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f. L. GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher
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GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 17, 1917.
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U-BOAT SITUATION IS
german embassy official
ORDERED ENGINES DISABLED
Captain of German Vessel Tells of Receiving Or
ders to Wreck the Machinery on His Ship—
Name of Official Not Told.
Boston, Feb. 17—Captain Pollack,
of the North German Lloyd steamship
(By Associated Press)
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Krön Prinzessen Cecilie, testified to
day in Federal Court hearing on the
petition to sell the vessel that he was
ordered by a man connected in an
official capacity with the German Em-,
bassy to disable her machinery.
This was done, he said, to prevent
the use of the ship by this government
in event of hostilities with Germany,
He refused to divulge, the name of the
man giving the orders.
Pollack said he was at Hoboken !
SUCCESS NOW
SEEMS ASSURED
Organization of Battery of Artillery
Here Almost Certain—Much In
terest Being Taken.
The prospect for the organization
of a Battery of Artillery here at the
mass meeting next Tuesday is es
pecially bright. A thorough canvass
of the city to learn the exact feeling
■ of the people has resulted in the belief
on the part of those making the poll
that the Battery can be organized
without any trouble.
The meeting is set for Tuesday
night and is attracting much atten
tion. Other towns in the state are
organizing such military bodies and
are awaiting with interest the out
come of the efforts here, this town be
ing the first in the state to make any
direct efforts toward the organization
of a Battery.
Water Valley has completed her en
listment and will be mustered in Mon
day night. Surely if a town of the
of Water Valley can raise a
Battery of Artillery Greenwood can
do likewise.
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It is understood that similar action
is being taken at Jackson, Meridian,
Vicksburg, Hattiesburg, Gulfport and
several other towns. The National
Defense Act arranges for a regiment
of artillery to be raised in Mississippi
before any other infantry units
organized. This regiment will consist
of nine bateries such as the one being
organized here, and two troops of cav
arly. It is understood that the
airy troops are already in way of or
ganizing on the coast.
Major W. C. O'Ferrall, and perhaps
Adjutant General Eric C. Scales him
self, will be present at the mass meet
ing Tuesday night. Major O'Ferrall
will make an address and so will the
Adjutant General should he be
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pres
ent. The Municipal Brass Band will
give a concert before the meeting.
D. E. NEELY
C. B. NEELY
NEELY BROS.
CORN AND FEED MILLS
Natchez, Miss., Feb. 14,, 1917
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graphed the chief engineer to disable
the engines. The work of distraction
was done January thirty-first and
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official said to him, "the relations be
February the first, he said.
Pollack testified that the Embassy
tween the two countries are boing
severed and conditions
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are very ser
Judge Morton stated that if
the point was pressed he would find
the owners agreeing to the damage
tempt.
to the vessel and hold them in con
GERMAN GAINS
NOT INCREASED
Teutons Did Not Follow Up Attacks
in Champagne Yesterday—No
New Gains Reported.
(By Assdtiated Press)
Apparently the Germans did not
follow up the attack which Berlin
reported yesterday as having resulted
in a gain of more than a half mile
deep in Champagne. Today's an
nouncements from Berlin did not men
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p°n. an r «»O* b«ng made.
Pans so far has reported no infan
try fighting in Champagne during the
period covered by the German claim.
NET TO GUARD
NEW YORK PORT
Designed to Protect Harbor from
Hostile Submarine and Other
Enemy War Craft.
(By Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 17—A steel net
designed to protect New York harbor
from hostile submarines and other
war craft in event of war was put in
place today.
ST. LOUIS HAS BANNER AUTO
SHOW.
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St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 17—(By Union
Associated Press)—The largest auto
mobile show in the history of this city
ope'ned here today, to be in session
for one week. Practically every deal
er in the country is represented, as
well as the manufacturers of automo- j
bile devices. Special attention is giv
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en to the display of automobile in
ventions for farm use.
