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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
81 LYNCHINGS SINCE JAN. l

New York, N. Y. Tuskegee In.
stitute of Alabama has compiled the
records of a number of lynchings in
the United States during the first six
months of this year. In a statement
given today, Booker T.. Washington.
the head of the institute, shows that
"a men were put to death by mob
violence inc an. 1, 1915, the num-
Der being 13 mor than the figures for
the same period last year.
Twenty-four of the men lynched
we're negroes and 10 were whites.
Eight, or one fourth Of the total num-
Der, took place in Georgia. Six OF
the negroes and one white man were
charged with assaulting ONE
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Italian Cruiser Sunk.

Berlin-An Austrian submarine on
July IS torpedoed and sank south of
Ragusa the Italian cruiser Gisueppe
Garibaldi. The cruiser foundered with
in Is minutes. The Giuseppe Carl
baldi was an armored cruiser of 1924
tons, 344 feet long. She was laid
down in 1898. Her complement was
$50 men, and she carried one 10-inch,
two 8inch, IA 6-inch and ten 3-inch
guns. Ragusa is a fortified Austrian
seaport in Da1matia, on a peninsula OF
the Adriatic sea SO miles northwest o.
Cattaro.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Investigate Conspiracy.

MISUNDERSTANDING reports OIL
a federal investigation at Detroit of
a charge that German sympathizers in
the United States were responsible
for the blowing up of a government
munition factory across the Canadia4
border have been received. Officials
said the inquiry had not disclosed
grounds on which the United States
could proceed criminally against those
alleged to have been implicated, since
there was no statute to a con-
spiracy formed In the United Slater
to commit such an act in Canada
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Strike OF Arms Makers.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Negotiations to
settle differences between Bridgeport
m%achinists and the Remington Arms
and Ammunition Company, engaged
on q gigantic scale in the manufacture
Of war munitions for the allied armies
have failed. Labor leaders have an
nounced that the first Of the machin-
lists would walk out at noon on July
20. They added that within q week all
work III the Remington shops and in
the shops Of subcontractors would be
II . standstiu-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Detectives on Piers.

New York.-Discovery of bombs In
the cargoes Of q number Of ships that
have left here for Europe during the
last few months has resulted in un-
usual precautions in slowing freight
On vessels o In port Scores Of prt-
yate detectives are on all piers where
freight ii loaded. On some piers ev-
cry box and package is opened and the
contents examined. Electrical devices
andmechanfcal instruments to detect
suspicious contents Of bales and pack
aeeal1oaxe II ne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
krupp Grants Demands.

Geneva, Switzerland.-At a meeting
held at Essen July Is, between the ad-
ministration Of the Krupp gun works
and the representatives Of the work
men, the Krupp officials are under
stood to have granted a portion of the
mems demands for increased pay. Di-
rectly and Indirectly about 1905 coo
men are involved. Minor cases, in
which machinery has been destroyed,
have been reported. The military au-
thorities warned both sides that unless
an Immediate arrangement was reach
ed drastic measures would follow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Consul ~Indiscreet.

Washington.-State Department Of
ficials have taken notice of a letter
from T. st. John Gaffney, American
consul-general at Munich, in a New
York morning newspaper comparing
conditions in Germany to those in the
allied countries in a manner decidedly
unfavorable to the latter. Secretary
Lansing made no comment, but other
officials said the department would
decide later whether Gaffney's express
sions were out of keeping with his po.
sition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
IL 6 warships on Fire.

New York.-TWo more mysterious
rfies on United States naval vessels,
which were made public, bringing the
total number of such fires to five
within the last few days, has aroused
officials Of the navy yard to a keen
sense Of alarm. The last two fires oc-
CURED July 20 on board the dread
nought New York and the destroyer
Warrington, but the facts were at first
kept secret. Both were extinguished
with little difficulty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Asuuith Seeks New War Credit.

London.-Premier Asquith moved a
new vote of credit of 150, 000,0 900
pounds sterling (about $3.50, 00,0OO)
for war purposes, GU of the funds
created by the war loans. This brings
the total amount appropriated for the
pursuit of the war to more than 49,
900, 900, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Roumania Refuses Demands.

