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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-11

!, Mrs. Henry Young and Mr.. and
tx. D. Portwood. Of Itta Bena,
.ese visitors here the first 81
Ne week.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

two hours later. But we did not leave
tefore we heard the thunder of the
forts cannon repulsing the first on
slaught of the Germans. The town
was cold with fear
Other passengers on board the Fin
land said that Mr.. Patten had bought
steamship tickets for nine stranded
Americans.
Mr.. Patten was able to obtain only
steerage accommodation when he
boarded the vessel at Antwerp. On
the way he was able to exchange his
accommodations for berths. He said
that among the Americans left in
Carlsbad were Theodore P. Shonts.
president of the Interborough Rapid
Transit company, and Alexander II.
Revell.
The Rev. F. o. Elast, of German
town, Kan, whose mother and sister
are natives of Liege, served short
time as Red Cross nurse. While he
was thus engaged Belgian officers
visited his mother and sister and de-
manded his arrest, characterizing him
as German spy, masquerading as
an American priest. They denied that
he was a spy and were imprisoned.
After some time he was able to ex-
plain and obtain their release.
Uhlrick Eek of this city said that
at Dieppe he saw Chauncey M. De
pew sitting on flat car in downpour
of rain from o'clock in the morning
until 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
Paris AGAIN Normal

Paris, Aug. ia further evidence
today of a return in Paris to some of
the conditions which prevailed before
tie mobilization was the. temperance
of flower girls on the city streets. The
fact that they had fresh cut flowers
for sale shows that the train service
is used for something else than the
movement of troops and military sup
plies. Nearly all the flowers seen in
profusion in Paris during the summer
months come from the south of
France.
The restriction on military orders
against the use of any foreign Ian
guage in telephoning still is operative
and rigidly enforced. Americans are
not as a rule known for their linguis-
tic abilities. In speaking with friends,
they often, after few words in per-
feet French, lapse into their own
tongue. Immediately they are inter-
rupted on the wire with the in
struction that the use of foreign
language is not allowed. Then follow
protests and expostulations, and final
ly the resumption of the conversation
in French. 1t has some times happen
ed that when Americans were talking
in French, laboriously and to the best
their ability, they have been told to
cease speaking in foreign language
Explanations that French was beins
used would bring an apology, but
tinged with sarcasm.
| Ambassador Herrick is an exception
Special orders have been issued per
mitting him to converse in English.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
American Secretary Safe

London, Aug. 19.-Americans who
arrived here today from Denmark say
they saw A. A. Adee, the American
second assistant secretary of state,
in Copenhagen. Mr.. Adee has been
spending his summer vacation on the
continent Major Daniel w. Ketcham,
who is directing the American gov
eminent relief measures in London,
has opened offices in the army and
navy mansions, 115 Victoria street,
where among other things he will pro-
vide steamer reservations for strand
ed Americans.
Colonel j. E. willard, the American
ambassador to Spain, left London to-
cay for Paris accompanied by Captain
Ralston. He will go on Immediately
to Madrid.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
Russians Are United

London, Aug. 19.-"It is impossible
to relate 1.-THE of the amazing things
that have happened IN Russia during
the last two days." says a, letter to
the Daily Chronicle. written in St Pc
tersburg on August IL. 1t continues:
Russia is not recognizable, or
rather that beauty of Russia which
those of us who live here gropingly
and often sadly feel and love, has
suddenly shone forth radiantly from
out of the heavy clouds of failure and
defeat that have hid it for so many
years.
Russia is full of moral energy.
She has never displayed it with the
same Eiger as now at any point of
her history. Russia feels herself for
once to be morally right"
Russian internal conditions were
deplorable," says the correspondent
'"The Poles, Fins and Jews we're en-
bittered by the governments policy
of oppression The duma was divided
and helpless. Strikes were spreading.
There were serious riots in St. Peters
burg
The writer adds:
Few Russians want TO right for the
sake of Servia, but when it became
clear that the Austrian move was only
the prelude to German attack on an
apparently helpless and demoralized
Russia, the feeling changed in an in
slant.
"The general mobilization made all
Russia realize the situation. The
peasants, the workmen and the strik-
ers, clerks, students, teachers and
lawyers-all dropped their work with,
out a murmur and joined the ranks.
81 had half expected mobilization
riots in the country districts like those
which occurred during the Japanese
war but friends from the south, the
west and the east declare that all Rus
sia is as one man. Everywhere the
ing no easy victories and prepared fol
our country as the peasants say.
"The drink shops were closed and
all went soberly and sternly, expect
ing no easy victories and prepared fol
long and hard struggle. \
! For the first time in his reign th'
Russian emperor is cut off now from
those German Influences that egget
him on continually to ruinous reac
ton. His majesty came out on thu
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1914
NEUTRALITY MUST BE
MAINTAINED

