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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-27
SPECIAL NOTICES
Notice Annual Meeting.


ed:
Notice is hereby given hat the an
lual meeting Of the stockholders Of
The Posney Iron and Lumber Com
oany, Lin1.tad vii! he held in the law
Office of J. +. VI. Norton, CSC, at No.
l2S south Fairfax street, IN the city
of Alexandria, Virginia. On the Latin
day Of January. 1915, between the
hours Of one and two o'clock p. NJ,
for the election Of swo directors and
the transaction Of such other busi-
ness as may come before the meet-
ing. Witness my hand aE Wes5n2iI~
stor. Md. this 18th day OF December,
1917.
Ralph s. Rcifsnider, Secretary.
2sS-12t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-27

Insure the home NoW-don't de-
lay another day. This is the season
in which most fires Occur. ;nsucioe
through this Agency means ALSO
Lutte PROTECTION at regular
rates.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
An Inside Bath
Makes You Look
and Feel Fresh
'Thls excellent, commend enso
+ hssith measure being
adopted by millions.

Physicians the world over recon-
mend the inside bath. claiming this 10
of vastly more importance than out
side cleanliness, because the skin pores
do not absorb impurities into the blood,
causing ill health, while the pores In
the tan yards Of bowels do.
Men and women are urged to drink
each morning, before breakfast q glass
Of hot water with q teaspoonful Of
limestone phosphate in 1t, as a harm
less means Of helping to wash from the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the
previous days indigestible material,
poisons, sour bile and toxins: thus
cleansing. sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before put
ting more food into the stomach.
Just as soap and hot water cleanse
and freshen the skin, SO hot water and
limestone phosphate act on the elm
NATIVE organs.
Those who wake up with bad breath,
coated tongue. nasty taste or have a
dull, aching head, sallow complexion.
acid stomach; others who are subject
to bilious attacks or constipation,
should obtain quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate at the drug store. This
will cost very little but IL sufficient
to demonstrate the value of inside
bathing. Those who continue 1t each
morning are assured of pronounced re-
suits, both in regard to health and APP
pearance.-Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24

new Polish army, which was to be
raised, not by CONSUMPTION, but by
the voluntary system.
ONLY 311 POLES VOLUNTEERED.
Recruiting agencies were established
throughout Poland. Soldiers of the
Polish legion; who had been deco
rated both by Germany and Austria,
were made recruiting agents. In De-
cember, 1915, l was told by a source
directly connected with the Prussian
house of lords that after three months
of recruiting only all Poles volun-
teered for the new Polish army.
What the situation is today'I do not
know, but l doubt whether the num-
Der has increased under this volun-
tary system. 1t was the impression
of many people in Germany with whom
talked. now that recruiting in Poland
was a failure, and now that Germany
was becoming more and more in need
of fresh troops, that CONSUMPTION
would be inaugurated in Poland,
either publicly or privately, in order
that the army Of 100000 which the
German general staff counted upon
could be created.
When ! was in Poland last fall there
was no mistaking the fact that the
Poles were bitter against the car.
While they suspected and hated the
Germany they felt, nevertheless, that
they would be better treated by Ger
many than by Russia. This situation
must have changed. The Poles did not
fear Russia; they feared the car and
the old imperial regime. These Poles,
as much as the German people, need
a liberator from without. And the
entrance of the United States in the
war will give the Poles the courage
to hold out against Germany until
peace is made.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
keep 4 JAR Of
muSTERoLE HANDY
It Quickly Loosens Up Coughs and
Colds in Throat or Chest

just little Musterole rubbed on your
sore, tight chest before you go to bed
will loosen up congestion and break up
most severe colds and coughs.
Musterole is a clean white ointment
made with oil of mustard. Simply rub
ii on. No plaster necessary. Better than
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Thousands who use Musterole will tell
what relief it gives from sore throat,
bronchitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains and
aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore
muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet
and colds Git often prevents pneumonia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
Few Drops When Corns Hurt,
Pain Stops! Corns Lift Out
Don't let corns ache twice! Lift any corn or
callus off with fngers-Here's magic!
Womenl Keep it on dresser!

