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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
GERMAN CRUISERS
SWEPT FROM SEA
EMDEN is DRIVEN ASHORE AND
BURNED BY AUSTRALIANS.
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY.
K0ENIGSBERG BOTTLED UP
Sea Raiders Put Out Of Action or AZ.
rtcan Coast-The Two Achieve,
ments Stop Sea Activity.

London The aCourgs of the eastern
.cas. the daring German cruiser I'm,
len, which, STAGE the war broke out,
has been preylnR on British merchant
men and the allies weaker warsllipS,
has met her fate,
What III left of her lies a charred
hulk on a lineIy beach, a speck In the
Indian ocean.
Nor was the honor Of destroying TINS
brave and hitherto elusive sea fighter
earned by a British warslrip. nor by
a Japanese man~o'war. who have been
securing Oriental waters in search OF
the Emden.
That honor was earned by an oppo'
nont as brave "a the Emden. as fast
and with heavier armament. the cruis'
err Sydney of the growing navy OF the
Australian commonwealth, one OF
mother Rritain's younger and most on
ergetic daughters.
To add to the joy here to bring for
getfuIness Of the destruction OF the
British warslips in the North Sea and
in the Pacific off the coast OF Chile
comes the news that the German Crnts'
err K~oenigghcrg. which has been emu
lating the Emden'E exploits, has been
bottled up In Il comparatively shallow
East African river. As fate would
have 1t, this was accomplished by the
urSl,at, 1r,,igpr IItuihutn after which
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
KA|SER'S MEN TAKE
D|XMUDE BY STORM
BERLIN SAYS ALLIES HAVE BEEN
DRIVEN OUT OF ELot-MAkE
PROGRESS AT LILLE.
OTHER SUCCESSES CLAIMED
perjln Statement Says Canal Crossed
at Lanaemarek--2,5oo Prisoners
and SIX Machine Guns Taken.
Severe Fight Ragged.

Berlin General headquarters make
the following report,
I'VE made good progress ON the
branch of the Npres Canal, We LOON
Dixnude by storm, We captured over
300 prisoners and nine machine guns
Further south on this line our
troops crossed the canal west LANCE
marck. The young German regiments
threw themselves against the captured
first line OF the enomy's positions, sing
Ing in the attack, Deutschland uber al
lies About 1000 infantry were taken
prisoners and six machine guns cap
tured.
South OF Ypres We have driven the
enemy out Of Eloi. Severe fighting
took place In the neighborhood OF La
Bassee, extending over several days
We captured here about 1000 prison
ers and six machine guns.
Despite fierce counter attacks oy
British troops, the dominating heights
to tho north Of Armentieres remain IN
our hands.
Our attack has made progress to
the southwest OF Lille. The French
suffered heavy losses In attempting to
r~ecapture the commanding heights to
the north of Viennele.Chateau,
"In the forest of Argonne, and to the
north. east and south of Verdun, the
| Freprb attacks have everywhere beer
repulsed,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
GREENWOOD HAS
s|25,00O F|REL0Ss
PLANTERS OIL MILL WIPED OUT
BY FLAMES-ORlGlN OF FIRE
is UNKNOWN.
THE INSURANCE IS $4,000
Hard Work Prevented Spread Of the
Flames to New Gin Across Street.
Plant viii Net Be Rebuilt
Till Next Season.

Greenwood.-The Planters Oil Mill,
n of the oldest oil mill manufactur.
ing concerns in the state, caught on
fire and the entire plant. with the eX
cepti0n Of one seed shed, the gin, Of
flee and tanks, was totally destroyed.
The loss is estimated at V Sl25,
600, and 1t Is understood that insur-
ance in the sun Of 500 1000 was carried
on the plant and seed on hand. The
origin of the fire Ia yet unknown, and
hard work was necessary for the pre-.
v~ention of the spreading Of the fire
across the street to the new gin that
was completed last summer, The seed
remaining on hand and probably the
force will be transferred to another
mill and the plant will hardly be re-
built before next season.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
PROGRESS OF BATTLE SLOW
No Decisive Action Fought, But Both
Sides Make Gains That May Coun
When Crisis ls at Hand.