President Wilson's appeal to the
pcople of the United States so to de-
ort themselves that this country may
; > able to maintain its attitude or
yict neutrality during the war raging
in Europe is timely. In calling atten-
ton of naturalized citizens to the fact
that they are Americans only and not
Cerman-Americans French-Americans
or other "hyphenated Americans, the
president has made clear the founda-
ticn of true citizenship. He has
brought to the attention of those who
have become American citizens from
choice and not by birth that they are
expected to be as loyal to the stars
and stripes as those who were born
nnder the protection of the American
flag. He has told the world that peo-
pie from other nations shall not come
here to locate and become citizens
unless they are willing to forget for
mel allegiances and give to the United
States their complete submission.
Too many foreigners come here
from nations where conditions are
deplorable, and enjoy the liberty af-
fcrded by American institutions only
TO defame the United States govern
ment and seek to create sentiment
against law and order. These people
should be gently but firmly escorted
TO outgoing steamers and told to re-
turn to the land from whence they
came.
The presidents remarks on the
maintaining of neutrality, of course,
will meet the approval of everybody.
Aside from the inestimable value OF
the lives of young Americans that
would be sacrificed should this coun-
try become involved in war, there is
the advantage that will accrue to the
United States In being the only great
power not engaged in the struggle
This nation will prosper by Europe's
misfortunes. as the stagnation OF
manufacturing and agriculture on the
battletorn continent will keep the
wheels OF industry humming in this
country. But America. loving peace
for herself, will strive to bring abou
restoration of peace in the entire
world. President Wilson's words o
caution should be needed, and al
Americans, especially if they are il
official positions, no matter how small
should carefully guard their utterance
and avoid showing preference towar'
any of the nations engaged in tn
war.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

balcony Of his palace to greet an inn
mense throng of his people.
THE duma gave stirring expression
10 the nations feeling. The fanatical
reactionary Pourishkevitch actually
shook hands with his bitter enemy,
the cadet leader Miloukov.
Representatives OF various nation
alities, the Poles. the Let's, the Lith-
unians, the Russian Germans, and
most striking of all, the Jews, stood
up and declared whatever they had
suffered they would lay aside their
grievances in this hour of great trial
and fight side by side with the Rus
sian people. Many deputies were
moved to tears"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
TEUTONS MOVING.
Continued From Page one)

them exhausted. famished and sick.
have gone through Stockholm since
the beginning of the war From 1000
tn 1000 have arrived daily. Hotels,
barracks and schools have been used
for their housing and are filled to
capacity every night
These unfortunates are hetero-
geneous gathering from all classes.
There are wealthy women in furs and
diamonds; poor women in rags. with
hall naked children in their arms;
priests in caftans; workmen in smocks
and wealthy professional and business
men, all of them driven out of Ger
many.
Some of the refugees had been with.
out food for three or four days before
reaching Sweden. The trains were so
packed that man yof their occupants
were obliged to stand for "a hours at
stretch. The legs of many were so
swollen as to require hospital atten-
tiCn.
Among the refugees are number
of patients who say they were driven
out of hospitals in Germany. Children
we're separated from their fathers and
their mothers, while mothers lost their
children on the way. Husbands in
some cases remain prisoners in Ger
many. 4s'9*
A number of Polish women taking
the cure at the Austrian baths near
the frontier were forced to return by
way of Berlin and arrived here with
out money or news of their children
and husbands.
q now for the first time in my life
understand what poverty means" ls
common remark made by Russian
millionaires whose pockets are filled
with Russian money but who are un-
able to buy one cents worth with it
until the Swedes at MaImoe come to
their assistance.
Russian bankers, physicians and
professors all tell the same story of
an exhausting and foodless journey in
consequence of the Germans refusal
to accept rubles.
Armatszhwiskiji, the governor OF
Kalisze, Russian Poland, and mum
Der of others, 1t is asserted, were
transported on a train, with shaded
wiz dows, to an unknown place, where
hundreds of persons were packed to
gether in a barn for three days.
The municipality and citizens o
Stockholm are giving all possinble as
sistance to the refugees and thos'
sent on their journey are provide'
with rations to take them through
|. Lapland, where there will be difficult
in finding food for so many thousand
: Of strangers.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
Refugees, Sorry PLIGHT