TURKEY SENDS
BEST WISHES
Hope« That Friendly Relations May
Continue—Nothing Concerning
Submarine Policy.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 17—An exprès
s.on of frtadehip for the United
sssriyar^'Ä
Ambassador Elkus by the Turkish
foreign office yesterday. The dis
from the Ambassador makes no
reference to Turkey supporting Ger
many's submarine policy.
FINAL EFFORT
FOR BASEBALL
Meeting Called for Tonight at Eight
O'clock at the Rooms of the Bus
iness League.
Another meeting has been arranged
for tonight to settle the question of
Greenwood entering the Cotton States
League. Several meetings in regard
to the matter have been held in the
recent past. The last meeting proved
ï a failure. It was planned to be the
last one but as very few were present
' the final meeting was postponed until
tonight. The money necessary to se
cure a berth in the league is $2,500,
over $1,000 of this sum has already
been secured.
Mr. M. G. Dudley, who has backed
the movement here stated yesterday
afternoon that the fans of Greenwood
are all eager for league baseball but
th#t no want§ * take the lead in
the organization of a team. He is con
fident that more interest will be taken
in the meeting tonight than at the
last one.
Mr. Wheatley of Greenville, who
was elected president of the league
when it waa organized in that city
a week ago, will be present at the
, meeting tonight. Several business
j men of the city have signified their
intention of attending tonight and
there is a prospect that the last ef
fort will prove a success.
Mr .Dudley is of the opinion that if
Indianola can raise the required
amount and can support league base
ball Greenwood certainly should not
hesitate. According to Mr. Dudley
there is no lack of interest in Green
wood but a lack of a leader who will
blaze the way.
PATRIOTISM EXTENDS TO COCK
TAILS.
New York, Feb. 17—(By Union As
sociated Press)—The latest drink to
make its appearance in this city is
the "Uncle Sam Cocktail," composed
0 f red, white and blue fluids. It was
concocted by a German-born miverolo
gist, who declares he will stand by
Uncle Sam. The cocktail is composed
0 f one-third grenadine (red,) one
third curacoa (white), and one-third
creme de violet (blue)." Pour into
a glass rubbed with half a lemon
and mix to "ta ta ta ta ta ta."
NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF FEED
FOR COUNTY MULES.
The Board of Supervisors of Le
flore County, Mississippi, will receive
proposals on the first Monday in
March, 1917, to furnish corn, oats,
hay and mixed feeds for the County
mules, for the ensuing year.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
This February 6th, 1917.
NOTICE OF SALE OF TIMBER.
The Board of Supervisors of Le
flore County, Mississippi, will on the
first Monday of March, 1917, sell at
auction to the highest bidder all tim
ber except cypress situated on the
School Lands of said County, known
•s the Allen- School Land.
The timber on that portion of said
land heretofore leased, will, be sold
subject to the permission of the les
sees to cut and remove the same.
Said Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bids.
This February 6th, 1917.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
The Board of Supervisors .of Le*,
flore County, Mississippi, will receive
bide on the first Monday in March,
1917, for building concrete floors on
the and piers of the Shellmound and
Ashwood River Bridges,, according to.
plana and specifications on fils.
This February 6th, 1M7.
A. R. BEW, Clerk..:
Take Tha Daily Commonwealth.
COTTON GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
Little Change In the Markets Today
—New York Up Seven Points,
New Orleans Eight Up.
A Bft advance
of seven points was
recorded 8 t New York in the cotton
market and 8ix eight pointa at
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NÊW YORK MARKET.
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Oct. 15.64 16.72 16.62 15.66 16.60
Mch 16.82 15.94 15 80 16.87 16.80
May 16.92 16.06 15.92 16.01 15.94
July 16.02 16.13 16.00 16.07 16.01
Closed 7 np.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Prev.
, Close Close
fcv.,
Open High
Oct 15.15 16.24 lil4 16.19 15.14
Mch 15.62 15.70 1$60' 16:65 15.67
May 15.67 16.69 15.55 15.62 1 6.56
July 16.60 15.71 16.57 15.65 16.59
Closed 6 to 8 up.
New York Spot* .15.95.
New Orleans Spotf 17.19 Nominal
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Close
Prev. Close
Wheat
May
1.78 6-8 1.73 3-8
Com
May •
Oats.
