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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
FRENCH OFFICER TO.
TELL 0TTAWANS OF
LIFE IN TRENCHES
LIEUT.. PERiGORD WILL DELIVER
ADDRESS AT HIGH SCHOOL
UNDER AUSPICES OF STATE De.
eENSE COUNCIL.

Lieut.. Pcrigord, survivor of The
Marne and many other notable bat
ties of the present great world war.
will speak in Ottawa Wednesday, NO
vcmbcr 2S. under the auspices OF The
auxiliary committee of the State Coun. |
ell of Defense In a communication
to the public calling upon them to-
hear the Frenchman. the local com
mittee says;
To the Public:
Arrangements have been made, thru
the State Council of Defense, to have
Lieut.. Paul Pcrigord give q lecture
in Ottawa at 3 O'Clock in The after
noon of Wednesday. November "a,
1917, at the high school auditorium
This is a splendid opportunity to learn
the latest news of the war from one
who has been actively engaged IN II.
He was in the trenches as late as 7
weeks ago.
Lieut. porigord Is a Frcnchman by
birth. bnt he received a great part OF
his education in this country, lie TOOK
most graduate work at The Universities
of Chicago. Columbia and Minnesota
and was at the last named institution
when The war broke out in Europe in
! 1914. He Immediately left for Europe
and enlitscd as a private in the iniall'
| try.
I He has taken part in all tho import
( ant battles OF the war from the Mafnc
/ 10 the last successful French offensive
at Vcrdun and in each OF them he mas
| been mentioned in general orders iol
distinguished service. iic was very
seriously wounded in March, 1915, but
he returned to the front barely recos
cred from his injuries shortly there
after. He was promoted to me rhhf
of Lieutenant. He was then ordcret
to the United States TO help train oul
American officers and was assigned II
Camp Dcvans, Massachusetts.
Al the earnest solicitation OF tn
. speaking UlNlSlDIl VI lHI 'pu'hbh''' ~
public information. the french higl
commission has released Lieut. Per-
cord 10 this government for lecturlh
purposes,
' WIN Hayes, chairman OF the ina
ann State Council Of Defense, state
that Lieut.. Pcrigord Is by far the bct
speaker they have had in Indiana do
ing the war. He speaks fluent EnslIb
and it is really an exceptional oppo
tunity for American audiences 10 hoe
from trenchman, who has been
u the war IN actual service. descri
Il ton in perfect English. of which hi
u been happening on the western iron
II We therefore trust that The poop
10 of Ottawa will attend tho lecture. VI
III county is at war and 1t Is the duty
ITaptiuucI IA, pnrn
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
THE WEATHER

Increasing cloudlness
Sunday, probably becom.
ing unsettled.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
D|NNEEN IS GUILTY.
SAYS JURY: F|xE s.
PENALTY AT $3.50
FORMER COM MISSIONER CON.
VlCTED IN JUSTICE COURT
TAKES AN APPEAL TO HIGHER
TRlBuN NAL.

On The face Of evidence presented
in the city's ease against Dan j. DIM
neen alleged operator OF a Columbus
street "hind tiger and former com
missioner the Jury sworn TO hear the
case returned q verdict OF guilty and
assessed damages amounting to Sioo
against the defendant. The trial con
cudcd this afternoon after being open
ed Thursday in Judge l., h. Thomp.
sons South Ottawa court and was
continued over Saturday until this
afternoon After AL the evidence
was presented il took these six men
fifteen minutes to lind their verdict
George Spencer l22 Jones street
lalorer,
John Illl t.am8tur, SOC Hit street.
James Erb retired, 500 Second
/ avenue
/ Otto Maass. retired iaripct
William Shuler, agent.
Oliver Robinettc. pIasterer South
/ Ottawa.
Attorney j. ]. Conway asked Tor an
appeal to the Circuit court, which Wlll
be granted on filing sufficient bonds
to cover the judgment and costs. The
defense did not present any case &c
iconu,cract the evidence furnished by
the city, but rested as soon as tht
city completes its evidence agains
the accused saloon-kecpcr.
Gus Schmd, bookkeeper at the "
tawa Brewery. Went on the witness
stand and testified 10 the amount 0
beer sold by them to Dinnccn. III
Testimony was given very freely am
D without hesitation. The record
j showed that since the first OF MA
D there had been sold to Dinnccn -
= barrels of beer, - half barrels {
{ beer and ~ cases. The BrcWin
!, company books were brought into tn
o court and entered as Of record.
u William Hughes. was the next WI
J. ness called He testified that Slht
z the first of May he had visited II
g Dinneen saloon at least once u wee
&c and had always drank beer there.
20 Mike Scannell was the next wltne
" called. He testified that he had VI
tied the Dnncen saloon frequent
since the first of May and had drol
II there, but he did not know what
lc drank, whether 1t was beer or not.
Officer james Shcehan was Il
next witness called. He testified
had been stationed to watch tho d
nccn saloon and had seen the Otta'
Brewing company truck leave barre
Of beer there.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
INSANE INDIAMAN
FIRES FAMILY AND
SHOOTS RESCUERS

