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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
II AMERICANS MURDERED
y. s. Citizens Are Dragged From Train
Robbed and Then Massacred by
Mexican Bandits.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Eighteen persons,
all thought~to be Americans returning
from Chihuahua City to reopen mines
at Cusihuiriachic,- Chihuahua, have
been taken from a Mexican North
western train by bandits, stripped and
lined Up along the track for execu-
ton, according to a message received
here from Thomas M Holmes, n OF
the party who escaped.
A confirmation of the massacre has
been received here by H. c. Myles,
British vice consul. Mr.. Myles' mes.
sage was from British Consul Scovel
at Chihuahua City. The message
stated that II Americans were killed
after being robbed and stripped OF
their clothing.
to the forces of Gen. Jose Rodriguez,
a Villa supporter, known to be ope-
rating in Chihuahua against h de
facto' government of Mexico.
Almost Immediately after the first
news was received a censorship was
imposed on the wires between Juares
and Chihuahua City by the Carranza
officials. This action was taken, it
was said, until the story could be YER
fled from official Mexican sources"
According to the brief messages re
ceived here the train bearing tho
Americans was stopped by the pan
dts about so miles west of Chihuahua
City. Holmes was said to have been
on the extreme end OF the line, and as
the firing squad took position, it is
reported, he broke away and fled into
the desert. With feet and body cut
and bleeding from stone and sharp
cactus, he ran until he no longer
heard the whistle Of bullets pass him.
He succeeded in reaching friendly
Mexicans, it is reported, and was aid.
ed back to Chihuahua City.
The first news of the bandit raid
was received here through a cryptic
telegram from Holmes o@of1cials OF
the smelling company asking them to
notify his wife that he had reached
Chihuahua City and was safe. .Wheth.
er he was prevented from sending fur
Their information or supposed news OF
the occurrence already had reached
Ell Paso is not known.
His message aroused anxiety con
corning the fate of the other men
known to have left Chihuahua City for
| C~usihuiriachick and before the cen
sorship was imposed they succeeded
in getting into communication with
mining men in Chihuahua City who
furnished the brief details of the at.
tack.
Tho Am n~ioorc ~ ryo coli "0~,
sent to reopen the mines on assurance
of protection to the smelling company
given by the Carranza government
through the United States State De
partment.>
News of the raid caused consterna
ton here. '
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
BRITISH GIVE UP GALLlPOLl
London Reports That Entire Turkish
Peninsula Has Now Been Aban-
doned.-OnIy One Wounded.

London.-The remaining positions
on Gallipoli peninsula held by the al
lies have been abandoned with the
wounding Of only n man among the
British and French, according to a
British official statement.
The news has been expected for
several days, for the retirement Of the
troops from Amaze and Sulva Bay sew
eral weeks ago left no strategic ad-
vantage to the retention of the tip Of
the peninsula.
Nevertheless, the news will be re-
ceived with a pang of regret by the
people of the British Isles, as we'll as
the colonies.
Renewed activity of various kinds
noted by the Turkish official communi-
cations in the past few days has pre-
sumably been in the nature of prepa-
rations for the final act of the Darda-
nelles tragedy. Turkish official state
ment covering that period records in
creasing effectiveness of the re-en-
forced Turkish batteries, which have
been drawing in and concentrating on
the allies remaining positions.
Gen. Sir Charles Monro, according
to the official statement, reports that
| only one British soldier was wounded
in the evacuation Of the peninsula,
that there were no casualties among
the French and that all the guns were
blown up.
"Our casualties amounted to one
member of the British rank and file
wounded. ~
There were no casualties among the
French.
Gen. Monro states that the accom-
plishment of this difficult task was due
to Gems. Birdwood and Davies and in
valuable assistance rendered under the
highest difficulties by Admiral Rose
buck and the Royal Navy"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
MONTENEGRO Is INVADED
Austrian Steam Roller Has Same Eff
feet IN Little Kingdom As 1t
Had On Servia.

