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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
U. S. NEUTRALITY LAWS BAD
Recent Alleged conspiracies Show
Federal Statutes To BE lnade-
quats-cabinet Takes u Up.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the fed
eral neutrality laws 50 the department
Of justice can deal with offenses diff
cult, IL not impossible, to reach under
existing s~tatutes. Is one Of the tasks
congress will be asked to undertake ut
the coming session.
This WAS u Of the subjects dis
cussed Ct the cabinet meetipxs and ~.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Gregory afterWard rid
hissdspartmont would aek Tor ! chnnla
Il t1 kn1tetslka
ssw1ild bsno Qusetidn ebopt IS
cation to conspf1cISs such - are 6S
lieved TO have beeh responsible for
recen strikes In munition plants, ut
tempts to blow up ships sailing from
American ports and other activities
having for their object interference
with interstate and foreign commerce.
Amendment Of the Sherman act,
however, probably willnot be the only
however. probably will not be the only
from congress.
Developments Of the last six months
have convinced officials that there is
= woeful lack OF specific neutrality
statutes, for many alleged crimes have
gone unpublished after time has been
spent in Investigation because govern
ment lawyers felt that convictions
could not be secured. About the only
statutes now in the criminal code that
have been invoked successfully are
those aimed at the transportation Of
explosives unmarked, in interstate
commerce, and the law against en-
listment in the United States for for.
eign service.
Government attorneys will be freely
consulted by the encouragement re.
garding what r Of legislation is
needed and It Is possible that an ct.
fort will be made to codify the laws
Of the United States relating to neu-
trality violations, to espionage and
kindred matters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Natchez.-The transfer boat j. B.
Lewis, which recently sank at Naples.
will be raised within the next few
days. Bulkheads have been construct
ed and the water is being pumped out
The boat turned over when the boilers
shifted - they were being o~verhauled.
The Lewis is the property of the L. r
& N. Railway.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
italian Steamer Sunk.

Rome.-The Italian steamship Bos.
mia has been sunk by q submarine fly
ing the Austrian flag. Passengers
and crew boarded four Life boats.
Three OF these craft have been land
ed. but the fate Of the fourth is no.
known.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
Psrmlts No Favoritism

Paris.-Gen. Gallieni, the French
minister OF wsg. has given another ex-
ample Of his decision not to tolerate
favoritism in the army when he order
ed an officer Of the territorfals SEN
fenced to 60 days in . fortress for
using an automobile owned by = man
he had selected for an orderly. The
name Of the officer win be stricken
from the army list.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

MerigoM.-Oliver ]. Hays. 40 years
of age, residing a Merigold. ended
this place. Mr.. Hays had been cor
fined to his bed for several months.
suffering from cancer, and his condi-
ton vas regarded as hopeless. He is
survived by a wife and six children
also a sister living in st. Louis. Mo.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
Southern win Build.

Corinth.-The Southern Railway
Company has purchased a tract OF
land near their property. known as
the old compress lot, with a view Of
erecting . $4,000 union freight sta
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
Bonds For Gravel Roads.

Bonds For Gravel Roads.
Natchez.-At a good roads meeting
held at Hermanville the proposition
to issue bonds for gravel roads was
unanimously Endorsed. 1t is probable
that the two main arteries OF Clai-
borne county will be given first on.
alteration.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
Hay Growers Meet.

Columbus.-The Mississippi Hay
Growers Association met in Columbus
to discuss various phases of the hay
industry, with special reference to
marketing problems. The session was
presided yer by Walter Stokes of Ma
con.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

China and Japan lave recognized
Carranza, and agreed to fully support
him, according to Col. F. NJ. Romero,
who returned from a trip to the Orient
in Carranza's behalf.
A dispatch received here from Ber-
Gil has voted to confiscate all oils
and fats, which will be sold only
through the government.
Thirty-f0ur members Of two card
clubs in Bangor INT Rockland, Me-,
will receive $1,000 each under the
will of Mrs. F. w. Hill, who died at
her home here recently.
The economy of some postmasters
in having clerks utilize. spare mo-
ments tying together for use a sec
ond time pieces of Irvine received
around incoming mail has been COM
mended by Fourth Assistant Post
master-General Blakslee.
Gen. Aware Obregon charges that
George C. Carothers, special agent Of
the American state department is
dangerous to the tranquility of the
de facto government in Mexico"
Romulo S. Naon. Argentine minis
ter, leaves Washington shortly for his
own country on q vacation.
Monday. the 9th. was Gen. Fun
ston's iftieth birthday. He il the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
INVADERS PUSH SERBS ON
stubborn Reeistance ofSered 70 They
Retreat to Observation-Disclosures
Situation 10 Tense.

