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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
CONTEST IS NOW
ENDURANCE WAR
PREMIER ASQUiTH TELLS PAR
LAMENT IT WILL LAST FOR
LONG TIME.
HIGH PRAISE FOR RUSSIA
says That British Fleet 10 strong
Or Than Ever.-Win Win
Oardanelles.

London.-The war has become and
10 likely to continue for some time .
contest OF endurance, Premier As
qnith told the House Of Commons
while making a general review in NOV
ing the adjournment of Parliament
from July 20 until September II.
The premier remarked:
I'VE should be u~ngrateful and in
sensible indeed if we, did not recog-
nize at this moment the ~indescribably
gallant efforts being made by our Rus
sian allies to stem the tide OF inva-
sion and to retain inviolate the intek-
rtty of their possessions.
81 don't think in the whole of mill
tary history there has been a more
magnificent example of discipline and
endurance and of both individual and
collective initiative than has been
shown by the Russian army in the last
weeks.
"Our new allies-Italy-are, with
carefully prepared movements, stead.
lily gaining ground, making their way
towards the objective which we be-
lieve in a very short time will be with
in their reach"
The premier emphasized his conf
dence in the victory of the French
and British armies in the western
field.
The British fleet was today far
stronger, the premier continued, than
at the beginning of the war.
after ALL" said the premier, "this
submarine menace, serious IS it has
appeared to be, is not going to infict
fatal or substantial injury On British
trade. The seas are clear. We have
our supplies of food and raw materi
ais, upon which we and the rest of the
country depend, flowing upon us II
the same abundance and with The
same freedom; and l may say without
much ex~aggeration, judging from the
insurance rates and other matters
with the same immunity from serious
hazards and risks az in times Of
peace"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
SIX BLAMED FOR
CHICAGO DISASTER
coRoNER,s JURY RECOMMENDS
THAT MANsLAUGHTER IN
DIcTMENT BE RETURNED.
PASSENGERS NCT At FAULT
Funerals Arr Held For 200 victims.
Work Of Fighting the Death Boat
to an Even Keel Has Com
meneed.-SioW Work.

Chicago.-A coroner's jury on July
% returned a verdict placing the
blame for the loss of hundreds Of lives
by the capsizing OF the steamer East
land in the Chicago river on six men:
William Hull, general manager Of the
Chicago-St. Joseph Steamship Com
pany, owners of the Eastland; Capt.
Harry Petersen, of the Eastland; J.
M. Erickson, engineer; Robert Reid,
federal inspector OF steamships, who
gave the Eastland licensce to carry
$4,000 passengers on July 2; J. c.. Eek
lift, general inspector of steamships;
w. X. Greenbaum, general manager of
the Indiana Transportation Company,
Jesse of the Eastland.
The jury recommended that these
men be held to a grand jury for indict-
ments on charges of m~anslaughter.
The jury found that the passengers
were o in any way to blame for the
capsizing of the ship. It recommends
further investigation by the coroner
and other officers to determine wheth-
er the men named and others may be
guilty of negligence or Of contribut-
Ing III any way W Tic cause VI IAo
disaster.
The six jurors selected by Coroner
Peter Hoffman to hold the inquest on
the victims of the Eastland are:
DR.. w. A. Evans, formerly health
commissioner; Col, Henry A. Allen,
consulting engineer; Harry MAR, no
tel proprietor; J. S. Keogh, coffee
merchant; Eugene Beifeld, hotel pro-
prietor; w. F. Bode. wholesale grocer.
/ The jury's verdict came after hours
Of deliberation, during which the evi'
dence of more than. 100 witnesses, in.
Guiding survivors and witnesses of the
disaster and the defendant officials
themselves, was heard.
Funerals of 200 victims of he East.
land catastrophe yer held July %
while the whole city vas in mourning
under an official proclamation by
Mayor Thompson.
A corps of divers followed forty
m~otorboats with graphing hooks fol
blocks down the river in an effort tt
find more bodies, but only two were
added to the 829 victims previously
recovered. More may be found wher
the Eastland is righted. Wrecker:
here started putting the ship on 1t:
keel, but the operation will be diff
cult, it was said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
NATIONAL DEFENSE PLANS
Secretary Daniels Will Ask Congress
for Four OF Biggest Type OF Dread
Observation-Disclosures Wanted.

