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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-06-19

AUSTRIAN GAIN
IS NOT KNOWN

lASSONlATEn pRESNl

Y
The following is tine Associated
Press summary Of the war situation
for today,
Standing firmly before Rheims the
French have checked the new Ger
man drive launched last night, five
davs after the offensive along Mont.
Older and Noyon line came to "A halt,
while the allied defensive line along
the Italian front is still holding
against fierce Austrian attacks,
In the Rheims sector the enemy at
lacked along a fourteen Hlnr ''"nl'
nut the attackers were rcP"'N'u W.
erEWhere WIN hea'E losses -,
A'ohR 'nt '"', l''''' "u Wv 'i" va
ian 'r"hI 'tne s''u"''"n ~ ''t ,t,'
PIo''" R''",S ''|ll "'' ',''e" A.,
point hot"iJualaH"I,t INA, 'he N"s
trans nave oerr' ue,'a1eI AZ ,Io?e
p"lhtS III I1e'r Ell OTIS =" t"'"' w '"e'
gains aI'ei crossing 'l'aI S''s"n''
II ~ not cic"r Just no" la' Wv
AuStriahS nave ProE''SSeu in.o ,l,e ,h
nene''an p'".ua ,I ",I,' ,Io'''s u,a Iso,ian, na
'lave' but apparently lne 'I'''a4'
nave gwen mos Ei"p'u Ui '"r fC',"' %na"
";oO''G ao trbo "0,,o onon,y | !, yenSralIy IN The
defensive in Inc mountains,
Roiding operatiopa are reported
f,on, tbe Rritisb fronts in The Somme
and I,vs sectors.
German patrol activity against the
Americans positions along the Marine
have hcen repulscd. One enemy patrol
was almost wjped out by a machine
gun fire.
rEDNANa ATTACK RHEIMS
pa.;, INA "a nv Associated
press)3After n violent preparatory
bombardment the Germans began an
attack last night on the Rheims front,
hntUecn Virginia and Lapomelle, the
wer office announces,
THO French are resisting success
fullv on the western front. The at
tack Of the enemy has been unable
to even reach the French lines. In
the center, before Inc city' the yer Ger
mans have been compIeteIy f"Pu'Se"
with heaVy losses ,,, ,..
East OF KhelmS lhc Fiehch nave
been equally ~ SUCCESSFUL
BRITISH RETAkE POST.
Landau. June 19~-(By Associated
| PROSE, british troopg last night sue
ressfuIlv raided German lines in the
region to the south Of Hebuterne,
rnrtb or Albert the war office an
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They have done more than endorse
the movement They have promised
the most through co-operation,-not
only by working six days a week, but
in addition by trying to prevail upon
all others to do so from sense of
duty-to back up our boys in the
trenches. Many of them said can
didly that they did not know that, in
laying off" two or three days a week
they were laying down" on our boys
in the trenches, and cutting off their
supplies of men, and food and muni-
tions, and helping the submarines to
do the same thing. That they did
not realize that they were helping
the Germans to win the war, and act
ing traitors to their own country and
people and soldiers.
The better and more influential por-
tion of the colored population, includ-
ing all the leaders, are taking hold
of the matter, and are going to preach
and teach it, and help in the regis
tration Practically every negro ap-
preached, and the number was more
than one thousand, declared that they
We're going to try to make public SEN
timent so strong against loafers and
slackers that not one would be left
among the colored people. 1t is the
duty Of the white people of this city
to meet these negroes more than half
way in this matter, and see that they
get fair square deal from all EN-
ployers. Employers who are not dis
posed to treat labor fairly and justly,
should be approached by all citizens
of this community who have its best
interest at heart, and asked for CO.
operation. 1t it is not Forthcoming,
they should not be allowed to have
any labor
In compliance with the wishes of
the U. S. Employment Service, as out
lined by the Mississippi State Direc-
tor, E. D. Self, in a public speech in
the court house, on his recent visit to
Greenwood, and also of the State
Council of Defense, the local Council
of Defense is taking an industrial
census Of Greenwood,
The object of the census is to give
both the government and the citizens
a lineup on the aviable labor, both
employed and idle, with a view to
adopting such measures as will induce
every person who has patriotic duty
to perform during this war, to come
forward and do it. The U. S. En-
ployment Service has issued instruc-
tions to its local representative, Mr.
]. A. W. Shaw, to go personally with
the city's representatives and assist
in taking this census, and explanation
is made that it is being done in re.
sponse to the Governments demand
that oilers and loafers, regardless OF
race or color, must go to work or go
to war. The government is making II
plain that anyone who loafs during
this war is Stacker, is an enemy
of this country, is Laying down on
our bovs in the trenches, 1t is saying
in so many words that having taken
two million of the pick of our man
hood from this country, black and
white, rich and poor, high and low, 1t
is not going to permit them to be
sacrificed on the battle fields of Eu-
rope"for lack of support at home
lust to crafty idlers, loaters, or any
other class of slackers.
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PROVISIONS.
HEARINGS ON OLIVES.