London.-The Servfans are falling
back from mountain range to noun
tain range before the Austro-Germans.
whose. official reports enumerate the
capture Of q thousand or more prison
ers daily. = few gums and Qnantitfess1l
stores. The Sorvians, however. =
inflicting Considerable lcss on thsl1l
. Aione ~ eostegn 'front.' the seSus
.anm1 oDp4a1 t0Sb4s hotd1A& fhek
afSxlnSSf4 - HkSSN4nDH6ndsAten
ing . stand "a the Western bunls =
the Morava River. Their resistance
has been SO stubborn the Bulgarians
have had to call for assistance from
the Austro-German artillery in their
effort to drive the defenders out Of
Katchanik Pass. Thus far they have
been unsuccessful.
The British and French troops,
which are receiving re-enforcements.
are meeting with some success, and
besides repulsing Bulgarian attacks,
have undertaken small offensives with
good results. The Austro-German
and Bu1garians, however, made such
progress from the beginning Of the
campaign that it will take serious
work now to check them.
For the mopent the political situa-
ton Is graver than the military. The
central powers again have protested
to Greece against the landing of al
lied trops at Salonikf. King Constan-
tine is reported to have replied that
as Salonikf is an open port there has
been no infringement Of Greek rights
in the landing and that Greece will
remain neutral until one OF the bellig-
erents has transgressed against those
rights. France and Italy, who has
Joined her allies by sending q warship
to Saloniki. are particularly anxious
as to the attitude OF Greece.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Doc Wiley nays intemperate eating
q almost ~ Common a. intemperate
drinking. but nevertheless we rfsk q
recnnd piece Of mince pie.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

WORK BEING c0-0RDlllAIED


Joint A~nElo-Ffench war council was
held here Nov. II. Those taking part
were Premier AsQuith. a. !. Balfour.
first lord Of the admiralty; David
Lloyd George, minister Of munitions.
and Sir Edward Grey. secretary Of
foreign affairs Of the British cabinet,
while the French participants were
Premier BRAND. Gen. Gallieni. minis
ter Of war; Admiral La Case. minister
OF marine. and Gen. Joffre. the
French commander-in-chief.
The British ministers on arriving Ia
Paris were met by Premier BRAND,
who gave q luncheon and reception in
their honor before the holding Of the
war council. In the afternoon the
British ministers had . conference at
the admiralty.
The precise object OF the visit to
Paris Of members Of the British war
council, has not been disclosed. It Is
generally assumed, however, that
their presence In France marks an
important development in the policy
Of coordination among the entente
powers.
The British war committee consists,
during the temporary absence Of Field
Marshal Kitchener, OF the premier.
David Lloyd-George, A. J. Balfour, An
drew Bonar Law, secretary for the
colonies. and Reginald McKenna. the
chancellor of the exchequer. In ad.
ditien. 1t was said. Foreign Secretary
Grey would share In the work Of the
committee when foreign relations
were under consideration.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
NEWS OF IHEWIEk
FROM Over WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN DUN OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
OalEFIY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News COMBINATIONS Re-
viewed without Connent-AM
Nations Find Something to
Edify and instruct

