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New-York tribune., 1917-06-12

"There certainly are plenty Of places
to buy Liberty Bonds
aThats it exactly. Every bank has
turned itself into store and every store
into bank. It's easier to buy bond
than a pair of shoes"
3And the bond lasts longer, tool"
"You bet it does 1t gets better the
longer you keep it. What else can you
buy that's worth more year from now
than it is today?"
"Yes, but 1 hear lots of folks COM
planning that 3h per cent. isn't enough"
ats enough for me, but suppose it
isn't! When 1 bought this $50 bond 1
didn't think of the $l75 that it will earn
for me every year. What thought about
was that I put aside $50 which would
have gone for things that wouldn't be
worth SIS this time next year. The point
is, I'll have $50, and a little more, when
I need it,"
@Thats more than lot of folks will
have this time next year"
"You bet it isl Here we are making
more money than we ever made in our
lives. And most of us are spending it
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
INSURANCE

Alfred M Best Co., Inc. 100 William Street
Frank B. Hall & Co., 26 Exchange Place
Frederick A. Morrison, General Agent Berkshire Lii
surance Co., A Court Street. Brooklyn
National Life Insurance Company of Vermont.
pelier. VT
Preferred Accident Insurance Co., 30 Maiden Lane
Royal Indemnity Co., "a William Street
United States Casually Co., 90 Maiden Lane
New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
REAL ESTATE

J. Romano Brown Co.. 299 Madison Avenue
Cross & Brown Co.. l8 East 4lst Street
Joseph P. Day. 81 Nassau Street
Cnfen. Prince & Ripley. Inc. IS East 4lst Street
Bryan L. Kennedy. I56 Broadway
Pease & Gilman. $40 Madison Avenue
Thurn, Inc.. Is East SD Street
Boue Soeurs, 13 West 56th Street
Lewis & Conger. Sixth Avenue and 18th Street
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31

pieces of property abutting on that
part of said streets to be specially
improved, as provided above, stating
the owners or occupants of each lot or
pieces of property abutting on that
of said streets to be paved, the width
of the street in front of and adjoining
each lot or piece of ground, together
with such other data as will enable
the said Council to levy a special
assessment, as required by law.
Section 4. That all proceedings
hereunder are in accordance with and
pursuant to Chapter 260 of the Acts
of 1912, and Chapter 211 of the Acts
Of 1914, Of the Laws of the State of
Mississippi.
Section S. That for cause shown,
this ordinance take. effect from and
after it's passage.
Approved this the 21st day Of
August, 1917.
G. L. RAY, Mayor.
Attest:
S. H. MONTGOMERY, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31

II keeping tabs on war news, you must have
noticed that several miles Of alleged-to-be i'm
pregnable lines have been captured by and are
being held BY the allies. Remind your pessinis-
tic friend Of it when he comes around with his
gloom stuff.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31
TIME TO BUY
JOB PRINTING
Orders Should Be in Before Usual
September Rush-Best to Look
Over Stock at Once.

Now is the time to buy job printing.
September 1 marks the beginning of
the busy season for Greenwood and
Leflore County. ="
When the cotton offices open again
and other new business houses are
launched The Commonwealth office is
usually the busiest place in town.
To avoid the rush and to be in readi.
ness, it is a good idea to look over
your stock Of letter heads, envelopes,
bill heads and other printed matter
and have your supply replenished.
Leave your orders at The Common.
wealth office or telephone and a repre-.
sentative will call.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31
UNION EVENING CHURCH SER.
vICES-SUMMER 1917.

Sept. 2nd.-Methodist Church. Ser
mon-Rey, W. C. Tyree.
Sept. 9th. Presbyterian Church.
sSymou--Rsv, /, W, RVss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31

INIDLAN1L1 "A DLL1DLNA T. ALL.
The blast at the Mare Island navy yard, which
caused the Navy League and Secretary Daniels tx
fight a verbal duel, was undoubtedly a "deliberat,
act" and the report of the navy department fol
lowing an investigation bears out what the Navy
League claimed in the first place. The naval sec
Rotary, however, declares that no workmen in tn
yard was to blame, which was contrary to tn,
expressed statement of the Navy League, which
declared the navy department. feared to fix tn,
blame on the naval laborers.
The report of the navy department on the ex
plosion indicates that the spy system of Germany
which has as part of it's functioning the destruc.
ton of plants in government service, is still op
Ever and anon we hear of fires and ex.
of a mysterious nature, and frequently nc
blame can be definitely attached to anyone. Ir
such cases, it appears, it is perfectly safe to as.
that the kaiser's satraps in this country
have been at work.
That they are able to do their work inside a
navy yard is an eye-opener. If this is the case
they might also work aboard warship. Nothing
but the utmost vigilance-more rigid than any
attempted-will prevent a potential dis.
aster.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31
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u. S. TO BUILD 1878 SHIPS.

