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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.
CALIFORNIA TAKES UP ALIGA-
TOR PEAR PROBLEM.
(By Union Associated press)

Los Angeles. May 1s--The annual
meeting Of the California Avocado
Association which opened here today
will be largely devoted to discussing
the problem NJ the avocado, or all
gator pear, grown in California
Investigation. has proved that many
varieties are Worthless and these, with
others which have proved unadapted
to the California climate will be clam
mated and tn varieties remaining
standardized, ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
New York and New Orleans Markets
Twenty Points Higher Today
Spots Higher Also.

Both the New York and New Or
leans markets showed advances of
of twenty points in active months on
the close this afternoon. Spots were
up at both places also.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
TROUBLE NOT SETTLED.
BY Associated Press)

BY Associated Press)
Petrograd, May 18-Thursday it
was announced officially that the min
isterial crisis has not yet been solved.
It was later announced that the cab
met in which six Socialists are includ-
ed, has been completed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
HoRsEMEN CROWD JAMAICA
(By Union Associated Press)

Jamaica, N. Y, May 18-Horsemen
from all parts Of the country are
flocking here today for the opening of
the racing season. The barns are
crowded and the tracks are alive with
horses putting the finishing touches
to their training.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
SURVIVORS HOME.
(By Associated Press)

New York, May 18-The British
steamship which picked up fourteen
men of the crew and gunners Of the
American steamship Rockingham aft
er it was torpedoed and sunk on May
first, arrived here today with them.
Two men were killed when the Rock
ingham was attacked. All Of therSur-
vivors returned to America.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
ADVISORY DUTY.
(Bv Associated Press)

London, May 18-Commander Ed.
ward Evans has been assigned to ad-
visory duty with the American de-
stroyer squadron in British waters
He went aboard the Senior American
officers vessel as soon as the Destroy
ers arrived and his duties began i'm
mediately.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
REFUSE TO CHANGE BILL.

(By Associated PresSJ
Washington, May 18-The House
today one hundred and twenty three
to fifty four refused to strike out the
War Tax Bill the section designed to
levy retroactive tax of one third Of
the amount. o flast years income tax.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18

which are qualified as repositories
which forward subscriptions for at
least a hundred thousand dollars
worth of the bonds. The government
will receive two per cent. interest.
The governments intention to advance
approximately billion dollars to the
Allies before July is reflected in the
of Secretary McAdoo to the
banks to take as large an amount of
the Treasury Certificates as possible.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
or AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

May 18. 1917.
Local Data, Greenwood, Miss.
For the ~ Hours Ending at Z A. M.
Temperature: Highest SO degrees
Lowest IS degrees
Att q. m. 81 degrees
Precipitation -.- 600 inches
River Stsge,7 am 1s6 feet
Change Ia n hours down 0.9 feet
]. =. STEPHEN,
Local 0bSsrvsf.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
(By Associated Press)

Rome, May 18Over six thousand
prisoners have been taken by the Ital-
ians in the offensive on the Julian
frunts TIM war office announces tilkt
counter attacks Of the Austrians have
been repulsed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18

war office announces today that they
were repulsed.
French reconnitering parties pene-
trated German lines in Lorraine.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
SPANISH SHIP SUNK.
(Bv Associated Prassl

lDy ASs0clated FresS)
Madrid, May 1S-An extraordinary
meeting Of the cabinet was called yes
terday in receipt Of the new Of the
sinking Of the Spanish steamer Patri-
clio. One sailor was seriously wound
ed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
SECRETARY DANIELS BIRTHDAY
(By Union Associated Press)

by Union Associated Press)
Washington, May18-Secretary Of
War Josephus Daniels is receiving
congratulations today upon the 57th
anniversary Of his birthday. He 10
too busy with war preparations, to
leave his desk, although will be the
guest of honor at dinner this even
ing.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18

Why not let The Daily Common
wealth visit your home svsry After
uopus ..f,.s,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Forecast.
Mississippi Fair tonight and Sat-
urday. Probably fair Sunday. Warm
er tonight.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
BULLECOURT EVACUATED.
by Associated Press)

Berlin, May 18-The war Office an
nounces today that the Germans eva
cuated the ruins Of Bullecourt yes
terday.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
HOW MONEY WILL BE KEPT.

