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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
SEA LOSSES ARE REPORTED
Berlin Saws Australian Battle Cruiser
Australia ls Missing From Fort
Was in Hawaiian Waters.

RorlIn.-InfOrmation given out to the
prt - by the German official press bu1
reau says that, according to a report
received by the Italian newspaper COR
riere Della Sera, the Australian battle
cruiser Australia apparently is MISS
Ing.
The Australia was last reported IN
Hawaiian waters last September, wheh
the Watson Navigation Co. steamer
Wilhelmina picked up a wireless mes
sage from the dreadnouglt saying that
she was in full chase Of the German
cruiser Nuernmerg.
A British submarine tried to force a
passage through the Dardanelles, &C
cording to a dispatch from CONSTANT
nople to the Franklin er Zeitnng' Inc
submarines presence was discovered,
however, the message adds, and the
vessel apparently was hit by shots
fired by the Turkish forts.
London.--The British cruiser venus
ran ashore In the storm, striking with
her full force. Her foremost and a
portion Of the bridge was carried away
by an enormous sea. The Warship was
running for q port In the south Oh Eng
land when the storm broke.
On the west front interest SHIFTED
from the Flanders to Lorraine and up
Der Alsaee. There has been little flght
Ing In that part Of Belgium still held
by the allies and the French have tax
en- some old German trenches. whicf
has given rise TO q belief that the Ger
mans will fall back to new positions
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE
French say Asssvits Rspulssd South
q Yprss-St Eioy ID the Battle
Center.

\NVtSts
London.--A Daily Express CORES.
pondent, t~eiegraphinx from the Bel
siAn frontier. says:
The German divisional hsadquar.
ters was removed from Roulers when
shells began to fall in the town after
the British had recaptured P~asschen.
daele, II miles northeast OF Ypres.
This indicates a distinct and i'm.
portant advance by the allies"
Paris.-The Germans have resumed
the offensive in Flanders. but their
new efforts are being INST by the allies
with determination and success. This
announcement was made officially by
the French var Office.
Aggressive activity was shown by
the invaders all along the User from
the Calais corridor 1t the south OF
Newport. where the bombardment Of
COST and Dunkirk continues almost to
the River Lys.
The action was particularly vigorous
IN the vicinity of Yprss, indicating .
Reneral movement In this direction
This effort capitalized In = violent
attack against St. Eloy. = position o.
great strategic value to the south o
YpYes. The attack was made In srea'
foYce and with the enemy's prodiga
disregard Of It's cost in men,. This
toll was great. for the attackers wer'
hurled back time after time, the rapit
IRE guns IN the allies pits cuttini
them down Ike rows OF corn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
RUSSIANS FORM NEW LINE
London Calls Capture Of LODI Re
markabIe Aehievement--Handto
Hand Battle Fought.

London.-After a long battle, fought
with the greatest stubbornness, the
Germans have succeeded In occupying
LODI, POLAND, an unfortified city Ac-
cording to the Berlin report, the u
CLANS suffered severe losses and are
In retreat.
This ucces OF the Germans, large
" because of what preceded 1t, Is
considered by military experts a really
remarkable achievement. Less than
a fortnight ago the army to which TINS
victory has fallen was surrounded py
Russians and cut its way out only al
the last moment, losing great num-
bers Of men and many guns. Yet II
was able within a few days to reor'
ganize, take the offensive and defeat
the RUSSIANS defending LODI.
There will undoubtedly be much
more fighting before the campaign IN
this district Is concluded. LODI was
won only after hand-to-hand fighting
in the suburbs Of the city, and the
whole Russian line, from north to
south, Is new Strengthened out and
will contest every foot OF ground WIFI
the invaders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
PRESIDENT ORDERS
SOLDIERS TO NAC0
FIRING ACROSS AMERICAN Dor.
DER CAUSES THE COMMAND.
AMERICANS WOUNDED.
ZAPATKA LEADS AN ARMY
Three Battries OF Artillery Sent to
Augment Cavalry Already at Naeo.
Rebel Leader Has Forty Thou
sand Men Ready.