Logansport, Ind. Nov. 26.--Frane
warmer son of an cx.sheriit, poured
gasoline over his wife and children
his housc and garage, at Wolcott. lhd',
and then applied the torch, SATURDAY
night. When nremen arrived, he be-
gan shooting at them and from ten
70 twelve men were reported shot, ac'
cordlng to reports received mere TO-
day, Among the victims was Vef'ie
Luy. nephew Of +, II. Lux. OF TINS CITY,
Charles Klisc, Andy Troxcll. Her
mann Foster, Funk Null, his brother
and Fred Overlandcr
Warner Is thought to nave peeh III
sane.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26

Continued Oh page g.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
HOLD WHITE FOR
ATTACK ON NEGRO

William Ashley, Of S,reator a
white Is under $1,000 in bonds for an
assault made at the Streaior bottle
works on Lindsey McCluary q col
orcd youth The llgh, Is said 10 be
the outgrowlb of race prcjudices and
has caused quito sensation in Strea'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26

II has been found that oysters can
only live In water that contains nj
lcast 37 parts Of salt to t?ery 1,O00
parts Of water.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
1000 ATTEND PATRIOTISM CON-
GRESS.

Washington, Jan. 25-(By Union
Associated Press)-A congress of
Constructive Patriotism of Ameri-
cans for America, opened here today
under the direction Of the National
Security League and will be in session
for the remainder Of the week. Four
teen governors, nearly fifty colleges
and universities and approximately
$50 commercial, agricultural, patriotic
and defense societies have sent repre-
sentatives to the congress, so that the
delegates number more than 1000.
The object of the league is to es-
tablish a great national lecture sys-
tenn under the direction of experts,
who will take up the, presentation Of
national topics in a non-partisan and
nonpolitical way in full sympathy
with the spirit of American institu-
tons and complete understanding Of
the industrial and agricultural view
point of all sections of the country.
Heads of the league declare that the
true basis Of national security is not
to be found in the army and navy
alone, which are merely expressions
of the country's efficiency or ineficien-
cy, but in the unified spirit of a peo-
pie awake to the dangers inherent in
neglect, vigilent for their rights and
strongly united in the determination
to achieve for their country its fullest
moral as well as material develop
ment.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
UNION SERVICES IN BEHALF OF
ASSOCIATED CHARITY.

There will be Union Services at the
Baptist Church on next Sunday
evening, Jan .28th, at 1880 o'clock,
with the different pastors of the city
uniting in the interest of the United
Cnality of Greenwood, which has
been carried on so successfully and
satisfactorily the past year, by the
Kings daughters, and which they
hope to continue with the help of the
good people Of Greenwood. The sup
port from the citizens the past year
was not sufficient to meet the de-
mands, but the deficit was promptly
met by the Kings Daughters. Every
citizen should be a contributor to this
good cause and help in taking care of
our own poor and needy.
A paid secretary will have charge
of this work with the assistance Of
a splendid committee of ladies from
the Kings Daughters who will assist
in passing on cases.
Come to this meeting and help and
encourage a good work. No subscrip-
tions will be taken at this meeting.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
HAS RARE OLD RELIC.
Bracket Usc... N First Telegraph Line
through State.