No humbug! Any corn, whether
hard, soft or between the toes, will
loosen right up and lift out, without
any pain.
This drug is called freezone and is a
compound Of ether discovered by q
Cincinnati man.
Ask at any drug store for small
bottle of freezone, which will cost but
a trifle, but is sufficient to rid ones
feet of every corn or callus.
Put few drops upon = tender corn
Or callus. Instantly the soreness dis
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24

appears and shortly the corn or callus
will lift off with the fingers.
Freezone doesn't eat out tile corns or
calluses but shrivels them without any
irritation. Just think! No pain at all;
no soreness or smarting when applying
it or afterwards.
Women! Keep freezone on your
dresser and apply a few drops when
ever a corn begins aching. Pain stops
corn goes!
Genuine freezone is sold in little bot
ties packed in q round. wooden case
Adv
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24

soon developed . o-German and a
pro- Polish party group. Those who
sided with the Germans were mostly
members Of Polish royal and noble
families. Of princes and counts. who
were in disfavor with the Russian
government and who were anxious to
obtain control of Poland. The Ger
man military authorities Immediately
opened negotiations with these Prus-
siAnized Poles. Although the admin
istrative officials were Germans, the
advice and assistance of these mobiles
was accepted. .
So when the Kingdom Of Poland was
established, under the temporary rule
of Governor General Won Bessler,
these pro- German Polish mobiles were
given positions in the new government.
The kaiser desired, If he could, to es-
tablish Prussian kingdom of Poland.
Germany realized. however, that Po-
land could not be made kingdom
successfully, without uniting Galicia
and the Polish section of Germany
conferred about Posen. So the kaiser
made overtures to Emperor Franz
Josef, suggesting that Galicia be
coded by Austria to the new kingdom.
But the old emperor. who always was
suspicious of the German kaiser, re-
piled when his ministers made the
proposal to him:
What! Those Prussians want to
take another pearl from my CROWN"
FRANZ JOSEF HiNDERED PLANS.
Germany had intended originally to
establish the kingdom of Poland as
early as July, 1915, but because Of OPP
position to the plans by Emperor Franz
Josef and by the Poles of Posen Ger
many was forced to postpone the an
nouncement until November. Even at
that time Germany did not get to an
nounce the kingdom she had expected
to create.
The chancellor could only announce
that that section of Poland which was
occupied would be considered as the
kingdom of Poland and that the of
fetal boundaries would be determined
at final world peace negotiations.
Because the German general staff
was looking forward to the time when
1t could mobilize the unemployed of
Poland and use them as units in the
German army the German government
had to perfect as soon as possible all
plans for the new kingdom in order to
at first get the backing of a sufficient
number of Poles to make the proposed
Polish army a success.
That was Germany's real purpose in
announcing that she was about to free
the Poles. Germany needed soldiers,
and the general staff had estimated
that 100000 men could be recruited
in Poland.
To win the Polish people the first
thing Germany did was to issue new
passports SO that each resident of Po-
land became a Pole--no longer a Rus-
sian. Germany's second step was to
Great a Polish diet and Polish min
istry. But Germany was careful to see
that not only during the war, but
after the war, she would have a con-
trolling voice in all affairs of Poland
1t was provided that a majority OF
the ministry and the diet should be
selected in way which would guaran =
tee balance of power to the German
element.
Almost at the very beginning of the
war the Polish soldiers Of Germany
and Austria were organized into a Pol
ish legion. Germany and Austria sent
what was left of these Polish legions
to Warsaw to form the nucleus Of the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
THE MAJESTIC.

