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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
MRS. G.. A. WALKER ENTER.
TAlNS.

Mrs. c, A. Walker, one OF our
loveliest matronS, entertained on
the afternoon of December 3rd,
one hundred and iorty-two OF her
friends with a most delightful re-
ception. Mrs Walkers guests were
met at the door by Mrs, Roger
Friermood, who delivered them
into the charming custody OF
Mrs. Latham Ray, who intro.
duced them to the receiving line
which was composed OF Mes.
danes e. A. Walker, Harry Hos
mer, w. T. Mathews, X. Y. Pol
lard, C. E, Wright, e. A. Walker
and w. S. Marye. Then Mrs. W.
S. Dundas and Mrs. Win, Harper
escorted them into the pretty
dining.room where they were
lastly served by Mesdames c. D
Pepper, f. o. Simmons, R. F. Sa'
bin and H. G. Hammond. Mrs
R. Lee Sims then took them tc
the punch bowl where Mrs. Guy
Trotter and Miss Florence Fore
graciously presided, after which
they were bid goodbye by Mrs
W. c. Taylor. This lovely home
was beautifully decorated for tho
occasion, pretty yellow be
ing effectively carried out.
On the following Afternoon
Mrs. Walker entertained will
rock in compliment OF the IadI"'
who assisted in her reception
which was followed by a loyeI.,
luncheon, fauItlcssly served.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
WIGGINS DRUG STORE RE-
MODELLED.

Mr.. E. R. Virgins has just re-
Gently had his drug store, on Car
rollton Avenue, remodeled, and
has transformed his establishment
into one OF the neatest and most
attractive drug concerns in the
State.
A new soda fountain of the
very latest model, providing all
modern improvements in both
cleanliness and convenience, has
been installed and adds greatly to
the stateliness Of the stores ap-
pearance. The entire house has
been re-papered and the prescrip.
ton cases have been transferred
to the rear Of the place, thus pro.
viding a greater amount OF space
for the table trade Of the soda
fountain.
Mr.. Virgins is one Of Green
woods most e%nterprising bust
ness men. He came to our city
some five years ago, and pur'
chased his present business las
July. He is to be complimentet
on the splendid success that h
has SO justly attained.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

IN the midst Of all the noisy
gavrty, tCSt>liy and gIrp OF The
Christians hrlpilNS, there Will be
one event worth win t, An e.
fort is being made by the Com
mumty To express its better self.
Greenwood is to have It's FIRST
Muuirlpl! Chu iStmaS Tree.
The Baptist, Episcopal, Me'ho-
dist and Presbyterian Churches,
together with the BuSlncSS
League, The IIiks and the Gram"
mar School have aereed t" CO.
operate with the Board Of D'rec-
tors Of the Community YUun &
Mems Christian dissertation.
Heretofore il has been the Gus
tom for each organization to have
its own tree, but shoulder to
Shoulder" they are to combine
their efforts into one harmonious
whole, and a wonderful Christ
, mas Tree, with many colored
lamps hanging from its branches,
will be placed upon the court
house square,
A splendid program has been
arranged, including the Band, the
Grammar School Children and
the Community Y. NJ &. A. Quar-
tctte, after which the presenta-
ton Of gifts will take place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Rev. J. E. Thacker, D. D.,
an Evangelist under the direction
Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly, assisted by two must
clans, Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher, are
expected to conduct a series OF
evangelistic services in the Pres
byterian Church, beginning Jan.
9th, next, and continuing for two
weeks. The churches of our city
will be formally invited to unite
in this great religious movement.
DR.. Thacker is not only a leading
evangelist, but one OF the most
attractive men and speakers
in the American pulpit.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
THE GOSPEL MEETING.

An exceedingly pleasant and
profitable meeting was held last
Sunday afternoon with DR.. Tyree
as speaker. HIS message was a
strong and inspiring one.
These meetings will do you
good and every man in the city
should attend them regularly.
Some of our most devout Christ
ian laymen are conducting these
services, and they are using their
best efforts to get the public in
terested.
Remember the meeting mex,
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
You are cordially invited to come
and bring your friends.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
PRE-XMAS BALL SUCCESS.

