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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05
COMMERCIAL USE or THE PANA.
MA CANAL.

The first commercial use OF the
Panama canal. which took place re-
Gently, Ia an invitation to the bust
ness community TO enlarge its hori-
zon.
II nos costs on an average slN.59
to carry a ton of freight by water
sum one third is passed to the Te-
hauntepec railroad, for transfer
across the isthmrs. In addition there
are losses for breakage and delay.
Thus nearly half tile cost OF this
freight charge should be wiped out
with the canal open. or course with
SO much railroad and steamship
money interlocked, the rates will fall
not as much as many expect. Still
they must drop somewhat.
The two most obvious opportuni-
ties now before the American bust
ness men are these: First for the Pa
cific coast to ship fruits, grains and
minerals direct to Europe, instead of
paying high railroad rates, plus
costly %reshipment; second the won
dcrfu, development Tat should toxic
place in the west coast of South
America, Is an invention TO the pro-
ducers of the Eastern, Central and
Southern states to move into virgin
territory.
Sleepy. hoary old countries and
cities Which hay" stood IN a back
water commerce, now find them
selves on a great world highway.
The cost OF trans-shipment at the
isthmus has been so large and the
distance by Cape Horn so great that
the trafiic Of the west coast of
South America has been largely by
vessel. From Cape Horn to
New York is ten days farther by
sail than to the English channel. As
a consequence Chile expects to in
ITS business with the United
States five times.
The traders Of Europe will be quick
10 post their couriers along all these
new routes OF trade. American bust
ness mnn should also act quickly and
the first to seize the new oppor-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05
GROWN ~ MISSISSIPPI"

II waE a splendid gathering Of re-
preventative men that respond d 4
the cali made By Commissioner
Blskeslee. Of the State Department
~ Agriculture fer the organization
81 a Crown in Mississippi" Associa,
tion. held at Jackson a few days
tinre. They represented all sectors
Of the State and we're thoroughly In
pressed with the wonderful posslbil-
tiles Of this excellent c]0nstruciiv
movement.
The Association was formed AMI I'm
+ wcc iatel' got down To the hard work
Of pushing the campaign to 4 success.
fnI termination, Literature Is being
prepared and VIII soon be distribnt.
ed throughout the state and the sym
patty ant &C. operation Of Tie people
enlisted By far teb/ greatest and
MOTT far.rcachIng campaign ever un-
drr,atrn in the country ell De lC
iui}' operation.
r. s Wilson. Stat" AGENT for the
taru 90" Coz Operative neGlopstra-
Iion work, Ia In h"arty sympathy vita
the NOV" and his sixty good men will
help 10 push II along. 4 II. Pate
and Jno f Mckay, Of the Farmers
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05

Learn 10 laugh. A good laugh Il
better than medicine. Learn how
10 tell a good story. A good story ~
IA welcome "a n sdnheam IN a sick.
room Learn 10 keen your own
troubles TO yourself. The world il
too busy TO care for Your Ills or
sorro"s, Learn to hide your aches
and pains under a pleasant suiIe
Learn TO meet Your friends with "A
smilc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05

Hon. A. c, Anderson, editor OF the
Ripley Sentinel, has announced for
congress In the Second District
against Congressman II. d. Stephens,
The race promises to be . most IN
teresting one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05

Editor George Brown, OF the Cum
town Hot Times. died a few days
ago. He was a clever fellow and We
sympathise whit ihs wife and rela-
tiyes generally In their bereavement.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05

MIR and Mrs. j. H. Petsey were oyer
from fndiancla. visiting relatives and
friends this week,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05

Mr., NJ. s. Mclean WAS doxn. from
Wildwood the Arst u she week
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-06-05

!. Catch and burn the boil .weevil,
Gst'hi sost ons way d aaethsF,
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
AMERICAN WRITER'S HELD
Five Newspaper Men Detained BY the
Germans at Aix-la-Chapeile.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New York.-The Associated Press
is in receipt of advices under date
of September 2 that five American
newspaper correspondents are under
detention by the German military au.
thorities at AiX-la Chapelle, one Of
the German military bases in the
North. They are Roger Lewis OF the
Associated Press; Irwin s. Cobb OF the
Philadelphia Public Ledger: John T.
McCutcheon and James O'Donnell
Bennett of the Chicago Tribune ard
Harry Hanson of the Chicago Daily
News.
The men are not in confinement and
are being well tr""ted. They, how.
ever, are under c'c surveillance and
are not permitted to leave the city
or to send news. They have been
with the German troops.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
ASIA MAY JOIN THE CONFLICT
Flames of War Expected to Sweep
Nations Thus Far Neutral.

