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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
,UME i-NUMBER 16/
GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 19, 1916.
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LGARIANS ARE REPORTED TO RE EVACUATING MONASTIR AND MOVING NATIONAL ARCHIVES
ACUATION OF MONASTIR
BY BULGARIANS REPORTED
lation in the Balkans the Center of Attraction
—Situation on France-Belgian Front Uu
f
changed—Delayed by Rains.
I (By Associated Press.)
bidon, Sept. 19.—An Athens dis
n says that information received
■ indicates that the Bulgars are
pning to evacuate Monastir. It is
I that the Bulgarian archives are
g hastily transported to Uskub.
IGARIANS COUNTER ATTACK.
K (By Associated Press.)
■ris, Sept. 19.—The Bulgarians
[the Macedonian front made two
iter attacks against the Serbians
[with no gains, the war office an
tacid today. The Bulgarians and
[nans have not attempted counter
leks against the French who cap
id Fiorina. There is no change on
Strume front.
ttOCHEFORT POSTED MISSING.
(By Associated Press.) ^
Bris, Sept. 19.—Flight Lieut. De
lefort, who brought down six Ger
i machines on Saturday, was post
Hissing today.
Paris, Sept. 19.—The Germans took
[ offensive in the Champagne re
® last night, making five succès
s attacks on the Russian troops
IERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE.
(By Associated Press.)
ARE TAKEN TO SECURE
SAWMILL FOR GREENWOOD
[fass Meeting Last Night Decided to Offer the
Churchill Lumber Co. Good Inducements
to Locate Big Plant Here.
I The mass meeting called to meet
t the Business League room last
ight to consider a proposition of
luch interest to the people of Green
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rood was called to order at 8 o clock
*y Mr. E. R. McShane, president of
he Business League. Mr. T. H. Baird
«ras unanimously chosen chairman of
;he meeting and took the chair. A
arge and representative number of
■business men were present.
I The chairman stated the object of
[the meeting, which was that the
■Churchill Lumber Co., of Kentucky,
with a mill at present in operation
at Glendora, wanted to locate a saw
mill at Greenwood, and wanted to
know what Greenwood would offer in
the way of sites, etc., to secure the
location' of the mill here.
Hr* Churchill and several of his
head men were here in person yes
terday 'morning and were taken on an j
automobile tour by several of the |
representative citizens of the town j
and shown available sites. It is un- 1
derstoed that Grenada and other
towns in Mississippi have offered sites
for the location of this plant, but the
owners are particularly anxious to
come to ; Greenwood, being well pleas
ed with the freight rates and the won
derful advantages to be secured here
because of Greenwood's location upon
two good railroads and the Yazoo
river.
The Churchill Lumber Co. use gum,
oak and cypress. The men who were
bore yesterday Stated that they ex
pected to draw timber from as far
away as Jackson and would put a
plant here capable of sawing 2,000,
00g fact s month. Their monthly pay
roll would reach several thousand dol
lore, the mill working about one hun
died men. «
W several places shown them they
datylcd upon the Barrett site, which
" «y stated was practically mads to
dîr for their purposes. They want
ed a ten-year lease with thjt option to
renew at the end of the ten years.
The alte selected lies in two parts,
0\'ÆÊ0it of ton .acres just east of the
IfMn Oil Mill A Manufacturing
4 Mj|iNr , l site, and the other In five
I there. The war office today says that
all assaults were checked by the Rus
sian machine guns and artillery fire.
TWO STEAMERS SUNK.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 19.—The loss of the
steamers Wewa and Lord Tredegar
has been announced by Lloyds.
RAINS DELAY OPERATIONS.
(By Associated Press)
London, Sept. 19.—Heavy and con
tinuous rainfall during the last 24
hours is today's official account of op
erations on the France-Belgian front.
The general situation is unchanged.
GERMAN STAFF MOVES.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 19.—The Wireless
Press gave out a Berne dispatch to
day quoting the Suddeutiche Zee
tuntz to the effect that the German
great general staff had moved from
the western to the eastern front.
STUBBORN FIGHTING.
Petrograd, Sept. 19. — Stubborn
fighting is in progress between the
Russian and Austro-German troops in
the region of the river Narayuvka, in
Galicia, the war office announced to
day. All the Teuton attacks have
been repulsed with heavy losses.
acres just west of the oil mill,
j The property is owned by Mr. W.