LOS ANGELES, June 18-Olive5
formed the subject Of the hearings
conducted by the Sheriff commission
which is holding series of confer
ences in the West on products effect
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~ 20 W. .. .. - ~
Father, Brothers And
Sisters Work in Saw
and Planning Mill

Girls employed in the operation Of
a saw mill is the latest warwork
heard of in Mississippi.
Mr. 7. P. Price, prominent lum-
0er dealer, who operates throughout
TINS section, came into Greenwood to-
DAY with a very unique story of how
single family, both father, brothers
and sisters were operating planning
and saw mill near Stuart in Webster
county.
The head of the family man nam
ed Jacks, 70 years of age, two sons
and three daughters, from Is to 20
years, are all wearing overalls and
doing their best to supply the labor
shortage caused by war conditions.
One day the saw mill is operated
and the next the planning mill is run
ihey seem to be getting along al
right, said Mr.. Price and all were
IN the best of spirits--even the pretty
2 10, 10 and 20 year old girls.
@@W. S. S.Esa
kEJECT BONUS AMENDMENT.
= WASHINGTON, June 10 The
senate amendment naval appropria-
tioh bill, providing for payment OF
bonuses to workmen for extra-ordin-
sry services was rejected today by
The House,
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RELEASING ON
HERE, TWO MEN
PUT IN CLASS |
Farmers Moved From Class Four
to Class One by District
Officials.
DEFERRMENT WILL NOT
BE GIVEN ON MARRIAGE