The Prc-Xm1, IIlIJ given by
the l,lks Club last night was some
euloyabt" affair, and ideally N
Jo}cd by over a hundred guests
Of this popular club, About
twenty-five visiting young ladies'
sraced the occasion, all pronounce
ing it the most delightful dance Of
many forevers, Big Six Orches-
ira furnished music for the dance,
and the bail was made more ell
joyable by the large number OF
lovely %chaperOncs,
The EIks are planning their
New Year Ball, which will proba-
bly, take place on the evening Of
December the ~thiriy-flrSt. The
ball will be masquerade, and the
event is looked forward to with
much eagerness. Al Of III" COL
Icge boys and girls will b. at
home for the event, and fully a
hundred couples are expected on
that event, which the committee
in charge promises to far eclipse
any affair Of its kind ever given
here. Though it will be hard to
improve on last nights affair, the
Elks say that that lovely evening
was merely a slight suggestion Of
what will happen when the New
Year is danced in.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
Miss Bordeaux, of Meridian, the

Miss Bordeaux, Of Meridian, the
attractive guest of Mrs. Warner
Wells, was c%omplimented with a
beautifully appointed auction
bridge party, given by Mrs.
Byrncs on Friday afternoon of
last week. The prize for making
the highest score was won by
Mrs. Halnis Sanders. Mrs. Wells
cut the consolation. The honoree
also received a beautiful gift. A
two-course luncheon was served
at the conclusion of the games.
Those invited to meet the honoree
were: Mesdames Wright, R. Pill
low, Hannis Sanders, Wells,
Schilling, Harper, Chandler, S.
Gillespie and Turner; Misses Ba-
col, Spivey, Esther Reiman,
Young, Morrow, M. and L. Stoner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICES A
SUCCESS.

The Elks Memorial services ten
dered at the Greenwood Theatre
on Sunday afternoon last, com
memorating the dead of this pop
ular fraternal order, and more es-
pecially the lost members OF the
Greenwood Lodge was largely at
tended, and thoroughly impress
sive.
Members of the lodge assem-
bled at the Elks' Home at 800
o'clock and marched in a body to
the theatre to witness and partic-
ipate in the exercises,
The program specially prepar'
ed for this occasion was most in
teresting and instructive. After
the opening ritual OF the EIks
prayer was offered by DR.. Jos.
Rennie, which was followed by a
splendid reading of "Thanatop-
sis" by Miss Sadie Robinson. Mrs.
Shed Hills solo rendition OF "Au-
tumn" was indeed a thing OF
beauty, preceding the eulogy de-
livered by Hon. Shed Hill in be-
half of the Greenwood Lodge,
After a quartette selection,
Fearn not, O Israel" by MeSdames
C. E. Wright and Shed Hill, anc
Messrs. Warner Wells and San
Colmerry, accompanied by Mrs
Roger Friermood, the prlncipa.
address of the services was deIlv'
cred by Hon. A, e.. Mathews.
Mr.. Mathews is the Clerk o
the u. S. Court at Memphis, ant
is prominently identified in Elk
dom and other fraternal orders
and is a masterful orator. An'
he was given the closest atten
ton throughout his address,
sure tinge of sincerity that char
acterized every remark deepl,
impressing his appreciatlve audi
ence. The principles of fratern
ity were beautifully extolIeo
special praise being stressed G
the virtues Of Elkdom and il
magnificent accomplishments. Hi
address was lengthy but intense
: ly interesting and eloquent, an
if our space permitted we woul
! have printed same.
The services were closed b
t benediction from DR.. Rennie.
3 The list Of the dead from tn
membership of the Greenwood
e Lodge Of Elks is Alfred Bar
Thos. A. Gleason, F. A. Pearc'
d H. A. Arnold, J. M. Estes, B.
S Parish, J. S. B%lumenberg, j. ]
Humphreys. D. S. Humphreys, I
j. Austin, Martin Marx, G. \
Turner, c. C. Nye, E. K. Locke,
NJ. Sykes, C. L. TONNES and j.
d Hawkins, Jr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
TRADE AT HOME.

Trade at home" should be the
The low price Of cotton brought
about by the European war has
caused money matters to be tlght,
especially in Mississippi, and we
have to adjust ourselves to condl-
tons. One way the people can
help conditions is by patronlzlng
home merchants. Keep the mon
ey at home that you might De
tempted to send to mail order
houses. The home merchant car
ries YOU when you are in a tlght,
and YOU owe it to him to buy your
goods at home.
Stop! Think! When you trade
at home you trade with your
friends. Your money helps the
churches, lodges and homes.
The trade at home idea and the
GROWN at home idea should oe
encouraged by every loyal cltl'
zen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
FOR RENT CHEAP.

