The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-13

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GREENWOOD, MISS, APRIL Is, 1917.
The kaiser's frontier is getting closer home.
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A loafer in peace is apt to be a ~"slacker" in war
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In doing your bit for Uncle Sam don't try to
do him.
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Wilson and his cabinet are daily breaking the
0-hour law.
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In at least one thing a c~ut-price is never popu-
lar-patriotism.
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Wars drudgery causes a lots more cussing than
its hardest fighting.
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The pacifsts in the nation apparently are now
out to help win the war.
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Billy Sunday has not offered to hit the war
trail, even as a chaplin.
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lis for the war Congress to determine whether
it is to be popular or "cussed."
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The censor's blight killed the early crop of
German sea raider scare stories.
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Hats off to the American Red Cross, which
announces that it is ready for work.
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While Senator Lodge is not a professional pu-
gilist, it is not safe to insult him.
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Governments the gods would destroy they
first made drunk with reckliness.
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Yep, little Cuba makes up in cockyness for
what she lacks in size and strength.
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"Pinch the spy is now the working motto Of
Uncle Sans busy secret service men.
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BY the way, how about a~bolishing the so-called
comic supplements as a war measure.
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Tip to fool aliens-anonymous threats are the
first steps toward becoming ~jail-birds. >
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No grub-gamblers are bold enough to buy back
yard crops at this season of the year.
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No ru]mor-monger has yet dared to report a
fleet Of German transports off our coast.
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Uncle Sam turned down the referendum on
war in favor of the initiative against Prussia.
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Bill Sulzer, who's a scrapper, though shy on
military experience, is willing to be a %brigadier.
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At least we can all hope that the next time the
peace dove comes out of it's cote it will stick.
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Another war job is reading all the proclama-
tions.
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The most important problem of the hour is to
conduct the war, successfully, not how it might
have been avoided. /
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AS we see it, the danger is not that Mexico will
capture Texas, but that Texas will gobble Mexico,
if it starts anything.
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Though private Bryan has volunteered to
serve where sent, it is a good guess that he will
not be sent with Teddy's division.
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Patriotic doctors may soon be recommending
drilling with the "home guards as the best form
Of exercise for middle aged men.
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In making up the roll of patriots do not over
look the Commanche Indians, who not only offer
to enlist but to equip themselves.
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One editor got a live bunch when he said the
Girls are to wear those new "~modesty wells sus-
pended from the bottoms Of their skirts"
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Secretary Daniels regards that day lost on
which he doesn't under the sight-of-sezure law,
In OFF 4 few millions from war contracts.
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The Russians seem to think that the cars
palace 1t Petrograd is a fine place in which to hold
7 public meeting an ddiscuss the way the people