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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
ASPHALT PUMP
AT NEW ORLEANS
Will Reach Greenwood Tomorrow OF
Saturday ard Begin Work on
Paving Immediately.

Mayor G. L. Ray received word this
afternoon that the lost asphalt pump,
without which the work of running the
asphalt on the prepared concrete on
East Market and Lamar streets could
not be done, has been located at New
Orleans and is being shipped out at
once for Greenwood. 1t is due to ar
rive here either tomorrow or Satur-
dav and work on the paving will begin
Immediately upon its arrival.
He also announced that the Pelucla
BAYOU Bridge is again open but for
light traffic only. 1t was coened this
afternoon few minutes after two
o'clock.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
DIR. AND MRS. SCOTT
HURT IN RUNAWAY.
Mrs. Scott Sustains Broken Collar
Bone and Ankle and DR.. Scott
... Also Hurt.

While out driving with their horse
and buggy yesterday afternoon about
8 o'clock, DR.. and Mrs. /. F. Scott
were very badly injured, when tne
horse become frightened as one OF the
wheels Of the buggy worked OIL the
axle, and ran away
The accident occurred on south Dew
ey street. .,,,r
Mrs. Scott suffered a broken collal
bone and a sprained ankle; de Dr: sc0., .%s
Also sprained an ankle. Otherwise the
couple were resting easy this morning
according to reports, notwithstanoine
both are pretty badly shaken up over
the accident. A.,
The many friends Of DR. and MRS
Scott regret very much to learn o. !.
this unfortunate occurrence and w'sl
for them q speedy recovery.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16

!
D. 8. Jones, five boxes Of Ivory Soap,
$500 six ounce bars.)
McShane Cotton Co.,, 100 clothes
brushes.
J. F. Bobbitt, ]. T. McAlpin and c. V.
Whitaker, materials and labor
valued at $50 90.
Hotel Irving, SO apple pies.
H. E. Bowman, a quantity of vege-
tables.
Miss Leona Wheeler, 8 dozen spoons
and lot of bath rags.
Mrs. w. A. Mothershead, large hotel
cooking range.
Auto Renewing Co. labor for repair
work on tents.
Woman's Club, loaned use of dishes.
J. z. George Chapter U. D. G. use OF
quantity Of knives and forks.
The Crumont, use Of dishes, knives
forks, spoons, etc.
Hopakah Hunting Club, use OF entire
! camping outfit.
Y. M. c. A., use Of Scout tents
! City Water and Light Commission
free use and installation OF elec'
trio lights and water.
Leflore County Red Cross Chapter vii
furnish two courses of fresh veg
etables each day.
". W. Thomas, one bushel OF onions
each week.
Mrs. H. Y. Fraiser, quantity OF butte
! and pickles.
Delta Lumber Co., use OF a duantlt!
] Of lumber for camp purposes.
Kings Daughters, free use OF hospi
i tai for all members Of Batter
i who may get sick while in CAM
II here.
! Mrs. ]. w. Barnwell, 1S new disl
towels.
Reiman House, fresh light bread on
u or two times each week, and
quantity Of ground coffee.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
Associated Press)

In three sectors Of the Franco-Bel-
gian front the French and British to-
day won new successes in their often
sive operations which once more are in
full swing. Attacks were made by
the British near Ypres and by the
French on the Aisne front near Dix
nude. The ground won by the Brit
ish in yesterdays attack near Lens
including Hill 70 was held in the face
of German counter attacks, General
Haig reports.
Reports from London newspapers
that wounded American Soldiers from
the Western front had arrived at a
hospital at Bath is without confirma-
ton at Washington. British and
French war officers reported that all
objectives were attained in today's
drive.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
LIEUTENANTS COOL NERVE.
lAssociated Press)

Port smouth, England, August H.
As am example of coolness in danger
Admiral Sir Stanley Colville recently
told of the conduct of the captain and
lieutenant of British submarine who
upo, discovering that floating mine
had become attached to the subma-
rine's rudder, calmly sat down to
breakfast and while they ate evoiveo
a successful plan for removing the
mine. The submarine was proceeding
through the Dardanelles when the dis
covery was made that it was towing
the mine. The crew knew nothing OF
il until they were set at work resiev-
ing tn, Submarine Of its dangerous at
tachment.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
INFECTIOUS DISEASES DE-
CREASING.
ASSOCIATED Press

