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Malvern daily record., 1917-03-27
PREP ARATIONS FOR
 WAR CONTINUE
MARINE CORPS ARE ORDERED RECRUITED TO FULL WAR STRENGTH. CABINET MEET ING BEING HELD TODAY.


 Washington, March 26.--War pre- parations by the government today l included calling into the federal ser 1 vice 20 additional guard regiments flor prolice service in the Western and Middle Western states and an order for the immediate recruiting of the Marine Corps to full war strength of IT 400 men.
 l With both the navy and the Marine Corps ordered up to full strength the only step remaining to increase the navy's strength without action by Congress is calling out of the naval militia. It is said that the militia will be needed to fill out crews for the many vessels to be added.
 Secretary Baker said today no fur ther call upon the National Guard is considered More than g regiments have been summoned to federal duty to guard industries or other property which might be threatened by internal disorder growing out of the German situation.
 The address to be delivered to Con- gress next week by the president prob ably will be discussed at the cabinet meeting tomorrow. The suggestion that large sum in money or credits be furnished one or all of the entente allies will be considered.
 Daniels Appeals to Editors.
 The order to increase the Marine Corps from it's present authorized maximum of 14,981 to 17,4O0 was an nounced by Secretary Daniels in the following statement telegraphed to newspaper editors, whose aid in fnd- ing the men is sought:
 "The president has signed an exclu- siye order directing that the authoriz- ed strength of the Marine Corps be increased to r 400 men. He was au- thorized by Congress in case of emer- gency to direct such increase in enlist ment
 tsThe United States Marine Corps is the soldier branch of our first line of defense.' Marines serve both ashore and afloat and are trained as infantry, heavy and light artillery and machine gun companies. They form the land- ing parties from ships of the navy, are the first men detailed for expedi- tionary duty and defend all naval bases. Each capital ship of the navy carries one company of marines There has been net increase of over 5000 in the strength of the corps since Congress recently authorized an in crease, but over 4,000 more are needed now
 twill you please emphasize the needs of this important branch of our naval service by giving special promi- nence in your paper to the presidents order.
 "The Marine Corps offer exception al opportunities to young men of grit and ambition to serve their country Tn the first line of defenses.
 'sIn this emergency you have the ~op-
  portunity and privilege of performing this public service and am confident ly appealing to you for your cordial and helpful co-operation.'
 To give the navy 87,000 bluejackets and add the marines needed, more than 25,000 men must be recruited.
 While Mr Daniels was discussing the new order with newspaper repre- sentatives President Wilson walked into the secretary's office unannounc- ed He took seat to await the con- clusion of the newspaper conference and was an interested spectator for several minutes before anyone knew he was in the room.
Malvern daily record., 1917-03-27
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Malvern daily record., 1917-03-27

to do but dodge the measels, and run from the showers. Best wishes to the paper.
 Fatty and Slim.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
FOR
A POTATOES
Last Car Of Season Shipped from lie.
fore Brought Two Twenty Five
a Bushel.
-(Fr0m Mondays Daily

The last car of potatoes to be shipp-
ed from Leflore County was loaded
Saturday afternoon here and County
Farm Demonstration J. R. O'Neal an
nounced this morning that the car
brought over twelve hundred dollars,
or in actual figures $1,297.25. The
potatoes sold for two dollars and twen-
ty five cents a bushel, the market be-
ing off about forty cents a bushel.
The a was an extra large one and
made the seventh that has been shipp-
ed from Leflore County this season.
An average of a thousand dollars a
a was received for the potatoes,
making a total of approximately sew
en- thousand dollars put in circulation
in trade channels in this county that
otherwise would not have been Sc
cured.
1t is hoped that the success of the
potato shipping is just the beginning
of the cooperative shipping industry
in Lefore County and that this fall
and next year will see the plan work
ing On a much larger scale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
GROOM OF A DAY :
IN LAWS GRASP
!.
Young Man Married Here Saturday
Has Wife and Five Children Liv-
ing in Carroll County.
-.From Mondays Daily