May
1,01 1*8
1.01 5-8
.56 8-4
.56 5-8
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
Close Prev. Close
Pork
Jan.
Lard
Jan.
30.16
29.95
16.85
16.70
NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
Close.
Prev. Close.
12.20
May
12.26
Aug.
12.24
12.18
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New Orleans, Feb. 17—Both politi
cal and shipping news were better this
morning. London says the American
relief organization in Belgium and
northern France is permitted to con
tinue its work undisturbed. Yarrow
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dale seamen are given their liberty
in Germany. At Washington beneath
the serface there is a strong under
current discussion of various possible
means of averting war. The British
government orders examination at
Halifaxinstead of at Kirkwall which
is believed will partly relieve the
freight congestion and improve mat
ters for neutral ships. Liverpool was
showing futures about 11 better than
due; spots 2 lower; sales 8,000 bales.
Futures however, weakened as soon
as our markets opened showing that
straddle liquidation is going on, which
sustains recent reports o ffuture re
strictions on trading. If the govern
ment should put on a temporary re
striction to the importation of cotton,
Liverpool should advance and it was
probably with the view of preventing
speculators from taking undue ad
vantage of a bullish supply situa
tion, that the British government
putting restrictions on trading at
Liverpool, confining to the regular
cotton trade sources. No change in
the spot situation with holders firm.
The very high basis being asked for
hedged cotton is a check to a larger
mill demand.
J. F: CLARKE & CO.
THE WEATHER
Forecast.
Mississippi—Rain tonight and prob
ably Sunday- Colder Sunday, and in
extreme -north portion tonight. Fresh
to strong south winds, shifting to
west, Sunday.
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RAILWAY REFORM IN CHINA.
Peking, Feb. 17—(By Union Asso
ciated Prosa) —The Ministry of Com
munications today took up further
discussion of the suggestion to abol
ish free passee on the Chinese railway
systems As soon as-possible. It has
bean pointed out that the use of
passes has been greatly abused and
results in the loss of $4,000,000 silver
annually to the railway administra
tion.- This is about one-fourth of the
deficit of the Government railways in
China.
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ing columns of The Commonwealth
daily or weekly—you are knar, and
so ien we.
tain The Daily Commonwealth.
BIG GUN IS OUT
OF COMMISSION
Fourteen Inch Gun at Fort Darunex
Disabled—Gears Stripped—Re
sponsibility Unknown.
(By Associated Press)
Honolulu, Feb. 17—A fourteen inch
gun at Fort Darunex has been dis
abled and will be out of commission
for three months according to unoffi
cial reports. According to the re
portts the gears were stripped during
or since the maneuvers on February
the eighth. The responsibility has not
Kentucky Town to Entertain Fifth ]
been placed.
LAYMEN MEET
AT LEXINGTON
Convention of Southern Presby
terian Church People.
The Fifth General Convention of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement of
the Presbyterian church in the Unit
ed States is to meet at Lexington,
Ky., on the twentieth of this month
and to continue through the twenty
second. The last convention was held
in Charlotte, North Carolina and was
a tremendous success. A letter re
ceived today from Mr. H. V. Carson,
convention secretary, says that every
indication points to a successful con
vention at Lexington.
Among other things Mr. Carson
mentions in his letter is the fact that
one country church in Virginia has
chartered a solid Pullman car and be
tween thirty and forty from the one
church will attend the convention.
Some very prominent men are on
the program for the convention and
especially good musical numbers
are to be heard, some of the best tal
ent in the world being on the pro
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gram. Among those 0 speak mCapt.
J. C. W. Reith, of Glascow, Scotland,
special representatives of the British
government who will deliver an ad
dress on "War and Character."
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There will probably be several from
Greenwood to attend the convention.
MASS OF GOODS SEIZED.
(By Associated Press)
London, Feb. 17—A half-dozen
large American department stores
could be stocked with the great mass
of merchandise now in possession of
the English custom officers. The
goods have been seized under the
blockade at sea, and in port, under the
customs laws as being of suspected
! enemy origin. The articles include
eveything from pins to pianos. The
bulk of the goods came from Scandi
navian ports, and were consigned to
nearly every county outside the Brit
ish Empire.
