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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13

FOR SALE-Southern Arizona and Mexico
livestock and ranches; Mexico cattle a spe-
cialtv Just nov Smith-Reasan Commission
company. Nogales. Arizona
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13

WHITE MISORCA Eggs for Matching $50
for IS. $500 per 100. Phone 1852 Geo. W
Snider. 2G17 san Jose s..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13

FOR SALE-S thoroughbred Brown Leg
horn hens and cocI1erel- good layers. 3905
Westminster. Phone 1851
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13

SPECIAL HOME BARGAINS.
Five room brick cottage, two porches,
basement. two lots. splendid location.
Price S2300O0. S125.00 cash, balance
monthly
Four room brick bungalow, two
porches now under construction, Alta
Vista. Price s225o.0o. $4,000 cash, bal
ance monthly
Frank +. Cox.
Phone SAYS. PIG Caples Bldg
DO YOU own YOUR Own HOME:
have several new bungalows. located in
Alta Vista district. Manhattan Heights and
Grand View that 7 can sell on very easy
terms Prices 1880 up.
Phone s5ss. Call FUoUA. with
BROWN-WHEELOCh co.
10 Two Republic Bldg
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-13

WE WILL Build To SUIT.
In Altura park addn- Easy terms; gas, lights
water, paving. etc Call and see Us
ALTURA SALES CO..
Phone 40. 2o5 y Stanton s.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
EEST SINGLE ADVERTISEMENT
GREENWOOD HAS.

Mr. ]. L. Gillespie, Editor and Pub
Usher Commonwealth, Greenwood,
Miss:
Dear Sir:-I want to congratulate
you and the people of Greenwood on the
general character and success of The
Daily 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. Fcw
believed that the town, as ambitious,
prosperous, ard solid as it is, could
or would really support as solid and
substantial a daily paper as you are
publishing. geographically, editor
tally, in local and general news. and
in high class, interesting advertising,
it ranks right along with the dai):es
of cities numbering thirty and forty
thousand Inhabitants. One is able
to subscribe for it for what it is worth
not merely or even partially as a
feeling Of local pride or duty. 1t is the
best single advertisement the city OF
Greenwood has. A SUBSCRIBER.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
IRISH CONVENTION GETS DOWN
TO WORK AGAIN.

Dublin, August Shy Union As
ISOLATED Press)-After an adjourn
ments of two weeks in order that the
chairman, Sir Horace Plunkett, and
the secretaries might prepare a CIR
cular setting forth the situation IN
detail, the Irish convention reconveTl-
ed today. 1t is believed that the con-
vention will be guided by the proceed
ure which governed the body which
framed the Constitution of the Union
of South Africa. Very little enthu-
siasm has been aroused by the conven-
ton and no individual has caused eth
er any demonstration, admiration or
hostility upon arrival or departure
from the convention hall.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
L. NJ. GROSS
WALTER D.. FOX, u. d.
721 Spring Street
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

A. Weller & Co. wish to announce
to their friends and patrons, that they
have secured the services of Walter
E. Fox, o. D., lately Of Kansas City,
Mo.
DR.. Fox has had years Of exper'
jence in the testing eyes, and is fully
capable Of handling any case, where
glasses are needed to give relief to
your eye trouble. If your eyes pain
or the lids burn, your head aches, or
your vision is poor, you a get
prompt relief at a reasonable expense.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
A. WELLER & co.
Jewellers ard 0Dtometrist.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
All the Difference.

It is a small thing to q man wheth>
er or not his neighbor be merciful to
him; it is life or death to him whether
or not he be merciful to his neighbof.
George Macdonald
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
FIRST CALL, SELECTIvE DRAFT.