MI. Walter Howell Lott, of Hol.
lcomb, who was married here early Sat
urday morning to Miss Beatrice Mar
tin, from near Duckhill, Miss, was ar
rested Saturday night at Ruleville on
a charge of bigamy, it being learned
that Mr.. Lott has a wife and five chill
dren living in Carroll County. He was
arrested upon request of the Sheriff
of Carroll County who phoned the Le-
fore County Sheriff about the matter.
1t was learned that the couple had
been married and were en- route to
Ruleville. The trip through the coun-
try was made in a buggy.
Mr. Lott was returned here this
morning in company of a Sunfower
County official and his attorney, Hon.
Ed Franklin, of Ruleville.
Mrs. Lott of Carroll, now has a suit
for divorce pending in the courts of
Grenada county on the ground of non
support and Mr.. Lott claims that he
was of the belief that she had secured
the divorce. It is understood that he
so stated to Miss Martin before he
was married to her.
The match vas a runaway affair.
brothers of the young lady were
in Greenwood this morning and told
officials that their sister was stolen
from home Friday night through the
assistance of another Mr..
Lott purchased the marriage license
here on the eighteenth and the cere-
mony was not performed until Satur-
day the twenty-third. DR.. j. A. Hall
pastor of the First Methodist church
performed the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27

George Wilson and B. B. Provine.
The Greenwood Municipal Brass
Band rendered their part of the musi.
cal program perfectly, many favorable
comments being heard upon their abil-
ity.
During the tableau a quartette of
male voices sang the National Anth-
ems of Americas Allies in the great
war. The quartette consisted of
Messrs. Perry Dennis, Warner Wells,
P e. Schilling and w. J. Sanford.
Applause greeted every Offering on
the stage, thelarge audience being in
a very a~ppreciative frame of spirit
and were quick to interpret the mean
ing of every figure pictured.
DR.. L. w. Rose, rector of the Episco-
pal church opened the meeting with a
prayer. 1t was closed by the entire
audience standing and singing the first
two verses of america"
Tableaus were shown ~picturing the
wounded soldiers attended by Red
Cross nurses and physicians. Two of
the wounded who died were carried
from the stage by stretcher bearers.
Captive Belgian Women roped togeth-
er brought to mind most wildly the
thirty thousand Belgian women who
have been deported from their home
country into Germany. One of the
most touching scenes of the evening
that of a wounded French soldier
and a Red Cross nurse aiding starv-
ing Belgian children and the appeal
of old and infrm people from Belgium
and Northern France for aid from the
Red Cross.
AS each figure vas shown the prin-
cipals were placed upon a large pyra-
mid on the stage. The climax was
reached when Red Cross Nurses and
physicians, Battery c., and the Boy
Scouts representing America marched
into the Theatre at double quick and
rushed to the rescue of her Allies and
those needing her assistance.
The Battery took it's position on the
pyramid and the Scouts placed baskets
of food before the starving Belgian
children. "Uncle Sam" and "Liberty'
then arose from the center of the pyra-
mid and amid laud applause a banner
bearing a fitting inscription was sus-
pended from above directly over the
group.
The tableau sketch was arranged by
MIR. A. Weller, assisted by Mr.. C.. R.
Crull and Mr. B. B. Provine.
IA "a "a IA IA IA - -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
ESTABLISH CURB
MARKET HERE
Business League Working on Details
of Plan to Be Put Into Effect in
Near Future.

Application has been made to the
City Council by the Business League
to permit the establishment of a curb
market for the sale of all kinds of
country produce, including butter,
eggs, chickens and vegetables. The To-
cation for the present to be along the
curb at Court Square until such time
as the city lot shall be prepared for
use.
For the present the market will be
tried out two days in the week, Tues
days and Fridays: on those days the
peddling of vegetables will be dis
couraged as much as possible.
1t is proposed to write every produc-
er in Greenwood territory asking them
to be on hand on those days prepared
to sell their products as early as $50
a. m. and the market is to be closed
promptly at 9 a. m. The Secretary
and President of the League have in
terviewed quite a number of house
holders, in all cases they favored the
proposition. If it proves to be a sue
cess for two days per week it may
finally be made daily.
The advantages claimed for the
market idea is that the producer will
be able to make his sales during the
three hours the market is open and
get back home before noon and the
housekeeper will not be called to the
door innumerable times during the
day by peddlers of truck, ever though
her wants have been supplied.
The plan has been tried out in a
number of cities ard towns and found
to work advantageously to all con.
cerned.
1t is believed that the plan will meet
with favor for many reasons, chief Of
which is that the housekeeper will
find a greater variety to select from
which will be fresh and much more
inviting than after being peddled abou1
town for several hours,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
ADDING MORE FLOOR SPACE.