Washington .-President Wilson, al
ter a brief discussion with his cabinet
directed Secretary Garrison to order
sufficient troops to Naco, Arizona, to
handle any emergencies that might
arise there In connection with the Mr.
ing across the American border from
Mexican territory.
Secretary Garrison later announced
he had ordered Brig Gen Tasker IL.
Bliss to start for Naco with three bat
ierlos of field artillery and await fur.
Their orders there"
No cavalry In addition to that al
ready patroling the Arizona border has
been ordered to the international line.
according to Mr., Garrison.
Mexico City.-Sccretary OF War Ko~
bies announced that Gen. 2apata. at
the head of 10000 men, will take
charge Of the campaign against tho
C~arranzistas at Vera Cruz, Tampico.
and other points along the coast u
the Gulf of Mexico,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
GALE SWEEPS EAST COAST
Much Damage Done to Shipping ana
Seaside Resorts-Concy Island
Suffers Most.

New York.--The fierce northeast
gale which has played havoc along The
Atlantic seaboard from Norfolk 10
Maine continues to rage, but weather
bureau reported that the wind had
diminished In intensity and would con
tinue to abate. The storm was cen
trail off the Jersey coast and was NOV
ing northeastward,
Damage amounting to hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars has been done 10
property along the coast by wind and
sea, while shipping at many points
has been paralyzed. Wire cocmmunl-
cation between many points In the
east either was cut off or seriously
curtailed.
Along the Virginia coast the storm
was the most severe In recent years,
but the fury Of the gale has abated.
Heavy damage was done at summer
resorts, but shipping apparently SUI
fered little.
At Philadelphia shipping was at q
~standstill. Scores of vessels took shell
ter inside the Delaware Breakwater.
Telegraph and telephone service to all
points was badly crippled.
Seaside points along the New Jef'
sey coast suffered heavily. Atlantic
City, Ocean City, Wildwood, Cape May
and Sea Bright told OF heavy damage
done by the wind and tide to properly
along the ocean front.
The worst damage in this Vicinity
was suffered at Coney Island, where
property valued at 100000 was de-
stroyed. 49,,
Connecticut was hit hard. The wind
and Ice storm was the worst expert
enced since 1907.
The gale reached a velocity Of u
miles an hour off the Rhode Island
coast.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
GREENWOOD, LEFIORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY, DECEMBER H. 1914
EDiSONS MAIN PLANT BURNS
Loss About 1000, COO, With $1,000 900
lnsuranee-Buiidlnss Were Cen.
sidered Fireproot.

West Orange, n. J.-Ffre destroyed
virtually the entire main plant OF The
Edison Company here, causinb damage
estimated at nearly $4,000, OOi, with In
surance that 1t is expected will reduce
the loss to approximately S5,d00,oVo,
An entire square block Of modern re.
enforced concrete buildings, which
were supposed TO be il%reproof, was
burned out by the flames, The only
building saved In the block was the
la laboratory building, containing Faiha-
bic scientific machinery under the I'M
mediate SUPPLEMENTARY OF the IN
ventor, Thomas A. Edison. Especial
efforts made to save this structure
were successful.
1t Is estimated that 5000 men aud
women will be temporarily thrown out
of work because Of the fire. In all,
about 1000 persons were employed at
the plant, but at the storage battery
building across the street from the
main plant was saved, with other
buildings nearby, it will be possible to
keep something more than half the
force employed.
Four firemen were injured iigl'lng
the blaze and were taken to II hos
pital.
although ! am more than CT years
Of age, III start all OYer again said
Mr.. Edison. "a am pretty well burned
out, but there will be a mobilization
here and the debris will be cleaned
away as soon as 1t is cooled sufficient
ly, and | will go right to work to re
construct the plant"
The inventor expressed himself tFns
as he stood watching the flames LICK
UP building after building Of his NAM
moth electrical plant, started, 1t Is
thought probable. by an explosion II
the inspection building. one OF Tho
smaller frame structures. This Juttd
ing was quickly o mass Of flames, ant
the fire spread rapidly to other strnct
ures. Chemicals In some of the build
ings made the fire fighting eXtremel.
difficult. Explosions occurred FIRE
quently. All employees at work in va
rious buildings escaped.
Men and women marched out In pei
feet order when the fire drill bel
sounded.
In all, eleven buildings in the mai
plant we're destroyed, The building Dc
stroyed included those occupied by tn
New Diamond Disc Company, the on
occupied by the K"inetophone Con
pany and the building which hous"
the Bates numbering machines, tt
gether with the Edison primary butlt
ing, the talking machine building an
the administration building.
Fire departments from Crane, Eas
Orange and South Orange, Bloomfield
Montclair and Nework responded to
call for help, but were badly hand
capped by lack Of sufficient pressure.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
BATTLE IN POLAND
F|ERCEST OF WAR
VICTORY OVER PART OF soo-MiLE
FRONT WITH oERMANs--csN.
soRshlp Is RIGOROUS.
THE SLAUGHTER Is Fearful Ill
Little Details o. Struggle Glven--Ger
mana Holding Lodx-Russia Part.
" Admits Defeat, but Hints
City Was Abandoned.

