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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
BANISHED MEN
 BEING SLEDDED
 BACK TO HOMES
Thousands of Convicts of Siberian Mines Are Being Taken to
 New Liberty.

TYUMEN. Siberia. April 4.-Thou sands of s.edges, carrying the victims of the old regime back to freedom of the new Russia from the mines are speeding in an endless chain across the snows of Northern Asia They are making for the nearest points on the Trans-Siberian rail road
 Many of the men have been in Si beria for thirty years and their con dition is pitiful but all are going back to their homes, hoping that the good they may do for liberty may count in the great new government
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
TURKISH WAR LORD
 CONFERS WITH KAISER

BERLIN, April A. Official an nouncement is made that Enver Pasha, the Turkish war minister, who arrived in Berlin seveal days ago, went to great headquarters to confer with Emperor William, Field Marshal yon Hindenburg and Gen. Budendorff He then went to the western front to inspect the Ger man troops.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
DARCY IS TO APPLY
 FOR NATURALIZATION

CHICAGO, April 4.--Les Darcy arrived here this morning for a visit and announced that he ex- pected to apply for naturalization immediately. Darcy confirmed the recent reports that he intended making his home here, bringing his mother and father from Eng land and sending for an Australian girl to become Mrs. Darcy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
CANADIAN WOMEN
 RUN STREET CARS

MOOSEJAW, Sask.. April 4. - Four Moosejaw street cars are be- ing operated with women as con- ductors. It is believed this is the first time women ever have served as conductors in Canada They wore uniforms with military caps, skirts to just below the knee sand leggings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
MIL WAUKEE ROAD
 WILL SPEND SIX
 MILLION AT ONCE

SEATTLE. AprlI 1.-The Milwau- kee Railroad will spend $6,0OO,OOO in preparing the system between Othello and Seattle for the entrance of the big electric locomotives into the Jackson street passenger sta tion. This identification will be hurried so that it will be completed by the first of the year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
Senator Hitchcock Starts Discussion; Says He Realizes Dreadful
 Consequences.
PACIFIC HAS CHANGED
Fi|ibustering Senators Now Announce that They Will Assist the
 President.

WASHINGTON, April 4. The House Foreign Affairs committee today accepted the Senate's war resolution, which was referred yea ttrday with sliga, changes in tie wording, and Immediately repor.ni the resolution fd.oraol and urgel its adoption in tho blouse. The consideration of the Flood Martin resolution was begun in the Senate this forenoon shortly after converting.
 Hitchcock Explains Measure. Senator c. NJ. Hitchcock immed- la;eiy took the floor to explain the measure, saying:
 "'"he time for action is at hand. The time for discussion is past. !ssrsxsvsee stdsere 4ss q slsta1ssk sssts5 clearly and accurately the rcaSoffs which make this great step nec- essary.
 "The resolution provides for war upon the Imperial German govern ment and 1t is unquestionably n with the solemnity of the occa- sion. Some seem to enjoy the pros pect of war. To me it is depress- ing an dreadful An enormous cost must be borne by the people We must pay great increase in the cost of living; increased taxation and the awful heritage of death stagge.s my mind: the awful sac rifce of life sickens my heart. We have nothing material to gain by a victory We want no territory. we want no indemnity. We nave no historic gudges to settle: we have no racial antiquities to grat.. fly.
 We are going to war to vindi- cate cur honor, our indeperdenca as a great nation. Such quarrel, as we have with Germany. was nor our os'n choosing. It was forced upon us.''
 War Prosecuted "The issue is not war or peace" Senator Swanson said. War has already been wantonly and law lessly prosecuted against us. The question is whether we shall ac- cept war or cowardly and abject submission.
 ''The violation of our territory by high German officials in this country has been detailed For 1 five years we have known that the German activities in Mexico were prejudicial to our interest and they were seeking to embroil us with that country" l Senator J. K. Vardaman pledged his own services in whatever way they might be needed.
 Filled with Patriotism. l "I dedicate my life and my services to my country" he declar- ed at the close of his speech. II was steeped in pacifism hut l am surcharged with the idea of pa- triotism now"
 Lodge b for War. i Senator Henry C. Lodge. ranking Republican member of the foreign re- lations committee. in supporting the
 war resolution today said The Unit ed States should seize every Ger many merchant ship now in Amcri-
 can ports and use them to replace the ships Germany has sunk by her
 submarines.
 Senator Wesley L. Jones. of Wash
 ington. one of the wilful twelve in the last Congress. announced this
 afternoon on the floor of the Senate
 that he would support the President
 in his war declaration.
 T&nn niaaA 0tAra
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
BISHOP KEATOR TO
 ANSWER THE CALL
 COLORS IF WANTED

