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ment requires the Red Cross to give
all its energy and facilities to the na.
ton, caring for the fighting men and
their dependents at home.
Chartered BY Congress.
The Red Cross is the only organisa-
ton authorized by the government to
render war relief service. 1t acts un-
der a charter from the government.
Congress passed the act incorporating
il. This act made the President its
official head and placed representa-
tives of the army and navy on its, d.
recting staff.
In other words, the Red Cross is Of
ficially as much part Of the govern
ment machinery as the army itself.
Despite this Official standing how
ever, the Red Cross must depend upon
voluntary service Of women and men
It Il : great volunteer army that u
! serving humanity as welleas the ma
tioa, And II is an array made ~
LARGELY q women.
Citiaens Of Lshors, come into tn
Chapter and help III do this work. \
is the one way in which every citi
zen can help.
Cali on the chairman, the secretary
Mrs. Hannis Sanders, =. Church st.
or the treasurer Mrs. Clinton Pepper
4 wv. Church st., pay your dollar an
enroll your name. We need your bell
and your country nesds y.
MRS. 7. 3. HENDERSON, !
i CAsiyuan
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
JOSEPH CHOATE
DIED !. LAST NIGHT
Former U. S. Ambassador to Great
Britain-His Wife Collapsed and
Serious Condition.
nv Associated Press)

New York, May 15-oseph Choate,
former U. s. Ambassador to Great
Britain died here last night. Mrs.
Choate collapsed when her husband
died an dis in critical condition.
Mr.. Choate took active part in the
reception of the French and British
war missions. Friday night at q ban
ouet he was one of the speakers and
on Saturday entertained Mr.. Balfour
with dinner at his residence.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
BILL REVISED
TO SUIT HOUSE
Conferes on War Army Bill Agreed
to Report Measure With Roose-
~ ~ welt Amendment.
fRv Associated Press)

Washington, May 15-The Senate
and House conferees on the War Army
Bill today agreed to report the meas
ure with-the provision authorizing
the President To raise volunteer army
under which Colonel Roose-
yelt desires to lead an American force
to France. No other changes in the
bill was made by the conferees.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
GERMANS MAKE ATTACK.
lBy Associated Pressl !.

Iby ABSucldleu ItsSI Ng W.
Paris, May 15--An attack was made
by the Germans Inst night on an ex-
tended front Today's official state
ment says it was repulsed by French
fire. The Germans were able to get a
footing only in the advanced trench.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
TO APPROPRIATE
THREE BILLIONS
All Appropriation Records In Con
gress Broken Today by Senate
Committee in Report.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 15-All appro.i
priation records in Congress were
broken today whea4 the Senate Appro.l
priatiens Committee reportsd the war.
navy and navy deficiency bills, carry
ing total u q, 800, ,e4s,ooo including
four hundred million for construction
and purchase of an American Merch-
ant Marine.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
THE WEATHER

Mississippi-Fair and warmer TO-
night and Wednesday.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
May Is, 1917.
Local Dsta, Greenw God, MISS.
For the "a Hours Ending At A. M.
rAnpersture: Highest "a degrees
Lowest "A degrees
Att .. m. 81 degrees
Precipitation wv 'n'nes
River Stage, 2 am. A.6 feet
Change In "a hours down l,0 feet
J. II. STEPHEN,
Local Observer.
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fpv Associated Press)

p.troerad, May 15-The Provisional
government Of Russia in a long proc,
,..,.t;on today calls upon soldiers at
Ne front not to forget that the res,- g
w.. !. - Of Emperor William are de-
.troying p'r revolutionary Russia and that
.s'J ~ ,oss Of Free Russia would be a
catastrophe, .t not only to the govern. - !
n.nt but to the working class OF the
whole world. -
,..and revolutionary Russia with all
their power .
4..;oct everything which weakens
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
GERMANS NOW HAVE OVER THREE
HUNDRED U-B0ATS in OPERATION
Member of Crew of One of the Submarines Tells
of Number Between Eighty and Hundred
Have Been Destroyed in Nets. Il

the Germans were repulsed at Bulle-
court but that the British advanced
posts in the northwestern portion Of
the village were forced back short
distance.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
FURTHER DROP
=. IN WHEAT TODAY
Curtailment of Speculation Causes
Still Further Loss in Prices at
Chicago.
(Bv Associated Press)

Chicago, May 15-Curtailment Of
speculation sresulted in 9 decline in
July wheat Of eleven cents . bushel
and in September Of eight cents. A
meeting Of delegates from leading
grain exchanges is scheduled te con
slider the question at three o'clock this
afternoon.
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RED CROSS NEEDS
SUPPORT OF ALL
E,ery One in LeAore County Should
Ioin-What Nations Great Lead
e-s Think.

