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lectures on efficiency.
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Mr.. Granville Dudley, Of Iuka, n
of the most popular travelling sales
mar out of Nashville, Tenn, spent
Sunday and Monday among his many
Greenwood friends.
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Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Barrett, of near
Schlater, spent the weekend in
Greenwood with relatives and friends.
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If you want snap corn or whip
poorwill COW peas write Nicely Bros,
Natchez, Miss.
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If you want snap corn or whip
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Mr.. A. A. Harrell was in the city
from Browning on business Saturday
and made this Office a pleasant call.
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Mr.. Sam M. Stein was over from
Grenada yesterday, visiting his rela-
tives and many friends here.
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Mrs. O. C. Neill and children, Of
Whaley, came into services at the
First Presbyterian church yesterday.
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Rev. J. A. Hall went over to Gren-
ada today on business.
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Fannie Ward in "Bettie to the Res
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wood Theatre. Don't miss it.
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Mrs. John Stinson, of Columbus,
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. W. A.
Stinson the latter part Of last week.
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MI. and Mrs. John Cortner and chill
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yesterday and attended services at the
Presbyterian church.
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Capt. c. Gillespie was here from
Carrollton on business today.
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Mrs. P. B. Portwood and Miss Lula
May Upshur spent yesterday in
Clarksdale.
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Miss jamie Brewer, of Grenada COL
lege, came over and spent the week
end with Miss Grace Elliott.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19

had no hand IN starting and In
which we have no possible chance
OF gaining anything, without being
asked to indorse the promissory
notes Of these lunatics who have
been destroying Europe.
The people Of the United States
are willing to finance the Govern
ment Of the United States with bill
lions upon billions Of cash and
credit. But we shall strenuously
resist paying England's debts or
Russia's overwhelming obligations
for their war operations.
Having used France, Russia and
Italy to do her fighting, we think It
entirely too much for England to
want us to pay her bills.
There is another thing that needs
an expression of public opinion
and we shall not hesitate to speak
our mind upon 1t.
We shall strenuously oppose send
ing American troops abroad to be
placed at the service of England or
any other foreign country.
We have all seen what has hap
pened to auxiliary troops-how they
have been placed In every desperate
| position and slaughtered by the tens
Of thousands, while the home
guards" were held in reserve. And
that Is exactly what would be done
with u boys, if we were fools
enough to send them " the seas
to be cannon-fodder.
We have 5000 miles Of coast to
garrison and defend, and with plenty
of evidence to show that Japan is
only waiting for a favorable moment
to desert the allies and to strike at
us while we are involved in this
European broil, we should be mad
men to strip our country Of a single
soldier for foreign service.
Ii we are wise and capable, we
will not underrate the difficulties
that will confront us as soon as war
is declared, If it should be declared.
The British Government has made
the bad mistake of deceiving its
people from the outset Of the war;
of making them believe that their
enemies were weakening and soon
would be begging for mercy.
That is why England is face to
face to-day with the most threat
ening situation she has ever con-.
fronted. Because any man who
thinks that this German submarine
warfare is not a deadly dangerous
blow at England is feeble-minded
indeed.
1t is only because the German
military and naval stats have con-
vinced the German Government that
they can crush England and France
and Italy with this weapon that the
German Government has decided to
use that weapon, even at the risk
of breaking with us.
And we ought not to make the
mistake of undertaking the foresight,
calculation and power of the German
organization. 1t is a very wonderful
organization, and was never SO
powerful and SO dangerous as it is
to-day.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19
Mr.. HeaTStS In
pTessiVe Editorial.

We quote from Mr.. Hearst's
Editorial, which has made such i'm.
preston in Congress, as mentioned
in yesterdays dispatch Of our Special
Representative in Washington, the
following essential parts:
The country has taken the Presi.
dents decision with a gratifying alb
enc of hysteria.
There was, of course, the peren-
NAL rush of Colonel Roosevelt to
offer the lives Of himself and his four
sons-fye in all; and Governor Sid
ney Cats Of Florida formulated by
telegraph a remarkable naval pro.
gramme, which was to lead the fleet
to attack instantly and so either end
the war in twenty-four hours Or
leave Mrs. Cats a widow.
But for the most part Americans
kept their heads and talked modestly
and sensibly.
That augurs well for the future,
because in war. as in any other
business, he makes fewest mistakes
and wins most points who calmly
and soberly sizes up the task ahead
and uses his brains instead of his
emotions in planning his conduct.
AS matters now stand, we go to
war with Germany ii Germany car.
ries out the programme of blockade
announced by the Imperial Govern.
ment.
Above everything else, we should
absolutely resolve upon keeping out
of any alliance with England or Rus
STA or any other European country
during this war.
The financial interests which have
loaded themselves with British and
other foreign war obligations are
beside themselves with delight over
the prospect that the American
people can now be induced to as
sumo a great part of the debt of
these European ~bankrupts.
But we should have the good sense
TO do nothing of the kind. Let us
resolve to use our own money for
American purposes and for Ameri-
can purposes only. IL is bad enough
TO be dragged into a war which we
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19
THE NEWS
STRAIGHT.