ORIENTAL SERVANTS IN ENG
LAND.
(By Associated Press)
London, Feb. 17—England is ex
periencing in a limited sense an in
vasion of Oriental servants. Chinese
and Japanese are landing here in
greater numbers than usual and are
taking the places of the native ser
vants who have joined the colors,
gone in for munition making or back
to the farms where such good wages
are now being paid. The Orientals
are said to be proving popular be
cause they make themselves generally
useful and seem never too tired to
work.
BANKERS TO DISCUSS COUN
TRY'S PROBLEMS.
Chicago, Feb. 17—(By Union Asso
ciated Press)—The meeting of the
Bankers' Club in the gold room of the
Congress hotel tonight, will be an un
usually important one. Judge War
ren Gard, member of Congress for
years from the third Ohio district,
will be the guest of honor and speak
er of the eveing. Prominent bankers
from some of the large cities of the
central West and southwest will dis
cuss the country's problems.
HARVARD MEN DELAYED IN
AIDING FRANCE.
Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 17—(By
Union Associated Press)—Owing to
the uncertainty of vessels sailing,
the twenty-five Harvard students
scheduled to sail for France on the
Chicago today, may not get away as
promptly as expected. They intend
to serve on the American Ambulance
Corps. Richard C. Harte, of Phila
delphia, football and baseball player,
will go with another contingent in
June, if conditions permit,
VIRTUAL BLOCKADE OF ATLANTIC
PORTS BY GERMANY MUST SOON END
Situation Fast Becoming Intolerable to United
States—Means of Protecting American Ships
Still Under Consideration.
By Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 17—What has
virtuall become blockad(J
,can Atlantic P° rts by Germany's
ruthless submarine campaign is re
garded by officials today as over
shadowing all other issues of the sit
uation. Officials recognize that the
holding of American and other ships
in port is fast becoming intolerable.
Means of protecting ships against
submarine danger are still under con
] sidération by President Wilson. Many
officials believe that the President has
the authority to direct the arming of
the vessels but the possibility of
clash with Germany as a result is ex
pected to cause him to go before Con
gress before takin the step.
London, Feb. 17—Lloyd's announces
! that the British steamship Lady Ann
has been sunk by striking a mine.
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SHIP STRUCK BY MINE.
(By Associated Press)
PRICE OF PAPER
TO TAKE TUMBLE
Relief for Publishers Apparently Is In
Sight—Trade Commissioners to
Set the Price.
(By Associated Prpss)
Washington, Febr 17—Relief for
publishers from the high cost of news
print paper apparently was in sight
today . , fhe Federa , Trade Commig _
sion probably will accept, it was said,
the offer of the manufacturers to let
j the Commission determine a fair
maximum price for paper for the six
months following March the first.
The paper manufacturers yielded in
their opposition to the governments
efforts to restore normal prices when
confronted with the alternative of per
sonal action by President Wilson and
a special session of Congress to pass
remedial legislation.
EFFICIENCY AND LIFE OF GUNS
OF U. S. GOVERNMENT.
(By Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 17—In an effort to
increase the efficiency and life of guns
constructed for the United States gov
ernment, members of the Naval Con
sulting Board will, during the next
two weeks, meet the American Insti
tute of Mining Engineers for discus
sion of an important phase of the
subject. The meeting will be in con
nection with the 114th convention of
the Institute to be held in New York
during the week of February 19th and
officers of the Army and Navy, gov
ernment representatives and other ex
perts will be in attendance.
The special subject to be discussed
deals with the erision of guns, or the
hardening of the inner surface of the
gun tube, a problem which is at pres
ent seriously engaging the attention
of many of the country's leading
scientists. The discussion will be op
ened with a paper by Dr. Henry Fay,
of Massachusetts Institute of Tech
onology, which paper was prepared
from a series of tests of metals made
at the Watertown arsenal, and which
is one of the technical papers at the
forthcoming convention.