The Smith Grocery Co., have let the
contract to enlarge their store room
capacity, in order to facilitate the
the handling of their rapidly increas-
ing trade. They have leased the build
ing in the a of their present store
and will connect the two houses and
have front entrances on both Market
and Main street-making more than
double the present floor space they
now have.
It is gratifying to the many friends
of the members of this wideawake firm
to note the splendid success they are
making with their business.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
NEW JAPANESE DIET ASSEM-
BLES.

Toxic, June 23-(By Union Asso-
ciated Press)-The new Japanese Diet,
members of which were elected last
April, convened today. 1t is expected
to be the moost important in the his
tory of the nation and is Of especial in
terest to the United States, because
Japan is watching closely every move
being made by America, especially as
it relates to China. All members of
the new Diet declare, however, that
Japan entertains only the warmest
friendship for America.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
OVER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
PLEDGED TO RED CROSS FUND
Meeting Last Night at Opera House a Great Sue
cess in Every Way-Social Stars Took Prom
inent Part in Exercises.

Contributions and pledges amount
ing to over $4,000 were made Il
the Red Cross War Relief Fund at tn.
meeting last night at the Greenwood
Theatre. The meeting was held under
the management of the Central Com.
mittee named by the Lefore Chapte,
to conduct the campaign in this coun.
ty. Mr.. George A. Wilson, Jr., is the
chairman of the committee.
Subscriptions ranged from ten cents
given by the boys present, to five hun
dred dollars in size and in a few min
utes had mounted into the thousands.
The Leflore Chapter of the Red
Cross wants to raise fifteen thousand
dollars for the War Fund and last
nights showing made a splendid start
on Greenwood's part of that amount
Committees are canvassing the city
and county for additional funds.
In the absence of Hon. James
O'Conner, of New Orleans, who was
delayed because of an automobile
wreck, Hon. E. L. Mounger of this
city, delivered the address. His speech
was a masterpiece and was equal to
any address delivered here in years.
Mr.. Mounger is heart and soul in the
cause of the Red Cross and every word
that he spoke last night bore evidence
of that fact.
The Theatre was packed to capa-
city, one of the largest crowds being
present that has eve attended a meet
ing of similar purpose in Greenwood.
The size of the crowd proves the in
terest that has been aroused locally in
the Red Cross campaign for one hun
dred million dollars with which to re-
lieve bad situations now existing in
Europe and to give relief to the Amer
lean troops when they reach France.
The tableau of Red Cross work pre-
scented by members of Greenwood's
social circle was a feature of the meet
ing and while picturing honorable
things it was done in such a way as
to carry the weight of the thought but
left out the tragic fear that such
scenes in actual life would con-
vey to the human heart. The acting
was perfect and the arrangements
and details were carried out to the
letter, showing wonderful manage
ment. Those who devoted their time
and energy toward getting up the tab
leau and whose efforts we're crowned
with such splendid success were, Mes
danes w. S. Hill, Calhoon Wilson.
p - p n n Pa "a "a pa
SHRINERS' FROLIC FUND GOES
TO RED CROSS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
SHRINERS' FROLIC FUND GOES
TO RED CROSS.

