davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Two American Airmen Bring
Down Two German PLANES

PARIS. Saturday. Dec. 15.-Charles
}. Biddle. OF Andalusia. Penn, and
Phelps Collins. Of Detroit, both mem
hers OF the Lafayette Flying Squadron,
have each brought down a German
machine with the last week.
Lcoh Benoit. an aviator, of Attel-
boro. Mass. fell with his machine on
Thursday while making a fight over
the ground at a French aviation school.
Both his legs were broken. He was
taken TO n hospital where he is report
ed TO be resting comfortably
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
GERMAN

BERLIN. Dec. i6.--At the park of Poezel-
hook Castle. after repulsing a partial attack
BY the enemy, We advanced our lines and took
prisoners.
There WAS lively artillery activity on the
southwest OF Cambria Il assumed considerable
intensity. British attac'p near Monehy and
Bullecourt failed.
Prisoners we're brought in as result Of
reconnoitring engagements az many points on
the E~oncb front
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Change in Export Trade

Seventy-eight per cent OF the more
than six billion dollars yortn .,
American goods exported IN the hsesl h
year 1917 consisted Of wholly. or pa,'.y
manufactured goods. in 1914, the ls,'
normal year before the war, the per
centage OF such goods xported was only
fifty-nin.-Argonaut.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
proof" of Atrocities
Called German Plot
Rumor Mutilated Belgian
Children Are in u. S. Started
That IL MAY Be Refuted

"a believe that the rumors as TO
mutilsted Pelgisn children being in
this country arc started and circulated
by tho Germans themselves," said the
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Italian Front
GERMAN

BERLIN. Dec. 16.-Con;inuing their sue
cesses, the Austro-hungsrians have taken by
storm Italian positions south Of Col Capriile
and captured several hundred men. including
nineteen officers.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-17
Books at Half and Less

THE GOSPEL STORY IN ART
bv John La Targe-So full page
plates, published at Sour
special price si7S.
KIN by Rudyard Kipling. Beau
tifully illustrated by full page
plates. Published at s3.So--our
special price $50.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
GEORGE REEVES WINS HONOR.
Local Agent for Curtis Publishing
Co. A Hard Worker.


George F. Reeves, the son of Mrs
C. W. Reeves, 3O7 Depot street, has
Just received the news Of his promo
ton to Master Salesman in tn Voca-
tional organization known as The
League of Curtis Salesman. 1t will be
good news to his friends whom he
numbers by the hundreds in Green.
wood that in earning his promotion be
has made q record for initiative and
for successful ~salemanship.
Beginning in 1915 with five subscrib-
ers to the Saturday Evening Post
George is now selling over two. hun
dred issues of that periodical every
week and also a large number of the
Ladies Home Journal and Country
Gentleman, published by the same
company. He has the local agency for
the magazines and news stands and
other boys who sell these magazines
secure theirs from him.
George is q hustler and every week
is right on the dot with his Post and
he never skips q customer, a thing
very commendable in q boy his age.
His friends will congratulate him up.
on his success.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
Successful Recruiting.


There are more ways Of killing a
cat besides choking it to death with
butter as the adage runs. So are there
ways of making recruiting attractive.
And the stunts to prevent any comfort
for slackers promise to be even more
numerous and interesting. The Coast
Artillery of the National Guard has
started a little stunt of its own which
will at least focus the attention of the
negligent upon the fact that there is
a war cloud over the nation. Men in
uniform of the Coast Artillery have
taken up positions in the theatre lob
bies and q cher locations where men Of
eligible age seek amusement. They
give out small cards, not to the men,
but to the girls or women who -.
company them. The substance Of the
printed matter upon the card is: rs
the gentleman with you a Stacker?
He is needed for the Coast Artillery"
OF course this is not done every night,
or the slackers o would get used
to it. But recruiting agents have an
uncomfortable way Of bobbing up
where they r not welcome-to the
men avoiding service.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOLD I'M.
PORTANT MEETING.

