The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-29
GREENWOOD, MISS, AUGUST 20, 1917.

herein are also reserved.
GREENWOOD, MISS, AUGUST 20, 1917.
Glad it's going to be cheaper to make things
hot.
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Blessed are they who promise little and accom-
plish much.
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That I. w. w. bugaboo was laid for keeps when
it tried bluff on Uncle SAM.
IA n
Sure, Bloody Bill is going to get peace-after
he has been thoroughly licked.
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Nope, Woody didn't ask us to become coal die
tator-knew we had a cooler job.
m "a n AA
With a Federal coal dictator, the robbers can't
dictate prices, as they did last winter.
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Red-blooded members of the Senate must find
it hard to maintain Senatorial courtesy these days.
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Bob La Toilette says the masses are being
mortgaged. Well, Bob, at least they haven't sold
out.
There is, however, some satisfaction in know
ing that when our shoes wear out we'll be on our
feet again.
IA m IAN
SANDER is hard to dodge-they are even say
/ ing that certain "dry" Senators have well-stpcked
wine cellers.
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Agitating for a strike while the war is on
might be made a jailable offense with benefit to
the country.
September /, will be a gloomy Saturday to coal
robertson that date Uncle Sam will fix a fair
price on coal.
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Secretary Baker will make camp bootlegging
a mighty dangerous calling, if local officials do not
lay down on him..
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Continual harping on the cost Of the war, as
certain editors are doing is certainly not helping
to win it.
m IA n n
Every man hearing treason uttered should
consider himself a committee of one to make the
traitor eat his words.
nnnnAnn
Instead of following Fashions decree ant
shortening their skirts suppose the girls took
notion to discard them?
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Army officers do not let politics make then
afraid of the I. W. W. which is more than can b.
said of certain civilian officers. +
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Evidently some Oklahomans don't know a use
less job when they see it, or they would not b
asking Senator Gore to resign.
n IA Ea p. m m "a
If so constituted that a wet blanket is par
of your natural equipment, you can at least re
frain from throwing it on others.
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American bankers who plan to loan Mexic
500, 900, 900 should know their business, but "
would not loan it a plugged nickel.
What's become of the guy who specialized
getting spatting big buns to do a hand-shakin
stunt in public? He's needed in Washington.
n
That intended visit to Paris by the German
has been altogether discouraged by Haig, WI
d~iscreetly shows the door to all unwelcome intr
ders. ,
nm n
Because a viceless war would be somethir
new under the sun is no reason for withholdir
commentator of Secretaries Baker and DAME
for trying to bring it about.
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Who says our young men are leaving Il
farms? Look at the hundreds of thousands WI
are so intent upon invading the green fields tn
they just can't even think of fighting?
n
Finding fault because WI have not yet W
victories on land or sea, recalls the man who e
pected to bring back twins when he returned frc
his honeymoon.
Now that they find the stigma of coward
firmly attached to them, war grooms are explai
ing that they merely obeyed the call to arms
They further assert that as no particular "arm