Extra copies of The Daily Common
wealth, containing the names and
numbers of the FIRST CALL on the
Selective Draft for U. S. soldiers to
send to France, can be secured at this
office for 5 cents each.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09
DEATH OF A GOOD CITIZEN,

Mr.. R. N. Harris, aged n, one of the pioneer
citizens of Clarksdale, passed away into the great
beyond in his home at this place last Saturday
night, at 10 o'clock. Funeral services at Grange
cemetery the following day at 5 o'clock in the af-
ternoon.-Clarksdale Challenge.
R. N. Harris, "Nelse," as he was familiarly
known, was a true Confederate soldier and one
of the reliable and ~forceful leaders in the troubled
political era that followed the war. He served his
country in various capacities, circuit clerk, sher-
if, postmaster of Clarksdale, and was a prominent
and familiar figure in district and state conven-
tions and above all a good man and citizen. =" He
was a good citizen" says the Challenge, I'VE can
i'll afford to lose. He was foremost in all Of the
progressive moves of this city. He stood for
what was forward and upward at all times. He
left family of children worthy Of such a father,
and his blood is left with us in the veins of these
to help the world along during the times so crowd
ed with calls for men and omen ."-Vicksburg
Herald.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
GERMANS FALL BACK
BRITISH ADVANCE THREE MILES
ON SOMME AND TAKE
FOUR TOWNS.
RETREAT MAIDS DURING FOG
Kaiser Forces Desert Posts Which They
Defended Since Greatest French Bat
tle-EnsIish Plan Advance on b.
paume.

British Headquarters in France
Feb. 27.-On one portion of the British
front at least, the war on Sunday be-
came war of movement.
Under cover of heavy fog and mist
the Germans carried out the greatest
retirement they have made on the
western front in the last two years.
The British have swept into posses
sion of Pys, Serre, Miraumont and Pc
tit MiraumOnt, including the famous
Butte de Warlencourt, which has been
the scene of some of the fiercest fight.
Ing of the war, and In places is deep
with the bones of dead men.
The German retirement is estimated
at a depth of three miles at some
points.
The British expect to be in q posi-
ton to force the evacuation of Ba.
paume, which has been the key to the
German position since the beginning of
the battle of the Somme.
The points which already have
fallen into the British hands have
stood out in the history of the fighting
on this front and were most stubbornly
defended. Only week ago, when the
British attacked on q twO-miIe front
east and south of Miraumont and Pys
the German resistance was bitter and
the nigh ground desired was won only
after desperate hand-to-hand encOun-
tiers and the taking of more than 800
Germans prisoner.
The British had been waiting for a
clearing of the foggy weather before
pressing the advance, but meantime 1t
is apparent that the German high com
mand decided to retire without any
further fighting to stronger positions
prepared well to the rear
Friday night fires were observed ip
the German front line trenches. They
were only dimly visible through the
thick mist of the particularly black
night, but it was discovered that the
flames issued from burning German
dugouts.
Patrols sent forward reported the
evacuation of the German outposts,
Similar reports came from north of the
Ancre, and by nightfalI Saturday the
British had established themselves in
Petit MiraumOnt and advanced all
along the line, meeting only with snip,
ing resistance here and there.
On Sunday the British patrol pressed
forward, keeping in close contact with
the Germans, who had retreated a
further 1000 yards during the night
Thus the way was opened to ground
which for months had been contested.
There were bursts of stiff resistance
from German obstructing parties
which had been scattered in the rear
of the retiring columns. A big mine
was exploded in the main street of
MiraumOnt just before the British ad.
vance patrols entered.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
SEES U-BOAT PERIL
BRITISH PREMIER SAYS THERE
is LESS FOOD IN COUNTRY
THAN EVER BEFORE.
MUST ADMIT DANGER, He SAYS
Premier Tells Commons Allies Cause
Is Hanging in Balance Because of
Ship Havoc--Enormous Sacrifices
Needed at Once TO Win the War.

