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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

Read r If blue or red mark
appears on the head OF your pa
pei marked with an x it is to
notify you that you owe for the
paper and are NOTICED Ito pay up.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02
For one and all. successful New Year.
Remember the Place.
J.B. McCRARY. Mgr.

Every business has three partners.
Capital-the employer. Labor-;he EN-.
ployee. The public-the consumer. No
Industry can thrive II cooperation
among the three Is lacking. No busi-
ness eau succeed that has n dishonest
or indifferent partner. Each partner
owes duty to the others. Get to-
gether.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

Fer erivsss rsIepnon. Ger,
Many British business men
the opinioa that England woul
better telephone service n I,
out Of The sovsrnmsnt's hsnda
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

In connection with our cafe, we will con-
duct SC and lOc variety bargain counted
Our Motto: The best is not too good for any of OF
customers.
Hot and Cold Lunches Served
Hot cat fish, Kentucky Oysters SaturdaI
night You can get soup, stew, pork chop}
ham and eggs, tripe, pig feet, etc., in fad
we can serve you on short order. Give I
a trial is all that we ask. Everything
sanitary condition.
Watch this space each week. =
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

Consumers should realize that when
unfair legislation makes business
dance they all have 10 pay the Gddler.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

When you attack men who maintain
payrolls you hit the wage Garner, kick
his wife and cuff his children-"-Elbert
Hubbard.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

The lives of practically all men famous
In the business world as shown In the
history of industry during the past
twenty-five years will prove 10 you the
practical value OF the ''stiek TO it, prin-
ciple Of life. Armour stuck TO beef.
Hartman and Hill to railroads. Edison
to electricity. Carnegie and Schwab to
steel, Rockefeller 10 oil. Morgan to
finance. and SO on without end. All
these captains OF industry and thou
sands OF others that might be men,
toned had the faculty Of sticking TO
a job until they made good.
1.-The time has come" said James W.
Wordsworth. Jr.. United States Senator
elect from New York. recently, when
business men should give heed to what
IL going on In the legislative bodies OF
the country. see in the future except
this heed is given a development which
Will prevent the individual from carry
ing on his business. honest though he
may be. with his own initiative and
enterprise"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

This town Is your home. Help to
make II better home by co-operat-
ing with Its merchants AMI business
men. Treat your Industries fairly. and
they must be fair 20 you
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

In this unjust world n large
the profits OF . town garden ar
by the hardware storo.---A
Globe. I
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02
THE COMPLETE
LETTER WRITER.

The folloicin0 suggestion for "The Com
plefe business Letter Writer for
1916" Nv A. Parker Nerin. " going
the rounds Of the press.
Model No. f--ouotins Price for Goods.
Smith Manufacturing Company,
Rochester. Neic York.
Gentlemen.
Referring to your letter fsee Postal
Regulation. r. 120. PIP AZ of the 2Sth.
we "a corporation organized under the
laws of Ohio. certificate fled In the
Office of the Secretary of New York
State. New York; beg TO advise you
that We can quote the price OF SO tsec
United States Revised Statutes. Laws
Of 1914. sec. 49, per ton. carload lots
tsee Interstate Commerce Ruling go;
see also dicta In 12s L. s.. 26i: Bronn
rs. PennsvIuanid X. X. Co.. los Pa.
267l. This quotation Is special to you
tsce ruling of Department of Justice
In the matter OF Bropn Mailing Co..
and Is made subject to our right to
claim Immunity (see n. Y. Penal Code.
pp 4S). II you receive n better Quota
ton from any other OF our competitors
you viii. OF course, advise Us under the
authority OF u. y. Revised Statutes.
PIP 2247. sub. 2. We shall be glad to
oil your order tsubject TO rule laid
down In leading case OF Jackson %.
Cobb. lee y. s. 232) and will ship ac-
cording TO your instruction tsee Rule
81. New York Public Utility Commits
sion). Very truly yours.
]. +. JONES. President.
JOINS MANUFACTURING Co.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