The steamship Lafayette of the
French line, which left Bordeaux Oct.
81 on fits maiden trip. has arrived in
New York. The Lafayette is 69G feet
long. with a passenger capacity of
2,000.
Joseph Nancy, "a Years old, de
posed as chief of police of Benson,
Neb., was shot and killed at the Doug
las county fair grounds.
Fire crippled the plant of the Beau
mont (Tex.) Enterprise. destroying a
warehouse and damaging the main
building.
The three Republicans elected in
ew Fork last week to fill c~ongression-
al vacancies favor a prohibition
amendment to the constitution of the
United States.
Mrs. William Swindell, SIS years old,
is dying at a hospital in Belyidere,
Ill. She lost her balance on the stair
way Of her home and fell 15 feet on a
sharp post, which pierced her torso.
BallOt1ng Tor city and county O1l-
GERS at San Francisco was marked by
the arrest of a woman, Mrs. Mary
Marks.
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt has resumed
her work in the American ambulance
corps. wearing a nurses costume.
The supreme court of the United
States announced q recess from Nov.
is to Nov. 20.
Able Cartwright. living six miles
south Of Peabody, Kan. celebrated
his 101st birthday anniversary. al
ways be happy and never worry" is
Cartwright's motto.
Eighteen German officers and sol
diers we're killed and so wounded
when a portion of Fort Machovelette
in Belgium. was blown to pieces by
an accidental explosion.
The ship Cluett, sent north last
spring to the relief OF the Crocke,
land expedition. has been unable tc
reach Etah. The relief ship was
hemmed in ice in North Star bay.
Reports that n. s. Wfndnaux, for
4 barker and msruhnAf at PISS
had hsga ~as5xs6iuAted Ii
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19
GREECE PROVES AN ENIGMA


London.-The intimation OF the
Greek government that any allied
troops seeking refuge In Greek terri
tory will be disarmed has been the
cause Of considerable anxiety to the
entente powers, and. consequently
Field Marshal Kitchener's near east
visit gains added Importance.
Belated dispatches from Athens say
that Greece bases her decision On in
ternational law, while the entente min
listers contend that the right accorded
troops to enter the country through
Salonih permits them to retire by the
same route, should it become necessary
for them to do SO. The ministers are
demanding that Greece uneQuivocally
define the attitude she will observe
should such an eventuality present it.
self.
Besides the claim to hospitality
which the entente allies declare they
have on Greece. In view Of the then
Premier Venixelos' invitation to them
to send q force to Saloniki to enable
Greece to fulfill her treaty obligations
to Servia, which. however. Greece re-
pudiated, Earl Kitchener or the en-.
.tente ministers are likely to draw the
attention OF King Constantine and his
government to the fact that the consti.
tnti0n4lism Of Greece was guaranteed
b&sSsf nnaaias and Great Britain,
nly .obtatned aftet
1lGf co6o1 - IcnIan'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Greek people IS the entente allies, ana
should King Constantine override the
constitution, which the followers OF M.
Venizelos insist he did when he dis
solved the chamber, It is suggested in
some quarters that King Constantine
would be reminded that his retention
of the throne Of Greece depends on the
continuance Of friendly neutrality to
ward the entente powers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

1orta a1dsAun1ee the f1dlOWfuG Amer1a
can citisenswefe On the Ancona:
.Dr. Cecfle Il Grfel, Alexander Pa
tativo, his wife and four children:
Mrs. francesca Mascolo Lamura, Pas
quale Laurino and Giuseppe Torrisi
and his wife. OF these only Mrs. Greil
and Torrist { among the survivors,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Col. Heussler, a Swiss military
statistician, calculates the total losses
in killed in the present war 1T
5000, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Sixteen hundred Italian ~reservists
sailed from New York for Naples on
the Italian liner Taormina, q sister
ship of the Ancona. The Taormina
also carried log passengers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

According to a message, the kaiser
passed through Sofia, where he Wis
tied King Ferdinand for two days.
After the visit the German emperor
left for COnstantinOple.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

The steamship Lafayette OF the
French line, which left Bordeaux Oct.
81 on its maiden trip. has arrived in
New York. The Lafayette is 69G feet
long, with a passenger capacity of
2.000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

0ldt0rWlQe prohibition was defeated
n Ohio Nov. 2 by q majority OF 55.412.
according t official returns from the
81 counties OF the state made public
here. In 1914 voters rejected the pro
hibition amendment BY Z majority Of
84,152.
When Fred Miller of GaIesburg.
Ill. IS years old. began to undo the
wrappings OF q package NE found on
the sidewalk it exploded, killing him
almost instantly.
DR.. Booker T. washington. nrfnci-
pal Of Tuskogee. Ala, institute. Ia IN
= hospital suffering from : serjous
nervous breakdown. His condition is
critical.
OF the profits Of tho Krupp nun
works last year, amounting "a
Sc. O00. 900 marks ($11,600, o0O). about
24.000,0e marks ($s.000.0oo) WIN -
devoted to charity.
The American steamer Llama
sei.ed and run on = reef ~ ! British
prize crew, has ben washed % Tie
reef and has sunk.
= cold storage esq sold Ii New
York sitter Nov. Is muet - stnmpe1
u snch ma III deaIoxySm fheun HnIa
display sins stating dat coId stosaee
ee1n 80 On oaIe
BsSuomAoe,rv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Joseph Nancy. 81 years old. de-
posed as chief Of police of BENSON,
Neb., was shot and killed at the Doug
las county fair grounds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-19

