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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
IF YOU AND l.

If you and I would reason when
We often sadly fail,
Ere we have known the simple truth
Of some slanderous tale,
Injustice forms within our minds
Before the truths revealed,
Thus do we aid to blight a name
That we should truly shield.
If you and I would only feel,
AS righteous hearts should do,
For those who bear misfortune's rod,
And whom the fates pursue,
And would our hearts with pity move,
In their distress and needs
And strew their way with rays of joy
Through kindly, Christian deeds.
If you and l failed to decide
And coldly criticize
The hayward ones who sin and fall,
Whom'nature made unwise,
Would we but give them council, cheer
For all their follies shown,
Show them the true, straight, honored
path
And gladly guide them on.
Would you and l but bury hate,
Would we unbiased be
And cast away the spirit greed,
Of which few are unfree,
Would we %extinguish envy's fire,
And every wrong decry,
This world would be supremacy blest,
Dry many a fearful eye.
If you and I would pause to think,
We've sinned and sinned again,
And yielded to the tempting power
True. honor does disdain,
Why should we frown then on the
weak .
In this cold world Of strife
When we, like them, are sinful, too,
And stained u page Of life?
If you and I would only think
Of those in wintry days
Who live in wretched, howell homes,
Where want and misery preys,
Could we but see their starving forms
And eyes that speak despair,
A shivering with the singing cold,
All sad, forgotten there,
Then you and I would cast aside
False dreams that soon do die,
And fight for rights for woman, man,
Which now our laws deny.
Then there would come a perfect day,
And which is heavens plan, =.
That love and justice rule the earth,
Now ruled by selfish man. \,
~ rNrA&y |
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
TODAY BIRTHDAY HONORS.

Former representative Fred E.
Lewis, Progressive of Allentown, Pa,
was born in that city, February 8,
1865. He was educated in the public
schools at New England military in
stitute and Muhlenberg College, after
which he took up the study of law in
the offices of Hon. Robert E. Wright
and was admitted to the bar in 1883.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALER.

NOTICE TO LUMBER DEALERS.
The Board Of Supervisors of Le-
fore County, Mississippi, will receive
sealed bids on the first Monday in
March, 1917, for not less than one nor
more than three cars of long leaf yell
low pine lumber, IS per cent. heart,
No. l Common, 8 inches thick, from
six inches to eight inches in width and
16 #. long, delivered at Greenwood
or Money Stations, as said Board may
direct.
This February 9Th, 1917.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
MIX on Leathee.

Rub leather chairs with 4 little
fresh milk to prevent cracks In the
leather. Do this about once q week.
Whiting spread on . damp flannel
cloth will remove all spots from
painted wood without hurting the sur.
face and without firing the arm whiob
eppliss Il
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
Gen. s. r. Keesler made a business
trip to St. Louis this week.
TEAMS FOR REM
FLOWING OR HAULING
PHONE 269.

The bankers Of Greenwood very
strongly recommend the photoplay
that is to be shown at the Greenwood
Theatre on Thursday, Feb'y 18th. Lii.
liam Walker in 1.-THE Dollar and the
Law" It is a picture which shows
the actual making Of money, its uses
etc. It encourages thrift and saving.
A great offering, one everybody
should see.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

Mgr. Schilling Of the Greenwood
Theatre booked 1.-THE Princes of Phil
sen" on short notice, the company
having cancelled another town to
come to Greenwood-the best theatri.
cal town in Mississippi.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

FOR SALE-4-cylinder, sslf-start.
e. 0-passeneer Buick Car; in first.
class shape. viii sell at sacrifice, II
taken at once. Phone 146 or apply
70 = L. Gooch, SO5 Williamson street,
Greenwood, Min,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
FOR SALE-One Jersey MIX Ce..
and 30 Shares Of Stock in fs.O0
Mississippi Valley Cotton Co. Appv
to F. c. Wagner, Tel. 4S0S.

