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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
ARTILLERY DUELS IN FOG
Germans Strive Desperately to Pre-
vent Further Gains by Allies.
Heavy Fighting In Argonne.

Paris There is general fightins
all along the French front from the
Belgian line to the vicinity of Altkirct
and from announcements given out by
the war office the allied forces are
more than holding their own. No
where are any reverses reported.
In Flanders the Germans are striv
Ing desperately to prevent further
gains by the allies. They are bonn,
harding the French position with their
heaviest available field artillery. King
Albert Of Belgium Is personally di,
recting the return fire of the allied
artillery.
The cannOnading Is heaviest In the
section about Z~illebeke, which is near
fDres. Two attacks by the Germans
southeast Of st, Georges and In the
region Of the duns were repulsed with
a heavy loss to the attacking force.
There has been heavy fighting in
the Argonne region also, and here
again the French have proved their
superiority. Not only have they main.
tanned their positions at every dis
pnted point, but they have regained
some ground which they lost recently
IN the forest Of LaGrurie, reC~apturing
from the Germans about 300 yards Of
trenches at a point having high stra-
tegic value.
Two full German regiments deliver
ed a spirited attack In the vicinity Of
Fontaine Madame and each Of these
was thrown back, while the daring OF
the French mining and sapping corps
enabled the allies to blow up 800 yards
Of German trenches near the ravine OF
COurte Chaussee. A charge on these
trenches following the explosion OF
tho mine revealed that about 400 yards
Of them were pit %defenses, and the sec
ton was accordingly occupied by the
French.
Further down the line extending
into the Province Of Upper Alsace the
French troops engaged in a hot clash
with the Germans in the woods of
HirabaCl, not far from Altkirch. The
fighting was at close quarters and the
French charged repeatedly with the
bayonet, After hours of fighting, In
which losses on both sides were on.
siderable, the Germans were forced to
break ground and the French ended
the engagement with a substantial gain
In territory to their credit. I
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
FEW DIE.

In predicting that the rate Of NOR
tally among the wounded in this war
will be the lowest known In history,
Sir William Osler is basing his faith
solely upon the improvement made in
the medical service. While the great
military nations have competed in
creating and employing in the field
more destructive weapons, to a large
extent they have neutralized one an
others efforts by providing for better
care of the wounded and sick. Through
barbarous neglect in the Napoleonic
days, 100000 French soldiers died Of
disease in the P~eninsular campaign to
10000 killed in battle. In the Boer
war, in the British force of 20S, 1926,
5,77G men were killed in battle and
2,l08 died of wounds, a total of 1854,
or about Ia per thousand a year, while
l4,l20 died of disease, or 1858 per
thousand a year. In the war with
Russia the Japanese lost in action "a
per thousand a year, an enormous pro-
portion, and % per thousand a year
died of disease, about the same as the
British rate in South Africa. But the
most striking fact in the Japanese
records was the low rate of mortality
among the wounded collected and
transported to the rear, which fell to
a little more than 3 per cent. In Man
churia one-third of the wounded withip
a month returned to the ranks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

An electric hand dryer is now com.
Ing into use In place Ut towels for ho-
tells, railroad stations and other public
places. In the electric device, a foot
pedal Is connected to a quick.actinE
switch which operates a blower, fore
ing air over an electric heating ele-
ment. This equipment Is installed in q
cabinet, and the hands are thrust into
an opening, where they are held for a
moment in the strong current Of hot
air. AS the foot is removed from the
pedal the blower stops.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

A college opportunity Is not pr.
marily taking certain studies or learn.
Ing certain fats. More than ANYTHING
else, 1t Is coming IN contact with the
brightest minis and original thought
of competent instructors, men ripe in
experience ant intellectual power. In
ordinary life, young people are sep
arated by differing interests from older
men of ripe AID rich thought. College
life brings this contact Of younger and
older people in a common interest.
Life is forever after seen by the STU
dent with more acute and spacious
perceptions. Too bad so many young
people never enter into this heart Of
the college curse!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