Washington, D. C-Secretary Carl.
son and Secretary Daniels are ready to
announce their respective plans for ma
tional defense. They will make them
public upon their return to Washing
tom tomorrow, or some day this week.
The present programme OF thu ad-
m~inistration is:
/. To have the secretaries OF the
War and Navy Departments state their
cases; announce their opinions as to
the needs OF their departments to
bring the army and navy up to date.
2. The president will then 60 over
the situation with Messrs. Garrison
and Daniels and make suggestions
that he thinks will improve their
plans. It is the purpose of the presi-
dent to have an understanding with
the members Of his cabinet as to the
needs Of the navy and army and then
start out to get the necessary legisla-
ton.
The general outline Of the program
for national defense for the navy Is as
follows:
1. The construction of at least four
superdread-noughts, with a probability
that two battle cruisers Of he British
Queen Elizabeth type will be asked.
2. The construction of an excep-
tionally large number of d~estroyers.
The navy, on the basis of its present
number Of big ships, built and build
ing, was 90 destroyers short OF the
| complement determined upon by the
general board Of four destroyers to
each battleship.
8. The construction of upwards OF
100 submarines, furnishing a compile
ment Of SO for each coast.
4. The construction in the aero
nautical base at Pensacola, Fla, OF a
plant for the construction of hydro.
a~eroplanes, capable OF turning out at
least three machines a week,or as fast
as officers can be trained to operate
them.
5. Increase in enlistment authorize
tions to bring the enlisted personnel
Immediately up to full strength for all
ships, built and building, which might
be utilized in time Of war, and In
crease of virtually 1S 5000 men.
6. Enlargement of the capacity OF
the naval academy at Annapolis with
a view to overcoming at the earliest
possible moment the existing shortage
of 900 officers.
Z. Authorization for the expendit-
ure of a large lump sum at the direc'
ton of the secretary Of the navy, with
a view to taking advantage of improve
ments and desirable innovations i'm
mediately upon their discovery.
8. Legislation giving the board OF
civilian inventors which Secretary
Daniels recently created a status be
fore the law.
Army plans look to the building w
of an army of 500, 900 men, regulars
and militia, within territorial United
States. This long has been the figure
at which army officers placed tn
country's needs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Faces Treason Charge.

Washington.-Harry L. Wilson Of
Portland, Ore. recently a clerk in the
American consulate a. Berlin and now
under arrest there, faces charges State
Department officials consider extreme
" serious.
Wilson ~ostensib1y was detained for
attempting to leave Germany without
a passport. The real complaint
against him, according to Information
forwarded to Washington. is that he
aided q British subject to obtain .
United States passport, asserting that
he knew the applicant to be an Ameri
can citizen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30

Instead of whining about my losses
and abusing everybody who failed to
support me, 1 used my head and my
good name to try to make enough
money to pay avery piece of the ware
house company's paper to which / had
attached my name as endorser. hope
to make enough money out of the
Natchez land to pay the note still un-
paid at Security State Bank of Stark
vile, Mississippi, but whether 1 do or
not, I will pay every dollar Of it if I
live, and il l die, my life insurance
will pay it. I will not pass around the
hat, as has been Bilbo's custom. ] am
not responsible for the failure Of the
Warehouse Company. ! used my per-
sonai credit and endorsed the ware
house company's paper and lost my
hard-earned money trying to get h
toiiing farmer to market his products
or a profitable. basis; yet a shyster law
yer, who has no interest in common
with the farmers, and who never had a
thought Of them in his life except to
deceive them for his own selfish ends,
tries to play on their prejudiees by ira
ducing the character Of AZ honest man.
/ am not a candidate for Governor
nor for any other office. : have taken
no stock whatever In this political cam
paign. I have refrained from discuss.
ing politics of any kind OF character.
so why should / be dragged into it?
If Bilbo thought the College should
have another president, why didn't he
wait until after the election, make an
honest investigation and then, il he
still thought the College vas improp-
erly managed, use his influence to elect
= l;Aeo-~~k ~~Nc;lo~tC Cs,ah a oo,~oA
would have justified the claim he has
so often made that he is going to take
the State institutions out OF politics.
Making a vicious attack on a college
president, both privately and publicly.
all over the State for q whole year, is
taking the State institutions out OF
politics with Il vengeance. How long.
| oh, how long, shall we suffer at the
hands OF the demagogue?
Sincerely your friend.
q. r. HIGHTOWER-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
STOPS TEuToNIC ADVANCE
Russia Brings Invaders Advance to
Halt and Makes Dangerous Fling
AGAINST Won Mackensen.