FOR SALE-By City Of a s.l-
wood, tho old Eagles Club q ~, ~.
EFT house. Send bids to 3. =. - ~.
gomery. City Clerk On or before w., ~
day, February II. 1917, at ~ 80 s''
2. m.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

FOR EAR CORN, HAY, VELVET
BEANS, PEAS AND SEED CORN,
CALL NO. 81, OR WRITE Y. T. EG.
GLEsTON, GREENWOOD, MISS.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

Mrs. J. W. Price who has been Wis.
iting her daughter, Mrs. G. E. Wright,
returned to her home in Hazlehurst
yesterday.
Mrs. W. M. Dubard and daughter,
Miss Roberta, Of Grenada, are the
welcomed guests Of Mrs. C. L. Lomax,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Clark, of Itta
Bena, spent Tuesday in Greenwood
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Rus
sell on Washington street.
Sh&AS
Mr.. H. C. Bancroft, of Houston,
Texas, is in the city in the interest Of
the Overland Greenwood Co. He ar
rived several days ago and will prob
ably be in the city two weeks. A
campaign to push the Over
land cars is being inaugurated here.
If you want snap corn OF whip
poorwill COW peas write Nicely Bros,
Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
Farming Land for Rent.

25O acres Of new land for rent;
three miles east of Greenwood; ten
ant houses and artesian we'll; small
or large tracts to suit tenants. In
quire of A. w. Ross or Tel. No. 165.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
CLASSIFIED ADvS.

FOR SALE-A very pretty bunga.
low with modern conveniences, on the
Boulevard in Congress Heights. Part
cash. balance easy terms. Apply 10
>. u. Gillespie, this Office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
GREENWOOD A
Not for Mother.

Not for Mother.
mo, mother, this novel Ia not at all
fit for you to read you are readin,
It" Eyes. but you know you were
brought up very Observation-Disclosures
Transcript
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

II you want snap corn or whip
poorwill cow peas write Nicely Bros,
Natchez, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

Hon. s. F. Jones was looking after
his planting interests in the vicinity
Of Shaw the past few days.
p, tAA$A
Six Cakes Palmolive Soap for IS
Cents.
COURT SQUARE GROCERY.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
Mr.. Calhoon Wilson made a bus.
mess visit to Memphis yesterday.
4 4 4
WANTED.

2 or 3 small sets of Books to keep
where my entire time will not be TAX
en- up. I have a diploma from one of
the best commercial colleges in the
South, and know I can do the work
in a thorough manner.
T. M. BILLINGSLEY.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08

WANTED-Dssk space coI'vsn'.' 4
" located uptown. Phone 49,
rssd Little, I'D. f,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-08
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

M. C. DORIAN.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
TRAFFIC MEN
SPEND 4 BUSY
DAY IN THE CITY
Western Officials of Southern
Railway Inspect Our Port
Facilities.
MAY MEAN MORE TRAFFIC
General Freight Agent J. B.
Ford and His Staff More Than
Pleased With Advantages in
Brunswick.

That Brunswick is attracting at
tention in more ways than one and
that her present development is hay
ing the effect of bringing her to the
attention of the country generally,
was splendidly demonstrated in the
fact that six or seven of the traffic
officials of the Southern railway, all
located on lines west, spent yesterday
here. These officials came for the
purpose of inspecting the port iacili-
ties here, of taking a personal look at
the immense terminals of the South
ern at Turtle river ana at the sanie
time they wanted TO see the big ship.
yards and other large manufacturing
plants now located in the port, and
which are serving to put Brunswick
on the map Of most all of the big rail
lines in the country.
Those who came yesterday were
General Freight Agent j. B. Ford, OF
Cincinnati; Travelling Freight Agent
T. w. Sanderson, of Little Rock !;
Travelling Freight Agent w. N. Hill,
of Dallas, Texas; Travelling Freight
Agent G. c. Whitney, of HOUSTON,
Tex, and Travelling Freight Agent w,
7. Heating, of Oklahoma City. Okla.
The party was chaperoned to Bruins
wick by Division Freight Agent c. A.
Russell and here they were taken in
charge by General Agent G. H. White,
who showed them the many sights
and the many advantages of the port
of Brunswick
General Freight Agent Ford was
more than pleased with the magnili-
cent harbor, the splendid port facili-
ties and the general shipping situa-
all the members of his staff who were
with him shared his viewpoint. The
coming of these officials to Bruins
wick means much for the port. In
the past Brunswick has not been get
ting very much cotton from west OF
the Mississippi river, and these gen
tlemen came down to see to what eX-
tent the port could handle this i'm
mense movement which may be di-
verified here. They are all going bacl;
home and are going to get busy and
route a bunch of this cotton and other
heavy traffic through Brunswick.
The party enjoyed their stay here
to the fullest, and left last night for
Mobile, thence they go to New York
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
AUSTRIA MAY NOW
DECLARE WAR ON Us
FINANCIAL AID GIVEN TO ITAlv
MAY BE CAUSE OF THE
RUPTURE.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The posi-
Dlllty that Austria and perhaps other
allies Of Germany may soon declare
war against the United States he
cause OF financial aid given to Italv
Is recognized by administration Off
Gals.
1t was carefully explained TODAY
tat there is nothing in the existing sit.
uation, either diplomatic or military
that would cause the United States
to take the initiative, but that an
2nalomous state Of affairs NAV result
IN broadening the fact that war docs
exist was not denied.
relations of the United States
with Germany's allies are defined ae
sui in a state of broken relations
O1flclals hesitate to describe them a.
unfriendly, although admitting that
they could scarcely be called friendly
The policy OF extending aid to the
countries fighting certain of Ger.
many's allies, without progress de
clared war against Germany will he
continues, and it was admitted that
Austria or any other ally might per.
haps improbably construe such as
slstance as a warlike act.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
SMITH ATTENDS
BANK MEETING
LOCAL BANKER TO HELP WORK
OUT PLANS FOR THE NEXT
LIBERTY LOAN.

