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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
GERMANS WIN ALL
ALONG THE BORDER
FRENCH ORDERED 70 EvAcuATE
POSITIONS ALREADY TAKEN.
GERMANS ACTIVE.
GENERAL MOVE 70 PARIS
Greater Part Of 1eloian-French From.
tier Being in Hands Of Germans,
Move Toward Paris Is Be-
Iieved to BE Possible.

Paris.-The war office has issued
the following announcement:
The commander-in-chief being In
need of all available forces to cemba,
the Germans on the Mouse, has or;
dered the progressive evacuation OF all
occupied territory.
Mulhausen has again been evacuated
by the French.
A new battle Is In progress between
Maubeuge Department of the Nord)
and Donon Department OF Doubs). On
it hangs the fate of France. Opera.
lions in Alsace along the Rhine would
take away troops on which might de
pend victory. ut is necessary that
they all withdraw from Alsace tempo
rarity, to assure Its final deliverance.
It is a matter OF hard necessity.
West Of the Mouse, as a result of
orders issued by the commanding
chief. the troops which are to remain
on the covering line to take up the
defensive are massed as follows:
The French and British troops oc-
cupy a front near Givet, which they
gained by hard fighting. They are
holding their adYersaries and sharply
checking their attacks.
East OF the Mouse our troops have
regained their original positions com
handing the roads out Of the great
forest of Ardennes.
To the right we assumed the Of.
fensive, driving back the enemy by a
vigorous onslaught, but. Gen. Joffre
stopped pursuit to r~e-establish his
front along the line decided on Sun
day. In this attack u troops showed
admirable dash. The Sixth corps no
tably inflicted punishment on the en-
envy close to Virton.
In Lorraine the two armies have be-
gun a combined attack, mi starting
from Grand Couronne de Nancy and
the other from south of LuneviIle. The
engagement, which began Monday,
continues at the time of writing. The
sound of the cannonading is not heard
at Nancy, as it vas the day before.
acknowledgements in the north ap-
pear to be resuming the offensive, ac-
cording to an official statement sent
from Paris by the Reuter- correspond
ent. The statement adds, however,
that the movement was stopped by the
French army In conjunction with the
British.
The Belgian troops. making a sur
prise sortie from Antwerp, drove the
German advance guard beyond Ma
lines.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
ADVANCE IS TOWARD PARIS
Concentrated Move by All German Ar.
mics possIbie~~Msny Prisoners
Taken by Germans.

Washington - concentrated ad.
vance 0f all the German armies toward
Paris ~ probable the semois River,
Longwy and the greater part Of the
BelgtautFreuch frontier being in Ger,
a hands, according TO q wireless dis.
patch 10 III" German embassy from ltp
foreign office received via aayville,
L. l. II says:
THE German troops facing French
troops defeated them IN q four days
battle. Numerous enaiFns, more than
l5o guns and 10000 prisoners have
been captured. LuBeyiIIs has been
taken and the army OF Gen. Joffre
broken up. Is no capable Of ac.
tioh, The German crown princes
army has chased the French west Of
Longwy,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

London The almost complete alb
tence Of news from the theHter Of Wal
Ia the bes, evidence that biz events
are In progress, which viii test the
real caIiber Of the hattaiionB engaged
In the new Waterloo" or the new
Sedan"
The Invaders already have reached
d line between Dinant and NeufclIa
ieau, the latter port being lcss than
rs miles from Sedan as the crow flies
TO the northward their advance troops
have reached the River nyle, noa,
Malines, almost midway between nrue
sells and Antwerp.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
CHILE FURNISHES WORLDS HIGH EXPLOSIVES

A curious fact bearing o. the pres
ent European wnr. says the Kansas
City Star, IL that the source OF prac-
tioally nil Of the gunpowder and other
explosives used In the military opera
tions IL found 70 BE- In one Of the most
~peaceable countries In the world
Chile, whose weAlth Of nitrate cf soda
furnishes IN element of sxplosive W
every otfer country IN the world. In
times TX psacs Chiis prepares war
Tor cthas scupt11os, And more than
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

that, when the other countries are 1t
peace, Chile goes % furnishing this
same nitrate TOR = peaceful purpose.
tho substance a just y good as a
soil fertilizer y II n Tor explosives,
The Chilean government Ia said to
have 4 practical monopoly on the
nitrate business for the entire world.
Extensive lands N NJ province Of
Tarapaca, Chile, have never been
opened up to nitrate production, but
the province q known to contain j
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
cHARLEvOI BATTLE CENTER
Allies Finally Join an a Battle Llhs
is Drawn Along r. ontier Tor
Thirty Mile.

