The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-31
GREENWOOD, MISS, JULY 81, 1917.

Everybody's welcome in the army, except wire
pulers.
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The |. w. w. won't be happy until it's pushed
off the earth.
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While the resigning's good, several Senators
might help win the war by doing it.
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You can bet Goethals isn't through-Wilson
will find a way to utilize his big brain.
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Some people didn't know that gardens grew
grass and weeds as well as vegetables.
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Our 'steemed allies must be wondering how
they ever got along without our dollars.
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It doesn't matter what policy the German gov
eminent may adopt, it will not make the peace
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We are only sure Of one man who's not trying
to solve the U-boat problem, though there may be
others.
They can't write 'em, but Pershing's lads will
have some ripping stories to tell when they get
back.
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By the way, what's become of the same old
Rill Sulzer." who used to be such a valiant jaw
fighter?
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They say there are "jokers' in the food bill.
No wonder; it is old enough to have bugs and
worms in it.
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The lobby that hung up and mixed up the
food control bill wasn't in the U. S. Capitol, though
it had servants there.
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As a war measure, a little less personal ad-
vertising might be suggested to certain minor Of
fcials in Washington.
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Tom Marshalrs idea Of sending the Senate's
hot air bunch to the firing line is so good that it's
a pity it cannot be adopted.
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Bloody Bill doubtless wishes he knew as much
about what is going to happen in Germany as
some American editors think they do.
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Trouble with Won Bethmann-H ollweg seems to
have been that he tried to please everybody.
We're wiser. We gave up trying to please any,
body but ourselves long ago.
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And now they say that Constantine of Greece
took his crown with him when he left the coun-
try. Anyway, it's getting so nowadays that
crowns aren't much value as relics. Il
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Since Russian offensive caved in Washington
sees a long war ahead. Some Of our war experts
now admit they didn't expect the Russian drive
to go very far, explaining it vas the last kick of
the dying bear. With Russia eliminated as a
fghtforce Americas task will be immeasureably
greater, unless, of course, peace should come ear
lier than is anticipated.
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The submarine sinkings continue unabated de-
spite all we can do to hinder the pirates. The in
crease of last week was quite pronounced. The
method of tabulating the sinkings weekly has a
tendency to hide the monthly figures. The facts
are about 1000 0 tons a month Of shipping are
being sent down, which is 0 $1,000 tons less than
the Germans anticipated, but enough to create a
serious situation for us and our allies.
George Creel is being considerably lambasted
these days for being too enthusiastic in the cause
of information for the public" The papers are
making themselves firmly understood in the mat
ter-they want facts and not fancies. There is
a belief existing that higher-ups may be hiding be-
hind Creel in policy that resulted in the iasco of
July A, when submarines were sunk pellmell on
paper. The incident has not been without its good
features, however, in emphasizing the true atti-
tude on such an important topic of the American
press and public.
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Our labor troubles are due primarily to Gen.
eral Prosperity of capital and the high cost of liv-
ing. On the one hand, capital is employed at the
best return, in many industries, for so years; on
the other labor, though generally employed at
good wages, finds the high cost of living an ex-
cessive burden. tits clearly the duty of the gov
eminent to so control the situation that both cap
Sfal and labor ara Justly treated and that there