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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
j I. GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher
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GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 24, 1917.
, VOLUME 1-NUMBER 124.
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BULGARIANS HAVE WITHDRAWN
ACROSS SOUTH ARM OF DANUBE
Now Occupy Their Former Positions After Cross
ing River in Face of Russians—Extreme Cold
Interferring With Operations.
(By Associated Press)
Today's statement apparently indi
cates the withdrawal of the Bulgar
ian forces from the north side of the
southern arm of the Danube near
Tulteha, Dobrudja, to their former po
sitions south of the river. This is the
only important move in the Rumanian
The extreme cold weath
campaign.
er is intsrferring with the operations.
There has been a renewal of fight
ing in the Riga region according to
Berlin. This account says fighting
favorable to the Germans.
On the Franco-Belgian front activ
ity was limited to raiding detach
ments.
PAPERS NON-COMMITTAL.
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Jan. 24—Newspapers are
,low in expressing an opinion of Pres
ident Wilson's speech the text of
which was received by them shortly
before going to press. The speech
occupied a large part of the restrict
i ed columns and is regarded as a news
BLIND TIGERS
PLEAD GUILTY
Two Take Punishment Without Fight
—One Released a«d One Tried
and Found Guilty.
Three cases were nol-prossed .yes
terday in Circuit Court, four stale
cases were passed to the records, one
blind tiger case in which a plea of not
guilty was entered was tried and con
yicted, two blind tigers pled guilty
and were fined, two cases were dis- j
Biisswl from court, several bonds were
Ordered forfeited and numerous at
tachments for state witnesses were
Isrdered.
Frank Peoples charged with for
gery and released on bond was not
[present and his bond forfeited and his
[bondsmen were ordered to appear at
[the next term of court and show rea
son why the order should not be made
[permanent.
Will Oliver, charged with retailing,
[pled guilty and was fined $160 and
[costs in the case.
Leanna Goings under a Similar
[charge plead guilty, was found to be
[not guilty by the jury and was re
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Dorothy Street Bellamy pled guilty
to a charge of retailing and was fined
$60 and costs. The Sheriff last fall
raided the place of Dorothy near Itta
Bena where she was alleged to have
operated a young saloon.
Lillie May,
a negro woman of
Greenwood, pled not guilty to a
charge of retailing, was tried and
found guilty by the jury. The sen
tence has not yet been passed. She
is the wife of Gibbs May who at the
lest term of court drew a three year
sentence in the penitentiary for for
«ery. She probably desired to join
Gibbs at the front. She was convict-,
victpH Kir fu £ j i
victed by the evidence of negro detec
tiv eSi
New York ,Jan. 24—(By Union As
•ociated Press)—Shoes would be just
** aheap as in grandmother's day, if
*omen were to consent to wear low
•boes instead of the high affairs
Vhich fashion approves, according to
Wding factors in the shoe manufac*
[""big business. It is not the high
"•t of shoes, they declare, but the
of high shoes that causes them
[toncem. Whether they like them or
j* not, it is stated, women will have
® Wear low shoes with their spring
gowns or else compromise on cloth
"PPed boots.
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MORE SWISS TROOPS TO GUARD
NEUTRALITY
24-(By Union A.so
d Press)—The Swiss Federal
«1. as a measure of precaution,
y began to mobilize further divis
Swiss army. The official
Jtotoment says: "The Federal Council
it to *, that circum » tance * enabled
reduce ve^ considerable during
Jtoent months the forces on the front
fc,' At *e beginning of the year it
• considered necessary to take
** extensive measures of prscau-1
a. ^ this reason it ordered the
"'dilation on January 24 of tha
to*od Division and tha continigsnts
tas Fourth Divisions which have
to P«t been mobilised. The Federal
?**!* re mains fully confident of tha
tion * of tha belligerent partita
Ki neutrality of Sw^eM
WOMEN MUST WEAR LOW
SHOES; LIKES DON'T
COUNT.
A
feature of the day.
RUSSIANS PRESSED BACK.
(By Associated Press)
Petrograd, Jan. 24—German troops
in the Riga region have succeeded by
repeated attacks in strong force in
pressing back the Russian line about
a mile and a half between Tirul
Swamp and the river and East Kal
nzen, the war office announced today.
SIX AIRPLANES SHOT DOWN.
(By Associated Press) >
Berlin, Jan. 24—Six Entente air
planes were shot down yesterday on
the western front the war office an
nounces.
