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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
HOLDS KEY TO BIG WAR
Experts Say Entrance Of Holland on
Side Of Allies Would Turn the
Tide to Success.

Washington.-In the opinion OF the
highest practical experts of the wal
department, an early and decisive end.
to the European conflict a be
brought about only in n way. This
is by the entrance into the struggle
of Holland, which country they regard
as the key of the whole situation.
According to reports received here
continually through official channels,
the entrance Of Holland on the side
of the allies is not an unlikely con-
tingency. Holland is described in
these reports as being in ANGRY
mood Toward Germany on account
of the loss of vessels and other prop
erty which she has experienced. It
is understood every effort is being
made by English diplomacy to bring
her over to the side of the allies.
The American military view is that
If Holland enters the war, her army
OF 4O0, 900 men will occupy the atten-
ton of the German forces on her Dor
ders. In the meantime, Lord Kitch-
ener will land On Hollands shores the
army Of nearly 1000, 900 men which he
has In England.
This army would invade Germany
with all possible speed. to cut on the
other lines Of communication with the
great German army now In the
trenches in Belgium and France.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
LAST WORD TO MEXICANS
Intervention Is Considered In New
Policy Of United States Towards
Strife Torn Republic.

Washington.-President Wilson and
his cabinet have adopted a new Mex
lean policy. 1t ~hAs for its object
restoration of order and the relief of
millions of non-combatants from the
devastation of Mexico's military ele-
ments, which have brought about con-
ditions described as intoferable.
The president read to the cabinet a
statement, t o be communicated to the
leaders of all Mexican factions, serv-
ing notice that unless they themselves
compose the situation some other
means will be found by the United
States to bring about the establish
ment of a stable government. The
statement was approved after pro-
longed discussion.
The specific course the United
States will pursue in the event the
contending factions fail to agree is
not outlined in the presidents state
ment, but the administrations pres
emit purpose is to give Moral support
to a condition of the best elements in
Mexico, and accord the government
thereby created formal recognition.
With such recognition would come an
embargo Of arms permitting the con
stituted government to receive MUM
tions of wal to the exclusion OF all
other elements and factions.
That the governments policy, II I'M
successful in this course. might re
quire ultimate Intervention has been
considered, and the intention to in
sist on a settlement has not been
swayed by the possible necessity OF
such action. In high executive quar-
tiers, however, confidence prevails that
the expression of the American gov
ernment's attitude will clear up mis-
apprehensions that have existed II
Mexico as to its intentions, and bring
about the desired coalition govern
ment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
VETERANS HOLD REUNION


Richmond. va-The twenty-nfth an
nual reunion OF the United Confederate
Veterans began here June ! and Will
continue three days. The convention
was called to order BY Gen. George r.
Harrison Of Opelika. Ala. appointed TO
preside in the enforced absence OF
Gen. Bennett n. Young. commander-in-
chief, who is in a hospital.
Exercises preliminary to the CON
vention were held the first day, with
the annual Hollywood memorial parade
and sessions of the Confederate's
Southern Memorial association and the
Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The veterans were welcomed by
Gov. Henry C. Stuart and Mayor Ain
slie and by Judge d. Gardner Tyler.
son Of the late President Tyler, who
addressed the visitors on behalf OF
the Virginia camp. Gen. Harrison re
sponded for the visitors.
For the first time in the history OF
Confederate reunions a Northern mil.
itary organization took part in the mil
itary pageant. The governors foot
guard of Connections acted as the per-
sonal escort of Gov. Marcus H. Hol-
comb, who was the guest OF Gov.
Stuart.
Capt. John Lamb, chairman of the
general reunion committee, estimates
that 10000 visitors visited the city.
All the state military commands
were ordered here for the parade and
the war department designated the ma
rine band at Fortress Monroe to q C
company the cadets from the Virginia
Military Institute.
Among other features of the CONVEX
ton was the unwilling Of a tablet in
Hollywood cemetery to the women OF
the South and memorial exercises for
veterans who died within the past
year..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
SIX J. S. CITIZENS
HAVE BEEN KILLED
CAPTAIN OF TAMPIcO STEAMER
TELLS OF ASSASSINATION
BY MExlCANS.
GENERAL UPRISING FEARED
All Sides and Factions Dislike y. ..
Citizens and Make Attempts to
Drive Them Out Of h
Country.