TACOMA. April 4.-Bishop keator, Chaplain of the Coast Artillery Corps. said today: T am ready to give up everything, in the services of the Flag" The Bishop will join the col lors when the Coast Artillery is called out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
Over One Hundred Among Missing; Torpedoed Steamers without
 Giving Warning.
SURVIVORS PICKED UP
Rescued Men Saved After Being Adrift Four Days; Brought
 on America.

NEW YORK, April 4. = One hundred and ten, including two wo- men and a baby, are missing from the British steamers Trevose and Aldwick Castle, each of which were torpedoed and sunk without warn- ing by German submarines. Twen- ty-four survivors arrived here to- day on the French steamship Ven sula which rescued them at sea af- ter they had been adrift four days. They were suffering privations when rescued and taken aboard the Vensula.
 New York, April 4. British steamer Stanley, which sailed from Newport News on March Eth was torpedoed without warning and sent to the depths by a German submarine on March 21st. Five naembes of the crew were killed when the torpedoe exploded. Eff teen survivors of the shiy reached here today on the Port Albany.
 Two members of the crew, one of them Frank Burns, an Ameri- can seaman, died aboard the Port Albany resulting from exposure when in the open boats before rescued.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
FORMER CABINET OFFICIAL OFFERS
 SERVICES TO U. s.

SEATTLE, April 4.-Former Sec retary of the Interior, Richard A. Ballinger. today formally rendered his service to the War Department in case war is declared and he is wanted to go to the front or perform any other duty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
CAPITAL CITIES IN
 EAST AND LAKE PORT
 CITY VOTE FOR DRY

CHICAGO, April 4.-Three of the large cities in the Northwest voted dry at the special elections held yesterday. The capital city of H. inois, Springfield; Madison. the capital of Wisconsin, and Duluth the chief seaport town of Mime scta fell in line to get aboard the water wagon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
WILSON URGES THAT
 FOOD PRODUCTION IN
 SOUTH BE INCREASED

ATLANTA, April 4. - President Wilson, in telegram to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, urged the in crease in the production of food crops in the south, saying:
 Whoever adds to the food supply this year will have performed sub .stantial service, both to his country and his community.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
The following was the result

A complete analysis of the vote is shown in the following figures given by the various tickets in the first and second precincts
 First Precinct
 Citizens Ticket---Ericson. 183; Mil Ter 193; Blomgren, 1S3 and Gold stein, 178 Peoples Ticket-Robert son. 192; Blomgren. 1s9; Miller 193 and Sorby 150 Reform Ticket-Val entine. 175; Russell. 128; Museth. 169 and Sorby 113 Independent-Hu Heidorn. 27.
 Second Precinct
 Citizens Ticket-EricsOn, 67; Mil Ter 70; Blomgren. 69, and Goldstein 94. Peoples Ticket-Robertson 91; Blomgren 90. Miller 77 and Sorby 75 Reform Ticket-Valentine 191. Rus sell, 154; Museth, 173 and Sorby 159 Independent-He IS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
BAKER ESCORTS SULZER ON
 FLOOR

Delegate SuIzer, wno took the oath of office at noon yesterday, was es- to the Speakers table by Reprcsen- tative John E. Baker, of California. The oath was administered by Speak. CT Champ Clark.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
skaaway Citizens Win

SKAGWAY. April At The entire Citizens ticket was elected here yes terday with no opposition. Howard Ashley is the new mayor; r. H. Nc Clelland clerk; Phil Abrahams, treas urer; Mrs H. D. Clark. school clerk and Oscar Selmer. William Bunting and William c. Wright. councilmen for the two-year term.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
ROBERTSON AND ERICSSON SPLIT
 ELECTION VOTE
E. Valentine Slides into Mayors Chair: Miller, Blomgren and Sorby
 for the Council.

