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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
DRAFTED MEN WILL NOT
 BE CALLED UNITE REB. IS
Word Has Been Sent to Gov. HoIeomh
 Through War Department.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 27-word was sent to Governor Holcomb today through the war department that there would be no new call for another quota of drafted men until February 15, 1918. It was announced that enough men have been examined and passed in the state to take care of all require ments until that time and when the next call comes it will take those who are eligible under the uuestionnaire system now in force
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

states were invited by the Town Criers' Association of Rhode Island to attend a reception in Providence to Governor Beectman, returned from the European battlefront.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
THEFT FROM BOARDING
 HOUSE AT HARTFORD
More Than $2,oo0 Taken-A Former
 Boarder is Suspected.

Hartford, Conn. Dec. 27.-The theft of more than $2,oo0 from one boarding house was reported to the police here tonight. The vcitims of the robbery were ePter Gerneda, who lost s1,962, and John Lutlxienscz, $500, and Harry Wilgocki, $100. All were boarders at a Shelton Street house and a former boarder there who has disappeared is suspected.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
CHINESE DEFEAT RUSSIANS
 AT KAREN, MANcHURlA
Maxmaiist Troops Were Disaru,ed and Made Prisoner.

Tolxio, Dec 27-n a fight between Chinese and Russian Madmalist troops at Harbin, ManchlHia, Wednesday morning, the Russians surrendered and were disar1ned and made prisoners, ac- cortling to report, which is consider ed reliable, received here from liar bin.
 The advices say the Chinese now occupy the garrison at Harbin
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
CONGRATULATED. ON HERoIsM . DISPLAYED BY HIS SON
:. J. McIsaac of New York Received
 Letter From an Officer in France.

-
 New York. Dec. 27-F. J. McIsaac. president of the General Contractors Association of this city, made public today a letter received by him from an American officer in France congratu- lating him upon the gallantry displayed by his son, Donald McIsaac, a recent graduate of Lehigh University, who Is with an American engineering reg1- ment on the western front.
 1z z'IEwant to write you a line of con graduation on the conduct of your son in the recent conflict with the Ger mans ',the letter said. Everyone here says that but for his heroism and that of the other engineers who were with him we might have had a serious faIIbaeAF- but that he, Lieutenant Mo Cloud and a few others rallied their men and our allies and held the Bocfess~-I hear the allied commander probably will give special recognition to this galantry."
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
CRITICISM OF THE SYSTEM
 OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
Was Renewed by Members of the Sem
 ate Military Committee Yesterday.

Washington, Dec 27-Criticism of the system of the war department and council of national defense in securing clothing and other supplies for the army was sharply renewed by mec- bers of the senate military committee today during further examination of Major General Sharpe, quartermaster general -
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
Cabled Paragraphs

Christmas Mail Arrives in France.
 Paris, Dec. 27.-Four carloads of Christmas mail which arrived at a French port from the United States were forwarded today for delivery at the headquarters of the regimental units of the American expeditionary forces.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

The necessity for coordination and cooperation in soldiers and sailors welfare in New York city will be dis cussed at a meeting in the aldermanic chamber of members of various org anizations now engaged in that work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE
 INVESTIGATING REPORTS
That Raids Are Being Inspired by German Agents and American Siackers

Fl Paso, Texas, Dec. 27.-Federal of ficia Is tonight began an investigation of reports that the Mexican bandit raids into the Big Bend district of Texas, were being inspired by Ger mans now operating south of the bor- der in conjunction with American draft eVaderS
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Attorney General Hon. Sir Frederick Edwin Smith is in the United States to urge all British subjects of military age, be conscripted for the British army
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
GERMAN ccNSPIRAToRs
 ARRESTED IN BRAZIL.
They Had Plotted to Overthrow Local
 Government of Fiorianopolis.