Mr.. Editor:
Recause it is becoming more evident
all the time that the great majority
Of our people do not understand the
objects Of and the need for the Amer
lean Red Cross, think it will right
now when the Lefore County Chapter
Il trying to enlist every man and
woman in the county to give them
an opportunity to see what President
Wilson and Major-G General Leonard
Wood think of it and the country's
need Of it RIGHT NOW. This is what
President Wilson says:
Needs Of Red Cross.
The Red Cross needs at this time
more than it ever needed before, the
/, ,comprehending support Of the Ameri-
taii people and all the facilities which
can be placed at its disposal to per-
form its duties adequately and eftici-
emily.
81 believe that the American people
perhaps hardly yet realize the sacrifi-
ces and sufferings that are before
them. We thought the scale of our
civil war was unprecedented, but in
comparison with the struggle into
which we have now entered the civil
war seems almost insignificant in its
proportions and in its expenditure OF
treasure and of blood. And, therefore,
it is matter Of the greatest import
ance that we should at the outset see
to it that the American Red Cross is
equipped and prepared for things that
lie before it. IT will be our instrument
to do the works of alleviation and Of
mercy which will attend this struggle.
Of course, the scale upon which it
shall act will be greater than the scale
Of any other duty that it has ever at-
tempted to perform.
Red Cross War Council.
"It is in recognition Of the fact
that the American Red Cross has Just
added to its organization small body
Of men whom it has chosen to call its
war council-not because they are Is
counsel war but because they are K
serve in this special war those purpos
es Of counsel which have become SO i'm
peratively necessary. Their first dut!
will be to raise a great fund out g
which to draw the resources for tn
performance Of their duty and ! d
not believe that it will be necessary II
appeal to the American people to re
spond to their call for funds becaus
the heart Of this country is in this wal
and if the heart Of the country is i
the war, its heart will express itsel
in the gifts that will be poured out TO
those humane purposes.
And General Wood says:
War brings with it a call to r,atior
al service for women as well as mel
There are two very important way
in which women can help the natio
in war:
(1) By working in industry, Their
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
ATTACK BRITISH POSITIONS.
'By Associated Press)

London, May ia heavy attack
launched by the Germans today on
British positions in the Bullcourt re-
gion. The war Office announces that
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
IRISH POTATO GROWERS ATTEN.
TON.
and Marketing.

Meeting at Businsss League Green.
wood to Discuss Harvesting
and Marketing.
Market Agent, J. FsMcKay, Of the
A. 4 M. College will meet the potato
growers Of this section at the Busi-
ness League rooms at 800 P. M.
Thursday 18th, " discuas the harvest
ing and marketing cf the present Irish
Potato crop. .
I. Il i estimated thas not lsss than
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
FRAplNG SUSPENDED:
lRu Associated prass1

Chicago, May l6-The directors OF
the Board Of Trade today extended pn=
til further notice the regulation cev=
ering dealing in futures.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
.opoyISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF
RUSSIA APPEALS TO SOLDIERS
,ro Proclamation Urges Them to Remember
That Troops Of Emperor William are Their
Enemies and Russia Depends Upon Them.
AAHAAA

your military power, which distracts
the army and lowers the morals Of the
soldiers. Be worthy of the trust that
Revolutionary Russia puts in YOU"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
q p = p p - - = p = - - - ~ - M
EIGHTY SEVEN BABIES EXAMINED
TWO HAD SCORES OF ONE HUNDRED
Baby w eek Last Week Proved Thorough Success
Little Ones COnditl tl6ns aAses4 9sd High
Their Percentages.
AAAARA

