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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
NEW YORK

New York, June 15.-With the re- turns from few upstate towns not vet received, the New York federal reserve district had subscribed for s1.- O30. 900. OO0 of liberty loan bonds, 1t was officially announced late tonight by the liberty loan committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
MISREPRESENTATION TO LIBERTY LOAN
 WILL BE TREMENDOUS
WASHINGTON DID WELL
(Continued from Page one)

day. In this respect the city of Wash
 ngton, it is thought is typical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

The Morgan county chapter of the Red Cross will give benefit ball at the Colonial club of Albany on Monday evening of next week, it was announced today. This chapter has returned it's charter as an auxiliary and has applied for charter as a chapter, so that it's work may include both Morgan and Lawrence counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

The local Young Mems Christian as- sociation baseball team in the opening game of series here, defeated a picked team from Huntsville by a score of Il to 2. The locals, with Russell on the mound, had the visitors at their mercy throughout the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
TREASURY DEPARTMENT LEADS

The treasury department, with sub- scriptions totalling not far from s50O,Ooo, led the list, it is thought, in the civil de- partments. What the army took was not tabulated tonight, but the total is esti- mated to be higher than expectations with many thousands of subscribers. A partial listing of the subscriptions turned in by the navy department and the naval establishment showed 12,96O subscribers with a total of nearly S20O0,0 GOO. The Nor folk navy yard, on the face of incomplete returns led the list with 1570 subscrib- ers although the clerks and other em- ployes of the department, 1881 in num- Der, topped the Norfolk total of $l52,oo0 by SQT 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Local Data

chase liberty bonds in the sum of $500 This makes total of S150O for local Ma sonic bodies, De Molay commandery, Knights Templar, having previously sub- scrbed 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Washington's outpouring of funds to- tailed $1s,3OO,OO0 late today, with returns nearly complete, approximately two and one quarter times the amount of its all lotment. Last night officials thought that the city would show 30000 individual subscriptions. The count today carried the total beyond 51000, about one person in seven, by population-or more than 21 900 above what officials hoped for ana an increase of 70 per cent in the total number of subscribers in the last 24 hours
 In the Cleveland district it was est- mated that the number of subscribers would reach 300,C00. New York expected to show 100000 names. In New England it was thought that the total might ap- proximate New Yorks. Virtually every reserve district reported an unexpectedly heavy increase during the last A hours in the number subscribing.
 Every agency working for the loan brought in host of subscribers. The great employers of labor reported sub scriptions by the tens of thousands from the names on their pay rolls. The Boy Scouts enlisted nearly 100000 persons with a total aggregating s973S,soo. The wom- ans committee brought tens of thousands to the banks. All branches of the gov ernment responded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Jim Silas, charged with the murder of Will Robinson, whose dead body was found in Jack Young's livery barn last Sunday morning, was today held to the grand jury without bail Three other ne- groes arrested for alleged complicity in the crime were released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Decatur chapter, Royal Arch Masons, at it's meeting last night, voted to pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

Simp Mckee, former river pilot and widely known character of the Twin Cities died early this morning at his home on Bank street after an illness of some days. The body will be conveyed 4a +ox.-.rillo i'm tnt
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
MAY ! IN HISTORY.

1776-Rhode Island declared it,
freedom from Great Britain, the first
Of the thirteen States to take such &C
ton.
17S4-John Hay appointed CHIEF
justice of the United States.
1796-Horace Mann. founder Of
public school system in America, born
in Franwlin, Mass. Died in Yellow
Springs, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1859.
1847-Jenu Lind made her debut as
a singer.
1861-First gun of the Confederate
army cast at Grotna near New Or
leans.
1ss6-Six police officers killed by
bomb thrown by anarchists in the
Haymarket riots, in Chicago. :
19O2-Eruption of Mount Pelee; 3d.
900 killed.
1914-International council of wom-
men met at Rome.
1916-Reply of Germany to the
American note regarding submarine
warfare was given to the American
Ambassador in Berlin.
U. S. Senate adopted the Rural
Credits bill.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
TWELVE MILES ADDED TO FAM.
OUR RESORT. 4.

Atlantic City, N. j.. May s-(By
Associated Press)-Atlantic City has
annexed twelve miles Of new territory,
taking in meadow land. The addition
snlarges the territorial area Of the 70.
sort fourfold. The city sought Tho
land in order II BETTER enforce IL
health coda.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
ToDAY's BIRTHDAY HONORs.