R - Hum P h rey, who stated at the mass
j meetin f last |j n | ght , ju8 ' , what J*
I property could be leased for. The
, meeting first considered paying all
j 0 f the lease; but It was decided that
| the returns would not justify such an.
outlay, and it was decided finally to
offer to pay two-fifths of the lease
for ten years as an inducement for
the mill to be located here.
Bankers present at the meeting
stated that it was their opinion that
the people in question were thorough
business men and would abide by any
contract made, and that their re
quest for a site from the city was in
good faith and not an effort to ex
ploit the city. It » understood that
the pay roll for the mill at Glendora
is at present between six and sight
hundred dollars per week.
The Barrett place, chosen by the
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j lumber people as the site they want
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j gite in the city, and the lease figure
1 8e t by Mr. Humphrey was generally
ed, is very probably the finest factory
agreed to be more than reasonable.
There is already a lhill building upon
the ground with sidetracks laid and
artesian wqll water. The property is
also fully protected from fire. The
site lies between the Y. ft M. V. rail
road and the river.
Should the lumber people accept
the city's proposition the city will
contract to pay two-fifths of the lease
provided the monthly pay roll ex
ceeds a certain amount, and the lum
ber company refrain from opening a
commissary.
The Secretary of the Business
League, Mr. Hays, was authorised to
notify the Churchill Lumber Co. of
the action taken by the meeting last
night and to receive their reply. '
The chairman appointed Dr. T. R.
Henderson, and Messrs. E. R. Mc
Shane and C. E. Wright, u committee
to canvass the members of the Busi
ness League and the business people
of the town generally for pledges to
raise the amount agreed upon; \
The meeting adjourned at 9 o'clock
to await a reply from tho lumber poo*
plo and to give tho finance tommit*
tes tims to get In aomi good wort.
I. 0. 0. F ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS
Executive Sessions of All Branches
Held Today at Naahviile.
(By Assocated Press.)
Nashville, Sept. 10.—All branches
of the Odd Fellows in meeting here
in connection with the Sovereign
Grand Lodge held executive sessions
today. The election of officers of the
Grand Lodge will take place this af
ternoon.
Membership in the order is now
2,188,458. Almost $6,000,000 has been
paid out in relief.
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TCHULA LAKE IS
TO BE IMPROVED
Major Fiske of U. S. Engineers Corps
Will Hold. Public Hearings
Here Tonight.
The snagboat Ben Humphreys ar
rived in the city last night and is tied
up at the City.Landing. Major Har
old C. Fiske, of the Engineers Corps,
U. S. A., is aboard and will hold a
public hearing aboard the vessel at 8
o'clock tonight upon the advisability
of improving Tchula Lake, examina
tion for which was provided in the
River and Harbor Act of July27th,
19161
Oral statements will be heard, but
it is advisable to put important facts
and statistics in writing for perma
nent records.
The hearing will be conducted on
board the Ben Humphreys at the
City Landing tonight at 8 o'clock, and
Major Fiske urges all of those inter
ested in the project to be on hand.
A FEW MORE BOUQUETS.
Our old friend Jim Gillespie of the
Greenwood Commonwealth, has re
cently enlarged the sphere of useful
ness of that most excellent paper by
converting it into a daily from a
weekly. If Greenwood will stand up
to Gillespie—and it's starting off well
—he will make the world set up and
take notice of the great resources
and development of that hustling
delta city, and here's hoping that he
will abundantly succeed and that he
will not have to revert back to a
weekly or twice-a-wuakly edition as a
matter of self-protection in the mat
ter of keeping his paper going in pro
portion to the support rendered.—
Greene Co. Herald.
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Our good friend, J. L. Gillespie has
launched a splendid daily paper for
that enterprising delta city. Mr. Gil
lespie is a newspaper man of many
years experience and in the initial
issue of his publication demonstrates*
that he is able to get out a bright
newsy daily In a small town. We wish
tim luck.—Senatobia Democrat.
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Our distinguished, handsome friend,
Jim Gillespie, of the Greenwood Com
monwealth, is now coming out with a
daily, and they do aay that it is one
of the best in the country. But any
thing great may be expected from a
man like Jim-Gillespie and a town like
Greenwood.—Amory Times-Press.