LondOn.-The correspondent at Co
penhagen of the Exchange Telegraph
Company quotes the Vorwaerts as an
nouncing:
"Roumania has emphatically re-
fused to comply with Germany's de
mands t o allow weapons and ammu-
milton to traverse Roumania
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Leo Frank Improves.

Milledgeville, Ga. Physicians at
tending Leo M. Frank at the Georgia
prison farm here are optimistic W
his chances to o No infection
has appeared in the knife wound in
Franks throat, and his temperature,
respiration and circulation were said
to be approaching normal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
TEUTONs CLOSING
IN ON WARSAW
TWO FoRrRessEs FALL As FOR
WARD SWEEP OF FOE
CONTINUES.
ONLY 10 MlLESFR0M CAPITAL
Russians Admit that Germans Are
Advancing at Many Points
Reims .Bombarded Again
British capture Trench.

London.-The irresistible march OF
the Austro-German armies is winning
for them town after town in Russian
Poland and in other territory through
which stretches the thousand-mile bat
tie front in the East.
Berlin reports the Austro-German
armies are within ten miles Of War
saw, and in the same statement IN
nounce $4,000 Russians have been
captured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Strikers Riotinu.

New York-July 2O.-Serious riot
ing occurred again July 20 al. the Con-
stable Hook plant Of the Standard Oil
Company at Bayonne, N. j., when sew
eral hundred of the 5000 striking en-
ployes clashed outside the company's
plant with more than 200 special off
GERS and policemen on guard duty.
The strikers. apparently were trying
to charge the oil works. and the
guards fired a number OF shots into
the air. The strikers answered with
q volley of shots, then scattered. This
was the second disorder of the day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

1rample on u. S. FiaQ.

Bisbee, Ariz.-Carranza troops that
captured Naeo, Sonora, while engaged
in removing liquor from an American
saloon July 20, found an American
flag, carried it to within a few feet of
the International border line and tram
pied it into ribbons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Russians Admit Advance,

Petrograd.-The following official
communication was issued:
"The enemy's advance continued
Monday in the region of Riga and
Shawl on the fronts of G~runhof-Za-
gary-Krupy.
"The enemy is advancing at numer-
Gus points along the line"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Reims Is Bombarded,

Paris.-The following official state
ment was issued by the war office:
"In Artois there have been artillery
actions, but no infantry engagements.
Reims was violently ,bombarded, 9 v
eral civilians being killed"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
British CAPTURE Trench.

London.-Field Marshal Sir John
French made the following announce
ment in a report to the war office:
Recently, after successfully explod-
ing a mine just west of the Chateau or
HODGE, east Of Ypres, u troops occu-
pied about $50 miles Of the enemy's
trenches"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
SHORTAGE Of Farm Hands.

Bloomington, nl.-There is an un
usual shortage in the number of farm
hands available for work in Central
Illinois. The harvesting of oats and
wheat is being done simultaneously
and both are showing record-breakin9
Yields.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Congressman Goes Insane.

New York.-Congressman Richard
Wayne Parker, who was committed
to the county hospital for the insane
is to be taken to a private sanitarium.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Two Killed as Tent Falls.

York, PA sever wtndstorm
wrecked a chautauqua tent at Dallas
town, near here, killing two persons
and ~fnjuring fifteen. More than 7W
were under the canvas %
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Sensitive About Auto.

Beacon N. Y.-Because Charles
Shuster of Bannerman called an auto
mobile belonging to Charles Kowatch.
also of the same place, a "fivver," he
was shot to death by the latter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Henry starr. Trla, Postponed.

Chandler,t Ok.-The trial of Henry
Starr and his three alleged accom-
plices on a charge of bank robbery
was postponed to Aug. 2, when called
here. Starr represented that he had
not obtained an attorney.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
On Fire at Sea.

London.-A late dispatch announces
that the P. & O. steamer Ben-Allah, is
afre in the Indian Ocean. Assistance
is being rushed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Floods Carry Away 40 Homea

Floods Carry Away 40 Hone&
Springfield, Il.-F1oods In the I'LL.
nois River have swept away the
homes of 40 families at Pearl, Pike
County, H., according to an appeal
for aid sent to the governors office by
John b. Knox.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

Prize Court will Condemn Cotton.
London.-A large part of the ship
ments of American cotton held up by
England probably will be condemned
by the prize court. This was indicated
by a ruling made by the government
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
Freight Train PIunges 200 Feet.