Congratulations go today to:
William Ellis Corey, steel magnate
and capitalist, ffty-one years old to-
day.
Judge George Gray, United States
Circuit Court, retired, seventy-seven
years old today.
Hon. VIM. A. Magee, former mayor
of Pittsburg, AZ years old today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
A Friendly Hint

"When I was here last week." said
the restaurant patron, II was charged
only 80 cents for this entire. Now I see
is marked ST."
"That's right, boss" answered the
affable waiter. "An' I advise you to
order It today. There amt no telliA'
what it'll cost you mex week."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

Southern Ry. Co., in Mss.
dl4 Same tram, arrives. ..lV:86 q. m,
SSZ Same tam, arrives. S:3V D. m.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

Entered at Greenwood postofice as second-class matter
GREENWOOD. MISS. MAY 4, 1917.
In war time, when in doubt get your gun.
AAAAAAA
Turn every vacant lot into a garden plot.
Fifty years from now it will be "the boys OF
IT."
RAAAAAA
The allies are taking down the kaiser's front
Suggested decoration for sl~ackers-feather
busters.
AnAAAAA
One act is more convincing than coolies of
Ginning.
Even Solomon's wisdom was not conceded by
all his wives.
In war, it's safer to trust to men behind guns
than to luck.
n ~
No more dull news days in sight, so Harry
Thaw must wait.
Not a Stacker among the 1913 900 who want to
fight NIT Teddy"
Don't forget that the man behind the plow also
serves his country.
AS surely as day follows night the tax "holler"
follows the war shouting.
HAAAAAAA
With recruiting officers in easy reach, no eligi-
BILE need wait to be drafted.
AAAAAAA
No treaty ever written was half as binding as
the brotherhood of freedom.
HAAAAAAA
A commander-in-chief who does not control
should not be expected to win.
Talking of chickens in ones sleep is one way
to beat the high cost Of chickens.
While governments. talk in billions of dollars,
most Of us have to stretch dimes to eat.
No backyard gardeners are yet soliciting or
ders for green stuff from backyardless neighbors.
Oh, well, in every national crisis men have
ENTHUSIASTICALLY voted themselves out Of Congress.
Twill do no harm to keep in mind that the
much heralded new Russia il populated by old
Russians.
Ireland isn't officially represented by our Wis.
iting allies, but it's flag is in evidence in Washing
ton Just the same.
AAAAAA
Cuba is just bound to get it's share Of the lime
light-it has sent a q~uartette of war ENJOYS to
Washington.
nAAAAAA
It's time to cut discussion and to unite our
brain power behind efforts to maintain our fight
ing record.
n "a n y
American editors can do their own news GEN.
soring, and what is more important are patriotic
enough to do it well.
N
Whenever a Mexican general finds time dragg-
ing on his hands he proceeds to put a glorious
victory on the nearest wire.
IA
Can't help wondering how much the spring 20
per cent. increase Of pay to anthracite coal miners
will be when paid by consumers in the fall.
t'sBully," said Oyster Bay, over the news that
the first American shell was put into a German
U-boat. by gun named Teddy on the liner Mon
golia.
QnAAAAAhA
OF course we would not call any man in Con-
gress a winful liar, but it is a fact that the Con-
gressional Record has shown some Of them to
be mighty careless readers Of history.
Shocking to plutes who regarded the late J. j..
Hill as one Of themselves the official figures show
ing his estate to be only a little more than $751;
100000.
AAMAAAA
Roger Babson says the great war is going to-
last three months longer, or three years. We'll,
the three months are not vet up. and when they
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
BOTH SIDES.
IN N u ~