Petitions and uuestionnaIres of
three Letlore county registrants were
returned to the local board here this
morning two of the men being re-
classified from class four to class one:
me men, Vernon Jones and samuel
Walter Love, We're ORIGINALITY claSsed
III Io"' oi' "c'""''V VI aSI'cu''ur"l ie'-
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',,t'nI .oainue' ""teel i r cone' is'' pe"", a.,
nIaes ono rn,. tbe s.rre reasop
Frarl plaasorts Mipter Citv who
annoalad to thp district hoard to a
ra apI,cIass;f;cation into ,Iaes four from
+broo ,,,os ronnrtoJ nrnnnrI,, cIassifaJ
IN nIas. tbroa plcosants w|o. orrn in
olaee FOUR
Re- CHASING Marriage Cases.
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us io1"' po.,'" " Le'''ie eYu",S 20
Pr"NTeuilE WIN C!e 'e-'l''aSl''' "S'oi,
y, al C"91s i'!"''''E in'' '"Ee 't''I'
,h"S l"' 20 ~ "N'", p"''Nt w a pu
'e'in ,e'ei,eG li'''' .nJ 2v'.' SCI ''''
quarters '"eN9o''' u"veu june l''
Deferred classification on marriage
since June b, l9lL for becoming u
reglstrants will not be granted.
In other cases, the registrant will
not be given deferred rating in the
eligible list, unless the dependent is
child of the marriage, then the reg
istrant will be placed in class two.
The following excerpts are from the
order just received by the local board:
Tho fact NJ densndencv resulting
from, tho marriage NJ a repistrant who
has bacoma twentv-ono wears of are
since lime +. 1917 and who has mar
riod sinca tba date NJ the INTRODUCTION
of tbe ioint resolution in Congress re-
nuirinC his registration. to-wit. Jan.
* 1o1Q yin he disregarded AZ a
orourd for deferred classification
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"sJ " q se"i" S.i.. "umS ~, 80, .,,h
anu WHY '''' lOl.i" ~ H,o | an,t,,,ao+
Sequen' .J wy o"se y; ''I L." nt
.. liig SG,eT1''t ,eI1 seiS'.s ia", , ,oT'n Tno
May 20, l'i :! pu' or " P'oi oif;oa ~ g""'
30, l9io, e'a,.,@ ~ Ielsiieu s Ieo,dano,, ianS, va
'lVn OIL 'ne E'oIin vi uepe,.ue''IS ',
Suitllns s lLoi'l ms ms ,np';saa,;oa I'a,a,@S 40 m "
glounH io5 ot pers, neu ei"o''lLtII'" dL;IJ tbo
leSo :ie uepsI''eI'V - 'n.,' y, ar
marriage, Do[n or uhp9t" vi " ,iUl
10 JUNE D ''lo' III "iich '"'' 'uN y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-06-19
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
For the Twepty-FOur Hour Period

EHuIHR Z d. Ut. IUudy'
Temperature Highest, 103 de-
grees; lowest 73 degrees; at 7 a. m.
70 degrees. Precipitation mons; river
gage 2 TT. in. Change in "a hours
a. (Miss) Annie Long Stephen,
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Express Companies in
Dissolution of Big
Monopoly as War Aid

WASHINGTON, June l9--Repfe-
sentatiyes Of the express companies
and the Railroad Administration to
day signed a contract providing for
the dissolution Of the express mono
ply. created under the government
auspices as an after war emergency.
WASHINGTON, June ia wig
orous protest against the immediate
and abo8Iute prohibition was made be.
fore the House Agricultural Commit
tee bv Bainbridge Colby, member Of
the Shipping Board, who declared that
if beer was taken from the workmen.
the output Of the ship-yards would
be reduced twenty-five per cent,
Hg
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-06-19

the full extent of his or her ability
is just as much and Just as true a
patriot as one who fights in the
trenches, and the loafers and idlers
and slackers are Just as much enem-
les Of ours as the Germans, and are
doing just as much to cut the necessi-
ties of life and warfare from our boys
as the submarines. The only differ
ence is in favor of the Germans, for
they are fighting our boys to their
face, while the idlersAnd loafers and
slackers are fighting them from be-
hind--three to five thousand miles
behind the danger line--traitors to
their kith and kin and country.
This is not a Greenwood movement.
1t is not a Letiore County moven ent.
1t is not Mississippi movement. 1t
is National movement, and it is
backed by every true patriot in this
country, black or white male or fe-
male. 1t is but a very short time un-
til every man in this country will be
doing a mans work, six days week,
every week. 1t is very short time
until thousands and thousands of
women will be doing mems work, to
help out. At least three million more
men will be called to the colors, and
maybe many more than that. The
day for the sluggard, black or white,
male or female, in this country, has
almost passed, thank God-who loves
a patriot and hates a slacker--just
one degree lower than a Hun-the
only thing on earth that is.
Just Getting Into War.
We are just getting into this war.
We are just beginning to feel it, 1t
is just getting to point where it is
going to disturb our ease and com
fort and cOmplacency good deal. A
good many Of us are going to be book
ed for some pretty severe shocks
George can't do all of it for us-not
not even if we give him all of our
money. We are going to have to suffer
some Inconvenience, some depriva.
tions, some hardships, ourselves, and
we might as well make up our minds
to it right now, and face the newt
able in the right spirit--not as slack,
ers or pessimists, but as patriots tC
the last man and woman.
There is plenty for everyone to do
and at more than a living wage
There is demand for all the food anC
clothing we can produce, and for al
our mills and factories can do, anc
we have got to make good or los'
this war. The danger is not from
the boys at the front, but from slack
ers at home.
From The Daily Commonwealth
June Is, 1918.
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Wv. S. S.
NAB BAD MEAT FOR NAVY.