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Recently the business men of
Greenwood took a notion they wanted
a daily paper. Instead of going away
from home they went to Jim Gilles
pie, editor of The Commonwealth,
who helped make Greenwood what it
is. The result Is that city has an up
to-date daily newspaper.—Quitman
Co. Review.
Editor Gillespie, of The Common-,
wealth, has begun tho publication of
a daily paper. Greenwood has the
reputation of being ope of tho llveat
teams, in the State, aru^e daily paper
if in keeping with the spirit of prog
ress. A new linotype , of the latest
make he
sellent i
of
pot
of
been purchased, and an ex
v service is being installed.
BIG ADVANCE IN
COTTON FUTURES
New York Up 27 to 80 Points—New
Orleans Up M Points.
Today recorded Another big ad
vance in cotton futures on both the
New York and New Orleans markets.
The first showed advance of from 27
to 30 points, the latter a gain of 30
points.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Close. Prv. Close.
..... 9.44 9.311-2
. 9.46
. 9.48 9.31
. 9.50 9.31
Oct.-Nov. ,.
Nov.-Dee. ..
Jan.-Feb. ...
Mch.-Apl. ..
Spots 9.55—11 up.
Sales 8,000.
9.30 1-2
NEW YORK MARKET.
Open. High. Low. Close.
.15.71 16.05 16.71 16.01-02
.16.94 16.19 16.87 16.18-19
.16.04 16.28 15.95 16.26-28
.16.19 16.44 16.10 16.42-48
.16.35 16.60 16.28 16.57-60
Closed 27 to 30 up.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan. <
Mch.
May
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Open. High. Low. Close.
......15.39 15.65 15.32 15.64-65
Dec.16.60 16.90 15.56 15.89-90
.15.73 16.04 15.70 16.05-44
Mch.15;96 16.25 15.92 1624-25
May .1618 16.44 16.10 16.46-46
Closed 30 up. h
New York Spots 16.16—30 up.
New Orleans Spots 15.38—25 up.
Sales 2,710.
Oct.
Jan.
New Orleans, Sept. 19.—Spot peo -1
pie are baying in Judges on promise
of further cot in frieght rates. Thia
support attracted large speculative
buying' on expectation of a bullish
weekly report tomorrow and a bull
ish bureau to follow.
New Orleans, Sept. 19.—Map shows
cloudy in Oklahoma, fair rest of the
belt; no rain except in Birmingham
district, which was local. Indcations
not very good. It will remain fair
generally over greater part of belt
today, but unsettled weather is indi
cated to come on the western states in
day of two and there are marked
signs of a large disturbance in the
southeast.
DAILY MARKET LETTER.
New Orleans, Sept. 19.—Liverpool
acted as expected, near positions were
depressed by heavy hedge selling
with lower freights and shows only
half the advance of later positions,
which gained as much as 19 points.
Spots are quoted 11 higher; sales
,000 bales. Latest advices from Lan
cashire show a queer state of affairs.
With the spinning industry greatly
impaired and practically idle on the
Continent, the task of supplying for
eign countries with goods falls on
Lancashire and activity there is
enormous, trade returns showing that
the exportation of goods is greater
than the importation of cotton. This
may have been one of the reasons
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that caused the British government
to temporarilyrelease more tonnage,
and freight brokers inform us that
freight here is likely to be lowered
further at preient to fill some avail
able tonnage. Hedges are being
bought in ou our side to shift the cot
ton Liverpool and speculation
en
couraged by this legitimate buying is
pushing its side on the basis of this
support, which caused the rapid ad
vance so far this week. Expectation
of a bullish weekly report tomorrow
and the popular idea that the market
on the next bureau publication day
may make a repetition of the sensa
tional performance of August 1st,
causes active buying -whenever the
market shows life. Weather condi
tions were, very good over night but
nromiae^Jpsttled over western and
south
,'ntic states.
J. F. CLARK * CO.
SWIFT ft CO. IN NEW QUARTERS.
Swift ft Co. have moved their stock
of goods from near the Southern de
pot to the Millsaps building just west
of the Y. ft M. V. depot.
SCHOOL TABLETS.