Dalhart, Tex.-A freight trains 200
foot plunge into a gulch at lndianoie,
killed the engineer, fireman and a
brakeman, and smashed the engine
and 10 loaded cars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23
"Princeton Week. at Panama Fair.

San Observation-Disclosures Un1ver.
sity graduates and undergraduates
from all parts of the country are here
celebrating princeton week" at thu
Panama Exposition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

Sons of Revolution Elect Wocdworth.
Portland. Ore.-Neweu Woodwork
of Buffalo, N. Y, was elected presl
dene general of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-23

Ethel Pigg. "a years old. a lifelong
cripples, was shot and killed by Jo-
seph Tribbey in Cass, Ind, when he
mistook her for a burglar.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-03-15

you were to call him a hay, seed"
now, you would certainly have
fight on your hands, for he lives
right up in the city, although his
home stands where it stood sixteen
years ago.
Sixteen years ago l quit "cuss-
ing" therefore | won't say anything
just here about George Kicker. ex-
cept that he is one of the finest
hoys that ever wore shoe leather
and pal that | value second to
none.
While I find hundreds of strange
faces, there are many still here of
the old original settlers, and it does
my heart good to grasp their hands
and see the light of welcome in
their honest eyes.
AS a whole, the citizenry of Fitz-
gerald is composed of a most hos
pitable set of people, and one is at
once made to feel at home. ! am.
delighted to be with them again
after an absence of sixteen years.
| have returned to make my home
with you and lend my every effort
toward the success of the Leader
Enterprise.
Now is the time to pay your SUBJ
scription. LON BURTON.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-03-15
AN ABSENCE
OF SIXTEEN YEARS
A Former Fitzgerald Boy
Draws Comparisons.
(Communicated.)

1t takes q person who has been
away from Fitzeernld for sixteen
years to appreciate what the town
has done in that space of time.
Where stood sixteen years ago
small, insignificant wooden struc-
lures, | now find beautiful brick
and stone business blocks that
would reflect credit on any city of
the union-most noticeable, per-
haps, being the magnificent five.
story building On the corner OF Pine
and Grant, where sixteen years ago
stood a small one-story wooden
shack that was used as a thirst
parlor" whiskey made while you
waited.
The streets of Fitzgerald sixteen
years ago were veritable sand banks,
and when it rained the slush was
something awful, and the occasional
electric light did not keep one from
falling into gullies made by the
rushing waters. Now find all the
principal streets nicely paved and
lighted up by waterways that show
the city off to the most beautiful
advantage.
Sixteen years ago Fitzgerald had
a population of about 5000. Today,
while her citizens modestly claim
only 5000, am certain that a care
full census would disclose 10000 or
more.
Sixteen years ago Amuel LAGER
Strom lived away out in the coun-
try. He stills lives at the same
place, but it is now in the very
heart of the residential section of
the city, and many of the business
men of Fitzgerald live as far as two
miles beyond him. .
Frank Hagar also lived in the
country sixteen years ago. but if
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Appointed To Take
Manufacturers CencuS