Baby Week last week proved q
thorough success and the percentages
of all of the eighty seven little ones
examined have been compiled. Out Of
the total number examined two were
found to be perfect. They appear in
division one, (from two to six months)
and are Francis Hinman and Zelda
Seigel. The general averages Of all
examined ranged high, only a very
few being below ninety, This showing
is one that is very gratifying to those
interested in the welfare Of the little
ones of Greenwood.
The babies are divided into four d.
visions, first from two to six months;
second, six months to one year; third,
one year to two years, and fourth, two
years to three years. Following is a
list of the babies examined their age
and percentage:
Division l.
Francis Hinman, 2 IL months. 100
Zelda Seigel, 8 months .,........,..,...1OO
Elizabeth Pillow, A months. ......99 1-2
Margaret Osborn, 2 months 80 IL
Elise Yevelette Buckley, 3 mths 80 IL
George Williams, 2 months.
Means Johnston, Jr., months........9S
Dave Tom Gates, A months. .,.....-......98
Wilson Conger Jones, 3 months 81 IL
Isabella Dale Howard, 4 IL mths 97.S
William Wade Turner, 2 months 81
Eva Rogers, 4 months.
Margaret Eileen Wicker, 4 mths "a IL
Steven Franklin Scott, A months 81 IL
Clayton Moguin, 3 months....-,.......s(
Division II.
Vera Ammond, II months ......99 II
Henry Hart Mooney, 10 months ..:.9s
William Henry Harper, Q mths. 9S II
Abe Schweig, months. ...,...........9s
Robert l.. Shuler, 8 months ........97 Ii
Edward L. Miller, 8 months. ...9'
Gertrude Jewel, 6 months ...............9'
Robert Wright, 9 months................9'
Ruth Dulaney Fowler, 8 months ~
Maude Hodges, 8 months...........96 l.;
Charles Hannis Sanders, 8 mths 96 l.;
Oliver Sidney Coleman, s mths. SO Il
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
FARM IssCAPTUREp.
(By Associated Press)

(by ASSOclaCeu FFeSSJ 49,
Berlin, May 15- German troops un--.
der the Grown Prince have captured
farm Ste Berthe, east Of Port DENIAL
maison, on the Aisne front, the war
Office announces.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
Doris Virgins Bell, 8 months ........9
Mary c. Kimball, 8 months. ..,...-.....9
James Blanding Haman, Jr., 8 mths.

E. x. Hyman, Jr., 8 months. ..9S.a
John Edward Odom, n months % IL
Margaret McGinnis, 10 months % IL
william Howard Link, ~ months y
James Louis Ball, II months .Sl
Margaret 1. Reese, . months. 30 ~
Helen Pillow, scors card lott
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
ITALIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE.
fBv Associated Press)

Rome, May 15-The Italians took
the offensive. today. The war Office
announces that progress was made in
the PLAYA aera.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
FACTORY IS BURNED.
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam. May 15--A large air.
plane factory at ,Copenick, NEAR Ber-
lin. has been dssafsyed. bg,fire, accord
ing to the Harndelblad.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15

FLOUR pHCLINE6.
Minneapolis May ld-best grades
of flour declined eighty five cents .
barrel today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15

Why not IT The Daily Common.
wsalth visit your home every sftsr-
p1oui
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
NEW COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

(By Associated Press)
Paris May Is General Petain was
appointed commander in chief Of the
French armies operatingon the French
front at cabinet meeting today. Cen
eral Foch succeeds General Petain as
chief Of the staff Of ministry Of war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Closed 30 down.
New Orleans Spots 19.6S-l2 oil
Sales 2287.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-15
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
Both the Now York and New Orleans
Markets Closed Five to Ten Points
Points Down Today. =
NEW YORK. MARKET.

Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Msy 1895 1889 1908
Juiy 1885 loaks Ia e 10 76 10 g
Oct. 1875 1888 1900 1877 1885
Dec $40 l9.A7 1911 10 27 - 46
CLOSED II down.
New York Spots 20. 100 on.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
HELPS
DEPENDENT WIVES
When Allotments Have Been
Made. United States Will Give
Family Allowance.

