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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Phantom ships.

British war vessels swarm Gust out
Of sight of q coast, says the Hart
ford Courant. German war vessels
dust out Of sight) r towering about
the Atlantic to capture French or Brit
fish ships. Mysterious searchlights Hash
along the eastern horizon for the en-
tertainment Of those at the seashore.
Startling, indeed-and then "nihil IT."
What does It recall to the adult mindf
Don't you remember that mysterious
Spanish feet" which spread q scare
all along the coast, not by any means
emitting Washington7 There never
was any such feet, but that made no
difference. Thoughtful residents OF
Boston quietly transferred their safe
deposit contents to similar deposition
les in Worcester. Conservative New
Haveners went TO Hartford and put
them In safe deposit there. The hest
never showed up. but the scare did.
and now the ghost, the same old spec
ter, Is on the job again. VIII II ms
t~erialize this timer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
What It Costs to Kill One
Man in Modern Warfare

The cost Of killing a man is OBJ
tanned by dividing the total cost OF a
war to n of the ~belligerents by the
number OF men killed on the other
side.
In is70.ts7t France spent $500. 0o0,-
900 In the actual expenses OF the Val.
Repairing materials and giving succor
10 the victims Of the war, expenses
that are Justly to be added. cost an
other 5000, 900, 900. France paid S1.-
900. 900, 900 as war indemnity. plus an
other $500, 00o, 900 In interest on the
sum, loss Of revenue. forced coptribu-
tons by the enemy and upkeep Of the
German army OF occupation. This
third category OF expenses. not being
Inevitable In all wars. cannot properly
be included.
On a similar basis here are some
facts about other wars:
Russo Turkish wal ~(IS77-1S78)--
Turkey, 1900 900, 900.
Russo-Japanese war (1sob)--Russia.
Nr2Qo,ooo,ooo. ~
The number OF men killed or who
died OF wounds in these wars we're:
Franco russian war--Germans. 49,,
600.
'Russo-T,urkish war--Russlans. 49,
600.
Russo-Japanese war~-Japanese, S.
600.
Whence II results that the cost Of
killing each man was az follows:
In 1%870.1s71, t21. 1000.
In 1s77-1s78, $4,000. :
In 1905, S20.400.
What will kill the greatest number
and reduce the effective force most
will be not the rife or cannon, but
fatigue, typhus or cholera.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

France is In the midst of a vigorous
campaign against alcoholism. The
widespread use of the seductive and
destructive absinthe has brought
alarming ravages among the people,
Out Of 1000 nervous cases recently
treated at the Salpetriere it Is re.
ported that 1850 had alcoholism az
the cause. 1t is responsible for 10 per
cent of the deaths in Paris hospitals.
and a contributory cause in one-third.
To combat these conditions temper
ance instruction has been introduced
in the schools, a national society
called the Alarme has been organized
for agitation and political action, and
the movies are being made use OF to
preach the dangers of alcohol. At
Caen, notorious for the largest proper
ton OF inebriates of any. town In
France, a daily newspaper prints once
a week the names Of all men seer
drunk on the streets.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
IMPORTANCE or srLr.coNraoL


How many infidels and irreligious
men and women have there been
turned out in this country by parents
who have treated their children angri.
ly and u~njustly. Many thousands. no
doubt. There is nothing that SO quick
iy knocks the religious instinct out Of
a child as a wrathful and violent par.
ent whose authority Is ~iercely exer.
eised. A boy or girl can have no rev.
erence for q parent who abuses them
and the next thing to losing reverence
for a parent is losing 1t for God. They
go together. They promote the condi.
ton for evil and worthless lives
Whenever a parent jumps on a child
with wild threats to skin him alive"
or to wreak upon him some such cruel
penalty, he Ia by that one act making
an infidel Or a bad citizen out OF the
child. or course, this treatment may
be an exception. but the exception Is
enough to leave a zeal that will never
disappear. 1t often happens that Chris.
tian parents who are proud OF their
children spoil all their lives by rash
and tnconsiderate treatment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