43O acres Of fresh land in my
deadening. Can furnish plenty
of stock to work same.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Five 2.horse wagons, three
milk cows, two horses, sixteen
head Of mules, one Moon surrey
two buggies, both in good con-
dition, with harness-one Deer
ing mower, and oil kinds Of pillow
tools. Reason for selling, want
10 pay my debts: A. w ROSS,
Greenwood, Miss,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
A BANNER TRIP.

The Steamer Choctaw brought
a banner shipment Of cotton and
seed on her trip the first of the
week--997 bales Of cotton and g.
600 sacks of seed. The Choctaw
officers report splendid business
all this season, with lots of cotton
and seed all along the ITALIA
hatchie River still to be shipped
here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Hon. W. c. George, the genial
and capable manager of Runne-
mede plantation, has recently sent
us some very fine samples of pa
per shell pecans from the splen-
did grove on Runnemede. May
his shadow never diminish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mr.. NJ. P. Caskey left Wednes-
day for Pocahontas, Kinds coun-
tv, to take charge of the estate OF
his brother, who recently died.
His many friends here regret the
loss of his citizenship, but will al
WAYS wish him well.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Hon. J. Wiener, a prominent
attorney with offices in Memphis
and Durant, was here on business
He was accompanied
by President Cooper, of the Bank
of Durant, and we acknowledge a
pleasant call from them while
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

John Erskine has accepted the
management of the Ashland Plan
tation near SchIater, one OF the
best properties of the county. For
a number of years he has been
managing on the George & Hen
derson place at Runnemede and
is considered one of the most ef-
ficient plantation managers OF the
county.-ltta Bena Times.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

One of the prettiest show win
displays of holiday goods in
the city is al WeIIer's big jewelry
store. It's a beauty, and adds
very much to the always attrac-
tive appearance of that popular
establishment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

MISS Leila Robertson has as
N nouse.guests this weekend,
!, s,ss Irene Jones Of Race Track,
= ~ Annie Montgomery Of Yazoo
y Ivy, and Miss Anita Bond Of
Is'sveland. These charming young
.sples were the recipients Of many
~s'al honors while in the city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
BAZAAR, TUESDAY, DEC. Is.

The Ladies Aid Society OF the
Methodist Church will give their
annual Bazaar at Wilson Furni-
ture Co.'S store on Tuesday, Dec.
18th. A large collection of fancy
needle work, etc, suitable for
holiday gifts will be on sale, and
the patronage Of the public will
be appreciated by the ladies' in
charge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Dr.. E. W. Hunter has purchased
the residence of Mr.. |. 7. Mcln-
tyre in North Greenwood, and
will move his family into same
real soon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

! W. Walton is now in charge
y = r. Myrick's Repair Depart
ulen1. He is a man well fitted for
W position, having had eight
sears OF experience in general re-
palr work-five years with South
sFn Auto Co. and jerome P. Par
ker, Memphis, Tenn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

The show window displays at
Bernstein's mems wear of quality
store are very artistic, and attest
the rare taste and talent OF Mr.
Bains Austin, who is an expert
designer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Robert Pillow entertained
Inc Wednesday afternoon bridge
cup this week. Mrs. Shelby
oleele was the fortunate winner
y Inc head prize. Delightful re-
hesnments were served.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Monday evening Mr.. Morgan
~Almbrough entertained with a
olnner out of compliment to Miss
tarla Bordeaux, the attractive
guest Of Mrs. Warner Wells.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Fox Swift entertained a
few friends with 500 last Wednes-
Gay afternoon, entertaining in the
home of her sister, Mrs. L. N.
Chandler.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mr.. J.. E. Cone and family, OF
Itta Bena, moved to the Madison
Jones plantation, just east OF this
CITY, last week. We welcome
them to Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

