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Of the Munsey Trust Company. charg-
ing the receiving teller, p. H. Hin. with
the endorsement of $1,000 on or about
May /, 1917. This was the result Of the
quarterly audit by the officials of the
the deficiency. Immediately took action.
The trust company is fully protected
in the matter by n large surety come
pany's bond which IS carried upon the
employe.
Hill was placed under arrest by De-
tective Evans of police headquarters.
and released upon $4,000 bond fur
nished by his mother.
Hill is about twenty-eight years old
and he's had quite n long banking ex-
perience. having been for n number OF
years with the Washington Loan and
! Trust Company prior to his present en-
ployment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
TAKES OVER FORT McHENRY.
Government to Use Famous Post as
Army Depot.

A large part of historic Fort Nc
Henry, Baltimore. famous for its as
ISOLATION with the writing of The
Star Spangled Banner" has been
taken over by the War Department
for use as a depot for army supplies
and stores. For the present it will be
a quartermaster store depot for the
new National Army cantonment which
is being built at Annapolis Junction,
Md.
The plans for improvement at Fort
McHenry included the construction of
new paths and roadways. the razing of
some of the old structures. the addi-
ton of floral beauty spots and the
erection of monument to Francis
Scott Key, author of the national an
them. There is available an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the erection of the
monument to Key.
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CARD OF THANKS.

HoUoH. We wish to express our appreciation
for their kindness, sympathy and beautiful
norsl offerings on the occasion Of the sudden e.
1875 South Capitol street. Sunday morning.
July -, 1917. -
(oee Harrfsl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
MARRIED.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis
of 73s Harvard street announce the marriage
Of their daughter. RUBY V. DAVIS. TO GA
BRIEL " WILLIAMS OF Mount Vernon, Va.
on June IA. 1917. by Rev. Jarvis.
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Poland to Get Seaport.

NJ. Denys Cochin. deputy statesman
and member of the French Academy
spoke in the name of the French gov
eminent He told of the chivalrous and
generous past Of Poland and showed
that France has always been interested
in the fate of the oppressed and unfor-
tunate land. NJ Cochin recalled the
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Poland Finally Broken Up.

AFTER the first division Poland. though
greatly reduced and weakened. was.
nevertheless. a state which Russia and
Austria were disposed to permit to ex-
ist But Prussia would not agree to this.
1t wanted Danzig. And despite the in
terror awakening OF Poland. which was
arduously endeavoring to strengthen It
self intellectually and politically. 1t was
unable to escape ACKNOWLEDGMENT in 1893
and 1895. Frederick II wrote. In his
memoirs: Austria and Russia being in
accord with Prussia, there ia but one
obstacle to the division OF Poland. and
that obstacle is France. The hour is
propitious and the division is possible;
France sleeps
France is a moral power indispensable
to the equilibrium of the universe. Fred
erick proclaimed this and history has
proved it. If France sleeps, or il 1T Is
weakened. the era Of attacks and spola-
lions begins"
In the nineteenth century the Polish
question presented itself under two as
poets. Abroad, after the last division al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-02
Poland Was Democratic Kingdom.

poland" he said having attained an
advanced degree Of civilization several
centuries before those states in its vi
cinity, established institutions which
are still an honor to 1t, though they
have caused it's downfall. In Poland
royalty was elective at n time when
Prussia was forming an absolute and
military monarchy. The strength Of Po-
land weakened when that OF the Mus
covite car increased and Austria en-
larged its empire. And Poland was
divided UP at the very time the French
revolution was proposing to the world
the right Of peoples to their independence
and sovereignty.
But Poland refused to look upon its
death as an accomplished fact and by
incessant protestations in the name Of
right it contributed throughout the
nineteenth century to found anew in
ternational right and abrogate the an
cient right of conquest.
After having exposed the important
phases OF Poland's historical evolution.
the origins at the close of the fourteenth
century, when Poland constituted itself a
powerful political state. to the close OF
the sixteenth, when it took Its place
among the leading European states: from
the beginning OF the seventeenth century
to the end of the eighteenth, when 1t suf-
fered the dissolving action Of its interior
regime and exterior intrigues; after e
deep analysis of Polish institutions. NJ.
Leygues studied the policy of divisions,
unfolding it's permanent lesson. 1t was
Prussia which premeditated, prepared, de-
sired and realized the division Of Po-
land which was decided on June is, 1772.
after numerous disputes and negotiations
in which perfidy, ruse and falsehood die
tated every word.
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ALLEN. On Tuesday, July 81. 1917. at her res
idence. ESQ l. street northeast. MAh"anh
ALLEN, beloved wife OF the late James Alien
Funeral from her late residence on Friday morn
ing. August 3. at O'Clock: thence 10 itot.
Name Church, where requiem mass Will p'
si..a " 2s
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ALLIES AIM TO GIVE
SEAPORT TOPPLES
Speaker for French Govern
ment Says Nation Is to Be
Reconstructed.
LONG FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
BY PAUL AYRES ROCKWELL.
Especial Correspondence of The Stnr
and Chicago Daily NeWa.l

