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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
Inv Associated Press)

Z I ! 9If61nfdiltingg' Il reports are coming cur
u Rnssia regarding the fate Of the
sgr.m.nof dynasty. Dispatches this
/ ,,orning announced that Grand Duke
u;chael had accepted the throne from
! 4. hrother Nicholas II. Last nights
savices reported the abdication OF
Nicholas in favor Of Michael and sub
,aouently the abdication of the latter
sArineing the dynasty to an end. There
/. NJ doubt as to the abdication of
rmneror Nicholas. What occurred in
H. case of Michael is not clear.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
AMBASSADOR SHARP SENDS
GREETINGS TO 4ELYRIA. ~ \:

Elyria, Ohio, March 17-(By Union
Associated Press) - William Grave
Sharp, United States ambassador to
France, sent st. Patrick's day greet
ings to his home town today. Elyria
is holding a centennial celebration,
having been founded St. Patrick's day,
1916 by Herman Ely, after whom it
was named.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
STRIKE Is POSTPONED FOR
FORTY EIGHT HOURS
Secretary Lane Made Announcement at Three
Forty Five This Afternoon That Action De-
cided Upon by Labor Leaders.
(By Associated Press)

VDy ASSUcIaEFu FTeSBJ
BULLETIN. March l7-(3:l8) Secretary
Lane Of the Federal Mediation committee, an
nounced at three forty five o'clock that it was
agreed to postpone the strike for forty eight
hours. ##
joint conference between the Mediators.
Brotherhood Chiefs and Railroad Managers will
be held at ten o'clock tomorrow morning when
negotiations for settlement will be resumed. The
forty eight hour postponement dates from seven
O'clock tonight, eastern time, the hour at which
the strike was to have gone into effect. b
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
CUBS TO PLAY FRISCO.

San Francisco, March 17-fBy Tn
ion Associated Press) - Exhibition
games between the Chicago National
league baseball team and the San
Francisco club of the Pacific Coast
League are scheduled for this after
noon and tomorrow.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
FRENCH MAKE GAINS.
(Bv Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Paris, March 17-French troops last
night advanced between Avre and
Disc over a front thirteen miles in
length to debth at some points Of
two and a half miles, the war Office
announced today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
ZEPPELINS MAKE
RAID ON LONDON
People Not Frightened and It Seems
1t Was Expected-No Statement
as to Result.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
London, March 1.-THE aid raid
last night is the first visit of Zeppe-
Inns in many months. It created no
excitement as it seemed to be expect
ed. The raiders favored moonless
night.
The foregoing indicates that Lon
don has been attacked by Zepplins.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
CHICAGO TO RAISE MONEY FOR
IRISH WIDOWS.

Chicago, March 17-(By Union As
sociated Press)-The United Celtic
Societies of this city have planed a
monster carnival ball for tonight to
raise $4,000 to aid the suffering wild
ows and orphans in Ireland.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
MICHIGAN-CoRNELL DUEL.

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 17-(By
Union Associated Press) Michigsn
and Cornell meet tonight in fulHll-
rhcnt of the indoor track schedule Of
both institutions. Next year the esl.s
lesss will fight II out At Ithaca.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
ROMANOFF HOUSE FALLS.
(By Associated Press)

Petrograd, March 1.-THE autocra-
cy which has held Russia in it's grip
since the beginning Of history fell to-
day. The House of Romanoff which
has ruled the empire for four hundred
years came to an end with the abdi-
cation Of Nicholas II. Just what
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
STILL CONFIDENT.
(By Associated Press}v

Washington, March IT Govern
ment agencies are hard at work today
with plans to prevent the tie-up Of
all transportation. The President
this morning still confident that strike
orders would be cancelled before
night.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
NELSON TO BOX MATTHEWS.