Washington. lntimations have
come to many European diplomats
in Washington that hostilities may
extend not only to Italy and the Bal
kans should Turkey enter the field,
but 10 the Caucasus. Persia. Egypt
and India, as we'll In such event
the presence of Japanese troops and
fleets in western Asia to assist Eng
land in either India or Persia would
not be surprising, according to diplo-
mats representing the allied powers
While Japan has confined her
operations against Germany to Kiao
Chow and the China seas. the spirit
of the AngIo-Japanese alliance, it
was said might lead her to extend a
helping hand to her ally elsewhere in
Asia.
A. Rustem Bey, Turkish ambassa-
dor here, made public cablegram
from his government. which he inter
preted as conclusive evidence" of
the Porte's intention to remain neil
trail, but his views were not shared
by diplomats representing the allies.
The latter are confident that Turkey
is merely delaying an announcement
while completing military prepare
items.
The Turkish ambassadors cable
gram was as follows:
by virtue of the neutrality We
have declared, the militaly author
ties fo~o ro"~ived orders TO insure
the - ''' RI hact vessels of the
mere Ct the beiligerent
nations t~f ''' 90 In orr ports"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11

taken from the bodies and made uI
in little packages to be sent to the
relatives.
War has brought in it's train wide
spread involuntary idleness, In spite
of the millions of men withdrawn from
productive employment.
An idea of the situation is given
by the statistics of the greater Der.
lin employment register. The largest
labor union in the Berlin district
that of the metal workers, with 49,,
600 members, reports 1000 unem
ployed, although some $4,000 mem.
bers are with the troops in the field
OF the $4,000 members of the truck
men and transport workers union
one-tenth are idle. The wood cut
ters' union reports $4,000 of its 81,
600 members out of work. OF some
1000 unorganised woodworkers,
largely employed in the piano indus.
try only 140 are at work.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Berlin.-Nearly four weeks OF the
European war, have passed and as
yet the only regular detailed feat
ures of war news for the German pub
lie are the daily casualty lists.
War bulletins furnish scant read
ing for anxious German eyes. The
army leaders can announce the occu-
patton of Brussels, in Liege, in seven
words and the rout of eight French
army corps in 90-barely one word
for each mile of front covered by this
great battle in Lorraine, but day af-
ter day the official Gazette rolls out
its long lists of killed, wounded and
missing at the rate of nearly / 900 a
day. These cover only the premili-
giles on the French frontier; the re-
ports from the great battles near
Metz, Longwy and Neufchateau with
their thousands of casualties are yet
TO come.
The names march by In long col
unms of the official Gazette, arrayed
with military precision by regiments
and companies, batteries and squad
rons- first, the infantry and then
cavalry. artillery and train.
A feature of these early lists is the
large proportion of missing reports
from some units, running monotonous-
ly name after name missing" or
wounded and missing" in mute testi-
mony of scouting patrols which did
not return or of regiments compelled
to retire and leave behind them dead,
ounded and prisoners.
The waste of war has opened room
men unaffected by the regular call to
the colors who volunteered for SER
vice in the early days of war when a
large proportion had to be turned
away because there was no room for
them in the existing organizations.
There were several hundred thou
sand disappointed men, anxious but
unable to serve their country in the
field Now the depot organizations
of the various regiments are calling
for these men, drilling them under
the supervision of superannuated and
noncommissioned officers and prepar-
irg them to fill up with the men of
the "Ersatz" or supplementary re-
serve. the gaps in the ranks of the
field organizations left by the casual,
ties OF war
The bodies of the dead in this war
are not, with occasional exceptions
returned to their relatives, but are
buried on the field. and where num-
hers require it. in common graves.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
Turkey Declines U. S. REQUEST

