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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
I Dead, 4 Hurt, At Moscue.

Moselle.-As a result of two acct
dents and one shooting in the vicinity
Of this place all in one day one, man
is dead and several persons injured.
While playing ball. James. the 12-year-
old son of J. d. Merritt, fell and suf-
fered a broken arm. A few hours later
William Summerall lost two fingers of
his right hand while engaged at a shin
gle machine In the mill belonging to
Allison Hollifeld, a few miles east OF
Moselle.
During the night of the same day a
number Of negroes belonging to an ex-
ira gang working for the n. O.. & N. f..
Railroad, four miles south Of here.
went out in the country to a negro
frolic, where from some cause a free
for-all' shooting ARRAY occurred. and
when the smoke had cleared, one negro
was dead and two others were found to
be seriously wounded. The wounded
negroes were taken to Hattiesburg Cd
hand cars for medical treatment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
WOULD ABANDON
SOME RIVER WORK
ARMY ENGINEERS RECOMMEND
THAT CERTAIN APPROPRiA.
TIONS BE WITHDRAWN.
Aiawassee and Little Pigeon Streams
Have Cost Government Much
and Are Still Useless for
For Navigation.

Washington. - Reports from the
army engineers submitted to Con-
gress, 1t has been harmed. recon-
most notable river and harbor appro-
Driations. These reports were sub
mitted to Congress as a result Of a
provision inserted in the last river
and harbor bill at the insistence Of
Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, then a
senator from that state, directing the
engineers to re-examine certain speci-
fed projects, among them the Mis-
souri, and Arkansas rivers improve
ment projects, and also to re-examine
any other project that would be deem.
ed worthy of such denomination.
Thus far the reports recommend the
abandonment Of projects hat have
cost the government not only 81, 0OO,-
900 in years gone by, but which it is
conceded have been practically use
less. Dozens of other reports are said
to be on the way.
The most important project recon-,
mended for abandonment is the So
called "harbor Of refuge" Sandy Bay.
Cape Anne, Mass. Practically 50, 900.
900 has been spent on this river, and a
project has been suggested for the ex,
penditure of practically $4,000, 900
more.
Here are the other projects recon,
mended for abandonment:
Rockhall Harbor. Maryland, expend.
iture to date, s97, 900.
Smiths Creek, N. c., expenditures
thus far. s17,650.
P~ultneyville Harbor, New York, ex,
penditures, $4,000.
Hiawassee River, Tennessee. ex'
penditures, $123 5000.
Little Pigeon river, Tennessee, $24O,-
900 already appropriated for it's i'm,
provement in connection with the
French Broad River also declared to
possess doubtful commercial possibili,
ties.
Lake Traverse, Minnesota and South
Dakota.
Grand Rapids lock and dam, Wa,
bash river, described as q part Of an
ancient scheme to MAKE the Wabash
river navigable.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
CALLS ANOTHER MILLION
Premier Asquith Says That Many
More Soldiers Needed-TeIIs
House About War.

London.-Premier Asquith has made
his long expected statement on the al
lies military position in the House Of
Commons in connection with the In
PRODUCTION Of a supplementary esti-
mate providing for the raising of the
numerical strength of the British army
from 1000, 600 men to- 1000, 900 men.
The House was crowded and the
premier's speech was listened to eager
~, and silently. In the peers gallery
Lord Fisher, the former first sea lord.
and Earl Derby, director OF recruiting,
occupied the most prominent posi-
tons.
The prime minister declared that al
though the British fighting forces In
the various theaters nov amounted to
more than 10000 men. the wars de-
mands were such as necessitated call
Ing out the empires "recruitable max.
mum"
Although the premier did not put
himself on record as either for or
against CONSUMPTION. John Redmond.
leader of the Irish Nationalists, at the
close OF Mr.. AsqulthS speech, flung
a bombshell by declaring that the Ma
tionalists would oppose CONSUMPTION
by every means in their power. John
Dillon followed with a severe arraign-
ment of the British wal leadership, in
quiring:
What is the use of sending out
more troops to be led by men like
those responsible for the Sulya Bay
and Anzac failures?"
The premier's statement of the need
Of the army for "every fit nan in
cluded a warm tribute to the overseas
service, and he took pains to mention
particularly "the men eager to be at,
tested who have made application from
far-distant places Hongkong and
Rhodesia."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
MORE BLOODSHED IN MEXICO
One American Is Killed in FL Paso
From Rioting in Juarez Across
Rio Grande River.