London.-The great battle for pos
session Of Poland continues. The
front extends along 900 miles and vic
tory over > part Of Il. at least. appears
to have fallen to the Germans, whiA
the Russians are pressing on Cracow
In the south.
That Lods is In possession Of the
Germans seems u%ndoubted and a Rus
sian official report just issued appar'
emily is preparing the public for the
news by referring to the difficulty OF
defending the city, which gives to the
Russian front an abnormal contour
and forecasts = reforming OF the line
Details of these mighty battles yet
have to be written. The general fact
that there has been fearful slaughter
and intense suffering from the cold
comprises about the total OF the infor'
nation received.
The Germans claim they are pursu'
ing the Russians south and southeast
Of Lodx. Several American CORES
pondsnts were with the Russian army
when the battle broke. but nothing has
been heard from them for several
days. Evidently they are under the
hand Of = strict censorship.
British military experts insist that
thrse-quartsrs OF the best material Of
the German army has been held In the
western theater OF the war throughout
the campaign and that troops opposing
the Russians consist principally OF sec
ond line organizations.
Apart frcm the ~battlehelds, the ON
clally announced illness Of the Ger
man emperor In Berlin from broncia
catarrh with fever. ID the most inter
ssting news.
The emperor's prolonged activit!
and recent reports Of his appearance
have caused the public to watch will
particular interest developments re
garding his health.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
3 GERMAN CRUISERS SUNK
kaisers Pacific Squadron Put Out OF
Commission by Brittsh-Ftght IN
South Atlantic,

London A British squadron under
Ni,sA Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee,
chief Of the war staff. engaged a Ger
mau squadron under Admiral Count
Won Spec of the Falkland Islands in
the South Atlantic and won q victory
which IS being acclaimed throughout
England
The Rrmurrd cruisers S~Charnh0rst
and Gnei ruau and the protected cruis-
er leipzig. three Of the German war
ships that had mcnaced British ship
plug aud part Of TIVE squadron that
sank the British cruisers Good Hope
aud Nuumuuth In the Pacific on No
ycmhcr !. were destroyed, while tho
cruisers Dresden and Nurnherg, the
two other vessels comprising the Ger.
man squadron. made of, and, accord.
ing to latest accounts, are being pur-
sued. Two GOLFERS were captured,
The announcement OF this victory,
which was the most important naval
engagement Of the war except that on
HeiEoland last August, was made in a
stat ment by the admiralty Of less
thNn 100 words.
The following official announcement
was issued by the official information
bureau;
AT 7:20 M. on the Sth Of Decem-
Der, the Scharnhnrst. Gneisonau, Nurn'
- -I s---l-,. ,.., 80, .tuNf
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
VILLA AND zAPATKA UNITE
VIII Work Together and Retire VINE"
Task 10 Finished--PIan Vigorous
Campaign.

Mexico City.--Gens. villa and AapG
a, after a conference at Zochimilco,
announced publicly that they wohid
work together, and that each would
retire to private life when their work
was accomplished.
George c. Carothers, American con-
sular agent attached to Gen. Viiia's
headquarters, and several OF villas
officers previously had conferred with
Zapata in an effort to persuade him
to come to the capital A serious
hitch evidently had occurred. Zapata
was organizing his armies at cuerna'
yaca, where the villa delegation mel
him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
ALLIES BEGIN MARCH EAST
Take Advantage u P~rseeeupatleh o.
Germans In Poland - Push the
Line Eastward.