" FtsS NEMs
Thirty Mile.
Paris.-The following official u.
nouncement was issued here:
"A great battle is now in progress
along a vast line extending from mons
to the frontier Of Luxembourg. Oaf
troops, In conjunction with the Bfk
ish, have assumed everywhere the of
f~ensfve. We are faced by almost tne
whole German army, both active iand
reserve.
THE ground, especially on oal
right, is thickly wooded and difficuH
The battle is likely to last seyers'
days.
The enormous extent Of the fronl
and the great number Of forces y,
volved make 1t impossible to follow
step by step the movements OF eact y
our armies. We must avail. the r.
suit Of the first phase Of the combat
before we can form any conclusion y
to the situation. Otherwise, we shoula
be giving to the press divergent an0s
contradictory news, since such 2 ~.
tie naturally is made up Of actions ana
reactions.
I'm vosges the general situation as
US to withdraw our troops
rom Donon and the Saales Pass. Tness
points were no longer OF any iulpOl,
lance, since we occupied the fortiiiea
line, beginning at Grand Couronne y
Luneyille II occupied by ~
and at Namur the Gerrnaas
IRE making great efforts against ~
which resist theoretically.
The forts It Liege still hold. Fot
Shaudefontaine has been the scene 2
act Of heroisI, which affirms olcs
the brilliant valor Of the w.
Eian army.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
AUSTRIA WARS ON JAPAN
Formal Declaration Of War ls Sent to
Japan Following Conference.-The.
lister Given Passport.

Vienna.--Austria declared war on
Japan. The Japanese minister was
Immediately handed his passports and
will leave for Rome at the first oppor-
tunity.
The formal declaration followed a
council Of the ministry at which the
declaration Of war by Japan against
Germany was discussed. It was agreed
that under the terms of the alliance
Austria had no other course open to
her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

San FranoiscoJ-The marine CORE.
spondent at Tatoosh. Wash, Of the
Ban Francisco chamber Of commerce
t~eiesraphs that the Japanese cruiser
ldxutno passed into the Straits OF Juan
De Fuca apparently bound for the Can
Adian navy base at EsquImalt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Auxtrians Flee.

London.-~A dispatch to Reuters tel
eeram company from st. petershurE
says. after a brilliant servian vic
tory ut MatKchwa, the Austrians fled
toward the bridges Of the nrina, pur
sued by the seryians, who captured
rich booty and a large number OF pris
nnNra.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
jap confesses.

/ Monterey, Cal.-George Kodani, tns
Japanese photographer under arrest y
connection with the death of Miss Het
n Wood Smith, a New York artist
whose body was found hidden In the
sand dunes near Carmelby-the-Sea, has
made a detailed confession o. thf
crime,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Basic, Switzerland News reached
here that q French force Of T'urcos,
Zouaves and Senesaleze, during the
fighting in Upper Aieace. entered and
almoHt destroyed the towns OF Fiachs.
tandem. Jagsdort, Landsef, Brunnstatt
Heiweiler and Morsch weller.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Russians Relentless.

L~endon,~~ln a dispatch from st. Pc
iersburg the correspondent Of tho Reu,
ter Telegram company says that the
Russian general advance both on Aus.
tria and Germany Is progressing with
out interruption.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

San Franoiscoy~The Japanese crui
ser idzumo, fully stocked and provis
toned and fresh from the dry dock
passed through the Golden Gate. She
will clear for action at sea,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
BATTLE TO HOLD kIAO. CHAu
Germans Dynamite Structures Before
laps Attack-Blockade Of Port
10 Accomplished.