Mrs. T. T. Taylor and her 10-year-
old daughter were drowned in st.
Francis river at Wise Ferry, Ark,
when the skiff In which they were
seeking to cross the river sank.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05

Continued on Page Ten.)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
TEMPE
DEATH OF BROTHER
A PECULIAR CASE
Remains Of Dave Renness Laid to
Rest in Tempe Cemetery
yesterday

Peculiar circumstances enshroud
the death of Dave Henness, who's
remains were laid to rest at the
Double Butte cemetery in Tempe yes
terday by Il large gathering of sor
rowing fritnds of the deceased and
J. II. Henness, the only brother. The
deceased has for number of years
resided on a set of claims some forty
odd miles from Tucson. and during
that time he has lived entirely a
lone; only an occasional camper
passing his way was the only human
being ever seen. AS far as known
he had enjoyed good health. The
first discovery of his death was
made sometime Saturday by party
Of passersby, who noting the alb
sonce of life about the cabin. had
instituted an investigation and found
the lifeless body on the bed.
1t is understood that light was
seen ut the camp the evening before.
and since the deceased himself was
seen shortly before that il is pre-
sumed that death was due to heart
trouble
The remains were transferred for
twenty miles on burro and the re-
mainder of tht way in buggy to
Tucson where they We're prepared for
shipment to Tempe.
The deceased. prior to his move
to the Tucson country resided ut
Ray, Arizona. where he had a large
number of friends. His only rela :
tive in this section was J. II. Hen
ness of Tempe.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
BURIAL OF MRS. WILLIAMS

The remains of Mrs. p. y. Williams
were laid To rest alongside her husband
in the Mesa cemetery yesterday morn
ing with very impressive ceremonies
and surrounded by a large number OF
her old time neighbors and friends. The
body arrived from Douglas accompan-
led By Mrs H. D. McCray. daughter
at whose home the aged lady passed
away Tuesday The funeral was held
in Douglas yesterday. The burial ser
vice was read at the grave by Rev. W.
L. Summers and & quartet consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Dorman. Mrs.
W. T. Twoedy and George Wilbur sang
very mpressively. The pail bearers, all
old time friends We're: G. :. Steward
George s. Irwin. l.. A. Smith. l.. Y.
Guthrie. s. W. J. Bowen and +. t.
Hughes.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
MESA
TOWN ALIVE WITH
ONE DOLLAR BILLS
Fresh Crisp Currency That Had Never
Been Spent Sold at Discount
On Dollar Day

Fresh. crisp one dollar bills peepinS
from vest pockets, pinned to the coat
lapel or worn crushed after the fashion
terday signifying the recurrence of dol
lar day in Mesa.
At first the unique adornment APP
peared ludicruous but by nine o'clock
it had caught" well and a large num-
Der Of the business men We're wearing
the money in Plain sight.
The Mesa City bank got into the
game early and strung a bunch of the
crisp notes across their front window
and J. G. Spangler, the cashier went
down the street decorated with the dol
lar emblems in such manner that made
the characteristic garb of Mark Hanna
in his palmiest days look like quar-
ter and five pennies. The advent of
Mr.. Spangler upon the street was to
announce the fact that The Mesa City
bank WAS selling the new dollar bills
for 90 cents. Moreover if the Gus
toner was dissatisfied with the bargain
a dollar would be paid for the currency
and it would be taken back. Also the
bank in order to boost its saving de-
posits accepted ninety-five cents
throughout the day and issued a re-
ceipt therefor for one dollar
Not ONLY did the bank and numbers
of business men take UP the style of
wearing money for decorative purposes
but some of the more enterprising mer-
chants placed rows of the one spot cur
rency where it could best be seen and
along side placed certain articles that
could be exchanged for like amount
of currency, namely one dollar bill.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
CHICKEN LECTURE COMING