We quote from the Washing
ton Times:
The present crisis demands
that newspapers as well as in
dividuals keep their heads cool
and their news straight. The
United States has not gone to
war yet, though it may do 80
at any minute; but in the
meantime it behooves loyal CT
tizens and especially the citi-
zens who work for newspapers
and press associations not to
kindle a conflagration by fool
ish and unfounded rumors.
On Saturday we had the
news" that the Housatonic
was sunk and everybody on
board was lost. 1t now develops
that warning was given, and
provision made for the safety
of the crew, in full compliance
with international law.
Yesterday it was reported
that the American liner Pliila-
delphia had been torpedoed with
a loss of 200 lives. The Phila-
delphia today is safe at Liver
pool.
Yesterday morning papers an
nounced that two informed Ger
man cruisers at Philadelphia
had been seized by the Navy
Department, and their crews
locked up in isolation barracks.
The Navy Department denies
this, pointing out that there is
yet no reason for such action.
Such wild and unsubstantiat-
ed tales only serve to inflame
popular feeling and cause TIM
necessary concern among the
relatives and friends Of those
said to be affected. 1t is poor
patriotism for any newspaper or
any press association to spread
such misinformation without
confirmation.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19

ing off Of diplomatic relations. but
that on the contrary, peace will re-
suit, as soon as England sees thera
must be peace. AIT the same time
1t proves that America can keep
any enemy from her shores by
submarines just as well as Germany
keeps ships of supply away from
England and France. It is a happy
thought, that peace may be really
near. A peace which will show how
unfounded and idle that fear
Of German aims has been, and how
unnecessary the ~prolongation of
this war and its sufferings, as q
result Of a mistaken issue. Since at
last the true inward motives for
American actions unfold themselves
W o see more and more what
thoughts, what misconceptions, what
mistakes have been covered ~
high sounding phrases, and that too
will be a very interesting lesson 70
many.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19
Emigration and immigration.
Great numbers will return to
their old home.
War creates opportunities.

We quote from issues and
Events:
Very likely the fears Of those over
cautious people, both in Congress and
out of it, won't come true when they
predict that after the war we shall
see an enormous immigration from
the present ~beiligerent countries.
Rather the reverse is going to happen
from all accounts. There are certain
facts and indications pointing that
way.
Here, for instance, is one: a local
magazine has made inquiry at the Of
fees of the various steamship ON
panies. The result may be briefly
stated to the effect that million
two hundred thousand return pas
sages from America to Europe are
already contracted for, those to begin
to go into effect at once after the
cessation of hostilities. That
thrice the average annual number of
repatriation cases. The great bulk Of
those returning from this country to
their native land, there to end their
days in comparative comfort on the
accumulated savings of their many
years residence lear, are Italians
proverbially frugal; Austrian and
Hungarian Slavs, also Serbians,
Greeks, Bulgarians and Montenegrinss
as we'll as a sprinkling of German on
English-speaking persons. The war
has held many here who otherwise
would have carried out their Longtime
intention Of starting Jack again for
home. That explains what otherwise
would look like a phenomenon.
Among those who will also return
is quite a big percentage of
"~hyphens," i. e., foreign-born Amer
lean citizens-men and women Of
German speech, also Austrians and
Hungarians.
Count S. Tisza, the Hungarian Pre-
mier, told the present writer over a
twelvemonth ago that his government
was making organized and systematic
effort to induce Hungarian farmers,
miners, railroad and field laborers
who had settled here before 1914 to
return and take up Hungarian gov
eminent lands, most Of it located in
&IOdlld dlu tHS AOWNt
southern Danube and Save districts,
for homestead purposes.
Then again the war over in Europe
has thinned the .anks of workers.
There will be many penings Of the
humber kind awaiting the returning
emigrant. This applies to all the bell
ligerent countries, more or less. Alto
gether, instead of increased immigra-
tion, there will be, in all probability
a not inconsiderab1e emigration.
Many of those, too, who fled from
Canada to this country in 1914, and
after, to escape detention camps, will
go back there.
All Of which will mean a loss to
this country in valuable human
material.
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19
UNWARRANTED FEARS.