DR.. F-anE H. Smith has in his pos
session a l.lra old relic, one that he
prizes very h.yEiy and which he only
recently h: gotten. 1t is a bracket,
hewn fIor : cypress log, which was
used in tt ...rst telegraph line run
through IT, cate of Mississippi. The
bracket W; nailed to a tree about
twelve mile this side of Grenada and
about two months ago fell off. A
friend Of his knowing how DR.. Smith
prizes such things brought it to him.
That which makes the relic doubly
valuable to DR.. Smith is the fact that
his father, MI. W. E. Smith, of Gren-
ada, helped to build the telegraph line
which was put up in 1857. His un-
Gle, MIR. Bob Smith leased the line
after it a completed. 1t followed
the old Natchez Trace through the
state, and while it did not prove a
financial success it was the beginning
of a system that today forms a net
work over the state, almost every lit
tie hamlet in the state being COM
nacted by telegraph line.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYMENT
PROBLEM.
(By Associated Press)

London, Jan. 25-Unemployment,
which like the suffrage and the Irish
questions, was formerly one Of the
most difficult subjects the government
had TO deal with is shown by an Of
fetal chart just issued by the govern
ment Board of Trade to have now fall
en- off to the vanishing point. In 1908
the unemployed represented between
9 and 10 per cent. Of the working pop
ulation. In 1909 it was between 8
and 8 per cent. These were the years
Of labor agitation which led to the
law for government insurance Of the
unemployed. Up to the time the war
began, the unemployed averaged from
4 to 5 per cent. of the population,
from 1909 to 1916.
Since the opening of the war the
percentage of unemployed has run
steadily down. The official chart
shows it was down 2 per cent. four
months after the war started. BY
June, 1915, it was down to l per cent.
and at the end 1915 had fallen to one
half of one per cent. Now it has fall
en- almost to zero.
This is having the effect of greatly
reducing the governments unemploy-
ment insurance. which was one of the
the main features of Lloyd Georges
social and economic legislation. The
returns for last month show there
were 2,027 claims weekly, amounting
to 4s6 pounds, or about $1.25 for each
claim.
This is a reduction of fifty per cent.
since last year, and a much greater
reduction since the war began.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
Feast OF THE RED CORN" FRI.
DAY EVENING.

The "Feast of the Red Corn" an
American-lndian operetta will be Civ.
en- by the pupils Of the Chorus Class
of the High School at the Greenwood
Theatre Friday evening. This
beautiful operetta is being given un.
der the direction Of Miss Maude. Ma.
bry, teacher of sight singing and mu.
sic and Miss Ruth Roger, teacher OF
physical training and director of the
girls athletics Of the High School,
No admission will be charged and the
friends and patrons of the school are
cordially invited to be present.
The hour for the entertainment has
been changed as well as the place. 1t
will be staged Immediately following
the first picture show at the Green
wood Theatre, and those who do not
attend this picture show will be as
welcome as those who do, there will
be no admission charged for either.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
DISCUSS U. S. TRADE AFTER
WAR.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 25-(By I'm
ion Associated Press)- Every Cham
Der of Commerce in the United States
and thousands of individuals inter-
ested in foreign trade are represent
ed in the fourth. National Foreign
Trade Convention which opened here
today. Instead of a program consist
ing completely of preparedness ad-
dresses, much of the time will be re-
served for group sessions, at which
a single topic will be intensely dis
cussed by the question and answer
method SO successful in the previous
foreign trade conventions. "Condi.
tions in Foreign Markets After the
War;" will be the chief topic Of dis.
cussion. Cooperation in Foreign
Trade" will also occupy an import.
ant place on the program.
The need Of trained men in foreign
trade and the methods necessary for
their training will be considered It an
educational session to be held under
the direction of Chancellor s. E. Nc
Cormick of the University Of Pitts.
burgh.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
AN INNOVATION IN SURcRRrI

Berlin, Jan. 25-German niSedio
papers report a striking innovation =
surgery that has been tried BY 3
Neuhaeuser in one of the army v
pitals-a new method for erovj
new fingers to replace anpuht
digists. The earlier method va /
graft a toe upon the amputated I'D
er or thumb, but DR. .Neuhaeuser
successfully used a piece Of rib q n
terial for fingers and thumbs, geH
at the same time a covering fol q
new members in a flap Of skin III
from the breast just outside the III
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
HOME ECONOMIC CLUB ORGAN
lied AT ITTA BENA.

