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The Washington times., 1917-10-11
D. c. REGIMENT
DISAPPEARS UNDER
REORGANIZATION
(continued from First PaEeJ

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commanded by Col q. B. Young. COM
mander Of the Third. The medical
detachment, commanded by Major C.
r. Luce, will remain intact. The sup
ply company, Capt. W. II. Chase. COM
mandIng, will be converted into an
ammunition train, TO be attached to
headquarters of the Forty-hrst diVi-
sion, while the personnel OF head
quarters company will be distributed
among headquarters OF briGades sta
toned at Camp Greene.
Lieut. Col. Anton Stephan and
Major J. F. HodGson will be assigned
to the 163d Infantry from Montana,
and Major Wallach McCathron to the
1921 Infantry from oregon. Major
Alexander Summers, commanding the
Third Battalion, will be attached to
the II6th ammunition train, and be-
cause OF training at Fort Sill. Okla,
in musketry firing, a course which he
recently completed. his duties prob
ably will be the supervision of a rife
range being constructed for the dlvi-
sion.
Tranafer Of BattaIIess.
Companies A, B, c, and D. OF the
First Battalion. will be transferred
to the 16Ist Regiment from Washing
ton; companies E. r, q. and II to the
Is2d Infantry from Oregon, and COM
panIes /, K, L, and NJ. of the Third
Battalion, to the 163d Infantry from
Montana.
1t is the purpose OF division head
quarters to retain noncommissioned
Officers in their rank held at transfer,
although It is expected there will be
some reductions in the reorEaniZa-
tIona within the new regiments.
Company officers will be assigned
as follows:
Capt. George T. TAFT, to 161st In
fantry; Capt. Edward II. Brian, to
1880 Infantry; Capt. William r. Nc
Cathran, attached to l51st Infantry;
Capt. Theodore p. Heap, to l64th In
fantry and detailed on special duty a.
acting adJutant, Provisional Machine
Gun Regiment; Capt. John W. Och
mann, TO 16ist Infantry. Capt. Alvin
d. Hathaway. to 1921 Infantry: Capt.
William II. Beckstein, to 1634 Infan-
try; Capt Frank Lockhead, to 161st
Infantry; Capt Tom Z. Fawcstt, to
1920 Infantry; Capt. Clarence L.
Adams, to 1880 Infantry; Capt. Will
II. Chase, to headquarters, elBt Bri-
gade; Capt. Herbert c. Elrnshaw, to
Provisional Machine Gun Regiment
for assignment by regimental com
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mander: Capt. Frank z. Sharpless. to
163d Infantry: Capt. Claude E. Burlin.
game, to 1920 Infantry.
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were severely dealt with. A number
were put to death and severe terms Of
Imprisonment were conferred upon
others. The sentences imposed,
harsh as they were, fell short OF the
penalties demanded personally by the
Kaiser.
Among the warships affected was
the Westfalen, which was reported
sunk at the time of the battle OF Jut-
land. Others were the Luitpold, PrinI
Regent, Kaiser, and Nurnberg.
The government had the utmost diff
feulty in suppressing the revolt. Some
OF the marines refused to fre upon
the mutineers so infantry was called
to the scene and the iron disciplined
soldiers showed no hesitation in turn
ing machine guns and rifles on the
mutinous sailors. It is not known
how many were killed.
Unrest in the German navy con-
tinues despite the stern measures that
have been taken to stamp IT out
Kaiser Went To Scene.
It was recalled here today that, at
the time of the Raissr's hurried trip
to wilhelmshaven, at the time of
the mutiny, the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger
and other papers stated that William
was going to review the deet and the
defenses on Heligoland-
1t is understood here that the Ger
man navy has commenced to con-
script sailors from the feet for sub
marine duty and this may have been
one of the underlying causes of the
growing unrest
The mutineers were reported to
have damaged some OF their ships by
dismounting guns. Some of the loyal
officers on the ships were shot. All
OF the members OF the ReichstaE in
volyed are Socialists.
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DANE WASCARR|ER
|. OF GERMAN PEACE
OFFER TORUSSIA

LONDON Oct ia Bordeaux spe-
cial to the Times, dated under Mon
day, sSys that in the course OF the
sitting of the Socialist congress the
whole question of. the German origin
of the Stockholm conference was
raised.
NJ Thomas. fOrmer French minister
Of munitions. relating the inctients of
his journey to Russia, declared that
Bjoerbsrg. the Danish Socialist dep
uty, had himself admitted that he
was going to Petrograd to propose
the Stockholm meeting in behalf of
German governmental Socialists.
with conditions OF peace not far from
the pan-Gsrman program.
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RE|CHSTAG WANTS
Won BUELOW AS
new CHANCELLOR