A committee of the Naval Consult
ing Board, headed by Dr. Hudson
Maxim, will be present at the Mining
Engineers session and discuss the sub
ject, after which the Committee will
hold a meeting with technical experts
in the rooms of the American Insti
tute of Mining Engineers.
The entire Naval Consulting Board
has been invited to attend the meet
ing of the Institute and about five
hundred mining engineers from all
parts of the country will be present.
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BIG DECREASE IN INFANT MOR
TALITY.
Washington, Feb. 17—(By Union
Associated Press)—Figures compiled
by the Health Commissioners of the
ten largest cities in the United States
show that fewer babies died, in pro- law
portion of births, in this country last
year. The largest reduction in the
death rate was in Baltimore, but there
was an increase in the death rate in lie
St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit and
Buffalo, Detroit showing tha largest
increase.
Two of her crew were killed and five
injured. The captain and eighteen
men are missing.
CONSULS STILL IN GERMANY.
(By Associated Press)
London, Feb. 17—United States
Consuls in Germany may be unable to
leave for some weeks, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch quoting
American who arrived there from
Germany. This informant said that
the German government had not ar
ranged for the special train it'prem
ised the consuls. *
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EAGER TO LEAVE GERMANY.
(By Associated Press)
Geneva, Feb. 17—Many American«
who have been living in Germany are
reported waiting near Singen and
Constance for permission to cross tbs -
frontier into Switzerland. The Ger
mans are reported to have closed and
sealed the American Consulate at
Warsaw.
CONGESTION AT
NEW YORK BAD
Steamship Owners and Ageata Will
ing to Do Their Part to Relieve
the Situation.
(By Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 17—Owners and
agents of ships declared today that
they are ready to do their part ht
relieving the railroad freight conges
tions. They .declared tha texporters
have no cause for complaint except
that they, could not find' vessels to
carry their goods.
Thé railroad .men are inclined to
agree now that the submarine cam
paign has played only a small part in
the freight situation, the most im
portant factor in the situation is now
said to have been the weather, which
has been the worst in many years.
Twenty one merchant ships arriving
here yesterday promised greater
space than this port has enjoyed in
sometime. War risk insurance show
ed a slight reduction today.
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SPECIAL PARTIES FOR MARDI
GRAS.
Chicago, Feb. 17—(By Union As
sociated Press)—One of the largest
parties ever leaving this city left for
New Orleans today to attend the
Mardi Gras. The party is under the
auspices of the Chicago Athletic As
sociation.
ALL ENGLISH PRINCES ARE
BARRED.
(By Associated Press)
Munich, Feb. 17—A bill for exclud
ing foreign Princes from any pos
sibility of succeeding to the Ducal
Throne is now before the Diet of Saxe
Coburg-Gotha. The chief aim of the
measure is to make it impossible for
any English Prince to become Duke
of Coburg in the event of the present
Duke, who is. a grandson of Queen
Victoria, dying without a male heir.
FEBRUARY 17 IN HISTORY.
1816—Peace -between the United
States and Great Britain announced.
1849—Sixty-five lives lost in thea
tre panic in Glasgow.
1867—First ship passed through
the Suez Canal.
1898—Frances E. Willard, leader
of the W. C. T. U. movement, died.
1905—Grand Duke Sergius, uncle
of the Cizar, assassinated.
1910—Secretary Ballinger with
drew 2,000,000 acres of public land.
1916—British declared that the con
quest of Kamerun, the German colony
in Africa, was complete.
United States Senate received from
President Wilson a report showing
that 76 Americans were killed in Mex
ico in 3 years (63 in 1915), in addi
tion to 36 killed on American soil by
Mexicans.
TODAY'S. BIRTHDAY HONORS.
Congratulations today go .to:
The Dutchess of Albany .slster-in
law of Queen Alexander, 67 yean old.
William Faversham, populkr Amor
lean actor, 60 yean old.
Rt Rev. George A. Guertin, Catho
lie bishop of Manchester, N. H , 49
yean old.
Josephine Deeken ftn ni nj popular
writer, 48 yean eld, -
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