London, Feb. 26.-EngIand is feel
ing, sharply the blows of Germany's
submarine fleet. This was made plaiu
by Premier Lloyd-George in the house
of commons when he delivered his her
aided speech on the necessity to re-
strict imports.
The submarine must be hunted
from the deep, the premier declared.
There is no Surer way to victory. He
pointed out the need of tonnage to
supply the needs of the civil and mill
tary nation, and declared that the stu
alton calls for the gravest measures.
The premier declared that the gov
eminent hopes to deal effectively with
the submarine menace despite the diff
culties In the way of hunting down IN
derwater boats, and said that enor-
nous sacrifices are necessary from
the British public, as the government
proposes to dispense with all nom
essential importatioAs to save tom
mage.
This was the first time that It has
oeen officially admitted that the Ger
man submarine war is gripping the
British government.
The gravest kind of measures are
necessary in this situation" declared
the premier. THE government is hope
fut of dealing effectively with this mat
Ter, but we should be guilty of the
worst kind of folly if we rested tran
gully upon the realization of that
nope. We have to face action and
we have to deal ruthlessly and prompt
~ with the tonnage question"
The premier said that more than
100000 tons of British shipping has
been assigned to France.
The stocks of food In Great Britain
are lower thai they ever have been be-
fore, Mr.. Lloyd-George said. 1t Is es-
sential for the life of the nation, he
declared, that every possible effort be
made to increase home production.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
WILL FIGHT TIE FILIBUSTERS
With Secretary McAdoo Decide to
Refuse Slightest Concession.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Adminlstra.
ton senators, in conference with Sec.
rotary of the Treasury McAdoO decid-
ed to fight the Republican filibuster
against the emergency revenue bill to
the last ditch. All suggestions Of yield
ing were fatty rejected. Among the
senators who attended the conference
were Simmons of North Carolina, in
charge of the revenue bill; Stone,
James, Reed, Thomas, Hughes and
Williams. They laid the situation be-
fore Secretary McAdoO, frankly stat
ing the probable consequences of the
filibuster.
Secretary McAdoo is understood to
have informed them that the admin
xtration is absolutely unwilling to
make the slightest concession on the
measure.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
U. S. MAN VICTIM OF U-BOAT
r. A. Haden, American Missionary,
Dies Following Attack on French
Liner Athos.

Washington, Feb. 26.--Robert Allen
Haden, an American Presbyterian mis-
sionary situated at Foochow, China,
lost his life when the French liner
Athos was destroyed by a submarine
30 miles east of Malta on February
II. Consul Keblinger at Malta cabled
a report of Haden's death to the state
department on Friday and said that
the missionary's address was given as
in care of the Presbyterian mission
board at Nashville, Tenn.
The nationality of the submarine
was not given.
Consul Keblinger said the AthOs was
carrying troops and may have been q
transport. No steps can be taken un-
til this fact is definitely determined.
This government probably will have no
cause for action If such is the case.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
KILLED In FOOD RIOTS
ONE MAN SLAIN AND ZINE HURT
AT PHILADELPHIA.
President Wilson Is Determined That
Congress Shall Appropriate for
Food Probe.

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-Led by a
of striking sugar employees of the
Franklin Sugar Refinery, in an effort to
back up their wives and mothers who
had engaged in a food riot, attacked a
squad of police on Wednesday night. In
the battle that followed the police fired
point-blank upon the strikers, killing
one and wounding nine others. A by
stander was probably fatally injured,
scores Of strikers, women food rioters
and policemen were struck by flying
missiles.
A riot call that brought every high
official of the police department and
many reserves was necessary before
the outbreak could be quelled.
Mrs. Florence E. Shade, thirty-two
years old, who led the mob, was arrest
ed on the charge of melting to riot.
M. Detkobzo, q Pole, was slain. John
Bromley, twenty-five, was shot in the
stomach and is dying in hospital.
The riot followed a demonstration
by the wives and mothers Of the
strikers, who marched to the refinery
crying for food. While the police were
dispensing the crowd a battle started
between the women and strike-break-
ers, who We're just leaving the refinery.
Washington, Feb. % President
Wilson is determined congress shall
pass Immediately the 100000 appro-
priation which the federal trade COM
mission has requested for the nation
wide food-price probe he directed the
commission and the department of ag-
riculture to make
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
SCRAPS

Genuine Turkish caviar in its solid
roe form is clean to handle and keeps
for years.
Cuttletish preserved in its own ink
is the only preserved-in-ink foodstuff
known to US.
Cigars 10 inches long and several
inches thick are smoked in some parts
of the Philippines.
There are more than 1000 miles of
underground tunnels in the anthracite
mines of PENNSYLVANIA.
Pittsburgh has opened a big new
market building where farmers may
meet and deal with city customers.
On the West Australian coast the
tides are so variable that il is not an
uncommon sight to see vessels high
and dry at their piers. In the Bay Of
Fundy the spring tides reach a height
of 60 or 20 feet.
The fig tree is common in Palestine.
Mount Oliset was famous for its fig
trees in ancient times, and they are
still found there. ITO sit under ones
own vine and ones own fig tree" was
an expression among the Jews to de-
note peace and prosperity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
CARS RUSHED WEST
High PRICES CAUSE THE PREsi
DENT TO ACT.
tempts to Break Congestion on
the Eastern Railroads.