London.-Takins advantage OF the
prsoccupation Of the Germans In the
east, the allied French, Belgian and
British forces have begun an offens'
I've movement In the west. They are
o virtually In possession OF The
left bank Of the User Canal and In
the nsighborhood Of La Bassee. where
the Germans hold = very strong posi-.
ton, the allies are beginning with .
heavy cannonade to feel their way
eastward.
The same process il being followed
along the whole front. The French
official communication speaks Of "the
superiority Of u offensive and the
marked advantage Of the French a
tillery ovsr thu, Of the Germans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

RAYMOND l. Dttmars cura'or ns
pronv zoo. The snakes we're p'acen
upon the dinner table in a glass Feeep,
tac,e from which they could easily
nave ESCAPED When they appeared
anr.l women at nearby tables nor
snowins that they we're tame, hastily
departed 49,, ANNA
There was a large jar OF frogs anu
.nads Of many strange varieties Una.
I'm, The csfe f%requeuters interested
with an undertone Of ~croaslnss AM
,hs center Of the table was oeca'so
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
Russia Announces Victory.

Paris.--A Hagas dispatch from
petrograd says 1t is officially an
pounced that the Russian army OF the
Caucasus occu led saral Koi and
Baschkal. In Eastern Turkey IN Asia
near the Persian border. as the re
suit of battles occurring on the Gilman
and Khoi routes"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

nv a fern filled with chirping insects,
known throughout Japan. whence they
came. as walking sticks"
The menu was arranged In keeping
with the decorations There were, Of
course cells and frogs legs. There
was a bronx Too salad" which va
full of mystery, even to the guests, -
cause the ingredients were not ~
yeaIed. But the most peculiar 1iss
of all was ~porcupine steak-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
Liohtship Is Adrift.

Newport, r. L--Lightship No. 81, on
Nantucket shoals, went adrift when
her anchor chains parted In a north
east gale. and she was steaming slow
" toward Vineyard Sound. The reYe-
nue. cutter Acughnet has started to heI
assistance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
schooner Ashore.

yineyard-Hayen Mass. The six
masted schooner Portland for Norfolk.
ashore on Tuckernuck shoal in
Nantucket Sound, and leaking badly.
Her captain and crew remained on
hoard.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
n.nnhi. HEARING Planned.

Observation-Disclosures Watkins 1t
the interstate commerce commission
will hold hearings in Memphis Jan. u
on lumber rates from points In the
south to Ohio river crossings. Hear.
lngs on the same subject will b co..
timed in Louisville Jan. 1919.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
SNAKES ON DINNER TABLE
Novel Banquet At Philadelphia IN
Honor Of Curator o. Bronx Zoo
otaeties the Guests.

A score Of writing snakes, one OF
them more than I'VE feet long. created
terror among = quantity Of supper
quests 1t Cafe EAiglon, Fifteenth
and Chestnut streets. says the Phila'
dslphia Public Ledger. The occasion
Nas . make dinner, given tor Or.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
Russians Announces Victory.

Ps.rograd.-Ths following commun'
ication was issued from the headquar'
tiers Of the army Of the Caucasus:
"Our troops. after lively engage
msnts On the roads from Gilman and
Khoi (psovince Of ASerbaian. PERSIA,
took possession Of the towns OF Ter
and Kaehkal,"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
arredioye Smith Dies.

New DEMONSTRATING officers Of
The noted Confederate cruiser Alabama
we're reduced to one with the death
here az Breedlove Smith, prominent In
buesIness and social circles here and
At St. Louis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
POLICE OFFICIALS INDICTED
story Of Barney" Batsehe That ~
Paid for Protection Causes 'ndlcs'
ment Of Policemen.

Chicago.-State's Attorney Hoynss
crusade against alleged police corrup'
ton reached a climax here when Po-
lice Captain John P. Halpin, Lieut..
John H. Tobin, a veteran OF the police
department, and Walter O'Brien, .
former detective sergeant, were In
dicted on charges Of bribery and o.
Grating confidence games.
Halpin and Tobin Immediately were
s~uspeuded by Mayor Harrison. Ca
niases for their arrest will be Issued.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

Washingtoa. - Offensive operations
- ths Tysneh garrison Of BelfoYt and
cHrnaa esvnass attacks were reported
from ths Preach foreign office 70 the
embassy herr
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

FL paso, Texas.--Eulalio Gutierrez.
provisional president Of Mexico, with
Gems. villa and Zapata, formally occu'
MED the capital section OF Mexico City.
according to a report given out offt
r,aIly by villa agents here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11
DENY Ready to Open.

New York--Official denial was
made Of the report that . meeting had
been called Of governors Of the New
York stock exchange to ratify plans
for the early resumption u frading
ia stocks on the floor Of the exchsnxA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

London.--During his visit 70 France,
King George conferred the Order OF
Merit on Sir John French, commander
Of the British forces on the continent
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-12-11

The average husband u : silent
partner.
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upIift Of cruelhxlon.

