The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-09

A iim-dandy slogan, mo jobs for slackers."
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That war tax bill will make the corporations DO
their bit.
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None of the allies will accept bid to Bloody
Bills peace party.
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This new food slogan, BUY a calf" doesn't
mean the talking kind.
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Bet a cooky that German war council at Brus-
sells did not ignore Uncle Samuel.
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Some who have not been aabbergasted at meat
less days would wilt at chickenless nights
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Sailors in the navy would better quit printing
their bill of fare, or Hoover will be after them.
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Even if the Stacker succeeds in escaping mill
tary service he will be ashamed Of himself the rest
of his life.
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Foxy Washington correspondents now fake ru-
mors of war disasters to get denial from Secre-
Bill can't win the war, but he's won the worlds
r liar championship, with his, "This righteous war
of defense"
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Members of exemption boards who have a keen
sense of humor are having a hard time to keep
straight faces.
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Of course a man cannot help having been born
yellow, but he can help his wagging tongue giving
it away to everybody.
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Publicly talking against the war and military
service is an abuse of free speech that should be
tolerated no longer.
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Price jackers used to make EXCUSES to CUSTOM
ers; now they just tell you the new price, and you
can pay it or go without.
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No, Susie, dear, prohibition is not war legisla-
ton, but a big bunch of Senators expect it to be
vote-producing legislation.
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If Secretary Daniels were disposed to rub it in,
he might send Senator Penrose a postal card with
Just "I-told-you-so" on it.
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And by the way, Admiral Gleaves' official re-.
port of that U-boat scrap fully ~justifies all the
Fourth-of- July jubilation over it.
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Lots of folk not a bit bloodthirsty would not
be greatly shocked to see a body hanging from
a lamppost; labeled, "He died of greed"
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New Workers. are a fnicky lot-just because
he swallowed one in a restaurant, one Of EN- has
gone to court "hollering" for tackless soup.
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Well, suppose the steel trust does pay $780,
600, 900 a year in war taxes-that would be only
a very small percentage of it's war profits. =
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Those sorry Senator John Sharp Williams will
run for office no more find some consolation in
the knowledge that he has nearly six years tc
serve.
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Members of the House will do summer resort
ing in relays, under q "gentleman's agreement
to do no business, until the Senate passes the wal
tax bill.
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If they were not too busy, Secretaries McAdot
and Lane might get a lot of fun out of the story
that each of them wants to bite off the other!
official head.
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At that, the premier of France calling tn
chancellor of Germany a liar hasn't made him an!
madden than he has been ever since he failed tt
bunk Wilson.
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If the editor of the London Times were in thi
/country, he would change his mind about Amer
leans not realizing the magnitude Of the job the.
have taken on.
America is out to %confound German militar.
critics who doubt the fighting qualities Of an arm,
made while-you-wait, and what is more importan
we are going to do it.
The Senate gives the several states six year
to ratify the dry amendment to the Fedora