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The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
NOSING
 ABOUT OFFICES

Washington, April 4 - Develop ments which were brought to light this morning indicates that Ger man spies have been nosing about tn the governments various of fees here, and in their thirst for in formation, they did not overlook Secretary of State Lansing's office.
 From this period forward, all federal offices, not only here, but throughout the entire country will
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
WILSON'S MESSAGE WILL NOT
 CHANGE GERMANyS SUBMARINE POLICY

Germany will not declare war nor take any step to wage war agajus" the United States.
 The submarine warfare policy will be continued, but according to officials high up in the government affairs, this submarine war is not directed against the United States any more than it is directed ngadnsty any other neutral nation which tries to carry supplies to the coun- tries which are now at war with Ger many.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

Washington, April 4-The Senate committee which is steering the course of the Presidents State Of War resolution late yesterday aE- ternoon decided on a course of ac- t'ou which is calculated to defeat the little group of willful men who wished to block the congressional indorsement of the resolution de- clarjng that a state of war exists between the United States and Ger many,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

Washington, April 4-Senator Lodge as ranking Republican mem- her os the Foreign Relations com- mittee in supporting the State of War resolution in a speech which he made on. the floor of the Senate this morning declared that the Un- tied States should seize all Ger man ships now in American ports and use them to replace the ships which Germany has sunk by sub marines.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
SENATOR SAYS STATES SHOULD SEIZE.
 GERMAN SHIPS IN AMERICAN PORTS

Washington, April 4 - The For aian Affairs committee of the Un- tied States House of Representatives this morning accepted the senate's resolution in place of its own and reported the resolution fayorably for passage. t.n .tt.
 Shortly after the committee had reported the measure back into the house which had convened for the purpose of receiving, the report of the committee the Flood and Mar tin resolutions were taken up.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

New York, April 1.-Two Brit ish steamships, the Treyose and the Aldwick Castle were torpedoed by German submarines without warn- ing several days ago, according to advice received here this morning.
 The news was brought in by twenty four survivors who arrived on the French steamship Venezia
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
BALL|NGER
 OFFERS SERVICE

Seattle, April 4-Richard A. Bal finger, ex-SecretaTy of the Interior, has rendered his services to the War Department, sending a tele- eram to Secretary of War Baker offerin, himself to the department i'll any capacity which that depart ment might use him in.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
be closely watched to preyut a re- curreGCe of any such actions.
MESSAGE DECLARED
 HISTORICAL BY
 FORMER PRES. TAFT

New Haven, April 4 - EX-Presi- dent Howard Taft, in commenting on President Wilson's message de livered to the joint session of Con gress Monday declared the mess age to be a great historical paper, and one which would live in the generations yet to come.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

Hanford, Cal, April 4-In a dispute which arose over the Ques- tion of ownership of some property, G. L. Meadows, justice of the peace for this district, w. G, Wiley, of Los Angeles and his at- torney E, T. Coster, were all three shct and killed by L. T. Denny a well known ranchmam who claimed ownership of the property. Wiley had come out to this town in order
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
Gets IS Months
 For Threat

Baltimore, April 4-Amos H. Peuhls, 6S years of age was this morning sentenced to the federal penitentiary for eighteen months under the act that it was a federal crime to threaten the life of the Presidept of the United States.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
Brand Whitlock
 in Switzerland

Berne, April 4-Minister to Belgium from the United States Brand Whitlock arrived in this city this morning enroute to his home in the United States whither he has been called by his government to prevent the German government from holding him as prisoner of war in the event of war resulting between the United States and Germany.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
US. SENATORS S|G1 ROUND ROBIN
 ID KEEP SENATE IN SESSION

It was decided by the committee to keep the United States Senate in continuous session after it met this morning at ten o'clock until action is had on the Flood and Martin resolutions, indorsing Wilson s: course of action. s
 A round robin was circulated among the senators yesterday af- ternoon pledging themselves to keen congress in continuous session.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

There will be a meeting tonight of Skagway Aerie No. 25, Frater1al Order of Eagles. All members are cordially invited to attend as there are matters of importance to come before the Aerie..
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