The Kings Daughters held their
regular meeting yesterday afternoon
at the Memorial Building.
Owing to the rain there was not
a large attendance. A busy session
was held and quite a good deal OF
business transacted. A report Of the
convention held at Hattiesburg was
read by Mrs. J. L. Gillespie, delegate.
Mrs. W. M. Wilmington rendered
her resignation as the Kings Daugh.
tiers representative on the Board OF
Control, to take effect at the June
meeting, owing to her absence from
the city the months Of June and July,
and the expiration of her term on
August the LIST. The Circle accepted
the resignation with regret and with
thanks for her efficient and valuable
service.
Mrs. Wilmington reported the ex-
~cavation work for the new hospital
about completed and the brick work
will begin at once.
The Kings Daughters are busy sell
ing tickets for the Chautauqua, and
as the guarantee has been met by the
business men, they will get half OF
all sales, and they are expecting ey'
erybody to buy tickets and all enjoy
the very best Chautauqua we have
ever witnessed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
WHY'RE THE CHURCH SOCIETIES
MEET NEXT MONDAY.

The Christian Ladies Aid Society
win meet with Mrs. H. N. Hovious in
East Greenwood at 8 o'clock.
The Episcopal Guild will meet with
Mrs, George Wilson in North Green
wood. e
The Earnest Workers will meet with
Mrs. Ira Boswell.
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. Howard Stewart.
The Baptist Ladies Aid Society will
meet in the parlors Of the Church.
The Methodist Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. E. ]. Harding in
North Greenwood.
The Jewish Ladies Aid Society will
meet with Mrs. Sol Stern.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
x PRETTY HOSE o

On yesterday afternoon Mrs. N. s.
Wright was the charming hostess Of .
pretty hose shower honoring the pop
ular ~bride-elect, Miss Edith Cecil Rem.
ME. The home was made pretty and
attractive with Dorothy Perkins ros-
e. banked in p~rofusion with exquis-
tie taste.
Mrs viii Harper greeted the guests
at the door and presented them to the
receiving line ~ follows: Mrs. N. 5.
Wright, Mrs. Joseph Rennie, Miss Ed
it'll Cecil Rennie and Miss Mary Frank
lin Beard. Those assisting Mrs.
Wright in receiving were: Mrs. ?. E.
Schilline, Mrs. Roger Friermood, Mrs.
". C. Tyree, Mrs. Earle Kinnebrew
and Miss Lanham.
The hose were wheeled in on a hose
reel by Misses Eugenia Rennie and
Isabel McCrady and As they turned
the wheel the hose were unwound in q
unique fashion and presented to the
pretty honoree.
Tea, sandwiches and cake were
served by Miss Eugenia Rennie and
Isabel McCrady, each plate having q
pretty little favor, tiny glass basket
filed with Dorothy Perkins for each
guest.
A wish was written on . hose shape
card by each guest and will be made
into q book with the cover Of same
made out Of goods from tho brides
dress and given to her as . souvenir
Of the happy occasion. The following
was the guest list:
Mrs. W. M. Wilmington, Mrs. Guy
Hall, Mrs. Amos Tins, Mrs. Sam
Montgomery, Mrs. ". r. Chandler,
Mrs. Albert Nets and Misses Dollie
Kimbrough, Irva Mitchell, Elma Jones,
Fannie Gardner, Margaret King,
Josephine Kirby and Elizabeth Cas-
sity.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
MOTHERS DAY.

