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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
DISSENTION IN RANKS.
(Rv ssociatod Proas\

(by ASsOclated PresSJ
Chicago March 16-Persistent re-
ports Of dissention in the ranks Of the
brotherhood chairmen attending an
executive meeting here today to ratify
the strike order were in circulation in
the corridors of the Masonic Temple
where the session is being held. This
is denied by the brotherhood officials
but will not down. @
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NEW YORK CENTRAL ALSO.
(By Associated Pressl

New York, March 16-O Orders were
issued today by the New York Cen
tral railroad instructing agents to
notify shippers that because Of the
threatened strike no freight would be
received until further notice. Il
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

March, l6. 1917.
Local Data, Greenwood, Miss.
For the "a Hours Ending at A. M.
Temperature: Highest 63 degrees
Lowest 40 degrees
ATT a. m. 81 degrees
Precipitation 0.07 inches
River Stage. Tam T.7 feet, rising
Change OIL feet
J. H. STEPHEN,
Local Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
THE WEATHER

Forecast.
Mississippi y Cloudy tonight and
Saturday, probably rain. Colder Sat-
urady.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
(By Associated Press)

New York, March 18-Both sides
to the threatened railroad strike ex-
pressed willingness today to hold fur
ther joint conferences although the
situation this morning was devoid Of
any suggestion that a compromise
might be reached, to avert nation
wide strike. The indication was that
both sides are marking time pointing
to possible action by President Wilson.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16

NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.
. (By Associated Press)
New York, March 16-The peace
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16

was fighting against another part Of
the nation.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
STRIKE WILL COME.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 16-President
Wilson and other government officials
today canvassed the railroad strike
situation but hope Of preventing it is
not strong.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
quer Law announced in the House of
Commons today.
NOT YET RECOGNIZED.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
London, March 16-Great Britain
had not officially recognized the new
Russian government when the House
of Commons met today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16

T,ks Th, Daily Comm0pwsslsh.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
PROGRAM FOR LIBRARY
MEETING AT RUTLAND

Rutland, Sept. 19.-The program was
prepared here yesterday for the joint an
nual meeting of the Vermont State Lib
rary association and the Vermont Free
Library commission to be held at the Rut-
land high school and the community mouse
next Thursday and Friday. The meeting
will open at 8 o'clock in the evening
when the subject will be 1.-The Opportun-
ity and Duty of Library Officials in Our
Nations Needs" Gov. Horace F. Ora
ham, j. Randolph Coolidge. Jr., of Bos-
ton O member of the national war coun-
Gil, and Lieutenant Morizi. of the Cam
bridge. Mass. aviation school. represent
ing the French army. will speak at this
session.
The business meeting Of the State as
sociations comes Friday morning. War
Week and War Books of the Small
Libraries will be discussed. Miss Sarah
N. Cleghorn, poet and novelist, will
speak on the subject, Some New Poems
The meeting will be followed by a COM
plimentary luncheon at the Berwick Hotel
with trutees Of the Rutland Free Library
as hostesses.
Prof. Samuel F. Emerson. chairman of
the Free Public Library commission, will
preside at the afternoon session at which
the theme for discussion will be Cam
Libraries for Our Soldiers, Sailors and
Airmen in the Camps and Cantonments al
Home and Abroad" A. A. Protxman,
direction of the national war library cam.
paign, Mr.. Friedman, director of the
library hut at Fort Ethan Allen. and
representative of the United States gov
eminent will speak. Tea will be served
during the afternoon by the trustees o.
the Baxter Memorial library.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
JAPANESE MISSION
VISITS AVER, MASS.
Visitors View with Approval an
American Army in the
Making.
Sept. 1.-THE Japanese mis-