Minneapolis, June 26-(By Union
Associated Press)-Shriners from all
parts of the United States are here
attending the national convention of
the order, but high officials have decid-
ed to dispense with all ceremonies and
entertainments during the three days
the convention will be in session, be-
cause of President Wilson's request
that the nation refrain from costly
celebrations at this time. Of the $780,
900 raised by Minneapolis alone for
entertainment of visitors, the 100000
which has not yet been spent will be
given to the American Red Cross.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
EXPLODING AND FISHING UP
MINES.
(By Associated Press)

Stockholm, June 22-Four hundred
mines have exploded or been fshed up
on the coast Of Scotland since the war
began. Seventy-fve of them came
ashore on a ffteen-mile stretch of
coast. Nobody has been hurt by the
explosions, with the exception that
some lives were lost just off the coast
by the blowing up of the steamer
Rumina. One peasant on the southern
extremity Of the eastern coast, whose
house is at the waters edge, has ex-
perienced four explosions under his
very caves but neither he nor any one
of his family has been hurt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
WALL STREETS PROFITS TO RED
CROSS.

New York, June 23-(By Union AS
sociated Press)-As a result of the
~canvassing of committees during the
past six days, many brokerage firms
in Wall street today, give checks for
the weeks profits to the Red Cross
Fund. A number of brokers expressed
their willingness to contribute to the
fund because "the life of the average
stock broker for the last two years
has been nothing but joy"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
SPECIAL TERM
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Everett Convenes Term T,day
To Try Criminal Cases Now
Laying in Jail.
Mondays Daily)


Judge Frank E. Everett, of Indiano-
la, convened a special term of the Lee
fore County Circuit Court here this
morning to try a number of criminal
cases. The February term Of court
was pretermitted becausesof crop con-
ditions and the present term is to re-
lieve the crowded condition of the Jail
and to eliminate a large part of the
expense of feeding the prisoners.
There are more than a score of pris-
oners awaiting trial.
The grand jury and petty jury num-
Der one e empanelled this morning.
Number two was completed this aft
ernoon The afternoon session was
taken up with the organization of the
court.
The grand jury: Messrs. w. S.
Wingfeld, foreman, T. P. Kimbrough,
E. B. Bell, H. w. May, J. H. Barnwell,
J. H. Handbook, P. A. Malone. w. H.
Webb, H. M. Evans, j. A. Bell, Simon
Lyman, L C. Anthram, j. II. Holla-
man, w. H. Stokes, j. C. Reese, NJ. v.
Durham and c. G. Turner. Mr.. T. H.
Holmes, bailiff
Jury Number One: Messrs. C. H.
Sanders, P. w. Parsons, Paul Bergson,
Maury Mcintyre, R. K. Pierce, R. E.
Mathews, R. c. Topp, R. E. Avent,
Sumter Gillespie, A. N. Kimball, J. H.
Hollingsworth and E. B. Jones.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
CONTRACTS LET
FOR u. S. SHIPS
Ten Complete Steel and Four Wooden
Vessels to be Delivered in Nine
teen Eighteen.
(By~Associated Press)

Washington, June 25-Contracts
for ten complete merchant ships and
four wooden merchant vessels and
twenty wooden ship hulls were an
nounced today by General Goethals,
manager of the shipping board of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. Deliv-
cries will be made in 1918. In all con-
tracts so far have been let for one hun
dred and four complete ships.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
NEGRO LYNCHED IN FLORIDA

Punta Gorda, Fla, June 25-Shep
Trent, a negro, charged with attempt
ing an attack upon a white woman
near Cleveland was taken from officers
last night and shot to death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27

CO41o Drive YO0 M001 Try "Geta.1t"
ana They'll Peel Right on!
toe 90 big it was murder to put on
my Shoe. / used salves and other
things. that ate OF more Of h toe
than they did the corn. ia cut n
dig with knives and scissors. but
now no more fooling for me. Two
drops OF 'Gets-It' did all the work.
Il makes the corn shrivel and get 80
loose that you can Just pick It right
OF with your nngersg
There has been nothing new dig.
was born. It's the new way-the
comnon-sense. simple. sure way.
eGets-1t" h sold everywhere. ESQ
q bottle. or sent on receipt OF price
by .. IAWronco + Co.. Chicago. III.
Sold in Greenwood and recommend
ed ~ the worlds best corn remedy b
]. W. Quinn Drug Co,
]. T. Mcintyre Drug Co.,
esz7Jtt's Drug Store
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
What is LAX=FOS

A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, SIENNA Leaves and
Pepsin. Combines strength with pala-
table aromatic taste. Does not grippe. SOC
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
PAPERS ARE READY.