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. A. Nee.
K%imDrough, Miss Smith, Mrs. S. Il.
Guess, Mrs. T. M. Milestone and Miss
Dollie kimbrough motored to Itta
Bena and organized a Home Economic
Club. A large number of the Itta
Bena ladies were present and man.
ifested quite an interest in the new
enterprise in our county. Miss Smith
the County Home Economic Agent,
made a most interesting talk and out
lined her years work for Leflore Coun-
ty. Miss Smith explained the many
advantages and benefits to be derived
from becoming a member of this or
ganization. Quite a large number
s.ere enrolled and an enthusiastic
club was the result of this meeting.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
FOOD PRICES ADVANCED 81 PER
CENT. IN ENGLAND.
(By Associated Press)

London, Jan. 25-The level of re-
tail food prices has advanced "a per
cent. since the war began on twenty
leading articles of daily use, accord
ing to the Board of Trade returns
just issued. As compared with the
prices in December, 1915, they showed
an average of 20 per cent. The price
Of meat increased during the year
by about 20 to rs per cent. Potatoes
were considerably more than double
the price Of a year earlier. Granu-
lated sugar, eggs and cheese were
dearer by 40 per cent, IS per cent,
respectively. For flour, bread, milk,
butter, bacon, and fish, increases rang
ing from 10 to q per cent. were re-
corded. The price Of margarine ad-
vanced during the year by IA per
cent. Tea alone, among the articles
included in the returns, remained
practically unchanged in price.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
SHOULD BE REPRESENTED.

No business man in any town
should allow a newspaper published
in his town to be printed without his
name and business mentioned some
where in its columns. This applies
to all kinds Of business, general
stores, dry goods, grocers, furniture
dealers, professional men and in fact,
all classes of business men. This
does not mean that you should have
a whole or half page ad in every is
sue Of the paper, but your lame and
business should be mentioned, if you
do not use more than a two-line space.
A stranger picking up a newspaper
should be able to tell just what bus
mess is represented in a town by look
ing at the business lineup in the
paper. ...
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
THE

"The Crisis" following closely the
romance Of Civil War days in st.
Louis, by Winston Churchill, will be
presented in elaborate style at Green
wood Theatre on Feb'y 9Th and 10th,
with matinee on Saturday, Feb'y
10th.
Mr.. ,Churchills novel, published
more than a decade ago, has become
recognized as an American classic.
1t is written in a spirit Of fairness
and impartiality, unusual with stories
dealing with the conflict of the Sec
tions. The scene is laid in st. Louis,
where North and South met, where
members of the same families were
divided in their allegiance to the re-
spective flags, and where both Use
were holly debated with all the facts
Immediately at hand. Mr.. Churchill
put himself in the attitude Of an i'm
partial magistrate, considered careful
~ both sides, and set them forth with
out prejudice for the public as a
jury.
In the ~photoplay version, the
threads Of Mr.. Churchill's story, were
followed exactly without and rear
rangement or alienation so common
+. 80 a.. ~, $50.
with makers of film dramas. The
story had already proven its dramatic
power in the minds of more than a
million readers, and was found to be
properly arranged for screen repro
duction. The play works up to a
powerful climax in the storming and
taking Of Vicksburg. The battle
Genes have not heretofore been epuall
ed, it is said, in any photodrama. A
novelty is promised in a Lincoln who
is human, instead of being a mere
iigurehead as a part of a historical
background.
A special musical score, based on
romantic and patriotic airs of the per-
iod will be interpreted by a full SYM
phony orchestra.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
MEETING AT MEMORIAL BUILD.
ING TONIGHT.
Speakers for Better Farming Meeting
Are in City Today.

Miss Susie V. Powell of the Exten.
sion Department and the other speak,
ers who are to take part in the Get
Together Meeting to be held at the
Confederate Memorial Building at
seven thirty o'clock tonight have ar.
rived in the city and every prepare
ion is being made for a most enthu-
siastic and profitable meeting.
Topics Of timely interest to the
farmer, banker, merchant and pro-
fessional men will be discussed at the
meeting tonight and all are urged to
attend. The party was divided into
two sections today, each working in a
different part of the county. They
got together here this afternoon and
will all take part in the meeting to-
night. Much good is being accom-
plished through these campaigns and
great interest is being taken in the
work by people who before lever gave
it a thought.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
CHECK TO EXTRAVAGANZA AND
DISSIPATION IN BERLIN.
(By Associated Press)


Berlin, Jan. 25-Enforced saving
for youthful workers, which was in
stituted by the military authorities a
few months ago as a check to ex-
travagance and dissipation, has result
ed, in Greater Berlin alone in a saw
ing Of more than a million and a half
marks already. Of this sum, some
thing less than half million marks has
been withdrawn from the savings
banks by the workers. a third of
whom have been able to convince the
authorities that they need the money
for legitimate purposes.
The Investigations attendant upon
such Withdrawals show that the wag-
es for youths now range from 20 to
70 and more marks a week ,averag-
ing in the neighborhood of 30 odd
marks a week. The amount of money
that has been laid aside, as we'll as
the general satisfactory condition of
the workers, convince the authorities
that the compulsory saving ordinance
was an altogether wise move.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
ADVERTISEMENT OF ESTRAY.