The American plan to defeat the U-boat con.
templates the construction of 1878 vessels at a
cost of $4,000, 900, 900, and the construction of
more destroyers than any nation on earth.
There is no denying the fact that this num-
Der of additional vessels, if they existed now,
would completely nullify the U-boat campaign.
The only drawback is it will require some time to
build that number of ships. We cannot build
more than our shipping facilities allow. What
we construct three or four years hence-or what
is finished by that time-it is hardly fair to take
into consideration, because the U-boat menace
must be broken or will succeed long before that
AS the kaiser's shipyards are concentrating
upon the production of submarines, it is likely
that when the war ends Germany will be a practi-
cal nonentity as regards merchant ships available
for high seas mme
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31
WAR WILL COST SIS, ooo, ooo, 900 A YEAR.

1t is estimated that the war will cost us arount
Is billion dollars the first year. Some say mucf
more, others less.
Congress and the president have been faced
with a tremendous financial task-that of decid
ing how the money is to be raised.
The issue involves direct taxes now and the
issuance of bonds. In the senate the plan to
tax excess profits and levy much heavier taxes on
incomes has received favorable consideration.
All the money necessary, of course, cannot be
raised in this manner, so that no matter what
shape the revenue bill finally takes, we will have
bond issues.
In the case of bond issues, increased general
taxation gradually pays them off. 1t takes many
years, usually, but in that time the people gen.
orally pay a greater percentage by far than the
nations wealthy classes.
Heavy taxation of incomes, however, yields
money that the poor will not have to pay; and
the tax on excess profits docs The same thing.
The question as to what plcl is lest is not be-
ing decided upon partisan Lines, fortunately, but
by the application of brain power and common
sense.
Our guess is that a combination of both plans
be ultimately decided upon. The other belli-
gerent nations, notably England and Germany,
have heavily taxed profits, and British statesmen
are advising us against depending altogether
upon bonds. 1t is likely that our government
in this as we'll as in other things, will seek to learn
from the experiences of the nations that were in
the war before us.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-31
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MAKING WAR SPEED TIME.
Camp Mills on Long Island was finished in IL
days. In that time a complete city, capable of
housing 10000 soldiers, with streets and a sewer
system, not to mention the houses possessing al!
sanitary conveniences, was completed.
That's speed!-war speed! No one would
think OF building so fast for a purely peaceful
building! In peace times building operations in
which the government has a hand usually lumber
along as if all hands were paid by the day, and
the longer it took to get the job done the more
pay there would be coming from the public till,
Not exactly that way, Of course, but metaphor
ically.
Camp Mills is an instance of the kind of work
Uncle Sam is doing. It is evidence that he has
his shoulder to the wheel and is pushing hard.
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The following appeared in a New York paper:
"A steamship arrived from Europe, at an Ameri-
can port, name not mentioned, and as she passed
the Battery a mighty cheer rose from a crowd of
persons who had friends in the passenger list"
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"A writer tells us that the Russian democracy
doesn't care a boot for a warm water port. 1ndi-
eating that democracy and Imperialism are not
synonymous.
Peace will be nearer when the German people
are heard from. Up to the present we
only hear from officials Of the government.
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Women says that we are all born to succeed.
Evidently some Of us do what Esau did-swap our
birthright for a mess Of pottage.
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LaFollette wants more taxes and less bonds
VIII somebody please get in a word edgewise for
less taxes and less bonds?
The sun., 1917-03-30
HOLL VEG, DEFIANT, FACES ISSUE;
WILSON FIRM AGAINST SURRENDER
REICHSTAG HEARS PEACE
APPEAL BY SOCIALIST
Eduard Bernstein, Opposing. Budget, Deplores Ap
preaching Entry of America Into Ranks
Of Germanys Foes.

