The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-07

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GREENWOOD, MISS, JUNE 7, 1917.
Near-traitors need vacations-behlnd Dars.
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Running the war is enough for Wilson, without
scrapping with Congress.
Absolutely the best advertised goods ever
marketed-liberty bonds.
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If all incomes had to be earned, there would
be q number of paupers in Congress.
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Composers get busy-our army needs a rip
~snorting, blood-stirring song OF victory.
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If the punishment be made to fit the crime,
there will be less Enforcement plotting.
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Still another war has been declared-that OF
tho Department of Agriculture on crop insects.
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Fifty-six years from start to finish-that
march of the Confederates to capture washington.
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McAdoo is making a closing whirlwind talking
tour to cinch over-subscription OF liberty bonds.
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To the average man all figures are too doggon-
ed bio except those opposite his name on the pay
roll.
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While the Federal government is only getting
ready to fight, East St. Louis has pulled OIL a
battle.
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Members of the Senate Naval committee are
demonstrating their lack OF knowledge ABOUT
shells.
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The Senate Finance committee is playing a
game Of now YOU see it, now you don't with war
taxes.
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You naturally suspect things when a woman
says she's sorry her husband is too OLD 10 De
drafted.
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And still there are men Of military age who
prefer q swivel chair job to either soldering or
farming.
Sure. Kaiser Bill was right when he said ne
would fight on to a complete victory-victory tor
the allies.
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eTwould be restful for the rest of US, if all the
the butt-in gabsters, regardless OF age, could De
conscripted.
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The people are keeping close tabs on every
man in Congress who isn't honestly backing up the
commander-in-chief.
Nevertheless and notwithstanding, there is
crookedness. going on with which German secret
agents have nothing to do.
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II is about as easy, and as safe, to try to stop
a bnzz saw with naked hands as to try to stop the
operation of the draft law.
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By the way, girls, you can help Uncle sam oy
letting it become known that you'll turn a colo
shoulder to those who ask exemption.
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No matter how keen a sense OF humor the
careful housewife may have, you can't make hel
,auuh at Jokes about the cost of living.
4 hit that scored two runs and won a bal
q changed private Charlie Tafts dad-slvel
nickname-'birdling"-t "fence-buster'"
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Those foolish enough to think they can refus
to register and get away with it will have p1ent
of time to be sorry after they're locked up.
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No change the Senate Finance Committee cal
make in the House war tax bill will stop Tn
"hollering"-it goes along with all tax bills.
In spite of his name, we are assured by goo
authority that Felix Frankfurter, Secretary bak
er,s new confidential advisor, is not a German.
Another fool ~query-Senator REF
caution asking the Navy department to tell tn
Senate what it's doing through inventions to cur
U-boats.
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Hoover has already become a nation-wid
household word, though Congress has not yet g'
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