The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20
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HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
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Miss leila Winslow, a music teach
er, was drowned in four feet of water
at the high schoo swimming pool in
Champaign, Ill.
The American reply to the Austrian
protest against export of arms to the
allies as a violation of the spirit of
neutrality was cabled to Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna Aug. IA.
An order for 1000, 0eO head of cattle
to be shipped to Great Britain and her
allies is said to have been placed with
a Chicago firm.
1t is understood that the Peruvian
government has entered upon nego-
t~iations for the floating of Il loan in
New York.
Five forest rangers were helpless
to stop raging forest fires in northern
Manitoba. Train loads of men have
left for Moose Lake to fight the
flames.
A party of more than 100 police
men, firemen and deputy sheriffs,
with a pack of bloodhounds, are
searching in vain for traces of Albert
White, 6 years old, who is lost in the
swamps north of Escanaba, Mich.
The latest official reports regarding
the harvest show that Italy needs
100000 quintals more of grain. This
grain will be purchased in America.
Fearing her husband, a private in
Company NJ, United States infantry,
woul be sent into Mexico, Mrs. John
Greene of Chicago. % years old. swal-
lowed mercury tablets.
Eugene Morris, a constable at Uni
versal, Ind, a mining town, was shot
In the back by an unidentified man
n died in a hospital.
When Arthur Veitch of Maize, Ok,
boarded a train six weeks ago for a
honeymoon trip some of his friends
tried to pull him from the train plat
form. Veitch resisted and in the strug-
gle ligaments about his heart were
torn. He is dead as a result of his in
jurtes.
A Zeppelin flew over the fort at
Ust-Dvinst and dropped many bombs.
German ~aeroplanes attack Riga every
day..
? The Kaiser has beer challenged to
fight a duel. His would-be opponent is
Lord Northbourne, 70 years old.
George H. Guthrie, United States
ambassador to Japan, accompanied by
his wife and niece, Miss Laura Wurtz,
left for San Francisco to all for
Japan.
R.. C. Cunningham, a city fireman,
entered a crowded cafeteria in Los
Angeles, shot Miss Flora Sanders, an
employe, twice and then fired three
bullets into his own body.
]. A. Oxley, postmaster at Kenwood
Ia, has been removed from office by
Postoffice Inspector Griffin as the re
suit o a robbery at the postofice re
Gently.
Hiram Maxim is credited with hav
ing invented a simple and inexpensive
contrivance to protect soldiers from
the effects Of deadly gases employed
in battle.
The Milwaukee Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association has decided t.
try t o secure the Democratic nationa
convention for Milwaukee.
The. Rockford & %Interurban Co. OF
fered its capital stock to the cit.
council.
Capt. Percy Archer Give a membe
of parliament for Herefordshire, ha
been seriously wounded in Flanders.
The American consul at Cork re
ports that the body of M. w. Harvey
a Lusitania passenger, washed ashor
on q small island off the Irish coast.
me Guggenhe1mS American Smell
ing and Refining Company returned t
the federal government SIP. 1868 Il
money and returned to government
entry 3,476 acres of valuable coal Ian
the company had operated under falls
entry.
Miss Ruth Perry and George PER-
Of Lively Grove. III. told officers tina
their father. George Perry. ST.. ha
not been heard from since he depart
ed for Nashville with $500.
The Portuguese cruiser Republic,
which ran aground near Penichs
south Of Lisbon. is not believed to b
In q dangerous position.
Postmaster General Burleson ha
authorised an 11-cent stamp to NEE
the demand for both Insurance and {
o. D. charges o parcel post matter
Several persons IN Germany hav
been shot BY firing squads for adv
eating : peace propaganda