Washington, April f - Senator Chamberlain re-intrOduced his bill in an amended form providing for the enlistment and training of five ,hLndred thousand men twenty years Of age, and the bill also provides
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
Judge, Lawyer, Plaintiff
 and Defendant Dead

to bring suit and retained Coster as his attorney. The case was being tried in Meadows justice court, and when the judge decided ad- versely to Denny, the latter be- gan shooting, and before he stop ped the three men were killed.
 He then made his escape, but Marshall Hines soon overlook him, and when he refused to give him. self up, the marshal shot him dead.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
Calls Uncle Sam
 Names; Arrested

Lincoln, April 4-Joseph! Kloss, German farm laborer was today arrested on the charge of "cursing the President and the United States" He will be tried before the federal district court.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
Three Towns Vote
 Into Dry Column

Chicago, April 4-Repcrts from elections held throughout various states yesterday show that Spring field, H., Madison, Wis, and Duluth, Minn., voted dry.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
TWO BRITISH SHIPS SUNK BY SUBS
 HUNDRED TEN PERSONS MISSING

which rescued them at sea after they had been adrift for four days.
 One hundred and ten persons, in oluding two women and one baby are missing and it is feared that they are all lost, as there was very little time in which to take to the life boats after the ships had been tcrnedoed
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
BLUE JACKETS AND COMMANDER
 IF AZTEC ARE SAFE IN. PARIS

Washington, April - United States Ambassador to France Sharp, located at Paris, this morning eabled to the State Department, that Captain OiBrien, master of the
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

Paris. April A series of pow erfuIy organized points of support held bv large German forces eX- tending over frontage of more than eight miles has been captured by the French army after some of the fiercest fought battles of the present war.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
Big Scandal In
 Austrian Cabinet

London, April 4-Three of Aus tria's cabinet members have re- signed their portfolios after rev elations of a grave nature were made public in a scandal connected with the supplying of army sup plies. Those to resign are the Ministers of Justice, War and Fin auce. ., !
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
FRENCH CAPTURE MANY STRONGLY
 ORGANIZED GERMAN POINTS

Tae points captured extend for eight miles south of the St. Quentin canal, and in the capture of these strongholds various villages and heights in the territory taken from the Germans fell into the hands of the French forces.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04
BILL PROVIDES FUR TRAINING FIVE
 HUNDRED THOUSAND YOUNG MEN

that at the discretion of the Presi- dent many more thousands of men up to twenty three years Of age may be called.
 The bill was referred to the eom- mittee.-
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

FrCm this date forward, the Pack Train Restaurant will re main open all night.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

The steamer Sophia left van couver last night and will arriYe in this port Saturday morning.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

ill lated steamer Aztec, and Lieu- tenaGt Gresham, who commanded the guard of twelve blue jackets
 who were aboard the vessel had ar rived in Paris.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-04

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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03
BEST SINGLE ADVERTISEMENT
GREENWOOD HAS.
Mr.. J. L. Gillespie, Editor and Pub
Usher Commonwealth, Greenwood,

Mr.. ]. L. Gillespie, Editor and Pub
Usher Commonwealth, Greenwood,
Miss:
Dear Sir:-I want to congratulate
you and the people of Greenwood on the
general character and success of The
Daily Commonwealth. When it was
announced that a Daily for Green
wood was to be launched, in common
with many others, an ambitious ex-
cuse from a proud little city was look
ed for, more than anything else. Few
believed that the town, as ambitious,
prosperous, and solid as it is, could
or would really support as solid and
substantial a daily paper as you are
publishing. geographically, editor
tally, ii locsl and general news, and
in high class, interesting advertising,
it ranks right along with the dai)!es
Of cities numbering thirty and forty
thousand inhabitants. One is able
to subscribe for it for what it is worth
NOT merely or even partially as a
feeling of local pride or duty. It is the
best single advertisement the city Of
Greenwood has. A SUBSCRIBER.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03
BATTERY C. BOYS.
Made Honorary Life Members OF
Greenwood Business League.