Tokyo.--The Yamato In an extra
edition says that the bombardment Of
Using Tau by the Japanese fleet has
commenced. This message was passed
by the censor of the navy department.
Using Tau.-The cipher message
from Emperor William, addressed to
the Using Tau garrison in which they
were called upon to defend the posi-.
ton to the uttermost, was read aloud
at roll call. 1t was received s~toically.
The Germans have dynamited all
the tall structures here which might
be OF any assistance to an attacking
fleet in giving them sighting points.
They also have destroyed the rail,
road bridge at the boundary OF their
leased territory and have RACED the
Chinese villages within the territory.
The inhabitants OF these villages have
been partially compensated.
Peking.--The blockade OF Using
Tau. the fortified seaport Of Kiao.
chau. has begun
British, French and Russian vessels
Of war are taking part In the move.
ment.
Up to the present time only British
regiments have received orders to CO.
operate with the Japanese in the on.
erations against Kiao-chau on the lana
side The French. however, are ex.
pecting orders to assist the British
There probably will not be more than
two or three regiments from each IA.
tion.
Tokyo. - Communication bet waer
Japan and China has been severad
Except for the very meager news tbat
has reached here from New York ,ha
entire country Is kept in the dark i.
garding the progress Of the war L
Europe.
X 10 believed that the cab,a -
Tween Shanghai and Nagasaki -
been cut. The officers Il The ar,,S
and navy are absolutely spbvn s,,rs
regarding the progress Of ev.rts
China sea- Everything here II
inlet. the attitude Of the pub,,c 10
bearing almost indifferent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Diplomats in Itaty.

London,-~-A dispatch to the EVENING
News from Rome says It was an
nounced In the Italian capital that
Theophile peloasse, former foreign
minister Of France, and Count witte
ex.premicr of Russia, are In Italy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Austrians Join War.

washington - Officials here were
surprised to hear reportssthat the Aus,
trian government had ordered the Auk,
TRAN cruiser kaiserin Elizabeth ID joip
the German fleet at Using Tau.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Falmouth, England. The Holland.
American line ateamer Potsdam, from
New York. arrived here with 400 Ger.
mans aud some Austrian rossryistn on
beard.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

London.-In d dispatch FROM hoe
terdam the correspondent Of the Dalg
Telegraph says that after many aNs
Of quiet. sounds 81 the vigorous
bardment of Liege reached the g..
Ter near Maestricht.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
Germana L.esxe arusse1s.

London.--The correspondent Of tns
Daily Telegraph 1t Rotterdam, insa
dispatch, says that according to w
Rotterdam newspaper the total fuI'
Der Of Germans who passed throusn
Brussels Is estimated at 100000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Paris.--The French war office v
sued the following announcement:
THE French and English, the plan
of attack having failed, owing to w
foreseen difficulties, have retired %
the covering positions.
West of the Mouse the English
army on our left was attacked by The
Germans, but behaved admirably, hold
ing its ground with traditional stead
fastness.
"As a result Of the orders which
have been issued the aspect Of the
struggle will change for a few days,
The French army will remain for 4
time on the defensive, but at the right
moment, to be decided upon by TIE
commander-in-chief, it will resume ?
vigorous offensive"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28
KING GEORGE or ENGLAND
New photograph Of King ceotu. 7
England.
FORTS ARE CAPTURED
French and English Fall In plan. II n
tack and Retire to F~rontier-cer.
mans Cross Meuse.

London.-Namur has fallen. IN.
fortress upon which the allies placed
dependence to hold in check the Al.
vancing hordes Of the German main
strength after they swept past Liere
has given away before the advance Il
the enemy.
The news came as a surprise, bit
was officially confirmed. The war 81
flee In giving out the tidings added
this significant note:
"This necessitates the withdrawal d
a portion OF the allied troops from The
line of the Sambre to their Original
defensive position on the French from
tier"
Namur is at the junction Of the
Mouse and Sambre Rivers. Its tall
without a word Of warning Of any such
prolonged siege Of guns as was deemed
necessary to reduce 1t to submission
before the German advance indicates
that the attack must have been sud
den, sharp and terrific and that The
main strength Of the German field
forces must have been centered fol
the time being or this n objective
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28

Tokyo.-The Yamato In an extra
edition says that the bombardment Of
Using Tau by the Japanese fleet has
commenced. This message was passed
by the censor of the navy department.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-08-28


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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
TWO MORE LINES TO
PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER
Avenue c and Idlewild Lines Will Be
Equipped With New System
Beginning Monday