Washington, Feb. "a. - President
Wilson is determined that there shall
be ample food for the people at rea-
sonable prices.
This likewise is the determination
of congress.
The seriousness of the situation is
appreciated both at the White House
and the capitol. Lack of food and
the high cost of food already are re-
spOnsible for riots at several points
The administration and congress
propose to take measures to prevent
this situation from becoming danger
Gus.
The president is pressing the In
terState commerce commission to see
that ample car facilities shall be pro-
vided for the transportation of neces-
saries of life. The commission in
turn is pressing the railroads, which
are as active as possible under the cir
cumStances
In response to the demand for aC-
ton, the interstate commerce COM
mission caused many empty freight
cars to be rushed West at express
train speed for use in moving needed
provisions to points at which there is
serious scarcity. They said the acute
stage Of the shortage had passed.
Officials of both the railroads and
the commission expressed the convic-
ton that the acute stage of the short
age had passed and that steady i'm
provement in the situation would con-
tinue. At no time, it was said, had
conditions reached the acuteness of the
tieup q year ago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
ri FALL IN MEXICAN FIGHT
Seventeen Carranzistas Killed in Battle
With Villistas Near
Ojinaga.

Preside, Tex, Feb. 27.-In battle
between troops from the Carranza
garrison at Ojinaga and Villa forces
30 miles west of Ojinaga II of the
Carranza force were killed and many
wounded, while the Villa force left ten
dead on the field, according to word
brought here by MeXicans who wit
messed the battle. Re-enforcements
from the Ojinaga garrison were rushed
to the scene and another battle is ex-
pected. It is believed here that the
battle was preliminary to an attack by
villa forces on Ojinaga.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
CUBAN TROOPS TAKE TOWN
Rebels Defeated at Camaquey and al
Loma--Fifteen Killed and 11a
Wounded.

Havana, Feb. 81. - Government
troops have captured Camaguey, it is
announced officially. The rebels fed
after offering slight resistance.
1t is reported from Santa Clara
that heavy fighting at Iona del
Grillo resulted in the defeat of rebel
forces under Gerardo Macbado and
Sanchez del Portal. The battle lasted
less than an hour. The rebels LOST
Is killed and 118 wounded. Del Portal
is reported to have been wounded. He
was liberal candidate for the governor.
ship of Santa Clara. The government
troops lost one killed and sever
wounded. Colonel Betancourt is march
ing on Santiago.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
ARMY BILL WINS IN HOUSE
Amendment Which Proposed CompuI.
sorry Military Training Is
Defeated.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Appropriating
more than $25OO0O,OOO, the house on
Thursday passed the army bill. There
was no roll call. Representative Cald-
well of New York proposed an amend
ment for compulsory military training,
but Chairman Dent of the committee
defeated it by a point of order. The
100000 appropriation for uniforms
and equipment of the troops was in
creased by 100000 for a reserve sup
ply for the National Guard.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
JAPAN BUILDS BIG WARSHlPS
Will Soon Have Seven BattIeships the
Strength of the Arizona, Amer
ica's Biggest.

Tokyo, Feb. 24.-According to ia
pans naval program, she will have sew
en- battleships of the strength Of the
Arizona, Americas largest fighting YES
sci, by 1923. The last japanese war
ship of the line to be launched was the
Hyuga, one of the most powerful men
of war in the world. The Hyuga is the
fourth battleship Of her class to be
completed.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
INDIANA WOMEN WIN VOTE
Suffrage Measure Passed by Both
Houses of the Legisature-Now
Goes to the Governor.

