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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
AGENTINA EXCITED.
(By Associated Press) 4

Buenos Aires, April l1-Astute
continues today to be greatly aroused
OVER the reported. sinking ef the a ~
gentine sailing ship Pretegido " ~
German submarine. President Nacion
counsels the people to be calm IN ~
presence Of the grave events. Etiere
Nation, Of Argentina, condemns the
act as criminal and says the govern
ment must adopt q warlike attitude.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
SPAIN PROTESTS
SINKING OF ship
Note Sent to German Government Re.
lative to Torpedoing of San Full
genciO-Situati0n Grave.
(By Associated Presso

Madrid, April 14-Foreign Minister
Gimeno today stated that a protest
to Germany regarding the sinking Of
the Spanish steamship San Fulgencio,
was sent to the Spanish ambassador
at Berlin Saturday. The gravity Of
the situation is emphasized by all Of
the Madrid papers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
PREDICTS EARLY PEACE.

(By Associated PreSS1
Copenhagen, April 14-Peace with
in two and half months is predicted
by Copenhagen correspondent Of the
Danish Socialists Press. He con-
firms reports of unofficial diplomatic
denials in Socialist newspapers here
and Berlin.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14

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H0lSE VOTING ON SEVEN BILLION
DOLLAR REVENUE BILL TODAY
AHA
Measure Will Be Passed Before Night by Almost
Unanimous Vote-Will Go to Senate Early
Next Week for Action.
(By Associated Press)
RILLETIN. Washington, April 14-The
seven billion dollar war revenue bill was passed
late today by the House.
AMRAEA
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April 14-The passage before
night of the seven billion dollar war revenue bill
BY the House by an almost unanimous vote was as
sured today. Voting on the bill began early this
afternoon.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14

II you are not using the advertis-
ing columns Of The Commonwealth
daily or weekly-you are loser, and
10 are We.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
Both the New York and New Orleans
Cotton Markets Closed Unchanged
Today-Spots Same.

The New York and New Orleans
cotton markets closed unchanged today
and spots on both markets remained
as they were yesterday. Sales 754
bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
TURKS ARE DEFEATED.
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London, April 1.-THE Turks are in
retreat in Mesopotamia after . battle
in which they suffered heavy Losses At
the hands Of tae British the war Office
announces today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
GETTING BUYER AND SELLER
TOGETHER.

Mr.. r. M. Maer, Of Columbus, an
agricultural and live stock expert who
is exerting his efforts in behalf of the
Southern Railway to elevate condi-
tions among the people along its lines
by bringing buyer and seller together
and by building up the live stock in
dustry was in Greenwood yesterday
for few hours and while here paid
The Daily Commonwealth a very ap-
preciated call.
Mr.. Maer's department helps the
planter with something to sell to find
10 market and visa versa. Any pro-
duce or live stock to be sold can be
listed with his department. Anything
desired can also be listed and each
class is advised whers' they can find
either purchaser or vendor.
This is a system which the South
ern Railway hes been wor,.ing on and
improving several years and it has
worked wonderfully well and great re-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
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calibres. These figures brought out
sharply the enormous capacity of the
American plants. Eleven bidders Of
fered to absorb the entire order for
one FOUNDER projectiles and to begin
delivery in few weeks of from 100,-
900 to half a million shells month.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14

The new Orleans Item wants
q live agent for Greenwood. Good
money for q hustler, must fur.
nish references and bond. Ad.
|dssss Chs. y. MalA this omes,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
GERMAN FRONT BROKEN.
(By Associated Press)

British Headquarters in France,
April 1.-The British last night broke
the German front for distance Of
four miles. The Germans are fight
ing as they retreat from Loos south
ward, being hard pressed. Advance
posts were pushed well toward Queant
and Prononville, important points in
the German defense.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Closed unchanged.
New Orleans Spots 1881.
Sales 754.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
MAY WHEAT ADVANCES.