The Aircraft Pickford feature, "A
Poor Little Rich Girl" in which Mary
Pickford has the title role, closes its
engagement at the Majestic theater
with tonight's performances. Large
crowds have seen the picture since it
opened Sunday and the almost univer-
sal opinion is that 1t is the best Pick
ford film made. The story deals with
the contrast between the life of a rich
little girl who is surrounded by serv-
ants but neglected by her parents, and
the free outdoor life of her poor
neighbors. The star is given every
opportunity possible to do the work
which has given her a reputation of
being Americas favorite screen star
and she is assisted by capable cast.
Wendell ODay at the organ plays
a musical arrangement excellently
adapted to the picture. He also rem
ders as a solo selections from the
opera III Trovatore.''
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24


pearance.-Adv.
was no food shortage. One could OBJ
tain white bread, two or three varieties
Of meat, not very many vegetables. but
plenty Of canned fruit and preserves.
The next day, while walking about
the city, saw that practically the only
food displayed for sale In grocery
stores was canned goods. coffee, tea
and meat, and German soldiers were
buying all Of the canned products
which they could carry away. Much
of this food was sent to Germany by
mail. Wilma, which Is a city of q half
million people in peace times, had, even
at this time, only few days after
the German occupation, many thou
sands of unemployed. Idle men and
women stood about the city watching
the German troops come and go. Some
of them would get into trouble from
time to time with German soldiers.
Small street fights occurred until the
German army militia began to make
arrests.
WARSAW PROSPEROUS AND GAY.
A year later In Warsaw I saw the
SAty ~ - ooy GOV. ~ was aus AcSs INC-
ports had been received that Germany
was about to establish a Kingdom Of
Poland and place a Polish prince on
the throne. The streets were crowd
ed. Business houses were doing an
enormous trade. Money seemed plen-
tiful. Private automobiles and car
riages were to be seen everywhere, in
remarkable contrast to Berlin. Ger
open branch stores in Warsaw, and
on practically any business street one
could see announcements over stores
saying "Patronize German Merchants"
Warsaw seemed to have plenty of
food. Meat shops displayed great
quantities of hams and BACON. Eggs
were SO plentiful that officials esti-
mated there were over 100000 eggs
in cold storage in the city. But as !
walked through the streets and talk ed
to the people ! met workingmen who
were begging. They said food was so
expensive that the poor could not buy
1t. They said meat was selling at
$3.50 a pound and eggs 10 cents apiece.
One man told me he had had no meat
for two months. Before the Russians
evacuated Warsaw they removed the
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24

Princess Pauahi, real Hawaiian prin-
cess. who presents the dance as 1t Is
danced at Hilo. Another feature is
the offering Of David Burrows, worlds
champion steel-guitar player. who at
times uses only one hand in the ma
nipulation of this musical instrument
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24

but produces music of uheQualed
sweetness.
The photopiay Of the bill Is The
Tides OF Barnegat," taken from r.
Hopkinson Smiths novel and present.
ing Blanche Sweet in the leading
role
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
"CASCARfIS" SET
YOUR LIVER AND
BOWELS RIGHT
They're Fine! Don't Remain
Bilious, Sick, Headachy
and Constipated.
Best for Colds, Bad Breath,
Sour Stomach Children
Love Them.
Get a 1o-csnt bog now.

Be cheerful! Clean w inside to-
night and feel fine. Take cascarsts to
Iiven your liver and clean the bowels
and stop headaches, . bad cold. bilious
ness, offensive breath. coated tongue.
saliowness, sour stomach and gases.
Tonight take Cascarets and enpoy the
incest, gentiest liver and bowel cleans-
ing you ever experienced. Wake up
fseiing granA-Everybody's doing Il
cascsrsss best laxative for childrsa
aAop.--AdR.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
THE ISIS.

The dreaminess of sweet Hawaiian
music, the stunning of ukuleles
mingled with thee plaintive harmony
so popular to the natives of the far
off Pacific islands, all combine to pro
duce an effect which is extremely
pleasing to the senses. This is par
ticularly true of the program pre-
sented by the Royal Hawaiian Song
birds at the Isis last night when the
organization opened weeks engage
ment. Among the features introduced
by the Songbirds, besides the vocal
and instrumental melodies, is the
golden hulu hula dance, danced by
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-24
REAL PURPOSE IN
HIS PROCLAMATION
Establishing In depe ndent
Kingdom Meant to Induce
Long-suffering Feople to
Enlist and Join in the
Fight Against the Gear.
BY CARL W. ACkERMAN
Copyright. 1917, The Tribune Asso-
ciation)