New York, Aug 19.-First hand tales
of the fight at Liege and grim nara
tiyes of the war sweeping Europe
came into port today on the lips of
American refugees from the continent
aboard the Red Star liner Finland.
Many of the Americans aboard we're
without money or baggage; some had
been held as spies. Others had made
their way on foot from the interior of
Belgium to Antwerp amid the scenes
and dangers of warfare, and nearly
all had stories of hardships encoun-.
tered in their flight.
With a Dutch pilot aboard Captain
Rarman steered his ship through
little used channel of the harbor of
Antwerp to the North sea, where he
found the horizon smudged with the
smoke of british warships. In his peri
lous journey through the waters there
were no buoys to guide him. His way
lay over the shadows and he had to
tighten the ship of all her water bal
last to cross the channel without
scraping the bottom. Time after time
the ship was stopped by war vessels.
although she flew the American flag.
James A Patten of Chicago, and his
wife, passengers on the Finland said
they were in Carlsbad when hostilities
began. They left Immediately for An
werp. At Nuremberg they were taken
to a guard house and rigidly cross
examined before they were permitted
to continue. With but little food, Mr..
and Mrs. Patten had to hire a horse
and cart to get from Herbsthal across
the Belgian frontier to Veryiers,
From verviers we proceeded by
cart toward Liege," said Mr.. Patten
I'VE had not progressed three miles
when he came upon a party of Bel
gian engineers mining the road They
had great piles of dynamite stacked
there ready to plant in the bitches
they were digging across the roadway
They advised we had better go tt
Iiege by another road; we hastenet
To do so.
Two hours later another party o.
Americans was halted at that very
, SPOT by skirmish between the Bel
, gians and Uhlans. They were forced
to lie In ditch while the Belgiani
fled over them. Next day 5000 Ger
mans were killed by the mine we hat
seen the engineers planting.
I'VE arrived at Liege at 1 o'clocl
on the afternoon of August AM
managed to get a train for Brussel
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
PUEBLOS PUT ON
A LIVELY
SHOW
AS A RESULT FOUR VILLAGERS
ARE PLACED UNDER
ARREST

Albuquerque, Aug. 19.-Bail for the
three Indian men and the squaw who
are accused of attacking Vicente Ar
milo, an attache of the Indian school,
on North First street yesterday, was
furnished today by Pablo Abeyta, gov
ernor of the Isleta pueblo. The In
dams will be arraigned before Justice
of the Peace George 3. Craig Satur-
day morning.
The police investigated the case
after the arrests and from what they
learned it appears that Armijo, who
fills the role of truancy officer for
the Indian school, went to the Isleta
pueblo to look for boy, Lente by
name, who is said to have run away
from the school. Governor Abeyta,
Pueblo of keen intelligence, col
lege graduate and a fluent talker,
told Chief McMillin today that Armijo
took a high-handed course, Armijo,
the governor said, chased the boy
with drawn revolver, firing three
shots. He would not go so far as to
say Armiio meant to hit the boy, said
Abeyta, with evident desire to be fair,
but nevertheless the shots were fired.
The boy escaped and Armijo return
ed to town. Yesterday Raymundo
Lente, Jose Lente, Solomon Lente and
Susanna Lente came to town. Ray
mundo had a gun and so did Susanna
When they encountered Armijo on
North First street, from all accounts
a state of war set in without loss of
time. So =
Susanna was in the vanguard oi
the attack, her gun out and clubbed
for short range fighting. When Off
Ger Pablo Lujan, summoned by hur
ry call, reached the scene, Armijo was
being hammered to fare-you-well by
the warlike bucks and the militan'
squaw. With the aid of Deputy Sher
iff Felipe Armijo Lujan corralled the
Indians, disarmed Raymundo and Su
sanna and marched the four to jail.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
MANIAC Attacks OFFICER