Contracts for Next Month Sold at
2.24 IL to $2.25 Today.
(By Associated Press)
Chicago, April 14-May wheat
closed firm today at 1924 1-2 to $2.25
per bushel.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
BIDS ON SHELLS.
(Bv Associated Press)

Washington, April 1.-THE Navy
Department made public today bids
from two hundred and five makers on
an order for 1,57S,OOO shells of all
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK FOUR
MILES ON IMPORTANT FRONT
Lens is Fast Being Hemmed In and st. Quentin's
Fall Immipent- Germans Being Swept from
LO0s Sector Far Beyond Arras.


(By Associated Press)
British assaults have broken four miles more
Of the German front in the important sector it
Arras Bamlefeld.
The Hindenburg Line has been riddled on the
northern end Lens is fast being hemmed in and
the British forces are sweeping the Germans frorl
the LO0s sector far to the southeast Of Arras.
Correspondents report every indication Of the
continuing German retirement, the TeutOns being
hard pressed Fires and explosions are observed in
their rear.
The fall of St. Quentin also seems imminent.
The French are close on the South, Paris today
announces that the French guns are hammering
the st. Quentin defenses.
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
lew YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
THE. WEATHER
Forecast.

Forecast.
Mississippi-Fair tonight and Sun
day.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14

MORE TOWNS CAPTURED.
(By Associated Press)
London, April 14-The village Of
Fayet, a mile northeast of St. Quen-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14

At last the day is at hand. The hour
has been set and everything has been
placed in readiness for the mastering
in of the Greenwood Battery of Light
Artillery! Monday night is the time.
There will be no disappointments this
time. The men signed up are in to
stay and can not be called back by any
orders from Washington or otherwise
as happened to the Battery twice
before.
Despite hardships and discourageing
results the Battery has been virtually
completed. Twice ready to be mus
tered in and twice given back-set
that would have been the death knell
to efforts in any other town except
Greenwood, the Battery will be mus
tered in next Monday night with a
full quota of men, due entirely to the
efforts of half dozen young men
who have backed the movement for the
organization of the Battery.
Captain Albert G. Metts talked to
Adjutant General Eric G. Scales Of
the Mississippi National Guard over
the phone yesterday and the Gener-
al told him to rush the completion Of
enlisting and to have all in readiness
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-14
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
April "A, 1911.

April IA, 1917.
Local Dsta, Greenwood, Miss.
For the "a Hours Ending at Z A. M.
Temperature: Highest 50 degrees
Lowest AZ degrees
At z a. m. 45 degrees
Precipitation 00S inches
River Stage,7 am BAT feet
Change in "a hours 0.3 feet
J. H. STEPHEN,
.. Local Observer.
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14
MINERS
DEAD WHILE 5
ARE MISSING

CANONSBERG. Pa. Mar. l3-EfShr
miners are known 10 have been killed,
their bodies having been recovered,
land five others are missing as IL -
suit of TWO explosions which early TO.
! day wrecked tho interior of Hender-
snnville mine No. | Of tho Henderson
Coal company. three miles north OF
here Late today the bodies of four
miners were taken from The mine. Res
cue parties have found the bodies Of
, four others and they will be taken
from the shaft during the night. M
bodies have yet been identified. The
cause of The explosion has not be"n
determined. i
Eight engineers from the United
States Bureau Of Mines at Pittsburgh.
and TWO rcSCu" teams Of the Henucr-
son Coal company are working in III"
mine bul have not advanced far from
The main shaft on account Of smoke
and gas.
When the four bodies were taken
from the MINI. more than 100 friends
and relatives attempted TO gear The
covering from the bodies III order 10
identify the dead Orders were then
issued by tn" officials to bring no
more bodies from the mine. The crowd
about the entrance Of the mine be-
came so large ton Ght shat Il call was
sen, 10 BurgrttSiuwn for state police
10 aid the company officers
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14

35 FEE + FOR
In| :-s--s
WHEELING IS ].
F|NlL FIGURE.
ADDITIONA1RAINS {. {.
ON THE MONONGAHELAt..:
Will Only Haye the Effect Of
Holding Up the 35-Foot !:
Stage Here.
PENNYW|T:T'S
PREDICTION