That the Avenue line and the Idle
wild line of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company will be
of handling fares beginning next Mon
day, was announced yesterday by ]. De-
Windt, manager of the railway depart
ment
He said that these lines had been agreed
upon by the staff after considering the
proposition of equipping other lines as
referred to during the past few days.
1t was decided that the Idlewild and
Avenue C lines were the best adapted
at this time for the second installment
of the prepayment system. 1t is stated
that the equipment is being installed
over all of the lines soon.
The officials of the company were very
much surprised yesterday to learn that
protests had been made to the commits
sion about the system, as it relates to
negroes and white passengers entering
by the same door So far, 1t was stated.
the company has experienced no trouble,
the negroes always waiting until the
white passengers entered the cars. So
impressive and general was the defer
ence shown the white passengers by the
negroes that the company yesterday morn
ing felt called upon 10 compliment the
negroes for their courtesy and the city
upon absence of misunderstanding on
that score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
OHIO MAN HELD ON
WHITE SLAVE CHARGE
e. C. Pollok Under $1,000 Bond for
Bringing Schoolgirl From Small \
Town in Ohio

Ernest Clyde Pollok. alias Ernest I.aSan,
of Columbus, O., was held under $1,000
bond to answer a charge of white slavery
by Judge r. b. Watts. United States COM
missioner. at a hearing held yesterday.
The defendant was placed In the county
jail, and 1t is understood as soon as war
rants for his arrest arrive from Colum-
bus and an order OF deportation is is-
sued by Judge Thomas G. Jones he will
be carried to the Ohio city for trial
The defendant Is accused of having
brought a young high school girl. said
to be member of one of the oldest fam
lilies in Ray, o., to Birmingham for I'M
proper purposes, The couple left the Ohio
city about two months ago and have
euded the United States authorities from
time to time, but through the efforts OF
secret service agents were located in
Birmingham and the arrest followed.
Pollok Is said to have been a school
teacher and that the girl had entered his
school as a pupil a few weeks ago. On
November II the girl disappeared, as did
the teacher. They were seen together in
several Ohio towns, but succeeded In
avoiding capture
At the time of the arrest Pollok was
at work on the Tutwiler building. while
the girl had secured employment down
town. The girl was sent home in charge
of a secret service agent. Pollok Will
not resist efforts to take him back TO
Ohio,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE STOLEN
DIR. Magruder Offers S25 Reward for
Return of His Car

That the automobile thieves are still
sctive in Birmingham was shown yes
terday by the offer of $25 reward for
the return of the automobile of DR..
T. v. Magruder of 1914 South Twenty
eighth street According to DR.. Ma
gruder, his new 1914 Ford runabout
was stolen on Tuesday afternoon be-
tween $3.50 and 4:30 o'clock from in
front the American Trust and Savings
bank building at First avenue and
Twentieth street. Dr. Magruder stated
that the robbery had been reported
to the detective department.
At detective headquarters last night
it was stated that detectives were in
vestigating this latest automobile rob-
berry. 1t will be remembered that on
last Sunday night the automobile
thieves who have been operating In
Birmingham for the past two weeks
were successful to the extent Of steal
ing four motor cars. Automobile own
ers are alarmed at the growth of au-
tomobile robberies in the past several
days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
NO SENSATIONS IN
THE LANDMAN PROBE
Coroner Will Place John r. Fuqua,
Only Eyewitness to Killing, on
the Stand Today

After examining nearly a score of
witnesses the jury inquest into the kill
ings of Samuel and Houston Landman
oner Charles L. Spain adjourned and
will be resumed this morning at 9:30
o'clock A verdit from the coroner's
jury is expected before noon.
The stories told by the numerous wit
nesses on the stand yesterday were void
of the sensational. There was no tes-
timony brought up to show that there
had been any i'll feeling previous TO
the tragedy between Emmett Honey
cutt, the young man who admits hav-
the dead young men. 1t was practically
shown that the killings had resulted
directly from an affray following a few
hasty words.
Coroner Spain will place on the stand
this morning John r. Fuqua, a dairy
man, with whom young Honeycutt was
employed. Mr. Fuqua was an eyewit-
ness of the killings and 1t Is expected
that the jury will place great weight
on his testimony.
Coroner Spain announced last night
that Mrs. Birdie Reese, the sister OF the
Landman brothers, would not be placed
on the witness stand, owing to ILL
ness. 1t was stated at the courthouse
yesterday that the condition of Mrs.
Reese was still considered precarious,
and that it will be some little time
before she fully RECEIVERS from the
sever shock caused by the tragic
deaths of her two brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
PATTON BADLY HURT
ON HIS MOTORCYCLE
Humane Officer Crashes Into Switch
Engine When Brakes on Machine
Fail to Work