Boston,, Sept. 19.-The Japanese mis-
sion to-day saw an American army in
the making. AS the final event of their
New England tour they motored
through forty miles of peaceful coun-
tryside to the National army canton
ment at Aver.
At the railroad station just before
reaching the camp, long troop trains
were seen rolling with the first arri-
walls Of the 40 per cent. quota of the
draft. One train bore a conspicuous
placard inscribed: From Berlin. N. H.
to Berlin. Germany"
A troop Of regular cavalry escorted
the Japanese party to headquarters Of
Major.General Harry F. Hodges. COM
mander Of the e 18th division, who
took them on a tout of the camp.
The visitors eyed with professional
approval the groups Of tanned. we'll
set UP young soldiers who stood at
salute, and noted the remarkable inn
| provement two weeks of training had
| wrought in these men as compared
! with the rockies" who were arriving
to-day.
The run to the camp was mad for part
Of the way over the route taken by Pau
Revere on his memorable ride. and over
the road followed by the r%etreating Brit
ish troops as they fell back before the
farmers of Concord, Lexington and sur
rounding towns.
Al Lexington Green. where the thin
line of Minute Men had been drawn up,
the party stopped while Viscount Ishi
laid a wreath on the monument erected
in 1779 to those who fell in Americas
first battle for freedom. Then. as during
the ceremony of paying tribute at the
tomb Of Commodore Perry at Newport
last Sunday, Viscount Ishii retired a few
PAGES and made the profound japanese
obesiance in memory of dead heroes
Each member of the mission followed
with the same salute. while a great
crowd Of townspeople and tourists stood
silently by with barred heads.
Continuing over the historic road. the
party reached Concord and visited thu
battle-ground by the old North bridge.
Here Viscount Ishii placed a wreath be-
side that laid on the monument by thu
visiting Belgians a few weeks ago.
The long motor ride completed a full
day for the visitors. In the morning
they visited Harvard University and thu
radio school where hundreds of young
men are being trained. At noon the,
lunched at the Boston City club, where
Viscount Ishii declared amid cheers tina
Japan and America were partners in thi,
great war to win freedom and that, thu
true heart of America had not been reach
ed by the gossip which had en
deavored for a decade past to keep tn,
two nations apart. AS he concluded
speaking. Mayor Curley presented him II
behalf Of the city with an American flag
The party returned to Washington to
night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
SUPREME FEAT
Of ITALIAN ARMS
Crest of Monte San Gabrielle
Captured after Three Weeks
of Bitter Fighting.
BATTLE BEGAN AUG. rs.
New Position Commands Plain Of Cor
iaia to South and Southwest and
the Frigido Valley to East.

The crest of Monte a Gabrielle. COM
handing the plain Of Gorilla to the south
and southeast and the Frigido valley to
the east, has been captured by the ltal-
ians after three weeks of the most bitter
fightinR,e tn Italian embassy at Washing
ton announces.
This news of the victory, probably the
greatest feat of the Italian arms thus far
in the war. precedes the latest official re-
port from Rome. Fridays statement from
the Italian war Office says that on Thurs
day the fighting on the entire Austro-
Italian front was impeded by heavy rain.
The Italian effort to capture San Ga
briele began after the taking OF Monte
Santo. directly north, by General Cador-
mas troops on August 25. Several times
the Italians had reached the summit OF
the great mountain, so important to their
further progress east of Gorilla as we'll
as on the Carso. only to be beaten back
again. On the slopes of the rugged rock
in the past few weeks has occurred some
Of the heaviest fighting and most san
culinary fighting of the war, with the
Italians hurting themselves forward In
desperate attacks and Austians holding
to the crest as desperately.
San Gabriele's top was occupied by thu
Italians, the embassy reports, after thu
fortified hill or saddle Of Dol and thu
Gargaro basin, the main bulk of SaT
Gabrielle. has been taken. The Austrians
however. still cling to some positions
on the mountain. In the forest Of Tar
novo, east Of Monte a Gabrielle. thu
Italians captured positions from the Aus
TRANS. after suffering heavy losses.
Except along the Classmates platea,
on the Aisne front, there has been n,
marked activity on the other fighting
fronts. A German attack against French
positions on the Classmates plateau, Parl
reports. were repulsed with heavy losses
Berlin says German troops penetrate,
to the second French line and inflicted
severe casualties. The British a%rtiller,
fire in Flanders. Berlin reports. has in
creased to drum fire.
h political situation In Russia still
Is beclouded somewhat. The revolt o
General Korniloff apparently has fail
ed dismally. but the former commando
In chief OF the Russian armies has no
yet surrendered to the provisional gov
eminent. General Krymoff, command
err of the Korniloff forces sent agains
Petrograd. committed suicide by shoot
ing when Informed by Premier Ker
ensky Of the probable fate tina await
ed him.
Premier Kerensky has begun to re
construct the government. some Of hi
former minister apparently opposinI
the taking of drastic measures agains
General korniloff n his aides.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
SOUTH ROYALTON.