Buenos Aires. Dec. 27.-Despatches received here from F1orianopolis, Brazil. say that a large number of German conspirators have been arrest ed following the discovery of a plot 10 overthrow the local authorities.
 All the Germans were armed. They had been meeting at various times un- der the pretext that they were mem bers of g German society.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Thomas w. Lamont, of J. P. Morgan & Co.,. who returned from Francce Tuesday declared the United States must prepare for three years Of war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Secretary of Labor Wilson is i'll from overwork, on his long trips through the West settling strike dis putes and other labor uprisings.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

FIorianopolis is on the coast of southern Brazil, in the Santa Catha- rznz. state The town has a population of 2os000.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Four thousand tons of Swedish sugal were distributed to the American re- liners committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Potatoes are now three cents a pound in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Men for the buele and drum corps Tor the Ninth Coast Artillery of New orh are needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Frank Bernes, aged 33, hanged him self at SouthirSton, to the bedpoSt Il his room, using a belt.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Dr.. James R. Brock, Trenton, Ga, deputy warden at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, was killed by Dimitre Popoff, a prisoner.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Thomas G. Patton, postmaster o1 New York announced that many mag azines and newspapers bein gsent to soldiers are out of date and fit only foI a. rag man
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion refused the request of the Penn sylvania Railroad authority to run more passenger trains from New York to Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Numerous incendiary fires occurring among the granaries in Argentins harbOrS were reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Mexico extended her exemption or import duties on motor cars and trucks until June 90. 1918.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Through the activities of the Dol lar Christmas Fund for Destitute Children 200 GOO Belgian children were made happy
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

w. w. Blackwell, former supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias is dead of paralysis.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

A pouch containing $5o,cOo sent b, the federal reserve bank of Richmon to Columbia, $. o. disappeared Il transit.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

The Anti Saloon League in New York announced it had completed ar engagements for a concerted discus sion'' of the liquor question by more than 5, 900 pastors.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

The French Chamber of Deputies adopted a resolution extending unti the end of the war all elective officials in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Cooperation of Japan with her al lies in the war to the fullest extent wa: pledged by Emperor Yoshihito.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

EIevens Austro German airplanes have been brought down by the Brit ish and Italian forces in a big air bat tie in Italy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Robert D. Steele, retired Pennsyl- vania Railroad official, died Christmas Dav of congestion of the lungs.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Provost Marshal GenaraI Crowder sent out a call to the governors of the states for 1000 bricklayers for General Pershing in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

The New York Railways announced that if teamsters will keep their wagons off the trolley rails many ac- cidents will be averted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

According to Federal officials the German spy system in the United States is being headed by a woman, designated only as "H.''
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

The Argentine government an. nounced that the congress of the neu- tral Latin American nations had beer postponed until April. This congress it was reported several weeks ago, was to have been convened in January.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Russia on board a Norwegian vessel declare there are so many revolutions and counter revolutions in progress that it is impossible to keep count of them.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Gordon Mott, of the Royal Flying Corps of Canada. was killed at ben brook Field, Fort Worth, Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28
A letter demanding that s5o,ooo be

 placed in a rock pile" at Oakland Cal or the executive mansion an other public buildings will be blow up. was sent to the governor of Cali fornia.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

Charles M. Schwab, in order to help conserve the transportation facilities of the country, has placed his private car Loretta in storage and will travel in regular cars from now on.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

L. J. Cohen, 50 years old, l mill inonaire steel rail man. was killed, an his partner, William Lewis, was in jured in an automobile accident at St Louis.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-28

investigation of the railroad situa tion under the Cummins resolution will begin before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee tomorrow.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
LnST SINGLE ADVERTISEMENT
GREENWOOD HAS.
nna. AAuoan, laR1aea seRNsL:

J. L. Gillespie, Editor ana fup-
Usher Commonwealth, Greenwood,
Miss:
Dear Sir:-I want to congratulate
YOU and the people of Greenwood on the
general character and success OF The
Dailv Commonwealth. When it was
announced that a Daily for Green
wood was to be launched, in common
with many others, an ambitious ex-
cuse from a proud little city was look
ed for, more than anything else. Few
believed that the town, as ambitious,
prosperous, and solid as it is, could
or would really support as solid ano
substantial a daily paper as you are
publishing. geographically, editor
tally, in local and general news, ane
in high class, interesting advertising
it ranks right along with the dai]!e'
of cities numbering thirty and fort!
thousand inhabitants. One is abl'
to subscribe for it for what it is wort
mot merely or even partially as
feeling of local pride or duty. 1t is tn
best single advertisement the city o
Greenwood has. A SUBSCRIBER.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
TRUSTEES SALE.