Tomorrow is Mothers Day and will
be pretty generally observed in
Greenwood. All the churches will be
decorated for the occasion and little
girls will be at the doors to pin a
white flower on each one IS they enter
in memory Of their mother. A col
lection plate will be placed in each
vestibule for you to drop q free-will
Offering for the old Mothers at the
aOld Ladies Home" in Jackson. This
is our State Institution and could you
do a nicer thing than to help these
dear old Ladies' who are somebody's
mother and have no one to love OF
care for them in their last days?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Mr.. E. A. Fisher, Of Cruger, was
in Greenwood on business yesterday
Mrs. J. c. Bennett Of Walden, was
in Greenwood shopping today.
Mrs. G. E. Cox, of Runnemede, was
here on business yesterday.
Mr.. W. F. Wilson, Of Ruleville, was
in the city on business yesterday. q
Mr.. and Mrs: j. ]. Barrow were here
from their plantation home near
Money on business today.
Mrs. DR.. Holmes and Mrs. Caldwell,
of Winona, motored over today shopp-
ing.
Mesdames NJ. G. Smith and Walter
Carter, of Moorhead, was shopping in
the city today.
Mesdames r. X. Wilson and T. G,
James, ST., and T. G. James, Jr, Of
Sharkey spent yesterday in the city or
business.
Mrs. Tillman and her daughter, Miss
Addie ", and Mrs. Will Avery, OF
Walden, spent yesterday in Greenwood
shopping.
Mrs. T. J. Foley and sons, Jerry, Jr.
and Bob, returned today from a visit
Of several days to relatives and friends
in Vicksburg.
Rev. J. H. Bolton spent today will
W. X. Clements on his way to Hem
ingway.
Mr.. Morgan Kimbrough left this at
ternoon for Greenville, Texas, wher'
Mrs. Kimbrough is now visiting.
E. C. Cooper, who has been il
charge of the Myrick Garage her
for the past few months has been sue
ceeded by L. H. Crippen. Mr.. Coope'
is a splendid young business man an
/, made a host Of friends during hi
short stay in Winona. In the futur'
he will be with the Myrick Garage a
| Greenwood-Winona Times.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
E YORK DAY BY DAY.


New York, May. 12-(By Union As
ISOLATED Press)-The "Stratford Oak
Tree" presented to the city OF New
York through Ambassador Page by
Mayor Flower of Stratford-on-Avon,
England, will be planted in Central
Park this afternoon. Ceremonies will
be held under tn e~auspices Of the Cen
trail Park Shakespeare Garden Com
mittee. Addresses will be made by
Mayor Mitchell, former Ambassador
Choate, Major George Haven Putnam
and James MI Beck. The tree, nine
feet high, represents the ideals of two
d~emOcracies.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Mgr. Schilling advises that he. be-
lieves he has one Of the best Picture
Programs for next week that he has
booked In many months. On Monday,
Margarine Clark. Tuesday, Viola,
Dana, and the last chapter Of PEARL
OF THE ARMY" Wednesday, Ethel
Clayton. Thursday, Mary Pickford in
1.-THE Poor Little Rich Girl. Friday,
Vivian Martin and Jack Pickford.
Saturday, William s. Hart In 1.-THE
Gun Fighter" and Bushman and
Bayne.
1t appears that this Is certainly Z
great list Of stars to appear on q Pic
ture Program in a single week.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TOMOR.
ROW.

Services at Presbyterian church to-
morrow, preaching by the pastor, DR..
Rennie.
Subject II A. NJ, "A Call to Pray
err 1880 P. M. "Transfgured."
All cordially invited.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

The car. directing his troops In the
feld. sleeps on a folding campbell.
Anyone Who has had experience with a
folding camp-hed knows how warlike 1t
makes one feel IN the morning.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
NEED SEED FOR GARDENS.

Some of the school children who
wish to enter the contest for the best
vegetables this summer and fall are
needing seeds as follows:
Beans, okra, beets, butter-beans, to.
matoes and tomato plants. It II
thought that many might have a sur
plus Of these and might be glad to
donate them. Please send them to
Miss Ethel Torrey, principal of the
Grammar School or to Mrs. T. R. Hen.
son, chairman Of the Housekeepera
Committee.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

However. 1t may be feared that In.
dignation over the high cost Of a
worlds series. grand opera or the Rus.
sian ballet will never become sufficient
" widespread to make q political 10
kNA.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
New York a Country Town.