APPROVED IN PETROGRAD.
(By Associated Press)
Petrograd, Jan. 24—President Wil
son's speech to the Senate was re
ceived here with warm approval and
sympathy in government circles. The
same cordial spirit was shown by the
press and public leaders.
CUMMINS WANTS
SPEECH DEBATED
Says Wilson's Suggestion Most Im
portant Ever Offered by Presi
dent of United States.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 24—In opening
debate on the resolution for several
weeks of discussion in the Senate of
President Wilson's peace address Sen
. ator Cummins said the suggestions
j were the most important ever made
by a President of the United States
and should receive full discussion.
After two hours of debate the Cum
mins resolution was sent to the Sen
ate calendar.
PYTHIANS TO
HAVE REVIVAL
Campaign Started to Secure Bible
Class to be Held in This Dis
trict in April.
Pythians in the State of Mississippi
planning big things for the month
of April. Hon. M. B. Herndon, State
Grand Chancellor of that order, whose
home is in Jackson, is in Greenwood
today and will be here for a week or
; tendays holding a Pythian Revival in
' conjunction with Hon. John Dulaney,
Lodge Deputy, and other officers of
the local lodge, as a fore runner of
the good times in store for the order
in April.
The state is divided into five dis
tricts and during April the Supreme
Keeper of Records and Seal and the
are
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Supreme Chancellor wdl spend a week
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in each district. In the intiation the
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original Bible used in obligating
the first initiates into the order will be
used, in obligating initiates, the class
initiated will be known as the Bible
Class. The Bible is in the custody of
the Supreme Keeper of Records and
Seal.
This historic volume was a pres
ent to Mr. Rathbones, the founder of
the order, from his mother when he
was a small boy and on Feb. 19,1864,
he used it to obligate the first of the
original thirteen men who founded the
Knights of Pythias in the City pf
Washington.
The different lodges in each dis
trict are contesting for the privilege
of entertaining the distinguished vis
itors and of holding the Bible Class,
The lodge selected will depend upon
the percentage of applicants secured
I based on the size of the lodge. All
' applicants for initiation in the district
will to the lodge winning the class
meeting and will receive the obliga
! gituated comprises all of the north
wegtern par t 0 f the state, this city,
bein8 in P the i0U thea»tern comer of |
; fhis diatrict The local lodge is pro
^fto »tort a thomugh campaign j
£ itb f h e determination thLt this Bible j
Clagg be he id in Greenwood. Should.
they guccegd it w ill mean much to tha
cjt * gnd especially to tha Pythians,
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sociated Press)—■Prssidsnta of the
Throe 1 Baseball League, tha Central
L—gut and the Central A—delation
mot hers today to ^district tha three
organizations. Twsnty-fOur oitim art
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ARE TO LAUNCH
BIG BATTLESHIP
SupOr-Dreadnought Mississippi to be
Floated Tomorrow Morning
Congressmen Present.
(By Associated Press)
Newport News, Jan, 24-^The entire
Mississippi delegation hi Congress is
accompanying Secretary. Daniels on
the naval ydtch Dolphin which will
arrive here tomorrow. They will wit
ness the launching of the super-dread
nought Mississippi scheduled for elev
en o'clock in the morning. Miss Ca
mille McBeath of Meridian will chris
ten thebsttlesWp.
ADVISES NEGROES TO STAY IN
THE SOUTH.
The following letter to The Com
monwealth from a Leflore county ne
gro, Willie Moore, who was induced
to go North by the glittering offer of
big wages, etc., ie self-explanatory,
and the advice he gives the negroes
of the South should be heeded by
them. Here is Moore's tale of woe:
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 21, 17.
To the Commonwealth:
I was born 4 1-2 miles from Green
wood on Mr. M. M. Bardwell's plan
tation in 1874, Feb. 14, and I feel I
will do my color a piece of injustice
if I don't write this short letter; and
I want you to put this in The Com
monwealth. Tell my color to make
themselves at home and don't come
away looking for better things.
They might get good wages but ev
erything is so high untill wages don't
count much, and the climate is not
good for, them. Their heads will be
chuck up with colds all the time.
Ever since the first snow in Novem
ber we has not seen the ground;
sometimes the weather is at zero and
below. It is hot stuff. Stay away
and don't be led by anyone. I will
be back home and I can tell
T0DAY . g BIRTHDAY HONORS.