Emery Valentine, formerly Mayor of Juneau and subsequently defeated for that office at two spirited cleo tions, was elected to the office again yesterday by plurality of S3 votes over Ralph E. Robertson. who ran 31 votes ahead of Claude Ericson It is conceded that the Valentine plural ity was the result of a light regis tration and the close division be- tween Robertson and Ericsson. Gun mar Blomgren and George F. Miller of the Citizens and Peoples Tickets and Nels Sorby. who was a candi- date on the Peoples and the Valen- tine tickets, were elected Councilmen. for the two years terms, and Will liam w. Casey was reelected to the School Board without opposition.
 Ralph E. Robertson justified the prediction of his friends that he was the stronger of the two candidates running against Valentine.
 There were 125 of the registered voters who either failed to go to the polls or refused to vote on the office of Mayor. The total registration was 1,026, and the total vote cast for Mayor 901-Inore than 800 short of the vote atsshe general election in November. The total number of bal lots cast was 913.
 The election passed off quietly, and the vote was quickly counted. Early in the evening the large plu- rality for Valentine in the downtown precinct and the almost equal divis. ion between Ericsson and Robertson in the uptown precinct where Val entine ran third indicated that Val entine had won the three -cornered contest.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
Second Precinct
Quiet Election at Haines

HAYNES. April 4.-The election went off quietly here yesterday, only 79 votes being boiled. The following is the vote for councilmen. Nixon 54; Creedon. 4G; Hinchman. 43; Os- land. AZ; Ripinski. Al; O'Dell. 35. and Higgins. B. Burnett was elected a member of the school board.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
 STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. April 4.--Alaska Gold closed today at SIS. Alaska-Juneau at 2. American Zinc at 36h. Butte & Superior at 44A. Chino at STA.
 Ray at 30A.
 Utah Copper at 11lh. Copper metal was quoted at B.  THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time. When It b NevA
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
AUSTRIAN MINISTERS HAVE RESIGNED

LONDON, April 4. - The Austrian Ministers of War, Justice and Finance resigned today after revelations of great scandal connected with the war supplies. The excite ment is intense as the inn mense graft becomes known.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
SORRY THEY HELD ON

BOSTON, April 4.-Potatoes sold at $5 barrel in Houlton, Me, yes terday Two weeks ago the farmers refused $7.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
WHEAT HITS g MARK.

CHICAGO, April l.-Wheat wen, to $1 today the highest price ever paid in normal market.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
Ketchikan Has Rain

KETCHIKAN. April 4.-There was little interest taken in the city cleo. ton yesterday owing to a heavy rain
 M. J. Hengham was reelected mayor with 129 votes. A. E. Walker. So
 cialist candidate only polling s. The following is the councllmanic vote ID. c. Cannon, TOT; P. ]. Gilmore,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
THREATENED TO KILL PRESIDENT,
 PLACED IN JAIL
Old Man Is Given a Long Sentence-Laborer
 Arrested in
 Nebraska.

BALTIMORE, Md, April 4.-Amos H. Pauhls, 62 years of age, was sen fenced to the Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta, for eighteen months to- day. The sentence was given under the new law which makes it a crime to the threaten the President of the United States, in any way.
 LINCOLN, April 4.-Joseph Elose, farm laborer, was arrested here this afternoon on a charge of "curs- ing the President of the United States and the government of the U. S."
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04

Vance c. Mccormick of Harris burg, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is being con- sidered by President Wilson for ap- pointme as Ambassador to Japan, to succeed George w. Guthrie, who died recently. The nomination may be sent to the Senate within a week or ten days. MT. McCor- mick is a close friend of the Presi- dent, who regards the work he did in the last campaign as excep- tional. It is known that ever since election MT. Wilson has had MT. Mccormick in mind for some im- portant appointment
 " IT c,,ocia 1
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04

TH1 EMP1k<eb classideds pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04
Two Dissenters

WASHINGTON. April |. The Flood Martin war resolution passed the House Committee this morning by . vote of 17 to 2. Representative D. w. Shackleford. of Missouri. and Henry A. Cooper. of Wisconsin. wero the dissenters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-04

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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
IA "a - IA IA n "a
A GAME OF GRAFT.