The members of the Mesa Poultry
and Pet Stock association have ar
ranged Il series of talks for next Tues
day evening commencing at q: 80 o'clock
at the town hall which they believe will
be appreciated by every breeder of
fancy chickens throughout this sec
ton. Frank Reed Sanders, who has
recently arrived from Chicago will de-
liver an address on the chicken indus
Try in the valley. w. w. Carney, pres
ldent of the state poultry association
will be present and give a few sugges-
tons on the industry from local
standpoint. Thomas Harris, local
breeder will discuss the industry from
the angle of a local grower In addi7
ton to the addresses the prize ribbons
won at the recent show will be distrib-
uted. This latest number of the pro-
gram it is believed will prove pariicu-
larly attractive and will be the means
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
ANNIVERSARY PARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Jensen enter
tanned at their home southwest OF
Tempe Wednesday evening in com
memoration of their twentieth we'd
ding day anniversary. Plates were
iaid at the dinner table for the fol-
lowing guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Neils
Peterson Mr.. and Mrs Ludwig SeliG.
Mir. and Mrs. Filing Olsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ahlquist and Mr.. and
Mrs. Truels Bertleson.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
BALL GAME TODAY

Partly because Arbor Day is 81
holiday but more for the love of
the game and for the want of prac-
tee. two squads from Tempe high
will wage war on the baseball diam
ond at the athletic field today. The
seniors against the remainder of the
school have been picked as the con-
tending factions which means that
about all of the likely timber of the
school will be given an opportunity
to show their ability as candi-
date for position on the regular
team. Dean and Stewart are the
battery for the Yannigans and Finch
and E. Brooks for the seniors.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING

The Mesa Commercial club will meet
again this evening for the purpose of
electing secretary The matter is
exciting considerable interest and u
few new applicants have been regist-
cred. The finance committee will re-
port upon the number of votes that are
to be east and the secretary will be
elected from those entitled to vote.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
CHARITY TEA TO-DAY

The members of the past Noble
Grand's Association of the Rebekah
lodge will be hostesses this after
Interests Of charity, at the home Of
Mrs. b. +. Moeur. on East Seventh
street. program of music has
been arranged and there will be
amusements on hand for the enter
tainment Of young and old. The ia
panese ladies will preside at the
tea tables throughout the afternoon
and a nominal sum will be charged
for the refreshments that will he
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
FARM ADVISOR HERE

C. w. Barnes, farm advisor and with
the live stock extension department of
the state university at Tucson, was IL
Mesa visitor yesterday and called upon
a number of the local ranchers con-
sulting with them in regard to their
problems. The work outlined for Pro-
fessor Earnes is very similar with far
mers as that OF a physician to 4 general
practice. Yesterday for instance, he
assisted one farmer in planning the To-
cation of his barns and sheds so that
the space would be most profitably
utilized. he called at another farm to
advise regarding the proper feeding of
calves and at another he assisted with
the planning Of 4 rearrangement of hog
sheds. at still another farm he called
[.s
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
DEATH OF YOUNG LADY

Miss Orpha Newman. aged eigh-
teen, died yesterday afternoon at
Together with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. l.. Newman. and n sister
who has attended the normal, the
deceased came TO Tempe the early
part of the fall. but the change in
climate failed to offer any change
for the better in her health. Accom-
panied by the members of the family
the remains will be shipped today to
the old home in Illinois for inter-
ment.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
LECTURE AT NORMAL

Rev Chas. II. Dains. of the Con-
sregational church delivered an in
tensely interesting lecture to the
Young people of the normal school
at chapel exercises yesterday morn
ing. The short half hours time
that the address occupied was well
spent ana the young people were
heartily appreciative of the many
sound bits of advise impaired by
the speaker
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
ABOR DAY OBSERVANCE

Tempe's banks and post Office will
also strictly observe Labor Day to-
day. There will be partial obser-
vances at the grammar schools how
ever and appropriate programs have
been prepared for the OCCASION
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-02-05
INCREASING IN INTEREST

The meetings being conducted at the
Baptist church under the direction of
Rev c. Sidney Maddox Of Santa Mont
ca, are increasing in interest. The
numbers out to hear the sermons are
increasing nightly and it is the belief
of those in charge that much good will
be done before they are ended.