Joseph H. Choate, American
«"»"> 85 years old. America»
***** old" toïa, A
novelist, 55 years old
Otari- B. Flint, notod banker and
industrial organiser, of Nsw York,
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NOTICE OF SALE OF TIMBER,
Tha Board of Supervisera of Le
flora County, MissisMppl, will on the
first Monday n February, A. D., IM7,
receive sealed bids for s1l merchant
gbls timber on lands of —id county,
known as tha Allan School, lands, en
cept cypress.
Said —la ahall not Interfere with
my 1—— fdt of —Id land*.
Thl* January 4th, A. D., 1917.
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soon
them something about the North. I
will look for myself to be criticise in
the colored paper, Chicago Defender,
but I don't care; they are making
for themaelvea and care noth
money
ing for the colored people. I has come
to believe that that paper is a menace
to the colored people. The people of
the South is use to open air work,
andhere you are bound to work inside
or else freeze. I has many things to
tell my colored brethren of the South
about the North. I tell you now, stay
there where you are and raise your
hogs and crops and be at home.
Yours respectfuly,
WILLIE MOORE,
889 Clinton, Buffalo, N. Y.
P. S.—My relation is Henry Stan
back.
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COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
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Small Advance Recorded in Both Mar
kets Today—Five tip at New Or
leans 7 to 10 at New York.
A small advance Was recorded ip
both cotton markets today at the
close, New York showing a net gain
of seven to ten points, New Orleans
being up five points. Spots were
five points up at N|w York and un
changed at New Orleans. Sales 1,
120 bales.
NEW YORK MARKET. ~
O pen H igh Low Close Clpse
Oct. 16.99 16.27 16.93 16.18 16.10
Mch 16.80 17.06 16.70 16.97 16.89
May 16.98 17.24 16.88 17.16 17.10
July 16.90 17.22 16.87 17.13 17.07
Closed 7 to 10 up.
NEW ORLEANS MAI
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Oct 16.51 16.90 15.61 1680.
Mch 16.46 16.64 16.28 16.66 16.60
May 16 56 16 79 16.45 16.69 36 66*
July 16.67 16.88 16.55 16.78 16.77
Closed 5 up.
New York Spots 17.10—6 up.
New Orleans Spots 16.81.
Sales 1120.
16.69
LIVERPOOL MARKET.
Prev. Close
10.24
Close.
Jan.-Feb.
Mch.-Apr.
May-June
Spots 10.68
Sale« 6000.
10.26
10.21
10.29
10.27
10.28
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Prev. Clo
Close
Wheat
1.84 8-4
May
Corn
1.021-8
1.01 3-8
May
Oats.
.58 1-4
68
May
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
Prev. Close,
Close
Pork
Jan.
Lard
Jan.
29.75
29.82
16.62
16.55
Ribs.
Jan.
16.67
15.72
NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
Prev. Close.
Close.
12.35
May
12.33
12.36
12.84
Aug.
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New Origans, Jan. 24—As the sit
uation becomes divested of the tem
porary aurplus which existed in the
smallest crop in years during the first
half of the season, a strongly bullish
case is being rapidly disclosed by
statistics. Recent large exports have
reduced port atocks to nearly 400,000
under last year while the movement
to ports is likewise falling off. This
would hardly be the case unless the
balance of supply is very firmly held
in the interior.
Friday's statistics forth» WMk will
be found decidedly bullish oh exports,
movement, lost in stock and visible
supply the essentials of the situation.
, Liverpool seemed to feel easier on
the shipping situation and tha spot
basis has been reduced by an advance
in futures and a lowering in the spot
quotations of 8 points.
6,000
Ivuqnrtw A* WpW# fit «•
LEAK INQUIRY
PROGRESSING
President Noble of New York Stock
Exchange Still on Stand This
Morning—Dismissed.
(By Associated Press)
New York, Jan. 24—President No
ble, of the New York Stock Exchange
told the House Rules Committee to
day at the "leak" inquiry that the
first responses from members for rec
ords of transactions for December
might be expected tomorrow or the
day after.
Asked if he knew any reason to be
lieve that any members would not
comply with the request he said he
knew no reason.
Later the committee in executive
session decided to adjourn the New
York hearing for an indefinite period.
' WILL GO TO FORT SMITH.
McCoy Will Not Fight Extradition
From Florida.