The Chicago Tribune has found
followers for its statements, made
shortly before the breaking off of di-
plomatic relations, viz. that the in
terests and the safety Of the Unit
ed States required that England re-
main u~nvanquished. That viewpoint
has so frequently been repeated
since in press dispatches from
Washington, that it really appears
to contain the key to all mysteries.
and to point at last the right way
through all the deceitful statements
and v~irtuous misrepresentation,
such as duties of neutrality, human
ity, civilization, and International
law. The opinion seems to have
really prevailed in Washington that
England alone stood between US
and sure aggression from a victor
ious Germany, and that therefore
the Central powers should by all
possible mean be prevented from
winning. Even the severance Of
diplomatic relations appears to have
been conceived in the hope that it
might keep Germany from making
the blockade really effective and
tight.
That plan has miscarried. And
il American experts are right in
their estimate, the Allies and
especially England, will have to
give in after two months, If they
cannot raise the blockade.
1t goes beyond understanding that
experts in strategy and world poll
tics could go the length of that
fallacy about Germany's further
aims. Any such conflict of Ger
many's making, would have to be
fought by her fleet in the Atlantic.
The aggressor must come, otherwise
there can be aggressive words on
ly, which remain ineffective. Forth
with the British would see their
chance to retrieve their misfortunes.
That fleet would be without base in
the Atlantic. 1t would have before
it the American battle fleet, sand
WICKED between two lines of sub
marines, and in its rear the Brit
ish battle fleet, and besides that
it's lines of communications would
be just as much endangered, as are
now the lanes of ths German merchant
marine to and from the Atlantic.
And just what Germany under the
greatest sacrifices has tried to pre-
vent in this warm which, if We
had entered. we would have had to
break into her lines, through her
submarine Gordon and minefields-she
would bring about to the benefit
of her present enemies, by going to
war herself with us afterwards.
Only under far worse strategic cir
cumstances for herself. BY going
to war with America, America and
England would at once become al
lied in war on Germany. Can any
sober thought contemplate Germany
-harboring such insane designs,
out Of pure desire for vengeance,
and executing them-after victory
in a war like this one. Still, u
actions up to now seem to have
been dictated to a degree by such
an estimate Of Germany's intellig-
ence.
1t is certainly interesting to see
from the press dispatches that
American experts give England only
two months time for her ability to
exist under an fully effective block
ade, and believe her unable to break
it with her over water craft. IL
the English feet cannot do it, no
other can. And that bespeeks the
probability, that there will be no
war as a consequence OF the break
TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-02-19

braggarts nor ounces, but in
telligent and sensible men ant
~women-let us keep our ear:
open to reasonable discussion
and to the truth at all times.
Let us face situations as they
are.
Let US insist upon knowing
the facts.
There must be a censorship
of military and naval move
ments, Of course.
But we ought not to permit
any such censorship as that
which has constantly deceived
the peoples of Europe, which
has left them in ignorance Of
the sentiments Of other corn-
tries, which has labored to in
flame hatred and every other
ugly passion by monstrous in
yentions and tales of enemy
savagery, lest without that
stimulus they might cry for
peace with their former neigh
bors and end the designs Of the
governing castles.
Let US insist that we are
not children to be put in lead
ing strings, nor serfs to submit
to the crack of the whip, but
brave, outstanding, free and in
telligent men and women, who
are not to be cowed by unhap-
Ply news Of temporary defeat
and who have the right to know
and are determined to know
what is being said and done
at home and abroad, in our own
country nd in the enemy coun-
try.
Let us insist upon free speech
and free discussion. We can
make war without wearing muz-
zles.
Let us insist that our fleets
and our armies be used to
fight only for America!
We want no allies. We will
have use for every American
dollar and every American ship
and every American soldier IN
defending America.
We have no strength and no
wealth to squander in this Eu-
ropean quarrel. Let those who
made that insane war fight it
out at their own cost and their
own peril.
And, above every other con-
sideration, let us begin now to
prepare the means of waging
gigantic wal in our own de-
Tense, whether we actually go
to wal now or happily escape
that catastrophe at this time.
For war we are sure to have,
sooner or later.
The calculations and agree
ments and preparations Of Rus
STA and Of Japan embrace the
intimidation or the defeat Of the
United States as a preliminary
to dividing Asia and establish
ing dominion over the Pacific
just as surely as they embrace
the spoliation Of poor China.
We must be ready for ultim-
ate attack in the West as well
as for attack in the East, if we
engage in war with Germany,
and to be ready to meet that
gigantic peril, countrymen, we
cannot spend too much of our
wealth or set to work too much
Of our skill and labor.
Prepared
In that one word is our whole
duty and our only safety.
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GUT HE SPURNED GERMANY'S OF
FER AND Is NOW GIVING THE
ALLIES VALUABLE ASSISTANCE
HE TELLS AN INSIDE STORY
OF THE GREAT WAR.

