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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
GERMAN SPY Is CAPTURED
lonatius Lincoln, Former Member OF
Parliament, Is Again Taken BY
the New York Police.

New York.-Ignatius T. T. Lincoln.
former member of the British parlia-
ment and self-confessed German spy,
who escaped on Jan. Is from the GUS
tody of a United States deputy mar
shall after his arrest here On Aug. 4,
1915, at the i~nstigation of the British
government. has been rearrested here
again in front Of a Broadway restau-
rant. He was taken to the offices of
the department of justice, where he
was questioned behind closed doors
for more than two hours. Later he
was removed to the Raymond street
jail in Brooklyn, where he had former
~ been q prisoner.
Lincoln declared ais capture was
due to the fact that the people Of a
lodging house where he had engaged
quarters learned his identity and at
tempted to extort $3.50 from him in
return for the surrender of his bag
rage. He declined to make a state
ment to newspaper men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
RATlFY NlCARAGUAN TREATY
United States Will Secure a 99-Year
Option On the Other Canal Route.
Naval Base Is Included.

Washingtor.-The senate, by a vote
of So to IS. has ratified the ~iong-pend-
ing and persistently opposed Nicara-
guam treaty whereby the United States
would acquire a 99-year option on the
Nicaraguan canal route and a naval
base in the gulf of Fonseca for $3,O0O,-
900.
Included in the ratification resolu-
ton was a provision declaring thai the
United States in obtaining the naval
naval base does not intend to violate
any existing rights in the Fonseca gull
of Costa RIGA, Honduras and Saliva
dor, which had protested against the
proposed requirement.
Five Democratic senators voted
against the treaty. They were Cham
bebrlain, MARITIME, Clarke of Arkansas
Thomas and Vardaman. Republican:
who voted against ratification were
Borah. Clapp. Cummins. Gronna, Jones
Kenyon, LaFollette. McCumber, Mel
son, Norris, Smith of Michigan, Smoo
and Warren. Fifteen Republican sen
ators joined the administration forces
in support of the treaty. They wer'
Brandegee, Colt, Dillingham;, Dupont
Fall, Gallinger, Harding, Lippit, Lodge
Mclean, Page. Poindexter, Sutherland
Wadsworth and Weeks.
Immediately after the senate ha'
acted Senator Chammorro, the Mica
raguan minister, said he would at ono
communicate with his government
and that he expected ratification @
the convention by his government
During the long debate declaration
we're made in the senate that German
had offered Nicaragua more than ha
the United States for the canal rout
option and is said to have been use
as an argument for ratification.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
WEST FIGHT RACES
ON 25-M|LE FRONT
GERMANS CLAIM AN ADVANCE OF
TWO MILES AND 5000 PRiS-
ONERS.
COMMANDMENT VERY HEAVY
Paris Admits Haumont Wa Evacu-
ated-Sevcn German Army Corps
Being Used in Drive on the
French Position.

Paris.-The battle of Verdun con
tinues with growing intensity. 1t ex-
tends over a front of 40 kilOmeters (25
miles, and seven German army corps
$3.50 900 mem are engaged. This an
nouncement has been made officially
by the Paris war office.
The Berlin war office announced
tina German forces had penetrated the
opposing lines for a distance of three
kilometers 1.-TWO miles, in the north
ern sector Of the Woeyre. 1t is saiu
prisoners and great quantities of ma
terial.
The text of the Paris statement fol
Feb. %, follows:
"1n the region north Of Verdun the
German attack is developing as fore
seen into a very important action, pre-
pared by powerful forces. The battle
has continued today, with growing III
tensity, and has been vigorously sus
tanned by our troops, who have 1nflict
ed extremely heavy losses on the en-
envy.
"The uninterrupted bombardmen
with shells of heavy ca!iber, to which
our artillery has responded with equa
violence, has extended along a from
OF 40 kilometers( 25 miles,, reaching
from Malincourt to the region in from
OF Etain.
"The actions of tho German infan
try were carried out by very heavy Ell
fectives, comprising troops of sever
different army corps, who folloWe'
each other during the course Of tn
day between Observation-Disclosures an
Ormes.
A the approach to the village o
Haumont the enemy was not able, not
w~ithstanding his efforts, to dlslodge u
from our positions. In the Bots de
Caures, of which we hold the create
part, our counter-attacks stopped tn
enemy's offensive.
"To the east Of the Bots Des Caure
the Germans were able to %penetrat
the Wayrille Wood following a serie
of bloody encounters"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
MORE WAR SiNEWS VOTED
House Of Commons Votes Nearly Halt
Billion Pounds in Latest Credit.
Allies Are Helped.