Mr.. James Paulk has received
an appointment as agent for the
U. S. Census Department, and
will take the cencus of the manu-
facturers in Ben Hill, Turner,
Crisp, Dooly, Sumter and Lee
counties. The appointment was
made by Hon. William J. Harris,
director of the cencus, on the
recommendation of the HonS
Chas. R. Crisp. Mr.. Paulk will
make an efficient agent for the
department, and the appointment
is appreciated bv him and his
many friends.
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Fitzgerald Ice Co.. one of the
defendants, stated that they pur-
chased only such beers as were
known by the manufacturers as
being legal under the Georgia
laws and that the beers sold by
their customers in Fitzgerald,
were solely sold by them. Being
an extensive real estate owner,
he gave it as his opinion that the
property values in the city had
not been injured by the sale of
near beer. At about $3.50 D. m.
the attorneys began their argu-
ments, same being opened by a
twenty five minutes speech by
Judge Feagin, for the prosecu-
ton. Judge Feagin cited num-
erous authorities to the fact that
the license committee of the CITY
council was not authorized to fix
the amount of license for the
sale of near-beer or to grant the
same; the point upon which
the case practically rests. The
judge was followed by Col. A.
}. Mcdonald for the defendants
in twenty minute summing up
of the contentious of the defen-
dants. Col. 0. H. Elkins took
one hour and eighteen minutes
to cover the legal grounds upon
which the defendants relied.
Judge Fesgin closed the argu-
ment in a twenty minutes reply
to the attorneys for the defen-
dants. when Judge George ad-
journed the court, taking the
case under advisement.
Among the FitzgeraIdites pres.
ent were: D. B. Nicholson. Jr.
D. W. Paulk, L. O. Tisdel, C. A.
Holtzendorf, 2. K. Farmer, S,
G. Pryor, ST., S. 6. Pryor, Jr.
R. L. Jones, J. H. Jones, J.. W.
Pass. G. w. Mathews, H. L. Nc.
Lendon, R. Davis. James Mathis,
j. L. Dorminey, W. R. Paulk, G.
W. Broadhurst, C. R. Renard,
Wiley Williams, Geo. Davis, w.
W. Murray, M. Mobley, Clauc
Murray, L, A. Cooper, E. G.
Orahood, ]. M. Mcdonald. A. ].
Mcdonald, Jesse Grantham, B.
Stokoe. John Gray, Albritten, C.
R. Justice, Sam and John Dixon,
Harold Beall, R. ]. Prentiss,
Chas. Butler, E. L. Dorminey
E. Wall and others.
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Quarterly Conference
Central M. E. Church

Rev. j. P. Ward!aw presiding
elder of the Cordele Dist. will
hold the second quarterly confer
ence of the Fitzgerald charge this
evening at 500 o'clock in S. S.
room. All the official Board IN
GLIDING Stewards, trustees Sunday
School Supt. Local preachers, etc.
expected and urged to attend. The
Pres 1ire Elder desires full at
tendance.
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INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
BEFORE JUDGE GEORGE
Case Taken Under Amusement

titled that the brands of beer
presented to him as having been
purchased from w. W. hurry
contained 2 $40 per cent and
2 75-100 respectively of alcohol
and that the beers had the gen.
eral appearance of the stan
dard brands of beer sold in the
state. The beer in question was
purchased at the instance of Dr..
C. A, Holtzendorf by his cook,
Fannie Cooper, and turned over
to him to be used as evidence in
this case. S. c.. Pryor testified
that he is police officer in the
city and that he made six arrests
in February and 30 in March,
60 per cent of which he alleged
were for drunkenness. Mr.. ALL
britton testified that he purchas-
ed beer from w. w. Murray and
that he had seen others making
such purchases. Mr.. J. M. Nc
Donald, expressed it as his
opinion that the sale of near
beer as now conducted had de-
preciable effect upon the value
of real estate and that the open
saloon and the former brands
of near-beer did not so effect
the property values. Upon be-
ing requested to express his
opinion on the qualities of the
beers in evidence, he stated that
it had all the ear-marks of what
was known to him as beer. Ad-
journment for dinner was taken
to two o'clock when the defen-
dants presented sixty afidavits
to the effect that the presence of
near-beer saloons was a help to
the business interests of the
city. in that encouraged the
thirsty denizens. of the less fav-
ored neighboring cities to make
frequent pilgrimages to this
oasis and thut during those visits
they not only supplied themselves
with the refreshing beverages
dispensed. but also selected their
purchases of dry goods, gro
ceries and other merchandise
from the large stocks of Fitzger-
AIDS we'll known and popular
merchants. Joshua Troupe, for
the defense stated that his pro-
perty was not injured by the
existence of near-beer saloons
and that he had recently rebuilt
residence in that district at a
cost of $1700. W. R. Paulk,
representing $4,000 worth i'm
proved property in the city, did
not think his interests had been
injured by the granting of near
beer licenses This year. J. L.
Dorminey. part owner of the
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About fifty citizens, representing
the plaintiffs and defendants in the
injunction proceeding against the
near-beer saloons and the city Of
Fitzgerald motored to Vienna
Saturday morning. The day was
ideal and the trip was made with
out an accident over good roads
via Ashburn and Cordele. The
party arrived at Vienna in fine
spirits and good humor, despite
the tension that this aggravatlng
case has caused the citizens. Judge
Walter George called the case at
10 a. m. and the attorneys, Elkins;
j. B. Wall and Mcdonald and
Grantham for the defendants and
Judge Feagin of Macon for the
plaintiffs lost no time in getting
their evidence before the court.
An agreement was reached by the
attorneys, by which the cases
against the Fitzgerald Ice Co. and
w. W. Murray were selected as
the. cases upon which all other
cases should be decided, in the in
terest of expediting the cases. 1t
sooK appeared that the cases rested
mainly upon the question of the
legality of issuelng licenses by the
License committee of the Council.
The prosecution endeavored to
show by witnesses that the pro-
perty values in the city were seri-
ously affected by the operation of
near-beer saloons which the de-
PENDANTS met with afidavits of
about sixty more or less prominent
citizens, whose sworn opinions
tried to make it appear that the
presence of the saloons were ex-
hilirators to the retail trade of the
town and a great factor in the de-
velopement of the city. This fea-
ture was especially very prominent
il the testimony of one witness,
for the plaintives, who asserted
that he moved out of TIE near-beer
district some years ago Oil account
of their unpleasant proximity,
whilst another, equally as promi-
nent citizen, gave as his testimony
for the defense the statement that
he lived in the beligerant district
for year and enjoyed peace and
quietude and that though he re.
moved to his farm, his testimony
brought out the fact that his
family had expressed a preference
for that location, should they ever
move into town again.
Prof. cellars of Mercer Uni
versity, an expert chemist. tes-
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B. A. Saver

