across the bloody
i mattress.
In the house, were found the
'gun, hat and coat of Ed Jones, to
whom all suspicion points, as
well as the story of Ellen Peo
ples. Jones is a rather ginger
colored negro, 32 years old, 6
feet and 1 inch in height, weighs
about 180 pounds and carries
himself erect. He has a sister
Lizzie Hunt, living north of the ;
Iron Mountain near the button
factory, who has been watched |
closely, thinking that he might |
try to secure food or clothing
from her
Coroner Melville was notified
of the commission of the crime
and arrived Wednesday morning
to conduct the inquest.
County Singing Convention.
Program of Jackson County
Singing Convention to be held
at Elgin August 1 and 2, 1914.
Temporary organization ef
fected Saturday, at 9 a. m.
Opening song, No. 84 in Stan
dard, led by Homer Brock.
Scripture reading and prayer
by Tad Bradley.
30 minutes devoted to sing- j
ing.
Recess 15 minutes- House call
ed to order by President
Song.
Welcome Address by Homer
Brock.
Appointment of Committees.
Music.
Noon.
House called to order by pres
ident at 1:30 p. m.
Music 30 minutes.
Response to Welcome Address i
by Rev. W- P- Talkington of j
Tuckerman.
Music.
Recess, 15 minutes.
House called to order by pres
ident.
Music.
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Registration of Delegates.
Music.
Election of officers for the
year.
Report of Committee on By
Laws and Constitution.
Music.
Selection of place for next con
vention.
A night session will be voted
on by the convention.
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION.
House called to order by pres
ident at 9 a. m.
Music.
Report of Committees.
Music
Recess 15 minutes
Music.
The convention prophecy, by
Prof. E. H. Bowman.
Music.
Noon.
House called to order by pres
ident at 1:30 p. m.
Music
Report of Committee on Reso
lutions.
Music.
Leaders and delegates, don’t
forget to bring your song books,
and insist upon members of
your respective classes bringing
their books.
Contributed.
Commttee To Hear Roosevelt.
United Press Dispatch
Washington, D. C., July 29.—
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today agreed to hear
Ex-President Roosevelt on the
Columbian treaty as requested
by him.
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