The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-26

the teets of Fort Worth, Tex, J.. T.
McForums of Waco, Tex, found her.
Passengers aboard the British
steamer LapIand, which reached New
York from Liverpool, witnessed a bat
tie in the Irish Channel between a
British torpedo boat, which escorted
the Lapland, and a German subma-
rine.
One million German pigs have been
silleted on the civilian population of
Belgium. The pigs must be fed and
cared for by the Belgians, who. with
out distinction as to class. must per
form this service.
What is believed to be the most
drastic action ever taken in Arkansas
to suppress illegal traffic in liquor
was contained in an order issued by
Chancellor J. M. Elliott of Pine Bluff,
who Instructed the sheriff to notify
all persons interested that no liquor
may be kept in the county after
April l..
O. -" NAN ~" Will INC Ilui-
der of his wife, Mrs. Ward, whose
charred body was found in the ruins
of the burned home of the family near
Willow Springs, March II. was dis
charged by Justice r. F. Holloway of
Willow Spri IS.
Miss Hanna Moore, 81 years old, an
original Daughter of the American
~ nj ion &c dad 81 hon o~o~
Gettysburg, Pa.
The death of Henri Collignon, So,
counsellor of state, on the field of
battle in Eastern France was an
nounced.
-Four sailing vessels, with Spanish
deck laborers on board, have been lost
III a storm off the Spanish coast. 1t
is estimated that 800 persons on the
vessels were drowned.
The British steamer MoraZan, which
passed Sand Key, Fla, reported that
March 10 she spoke to the Greek
steame Nefeli, latitude 80 north,
longlsST 60 west. in distress, short
-r Taef.
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The gasoline yacht La Sofa, with
her millionaire owner, Morgan Adams,
his bride of a month and 10 friends
aboard, all of Los Angeles, CAL,
burned six miles off San Pedro.
The latest entrants in the flying
game at San Diego, Cal. were United
States Senator McCumber of the SEN
ate naval affairs committee and Rep
resentatives Britton of Illinois n
Gordon of Ohio.
Prisoners of war now held in Ger
many number more than 5000 officers
ana sol 900 men, as compared with
$4,000 captured in the Franco-Prus-
sian war, according to official figures.
&Dr. Henry J. Ruyle, Al. prominen
Springfield. Mo-, physician, recently
siled for divorce, died suddenly in a
hospital there. The coroner an
nounced he1ad committed suicide.
Standard Oil clerks and officers are
to have a 500, 900 private roof garden
restaurant at &c Broadway. New York.
Z MSiuDeES VI Tic crew VI tup EI1tIl-
can steamer Dacia, which was seized
by a French cruiser in French waters
Oh Feb. %, arrived in New York on
the French liner Rochambeau.
Joseph NJ. Skain, a hotel proprie-
tor of Lexington, KY, was shot and
Instantly killed by E. A. Walden. chief
engineer of the hotel, who then sent
a bullet into his W head and died.
Daniel ONeil, said to be the last
survivor of the small group which es-
capped from the frigate Cumberland
when h was sunk by the Confeder-
ate ironclad Merrimac in the Civil
War, is dead at his home in Somerset,
Mass.
: John Vordak, a fisherman, was
burned to death at West, Tex. when
the city Jail caught fire and was de.
stroyed by flames. Vordak was i'm.
prisoned on a misdemeanor charge.
Roy Campbell was acquitted in fed.
eral court at Houston. Tex. of accept
ing rebates on railroad shipments.
Mrs. Julian Heath. president of the
Housewives League. has made ar
amazing discovery" She found, she
says. that a 22-ounce loaf of bread is
sold in Philadelphia for 5 cents: q
3Sfs-ounce loaf OF extra quality fol
10 cents, and 10 buns for 2 cents.
An announcement made by the
Overseas news agency indicates that
q number of men lost their lives In
the wrecking Of the American bari
Fass of Balmaha. which went ashore
near Syl. one Of the North Tristan is
lands.
A stringent, anti-tipping bill, apply
ing to hotels, restaurants. barber
shops. railroad trains and similar pub
lie places and amended to penalixe thu
employer Of underpaid servants, Il
we'll as the recipient Of g~ratuities
passed the Wisconsin senate BY
vote Of q to Z.
The charred body Of Daniel Black
SsAn aged kazmer, ~ 4Qond q ~
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