Many have joined the Saving
Club of the Third National Bank.
A few dollars, deposited weekly,
pays taxes and Christmas bills.
The bank pays them to save.
Be a saver.
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Mrs. M. p. Broughton has just
received shipment of pattern
hats and swell shapes. The ladies
are invited to see them. 1t
Douglas Island news., 1915-06-02
The NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

The Seward brass band gave its first concert last Sunday.
 Seward now has an authorized ad dition called "Terminal."
 The gypsies who were recently run out of Juneau, have arrived at Seward.
 The Seward Gateway takes back what it said recently about rich quartz strike near Hope.
 Anchorage, Alaska, will soon have a telephone system. Work has started on it's construction.
 Helen Van Camper, the noted writer, has visited Anchorage and gathered material for some stories.
 Seward people say that one of the needs of the town is factories. They also say that Seward is a "city" not "town."
 Although retrenchment is the order of the day at Valdez in city affairs, the school department will not feel the effects.
 The saw mill and box factory at Had ley were destroyed by fire last Satur- day. The plant carried insurance of s1OO,OOO.
 All the school teachers at Valdez were reeugaged with the exception of Mrs. Davis, the assistant principal, who resigned.
 On account of clear, quiet water on the Stiokiue riVer, the catch Of king salmon up until now has been light at that place.
 A lighthouse at Cape St. Elias is now an assured fact. Material for it's con construction was sent North on a recent boat.
 The Fairbanks telephone company contemplstes the erection of a tele- phone line from Fairbanks to the Tolo- vana district.
 Milo CaughreaD, engineer of the for estry boat Tahn, was @arried at Keteh ikan on Mey 27th.to Miss Marvel Wilkes of that place.
 W.J. Cassidy and Con Sullivan re- port having cleaned up forty seven ounces in a nine days run on Bear creek in the Hope district.
 A class of twelve recently graduated from the 6th grade of the Ketchikan public schools. Appropriate exercises were held at the commencement
 Work has been resumed on the Val dez mine in Che district of Che same name. A contract has been let to drive 200 foot tOnnel on the property.
 A large delegation of Petersburg people attended the funeral of Hon. N. !. J. Sviudseth, who was recently buried at Wrangel. The late Mr. Svindsetb at one time resided at Petersburg. ~