ATHENS, Oct. 6.-Essad Pasha, the
ruler of Albania, who is now lead
ing the Albanian brigade on the Sa-
Ioniki front and who will later cast
the vote Of Albania at the peace con-
gress, today gave a representative OF
The Associated Press one of the secret
chapters of the outbreak of the
European war viii has not before
ben disclosed that AustriaHungary,
wishing to divide the Balkan states
and turn them against Serbia and the
Entente allies, offered him life pen
sion of 100000 year if he would
proclaim Albania as an ally of the
Central Powers.
The proposal was rejected with con
tempt, Essal Pasha said. He dismiss
ed the representative of the Austro-
Hungary from Durazzo, the Albanian
capital and soon thereafter declared
war against Austro-Hungary and all
its allies. He felt then as he feels
now, that the interest of Albania was
with the Entente allies as the defend
ers and upholders of small countries,
and he preferred that with all the
hardships of war which he has since
experienced, rather than the luxury
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ALBANIAN LEADER WAS OFFERED 100000
A YEAR FOR LIFE TO OPPOSE THE ALLIES

charge that Albania is backward and
semi-barbarious and not entitled to
be ranked as an Independent nation
atty.
THAT is usually the charge said
he, when powerful nations have po-
litical designs and ambitions on
small states. The first charge always
is that the small state is not capable
OF looking after itself and needs some
strong nation to watch over it, That
is the preliminary to absorption and
conquest. Albania has naturally at
tracted the covetous eye of some of
the stronger powers. 1t has a great
sea front lying along the eastern
Adriatic, with ports and harbors which
are of grtat strategic and commercial
advantage to any power which pos
sessed them.
THAT is doubtless one of the reas-
ons that Albania is often represented
as backward, needing some powerful
neighboring state to look after her
1t has always been of the favorite
methods for political extensions and
conquest in the Balkans. Austria
felt that Bosnia and Hersogovin were
not capable of looking out for them
selves and needed help in order to be
governed.
Judged by the modern methods,
Albania has not enjoyed all that pro-
gress and development of the more adj
J vanced communities. But there is a
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and leisure which Austrian diplomacy
held out to him as the price of All
bania's leading the Balkan states into
the Germanic camp.
Essad Pasha was striking figure
as he related this incident in the
course of a talk on Albania's part in
the war, and what they are looking
forward to at the END of the war. He
had just come from Saloniki front for
a short rest and to confer with the
high officials here and at Paris. He
was in full uniform of tan grey, fit
ting snugly after the French form.
The red facings on the collar showed
the stars of his high command, for
as ruler of Albania he is commander
in-chief of the army and navy, with
the status of sovereign accompany
ing his troops. On his breast was
the cross of war, placed there only a
few days ago by General Sarrail, the
French commander of all the Entente
forces on this front. His dark face
and black eyes and mustache give
him rather fierce look rejecting
the adventurous life he had led-a
sort of Rob Roy of the Balkans
once one of the Abdul Hands most
trusty generals, through score of
bloody campaigns. and now the ruler
OF Albania with the casting vote of
that sovereign state in the final peace
congress.
| Essad Pasha was asked as to the
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the Saloniki front They are on one
OF the most exposed sectors, near
Monastir, where they have seen some
OF the hardest fighting against Bull
CARS and Austrians. They are hardy
lot of big men, most of them noun
taineers, and their fiery rushes have
won the admiration of British, French
and all other allied forces, 1t was
this same class of men who used to
be considered by Abdul Hamid as the
very pick Of his fibhting men when
Albania was under Turkish rule They
are used to the climate and the hard
life of the Balkans, and they fairly
thrive on their fighting while most
of the other allies are fighting against
the conditions of the country as much
a. they are against the enemy.
Based on his military experience,
and having watched the two sides
in contest during the last three years,
Essad Pasha says there can be only
one outcome of the war---the victory of
the Entente allies At the front he
has noted the steady decline in the
initiative and power of the Central
allies, and the steady increase of the
Entente force The entrance of the
United States in the war has been, he
says, one of the most stimulating in
fluences on the morale of the entire
Entente army along the Saloniki
front.
Declaring that he had seen in Sa-
loniki moving pictures of the Amer
lean troops, Essad Pasha said they
gave him and General Sarrail, the
commander-in-chief of the Entente
forces, "a coed idea of the splendid
military qualities of the Americans
who are joining us"