Vice President George H. Smith, of
the Brunswick Bank and Trust COM
pany, spent yesterday in Atlanta,
where he went to attend a conference
of prominent bankers from all over
the sections covered by the Federal
Reserve bank of the Atlanta district.
This conference was called to dilcuss
plans for assisting in the work of
floating the second Liberty loan,
which is now being planned by the
United States treasury department,
and many detail matters will have TO
be mapped out by the various banks
and bankers in the district. 1t will!
be recalled that in the first Liberty
loan bond SALE the Brunswick Bank
and Trust company established some
what of record for city the size
of Brunswick by selling more than a
million dollars in these bonds.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
BERLIN MAKES
MEEK REPLY To
THE ARGENTINE
Tells BuenOs Aires That Sub
marine Order VIII be
Modified.
PROMISES TO PAY INDEMNITY
Germany Dispatches COnciIia=
tory Note to Argentine and
ExCels Herself With Long
Promises.

Buenos Aires, Aug. 2S.-Most con
ciliatory was the reply OF Germany
to the urgent notes OF the Argentine
government demanding quick replies
TO repeated notes sent to that govern
ment. The reply which came today
deals with the submarine plans en-
trely and announced that in order to
maintain friendly relations with the
government of Argentine, Germany
would modify her order blockading
the Argentine coast and would allow
freedom OF the seas to vessels under
Argentine's flag carrying food.
In the note, Germany also promises
TO pay indemnity to the government
Of Argentine for the sinking of the
steamer Toto by a German subma-
rine. The government has made no
official reply 20 the German note
which is literally full of promises.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
MANY TRAINS
ARE TAKEN OFF
IN SOUTHEASTERN TERRITORY
TO AID GOVERNMENT.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2S.-W. j. Hara-
han, president Of the Seaboard Air
Line railway and chairman of the
southeastern department of the rail
road war board, announced today that
the rodas in his department up to
August Is had eliminated 116 passen-
ger train schedules as a part of the
movement for increased efficiency in
handling troops, ammunitions, sup
plies and fOOdstuffs. This has re
leased 81 locomotives and 1926 men
Tor other service and will result in
coal saving of 233,754 tons and a
saving of 4,557.1S1 train miles yearly.
Permission has been asked of the
corporation commissions of the vari-
Gus states for authority to discontinue
80 additional passenger trains, which
would release II locomotives and 81
men for other service and save
30,569 tons of coal, 3,S4O,000 gallons
of fuel oil and 10000 gallons of
gasoline yearly, as we'll as 7G60O2
train miles.
Hearty cooperation is being had
from all the roads in North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee Louis
lana and Arkansas, Chairman Hara-
han said.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
CATHOLICS AVON
THEIR LOYALTY
WHILE THEY ACCLAIM POPF's
PEACE PLAN, THEY AFFIRM
FAITH IN WAR MEASURES.