St. Louis, March 17-(By Union
Associated Press)-Battling Nelson
has been matched to box Pierce Matt
hews at the South Broadway Athletic
Club here tonight. Nelson has re-
Gently recovered from an operation on
his ears.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
NOT IN GERMANY'Sl FAVOR.
(BY Associated Pressl

Berlin, March 1.-THE majority of
the German newspapers frankly rec
ognize that the Russian revolution is
under the direction of men committed
to a policy Of vigorous prosecution of
the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
STRIKE IS POS STP0NED FOR rs HOURS
COTTON GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
New York Cotton Market Closed 20 to
50 Points Up and Nav Orleans
Up 2l to n Peints.

The New York cottonlmarket closed
20 to 80 points up today and New Or
leans VI, n 70 ~ points. Spots were
20 points up al NeSsH York and un-
ebSased at New sorlaps Sales g.
$50. 's.sss 80
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
RlpAINIE CAPTURED BY BRITISH;
RUSSIAN SITUATION UNCHANGED
r.pture of Important Place Announced in Lon
don at Three O'Clock French Make Good
Gain Also Petrograd Quiet.

form of government will result is
1indefnite today.
For the moment the entire author
ity rests with the twelve members
of the Duma executive committee and
the cabinet headed by Prince Lvof,
who, according to some forecasts will
be president Of the new Republic.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
ZEPPELIN SHOT DOWN.
(Rv Associated Press)

Paris, March ia Zeppelin was
shot down in flames near Compiegne.
The aircraft was probably at height
of three miles. Bodies Of the crew
were burned.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
PETROGRAD is QUIET.
(By Associated Press)

London, March 17-Reuter's Petro-
grad correspondent under Fridays
date kilograms the "city now controll-
ed by committees formed of the gar
rison and civilian representatives un-
der the presidency Of the command
ant of the Fourth Guard Corps"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
FOR SALE.

Horse and buggy. Good driving
horse, yodng and city broke. Call
428 or 497.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
BRITISH TAKE BAPAUME.
Id. Aennniated PrasSl

(By Associated Press)
London, March 17-(3 P. ny
Bapaume, on the Franco-Belgian
front has been captured by the Brit
ish. Reuters agency announces. Le
Tresloy and Achiet LIE Petit are also
in the hands of the British.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17

WOULD PREVENT STRIKE.
(By Associated Press)
Philadelphia, March ia bill Of
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Mississippi-Fair and colder to-
night with frost. Probably heavy in
interior. Sunday fair.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17

equity for the purpose Of preventing
the four railroad brotherhoods from
calling the strike Of employees in the
state of PENNSYLVANIA was fled in
Federal Court today by an attorney
representing members Of the four
brotherhoods. There was nojudge in
the court.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
EFFECTS PITTSBURGH.
(By Associated Press)

~ Wy AsbUCIACeu TTVBBJ 7N
Pittsburgh, March 17--It Is estima-
ted TINT SO, 900 men will be afGestsa ~
the general walk-out Of the railroad
employees here and the effect upon the
steel industry can scarcely be con-
ceived.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
PHILADELPHIA READY
By Associated Press)

Philadelphia, March 17-Prepara-
tions to cope with the threatened
strike were completed by the roads Of
this city today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
RUMORED ALEXIA DEAD.
by Associated Press)

Petrograd, March 17-It was ru-
mored here tonight that Grand Duke
Alexia, the little son of the emperor,
was dead.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
March, II, 1917.
Local Data, Greenwood, Miss.
For the "a Hours Ending at Z A. M.
Temperature: Highest n degrees
LowesE 43 degrees
ATT q. m. : 49 degrees
Precipitation 0.86 inches
River Stage, Tam 27.9 feet, rising
Change -s.- w feet
]. H. STEPHEN,
Local Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-17
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Closed 2l to 27.up.
New York Spots 18. 300 up.
New Orleans Spots 1853
Sales 1850. NJ G
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
AGAINST l2-H0UR SHIFT
AND THE 7:DAY WEEK
lntolerable Industrial Conditions Responsible for
Movement Which May Involve 100000 Men,
A. F. of l.. Organizers Will Assist.

