The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27

Entered at Greenwood ~postohhce as second-eiass nsstss.
GREENWOOD, MISS JULY q. 1916.
Some exemption claims make q cold fetish noiss~
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Two dollar wheat is proof of farmers Senate pull. II 4
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Both sham and blua-the new German ehancsnot's1
peace hot air.
We have a lot Of war work to do before INDUCING in
peace CAB.
germany, The Next Republic is the title Of q new
book, not our prediction. We" I
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Hard to make some folks realize that this isn't going
to be a typewriter-won war.
Already the curious are asking, "will Kerensky stop
at the premiersip Of Russia?"
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Cont know that Impotence is a sin, but it is certainly
one of our national faults.
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Keep in mind that we are engaged in. = deadly war,
not an argument with friends. d.
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The want-to-knows forget that secrecy is one Of the
biggest assets in conducting a war.
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The vote on the food bill indicates that the Senate's
"wilful twelve has been cut in half.
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Some of our own newspapers are as intent on throw
ing a U-boat sacre into us as the Germans are.
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Kerensky is a socialst-Or was before assuming Of.
fce-though not Of the brand that oppose war.
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Let the exemption boards be as impartial a. the
draft was and there will be no kicks coming to anybody.
Lightning was striking pretty close to the same place
when five out Of six North Carolina brothers were drafted.
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The worlds ablest sleuth could not locate the farmer
who once said he'd be happy if assured Of dollar wheat.
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A meatless diet is all right for those who want it,
but just suppose everybody should adopt it permanently!
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Uncle Sans soldier roundup was world-bester, and
it is only a matter of time when hell have an army that
will be. .D.
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Bloody Bill has called 100000 more men to the colors,
which is believed to be many more than Germany hAs to
respond.
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Wilson knows that when Congress knows a thing it
ceases to be a ~secret-that is one reason it isn't told all
about war plans.
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Root is to be medaled. having been awarded the
first valor gold medal Of the National Arts Club, for his
work in Russia.
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There is a difference Of opinion about the good luck Of
increased prices for horseshoeing between blaeksmiths and
their customers. ~
What's become Of the bunch Of near scientists who
a few years ago, claimed to have found a way to feed peo'
pie on chemicalized air?
Germany has had three years to prepare for its sub
marine campaign, yet we have kickers because Wilson
hasn't squelched it in three months. Fl
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Those insisting on full information on what the gov
eminent is doing to win the war apparently forget that
if given, it would also 60 to theenemy.
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Sure, there are persons always ready to belvs storie
Of graft in connection with the spending Of large sums o
money, and there is an obvious reason.
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When two men hooked up in a business copa.tnershil
find they can't agree, one of them gets out. The rule Il
good enough to be applied to oficialdom.
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No, Joshua; Congress doesn't necessarily have to TAX
an annual recess, though it usually does-there is 'sucl
a thing as getting talked out, you know.
If Wisconsin isn't what Henry Watterson called it.
atbo traitor state"-its voters will see that BobIA Follett
is properly paid for his lone vote against the atfcrsf
bill.