At 10 P. NJ, TUESDAY, v. 8. Riv.
er Forecaster pennywitt, of Pitts
bursh, made TIE following predIe-
tion for the mSkimum Of the near.
flood in the WheeIing district. ~.
"The river Will reach not to ex.
ceed 35 feet. early Wednesday
morning - probably nearer -
than IS. Additional heavy rains.
have fallen I'M, the mononaaheIas >
and tributary valleys, but this
water will require some time t..
reach the Ohlo, and should not
alarm residents Of the Wheeling.
district-it should have no other
effect than to. hold up the maxi
mum stage that you will have
Wednesday. - - -
"of course, much depends en-
possible additional rains over the:
water sheds. IL prolonged, heavy
rains are had during the night ov.
er a wide territory, II Is probable.
that a second apd higher flood stage
than 35 feet at Wheeling would en-
sue. However; ! do rot look for.
this. The raih in Pittsburgh die
trict today has reached only three
hundrcdths of an inch. On the
other hand tie rainfall up the.
Monongahela ind it's tributaries.
was very heav,f-an inch at Fairs
mont, and NOSE at other points.
At RowIesburs.. the p. M. report,
stated the stage there was sta:
tjonary at s2 feet, and the raln..
fall .o4 inehss;; at conf!uense, the the
Inq, and is in.thes of rain for the,
day. We have a report tonight.
that rain is falling at Parkersburg;.
and there has Seen snow and rain !
at Wheeling, am Informed. -
"Taking the Situation as a whole
| should say that Wheeling can
bank. on not Eiore than IS fest
Wednesday; taat this maximum
will be followed by a stationary,
river for day, possibly longer, and
that the voIunse Of water coming
out Of the Mtnongahela will not
be sufficient ts:brins z second rise
UNLESS, ae-t said, : there 10, sttiIT
more and heavy rain" -,
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combination cannot relieve from con.
demnation OF the Jaw"
Reciting how e;irly pools were fol-
lowed by combinations Of the corpora
tions constituent subsidiaries and then,
by the hinge merger" Mr.. Davis said
not one of the subsidiaries could
alone stand the test of legality Of the.
Sherman Act" -
Their organizeas had but two pur:
poses in mind hH continued, Ito es-:
cape the disadvantages OF compet-.
tion and to secure the profits of stock.
promotion. These. illegal subsidiaries
are still living, Gut their ownership
and management Us all centered anG
their policies dirested by a handful OF
men comprising .tlse committees OF the
corporation.
An argument regarding the governs
Iments charges Of: excessive ore hold.
inGs by the corporation was made by
David A. Reed for the defendants. He
monopoly is "hsmanly impossible:
and federal Official reports showed
that supplies ofS ore in MinneSotA
alone were sufficient for all users foc.
two thousand yeaSs.
Earlier in the day a petition asking,
dismissal Of the. individual charges
against John D. Rockefeller and John.
D. Rockefeller, Jf1. was presented by
their special coInsel, George Well,
wood Murray. He argued that tho:
Rockefcllers werei: specifically absoly-s
ed by the lower court. took no part IN
forming the corporation and vera
named merely Hecause the senior;
Rockefeller sold TO the corporauon
after it was orgaE3zed. Although both
were made corpontIoin directors, he
said. the elder MI. Rockefeller never
attended a meeting and both retired
from the directorAe IN 1909. ::
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14
STUDENT SHOT
BY PROFESSOR
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
r AT VIRGINIA SCHOOL
Victim Found in the Hallway
of Prof. Vawter S Home,
Clad In Pajamas.