Avn"
New York isn't so civilized after all.
Residents of the upper part OF the
island around Spuyten Duyvil and
along the Hudson and Harlem rivers
are complaining Of the screech owls
and wild rabbits. Along the slender
brooks threading their way in lnwood
they frequently see cranes, owls and
other fowl yet undomesticated.
Around the households in Harlem and
the Hudson rivers may be seen musk
rats, whole families coming out at
evening to eat food placed upon the
banks for them. Chickadees and rob-
ms are present every season. And
this is only within a few minutes walk
of the Broadway subway.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Usually. when a peace report comes
from one Of the belligerents Of Europe,
It IL almost Immediately followed by a
statement from an enemy power an.
'nouncins I'VE have, just begun to
fRht,"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

In the past two months, postal say.
,ngs deposits have broken all records
100000 a week being received, most
" from iahorsrA. The struggle with
hard times grows more and more dis
tresApg.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

A smash from a shrapnel shell IL
sweeter than a dose Of cod liver oil.
II takes two nurses to hold wounded
soldiers while they are given a tea.
SPOONFUL Of the aalve.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

How did It happen that Shakespeare
wrote his admirable productions with.
out the assistance either Of tobacco Or
Of some proprietary remedy for his
TAGGED nerves?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

There are times when ones sins
ind one oot and other times when
ones friends find one In. To the busy
man the results are much the same In
both cases.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

The best and sIrest method for the
press to discourage what the pulpit
Justly denounces Is filthy literature 10
not to give II the benefit Of free adver.
Using. .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
CLASSIFIED. ADvS.

FOR RENT-Two nice office rooms,
fronting on Howard and Washington
streets; have water and sewerage con-
nections for dentist chairs; see s. j.
Stein. .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Mrs. George A. Wilson has return
ed to her home at Lexington after =
visit to Mr.. and Mra. George A. Will
son, Jr., Of this city.
tt4Ht
Mrs. Jack Carey and little James
Felts, Of Memphis, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Haskins.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

STILL HAVE A FEW TONS OF
WEBER 50 COTTON SEED LEFT
FOR SALE.
w. NJ. PETEET.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Worm While Quotation.
Responsibility walks hand IN hanA
Nth capacity and powsr."-SelscteA.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

The Daily Commonwealth gives
YOU all the latest war news Of the day.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Why not let The Daily Common
wealth visit your home every after
noon?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

FOR SALE-A very pretty bunga.
| low with modern con~veniences, 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, 1917-05-12

FOR SALE-One No. 8 bran new
Underwood Typewriter, in perfect con-
dition. Phone 726.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12
Silver Cloud For jewelers..

For the Jeweler, prospect Of
prosperity relieves the gloom Of soar
ing prices, scarcity Of material, delay
in shipments and all the ills that be-
set the war-harried lapidary In brief
if skirts will star short, it will make
up for the shortage in precious stones.
"The shorter the skirt, the better for
u.s." said a jeweler with a large es-
tablishment on Fifth avenue, because
the sale Of ankle watches has been in
creased from so to rs per cent. since
skirts went up. But this Is not all.
There Is another article Of iewelry af-
fected by brief dress. 1t is known as
the vanity band. 1t Is apt to include
a purse, a powder box, a mirror and
perhaps a cigaret case and a match
safe. 1t Is worn-well, where the
boys with long stockings wear their
garters. MANY Of them worn?" was
asked the jeweler. IF the skirts get
shorter" was the reply" you will be
surprised to see how many Of them we
SELL" .'
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

WANTED-Any kind Of stenograph-
ic or ~typewriting work after s o'clock
in evening" Call TOO or 1876.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Big Time for. Foreign Visitors.
New York has shown this week just
how royalty it can do things. Certain
ly the members of the English and
French commissions have no cause for
complaint regarding the attention they
have received in the metropolis. They
have been entertained in palatisl
homes-residences that rival the
world-famed castles Of Europe. And
they have had abundant opportunity
to see that Americans have taste in
art as well as the capacity to make
money. The Henry c. Prick home, &C.
cupied by the French Commissioners,
and the Vincent Astor home, used by
the British commissioners, contain
some Of the finest. art treasures In the
world.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

FOR SALE-Ford Roadster $500 0
Has not been run over 1000 miles.
New castings. In frst-class order.
Apply to Humphrey & Co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

Take The Daily Commonwealth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-12

FOR RENT-Nice room for one or
two gentleaen;4rhas =hath-HQom nd:
joining; $1,000 per month; phone 1856.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22