London.-The Germans have renew
ed their offensive in the vicinity Of
Ypres and Dixmude. where several at
tempts to break through the allied
lines to the coast of France were re-
pulsed after the most severe fighting
of the war.
Despite rcverses, the Austro'German
armies have suffered in the east,
where the Russians have set their feet
in German territory, both In East Prus'
STA and Posen, the Germans are SAID
to be still sending re.enforcements to
the west In an endeayor to break down
the resistance Of the French, British
and Belgians, who in places have MADE
small but important advances.
There has been 10 decisive action
fought along the whole front, but each
side is making gains which may count
when the crisis Is at hand. With the
tremendous forces opposing each 9th
er, any progress necessarily must be
slow in these days Of siege battles. but
both the allies and the Germans ex'
press satisfaction with the way ir
which the battle has gone thus far.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13

Sl4, LOCO, 900 SUITS DROPPED
Directors and Former Directors Of the
Frisco Not Liatie-Attorney for
R%eceiverc Testtfies.

81. Louis.--Suits TO recoyer $4,000
900 from directors and former direc-
tors Of the St. Louis & San Francisco
railroad were dismissed in the federal
court here.
The dismissal suit, which was filed
by the receivers, is part Of the plan
of the receivers to disclaim a liability
of the Frisco railroad on a s46, 900 900
bond issue of the New Orleans, Texas
& Mexico railroad.
That 1t was the intention OF the
receivers to disclaim responsibility for
that bond issue was published several
months ago, and plans for the dis
missal of the suit then were under
way. These plans we're halted by the
death of James Campbell. one CT the
defendants in the suits.
The situation was outlined in the
federal court by LOOMS Johnson, at
torney for the receivers. He an
nounced that the dismissal of the suit
would not preclude the filing Of a sim
liar suit, and that such a suit might
be refled after the liability Of. the
Frisco on the SIC, 100000 bond issue
had been determined.
The receivers desire to contest the
liability of the $4,000, 600 bond issue,
and felt that to do this effectively they
should dismiss the s14 100000 restitu'
ton suit against directors and former
directors. It was felt that the receiv.
ers could not consistently claim that
the road was not liable for the bonds
il they claimed that the officers OF
the road had exceeded their authority
in making the purchase of the st.
Louis, Brownsville e. Mexico road,
which included a guarantee OF the
bond issue.
If the bond issue were illegal there
was nothing to restore to the Frisco
on the part of the directors,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
RUSSIA ALLOWS LETTER PLEA
Austro.Hungarian Prisoners Given Cor
r~espondsnee Privileges - Papers
Saw Prisoners Well Treated

Venice.-Through the efforts OF inc
Red Cross society, some 10000 letters
and postcards from Austro-Hungarlan
war prisoners in Russia and Ser'ia
have already been delivered to tne
relatives and friends at home. Inc
correspondence from both countries
comes through RounIania. The letters
of course, are read by the official cen
sors In the country where tley arc
writer. The Austrian papers aohil
that the correspondence on the whoie
gives the impression that the prison
ers are being we'll treated. In RUSSIA
the wounded receive medical attention.
and a grand duke visited them IN a
hosnital at Moscow. Nearly all the
~unwounded and those who have recoV'
cred from their injuries are being sent
TO Omsk, in Siberia, 1t is thought tnat
later they may be put to work IN the
mines there, but nothing definite mar
heen heard as to this.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
NATIONAL BANK Is LOOTED
American Marines Land at Acapulco.
Inhabitants Ask Relief from Grave
Situation--Fiehting Reported.

Vera Cruz.--According to private
kilograms received here. the National
Bank of Mexico City has been sacked
by a mob led by constitutionalist sol
diers.
Mexico City.--It IS reported here the
port Of Acapulco, on the Pacific, has
been occupied by American marines.
The occupation is said to have fol-
lowed a request Of the inhabitants,
who were suffering great %privations
owing to the revolution.
Gen. Venustiano Carranza issued an
ultimatum declaring himself chief head
of the republic. The proclamation was
issued at Cordoba, and directed to mill.
tary chieftains and civil employees OF
the central government, who were or.
dered to disregard the mandates of the
Aguas Calientes convention. To the
military chieftains Carranza said thai
unless they left the conference and
went back at their posts, their next in
rank would assume their places.
Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez, appointed
provisional president Of Mexico by the
Aguas C~alientes convention, has pro.
claimed himself the chief executive be-
ginning Nov. 10.
Rogue Estada, private secretary to
Gen. Carranza, who arrived in the cap
ital from Cordoba, said:
I'VE have exhausted all legitimate
means to bring about a peaceful ar
rangement Of this trouble. The Aguas
ralientes convention must obey Gen.
Carranza or its delegates will be treat
ed as traitors. We have sufficient
means at our disposal to make good
our mandates
Heavy fighting was in progress IN
the suburb of X~ochilmilco, between
Zapata and Carranza followers. Sew.
eral trainloads OF soldiers were sent
from the capital to reinforce the 1o'
chimilco garrison. Carranza's forces
checked the Zapata advance,
Gen. Francisco Cardenas, who com
manded rurale guards the night Presi
dent Madero and Vice.President Pine
suarez were assassinated, recently es'
caped across the Guatemalan border
according to advices received here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
RUSSIAN TROOPS IN GERMANY
Germans Are Said to Be Generally Re-
#iinguishing Their Stand Along the
Warthe River.