State OF Ohio. County of Fairfield. ssi
J. p. Jones. being duly sworn. deposes
and says: That he has submitted the fore
going letter TO his counsel and has been
advised that II II legal. That deponent In
not n director OF any bank. trust company
or transportation company. That the
Jones Manufacturing Company has new
er had It's charter forfeited. nor has de-
ponent ever been indicted by either State
or Federal Grand Jury.
p. p. WHITE. Notary Public
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-02-02

Mr. Bert Jenkins and Miss Cora
Stalls, were married last Saiur-
day night at the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ia, Tor Stalls.
Rev. G. w. Rowlett. officiating
We wish them peace and hap
piness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
TO PROTECT THE SUPPLY
PRESIDENT SELECTS HERBERT
HOOVER AS ADMINISTRATORS
|, OF NATIONS EATABLEs.
Cooperation Of Dealers and Growers
10 Urged ny WiIson-Hoover Will
Serve Without Pay and VIII An
nounce Plans In Few Days.
tCopyright.)

Washington.-President Wilson an
nounces the appointment of Herbert
Hoover as food administrator" of the
government.
Hoover, according to statement is
sued by the president, has expressed
his willingness to serve ION condition
that he is to receive no payment for
his services and that the whole Of the
force under him, exclusive OF clerical
assistance, shall be employed, SO far
as possible, upon the same volunteer
basis
"The proposed food administration" {"
the president says, ''is intended only
to meet a manifest emergency and to
continue only while the war lasts.
Since it will be composed for the most
part of volunteers, there need be no
fear of the possibility Of permanent
bureaucracy arising out of 1t. All con-
troll of consumption will disappear
when the emergency has passed"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
BUSINESS SECTION OF THE CITY
SAVED BY DYNAMITING AND
HARD WORK.
SEvENTY-FIvE BLOCKS BURN
Fire Originated In Negro Section and
Rapidly Swept To White Homes
High Wind Retarded Work
of the Department.

Atlanta, Ga.-Fire swept through
large portion of Atlanta from Decatur
street north and northeast. cutting a
clean swath of varying widths, was
brought under control Just before 1t
reached the Atlanta baseball park.
Approximately rs blocks were de-
vastated, but the area cannot be cor
rectly estimated by blocks, as after
the fight at Ponce de Leon avenue the
flames skirted that thoroughfare on
the south side of the street for some
distance.
The destroyed buildings ranged all
the way from shacks occupied by ne
groes to homes up to $4,000 or $1,000.
Some estimates were between $4,000.
900 and 100000. but they were
neither from sources nor based on cal
culations to give them weight Thou
sands are homeless and are being car.
Cd for by charity.
The blaze started in the Skinner
storage and warehouse plant near De-
catur street, Just east of Fort street.
from a cause not determined. 1t quick.
ly spread to the small houses nearby,
which were dry from lack of rain. and
driven by high wind started to rapid
ly eat it's way north and northeast
ward.
Around the flame-swept area the
streets are Uttered with broken wires.
splinters from acres of dynamited
homes and all the odds and ends OF
furniture and clothing that gathered
In an indescribable mass from hun.
dreds of homes, United States soldiers
are standing guard. The men were
composed OF Georgia g1ardsmen and
members OF the officers reserve train
ing corps camp at Fort Mcpherson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
TO LEAD ARMY
FIRST EXPEDITION OF $4,000 SEA.
soNEp MEN WILL LEAVE
SOON FOR FRANCE.
President Rejects Roosevelt Plan and
Orders Department to Send Units
Of Regular Army to Immediate Re-
lief Of Entente Allies.

Washingt ton.-President Wilson has
ordered the first expeditionary force
of American troops to the trenches In
France. In signing the conscription
bill, which provides for the recruit
ment Of an army of 100000 men by Sc
lective draft, the president rejected
the volunteer divisions offered by
Theodore Roosevelt for service in
France and directed the war depart
ment to prepare a force of $4,000 reg.
ulars for immediate dispatch to the
battle front They will be the flower
Of the army and will be led by Gen
John ]. Pershing-"Black Jack"-as
he is known In the camps and canton
ments of the Philippines and along the
Rio Grande. Gen. Pershing, accom-
panied by his headquarters staff. will
proceed to France at once. His com.
mand will follow as fast as their or
ganizations are effected and equip.
ment and transportation provided.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
DESPERATE FIGHTING BY TEU
TONS IN EFFORT TO REGAIN
LOST POSITIONS.
CASUALTIES ARE APPALLING
British Losses Reach 100000, While
Germans Suffer Far Greater Loss
of Life Besides Valuable
Guns and Equipment.