(By Associated Press)
Jacksonville, Jan. 24—Thomas Mc
Coy, charged with conspiracy to de
fraud the government of revenue
taxes agreed to drop his fight on ex
tradition proceedings today and will
go to Fort Smith of his own will.
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GENTEEL MANNERS MAY TAKE
PLACE OF R. R. EQUIPMENT.
New-York, Jan. 24—(By Union As
sociated Press)—The New York &
Queens. County Railroad today inaug
urates a school of instruction at the
car barns for its conductors. Lawyers
of the road and a few genteel con
ductors have the instruction in charge.
William O. Wood, general manager of
the road believes that the polite ans
wers of his refined car crews will turn
away the wrath that has been evi
denced against the growth of traffic
outpaced the car service. It would be
a waste of money to buy new equip
ment now, when elevated extensions
that will reduce the congestion are
almost completed. The courtesy, he
believes, will still be useful when the
elevated systems are complete.
serves is being given a prominent
place in the price argument of the
future. That We are hear the time
where mills deem it prudent to pro
vide for the balance of the season,' is
indicated by a more general inquiry
for spots and out stock is attracting
interior buyers while the better rela
tion between futures and spot quota
tions is providing a better buying
basis. It was reported this morning
that two thousand bales of hedged
cotton had been bought on the closing
spurt in futures yesterday. First
trades in futures this morning were ;
at 4 to 10 decline, which was soon ex- ]
tended to ewenty points. Th emarket
in the past month has been tossed
about so much that confidence on the
bull side is quite low and the rallying
tendency in the market the past two
days is rather on a feeling of dan
ger from possible excesses among the
bear element. Interibr spot quotations
all show 17 centa or above with the
exception of our market and- it looks
like the second and stronger defense
line has been reached. With May
contracts selling around 16 1-2 the
discount it too great for a liquidation
market. Selling was not so aggres
sive this morning and the market
rallied fwm the first depression from
covering based on better spot news
and the discount.
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BIG NAVAL BATTLE FOUGHT IN
THE NORTH SEA THIS MORNING
German and British Destroyers Clash for Several
Hours in Darkness—Rumor Says Seven to
Ten German Vessels Sunk.
t J ( ß y Associated Press)
London, Jan. 24—Dispatches from
Holland give stories^ of a battle
tween German and British destroyers
m the North Sea. Details are con
dieting and unsubstantial. It seems
certain that the main engagement
lasted from two o'clock this morning
until seven. It was fought in intense
darkness.
The weather was
.. intensely cold.
Eight corps were found on the V-69.
the German flag ship, frozen to the
ec when the boat arrived at Ymui
dem, and had to be hewn free with
ux s *** that fr0m S6 ' en t0 len Ger
Gcrrespondents reporta gossip
man vessels were sunk but there
no confirmation of the report The
CENTRAL POWERS
WILL FIGHT ON
Manifesto Issued by Presidents of the
Teutonic Parliments to That Ef
fect Yesterday.
(By Associated Press)
London, Jan. 24—The Presidents
the Parliments of the Central Powers
have issued
manifesto declaring
that the nations they represent
resolved on any sacrifice necessary for
victory, according to a Berlin dispatch
by way of Amsterdam.
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HAVE NO INFORMATION.
Mexican Officers Know Nothing
Pershing's Movement.
(By Associated Press)
Queretaro, Jan. 24—Officials at the
Mexican Staff headquarters say they
have no information of any movement
north by General Pershings troops.
WILL SAVE THREE
BILLION FRANCS
Annually by Decision of France to
Suppress the Traffic in Alchoiic
Drinks.
Paris, Jan. 24—(Cor. of The Asso
ciated Press)—Since the government
announced its decision to
traffic in alcohol for the remainder
of the war, a number of statisticians
have come forward with figures show
ing that the French people may
3,000,000,000 francs annually to help
pay off the interest on the war debt
if the losses now incurred from indul
gence in alcoholic, beverages are
pletely eliminated. The figures take
into account not only the actual cost
to the consumer of alcoholic drinks,
but the cost of crimes due to alcohol
ism, the distribution of charities to
victims of alcohol, and the loss of
salaries through alcoholic illness
idleness.
suppress
save
com
or
French people drink, altogether per
annum and per capita 40 gallons of
beer, 25 gallons of wine, 5 gallons of
cider, 1 gallon of alcohol pure or 2
gallons computed in alcoholic drinks,
3 quarts of bitters similar to absinth,
and 1 quart of liqueurs.