London, August 16-Nutrition OF
school children has been better since
the beginning of the war than before,
asserts the school medical officer OF
the London County Council. lnfec-
tious diseases among school children
decreased last year.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
BEGIN NEW OFFENSIVE.
ASSOCIATED Press)

British Front in France and Bel
GUM, August 16-The forces Of the
Entente this morning at daybreak be-
gan another drive on wide front e
of Ypres. The first onslaught the
French surged across the Steenbeke
River. Many prisoners were taken and
Lange Marck is reported as captured.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
RE0RGANIZE THE
AMERICAN ARMY
General Orders Disclosed Today Show
Complete Plan for Organization
of Armies.
Associated Press)

Washington, August ia com
pleto plan for the reorganization OF
the army disclosed in general orders
made public today prescribing the
formation of all tactical units from
divisions into armies. The order pro-
vides the organization Of sixteen army
divisions.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
myT of PEACE NOTE DOES NOT
' REMOVE ADVERSE IMPRESSION
,.n+on and London Still Of Opinion That
! = 1, e,nepstions Inspired by Central Powers
Pope Nonpartial.

not differ from the unofficial outline
pssxiouslyr received. q.oa
i The text Of the communication sery.;
sdsto Strengthen the prevalent opif--
ion that there. is no likelihood Of the
,-proposals being accepted in their pres
sent form. That public opinion in the
Allied countries, is insistent on fav-
usable decision in the elimination Of
hostilities will cause the offer to be
rejected is generally conceded here.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16

ADVERTISE THE
LIBERTY BOND
Plan Calls for Expediture Of from
One to Two Million Dollars With
Papers.
Associated Press)

Washington, August 16 - A de-
tailed plan for advertising the next
issue of the Liberty Loan bonds in the
news papers and other mediums OF
publicity to cost from million to two
million dollars to be paid for by the
government was presented today to
Secretary McAdoo by the National
Advertising Advisory Board with q
recommendation that it be adopted.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
OHIO RAILROADS WANT TO IN
CREASE RATES.

Columbus, Aug. 1s-(By Union AS
Press)-The state utilities
commission today resumed its hear
ING on the railroads proposal to in
crease freight rates, IL per cent. The
railroads voluntarily have suspended
their rates until September /.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
COTTON GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
New York Cotton Closed Twenty Sew
en- Points Down and New Or
leans OF Twenty Six.

The New York cotton market closed
twenty six points down this afternoon
and New ORLEANS was off twenty sew
en- at the close. Spots were thirty
five of at New 'Yoek and twenty five
off a New Orleans. Sales 288 bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
WAR ON l. w. W.
{Associated Press)

Washington, August 16--The De-
partment of Justice, it was stated to-
day, is prepared to deal swiftly and
severely with activities in the North
west and elsewhere with Industrial
Workers of the World insofar as re-
late to the stoppage or curtailment of
production or industries whose contin-
uance is essential to the prosecution
of the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
NOTHING KNOWN.
lAssociated Pressl

(ASSUCIHCeU IcSST -
Washington, August 16-Neither
the War nor Navy Department have
any information of the reported
wounding of American troops on the
Western front. Prompt official an
is promised when informa-
ton is received provided it is not in
compatible with military interests.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
ILLINOIS TO REGISTER WOMEN
FOR WAR SERVICE

Bellefonte, Pa, August 16-(By IN
ion Associated Press)-The state
Fishing Commission becan stocking
The various streams within the State
with trout. It is announced that the
hatcheries will be able to supply a
larger number than in any former
year.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
RESULT RACE RIOTS.