NEW YORK, June l9--Hundreds
of thousands pounds of meat intended
for use on American battle-ships, fur
nished by Wilson & Co., of Chicago,
has been rejected because it was not
in good condition, according to testi-
mony of Capt. c. S. Williams, Of the
Navy, before the Trade Commission
inquiry today,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-06-19
Can 1t Be Done?

The I. 5. Government i oliiUusn " n,,i,,r Smr
Employment Service bureau .s asMits =,
every Vowll ,,,+~,, ~nq - Wv, war On loafers. and
IN TINS tounslS '.ly ~ ~, "n n,oasures 70 com
10 auIpI "eo9T 1 ,"ortHnot one or two
pei them l,,oo, 70 "brf I,,f every er day. The
days a Week, ou. 4,o 80 nosit;on that if
government taxes tnJ I, poSls,J ls,,hs+antiaI
it can take s, lilS'-CI% C,,+ of b;e home
industrious in. cltiSen oot ot " sacrifice Of
out ,3 o. bnn,e ms comforts, and of his earn
all his nome sJ CONF, sonJ ,I' him @ to war for
ing power, % anu yeeE eo and 365 days a
seven days a 3oyiey MerN, . JaV. ds'v to fight for
year. at one aTtt$' Iaft bahind q ENJOYING all
those wao sots are aed iei' iDxuries and Ssafetv
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-06-19
CUSTER AND SHERMAN IN BALL
GAME

CLEVELAND, June l9--Camp
Custer and Camp Sherman meet in an
intercantonment basball game here to-
day. Selected men will fill the Michi-
gan's camp lineup, but officers will
play with the Camp Sherman team.
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Negro Thrills Crowd,

lu- ilrN,lH1 ltIt tI nGtIl
,,rI,,. I,rtgnr ,,odc the most on
,,,,.;a.i,, a,J n,,st ;ntrnsol,, rnsnir.
,,0 ,IIr.sSr, If tho afternoon Un
IL, ba Lcst nryrn o,ator cvcr heard in
,.5,' 'sc.linr' or tbo etatr His tone Is
,Innr hi. manner. forrefpI and he han
,Tas bur.,Ir WITH tho yrorn and ease
~. 81 h.,,, or,tnr and ,ybot IL more
b.. hr.n,.. rnrb a result HAYDEN had
III. rcrr, Ii.trncre hnwinr thrir heads
.,.' .',,IrJ .,' ,.,,h hi. War Sayinrs gtamn
,,r.Ynhi,n and he WAS rhcoroJ and re-
.hrrraJ nv tbo white listeners.
II,yJon .nnlr of the negro rs a
I,,.n'o.s nrnrnpical prd Industrial
.,'.,t',.,'' 'at ,n ,,o,i", ",nd Voc want tbis
",nn,r,. ~ tn tnnw that we are not in
,,,.,frs but of the service Of their call
,n,," he said
III ii.,Io, ,sva,.tad that mo know not Il
.i,,,In r,se nr , traitor in his race.
"a ,nnric, is roing To win this war,
h., .,iI .rhc greatcst o4suritv that
,,,, nrc uoinr to win thn wnr il the
,,.I ,h,i ,ro arc riyht Truth crush
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-06-19
Flag is Highest Honor
Within Gift of Treas. Dept.