New York-After nearly three years
we have become so accustomed to ter
rife fighting and long battles that 1t Is
hard now to recognize in such dis
patches as come to us that the climax
of the fighting of the war has been
reached. Nevertheless, this Is the fact.
Never in human history-never In the
history of this most terrible OF all
wars-has there been anything COM
parable in magnitude or in intensity
with the fighting which Is now go
ing on
A greater army than that which Ma
poleon took to Moscow. measured nu-
merically, has been put out Of the con-
fiict In the first month of the western
offensive. Not less than 100000 casu-
alties measure the cost Of month Of
Compare with this 175.000 men who,
fought for three days on the battlefield
Of Gettysburg, with causalty cost OF
$4,000. At Waterloo the British had
$4,000, the Prussians much less and
Napoleon's routed army not more
than 10000. In the greatest battle OF
the Franco-Prussian war not as many
men were engaged on both sides as
we're killed, wounded and captured in
the six weeks of the battle Of Arras.
All the organized lines have been
broken by the British on front Of
nearly 20 miles. The lines which the
Germans had constructed behind this
frcnt are not comparable in strength to
those, that they we're driven from. No
longer able to hold back the attack Of
the British by field works and in
trenchments, they were compelled to
change their tactics and by enormous
counter-attacks to endeavor to beat
down the British assault.
1t is an effort Of brute strength
rather than strategy or tactics, and 1t
is desperate effort to compel re-
turn to the old deadlock conditions
which preceded the battle Of Arras.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
HOSPITAL UNIT IN EUROPE
First Representatives Of American Red
Cross Report For Duty In
England.

London.-The first of six fully organ
ICED and equipped hospital units which
the American Red Cross is sending to
France has arrived in England. The
unit comprised about 900 persons, an
cluding 20 army medical officers, 60
nurses and more than 200 other ot-
taches.
The Unit will be the first officially
sanctioned by the United States to
carry the American flag to the battle
fields of France. After brief stay in
England, the unit will be sent to the
continent to take charge of base hos
pital behind the British front.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
SENATE VOTES TO END DRAFT

Washington.-After the army bill
had been perfected In both branches
of congress, and sent to President Will
son for his signature, the senate adopt
ed an amendment to the war budget
bill to put conscription out of force
four months after the end of the war.
The amendment had the support OF
senators who unsuccessfully fought
the conscription plan, and fought un-
successfully to confine the new army
to "the duration OF the war" instead
of "the existing emergency"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
GERMAN PLOT is EXPOSED
Former President 10 Implicated With
German Spies In Attempt to
Owe GovAr, -, ant

San Jose, Costa Rica.-A far-reach.
ing plot to overthrow the present gov
ernment of Costa Rica, of which Pres
ident Fedrico Tinoco is the head, has
been uncovered by the authorities.
The former president, Alfredo Coma.
les, who was deposed last January,
other officials of the former govern.
ment and Germans resident here and
In the United States are alleged to be
implicated. A German firm in New
York is declared to have furnished
100000 for the organization of a rev
olutionary movement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
RUSSIAN CRISIS IS PASSED
Council Of Workmen's Delegates Ae-
eepts the Declaration OF New
GovArnmAnt


cepts the Declaration OF New
Government.
Petrograd.-The cabinet crisis has
been settled. A declaration OF the
governments policy has been accept
ed by the representatives Of the coun-
Gil of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates, with merely slight alterations.
M. Tchernoff. national socialist, was
appointed minister of agriculture. and
M. Skobeleff, vice president Of the
council OF workmen's and soldiers
delegates, was appointed minister of
labor. It was also decided to include
In the government Feodor Kokosh-
kline, constitutional democrat, and a
professor at the University of Mos
COW, and M. Tseretelli. member of the
council OF workmen's and soldiers del
egates. Their duty will be to prepare
for the constituent assembly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
SENATE PASSES WAR BUDGET
Did Not Require Roll Call For Senate
to Pass the Great Initial
War Bill.