Germany announced to
the whole world several
months ago the establish
ment of the kingdom of Po-
land. It was explained in
official communications to
neutral powers that Ger
many desired during the war
to make the people of Poland
free and to establish a great
independent kingdom to de-
stroy the influence of the
car.
But what was Germany's
real object?
Ever since the fall of 1915 Poland has
been under German occupation. AS the
Russians retreated they burned or de-
stroyed over 1000 cities and villages,
left a great stretch of waste land and
many thousands of men who were ca
PnpiC VI us itihS WV nv AeAN NASS $1,000
called to the Russian colors.
When Germany began the admins
tration of Poland one of her biggest
problems was to deal with the unem-
ployed in the big cities, such as War
saw and Lodz. The food problem was
a vexing one, but because food was
more plentiful in Poland than 1t was
in Germany, even though prices were
high. the solution Of food difficulties
did not require as much attention as
the solution of the Unemployment ques-
ton. II
was in Poland three different times
during the last two years. On my first
Journey I went tor Wilma and number
of smaller villages in the extreme north
Of Poland. On my second journey
went to Warsaw and Brest- Litovsk.
The third time, on my way to the Vol
hynian battle front during General
Brusilofrs offensive, 1 went through
Warsaw again and scores of the south
ern cities of Poland. During these
visits l saw and obtained first hand
information about conditions there.
HID FOOD FROM GERMANS.
At the time l was in Wilma, in Octo-
Der, 1915, food was reported to be very
scarce, especially bread. ] met in sew
eral stores people with relatives in the
United States They told me with
tears in their eyes that they were CONF
PEELED to eat very black, dirty looking
bread because there was no flour in
the neighborhood. I reported this to
the German officer who was escorting
the correspondents. He replied that IN
official investigation showed the peo-
pie of Wilma had sufficient food hidden
to last at least year, even IL nothing
was shipped into the city. He SAID
the public was making the German
army believe it had no food in order
that the army would not requisitinn
supplies.
During my three days stay lived at
the Hotel Bristol, which was owned by
a Russian Jew who had spent most of
his life in Albany. N. Y. He would not
discuss the food situation-because as
far as his hotel was concerned. there
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
WOMAN STABS A
MAN TO DEATH
Negro Named Jones Has No Possible
Chance of Recovery From Wound
Inflicted Today.

As a result of trouble understood to
have been of long standing, negro
man named Jones lies at the point Of
death with q knife wound just above
the heart and no possible chance Of
recovery, and q negro woman, called
Lena, whose sirname is not known, is
being searched for by the Sheriff and
. deputy. The trouble terminated in
4 fight this morning just about eleven
o'clock. The scene Of action was .
house in which the two negroes had
lived, located just back Of the Green
wood Compress.
The police department was immed-
lately notified but owing to the fact
that the city's automobile is in the
shop a quick response could not be
made. When the officers arrived the
woman had made good her escape out
Of town. The matter was turned over
TO the county authorities who are
searching for her.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
LARGEST CLASS
EVER SENT OUT
l. |. & c. Commencement SO0n-Dr.
Rennie to Preach Sermon-Two
Local Girls.

With class Of one hundred and for
ty to receive diplomas this year the
Industrial Institute and College at
Columbus will send out the largest
class in its history. Among the num-
Der are two young ladies from Green
wood, Misses Mildred Spurrier, pres
ident Of the class, and Fannie Walton
Reeves, who is also very popular with
her class mates and took a prominent
part in college life.
DR.. Joseph Rennie, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of this city
will preach the commencement sermon
70 be delivered on May 9th, and in
the choice Of divine for that service
. more capable man could not have
been selected. DR.. Rennie is one Of
the best read men in the Southern
Presbyterian church and breaches .
sermon Of force and in such q way
shat it reaches home to all and can be
understood.
The baccalaureate address will be
delivered 9. by Hon. Bradford Knapp, Of
washington, director Of the farm ex-
tension department Of the United
states Department Of Agriculture.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
CENTENNIAL POSTPONED.