Ell Paso. Texas.-Three hundred
soldiers Of Francisco Villa rioted in
Juarez, opposite here, and before or
der was restored, one American had
been killed and. according to reports,
n number Of MeXicans lost their lives.
The Villa soldiers reached Juarez
from the interior in a desperate con-
dition for lack of food, and when they
learned that the de factO government
was in possession of the town they in-
mediately began looting. Reports
from Juarez were that order finally
had been restored. Heavily armed
Mexican and American troops lined OPP
posfte banks of the Rio Grande as a
protection.
One shot from south of the border,
believed by the United States military
authorities to have been fired on the
American troops, toppled George A.
Oiepert of Ell Paso. a brakeman, from
al Ell Paso & Southwestern railroad
freight car. He was dead with a bull
let in his heart when a corporal's
guard reached him.
III liy dilel WdIU Two MeAlCduS
were shot at the Mexican end of the
Santa Fee bridge by Mexican customs
guards. Reports Of fatalities in
Juarez vary from two to 10.
An International street car was at
tackled and passengers. including sew,
oral Americans, were robbed. Stores
and saloons were looted.
1t was stated at the CarranZa consul
late that the generals in Juarez who
had turned the own over to the Car
rama government. had gained control
and were In conference upon the cleo
ton of a military leader to take full
charge and appoint a paymaster to re
ceive 100, 900 pesos in Carranza paper
currency with which to pay Off the SOL
diers. Unofficial reports from Juarez
were that if an attempt was made tC
pay off in Carranza currency riotine
would be resumed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
TROOPS LEAVE GALLIPOLI
Are Transferred EIsewhere-HoId
To SedduI Bahr.

London.-The announcement of the
British withdrawal from Gallipoli
overshadowed all other war news. The
forces at Anzac and Sulna Bay have
been transferred elsewhere. Fol- the
British public the abrupt war office
statement marks the end of one of the
greatest chapters of the wars his
tory.
The shock of the news vas hardly
broken by the fact that rumors had
been current in h street for some
days, and the withdrawal Of the
forces there had been a matter OF
widespread pro and con discussion
ever since Lord Ribbledale's famous
speech In parliament in which he de-
clared hat withdrawal had been rec
commended by a high military author
ity.
The feeling of the man In the street
was generally one Of relief, mixed
with regret. A popular half-penny pa
tude as follows:
Thus ends the enterprise on which
the highest hopes were built and
which. if it had succeeded, would
probably have turned the tide Of the
war. Our troops from the first to last
were within a few miles of victory
British troops continue to occupy the
tip Of the peninsula at Seddul Bahr,
commanding the entrance to the
straits, where many British have de.
clared a new Gibraltar will one day
arise. The position here is protected
by a double line of ships, and it is as
sumed that this will be held.
Operations in other sectors of the
front on the Gallipoli peninsula thar
those from which troops were an.
nounced to have been withdrawn are
to be continued, it is intimated in an
official statement issued. The with
drawal was effected without knowl
edge on the part of the Turks, it is
declared.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
ASYLUM FOR VILLA IN U. S,
State Department Announces That
Former Mexican Leader Will Be
Allowed to Enter This Country.

Observation-Disclosures and re.
lief were frankly displayed by admin
lstration leaders when news came from
Ell Paso that II of Gen. Villas gen
erals and leaders had signed an agree
ment to turn h rebel army of the
north over to the de facto government
OF Mexico. Confidence is felt here in
the reported promise of Villa to elm
mate himself, and if he appears On the
American side Of the international
boundary line he will find a free road.
Villas withdrawal n the incorpo-
ration of his army into that of the de
facto government are regarded here
as indicative Of early peace in Mexico,
and at least will pave the way for re-
ducing materially the strong patrol
the United States has been obliged to
maintain along the border. His elm
nation, it is believed, will leave Car
rama free to move his army into the
south n concentrate his forces
against the rebillious bands still op-
Grating in the interior and near the
capital.
u 10 y GU Ny ~
ficials here as to whether Villa will
accept the promise Of immunity as a
political refugee. Such immunity
would not protect him from prosecu-
ton within the United States on
charges OF an ordinary character.
This government has nothing on
which a charge will be brought against
Villa, but 1t Is said that local Off
Gals at Ell Paso have information con-
corning alleged irregularities in cattle
deals in which Villa was involved and
that this might be made the basis of
prosecution.
Secretary Lansing has announced
hat Villa had a right to enter the
United States and would be given the
same facilities OF doing so as any 9th.
er foreigner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
japan viii Defend Suez.