There are two sides to even war reports. II
we listen to those of the British and French, We
find that everything is coming their way; if we
give ear to those coming from Berlin, we are
asked to believe that the situation isn't as desper-
ate as London and Paris points it. Naturally, we
want to think London and Paris is correct in ev-
cry detail, but the fact that the British govern
ment does not suppress the German reports indi-
Gates that they are valued as a story from the
other side that might prove of interest in arriv-
ing at a balance.
Naturally, we do not want to get wrong con-
ception of what is being done on the western
front, nor on any other front. Reports that are
exaggerated are not liked by the American public.
If some of the reports have done more than JUS
tice to the British and French advances, the public
sooner or later finds it cut. Nothing is really
gained by exaggeration. If the British and
French advance, We want all the facts quickly;
but if they don't, it won't harm US to know it. It
might do US good, in fact, by steeling us toward
more determined efforts.
The last few weeks have shown the allies on
the western front in an almost continuous ad-
vance, for which W e are al thankful. The only
fault to find in the war reports from the front
has been that the authorizations were too great.
Lens, st. Quentin, Cambria and Laon were ex-
pected to fall "hourly" two weeks ago. But they
didn't. What's the answe except that the war
correspondents were overly enthusiastic about the
prospects and injured their W cause by spread
ing expectations of quick victory.
1t is necessary to show the people that an over
whelmingly quick victory on the field of battle is
unlikely. If our people get it into their heads that
the Germans will be completely routed, democrat
lied, overwhelmed and all of them killed or cap
tured in a few months, it will have the effect of
making us think we needn't go to any great
lengths to aid in the process that will be so vic
t~oriously over before we get half started.
1t would be a good thing for everyone if all re-
ports of the war were conservative and truthful
in every detail, so far as the censors allow. The
ware correspondents have been good when they
had facts and unsatisfactory when they haven't.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
n
GOOSE STEP IN ARGENTINE.

Americans were surprised a year ago TO DenOld
moving pictures of the Argentine army, in which
the German goose step was prominent on parade.
It was shown that this was due to the tuition of
German army men, and fully indicated the influ-
ence Of German "kultur" in South America.
More surprises are in store for Americans at
the present time. Pictures of the Argentine army
are getting into the papers for the first time, and
for the life of themselves American readers can't
notice the difference between the appearance Of the
Argentine soldiers and the kaiser's warriors. The
Argentine regalia is similar in all details to that
worn by the Prussian guard, even to the helmets
Imagine these heavy helmets, high leather
Prussian boots, and other heavy German army
trappings worn in the warm Argentinian climate
Argentine most certainly thought a lot of Ger
many to go these lengths-or perhaps the infu-
ence of Germany in Argentine was much more
than Americans ever even suspected.
AAAAAAA
KEEP THEM IN MIND.
The strongholds of Lens, Cambria, st. Quentin
and Laon are the pivotal points along the Hin.
denburg line. They are the cities, with their SUR
rounding fortresses, that General Haig and Nivelle
must take to win a decisive victory on the wes-
tern front this year.
The allies already are near to this line of forts.
Being near a stronghold and capturing it are two
different and distinct processes, as the Germans
found out at Verdun, when they are said to have
hurled LOCO, 900 shells a day at the Verdun
forts and only captured two Of the twenty.one de-
Tending that French city.
The allies have been hurting a million shells a
day-some days-on the western front, and have
succeeded in pressing the Germans upon their base
line. The battle from now on is for the four cities
mentioned, though If two Of them should fall, the
remaining would probably have to be evacuated on
eccount Of q turning Of the line.
NAAAMA
The American pig is getting 50 stuck up on his
value that soon hon want 4 ssst IA tho pesloS
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
N M HI ~ ~
OUR PROVINCIALISM.

It was voting day in Japan the other day. The
nation cast ballots on the government, and the
fate Of Count Terauchi's ministry was in the bal
ance.
The point is that this event, as exciting to the
Japanese as a presidential election is in this coun-
try, did not awaken an iota of interest in the
United States. There were great issues lurking
behind the election-issues having to do with the
control Of the Pacific, the entry Of Japanese in
America on equal terms after the war, and all
the rest Of Japanese a~mbitions-but we seemed
to care little.
Yet when we have a presidential election, the
Japanese, as well as other enlightened nations,
have more than a smattering Of our polite issues
and know the names of the contestants for Office.
Our provincialism extends nearer home. We
never pay the slightest attention to Canadian pol
itics nine out of ten of our men don't know the
name of the premier of Canada and really haven't
q sound idea Of the mode of government except
that it's democratic" Yet every Canadian knows
something Of our politics. We should be less
provincial,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

II It happens you will see II in The
Daily Commonwealth:
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

Just Possible.
Werv men ~ smart - they think,
And women a. sweet ~ they deems
Our s~ojourp N this dull old bali
Would be ne q midsummer dream.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
Enid Bennett Wins Race;
Nets Larue Sum for Red Cross