Tom Watson, the despicable and unspeakable,
is behind the movement in Mississippi to resist the
~selective draft. .,.... ..
It is to Tom Watson that money is being sent
for the alleged fund that will be used to "test the
constitutionality" of the consumption law.
Already some ignorant and deluded persons in
Webster, Montgomery, Pontotoc, and adjoining
counties have been induced by S. S. Gore, and
other leaders of the slackers, to subscribe several
hundred dollars to the fund.
And already Tom Watson has received three
times the amount needed to carry a test of the
CONSUMPTION law to the United States Supreme
Court. .. .,. y
Somebody will "go South" with the surplus, of
course. It's a nice little game devised to coax dol
lars out of the pockets of towards and ignorant
persons. ~ r~"-..,. . ..... ""
The party who picked the pennies from dead
negroes eyes was a gentleman indeed when COM
pared with these grafters.-Jackson News.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
kept HER AWAKE
The Terrible Pains in Back and
Sides. Cardui Gave Relief.

' - D. a- n n f- g..
M~arksville, La.-Mfs. Alice Johnson,
Of this place, writes: "For one year
suffered with an awful misery in my back
and sides. My left side was hurting me
all the time. The misery was something
awful.
could not do anything, not even sleep
at night. 1t kept me awake most Of the
night .. | took different medicines, but
nothing did me any good or relieved me
unit! ! took Cardui ~ ,sfatt saraI
was not able to do any Of my work
for one year and | got worse all the time,
was confined to my bed off and on. | got
so bad with my back that when | stopped
down ! was not able TO straighten up
again -. decided | would try Cardui
:. By time ! had taken the entire bottle
| was feeling pretty good and could
~straighten up and my, pains were nearly
all gone.
shall always praise Cardui. con-
tinued taking It until ! was strong and
we'll" If you suffer from pains due to
female complaints, Cardui may be just
what you need. Thousands Of women
who once suffered in this way now praise
cardui for their present good health.
Give 1t a trial. NC-l33
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
GREEN,iwysooD. MISS AUGUST IS, 1917.
HIGHER.PRICED LABOR AND ITS RESULTS

The result is going to be that we are going
to have to materially increase the wages of South
ern farm labor. And if crop prices have so ad-
vanced as to justify it, We ought to do it. We
even question the morality and Christianity Of
trying to keep the poor man who has only the
muscle God gave him for support from getting
the most the worlds market will give him for it.
We ought to face the competition of other Sec
tions not by taxing and mobbing Tabor agents"
but by treating our own labor 50 fairly that it will
be willing to stay with u.s. '..' .. ...rf .gn.
We ought also to recognize the fact that the
scarcity Of labor is going to force us into using
much improved machinery heretofore neglected.
Moreover, If the labor to make the cotton crop
leaves or secures higher pay, this will mean high
er pfficsegy Tor the. cotton, thus repaying in greater
or less degree the man who hires high-priced
labor; while the man who has labor in his own
family will get all the advantages of higher-priced
labor without any of the disadvantages Of paying
out money for it. In fact, if we had not had a
cheap labor race in the South-in other words, if
we had'to pay the wages in Northern and Wes-
tern states-cotton would probably have sold for
at least a fourth more every year we have made a
crop.9"So if labor now advances in prices, the man
who hires labor will probably find compensation
in increased cotton prices, while the farmer who
works with his own hands will naturally fare bet
ter than ever before .'la's1' ". -
This does not mean Of course that it pays any
class of employees to advance wages arbitrarily
without rhyme or reason. It does mean that
if the law Of supply and demand brings about in
creased wages there will be compensation in the
form of increased crop prices. 1t is also interest
ing ,tosind that the proft-sharing idea is begin
ming to win approval among farm employers as
well as among city employers.-The Progressive
Farmer. ' ~ +.-.. =, .t...,-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
KNOCKOUT BLOWNEEDED.