Robert r. Fielders sold his personal
property at auction last Saturday and
intends to go South soon to find a desira-
BILE place to locate.-The Rev. j. H. Nose
~ was in Middlebury last week to at
tend the conference of Congregational
clergymen.-S. r. Tarbell has moved his
music store to the rooms formerly occu-
pied by Sargent's grocery.-L. NJ. Corwin
and family visited relatives in Massachu-
sets last week.-The Rev. E.. l.. NJ. Barnes
will exchange pulpits next Sunday with
the Rev. l. c.. Mitchell of Tunbridge.-
Miss Mary Carres of Hartland is visiting
at the Methodist parsonage.-The band
gave a concert on the park Tuesday eve
ming after which a meeting was held in
Knights hall in honor of the nineteen
young men from Orange county who had
been here ready to go to the
military training camp at Aver. Mass.
Speeches were made by Judge Whitman,
the Rev. Robert Heseltine of Chelsea and
the local clergymen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
RABBITS % FOOD.
(From the Milwaukee Journal.)

(From the Milwaukee Journal.)
A bulletin from the United States de-
partment of agriculture on the ease with
which rabbits may be raised. very prop
erly brings from the Literary Digest a
query. why not raise rabbits for food?
The journal would like to pass this in
quiry on to Wisconsin boys and girls
n others not engaged in military or ma
tional service who have the time and
would like to aid in tiding over the pres
ent crisis In high e prices.
Whether one is on a farm or cooped
up within the limits of a small city lot,
one can raise numbers Of rabbits and
can do much toward aiding the present
food situation. The Belgian hare, ac-
cording to the bulletin Of the depart
ment OF agriculture. is the best breed to
choose. A stock of Belgian hares may
be bought from breeders In almost any
State at 81 to s. each. They breed rap
idly, are easily kept. and eat green vege-
tation of almost any kind. such as grass,
hay, cuttings from lawns and unusable
vegetables from gardens. The cost of
production Is less than that Of any other
| kind of meat. experience showing that
they can be grown In unlimited num-
bers at an average of approximately six
cents q pound. In addition. the meat is
palatable, nutritious. and by many is con-
sidered a dencacy.
Millions of us who can serve our coun-
try only in small ways at home, have
been wondering how we might do our
bit. have been wishing someone would
point a way to aid. Many. boys and girls
in particular. nave In the raising of rab-
bits an opportunity for laudable, and at
the same time remunerative. service.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
AND WHAT IS FRIENDSHIP.

Andy Foster. a well-known character
In his native city, had recently shuffied
of this mortal coil In destitute circum-
stances. although In his earlier days he
enjoyed financial prosperity. relates
Harper's. A prominent merchant. an old
friend Of the family. attended the flu
neral n was visibly affected as he
gazed for the last time on his old friend
and associate. The mourners were con-
spicuously few In number and some atten-
ton was attracted by the sorrowing
merchant. 1.-THE old gentleman was very
dear to your" ventured one of the bear
ers after the funeral was over. Indeed,
he was" answered the mourner. Andy
was one true friend. He never asked
me to lend him a cent. though ! knew
that he was practically starving to
DEATH"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
DEFECT IN TORPEDO
SAVED STEAMSHIP
Leaps from Water and Takes
New Course Only 100 Yards
from Intended Victim.

An Atlantic Port. Sept. 16.-The defec-
tive mechanism Of a German torpedo
discharged by an invisible submarine is
said to have prevented disaster to a large
American steamship which arrived here
to-day from a British port.
According to several Of 100 passengers
on the liner, a submarine attack was
made on the steamship the second day
out, shortly after HOO a. m. The tor
pedo's wake was observed by lookouts
and an immediate sharp change in course
of the steamer was ordered. The torpedo.
the passengers asserted. when about 100
yards away from the steamer, suddenly
leaped from the water and. on returning
to the water. headed in a new direction,
which carried it past the stern Of the
vessel by 20 yards.
No submarine vas sighted. but the
liner fired one shot from a stern gun
at ar object in the water which. It was
asserted, might have been a periscope.
There were no indications that this shot
was effective and the liner increased
her speed and hurried away.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
II MELTING POT.
From Leslie's

