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Monroe City Democrat., 1919-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Utterbsck Mr.
I'D Mrs. A. L. Nash and Mr.. and
Mrs. M. P. Nolen attended the ded.
ication services at the Pleasant
Green Baptist Church. FIVE miles
north of Madison. DR.. S. M. Brown
of Kansas City, editor of Word and
Way" the official Baptist paper in
Missouri, delivered the address for
the occasion.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-08-01

Farmers in the Hunnewell vicini-
ty met last week and organized a
Farmers Cooperative Shipping As
sociation, Clay Davis was elected
shipping manager for the associa-
ton.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-08-01

j. P. Patton a member of the
Simmons Hardware Co., of St. Louis
and daughter Miss Cleo Patton who
is studing to become a nurse in
Blessing Hospital Quincy are spend
ing a two weeks vacation at there
home in this city.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-08-01

Please bring the little tots in the
MORNING. Miss Belle Johnson.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-08-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Badeerow and
little daughter and Mrs. Myrtle Reed
all of Bevier spent Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Badgerow's parents
MIR. and Mrs. Marvin Nesbit. They
were accompanied home by Miss
Ethelyn Cline who will visit there
for several days. Jim Nesbit &C.
compained them as far as Shelbina
Miss Addline Ryan returned to
her home in Hannibal Saturday
after a several weeks stay in this
city where she has been nursing
her Grandmother Mrs. Jno. Ryan
who sometime ago fell and broke
her hip She is very much inn
proved.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
GETTING READY
FOR FFTHLoAN
Campaign Will Be Launched On April
21st-Committees Are Appointed
For Drive.

The Victory Loan drive will open
in Leflore County on April 21 and
both the men and women of the coun-
ty are lining up their forces and are
getting everything in readiness for
the launching of the campaign.
Mrs. ]. L. Gillespie will again
serve a. county chairman and Mrs.
NJ. L. Turnage secretary.
Mrs. w. M. Wilmington, the city
chairman of Greenwood has appoint
ed her captains. The lieutenants have
not yet been chosen but will be Sc
lected at an early date. The list of
captains fellows:
District One-Miss Emma Jones
Harding.
District Two-Mrs. J. H. Ellington.
District Three-Mrs. A. Weller.
District Four - Miss Gertrude
White
District IFive-Mrs. w II. Loggins.
District Six-Miss Bessie Portwood.
District Seven-Mrs. C. D. Pepper.
Mrs. W. S. Hill was re-appointed
chairman of the speakers bureau and
Miss Lois Jewell will serve as pub
licity chairman.
Mrs. J. L. Gillespie and Mrs. W. M.
Wilmington will leave Monday aft
ernoon for Memphis, where they will
attend a meeting of Liberty Loan
workers and at which time definite
plans will be made for tn ecampaign.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
u. d. C.. To Complete
Interesting Roster

An effort is being made by the I'm
tied Daughters of the Confederacy to
compile complete roster of all en-
listed in the service of the United
States during the present war, who
are lineal descendants of Confederate
veterans or husbands, sons or broth
ers of members of the U. D. C. All
soldiers, sailors and nurses from this
county who have served with the COL
ors and u. ID. c. members from this
county are earnestly requested to
send the following data:
The full name of the enlisted man
or woman, home address, date of en-
istment, rank, branch of service, the
name of Confederate ancestor (stat-
ing relationship and the names, if
any, of the member of the U. D. C.
to whom he or she is related. This is
intended to include those who enlisted
here while living elsewhere and our
own citizns who enlisted at other
places.
Leflore County U. D. c. members
are also requested to send in the mum
ber of Liberty Bonds sold and War
Savings stamps bought, the number
of hospital garments, surgical dress
ings made by them; also the number
of French and Belgian orphans sup
ported by chapter members.
We are very anxious that no one
should be left from this historical
list and will greatly appreciate re-
plies at an early date.
Address communication to,
MRS. w. T. LOGGINS,
Greenwood, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Recreation Huts
To Replace Saloons
Associated Press