ROANOKE, Va, March 13.-Chas.
J. E. Vawter.. professor OF mathematics
at the Virginia Polytechnic institute
! in whose home Stockton Heth, Jr., a
student at the institute, was shot and
seriously wounded early today, Yolun-
tarily surrendered to authorities at
iChristiansburg tonight and after walT-
! ing preliminary hearing gave bond Tor
appearance before the grand jury
Two institute prof iessors are his
ibondsmen.
! II is said that doctors who were
summoned to the Vawter home alter
. the shooting found Heth lying in the
upped hallway clad only in paJama.S;;;
Neither Prof or Mrs. Eawter Will
make any statement and the wounded
man is unconscious and in serious
condition. The only other persons IN
the house at the time Of the shooting
were the two Fawter children and a
young man who was not awakened
until he was asked 10 call a doctor
. He. too. has refused to make state
mPnt
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14
|N0N0P0uST|C INTENT DENIED;
DAVIS ATTACKS CORPORATION

WASHINGTON, March 13.--Argu-
ments for the defense in the govern.
ments dissolution - suit against s;he
United States Steel Corporation were
concluded today. in the supreme court
and Solicitor-General Davis began the
final plea for the department Of JUS
itice. He will coucludn tomorrow.
Denying monopoliZaton intent, ef-
feet cr by promise by the corporation.
C. A. Severance Of ST. Paul, declared
in closing for the defense that it rs
4 blessing that there is in this country
such an organization, so strong and
so efficient that it can go out and
capture the markets of the world"
To the charge that the corporation
controls ninety percent of the foreign
steel trade, Mr. Severance said 1t was
not attained through crushing CON-
petitoTs but through "enterprisiDg in
itiative."
Prices. he said. had not been fixed
by domination. but by competition.
and competitors Of the corporation
bad increased greatly. both in num-
bers and strength.
In beginning the final summing up
for the government Solicitor General
Davis said that the possible use uf
the corporations potential power was
more important to consider than is
past conduct.
The government brings this suit"
he said. 'in the belief that a conl-
bination of able competitors in any
trade 80 as 10 suppress competition
between themselves is violation of
the Sherman law, II the restraint IS
undue. and 1t is undue when COM
bining competitors posses prepon-
derant or dominant share. Intent Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14

WASHINGTON, Mar. 13.-Complets
plans Of the four railroad brother
hoods for a nation wide strike TO be
;nausurated next Saturday evening TN
less the railroads grant their eight
hour day demands were ratified here
by local union leaders from southeast
eIn territory, and by a similar confer
ence Of representatives OF the Souta
west held at St. Louis.
The brotherhoods heads will tell the
railroad conference committee in New
York Thursday that if an agreement
is not reached this week for the es'
tabliShment OF an eight hour basic day
with time and half for overtime
strike orders already issued 10 local
organizations will become effective.
The demands are just what they Ware
last fall when President Wilson avecr
ed !: strike after the call was out by
inducing congress TO pass the Adam
son law. which never has been put
into effect. pending a decision on It's
constitutCnality by
The Supreme Court.
There is every indication that ths
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BAT TILE.
Will Be Fought for the House
of Representatives
Speakership.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Anoth-
er series of conferences among Demo-
cratic house leaders today, resulted in
Il call for caucus here on April II,
four days before the opening of tine
special session, to line up Democratic
nrcmbers for the speakership fight.
The Republicans will caucus April IA,
and the five Independents who will
hold the balance of power between the
two big parties will confer at about
the same time in q further effort TO
agree on some concerted action.
Democratic leader .Kitchin returned
TO Washington early in the day and
talked over the situation for three
hours with Speaker Clark. The eau
Gus call sent out afterward contained
an urgent request that every Demo
cratic representative be present.
The Republican leaders decided to
hold conference on April 5 and will
take steps then 10 swing Republican
members into line and clear away
preliminaries for their caucus. There
still is much talk of bipartisan
house organization, but Mr.. Kitchin
said today. he did not expect such a
plan to materialize.
Both Speaker Clark and Republi-
can Leader Mann, who will be the
candidates for the speakership. are
taking particular pains to avoid any
appearance Of sharp practices among
their followers in the contest Yes
terday Mr.. Mann urged Governor
Whitman Of New York to call spe-
cial election to fill the vacancy in the
Democratic fifteenth district Of that
tsate, and today. Speaker Clark tele-
graphed Senator Hollis, of New HamD-
shire asking that the state Legislature
amend the laws so an election could
be held April Is in the Republican dis
trict which was represented by the
late REPRESENTATIVE SulloWay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14
.BOY-ED STORY
IS RIDICULOUS