ASoA
During July "a persons were killed IN
street accidents in New York city.
A Riverhead. N. Y, woman wflled $0.@
900 to her maid for faithful service.
About 10000 church bells in Germany
have been melted for munitions Of war.
Prosperity Is sale to be the cause OF .
countrywide shortage Of 81 Inc = bills.
Society ONE Of Newport have given
10000 cigarettes to the soldiers at Fort
Adams.
As a result Of I. ". ". activities in
Colorado, farmers arc going about their
work under arms.
President Hadley Of Yale predicts .
series of wars II the Allies do not win
the present struggle.
|, A Mississippi grand jury has indicted
the Kaiser for many crimes OF which
Germany has been guilty"
The German Roman Catholic Central
Verein of st. louis has decided to drop
the word German from its title.
A Vincennes, Ind. man left his entire
estate. valued at 81 900, to a woman who
befriended him thirty-seven years ago.
Because Of war demands and wool short.
age coats will be shorter. skirts tighter
n some frocks sleeveless this fall.
Germany is so short of oil that she 10
now extracting oils from cherry and
peach pits and pear. apple, asparagus and
other seeds.
Los Angeles newspapers have just won
a fight against the city council to elim-
mate billboards from residential sections.
1t takes more a 10000 bales Of cotton
a yea to provide absorbent cotton to
staunch and bind the wounds of the in
tured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

(From the Pike County Qll.) Republican,
Ladies' wore bustles.
Operations were rare.
Nobody swatted The fly.
Nobody had seen a silo.
Nobody wore white shoes.
Nobody sprayed orchards.
Cream was s cents a pint.
Most young men had 'livery bills
Cantaloupes were muskmelons.
You never heard of a 'tin Lizzie"
Doctors wanted to see your tongue.
Milk shake was a ~favorite drink.
Advertisers did not tell the truth.
Nobody cared for the price of gasolene.
Farmers came to town for their mail.
The hired girl drew one fifty a week.
The butcher threw in" a chunk of
liver.
Folks said pneumatic tires were a
Joke.
Nobody "listened in" on a telephone.
There were no sane Fourths, nor cleo
trio meters.
strawstacks were burned instead OF
baled.
Publishing a country newspaper was
not a business.
People thought English sparrows were
birds"
Jules Verne was the only convert te
the submarine.
You stuck tubes In our cars to hear
monograph. and 1t cost a dime.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
GOVERNMENT MAY
SETTLE BIG STRIKE
Offers to Pay Half of Any Wage
Increase Demanded by Ship.
yard Workers.
AN NEAR.
Offer Affects Employees Of Companies
Making Not More Than 10 per Cent.
Front on Communicated Ships.

Washington, Sept. 19.-The government
to-day opened a way for possible settle
ment Of strikes in Pacific coast shipyards
by offering to pay half Of any wage in
crease for companies making not more
than ten per cent. profit on communicated
ships.
San Francisco builders. in whose plants
a strike of iron workers Is in progress,
agreed to consider the workers demands
for more pay, or the shipping boards
cost-sharing proposal. and prospects for
settling the strike were reported bright.
Chairman Hurley of the board postponed
indefinitely a trip to the coast on which
he had intended to start tonight. Agents
Of the board and of the department Of
labor in San Francisco reported that
the employers and men seemed near an
agreement. and that work on the COM
Wandered ships might be resumed with
In a few days.
Mr.. Hurley conferred again to-day with
Samuel Gompers and other officials of the
American Federation of Labor. To-mor-
row he will give attention to the strikes
at Seattle. Portland and other Pacific
coast points, and indications we're that
they might be settled on the basis Of
the proposal made to San Francisco
builders.
The shipping boards action is consid-
cred significant, inasmuch as 1t indicates
belief that the workers demand for
higher prices should be granted. The
board also emphasizes its determination
not to let any difficulties prevent the
speedy prosecution of its big shipbuilding
program. -
To avoid being compelled to pay q
proportion OF wage increases for COM
panies making big profits on governments
contracts, however. the present offer
specifies that profits Of more than ten
per cent. must be applied to the govern
ment share Of the payment. In cases
where profits are high, the entire addi-
tional cost Of extra pay grants may be
borne by the builders.
The cost-sharing proposal will apply
only to vessels under construction conn
Wandered by the government to hasten
their completion and will not affect ships
ordered originally by the government.
Contracts for these cover such exigencies
as wage increases. either under a plan
to pay cost plus a percentage profit or on
a fixed charge basis.
The total cost Of the new arrangement
Is estimated by shipping board officials
as only a small proportion of the expense
Incurred in taking over ships under con-
struction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
THE EAR