The condition of r. G. Patton, humane
officer, was reported as satisfactory al
the south Highlands infirmary last night.
Officer Patton was seriously injured yes
terday afternoon when his motorcycle
collided with a switch engine at Twen-
ty-sixth street and Tenth avenue, north.
According to the statement of OFFICER
Patton he was riding south on Twenty
sixth street at very rapid rate and
saw the switche engine about to make
the crossing, but he could not apply his
brakes in time to prevent the collision
The motorcycle of Mr.. Patton was COM
pletely wrecked, and 1t was several hours
before Mr., Patton recovered conscious
ness. 1t was stated at the intirmary that
the injuries will not prove fatal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
SPECIAL ELECTION
. now LOOKED FOR
TO KILL THE PLACE
Opinion Prevails That Extra
SESSION. Will Not Be
Called in State Be
fore April Is

It is sfidered probable that be-
fore the cotnclusion of the week the
governor will call a special election in
order that fthe people may have their
turn at manning a junior senator to
represent Alabama in the Congress of
the Unftedl States
There afre two avenues open to the
governor. ! The first is the calling of
the legishature in extraordinary ses-
|sion.sG THE second is the calling of a
Especial Election. Inasmuch as the con-
sensus oil opinion seems to be that the
governor. If he calls the legislature
togetheE at all, will not do so prior
to Apdil Is, it is considered highly
probable that he will give notice this
week dpf special election.
In tlflat event, Capt. Frank S. White
of Biri,ningham will formally announce
himselih candidate. Rumor has it that
Or. W.tB Crompton, president of the
AlabannaA Anti-Saloon league, will be
candidate. 1t has been said that Ray
Rushton of Montgomery may be a
Candidate 1t is considered improb able
that H. tP. Glass will make the race
tefore the people.
In lodal political circles there was
considerable interest displayed in the
| pendingtvote in the Senate on the Glass
case. when the announcement was
made THAT Mr.. Glass had suffered de-
feat Though by a narrow margin in
terest c4ntered itself In the probabil-
ity of a/special election and in the dis
cussion( of probable candidates. 1t is
generally believed that the race for
the shoEt term will not only be one
of great interest but that it will have
a decidedl bearing or effect on the race
for the long term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
ABERDEEN ANGUS
TO BE SHOWN HERE
Sale in Montgomery Starts Renewed
Interest in Alabama in This
Breed of Cattle

Secretary Fowlkes of the Business
league returned from Montgomery yes
terday with the information that there
would be on exhibit at this years state
fair some Aberdeen Angus cattle. This
species of cattle Is not generally raised
in the south. and 1T is the first time
they have been seen In Alabama. On
Tuesday at Montgomery there was a
sale of these cattle. many prominent
stock raisers purchasing some of the
herd.
Secretary Fowlkes said that so far as
he knew the only herds in the south
at the present time were in Virginia,
Tennessee and Mississippi Each of
these states has but one herd within Its
broders. Alabama stock raisers are be-
coming Interested in the cattle, how
ever. and the sale at Montgomery on
Tuesday is expected to be the founding
of new industry, or rather new line
of an old industry in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05

CHAMBER ELECTION
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Ticket Will Be Unanimously Ratified
as There Are No Opposition
Candidates

The Chamber of Commerce election
committee met yesterday and made fl
nal plans for the annual election,
which is to be held Friday next, in the
reading room of the Chamber of Com
merce. A. NJ. Taylor, r. j. Mcclure
and James T. Dunlap are the election
|officers.
The polls are to be open 'from IL
o'clock, noon, until 4 o'clock in the aft
|ernoon. The voting will be by secret
ballot and the ticket is as follows:
Paschal G. Shook, president; j. d.
Moore, first vice PRESIDENT ]. Frank
Rushton, second vice president. Direc-
tors: Oscar C. Turner, Crawford John
|son. L. Sewer, M, p. Northington, Solon
Jacobs and Colman Blach Trustees:
|Col. Tom o. Smith, Webb w. Craw-
|ford and e. +. Enslen.
The ticket will be unanimously rati-
lied, there being no opposition candi-
dates, and the newly elected officers
will be inducted into office on Febru-
|nry IS.