Laurel Leader (Newspaper) - July 24, 1918, Laurel, Mississippi CITY E and VOL. 289. LSI J 24. ASSOCIATED PRESS 100,000 A RICAN W BIG CROWD WILL HEAR HON. PAT HARRISON TONIGHT FOR A PEACE CONFERENCE ALLIED COUNTRIES Associated July 24.-(lermany has made suggestions Pot a peace conference to the Spanish says the Socialist of The suggest as wants no annexations or indemnities in the peace treaties with Russia and Rumania may not be principle self-determination of peoples has not been but may be settled peace where of Belgium also is to be Balkan question is to be settled around the conference of 1he seas and the dismantling of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal the right of Germany to use coaling m question is to be settled on the basis status ' The considers this very reasonable SUBMARINE AGAIN ON COAST Fishing Schooner Is Attacked By Undersea Craft But July 24.-All on the Gloucester fishing Robert and sunk by a German submarine off the Maine coast Monday accounted for The members of the erew of twenty-three were brought here hours that the men were Her dories were equipped with small sails as well as taking advantage of the light puffs of the southerly winds the little fleet headed for the Maine keeping together until 9 o'clock Monday Small supplies of biscuits and water had been placed in the In addition to the dory that reached here last two dories arrived in The three brought to land 14 of the The others were unaccounted for at a late HON. B. PAT Harrison spoke at Ellisville this afternoon and was greeted by a good is take part in the big demonstration and speak to the people of the city and surrounding country from the band stand between the city hall and the Bijou Theater at 8:30 He is a brilliant speaker and is close to the administration and work being done to win the New Plan of Sub to Trick Crews Kennebunk July 24.- German submarines have struck again off the New England This time an undersea raider sank with a bomb the crack Gloucester J ing schooner Robert and Richard Cashe 65 miles east of southeast Of Capt Porpoise on the southeastern coast of Maine at 10:30 Monday | This was approximately 100 miles north of the spot where a U-boat sank 3foqr barges off Cape Sunday morning and the time twenty-four hours later to the minute than the opening of the Cape Cod The crew of 22 escaped in i The first dory from the Robert and Richard containing three landed at this port at 7 o'clock last The men reported the others not far behind and motorboats were sent out to search for The first dory men to land said the submarine emerged on their port bow At 10 o'clock Monday morning and fired a warning shot across their The man at the wheel promptly threw the schooner up into the Men from the submarine boarded the took the ship's placed a bomb aboard and at 10;30 o'clock a sharp explosion sent the trim little schooner to the There were no ships in. The last the fishermen saw of the she appeared to be resting on the surface with her nose pointing Having Lived United party that boarded the little fisherman was in command second This who said he lived for years in the United and had had a summer in Maine asked for took one ship's flag and ordered the crew into their they were still piling aver the side placed the bomb and rowed back n to the which made off at ' a safe distance to await the the weather was calm and fortunately regained sq more than 80 July 24.- of Associated - Tricky German U-boat commanders have conceived a new plan designed to deceive crews of the allied submarine destroyers in the game of hide seek in European When a depth bomb is discharged and does not cripple or destroy the German as sometimes a quantity of oil is released by some device of the submersible and quickly rises to the The hope of the German U-boat captain is that the commander of the will see the believe the submarine has been wrecked and drop no more depth the German is endeavoring to American and British commanders of and submarine chasers discovered the scheme of the time ago and since then have been dropping depth bombs in numbers than the oil as a guide to the general location of their the American and British nary men call this latest German submarine Hun Sugar Makes Candy for Sammies July 24.-A thousand tons of sugar said to have been destined for Germany is now being turned into candy for American soldiers in Swiss agents had purchased the sugar in the United When the shipment arrived at a French port the government learned that it would remain in Switzerland just long enough for reshipment into The sugar was stored in a French warehouse where it remained for three years and recently it was sold at The Young Men's Christian Association purchased the sugar and now the association factories in France are busy manufacturing dainties for the The system of the in France entitles one to one pound of sugar per About the 25th of the month there are many who have their coffee Be a Big Affair It Is Indicated Today Indications are that the demonstration planned tonight will be the biggest thing of the kind that has ever occurred in From all over 1he county and from adjacent counties reports are reaching here of planning to come in bodies to show loyalty to the and 1o a worthy The that many people city will be here tonight to take part in the coming on the trains and in autos the Everything has been The various com mil tees have done their thoroughly and the banners and torch lights are it promises to be one of the spectacular parades that has ever taken place in Ihe Some think that it. will exceed in bigness and enthusiasm of the big demonstration which in this city previous 1o night years GOOD CROWD HEARS HON. B. PAT HARRISON Spoke at Ellisville This Afternoon in the Interest of His July 24.-Hon. B. Pat congressman from this and candidate for the United States spoke to a good gathering of citizens of Ellisville and Jones county here this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the interest of his He was introduced by Prof. C. L. Neill of the Agricultural High Mr. Harrison stated that he was making his race upan his record of loyalty government in this the greatest crisis of the world's He said that he was conducting Ins campaign along clean free from personal have not said my opponent lied about and I have not yet condemned the people who are not supporting Let me tell you what said about some continuing he quoted from a. speech at read that Senator Vardaman said many of those who opposed him were but that there were many who opposed him who would scuttle the ship of in the virtues of their own in order to accomplish the defeat of Congressman Hanson declared that it was a bad to say that men would traffic in their own homes to defeat - any and after warmly asserting that he did not indulge in that kind of he reiterated did riot believe that