London.-Montenegro is being treat.
ed to a steam roller attack similar to
that which crumpled up it's friend and
neighbor, Servia. The Austrian on
slaught, which has been a long time
in preparation, is being prosecuted
with great violence, menacing several
important positions close to the Adri,
attic coast.
The great Montenegro stronghold,
Mount Lovcen, has fallen, according
to an Austrian official communication,
The attack here has been largely as,
sisted by Austrian warships and the
guns of the Cattaro forts. In addition.
the Montenegrins say the Austrians
made abundant use of asphyxiating
gas ~contrivances. A battle is raging
on the whole Of the northern and east
ern frontiers of Montenegro. On the
| east the Montenegrins have been CON
| PEELED to evacuate Berane.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
CONSUMPTION BILL GAINS.
Second Vote Will Find Only Sigh.
Opposition in House Of Commons.
Nationalist For 1t.

London.-Opposition to the govern
ment compulsion bill has dwindled to
a meager handful in Parliament and
predictions in the lobby of the House
Of Commons now is that the vote on
the second reading would find little
more than 20 or 80 in opposition, as
c%ontrasted with 105 on the first read
ing.
The Irish Nationalist have announc'
ed abandonment of their opposition in
view Of the fact that the bill does not
apply to Ireland. John Redmond, the
veteran home rule leader, who made
this announcement, shared the most
prominent position in the debate with
his old enemy, Sir Edward Carson, in
a fiery speech pleaded that Ireland
ought to be included in the bill. Sil
Edward arose to speak as oon Is Mr.
Redmond ceased.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
INTERVENTION IN
MEXICO IS URGED
CONGRESS is AROUSED OVER THE
SLAUGHTER OF AMERICAN
CITIZENS.
WARM DEBATE IN SENATE
Administration Demands That Gen.
Carranza Punish the Assassins,
But Sits Steady on WatchfuI
Waiting Policy.

Observation-Disclosures is no indica-
ton that the United States would take
any action in the case of the Ameri-
cans killed by Villa bandits in Mexico
beyond a demand for the apprehension
and punishment OF the outlaws; or at
the most to hold Gen. Carranza re-
%spOnsible if is shown that his officials
were negligent in protecting the party.
Although the latest outrage stirred
the simmering Mexican situation again
to the boiling point and drew IN out
burst Of attacks upon the administra-
ton in Congress-, probably unequal
since the Huerta crisis two years ago,
there was no outward sign that Presi-
deli Wilson was being Influenced to
alter his policy.
A proposal by Senator Sherman, Re-
publican, for joint Intervention by the
Pan-American nations which led in the
recognition of Gen. Carranza was re-
ferred without action to the Senate
foreign relations committee.
While Secretary Lansing announced
that every step will be taken to see
that the perpetrators Of this dastardly
crime are a%pprehended and punished"
ne added that it was to be deplored
tIat Americans had not needed the
State Departments warning against
exposing their lives in the guerilla
warfare territory. In defining the
right of Americans in territory under
the sovereignty Of another nation, the
secretary declared that a noncombat-
ant runs the danger of losing his lib.
erty or his life If he ventures into
territory where the authority is uncer-
tain.
Although the attacks of Congress
upon President Wilson's policy were
almost unmeasured in terms, the ad-
ministration was not without defend
ers among the Democratic leaders,
| who challenged their critics to point
out a better course, and recalled that
during the Taft administration resolu.
lions proposing Intervention were Wig.
orously opposed by the Republicans.
The most significant development Of
the congressional debate came in the
Senate, where Chairman Stone, of the
foreign relations committee, himself q
Democrat, declared that if Gen. Car
n proved himself unfit to restore
order there is only one thing to do
and that is to go down there armed
and intervene"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
FORCED MILITARY
SERVICE PASSES
HOUSE OF COMMONS GIVES A BIG
MAJORITY ON THE SECOND
READING.
ASQUITH SEES LABOR MEN
irish National Party Led BY John Red
mond Turn to Support of the
Compulsory Military Serv-
ice Measure.

London.-The House defeated Will
military service bill by a vote Of All
to 80. The second reading was agreed
to without division.
With the object of obtaining some
thing like general assent to the Bills
progress Premier Asquith invited the
labor members to confer with him soon
after the sitting opened n gave them
that the government was
hiding no Interior motives behind the
bill.
Ellis Griffith, a member from An
glesey, attacked his fellow Liberals.
who arc opposing h military service
bill.
81 care nothing for tradition OF my
party when the interests Of the coun-
try are at stake" he said. do the
| opponents of the bill realize that the
official figures of wastage at the front
| show tina the life of a battalion out
there is only v months; that men
are being wounded, sem home and sent
back gain to the front repeatedly, in
stead of every one being sen once be-
fore others are sent twice?'
Mr.. Griffith spoke Of Irish boycotts
and trades union strikes to compel men
to join their organizations as forms OF
compulsion.
"When, however, we want to compel
men to join the army it is treason" he
declared amid loud cheers. "These men
are necessary in order to free Europe
from the menace Of German tyranny
and dominion"
Opponents of the bill received an
other blow when John Dillon. a leading
member of the Irish party, accepted
the decision Of John Redmond against
further opposition to the measure. Mr.
Dillon said, however, that he would
have continued resistance to the bill II
half of the Liberal party and all the
labor members had stood with him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
BRITISH LOSE BATTLESHlP.
No Lives Reported Lost When King
Edward VII Strikes a Mine.

No Lives Reported Lost When King
Edward VII Strikes a Mine.
London.-Another pang to the Brit
ish public will be caused by the an
nouncement that the battleship King
Edward VII has been blown up by a
mine. The brief official statement on
the incident does not reveal the scene
of action and merely says that the dis
aster occurred in a heavy sea, despite
which the entire crew vas saved be-
fore the ship went down.
The King Edward VII represented an
investment of hear $1,000, 900, and was
one Of the finest Of the last class OF
predreadnaughts, corresponding in gen
eral to the American ships Of the New
Jersey and Nebraska type, and was
only slightly older than the Natal
which was sunk by an internal explo
sion about a week ago
The sinking of the King Edward
VII was announced by the admiralty
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Ohio Strike Called Off.

Youngstown, O.-Fred C. Croxton OF
Columbus, Ohio, mediator sent here to
adjust the. wage disputes in this dis
trict, has announced hat the strike OF
tube workers at the plant of the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany, had been declared off. The men
at a mass meeting voted to accept the
company's offer of an increase In
wages amounting approximately to 10
per cent. The men also voted to re-
turn to work. at once.
The plant employs $500 men, not Ill
of whom, however, have been on a
strike, although they were compelled
to quit work.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Aid For Exnosition.

Gulfport.-Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars has been raised by
city and county for the Mississippi Cen
tennial Exposition, to be held in Gulf
port. "A resolution has been passed by
the Harrison county board of s~upervis-
ors, pledging $125,O0O and the city
previously voted a bon issue Of $l25,-
900 conforming to the requirements
exacted by the state legislature three
years ago when Gulfport was designat-
ed by the legislature as h exposition
city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Levees Are Stronger.

Greenville.-At the regular meeting
of the Mississippi river levee board,
Chief Engineer w. l.. Thompson re
ported the conditions of the levees as
being much stronger than eve before.
from the Coahoma county line down
into the Issaquena front since the high
water of 1913. He believes that even
with a flood of the magnitude of 1912
or 1913 that the levees will now stand
without even an expensive high water
fight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
New York Giants To Be Sold.

New York; deal is said to be un-
der way whereby the New York Giants
will be sold shortly to a syndicate COM
posed OF James E. Gaffney of this city,
Henry F. Sinclair, the Oklahoma oil
man, who was largely instrumental in
settling the war between organized
baseball and the Federal league, and
Robert H. Davis, q former partner OF
Mr.. Gaffney in his big enterprises.
Gaffney and Davis recently sold their
controlling interest In the Boston Ma
tional League club to Percy Haughton
and associates In Bostol.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
MANY TAKEN PRISONERS,
Russians Say Fighting Has Been In.
tense in GaIician Campaion.

Russians Say Fighting Has Been In.
tense in GaIician Campaign.
Petrograd.-According to a private
message from Kieff the number of
prisoners taken by the Russians in the
last three weeks fighting is much
greater than was supposed from the
official reports.
A party of 1900 has just reached
Kieff. 1t is said there are 10, 900 more
in the rear of the fighting line. This
number is exclusive of the wounded,
whom the enemy are abandoning by
the wholesale.
Prisoners declare that the Austro-
Germans have lost 100000 wounded in
Bukowina. Germans transferred from
the French front say the fighting there
cannot compare with the titanic frenzy
Of the struggle around Czernowitz.
Details of the fight for Khriask,
north Of Czartorysk, indicate the stub,
bornness of the opposition which the
Russians have to overcome.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Women for Wilson.

Washington.-The Wilson Home
Guards, an organization of women to
work for reelection Of President Will
son because Of his e/orts to keep the
United States out Of the European
war, was formed at the closing session
of the annual convention here of the
Women's National Democratic League.
The league completed plans for aiding
actively in the forthcoming national
campaign. Card parties for raising
funds was one plan outlined by speak
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Hans Schmidt Nears Death.

New York.-Hans Schmidt, the New
York priest found guilty Of numbering
Anna Aumuller, will die in the electric
chair at Sing Sing next week. Off
Gals at Sang Sing fear that the man
who said he "was holy crazy" when he
dismembered the body of a young girl
and threw it into the Hudson river,
will have to be carried to the chair, a
screaming, struggling maniac. Schmidt
confessed that he killed Anna Aumul.
Ter in an apartment he had rented for
her on Sept. 2, 1913.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
MARYLAND Democratic.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS has returned
to Democracy in both branches of the
ton of Gov. Emerson C. Harrington.
In his inaugural address the new ex-
ecutive pointed out that the state
faced a deficit Of 81, 500, 900 because Of
the present system of appropriations,
and said that the establishment of a
budget system was a matter Of actual
necessity. The legislative expenses of
the state had been shown to be "be-
yond any necessity" Gov. Harrington
said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Will Sell School Bonds.

Hazlehurst.-The board of supervis.
ors of Copiah county have issued an
order authorizing the chancery clerk to
advertise and sell $4,000 bonds for the
Martinsville Consolidated School dis.
trict for the purpose of erecting and
equipping a modern school building.
The trustees Of his school have al.
ready 1920 in trust to add to these
bonds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Kills Her Five Children.

Chicago, M.-Mrs. Christiana Mayes,
aged 81, wife Of q teamster. killed her
self and five children here, ranging in
age from two to seven years. by turn
ing on the gas. She left an unfinished
note. reading: You made my life
miserable. You never gave me any
money and then
Mayes had gone out to buy proyis-
ions for the Sunday dinner. He said
he gave most Of his wages to his wife
and did not abuse her.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Villa Only Resting.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Gen. Villa, resting
his men in the Guerrero district of
Chihuahua, is awaiting dissatisfaction
in the Carranza ranks and expects &C.
lively to continue opposition to the de
facto government, according to a let
ter said to have been received by a
Villa adherent. Advices through
broken communication told of occu-
patton by villa forces OF small towns
between MADEIRA and Casas Grandes.
Numerous cattle are daily disappear
ing from the Hearst ranch
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Famous Elm Cut Down.

Philadelphia.-The big elm tree in
Independence Square, said to have
been planted by King Edward VII OF
England, when he visited this country
- the prince of Wales, in 1861. has
been cut own. The tree had been
dead for some time. Under the ground
surrounding the tree when the stump
was removed yer found several OBJ
jects, including q six-pound cannon
ball and q variety of coins. some OF
revolutionary date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Oldest Elk in u. S.