LOndOn.-The house of commons
has passed new votes Of credit to the
amount of 42O, 900 900 pounds. This is
expected to carry the war to the end
of May, bringing the total sum appro-
priated by mean of votes of credit
since the outbreak OF the war to e.
032, 900 900 pounds-a sum, according
to Premier Asqutth, mot only beyond
precedent, but actually beyond the
imagination of any financier OF this
or any other country" .
Premier Asquith spoke for so min
ufes in presenting the governments
motion for the new war credits. The
chancellor of the exchequer. Reginald
McKenna, followed with a statement
regarding American exchange, which,
he declared, is now as high as the
British government wishes it to be.
The point emphasized by Premier
Asquith was not the enormous totals
necessary for the war, but the fact
that by careful economy and safe
guards the government had succeeded
in holding down the expenditure well
below 5000, 900 pounds a day, which
| which figure he thought unlikely to be
exceeded at any time.
Touching on the loans to England's
| allies, Mr.. Asquith stated that the
amount had now grown to nearly 169,
| OOO, 900 pounds, to which must be add
| ed loans to the allies made by the
Bank of England at the request of the
British government. The amount o
this latter item was not made clea1
by the premier, but he declared tina
the provisions in the September bud
get, allotting 423, 0Oo,0 900 pounds 70
loans to the allies, would not be 81
ceeded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
8eioian Aid Fails,

London.-The plan of aiding Bel
gium to feed herself by rehabilitating
the industries Of the country under
control Of the American commission
for relief in Belgium has failed, &C
cording to q letter written by Sir Ed.
ward Grey. the British foreign secre.
tary, to the Belgian minister here be
cause the Germans thus far have fail.
ed to reply to the request for guaran'
tees that materials and manufactured
goods will not be seized by the 0ccut
plying armies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
FIRST PRESIDENT HONORED
erence To Country's Father-Fare-
we'll Address 10 Read.

Washington.-Every agency OF tho
American government paused Feb. %
to pay homage to the memory OF
George Washington, in the capital
which bears his name.
President Wilson, Secretary Daniels,
Ambassador Jusserand and other ma
tional figures gathered at a celebra-
ton in Continental Memorial Hall un-
der the auspices of the associated pa
triotic societies.
Both houses of congress suspended
business while Senator Johnson OF
Maine and Representative Baker 4
California read General Washington's
farewell address, with It's poignant
phrases warning against "insiduous
wiles of foreign influence" mischief
of foreign intrigues" and "the impos'
lures of pretended patriotism"
The farewell address has been read
every year in congress for generations,
but probably never before were Wash.
ington's words SO closely applied to
present day conditions.
At Mount Vernon, on the Potomac
wreaths and flowers were laid on the
first presidents tomb and many made
pilgrimages to the mansion and rever
emily passed through the rooms where
he lived and died.
At Continental Memorial Hall the
president and a large audience applaud
ed the reading of Washington's views
on national preparedness in excerpts
from his messages to congress.
although written more than a hun
dred years ago, these words Of Wash
ington sound as if he had just awak
ened from his long sleep to utter them
so applicable are they to us now
! declared William C. Fits, former at
torney-general Of Alabama, n Of thu
speakers.
Mr.. Fits stirred the audience to FIRE
quent applause by references to ma
tional preparedness. The presiden
followed his address closely. but, witt
others on the platform, refrained from
applause.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
CONGRESS ROWS
ON GERMAN POLICY
SPLIT DEVELOPS ON WARNING
AMERICANS WHO TRAVEL ON
ARMED SHIPS.
OPEN REVOLT Is IMMINENT
Some Democrats Strongly Oppose the
Presidents Plan - Republican
Leader Mann Stands Ready to
Como To Wilson's Rescue.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in congress
for action warning Americans off
armed ships of the European belliger-
ents suddenly grew to such proper
tons on Feb. % hat the Democrats
of the foreign relations committee vot-
ed to IVA the sentiment of the
house on several pending resolutions
OF that nature. =
Sentiment in the senate in favor of
such action also was openly expressed,
but at the end Of a day the surprises,
tension and agitation such as had not
beer cen in congress- in some time,
the word came that President Wilson
was unalterably opposed to any such
action by congress, and the
was held up.
To widely circulated, suggestions
where the president would lay it be-
fore congress-, that Secretary Lansing
might, in some way, define the atti-
tude of the government in a commun-
ication to Senator Stone and that a
time had been fixed within which the
United States would expect Germany
to signify her intention to abandon
the announced intention to sink armed
merchant ships without warning. the
uniform statement vas made official
1y that nothing had been determined
upon, and that the situation, though
grave, still vas a waiting one, that
no final position would be announced
unil Berlin was heard from.
The sudden developments at the
capitol brought surprise and appre-
hension to the administration leaders.
While confronted with the possibility
| Of congressional interference, with all
its grave aspects ranging from a de-
to downright embarrassment of the
president and the secretary of state,
the leaders were confident they would
control the situation and leave the ex'
ecutive branch Of the government free
to carry on diplomatic negotiations
with Germany.
At no time did the question come
out openly on the floor of either the
house OF the senate, but about a score
Of congressman. who announced they
| were in favor of warning Americans
even If it involved a reputation Of the
administration policy, If thereby they
thought war would be averted, KEEP
both houses in a state of tension thai
practically blocked business.
All the demonstration was in the
Democratic ranks and there was NJ
open show of sentiment among thu
Republicans. 1t was indicated, how
ever, that Republican Leader Mann
sympathized with President Wilson's
policy and hat any outbreak woult
have to reckon with his forces.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
NINE KILLED IN WRECK
Of Stalled Express With Disaster.
Caution Sign Overlooked.