WASHINGTON, Sept 27-Once steel mill slaves in
the Pltsburg district in revolt.
They have past fought again. have been
oeate PACK to the mills and to work the l2our shift
every week throughout the year. "
telegram from Organizer Andrew T. the lnerna-
ona OF Machnsts to President Johnston organza
ton up the facts thus
Jones Mclaughlin company discharged Fridav
ep IT. Ie men started striking the plants Sept had
Bono ana Second avenue plants completely This in
cooes eight blast furnaces and coke
meetings are being held the south side city, and
men are expected STRIFE that plant including rod and Mate
mills affecting 10000 The is extending to the Wood
lawn and Alquippa plants ~ wiz '
organizers are working the United States Steel comnanv
plants and strike So far M dsd
mas occurred Ihe cal but that Jones
ana the United States Steel do away
with the l2-hour, 7-day system wv '
Ie the American Federation that everv available
organizer is needed" ' '
mas 6een some ten the expose terrible physical
resulting from the 7dav week
te ee mills at Ptsburg published of great
number OF the small stockholders Of the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
WILL DECIDE
FORM OF NEW
GOVERNMENT
Russ Establish Machinery
to Pick Delegates to
Assembly.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 27.-The cab
met crisis. settled, the Korniloff re-
volt Quelled and plans for reorgan-
ization of the army started under
way, the provisional government has
turned its energies toward preparing
for the constituent assembly which
will fix Russia's form Of government.
. Active steps were begun through
out the nation to establish voting
boards and the complicated machin-
cry by which delegates will be Sc
lected for the: constitutional confer
ence Dec. II. ~
Premier Kerensky from the army
front, where he is aiding in investi-
cation Of the Korniloff revolt and in
planning the rehabilitation of the
whole army, has issued a proclama-
tion expressing the governments
thanks to the committees on public
safety formed at the time of the Kor-
niloff rebellion. He asks that they
now dissolve, their functions having
ceased to be q necessity. -. ,s:.%..
Answering former Foreign Minister
Tschernoffs attacks on him, the pre-
mier i said that all acts of which
TschernOff complained were approved
by a majority Of the cabinet-of
which Tschernoff was member.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
FRISCO May BUY
ITS CAR SYSTEM
Owners Claim Company Unable
to Meet Wage Demands
Of Strikers,

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27.-A
plan for immediate purchase of the
United railroads, street car prop
presented to Mayor James Rolph, Jr.,
Monday by officials of the road.
The plan was evolved by commit
tee of bankers named to handle the
financial reorganization of the road
and presented to a conference Of
civic, financial, and labor interests.
1t was unanimously approved. De-
tails of the plan have not been made
public.
Mayor Rolph was named by this
conference as the sole representative
of all the interests affected.
So far as can be learned, the plan
calls for the leasing of the property
by the city, with the stipulation that
a certain percentage Of the receipts
shall be applied to definite purchase.
The action follows closely upon the
arrival here Of Mason H. Starring,
New York, president Of the United
Railroads Investment company and
spokesman for the interests owning
the line.
The proposed purchase has been a
live issue since announcement of
President Jesse w. Lilienthal Of the
trolley company that the finances Of
the property prevented it from grant
ing increased wage demands by ap-
proximately 100 of it's platform men
who went on strike seven weeks ago.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29

Strike of 50, 900 Shipbuilders in Far Northwest
Threatened Unless Employers Concede Wage
= Demands washington Conference Fruitless.