A New York physician says that
mere should be state and federal leg
hlation to prevent fatalities from the
use Of bichloride Of mercury tablets
y mistake, but that the regulation
should take a direction that would
cause no unnecessary inconvenience.
ne proposes to mix tartar emetic in
'ne preparation, 30 that persons Ia
tlns It Internally will not be able to
retain It on their stomachs, The for
lnala Of his compound is: Bichloride
" mercury, Z $40 grains; ammonium
chloride. Z ITO, grains; tartar emetic
y grains. The proposition is given
publicity to stimulate discussion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
FIRST STORY Of TR|UMPHAL ENTRY
OF GERMANS INTO BRUSSELS

along a bear, evidently he pet Of his
battery. which was dressed in the full
regatta OF Belgian general. The bear
was evidently intended TO represent
the king, He touched his cooked hat
at ~inervals to his keeper,
This particularly irritated the Bel
CLANS, but they wisely abstained from
any overt manifestation or any un.
pleasant feature of behavior.
The soldiers as they passed tore re.
peatedly at the national colOrs, which
every Belgian lady now wears on her
breast.
Refuse Gold in Payment.
A more pleasant Incident was when
n party Of uhlans clamored for admit.
lance at a villa on the touvain road
They disposed OF n dozen bottles OF
wine and bread and meat, The non
commissioned officer in command
asked what the charge was and offered
some gold pieces in payment The
money was refused.
Near the steps Of St Gudule a party
of officers OF high rank seated in q
motor car, coniiscated tho stock OF
the news vendors, After greedily
scanning the sheets they burst into
loud laughter.
March Forward for Hours.
Hour after hour, hour after hour,
the kaiser's legions marched into
Brussels streets and bouleyards.
Some regiments made q fine appear
ance, 1t was notably 30 In the case
OF the Sixty-sixth, Fourth and Twenty
sixth. Not one man OF these regt-
ments showed any sign Of excessive
fatigue after the grueltng night OF
marching, and no doubt the order to
break step was designedly given to
Impress the oniookers with the pow
ers OF resistance Of the German sol
diers.
The railway stations, the post Office.
and the town hall were at ono closed.
The national flag on the latter WAS
pulled down and the German emblem
hoisted In It's place. Practically all
tho shops we're closed and the blinds
drawn on most OF the windows,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

In a large warehouse which was in
tested with rats, 1t was decided by the
management to find out what kind OF
food the rats consumed. Upon inyes-
tigation of their stomachs, in a mum.
Der of cases, a cancerous growth was
discovered. 1t was also noticed that
rats fed upon reaches whenever pos
sible to catch them. Upon further In
vestigation Of the roach. wishing to
find the cause Of the cancerous growth
In the stomach Of the rat, it was found
that the reaches themselves in many
instances, also contained %cancerous
growths. Now 1t is thought 1t may be
possible that the roach ear communi.
cate cancer. or Is In some manner con-
nected with this dreaded disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

When the centenary OF the battle OF
Waterloo Is celebrated next year wish
tors to the famous field will find that
1t has largely lost Its rural appear
ance, as 1t has become a favorite site
for building Of country villas. There
are no fewer than so now on the field
where Napoleon met his doom. and
many of them are built on the very
spots that we're occupied by the COM
batants. The field Is an ideal situa-
ton for country retreats. The CON-
pletion Of good motor roads from
Nivalles and Chartered has done much
to stimulate villa building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

The headmaster Of Elton. at q meet.
Ing OF the duty and dicipline move
ment," said that golf did a grave so
cial harm, because the players insisted
on having caddies at all hours and
thus created a blind alley occupa.
ton" He thought bridge a national
danger, too. because it was using up
too much Of the time Of the young peo-
pie - particularly students! These
warnings, 1t should be noted. do not
come from a man identified with puri-
tanism, but from the head Of the rich.
est and most aristocratic Of E%ngland's
schools.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Apropos of complaints by Paris
shopkeepers of inquisitorial methods
by the United States customs, the
manager of one of the largest London
millinery firms, which sells quanti-
ties Of goods to Americans, said: Our
firm Is never troubled by American
demands to see our books for the pur.
pose OF tracking possible customs
frauds. One reason Is the great faith
among American people in the integ'
rity of British firms. Customs officials
allege certain Paris firms pass fake
invoices to clients, but in American
business circles 1t has lever been be-
lieved that a solid British firm would
employ such a trick"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
MADER0 HONORED IN MEXICO
National Railways Want Money from
Goyernment-Eduardo Hay Quits
Office to Hold Conference.