Milford, Conn.-Disregard of q eau
tionary signal probably was RESPONSE
BILE for the rear-end collision on the
New York, New Haven C Hartford
railroad near here, in which nine per.
sons were killed and so injured, &C
cording to Charles c.. Elwell Of the
Connecticut public utilities commits
way, but as four railroad employees,
the most important witnesses, were
killed, it will be difficult to fix re-
sponsibility.
Two passengers, a man and a WON
an, were killed instantly when a local
into the rear of the Greenfield express,
which was stalled by a broken air
hose. Two other passengers died in
hospitals.
The official theory of the accident is
that the locals engineer d~isregarded
or failed to see the ~cautionary signal
and could not make his brakes hold
when he came in sight Of the danger
signal.
George L. Tourtellette. G flagman
sent back from the stalled train, stood
in the path of the approaching local
frantically waving his red flag until
escape was impossible and was killed
under the engine wheels.
Both trains were well filled with pas
sengers. Among the injured were sew
era Yale graduates returning to, New
York after attending alumni day Al
New Haven. On the local were sew
eral members of the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution en- route to Bridgeport
to attend a dinner.
A freight train passing on another
track as the express and local collidet
complicated the wreck. Shattered
coaches hurled against the box car:
derailed them and the cars of all three
trains were piled up. Passengers wer'
buried under heaps of splintered woot
| and twisted iron. The boiler of tn
locals locomotive exploded. The bod
les of the engineman and fireman wer'
found underneath the wreck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
AGREE ON new ARMY BILL
House Military Committee in Harmony
Over Tentative Draft Of Measure
Providing For Big Increase.

Washington.-A new army reorgan-
ization bill providing for liberalization
of the national guard, increase of the
regular army to $4,000 men, doubling
the field artillery, increasing engineer
corps by about fifteen companies, ere
alton OF four squadrons Of air craft
and of an entirely new corps of cadets
from the colleges. having military
training has bean agreed upon ten
tatively By the house military COM
mittee.
The co,nmissvrsei that congress
has the right To 49, over the national
guard by lagissaelva auacsrueat and
appropriation.
The provision for a corps of cadet
officers from the educational institu-
tons having military training is ex-
pected to increase the efficiency Of the
army by providing 5000 trained Off
GERS for use in emergency.
The Mcclellan bill, providing federal
cooperation in military training in
the states also vas voted favOrably
reported. 1t proposed government aid
lOI one oCLOOl l CoCA okoIo "ASAN -
! minimum of 300 students will receive
| military instruction.
The tentative bill will provide for a
government nitrogen plant, to be utll
lied for cheap fertilizer in peace and
| for exclusive use by government for
| powder in war.
The expense for the whole estab
lishment this year i. roughly estimat
ed at STA, 00O, 900, exclusive of Panama
Canal d~efenses, carried in another bill
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Relief For Poland.