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 2S.-Resolu-
tions "acclaiming" the peace proposal
OF Pope Benedict and pledgina all
Catholics of this country to the var
program of the United States but
containing no clause urging accept.
ance by the American government of
the papal suggestions. were reported
favorably today by the resolutions
committee of the American Fedora.
ton Of Catholic Societies. They will
be presented to the convention late
The loyalty resolution declares that
in accordance with unbroken tradi.
ton Of loyalty for the foundations Of
this republic. we aolemnlv affirm our
inalienable attachment to the prin.
ciples Of American government and
we pledge, without reservation. our
blood and our treasures for the de.
tense and perpetuation of our beloved
country"
The pope's proposal was spoken
of as follows:
we reverently and joyfully &C
claim the action of our most holy
father, Benedict Nv in his proposal
OF basis for the negotiation of pc9ce
between the warning nations and we
mark with pardonable pride the ac-
cord between the articles of agree
ment offered by the Supreme Pontiff
and the tentative suggestions for.
merly made by the president of the
United States"
The committee which drew I'D the
document contained clerical and Law
members from all sections of the
United States.
Other resolutions recommended
! ask fair play and justice for ne.
groes, the resolution being caused by
the recent race riots in East St
Louis, H., and Houston, Tex; sug.
gest changes in the divorce laws: ask
Catholics aid for conservation plans
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
Tenor OF Presidents Message
Was Firm in Every Way,
Yet Positive.
NO TINE FOR PATH OF PEACE
Chief Executive Tells the Pope
That Germany Has Swept
the Continent With Innocent
Blood OF Nations.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-PresiIent
Woodrow Wilson. in a note made pub
lie tonight, rejected the peace pro-
posala OF Pope Benedict, sent TO all
the belligerent nations a week or ten
days ago
The note was dispatched tonight.
and was Immediately given to me
public. In the statement. the pres
ident says that while every heart not
blinded and hardened by the terrible
war must be touched by the appeal
/ of his holiness, vet ii would be folly
/ to taWe the path OF peace. ne points
out, if il does not lead to the goal
he proposes. To deal with such DOW
ers as now rule Germany, upon the
plan outlined by the pope, would in
, volve the fecuperatiOn Of the strength
Of the said rules and renewal of
their world domination policy. The
president declared that Germany was
swept the continent with the blood
Of innocent women and children, the
helpless poor, as we'll as the hap
less soldiers. Permanent peace must
be based on faith. said the president,
of all the peoples and on justice and
fairness. We cannot take the word
OF the present rulers of Germany as
a guarantee of anything unless that
word is supported by conclusive evil
dence Of the will and purpose of the
German people themselves, said the
president.
The note was not unexpected, and
the people had also been pretty we'll
acquainted with the fact that it would
be a rejection Of the plans of the
pope.
The presidents rejection of the
pope's peace proposals is regarded as
the high water mark Of the war. 1t
is indicative of virtual selection of
the president by the allies as spokes-
man before the world There is no
mixing OF the fo2ceful terms he would
employ to save the world from the
autocratic German government
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
FRENCH OFFICERS
TO INSTRUCT CAMP
BOTH ENGLISH AND FRENCH TO
AID IN TRAINING OUR
OFFICERS.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-A group Of
French and British army officers, spe-
cialists in various details of trench
warfare, will Be attached to national
guard and national army camps under
plans worked out by the war depart
ment to expedite training Of troops
for special conditions they will meet
at the front.
French and British governments
have already been asked to detail
officers, and probably eight or ten
will be assigned to each of the thirty
two camps.
I The foreign officers will not come
in direct touch with the American
troops. The training will be done
entirely by the American officers OF
the companies, regiments, or brl-
gades; but the American officers will
have the opportunity of consulting
with their foreign associates who
have had actual experience at the
front with control of artillery fire
bombing attacks, machine guns, and
co-ordinating movements of infantry
units in attack or on defensive OPP
erations.
There will be men who have learn
ed, under fire the lesson Of maintain
| ing telegraph or telephone communi
cation, others whose specially has
been the coordination of aeroplane
observation with the movements OF
the infantry; others who have been
highly trained in observation balloon
work and so on through the list OF
highly specialized military subjects
that have been developed in three
years of trench warfare
Learning these lessons of co-or
dination of forces, is vital to the eff
| ficiency of the American troops when
,, they face the Germans across INC
Mans Land"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
TREASON CHARGED
To THESE RUSSIANS
MILITARY SECRETS HAVE BEEN
GOING TO GERMANY FROM
PETROGRAD.