CHICAGO, April 5-"Recreation
huts' to replace the saloon as a gath
ering place will be established soon
by the Salvation Army in the large
cities of the western states, accord
ing to an announcement by Thomas
Estill, commander of the organiza-
ton in the western district.
Before July l, when prohibition be-
comes effective, a~dozen or more of
the 'huts', patterned after those
operated in the war zone, will be
opened in Chicago and if they prove
successful the string will be extended
to St. Louis, Milwaukee, ST. Paul,
Omaha, Kansas City, Denver and 9TH
er western cities, Commander Estill
said.
The places will be equipped with
libraries, musical instruments, vari-
Gus kinds Of games, gymnasiums and
shower baths. Trained attendants
will be in charge. The "huts" will be
open to women as we'll as men.
ice cream, soda water, doughnuts,
and coffee will~be sold at cost.
Social welfare organizations throu-
ghout the country will watch with in
terest the Salvation Army's expert
ment in seeking a sub~titute for a
saloon, Commander Estill said.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
RUSSIAN TELLS
OF EXPERIENCES
il :
SchOOlmaster Was Prisoner OF War
In Germany And Arrives In
Omsk After Release.
Associated Press

OMSK, Siberia, April 5-A Russian
schoolmaster, who was a prisoner of
war in Germany, and who has arrived
at Omsk, has given to the newspaper
Zarya a narrative of his experiences
since reaching Russia which throws
considerable light on the conditions in
the Bolshevik zones of Russia. The
schoolmaster said that almost all the
released Russian prisoners were suf-
fering from hunger and practically
destitute of clothing
At first they were received with
animosity but later the Bolsheviki or
ganized propagandist bureaus where
socialistic literature was distributed
to the prisoners in an attempt to con-
vert them to Bolshevism. Meetings
were held and offers were made to
enroll the prisoners in the Bolshevik
armies under the following conditions:
A gift of two suits of clothing, 600
rubles in cash, provisions for two
weeks. The officers were offered
from 1000 to $500 in cash. The Boil
sheviki, he said, had no success in re-
cruiting the officers but some SOL
diers, who were in the worst physi-
cal condition, accepted their propo-
sails. The majority, however, desert
ed, at the first possible moment.
The schoolmaster said that the dis
cipline in the Bolshevik army is ex-
ceedingly rigorous. For the least in
fraction the soldiers are shot. The
privileged class in the Red army is
made up of Magyars, Let's and sail
ors. The rest are supported as out
casts and as possible fodder for can
non. The members of the Russian
middle class are forced to labor in the
trenches or Notifications Or to serve
as servants for the Bolshevik soldiers.
The Bolsheviki, the returned pris-
oners said, attribute great Importance
to their so-called "spying orators, :"
who secretly remain behind in the
towns evacuated by the Red Guard
and to corrupt and win over the troops
of the Russian National Army.
The Red Guard leaders declare that
it is only over their lifeless bodies
that the Allies will take the "com-
mune of the North" name which
they give to Petrograd.
At Petrograd, the schoolmaster
said, all the workingmen between II
ard 46 are mobilized. A large num-
Der of military schools have been op-
ened for the army. Trotzky, the Boil
shevik War Minister, was accorded an
aviation pilots license. To celebrate
the anniversary of the Bolshevik
coup d. etat heavy additional taxes
were imposed on the bourgeois class
and extensive displays of fireworks
were held in the principal cities.
Throughout the country were or
ganized "begging committees" who
had the right to requisition everything
that pleased them. BY special de-
cree were established passports of
the socialist classes on which were
inscribed the number of rationso re-
! ceived. On the bourgeois passports
are entered the number of tasks to
; the credit of the holder, such as the
, cleaning Of streets and barracks.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Bootleggers Are
Caught And Fined

Julia Weems and Percy Cato, ne
groes, were arrested last night in
this city by Chief of Police c. L. Bon
ner, for having in their possession Is
pints of yellow Stone" Julia and
Percy left the train at Ft. Loring and
walked to this city with their liquor
They were met within the city limits
by Mr. Bonner.
Julia was wearing skirt which con-
tanned many pockets in which the pint
bottles were carried. Percy also had
his pockets filled with whiskey.
The two were each fined $1OO and
costs by Mayor E. V. Hughston and
sentenced to 80 days in Jail. The day
sentence will however be held up
pending good behavior.
The whisky was poured into the
gutter this morning in front of the
city hall by Mayor Hughston and
Chief Bonner
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Agent Here Interest
Of Disabled Soldiers