Never was a jockey prouder OF vic.
tory, and few received greater reward
than Enid Bennett, the little Triangle
star, when she rammed home to. a
scalding finish as the winner in the
sensational race, shown in They're
Off" a Triangle feature which shows
at the Muse theater Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The part provided the Triangle star
was to win the race, and she did, al
though she had to present Furnishing
finish. Her riding was good, almost
professional, but her artist friends
tested with her, fouting her victory,
deriding her success.
They dared and defed her to ride
again. Finally they began wagering
whoever won to give the winnings to
the Red Cross. Enid Bennett ac-
cepted the challenge. The horses were
given a two-hour rest.
Then the test came again, this time
in deadly earnest. The professional
was assured he would receive $2s0
bonus if he won. Miss Bennett was
riding for charity. She was astride
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
Doug Fairbanks breaches
From New Text in This One

Plenty of sunshine and living in the
open, instead of being cramped up in
a poorly ventilated elaborate home, is
what Douglas Fairbanks breaches in
his latest AIRCRAFT film, Down to
Earth" at the Strand.
y IF people would only forget their
homes, and get down to earth, we
would have less use for doctors and
we would have a healthier nation"
said Douglas Fairbanks in discussing
the theme of his new picture.
"In Down to Earth we try to show
these things by process of contrast.
Whether or not we have succeeded is
of course up to the public. John
Emerson, who directed this picture,
is a very capable student of human
nature, combined with a pronounced
sense of satire. He and Anita Loos
are wonderful in this respect. Their
combined satirical angle on life is
tremendous. Down to Earth is diff
ferent kind of a. ajstory, and l feel that
we will earn a myriad of sympathiz-
ers who will agree with US that SUM-
shine and open air, versus the patron
izing of indoor amusement, will win
every time"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09

Mrs. Vernon Qrene) Castle was
born in New Rochelle, N. Y, in 1898,
receiving her education at New York
City. She and her husband have had
very successful stage career and
have also appeared in vaudeville, and
musical comedy. Her screen career
was first with Cort when she appeared
in "The Whirl of Life" written by
Catherine Carr, and then was starred
in the serial "Patria." She has been
signed by the Pethe company at a
large salary to appear in Gold Rooster
pictures, the first of which is an
nounced as being Sylvia of the Sc
cret Service" Mr.. Castle at the pres
ent is flying aeroplanes for his coun-
try, England. Mrs. Castle is an ex-
pert swimmer, dancer and rider. Her
height is FIVE feet, seven inches,
weighs l35 pounds; she has brown hair
and gray eyes. Home address 120 Lex
ington avenue, New YJfk City; studio
address House of Pathe, rs West
Forty-ffth street, New York City.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
Mary Miles Minter in a
New ChiIdlike Character

Mary Miles Minter has a new play,
Melissa of the Hills" produced by
American for Mutual, which displays
her genius as few previous offerings
have done.
Miss Minter is one of few artists
of the screen who succeed in convey
ing her emotions to the canvas with
convincingness. In Melissa Of the
Hills" she is just the appealing, child
like character which finds her at best.
Some of the best known actors and
actresses of the screen support her.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
Baby Marie Osborne in
New PIaV at the Empress

Marie Osborne in "Tears and
Smiles" will be seen at the Empress
theater the last half of the week. A
young wife is mistreated by her hus-
band. When she is taken to the hos
pital the little child runs from the
house in terror. She is found and
adopted by rich young couple who
have no children. Later she sees her
mother in the park and recognizes
her, schemes so that her nurse shall
be dismissed and the mother shall
take her place. Through an overdose
of medicine, the wife meets her
death and when the baby's father is
killed the way is paved for the real
mother and the adopted father, who
have grown to love each other.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
Bills for Current Week