The State of Mississippi, Leaore
County.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that a horse
found estray, was taken up by A. J.
Knight, on the LIST day of November,
1916, the value of which animal has
been fully appraised by two disinter-
ested and competent persons. resi-
dents of Supervisors District No. 3,
summoned by R. H. Hicks, Justice of
the Peace Tor Ranger) in and for said
county, and duly sworn by him; and
said appraisers have duly certified
that the value of said animal is fifty
($50.00) dollars, together with the
following particular description: one
bay horse Is IL hands high, 4 years
old, white hind feet and white spot
on left hip.
Witness my signature, this goth
day Of January, 1917.
, ~ R. H. HICKS, j. P.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
INCREASED MEMBERSHIP 4,

London, Jan. 25-The stoel ,
enange mas announced that ,.,S
dates for membership for Il. !.
beginning next March will be ch.,.s
higher entrance fees and .uh.gs
lions. Those with three ,p,rs
must pay 800 guineas instead i
and those with two surties .sO, NJ
cas- against $50 previously. M Y
nual subscription is raised "a "A,
gulneas but members already el.t1
will still pay the old rate Of tv,s,
thirty or forty guineas per annun. !, K
cording to the year when th.v v
came members. \
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
MULES FOR SALE

A lot of Good Young Work
Mules will be sold in front of the
Court House on next SATUR-
DAY, JAN. n, 1917. Come and
buy some Good Mules cheap.
They can be seen at TOM GAR
ROTT'S STABLE, across the
river in North Greenwood.
SOUTHERN HORSE & MULE
COMPANY ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
o'DOWD TO FIGHT BRITTON.

St. Paul, Jan. 25-(By Union Asso-
ciated Press)-Mike O'Dowd, the
fighting harp Of the city, is matched
to box Jack Britton before the Col
iseum A. c. Of this city tonight.
o'Dowd is one Of ls sading contend-
ers for weller weight horicrs; and the
bout ought to draw we'll.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
A REMEDY FOR LABOR MIGRA-
TON.
Letter from Negro in Yesterdays Pa
per Prompts Suggestion.

Letter from Negro in Yesterdays Pa
per Prompts Suggestion.
Mr.. William Sheinblum, of Aber-
deem, a deaf man, having read the let
ter in yesterdays Daily Common
wealth from a negro in Buffalo, N.
Y, who advised "his color to make
themselves at home in the South, sub
mitted the following letter for publ
cation:
City, January Oath, 1917.
Editor Daily Commonwealth:
Reading today a negro's story adj
vising his folks to stay at home, l
wish to state the following: 1t is a
well known fact that the colored peo-
pie from almost every county of the
state Of Mississippi are leaving under
the influence of false stories of bigger
wages to come to a land of milk and
honey" which the colored folks like
so well, so they r almost fleeing,
but let me tell you my friends, there
should be no worry about it. Let ev-
cry community send representatives
to the big cities and you will get COL
ored people in the thousands who are
longing to come back South and will
give you all the blessings for the OPP
portunity to do so. / know 1t from
personal observation as I have been
there and know it to be true.
VIM. SHEINBLUM,
Aberdeen, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25

FOR SALE-A very pretty bunga-
low with modern c~onveniences, on the
Boulevard in Congress Heights. Part
Cash, balance easy terms Apply to
J. L. Gillespie, this Office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
CLASSIFIED ADvS.

FOR SALE A 20 #. Gasolene
Launch with 20-horse power double
opposed Badger Engine, canopy top,
Electric Headlight and Storage Bat
terry, and all other necessary equip
ments. If interested, see or write
owner. GU Arps, Greenwood, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25
WoMEN's MET. GOLF MEETING

New York, Jan. 25- lBy Union A.
ISOLATED Press)-Ths annual meeting
Of the Women's Metropolitan Coli
Association takes placs n this city
today. Mrs. r. =, -Donohos, who has
carried on the work of w club 70
successfully will h ss-slsctsd prssi.
dent.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-25

FOR SALE-Two nice saddle and
harness horses, four and six years
old, both black and excellent matches.
Perfectly gentle. Write B. G. Wad-
lington, McCarley, Miss.