Mexico City.--Six thousand work
men held street demonstrations to the
memory of former President Madero
and in favor Of the new regime. There
was no disorder.
The National railways will not open
for traffic until the government pays
SO, 00O, 900 for the use OF the lfnes.
When the sum is forthcoming tho gov.
eminent will operate the road between
the capital and the American border.
Eduardo Hay, recently appointed N
undersecretary. has resigned. II Is 70
ported that Gen. Pablo Gonzales has
entered the City Of Puebia with his
constitutionalist force.
The war office announced the do
feat of Gen. Pascual Orozco Wy Col.
Salinas, near San Francisco district Of
Parrass.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

The manner In which he had kept an
animal alive after cutting of its head
vas described In the section on sur;
gerry Il the annual meeting Of the Med.
ial society in New York by DR..
George W. Grille Of Cleveland. o,
Blood TRANSMISSION was used to accom-.
plish this result. the animal, a frog.
living for II hours. The theory was
that the TRANSMISSION overcame the
shock Of the decpitation and main
ained the circulation. Doctor Grille
stated that a patient who from shock
was unable to maintain his circulation
could do SO II a TRANSMISSION were
given. This was proved, he submitted.
BY bis experiments.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

The day is approaching when sea.
going submarines Of high surface
speed will accompany the main feet
on the high seas. Large vessels OF
this type, OF 81 knots speed, have
been designed for the United States
navy. Great Britain ID building, in
the Nautilus, the largest submarine
In existence, which is intended to be
as seaworthy while on the surface as
the latest type OF destroyer. Its sur
face speed will be not less than II
knots, and 1t will have-a submerged
speed of from Is to 16 knots; 1t will
carry six torpedo tubes, and the sur.
face displacement will be about 1900
toni.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

A fact which speaks eloquently for
The administration Of the electrical
power companies of this country is
that while in 1902 electric railways
purchased very little power, ten years
liter 80 per cent Of all the power used
was purchased. Illinois. in 1902, pur,
chased electricity amounting to IS per
cent, while in Chicago, during the first
few months Of the present year, sur.
nee and elevated railways used 30 per
cent Of purchased electrical energy.
This seems to indicate that by spe-
eializing and producing in large
Quantities the electric service eompan.
les are enabled to furnish current
cheaper than Industrial establishments
can produce 1t themselves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
WILL RECOGNIZE CARRANzA
Ambassador SeIected-Presidsnt In
slsts That Carranxa Has Sitsa-
ton Well in Hand.

Washington.-Recognition Of the
Carranxs government In Mexico will
be discussed ut the cabinet meeting.
when the details will probably bs se<
tied.
President Wilson insists that Car
rama has the situation well In hand
and that villa will not attempt to din
turb the existing regime. although
many disturbing reports Of his ultt
mate intentions havs been reaching
Washington.
Paul Fuller OF New York IL In line
for the appointment as ambassador to
Mexico upon C~arranza's recognition.
The late John e. Lamb Of Indiana had
been practically decided upon for this
position, Secretary Bryan stated. Tho
fact that the ambassador had esen so.
lected indicates the near approach OF
recognition for Carranza.
Five Of the warships which have
been In Mexican waters will remain
for a period. The question OF tho dis.
position of the forces under Gen. Fun.
ston at Vera Cruz will be taken UP
by the cabinet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
TAKING or BRUSSELS
IS or NO ADVANTAGE

That the Germans are going out Of
their way in occupying Brussels was
the declaration OF Gustave vuylsteke.
q Brussels banker who passed through
Chicago on his way to his native land.
Brussels importance as a military
position amounts to nothing" he said.
1T Is north Of the main army's line Of
march. Those hordes could have aimed
their invasion at France through ovr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Alexeievitch, usually styled Peter
the Great, wal the creator Of modern
Russia, the father Of such civilization
as Russia may be said to possess, and
the founder Of 81. Petersburg, as well
AZ the first car OF Muscovy to assume
the title OF emperor, ~ students know.
The students also know that the father
Of his country, while reforming others.
neglected to reform himself. an omis-
sion not peculiar to Peter--and re-
NAMED to the last . coarse and brutal
savage and tyrant, addicted to the
meanest vices and finding his greatest
10y in torturing his enemies. Often he
Topped of ten or twenty heads in sue
cession, and was immensely proud Of
his horrid dexterity With the sword.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
WILL NOT COMPETE
Editor Diseiaims Desire to Become
Senatorial Candidate - Names
Gerard as Candidate.