(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 18-The proceeds
Of the Liberty Loan, the Treasury De-
partment announced today, will be de-
posted in banks and trust companies
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
MORE IN NEW YORK.
(Rv Aseociafod prosclt

IDy ASSUCIdLeu TTeSSJ
New York, May 18-Announcement
was made today by the Federal Re-
serve Bank of New York that it was
requested to receive subscriptions for
an additional sum of two hundred mil
lion for Treasury Certificates.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
PENETRATE TRENCHES

-, Il. !, Wy zA1aUCIdCSU ITebbI
Paris, May IS Several attacks
were launched by the Germans last
night in the vicinity of Craonne. The
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18
NEW WORK MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

New York Spots 2O.8O-2O up.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18

HONDURAS SEWERS RELATIONS.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 18-Honduras has
severed diplomatic relations with Ger
many.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18

VAR ARMY BILL NOW BEFORE
PRESIDENT FOR SIGNATURE
Ra EME
President Will Have Say as to Whether Colonel
Roosevelt Shall Go to France Also Set
Registration Day.
AAAAA
(By Associated Press)
ss Washington, May 18-All National Guard or
oanizations will be called into Federal service be-
tween July fifteenth and August fifth The gov
ornors of the several states are authorized to re-
cruit the organizations to war strength. Arkan-;;
sas and Mississippi Guardsmen will assemble on
August the fifth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-18

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Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
Mongoose as Cat Under,tvdv.

Islands in the tropical or semi.trop-
ical seas furnish ideal conditions for
rats, and In many instances they have
increased until they have become in
tolerable pests, threatening the total
ruin Of the Inhabitants. On one sugar
cane plantation In Puerto Rico 25OOO
rats were killed In less than six
mOnths.
In Jamaica an effort was made to
suppress them by introducing the mon.
goose, which resulted in the establish.
ment of n second pest. In the Ha-
waiian islands the introduction of the
mongoose caused the rats to take ref
uge In the tree-tops. where many Of
them have nests and have arboreal
habits, like squirrels. Wherever pres.
ent on these islands the mongoose has
rendered 1t exceedingly difficult to
raise domestic fowls Of any kind
National Geographic Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
NEW METHODS OF FIGHTING
Modern Warfare Is Carried On Under
Water, Under Ground and In
the Clouds.

"Digging in" has a new and impor.
tant Significance and the fantastic le-
gend Of Darius Green is long forgotten
in the light Of practical achievement
by the bird-man Of today. The cavalry
of the earth has been supplanted by
the cavalry Of the air. The actual
fighting Of modern warfare Is conduct
ed under water, under ground and far
up among the clouds.
Yes, there have been drastic changes
In military tactics and military equip
ment since the old days when we used
to drill in the armory over the grocery
store in the little old home town.
What we tried so hard to learn of mill
itary lore in those days would be
classed as low comedy by a recruiting
officer Of this changeful period. But,
all the same, one can't help wishing
that one were somewhere in France Mt
this minute with good old Company G,
til regiment, Of the National
Guagd, and we'd make q reasonable
wager that, Of the survivors Of that or
ganization, If given an opportunity to
go, there wouldn't be a Stacker in the
bunch.-Exchange.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
Powerful Aero Enuines,

In testing an airplane engine of 200
horse power Detroit company mount
ed 1t upon heavy motor truck, and
the aerial propeller sent the truck fly
Ing along boulevard at the rate of
more than 40 miles an hour. This was
speed that the truck could not be.
gin to develop under its own motive
power, and the method furnished bet
ter practical test Of the 12-cylinder
airplane engine than was possible in
the testing laboratory or In any sta
tonary trial on blocks. As an addI-
tional test the rear wheels of the
two-ton truck were locked, SO that they
could not revolve, end in this condition
1t was driven across ball park by the
airplane engine and propeller through
heavy drifts Of snow and over ice. The
motor weighs 800 pounds and develops
power sufficient to drive q 12-passen-
ger airplane Mt 40 miles an hour
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
vELDT MARKS ITS JEWELLERS
Loneliness and Silence Affect Those
Doomed to Live in Plain Of
British South Africa.