WANTED--To rent a seven
'o0n residence, with modern i'm
.pfovements, and in convenient
'ocadon. Will pay reasonable
rental. Address P. 0. Box 4S5,
city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Misses Walker Hughes, of Gren-
ada, and Marguerite Spivey of
Holondale, were the guests OF
Mrs. Sumter Gillespie this week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mr., T. A.. McGehee, a proml.
nent citizen and merchant OF
Money, was in the city Tuesday
and favored The Commonwealth
with a pleasant call.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Misses lone Brown and Mary
Walker Duncan, of Grenada, add
ed much pleasure to the Elks
Pre.Xmas Ball Thursday evening.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs, NJ. V. Jones, of Hlghlan-
dale, has our thanks for a NICE e
quantity of extra fine paper shell
necaps from her magnificent
grove.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Miss Annie Garland Ford, of
Holly Springs, is the charming
guest of her sister, Mrs. L. P.
Quinn, in North Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Dr.. Mary Maxwell Hathorn, an
Mteopathic physician, has arrived
in the city for the practice of her
Profession. y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Miss Maud Dyer, Of Lexington,
was the charming guest OF the
Misses Stoner the middle of the
week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Calhoon Wilson entertain
ID the married ladies' bridge club
Dn Friday afternoon Of last week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Read Doyle's Xmas Holiday
Sale page advertisement in this
paper. He is offering some ex-
traordinary bargains.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

The City Tailoring Co. have an
attractive adv. in this issue, to
which the attention of our read
ers is directed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Miss Addie Cannon, of Lake
Henry, spent this week at Fort
Loring as the guest OF Miss Mari
on Baird.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs. B. T. Sayre, of Chatta'
nooga, Tenn, was in the city last
Friday, and made The Common
wealth an appreciated call
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Miss Mary Hoover, of Killeen,
Texas, is the fair guest of her
aunt, Mrs. J. F. Melton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Gensburger left Thursday
ir Tyler, Texas, to spend the
holidays with relatives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mr.. c. J. Bolen, Of Parchman;
was the guest Of ye editor and
family last Friday night.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
piles Cured In & to II Days

Your druggist win refund money u PAzo
OINTMENT falls to cure any case OF Ifehing'
Blind, bleeding or p fotrudiuE Piiesinoto u days
Ths 6rst application gives Ease snd Rest ae'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Mrs. Hartman is the guest of
her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Scott.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

'Posted" signs for sale at this
office,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Business continues first-class IN
The Commonwealth office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

DR.. F. H. Smith made a busl-
ness visit to Water valley TIC
past week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

FOR RENT-5.room co''aee'
with bath. Phone $50.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
wrbeasver You Md Q 0easssi IoaSe
Take 0rovo's

The Old Standard Csove's !aseeless
ch;,i Tonic u squarly valuable ?
cere,al Tonic because = ec.eains ~
Iii Inovu tonic psopertieeofQUiNiNh
80 mon. ltectes . ~ uysss uffves.
"a ~ iHsissa, H1sishes ~ No. -
Ssuis QMMah ayseuk 49,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Our clever friend, Mr.. G. W.
Evans, of Sunny Side, made US a
very pleasant call last Saturday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Old ne wspapers, Is cents per
hundred, at The Commonwealth
office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
INF COMMONWEALTH.
MENTION,

Miss Bessie Creegan, Teacher
Il Piano; Studio in Stein building
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

First-class Second Sheets for
sale at The Commonwealth office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

the worst eases, no matter Of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR..
por,er's Antiseptie Healing Oil. II relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. aSc, soe, 0.N
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Just Is days til Xmas
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS FLOWERS EARLY
BEAUTIFUL GROWING PLANTS
WE WANT YOUR DRUG BUSINESS
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BRITAIN LOSES NOTED
ARTILLERY OFFICER. =

LONDON, Eng, Sept. f6.-Anong
the names officially posted as killed
in action in France appeared yestsr-
day that Of the general commanding
the first artillery division Of the Brit.
isE1 forces, Brig Gen. Neil Douglas
FindIay of the. Royal Artillery. .s
General Findlay had fine military
record, having served in the ssudan
and in South africa, Distinguishing
himself ia each campaign. His name
figured in the dispatches in the Sou.
dan fighting and he was awarded .
medal with. clasps for special service.
Twice did he win prominence in South
Africa, in which campaign he won the
Queens medal with six clasps and
was breveted IieutenanteoioneI. He
became a brioadier in 1905. He was
IS years old. .~=>@z
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
HEIR APPARENT