COURT SQUARE GROCERY
hu targe asnortment Tab*
Mi' ttd Pdrtdk.
BLACKMAILERS
OUT UNDER BOND
Preliminary Trial Set for Thia After
noon—Witneases Arrive.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 19.—Released
bond several members of the alleged
blackmail syndicate arrested in the
Federal raid here Saturday will pos
sibly get a continuance of their pre
liminary trial here today.
Witnesses from eastern cities have
arrived in Chicago to testify against
the gang. The case is set for trial at
two this afternoon.
James Christian, one of the men of
four arrested with three women in the
raid, was liberated on bond last night.
The alleged leaders will probably be
held under $25,000 bonds each.
on
ARTHUR WRIGHT DIES FROM
INJURIES.
Greenville, Miss., Sept. 18.—Arthur
Wright, formerly of Grenada, Miss.,
but who had been employed on Choc
taw plantation, some 15 miles from
Greenville, was struck by the South
ern passenger train Sunday afternoon
at 5 o'clock near Elizabeth and died
from his injuries in the hospital here
last midnight.
Wright, according to reports, was
standing on the railroad track, the
engineer blew the whistle and then
put on the brakes but the train struck
Wright with sufficient force to injure
him fatally, several ribs being broken
and other bruisea received. The
Southern train crew picked up the
inured man and the train was backed
into Greenville to bring him to the
hospital, but he died in a few hours.
The body was shipped to Grenada
thia afternoon for interment. He was
unmarried, but leaves a mother and
sisters.
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THE WEATHER
Forecast for Tuesday.
Mississippi—Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Louisiana—Fair and warmer to
night; Wednesday, partly cloudy.
Arkansas—Fair and' warmer.
Oklahoma—Fair.
Texas—Generally fair.
Alabama — Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Tennessee — Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; rising temperatures.
Georgia and Carolinas— Fair Tues
day and Wednesday.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
The attention of our readers is di
rected to the condensed financial
statement of The First National
Bank of Greenwood published in to
day's Daily Commonwealth. This
staunch institution's deposits foot up
the handsome total of $1,218,059.13,
its surplus and profits are $107,462.93,
the loans aggregate $972,264.59, cash
and sight exchange $256,339.61.
We congratulate the officers and
stockholders of the First National
upon these splendid evidences of pros
perity.
LANHAM BUYS SHAW'S SIGN
PAINTING BUSINESS.
Our progressive fellow-citizen and
successful electrical, plumbing and
heating man, J. D. Lanham, haa
bought the sign painting business of
J. H. Shaw, who has gone to Cali
fornia to make his home.
Mr. Lanham has placed Mr. George
Blower in charge of his sign painting
business, and his experience and qual
ification is a guarantee to all who
place their orders with the new firm
that they will be pleased.
FINED FOR CARRYING CON
CEALED WEAPONS.
Mr. C. N. Fulton, one of the par
ticipants in the fisticuff Saturday
morning, of which Mr. T. A. Odis was
the other party, was tried before
Mayor Commissioner Ray yesterday
afemoon on the charge of carrying
concealed weapons. Mr. Fulton plead
guitly and was given a fine of $26.
There wee no charge ontored against
Mr. Odis, who, however, at the trial
of Mr. Fulton, denied that he threw
an inkstand at tke defendant. ;
BURSTING DAM CAUSES HEAVY
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
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Whole Villages Inundated When Dam in Weis
sendesse Valley Breaks—Ten Bodies Iden
tified—Amsterdam Reports.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 19.—Many lives have
been lost and enormous damage ■
caused near Gablonz, Bohemia, by the
bursting of a large dam in the Weis
sendesse Valley, according to Am
PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY IN N. Y.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 19.—The contest
between Whitman, Republican, and
Seabury, Democrat, candidates for
the nomination for Governor on their
respective tickets, to obtain the Pro-,
gressive nomination for that office,
is the interesting feature in the New
York state primaries today.
It is not expected that more than
20,000 to 40,000 Progressives will
participate. The polls open at 3
p. m., and close at 9 o'clock.
HUGHES AT PEORIA.,
(By Associated Press.)
Peoria, 111., Sept. 19.—Chas. Hughes
delivered his first speech of his sec
ond campaign here today before the
Republican state convention,
spoke this afternoon at Springfield at
the Illinois state fair.