AMSTERDAM. Oct. IA formid.
able and open movement In. the
Reichstas to GUST Chancellor Miehaslis
and Vice Chancellor Helnerich and
reinstate Prince Won BueIow as chan
cellor. was reported in Berlin dis
patches today, quoting the vossiche
Zeitung. The German newspaper as
serted that "a number OF RsIehstag
members are openly working to this
end.
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Officials Here See Signs of Danger for Germany Mutny of
GERMANS MUTINY
MEETS SYMPATHY
IN NAVY CIRCLES
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

h Of the opinion that conditions much
mere serious than those reported in
the dispatches must prevail.
The navy IL always the better fed
Of the two branches Of war service in
every nation and a mutniy on several
bGttleships indicates a widespread
condition OF unrest among officers as
we'll as men. No one would now be
surprised at q revolutionary coup
d. etat led by q German officer.
II the imperial government had
only given the battleships an oppor-
tunity to measure strength with the
British feet, II action for which every
true sailor Is eager could have been
given the German navy long kept In
the Kiel canal, some naval officers
here believe the mutiny never would
have occurred.
But with every prospect that the
German fleet will not risk an engage
ment with the enemy and with men
on board the dreadnaughts being
gradually forced into service on sub
marines, further dissension is conf
IDENTIFY expected.
Mutiay DanEerous To q Navy.
oniciGl OF the Navy Department "is q
the Reichstag show how gravely it is
regarded. A navy must have good
food. II the men are suffering from
hunger and are kept locked up on the
big ships thousands of them not
knowing what day they may be Sc
lSetsd for submarine duty It cen well
be imagined what the morale is"
Throughout the Government the de-
v0lopments in the Germany mutiny
seemed 20 overshadow all other Eu-
ropsan news. At the Department OF
State, for instance, the view was ex-
pressed that apparently the contagion
OF events IN Russia was being felt
in Germany.
When the RomAnotr dynasty was
overthrown, IL will be remembered
that q mutniy occurred in the Russian
navy several hundFed officers, many
a them over-sympRthetLc with the
old regime being killed by their own
men.
How much effect the speeches and
messages of President Wilson have
had In bringing home to the German
people the fact that peace is possible
II they rid themselves OF their present
untrQstworthy leaders cannot be cal
culRted.
Very little information reaches the
State Department about internal trou-
blies in Germany, but from contiguous
neutral countries sdvices frequently
indicate that the leaven Is working.
and that the war may eonceivably end
in q sudden collapse of imperial power
within Germany. ...
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CONCEALED POTATO WARTS.

LONDON, Oct. 1l.-walter Edwards. a
railway employe. Of walsall. was hned
SIS by the Board Of Agriculture for not
reporting vart disease in his potato
garden
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3 GENERALS meet
ON BATTLEFIELD;
ONCE FRIENDS

WITH THE FRENCH ARAuEs.
Oct. 11.-when the vfctorion6 French
poilus swept mp the slopes OF Mort
Homme recently the fortunes OF war
brought together on the same neld OF
battle three generals who, a. lieu
tenants, had seryed together, as milf
tary attaches with the Russian army
in the Manchurisn campaign.
One OF these was General corvisart.
commanding the troops who wrestsd
the final possAssion Of Mort Homme
from the Germans. A second was
General Pershing, commanding the
American expeditionary corps In
France. The third will be named
later. During the Russian-Japaness
war, half q dozen OF the military at
taehes OF the great powers messed
a little family. All Of them were
lieutenants then. .-a,
PerskinG Guest az B6ftIs.
when. Corvisart and Pershing. both
Of whom have become generals since
then, met by accident just before the
second battle OF Verdun, and renewed
their old Aanchurian acquaintance
and frisndship, General corvisart In
yited General PershIng to witness the
impending battle on the left bank OF
the Meuse from his own observatory.
General Pershiag asked what had
become OF Lieutenant --, the Brit
ish member OF their attaehe mess. and b
was apprised that he had died with
the rank OF colonel early In the pres
ent war. -
Then q Eisam OF new interest sud
denly came into General PerShing.s
face. But Won Etzel," he asked;
Lieutenant Etzel, the German attaehe
and member OF our -messH What Do
you suppose has ever become Of himf
Ven EtssI In FnGht.
J "Oh, Won Etzsl," replied General
Corvisart, with an even greater CLEAN
Of pleasure in his face. "oh, be, too,
In q general now" Then, turning
suddenly toward the battlefield, be
added: GAnd II you win look quickly.
monsieur general. you will be lust In
time to see my victorious poilus chas-
ing the tail end OF General Won Etzefs
army over the crest Of Mort Homma.
General Won Etxsl, our former com
panIon of the Manchurian meas, Is the
German general commanding in front
of me-"
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FINED FOR BUYING PISTOL.