Houston, Tex.-Capt. Oscar Lane OF
the teamer Winifred. from Tampico,
which locked here June 2, says he
positively knows of six American cit
liens who were killed near Tampico
in he last few days" -Four, he said,
he said, was assassinated in a rowboat
while in boats and two were shot in a
pumping plant. John Smith, an engi-
neer for the East Coast Oil Comjany,
he said, was as~sissinated in a rowboat
May 20. He added that he feared a
general uprising and massacre OF Am
orleans in and near b Panuco oil
fields.
After detailing the several instances
of which he said he had knowledge,
Capt. Lane made this statement:
"If conditions are % changed down
there soon, l believe all Americans
will be driven out of the district. There
seems to be a general feeling there
against all citizens of the United
States. One side is no more to blame
than the other"
While Capt. Lane said he had posi-
tive knowledge" of circumstances sur
rounding the death Of six Americans,
he knew the name of only ones
John Smith was shot from am
bush," he said. 1.-TWO men were killed
a few days ago in a pumping plant IN
the oil field and three others were
killed in the anne manner Smith was
at various times and at different points
along the river"
R. E. Brooks, president Of one OF
the companies said his company, how
ever, had not been able to move a bar
rel of oil for a month out of the Pa
nuco field.
Conditions have been bad there FOL
weeks" he said. 1.-THE Mexicans have
taken a number of our boats and have
driven most of our men out of thu
field"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04

LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES PILE UP
HIGHER As sANculNARY
FIGHT PROCEEDS.
BOTH SIDES REINFORCED
Germans Make Claim That 100000
Russians Were Captured on last
ern Battle Line During the
Month Of May.

London.-The battle for Prezemysl,
Of the most stubborn and sanguin-
airy struggles Of the war, continues,
with undated fury. Both sides have
poured re-enforcements into the field
and losses are piling up to an unprece-
denied extent.
The Germans and Austrians claim
that some of the forts on the northern
front have fallen and that on south
eastern front their troops are pro-
crossing towards the railway that
joins the fortress with Lemberg. But
the latest Petrograd communication
says that the Germans who got into
one fort were driven out and makes
no mention of the capture of Stry or
of other successes claimed by the Teu-
tonic allies.
To the southeast, simultaneously
with this battle, the Germans are max
ing another effort to break through
the Bzura lines toward Warsaw, but
whether this is is a serious attempt to
capture the Polish capital, or only a
diversion to prevent the Russians from
sending more re-enforcements into Ga.
licia Is not disclosed.
The Germans claim to have captured
upwards of $1,000 Russians and en-
immense amount of material during
the month of May. Despite this. the
Russians do not appear to have slack
ened their resistance.
On the Gallipoli Peninsula the Brit
ish and French lines have been sub
jected to severe attacks by the Turks
all of which according to a British Of
fetal report, have been repulsed
There, as in France, trench warfare is
being followed, but in this case the al
lies have the support of their fleet
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
MUST OBEY RULES OF WAR
Washington Government So INSIST in
Second Note to Germany on Lusi-
tania Sinking.

