The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16

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GREENWOOD, MISS, JUNE Is, 1917.
Congress is judged by it's acts, not its words.
To he an unknown American class--the tax
less.
Loose wagging tongues merely invite the Of
fetal gag.
All 0 men see in the war is a chance to
make money.
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Gen. Wood is as popular in the south as the
price of cotton.
Be sure your war news is right before becom-
ing unduly excited. Il
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When the hanging is started, the famine scare
guys should not be overlooked.
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There are a few big undertakings free from
graft, and war isn't one of them.
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Being on the water wagon, King George could
only pledge Gen. Pershing in hot tea.
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A lot of people are just learning what an awful
lot of things are required to make war.
CHARACTERIZATION
Claiming exemption is a great little sport, but
the exemption boards are naturally cynical.
Wilson made new friends and no enemies by
opposing the proposition to lengthen hours of
labor.
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der Tag that the kaiser has been thinking
about will be the day the American Tommies start
something on the western front.
There are worst things than going to war.
Think how it must feel to go out into those modern
tombs of the sea, the kaiser's U-boats?
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We used to laugh at Germans for eating meat
only about three times q week, but the packing in
dustries seem to insist that we follow suit.
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Ten million Americans have rallied round the
flag, and of that number Uncle Sam will surely
get a large enough army to finish the war.
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Seeking exemption from the draft is the pas
time of about 60 per cent. of those who registered.
The exemption boards are due to have a busy sea-
son.
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And then, if you are a poet and must write
it for your country, you can do it in the trenches
Just as well. Sometimes there are long waits be-
tween fights.
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Now if a few Zeppelins would come along and
bouohawI This old fovvN ns,nr,, ~ N in II yunnl1 on
list and not wait to be drafted. It makes a big
difference when the bombs come close to home.
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Former Germans in this country are perfectly
loyal to Uncle Sam. They know that the kaiser
never did things for them, either when they lived
in Germany and certainly not when living here.
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Northern editor asks, "Where do you think
you will spend the winter this summer" Every
time Texans read something like that they are
reconciled to living so close to the Mexicans.
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Gary, Ind, prides herself on registering four
times as many men for army service as the gov
eminent expected, and the country twice as many.
Slackers had a wonderful chance there, but there
aren't any.
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1t would be interesting statistics to Inquire the
number of men in the country who have gone
broke specializing on war brides. Usually We only
hear of those who have made fortunes. Fortunes
made mean somebody else paid.
While the people are demanding action on the
ADMINISTRATIONS food control bill, reports are cur
rent that the lobby is causing Congress to wob-
BILE and squabble over some of the bills provisions,
and the grub-gamblers are ~profting.
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Americans have a habit Of saying the London
weekly, punch" isn't funny-most Of them new
Ell having seen . copy. Here are q few words UNI