WASHINGTON, Sept 27Ater weeks of fruites negoia
Sound and in the Portland the Pacific leaving Wash
ingon armed with full powers call strike
Northwest That the strike will be called if
the employers still refuse their demands almost certain
Their failure settlement here due 6 the action of Chair
Hurley of the United States Shipping Board who made
of paper of the labor signed last month by the heads of all of
Che pyard trades we'll
of the shipping board the the labor
Others Hurley waited until the Pacific shpyard dispute
considered by the industrial
labor and then suddenly decided to settle the dispute himself
He notified the labor pokemen that he would that their demands
substantially according the
almost the the San Fancsco ske which had
been foreaed by hearings the of the adjustment
convinced Hurley that the adues could
rnyhow.
Chairman v Ever Macy the adjustment disappeared
the the debates
headquarters how to settle the San Francisco trouble Mr.
of Chicago member the adjustment board behalf the
Resigned and the Metal
Trades department of the A. of L. who the labor
the boad of
the board. Hurley and Admiral
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
COAL MINERS
want INCREASE
Ask Raise Of 20 TO 70 Per Cent;
Indications Point to Refusal
By Operators.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-An i'm
mediate increase Of from 20 to 70 per
cent was demanded by the country's
coal miners. it was announced Tues
day after a preliminary meeting of
operators and miners representatives
of the central competitive field in
Washington to discuss general wage
readjustment.
The demands were presented at a
joint meeting Wednesday. There is
every indication that the mine owners
will refuse fatty to meet them, first,
on the grounds that they are too high,
and second that the recent fixing of
coal prices by President Wilson will
not permit any increases.
The increases asked, while stipu-
lated for the central field, comprising
Ohio; Indiana, Illinois and Western
Pennsylvania, will serve as basis for
the entire country and if they were
granted would have to be met by
other districts.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
NATIONWIDE RAIL
STRIKE TIES UP
ARGENTINA ROADS
Internal Crisis Takes Atte1.
ton of Nation From
Lu1burg Incident.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 27.-Public
interest was transferred from the
German situation Monday to the more
pressing crisis of\ nationwide
strike. AT l a. m. Monday all rail-
way employees struck. Complete
paralysis of all rail communication
seemed certain. The situation is ad-
mittedly of the most serious charac-
ter as many cities lack large supplies
of food and fuel.
, For the immediate present at least
'Argentina's determination to declare
war against Germany is to be held in
allegiance.
Government officials Monday ac-
cepted as Temporarily isfactorilv"
message from the German govern
ment, transmitted through the Ar
genuine minister at Berlin, disavowing
count Luxburg's utterances and deny
ans that the kaiser approved of Lux.
burg personally.
me TACT was emphasized, however,
lthat this disavowal does not consti-
nute the full, free and normal reply
demanded in Argentina's ultimatum.
4ts receipt however, stops the cham
per~of deputies immediate considera-
zion OF the resolution supporting the
governments plamof declaring + state
OF war with Germany -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29

was stirred by the revelation. They
attempted to organize enough of the
stock into an Opposition" to CONNIE,
the board of directors to abolish the
l2-hour day. Their attempt failed.
Later attempts also failed. All the
editorial protests that flooded the Of
fices of the trust went for nothing.
The notion that the owners of a busi-
ness will of their own accord reduce
tnelr dividends at the dictation of
conscience was pretty well dis
credited.
Investigation Futile.
The United States Department OF
LABOR has made investigations into
the steel industry, and has done its
pest TO clvlllze the mill management
by the indirect influence of reports
ana appeals to their better nature
The 12-hour day was not abolished.
War came, and with it the demand
for the fixing of prices upon all raw
materials for manufacture. Lumber,
steel, copper-these and many other
materials were to have their cost de-
termined, and prices at wholesale and
retail fixed accordingly. Some of the
more optimistic people who wanted
TIE 4z-hour day driven out of the
industry began to predict that when
steel prices were fixed they would be
set in accordance with a calculation
of cost on an eight-hour basis.
Now come the men themselves. to
try to make Pittsburg a free COM
munity. The last big strike in Pitts
burg-at the Westinghouse plants
was suppressed by clubs and guns
after few days of apparently
unanimous enthusiasm for the walk
out. This new uprising may sweep
the city, or it may possibly be sup
pressed. The A. F. of L. has sent
organizers to assist those already at
work, and its whole weight is being
thrown into the scale to prove that
when body of men in industry has
determined to be free, no power on
earth can keep them in subjecticr.
IT, In spite of its efforts, the strike is
lost, the failure will be only breath
ing period. during which the men in
the steel industry will get ready for
far bigger fight next year.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
LABOR TROUBLE : \
|NWESI';...''1||''oBE !. / {. .
INVESTIGATED
Marsh and Walker on Commits
sion Appointed By Presi-
dent Wilson,