Mr.. H. L. Stanton, representative
of the Federal Board for Vocational
education of disabled soldiers, arriv-
ed in Greenwood yesterday and is
here to confer with the local Home
Service section of the A. R. C. By
this means he will get in touch with
all soldiers who reside in Leflore and
who have become disabled in the war.
The government has resolved to do
its best to restore to health strength
and self supporting activity every
disabled sailor and soldier. The vo-
cational training which may be neces-
sary to restore his self supporting
activity is under the jurisdiction of
the Federal Board of Vocational ed
ucation.
The government strongly recon-
mends that each man who needs it,
undertake training and put himself
under the care of the Federal Board,
but the decision is optional with each
man.
Public authorities and other large
employers will in many cases, at
least, give the disabled soldiers and
sailors preference when filling va
cant positions, provided they possess
the training necessary to fill them.
All disabled soldiers, whether in OF
out of the hospital, should address
their inquiries about their specific
cases either to the Federal Board TO,
Vocational Education, Washington, D
c., or to the district office of the
Federal Board of the district in which
he is located. Greenwood and Leflore
County are in District No. the Of
flee of which is at 822 Maison Blanche
Annex, New Orleans, La.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
GiVESU. s. FLAG
CASE EMERGENCY
Knight of Columbus Gave Most Cher.
ished Possession When Amer
leans Entered COblenz.
Associated Press

COBLENZ, Germany, April 8
When the Seventeenth Field Artillery
commanded by Colonel E. r. w. Nc
Cabe moved into the ancient fortress
of Ehrerbreitstein where, for many
generations, the imperial colors of
the Hohenzollerns had waved from
the great flagstaff a defiance to the
world, it was discovered to the diSmay
of the new garrison that the unit did
not possess a national standard to
proclaim from the talleSt parapet
the American occupation of the Teu-
ton stronghold.
COurierS were sent to every shop in
the city of Cobienz in a forlorn hope
that an American flag might have
survived the days when Germany paid
honor to visiting official and military
delegation from the American repub-
lie. The~search was fruitless and the
formal occupation of the fortress
seemed destined to be without it's
chief ceremonial, the hoisting of the
colors.
But the couriers of Colonel McCabe
reckoned without Secretary Michael
Driscoll of the Knights of Columbus,
of Danbury, Iowa. AS venture the
messengers visited the big war SER
vice storehouse of which Mr.. Driscoll
was in tharge.
eyes, think 1 can fix you out all
right" said the secretary, and in the
depths of his private trunk he found
has most cherished overseas possess
ion, huge American flag. This is
the only emergency that could ever
get that flag away from me-" was
the admonition Of the donor of the
colors.
Then followed the ceremony of the
mounting of the colors over the great
stronghold. Troops in parade forma-
tion, big fleet of American air
planes manoeuvering in the brilliant
sunshine, and the playing of the "Star
Spangled Banner by regimental
band proclaimed to the world the
downfall of the ramparts which since
their occupation by the legions of
Julius Caesar have been the bulwarks
of monarchy.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Viscount Grey Has
Not Lost Eyesight
Associated Press

LONDON, April 5-The widely
published report that Viscount Grey,
who was Foreign Minister in Mr.. As
quiths cabinet, and whose speeches in
the House of Commons in 1914 were
a powerful influence in making up the
mind of the British public for war,
had become totally blind was exag-
gerated.
Writing to a friend who had sent
his coincidence, Lord Grey replied: 81
lost the power of reading some mon
tbs ago and dry-fly fishing became
impossible last year as could no Ion
glad to see the great progress made
l hope, will still be possible. am
glad osee the great progress made
at Paris with the project of a League
of Nations"
Lord Grey made his last public ap-
pearance a few months ago when he
delivered an address in London in
support of the League of Nations.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Farm Labor Wages
Advance In England
Associated Press

LONDON, April 5-The average
wage of the ordinary farm laborer in
this country advanced during the
war from $3.50 week to about $6.75
q week.
Evidence of the awakening of the
farm laborer to his own value and
his willingness to organize has been
discovered by the Board of Agricul-
ture which has Investigated the pay
Of the farm workers. Before the
war the mems wages were too low
to enable them to pay union fees,
but since the war a rapid develop
ment in trade unionism has taken
place. The investigators found little
evidence Of unfriendly relations be-
tween employers and agriculture
workers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Good Crowd Present
At Community Sing

A good sized crowd was in attend
ance last night at the Community
Sing and a most enjoyable evening
was spent in song. Mr.. R. C. Lips
comb was i'll and was unable to lead
the singing. Miss Anne Louise Ham
ilton, supervisor of music in the pub
lie schools, took charge of the music.
The interest is growing in the week.
ly gathering together of the people
for singing and much good is hoped
to be accomplished.
After the singing DR.. Isabelle Kerr
of Boston delivered an excellent lect-
ure to the business women and girls
of the city.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
WOMAN'S BOARD MEETING.