Los Angeles.-Japan has entered the
European theater Of wal with q power
full fleet, which has been surreptitious-
lysent to the Suez Canal, according to
A. NJ. Papajian Bey, former minister
of the interior in Egypt, who is at pres
emit in Los Angeles. Great Britain
realizes that she cannot lose the canal,
which is a vital element in her life as
q unified empire" declared Papajian
rRax For that reason the canal has
been remarkably fortified and q Jap.
anese fleet is on hand ready
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
New Plot Scented.

Neutrality-suspicious. is believed 70
be al entirely new plot against Amer
by agents of the department Of Justice
investigating the alleged conspiracy to
blow up the Welland Canal. Chief
Bielaski of the bureau of investiga-
ton said hat evidence had been Sc
cured from Paul koenig and others
said to be connected with him in the
alleged canal plot which opened up
another trail. MI. Bielaski declined
to indicate the nature of the alleged
new conspiracy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Training Camp For South.

New York.-A military training
camp for students, business and pro-
fessional men of the Southern states,
patterned after the one conducted at
Plattsburg, n. Y, last summer, is to
be established next April at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Ga, near Chattanooga, Tenn,
it has been announced here by Maj
Gen. Leonard Wood, commander of the
department of the east. who will have
direct supervision over the camp. 1t
is planned to keep the camp open four
weeks for business and professional
men,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
To Form Security LEAGUE.

Observation-Disclosures is to have q
branch Of National Security League.
Joseph H. Choate president and Al
ton B. Parker vice president. The
league will wage a vigorous campaign
to awaken the people of Mississippi to
h Importance of preparedness. The
work Of local organization will be in
the hands OF Warren H. Pullen, who
will issue a call after the first Of the
year for h purpose of launching a
local league.
William B. Brewster, Of New York.
field secretary of the National Secu-
rity League, has been in Jackson MAX
ing arrangements for the launching o.
the Mississippi organization.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Reports Powder Mill Explosion.

Notwithstanding to advices to
the Amsterdam Telegram. forwarded
by Reuters correspondent. a powder
factory and several ammunition depots
at Muenster Westphalia have been
blown up. Great damage was done
to the town. the newspaper adds. La
ter advices from Amsterdam state that
according to accounts received there,
800 of the 600 ONE employed in the
Muenster powder mill were killed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Canal of Whisky Attire.

Glasgow, Scotland.-Firemen had to
fight a canal full of blazing whisky
here, when a fire broke u in the
building of the Distillery Company,
Limited. Twelve thousand casks of
liquor were stored in the building.
The conflagration spread rapidly and
the explosion of the casks released
the whisky. which made a burning
stream Of the canal. Firemen pumped
water from the bottom Of the canal
and played 1t on the blazing surface.
The loss Is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
KILLING FOLLOWS
FARMERS QUARREL
GEORGE MOODY OF LEXINGTON
SLAIN IN DISPUTE OVER
CROP DAMAGE.
TO FORM SECURITY LEAGUE
National Field Secretary Prepares to
Organize Branch First Of the
Year At Jackson.-News
Over the State.

Lexington.-S. J. Carter killed Geo
Moody two miles south Of Goodman.
He came to Lexington Immediately and
surrendered to the sheriff. There
were no eye-witnesses. but Carter
claimed Moody was advancing upon
him when he shot. The farms OF the
two men were near each other. and 1t
is claimed by Carter that Moody's
stock had done a great deal Of dam.
& to his crop h past season. They
were both prosperous farmers. Moody
leaves a wife and three children.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
G. A. r. Honors Confederate.

