The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-10

Entered at Greenwood postofice as second-class matter.
GREENWOOD, MISS, AUGUST 10, 1917.
Execution of a Stacker might give the rest a
needed jolt.
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If an a~nti-draft meeting isn't a reasonable
assembly, what is?
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Hoover's war on prjce-jackers will be mighty
popular-if successful.
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First anti-draft blood for Oklahoma, but the
state isn't a bit chesty over it.
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Russia's senate has been looted. That is one
thing that could not happen to us.
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Don't see where Germany gets the money to
pay such an army of secret agents.
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Hay is made while the sun shines, but much
booze is made while the moon shines.
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None of us will live to read the full history of
this war-it cannot be written in time.
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The most effective pro-Germanwork in this
country is done by our own yellow-streakers.
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While writing letters of congratulation, Bloody
Bill should not forget his friends in Congress.
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We can tell Senators seeking Wilson's war in
~tentions what the paramount one is at this time
to win.
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Heroes are not all fghting-a bunch Of them
did fine rescue work at that Kentucky coal mine
explosion.
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In the long run the government Of any country
is apt to be what a large majority Of it's people
want it to be.
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"Pope cool to Berlin" says a cable news head
line. Being humane and pious, how could he be
anything else? ~
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Every man who has grown a peck Of potatoes
in his backyard is cocksure he would make a sue
cessful farmer. "@
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Another sign of natural health is that the
average woman thinks as little of the Stacker as
the average man.
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Let us be thankful there are so many prac-
tically demonstrators that there is such a thing as
~protitless patriotism.
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Thick as the skin of Senator Reed must be,
widespread press criticism OF his lack OF patriot
ism has him "squirning.
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Nc yellow in the blood of the Massachusetts
preacher-hats off to him-who has seven sons
serving under Old Glory.
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Senator J. Ham Lewis is trying the feat of
riding the peace and the war horse simultaneous
ly. 1T can't be did" Ham.
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Lloyd George never spake truer than when he
said a Prussian truce-labeled ~peace-would be
worse than the CHASTITY war.
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If Gov. Whitman will equip his food control
board with machine guns, maybe Teddy might be
willing to become it's director.
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Senator Gore says there were other causes
than the draft for those Oklahoma riots. Yep,
and one of 'em is named Tom Gore.
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Government leuths are watching ex-Congress-
man Tom Watson, and they might pay a little at
tention to his kind now in Congress.
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General business stimulated" reads a head
line. That's a tip to official sleuths in dry" ter
ritory to seek the supplies OF the stimulant.
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Some people seem to forget that in war you
do not have to be in army or navy to be subject
to the orders of the commander-in-chief
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If all the world-be axe-grinders could be gagg-
ed, there would be fewer stories circulated reflect
ing on the governments war policies.
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Though they may strengthen a few wobbly
knees, nobody knows better than the Kaiser that