"A very singular plant to be found in
South Africa has been popularity called
elephant's-ear. The real name of this
species Is Streptocarpus wendlandii' and
a singular habit Of the plant Is that 1t
produces but one huge Leaf. The great
leaf is really one Of the cotyledons of the
seed. that has developed to an enormous
extent. This strange organ Is borne on
a very short stalk. and. seeing that 1t lies
quite close to the ground, there is little
doubt that 1t serves the purpose Of pre-
venting other plants from growing too
near to the S~treptocarpus. 1t has been
pointed out that plants with good-sized
leaves growing close to the ground never
suffer from overcrowding. simply because
other kinds cannot grow anywhere near
to them.'-S. Leonard Basin, in the Sep
TENDER st. Nicholas.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
STARVATION WILL
WIN WAR..H00vER
Food Administrator Also Says
Scope of His Authority
Is Limited.

Atlantic City. N. j., Sept. 19.-Herbert
c. Hoover, the food administrator
speaking on the world food situation be-
fore the war convention Of chambers OF
of the United States tonight.
declared hat starvation would win the
war and the sides best able to organize
it's resources for food production and
conservation would come out victorious.
1.-THE food situation of America n the
allies is such,'' said MIR. Hoover, that
the neutral countries of northern Europe
cannot hope to get food from the United
States unless they expect to furnish
equivalent service in other directions to
the common pool against Germany"
Lord Northclife, head Of the British
commission in this country. told Of his
work as purchasing agent for Great
Britain and how he is spending between
, fifty and sixty million dollars n week.
lone Illusion in the mind Of the public
I am anxious to get clear" said Mr..
Hoover. 1.-The food administration,
through its own authority n the CO.
operation of other government agencies.
can accomplish a great deal, but 1t Is
limited absolutely to that area of COM
merce between the producer and the
retailer.
You will require vast refrigerating
stores for the preservation Of meats and
other foods for your armies. At this
time six months from now you will prob
ably have between 600. 900 and 0 5000 men
in France. Think of the refrigerator ma
chinery you must establish.
This war Is the greatest business the
world ever knew and in our country we
are doing nothing else. Let me tell you
that you will lave to furnish between
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-20
ARTILLERY
FIRE IS INTENSE
Attack on Large Scale in Ypres
Sector, Flanders Is Now
Indicated.
BERLIN IS WORRIED.
Reported in German Capital That Eng
lish Foes Big Guns Have Been
Doing Destructive Work.

Bombardment by the British artillery OF
the German lines in the Ypres sector, IN
Flanders, continues most intense. out
there has been no infantry movement
in force. An attack on a larger scale
than the usual daily raids probably Is
imminent.
Berlin apparently Is much exercised
over the ever-increasing volume or shells
from the British big guns. From the
Houtholst wood, northeast Of Ypres to
the River Lys. on the B~elgo-French Dor
der. Berlin reports. the British IRE has
been destructive. Field Marshal Haig's
artillery increased its volume OF nre
to drum fire several times.
AS on the front in Flanders and
Artois, there has been no major opera
ton on the French portion of the vest
ern front. At several points from the
Aisne valley to Lorraine. the French
have carried out raids into the German
defenses. Here. too. the expenditure OF
ammunition is great. especially on the
Aisne front, and northeast of Verdun.
The Italians have been more active on
the Trentino front harrassing the enemy
with raids and strong artillery fire. In
a forward movement near Carzano, in the
Sugana valley. east Of Trent, the Italians
captured 200 prisoners. Austro-Hungarian
attacks on the Bainsizza plateau continue,
but General Cadorna's men have held them
for no gains.
While the infantry has been virtually
idle on the northern end of the eastern
front. the Roumanians continue Their
offensive in the mountain region north
west of Fokshani. Moldavia. Attacking
the Austro-German defenses south OF
0roxecsti near Ocna the Roumanians
captured a height. Berlin reports that thu
R~oumanians, at first successful, were
driven from the positions. suffering
casualties and losing prisoners.