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• ' THE COMMONWEALTH. WEEKLY EDITION Reliable L ocal Newspaper . VOL. 21 -NQ. 30^ J. L. Gillespie, Editor and Publisher GRERNWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917. Subscription, $1.00 Year Cash. ENTENTE FORCES ADVANCE QN BOTH FR0NTS--LAB0R LEADER LYNCHED ■ FIRST selective draft list CALLED FOR LEFLORE COUNTY 186 Men to Appear August 6th, 7th and 8th— Hour Set for Each Man to Appear, in the Order Drawn. tot* m The following-named persons hereby notified that, pursuant to the of Congress approved May 18, called for military are A," 1917 , they are 0 f the United States by this jervice Local Board. The serial number of each person j, shown below. They will report at office of this Local Board for examination, at the Court tin physical House in Greenwood, Mississippi, on Monday, ue ® ay 0 ay ' August 6 th, 7th and 8 th, at the time teignstcl above their names. Anv claim for exemption or dis . u . , muPt be r f T wHlCh f may be procure! , or e orm o which mav be copied at the office of wntut .v t , the Loca Board, and must be filed at! int uDLa * the office of this Local Board on or be lore the seventh day after the date of posting t is no ice. Your attnetion is called to the pen „ ... , 43 alties for violation or evasion of the „ T i a,i Selective Service Law, approved May i tj , 18,1917, and of the ROles and. Rejtu-, htions which may be consulted at this T .C. GARROTT, G. S. PATE, DR. W. T. MATHEWS, Local Board Leflore Co. MONDAY, AUGUST 6 th 1917. To Report at 9 a. m. 258 Isaac Lilly, Minter City, c. 2522 R. S. Love, Itta Bena, w. 458 Peter Worship, Minter City, c. 3403 R. Robinson, Morgan City, w. 1436 J. G. Gillespie, Greenwood, w. 2624 Marion Burnett, Berclair, c. 854 Robert Leach, Schlater, c. 1894 Edgar Glover, Greenwood, c. 1878 Nelson Foster, Greenwood, c. 3257 W. B. Thomason, Jr., Morgan, w 1095 Gaston Morgan, Money, c. 2022 Albert James, Canton, c. 3383 Lilian Moore, Morgan City, c. 3382 AleC Miller, Morgan City, c. 1455 H. Ward Hamrick, Greenwood,w 783 Liddell Forest, Schlater, c. 1813 George Cotton, Greenwood, c. 2787 Lewis Jackson, Quito. 1868 Brown Ellis, Greenwood. 2389 Raynokl Tyler, Greenwood ,c. j 10 To Report at 10 a. m. 8567 Willie Wyatt, Swiftown, c. U52 C. Brooks, Sidon. 2194 M. B, Copeloff, Itta Bena, w. 3200 Joe Palmlee, Sidon, c. 8082 Eloise E. Ellis, Sidon, w. 8505 Richard Hollins, Swiftown, c. 1117 Dave Robinson, Whaley, c. 1572 R. T. Richards, Greenwood, w. 2762 John Holbrooks, Itta Bena, c. 1748 Amos Bridges, Greenwood, c. 2195 Joseph Murphey, Greenwood, c. 837 John W. Johnson, Schlater, c. 2036 Rufus Johnson, Greenwood, c. 337 Walter Riles, Minter City, c. 676 Edgar E. Jameson, Schlater, w. 275 King McCruder, Minter City, c. ' lf,s J° e Dixon, Highlandale, c. H85 Henry Bunch, Shellmound, c. 564 Morgan McClellan, Geren, c. 2166 Enice McQuec, Greenwood, c. To Report at 11 a. m. W. Vaughans, Doddsville, c. 1913 Tump Hall, Greenwood, col. 596 Bill Sam, Sunny Side. 8843 James Shed, Gladys, c. 866 " Jesse Young, Carrollton, c. 2620 Jesse Burkhalter, Itta Bena, c. 2936 Clarence Robinson, Itta Bena, c. *287 Walter Miller, Money ,c. 2148 Wm. McCullough, Browning, c. 536 Ed. Hughes, Highlandale, c. *«95 J, p. Kennedy, Greenwood, w. 2453 Jim Williams .Greenwood, g. 813 Ike Kelloy, Geren. 