UTtcH"U Uu lJuSlliCoo ASu6N~s
Mr.. F. Herr, a member present, read
the following preamble and resolu-
lions prepared by him which were
| adopted by a rising vote:
Greenwood, Miss, July 81, 1917.
WHEREAS, Battery c, First Mis-
sissippi Field Artillery, composed Of
more than two hundred of the bright
est and best of the young manhood Of
Greenwood and of Leflore County, are
shortly to leave for service, and many
of them, possibly, to bivouac forever
on flames Eternal Camping Ground"
And Whereas, they are periodically,
at a complete sacrifice Of pleasures,
promises and opportunities Of youth,
voluntarily offering their lives in de-
tense of their honor and Of their
rights, and of our honor and Of our
rights.
BE IT RESOLVED, That we do
hereby make the members of Battery
C, First Mississippi Field Artillery,
honorary members Of the Greenwood
Business League, perpetualiy. as a
token of our esteem and appreciation
of their heroic devotion to right and
duty.
Be it further Resolved, That we
urge all employers Of members of
Battery C to reserve their positions
for them, as nearly as possible, in
recognition of the services and sacri-
fees they are yielding for their coun-
try and for US; and that we urge all
others to give them preference, upon
utir ~ret,r.,, in recognition Of this
supreme test of loyalty and citizen
ship.
Be it further Resolved, That We
urge all employers who have vacan'
cies or other opportunities available
to give preference, as nearly as pos
K sible, to relatives and dependents o.
these noble boys of Greenwood and LIE
fore, who are giving up home and 20
g sition, pleasure and profit, the presen
and future, to 60 among strangers ant
fight our battles
Be it further Resolved, That W
tender to the members of Battery
the services of the Greenwood Busi
ness League in any and every capa
city desired or possible, during thei
absence, and especially in looking afte
the interests of loved ones left behind
and assure them that upon their re
turn it shall be the pleasure Of thi
League to assist them in every mar
ner possible in becoming successfu
and prosperous business me nof thi
community.
Be it further Resolved, That 8
soon as the organization Of Batter
: C is completed, a roster, including til
' names of the officers and all member
7, with a copy of these resolutions, sha
w.. be printed and sent each member
Battery C, and the family of eac
member; that a copy shall be sent eac
local paper for publication, and a
ii embossed copy framed and assigne
to a position of honor on the walls
y of the home of this League, as Ion
b as it exists.
lg There being no further business ii
ly meeting was adjourned subject to cal
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

By virtue of the authority vested in
me as Trustee in a certain Deed of Trust
of date of February 18th, 1914, which
Deed of Trust is recorded in Deed
of Trust Book 7 page 26 Of the Rec
ords of Mortgages and Deeds Of Trust
of LeAore County Mississippi, and
which Deed of Trust was executed by
j. P. johnson and Mrs. J. P. johnson
to secure the payment Of a certain in
debtedness therein mentioned in favor
of The Leflore Building and Loan As
ISOLATION, l will, on Saturday the 18th
day of August, 1917, default having
been made in the payment Of said in
%debtedness, at the request Of the said
LeAore Building and Loan Assosia-
ton, acting through it's Board Of d.
rectors, which said Building and Loan
Association is the holder and owner Of
said indebtedness, proceed to sell, in
front of the South door Of the Court
House, in Greenwood, Lefore County,
Mississippi, within legal hours, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described real estate, lying and being
in the County Of Lefore, State Of Mis-
sissippi, towit: Lot Two (2) in Block
Twelve (12) In the Boulevard Addi-
ton to North Greenwood as shown on
the map of said Addition in Book 2
page 10 of the records Of Maps for
said Lefore County. I will convey
only such title as is vested in me as
Trustee Witness my signature this
the 26th day Of July, 1917.
C. L. LOMAX. Trustee.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03