Londonderry the northern tip OF
the pincers the Austro-Germans have
beer trying to close around Warsaw
and the Russian armies in the Polish
salient has moved the last few days.
This point has moved its way across
the Narew river, between the fort
resses of Pultusk and Rozan, and Is
advancing toward the Bug river, which
stands for the greater part Of the way
between it and the Warsaw-Vilna rail-
way, it's objective.
The other point, which Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen is directing at
the Chelm-Lublin Railway, has gained
hardly a yard since it reached the vii
lage Of Reiovetz, just south Of the
railway.
In stubbornly resisting the German
advance the Russians are making a
continual threat at Won Mackensen's
flank along the Bug river from east OF
Chelm to east of Lemberg. Between
Krylow and Sokal their attacks have
been especially severe, compelling the
Germans to send reinforcements to
meet them.
Along the Vistula. south and west Of
Warsaw, there has been little changes
except for the German occupation Of
positions evacuated by the Russians
when they drew in their line.
While Warsaw is under heavy pres
sure the Austro-Germans have a lot
Of stiff work before them If they are
to capture the Polish capital. After
crossing the Narew they still ave the
Broader Bug. lined with ~fortresses, to
face, while in the south the Russians
have good positions north OF the Lub-
lin-Chelm railway, which might prove
the undoing of the army that attacked
them.
Many are Of the opinion that the
most dangerous attacks at the mo-
ment are those In the provinces of
Coufland, Kovno and Grodno.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Warns workmen Aboad.

Berlin.-An official declaration Is
published here calling attention to the
fact that Germans working in facto-
ries IN neutral countries, particularly
in the United States. producing val
supplies for the enemy. render them
selves liable to prosecution for trea-
son." Another paragraph Of the penal
code authorizes prosecution In the
case OF such o0enses, even when COM
mitted abroad. and It u understoo4
that the German courts WIN pEOoes1
IaeAinst o6enAGes%
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Conditions Desperate.

Mexico City.-Conditions in the cap
ital border on the desperate. Thou
sands of hungry Inhabitants wander
about the streets searching for food,
which is not obtainable because mer.
chants refuse to accept the paper
money issue in exchange for merchan-
disc. Gen. Gonzales decree nullify-
ing the $50. OO0. 900 issue in circulation
when he entered the city has not been
followed by the Introduction OF new
money. Mobs Of women paraded the
streets footing bakeries. markets and
pastry shops.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Cotton Not contraband.

London.-Despite the recent demand
by part Of the British press that cotton
be declared contraband, the govern
ment has not changed its decision on
this point. In the House of Commons
Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary fo.
foreign affairs, declared that Great
Britain did not want to deal unfairly
with ~neutrals, whatever Germany
might do. $50 far as cotton reaching
Germany is concerned" Lord Robert
said. ut will make no difference
whether it is declared contraband OF
not"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Servia 10 waiting.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from Serv-
ian headquarters to the Messaggero
confirms to a certain extent the re.
port that Servia does not contemplate
offensive operations for the present,
although the Servian army now Is
fully equipped and compares favorably
with the other fighting armies. The
frontier is guarded by French aero.
planes and Belgrade IS defended by
six batteries OF Servian artillery and
two each Of British. French and Rus
sian. The Servian army comprises
10000 infantry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
s%ubmarines Are Active.

London.-German submarines show
no cessation in their ACTIVITY in the
North Sea. The latest reports set
forth that the Swedish steamer Emma
and three Danish schooners. the Ma
ria, the Neptunis and the Lena. have
been sunk by them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30

day celebration held here In honor Of
the rise Of . local boy. The ball
broke the window OF = passenger
coach and Kearney hid In the Penn
sylvania telegraph ONCE. The clicking
Of the instruments fascinated him and
he vowed he would learn telegraphy.
He did. and he IL still railroadinE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
sock johe of VictlmA,

Chicaxo.-Hundreds OF unemployed
assembled at the Western Electro
Company's plant at Cicero July a,
seeking positions vacated by deaths
is fha Eastland disaster. They were
denied admittance to the employment
Office
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
WAS A.LuckY BATTED BALL


Loeansport. Ind.-A high ny Knocked
~ Eddie Kearney, captain OF the
Kerry Patch nine. In 1881 was pri-
marfly responsible for making T. r.
Kenruey president Of the Wabash rail-
rad. he told It himself here when no
returned IN his special - the st.
I5ouis. to 10 the guest ut . Kearney
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Cali For Siberia.