Hundreds of letters a week are re-
ceived by secretaries of the Y. M. G. A.
and chaplains of the division, asking
about seine soldier from whom the
parents or friends have not heard for
some time. A case of special interest
came to the administration building
during the past week. A wife in Penn
syIvania City writes that she has a
husband in the army at Camp Han
cock who has been sending her twenty
dollars per month from his thirty dol
lars pay. She finds it impossible to
support herself and-two children and
asks that some steps be made to have
him discharged.
Evidently she does not know of tho
law passed by the last Congress APP
plicable to her case 1T is probable
that there are many others similarly
ignorant of the provision made by the
United States government for the re-
lief of the dependents of soldiers. The
law provides that compulsory aIlot-
ments of pay shall be made to a wife,
former wife divorced, who has NOT
remraried and to whom aIimony has
been decreed, and to a child, and that
voluntary allotments may be made to
other persons. The compulsory allot-
ment shall not be more than one-half
the pay, nor less than fifteen dollars.
When these allotments have been
made, a family allowance of not to ex-
coed fifty dollars per month will be
granted and paid by the United States
upon written application to the Blu
reau of War Risk Insurance, Treasury
Department Washington, ID. c. This
application may be made by the en-
listed man, or by or on behalf of any
prospective beneficiary. The family
allowance shall be payable up to the
time of death in or one month after
discharge from the service, but not for
more than one month after the termi-
nation of the present war emergency.
The payments are as follows:
If there be wife but no child, SIS; n
wife and one child, $25; wife and
two children. $3.50, with five dollars
per month for each additional child.
Provision is also made to take care of
children in case of the mothers death.
In the case above cited, the man was
sacrificing to pay $40 per month. BY
making application under the above
law he would have paid SIS and his
family would have received $3.50 each
month from the United States govern
ment, SIS for the wife, $40 for the first
child and $3.50 for the second. This
would have given the family an income
of $47.50 per month. The soldier could
have sent the additional five dollars, or
any other amount besides.
Other provisions of this law can be
learned by writing to Superintendent
of Documents, Washington, d c., and
asking for Public Document No. 90,
Sixty fifth Congress, H r 1923.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
HOWITz Ter HOWIzITS
FROM tO0TH F. 4.
Delightful Coffee Served on
Range. Rex Beach Spoilers in
Mess Kitchen. Lieut.. Hubbs
Quite a Horseman.

Speaking of vocational education
and classifying the men of the army,
should suggest that we hive an efficient
chemist in the person of Cook Leslie
Reese of 'B" Battery. The coffee which
was NOT, which he SO benevolently gave
us out on the range Tuesday morning
was the nearest approach to chemical
formula the battery has ever tasted.
With all due apologies to that famous
author Rex Beach, we wish to inform
him that we have his famous gang OF
Spoilers in our mess kitchen.
Will William j. Burns, the famous de-
tectiVe give US some of his time and
lowing blood-curdiing crime: Scene: Mess
Kitchen. One pot of bean (been) soup
boiling happily away on the fire Gar
away from boiling). Grand Finale: Soup
is served. CWater is done but the beans
are not). Who is the answer?
AS ammunition is plentiful, the 108th
has gone on another hike.
In Lieut.. Edward HubbS of &C. Bat
terry, we have quite horseman. A few
lessons from the lieutenant and perhaps
there would be fewer coat straps used
as driver retainers,"
All drivers will not the fact that brake
shoes are eXpendible.
We ha7G no doubt of Ed Barrett of
FL Battery being guitar player.
Conversation heard the other morning
in camp between two Spoilers" Cooks:
What time shall we get up tomorrow
morning." The other answered in
very painful tone-"Cornfakes!
meatless days, because if we had too
much meat in the army, the soldiers
would become violently savage.
Speaking of war economy, we have to
hand the Augusta Southern the prize.
An old engine was sent into the shop
the other day for repairs and the repair
shop foreman sent the following brief
report to his superintendent: SIN repair
shop No. IS. In order to make extern
sive repairs jack up her whistle and build
a new engine underneath"
We hear that Villa is again active on
the border. Nothing stirringt ViIlarino,
where were you hiding in 1916?
a special inspection has revealed that
Corporal Dickey J. Callahan and William
Duffy, all of Battery A, have unusual en-
tertaining ability and will soon be de-
tailed for performance at ''Y7 building
No. rs.
Captain Moorehead, formerly of the
John Wanamaker Commercial Institute,
thought so much of his title there, that
he Joined Battery A of the 109th Field
Artillery, aas a private.
MacDol'-f # Battery A. is known
as the HI r-tion box
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
SOLDIERS WILL RALLY TO
C. E. THANKSGIVING
NIGHT

Everything is in readiness 70 the
monster c. E rally that is to be held in
the First Presbyterian Church of Au-
gusta on the evening of Thanksgiving
Day. A great program has been ar
ranged. Rev, w. r. Dobyns, of, st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, who has been appointed by
the Southern Presbyterian Church to
work among the enlisted men win adj
dress the gathering. and nm excellent
program has been arranged. Splendid
soloists, the First Church quartette,
great mass meeting songs, and special
numbers by the One Hundred anu
Tenth Infantry Band win be features
of the evenings program.
The interesting fact about this rally
is that the suggestion came from en-
thusiastic Christian Endeavor workers
among the enlisted men. 1t has been
reported from Pennsyl Vania headquar-
ters Of the c. E., that there are up
wards of 5000 Pennsylvania Christian
Endeavorers in Camp Hancock. This
will insure a big crowd Thursday night
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THIS Is WAR
NOT PLAY
KEEP BUSY.