Petrograd.-The following communi'
cation rom the Russian general STAFF
was isued hsre:
ION the East Prussian frontier fight
ing continues. The Russian troops
have occupied Solap (Goldap). In the
direction Of Miwa CPolandl we have
advanced and stopped the movement
Of the enemy's railway trains near the
station Of Soldau East Prussia.
Beyond the Vistula the Germans
nave withdrawn from Wloclawek to
Neiszuma and from Konin to shepey
tSlupce).
"On the roads to Cracow we con-
tinue to push back the rear guards OF
the Austrians.
South of Przemysl we captured l.
600 prisoners and a number OF cannon.
"On the coast Of the Caucasus cruis'
ers of the enemy made their appear
ance."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
TURKS MAKE DIRE THREAT
VIII Exact Three Lives for Every
MusseImsn Slain During Siege.
Notify Consuls.

Washington.--The commander o.
the Turkish forces at Beirut, In =
formal note addressed to the Amer.
lean consul. general and intended for
The British and French governments,
declares that for every Mussulman
killed In the bombardment OF any
open and unfortified port, three Brit
fish subjects will be Immediately exc
cuted.
The Turkish commander stated that
for any Turkish property damaged.
COMPENSATION would be exacted BY
selling property of British and French
subjects in equal value. The commun-
ication asked that the British and
French consuls be advised OF this de-
termination.
Official adyices reaching Washing
ton gave the Washington officials ana
diplomats this information.
The Turkish note says moreover thai
the commander declined to take the
responsibility for any uprising against
Christians which might ensue from
such q bombardment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Welded AT JAILER'S.
Bridegroom Prefers to Remain Locked
Up With Disabled Brother.

fernando. -- Their wedding post
poned by the commitment to the De-
Soto county Jail of Frederick s. Sim
mons. charged with accessory to mur.
der, he and his bride-elect were made
mar and wife In the home OF Jailer W.
f. Entrikien. A company Of Memphians
accompanied the bride in an automo'
bile from Memphis. to which city she
returned.
Simmons did not accompany his
bride, but chose to remain In jail to be
with his brother. who ia seriously Ill.
The brother, Edward E. Simmons, Is
held for the murder Of W. $. Rayburn,
near Horn Lake, Miss. last May.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
TWO TOWNS BoMBARDED

London.-Reuter's correspondent al
Athens says: ,A
..Tvo British ~destroyers bombafded
tho telegraph stations at sarmoussak
and Ayasmal The Turks sank a Greek
staamer that was flying the British
flag at Avail.
III is stated forts sedie Bahr ana
Kum Kale. In the D%ardanelles, nave
heen completely destroyed by the bonn
bardment. The Turks, under direeuon
os German officers. are hastily foru
fving Avail 49,. .-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13

After an Intellectual effort. to borrow
the sum of $37,500, needed by the pen
itentiary department in order to exc
out the appropriation for 1914, which
had fallen short, rom Kidder, Peabody
& Co. of Boston, Gov. Brewer was sue
cessful in negotiating a loan from the
First National bank Of Jackson. When
It was found that 1t would be neces"
sary to borrow money for the object
indicated, Gov. Brewer communicated
with the Boston financiers, but was
turned down in a rather decided man.
ner, the reply message stating that
their last experience in securing pay
ment of a loan by the legislature OIL
Mississippi was sufficient.
1t seems somewhat incongruous, yet
It is a cold fact nevertheless, that the
penitentiary department showed a net
profit on operations for the fiscal year
Just closed of about 1906, 900 net, n
yet with two months Of the year still
remaining it should become necessary
to borrow nancy with which to meet
Its obligations. Had the times and con-
ditions been normal, so that the trus-
tees could market some OF their cot
ton, it would not have been necessary
to borrow money at this stage, as stat
ed by the officials.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
EDUCATORS ELECT VINCENT
President of University Of Minnesots
Elected Head Of Association OF
American Universities.