ana chicago Dn1ly NeWS.)
Copyright 1917, by the Chicago Daily News
(ompany.)
PARIS. France. July 10.-A brilliant
manifestation in honor of Poland Or
ganiZed by the committee. THE Effort
of France and Her Allies" was held
July at the Sorbonne. under the presi-
dency of NJ. Stephen Pichon and Gen.
Archinard. who is charged with the or
ganization in France of the Polish
army. The immense auditorium at the
Sorbonne was packed with friends and
admirers of Poland. AT the beginning
of the ceremony several cablegrams
We're read. among them one sent by
Ignace Paderewski. in the name OF the
national Polish committee at Chicago:
another from former President Taft
and one from President Hadley of Yale
University.
in mastery and much applauded
conference upon the Polish question.
Georges Leagues. president Of the for
eign affairs committee. explained the
historical reasons for the develop
ment, the rise and fall Of the nation
of Poland. He then exposed the social.
economical and political reasons for
the resurrection of Poland as nation,
outlining the Polish problem in its re-
lation to the present great war. and
bringing out in high relief the inter-
ally point Of view.
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JOHNSON. Peacefully fell asleep on Tuesday,
July 81. 1917. ut 1896 ain. Rev ".
BISHOP JOHNSON, d. D., IL. D.. husband
Of Mrs. Gertrude A. and father of Bishop John
son. tr.; Adele Whiting and Irene Penn.
remains at residence OF his son. 1910 Linden
street northeast.
Funeral services Friday. August 3 at II O'Clock
noon. at Metropolitan Baptist Church. street
between 18th md 18th streets northwest.
Body will lie in state from O'Clock Thursday
until IL 80 am Friday for convenience a
friends ut Metropolitan Baptist Church.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
$l,279.25 FOR
CAR POTATOES
Last Car of Season Shipped from Le'
fore Brought Two Twenty Five
q Bushel.

The last car of potatoes to be shipp-
ed from LeAore 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 bushel, the market be-
ing off about forty cents bushel.
The car was an extra large one and
made the seventh that has been shipp-
ed from Lefore County this season.
An average of thousand dollars a
car was received for the potatoes,
making total of approximately sew
en- thousand dollars put in circulation
in trade channels in this county that
otherwise would not have been Sc
cured.
It is hoped that the success Of the
potato shipping is just the beginning
Of the cooperative shipping industry
in Lsfore County and that this fall
and next year will see the plan work.
ing on q much larger scale.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
SPECIAL TERM
.sS
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Everett C0nvenes Term Today
To Try Criminal Cases Now
Laying in Jail.

Judge Frank E. Everett, Of Indiano-
la, convened special term Of the Le-
fore County Circuit Court here this
morning to try number Of criminal
cases. The February term Of court
was ,pretermitted because Of crop con-
ditions and the present term is to re-
lieve the crowded condition of the Jail
and to eliminate large part Of the
expense Of feeding the prisoners.
There are more than q score Of pris-
oners awaiting trial.
The grand jury and petty jury num-
ber one were 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, ]. H. Barnwell,
u. H. Handbook, p. A. Malone. W. H.
Webb, H. M. Evans, J. A. Bell, Simon
Hyman, L C. Anthram, J. H. Hollo-
man, w. H. Stokes, J. c. Reese, M. v.
Durham and C. G. Turner. Mr.. T. H.
Holmes, bailifF
Jury Number One: Messrs. G. H.
Sanders, P. W. Parsons, Paul Bergson,
Maury Mcintyre, R. K. Pierce, R. =.
Mathews, r. c. Topp, R. E. Avent,
Sumtsr Gillespie, A.. N. Kimball, J. H.
HollinSSs Worth AMI ~ p. Jones.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
|0VER FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS .
PLEDGED TO RED CROSS FUND
Meeting Last Night at Opera House a Great Sue
cess in Every Way-S0cial Stars Took Prom
inent Part in Exercises.
nnnnHn