Washington.-The administrations
initial war budget, increased to to-
tai OF $4.342, 100000 by the addition OF
$3.50. 600. 900 for the merchant feet con-
struction program. passed the senate
without roll call. 1t was sent imme-
diately to conference, and 1t Is ex-
pected to be ready for President VIII
sons signature In few days, making
millions Immediately available for the
urgent needs of the war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
SPANISH CABINET IS ANGRY

Madrid.-An extraordinary meeting
OF the cabinet was called Immediately
upon receipt Of news Of the sinking Of
the Spanish steamer Patrtcio. OF $500
tons. The crew was saved. but one
sailor was seriously wounded. The
authorities were extremely reserved
as to the result of their two-hour de-
liberation. but it Is supposed that the
cabinet decided to send another note
Of the most energetic character to Ger
many.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
ORDERS NINE swEEPERs.
Naval Equipment Will include Many
Mine sweepers.

Washfngton.--A considerable num-
Der of mine sweepers are to be added
ut once to the naval establishments.
Secretary Daniels conferred with pri.
vate builders on plans for getting the
craft turned out without delay.
Contracts for 38 vessels. 26 wood
and IL steel, have been let by the
Emergency Fleet corporation in the
shipping boards building program.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
one-sixth Of Shipping DESTROYED

New York.-James F. Case. an
American business man, who arrived
here on a steamship from Spain. said
one-sixth Of that country's merchant
marine had been destroyed by sub
marines, and that Spanish shipyarls
were unable to replace the losses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
KING VISITS AMERICANS.

American Sailors and Gunners Enter
tain Royalty.
New York.-American sailors and
navy gunners who man the American
line steamship Finland received a
visit from the king Of England. The
Finland Is at an English port. and
King George, while sojourning there
spent more than one hour on the Fin
land, inspecting her armament and
showing particular interest in her gun
crews.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
WILL TAKE ALIEN BONDS.
Compulsory Loan To German Govern
ment Of Allen Securities.

London.-The Exchange Telegraph's
Amsterdam correspondent quotes the
Berliner Tageblatt as saying that Ger.
many's finance ministry. as prelim.
mary step to new methods for raising
money. intends to call in all Swedish
Danish and Swiss bonds and shares
owned BY Germans. who must loan
them to the government until the end
Of the va.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Nine Killed In Explosion.

Copenhagen.-A dispatch received
here from Vienna says the Pyrotech-
mic Institute Of Hanse and Tektbaum,
at which explosives were manufac-
tured, has been destroyed by an explo-
sion. Nine workmen we're killed and
a number of others seriously injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
BRITISH HOLD HlNpENsURc.
German Positions Captured Along En-.
tire Twenty-Miie Front.

London.-The British troops are
now holding the entire Hindenburs
line from the east Of Bullecourt to Ar
ras, with the exception OF trench ele-
ments on front of about 1000 yards
west of Bullecourt, according to the
official communication. The recent
gains northwest Of Bullecourt have
been consolidated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
SUBMARINE IN PACIFIC.
Lookouts At San Francisco Sighted
Strange Vessel.

San Francisco.-The commanding
officer at Fort Rosecrans reports that
two men on duty at his lookout station
observed submarine off the entrance
to San Diego harbor. Apparently the
submarine came from the south and
was plainly visible before submerging.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25

University City.-The military drill
at the University of Mississippi, which
has been under vigorous prosecution
since the declaration of war, came to
an end for the session last week with
a battalion review, battalion drill, and
competitive company drill The first
place was awarded to "a" company,
under Capt. c. l.. Katzenmeyer, a
senior law student of Vicksburg. The
second place was given to "B" COM
pany, under Capt Kon Wyatt, frs.
year medical student of East Auburn,
Cal. These are two Of the six com
panies in the battalion which has been
trained SO efficiently by Prof. r. w.
Tinsley of the university faculty.
In line with the general policy Of
the institution to cooperate with the
federal government in all lines for ma
tional defense, military drill will be
provided for during the summer school
to be held from June to July II. Am
pie provision will be made not only
for practical work vpon the field to be
given, but also opportunity will be
provided for theoretical training for
men who are interested in giving mill
tary science in their high schools next
winter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
reutons Hold Conference.