Neutrality-suspicious. has declined
to grant the request OF the United
states for permission to send the
cruiser North Carolina through the
Dardanelles to Constantinople to de.
liver $4,000 in gold deposited here
for the relief OF Americans In the
Ottoman empire. The grand vizier
has informed the American govern.
ment that the waters OF the Darda.
nelles are mined. and that it would
be unsafe for vessel as large as
the North Carolina to pass the Strata.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
GERMANY MEETS
SERIOUS REVERSE
ALLIES VICTORIOUS ALONG a
BATTLE FRONT EXTENDING
FOR 100 MILES.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-Once more the Germans
and the allied French and British
armies have grappled in the great
battle which has been fought with
only two brief intermissions since Au-
gust Is. The tide has turned, for a
time at least, and according to an Of
fetal bulletin from Paris, the Ger
mans on Sunday evening were com
PEELED to retreat.
The following official communica-
ton was issued at Paris Tuesday
night:
First. the allies have advanced
their left wing without energetic op.
position from the enemy.
Second, the situation is unchanged
on our center in the region of Yer.
dun, our forces alternately advancing
and retiring. There have been some
partial successes on our right in the
Vosges.
Third, the advancing troops and
the allies defending Paris have had
several combats on the Ourcq river
with the results in favor of the allies.
Fourth, the minister of war has
telegraphed to the governor of Maui
berge, expressing the governments
admiration for the heroic defense and
saying: You stop at nothing to pro-
long resistance until the hour of your
approaching deliverance, which l
hope will be SOON
The commander in chief has placed
the name of the governor of Mauberge
in the order of the day for his splen-
did defense"
Battle Line a Long Crescent.
The battle line stretched in rough
crescent east of Paris from Nanteuil-
Le-Haudouin to Verdun. The front
was more than 100 miles long, with
the French on the outer edge of the
crescent and the Germans occupying
the interior line. 1t was general &C
ton and the British troops were in the
battle with the French. 1t is esti-
mated that one million men were en-
gagged.
Brief and Indefinite though the
announcement, it has kindled high
hopes in Great Britain that the Ger
man steam roller has struck an impas.
sable barrier.
The official bureau says:
General Joffre's plans are being
steadily carried out. The allied forces,
acting on the offensive have been sue
cessful in checking and forcing back
in northeast direction the German
forces opposed to them"
Allies Turn the German Flank.
The news contained in the French
official communication that the Ger
mans have fallen back before the vi
gorous advance by the allied troops
on the line from Nanteuil-I. e-Haudouin
to Nerdun indicates that the Anglo
French forces have got on the flank
of the German right wing which
passed by Paris north and was march
ing eastward to join with the crown
princes army coming south.
The German retreat may be only
temporary and unimportant or it may
mark the beginning of the end of
their long rush.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11

London.-A dispatch to the Tele-
graph from Antwerp gives an official
communication, which says
The Germans, who finally have
captured Termonde, after prolonged
fighting and heavy losses, have vol
unfairly evacuated the city, after de-
stroying its Notifications and burn
ing the major portion of the city.
There is great indignation through
out Belgium over the airship attacks
on Client A fourth bomb attempt
against that city has just been made
without serious damage. Two German
aviators were captured and imprison-
ed at Client"
The correspondent of the Express.
writing from Termonde, / miles from
Client. under date of Saturday, says
"Termonde has fallen. after six
hours of fighting. The little force OF
5000 Belgians made gallant de-
Tense, but the enemy was 10000
strong and the Belgians were unable
to reply effectively to the deadly fire
of the German siege guns.
The Germans began the attack be,
tween 2 and 3 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. and the rain of shells over the
town was incessant until g.
After entering the town, the Ger
mans set it Attire. and throughout the
morning dense clouds of smoke over
hung the town"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11

notwithstanding to informa
tion received here. the Austrians fear
a revolution will break out in Buko-
wilma, crown land of Austria-Hu
gary. where Hungarian sentiment is
reported to be growing in fav~r OF
Russia. Refugees and deserters from
the armies of Austria In Ga,icia. nc
cording to Information obtained In
official quarters today. have told the
Russian military authorities that their
losses have been enormous. Many
Austrian regiments were decimated
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
Flashes From the Moving
Picture Drama of War