Washington. - Ignace Paderewski,
the pianist, and John Smulski, a Chi
cage banker, called at the state de-
partment to arrange for the distrfbu-
ton in Poland of relief supplies. They
were told by Assistant Secretary Phil.
lips that the American relief workers
in Belgium probably would be asked
to undertake the task. The actual
work of relief is expected to begin az
soon as pending negotiations result in
guarantees that the supplies will reach
only civilian sufferers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
~ENGLiSH-FRENCH UNITY.
No Separate Peace, Declares viscount
Bryce at Paris Meeting.

No Separate Peace, Declares Vlscount
Bryce At Paris Meeting.
Paris.-The A~nglo-French parlia-
mentary committee has begun its ses-
sions here. Viscount Bryce, head of
the British section, addressed the
French delegates, over whom former
Premier Clemenceau presided. He
said there would be no separate peace
among the warning powers, nor any
compromise. He characterized the
meeting as definite proof Of the indie
structible unity of the entente allies.
NJ. Clemenceau said that some such
evidence of Anglo-French accord had
been long awaited. He said the French
and British people would live In q
union which would be unbroken and
that whatever might happen these two
nations would continue the war to
the end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
New Charges Against Brandeis.

Washington.-New charges alleging
employment of Louis D. Brendeis by
E. H. Hartman to obtain proxies in
the celebrated fight for control Of the
Illinois Central railroad and MI. Bran
deis' relations with the Equitable Life
Assurance society. have beer filed
with the senate subcommittee con-
sidering Mr.. Brandeis' nomination for
the supreme court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
TAX ON WAR PROFITS.
Germany Will Attempt To Raise Reve
nue. Oft Manufactures.

Berlin.-The most important parts
of the governments tax measures have
been submitted to the bundesrath. but
strict secrecy is preserved regarding
their nature. 1t appears. however, that
the bills have been designed to fur
nish SOC. 0O0, 900 marks Of new reve-
nue.. The new measures probably will
be published before the reichstag re-
ASSEMBLIES on March Is.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
House Sails For Home,

LOndon.-Col. E.. NJ. House, Presi-
dent Wilson's personal emissary to
European capitals, sailed on the Hol-
land-American liner Rotterdam from
Falmouth. Feb. "a, on his return to
the United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Brings Yep To Earth.

Paris.-A Zeppelin airship was
brought down by French gums in the
vicinity OF Brabant-le-Aoi, in the
Meuse; according to an official an
noncement. Hit by an incendiary shell,
the Zeppelin fell in flames.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Ask Appam's Return.

Washington. Formal representa-
tons were made to the state depart
ment by the German embassy against
the proceedings brought in the fed
eral court at Norfolk to return the
captured British liner Appam to her
owners.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
sarrail Sees Greek KIM

Athens.-Gen. Sarrail, commander
of the French troops. in the Balkans
arrived here and had an audience witt
King Constantine. The king said ne
was delighted with the interview,
which he was confident was the first
step toward clearing up differences
between Greece and the entente.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
villa Force Wins

Ell Paso, Tex.-Francisco villa, with
400 men, attacked an equal Carranxa
force under Gen. Jesus Cavasos. at
Cusihuriachic. recently. and drove Ca
uasos to Chihuahua City, according to
private messages received from Chi
huahua.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Packers On Strike.

Packers On Strike.
Sioux City, Iowa.-A strike OF 1880
employees at the Cudahy and Armour
packing houses has been declared. The
men demand an increase in wages.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Ioin. serh Government

Joins Serb Government.
Athens.-George L. Lorillard. Amer.
lean charge d'affaires to Serbia mas
gone to Corfu to rejoin the SERBIAN
government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Say Americans Expelled.
Paris.-A Havas dispatch from Bu-
charest says German authorities r
expelling the American Red Cross Ris-
sions from Serbia.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Consider Bond Issue %
Although no date has been set foe
hearing, the senate committee on II
nance will probably take up for con.
alteration at an early date the ad-
mdnistration measure providing for .
bond issue in the sum of $780, 900.
Chairman Eskridge has stated that
the committee ID we'll up with its cal
endar, and there appears to be no rea-
son Thy this bill cannot nave eaxsv
conafdeIAtiOn-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News Condensattons nc:
viewed Without conment-AH
Nations Find Something to
Edify and Instruct

The recent strike Of negroes in the
Danish West Indies has reopened the
discussion of the old proposal to sell
the islands to the United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
cermans Announce Gain.

Berlin.-The capture Of 500 meters
of French positions east Of Souchez BY
German troops Is announced by the
German war office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Roland S. Pennington and George
Fl. March were electrocuted in the
Pennsylvania p%enitentiary for the
murder in November, 1913, of S. Lew
is Pinkerton in Delaware county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

8oions See HARRISBURG.
One hundred and twenty-five mem.
bers Of the senat and lower house OK
the Mississippi legislature made a trip
to H%attiesburg by special train In re-
sponse to an invitation Of the citi-
zens Of Hattiesburg and officials OF
the State Normal College to inspecs
that institution and be the guests OF
the city for the day. 1t was the first
time many Of the legislators had o
ed over the normal college. and they
have nothing but words of praise fot
the big institution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

From Livingstone. Rhodesia, the
death Of Lewanika. king Of Barotser
land, . powerful native ruler friendly
to the British.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

More than 100 communities
throughout the country are preparing
to observe Baby week March 4 to II.
Evening journal., 1916-06-09
REPUBLICANS ASSERT
AMERICAN RIGHTS IN
THEIR PLATFORM
Call for Continuous Program OF
National Defense, Firm Foreign
Policy and InSiStetlCc Upon Neu-
trail Position.
PROTECTION TO CITIZENS
ON LAND AND SEA, PLEDGED

CHICAGO June 9Folowing platform
the Republican party stood for the % Union G As 1t stood for ae
ideals traditions knowing asnce except to the
Sss1s SSTsqioR IN Rmo 60 a1 poleos at nomo and abroad
PROTECTION AMERICAN RIGHTS.
believe and will enforce the protection Of every
American citizen m IN al n @ @ and abroad by land and sea These
which violation Of the sP ae promise OF their parry ] aoq az
o defend. we win unain eninsly chin maintain
We des saIS a e S Pt9 ut % bot~s % the % Sgorens the
our rights and without We believe that
States cannot preserved shf expednt phrasemakng by
9re groups of voters The present destroyed
abroad and humd us IN our own eyes Ie parry &
that firm consistent and Goar SsS11s oTegn & Py % aT oGom %
the only true way to preserve our peace and restore us
Of international disputes the establishment world court for
,xoo
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teow-czens murdered SG nT % ouS Stor % %ho when tenn
poiy successful any sought been able to
horror indignation the ouEos Tngs @ ha0S s
who are in Mexico o by invitation % 10 o. % @ % pe peso and @
property guaranteed by solemn treaty oossuons M MS we gI S
Mexico and refer with, with shame to its ~ failure @ to to % d
n in Mo&o % permitting the conditions
promptly firmly and second by lending It's mnu"o
the 'f factions responsible ourages
order and mananns % % peace &c os IN Mo5
citizens on and near our oooe anu 10 ~,
:" '"''' MONROE DOCTRINE.
essential to its present and M
e poace and achievement of its manifest destiny
We favor the Republican policies which win result
oa TSS9s DsSeen S,s qS this %Go n fSsI 1d S he countries
PHILIPPINES.
We renew allegiance Philippine policy inapsraied by NC
by in this short me pay
material and social conditions OF me
constantly increasing participation the
will bring still greater benefits in the III
the responsibility of the islands
pledges ma ons and mpel what ALREADY ma
accomplished o. a. ..,..,., 80 obordo
the vigorous opposition
aid ed by paoc
with Russia as WIN oe
will recognize the absolute right OF
regardless religion
We the pledge observe TINS p
that the when no
speedily. with complete ana as
religious to all men in every ana
PROTECTION THE COUNTRY.
and make certain the security OF o
people borders the country must nave nor o
defense emergency
regular army and provision o
drilled and disciplined who can De eu at once "
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prepared that can gain comma
either western or our t
mons nolv OF national den these pertus days
Dmcac party utterly failed develop but which we promise
The Republican party stands now as always
antdumpng subst
sufficient TO
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as n the OF dyestuns
industries be
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