The proposed prohibition of the sale
of alcoholic beverages will apply to
all those testing more than 16 de
grees or 16 per cent, alcohol. It will
not apply to what are called in France
"hygienic beverages," such as wine,
beer, cider. It will exclude all bran
dies, vermouths, and distilled liquors
as they are now sold.
A great many of the distilled
liquors testing more than 15 per cent,
alcohol, it is anticipated ,will be re
duced so that their sale may be con
tinued.
The prohibition will apply to all
whiskeys as well as rum and gin.
Whiskey drinking had grown im
mensely in France during the 20,
years preceding the war. American
as we ll as Canadian, Scotch and Irish
brands, have grown scarce since re
strictions were placed on the trans
portation of unnecessary commodities
and prices have already nearly doubl
ed since the total prohibition of all
importation of alcohol in any form
excepting for the requirements of the
munitions factories,
Winnepeg, Jan. 24—(By Union As
sociated Press)—Ten dog teams left
here today in a spirited race to St.
Haul, over a route 476 mil—, the races
being run in connection with the St.
[Paul outdoor sports carnival which
Jana*IT, .
TQ RACE DOG TEAMS 476 MILES.
[Germans, it is said, Intended raiding
the British coast bu* vr-re driven back
to Flanders, some taking reloge in
the Zeebrugge,
■ A number of survivors of a sunken
British vessel arrived on the east
coast. The V-69 was rammed by a
; British ship after being seriously bat
tered,
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GERMANY CLAIMS VICTORY.
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Jan. 24—One British de
stroyer was sunk and another was
1 observed to be in a sinking condi
' I tion in the North S» engagement the
admiralty announces. -One German
; torpedo boat put into Ymuden in a
| damaged condition. Others returned
slightly damaged.
ARKANSAS GOES
DRY AS A BONE
House Today Passed Senate Bill
Governor Will Sign It—Talma
Effect at Once.
(By Associated Press)
Little Rock. Jan. 24—The House
today passed the Senate bill prohib
iting shipments of intoxicating li
quors into the state, the shipment
from one point in the state to~*h
other, the storage, solicitation of Or
ders and the use of lockers and jafi
vides fines and jail sentences for cor
porations or clubs violating the pro
vision.
Governor Brough announced that Le
would sign the bill which becomes af
fective at once.
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Just Little Over Half Now in Treas
ury-Have Only Until the First
to Pay Up.
The collection of the City advalor
em taxes for 1916 has been rather
slower this year than usual only a
small amount more than half of the
total sum has so far been collected,
leaving approximately $25,000 to be
collected during the next week, or be
fore the first of February.
The amount collected reached $27,
900 this morning stated the City
Clerk, Sam Montgomery. The
mainder must be paid on or before
the first day of February and he is
expecting a grand rush of business
during the coming week which wiU
keep him pretty busy. The recent
spell of bad weather, which has not
been improved upon much by the
present spell, no doubt has prevent
ed more of the property owners from
paying their taxes before this, num
bers of then putting it off until the
last minute knowing that they can.
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PENNSYLVANIA TO BE BATTLE
GROUNDS FOR POLITICIANS.
Harrisburg, Jan. 24—(By Union
Associated Press)—From the highest
sources information comes to the ef
fect the factional battle lines are
forming in Pennsylvania politics with
a view to a fight that will have ita
culmination in the primaries in 1618,
when candidates for Governor and
Congress will be nominated. Repub
licans who have hitherto held aloàf
from the Vnre-Brumbaugh and thé
Penrose factions believe that event?
ually they will be drawn into the con
test and forced to line up with one
side or th eother. There are also dis
sentions in the Democratic party and
the leaders say that if either side is j
8°i n B to win it means that men who
h ay e remained neutral heretofore will
have to get into the fight and start
early on account of the bitterness of
the struggle. That the result of the
fight may have an effect on national
politics is considered extremely likely,
MAKES FIFTH ATTEMPT TO ,
SELL RAILROAD. „
Denver, Jan. 24—(By Union Asso
ciated Press)—After four unsuccess
ful attempts to sell at public aisetfon
the Denver, Laramie & Northwestern
railroad, another sale is scheduled foe
today. On previous occasions titerf
were no bidders for the property. It
is not believed that today's eifforts
will meet with more success thkn for
t Et.-'IM,
merly.
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