Before the Boer war there was q
saying current among the Beers of
South Africa that you could always
recognize a man who had spent five
years on the veldt. This was saying
no less true then than now, for the
veldt is a place of great silence and
loneliness and 1t leaves its mark on
those who dwell in it.
The veldt is the great plain of what
is now British South Africa, the limit
less, featureless stretch of prairie dot
ted with knobs Of hills that the Beers
call kopjes, pierced and gashed by
rain-washed gullies that run their
twisting course from horizon to hori-
zOn. The word "veldt" Is closely al
lied to the German word for world"
or universe" and the relationship Is
something more than mere coinci-
dence. To the man standing In the
midst Of this plain 1t seems to extend
in every direction to the outermost
limits Of space.
The veldt Is without sound or color,
without striking features to catch the
eye. A days trek among low hills
covered with gray grass, plods wear
lily through mile after mile Of the same
hills, and ends in a dry valley as like
the valley Of the morning as one pea
is like another. After a few days Of
this the traveller wonders If his prog
ress Is not a mere illusion, II he is not
returning day after day to the same
spot.
|
Now and again the monotony is
broken by some veldt farm, a place of
exceeding loneliness for the exiles who
till 1t. There will be a farmhouse, a
barn, a kraal, well and few huts
for the kaffirs. To the railroad may
be distance of anywhere from 20 to
20 miles. Half the year the roads are
impossible. The little community
must be sufficient unto itself. Life on
a veldt farm is severe test of the
inner resources Of man or woman.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
PAYS TO GO TO MARKET
Women Of TeuIon Buy Foods Much %
10 Custom In Some Amsri.
can Cities,

To the continental woman, market
ing is both 4 time-hallowed custom and
leading outdoor sport. Europe has
always been far more economical than
America, and this method Of careful
food purchasing is one of the first aids
to economical housekeeping, according
to Niksah. You see what you are
getting, there are always opportunities
to pick up bargains, and there are no
delivery costs. Marketing by telephone
Is almost unknown in Europe outside
few big cities, because the telephone
is not nearly SO much household in
stitution there as here.
Toulon market is open every day
from seven o'clock until noon. II you
are Toulon housewife Of the upper
class. you sally forth about 10 a. m,
followed by a maid with a basket or a
cord bag to carry your purchases. If
you are not rich enough to have
maid, you carry your own vegetables
In an embroidered cloth bag swinging
from your arm. This cloth bag is an
important point, because 1t marks you
as an Independent housewife. II you
were to carry a basket or q cord bag,
you would be taken for somebody's
maid.
On either side Of the pavement un-
der the plantains are ranged scores of
stalls covered with drab awnings. Most
of the stallkeepers are women
Frenchwomen, Italians, Corsicans,
Spanish. They sell all the vegetables
known to botany, and delicacies like
mushrooms, snails and ravioli, which
is dish made Of macaroni and meat,
as well. There are booths for the sale
of flowers and medicinal herbs, and
chickens and doubtful looking cuts of
meat. The cream of the custom comes
between nine and eleven. In the last
half-hour there is great bargain sale
Of everything that will not keep until
the next day and the poorer classes
rush the booths to purchase slightly
damaged but nourishing goods at
ridiculously low prices.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
Monooose a. Cat Under.tudv.

Islands In the tropical or semi. mi.trop-
ical seas furnish ideal conditions for
rats, and in many instances they have
increased until they have become in
tolerable pests, threatening the total
ruin Of the inhabitants. On one sugar
cane plantation in Puerto Rico 25,OOO
rats were killed In less than six
months.
In Jamaica an effort was made to
suppress them by introducing the mon
goose. which resulted In the establish
ment Of second pest. In the Ha-
waiian Islands the introduction of the
mongoose caused the rats to take ref
uge In the tree-tops, where many Of
them have nests and have arboreal
habits, like squirrels. Wherever pres
ent on these islands the mongoose has
rendered 1t exceedingly difficult to
raise domestic fowls Of any kind
National Geographic Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
MARkEN ISLAND OLD STYLE
Ancient Manners Are SIN Observed
and historic cestuInss Are Worn
BY the lnhabltants.