Princeton, n. AT the final session
OF the Association Of American Uni.
yersities here, President George f.
Vincent of the University Of Minnesota
was elected president, President AT.
thur T. Hadley of Yale vice.president,
and Provost Edgar Fahs Smith OF the
University of Pennsylvania secretary.
The feature of TIE conference was a
paper by President A. Lawrence Low.
ell of Harvard on the Economy OF
Time in Education" President Lowell
pleaded for education OF young mep
before entering business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
MAN CHEATS ELECTRIC CHAIR
Italian Sentenced to Die Drinks Match
Head and Water-Convlcted OF
Killing His Wife. w..

Trenton, N. L-Angelo Cerclello,
sentenced to be electrocuted for wife
murder, died In his cell at the state
farm after drinking a solution Of water
and match heads. During his confne-
ment he had been permitted to smoke
and authorities believe he saved from
materials brought him for that pur-
nos the matches with which he &C.
complished suicide.
The crime for which Cerciello was
convicted was a brutal one. He chop
ned his wife's body with an ak and
placed it in some brush weed outside
OF Newark.
He unsuccessfully carried his con
viction through all the state courts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Faithful Until Death.

Berlin. - Johannes Kaempf, presi
dent Of the reichstag, has received tho
following dispatch from Emperor VIII
liam:
"The heroic defense Of Tsing-Tau
brings new laurels to the spirit OF
f~aithfulness unto death which the Ger
man people have so often shown"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
CONSOLIDATION Of
SCHOOLS FAVORED
SUPERVISION OF RURAL SCHOOL
WORK IN MISSISSIPPI MAKES
TOUR OF STATE.
FINE RESULTS ARE SHOWN
Enroilments. Have Been Unusually
Large-Attsndanee Beyond Nor
NAL 49, Expect More Schools
Like One in Clarke Co.
FINE RESULTS ARE SHOWN

.... .r-L JdCh5Uu
According to officials of the state de-
partment of education, the work in the
rural schools SO far this term has been
gratifying in every particular. The
eurollments have been unusually
large and the attendance beyond the
normal, while a keen interest in the
general work Of the schools has been
maintained.
This, in brief, is the summary OF tbs
situation by Prof. J. T. Calhoun, su-
pervisor of rural schools, who has Just
returned from a round in the eastern
portion of the, state. Mr.. Calhoun
spent two or three days in Clarke
county, and looked in on the only con-
solidated school which has as yet been
established in that county. It com
bines the work and enrolment of sew
eral little neighborhood schools with
its accompaniment of transportation
wagons, which are we'll patronized. 1t
Is his opinion that this one consoil-
dated district will be followed by the
establishment of others, in the near
future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
CLUB WOMEN MEET.
vieksburs Makes Elaborate Plans for
Entertaining Federation.

Vicksburg.-prominent women be-
gan arriving in the city for the six
teenth annual convention Of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, which con
n here at the Presbyterian church.
TO remain in session for three days.
Locally the ladies in charge have made
elaborate and interesting plans for the
welcome and reception Of the highly
annreciated visitors and the three days
will be filled every moment with good
work and pleasant social features in
t~erspersed with the business OF the
meetings.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
ELECTION IS REPuDIATED

New york.--Eulalio Gutierrez, re-
Gently elected provisional president OF
Mexico for 20 days, by the Aguas Cal.
ientes convention, has %repudiated his
election, the convention and all Its
acts. according to the Mexican infor-
nation bureau in this city, controlled
by the anti.villa faction. The bureau
gave out what purported to be a tele.
gram signed by Gutierrez and oths'
prominent Mexicans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13

Copenhagen.--The Berlingske Tiden-
des correspondent with the army says
that Przemysl Is preparing for a siege
and that all Inhabitants who have not
provisions for three months have been
ordered TO leave tie city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13

Greenville.-The movement fnaugu'
rated some days ago by the Greenvilie
chamber OF commerce, advocating the
nae OF cotton bags and containers In
stead Of jute, as heretofore. prompted
letters frfom various sections OF the
country commencing the movement
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
British Under Arrest.