Opinions about conditions in Germany are as
various as their holders.
One hears Germany has plenty Of, men and
munitions, but on the verge OF starvation. The
next day one hears it is impossible to starve Ger
many, but she is coming to the end of her man.
power. And so on. Perhaps the nearest thing to
the truth isathe saying of a Swiss merchant:
Germany sis On her last legs but her feet
are firmly prl4nted on the earth"
It stands to reason that Germany must be
greatly weakened.
Financially she has been shut in and her sys-
TEN of paying for the war has resulted in an in
inverted pyramid that must crash some day.
N'Comnerciallyt she is bankrupt, because her
great seabornei traffic, which had made her rich,
was automatically stopped by Britain's navy.
! She is on short food rations, and has been.
Soon things will be worse because Of our embargo
to ~neutrals. .-.rE
In man-power, there must be perceptible
shrinkage. The allies known losses are large.
And German troops have. battled on all fronts ex-
cept the Italian. The German wastage in trem-
endous battles like those for Verdun, and in great
campaigns like those on the somme, is bound to
be very large. ~r"t s. ~ ...
Also the quality as well as the number of the
men has woefully deprecated. The magnifcently
trained troops of the early months, the veterans
of the first two years, must in considerable num-
bers either be dead or incapacitated. Their places
have been taken by older and younger men, com
bings from those previously deemed unfit.
But as the Swiss put it, Germany stands firmly
on her feet. She faces the foe as defiantly as be-
fore. "' E" e-
r Many will thinks of her as in the same case
with Japan in the war with Russia. The Japan
ese, had won battle after battle-the greatest in
history. Russian power appeared definitely shat
tered. We know now thatJapan was war-weary
'war-depleted, on her last legs, convincing the world
by an elaborate bluff that she was invincible.
= So it may be with Germany. All the pompous
speeches may be intended not only to bolster up
waning courage at home, but to feed the enemy
abroad. 81
At this stage the most important job falls to
the United States. We come into the conflict
fresh and strong. 1t becomes therefore, our task
and our privilege to deliver the knockout blow to
the groggy Teutonic powers. So. .-
AS a brave people we must do our own fight
ing. As a people hating militarism, having girded
up our loins and armed ourselves, we must walk
in boldly and smash this Teuton military machine
for good and all, pertinently remarks our young
friend, Frank eastman, editor of the esteemed
Vicksburg Post.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice If hereby given that che as
sessment. are now on file In the Office
Of the Chancery Clerk, and will remain
on file for your inspection until the
First Monday in September 1917, at
which time all objections thereto will
be heard and e~qualizations made by,
the Board Of Supervisors. h
This August 6, 1917.
]. E. DENNIS, Tx Assessor.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
GROW CROPS THAT WILL KEEP.

From the beginning Of the more food cam
paign, The Progressive Farmer has been empha-
sizing the advice, "Grow non-perishable products"
More city people have gardens than ever before,
and the market for. perishable vegetables this year
is likely to be poorer rather than better than
usual. But exactly the contrary is likely to be
true Of all non-perishab1e products next fall and
winter. Whatever can be carried over for sale
after frost-all kinds of dried beans and peas
potatoes, both sweet and Irish; canned goods,
dried fruits, winter vegetables, etc.,-will bring
good prices. Let's be sure to raise an abundant
variety of the perishable vegetables for our own
families and then raise several times enough of
the foods that can be kept in cold weather so as
to have a surplus to sell next winter.-The Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18
THE ROCKIES LOVE SONG.

Oh, it's khaki for mine, and the camp
dearest girl, &
So long to the song and the dance,
Those brave little garcons are calling
for help M,
Out there in the trenches Of France.
Oh it's khaki for mine; Uncle Sam
needs our bit, l,
Old Glory's proud name to enhance,
It's you for the farm and the shop
and the bank " N 4.
It's me for the trenches Of France.
Oh, it's khaki for mine, and drive at
the Hun,
My sweetheart, the great longed
for chance
To help valiant sons of our brave La
fayette,
To march with the heroes of France.
Oh, it's khaki for mine and a Red
Cross for you,. ,+rs&
That Freedom and Justice advance,
That peace may enwrap the snug nest
we shall build
When ours is the victory in France.
Edith M. Sammis, in Brooklyn Daily
Eagle. "'":". ..@'.".t
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-18

LIGHT ON AVOIDED SUBJECTS.

There is another subject about which there is
need for more general education, and that
is concerning the ruinous effects of the diseases of
immortality, i7u 1t is not practicable to have this
taught in the common schools as the sub
ject of alcohol may be and for this reason parents
and older friends Of boys-especia1ly of those who
may 60 off to war compassionate interest them
in seeing that the truth is known. The
Social Hygiene Association, 1O5 West
Fortieth St, New York City, issues authoritive
pamphlets on this subject, based on expert medical
at cost Of a few cents each, and a postal
card request will bring any reader a free list of it's
publications The Progressive Farmer.
9 fHAAAMAAM F" (,
Military glory %outcalls that Of legislation
Helvering, Of Kansas, and Haskell,
# New York, will enter officers training camps
md try to qualify for , commission.