H. F. Owens, of Savannah, Ca, had
the responsible task of looking after all
details of accounting, with about 20
employees. Mr. Owens and his assist
ants saw to the disbursement of ap-
proximately 100000 for wages and
materials.
T. o. Brown e Son were the general
contractors for the entire camp, and
the work of CONSTRUCTION was done I'M
der the personal supervision of Major
Stricken, Five commissioned officers
assisted in the work, Captain Worth
and Captain Lyon supervising the
electrical and water departments, re-
speetively.
The camp has already been turned
over to Colonel Humber, camp quar-
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
Major Stricken Gi0en
Beautiful Silver Pitcher
Constructing Quarermaster of Camp Hancock Dined By
Prominent Augustans. Camp Practically Completed Two
Million Dollars Discussed O Their Interesting Facts

termaster, and he will have entire
charge of the property hereafter. Dur
ing the past few days, $500 tent stoves
have ben distributed, while ESQ larger
stoves have been installed in the
buildings. The mess halls have been
equipped with $50 large refrigerators
In addition to the roads, wiring, wa
ter, and buildings at the camp proper
Major Stricken has also supervised
the erection Of the remount station
and rifle range. officers, civilians and
men ~all unite in paying high tribute
to Major Strfckler. The thoroughness
of the work done is largely responsible
for the excellent health conditions pre-
vailing. To erect city for 10000 men
in three months time and provide the
inhabitants with all the conveniences
of city, is no small achievement, but
with it all, Major Stricken is unusual
ly modest in his den1eanor
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28

sQIe0, w eQn6SdaY morning, TOO ldIe TO see
his son. A comrade of Harmon's ac-
companied the body to its resting place.
This is the second time within the past
month that band from the ll2th Regi-
ment has escorted the body of one of its
soldiers.
The boys of Company E. catching the
BANQUET fever the same as the other
companies of the regiment, participated
in an elaborate feast on last Wednesday
evening.
There are two boys in Company G who
are about the happiest soldiers in the
camp. They are Sergeant Frank Washok
and Corporal Charles Gram, who, on
Wednesday evening, We're united in mar
riage with Miss Hanna Latimore, of
Erie who became Mrs. Washok, and Miss
Martha Jacobs, of the same city, who is
now Mrs Gram. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Augusta home OF Cap
tain Lucius G. Phelps, Rev England,
pastor of the WoodlaWn Methodist EpiS-
copal Church. officiating. The same eve
ming Lieutenant Smith of Company M,
one of the best liked heutenants IN tho
regiment, was married.
The past ten days have witnessed some
of the most beautiful moonlight nights
ever presented for soldier eyeS-an m
spiration to the fellows who are writing
to the little girls back in the old nome
town. Camp Hancock reminds the travel
er of the Pyramids of Egypt IN some
respects-moonlight on ne sand OF the
drill field and moonlight outlining boldly
the forms of the pyramidial tents Art.
lists could paint a remarkable picture OF
squad tents as they are outlined against
the horizon on such nights as these.
The Y. M. CA. library at Bulldog 80.
rs, is becoming. a thriving place, with
the demand for books constantly lncreaS-
ing. It keeps one secretary busy nearly
ali the time giving out volumes and
checking up those that are returned 10
Lieutenant Colonel Gamble. Of the 1l2th,
is due great deal of credit for the
securing of many of the books on a
trip to Meadville more than a month ago,
diers needed during the spare hours was
books-and they came, scores OF them
fresh from the shelves lof private homes.
and here they are finding their way into
good hands, and being read as thorough
" as though it was the onlv Christmas
present.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28
Coss. of Sorac Of
i, The Greet Waro

Current Affairs, the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce paper, pre-
sents the following table of cost of
some of the worlds great wars:
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-28

The boys of Company e, catching the
banquet fever the same as the other
in an elaborate feast on last Wednesday
evening.