LONDON, Oct. 11-Arnold Walker was
hned 800 In West Ham court for buying
pistol without a government permit
to purchase army material"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
Pennsylvania TO BE BATTLE
GROUNDS FOR POLITICIANS.

Harrisburg, Jan. 24-(By Union
Associated ssD--From the highest
sources information comes to the ef-
feet the factional battle lines are
forming in Pennsylvania politics with
view to fight that will have its
elimination in the primaries in 1918,
when candidates for Governor and
Congress will be nominated. Repub-
licans who have hitherto held aloof
from the Ware Brumbaugh and the
Penrose factions believe that event
ually they will be drawn into the CON
test and forced to line up with one
side or tn eother, There are also dis
sentions in the Democratic party and
the leaders say that if either side is
going to win it means that men who
have remained neutral heretofore will
have to get into the fight and start
early on account of the bitterness of
the struggle. That the result Of the
fight may have an effect on national
/ politics is considered extremely likely.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
MORE SWISS TROOPS TO GUARD
NEUTRALITY.


Berne, Jan. 24-(By Union Asso-
ciated Press)--The Swiss Federal
Council. as measure Of precaution,
today began to mobilize further divis-
ions of the Swiss army. The official
statement says. 1The Federal Council
declares that circumstances enabled
it to reduce very considerable during
recent months the forces on the 'front.'
Ter. At the beginning Of the year i
was considered necessary to take
more extensive measures Of precau-
tion, and for this reason it ordered the
mobilization On January "a Of the
Second Division and the contingents
Of the Fourth Divisions which have
noty yet been mobilized. The Fedora
\ Council remains fully confident Of thu
intentions Of the baliigerent parties
toward neutrality " Switzerland,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

New Orleans, Jan. 24--As the sit
uation becomes divested Of the tenn
porary surplus which existed in the
smallest crop in years during the first
half Of the season, a strongly bullish
case is being rapidly disclosed by
statistics. Recent large exports have
reduced port stocks to nearly 100000
under last year while the movement
to ports is likewise falling of. This
would hardly be the case unless the
balance Of supply is very firmly held
in the interior.
Fridays statistics for the week will
| be found decidedly bullish on exports,
movement, loss in stock and visible
supply the essentials Of the situation
Liverpool seemed 70 feel easier OF
the shipping situation and the spot
basis has been reduced By an advance
IN futures and . lowering IN the spoi
quotations Of 3 points, sales 500
lbaies.
] Fms5vhsss ~ sszsntlsn q .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
PYTHIANS TO
HAVE REVIVAL
Campaign Started to Secure Bible
Class to be Held in This Dis
trict in April.

pythians in the State Of Mississippi
are planning big things for the month
Of April. Hon. NJ B. Herndon, State
Grand Chancellor Of that order, whose
home is in Jackson, is in Greenwood
TODAY and will be here for week or
tendays holding Pythian Revival IN
con junction with Hon. John Dulaney,
Lodge Deputy, and other officers OF
the local lodge, as fore runner OF
the good times in store for the order
in April. :.
The state is divided into five dis
triets and during April the Supreme
Keeper of Records and Seal and the
Supreme Chancellor will spend week
in Mississippi and will initiate a class
in each district. In the imitation the
original Bible used in obligating
the first initiates into the order VIII pe
used, in obligating initiates, the class
initiated will be known as the Bible
Class. The Bible is in the custody OF
the Supreme Keeper Of Records and
Seal.
This historic volume was a pres
ent to Mr.. Rathbones, the founder Of
the order, from his mother when he
was a small boy and on Feb. ~, lSo4
he used it to obligate the first Of ths
original thirteen men who founded ths
Knights of Pythias in the City o.
Washington.
The different lodges in each DIS
trict are contesting for the priyileg'
of entertaining the distinguished Wis
TORS and of holding the Bible Class
The lodge selected viii depend upol
the percentage of applicants secures
based on the size Of the lodge. Al
applicants for initiation in the distric
, will 20 to the lodge winning the cias
meeting and will receive the obiiga
ton on this original Bible.
The district in which Greenwood J
: situated comprises all of the north
] western part of the state, this cit
!, being in the southeastern corner Q
: the district. The local lodge is prs
i naring to start thorough canpaig
i with the determination that this Bib
4 LJ.1 l., Craanwond Shou]
& thew succeed it will mean much to II
: eity, and especially to the Pythians.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
WILL SAVE THREE
BILLION FRANCS
Annually by Decision Of France to
Suppress the Traffic in Alcoholic
Drinks.