Washfngton.-President Wilson has
determined that the United States must
ascertain definitely and promptly from
Germany whether that country intends
in the future to be guided by the ac-
copied principles of international law
and the rights of neutrals or to follow
it's own rules Of maritime warfare.
The president listened to a varied
expression>o of opinion at a meeting OF
his cabinet, taking little part In the
discussion himself. Later he began
the preparation of a note to be dis
patched embodying his own ideas and
what seemed to him the consensus of
his official family.
The verdict of a majority of the
cabinet was that the German reply
to the American note following the
sinking Of the L~usitania was unre-
sponsive and unsatisfactory, disregard
ing the good will Of the United States,
doubling its facts and disclaiming all
blame for the destruction of he mer-
chairman with American lives. The
questions of fact raised by Germany
we're regarded as irrelevant at this
time. The trend of opinion was that
the United States must learn soon
whether Germany intends to recognize
the hitherto accepted principle that
neutrals may travel anywhere on the
high seas on unarmed merchant ships,
whether or not such vessels carry
contraband, and that merchantmen
which do not resist capture must be
visited and searched and the passen-
gers and crew transferred to a place
of safety before the vessel is de-
stroyed.
An unfavorable answer to this in
quiry would lead, it was predicted
in official quarters, to a severance OF
diplomatic relations on the ground
that the United States could not con
tinue intercourse with a government
which repudiated these principles.
Steps then would be taken to inform
Americans Of the dangers to which
they were exposed as a result Of this
action, and such measures as neces
sary adopted to safeguard the lives and
interests of citizens OF the United
States. Should Germany accept the
principles in q way that would consti
tute q guarantee for the future, the
| American government would r~eiterate
| its demand for q ''strict accounta
| bility' for violations OF this principle
and the killing Of Americans on the
Lusitania.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
NEWSPAPER PLANT BLOWN UP
sapuipa (ok.) Publication Had Ex-
posed Gambling and Liquor Traf-
ftc n Had Been Warned.

Sapulpa. Oklahoma.-Nitroglycerin
aid kerosene destroyed the plant of
th Sapulpa Daily Herald. A rubber
tue filled with nitroglycerin was
wnpped around the press and limo
tyR. Following an explosion which
awakened the entire town. the build
ineburned.
r. Long, city editor, said that
sine the establishment Of the news
PAIR last August 1t had been expos
ing ambling and the selling of liquor
to Qployes Of the Gushing and Glen
Poooil fields. Warnings to stop the
camign had been coming for three
mons, he said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Aquitania On Rocks

New York.-Passengers on the
steamer Lapland on May 81 from Liv-
erpool. said they had seen the Cunard
liner Aquitania. the largest British
shin ever launched. which was COM
Wandered early In the war for use as
q transport, on the rocks ii the Mer-
sey. At the OFFICES Of the Cunard
line here it was said that no informa-
ton had been received Of any mishap
to the Aquitania. According to the
passengers the ship was surrounded
BY lighters and she had . bad list.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
submarine chases Steamer.

Ne York City.-The New York
Tribe prints a London dispatch
fromdrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain,
whicshe says that the American lin
er SPaul, on which she was a pas
sengS was chased by u submarine
rtghtp to the bar Of the Mersy, and
that pr Information came from the
capita who confdsd It to her by Gug.
lielmMarconi before they landed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Ieriean Will Buy Wine.

Pittsrg, Pa.-The crew Of the
Germasubmarine that torpedoed and
sank I British battleship Majestic
in theardanelles will drink cham
payne the expense Of F. B. Maloy, a
well-knu P%ittsburg financier. His
only stlation is that the wine be
drunk "a toast to the kaiser.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Overflow Damages Cotton.

Pine Bluff, Ark.-Water backing up
Bayou Meto, In the lower end of the
county, has flooded something more
than 1000 acres OF cotton and corn,
according to information from Hanna
berry.
Planters lay it is useless to plant
anything bat peas following q flood.
The river at that point Is still rising,
but the levees are In good shape. The
water In the bayou Is still rising,
though the river Is on q stand at that
point
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
MAKES 4 RAPID INVASION
italian Forces Quickly Push q Zig-zao
Line Through Mountain Passes
Into Austria.