Bv virtue of the authority vested in
me as Trustee in a certain Deed O. Trust
of date of February 18th, 1914, which
Deed of Trust is recorded in Deed
of Trust Book 7 page 26 Of the Rec
ords of Mortgages and Deeds of Trust
of LeAore County Mississippi, and
which Deed Of Trust was executed by
]. P. johnson and Mrs. j. P. johnson
to secure the payment Of a certain in
d~ebtedness therein mentioned in favor
of The Lefore Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION, l will, on Saturday the 18th
day Of August, 1917, default having
been made in the payment of said in
debtedness, at the request OF the SAID
Lefore Building and Loan Assosia-
ton, acting through it's Board of Dl-
r~ectors, which said Building and Loan
Association is the holder and owner of
said indebtedness, proceed to sell, in
front of the South door Of the Court
House, in Greenwood, Lefore County
Mississippi, within legal hours, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described real estate, lying and being
in the County of Lefore, State of Mis-
sissippi, towit: Lot Two (2) in Block
Twelve (12) in the Boulevard Add
ton to North Greenwood as shown OF
the map of said Addition in Book
page 10 of the records of Maps fo]
said LeAore County. I will conve!
only such title as is vested in me al
Trustee Witness my signature thi
the 26th day Of July, 1917.
C, L. LOMAX, Trustee.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
WAR LITERATURE.

Every newspaper of any size in the nation Is
receiving sundry war material from various source
in such quantities that some mails bring a virtual
"fst full" as the newspaper vernacular puts 1T.
The national and state councils Of defense, the
Gepartment of agriculture, state conservation Of
fcials and other departments of the national and
state governments, not to mention some societies
which seem to exist for the express purpose OF
flooding newspaper offices with materlal-these
see to it that the time of the editor is we'll taken
care of these strenuous days. .
If editors read every line of this matter they'd
have time for nothing else. Usually a glance at
the first few paragraphs indicates where 1T Will
land; and to be candid, as the quantity OF space
at the disposal of every newspaper is limited, 1t
stands to reason that most of this publicity ma
teria] must 90 to the wastebasket. There is new
or a conjunction of conscience about this process,
as the consciences of editors have long ago been
dulled; anyway, there is the knowledge that by
tomorrow there will be another handful OF ma
terial to choose from.
For a time considerable pamphlet literature
came to the paper all the way from England. 1t
seemed that every pamphlet printed in the mother
country had a gratis circulation in American news
paper offices. Lately they have been coming from
New York offices of these concerns in considerable
c%lantitv. Apparently they are now shipped from
England in bulk and addressed in New York. In
the last two weeks a new English pamphlet has
been sent out nearly every day; and it must be
said they are uniformly good-wel printed and
well illustrated. They sell at low figures, and sug-
gest that the old art of pamphleteer has been re-
vived on the other side.
To one versed in the technicalities Of the print
ing business the reason is clear. These pamphlets
are published to sell to the public, but once up in
type, merely the cost Of paper and mailing are
: necessary to reach a far greater audience, and
consequently they are sent to the papers, in which
they are frequently printed in extract form, anc
at least form information for the editors.
f The conservation campaign produces tn
t greatest amount of mail material, however. Al
much of the material comes under frank, it mus
be that Uncle Sam is hauling an immense amount
t of mail matter free of charge in order to keel
e the papers informed and influence public opinion
q in favor of the essentials Of successful warfare.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
NOTICE.
Of Final Organization Of Ablaca
Drainage District.