Jesus drew the world TO him by be.
ing lifted upon the cross, by giving
himself absolutely and entirely Had
he appealed to immediate results, had
he devoted his life to patching the i'm.
mediate ills with which he was sur.
rounded not a whit less than are we
in This day, his life would have been
a failure and his mission q wreck Yet
never has there been one more sensi
live to immediate need, nor one who
gave more cheerful Of what he had,
but with larger vision he sought it's
realization In the salvation OF the
world. His church must follow In his
footsteps. and give itself be crucified
n need be. then and then only will II
feel the sweep Of the current OF the
purpose OF God. and be carried on to
participation In that final victory
which It has helped to win. Are we
ready to swing into line with the
Christian order Of growth, which is
but the application Of the natural or.
der, and give ourselves as Jesus did
to the service to which we are called?
Leader.
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The Book

Parents, urge you 20 make the
Bible the sweetest. the dearest book IN
your children; not by compelling them
20 read so many chapters each dav
which viii have the effect of making
them hate the Bible. but by reading its
pages with them, and by your tender
parental love, so showing them the
beauty of its wondrous incidents. from
the story Of Adam and Eve to the
story of Bethlehem and Calvary. that
no book In the home will be so dear 70
your children as the Bible; and thus
sou will be Strengthening their minds
with the sublimest truths, storing their
hearts with the purest love. and sink
Ing deep In their souls solid principles
OF righteousness. whose divine stones
no waves OF temptation can ever move
"a. f. Kittredge
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WESTERN CANADA
CAME INTO EVIDENCE
AT THE CRUCIAL PERIOD FOR
SUPPLY OF WORLDS FOOD
STuFFS.

The present demand for foodstuffs
In all parts Of the worli, and the ex-
pense OF producing 1t on high-priced
lands. would make 1t seem tina. west
ern Canada came into evidence at the
crucial period. There is to be found
the opportunity that will be large
factor In meeting this demand. With
Its millions OF acres OF land. easily
cultivatable. highly productive. Access
sible to railways. and with unexcelled
climatic conditions. the opportunities
that are offered and afforded are too
great to be overlooked.
There have been booms In almost
every civilized country and they were
looked upon as such. and in the course
or time the bubble was pricked and
was burst. But in no country has the
development been as great nor as
rapid, whether in city or in country,
as In western Canada.
The provinces OF Manitoba. Sas-
katchewan and Alberta have the larR-
est area OF desirable lands on the
North American continent, and their
cultivation has Just begun.
Even with two hundred million
bushel wheat crop. less than eight
per cent. OF the land ia under the
ploughs. four per cent. being In wheat.
Less than i've years ago the wheat
crop was only 100000 bushels. II
Is simple calculation to estimate
that II four per cent. OF the available
cultivatable area produces something
over 200, 100000 bushels, what will a
per cent. produce? And then look at
the immigration that Is coming into
the country. In 1901 1t was 49,149,
1900 being from the United States;
In 1905 It was $4,000. OF which $1,000
were Americans, and in 1918 IL was
about 100000. Of which about 100000
were Americans. But why have they
gone to Canada? The American farm
er is man OF shrewd business in
stincts. just like his Canadian brother,
and when he finds that he can sell his
own farm at from 800 to 5000 Der
acre and move into Canada and home
stead and pre-empt half q section for
himself. and similarly for all his sons
who are adult and of age upon lands
as rich and fertile as those he left,
and producing indeed several bushels
to the acre in excess OF anything he
has ever known, 1t will take more
than an ordinary effort to prevent him
from making the change.
And then. too, there Is the American
capital following the capital OF Drawn,
muscle and sinew, following It SO as
TO keep in touch with the industrious
farmer with which It has had dealings
for years back. This capital and the
capital OF farming experience is no
small matter in the building up OF q
country.
Nothing Is said OF the great mineral
and forest wealth, OF which but little
has been touched.
No country I'm the worlds history
has attracted to its borders a larger
number OF settlers I'm 30 short a time,
or has attracted so much wealth in a
period OF equal length. as have the
Canadian prairies. Never before has
pioneering been accomplished under
conditions so favorable as those that
exist in western Canada today.-Ad.
vertisement
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A Republican Newspaper that
hes . large circulation I'm the Big
Sandy and Twelve Pole Valleys.
An excellent advertising medi-
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