ADVERTISING RATES ON REQUEST.
Entered at Greenwood ~postofhce as second-class matter.
GREENWOOD, MISS, AUGUST 3, 1917.
Getting mighty scarce-denial- proof war news.
nMAAAhAA
Good thing Uncle Sam is a multi-millionaire
n NJ "A -
One thing nobody need expect to be cheaper
Aliens should be made to fish, cut bait, or
Sissyism is dead, and there are a few male
mourners.
p n n n n n
Too much "pass-my- bill-l et-the-war-wait" in
Congress.
- 49,
Fiye-cent bread and two-dollar wheat are not
team mates.
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There is a bumper crop of peanuts; also OF
peanut politicians.
"Let Sam pay for it, seems to be the working
motto of our allies.
Increasing the income tax will not be objected
to by the incomeless.
AAAAHAn
Of course when you go to war the munition-
makers have to be paid.
AAAAAAA
There is one indispensable ingredient in making
a soldier-a red-blooded man.
Some men hereabouts are filter to join a sew
ing society than the army.
Familiarity with billions Of dollars hasn't made
it any easier to cop them singly.
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Senator Borah must have been asleep three or
four months-the causes of the war Americanized
Our pacifsts-thank goodness, growing fewer
every day-seem afraid the U. S. A. will hurt
Bloody Bill.
AAAAAAA
Pershing's boys are telling things to the
Trenches though they may not be making them
understand-yet.
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In addition to a broken spirit, ex-czar Nick
now has a broken leg-fell off a bicycle in his
prison garden.
nnnAAAA
Cap Hobson says we must fight to a finish
Correct. BY the way, which branch of the service
is Cap fighting in?
AAAAAAA
Troops are being sent to France on the endless
chain system, and will continue to be with NJ
official announcements.
N n n "a
Hoover says American resources and organiza
ton will win the war. All right, Herb, but won
there be some shooting too?
Nd N ~ "a M "a IA
War buying for the government is now in
new basis, but that won't lessen the knocks o
those who fail to sell it stuff.
IA "a IA n "a "a N
Nobody should need to be told that boostin
the commander-in-chief is a better way to wi
the war than brickbatting him
Wilson has astonished the world by what he
already done to win the war; yet W e hear yawp
about incompetence in Washington.
n -
Germany's apology to Norway for a subm'
rine's attacking its ships merely proves ths
Bloody Bill needs all the grub he can get.
Secretary Daniels is chasing the builders
submarine chasers so holly that he will soon hay
a bunch of them actually on the trail Of Germa
U-boats.
AAMANA
Oh, yes, there is a difference between the Ru
sian women's Legion of Death" and the Viii
House picketers-the latter form the Legion
Publicity.
Old maids expecting the proposal that new
came know just how that Massachusetts Congress
man who's been "hollering" that his mail had be-
tempered with feels.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03
AEROPLANES IN ATTACK.

The war has tremendously developed the aero
plane. Yet even now its chief efficacy is in scout
ing. 1t is the eye of the army.
As a raiding agency, the aeroplane has appar-
emily proven more effective than the Zeppelin,
judging by Germany's abandonment of the big
gas bags in favor of the heavier-than- air flyers.
Aeroplanes fighting has hitherto been limited
to scouting encounters. It has in other words,
been defensive; though the use of planes to dis
tribute bombs on enemy positions, ammunition
dumps and aerodromes is a growing feature OF re-
cent operations.
Twill the war be decided in the air." is the
question many people are asking. The use OF air
fleets on a gigantic scale is not impossible: and
the recent operations would indicate that the idea
has promising possibilities.
If it is practicable, America should be able to
help materially in providing the fighting air fleet
that will decide THE war; and the skil(uI daring
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03

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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-03

England's food controller announces a rs per
cent. reduction in the price Of bread, an announce.
msnt many would like to zee duplicated over here,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-25
CONTRACT ILLEGAL
SAYS ATTY GENERAL
Commissioners Did Not Act Req.
ularly in Letting Richland
Bridge Contract

County Auditor j. C. Syfford was
notified this morning by the attorney
generals Office that the action of tbe
county commissioners in letting a
contract for the Richland bridge was
irregular and consequently the con.
tract will be considered null and void.
1t is understood that the attorney
general holds that the contract is in
valid because no bids We're called for
before the contract was let. The com.
missionefs called for bids on speci-
fications which called for a steel
bridge. When these bids were opened
they were all rejected because the
cost of steel bridge was considered
too great by the commissioners. The
following day the board entered into
a contract with the Coast Construc.
ton company for a wooden bridge.
Evidently the attorney general is
OF the opinion that the rejection Of
the bids and the letting of the con-
tract were not part of the same
transaction but that before the con-
tract could be legally let new bids
would had to have been called for on
the changed specifications.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-25
PERsIA's s0RR0WFUL TREE.
Il Blooms Only at Night and Appears
Withered In Daytime. ...