Petrograd-An imperial uka has
| been issued calling to the col0rs men
| born in 1896. It is reported that : gov
ernmental order Is about to be issued
| for . general mobilization throughout
/ Siberia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30

In which he found a frog. MI. Corbett
broke the rock and the frog hoped
out. Undoubtedly It had been there
many years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30
Natchez, Miss, July 14th, 1915.

NaICneZ, MISS, July I4CH, 1910.
This is to certify, That in January,
1914, this Bank, then known as the
Southern Banking and Investment
Company, financed in the usual curse
Of business for Mr.. G. r. Hightower
the purchase Of Brandon Hall Planta-
ton, at Stanton, Mississippi, and r.
ranged that payments for same be
made in insta1lments. The documents
showing this transaction are of Record
in the office of the Chancery Clerk of
Adams County, in Book, 8, page co...
CITY BANK & TRUST CO.,
(Signed) By Edw. H. Henderson,,
Pres.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30

There were various losses which I
sustained, ranging from $1,000 to ST.
OOO.0O which in the aggregate amount
ed to about $4,000. The company owed
me at the time of it's failure $11 10000
of borrowed money, out of which I
have realized about SIS, 1000. 90. l owned
5 $4,000 of the company's stock. From
this it is clearly seer that my loss is
considerably more than $2O,000.0G.
The following certificate will answer
to the satisfaction of any honest man
his sladerous charge to the effect that
l used money made out of the ware
house failure to buy land in Adams
County, near NatcheZ, Miss:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30

ton OF all permanent prosperity, and
whereas, our State A. & NJ. College il
doing such splendid work in promoting
the agriculture Of the State, and.
whereas, it is now concluded by all
economists that the agricultural class
has not performed it's functions by
production alone, but that distribution
is as much q part of farming as 1t is
of manufacturing, and that the agrl-
cultural class should have control OF
all business connected with that indus
try. therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we commend the
work of the Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College in all of its branches and
indorse the establishing of the chair
of markets and rural economies for the
instruction Of the youth of this State
in those subjects, including the sub
ject Of distribution and finance, COOP
Grafton and the general methods of the
business world. While this is the first
instance of an educational institution
taking up this PARTICULAR work as q
part of it's regular course, other institu-
tions. both in Europe and America,
have more recently undertaken the
I'M work"
The above resolution was unani-
mously adopted by the State Conven-
ton OF the Union.
The following certificates will satisfy
any honest man that Bilbo ISLANDERS
me when he charges that l made
money out of the warehouse failure:
Starkville, Miss, July IA, 1915.
1. Writ Carpenter. Cashier of the
Security State Bank, Starkville, Missis'
sippi, certify that Hon. G.. R. High
tower endorsed personally a note given
this bank by the Farmers Warehouse
Company of Jackson, Miss, upoI
which there remains due $1,000, and
the said company having failed, w
look only to his personal endorsement
for the payment of said balance and
accrued interest.
SECURITY STATE BANK,
(Signed) Writ Carpenter, Cashier
West Point, Miss, July Is, 1915.
This is to certify that the Farmers
Warehouse Co., of Jackson, Miss.
owed this bank $7,35O.O0 at time of it,
failure.
Mr.. G.. R. Hightower, one of the en-
dorsers of this paper, has paid $2,723.24
of this amount, according to the rec
ords of this bank.
THE BANK OF WEST POINT,
West Point, Miss
By L. w. Yeates, Cashier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-07-30

"Wheseas, agriculture is the founda-
The Detroit times., 1915-05-03
BRIDGE GONE,
SUNDAY CROWD ON
BELLE ISLE SLIM