Of the leaders in the army and navy TO
settle with her.
Russia must be judged soberly and
we must not interfere"
Herr Noske expressed a desire for
immediate peace with Russia. and de-
clared that the peace tendency there
would become a determining factor with
the Government. The German Socialists.
he said. had been advised from abroad
to start a revolution. Acceptance Of tina;
advice would entail the greatest misery
to the workers.
Herr Mueller. Progressive. emphasized
that Germany would not interfere with
the internal development Of Russia. The
Russian people, he asserted, were evil
IDENTIFY striving toward peace. The Amer
lean Government. continued the speaker
refused to recognize the sea barrier as
an impossible facts. Nevertheless the
Progressives would regret war with the
United States.
Discussing the attitude Of the Prus-
sian Herrenhaus. Herr Mueller con-
tended that the members of this house
had started the new submarine cam
paign from fear OF new orientaton
This statement caused a commo6on
after which Herr Mueller declared that
the Bavarian King emphasized that the
people were ripe for a general equal and
direct franchise.
The sun., 1917-03-30
ACTION WAS EXPECTED.
Omcials Here Anticipated "News
Q1arantincv by Germany.

Officials OF the Commission for Relief
in Belgium were not surprised yesterday
by the published statement that Amer
lean members OF the commission in Bel
gium will be news quarantined" in Ger
many for two or three weeks. 1t was
said at the office of the commission. at
120 Broadway, Yesterday that such ac-
ton was anticipated from the moment
that it became probable that other neu.
trails would have to replace the American
relief workers.
Cables and letters received from Brus-
sells and London by the commission yes
terday indicated that the relief worker,,
are not resenting this German precau-
tion.
The commission also announced that
another relief steamship. the fourth
within the past week, has arrived safely
at Rotterdam. "These are the first. OF
the tWenty-four steamships despatched
by the commission from North Atlantic
ports since the breaking of OF diploma tic
relations" says a statement issued yes
terday "a further fleet OF fourteen
steamships. carrying the new German
safe conduct passes. are reported west
bound and out OF the danger zone.
"The commission now feels that the
temporary difficulties with regard TO its
shipping situation have been overcome,
and that the continual flow OF food into
Belgium from the United States will go
on without interruption. The firing on
one Of the returning relief ships reported
early in the month is regarded as a re.
grettable incident Of the initial stage OF
the new conditions arising out of the es
:ablishment by the Germans OF the
barred zone surrounding England"
The sun., 1917-03-30

LONDON, March 29.-Reuter's Amster-
dam correspondent. quoting Berlin ad-
vices. says the Reichstag has adopted
all three readings Of the emergency
budget. Both Socialist parties voted
against the measure.
"Eduard Bernstein. Socialist" say the
advices, delivered a speech justlfying
his opposition to the budget. He said
experience had strengthened his dis
trust in the Government. America. he
said, was converted into an eneray by
neutrals filled with displeasure toward
Germany. A good and sincere peace
must be striven for at the speediest moo
ment.
Herr Bernstein added that the events
in Russia under the leadership OF the
Socialists strengthened the confidence
that the Social Democracy was able to
fulfil its old peaceful programme"
Or. Peter SPAIN, leader Of the Catho-
lie Centre party. denied that the Reichs-
tag, as charged by the Prussian Herren-
haus. had ever meddled with things re-
served for the Emperor and the Bundes-
rath. He added:
III America goes to war with Ger
many we have confidence in the ability
The sun., 1917-03-30
LANSING EXPLAINS
WHITL0CK'S STATUS
Belgian Relief Commission
Subjected Only to "News
Quarantine"

WASHINGTON, March 2e.-Subjection Of
Americans Of the Belgian Relief Com
mission to a news quarantine" prior to
their departure from behind the German
lines was explained at the State Depart
ment to-day as a proper course agreed
upon when the relief workers we're In.
vited to remain In Belgium.
Reports that Brand Whitlock. Minister
TO Belgium, and other diplomatic officers
also would be detained were not credited,
as assurances have been received TO the
contrary. The Department issued this
statement:
There appears to be some misappre-
hension as to the delay in the withdrawal
OF American members OF the Commission
for Relief In Belgium. Shortly after the
break in relations with Germany negotia-
tions were instituted with view to pro-
viding for the continuation OF the relief
work., The German authorities in Bel
GUM Invited the American members to
remain and gave written assurances that
they. might leave whenever they desired
to give up the work. In view OF the fact
that these men are in the fighting zone,
however, 1t was stipulated that they
should, upon relnquishing their work,
remain for a period Of two or three weeks
/ in some German city on their way TO
/ Switzerland. in order to prevent the
transmission OF any fresh information
This condition was accepted by the relief
! commission
| Seven members OF the commission
who have been working at the French
front will go TO Baden Baden. Germany
! for two weeks under full freedom OF
! movement. The forty or so workers in
! Belgium will assemble for similar
period at any city agreed upon by them
/ Minister Brand Wh!tlock will not be de
taned in any way, but will proceed
! Immediately to his post at Havre
! France. the temporary Belgian capital.
The sun., 1917-03-30
SAFEGUARDS TAKEN
FOR MAYORS TRIAL
Senate Takes Unusual Precau-
tiOns to Prevent Any
Outbreak.