During August English imports de-
creased $63,0OO,0O0 and exports $780,
100000.
Great Britain has been expecting a
declaration of war from Turkey for
many days.
Indications are growing stronger
that Italy and even Spain may join
the allies against Germany.
The allies have lost three important
forts at Mauberge.
1t is reported that famine is threat
ening many sections of Austria.
1t is reported from Picking that Ger
many has notified China it will hold
that nation accountable for permit.
ting japanese and British troops to
cross Chivese territory.
Gen. Samsonoff, a veteran Russian
commander, was killed by an explod.
ing shell in an engagement in East
ern Prussia.
OF $4,000 men in the forts in the
environs of Namur. 10000 have re-
turned to Belgian SOIL making the
btlSIdH iOSS at NdHuT III klIlpU,
wounded and missing $4,000.
A Petrograd report says the Aus
trian emperor. Francis Joseph, has
had a paralytic stroke and that his
condition is dangerous.
According to the Rome Tribune
there is in France today a total of
100000 troops.
Italian authorities report a plot by
German emissaries to stir up the
Mohammedans in Tripoli TO a holy
war
Philippine waters are being con
stantly patrolled by British, French
and Russian and Japanese warships
to intercept German merchantmen.
The Servian army has begun the
invasion of Bosnia and has crossed
the River Save near Mitrovitch.
acquisitions of food, forage and
motors to the value of $4,000, 900
have been made on the burgomaster
of Client by the commander of Ger
man troops before the town.
Roumania and Bulgaria are beliey-
ed to be in favor of Great Britain.
Russia and France in the present
war.
The Turks, in order to be prepared
to oppose possible landing of Rus
slams. have concentrated 10000 men
at Tchatalja, % miles northwest of
Constantinople, and at Rodosto on the
Sea OF Marmora.
The Russians are surrounding
Przemsyl. a strongly fortified town in
Galicia, 81 miles west of Lemberg.
Belgrade continues to hold out val
iantly against the Austrian attack.
even the women fighting stubbornly
When Geo. Won Buelow, the Ger.
man. was killed by Belgian soldier,
seventeen thousand dollars was found
in his pockets and turned over by
King Albert to the Red Cross.
A dispatch to the London Chronicle
from Paris says that 100000 men
under arms are gathered in lie de
France awaiting the grand battle of
the nations.
Agamemnon Schliemann, Greece's
new representative at Washington.
has just assumed his new duties. Mr..
Schliemann is the first minister
Greece has had in Washington in
several years. The legation has been
In charge of a charge d'affaires since
l.. A. Coromilas returned to Greece.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
Germans Have Taken Amiens.

London.-A dispatch from Amiens
France, to the Daily Mail, dated
Tuesday, September /, declares that
the Germans have taken possession
Of Amiens after three days iishtins
Amiens is the capital of the Depart
ment OF Somme. 1t is 20 miles direct.
ly north OF Paris, and is ON the line
of the railroad to Boulogne. 1t is
about so miles to the west of Lafere
and other points in the Department of
Aisne. where there has been much
Ashting between allies and Germans.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
GERMAN H0ROES
RUSH TO FRONT
ROTTERDAM REPORT SAYS THAT
TWO MILLION TROOPS HAVE
BEEN SENT TO WEST.

London.-A dispatch to the Evening
Star from Rotterdam says that during
the first 10 days Of the war more than
$500 trains bearing 100000 troops
for the western theater of the war
passed over the five bridges across
the Rhine at Cologne. Notwithstand.
ing this enormous army, reinforce.
ments are still being hurried to the
front, not only to take the place of
the huge number killed and wounded.
but in order to carry out the eminent.
ly German plan that SO far as possible
fresh troops be hurled at men who
aleady have borne the burden Of the
day.
An American who has just arrived
from Cologne says the Stars CORE.
spondent states that he met a wound
ed German officer who told him that
the successes of the Germans were
due entirely to the fact that the troops
always had rest after an engage
ment. The army corps were being
used In shifts to keep them fresh.
dispatch to. the Times from Os-
tend reports that arrivals from Brus-
sells state that many OF the Lands.
trum troops. drilling daily, are men
with white hair, which, the correspon-
dent says. shows that Germany has
called upon every man able to bear
a rifle. Similar statements are made
by those who have seen the German
soldiers proceeding north to Ant
The Germans have placed siege
guns at Brussels. These are OF heavy
caliber, and are sunk in concrete.
Il learn from sure source" the.
Times Ostend correspondent contin-
ues, that Emperor William was at
Brussels Wednesday evening. staying
at the Hotel Bellevue the same night.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
Kaiser a "Pinchback Napoleon"

London,-Lord Curzon of Kedles
ton. former viceroy OF India. address
ing recruiting meeting at Hull
said; The pinchback' Napoleon OF
this war has succeeded in uniting all
parties in the British empire. Great
Britain was going through with the
business until she had struck the
new Napoleon and his accursed sys-
tenn to the ground forever
Lord Curson S; / the country had
SHOWN great forbearance with the
Limitations OF the press bureau.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11

