The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-18
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News COMBINATIONS Re-
viewed Without Ccnment-&ii
Nations Find Somewhat to
Edify and Instruct.

Nations Fin somewhat TO
Edify and Instruct.
Buildings covering three acres, 100
Red Cross motor ambulanCeS and 200
army motor vans, all ready for delly.
cry to the government, were de-
stroyed at London when the motor
works of Brian, Hughes & Strachan
at Park Royal burned.
Knox Booth, the missing revenue
agent, surrendered to the authorities
at Montgomery. Ala.
The report that Capt, Thierichens
of the German cruiser prinz Eitel
Friedrich has been arrested at Alge,
ciras for violating his internment pa.
role was denied by the commandant
of the Norfolk navy yard.
The American tank steamer Gulf.
light, which was torpedoed by a Ger.
man submarine off the Scilly islands
May / and for damage to which the
German government has offered to
pay an indemnity, sailed from st.
Mary's for Roueh.
The honorary commercial commits
sioners Of China came to Boston from
Providence with a program OF four
days inspection and entertainment
before them.
Arthur G. Hastings of Holyoke,
president of the American Writing Pa
per company Of Springfield, Mass,
said that a directors meeting would
be held to consider plans for the re-
organization OF the company. The
company is capitalized for s22, 000, 900.
The National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers, in convention at Cincinnati,
selected st. Louis as their meeting
place for next years convention. All
officers were reelected.
William Shaw, general secretary Of
he Christian Endeayorers, has an.
nounced his acceptance of the nomi.
nation for governor Of Massachusetts,
on the prohibition ticket.
Immediately after he had been sen.
fenced to Is years In prison for muir.
der. p. A. e. Warren, Jr., Of vidalia,
La, vas married to Miss Elizabeth
Beard, 10, in his cell.
Charles W. Hartley, rs years old,
was arrested at San Antonio, Tex, on
a chage of counterfeiting. The officers
raided his room and found a collection
of silver dollars and half dollars.
The Canadian casualty list to date
totals S.08s men, consisting Of 1913
killed, $3.50 wounded and 1866 miss.
ing. according to the records Of the
militia department.
The Italian military authorities
have issued orders to ships and air.
ships to spare from injury the re.
mains Of the famous Roman amphi.
theater at Pola.
The village OF Biwabik, Mimi, will
join the ranks OF those range com.
munities that pay scent bounties on
rats, but will set a precedent In this
part OF the country by paying a
bounty Of 3 cents for each English
sparrow.
The total number Of men for the
army and navy sanctioned by Eng.
lish parliament for service 80 far in
the present war is 5000, 900,
The members OF the reorganized
cabinet have decided to pool and d.
vide their salaries equally. The ag.
gregate of the salaries Is $424, 625,
making the share of each s21,23O.
Henry J. Reese, chief Of police OF
Dickson City, Pa, was killed when he
stepped into the roadway to signal an
automobile excssding the speed limit.
The amalgamation Of the various
organizations interested in the ad.
vancement Of safety first propaganda,
uniformity and efficiency was advo-
Gated at Atlantic City. N. j.. by r. r.
Gaines of Savannah, president Of the
American Railroad Master Mechanics
association.
The population Of the city of Oma-
ha was increased by 27,500 when the
proposition Of annexation carried at
a special election in Omaha, South
Omaha and Dundee BY q majority Of
s to l.
1a ~ ~ "
The commission form Of govern.
ment was adopted for Ste. Augustine,
Fla, at an election by a majority of
Is out of q total vote Of 812.
The Louisiana senate passed a So
ries of antitrust bills which had al.
ready passed the house. One bill de.
the business OF refining sugar
is a public utility.
Fire in the premises of the John
W. Bunny Wholesale Grocery com
.any, Springfield. ILL.,. destroyed the
upper floors of the building.
British miners in Fernie. b. c. re
to work underground with Aus
and German miners.
The Italian government has de-
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