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Aug. 10
George H Thomas, special agent of
the Santa Fe railroad, who was stab
ber by maniac on train going to
Ell Paso last week, expects to be re-
moved from the Ell Paso hospital
where he now is, to his home in this
city tomorrow.
Mr.. Thomas is so far recovered that
he can sit up in bed and write. Sta
ton Master Edward Sinclair received
letter from him today. In it fhom
as said he was getting along all right
ana would probably be here tomorrow
evening.
AS has been told, Thomas had a
narrow escape from death at the
hands of the homicidal maniac with
the knife. In his letter to Sinclair
he writes: 81 thought my time had
come"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Aug. 19.--The frightened
export situation was still the factor in
the wheat market today, futures opn-
ing unchanged to q cents higher and
in the first hour Of trading net advan-
ces of 2; to IA cents weer scored.
The volume of trade was fairly large.
The close was strong, despite profit
taking 11s to 2 cents over yesterday.
Corn opened easy, 1s cent higher to
Il cents lower, but reacted in sym
pathy with wheat and made net ad-
vances over last night of as to rs
cent. Heavy realizing sales sent prices
back under yesterday final figures and
the close was steady 3s to " cent
down. 81
Oats opened u to " cent higher
ana advanced 7s to 1 cent over the
previous close.
| Provisions in the early trading sold
from 5 to 20 cents over yesterday in
4 sympathy with grains and an advance
in live hogs. The closing quotations
were as follows:
Wheat, Sept. 90; Dec. 1O1%; May
1OSA.
Sorn, Sept. 791a; Dec. 7OB.
Oats, Sept. 43N Dec. 461k.
Pork, Sept. $22.61; Jan. $21.60.
Lard, Sept. $1O.O2; Oct. $1O.15;
Jan. $40. 40.
Ribs, Sept. $3.50; Oct. $12.37
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
TOWN HUeeER CAUGHT

New York, Aug. 19.-The police Of
Pathcogue, L. l., got tired out yester
day Juggling julius Korosey, aged %,
around town while feminine residents
recognized him as the young man who
has been hugging them in dark streets
and peeping at them under partially
lowered curtains late of nights.
When women guests at the Pat
chogue Inn saw Korosey they cried:
That's the mani"
Twenty young women employed in
the Ocean Avenue hotel screamed:
'les, he's the man we chased last
Friday night after we saw him look
ing into our bedroom windows"
julius said he hasn't hugged any
one or peeped at any one, and that
is what he will say to Justice of the
Peace L. B. Green in Patchogue to-
morrow. But that isn't what 40 or so
of the best looking young women in
Patohogue are expected to say, If they
tell their story in court, as they have
promised to do.
Korosey was arrested as he was
about to slip into his home in West
avenue early this morning, on a de
scription furnished by Miss Sterie
Jarecki, who was Rugged while she
was walking with Miss Helen Smith
Saturday night.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
WHY 1T SUCCEEDS

Because It's For One Thing Only and
East Las Vegas people Appre-
ciate This.
Nothing can be good for everything.
Doing one thing we'll brings sue
cess. Nasrd
81 Doan's Kidney5rPills nare for one
thing only.
For weak or disordred kidneys.
Heresis East Las Vegas0evidence to
prove their worth.
Fritz Sena, 1905 Twelfth street, East
Las Vegas, says: 'T had backache
constantly for several weeks. In the
morning when l got up, I suffered
terribly from pains over my kidneys.
Exercise brought some relief, but
didn't rid me of the trouble. The kid
ney secretions bothered me, too. Hear
ing so much said in praise of Doan's
Kidney Pills, l got box. After /
had taken few doses, I could see a
change for the better. 1t didn't require
more than one box to make a cure.
I have been free from kidney trouble
ever since"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't SIM
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Sena had. Foster-Miiburn Co.
Props. Buffalo, N. Y.--Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
WILL JUMP CONTRACTS

New York. Aug. 1s-Eleven players
at present with the National and
American league teams will play In
the Federal league next year, accord
Eng to statement made here yester-
day by President Gilmore of the new
organization. Among these IL play
ers President Gilmore said he had
some of the best players in organized
baseball.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
ORGANIZATION is
PREDOMINANT
FACTOR
RETIRED GENERAL TELLS HOW
TO WIN IN MODERN
WARFARE