HEIR APPARENT
IN sAD>PLIGAT.
LONDON. Eng, Sept. f6.-The sur
render Of ain entire Austrian army and
the capture Of the Archduke Charles
Francis, heir apparent to the Austria"
throne, is snomentsriIy expected.
This news comes in the form. OF de-
snatches from Rome TO the Daily EH-
press which state that the Austrian
army under General Oankl is sur
rounded and cut Of and ia. position
impossible of defense.
The army is entirely cut OF from its:
and is in a desperate
plight. .
Il has been caught in a morass west
of the River San.
Further west it is fIanked by force
of 100000 cossacks, who are awaiting
IL in the event that it attempts 20 es-
cape that way.
Its artillery has been already lost
to the Russians and its, cavalry is BOG
oed and unable either 60 advance or
retreat. ,
Five German army corps which had
been sent to the relief OF General
Dankl have been met and checked BY
the Third Russian corps at Grodok'
20 miles west of Cember9.
. The Austrian heir apparent IS with
General Dank!, which accounts tor
the desperate efforts to get German
endorsements to him and make an
unconditional surrender unnecessary.
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JAPAN DECLINES TO
SIGN PEACE TREATY.

WASHINGTON, .. c., Sept. IS. -
Secretary Of State Bryan has notified
the American embassies in Germany,
Russia, Austria and Belgium Of the
Staining of peace = treaties with the
United States by Great Britain,
France, Spain and China, and notifies
the varfouc ambassadors to express
me desire of the United States to en-
ten into similar treaties with the pre-
sent 1on-sienatory powers. -
Ii became known here yesterday
that Japan alone Of all the powers ap-
preached in the matter Of negotiating
peace treaties has not accepted the
principle involved in the suggested
treaty nor entered into negotiations
for the conclusion Of a treaty along
the lines proposed, < l.. - ...>>% I!
The reason given by the Japanese
ministry for declining to consider the
. matter at this time is that the Japan
csc government desires not to confuse
the mind Of the Japanese public while
the alien land controversy betWeer
Japan and America is being adjusted
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Matsonia Sailing Tuesday. $50
In order 10. dispatch the Matson
liner Matsonia for San Francisco on
next Tuesday morning, "a hours IN
advance OF the regular announced de-
parture, a large force Of .stevedores
are today employed in the removal
OF more than 5000 tons Of mainland
cargo prior ID the departure OF the
vessel for Hilo. 49,. ... .:..
The Matsonia has 200 tons OF
freight for discharge at the Hawaii
port. In addition to this work. a
large quantity OF sugar will be load
ed into the vessel The Matsonia
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MRS. COCKTAILS NEVER
WAS In WAR ZONE.

WASHINGTON; D. c., Sept. 10. -
Despite the graphic accounts brought
to the United States by returning ma
val Officers from Europe OF the arrest
Of Mrs. Goethais by the French on the
Swiss border, the wife Of the canal
builder and Zone governor being sus-
pected as a German spy, ID now trans
pifes that Mrs. Goethals has not been
abroad at ali and consequently was
never arrested. a... ;. .". +@
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VESSELS TO AND
FROM THE ISLANDS
Special Wireless To Merchants
Exchange.

! Wednesday. Sept. IS.
T:Ok0HAdA---AFrived, September II,
$. S. Korea. hence September 1.
SEATTL Sailed. September -.
! schooner Saltwater for Hilo,
Arrived. September IS. $50 p. M.
! s. s. Hilonian from San Francisco.
SAN FRANscISCo---ArTiHe ed. Septem'
Der l., . p. m. s. 5. Wimemina,
hence September 3. s~~~> ...ss. J."
.~*z.. Spoken. N:-~> g..
. By $. 5. Stfathgarry. OF Gilbert
Islands, Yawl Teott Captain Wefs
barth, all we'll
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RUSSIAN OFFICIAL NEWS

! LONDON Eng, Sept t6.-Petro9rad
official advicese which come oy way
of Paris, confirm the reported victory
Of General Rennenkanpfs force over
the Germans at MIawa and say: 5"
There was no fighting in East Prus'
STA today. 49, We extricated ourselves
from a difficult position and the troops
are now resting. awaiting whatever,
enoauementss sthe enemy may make.
THE preliminary engagements so
far between the main German and
Russian armies have cost the Ger:
mans dearly. #.z. !. :.
SAT one time they threatsned to
turn the Russian wings, bot the COW
erinq troops prevented the >naneuv-
ers." r. ~ /
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tax on tobaceos, domestic wines and
beers. =. ''-...<.
The Republicans Of the senate an
nounce that they will oppose any form
of special war taxes. "... -