In presenting Hon. W S, Hill, III
rector Blcdsoc stated that the people
Of Schater were about TO be- present
ed with the highes. honor within the
gift of the Treasury Department.
He stated that the banner was de-
signed by the daughter Of the great
est statesman in the world Wood.
row Wilson. Here he was interrupted
with an outburst Of applause. She is
also the wife Of our next president,
"Wm. &. Make You Do"
Mr.. Hill spoke Of the gathered
crowd as an inspiration and said that
had he never before visited SchIatcr,the
present instance would have compcn,
stated him for past losses
"No one is surprised that Srhaltcr
got an honor flag.
"Schlater is a hundred and plus per
cent. A hundred per cent patriotism
will take you to the top, but it takes
the plus to put you over the top.
Mr.. Hill asserted that SchIatcr has
always gone over the top in any pa
triotic campaign and will continue to
do so in the future,
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New Orleans Spots 31c unchanged
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARK ET.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARK Ell.

Close Prev. CIOse
CORN -- July .1.46 1.43 7-S
OATS - July. .73 5-8 II IA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24

The government has extended an
other large credit to Greece. the
Greeks can hardly be said to have
done an amount of fighting in pro-
portion to the money they have re-
ceived from the United States. II the
army in Macedonia be under the direc-
ton of General Foch it may be as
sumed that there is sufficient reason
for its inactivity. but it is difficult to
understand why a force approximate
ing a million men should SO long re-
main idle in a region where a telling
blow on the side of the allies might
be struck. An advance on this line
would doubtless tend to distract the
attention of Austria from other fields.
Austria's hope of gain from the war
lies almost wholly in the Balkans.
Besides. by opening a road northward
it would be possible seriously to men
ace the dual monarchy itself. Bull
garia alone is scarcely able single
handed to withstand an advance all
along the line by the allied armies on
the Macedonian front. There are
many things about the war which, al
tho now shrouded in mystery, may be
made clear after peace has been de-
clared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
|IS HARD PRESSED|PLAN 3BIC ARMIES
Each To Contain 1,s75,OOO Men,
~ 80 Divisions.
About One Million Fighting
Men to the Army. 4

Washington. June 24.-Five billion
dollars in field artillery appropria-
lions for the next year means forma-
ton Of three AmeSican armies of L.
ais, men each, Representative Bor-
land revealed today in debate on the
Notifications bill. Each of the armies
will consist of thirty divisions and
five corps. making six divisions to the
corps. Included in each army are
100000 non-combatants, leaving L.
5000 fighting men to the army. On
this basis each division will consist
of $4,000 men.
Borland also revealed that Pershing
has been authorized to buy from the
French field equipment for one army.
At the same time Borland empha-
sized that while the French are now
ahead of schedules on deliveries.
some catastrophe" might shut off fu-
ture supplies from French Sources.
This possibility. while remote. showed
the need for haste in starting produc-
ton here, he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
SOLDIERS ARE HOMESICK
But They Want To Go Overseas, Says
Presbyterian Camp Pastor.

81 never met a soldier who was not
homesick, yet there is not man in
camp but who is anxious to go
across" said the Rev. j.. n. Fazei'
Presbyterian camp pastor for Camp
Travis, in telling of his experiences at
the First Baptist church last night.
He declares that army life makes
men come home younger than when
they enlisted and that many men wsa
came into camp with stoop shoulders
and poor health, due to work and
worry, went away fat, hearty and
glowing with health. He declared
that the soldiers as a whole enjoyed
the life they were living and very few
considered that they were having an
actual hard time.
''If you fail to keep the spirit
home fires burning the boys will
come back home better than you
are" the pastor told his audience.
1.-THE boy in camp feels and knows
that he needs help and needs to know
that you are praying for him.
The union services were to have
been held on the east steps of the
state house, but owing to the threaten
ing weather it was decided to change
to the First Baptist church. 1t is in
tended to hold the nesting next Sum
day evening on the east steps OF the
state house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
Retreat of Hun Army as Ital-
ians Break Thru.
Many Battalions Swept Away in
Crc~Ssng River.