New York.--William R. Hearst Is.
sued a statement, disclaiming any de-
sire to become democratic candidate
for the United States senatorship and
mentioning the name Of James w. Ger.
ard, American ambassador to Ger
many, as a suitable choice.
Mr.. Hearst announced he would sup
port Gov. Glynn for denomination.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Compared with certain other coun-
tries Of much smaller area and much
less population. the potato production
in the United States is small. This
wear, however, promises a bigger crop
in this country. In 1911, when the last
comparison was made, Germany led
with 1888, $1,000 bushels; Austria
came second, with 426. 5000, 900 bushels;
France followed, with 424, 600, 900 bush
els, and the United States produced
but 293, 900, 900 bushels that year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
uM,,Mo epucArioN.

IAN out OF ten who have been
-. probably will admit that the
~ that counted for most with
4. thing that impressed them
v.s not what they got out Of
Mt the personality Of some pro
And which professor, the
little exponent Of faultiess
With. perhaps. = profound
4 his subject. or that big.
s..need. world-visioned. strong.
[~aIed fellow that dominated his
1900, and ali about him BY the
sorca Of his personality? The
s.lIov did not have any person
!. .neak Of. He simply had .
Slammed full Of book learning
- of man Is the one to weed
q tbe faculty II the school is to
h~umanizing influence. He 10
~ school teacher" that Riley
n make so wildly interesting to
ldends. Ours is q day Of human
..,.t OF human touch. not only IN
.chool room, everywhere. It lie
=. realism, the people want.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
GOV. COLE |. BLEASE LOSES
Smith Nominated for United States
Senator from South Carolina.
Second Race for Governor.

Columbia, s. C.--Returns from the
democratic primary In South Carolina
indicated the denomination of United
States Senator Ed Smith. His chief
opponent was Gov. Cole |. Blease.
With about half the vote heard from
Smith has a lead of $500. The vote
at midnight stood: Smith, 36,722;
Blease, 28,519; l., D, Jennings, 922; W.
P. Pollock, 1913.
For governor a second race Is a GER
tainty, with Richard /. Manning the
leader in the returns, and Robert A.
Cooper and John G. Richard as his op.
ponents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

rrederic c, Howe, the municipal ex-
q saws; This country thinks too
Nh shout work and too little about
=, and real living" That is
,,,a untrue, except the real living
IN n Il. The people do not think
u mucb about work. The fact Is,
N, people are trying to do as little
!. Il a. they can. Wherever you see
. .ang at work. especially on the
.,r,ets. you will find a good deal OF
h.sus and standing around waiting
! put in the time. And as to there
AlDe too little about 'play"-that Is
n noonshine. says Ohio State Jour
NJ This country is going pell-mell
INTO sports. There is more talk about
tb.t subject than there is about art,
religion, education or home life. Get
a , cal, watch the people reading the
daily papers and you will see that
more than half of them are reading
the sporting columns. The schoolboys
lnow more about the batting aver
ues" than they do about their arith-
neics or grammars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Il he bridge as . studio. On the nis'
!, ssch year he has gone to the bridge
commissioner and renewed his permi..
p.centlv he finished his panoramic
nainting. The canvas was fve ies'
so,,r inches long by ten inches hisn.
and M. Cruset was very proud OF
his work.
Returning to bis aerial stuolo -.
:, absence Of two days the srtis.
scund that an agile burglar 2
climbed M tho 3oo-foot ladder Lead
ing to the tower balcony ana 49,.
ths finished painting ano =
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

lanes and a traffic squad for the
upper atmosphere-is that the remedy
~ such accidents as the one which
asppened in Austria, the other day,
snel an aeroplane crashed into a dir
8islOle at a height OF twenty-one hun.
a'ed feet and nine were killed? Either
ua1 Or more care on the part Of indi.
''duaI aviators, who seem to be the
MOST reckless Of human beings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

1t Is quite right to praise where
praise is due. But don't overdo It. a.
the man did, who. when praising o
priest for the blessings received
his ministrations. said. Before you
came to this place we cared for neith-
err God nor the devil, but through
listening to your splendid preaching
we have learned to love them both"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Bridge Commissioner Kracke received
a letter from Mr.. cruset telling Of bis
loss. but the artist neglected TO give
his address. The commissioner Quss-
toned all the men who worked %
the bridge, but could get nc ciua-
New York Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

The latest suggestion for promoting
safety in fogs at sea Is to use kerosene
oil, which, It is asserted, not only stills
the waves but prevents mist rising
from the water. A little oil. It is
stated, will go a long way in blanket.
ing the water and effecting the desir-
able result. II the facts are as claimed
the plan may be worth trying In emer.
eencies. 1t will add another to the
long list OF uses for kerosene,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Prepare for Conciave.