Muse-Those who think of motion pictures
as the silent drama" should take lessor
from AN Even Break" featuring Olive
Thomas at the Muse today and Monday Il
photographs so effectively the choruses
dancers and big jazz ban( of pretentiou:
Broadway cafes that 1t might be called q
| gigantic musical comedy on a screen can
vas. Enid Bennett will be seen Tuesday and
Wednesday in They're Off" The scenes are
| laid In the south and the story tells Of life
| at the race track. His Uncle Dudley" a
Keystone comedy, will be on the same pro
gram for the two days Thursday, Friday
and Saturday Douglas Fairbanks makes his
debut at this theater in Double Trouble.
The scenario is clever compilation OF
amusing incidents.
Empress--For four days, starting today
the feature photoplay at the Empress the
ater will be THE Divorcee," featuring
| Mary Anderson. Mary Anderson is Wanda
Carson, who goes to Reno to visit hei
brother, who permanently lives in the town
and decides that In order to see anything
Of the restricted life In the place 1t will
be necessary to enroll as one OF the divor-
| Gees. The action is rapid and interesting
in the second half Of the subject.
strand--Olga Petrova--is the featured
player at the Strand Sunday and Monday
Of this week, in George Broadhursts drama,
THE Law Of the Land" In addition, Pathe' s
weekly and several amusing comedies Will
be shown. Tuesday, till Saturday, comes
Douglas Fairbanks, In Down to Earth"
Doug. wrote the story himself which is a
takeoff on fake health sanitariums. Sessue
Hayawaka, in 'Hashimura Togo, the Japa-
nese School Boy" by Wallace Irwin, and
Billie Burke in "The Mysterious Miss Ter
ry' are next weeks offerings. 1t is now pos
sible to reserve box seats at the Strand for
evening performances.
Sun-A love story that grips the imagina-
tion and strs the blood Is "A Mans Bride"
starring William Russell shown at the Sun
today and Monday. Francelia Ellington
plays the part of a beautiful young wife
whose love for a real man wins over in
trigue and the baleful influence of the lying
tongue, Christie comedy entitled Down
by the Sea" and latest war news weekly
complete the bill. On Tuesday and Wednes-
day Mabel Taliaferro has an extremely emo
tional role in THE Jury of Fate" picture
of the great Canadian woods. The usual
funny Sidney Drew comedy is on this pro-
gram. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday see
the return of Mary Miles Minter in Melissa
of the Hills" Little Mary is cast as the
daughter of a poor preacher In the hills Of
Tennessee. She makes Melissa Of the Hills"
a real heart throb story. The usual good
comedy and educational pictures complete
a we'll balanced program.
Hipp--Franklyn Farnum, the happygo-
lucky star Of Bluebird photoplays, at this
theater today and Monday in "A Stormy
Knight" A comedy also Is on the bill.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Mary Anderson
and Antonio Moreno in by Right of Pos
session." a comedy-drama that tells how a
woman beat a man for the office Of sheriff
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
Francis Ford Comes Out
With Butterfly Feature

Francis Ford, Universal star and
producer, created a worldwide SEN
sation with the Lucille Love" serial
photoplay produced some years ago.
Since then he has given to the world
triumphs, including three other Uni
versal serials. His latest production
is the Butterfly picture, who Was
the Other Man?" which comes to the
Hipp Friday and Saturday. His ver-
satility as character actor is we'll
known.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-09
HEARST-PATHE NEWS
svronsis of Events, Covered In Hearst
Pathe News, Released Today.
, AMERICAN sHIpYARD-The deadliest

kN AMERICAN ShlP1 AhD-lhe ueauiieS.
Sveapon against the U-boat is the fleet
American destroyer. Uncle Sam is build
ING scores of them.
ruIeAGO. ILL.-Large crowds gather to
hnnnr the memory Of Captain Joseph w.
Mates. who was recently killed in Hous-
IoMnoN. ENGLAND--Anglo-Ame ties
~ more closely welded as Great Britain
weleomes the first United States troops
NoRFoI,K. VA.-The tobacco crop shares
tb;s years good fortune in bumper crops,
and an exceptionally big yield is being
sr IoiJIS. Mo.-Balloons are. being used
h. the Missouri Aeronautical society to
pyepare men to serve as pilots in the re-
asIIoMAR. CAL.-simultaneously, with the
raiI Of the nations warriors to arms,
Anerican women mobilize in the countrys
rHE sFrgIie flanders ADvANCE--For days be-
fore the attack the huge guns Of the
Allies keep up an incessant fusillade to
weaken the enemy's positions.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.-The national army
il ready. Throughout the land cities fit
tinriy honor their soldier sons, regulars
Of the United States army.
HOOK THE KAISER-CARTOoN.