SWAN LAKE, Miss, April A.
Mrs. B. F. Saunders, chairman Dis
trict No. 2, announces that the or
ganization of the Wo.nan's Victory
Liberty Loan committee of the Second
District of Mississippi in the Eighth
Federal Reserve District as complet-
ed is as follows:
Mrs. B. F. Saunders, Swan Lake,
district chairman; Mrs. G.. E. Hart,
Inverness, Sunflower County, chair
man; Mrs. j. L. Gillespie, Greenwood,
Leflore County, chairman; MIS- S. l..
Polk, Charleston, Tallahatchie, east
chairman; Mrs. T. B. Abbey, Webb,
Tallahatchie, west chairman; Mrs. G..
S. Beail, Jr., Lexington, Holmes Coun-
ty. chairman; Mrs. Saml Marks,
Marks, Quitman County, chairman.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Favor Independence
CT Montenegro
Associated Press

WINCHESTER, Eng, April s.
Viscount Herbert John Gladstone,
formerly Secretary of State for Home
Affairs and sen of the greatest Brit
ish premier, William e. Gladstone,
has put himself on record as favoring
the independence of Montenegro.
Mr. Gladstone has written a letter
to Alexander Devine of Winchester
in which he asserted:
'McnteIegro has every claim, if
not to absolute independence, at least
to independence federated. l shall be
extremely sorry if the cd monarchy
is repudiated by the people. Monte
negro has been repeatedly classed by
orr government with Belgium and
Se-bia and the idea that she should BE-
submerged in Serbia and lose her his
toric individuality is utterly repug-
nant to me-"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Judge Kimbr0ugh Will
Deliver Address Sunday

A rare opportunity will lbe given
the people of Greenwood tomorrow
afternoon to hear, Judge Duke Kim
bruugh. an orator of ability, and who
has just returned from overseas
where he served with the 10th Divis-
Jon.
Judge Kimbrough will come to
Greenwood from Oxford and will de-
liver an address at o'clock at the
Memorial Building. The people OF
the city are urged to attend this lee
ture as Judge Kimbrough is recog-
nized as one of the able speakers OF
the state
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Will Not Parade
In Washington
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April General
March announced today that the War
Department has decided definitely it
will be impracticable to parade the
42nd Rainbow division in Washing
ten as complete organization.
Under the present plans the entire
division will be in this country before
the end of April. 1t will be brought
to Camp Mead and subsequently each
unit will be sent to it's home camp
for demobliZation
General March stated that regi-
nents and smaller units of the Forty
Second Division will be paraded in the
principal cities of the home states,
if it acn be arranged.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
President Passes
Satisfactory Night
Associated Press

PARIS, April 5-President Wilson
slept until after rine o'clock this
morning and no bulletin was issued
by his physician. 1t was announced,
however, that he passed a satisfac-
tory night.
= When the President awoke, it was
announced that he is better today.
He might sit up later in the day. 1t
is said he may possibly attend Mon
days meeting of the council of four.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Italians Follow
Will OF People
Associated Press

PARIS, April 5-(Fridsy)-Asl,ed
if the Italians would leave the Peace
Conference if denied Fiume, Saliva
tore Braxilai. one of the Italian peace
delegates said today that no decision
had been reached yet but it is obvious
the Italian delegates must follow the
will of the Italian people. Rrazilai
said IN the recent Plcbiscite, the peo-
pie Of Fiume decided in favor Of an
nexaticn to Italy. and declared that
the Italian people and parliament
without dist:nc,I,,a OF party, ID d.
terr,ined that Fiume be part # the
kingdom.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Is PER CENT
DEMOBuIZED
Only 25 Per Cent of the Allied Armies
Have Been Demobilized. Cen
trail Powers IS Per Cent
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 5-The fig
ures of the latest status Of the mill
tary forces of Europe, General March
announces, show that the armies of
the Central Powers now constitute
about Is per cent of their strength
when the armistice was signed, while
the allied forces constitute rs per
cent of their total on November l1th.
Officially the charts show the aggre-
gate strength of the central powers is
now 1,25O,00O men. The allied armies
in November totalled 13,600,O0O of
which only 25 per cent have been de-
mobilized.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Polish Troops To
Return BY DanZig
Associated Press