Rome.--In preparation for the ap-
preaching conclave to elect a success
or to Pope Plus X, the printing bureau
OF the vatican is getting out maps
which are to be distributed to the car
dinals showing each n where his
apartments are to be located.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
RuN-oFf FOR GOVERNOR
Three Of Five Candidates Eliminated
In Michigan--osborn Survives
the Ordeal.

Detroit--Three OF the five candi.
dates for the republican nomination
for governor at the primaries have
been eliminated on the face of the re-
turns from nearly 400 Michigan pre-
cincts. Former Gov. Chase Osborn.
Sault Ste. Marie, and Frederick G.
Martindale, secretary Of state, were
the survivors. Osborn's majority over
Martindale was slightly more than d
900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

It appears that the death Of Baron,
ess Bertha Won Suttner, the noted
peace advocate, was brought about BY
an obesity cure" which her constitu-
tion was unable to bear. Her illness
was Of three weeks duration. A wom-
an OF seventy-one who enters upon q
radical campaign for the alteration Of
her figure takes a great risk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Inc killing of three baseball players
: : single day~-at Rockville, Conn;
: Iompkinsville. Ky. and at Fort
'Of'n, Tex.-probably will be 70
'l'led time and again next winter BY
Y .lalors trying TO convince legislatures
~ prize-flshting IL no more deadly
ban baseball.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

country without touching IL The Bel
CLANS are a commercial people, and
not keen for war. but we night In Do
Tense OF our native land.
1T was better for US not to make .
show OF resistance In Brussels. for. Of
course. the place couldn't Withstand
an assault. Among other things the
purpose Of the flight Of the govern.
ment was TO prevent the destruction
Of the historic buildings, Many Of
these have a long history and Interests
Ing associations. Brussels II the Iat4
Tie Paris Of Europe
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
talon Labor's Denial.

San Francisco, Cal.-Emphatic az
firmations and denials Of charges that
union labor has been responsible for
violence In Stockton recently we're
made before the federal industrial re.
lattOns commission.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
DIPLOMATS LOSE THEIR JOBS
Change Of Mexican Government Lets
Out Nearly Five Hundrsd-Revolt
Has Been Queiled.

Mexico City.-Four hundred and
eighty diplomatic representatives OF
Mexico are without positions because
Of the change OF government. These
include Ricardo Huerta. in charge Of
the archives Of the Mexican embassy
at Washington; the minister TO Ger.
many and his staff, the ministers to
Argentina and Austris.Hungary and
many consuls.
Fernando Iglesias Calderon, who has
been acting as agent for Gen. carransa
In Washington, has been recalled TO
take charge OF the foreign office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Gets Heavy Sentence.

Hugo, okla.--Jess Harper Of Soper,
pleaded guilty In the district court
here to a charge Of having killed his
s~isterinlaw near Soper on June 3.
He was sentenced to serve 10 years IN
the ~penitentiary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Observation-Disclosures OF Attor.
ney.General McReynolds to be an as
sociate justice Of the supreme court,
and Thomas ". Gregory. to be attor
ney.general, were ordered favorabiy
reported to the senate by the judiciary
committee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
pvoehot's Mother Dies.

Washington.--Word was received
here Of the death Of Mrs, Mary Emo
Pinchot, aged n. at ~Saugatuck, Conn.
She was the mother Of Clifford Pinchot
Of Washington. Amos Pinchot Of New
York and Lady Alan Johnston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
rxo Eace murder charae.

Eugene, Ore.-Mr. and Mrs. Victor
fnnes, charged with the murder Of
Mrs. Dennis and Miss Beatrice helms,
left here for San Antonio, Tex, in
charge Of a Texas deputy sheriff. They
will 60 by way Of Portland.