IlUo tHTOO8H
Into Austria.
Italian Frontier.-The Italian inva'
sion of the province OF Trent is pro-
crossing from the south along the
Adige and Chiese rivers, from the west
across the Tonale Pass and from the
east by way of the Lavaronne plateau.
The attack of the Italians is contin'
uing all along the zig-zag frontier up
to the highest part north where they
have occupied the Ampezzo valley, to-
gether with the town Of Cortina.
Cortina is the junction of several
railroads, the most important being
that from Pieve di Galore, which leads
to Toblach along the Drava valley.
Especially Interesting is the occupa-
ton by the Italians of the heights In
Southern Trentino, where the Chiese
valley joins the Ampolia valley. 1t
was to this point. that the Italian vol
unteers in the war Of 1843 penetrated
and also where Garibaldi in 1866 es-
tablished his headquarters. radiatine
his action thence in the Guidicaria re-
gion. Thus it will be seen that tho
Italians have conquered the group OF
Notifications commanding the passes
leading to the vast e~ntrenched camp
which has its center at Trent.
These Notifications constitute a
wonderful system of defense. They
are rendered almost impregnable by
the mountainous nature of the country
The occupation of Cortina threatens
the Austrian Notifications at Landro
which protect the important railway
from Bozen to Klagenfurt.
The difficult task of the Italians, il
is believed, will be the attack on Ro
verto, directly to the south Of Trent
| It is defended by several lines of forti
| acations which begin at Mort, on botf
| sides of the Adige river, and run al
| along the mountains, which r abou1
$500 feet shigh. Thus Roverto Is IL
| the inside of a kind of amphitheate'
and mounts heavy artillery, especial.
on Mount Zugno. The last range o
entertainments near Roverto r du,
into the rocks.
A part Of the town of Roverto, nea,
the station, has been demolished will
dynamite to give the artillerymeI
there a clean range for their guns
while ali the bridges leading to tn
stronghold have been blown up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04

Chaston. w. va-A peremptory
writ smandamus was issued by the
supre' court Of appeals against the
Baltire & Ohio Railroad, ordering
the reoad to comply with the pro-
visionof the 2-cent passenger fare
law ul the public service commits
sion Pes On its application for per
missiCto increase rates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Ne York Taking Census.

New rk.-Six thousand enumer
ators hs begun a decennial censu
of the Mlation of New York state
under tsdirection of the secretary
of statett was estimated that the
count wd show q total Of / 0,250,
900 as impaired with 9,113,614 il
1910.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Owner 5000 A,lioators Dies.

San Fcisco, Cal.-Warren Fra
zee OF w Palm Beach, Fla, better
known s'Alligator joe" is dead
here of Pmonia, after an illness OF
a week. ) had been exhibiting s..
GOO alligss at the Panama-Pacifc
exposition
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04

oNEcAoTo EARLY ENTRANCE
INTO WAN ON ALLlEs
side.
RELATIONS BADLY STRAINED
Requssts VIII De Complied With i.
-Dulgarla TO Joint Rumanla
In the War.

Misunderstanding to lows from
the Austrian frontier" q the Morn
Ing Post Berne correspondent. "the
Austrian ministry met Monday-rep-
resentatives from Berlin being present
Ito discuss the Rumanian note. It
ID understood that Rumania's de-
mands will be refused. The relations
etwee the two countries already r
strained"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
German

Berltn.-The kaiser is anxious to
preserve friendly relations with such
Of the Balkan states as r not al
ready fighting him. and will under
take to guarantee Rumania that her
demands will be granted.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Rome AppIauds Rumania.

London.-A dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Rome a that all the Ital-
IAN newspapers hail as an accom-
Iplished fact the approaching entry OF
Rumanfa and Bulgaria into the war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Jan Army 10 Increased.

Tokyo-The budget committee OF
the house has approved the project to
increase the standing army by addition
of two divisions, Or about Fl 1000 men.
The previous diet was dissolved by the
emperor last December for declining
to uphold the program of the ministry
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Maie.tic officers SAFE.

London.-The admiralty has a
nounced that all the officers Of the
British battleship Majestic. sunk May
q off the Gallipoli Peninsula by .
submarine, had been saved.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
WARNING save. Steamer.

Montreal.-The Allan liner Corsican,
which has arrived at Glasgow with
about a Thousand passengers, was
chased BY h submarine near Queens.
town. The Corsican received a warn.
ing by wireless from the Megantfc and
was on the lookout for the underwa
ter craft.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Norw<inds $4,000 Mines.