Five White Men Arrested on lndict-
ments at East St. Louis.
(Associated Press)
East St. Louis, August 16-Three
of the East St. Louis police force and
two other white men were arrested
today on Indictments returned by
special jury investigating the race
riots.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
tRv Associated Press)

w - -. =
London, August ls-rhe tsrs = .ss q |.
q !, ....,. note does not remove the
.,,.r,e impression produced here 'Oy
4. publication of the summary ny =
=. Z. ,ortrary, it strengthens the sen-
.,.,;or that the note was inspired by
!. General Powers and the opinion
T. tbe proposals are impossible Ed
;t,,;.,s express much respect for
4. Pane and his professions to perfect
wv ;..,.rtially but regard him as unable
- ~ an ssnoreciate the matter at ISSUE
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
NOT FOR THE ALLIES.
(Associated Press)

Beunos Aires, August 16-Com-
mcnt on the peace proposals of the
Pope are generally pessimistic. Ger
tain newspaper believe that despite
the good intentions Of the Pontiff his
propositions would be injurious to the
Allies and favoring those responsible
for the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
SERBS DRIVEN BACK.
ASSOCIATED Press J

Berlin, August 16-Russo-Ruman-
ian forces were driven across the
Sereth River by the Germans the war
Office announces. Thirty five hundred
prisoners and sixteen guns were cap
tured.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16

FOR SALE-A very pretty bunga-
low with modern conveniences, on the
Boulevard in Congress Heighta Part
Cash. balance easy terms. Apply 20
]. L. .Cillsspie. this Office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
ONE FRENCH STEAMER.
Associated Press)

Paris, August 16-One French
steamship of more than sixteen hum
dred tons and three smaller size were
sunk during the week ending the
twelfth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
BAR FUTURE TRADING.
Associated Press)

New York, August 16-Acting on
the suggestion of Food Administra-
tor Hoover the New York Coffee and
Sugar exchange announced today that
it had stopped all trading in sugar
futures.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
PROPERTY BEING RESTORED.
ASSOCIATED Press)

. (AssOclated fress)
Mexico City, August 16-The prop
critics belonging to the Madero family
many of which had been taken over
by the government have been ordered
returned to that family. The Jalisco
properties Of the estate Of General
Ahumada, former governor Of Coah-
uila under the late President Diaz, also
have been restored.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16

will make its mark.
So far Captain Brum6eld has not
been assigned 10 duty. He left at
noon for lndianola and will 60 from
there to Tylertown.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
CABINET CRISIS.
.

Helsingfors,, August 16--Disorders
occasioned by the scarcity of food have
lead to a cabinet crisis. A Socialist
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
AMERICANS. WOUNDED.
(Associated Press J

London, August 16-Some American
soldiers from the Western front have
Just arrived at hospital at Bath.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
BOMBS ON VENICE.
(Associated Press)

a \hSSOCldCcu ITcSSJ
Vienna, August 16-Four tons of
bombs were dropped by airplanes
Tuesday on a maritime arsenal at
Venice, causing number of con-
flagrations, according to the American
war Office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
ITALIAN LOSSES.
lAssociated Pressl

Rome, August 16--Italian merchant
marine losses for the week ending
August the twelfth amounted to six
steamers and five sailing vessels.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16

Aug. l6. 1917.
Local Data. Greenwood, Miss.
F.r the u Hours Ending at A. M.
r.n,.-.+u,o. Highest 81 degrees
Lowest 70 degrees
Alta. m. rs degrees
p...,,;..+;or O.,O inches
p:... c..,.7.m. 4.8 feet
Change In "A hours fall O.4 feet
J.H. STEPHEN,
Local Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
pr4cE NOTE RECEIVED.
.AoJ Droccl

z ASSOCIATED Fress1
Warrington, August 16-The text
!. pone Benedict's peace note was
:. ..,.;v.d iSs here today in cabled dispatch
80 !. ,,om London and disclosed does
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
NO DANGER OF STARVING.
(Associated Press

London, August 16-Premier Lloyd
George in the House Of Commons to-
day said that with reasonable economy
there was no danger Of England starv-
ing.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
ALLIES GAIN GROUND IN THREE
SECTORS FRANC0-BELGlAN FRONT
British Maintain All Ground Gained Yesterday
in Face of Counter Attacks S. Troops
Wounded (?)
AAAAaa

cabinet is in course of formation. A
general strike has been declared.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
GUARD NEUTRALITY.