ALBANY, March 2e.--Precautions to
make certain that there will be no out
side interference In the examination OF
Mayor Mitchell before tho bar Of the
Senate on Tuesday were made by the
legislative leaders to-day.
The situation attending the examna-
tion Of the Mayor on his public decla-a-
ton that It appeared that Senator Rob-
ert L. Wagner was working more In the
interests Of Germany than OF the United
States In the Rockaway land legislation
has assumed such unusual Importance
that requests for admission TO the Sen
ate chamber on Tuesday have come In
great numbers.
The legislative leaders have been ad-
vised that because OF the peculiar ma
they do the question OF the loyalty Of n
Senator. there is a grave possibility OF
an impulsive element getting mixed In
the crowd attracted to the Capitol. Gov.
Whitman to-day directed William II
Storrs, the State Superintendent OF Pub
lie Buildings. to exert the most rigid
precautions to keep the Capitol clear
OF demons,rative throng and TO In
sure for Mayor Mitchell absolute pro-
lection.
The Senate to-day adopted reso-
luton naming committee to have
charge of the seating arrangements
The mems gallery will be given to mem-
bers OF the Assembly and other State
officers. and part OF 1t will be reserved
for the Governor. The womens gallery
will be reserved for families and friends
of Senator's each Senator having three
single admission tickets. None but Son
ators and newspaper men will be per
mitted on the floo,.
The stand erected In the Senate cham
ber for witnesses In the Sulzer impeach
ment trial will be brought into use agar
! and in this conspicuous place Mayor
Mitchell will testify.
The Senate's special committee II
charge OF the Mayors examination
pointed out TO the newspaper men to-da!
the fact that the rules governing admis
| sion to the Senate chamber would be en-
! forced to the letter and asked that II bt
made plain that the great number o
/ persons expressing their intention O.
coming to Albany to witness the pro
ceedings will find II useless trip
| Charles II. Hotaling. Sergeant-at
| Arms OF the Senate. went TO New Yorl
tonight to serve on Mayor Mitchell to
morrow the Senates formal order di
| rectlng the Mayor to appear before thu
| bar of the Senate at noon next Tuesday
! In the Senate to-day Senator Ogden l.
Mills inquired Of Senator George r
! Thompson II he gave to the press yester
! day a statement that the defeat of Sena
tor Browns amendment to restrict thu
questioning of the Mayor when he ap
peared before the Senate was due to tn,
| tv,H Of 80
Thompson denied 1t. Further debate
was checked by point OF order RAISED
by Senator James 4. Emerson. who said
"If there are differences between Sena
tor Mills and Senator Thompson the.
ought to 60 outside and settle them"
The sun., 1917-03-30
WAR CRISIS IN SPAIN;
MARTIAL RULES
Economic Difficulties, Due to
U-BOats, Cause Unrest
Among People.

