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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
Germans Feel Out Brit
ish Lines, With No
Success at All.
FRENCH MAKE
SMALL GAIN
Heavy Fire is Now In
creasing in Flanders.

Still there are no indications that
he Germans are ready to resume IA.
nnUtry operations On a large scale,
Local enemy attacks, probably for
he purpose Of feeling ont" nliel
positions, have been repulscd north
Of KENNEL and south Of Albert
On the southern battlefield tie
Germans have made an effort on
front Of mile near Morlancourt, be.
.ween the Somme and Ancre river.
Hhcy penetrated the British lines itt
one point, bNt were ropulecd else
where. In couuter-attack by the
Australian troops, the British were
fully restored to their positions.
There ia considerable activity re
ported behind the German lines in the
region of Montdidier, where the Am
orleans hold a part Of the line.
French batteries have broken up
German troop concentrations.
Artillery fire in the American zones
n Pcardy and northwest Of Toul are
below normal.
Artillery fire is more lively in the
Italian theatre. The Italians have re
,ulsed further attempts to regain
the summit of Monte Corno.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
VIII Go to Chamber of Commerce
Saturday and Contribute
Their Part.
TEAMS AND WORKERS
ARE NAMED TODAY
Appointments Made for S'yste.
matte Canvass.


All PalI'o''' ""'"''' Vt 81 e''' " "''
are gong 10 80 Io'ln 10 VI" n'""-
quarters oi lh' N'n 'To8s '''n'"'Ni
}" 'n'S '"'D's' '''' ''''',''s, VI N''"
iperce' SATURDAY a''e' Lo'" '''7'l 1o"''
in the second war iuh' dFNe ana I'M
meaialeiy contribute lhe'F snare
All workers ana o'herS are urgently
requested to abide by lhiS step
The following Is lhe personnel D,
'he teams III vi '''' " W." anu '''.'''
Three Of The county Tor The women .
campaign:
Team number - zone J N'"' f.
Goodman captain Nrs' ". ''o'', .,l'. W. DE-
D. Moore, MIS- ), r'',S' TI5' l. '',I."' ,,.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
FRENCH MAKE GAIN.
Aagnriutad prags

PARIS, May l5--The French yes
terday attacked German positions
near Sailles, below Amiens and cap
tured the wood on the west bank Of
the Avre, it is announced officially.
The German cOunter-attack was
beaten of with severe losses. A vio-
lent bombardment last night north
Of Montdidier and between Montdi-
der and Noyon was taking place.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

would.
have been sleeping with my clothe"
on so could rush out if anything hap,
pens these dangerous nights. The
most dangerous times are early IN the
morning and early in the night.
We all have to have dog tag or
name and finger print on a tag, J
wear mine on my right wrist and it
looks like a bracelet. Did you ever
think ! would be so effeminatc!
The navy life is so diffefen- from
city life. When we are out on the sea,
money has no fascination, and nest
of the time we are all dead broke, We
generally get a pay day before We
reach port. At this time ] have the
large amount of thirty centimea or
six cents in our money
This morning at 9:20 sun was
sighted about ten or fifteen shots We're
fired; at 1905 there was another eN-
citement and about twenty shots we're
fired: another at 1875; another a lit
tle later on, We never did see any
thing to shoot at. All the firing was
done by other boats about four miles
away. -Four depth bombs were dropp-
ed. and we could feel the shock we're
I'VE were. Hope they got one or more
of the subs. Suppose you all get the
Inews. We never see paper when v?
are away from New York. | heard
There was a report out that the Moe
casin was lost at sea. ] hope this
report did not reach Greenwood.
Love and best regards to all. an,
as ever, - crr,ypc
P, s~yslI gs!iS Hello
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
XeesIer Receives Hearty
Promise of Cooperation.

Chairman S. r. Keesler, of the car -
paign in this county, at the conclu-
SION of the speaking read aloud to
the audience the pledge he made TO
the chairman Of the drive in the state
and asked all who were with him in
putting the drive over the top t. stand,
rhe sentiment was universal an the
entire house stood,
DR.. Jos. Rennie closed the cXer-
cises with a beautiful prayer Of
shanks.
During the early part of the even.
ing, the Community Band rendered
some very much appreciated numbers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

Definition Of Democracy.
lr Williamson has three sons in
the service and stated that he wished
that his boy scout wps six years o}ler
so he could go to. For war belongs
to the peope who are to live on and
not to Germany
His definition for Dem :racy is:
You're as good as | am" This
spirit is American and is bred IN the
public schools, he said.
Regitjng many interesting incidents
along with his address to fOrcefully
illustrate his points, he came back
% the half-hearted patrioa and the
prot Germans. Dr Williamson stated
that he was making Il speech in Mis-
sissippl not .on@ ago, when there were
d band Of farmers and bHck-WoOd5man
who were arainft the war, the draft
and many other winning the war
moves.
These men we're not buying
War Stamps, Liberty Loan bonds
and helping the Red Cross because
Of an .dea handed down to them
by MIR. ug1ph"
The speaker made a wonderful ap-
peal to the patriotism Of the people
N telling Of the trials Of the great
est man of our day." President VII
son; relating the sinking of the Lusi-
Cania, saying America will noV for
get you, Lusitan.a.'
He concluded by quoting letter
sent to him and his wife from their
first 5orn son, just before he sailed
for France, in which the young pa
criot said; Il have found that there
is something better than life TO live
for"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
WAR COUNTER CURRENT.
Associated Press

AMSTERDAM, May 15---The yos-
sche ZeitnR, of Berlin, announces
that war to be proclaimed at Ekatcr-
ninoslav, Odessa and Poltaya as
strong current to order things obser-
vablc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

Battery c, 10th Field Artillery, ms
it is known, will never 90 to France
as a unit Of representative men from
Greenwood and Lefore county.
But the majority of the men from
this section wto volunteered Will the
organization was being raised by Maj.
A. q. Metts, Capt. Hulen Hulen,
Lieuts Reeves, Lloyd, Minor and Will
liams, are either in France now or in
quarantine for ten days, expecting to
depart at an carly date. Not single
officer, originally connected with the
Battery is now assor;D' ri in it's CUm-
mand Maj Metts and Lieut.. Minor
have received honorable discharges.
Capt, Harry Hulen is at Fort Sill
awaiting orders to sail. Lieut.. Reeves
and Lieut.. Lloyd are in the head
quarters departemnt at Beauregard
and Lieut.. Williams is in the tank
service.
81 Volunteers
VIII Sail Soon.
Fitfy-four volunteers are TO leave
Camp Beauregard at an early date
for France, according to all available
information.
The Daily Commonwealth has been
unable to secure a list Of these names.
Sergeant Il. H. Wilson was wired
Monday, he, having acted as the official
authorized correspondent from the
organization heretofore. But in this
instance Wilson had to renig on The
Commonwealth's request. This is
what he wired;
"Unable to send naracs Of ri men.
Therefore, from this information
it is readily seen that fifty-four, in
stead of 80, as was first learned
men have volunteered These men
are now in quarantine and according
to letter from Private Ben Jones
received this week the battery will
leave for France in the next ten days
or two weeks
Sergeants To. Become Officers.
According to a telegram received
this morning from Sergeant Estes
Mathews, the hard-working sergean's
of Battery c are going into the Off
GERS training camp at BcaurePard To-
morrow morning and will be c0mr1ls'
stoned as officers, il they are success,
ful and will then be used 10 train
drafted men coming into Camp Beau
regard.
These men TO go into the officers
training camp Thursday are Serge
ants Whitney Smith, Hannis Stoddard
r. H Wilson, Hanks Flanagan, Wood,
bury Polls, Estes Mathews, Willard
Harding
Only Few Men Left.
The letter from Private Jones fur,
ther stated that "as there are only
J8 in the Battery nearly every mar
will get to 60"
This later information also conflicts
with the first news tina. some twenty
seven Greenwood boys yet remained
after the call for the fifty volunteers
was made.
Many local boys are now in France
The first from the artillery to arrive
was Otto DacuS, Ed Loggins and :
young man named Smith. These wer'
transferred TO the dist Engineeer'
and went to Washington. From there
they went to France. Among other
to leave for overseas are Brook Gal
ley, Winters Hatch. Walter Pitt snC
many others, A great number Of sh'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

Allies Fighting Unified
Nation in Germany.

DR.. Williamson said that the Am
arican soldier is the greatest in the
world. He told of his recent visits
to camps where he was given an op-
portunity to see these boys in train
ing.
He said that these boys were fight
ing unified nation and one of the
greatest organized in the world Ey-
cry day every German is contribut-
ing something to their cause Of win
ming the war.
Germany will never be defeated
until the last man, the last mark and
last crust of bread has been ex-
hausted and she is beaten to her
knees. Then she will be compelled to
sue for peace"
Dr. Williamson said that none Of
the people neither himself nor the
audience had sacrificed anything for
the winning of the war. He spoke
of the present stage of patriotism as
being the sentimental stage, but that
as the casualty lists grew, our hearts
here to become deeper and deeper.
Using excerpts from Under Fire"
the orator described the horror Of war
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
Hun FIRE INCREASE
Associated presg

LONDON, May t5--The war Of
ice reports that the German artillery
fire is increased this morning near
Morlancourt, south of Albert and in
Flanders and north Of KENNEL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

Give your soldier FRIEND from
Greenwood "a subscription to The
Daily CoufnoGWealth; he'll appre
ciste II;
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
DR.. Williamson Makes A
Most Eloquent Appeal
To Patriots.
OPENING GUN
OF COUNTY DRIVE
Court House Packed for
Speeches Last Night.

With the spacious Lefiore county
court house packed to its utmost cap
acity, Capt. " 6. Walsh, of the Gas
Defense, of the British Army, now
stationed Camp Shelby, Hat
tiesburg, Miss, told the people of this
section to 'carry on Stand back
Of the boys in the trenches, was his
message in a nutshell, that they
might in turn stand by their guns
and 'carry on" DR.. c. H. Williamson,
the South's most eloquent Red Cross
orator made a most intensely inter
esting and splendid address and in
corporated in his educational talk. q
most vivid opicture of conditions as
they are and the part American citi-
zens are to play in this war.
The patriotic meeting last night
was the opening gun of Leflore coun-
ty's drive for the raising of our sec
ond Red Cross quota, according to S.
|. Osborn. master of ceremonies. He
said that Letlore could have raised
their quota without these speakers
and without the advertising, but that
the headquarters had willed il all to
then--feeling that they deserved The
best.
More than eleven hundred people
were present, Red Cross workers IN
Uniformed attire sat at the right Of
he rostrum and to the lef. were the
Row ScOuts in their khaki clothing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

in 3 most eloquent manner. This was
followed up by an appeal to concen-
trate one's life more to serving the
bows and then in describing our cause
in the war. DR.. Williamson's Oratory
was brilliant and beautiful. 1t was
impossible to follow him with a pen
ell and pad and at this time the en-
tire house was as quiet as guiet could
be, enrapped in that wonderful pict-
ure-story unraveled to them by one
Of the greatest speakers ever before
them.
He said that there were sew
eraI prominent Nississipplans,
whose whole hearts we're not in
this war. THAT people should
intern them and send tttem TO
Germany to live the rest Vi
their life"
However, the speaker declared
mississippi as state is look.
ed on as one Of the most patriotic
states in the uai9n.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
Makes Trip to France on
Vessel Formerly Used
By Germany.
SPEND TIME
WITH LENOIR
Boat is Fired On by Sub;
Is Lost Two Days.

The following very interesting let.
ter has recently been receyide from
Wade H. Reeves, of this city, and
was sent to Mr.. Fountain and asso-
ciates in the operation of tire Big
Busy Store, of which Wade is former
" an empl0ye.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
Six New Bishops are
Named At Methodist
Convention Today

ATLANTA, May 15--The election
of six new bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church South was complet-
ed today with the selection of DR..
H. N. DuBose, of Nashville; Nash
Vile; Dr.. W. N. Ainsworth, Savan-
nah. The others. elected by balloting
late yesterday are D. F, N. Parker,
Emory University REV. John NJ.
Moore Nashville; W, +. McMurry
Louisville, Ky; u. V. W. Darlington,
Barbourville. W Va.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Gl0ge Prey. Close
CORN - Mavi 81 70
OATS - May. "a 10
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15

Closed II to ~ down.
New Orleans Spots 29.25, Unchang
ed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-05-15
THE MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

closed az 10 Di down.
New York Spots 2G70-~50 off.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
HUNS FREE OUR BOYS.
Wilmington Soldiers Only Small
Per Cent of Prisoners Released
by Germans.

Wilmington soldiers released from Hun
prison camps along with more than 2,5uO
other Americans will not number a great
many Ii is not known just how many
from here have been taken prisoner, but
none have bccn reported since November
in any of the casualty lists issued by the
government.
Several days ago ono Wilmingtonian
was reported missing IN action IN the
official list, but this mans family heard
from him directly that he was siIEhtly
wounded in a base hospital,
Consequently, it is safe to assume
that every Wimingtonian and Della
warcan captured by the enemy has been
released, and once again is ut liberty
under the Stars and Stripes, and Is wen
fed and well treated
More than 2,532 American prisoners.
including all those cartured up to NO
vcmbcr /, have been released, according
to the figures prepared by the American
Red Cross IN Switzerland. II Is estimated
that only few hundred more Americans
were captured after that date.
OF the men formally held in captivity
the majority of the prlvatcs were at the
Rastatt camp There were III at thchscn
and 1903 at Limhurg There were l03
officers at Vilcngcn, Is nj kra karls-
ruthe, 80 at Landshut and 20 ut Rastatt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
DOVER MAN HONORED.
!. Percy Colt Elected Grand Chancellor.
of the Knights of Pythiaus.

The election Of officers by the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, H. of T.. Mt their
session Yesterday. resulted in the choice
ii ] Fcrcy Colt Of Dover as Grand
Chancellor.
With thc exception of Harry Roth
rock OF New Castle who was elected
Grand prrlatc, all Of the other officers
elected for the ensuing " are from
tins cItv They are Harry 4 Fritz,
grand yicc-rhanccllor Mark T. Garrett,
grand lccpcr of records and seals. Paul
+ rcnnoch grand master Of cNchcqu'r;
VI Il Wilson, mastcr-at-arms, lior &C.
White grand inner guard; George G..
Snudcg grand outor guard
Following the installation of officers
addresses were made by Rev Dewitt
&. Cobb of Now Jersey and Supreme
Representative, James J Cohen and
Theodore Simpson During the even
III reception was rendered by tho
elected Officers
rhc cclcbr"'ion, which began on
" eIrcsday. will bc concluded today,
when the visiting lodgcmcn will IT,
taken on 2 sight seeing trip around
tbc ,jt> raul Il 4 reception ana dance
tor mcmhcrS. their wives and daughters
Win hc held III the lodge rooms N honor
ia the ncwy elected officers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15

Fou try Al Every Evening want ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
BOULEVARD REPAIRS.
Non-Partisan League Asks Street and
Sewer Department 10 Make Them Now j.

The Voters Non-Partisan League has
sent letter to the Street and Sewer
Department asking that the Boulevard,
which is out of repair, be put in good
condition, and that the work be done
before cold weather. 4 number of
accidents have resulted from bad places
in the roadway Lust week a visiting
motorist sustained considerable damage
TO his car by running into r,it. The
letter of the league follows:
Street and Sewer Department, Viii
mington, Del.
Gentlemen: Permit us To call your
attention To the poor condition OF ono
Of Wilmington choice and most used
streets, the Boulevard. The condi-
tion OF the street is wretched now and as
the boulevard is the main thorougifare
to Philadelphia, and which will bc used
for that purpose for some time, therefore
permit us to ask YOU that the Boulevard
bc fixed Mt once and suitably The time
to do the fixing is now while the weather
is fair. II will net require such n great
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
1865 ARMY CASUAL TIES
ON TWO A. {. F. LISTS
233 Died of Wounds and Sick
ness; 25l Other Deaths; 278
Missing in Action.
H., hasor,ntca press 10 Every Evening

Washington, ID. c., Nov 10 nc
following casualties are reported by The
commanding general of the American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
MARRIAGES.

Marriages Mt 222 Walnut street par
sonagc Of Asburv NJ. f. Church, by Rev.
George White Dawson, pastor, are an
nounccd as follows
George &. Fleetwood of Wilmington,
and Flnssic Gore of Cambridge, Md,
October -
Clarence r Chctlins Of Marshallton,
and Finnic B. B. l<cnncrlv Of Wilmington,
October 26
I.ouis l.. Phillips and Martha Smith,
both IL 3l7 last fhlrd street, October 20.
Clarence ! Layton of II Chnrch Lane
and Elva / SparIdin Of 1906 Rodney
street. Wilmington, were married No
vcmhcr 3.
Thomas Il Rushton Of Wilmington,
and Nellie Y Walsh Of Farnhurst, on
November H.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
Atlnuts War DrDhan.

Tho Ella Thacher Union Of the w g.
T. L held their regular monthly meeting
Yesterday afternoon IN Harrison Street
M t. Church After devotional exercises
were held several patriotic hymns were
sung, and the death Of ono of tho members
Mrs Keenan, vas reported ] he treasurer
was ordered TO pay $50 to the new w &.
L. q headquarters, s. to the National
War WORK Fund md sl7 10 sick family
It Was also moved and carried TINT a
French war orphan be adopted seven
dollars and ffty cents was received from
the county president for an inrcease of
81 members. One rev member was added
to the roll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15

Women's Fine Furs
Featuring a superb collec-
ton Of furs Of the most
choice and elegant qualities
at wonderful savings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15

expenditure Of money, but il Is 10 tho
benefit Of the people in the city that We
are looking out for better streets, and
for that reason We are nakr ynu 10 fix
the Boulevard As citizens, We arc
anxious TO see the streets and other con
ditions IN the municipality nj their best.
"1o make things better II seems 70
us that You should Immediately put
force to work on repairing the bad holes
that have been made on the Boulevard
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
Accuracy W anteu.

"IIow many Jumps Of sugar DO you
sake III your coffee
i WISH you'd express Yourself accn-
ratclv commented the irritable per
son. 1T ism question 81 now many
! take. but Of how many ! get Wash
ugton Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
WEDDED WHILE ILL IN BED.
Sudden Attack Of influenza did Not Post
none Marriage If Dover Couple.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Dover, Nov Is William a. CasaWn,
and Mise Beulah Wilson we're married,
Tuesday evening. st the home ~ The
brides parents, by Rcv MIR Croeby
II Dover NJ T.. Church
The wedding bad been set fpr that
time but it, was feared IL would have
to be postponed because of tho lllnese
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15
innier-

Teacher ,scrutiniz,ng 'he excuse note)--
sArc ypl surn ycr nother wrofo tfis,
Tommy"
Thmnag Tunun "Absolurly, MiVs
Brown II wag her sonal acctreary's day
of 50 fomnmrT vas iorntd ~ take her
pen ia hand Bunaio Express
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15


ExpcdItIonary Forces:
Killed IN action .................' .@-,p
Died of wounds .............'.. %
Died Of accident and other causes. .
Died of disease ............. .@Io
Wounded severely .....#..... ....... 3s
Wounded (dcgrce undctermined).... iwl
Wounded slightly y,................ ,so ioo
Missing in action ................ go
Among those ON the list arc
Killed in action Private Albert =.
Wundcrlich, I.ansdowne, Pa.
Died Of Disease Corporal A.
Forstthe, Clcarspring, Md.
Wounded in Action Private Warren
NJ Huber, Parkcrford, Chester county
Pa
Missing in Action Privates Thomas
Cooper, Mrs. Bessie Creswcll, Newark,
Del.
William W Murphy, Woodlawn, Md.
Clarence Bouchat. Chester, Pa.
Charles G. Bowman, Ilagerst6wn, Md.
William O. Moody, Elicott City, Md.
Cornelius Moxlcy. Cantonsvllle, Md.
William NJ Wells, Chancyville, Md.
IMc L. Jester, Sudcrville, Md.
Clarence W Harrison, Fairbanks, Md.
Antonio Fnders, IIghlandtown, Md
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-15

~ the bride, she, having contracted
a few days before case 81 Influenza.
The ccrcqnmy, hpTcver, tpok plsnS
~ fhe bedside ~ he bride.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-03
CROOK PLAY AT ORPHEJJM
Mae Desmond and Company Score Success
in "The Dummy,

Mystery, surprises and clever humorous
dialogue abound in THE Dummy" presented
by Mae Desmond and her company at the
Orpheum. Germantown, last night This play
was seen here at the Walnut several years
ago and the success it scored then was
repeated last evening.
"The Dummy Is a meodrama dealing
with crook life. The funny side of crime is
adroity introduced to relieve the tension,
The situations are ingeniously contrived In
the role of the messenger boy who turns
detective and thwarts a gang of kidnappers
Miss Desmond appeared in a characterized
tlon somewhat different from the usual line
of parts she plays and gave further proof
of her versatility. There was a big audience
and, judging from the applause. those present
thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
Miss Desmond's assistants are splendidly
cast and aided greatly in giving the piece a
smooth production. The Dummy should
draw well.