Paris.-The battle proceeding to
the east of Paris appears to be the
most important and most stubbornly
tary authorities decline to indicate
the number of men engaged, but hun
dreds of thousands are participating
on both sides.
According to those in position to
obtain authentic information the
casualties have been so great that the
Germans have requested an armistice
of "a hours. The armistice was re-
fused with the response:
I'VE grant you that time to get out
of France"
An official communication issued by
the War Office shows that the Ger
man left wing, while retreating be-
fore the allies, has offered the stern.
est resistance, delivering several
fierce but unsuccessful attacks.
In the center of the allied line fur
Their encounters occurred, the two op-
posing factions ending the day with
varying fortunes which, however, are
regarded as more favorable to the al
lies than to their adversaries.
Allies Continue the Offensive.
An official communication issued
Tuesday night by the French War Of
flee says:
The left wing of the German
forces in their movement of retreat
have crossed the Petit NORM river
with view to protecting their com
| munications have made violent but
unsuccessful attacks against that part
of our forces occupying the right bank
of the River Ourcq.
Our English allies are continuing
their offensive tactics in the dircc-
ton of the Marne on the heights to
the north of Sezanne.
Our troops are progressing favor
| ably though laboriously
"On our right wing the situation
is good before Nancy and in the
Vosges
A severe engagement has been
fought in the center with alternative
duFdHClHS anu Ialllng DaCk.
Moroccan Reserves In Line.
The French War Office announces
that it is sending reserves to Moroc-
co and announces the incorporation
OF territorial troops now residing
there, in order to release the regular
forces in Morocco for service with the
army in France.
Accounts of wounded soldiers who
| reached Paris indicate that the re.
suit of the three days fighting in the
Champagne country has been rore
favorable for the allies than at first
supposed. They say the German
losses in killed were enormous and
that great number of prisoners
were taken.
One French officer estimates the
| prisoners at 100000
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
Rubens Masterpiece Saved.

change Telegraph Company from The
Hague says:
"One of Rubens famous master
pieces, which long had hung in the
church OF Norte Dame at Malines,
Belgium, and which was thought to
be in danger of destruction by Ger
man shells, was saved by M. Demont,
. steward OF the Royal Museum at
Antwerp. who in motor car and. at
great personal risk. brought tho paint
~ 70 Antwerp"
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
ANY CALLING
OUT REMAINDER
Of VOLUNTEERS
axiety Of Germans Met Only
by Long List Of the
Casualties.
TERRIBLE CONFLICTS
EASTWARD OF PARIS
LOSSES OF THE INVADERS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN ENORMOUS
AND BEYOND CALCULATION.
ALLIES ON THE OFFENSIVE
French Officer Estimates $4,000 Ger
man Prisoners Captured in Great
Outflankins Engagement
LOSSES OF THE INVADERS SAID
TO HAVE BEEN ENORMOUS
AND BEYOND CALCULATION.
ALLIES on THE OFFENSIVE
French Officer Estimates $4,000 Ger
man Prisoners Captured in Great
Outflankins Engagement.
SUNNI AIRY.

The daily publication of page
afser page Of the dead and miss
4 D1hg III the official Gazette is
1ho6t the only news that Berlin
gets Of the war.
The German right wing has
been defeated with heavy loss
east of Paris, and is now in re-
treat, pursued by the Allies. The
Germans asked an armistice Of
"a hours to bury their dead, which
was refused.
The Russian advance in Galicia
continues, and Gen. Russky's
army is now attempting to sur
round and cut to pieces the Aus
trian army of 100000 southwest
from Lemberg and Przemysl. Re-
volt is imminent in Bukowina, a
Hungarian province.
A Rome paper asserts that
there are 100000 Russian troops
aiding the Allies in France.
The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-09-11
German Prisoner. We'll Treated.

German Prisoners Well Treated.
London.-There are 5000 German
suspects and prisoners of war in the
concentration camps OF Great BRIT.
ain. The prisoners are allowed to
amuse themselves as they please.
Dyefrim Hall, where officers are hold
is comfortably furnished. Each on
Ger has room to himself. furnished
with bed like those supplied TO
British officers and three chairs, in
Guiding an arm chair. They are given
the same rations as are served Brit
ish officers and receive regular pay.