there was a man state that was so ugly unfair as to traffic in their own homes to defeat any The crowd that gathered to Hiar him was one of the most enthusiastic that has ever gathered to hear a candidate in this front of the in the o'clock c their and that be The parade will form on Ellisville Boulevard in Y. M. O. A. Everyone who desires to take pari affair is requested to be at place promptly at 8:00 where will be given torches and banners and tal places in will be something as head the then will come the and and banner bearers will come next on The order of march The brass band will grand with all The torch and then the ' The procession will proceed up Central avenue and counter march to Front From Front street they will go to Seventh then Seventh from to Fifth to Fifth avenue to the band stand the and Ihe Bijou Theater where the speaking will take Mr. Harrison will be introduced by Mayor-Elect Hoode Montgomery after the band has rendered several Harrison will give an account of his in the house of representatives for Ihe past ten He has stood by the government in all its war undertakings and is being by Vardaman for aspiring 1o represent the state in the halls of the Two Mississippians in Casualty List July 24.-The army casualty list as given out today contains the names of 108, divided ai Killed in 20. Died of 14. Died of 17. Died of accidents and other 5. Died of 2. Wounded 48. 1. 1. Among those severely wounded is two Corporal Chester of Bay St. and Private Hones W. of G Y SAYS AMERICAN 01 BY July 24.-Americans lost heavily in at to Wolff Bureau correspondent at the Eight American and 130 men were taken prisoners by he July 24.-Wolff masses of black and white Americans were hurled against the German They paid for it in some hundred thousands of killed negroes and On many German infantry stood up in trenches and while standing there received Americans with salvos of rifle In an attack on July 21st, one American battalion of advancing through a ravine of were caught in the fire of the German machine They immediately turned and American casualties of July 19th and 20th, especially were exceptionally Prisoners say some regiments were With the American Army on the Front p. by Associated 24.-Along the line north of Chateau Thierry the Franco-American forces have driven the Germans out of nearly all of The Allied advance was made in considerable In that area the Germans continued their rear guard fighting and are depending much upon their machine Further west the Americans gained ascendency over the Germans and drove them through and beyond the town of American cavalry was used at one point in operations north of Chatteau Thierry To the northward most intense resistance was offered along the extended German right but reports are that the Germans have been unable to halt the movement toward their lines of With the American Army on the Aisne a. British and Americans are still hammering the flanks of the Prince's The Hermans known to have brought up fresh support forces at some but the Allies report the situation as More favorable weather conditions brought out of aircrafts this The sky was for and this is expected to change the character of lighting especially with regard 1o the JUSTICIA IS SUNK OFF IRISH COAST An Irish giant White Star has been torpedoed and It is believed no of life The Justicia formerly the Dutch which taken over by the British government in stocks at when she was nearing She was a vessel of 32,000 tons begun the he had had Mr. Harrison was friend until | posing the Democratic administration and voting with the He has refused to stand by the majority j Democrats and for that reason has lost all the influence I with the ' Mr. Harrison would not have opposed not been for his disloyal as he has nothing financially to Hie salary of congressman and senator being the But he believe the people of the stale are loval ami does not desire to send a man back to congress who has proved himself wholly of working in with his party and cannot recognize the leadership of the great President who hits managed the affairs of the nation so The music will be the best a nil the crowds will be an Be on hand promptly at 8:00 o'clock and lake part in. the The stores of the city will close tonight in order that the and may take part in the big and WAS SUNK BY July 24.-The White Star says a Belfast was sunk off the north Irish coast Saturday morning by newspapers of the crew is quoted by the Belfast Evening Telegraph ' as asserting that len torpedoes were discharged at the Four of the approaching he were exploded by gunfire from the Justicia carried a crew between six and seven Eleven members of the crew ADVANCE IS 24-.-The advance of the Allied and American forces around the Aisne and Marne salient has been practically steady for the last two Chief of despite Hie fact that fifteen fresh Herman divisions have been thrown into the fighting by the enemy and south of there the Hermans are fighting desperately 1o retain the single railway remaining in their hands over which heavy material can be removed as they Jf that railroad running front and Fere is reached by the Allied March Herman forces remaining in the salient will be - i ANOTHER ROMANOFF IS July 24.-Alexis the former heir apparent to the Russian died from exposure a few days after his the former was says a dispatch from Moscow to the Berlin LoUal to an port tingent learned The i carrying capacity of between and eight thousand her numbering American large is coast returning after delivering a of American f Justicia had a seven and eight thousand her crew about six ONE HUNDRED An Irish July 24,-Four hundred of the crew of the torpedoed liner Justicia have been landed They report that the liner was sunk after a twenty-four hour light with NO PASSENGERS TEN OF CREW An Irish July 24.-By Associated - No were lost on Justicia and only ten of the crew were first torpedo struck the engine room and ship Several other torpedoes fired but only two were WAS RETURNING TO New July 24.-The Justicia was reported sunk off the Irish FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN TO BE OPEN THREE WEEKS July 24-The Treasury Department virtually decided to hold the fourth Liberty Loan campaign in three between September 28 and October 19, MOBILIZATION OF RUSSIAN July 24.-The general mobilization of the Russian army began July 7th, according to Moscow advices received BRITISH CARRY OUT July 24.-Raids were carried out by the British last night of Bucquoy and northwest of A few prisoners were A German raid on the British lines northeast of Bethune was SOCIAL REVOLUTIONISTS ARE July 24.-Up to July 19ht more than 200 Social Revolutionists had been shot by the for participation in the assassination of Ambassador Von Mirbach and in the counter the German charge Moscow has informed by Foreign Minister says a Berlin *