Musk Is perhaps the most valuable
and delightful of all perfumes, yet the
refiner as he opens the musk pods
must wear thick cloths over mouth
and nostrils, so repulsive is the odor
that the pods emit. Indeed, this odor
inhaled for any length of time causes
~nosebleed, says Perfumery Journal.
Civet, karagulluc and ambergris have
In small quantities a delicious per
fume, but in large quantities they
smell SO abominably as to give the
worker nausea. The hawthorn BIOS
som is delicately sweet, and perfumers
prize 1t h~ichhiy;~yet a roomful of haw.
thorn blossom smells like a charnel
house. This, too, Is true of the tube
rose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
MORE POTASH COMING.

American crops and soils are still a.
hungry for Potash AS before the out.
break Of the European War. which cur
tailed the Potash shipments.
Some Of the Fertilizer Companies are
trying to induce farmers to buy the one.
sided low Potash or no Potash fertil.
lzers of a generation ago This means
a fertilizer that is profitable to the
manufacturer. but not the best for the
farmer, When the Syndicate in 1910
started the direct sales Of Potash to
dealers and farmers at reasonable
prices, Potash sales increased IS per
cent, in one year, a clear proof that
farmers know that Potash Pays. They
know that Potash gives good yields,
good quality and resistance to plaut
diseases.
Many Of the Fertilizer Manufacturers
are Wiii,nE 10 meet the Iarmer's wishes
and sell him what he thinks h" needs.
These manufacturers are now willing to
furnish as much Potash as they can Sc
cure. They offer goods with S per cent.
Potash. II the farmers insist on it.
Shipping conditions are improving.
more Potash is coming forward al
though the costs Of production, and
transportation are higher. The higher
price Of fertilizers is not due wholly to
the slightly higher cost of Potash
Much Of the Potash that will be used
in next springs fertilizer had reached
America before the war started.
There 10 no substitute for Potash.
We can no more return to the fertili
ger OF twenty years ago than We ca"
return to the inefficient farm nipple
ments or Improbable livestock Of that
period. H. A. HUSTON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

A world crisis is on all Of US, 4
crisis which involves not only the
CHASTITY spectacle Of ten powers locked
in a death Struggle, but the still saddeY
sight of millbns Of old men, women
and children wandering homeless and
hungry on the face Of the earth. It Is
time for charity OF the sort that
'vaunteth net itself and is not pulled
up" 1t is . time to look upon poor
frail humanity with an eye of com.
passion, to lelp the sick and wounded
soldier regardless Of race or country,
to the fatheless babe, to be q comfort
to the %sorroving widow and a prop to
the old mer tottering on the brink Of
the grave.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
TWO OF KIND,
There are egomaniacs, and there

, There are egomaniacs, and there
are megalomaniacs. The one Is close.
ly related to the other, 80 closely that
they may properly be denominated
two Of a kind" The egotist Is one who
permits. OF ~persuades himself that he
Is the center Of everything OF an in
tellectual or moral nature that is good.
He has to do little else additional to
convince himself that the uppermost
part OF his body has undergone an ex-
pansion which makes It necessary to
give his halter a higher figure when
1t becomes necessary to purchase a
covering for his dome of thought.
Modest persons are patient and leave
what they do to speak for itself; they
are not in the habit Of ~smothering
good deeds with the tinsel and the
dust Of words; but that class have a
better opinion Of the intelligence of
the general run Of mankind than the
egotist or the megalomaniac. The lat
ter acts upon the theory that the av.
erage man will not recognize the pic
ture Of an eagle unless there be written
under the picture: This Is an eagle"
The one who Is under the influence
Of the "two-of-a- kind traits finds it
necessary to enlighten the slow-to-see
public by keeping his ingoings and his
outcomings. his deeds and his words,
constantly close to the public eye, lest
forsooth. the ~phlegmatic public might
not be moved by the knowledge that
the doer Of deeds and the speaker and
the writer Of words might be forgotten
for the space of a day. Such charac-
tiers as those here mentioned are, like
the poor, with us always.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