Drainage District.
In the matter Of Abiaca Drainage
District in Holmes. Carroll, and
LeAore Counties, Mississippi:
By j. l. Lundy, ct al, petitioners.
Cause No. 1865, Chancery Court OF
Holmes County, Mississippi.
To the owners of the following de-
scribed lands situated within the
boundaries of the proposed Ablaca
Drainage District in Holmes, Carroll
and LeAore Counties, Mississippi, to-
wit:
All of Sections 2 and 3 and all Of
Section 4 South Of Abiaca Creek, s.
E. IA of Section 7, S. IL and N. E.
IA of Section 8, all of Sections 8, 10,
and II, and W. 1-2 Of Section -, West
iof Bluffs, all of Section 10 West OF
Bluffs, all of Sections IA, Is, 10 and
II and E. - of Section 10, all Of
iSection 20 East of Clear Lake, all OF
Sections 21, % and 90, and all Of Sec
tion "a, West of Bluffs, N. IL Of N.
liz of N. W. IA Section rs, N IL OF
Section 26, all of Section 81, N. W.
IA and E - of Section %, N. r..
IA and E. 1-2 of N. IL of S. E. IA
|Section 33, and N. IL of N. IL Of
Section "a, all in Township II, Range
l East, containing in the aggregate
1928 acres.
Said proposed District to embrace
such parts of said lands above tdescrib-
ed subject to overflow from Abiaca
: Creek.
Whereas the Chancery Court of Hol-
mes County, Mississippi, on the 18th
day of February, 1917, ordered tenn
porary organization of said Drainage
! District, and appointed j.. l. Lundy,
: John P. Jones, and W. H. Hines, Tenn
porary Commissioners, and M. L. Gull
!. ley, Temporary Engineer, and said
. Engineer proceeded in accordance with
Chapter 1876 Of Laws Of 1912, and
amendments thereto, including Chap
ter 1859 Of Laws Of 1914, and CHAPTER
271 of Laws of 1914, and Chapter 24t
Laws of 1916, of the State Of Missis
y sippi land according to said decree
e and has filed his report thereof in tn
manner and form as provided by law
with the Clerk of the Chancery Cour
of Holmes County, Mississippi.
Notice is hereby given to all per
$ sons owning property within said Dis
o trict calling upon them to appear be
fore the Chancellor of the CHANGER
- Court of Holmes County, Mississippi
at Lexington, at the Court Hous
, in said county, at 8 o'clock A. M, .
!; the 10th day, of August, 1917, bein
n the date fixed for said hearing, VIII
1t may wish to appear and advocate Q
y. resist the establishment of said Dir
:. trict under the terms Of said Act an
amendments thereto.
Ill Witness my official signature tn
IS the 18th day Of July, A. D. 1917.
I'd j. H. FUQUA,
|Chanccry Clerk Holmes County, Mis-
Boothe & Pepper, Attorneys,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02

FOR SALE-A very pretty. bunga.
low with modern conveniences, on the
Boulevard in Congress Heights. Part
Cash, balance easy terms. Apply TO
], /. Gsllapis, THU office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
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ECONOMIC HELP FOR FRANCE.

The value of American troops to France is not
to be measured by the extent of their participation
in the actual fighting, though that participation
will become increasingly important.
American participation has an economic value
in that it will facilitate the temporary release OF
a fair number of Frances war worn veterans to
assist with this years harvest; and will thereby
help to solve the food problem where it is most
pressing, among the European allies.
The difficulty Of maintaining food production
and at the same time holding the long, unbroken
line from Switzerland to the sea, has weighed
heavily on France. The heroic sacrifices made by
her fighting men at the front have been quite
equalled by the sacrifices of her devoted women,
who have done the lions share to keep going the
agricultural and industrial life of the country.
The problem of furnishing men for farm work
has been the subject of serious debates in the
chamber; and the army has been able to con-
cede only a few meagre thousands Of men for this
purpose. The release of even twenty Thousand
French agricultufists to help in handling this
years crops will do it's share toward defeating the
submarines.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-02
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WRITE TO THE SOLDIERS.