jackson, Mississippi, April 2S-The
Mississippi Centennial Commits
sion convened this afternoon to act on
the resolution unanimously adopted by
the executive committee that the open.
ing of the convention be postponed un-
til February, 1919, because Of the war.
The roll Of members Of the commis-
sion show that the. Recommendation
will be adopted virtually without dis
sent. n,.s
All the resolutions covering various
phases Of the matter are framed and
ready for adoptipn.Yo Practically oil
heads. Of department who dare under
contract have agreed to adopt salary
reductions OF from thirty to sixty per
cent. and tha exposition stsk viii b.
sedused tps Mmimun, as19ls'eglAe :
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
CAPTAIN FOLEY
HERE TOMORROW
Will Return Here and Spend Three
Days in Interest Of Army Officers
Training Camp.

Captain Oscar Foley, Of the Six
teenth U. s. Cavalry, who spent Fri
day here in the interest Of the Off,
GERS Training Camp at Fort Logan
H. Roots. near Little Rock, Ark, will
return tomorrow and will spend three
days in this city, Wednesday and
Thursday. He will have his headquar-
ters at the Business League Rooms
and will be glad to see and talk TO
anyone interested in the camp.
This Is certainly q splendid oppor-
tunity for the young man with col
lege education to enter the Federal
service under the very best Of cir
The conscription bill has
been passed and If you are physically
lit you will be taken anyway and II
you can make the camp it will be far
better for you if you spend three
months there and prepare yourself to
become an officer than to 60 into the
ranks as q private.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
CONVENTION TO
MEET TOMORROW
All in Readiness for Arrival of Dele
gates to U. d. C. Gathering
First Session.

All is in readiness for the opening
meeting Of the U. D. c. convention
here tomorrow night at the First Bap.
tist church. The convention will be in
session for four days, counting to-
morrow. An elaborate social program
for the entertainment of the hundreds
of delegates has been arranged and
the stage is set for the curtain to be
rung up on the opening scene.
A few of the delegates who are to be
entertained by personal friends in the
city, arrived today and others will
reach the city tonight. Tomorrow ev-
cry train will bring it's quota Of dele
gates and by the evening meeting it is
expected that virtually all who are
coming will be here.
Those who are expecting to enter
tain friends in their homes and are 60
ing to meet them at the train will con-
fer quite favor upon the reception
if they will call Mrs. Hunt,
at Mr.. Chandler's residence and
tell her Of their intention.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
PROHIBITION WORKERS TO
TRAVERSE COUNTRY FOR
w. C. T. U.

Chicago, April 3o.-(By Union As
sociated Press. "A transcontinental
tour under the auspices of Women's
Christian Temperance Union, began
here today. One party consisting Of
national w. c. 7, U.; Mrs. Florence
E. Atkins, national lecturer, and Miss
Frances Willard Anderson, general
secretary Of the young peoples
branch, will go over the southern
route. The second party, which will
go over the northern route by way Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul, includes
Mrs. Ella A. Boule, vice president of
the national W. C. T. u; Mrs. Adrian
ma Hungerford, president of the
Colorado W. C. T. U. and Mrs. Linnie
Carl Of Oregon.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
VIVIANI MEETS
THE PRESIDENT
Conference Between Wilson and Head
of French Commission Chief Event
of the Day.
.(By Associated Press)

Washington, April 30-A confer
ence between President Wilson and M.
Viviani, head of the French War Com
mission, is the outstanding event Of
today's official program of the meet
ing between the British and French
commissions and American officials
over the United States part in the
world conflict. French Ambassador
Jusserand and Secretary Lansing are
to be present at the confer
ence with the President. It is pos
sible that this week will see an end Of
the conferences, at least upon the most
important phases.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

April 80, 1917.
Local Data, Greenwood, Miss.
For the ~ Hours Ending st7 A. N.
Tsmpsfsturs: Highest $50 degrees
Lowest N66 degrees
Az Z .. m. .'0e degrees
Precipitstion 80. 600 inches
River Stage.7 am al feet
Change In "a hours down 0.4fset
J. n. sTHPHTN,
Local 0bsSrver.