Westfield, Mass.-The flag of Lyon
Post, G. A. R., flew at half-mast from
the Liberty pole in the public square
in memory Of a Confederate veteran,
Ira Miller, who rode with Forests
Cavalry. Mr.. Miller, who vas a retired
manufacturer of this town, died sud-
denly in Little Rock, Ark.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Greeks and Buiqars Clash.

Paris.-Fighting between small de-
tachments Of Greek and Bulgarian
troops is reported. 1t Is said several
Greek officers and soldiers were killed
or wounded and that the Greek gov
eminent is hastily forwarding re-en-
fbrcements to the scene of the fight
ing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Buys Railroad.

Meridian.-The Snoody Valley Rail.
road. from Succarnoochic to DeKalb,
has been purchased by H. NJ. Three
foot Of Meridian under a foreclosure
sale. The purchase price was $4,000.
but the road is said to be worth $40,
900 and cost SIS, 600.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
11O-Year-OId Woman Dies.

Observation-Disclosures Packwood, a
negro woman, 10 years of age, the
oldest person in Walthall county. if not
in south Mississippi, is dead here. AS
a slave she belonged to Benjamin
Youngblood until his death in 1860, and
was then allotted to Joe Packwood,
whose property she was at h time
of the emancipation of slaves.
Until about just a few week ago she
was able to be about the streets and
was a familiar figure in spite Of her ad
vanced age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

London.-"Sir Ian Hamilton is not
returning to the command In the near
east. If any other duties are assigned
him announcement will be made in
due course"
This was the enigmatic reply OF Pre-
mier Asquith in the House Of Com
mons to Sir Edwin Andrew Cornwall.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
British Cruiser OF Galveston.

Galveston, Tex.-A British cruiser
has been lying off the entrance to
Galveston harbor. The cruiser would
not give her name. She is a ship with
our tunnels and in some quarters is
believed to be the Australian cruiser
Sydney.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Invasion Of Egypt.

-London.-An Exchange Telegram
dispatch from Amsterdam says Gen.
Won der Goltz has established his head
quarters at Aleppo, Syria, where his
Turkish and German troops are equip
ping for the projected invasion
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Greek Troops Between Foes,

London.-An Athens dispatch to the
Daily Mail by way of Messina. reports
that the Greek troops have occupied
Dorian station and town. thus inter
posing themselves between the en-
tente allies line and the Bulgarians.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Californian Buy Farm.

Observation-Disclosures A. Moore of
Memphis has sold what is known as
the A. G.. Bailey place. located twenty
miles west of this place and containing
$50 acres, t G. c. and U. P. c. Davis,
Of Pomona, Cal. The purchasers will
move here on the first Of the year and
will convert this place into a stock
farm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Sub. ceta German Boats.

Amsterdam.-It has been officially
announced in Berlin that the small
German cruiser Bremen and a tor
pedo boat accompanying her have
been sunk by a submarine in b east
ern Baltic sea-.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Serb kinQ in Rome.

Rome.-Persistent reports are circu-
lating that King Peter of Servia is tt
take his temporary residence in Rome
and that the Servian government and
parliament is about to be transferred
to this city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Ieine Conoueror Dead.

Berlin.-The death at Hanover of
Gen. Won Emmich. the conqueror of
Liege, is announced by the Overseas
News Agency
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

According to the official Washing
ton records. the yearly income of Ten
nessee's richest individual is between
5000, 900 aud $500. 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

derson. who has retired from the office
Of superintendent Of public instruction
Of Adams county, by the school chill
dren.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Five.Story BUILDING for CIarksdaIe.

Clarksdale.-Plans are being com.
pleted for the erection of a modern
ffve-story office and theater building
In this city in the near future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

Kings Daughters in Jackson filed
and distributed 24O Christmas stock
ings among the poor children of that
city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24

For the months of January to No.
vember, inclusive. 127. 1884, 900 feet Of
lumber was exported from Gulfport.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Merchant Kills, Then Suicides.