ROM, VermlceIl, SpagneJu, noodles,
potatoes, rice, tapioca, peas, beans,
Ientils, etc.
Acid Foods fruit juices and
juicy fruit, all sour dressings, pick
les, mUstaTds, ketchups, buttermilk
and everything of a tart nature.
Neutral FOOds-Meats, fats, fish,
fowl, milk, eggs, cheese, nuts, green
vegetables and most of the dry vege-
tables, figs dates, ripe bananas and
sweets.
This classification is not arbitrary,
faddish nor unreasonable It is the
result of long investigation of many
men of science and is put in this way
for convenience. So far as diet is
concerned, it means as much as you
can read into it. The Interpretation,
and you will have to take much for
granted for the present, is that all
foods named under the starchy list
should never be eaten with those
coming under the acid list. The neu-
trails will combine properly with eth
er group, but not with both of the
others at the same meal The qUes-
ton is to decide upon what one
wants or fancies for a given meal
and then, in selecting, never allow
acids and starches to come together
at one meal Both are good, but not
together. On general principle it is
best to favor the neutral list, espe-
CiaIly the green vegetables and the
dairy foods One ShOu1d make If a
point to eat daily Of raw vegetables
and course grains or bran bread for
roughage. This will keep the bowels
open.
If mothers will feed their children
plenty of vegetables, milk, eggs and
fish; whole wheat, steamed or boiled,
instead of the usual cereals; whole
wheat bread instead of white bread;
honey or brown sugar instead of
white sugar, there will be few Of the
children's ailments.
-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22

SHOULD 90 is 10 SuFDly IdVOIdDkG con
ditiOns for the successful eXertiOn of
these powers. Pure food is the most
potent remedial agent.-Andrew A.
Gour.
EVERETT MIGHT TEACH HIM.
Everett True is one of the finest
and plainest aI-round characters
that has ever been depicted. Every
time you publish him he hits the nail
sqUarely on the head.
l ask you, please, at your conven-
fence, have dear old Everett True
give some ''know-at-all'' man a good
beating for continually knocking his
wife's church. Said wife is a good
woman, broad and tolerant, but her
husband makes her miserable by
knocking her church every possible
time he gets the chance. Everett
True might teach him a lesson, since
he is a steady reader.-A Reader.
NATURE OF SLEEP.I have made
what might be called a psychological
discovery. Psychology, as we know,
relates to the study of the mind and
its functions. In legitimate sense
the discovery I have made fmay ar
rOgate to myself on the basis that 1
have used a number of facts to inter-
pref a certain phenomena in a man
ner striking and original, yet not at
variance with the related body Of
facts.
This phenomena is the fact Of
sleep. I hold it to be a special mode
of sensating or feeling; that in this
state we give out instead Of taking in
nervous energy. In the literature on
this subject there is nothing as far as
my knowledge goes containing this
hypothesis as the central idea.
will read my paper of several
thousand words before any body of
physicians I am willing at the same
time to undertake the application of
70 onvv nh
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-22

should do is to SUPPLY favorable con
ditions for the successful exeTtiOn of
these powers. Pure food is the most
potent remedial agent.-Andrew A.
Gour.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-21
HIGH POINT ROUTE 1.
BY Vidi.)

We are sorry to note that Mrs. j.
r. Cook continues in feeble health.
Miss Esther Boiling is spending
the week in Greensboro, the guest of
her cousin.
Mrs. Riley Smith suffered another
stroke of paralysis Sunday night and
has been unconscious ever since.
Mrs. Richard Crouch of Mechan-
icsville and her daughter-in law,
Mrs. Myrtle Crouch, are both con-
fined in bed with sickness.
Arthur Goodman, who has been
suffering with rheumatism, is some
better, we are glad to note.
It seems that somebody is pre-
pairing for hard times or something
else. Some one entered the smoke
house of A. A. Gordon one night
last week and stole a large ham, of
meat, a shoulder and part of mid
ding, the largest pieces of meat that
he had. Mrs. Creakmore had some
canned fruit and some empty cans
stolen. Mrs. Coble had a bucket
stolen. E. E. Spencer has had some
chickens stolen and Mrs. Creakmore
also.
Later. Riley Smith died
Tuesday morning at 9 O'Clock, June
18th. The relatives have the SYM
pathy of the Eeighborhood.~