Indianapolis, Feb. 24.-The house Of
representatives on Thursday passed
the Maston woman suffrage bill by a
vote of 81 ayes and "a noes.
The bill has already passed the SEN
ate and it now goes to governor for
his signature.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
$4,000 Stolen From Mail.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Feb. 23.-Posta.
inspectors are searching for clues tt
the identity of the thief who took &
sack of registered mali from the mai
transfer office at the Santa Fe railway
Aation here Tuesday night. Accord
ing to unofficial statements, the sacl
costained at least $4,000 In currency
One report put the amount at $4,000
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
GERMANS FREE U. S. TARS
Berlin Yields to Demands Made by
United States, Says Dispatch
From Berlin.

Amsterdam, Feb. PA dispatch re-
ceived here from Berlin says that the
American sailors who were taken to
Germany On the steamer Yarrowdale
have been released. The Americans
were released, the dispatch says, after
the German government had been in
formed officially that German ships in
America had not been confiscated and
that their crews had not been interned.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
One ADVANTAGE.

No." said the married man, my
wife and | never have any disputes"
How about that?" asked the bach
elor.
I'VE live in fiat" explained the
m. m, land there is no room for argu-
ment."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Ar2ay Officer Faces Charge.

San Francisco, Feb. 26.-Investiga-
ton of statements that Lieut.. George
Krapf, a United States army student
aviator at San Diego, has been guilty
Of pro-German demeanor was ordered
by Mai. Gen. J. Franklin Bell.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
"BONE-DRY" BILL is PASSED
Measure Wins in House by Vote of 321
to 72-WilI Bar Shipments of
Liquor Into Prohibition States.

Washington. Feb. 23.-The senate
"bone-dry" amendment TO the postal
bill, prohibiting shipments of liquor
into states which have prohibition
laws, was accepted on Wednesday by
the house, 321 to 72. 1t is counted as
one of the most far-reaching prohibit
ton measures in years, because it will
make absolutely dry states which now
permit shipments in limited quanti-
ties.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Panama to Assist II, S.

Panama, Feb. 27.-The national as
sembly Of Panama passed unanimously
a resolution expressing sympathy with
the United States and a desire to CO.
operate in the defense of the Canal
zone.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
U-Boats in Indian Ocean.

Tokyo, Feb. 27.-The Nichi Nichi
announced on Saturday that an armed
merchantmen is raiding commerce in
the Indian ocean and has sunk two
British steamers southwest of Colombo,
Ceylon.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Discoveries Made Later.

Justwed-But you knew me thor
oughly before you married me! At
least you said that you could read me
like a book
Wife-But one sees so much at the
second reading that one overlooks at
the first Town Topics.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Kenosha Post Office Robbery fails.

Chicago, Feb. 26.-Cracksmen under
cover Of rainstorm made an effort to
rob the Kenosha post office. In the
vaults was $4,000 cash, and postage
stamps to a greater amount. The
cracksmen were frightened away.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Won Bernstorff Ship DELAYED.

Halifax, n. S., Feb. 26.-The steam
er Frederik VIII, with former Ambas-
sador Won Bernstorff aboard, will be
held another week and has been locked
beside a pier to allow more space to
examine baggage.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
EIsner Sued for Divorce.

New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 81
Harry G.. Fisher, better known as
bud" Fisher, was made defendant In
an action in the New York supreme
court for a divorce brought by Pauline
Margaret Fisher.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Plant Mentioned In Bib.

The common garden plant called
coriander is found in Egypt, Persia
and India. 1t has globular, grayish
seedcorns and is mentioned twice in
the Bible, in Exodus 16 81, and in
Numbers IL: Z.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Shameful Secret.

"Who is that beautiful girl over
there?" shes the daughter of
corporation lawyer. But keep it from
her, old man. She is sensitive, and has
been brought up IN ignorance of the
fact !"-Life.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-02-28
Schumann-Heink Is Injured.

st. Louis, Feb. 27.-While Nine Err.
nestine Schumann-Heink, contralto
was injured in an automobile accident
here. 1t was announced that the sing.
er would not be able to fill any engage
ments for year.