The British government Offices gen
orally use the codes composed of
groups of five figures, and during such
stirring times as these their cipher
dispatches consist of anything from
twenty to two thousand or three
thousand groups. Great Britain Jays
the biggest cable bill of any great
power, for its interests are worldwide,
and complicated Incidents are con-
stantly necessitating long cipher dis.
patches for their settlement. The
French also run up a big cable bill,
their colonies being mainly con-
trolled by the government in Paris
Germany does not spend so much.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
The sense Of smell which enables An

The ems Of smell which enables an
engine driver to avoid a collision or a
sailor to steer clear of an iceberg 1,
the least cultivated of our senses. But
with a properly equipped nose and 4
little practice we ought to be able to
tell where We are blindfolded all over
London, for every locality has its dis.
tinct odor. Soho smells different
from Southwark, Billingsgate differs
from Limehouse, Rotherhithe has quite
a special smell of its own and Barking
is absolutely unique. But there is q
mystery about London smells which
any n can test for himself, says Lon.
don Chronicle. Why have the tube
railways distinct smells and the steam
railways not? Why can you distin.
guish between the Central London and
the Bakerloo, but not between the
Southeastern and, say, the Midland?
Is 1t ventilation or the want of It, dis
infectants, Artificial ozone, or what Is
1t that makes their difference In odo,
so apparent?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

Cock fighting is prohibited" re.
marked Sir William Byles in the house
of commons, while the sport of man
fighting is encouraged" Londoners,
however, still have something to re-
mind them Of the days when cockfght-
ing was the most popular of English
sports. The passage known as Cock
pit stairs, on the south side of St.
James park, used to lead to the cock
pit royal constructed by Charles II.
COckspur street, J. H. MacMichael
surmises, was so named because here
was first established the trade In ar
titicial cOckspurs. . Steel cock.
spurs are at the present time $4,000
still being sold by old established cut
lers in the neighborhood of Cockspur
street. The principal trade Is with the
native princes of India, and with
wealthy citizens Of the South Ameri
can republics
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

A device for separating frosted
oranges and lemons from those not
damaged by frost, now being intro
duced In California, apparently pro-
vides a way for preventing serious
losses among the citrus fruit growers.
It Is practically impossible to dis
tinguish from the appearance of the
peel, which oranges or lemons are
sound and which have been damaged,
80 that In the past much good fruit
has been thrown away and much de-
fective fruit has been packed and
shipped. There Is a difference in spe-
cifc gravity, the sound fruit being
heavier than frosted fruit of the same
size, and it Is this difference that
forms the basis Of operation of the
new separating device.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
MASONIC

Greenwood Lodge 1856 F. & A. NJ,
meets on the list Monday in each month.
f. K. McShane. W. NJ; S. |. Osborn,
SeC'y.
Greenwood Royal Arch Chapter No.
lW meets ON the lth Monday in each
month. Harry Hosmer, H. P; S. |.
Osborn, Sec'y,
". +. Me|Ien Council No. 8, ROYAL
and Select Masters. meets on the End
Monday in each month. f, r. McShane.
7. !. Nj; 4. .. simmons. Recorder.
Greenwood Commandery No. "a X.
T, meets on the 3rd Monday in each
month. f. K. McShane, f. c.: S. /.
Raincs, Recorder.
All Of the above named bodies meet
In Masonic Hall Mt lOi and 1906 Main St.
A cotdIal greeting and a hearty wei
come Is extended to all visiting mem
bers and a standing invitation Is here.
by extended to meet with us when In
Greenwood.
Resident members Of any Of these
Masonic BODIES, who have their mem.
Iershjp elsewhere. are cordially invited
to unite with us.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

The tungsten resources of the Uni
ted States are probably considerably
larger than have been generally real
lied. Many new deposits have been
discovered in various parts of the
western states, according the United
States geological survey, and should
prices advance. it is probable that the
output could soon be increased much
above the record year of 1910, when
1871 tons were marketed. Most of
these new discoveries are not sufi-
GENTLY developed to show how large
an output a be expected from them,
but 1t is probable that some will prove
to be Of considerable extent, and one
or two new large producers would
make a noticeable difference in the
American market. Similar discoveries
may also be expected in other parts OF
the world.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
OUR FAT MEN,,