Withered In Daytime. . -.
In faroff Persia there grows a shrub
which Is called the sorrowful tree.
Another name for this tree Is the night
jessamine or the sad tree. The reason
why it Is called the sad or sorrowful
tree is because it blooms only at night
When the first star appears in the
sky the first bud opens on the won.
derful tree. As the evening advances
the buds open more rapidly until the
tree is covered with delicate bloom
and it appears like one vast flower.
The bloom is quite fragrant and the
odor is like the perfume Of the evening
primrose. AS the stars begin to grow
dim and the dawn approaches the
flowers begin to fade, and by the time
the sun has risen not flower can be
found on the tree.
During the hours of daylight the tree
appears to be whitening as if it had
been injured in some manner, but In
reality it is simply regaining strength
in order to put new blossoms on the
following night.
This tree is held in high esteem by
the natives of the country where it
grows and is looked upon as curioS-
ity by florists throughout the world.
When cut down these trees send up
sprouts from the roots that will mature
into a Towering tree In a very short
time.-Apples Of Gold.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-25
THE LAST JUDGMENT.
A. 1t 10 Hourly Depicted by the Clock
of Beauvais Cathedral.

A. IT 10 Hourly Depicted by the cIoeI,
.s..... of Beauvais Cathedral.
The clock of Beauvais cathedral Is
said to be composed Of $4,000 separate
pieces. One sees on the f1fty-two dial
plates the hour. the day, the week and
the month; the rising and setting Of
the sun, phases Of the moon, the tides,
the time In the principal capitals Of
the world. together with a series Of
terrestrial and astronomical evolutons.
The framework is carved oak, eight
meters by five meters, or twenty-six
feet by sixteen and quarter feet.
When the clock strikes all the edi-
flee seems in movement. The designer
wished to depict the last judgment.
This wonderful work recalls the clock
Of Strassburg and is of modern con-
structiOn. 1t is the work Of q Beau
vaisian, M. Verite, who was in the
engineering department of the Nord
railway and who died in 1887.
AS the striking begins the cock crows.
angels sound trumpet at the four
cardinal points, imitation Of flames ap-
pears from the openings Of little stee-
pies right and left. A soul, that of
the impenitent thief, appears before
the Supreme Judge. 1t is condemned.
"a renfer." and demon armed with
a pitchfork seizes It and casts it into
the abyss. Next comes the soul of
the just. The angels advance and con-
duct 1t to the realms Of day. sacred
strains being heard.-London Chroni-
Gle '-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-01-25
MEETING in /.
IS. FINLEY LAST NIGHT
@ Commissioner Pratt Talks Over
Road Matters with the a
" =. Valley Farmers

The suggested plan of subdividing
this commissioners district into zones
for the purpose Of road building and
maintenance was advanced one step
further at meeting in Finley last
evening. Commissioner r. E. Pratt
and Chairman E. w. Trenbath, of the
Commercial club good roads commit
tee, attended and discussed the pro-
position with nearly seventy valley
farmers.
Mr.. Pratt made it plain that it is his
desire to cooperate with the farmers
in any plan that will bring forth good
results. He went on record in favor
of repairing and maintaining the
present roads first and building new
roads afterwards except in sections
where better roads are imperative. He
explained that it is impossible at this
time to even estimate what expendi-
ture will be necessary to repair and
maintain the present roads as the
former commissioner made no effort
to keep costs on this feature of the
work.
Altho no definite action was taken
toward fixing the boundaries of the
zones or recommending foremen, a
committee of eight was named to 90
over the territory with Mr.. Pratt with
a view of deciding upon satisfactory
subdivisions.
The plan as outlined is that Mr..
Pratt is to divide the territory from
the city limits to Hover into five or
six zones with road foreman in each
district. The foreman will be expect.
ed not only to boss the job and keen
the payroll but to work himself under
the direction of the commissioners. Mr.
Pratt has outlined this plan to Judge
Jonn Iruax and this method of road