Petrograd, Aug. 28.-At the trial
for high treason of General Soukhom.
linoff, former minister ofw ar; Gen.
eral Ivanoff, former commander in
Volhynia and Galicia, testified he had
information showing that military
secrets had been communicated di
rect from Petrograd to Germany and
Austria by way of Warsaw.
General Velitschko, deputy direc
tor of the engineers corps, said he
regarded General Soukhomlinoff as
having been principally responsible
for the defeats of the uRssian army
AS soon as he was appointed minis
ter of war, the witness terrified, he
suppressed various councils created
Tor the purpose of discussing cues
lions of national defense
Former Emperor Nicholas. Cen
eral Velitchko said, could not be held
responsible for She military misfor
tunes OF Russia, as he saw every
thing through the spectacles of Gen
eral Soukhomlinoff.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
AUSTRIA IS
ALARMED At
|!LArS WORK
Vienna Frankly COnfesseS That
the Situation is Very
Serious.
RUSSIANS LAY DOWN AGAIN
Teutons Cease Their Counter
Attacks at Verdun-British
Win a Gain of One Mile on
Long Front.

Except in the AuStrian-ltalian the
alter, and on the BukoWina and Mold
avia fronts, fighting had shown some
abatement during the past twenty
four hours. The weather has been
very bad in Flanders and France, and
here some bombardments only are
going on In the Verdun sector, the
Germans have ceased their counter
attacks against the French North OF
Gorilla the Italians and Austrians
are still in a furious battle.
Alarm has gripped Vienna as re-
suit OF the unbroken series OF Italian
victories Emperor Charles has gone
to the front in person to stop the re
treat. Germany officers and rein
forcements that were to have been
used on the Russo .iumanian front
have been sent to the Italian thea
ter
Vienna also admits that Monte
Sano has been evacuated without
showing resistance to the Italian at
tackers. In BukoWina, Russian troops
again show disaffection. Near Novo
the Selianian troops took several po-
sitions. In Modavia the Teutons
have taken positions from the Ruma
mans. ~
The British troops have gained
more than a mile along the st. Jul
ian-Poel-Chappelle road.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29

sense of duty and only tremble for
their own personal safety.
IF Russia wishes to be saved the
army must be regenerated at any
cost. We must Immediately take
measures such as | have referred to.
which have been approved in their
entirety by the acting minister of
war;
General KOrnlioff then outlined the
most OF these important measures in
addition to restoration of the death
penalty, which are: First, restoration
of discipline in the army by the
strengthening of the authority of Of
ficers and on-commissioned officers:
second, improvement of the financial
position of officers who have been in
a very difficult position in the recent
military operations; third, restriction
of the functions of regimental COM
mittees which, although managing
economic affairs of the regiments,
must not be permitted to have any
part in decisions regarding military
operations or the appointment of
leaders.
1.-THE strength of every army de-
ponds upon conditions in the district
in its rear" General Kornlioff con-
tinued. "The blood which will in
eyitably flow during the restoration
period may be shed in vain if the
army, having been reorganized and
prepared for battle, remains without
reinforcements and fresh supplies of
projectiles and equipment. | there,
fore think it indispensable that the
measures taken at the front should
also be applied in the rear"
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
THREE=CENT LETTER ITEM
is STRICKEN FROM Bill

Washington, Aug. 2S.-The opposi-
ton scored victory today when the
section of the two billion dollar reve-
nue. bill providing for three-cent let
ter postage was stricken out by vote
Of 80 to 20.
Flushed with triumph, the follow
ers of LaFollette predicted that the
bill will practically be rewritten be-
fore it's passage so as to place the
burden on the rich.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-08-29
MILITARY POSTCARD Is
RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON

Washington. Aug 2S.-The Ameri-
can war letter is here, the first one
being received this morning
On one side of the card are seven
printed sentences, such as Il am quite
WE'LL 'Have been admitted to the
hospital" etc, with printed instruc-
lions to cross out the sentences not
wanted.
The card bears the United States
military service postmark, with the
date, but the point of origin is not
known.