Now that a surgeon Of the United
States navy has turned his powerful
brain upon the American fat man in
an official report, we have an interest.
ing subject for discussion. He finds
that as we present ourselves for en-
listment in the sea forces we are all
right as to the legs, but above the
waist line we are muscularly weak,
usually fat and excessively heavy.
Even worse than that, we have fiat
chests, protruding abdomens and a dis
turbance Of orientation. Roughly
speaking, we should say that an Amer
lean citizen whose orientation was dis
turbed had lost his bearing and did
not know whether he was afoot or on
horseback Probably no argument Is
necessary to prove that such a man,
no matter how efficient he might be
in other lines, would not be very
valuable as a naval recruit, but If his
lower eXtremities We're sound he might
at least develop a pair of sea-legs
which nobody on shipboard need
despise. There is reason to believe
that the navy surgeon is not %apprecia-
tive of his blessings. The men who
come to the recruiting Office with an
of fat above the waist are typ
ical of the prosperous America. They
have had three meals a day, with a
luncheon or two on the side. All that
they need is a little training, and if a
cannot give them that, of what
use is it?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

Now that cold winter nights are due
there are people who may be interest
ed in the report of a clock which may
be set upon a table by the side of q
bed and has an electric light SO ar
ranged in its interior that pressing a
button at the end Of a silken tube il.
Eliminates the dial and hands in such a
way as to enable the owner to see the
time by looking at their projection on
the ceiling. 1t saves getting up and
striking a match. Great contrivance
for a lazy man!
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
GERMANS RENEW ATTACKS
Fortify Themselves and Begin Stub.
born Attacks to South and West
Of WarsaW--Ptar charoed,


Of WarsaW-Ptar Changed.
Petrograd.-Havins fortified them.
selves along the line through Soche.
czew, Skierniewice, Rawa and Opocz.
no, Russian Poland, the Germans again
have renewed simultaneous stubborn
attacks to the south and west OF War.
saw. They have e%ndeavored to cross
the Vista neal Czerwinsk, evidently
determine a movement against Nowo
Georgiewsk.
The German plan, according to dis.
patches from the front, seems to pro.
vide that the AuNro-German forces
near Konskie, and M wing In the gen.
eral direction OF Radon and Ivangorod,
Join the Germans around Groitzy in
besieging Ivangorod.
Military men here now believe Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg's real goal is
not 80 much Warsaw, whose capture
would give him only a moral advan.
tage, as Nowo Georgiewsk and Ivango-
rod, points which the Germans must
take II they are to keep Western Po-
land.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

the small boy Of the country, hav.
Ing extermhated the Indians, freed
Cuba, defedthe Mexicans to cross tho
American b'rder and performed other
feats OF valr, is now turning his At
tention to sitting the European war.
Two of the species, which ia much
nor murdrous young than any adult,
male or finale. have already been
picked up Jpn their way. The young
IDEA feels aqual. in its sublime assur.
ance' eveneo shooting the biggest kind
of siege gus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
DhHRpFS Of a c0ld

Do You kn1w that of all the mino,
ailments colds are by far the most dan.
gerous? It is not the colds themselves
that you need to fear. but the serious
diseases that they so often lead to.
For that reason every cold should be
gotten rid of with the least possible de-
lay. To accomplish this you will find
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy of great
help to you. 1t loosens a cold, relieves
the lungs, aids expectoration and en-
ables the system to throw of the cold.
For sale by all dealers
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
STOLEN.

From my Pee Dee plantation on No,
vember 18th. 1914, II dark dun o.
smoke colored MARE, about eighr
years old. about fifteen hands high.
black name and tail, one white fore
foot. and in good condition.
Information leading to her recover,
will be rewarded. ). f. JONES.
Greenwood. Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
TAKEN UP.