PARIS. March 2s.-while a Havas de-
spatch from Madrid announces the pub
licatiOn Of a decree suspending the Con-
stitutional guarantees and ordering mar
tial law throughout Spain. 1t gives no
reason for this act The Temps, how
ever. reports that conferences have been
going on at the 'house OF the people" In
Madrid between delegations of trade
unions who were organising a general
strike. The newspaper adds that on &C.
count Of the economic crisis In Spain
conciliatory attitude. 1t has instructed
the Governors Of the provinces to repor,
Immediately to Madrid the situation OF
the unemployed. classifying them accord.
ing to trades.
The Temps says the economic difn
culties In spain are due partly e
Germany's submarine blockade inter
rupting exports and imports. II addi
that the situation In the Canary Islandi
by reason Of the submarine blockade
is extremely distressing. ...
An appeal to the people" has Aeen de-
clared by the spanish 00vefntnent TO b,
sedltiosls. The ysisners OF the APPEAL
whose names have not been disclosed
have been arrested.
MADRID. via Paris, March 2s.-Coun
Romanones. the Premier. at a meetint
of the Cabinet to-day outlined the stu
alton in Spain and announced that al
precautionary measures required in thu
circumstances had been taken in Madrid
The peoples house" had been closed ant
all the provincial labor centres adherinl
to the general strike will also be closed.
At the present time Madrid is Quie
and the bulk Of public opinion approve
the energetic attitude OF the Government
In view OF the revolutionary and anti
patriotic character a general strik
would have under the present circum
stances.
A circular telegram sent to the Gov
ernors of the provinces concludes: 81
our situation Is difficult We must not for
get that economic conditions here var
less from normal than in any othe
country. The attitude of the workme
therefore in threatening the countr
with a general strike without valid rea
son cannot be excused by the situation.
The sun., 1917-03-30
BRITISH FRAMING TUFT BILL.
Lloyd George Says Women Are As
sured of Franchise.

LONDON, March 80 tFriday) Pre-
mier Lloyd George told a deputation OF
women sufYragists yesterday that the
Government Is now framing an electoral
reform bill. In which the recommenda-
tions OF the Speakers conference in
favor of woman suffrage will be incor-
porated, but. he added, the interpreta-
tion Of the recommendation will be left
to the House.
A majority Of the members OF the
Government. said the Premier would
support woman suffrage. and he did not
doubt IN overwhelming majority OF the
House. He urged the women to be con-
tent with the present Limitation of the
vote TO women. aged 80 or alternatively
as. as recommended by the conference.
because otherwise there was no hope OF
general consent.
The Premier admitted that the iimita-
tion was illogical and unjustlhable, but
expressed the conviction that once
women were enfranchissd they would
eventually get exactly the same fran
chiss as men. The indications are that
the kwomen's leaders will ADOPT ~ rrs-
mief's advice. -.
The sun., 1917-03-30
ALNWICK CASTLE
IS SUNK UNWARNED
British Steamer Torpsdoed
$40 Miles From, Land.

LONDON, March 90. - The British
steamship Alnwick Castle has been tor
pedoed In the Atlantic. Some persons
are reported dead and several are miss
ing.
The Admiralty announced that the
Alnwick Castle was torpedoed without
warning March 10 320 miles from the
nearest land. On the previous day the
steamer had rescued the crew OF an
other British steamer which also had
been torpedOed.
Passengers and crews of both vessels
abandoned the Alnwick Castle in hve
boats. One OF these boats landed on the
Spanish coast. 1t originally contained
twenty persons. including stewardess
and a child, but Ave of them died. All
the survivors in this boat were suffering
from frost bite.
The other boats also were picked UP
during the week, one containing twenty
seven, another twenty-nine and the third
twenty survivors. In these boats there
were five persons dead. The nth boat
which put out from the steamer has not
yet been accounted for.
The Alnwick Castle was OF o,sOO tons
gross and was owned by the Union-
Castle Mail Steamship Company OF Lon
don. She was 400 feet long and was
built in Glasgow In 1871.
The sun., 1917-03-30
RUSSIA ACTS TO FREE POLAND.
Women Also Made Eligible to All
Government OAces.

LONDON, March ga Reuter- despatch
from Petrograd says the provisional
Government has ordered the organixa-
tion Of a committee, with Alexander Led
nitsky. member Of the first Duma. as
chairman. to settle the affairs of Poland.
The committee will compile a register
of the property belonging to the Govern
ment and Of the public institutions in
Poland and devise measures for the man.
agement Of these until handed over TO
the Polish State. The committee will
also define the relations between the
State and the Roman Catholic Church.
1t is announced that women will be
eligible for all Governmental posts, in
Guiding ministerial offices.
The sun., 1917-03-30
WARNS AMERICANS TO LEAVE.
Spanish Ambassador Urges Imm me-
diate Departure From Germany.
Special Cable Despatch to Tue

ROME. March 29.---The correspondent
of THE SUN is informed by diplomatic
quarters that the Spanish Ambassador
at Berlin, who now represents the United
States there. has warned all American
citizens TO leave Germany Immediately.
Germany has been asked to send
Americans home, according to n report
here to-day. II was reported that
Thomas Nelson Page. the American AM
bassador to Italy, had been instructed
from Washington TO request transmits
sion OF this message to Berlin throYgh
the Spanish Ambassador here.