PHILADELPHIA, Mar Histories
published here today that Captain
Kari Boy-Ed, former naval attache at
the German embassy at Washington
was in this city as recently as week
ago, and linking his name with the
Lalleged smuggling plot involving the
two interned German commerce raid
ers at the Philadelphia navy yaro.
were declared tonight TO be without
foundation by Frank Garbarino. head
of the local bureau Of investigation
of the federal department OF justice:
Agents Of the department OF justice
we're given as authority for the stories
which were TO the effect that Captain
Bowed had come here presumably 10
visit young woman prominent IN
social circles in .Philadelphla and
Washington, to whom he had been
reported engaged prior 10 his dismis-
sal from this country in December
1915.
Garbarino said there was absolutely
nothing on which 10 base such state
ments, and denied emphatically that
either he or his assistants had given
iout such information. either privately
or for publication. THE stories are
ridiculous on their face" declared Mr..
Garbarno.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14

Suv, aud others OF tender years will
be excluded from the criminal court
room upon instructions from Judge
Alan II. Robinson during the sessions
of the Nolte murder trial. because OF
the demoraliZinS nature OF some OF
tho testimony which it IS anticipated
will be introduced before the evidence
is completed.
The request that such an insiruc-
t;on be issued 10 the deputy sheriffs
who have charge Of the court room
during the trial was made just before
..our. adjourned last evening, and
Judge Robinson immediately com
piled with the request, Not only Will
nersons of tender years De excluded.
but the windows in the third floor ol
the county building. from which a
number OF girls and ladies listened 10
the trial yesterday afternoon were
ordered closed and locked SO that
they may not hear through that me-
dium the testimony, which. 1t is de
clared. will be improper to reach their
ears.
Unnatural Affection.
A hint Of the nature OF th;S testl'
talked of since John Nolte was &C
cused of numbering Lee Ritz, late
Wheeling high school football hero
was made Yesterday afternoon by
Prosecuting Attorney D. A. Mckee in
presenting the Nolte case to the jury
for the state. when the prosecutor
declared:
Letters written by Jack Nolte to
Lee Ritz will show the unnatural al
fectton OF this defendant TO the de-
ceased"
Real Story Coming
When criminal court reconvenes at
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-03-14
AIIEGE UNNATURAL AFFECTION
0F NOLTE FOR THE SLAIN RITZ
Sensational Turn of Murder Trial Causes Judge Robinson
to Order the Exclusion of Youths OF Lender
Years From the Court Room

9:30 o'clock this morning. Prosecuting
Attorney D. 4. Mckee and Assistant
Prosecutor Carl Bachman will be
ready TO delve into the mass of most
important. testimony through which
the state hopes to prove cpnclusiveIy
that John II. Nolte deliberately muir
idercd Robert Lee Ritz. late Wheeling
high school football hero, in front OF
the Virginia apartments. on Main
! street. near Ninth. on the night of
December ,. Testimony submitted
by the states attorneys yesterday aft
,prnoon, while of Il material nature. is
declared to he only preliminary TO the
real story Of the tragedy which will
be written in chapters as witness
after witness takes the stand today
ito testify for the state.
To Introduce Letters.
This testimony will include the
stories OF witnesses who are declared
TO have been near, the scene OF the
shooting: StenographerS copies OF
statements made by Nolte at the hos
pital when his statement was taken by
the prosecuting attorney on December
4. and letters written by Nolte to Ritz
which the state counsel declared show
an unnatural affection of the defend
ant for the deceased.
An important bit of testimony Of
fered by the state yesterday evening,
just before court adjourned. was that
Of ". E. McNemar. Il Warwood drug
gtst and acquaintance of Nolte. who
identified revolver introduced In
evidence by the state as his gun,
which he had loaned Jack Noltc il
few days before the tragedy occurred
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