GUARD NEUTRALITY.
(Associated Press)
Mexico City, August 16-Gunboats
have been ordered to make a careful
patrol of the Gulf shore to stop any
attempts to violate neutrality by Ger
man agents.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16

Tux. Tas Daily comn0av's'tA'
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
THE DAILY CONIM0NWEALTHS
FUND FOR BATTERY { BOYS
Roys at Camp Sam Keesler to Enjoy Royal Din
ner This Evening Given by the Ladies OF Red
Cross Chapter of LeAore County.


The members Of Battery G will be
given a royal dinner this evening at
Camp Sam Keesler by the ladies OF
The Red Cross Chapter Of Lefiore
County from 6 to 7 o'clock. Commit
tees Of ladies' will serve the many de-
liciously prepared eatables to the SOL
der boys, and the event will be one
Of the most highly appreciated OF any
thing gotten up in honor Of Battery
c while in camp here. A more extend
ID account of the dinner will be given
IN tomorrow's issue of this paper.
On last Tuesday the soldier boys
were given rare treat by Mrs. s. P.
Southworth, who sent them a lot OF
choice mutton for their dinner on that
day from her Phillipston plantation
home near Sidon.
Mr.. H. G. Kitchell of the Delta Ma
chine Works has contributed consid-
erable work to the camp, for which we
are requested to thank him for the
boys through our paper.
Contributions of more money should
be made to the fund The Daily Com
monwealth is getting up for the Bat
tery. The boys will certainly need
every cent the good people give them
The following have given money and
needed articles for the Battery G boys
70 date:
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
- Close Prev Close
WHEAT-Sept .......... ECO 2.0O
CORN-Dec. go. ............ 1.l3 3-4 l.l6 l 8
OATS Dec. ........ ...... IS 3-4 81 5-S
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-16
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
srw WORK COTTON OIL MARKET
The WEATHER

Mississippi - Local thunderstorms
tonight and Friday. Cooler.
UNITED STATES DEPANtNHN'
OF,AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
Influence Of the Times.

Literary modes are like the modes
of fashion. True. literature repre-
sents the great issues occupying the
minds of the people. Not always,
however does it so represent the in
terests of the age; for example, the
romanticism of the period following
the French revolution and periods of
the same kind in ancient times. says
the Columbia State. The Greek thought
produced Aristotle. but Aristotle had
something to do with it himself The
followers of Aristotle followed the ex-
ample of great man. Such fashions
have at all times been characteristic
of literature. Or take the present age.
Is the literature of the age dictated by
a zeitgeist? Only vaguely can one as
sert that it is so. With the war, how
ever there came in new interests and
dangers which have affected man. The
condition was made by man and one
assertion by someone brings down an
other so that while, figuratively, the
times may be said to be speaking, the
men are simply following a fashion.
If zeitgeist is important in determining
thought, the spirit surely was for dis
armament and peace, for such was the
spirit of leaders of thought. However,
other individuals thinking otherwise
had larger followings and the political
power to WELD that influence, and the
war was the result.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
FAMOUS SEA NAMES REVIVED
Rechristening Of Seized German Yes
sells Recalls Ships That Brought
Glory to Merchant Marine.