Columbus.-Harrison Johnston, the
Oldest Elk In the United States and
Oldest and wealthiest citizen of Colum.
bus, has celebrated the 101st anniver.
sary of his birth. He Is a member of
Columbus Lodge No. $50, B. p. o. E..
and carries q membership card of solid
gold. Mr.. Johnston was born in Fred.
,erick county, Va, Jan. Z. 1915, but has
been living in Columbus more than
half a century. and for many years, Wa
engaged in the manufacturing bust.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Cabinet Is Dined.

Washington.-The annual cabinet
dinner was given in the state dining
room Of the White House on the
evening of Jan. II by President and
Mrs. Wilson,. It vas the first Of a Sc
ries of formal dinners that will mask
the social season at the White House.
The guests included, besides all the
members of the cabinet and their
wives. several high officials of the
army and navy and government off
Gals
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Killed While Coon HUNTING.

Waynesboro.-Dave Nicholson, son
of Dan Nicholson, residing in the
southwestern part Of the county, vas
accidentally killed while coon hunting
by a tree he was cutting flying back
and striking his head. His body was
found late the nex day by relatives
who were led to the spot by the bark
ing of his dog which remained near its
dead master.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Pascal hmis' Trial Deferred.

Hazlehurst.-The trial Of Pascal
Amis of this county, who has been in
jail here charged with perjury, has
been postponed. Amis is charged with
perjury in securing a marriage license
to wed Miss Minnie Lee Robertson of
this county. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ellison Robertson, the girl being consid.
cred by her parents as too young to be
married.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
German Submarine Lost.

Havana.-The Spanish steamer Val
banera, which arrived here from Span
ish ports. reports that q large German
submarine has been found stranded on
Conil Beach. 20 miles north OF Cadiz.
The members Of the crew were dead
Is the result OF asphyxiation. The sub
marine was filled with food and gaso-
line and It IL presumed that she was
serving as . supply ship for other sub
martnes, thus explaining the German
source Of supply.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Claim Troop Ship Sunk.

London.-A semi-official report from
Constantinople, according to an Am
sterdam dispatch to Reuters, claims
"the capture by the Turks of a great
enemy camp and nine guns and the
sinking of an enemy vessel with troops
near Seddul- Bahr."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Another American Slaughtered.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Bart Kramer, son
of a ranchman in the Guerrero district.
about 100 miles from the scene of the
recent massacre of foreigners, also
has been killed by bandits, according
to word from the MADEIRA Lumber Com
pany employees at MADEIRA, Chihuahua.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Bomb At Jap Premier.

Tokyo.-An attempt to assassinate
Count Shigenbou Okuma, the Japan
csc premier, was made by a mar who
threw two bombs into the premier's AT
tomobile. Count Okuma was not in
jured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-14
Famou. indian Chief Suicides,

Famous indian Chief Suicides.
Chicago-Chief Ogalala Fire, who
fought with Sitting Bull in the Custer
massacre, died at a hospital here, aged
80 years. Several days ago, apparent
iy tired of life, he cut his throat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-02
RID STOMACH OF
GASES, SOURNESS,
AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" Ends All Stomach
Distress in Five Min
uteS.

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your stomach is bad-or an uncertain
one-or a harmful one-your stomach is
too valuable; you mustn't injure it with
drastic drugs.
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in giving relief; its harmlessness; its
certain unfailing action in regulating
sick, sour, gassy stomachs. Its millions
of cures in Indigestion. dyspepsia, gastri-
It's and other stomach trouble has made
it famous the world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor in
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ffty-cent case from any drug store and
then if anyone should eat something
which doesn't agree with them; if what
they eat lays like lead, ferments and
sours and forms gas; causes headache,
dizziness and nausea; eructations of acid
and undigested food-remember as soon
as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact
with the stomach all such distress van
ishes. Its promptness, certainty and ease
in overcoming the worst stomach disor-
ders is a revelation to those who try it
Adv.