George Wilson and B. B. Provine.
The Greenwood Municipal Bras
| Band rendered their part Of the must
cal program perfectly, many favorabl,
comments being heard upon their abil
lity.
During the tableau quartette o.
male voices sang the National Anth
ems Of Americas Allies in the great
war. The quartette consisted o.
Messrs. Perry Dennis, Warner Wells
P e. Schilling and W. ]. Sandford
Applause greeted every offering or
the stage, thelarge audience being in
a very appreciative 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 vividly the
thirty thousand Belgian women who
have been deported from their home
country into Germany. One of the
most touching scenes of the evening
was that Of wounded French soldier
and Red Cross nurse aiding starv-
ing Belgian children and the appeal
of old and infirm people from Belgium
and Northern France for aid from the
Red Cross.
As each figure was shown the prin-
cipals were placed upon 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 its 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 fitting inscription was sus-
pended from above directly over the
group.
The tableau sketch was arranged by
Mr.. A. Weller, assisted by Mr.. c. R.
Crull and Mr.. B. B. Provine.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
RED CROSS WEEK
WILL END TODAY
Fund Lacked Eighteen Million Of
Resching Total Desired This Morn
ing-Hard Drive.
(By Associated Pressl

Washington, June 25--This is the
last day of weeks intensive nation
wide campaign to raise a hundred mil
lion dollars for the Red Cross. Eigh-
teen million still lis necessary to be
collected to complete the desired
amount. Today is officially known as
"Pershing Day" in honor of General
Pershing who from the headquarters
of the American Army in France ca
bled this message othe American peo-
pie, Americans can show their colors
in no better way than by subscribing
generally to the Red Cross"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
ESTABLISH CURB
MARKET HERE
Business League Working on Details
of Plan to Be Put Into Eject in
Near Future.

Application has been made to the
City Council by the Business League
to permit the establishment Of 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 bs dis
couraged as much as possible.
It 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 $3.50
a. m. and the market is to be closed
promptly at 8 4. m. The Secrstary
and President Of the League have in
terviewed quite number Of house
holders, in all cases they favored the
proposition. II it proves TO be 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, even though
her wants have been supplied. 4
The plan has been tried out in 4
number Of cities and towns and found
to work advantageously 70 all con-
cerned. q
II i believed that the plan will me1t
with favor fcr many reasons, chief "
which u that ths houssksspsr viii
find ! greater variety 70 select from
which will ~ fresh and much more
inviting than after being psddlsd about
town for several hours.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
MEMPHIS PLANNING FOR CHIL'
DREN'S HOSPITAL.
Will Be Devoted to Cure of Cripples
4, and Their Education-king's
Daughters in Lead.

From Commercial Appeal.)
In answer to the "Unheard cry" the
Circle Of Good Deeds Of Kings Daugh-
ters Of Memphis has undertaken to
build and maintain the Tri-State Hos
pital School for Crippled Children in
this city, for children Of Arkansas,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
The report Of the Russell Sage
Foundation, printed three years ago,
gives the statistics of 81 institutions,
the only ones, either state or private,
devoted to the care Of crippled children
in this country. These institutions
are located in 10 states, hut 10 of them
are in two cities, New York and Phila-
dephia. The capacity Of the entire
81 is about $500. It is estimated
there are 100000 cripples in the Uni
ted States.
In II years, ended with 1912, 20 Of
these institutions were established. A
few more have been built, or under
way, during the past FIVE years since
this report.
The Good Deeds Circle have been
fortunate in snlisting the interest Of
Joe Sullivan, who u . recognized auth
ority on cripple welfare work. The hos
~:A.i - M...rhs. 4. hn;v,~, ,,1a,,,,nI s,,s
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25

Contributions and pledges amount
,ug to over $4,000 were made u
9. Red Cross War Relief Fund at the
sm.eting last night at the Greenwood
theatre. The meeting was held under
M management of the Central Com.
mittee named by the Leflore Chapter
q conduct the campaign in this coun.
y. Mr.. George A. Wilson, Jr., is the
chairman of the committee.
subscriptions ranged from ten cents,
,iyen by the boys present, to five hun
dred dollars in size and in a few min
utes had mounted into the thousands.
The LeAore Chapter Of the Red
Cross wants to raise fifteen thousand
do,lars for the War Fund and last
nights showing made splendid start
Of 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.
Nj. 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 ever 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.
N The tableau Of Red Cross work pre-
sented by members of Greenwood's
social circle was 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 were crowned
with such splendid success were, Mes
danes W. s. Hill, Calhoon Wilson,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
RED CROSS DANCE AND CARD

Do your bit! Everybody wv : tick
ct. Rook, Five Hundred and Bridge,
dancing from 9 to 3, Friday night,
June Goth, at Elk's Club. Ladies in
Red Cross uniform, and gentlemen in
white trousers and shirts. Grand
March at Q o'clock. Big Six Orchestra
Dancing tickets 500; csrd tickets
S1.00.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
q D n n a y y p p -
GROOM OF A DAY !.
IN LAWS GRASP
Young Man Married Here Saturday
Has Wife and Five Children Liv.
ing in Carroll County.