For the Extradition of Alfredo Cocchi,
Murderer of Young Girl.
(By Associated Press)
New York, June 25-Papers requir-
ed for the extradition of Alfredo
Cocchi, the self confessed murderer of
Ruth Cruger, from Bologna, Italy,
were completed today by Attorney
Swami.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININ2
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole system. so cents
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27

It it happens you viii read it in The
Daily Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
WANTS BANK CONDITIONS.
Comptroller Calls for Statements Up
to June Twentieth.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 25-The Comp
troller Of the currency today issued
. call for conditions of all National
banks at the close of business June
10th.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
STRANDED ACTOR DIES SUD-
Continued from page u

death certificate would give that as
the cause of death.
Last night it was learned that the
dead man had an untle in Homer,
La. and though the efforts of Mr.
L. T. Morrison of the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
of this city, who is former resi-
dent of Homer, the news Of Avery's
death conveyed to this uncle by
telephone last night, but it is said
that he refused to take any action
in the meter.
The deceased has a brother in
Atwood, Colo, who was notified
last night by telegraph, but up to a
late hour this morning, had not been
heard from.
Lew Hampton, comedian with the
James A. Calvin Players, who was
in Morgan City last week, knew
Avery and in discussing his situa-
ton said that he had been the vie
tim of unfair play on the part of an
employer who had stolen his trunk
and wardrobe and left him strand
ed. He came to Morgan City with
Guy Wheeler who played the piano
at the Evangeline until he accumu-
lated enough money to return to
his home in Shreveport. Wheeler
promised that he would send Avery
a ticket to come on to Shreveport
also, but when it failed to arrive he
assisted Mr.. Roleigh in tuning
pianos, and for a time sang cabaret
numbers at the Commercial Cafe.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
LUMBER SHIPMENTS NOT YET
AFFECTED, SAYS OFFICIALS

Biloxi, Miss, Feb. 8.-Shipments
of lumber and other exports from
Gulf ports to Central and South
American countries will not be af-
fected for the present, according to
Lewis E. Curtis, United States dep
uty collector of customs at Biloxi.
These shipments will be made by
lumber and other exporters to ports
to the south indefinitely in all pro-
liability, he states and no instruc-
tons have come as yet from Wash
ington relative to the closing OF any
ports on the Gulf coast. He states
that Danish and Holland govern
ments have instructed that their
vessels remain in whatever ports
they may happen to be in along the
gulf.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
IT PAYS TO BUY at
THE SPECIALITY STORE.
70 PREVENT FOREST FIRES

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 2nd.-ln
an endeavor to arouse public senti-
ment to the necessity of forest pro-
lection, a resolution will be intro
duced at the present session OF the
Tennessee Legislature, at the solicit
tation of the state forester, urging
the citizens Of the state to refrain
from setting woodlands on fire and
to use all the possible means to ex-
tinguishing fires that have been
started, to be careful with fire when
hunting, camping, clearing lean or
cleaning up farms, and to urge all
others to do the same, to the end
that strong general sentiment a
gainst the destruction by forest
fires may be developed throughout
the state"
This resolution is believed to be
the prelude to drastic laws along
the same line.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-09
U.BOAT SINK 154 SHIPS in
JANUARY; 1861 IN WHOLE
WAR.

New York, Feb. G.-The destruc-
ton of merchant tonnage, due to
submarines, mines and kindred
causes was greater during January
than in any previous month, accord
ing to statistics published today by
the Journal of Commerce.
The gross tonnage lost was 1885,
997 involving the sinking of 154
vessels. the statement says, and this
brings the total destruction during
the war 4,368,766 gross tons, or
1851 ships. The heavy January
showing is attributes. to the actlvl-
ties of one or more German raiders
in the Atlantic.
British shipping suffered heaviest
in January, according to the Stats
tics 54 vessels destroyed. Norway
ranked second with "a ships lost and
France third with 25. No American,
German, Italian or Turkish mer-
chant vessels were reported sunk.