The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-23
GREENWOOD. MISS. AUGUST %. 1917.

GREENWOOD. MISS, AUGUST 70, 1917.
Treason talk: Jail sentence, that's all.
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Oyster Bays telegraph operator isn't over
worked now.
England expects every man to get at least one
U. s. A. dollar.
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We are opposed to disappointing men who are
aching to get locked up.
No use trying to throw a cost scare now-we
are in the war to win, regardless of cost.
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DRY" lunches will be a fact, not a society fad,
in Washington after the first Of November next.
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Maybe now that American dyes are getting
more plentiful more yellow streaks will be hidden.
Elihu Root has got his "valor" medal, but we'll
bet a cooky to a peanut he isn't wearing it in
sight.
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Of course every manjack of US could have
made a more satisfactory war tax bill-to our
selves.
AnMAH~n
Wonder if the cable company credit Kerensky
or let's him send his dope, to kings and such,
collect"
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Admiral Daniels and Col. Thompson belong to
d;Foron+ branches Of scranpers. and therefore can
not be expected to agree.
Somebody will be sure to remind him of the
his Jap visitors.
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With Vic Murdoch a member of the Federal
trade commission, redheaded proceedings may be
looked for any day.
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Hooverll have to watch out, or some of his
volunteer help will be dropping monkey wrenches
into the machinery.
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P. stands for Pope; also for peace, but there
will be no peace while Germany is strong enough
to start another war.
With most of the new generals West pointers,
it cannot be truthfully said that they were hand
picked by politicians.
HnHAHHnA
A bunch of chautauqua takers were disap-
pointed to learn that the Red Cross doesn't hire
orators-doesn't have to.
NRAAAAA
Presumably that Russian Legion of Death
has drastic regulations against flirting with
chance-met male comrades.
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The Rainbow division" is mobilizing; Perish
ing has the Sunrise division, and the Thunder
and Tightening division will come next.
AAAMAAA
American steel and gold may have had some
thing to do with Japsn's suddenly developed
strong affection for the u. S. A.
Though it has appropriated in billions, let's b.
thankful that Congress has only talked in million
six million words to date at this session.
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There are politicians who would have liked Il
say they declined a generals commission, bu
Woody was afraid to take the chance of offering
it.
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An embryo hero asked his captain why drill
could not be put off until cold weather, and onl!
got laughed at. Still some people say officers ar
cruel.
AAAnAAA
Kerensky, it is said, is thinking Of %reopenin'
that Siberian summer resort. For America, yo
know, Is not the only country in which Stacker
and traitors thrive.
NAAAA
A ruler who gives rewards for the murderin
of women and children is not fit to rule, and an,
peace that would leave him on a throne would b
q disgrace to humanity.
Two thousand letters, each one offering a solu
ton of the submarine problem, were received b.
the department in one week. If these wis
heads" would only screw up their patriotism
the point Of enlisting in the navy we might se
snrne annreciahiA reaults. But thay won't!