Mr.. Walter Howell Lott, of Hol-
comb, who was married here early Sat
',rday morning to Miss Beatrice Mar
tin, from near Duckhill, Miss, was ar
rested Saturday night at Ruleville on
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
kuleville. 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
Tor 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 was runaway affair.
Two 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 woman. Mr.,
Lott purchased the marriage license
mere on the eighteenth and the cers-
mony was not performed until Satur-
day the twenty-third. Dr.. !. A. Hall
pastor Of the First Methodist church
performed the ceremony.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
NAMES COUNCIL
!. ON lBARGOES
President Wilson Takes Action Uh1sr
Espionage Act to Prevent Snip
plies Going to Germany.
(By Associated Press J

Washington, June IS President
Wilson by an executive order today
created an Exports Embargo Council
to administer the exports embargo
provisions Of the Espionage act.
Through the Council the nation will
be able to take many steps for the
successful prosecution Of the war and
to prevent supplies reaching Germany
through neutral countries.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
CONTRACTS LET
FOR U. 5. SHIPS
Ten Complete Steel and Four Wooden
Vessels to be Delivered in Nine.
teen Eighteen.
right.
(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 daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
PROBE CHARGES
OF DRUNKENNESS
:. - & $50 a
Major O'FerralI Pays Visit to Hatties'
burg Today Carousal in Camp
Campany L.
(By Associated Press)

Hattiesburg, June 25-Major O'Fer.
raj Of the Mississippi National Guard
is here today investigating charges o1
"a drunken csrousal IN the camp ot
Company L, Saturday night. Three
boys are reported to have drunk with
the soldiers until intoxicated. It is
reported that forty empty and q num-
Der of full whiskeybottles were found.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25
COTTON, GRAIN
| AND PROVISIONS


New York cotton win Of eighty
points today and NsN Orleans was
down an even hundFsd points. The
break was dug to gsneraf :. fAins i'm
Texas. Spots at New York were IS
off and unchanged at New Orleans.
Sales 1871 bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-25

Sullivan is a cripple himself; is ma
tive Of Arkansas and lived there unit
two years ago. Just now he is ,
valuable assistant in the Van Leuvar
Browne Hospital School Of Detroit.
In Memphis it is the plan to make
the hospital a recuperative home,
where the body may be Strengthened
under the care of skilled orthopedic
surgeons, and the mind Of the child
trained at the same time.
This will be the only hospital school
south of Baltimore. Statistics show
SO per cent. of the crippled children
who have had chance have been per-
manently cured and another large per
cent. improved. On account Of the ex-
pense of maintenance it has been de-
cided to open the hopsital with not ov-
er 40 beds, yet taking the smallest es-
innate there are over 10000 cripples
in the tri-states. Even those who can
buy hospital care are unprovided for
educationally.
1t has been proven that crippled
children can take as high an education
as normal children, and in less time.
In the Tri-State Hospital it is the plan
to have associated with the othopedic
surgeon a staff Of physicians coverings
all phases Of children's diseases, all
physicians giving their services with
out charge. However, the hopsital will
accept board from patients according
to their means. There will be an ad-
visory board Of the foremost business
men of Memphis.
Architects have offered their free
services for preparing the plans.
Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennes-
see are asked to become interested in
the hospital school, and be prepared to
assist financially for the sake of their
crippled children.
For further information inquire Of
any Of the following members Of the
circle:
Names s-Dsniel Huger, Edw. Ellis,
Frank Milton, John Sneed Williams,
Hugh Humphreys, Dabney Crump,
John Trenholm, Charles Metcalf, Jr.,
Albert Biggs, holland Fontaine, Jr.,
John Phillips. Clarence Sivley, Clslsnd
Smith, r p. Gary, VIM. r. Metcalf,
Olive Caldwell, Mary Boyd. Jno.
Edgar, Clark Coe, w r. Halliday, Pc
ter Grant, Ed. G. Gibbons, Henry
Dickinson, Frank Crump.