The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-17

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GREENWOOD, MISS, MAY II, 1917.
THE Y. M. c. A. AND WAR.
The ". NJ. C.. A. of the United States wants
a. 100000 with which to go into Association WORK
At the front; and to this purpose has opened a
huge collection campaign throughout the Uniteo
States.
The Y. M. C. A. did splendid work among tne
American troops on the Mexican border. 1t was
the only institution active along the Rio Grande'
a. . soldier nut it, which wasn't trying to get
the mems money. At the Y. N. c. A. tents the
soldiers were always welcome and treated 10 'he
Christian spirit of service, and without cost:
This is a good institution to send ABROAD WIN
our troops. 1t is a patriotic duty to see that tne
v. M. c. A. does not lack funds to do this noble
work properly and well.
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GEN. HAIG'S REPORT.
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Gen. Douglas Haig's reports are concise vivid
truthful and complete.
He wastes no words. He makes no mis-state-
ments. He lodges no facts. He does not lie LOT
the good Of the cause.
Exaegeration has never been the part OF Hang.
He saws what happens, good or bad, and lets 1t go
at that!
Haie is the most reliable war correspondent at
the front.
Chicago packers are willing to accept govern
mont nrice regulation. So are we-and sincerely
hone It will regulate not only the price of meats,
hut Of every other blessed thing we eat, wear and
,,se A few are becoming rich at the price OF pau
perizing the many.
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It is admitted that U-boats are destroying
from eight to ten per cent. OF British Shipping
,veet,v In a wear that's about 100 per cent. Which
!. another good reason why Mr. Edison better get
h,,ev on the greatest invention Of his lfe-a diver
destroyer.
The French mission have announced that they
deleted portions of Joffre's speech because they
thonpht the references to an r IN Europ'
MIGHT be distasteful to the government until IT.
measures were completed by Congress-
A newspaper man is up against it now sur
enough. There are so many newsy things nap
peninq that it is a hard job to know what TO 40
Thu price of white paper, however. still msantsln
an iron hand upon the number OF pages.
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We are clad the House did not accept the ide
of the general staff and accordingly began the con
~scription of young men at twenty'one' Whl
those between nineteen and twenty-one may nav
made good soldiers, this is a mans war!
nAAADA
France has asked for 10000 American railwa
uvc1aers to handle her transportation problem
..nd fer 1900 miles of railroad track. In order !
furnish this aid our schedules will have to (
drastiealay c~urtailed.
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Now that the British have Joined with tt
French in asking for an expeditionary force
Americans, we suppose the French will advan
q neg along a front of about . half million and Al
for a regular army.
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Macmillan Harden has taken the sac 81 Ffk
.>sent Wilson again in his paper in Berlin. !!
fcrn.er words Of praise have been adhered to
this dariao writer who ~justiAes Americas ent
into the WA.
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We are at war. We want officers. We wa
nAn We want guns. We want ammunition. \
wan. equipment. We want ships. we want 1o
We want everything and have dafnea little OF al
thing --
Russia il going to send q COMMISSION 70 .
country. The members will be vested with :
Lest powers'-4s Ask, we presume, Tor whate'
the British and Fraash commissions failed 70 7
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We don't mean any harm by anything we 2
sr.yak, these columns. Very often We shoot on
vounr mouths and get it ID wrosg. but part
Il i, fr,nk and sincere from the SrounA Ap.
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Col aaties and Satan despises = s's{l
Hesven dsn't want them and hell won't ma" 4