The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11

join the ranks Of those range COM
munities that pay cen bounties on
rats, but will set a precedent in this
part of the country by paying q
bounty of 3 cents for each English
sparrow.
The Italian military authorities
have issued orders to ships and air
ships to a from injury the re-
mains of the famous Roman amphi-
theater at Pola.
-manslaughter in connection with the
killing of two strikers and wounding
of many others at Roosevelt, N. j.,
were sentenced to serve o less than
two years and not more than 10 in
the state prison.
The British casualty lists for the
week are the heaviest issued since the
war began. They include 80 officers
n $500 men, of whom 1,674 were
killed.
The Italian government has de-
clined the services of Prince Louis
Napoleon B~onaparte, because of a deli
cacy of feeling toward France.
The members of the reorganized
cabinet have decided to pool and di-
vide their salaries equally. The ag-
gregate of the salaries is $424 .625,
making the share of each $21,230.
nn~ Dno-a ohinf - nOltoo NJ
Dickson City, Pa, was killed when he
stepped into the roadway to signal an
automobile exceeding the speed limit
Burglars broke into the Illinois
! state penitentiary railway station and
stole a savage bulldog belonging to E.
NJ. Allen, warden of the prison.
A Baltimore & Ohio railroad engine,
backing to Benwood Junction, w. Va,
struck IN automobile in Benwood and
killed the three occupants.
Porter Charlton, the American &C.
cused of having murdered his wife in
Italy in June, 1910, was declared to
have been mentally responsible at the
time of his wife's death.
Earl Tucker shot and instantly
killed his fatherin-law, Ton Ward at
Mason, Tenn.
Trapped in an amusement device
known as the "Old Mill at Rock
Springs Park, Chester, w. Va, five
children were burned, one MORALLY,
before they were rescued.
The Cologne Gazette says a serious
fire has occurred in the prize camp
at Torgau, Prussia, barracks for in.
termed officers.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has resumed its investigation OF
the Rock Island railroads financial
affairs.
The German spies Muller and Hahn
were tried and convicted in Old Bal
ley court, London. Muller was sen
fenced to life Imprisonment and Hahr
to seven years in prison.
Steel barges operated by John H
Bernhard of the Mississippi River
Transportation COMPANY, New Or
leans, will be in operation between
ST. Paul and New Orleans on the Mis-
sissippi river in August.
Attorney-General Gregory was au
thority for the statement thai tn,
steel trust suit undoubtedly would b.
taken by the government to the su
preme court"
A resolution asking the Legislature
to grant to women the right to prac
tice law in Georgia was defeated b,
the Georgia Bar association at it's an
nual convention.
The Ford Motor company ar
nounced that it had increased it's al
thorized capital stock from $4,000, 90
to 800, 600, 900 and had declared
stock dividend of $48, 900, 900, payabl
July l..
According to German casualty list
Prussian losses alone lave reached
total of 1885. 900. Recent casualt
lists contain the names of Sc airmel
of whom II were killed and 35 woun,
ed. the remaining 10 being missing.
Col. John NJ. Snyder Of Canton, III
was chosen department commander
the Illinois division of the Gran
Army encampment, defeating Villa.
Andrews of Rockford.
r, Deputy Acknowledgement Alfred
Becker asked the New York court
It appeals to refuse Harry X. Thaw
jury trial as to his sanity.
The Idea Nazionale says that Il
q Duke of Apula. who is II years o
g has. with the permission of Xii
Victor Emmanuel, enlisted as a p
vate in the artillery and departed f
20 the 'front.'
u A violent earthquake wrecked pa
u of the instruments in the great M
nish observatory.
Jony Janus, aeronaut, and FIR
;" G.. Ericsson of Duluth. aeronaut, ha
IS been placed in charge OF a new ae
lg plane factory at Toronto, Ontar
ic which has contracted with the Britt
government to build 1000 %aeroplan