The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-05-28
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Admiral Moore notified the navy de-
partment from Honolulu that the sub
marine Ed had been raised to within
1913 feet of the surface
Robbers blew open the Jo~nesboro,
Ill. postoffice safe, robbing the office
OF a quantity of stamps and a small
mount of cash.
The police are hunting for r. C..
Ringwalt of Dallas, Tex, against
whom an affidavit has been filed
charging embezzlement of $1,000 OF
the Hotel Oriental's funds.
w. Va. was shot and killed there by
A H. Sutphin, chief of police of that
place.
An official announcement was made
that 1853 persons were killed or are
missing as a result of the triple col
lision which occurred on the Caledon-
an railway north of Carlisle, England.
The boiler of a sand dredging ma
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side of the Delaware river at Borden
town. killing five persons
First honors in the graduating class
at the naval academy will be taken by
Midshipman Richard A. Adams of
Utah. He is president of the class,
which he heads alphabetically and as
a scholar.
King Constantine of Greece is still
in a critical condition, according to an
official bulletin issued here.
James Barry, a former local pugilist,
was arrested when the liner New York
locked, and taken to Ellis Island for
observation as to his sanity. Officers
Of the liner reported that he tried five
times to fire the ship while it was pro-
ceeding to America from England.
Charles Becker, the New York muir
dering policeman, is to be granted an
other trial.
The supply Of dyestuffs of German
origin 10Y on hand in this country is
rapidly diminishing and will probably
have disappeared by the middle of
next month, according to a special re-
port.
Berlin newspapers criticise Italy
bitterly. They accuse the Rome gov
eminent of treachery, but at the same
lime assert that Germany and Austria
will give their former ally the punish
ment it deserves.
The Northern aBptist convention, in
session at Los Angeles, Cal, adopted a
motion to send a message to President
Wilson expressing admiration for the
wisdom with which the complications
of the European war have been met.
The average young woman student
at the University of Illinois spends
$173 a cal for her clothes, the lowest
spent by any student being $50 and
the highest $500.
The London Telegraph states it has
Information from an absolutely relia-
BILE source that the German crown
princess is about to break with her
husband and leave Berlin for Russia,
her native country.
"Honus" Wagner, the veteran short
stop Of the Pittsburg Pirates. lost his
job as a member of the Pennsylvania
fisheries commission. He was ap-
pointed by Tener, but Brumbaugh
failed to reappoint him.
Six families were thrown into panic
when a bomb of exceptional power ex-
U3O6od in tho hallway of q three c%orvy
three-flat building In the heart of the
Italian district. Chicago.
A %coroner's jury returned a verdict
of "willful murder" against Emperor
William in the case of John Smith,
who died as the result of shock fol.
lowing a recent Zeppeli nraid.
Emperor Yoshfhito Of Japan. who
formally opened the diet. expressed
the hope that deliberations would be
conducted in q spirit of harmony that
would assist in bringing about the
passage of needed laws.
Lieut.. G. M. Lyman Of the Fourth
cavalry of the United States army
whose skull IA fractured in q col
lision with Walter Dillingham; in .
game Of polo. is dead.
President Allan p. Hawley Of the
Aero Club Of America announced thai
public subscription had been started
by the governors Of: that club to &C
quire bonds with which to purchase
squadron Of aeroplanes for the use o.
militia Of each state In this country.