He
MAYOR MITCHEL ASKS BUSINESS
MEN TO HELP PREVENT STRIKE
Calls Conference of Committee from Chamber of
Commerce and Merchants Association—
Men Set Time to Walk Out.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 19.—Mayor Mitch
el called into conference with him
today representatives of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Merchants As
sociation, to try to avert the threaten
ed strike of 700,000 workers in the
city in sympathy with the street rail
way employes.
The Mayor has received a warning
from the labor leaders that unless the
committee of business men settle the
carmen's strike by Thursday night, a
general walk-out of virtually all la
NEW YORK'S PRIMARY ELEC
TIONS.
New York, Sept. 19—(Union Asso
ciated Press.) The primary elections
being held in New York State today
are almost as much interest as the
State elections in Maine last week.
An entire new State Legislature is
to be chosen in addition to candidates
for governor and the United States
Senator; three Supreme Court Justi
ces are to be elected, a Municipal
Court Judge and a President of the
Board of Aldermen. Two questions
are to be settled: whether another
constitutional convention shall meet
in 1918 and whether $10,000,000 in
bonds shall be issued for parks and
forests.
HUGHES TO SPEAK TO ILLINOIS
REPUBLICANS.
Peoria, 111., Sept. 19—(Union Asso
ciated Press)—Charles E. Hughes,
Pepublican presidential nominee is to
be the principal speaker at the Re
publican State convention meeting
here today. Mr Hughes will discuss
national issues and dwell forcibly on
the recently enacted 8-hour labor law.
Leaving Peoria he goes to Spring
field to speak on the Republican day
program at the State Fair. After
that ho is expected to take a trip
through! Illinois» Indiana, Michigaa
gad make one speech in Oklahoma be
fen fat&niag «net.
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tified.
Tiefendach,
Schwa row, Grosshammer and Hants
have been inundated.
sterdam dispatches.
Ten bodies have already been idan
The villages of Deszendorf,
Tannwall, Schum burg,
; TAKE UP BORDER QUESTION.
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resurae< l discussion of the plans for
protection of the international border,
(By Associated Press.)
New London, Sept. 19.—The joint
Mexican-American commission today
It is not expected that any agree
ment will be reached at this session.
WILSON ENROUTE TO LONG
BRANCH.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 19.— Présidant
Wilson passed through here today
enroute to Long Branch from Co
lumbia, S. C., where he attended Hid
funeral of his sister, Mrs. Annie
Howe, yesterday. The President ex
pected to plunge actively into hie
campaign plans tomorrow and will be
daily engaged until the election day.
i bor unions in the city and vicinity
will be ordered.
Representatives of thirty unions
have called upon those organizations
to strike if settlement is not forth
coming. The railway strike extended
to Queens county today when 600
conductors and motormen on the New
York and Queens County railroad
struck.
Labor leaders assert .that 14 street
car line in Queens county are tied up.
Officials of the company claimed
that 50 per cent of the cars are going
and not more than 300 of the men
went out.
ERIE DIVERTS TRAFFIC FROM
BUFFALO.
Bufialo, N. Y., Sept. 19—(Uuion
Associated Press)—The Pittsburg
and Lake Erie and the New York
Central have begun the operation of
a new ferry on Lake Erie between
Asiiiabuia and Port Maitland, On
tario. It will be utilized in divert
ing traiiic which has heretofore gone
through Buffalo by what is popularly
Known as the Niagara frontier rout
ing tor freight having a Canadian
destination and thus in helping to
prevent congestion at Buffalo, will
afford a shorter distance.
MUNITION DISTRICTS EXPERI
ENCE WAVE OF BUILDING.
Philadelphia, Sept. 19—(Union As
sociated Pres)—To provide homes for
the great influx of workers that pro
/nise to double the population of Ches
ter, Ludystone, Essington, Ridley
Park and other communities in the
•ndustrial sections of this city, more
than 1,500 dwellings houses will be
erected this fall. Real estate values
in these sections have soared to
heights that a few yèara ago would
have appeared absurd, and municipal
mpirovements that ten years
would have appeared equally r
lous are actually under way, in
tionto other Important geawa
provenants. This prosperity I
to the number of mualtiea ftp
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