The shipping board has adopted the
suggestion that the sailing vessels
among the German refugee ships
which the government took over as s.
war measure be given names from the
list of famous vessels of the clipper
ship era. These ships. karks and
schooners were seized on the Pacific
coast. Five of them. now put in serv-
Ice. are renamed Northern Light. Red
Jacket, Game Cock. Flying Cloud and
Dreadnaught.
Those old ships made the American
merchant marine famous in the period
preceding the Civil war. The German
vessels are probably nothing like them
In appearance. and could not match
such winged witches as the Red
Jacket. Flying Cloud and others In a
race around the Horn, or between New
York and Liverpool. However. flying
the American flag. commanded by
American Shippers and manned by
American crews-for the most nart.
very likely. not directly descended
from the old Yankee stock that ruled
the seas in the clipper days-the Stein
bek, Dalbek. Winner. Ottawa and Kurt
wiz try to live up to their new names.
IT IS too bad If. as appears from the
spelling in the dispatch from Washing
ton. the shipping board has followed
the navy department in spelling
"dreadnaught" with an "a" instead of
an 20" Secretary Daniels made that
change soon after he became the civil
lord of the fleet. In the common mean
Ing, the dictionary may prefer ''dread-
naught' to "dreadnought,' though both
are perfectly good usage. But there is
no warrant at all for the former SPELL
Ing in the only sense in which a secre-
tary Of the navy has official use for the
term
The British battleship. the original.
ity of which gave the name to this type
of naval architecture, was the Dread.
nought. and except by our navy depart
ment that is always the spelling when
the type Is referred to. As for the ia.
nous old clipper ship her name, EN-.
phatically, was Dreadnought. Tn free
country anybody may spell to suit him.
self. But to call that German shin
"Dreadnaught" is not remaining her
for the historic American clipper. II
Is simply confirming photographed die.
tum.--Providence Journal
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
He Refused = Peerane

David Alfred Thomas, the man who
has charge of British munitions pur-
chases in the United States and Cam
ada, under Lloyd-George, is sixty-one
years old. He has refused peerage.
has fought for an eight-hour working
day for British miners, long before the
matter became a political question,
and is one Of the few men Of high
finance that is beloved by his work
men. I'D. A." as he is known in Eng
land, is one of the largest coal opera
tors in the world. A few years ago he
organized the Cambrian coal combine,
one of the most powerful combinations
IN Britain. He was born at Monmouth
shire, in Wales, March &c, 1856 the
son of a wealthy colliery owner. He
was educated at Cambridge, where he
won academic honors. He began work
with pick in the mines and was a
clerk in his fathers Office. He en-
tered parliament representing large
mining constituency, and served for 20
years.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
The Eutlllty Of MaxIms.

| AL people of broad, strong sense
have an instructive repugnance to the
men Of maxims; because such people
early discern that the mysterious COM
hlexity of our life is not to be en-
braced by maxiRs, and that to lace
Ourselves up In formulas of that sort
Is to repress all the divine promptings
and Inspirations that spring from
growing insight and sympathy. And
the man of maxims is the popular rep
Eesentative Of the minds that are guild
led In their moral judgment solely by
general rules, thinking that these will
lead them to justice by ready-made
patent method, without the trouble of
exciting patience, discrimination, i'm
Neutrality-suspicious. any care TO assure
themselves whether they have the in
Sight that comes from hardly earned
estimate of temptation, or from life
vivid and intense enough to have Gre
ated a wide fellow feeling with all
that.is human.-George Eliot.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
Chicken Had Unusual Dressing.

A roasted chicken enabled two pris-
oners to escape from the county jail
at New Brunswick, n. j., despite the
inspection of their cells every ten
minutes and the armed guards who
surrounded the building. To outward
appearances the fowl, which was sent
to the prison by brother of the men,
was brown, appetizing and innocent. 1t
was learned later that, instead of
bread crumbs and spices, its interior
held saws and files. When a keeper
made one of his inspections the men
were snoring loudly on their cots.
Ten minutes later he found that they
had disappeared by way of the win
dow from which they had wrenched
the bars. Still later the brother who
brought the chicken, and his high pow
cred automobile, were also found to
be gone.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-30
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease,
Catarrh is local disease, greatly in
huenced by constitutional conditions.
and in order to cure it you must take
an internal remedy. Halls Catarrh
Medicine is taken internally and acts
thru the blood or the mucous surfaces
of the system. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians in this country for
years. It is composed of some Of the
best tonics known, combined with
some Of the best blood purifiers. The
perfect combination Of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrh Medicine is what
produces such wonderful results In
catarrhal conditions. Send for tes-
timonials, free
F. ]. CHENEY, & CO., Props. Toledo.
o. All Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation