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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
q POWERS WILL
BE- PRESENT
When the Treaty of Peace is Presen-
ted to the German Delegation.
Premier Orlando Arrives.
International Situation By the Asso

International Situation By the Asso
ciated Press
Germany today will receive the
terms of peace from the nations ar
rayed against her in the Worlds
greatest war, just~177 days after the
last shot was fired and on the fourth
anniversary Of the sinking of the Lus-
itania. The representatives of twen-
ty-two nations will be present when
the terms are presented at the Yer
sailles.
Complete representation of the al
led powers was assured this morning
by the arrival of Premier Orlando
and the Foreign Minister of Italy at
Paris.
A summary of the treaty was read
at secret plenary session of peace
conference at Paris yesterday. There
were few objections from France.
Portugal and China but it is not be-
heved that these objections will affect
the procedure decided upon at yes
terday afternoons meeting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
County Board Lets
Road Contracts

The Board of Supervisors which is
in session today at the courthouse has
taken up the matter of letting the
county road contracts.
The Shellmound road to the Sun
flower County Line by the way of
Schlater is to be improved and the
contract for the same was let to w.
F. Kelley. The road, which is 1885
miles long will be Is feet wide and six
inches deep and will be graveled. It
is. estimated that the cost of same
will amount to approximately $780,
600 and the contract was let for this
amount. qz
Contract was let for the road from
Greenwood to Catfish Bayou, a dis
tance Of 10.2 miles and for the road
from Itta Bena to the Purnell Road q
distance Of 3.86 miles. These con-
tracts were awared to McTighe Hugh
ey Co., for $35, 5,6O5s
The Board remained in session this
afternoon and was discussing the i'm
provement of other county highways.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
County Executive
. Committee Meets

A meeting of the Leflore County
: Democratic Executive Committee was
held in Greenwood on Monday of this
week and at this time the ticket was
closed for the further adding of names
, of candidates. The county candidates
were assessed $3.50 and the beat and
state candidates were each assessed
$1.0O each.
! Tickets were prepared for the hand
ling of the soldier vote.
= Two weeks before the August prim-
ary, another meeting will be held by
the committee and the candidates
without opposition will be declared
the nominees.
Chancery Clerk A. R. Bew is the
only candidate for a county office
without opposition, and he will there
fore, he declared nominee for chan
Gerry clerk as his own successor at the
above meeting of the committee. Mr.
Bew is one of the most capable coun-
ty officials in Mississippi, and we
congratulate him upon being retained
in the important office which he now
holds.
The following candidates for Sup
ervisor without opposition, will also
be declared nominees: H. L. Walton
of Beat One, C. E. Wright of Beat
Three, and w. G. Poindexter of Beat
Five.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07

! teachers, AMI Daughters of the Con-
federacy, VIII ere possible, and from at
least four o.-ier prominent people OF
tne.r resident community. Proofs o.
any diplomas or certificates that ap-
plicants may lave, should be present
ed, also copies of most recent school
reports.
Applicants must make, in due form,
. applications t or Scholarships, stat
ing age, reside nee, postoffice and
county, parenta ye, Confederate ances-
try, (maternal nd paternaD. advance
ment, the schol arship preferred, and
pledge themselves to abide by all the
requirements and rules of the insti-
tuition which the. select to enter and
to make best po. sibie use of the op-
portunity offered through the scholar
ship.
Tenure: All scholarships offered
by the U. D. c., except when espec-
tally limited by t. le donors, are avail
able for four yea rs, Or until the stu
dent graduates, rovided his or her
record merits reaI pointment. All the
foregoing scholars hips are good for
four years, except the University of
Virginia Scholarsh ips, which are linn
tied to two years q nd the Fleet School,
to one.
Applicants: Ar plications for these
Scholarships must be made through
Your State Chair. nan of Education,
Mrs. H. J. Wilson, Hazlehurst, Miss,
who must send Il le APPLICATIONS from
her State with tt cir testimonials, to
Mrs. L. M. Bashin: sky, Chairman, Gen.
eral U. d. c.. Ed ncation Committee,
prior to May q, 1919. All applica-
tions must be M ade on the official
blanks sent By ae Chairman Of the !
Committee. If pplicants desire ap-l |
plications and t. stimonials returned,
stamps should BIZ enclosed to defrayl !
posta9e. Ia
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Notice To Subscribers
Victory Loan Notes
TO SUBSCRIBERS OF $4,000 AND
UNDER.

UNDER.
| The Victory Loan has been over.
subscribed in Leflore County. Before
making any report to the Loan Head,
/; quarters, subscribers of $4,000 and
less Will be given the privilege of re-
ducing their subscriptions $4,000 and
subscribers for $4,000 bonds will be
allowed the privilege of cancel!ing
their subscriptions and have the mon
ey paid refunded to them Therefore,
If you have subscribed $4,000, $4,000
or 100000, and desire to make your
subscription $4,000 less, be sure to
notify the bank through which you
made your subscription not later than
Saturday noon, the 10th of May, and
your subscription will be reduced ac-
cordine,y. If you ~. a $4,000 suo-
scriber and desire to cancel your sub
scription, notify your bank by Satur-
day noon and the subscription will be
Cancelled and the money paid thereon
will be returned to you. In either in
stance, you will remain in good stand
ing, the same as if you had left your
subscription in it's original form.
Therefore if for any reason it is more
convenient to reduce or cancel your
subscription, you should not hesitate
to do so-BUT 1T MUST BE DONE
NOT LATER THAN NOON, SAT- |
URDAY THE 10TH INST.
TO SUBSCRIBERS OF MORE THAN
$4,000.
After taking care of the above men,
toned cancellations and reductions,
there will still remain an oversub-
scription, and the Liberty Loan Or
in keeping with the policy
adopted at the opening of the Victory
Loan campaign, will reduce all sub
scriptions in excess of $4,000, UN-
LESS THEY ARE INSTRUCTED
TO THE CONTRARY BY NOON
MAY 10TH. This re-
1uction will be approximately 2OR,
put may possibly be as low as 1919 or
as high as 25Re. Therefore if you
want your full quota of bonds, as sub
scribed for, be sure and notify your
bank before noon, Saturday. Other
wise your subscription will be cut
rom 1870 to 259o-.
LEFLORE LIBERTY LOAN Or
GANIZATION.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
GREENWOOD WILL
HAVE CREMATORY
City Council Orders Bids Received
For Same-PetitiOns Made For
Street Paving.

Within the near future the city OF
Greenwood will have a crematory
where the trash and debris of the city
| viii be burned, according to an action
which was taken last night by the city
council, when they ordered that bids
! be received for the building of same
DR.. L. F. Barrier, city health officer
was present and stated that the Gre
matory could be constructed for about
$4,000. 1t will probably be located on
East River Front on one of the city
lots.
The crematory will be odorless, will
be constructed in the ground and
would not be Objectionable in any pait
of the city. 1t will be built of brick
and steel.
The council issued an order for the
light and water plant to sell the house
and lot owned by the city to Mr.. J. w.
Barnwell. This transaction was made
and the consideration was 81 400. The
property is located on Strong Ave.
A petition was presented to the
council by 80 per cent of the property
owners on Parkway, asking that this
street be paved and two blocks on
Henry street. The Council discussed |
the matter and it is probable that in
The near future an ordinance will be
passed, providing for the paving.
A petition was also presented to
,he council by number of property !
onwers, requesting that Strong Aven-
ne and Mary Street be paved. The
council took this petition under ad-
'isement.
Alley No. II, in the south half of
Block Three of the Howard addition
o the city was ordered closed.
Bills and salaries were allowed by
he council and other routine business
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
THE WEATHER

i \ X X X X y: X II 4, X X X * X
MISSISSIPPI-Loca showers We'd
nesday; Thursday probably fair, gen.
tie south winds.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
For Period of Twenty Four Hours
Ending A. NJ Today.
Temperature-High SO degrees;
lowest, 81 degrees; at z a. M, 67 de-
grees; precipitation, 20; river gauge
PAL; fall in "a hours LIS.
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Car Plunges Down
Steep Embankment

A negro driving Templar car, mar
rowly escaped death yesterday after
noon when the car plunged down a As
foot embankment into the Yazoo Riv-
er, west Of Greenwood on the gravel
road. He was not injured however,
and the car was not badly damaged,
only one fender being broken.
The negro was driving the auto
mobile for Mr.. Robert Baird and Mr..
VIII Richardson who were in Tenn
plar speedster just ahead. His
breaks would not work and he was
unable to check the cars speed. In
order TO avoid running into the car
shead Of him he attempted to pass it
md tsn ipto IA Tivpr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Buick Car Wrecked
West OF Greenwood

sMessrs. S. S. Capp and ]. T. Coma
of Clarksdale, driving Buick auto
mobile, wrecked the car on the gravel
road yesterday west of Greenwood
while racing with a locomobile. The
Buick skidded into q ditch and then
crashed into telephone pole, COM
pletely wrecking the car. All four
tenders were torn off and the radia-
tor was badly damaged. Neither of
the men were injured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
AMERICANS ON
HONOR ROLL

Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May The fol-
lowing casualties are reported by the
Commanding General of the American
Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action, 2.
Died of accident and other causes.
nineteen.
Died of disease, 4.
Wounded severely, 4.
Wounded degree undetermined, Z.
Wounded slightly. ".
Missing in action, 3.
Total, Ill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Huns To Have No Naval
Or Air Force Except
100 Unarmed Planes.
MUST DELIVER THE
FORMER KAISER
Allies Will Be Given
Freedom Transit
Thru Germany.
Extraordinary Associated Press.

PARIS, May 7-(3:25 D. m. }
By the terms of the treaty,
Allied occupation of parts of
Germany will continue until re-
paratien is made, but will be re-
duced at the end of each of the
three five year periods if Ger
many is fulfilling her obliga-
tions. Any violation by Ger
many of the conditions as to the
zone so kilometers east of the
Rhine, will be regarded as an
act of war.
Germany may have no mill
tary or naval air force except
100 unarmed seaplanes until Oc.
tober l to detect mines. Impor-
tation, expectation and nearly
all the productions of war mater.
ials will be dropped.
Germany is to pay a shipping
damage on a ton for ton basis
by the cessation of a large part
of her merchants, coastine and
river fleets and by new construc-
ton and to devote her economic
resources towards the rebuilding
OF devastated regions. She is
to allow the Allies and Asso-
ciated Nationals the freedom
of transit through her territor-
les and to accept the highly de-
tanned provisions as to the pre-
war debts of unfair competition,
;zrtarnrs Aaalization of roads,
rivers and other ECONOMIC and
causes.
Holland will be asked to ex=
tradite the former emperor and
Germany will be responsible for
delivering the latter.
An international labor body
will be brought into being with
a permanent office and will hold
an annual convention. Great
of international bodies
Of different kinds for different
will be created; some
uder the League of Nations and
some to execute the peace treaty.
Certain problems will be left for
solution between the Allies and
The Associated Powers, notably
he details Of the disposition of
If the German fleet and the ca
)les of the former German col
,nies and values paid in repara-
ion Of certain other problems,
such as laws of the air and the
opium and liquor traffic.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Former Ambassador
Was Shot At Wilma
Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Nav when the
Polish forces captured Wilma recently.
they seized and shot Adolph Joffe,
tie former Russian Belshevik ambas-
2sador at ssgf.,,ii-,, according TO Polas..,.
Newspapers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
All Soldiers Will
Be Horne BY August
Associated Press

WASH1NGTAN, May 7-Secretary
Baker announces that by August, the
est man Of the American EXPEDITE
snary forces will have been with
Z cawn from France
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Will Give
Guarantee For France
Associated Press

PARIS, Havas, May France, the
United States and Great Britain have
concluded an agreement giving sup
piementary guarantees tor France
and security tor the peace treaty, the
Echo de Paris, says IT has learned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Tomorrow Last
Clean Up Day

Don't forget to have ali the trash
and debris placed convenient for load
ing tomorrow, Clean-Up-Day, and the
city wagons will remove it from your
premises. Tomorrow is the closing
day of Cieaa-Up-Week which was in
auguarted in Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
High Base Ball Team
TN
To Meet Greenville

The local high school base ball nine
will play the Greenville Academy
team this afternoon on the school
campus. Both teams have been work
ing out for this game and the contest
is expected to be hard fought one.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Germans Say Will
Pay No Indemnity

PARIS, May THE German dele
gates to the peace congress declare
tnar they will sign the peace treaty
but will not pay indemnify.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Ialy Accepts Terms
Regarding Fiume
Associated Press

PARIS, May 7-As a basis of re-
suming participation in the peace ne
gotations, Premier Orlando accepted
the proposal that Italy administer
tiume as mandatory of the league Of
nations until 1928, after which Fiumc
is to revert to Italian sovereignty.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Special Session of
Congress on May 18th
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, May 7-Pres:dentd
Wilson issued a call by cable today
for special session of Congress to
meet on May 10TH
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
Germany is to Return
Alsace and Lorraine
to France.
BE COMPELLED
PAY INDEMNITIES
League of Nations Been
Accepted by Allied
Powers.
Associated Press

PARIS, May by the terms Of
the treaty of peace handed to the Ger
man plenipotentiaries at Versailles
today, Germany restores Alsace and
Lorraine to France, accept the inter
naturalization OF the Saar basin tenn
porarily and Danzig permanently
! agrees to territorial changes toward
Belgium and Denmark and eastern
Prussia; cedes most of upper Silesia
to Poland; renounces all territorial
and political rights outside of Eu-
rope and recognizes the independence
of German-Austria, Czecho- -Slovakia
and Poland; her army is returned to
100000 men and conscription within
her territories abolished. All forest
within so miles of the Rhine are to
Dc ia2e1 The German navy will be
reduced to six battleshlp, six light
cruisers, twelve torpedo boats with
personnel of not over $1,000. Other
vessels must be surrendered or de-
stroyed. Germany is forbidden to
build forts controlling the Baltic, must
demomolish Helogland and open the
Kiel Canal to all nations and surren-
der her fourteen submarine cables.
for damage caused the allied and as
sociated governments and nationali-
ties and agrees to reimburse all civ
ilian damages beginning with the I'M
tial payment of 10000, 100000 marks. |
She agrees to the trial ssef the Ex- !
Kaiser by an international High
Court.
The league of nations is accepted /
by the allied and associated powers |
as operative and by Germany in prin-
clpie but without membership. Ger |
many agrees to return to the 1914 !
most favored national tariffs without
of any sort.
VERSAILLES, May Germany
today was told the terms upon which
the Allied and associated powers will
make peace with her. These terms
contained in the treaty $4,000 words
length, which was handed to Germany
pleinpotentiaries at the memorable
here that was attended
oy delegates from twenty seven ma
ions which are parties to the peace
pact. The terms of the treaty spell
;he end of Germany as military
power.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
Open High Low Close Close
Prev
July 26.30 $3.50 $500 26.06 26sS
Oct. 24.1O 242o 1858 1912 "a OF
Dec. 1854 % 80 1881 1888 1854
Closed % to 50 up.
New Orlean: Spots 24.78-12 down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-05-07
THE COTTON
MARKETS
+ 4 X + X X X X X
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

Closed 20 down.
New York Spots 28.85-35 down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-01
TUESDAY, APRIL l, 1919.
PEACE CONFERENCE NEWS.

One day Is reports about what is GO
ing on in the inner chambers of the
Paris conclave, where the mighty ones
sit, differ about as much from the next
lays reports as one star differeth
from another star in its glory. The
PEOPLE of the United States one night
seek the soft repose of their beds,
happy in the issuance that has been
given that within a few days the docu-
ments of peace will be ready for sig
nature, only to awake in the morning to
learn that that desirable contamination
will have to be put off until much la
ter time. Last Wednesday the rest
lessness, which is very prevalent, was
quoted by a consolatory message from
the American delegation, that more
rapid progress toward peace was being
made than appears on the surface. The
feeling that there was something more
IN that message than appeared on the
surface was enhanced by the contents
of dispatches from various quarters
conveying the information that a peace
treaty was in the very last stages OF
IS preparation.
Due caution was observed not to
raise expectations too high. 1t might
not be all fixed up that week, it was
stated, but the denouement might sure
" be looked for in the week that
you'd Immediately follow. On Thurs
lay, when we get next to the columns
Of the newspapers for that daily con
sultation with current events which
American citizens would not go with
put, we learn that there will be delay
in the signing of the peace treaty, that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-01

it win probably not issue forth from
the peace congress before the first of
May. Who or what is responsible for
the delay7 Other emotions than sur
prise enter in when we learn that Pres
ident wilson has made another proposal
that will necessitate delay.
The information comes from Richard
V. Oulahan, correspondent at Paris,
whose dispatches have generally been
almost as lattering to the President
as the panegyrics which George Creel
put in his campaign biography of the
President Here is what Mr.. Oulahan
has written in his latest desptch: "Tc
President Wilson is attributed the pro
posaI to combine all peace treaties in
to one which shall be signed by every
allied and enemy government. That the
President should sanction such q move
is surprising on account of his insist
ence upon making haste in concluding
peace. 1t is generally admitted tina
the proposed change in the program vii
delay the signing of the treaty 1t il
admitted that the new plan would con
siderably delay the consideration O
peace with Germany"
This information causes confusion o
mind, uncertainty, bewilderment. w
wonder what the American delegation
meant in its message that more rapi
progress toward peace is being mad
than appears on the surfaced vii
there be any more such proposals unde
the surface, or is this the very las
proposition that President Wilson ha
to make9 1t sets us to thinking.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-01
MUST WATCH JAPAN.

The announcement that japanese cor
rorations have been granted large con-
eessions of land in Lower California
arouses considerable anxiety in Ameri-
ca. 1t is second attempt by the Jap
anese camel to get his nose into the
Mexican tent, the first attempt being
made by japanese fishermen in 1912 to
get base on Magdalena bay. 1t was
made sufficiently plain to the japanese
government at that time that the Unit
ed States would not welcome them. Now
it is not japanese fishermen who need
base on the American continent hut
certain corporations wishing to exploit
agricultural lands, in both eases, how
ever, japanese seeking base on The
American continent.
There is unmistakable menace in this
persistent offensiveness by Japan to
wards the United States. Japan repre-
sents more closely than any other ma
ton the aggressive autoeracy late il
| Germany 1t did but little fighting
against the Germans but pro6ted ire
mendously during the war. 1t has no
lost any of its military or nava
strength during the late war but ha
rather increased it. Nor is Japan il
full accord with the league of nation
plan. Greatly enriched by the war jus
closed, greatly over populated and i'm
perial in its form of government Japal
bargaining with the outlaw Mexican
government is a dangerous visitor.
/ Prompt and effective protest by thi
government may save it from NOR
serious difficulty later
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-01
In TIE Days News.

Rt Hon James William Lowther, wno
today enters upon his 65th year has
been speaker of the house of commons
since 1905, one of the most desirable po-
sitions in British public life. Mr.. Low
Their is a Tory in politics, and has been iii
parliament since 1883 He was educated
at Eton, Kings college. London. and
Trinity college, Cambridge, graduating
from the last-named institution With high
honors In 1879 he was made barrister:
in 1891 was undersecretary for foreign af-
fairs, and the following year represen ed
Great Britain at the international confer
ence at Venice. Before attaining the
speakership he was deputy speaker and
chairman of the committee .; ways and
means As speaker he receives salary
OF $4,000 a year and upon retirement he
will be given life pension OF $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-01

ture rejected the Fifteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States
ls7l-Paris Communists driven back in
an engagement with the troops OF
Versailles.
ls94-A funeral procession five miles long
attended the burial of Louis Kos
suth, the Hungarian patriot, in Blu
dapest
ls95-The s0th birthday of Prince Bis
marck was celebrated by demonstra
tons throughout Germany.
l9ll-President Diaz opened the new
Mexican congress with an address.
l9l5-General Botha began campaign
against the Germans in Southwes
Africa.
ELECTROMAGNETIC persons killed in Yep
pehn raid on England
l9l7-German admiralty gave out add
tional list of As vessels sunk by sub
marines during March.