washingtona June 24.-Counter-at-
lacking in the face of German re-
serves, the Italians have broken thru
the Austrian line at Celia Bella, and
enemy after crossing the Piave, off
ciaI Rome cables announced today
Artillery action has destroyed all
but one bridge thrown across Che
Piave during the Austrian drive. 1t was
stated, and the withdrawal of the enc
my is being effected only with tre-
mendous losses. Several Austrian d.
whole .nattanons Swept Away.
Entire battalions attempting TO ford
the swollen streams have been swept
away. the cables stated, and the
muddy waters are schoked with Aus
trian dead. The attack on the Aus
TRAN forces remaining on the Mon
te@lo began yesterday and was COM
pleted today. The attack was carried
by three Italian columns. Picked
Austrian troops, ordered to hold the
line from Maserada to Sardona to
protect the Austrian retreat, have
been completely defeated after a des-
perate stand, and are being pursued
by Italians on the feft bank OF the
Piave.
The cables added that the attempt
of tie Austrian command to prepare
the Austrian people for the official an
nouncement Of the Italian victory are
being continued.
The official Vienna announcement
referred to the reverses and declared
them due entirely to adverse weather
conditions that prevented the use of
the Austrian artillery reserve.
Chasing Austrians.
Rome, June 24-Italian cavalry
has crossed the middle Pfave in adj
dition to the bridging of the lower
river and is chasing the fleeing Aus
TRANS along the east bank, it was an
nounced today.
Two thousand Austrians were cap
tured at Montello last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
NOW AND HEREAFTER.

There is an especially urgent rea-
son why we should save just now. We
must help win the war, and that is the
biggest task any group of countries
has ever undertaken. We can and
will win it. The impo rtant question is.
how soon? The shorter the time the
less loss there will be of American
men. and the less will be the cost in
money and materials The greater
contributions our government makes
OF money, men and materials, and the
quicker it makes them, the sooner will
the end come.
The government cannot meet these
three absolute needs unless we, its
citizens, buy war savings stamps and
liberty bonds. We each have our part
our fair share, of the burden. Save
and lend your savings to the country;
that is the true badge of patriotism
for those of us who can not go to the
front and fight. Your opportunity to
do this is now at hand. The people of
Kansas are asked to buy ss7, 900
worth OF war savings stamps on or
before June 2S. Buying these stamps
now will not only mean much to the
government now but will mean much
to the purchasers in the future.
Thrift will give our people vast
sums for investment, for the further
development of the marvellous re-
sources of the United States, and for
use In aiding in the DEVELOPMENT of
other rich countries. Our citizehs by
the process Of gradual denominations
invested in interest-bearing securities
will then be steady spenders and all
our affairs will be on a more stable ba-
sis. We shall get away from the Pc
RODS of great activity and extrava-
gances, which logically have been fol-
lowed by idleness and want, and into
that condition where every one will
be little more careful of his ex-
penses, but will have interest and div
idends coming in to add to his wage or
salary and will be a good buyer and
good payer every year.
The whole argument, with respect to
the duration of the war and thereafter.
and with respect to the individual citi
zen and general business, is decidedly
on the side of those who advocate and
practice economy. Save and you will
be Independent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24

The United States has been in the
war more than year and the casualty
list up to June 16 totals S,0S5. More
have died of disease than have been
killed in action, the numbers being
1924 and 1,172 respectively. There
action, while 346 are missing, includ-
ing prisoners. Those who have died
from wounds number 364 ano from
accident and other causes 422. Es-
timated by the amount of fighting our
soldiers have done and the number in
the service. the figures are gratifying
ly small.