Christia Norway.-The Norweg
ian navy been enriched to the ex
tent of ali 100000 by 600 German
and Englinines picked up off this
coast. Famine Is valued at 5000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Mailed Over Bill.

CameronS.-James Mullenix, 45,
a laborer rurney, Mo-, 10 miles
southwest ere, was killed by Jo-
seph Bryan, q merchant, in a scuf-
lie brought by a quarrel Owe Q
bill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
Mexiaou. Tract Sold.

Tulsa. Ok tract of 10000 acres
In the Mex oil district near e.
>Protero anampico was sold to
White and nclair of Tulsa by
George Harrand Ed DeGolier at a
price said approximate s 1000, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04

$4,000 svtn0 Modern Farming.
Dallas. ,as.-There are 34,00S
men, won boys and girls entered
in the bettarming campaign of the
Texas Indtal Congress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04
,bTeee MQepeued bx Militia

Oklahoma Ok.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Canton fssed Company X OF
the state matt guard from further
patrol duty hid, Ok. The COM
pany was callnt to dispense a mob
Of jobless melo invaded that city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-04

Gov. Capper of Kansas drove 80
miles through mud and rain to deliver
an address to n boy. Some weeks
ago the superintendent of schools at
Maple Hill exacted a promise that
Gov. Capper would address the gradu.
ating class. When the governor
learned that the class consisted of one
boy he decided to keep his engage
ment.
Proposed increased freight rates on
| dressed beef from the east to st.
| Louis, Mo-, and East st. Louis, ILL.,,
| were suspended by the interstate
| commerce commission.
Two hundred butcher shops in Glas.
Cow, Scotland, closed because the
| shortage of cattle la resulted in pro
hihitive prices for beef.
Telephone reports to Santa Fee, N
M. state that a disastrous forest fire
is raging at Eland. q mining camp in
the Jemex mountains. 60 miles west
Failing to squeeze himself through
the door and window bars at ths
jail, Harry Wildes OF Haverhill. Mass.
tried suicide a. . Of escape
Too much rubber in his suspenderi
caused his scheme to fail.
Count celleres Italian ambasSador
presented to Secretary Bryan . 3ul
statement Of ItA1y's reasons for de
claffng I
MsE1un. m, yoted dry ~ : major
~ ofy71s. TIE dry maturity q tn
lyears ~ IL.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-03-26
RURAL SOCIOLOGY
RELIGIOUS PEDAGOGY
SUMMER SCHOOL, 1914

At the 1914 Summer Session of
the State College, DR.. Ralph A. Eel
ton of the Presbyterian Home Mis-
sion Board, offered a course in
Rural Sociology and Religious Ped
agogy for ministers. This course
was of inestimable value to minist-
ers interested either directly or in
directly with rural church work.
This course consisted both in
suggestion and study. of the best
sort of religious surveys, the best
way of reaching rural folk by the
ministry and the churches, the mes
sage best adapted TO rural life, and
the best way of realizing social
ideals in rural communities. The
work given by DR.. FELTON, was not
theory but based on actual study of
conditions made in rural communi-
ties in various parts of the United
States.
The solution offered for religious
and social conditions in the ordin-
airy rural community was the COM
munity church. This is a church
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where all the people of the district
unite under the leadership of one of
the denominations for religious
service and worship. It's chief pur-
pose is to serve all the religious and
social needs of the community
Familiarity with the small denomi-
national church in the ordinary
country district, its struggle for ex-
istence. its poor maintenance and its
minimum of vital service, will cause
US at once to see the value of the
community organization as above
suggested.
Where such organizations exist
they have, To large extent, solved
the rural church and social problem.
The great Northwest affords an un-
usual opportunity in this field be-
cause in most communities condi-
tons are plastic, Too much can not
be said of the value of the above
outlined course for ministers of all
denominations. A practical. con-
structNe method is presented for re-
ligious work in rural districts.-Rev
J. W. Caughlan, Pullman.