A striking illustration as TO just
what extent the automobile has be-
come n factor In Detroit life. was a
falling on In the number OF visitors
to Belle Isle. Sunday. from about
$4,000 q week ago to $4,000 or rs.
900. as a result OF the burning OF
the bridge Motorists now have no
means OF getting TO the island.
the ferry company having put a
ban on them for the simple reAson
that Il could not begin TO handle
the trpfic. This means that until
the temporary bridge IL built. auto.
mobile owners must select other
routes for their Sunday drives.
A decided congestion Of the city
thoroughfares was noted Sunday.
Woodward and JeffersonAves. be-
ing especially popular. while the
scene over ON the island was almost
pastoral Outside the motor buses.
Harbormaster Kings auto and the
pony carts there were no vehicles
in sight at all. and there was room
enough for everybody.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-03
TWO SUSPECTS
ARE ARRESTED
AS BUNC0 MEN

Mike Sharich, who says BE IL
from Milwaukee, and Rode Tomas.
who says be lives ia Highland Park.
but doesn't know the street and
number. were arrested BY Detectives
Wilkinson and Walsh. Saturday az
ternoon. on suspicion of being
"bunco met" Who have been reaping
rich harvest from SlATz near the
depot. By playing the old pocket
book trick.
The two men had their snare all
baited when the detectives noticed
them. Wilkinson says They were
walking along about 80 feet apart,
apparently strangers. though they
had been talking together when FIRST
seen by the officers They protested
that they did not know each other.
Each had an empty purse. such as
is tossed TO the pavement by the
hunce men. then picked Up, and De
comes the cause OF a wall that the
loser" has been robbed Demand
is then made than the sucker" sub
NIT 70 examination OF his money,
and The sharpcrs get the money.
we are going 70 hold this pair
for Identification ~ some OF the
men Who have been feeced." says
Detective Wilkinson.
The Detroit times., 1915-05-03
MAN ARRESTED
ON OLD WARRANT

Wanted on warrant issued Sept,
80. 1910. charging him with anan
doning his wife. Andrew Monnls.
alias ouenette wandered back 20 hts
old stamping grounds. while under
the influence o, liquor. sunday after,
noon. and his arrest was caused Dy
his son. Clarrnce. who recognized
his father though his father did not
recognize him.
Clarence has grown from small
boy" TO = young man IN long trou.
sers since his father left. Also. the
family has moved since But Mon.
ais made his way 90 the old home.
No 40 Larned-st, east. entered the
house. and lay down on cot 20
sleap. no one interfering with him
Clarence had trailed him 20 the
house and called Detectives Rode
and Rogers. who arrested Moufls
on the old warrant
Months refused 10 tell where he
had wandered during the Ave years,
He said he would FIX everything all
right
The Detroit times., 1915-05-03
BRICK MAKERS
FORM Il. S. BUREAU

What Is perhaps the most slgnin-
cant step towards the promotion of
building brick was started In In
dianapolis. Tuesday. April 2T. when
Representatives OF the clay industry
throughout the United States met In
the Claypool hotel, and decided to
incorporate uader the name OF Ma
tional Building Brick bureau In.
dianapolis. New York, Pittsburgh,
New Orleans. ST. Louis. Chicago aud
Detroit were represented. Charles
II. Bryan and William y, wreford
OF the local brick manufacturers as
ISOLATION. attending.
Various plans for national ad-
yertising campaign we're discussed
and after careful consideration, Il
was decided to open a national
headquarters 20 be known as the
National Building Brick bureau. this
bureau 20 serve as clearing house
for various plans from the commun
ity organizations throughout the
country. similar TO the pioneer De
truit body The national headquar'
ters OF this association will be in In
dianapolis
The Detroit times., 1915-05-03

A good solution for killing rayax
ing insects in the backyard garden
can BE- made by dissolving copper
snd ammonia and then dilatlng with
water. Bordeaux mixture. the com.
position os which has already been
explained. Is more effective because
/, adhcres 10 the plants for a longer
period of time. but the carbonate OF
copper solution does not discolor the
foliage "a does the former.
On large places the grower does
rot worry much over whether or
no, the fungicide spoils the color OF
his plants. But on the little place
the beginner In gardening likes TO
have the colors show throughout the
growing season.
To make this spraying mixture
carbonate OF copper Is dissolved AT
the rate Of an ounce 20 one pint 10
one quart Of ammonia. writes Bailey.