Paris, Jan. 24-~(Cor. of The Asso-
ciated Press) )--Since the government
announced its decision TO suppress
traffic in alcohol for the remainder
Of the war, number Of statisticians
have come forward with figures show
ing that the French people may save
3,000,000,000 francs annually to help
pay off the interest on the war debt
if the losses now incurred from indul-
gence in alcoholic beverages are com
pletely eliminated The figures take
into account not only the actual cost
to the consumer Of alcoholic drinks,
but the cost of crimes due to alcohol
ism, the distribution of charities TO
victims Of alcohol and the loss Of
salaries through alcoholic illness or
idleness.
French people drink, altogether per
,annum and per capita 40 gallons Of
beer, 25 gallons Of wine, S gallons Of
cider, gallon Of alcohol pure or 2
gallons computed in alcoholic drinks,
quarts Of bitters similar to absinth,
! and quart Of liqueurs.
The proposed prohibition Of the sale
of alcoholic beverages will apply to
all those testing more than l5 de-
grees or Is per cent. alcohol, 1t will
not apply to what are called in France
"hygienic beverages" such as wine,
beer, cider. 1t will exclude all bran
dies, vermouths, and distilled liquors
as they are now sold.
A great many Of the distilled
liquors testing more than Is per cent
alcohol, it is anticipated will be re-
duced so that their sale may be CON
tinued.
The prohibition will apply to al
whiskeys as well as rum and gin
Whiskey drinking had grown i'm
mensely in France during the x
years preceding the war American
as well as Canadian, Scotch and irisf
brands, have grown scarce since re
. strictions were placed on the trans
, portation of unnecessary commodities
, and prices have already nearly doubl
: ed since the total prohibition Of al
!, importation Of alcohol in any form
) excepting for the requirements of tn
? munitions factories.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
ADVISES NEGROES TO STAY In
THE SOUTH.

The following letter to The Com
monwealth from q Lefore county ne
gro, Willie Moore, who was induced
to 70 North by the glittering offer Of
big wages, ETC., is self-explanatory,
and the advice he gives the negroes
of the South should be Needed by
them. Here is Moore's tale Of woe:
Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 2l, II.
To the Commonwealth:
| was born 4 1-2 miles from Green
wood on Mr.. M. M. BardwelFs plan
tation in 1874, Feb, IA, and ! feel
will do my color piece Of injustice
If | don't write this short letter; and
| want you to put this in The Com
monwealth. Tell my color to make
themselves at home and don't come
away looking for better things.
They might get good wages but ev-
erything is SO high until wages don't
count much, and the climate is not
GOOD for them. Their heads will be
chuck up with colds all the time.
Ever since the first snow in Novem-
her we has not seen the ground;
sometimes the weather is at zero ana
\ below. 1t is hot stuff. Stay away
and don't be led by anyone. VIII
soon he back home and can tell
them something about the North.
viii look for myself to be criticise in
the colored paper, Chicago Defender
but | don't care; they are making
money for themselves and care moth
ing for the colored people. has CONF
ia believe that that paper is q menace
70 the colored people. The people o.
the South Is use to open air work
andhere you are bound to work inside
or else freeze. / has many things Y
tell my colored brethren Of the soutl
about the North. ] tell you now sta!
there where you are and raise you
hogs and crops and be at nome
Il Yours respectfully
WILLIE MOORE,
3s9 Clinton, Buffalo, N. \.
P. S.-My relation is Henry stan
back.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
COLLECTION OF
CITY TAXES SLOW
Just Little Over Halt Now Iii Treas
ury---Have Only Until the First
to Pay Up.