Inverness.-Two are dead. one a vic.
tim shot to death by a merchant and
the other a suicide in Inverness as the
result of the quarrel between G. ID. Fin
ley. So. former Memphis lumberman.
president of the Finley Lumber Com
pany, and A. P. Burnett, So, prominent
merchant of Inverness. Burnett died
from a pistol wound in his cad in
flicted within a few hours after he shot
Finley.
The shooting occurred on the main
street of the town. 1t Is claimed Fin
ley entered Burnett's store and accused
him in a business deal. Following
words, it is said, Finley left the store
and had walked but a short distance
away when Burnett called to him.
Finley halted, and as Burnett APP
preached he opened fire at Finley
with a shotgun.
Finley fell with two wounds in his
body. Burnett then returned home.
and later shot himself in the temple
with a revolver.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Biq Fire at Aberdeen.

Aberdeen. - The Aberdeen Sand
Lime Brick Co. and the L.. Il. Cole
Heading Factory have bee burned.
mourning a total loss OF about S25, 900.
The two plants were owned by l.. B.
Cole Of this city. Origin of the fire Is
not known, but 1t is thought that some
negroes had gone into the plant for a
crap game and in some way set fire to
the building. Owing to the fact that
the buildings were outside the city
limits, little assistance could be given
by the city fire department.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-24
Women Motormen.

Berlin.-Women will begin the work
Of motormen In the Berlin street cars
| at once, it is announced.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-10
All this week
news II n l S
week - - -

The Rev. Wise, pastor of the Con-
gregational church of Pasco, visited
friends in this city. He reported the
recent arrival of little daughter in
his home.
Mrs. Haas, Mrs. Oliver and Mrs.
Plantz were the hostesses at the
meeting of the Ladies' Aid of the M.
E. church Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Arthur Jacot. An
enjoyable luncheon was served by the
ladies. The society voted to give an
ice cream social on the church lawn
Friday evening Of next week.
An eighth grade examination will
be held in the high school building
June IL and Is. The program will be
as follows: Thursday, a. m.-8:00,
grammar; 1880, spelling; p. Moo
history and civics; $3.50, manual train
ing, domestic science, agriculture. On
Friday, a. m, 500 arithmetic; 1880,
spelling; p. M, 100, physiology; 2:30,
geography. The general questions
may be answered at any time. Pupils
writing in geography should read
elbow the World is Housed"
Ray Andrews, C. HI. Weber, A. G.
Fleming and H. Lloyd Miller, of Sum
nyside, passed through Kennewick
this week to and from Walla Walla
where they played in the annual ten
mis- tournament. Although the boys
made good showing in the matches
they failed to annex any of the first
honors. Prof. Samuel Kroesch, Of
Whitman, won the singles champion
ship and Kroesch and Attorney j. c.
Hurspool won first in the doubles.
Kennewick was represented in the
tournament by Warde johnson, who
is visiting at the home of his grand
parents in that city. Warde was un-
lucky in drawing lots, as he had to
meet Prof. Kroesch in the first round
of play.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-06-10
Fred Bryant, of Butte, Mont, is
visiting friends in the city.

Fred Bryant, Of Butte, Mont, is
visiting friends in the city.
Patrons of the Princess Theatre on
Friday evening will be taken through
the San Diego exposition when 5000
feet of motion pictures taken on the
exposition grounds will be shown.
Mrs. w. p. Osgood, two children,
and her mother, M rmS.shtietaoit,, da
and her mother, Mrs. Smith, went to
Spokane the last of the week, where
little Lydia was operated on for re-
moval of her tonsils. This operation
is usually attended with very little
danger, but in this case rather Sc
erious hemorrhage developed after the
operation and for day the little pa
tient was in very serious condition.
Grant Stewart went to Prosser yes
terday morning to accompany Horti-
cultural Inspector Luke Powell and
the county commissioners on trip to
the Sawyer orchard this side Of North
Yakima. Inspector Powell is plan
ming demonstration excursion to be
run to Mr.. Sawyer's place for the pur-
pose of acquainting the Benton coun-
ty orchardists with the successful
methods of diversified farming which
has been followed by Mr.. Sawyer.
The management of the AL. G.
Barnes circus has arranged with the
N. p. for special train service between
his city and Pasco next Saturday.
There will be two special trains and
special coaches will be carried on the
regular trains for the accommoda-
ton Of the circus crowds. One spec
ial will leave Kennewick at z o'clock
in the evening and the other will
leave Pasco at in the evening. Those
who wish to take in the morning
parade may go over on No. 31S at
1895 a. m. and those attending the
night performance may return on No.
317 at 11:35.