PARIS, Havas, April 5-Marshal
Foch has telegraphed the Allied gov
ernments that the right of the allies
to use Danzig as a port for the return
of Polish troops in France to POLAND,
was formally upheld in conference
with German representatives. Foch
stated other means of transportation
proposed by the German government,
also will be used
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
PEACE BY EASTER
IS NOW DOUBTED
Territorial Question Is In Fair Way
Of Settlement. Says French
Newspaper.
Associated Press

PARIS, April 5-The Possibility of
peace by Easter is doubted the French
newspaper Matin declares. However,
there is divergence of opinion in the
council of four on the essential point
of reparation while the territorial
question is in a fair way of :attle-
ment. The Journal expresses the op-
inion that negotiations with Germany
will be as laborious as pour parlers
between the Associated Press.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Expect Trouble
On Murmansk Front
Associated Press

LONDON, April 5--Important de-
velopments on the Murmansk front
in northern Russia are expected in a
few days owing to the threatened de-
Sertion of the Finnish troops, accord
ing to the Daily Mail. American de-
tachments and British relief forces
are reported on the way to Murmansk
20 meet this danger.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
French Instruct
Japanese Aviators
Associated Press

TOXIC, April 5-French army avi-
ators have begun to instruct officers
Of the Japanese army in aviation
work under the arrangement by which
fifteen French flight officers came
to Japan for that purpose. Thirty
three japanese officers have been re-
receiving instructions at the military
rasenal in the inspection Of airplane
material. Practice flights will be
in progress by the end Of May
Aerial shooting and bombing will fol-
low. Attention will be given to air
plane photography and wireless tele.
graphy.
Airplane motors will be manufact-
ured at the military arsenal in this
city and ct the airplane building in
tie suburbs.
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Situation Is Most
Favorable In Archangel
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 5-General
March announces the Archsngel sit
uation is we'll in hand from a mill
tary view and says the War Depart
ment plans to have the American
force out of that portion of Russia by
the end of June.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
Arrangements Made
Landing Polish Troops
Associated Press

PARIS, April SIT is officially an
nounced that arrangements for land
ing Polish troops at Danzig and their
transport over lines proposed by Ger
many, has been arranged to the entire
satisfaction of the Allied powers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
DemObiliZatiOn OF
u. S. Army Is Rapid
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, April 5-The de-
mobilization of the American army
has reached a total of 1,624,171 the
the War Department announces. This
represents a rehabilitation of forty
four per cent of those enlisted and
fHrty eight per cent of the commits
stoned personel strength. The army
strength is now estimated at $685.
71S.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
ORDER FLEET
PUT TO SEA
Leon Trotsky Orders Russian Fleet
To Put to Sea and Attack the
Allied Fleet.
Associated Press

LONDON, April 5-Lecn Trotsky,
the Bolsheviki Minister of War and
Marine, has ordered the Russian Bal
tic fleet to put to sea and attack the
allies, threateping~ro have all the
crews shot if they disobey orders, says
the London Daily Mail.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
For Period of Twenty Four Hours
Ending 7 A. M Today.

Temperature-High ga degrees; !;
lowest, 43 degrees; at 7 p. M, 60 de-
grees; precipitation, none; river
gauge "a feet; change in "a hours 06.
The river has fallen six tenths of an
inch during the past twenty four
hours. -
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
Local Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05

Mr.. E. B. Todd has returned to
Greenwood and has accepted a posi-
tion with Pollard & Hammer He was
recently discharged from Camp Beau
regard, where he was with the Medi
cal Corps.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-05
RIGHT AT YOU

RIGHT AT YOU
Easter is very close. Are you
ready? Suits, Dresses, Hats,
Shoes to help you in your Easter
appearance.
FOUNTAINS