The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-01

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GREENWOOD, MISS, JUNE 1. 1917.
Hurrahing is one thing; fighting another.
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Nobody accuses the House of being overprout
Of its war tax baby.
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OF course the fellow who expects all the COM
forts of home in training camp is bound to be
disappointed.
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Can't say we envy the individual who'll spend
something like ten billion year as purchasing
agent for the allies.
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But why fret over the war tax bill as passed
by the House, when it is cinch that the Senate
will shoot it to pieces.
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Wisconsin's legislature went dry but its
governor didn't-he Vetoed bill to submit the
question to the people.
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The American soldiers depart for the front
ready for fight or frolic, with, chances very
much in favor of the former.
Joe Cannon says he voted for the war tax bill,
not because he liked it, but because the govern
ment needs the money quick.
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Let the impatient remember that England
was in the war for more than year before it
began to figure in the fighting.
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From all accounts, German U-boats are getting
so cautious that foxes of the sea is more fitting
name for them than seawolves.
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John D. may look askance at a tax on wealth.
but he has nothing to worry about q tax, on grub.
He doesn't eat much because he can't
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The Federal trade commission hasn't said it
did not trust the coal men, but it has recommend
ed government control and price-fxing.
No matter what your personal opinion about
running our end of the war may be, there is only
one patriotic thing to do-back Wilson.
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It's feared there are men in Congress who will
not be greeted with, "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant" when they go home.
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The nurses doctors, surgeons and engineers
are at the front; but the undertakers stay at
home, for some unexplainable reason.
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We've a notion Virginia is going to find it
easier to compile its Blue Book Of Buns than to
make those whose names are in it 80 to work.
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Hey, there, booze dealers The. new army law
provides penalty of $1,000 fine and a year in
Jail for selling drink to soldier in uniform.
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"Black Jack" Pershing was never in his life
looking forward more gleefully to giving DEM
onstration of how Americans play the war game.
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Don't be afraid to plant a, garden because it's
late; but first learn what to plant late. If you
don't you may look foolish and the neighbors may
laugh.
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Of course it's tough to be wrongly suspected
of being German spy, though in most cases the
suspicion is only the natural result of doing or
saying some fool thing.
Our meat barons are adopts at reading busi-
ness signs and they have not been paying rail-
road fares to Washington to confer with food
administrator Hoover for fun.
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Texas is beginning to harvest its wheat, indi-
eating its climate has got the edge on the rest
of the country and its farmers knowing how to
take advantage Of the situation.
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Instead Of sugar, the Germans are using sac
charm, which is $50 times sweeter. Hindenburg
would have to swallow a shipload Of the stuff,
however, to sweeten his disposition.
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When King George refers to it as my navy"
old Lloyd George and the other government Off
Gals, not TO mention parliament, must experience
Y trouble IN preventing themselves from cracking q
kingly joke.
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Wives are willing to make sacrifices for the
u,or hit mt m the extent Of accounting lowered