On the Peteet plantation. Id mile
southwest of Browning Station, on OF
about December Ia, 1914, one dark
colored mare mule, about 4 years old,
about IA hands high. Owner will come
forward. prove property and pay
charges or she will be disposed OF as
the law directs.
d. c. Pellet & BRO,
Dec, 81, 1914. Greenwood. Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

When waters charged with carbon.
ate of calcium derived from limestone
are allowed to eyaporate they deposit
their load in the form Of sinter, or
tufa. This process can be observed
at many thermal and "petrifying"
springs and also in the formation of
stalactites and stalagmites in lime
stone caVerns. In this way large
masses of compact carbonate are
formed, some Of them Of great beauty.
The so-called onyx marbles" of
which the Mexican onyx is a ia
mtliar example, are formed In this
way. Some rock OF this class is
stalagmitic, In caverns, and some of it
Is formed by springs. It's variations
In color and texture, to which its or
namental character is largely due, are
commonly produced by impurities or
i%nclusions, such as oxide of iron, OF
even mud and clay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

A striking illustration of the desire
for education in Formosa is furnished
by the fact that the English Presby.
terrain mission Is founding a high
school in Tainan which will cost $780,.
900. Toward this sum $780, 900 has been
contributed by non.Christian Chinese
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
STOLEN!

From Moore Lake plantation on De,
cember IS, 1914, one dark brown MAKE
MULE, about l51 hands high, 8 year
old. in good condition when stolen.
Information leading to her recovery
will be literally rewarded.
d. S. JONES,
Highlandale. Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

The Hartford Courant, "the Oldest
living newspaper in the continent" re.
calls with pride that ut published the
Declaration Of independence as news"
Well, the Constitution Of the United
States would be new to a good many
people, politicians included, now.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

1t Is announced that the United
States Is going to have the biggest
submarines in the world. This seems
to be a good thing. But a better thing
with which we are also supplied--is to
have the smallest need for such things,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
FOR SALE.

Good Pea Vine Hay. Cheaper
than You can buy from dealers,
any amount from one bale up;
also about 800 bales Grass Hay;
have several nice heifers with calf
bv Hereford Bull; also 2 nice
heiferS with calf by Holstcin; will
come in soon.
PFLTZ G. SON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

Chicago statistics show that first.
year spats cause most of the divorces.
II a couple survive nine years they are
pretty apt to get along for all time.
One ought to get pretty we'll accus
toned to anything after nine years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
EArhs Suffarinn.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN devas.
tAted portions Of Servia are as dis.
tressing as in Belgium. according to
a letter received at Red Cross head.
quarters here from Nine. Grouitch,
wife of the under.secretary for foreign
affairs Of Servia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

Whoever started the discussion as
to whether or not n woman reads
newspapers overlooked the indisputa.
Bile fact that II women didn't read
newspapers the department stores
would v use them to advertise
bargain sales.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
How To Give Qulnine To Children.

FFBRtLtNFis the trademark name given to an
Improved Quintnc. Its A Tasteless Syrup. pleas
ant to take and does not disturb the stomach
Children take II and never know II Is Quiuipe.
Also especially adapted to adults who Cannot
take ordinary Quinine. Does not nauscate noe
cause nervousness nor ringing Ia the head. Try
1t the next time you need Quiuine for sry puf.
pose, Ask for 2.ource original package. The
name FEbRlI.INE Is blown Ia bottle. IS cents
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

A whale has been killed by a mine
In the North sea. The navies of Eu.
rope should have schools Of trained
whales to go ahead of the dread
naughts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08

A de'icatessen dealer In Berlin has
been fined for selling sausage to the
kaiser on Sunday. The court decided
that the kaiser could make nc excep.
ton to the law, Here is another body
blow st divine rights.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-01-08
FOR SALE.

A five.room cottage on West
River Front, artesian well, sewer.
age and water works, and out
buildings belonging 10 place, lot
lU,x425 feet, VIII sell all or part
OF lot. For terms apply to
s. r. COLEMAN