WI ~ AAA
We at home won't forget the boys who have
gone and will go to the front.
But it is not merely our duty to remember
what they are doing; it is up to us at home to
them in a practical way.
There is one way in which every individual at
home can do his or her bit.
1t can be done with pen and ink and paper;
or with lead pencil if you haven't ink; or with a
typewriter, if you have one.
Write to the boys at the front.
Civil War veterans are still among us who will
bear witness to the hearty welcome always &C
corded to letters from home; and to the weary
longing experienced by those boys who, somehow,
hadn't any folks at home to write.
If you haven't a soldier member Of the family
in Europe, why not adopt one, and write him reg
ularly, just as you would your own boy?
For he is yours. He's fighting for you, to
shatter the worlds last autocracy, to protect the
liberty your own forefathers won.
n "a n "a n Ea n
AND SUGAR WENT UP. .
Just at the time when millions Of housewives
need plentiful quantities Of sugar with which to
preserve fruits, up goes the price.
This is the kind of patriotism to which we
are subjected to a large extent.
Poor crops Of cane sugar in Cuba are blamed
of course, something must be given as the reason
for anything of the kind. It would appear that
this is a late day in the season for the sugar PEG
pie to discover that the Cuban crop was below par
For the last month or so sugar decreased In
price; suddenly it advances just at the time it is
needed most. The coincidence can not be explained
by the Cuban cane sugar crop.
N n n
"Never has the outlook for the allies looked
50 favorable" says Senator Borah, while Secretary
Baker, who is in a position to know most about
it, says, Il m getting more and more confident
lsvery day." ~..,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-27
Detective POindexter Captures
Blaine Williams

After all the obstacles that could be
thrown in the way of experimenting
one of the men wanted in connection
with the murder of Frank Mcmillan
last December County Detective Robert
Poindexter, q well-known Wildwood
colored resident, found his man in
Vineland last Sunday after a chase ex-
tending owe several states. The man
wanted was Blaine Williams, who is
supposed to know something about the
way in which Mcmillan met his death.
Many public officials made an cutlery
against Poindexter being employed and
complained about the expense the
Board of Freeholders would have to
pay, but the outcome has warranted
Prosecutor Cole In standing loyalty by
Poindexter, who landed Blaine Will
liams In the Cape May Court House
Jail last Sunday after being shielded by
people in positions of power for reasons
best known to themselves. The Wild
Wood police boosted to the prosecutor
that Williams could be produced any
day. Prosecutor Cole then handed a
warrant to the Wildwood police, but
they failed to produce.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-27

of his own compositions and played SO
well that he had to respond to an ell
core and the concert ended with the
presto" from Liszt's Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2. which we all know
and love so we'll.
sunday evening came a special treat
10 the charming personality of Miss
Mary Barrett. Had the storm not in
terfered l have no doubt the house
would have been crowded. AS it was,
a large audience was present and well
they were rewarded. We have come to
look on Miss Barrett as part and parcel
of our music life at the auditorium and
she certainly Goes her part and more:
In the exquisite rendering of the aria
from Marriage of Figaro" she gave
the greatest kind of pleasure. Her
voice Is SO colorful and SO full of light
and shade 1 was impelled to think of
shimmering sunlight on beautiful but
terfies. For an encore she sang
whats In the Air today" by Eden
and for a second encore she sang 1.-THE
Rose You Gave Me-"
In her group, I especially liked the
"Crying of Water, " by Campbell Tip
ton. This composer writes music that
tries the soul of all but the finest artists
and when one can sing 1t well it is de-
serving of the highest praise. Also
she sang "a Memory" by Goring-
Thomas and Love Me WE'LL" by
Bemberg and Tor an eEcore Love,
Here's My Heart" by Sileisu. And
she did give us her heart with good
will. Miss Barrett is to appear again
during August and we shall always be
glad to welcome her.
This week Earle Waldo Marshall APP
pears on Saturday evening As tenor
soloist and Sunday, Elsa Lyons Cook
is to sing Michaela's brilliant aria from
the Sd act of Carmen. Whoever has
heard Nine. Emma Eames sing this in
her concert tours know what a COM
position this is, well worth the price of
admission for the whole evening.
CHARLES w. Bosch.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-27
Summer Chorus Organizes

The Wildwood Summer Chorus or
gained on Friday evening by electing
Rev. H. P. Gresham, president; Mrs.
@. Haughey, secretary and Horace
Burk, treasurer. The time for rehears-
ais has been set for Monday evenings,
8 to 10 o'clock and Thursday evenings,
$50 to 1890 o'clock in the Civic club
building at 26 street and the boardwalk.
Although a goodly number we're pres
emit there we're not enough to do as
effective work as was done last sum-
mer and Mr.. Pfeiffer asked those pres
ent to put forth a special effort to bring
two or three other singers with them
next meeting. The men were poorly
represented and a special word Is
to them, urging them to CO.
actively so as to make the
chorus a greater success than 1t was
last year.