Reasons for some of the moves In
developing the German campaign
which have been puzzling the masters
of strategy are brought out in a book
by a retired German cavalry leader,
General Frederick Won Barnhard1,
translated and published early this
year in London. The book is a com
prehensive review of the art of mod
ern warfare as developed by German
tacticians-
The book not only shows to what
lengths Germans have gone in that
direction, but also how far the Ger
mans have anticipated the present
European conflict. General Bernhardi
expresses his realization of what odds
would be against the Germans and of
the speedy mobilization and decisive
action necessary to overcome them in
the following:
mo genius can conquer brute force.
But a limited force may achieve much
by elasticity of mind. If at some fu-
ture time Germany is involved in the
slowly threatening war she need not
recoil before the numerical superior
ity of her enemies. But so far as hui
man nature is able to tell she can
only rely on being successful if she is
resolutely determined to break the
superiority of her enemies by vic
tory over one or the other of them
before their total strength can come
into action, and if she prepares for
war to that effect and acts at the de-
cisive moment in that spirit which
made the great Prussian king once
seize the sword against world in
arms"
The three great factors in modern
warfare, says the author, are the
masses, the improved arms of defense
and offense and modern means of
communication. These all have their
serious drawbacks as we'll as their
advantages. Opportunities to use
great masses of troops are lessened
by the difficulty of moving them, and
the necessity of maintaining depots
bases of supply and movement. I'm
proved weapons with all their advant
age have not yet forced an abandon
ment of close formations, bring troops
into play at greater distances and
make it more necessary to be careful
| for protection. AS a result actions
are not so vigorous and tactical per
| formances are inferior. 1t is well tC
note his comment on closed forma
ton, apropos of the present war. He
explains why Germans still use the
closed formation in another place.
Masses are inferior because they are
unwieldy; therefore the better trained
the troops, the more superior. The
greater effect of arms today must bt
overcome by having troops that cal
stand severer losses, have greater of
fensive power and are less affected by
moral shocks; in short, better train
ed. Troops that can march better
stand greater exertion and privatior
will be more Independent of road!
and railroads. They will also be bet
ter able to surprise their opponents.
| TO-n1t, NTod;It n.441-zz.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
APPOINTMENT WITHDRAWN

Washington, Aug. 19.-The presi-
dent today withdrew the nomination
of Adolph P. Hill to be postmaster
Santa Fe, N. M
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK

Kansas City, Aug. 19.-Hogs, re-
cejpts 1000. Market higher.
Cattle, receipts 5000 Market steady.
Sheep, receipts 5000. Market steady.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

Keep your Liver Active During the
Summer Months-Foley Cathartlc
Tablets for Sluggish Liver and
Constipation
1t does beat all how quickly Foley
Cathartic Tablets liven your liver and
overcome constipation. Ney Oldham,
Wimberley, Texas, says. Foley Ca
thartic Tablets are the best laxative
ever used. They take the place OF
calomel." Wholesome, stirring AMI
cleansing. No gripping. A comfort to
stout persons. o. G. Schaefer and RED
Cross Drug Co.-Adv.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

Joseph Medill Patterson, author of
The Fourth Estate" has a new ro-
mantle play called "The Book of Jud-
dith."
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

This morning Deputy Sheriff Armi-
jo swore out a formal complaint
against the Indians, charging fighting,
quarreling and disturbance of the
peace.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

Subscribe for me oprlc,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-19

Entered At the postoffice at East
las Vegas, New Mexico for trans
saission through the United States
aaiis ~ second class matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20
Praying for Peace

In America Christians and Jews alike are praying for the termination of the war in Europe. On two weeks from today church people of this coun- try will assemble in places of worship to pray for peace. That is the day set apart by the President of the United States for national expression in the form of prayer to the Great Ruler of the Universe that the bloody con- flict between nations in the old world come to an end speedily.
 While America is known in a gen. eral way as Christian nation a large percentage of the people of this coun- try are not churchgoers. According tc recent religious census less thar half of the population have any church fellowship. Nevertheless, this is God-fearing nation and a peace loving nation.
 President Wilson, himself a devout Christian, urges all the people regard. less of religious belief, to meet to. gether and join in the special prayer services appointed for October 4.
 Every Sunday of the year millions of people may be found in the churches throughout the land, but it is sincerely hoped that in response to the Pres ident's proclamation every self-re specting man and woman will make al effort to attend some church. The eff feet on the European governments will be far-reaching.