The Hague.--The reports from yarf'
GUS parts Of Germany indicate that the
arrest Of British subjects in Berlin has
been followed by wholesale raids on
every British household In the country.
The number arrested in Berlin exceeds
800. ---
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Brewer Pardons Two.

~'S"~i &IdSbI0 wv -
Gov. Brewer granted two pardons
for white men serving the state as con-
riots, Walter Ferguson, serving a SEN
tence from Yallobusha county 1of
manslaughter, and J. l.. Pennington,
from Monroe county, for attempted
criminal assault. =.
Ferguson Is the former national
guardsman who during the railroad
strike troubles at Water Valley, dur.
ing the early part Of 1912, in a III Oh
drunkenness shot and killed another
young man who was serving as one OF
the guard patrol. The guardsman had
at an hour previous to the difficulty
turned back Ferguson, who was az.
tempting to pass the line, n vas
very much intoxicated. The latter, VINO
was a non-commissioned officer OF the
company, returned to his tent, got hls
u and returning, after some pariey
and verbal alteration, fired Dill MS
weapon.
J. L. Pennington, the other fortunate
one, was serving a two years SEN
tence,
No Smallpox at Meridian.
For the first time In many moons
Meridian and Lauderdale county are
entirely free from smallpox, not q SIN
gle case being on the records Of City
and County Health Officer N. !. =.
Hoye.
swipins the Dope.
Physicians and, dentists In Meridian
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
More Horses Ordered.

Guthrie.-Orders for an additional
1000 animals were received by local
horse and mule dealers, who have
been purchasing animals for the use
az the French army. The orders am
by cable and directed that shipments
he made by Galveston.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Child Killed by Gazing Bank.

Ashland.-Little Edna Collins, the
s.year-old daughter Of Mr.: and Mrs
p. E. Collins, who live near this place,
was instantly killed by a sand bank
under which she was playing, caving
In m top of her. 81.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Canal Free From Attack.

London.--A dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph from Rome says that the
Eeue Freie Presse says that the Turks
have renounced the idea Of attacking
the suez canal because they fear that
by so doing they might endanger the
interests OF Italy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Russians Sink Vessels.

Lond0n.-An Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Constantinople says the
Russian cruisers have bombarded the
forts in the Bosphorus and the coal
magazines at Heraclea tEregli), Asis
Minor, ,.Ht .' trae
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13

London.-The German stronghold Oh
TsingyTau, according to a dispatch re-
eeiyed by the Central News from
Shanghai, was Internationally handed
oYel TO Japan.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
A Losing Venture.

A Losing Venture.
The men behind the Mississippi
State Fair are specializing seriously
as to the outlook for the future OF that
great enterprise, for it is known that
the recent state exposition was in
many respects the best ever held In
the state, from the viewpoint of ex-
hibits gathered together, there was a
slump in patronage, added to a shrink
age of revenue from concessionaires'
According to men who are well post
ed on its affairs, It is a fact demon
strated by the books that the fair
has never paid expenses, but instead
has been accommodating a deficit from
year to year, which has been brayely
and pluckily met by the men who3have
fostered and built up the enterprise
for the general veal Of the state and
the community.
1t is possible that the city of Jack
son, acting under authority of chapter
1855 of the laws of 1914, may solve the
situation by floating a bond ISSUE II
private enterprise should fail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
mar. rroona TO Angola.

I.ondon.-The Portuguese caolnet
met, according to a Reuter- aispaecn'
- consider the proposal to send re.
sn,arcements Of infantry, cavalry ana
sriillery to Angola, the Portuguese
n-ossession In West Africa,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
nritish Gunhoat Destroyed.

constantinople, Turkey.--The TURK
ish general staff reports the
"a Turkish motorboat in shat-ei'
.rah encountered a British gunboat,
9TH which it exchanged shots, caus'
,nr an explosion on the %gunboat."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Cholera In Galicia.

yienna.-It is officially announced
there were 25S cases Of cholera In Ca
licia. Of these, 126 cases were in
Przemysl.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
Flee From Odessa.

Berlin.--Reports reaching here from
Sofia, Bulgaria, set forth that q ma.
torily Of the inhabitants Of Odessa On
the Black Sea, have fled to the ~
terror.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-11-13
swlplns the Dope.

swipins the Dope.
Physicians and dentists In Meridian
have registered strenuous compiainI
about the mysterious disappearance
from their offices Of cocaine q otnef
drugs, which they declare they are
unable to keep.