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-After a
months delay, and two and a half
months since the Bisbee kidnapping
and deportations, President Wilson's
decision to send a commission to in
vestigate the causes Of the growth of
I. w. w. activity and the serious loss
of power by the A. F. Of l.. in the
metal mining industry o: the Rocky
Mountain and Pacific coast states will
be carried out.
Secretary of Labor Wilson will head
the commission. on which the labor
representatives will be W. P. Marsh,
president of the Washington State
Federation of Labor, and John Walk
er, president of the illinois State Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. Col. J. L. Spang-
Ter, a Pennsylvania coal operator, and
Werner z. Reed Of Colorado will rep
resent the employers interest. Felix
Frankfurter, the attorney who sue
cessfully pleaded the case of the Ore
gon ten-hour law for men, before the
United States supreme court last win
ter will be secretary of commission.
They will visit Arizona, Montana
Washington and Utah longer than
the other states in which the I. w.
W: has been active this year. They
will question the employers as to
why they have driven out all union
men, in the deportations, instead of
merely the I. w. w. members. They
will probe the charges made by few
unionists that I. w. w. organizers
have had the active support of the
bosses: They will finally try to reach
agreement on some plan, to be re-
commended to the president and to
the employers and Sworkers, whereby
industrial peace may be assured dur
ing the war periodtsts, ~
To put the case bluntly-this is an
official attempt to get the employ
ers and workers in the mining, lum-
bering and other industries to see
that A. F. of L. unionism is better
than I. w. W. agitation.
Its success will depend on the en-
ployers, of course, since it is a purely
advisory body. 1t will not recommend
government operation of the indus
tries, in any event.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
Great LAKES
SEAMEN VOTET0
STRIKE oc +
Secretary 0|ander Announces
Almost Unanimous Ballot Of
10000 Lake Sailors.

CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-The lake sea-
men, numbering 10000 members,
have voted to strike, it was announced
Wednesday.
Ihe two weeks mail vote closed at
midnight, but Victor Olander, secre-
tary of the union. declared the vote
was practically unanimous in favor
of the strike.
Olander' and other union officials
are expected to make one more effort
to effect an agreement with the lake
carriers association before the strike
becomes effective Oct. I.
Able seamen on the Great Lakes,
Olander said, are paid $72 a month
during the summer. They are ask
ing sos, but the ship owners, he
said, were willing to pay only ss5,
which is the normal advance on Oct.
1 owing to the approach of stormy
weather. Navigation on the Great
Lakes generally closes about the
middle of December, and it is Gus
tomary to pay higher rate for
work during the cold concluding
months of the season.
Our demand is the extension of
the ATLANTIC agreement to the Great
Lakes. in the manner recommended
by the Washington conference Aug.
l, which was approved by the govern
ment," said Olander
I'VE believe the Great Lakes should
be used in training men for merchant
ships which ply in the war zone. This
was the purpose of the Washington
conference. Under existing con-
dltlons young men on the Great Lakes
are not given the opportunity to be-
come able seamen. As a result
thousands quit the boats annually in
disgust"
If the men walk out. freight traffic
on the Great Lakes would be practi-
cal1y paralyzed. Coal shipments now
being rushed to the head Of the lakes
would be halted
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-09-29
RECORD OUTPUT OF
ANTHRACITE COAL

W1LKES-BARRE, Pa, Sept 27.
Scarcity Of coal claims are not sus-
tanned by the August report of the
anthracite bureau of information,
which states that coal mined in Au-
gust amounted to 7,013,996 tons, the
second time in the history of anthra-
cite mining that the shipments in any
one month exceeded 100000 tons.
The August figures are Within 35,051
tons OF the high water mark, made in
June of last year.
The shipments for the eight months
OF 1917 amounted to 51.AO5,341 tons,
an increase Of 7.O19,OO1 tons, or
almost 16 per cent over the cores
ponding period of last year. The
total shipments to date are 1,474,925
tons In excess of the tonnage shipped
in the first nine months of 1916.