The collection Of the City advalor-
EN- taxes for 1916 has been rather
slower this year than usual only a
small amount more than half Of the
total sum has 50 far been collected,
leaving approximately $4,000 to be
collected during the next week, or be-
fore the first Of February.
The amount collected reached $27,-
900 this morning stated the City
Clerk, Sam Montgomery The re-
mainder must be paid on or before
the first day Of February and he is
expecting a grand rush Of business
during the coming week which will
keep him pretty busy. The recent
spell Of bad weather, which has not
been improved upon much by the
present spell, no doubt has prevent
ed more Of the property owners from
paying their taxes before this, NUM-
bers Of then putting It of until the
last minute knowing that they can.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24

London, Jan, 24--Dispatchcs from
Holland give stories of battle be-
tween German and British destroyers
IN the North Sea. Details are con-
iicting and unsubstantial 1t seems
certain that the main engagement
lasted from two O'Clock this morning
until seven, 1t was fought in intense
darkness,
The weather was intensely cold.
Eight corps were found on the V-69,
the German flag ship, frozen TO the
deck when the boat arrived at Ymui-
dem, and had to be hewn free with
the effect that from seven to Ven Ger
axes,
Correspondents reports gossip to
man vessels were sunk but there is
no confirmation of the report, The
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
BLIND TIGERS
PLEAD GUILTY
Two Take Punishment Without Fight
One Released and One Tried
and Found Guilty.

Three cases were nol-prossed yes
terday in Circuit Court, four stale
cases were passed to the records, one
blind tiger case in which plea Of not
guilty was entered was tried and con-
yicted, two blind tigers pied guilty
and were fined, two cases were dis
missed from court. several bonds were
ordered forfeited and numerous at
tachmepts for state witnesses We're
ordered
Frank Peoples charged with for
gerry and released on bond was not
present and his bond forfeited and his
bondsmen were ordered to appear at
the next term Of court and show rea-
son why the order should not be made
permanent.
Win Oliver, charged with retailing
pied guilty and was fined $l5O and
costs in the case.
Leanna Goings under similar
charge plead guilty, was. found to be
not guilty by the jury and was re-
leased.
Dorothy Street Bellamy pied guilty
to a charge Of retailing and was tined
$50 and costs. The Sheriff last fall
raided the place of Dorothy near ltta
~ L. 4
Bena where she was alleged to have
operated a young saloon.
Lille May, negro woman OF
Greenwood, pied not guilty to q
charge of retailing, was tried ailo
found guilty by the jury, The sen,
tence has not vet been passed. Sht
is the wife of Gibbs May who at tht
last term Of court drew three yeal
sentence in the penitentiary for TOR
gerry. She probably desired to jon
Gibbs at the front. She was convict
victed by the evidence Of negro detec
tives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
WOMEN MUST WEAR LOW
SHOES; LIKES DON'T
COUNT.

New York Jan 24--(By Union AS
sociated Press Shoes would be just
as cheap as in grandmother's day, II
women were to consent to wear low
shoes instead of the high affairs
which fashion approves, according to
leading factors in the shoe manufac-
turing business. 1t is not the high
cost of shoes, they declare, but the
cost Of high shoes that causes them
concern. Whether they like them OF
or not, it is stated, women will have
to wear low shoes with their spring
gowns or else compromise on cloth
topped boots.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
BULGARIANS HAVE WITHDRAWN
ACROSS SOUTH ARM OF DANUBE
Now Occupy Their Former Positions After Cross
ing River in Face of Russians Extreme Cold
interfering With Operations.
(By Associated Press)

Today's statement apparently indi-
Gates the withdrawal Of the Bulgar-
ian forces from the north side Of the
southern arm of the Danube near
Tultcha. Dobrudia, to their former po-
sitions south Of the river. This is the
univ important move in the Rumanian
campaign. The extreme cold wealth
er is interfering with the operations.
There has been renewal of fight
ing in the Riga region according to
Berlin. This account says fighting
favorable to the Germans.
On the Franco-Belgian front activ-
ity was limited to raiding detach-
ments.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
ARKANSAS GOES
DRY AS A BONE
House Today Passed Senate Bill
Governor Win Sign lt--Takes
Effect at Once.
(By Associated pressl

Little Rock, Jan. 24--The House
today passed the Senate bill prohib-
iting shipments Of Intoxicating IL
quors into the state. the shipment
from one point in the state 70 an
other, the storage, solicitation Of or
ders and the use Of lockers and pro-
vides fines and Jail sentences for cor
poratons or clubs violating the pro
vision.
Governor Brough announced that he
would sign the bill which becomes ef-
feetiye at once.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-01-24
LEAK INQUIRY
PROGRESSING
President Noble Of New York Stock
Exchange Still on Stand This
MOrning--Dismisse
(By Associated Press)

New York, Jan. 24--President No
BILE, Of the New York Stock Exchange
told the House Rules Committee to-
day at the "leak" inquiry that the
first responses from members for rec
ords of transactions for December
might be expected tomorrow or the
day after.
Asked If he knew any reason to be-
heve that any members would not
comply with the request he said he
knew no reason.
Later the committee in executive
session decided to adjourn the New
York hearing for an indefinite period.