Narken island Is bit Of the old Hol-
not far from Edam, Of cheese fame.
Holland is rapidly becoming modern
ICED nowadays; the blue bloomer Of
the canal boatmen has gone the way
of the wooden shoe. well toward OBJ
livion, although the latter, 1t Is said,
Is becoming increasingly popular with
the price of leather soaring. writes
Niksah. The Dutch are rapidly aban-
doning the old ways that endeared
them to the artists of bygone genera
tions, so that any spot where the tradi-
tional customs are still preserved Is
worthy Of note as a living museum Of
history.
Such a spot is Marken island, where
old manners are still followed and the
old costumes still worn. Separated by
only a narrow channel from the pro-
gressive mainland, 1t is none the less
fifty years behind the times. 1t seems
to be characteristic Of small islands
that they progress much more slowly
than mainland whence their people
came. Thus in the Arran islands off
the coast of Ireland the old Irish
tongue is still spoken; in the Hebrides
men still live as they lived in the days
Of Scott, and on Marken island the
men still go down to the fishing boats
In bloomers and wooden shoes.
The dark blue bloomer Is the mark
OF the married man, while the single
men wear white-a somewhat illogical
arrangement in view of the facilities
for laundry work that married men
ought to have. The women wear the
old-time costumes and carry their
knitting about with them on the streets.
Every one of the houses is exceeding
ly small and almost unbelievably clean.
There are not more than 300 people all
told in this little colony of fishermen.
Marken is quaint and old-fashioned,
but 1t lacks the touch of self-uncon-
seriousness to make it perfect. In all
the little shops you can purchase pic
ture postal cards depicting scenes that
are quaint" and typical" And when
region begins to realize that 1t is
picturesque it has taken the first step
on the road to the commonplace.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
Discoveries IN p.,s.+I,.

The discoveries which the British
ana Indian troops are making in Pales-
tine OF old churches and their sacred
dust have reminded one Of the soldiers
OF Sir Henry Layard's description of
the excavators mt Nimroud. When the
nrst OF the enormous figures began to
appear above the earth Arabs raced to
nim-"Hasten, o Bey, for they have
round Nimroud himself. Wallah. II IN
wonderful; we have seen It with our
eyes. There is no God but God /" And
they hied them in terror to their tents.
Inc Anzacs were filed with different
emotions, for like all the forces their
ranks are furnished with highly edu.
Gated as well as men Of the old type Of
privates.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
PAYS TO GO TO MARKET
Women Of Toulen Buy Foods Much -
10 Custom In Some Amsrl.
can Cities.

To the continental woman, market.
ing is both time-hallowed custom and
q leading outdoor sport. Europe has
always been far more economical than
America, and this method of. careful
food purchasing is one Of the first aids
to economical housekeeping, according
to Niksah. You see what you are
getting, there are always opportunities
to pick up bargains, and there are no
delivery costs. Marketing by telephone
Is almost unknown in Europe outside
a few big cities, because the telephone
Is not nearly so much q household in
stitution there as here. ~
Toulon market is open every day
from seven o'clock until noon. II you
are a Toulon housewife of the upper
class, you sally forth about 10 a. m.,
followed by maid with q basket or a
cord bag to carry your purchases. II
you are not rich enough to have a
maid, you carry your own vegetables
in an embroidered cloth bag swinging
from your arm. This cloth bag is an
important point, because 1t marks you
as an Independent housewife. II you
were to carry basket or a cord bag,
you would be taken for somebody's
maid.
On either side of the pavement un-
der the plantains are ranged scores of
stalls covered with drab awnings. Most
of the stallkeepers are women
FrenchwOmen, Italians, Corsicans,
Spanish. They sell all the vegetables
known to botany, and delicacies like
mushrooms, snails and ravioli. which
is a dish made Of macaroni and meat,
as well. There are booths for the sale
of flowers and medicinal herbs, and
chickens and doubtful looking cuts Of
meat. The cream of the custom comes
between nine and eleven. In the last
half-hOur there is a great bargain sale
of everything that will not keep until
the next day and the poorer classes
rush the booths to purchase slightly
damaged but nourishing goods at
ridiculOusly low prices.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
vELDT MARKS ITS JEWELLERS
Loneliness and Silence Affect Those
Doomed to Live In Plain Of
British South Africa.