Amsterdam m.-Semiofficial announce
ment from Vienna says that Count
Czernin. Austrian foreign minister.
has left for German headquarters to
continue his conference with Chan
cellor Won Bethmann-H Hollweg.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Ask FOR More SUGAR.

Washington. - With the worlds
stock of sugar being rapidly depleted
the department of agriculture has ap-
pealsd to manufacturers and. farmers
to increase the production OF sugar.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Good News For the Ladies'.

GOOD NEWS Fof the I1ofoo.
Paris.-The strike Of the dressmaIe
ers of Paris ended after conferences
between representatives. Of the work
ers ana employer. with the minister
OF the interior and the ministsr Of
labor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Training Camps at Atlanta.

Washington.--A second training
camp site was designated by the war
department in Atlanta, making two
for that city. 1t was officially an.
nounced that Columbia, s. c., had
heen selected as cantonment or d.
visional training camp site.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25

Dallas. Tex---Jo w. Allison. former
president OF the Interstate Cotton
Seed Crushers' association and cot
ton man well known throughout the
south. died here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Berlin Admlts Bio pefsat.

Berlin.-The official statement Is
sued by the Germany army headquar-
ters' staff states that the ruins of the
village Of Bellecourt were evacuated
by them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
GERMAN NAVAL OFFICER GUILTY

Convicted Of Attempt to Disrupt Mu-
nitions Traffic.
New York.-Capt. Franz Rintelen OF
the German navy, David Lamar and
Henry B. Martin were found guilty
here by jury in the federal court on
charges OF having conspired In 1915
to disrupt the munitions traffic be.
tween this country and the entente al.
Hes.
at Is fair and Just" Rintelen de.
clared.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
LEAKEsvnLE MISS FRIDAY
STOP MILITARY TRAINING
STATE UNIVERSITY ENDS TERN
WITH COMPETITIVE MILITARY
DRILL BY STUDENTS.

Special Military Training VIII Be I'm.
portant Part Of Summer Courses
Prof. TinsIey Has Charge of Military
Department for University.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Volunteer Company Wants Service.

Volunteer Company Wants Service.
The movement has been started by
citizens to find out why the first sepa-
rate company, under command of Cap
tain ]. A. Hammond, with more than
157 enlisted men, is not mustered into
the service.
Petitions will be presented to the
governor asking that something be
done.
The company has seen some service
on the Mississippi levees, and when
returned here was ordered to recruit
to full strength as rapidly as possible.
This was done, and now the men want
to get into the service, for which many
Of them have made sacrifices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
VIII Fight Freight Increase.

The railroad rate question in Mis-.
sissippi will come up again June s,
with the roads of the state asking an
increase on intrastate freight rates.
The advance in rates has been petit
toned. The Memphis bureau has al
ready petitioned the interstate COM
merce commission for an adjustment
OF interstate rates with the intrastate
rates on the grounds that the charges
from Memphis are higher than those
from an equally distant point in Mis-
sissippi
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25
Judges Set Aside Jury Verdict.

judges Set Aside Jury Verdict.
During the session of federal court
here jury awarded Jackson Holt. a
negro, damages In the sum of $4,000
against the Illinois Central railroad,
but just before adjournment Judge
Niles announced that he would set
aside the Judgment and order a new
trial of the case. Bonner Craft, spe-
cial detective for the railroad COM
pany, had found the negro prowling
around the yards. shooting him when
he refused. to stop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-05-25

Holds the Record For Production.
A record for corn growing in 1916
that can be equaled by very few farm
ers in Mississippi or the entire south
is revealed by the recent report of
Chesley Grant OF Pontotoc, member
Of the boys corn club Of Pontotoc
county, to C. A. Cobb, assistant state
agent in charge Of the boys club
work. On one acre Of ground Chesley
grew 80 bushels of corn at a cost Of
less than 10 cents bushel.