Before the BOer war there was q
saying current among the Beers Of
South Africa that you could always
recognize man who had spent FIVE
years on the veldt. This was saying
no less true then than now, for the
veldt is a place Of great silence and
loneliness and 1t leaves its mark on
those who dwell in 1t.
The veIdt is the great plain of what
is now British South Africa, the limit
less, featureless stretch of prairie dot
ted with knobs Of hills that the Beers
call kopjes, pierced and gashed by
rain-washed gullies that run their
twisting course from horizon to hori-
zon. The word "veldt" is closely al
lied to the German word for ''wOrld"
or universe" and the relationship Is
something more than mere coinci-
dence. To the man standing in the
midst Of this plain 1t seems to extend
in every direction to the outermOst
limits Of space.
The veldt Is without sound or color,
without striking features to catch the
eye. A days trek among low hills
covered with gray grass, plods wear
lily through mile after mile of the same
hills, and ends In a dry valley as like
the valley Of the morning as one pea
is like another. After few days Of
this the traveller wonders II his prog
ress Is not mere illusion, II he is not
returning day after day to the same
spot.
Now and again the monotony is
broken by some veldt farm, a place Of
exceeding loneliness for the exiles who
till 1t. There will be a farmhouse, a
barn, kraal, well and few huts
for the kaffirs. To the railroad may
be a distance of anywhere from 20 to
20 miles. Half the year the roads are
impassable. The little community
must be sufficient unto itself. Life on
a veldt farm is severe test of the
inner resources Of man or woman.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
Won His Lest Watch.

An extraordinary watch story 10 told
Dy Welsh campaigner home on leave
from African battlefields. When he
was In German West Africa he lost q
wristiet watch. II was not very valu.
able. 20 he did not worry lot about II.
BUT many months later, when on ac-
i've service In German East Africa, he
TOOK share in rafIle for q watch. He
won, ana to his amusement found that
the prise was his own watch.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
"rwIIIoht Sleep" IA, compe.,.o

Twilight Sleep" II is said, will be
superseded by the use Of nitrous oxid-
oxygen gas to make childbirth pain
less. The latter gas, the new use of
which was discovered by DIR. Carl
Henry Davis, in Rush Medical college,
Q practically harmless, while "twilight
sleep" is regarded by American doctors
Az being extremely dangerous to the
patient.
Nitrous gas, according to Doctor Da-
Wis, deadens all pain, but allows free
ION Of thought and action. A patient
lnder its influence can follow instruc-
Ions, and II need be inhaled only In
'mnll quantities and at infreQuent In
arvals to be successful.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-29
"TwIIIeht sIeep~ has competl.or.

Twilight Sleep" It is said, will be
superseded by the use Of nitrous oxId.
oxygen gas to make childbirth pain.
less. The latter gas, the new use Of
which was discovered by DR.. Carl
Henry Davis. In Rush Medical college,
8 practically harmless. while "twilight
sleep" Is regarded by American doctors
As being extremely dangerous to the
patient.
Nitrous gas, according to Doctor Da.
Wis, deadens all pain, but allows free
1om Of thought and action. A patient
1nder its influence can follow instruc-
Ions, and It need be inhaled only In
'mall quantities and at infrequent In.
'ervals to be successful.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-03
SOCIAL CHAT

The Woman's club will hold their regular business meeting Monday af- ternoon, March 5, at 2:3O, in the van Glider hall. At o'clock there will be an open meeting to which all ladies of Seward are cordially invited. Miss Belle Wallace will give a review of "The Little Minister" by J. Barrie. Music by Miss Thelma Ellsworth and Miss Florence van Glider
 Mrs. Charles Walmsley entertained the Five Hundred club last evening. Mrs. Harmon won the favor for the high score and Miss Jess Hensen re- ceived the consolation prize. A delici- ouS luncheon was served by the hostess.
 Mrs. w. E. Root entertained the Bridge club this afternoon.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-03-03
STOLE $15,O00; IS RELEASED; SACK
 THIEF 5 YEARS

WINNIPEG. - (Special.) - Hugh D. Lyons, accountant of the Canadian government immigration department, arrested in Stockton, Cal, who con fessed to the theft of $15,0O} which he lost in Winnipeg grain exchange speculation, was given a suspended sentence today.
 John Gordon, a family man, who stole three sacks of flour from a freight car, was sentenced to five years in the provincial penitentiary.