126 Ed Davis, Minter City, c. 80 10 Charley Young, West Point, c. 1679 pete Cora, Greenwood, Alien. 33.31 Lieut. Hodges .Morgan City, C. 1237 Manvel Jenkins, Shellmound, c. 284 Alfred Fulton, Schlater, c. U32 Shep Ball, Sidon, c. Robert Crowder, Schlater, c. To Report at I p. m. Eugene Cason, Minter City, c. *5'6 James R. O'Neal, Greenwood, w. 1553 Walter R. Pillow, Greenwood, w 2 fl .'9 Will Leonard, Greenwood, c. *8^9 M. L. Busam, Greenwood, * 8 ''1 "'alter Fain, Bentonia. 616 Bunk Thomas, Sunny Side, c. 824 Enoch Sledge, Minter City, c. 36.6 Geo. D. Diamandor., city, alien. I 2 8 6 F. Miller, Shellmound, c. 1891 Pearl Gibson, Greenwood, c, '2- r ' Spencer Edwards, Schlater, c. 3183 Jim McBee, Sidon, c. "fjlt "' ar< ' Edwards, Aberdeen. . I 5 ' 7 J. Washington, Swiftown, c. 3159 Walter Hinton, Sidon, c. prown, Highlandale. TV. 107 w. Mai* ns 1499 Fellis Gregor, Swiftown, c. 692 Erio Peeples, Schlater, w. Li'jo Sherrpr, Highlandale, c. 6256 William H. Watson, Morgan, w. 600 To Report at 2 p. m. 3496 Olie Gee, Swiftown, c. 1986 Josh Hopkins, Greenwood, c. 3539 Robert Rogan, Swiftown, c. Jim Harris, Schlater, c. 1539 James R. Moore, Greenwood, w. 810 ^ wjniam A Topp> Uta B ena, w , 1682 C. Apostle, Greenwood, Alie.n. ^ ^ Durre „ gun sjd £ ^ Hp|irv T Swiftown, c. . ... . 309 Harvey Parker, Minter City, c. 437 Richard Williams, Minter City.c 2907 ^Tathgwa Smith, Itta Bena, c. T , T , , v ,3254 John Ruff, Morgan City, c. T> . , 01 n , 1324 Rufus West, Shell mound, c. 604 Bishop Smith, Highlandale, c. ^ ^ e 3359 Jerry Labley, Morgon, c. * 43 Georpe H. Wall, Minter City, w. „ . « , 2181 P. Montgomery, Greenwood, c. n L A 1703 Willie Brown, Greenwood, c. To Report at 3 p. m. 1648 P. T. Nelson, Greenwood, w. 1264 0. McQueen, Shellmound, c. 11066 Tom Jefferson, Money c. Arron Smith, Schlater, c. 2455 Alf Williams, Greenwood, c. 2501 James A. Dent, Itta Bena, w. 3471 Henry C. Switzer, Swift, w, J. Washington, Minter City, c 1014 Jonas Crawford, Money, c. 1178 N. Baxter, Shellmound, c. 924 420 514 Ben Gavin, Sunny Side, c. # ,2374 John Thomas, Greenwood, c. 433 Will Red, Minter City, c. 1329 W. Williams, Shellmound ,c. 2945 Sam Sanderson, Itta Bena, c. 3360 Bennie Dallis, Morgan, c. B. M. Crawford, Minter City, w. 2725 Ike Green, Itta Bena, c. 2783 Jack Hume, Itta Bena, c. 2756 David Hermon, Quito, c. 10 To Report at 4 p. m. 2993 Anderson Thomas, Itta Bena, c. 1045 Frank Hemphill, Money, c. 1031 Horace Glover. Money, c. 1706 Flemings Arnold, Greenwood, c 3149 Nathan Harris, Sidon, c. 3640 J. Ross, Swiftown, c. 1331 Amos Williams, Shellmound, c. 1685 Lonnie Aikens, Greenwood, c. 487 Ed Buck, Highlandale, c. 1282 Dennis Perry, Shellmound, c. 3090 Jerry M. Pratt, Sidon, w. 1323 Floyd West, Shellmound, c. 1847 Oscar Duckiner, Greenwood, c. 797 Barney Gould, Schlater, c. 3546 S. L. Sherman, Swiftown, c. 140 Howard Doiety, Minter. City, c. 2599 Gus Bridges, Itta Bena, c. 1536 A. I. Mitchell, Greenwood, w. 1922 Jerry Hardy, Greenwood, c. 2952 George Spencer, Berclair, c. To Report at 5 p. m. 1723 Steven Baskin, Greenwood, c. 2808 Maiachi Johnson, Itta Bena, c. 3358 Dan Knight, Gladys, c. 1779 Mack Butler, Greenwood, c. 1236 Solomon Jefferso'n, Jr. ,Money,c. 2247 G. A. Phillips, Greenwood, c. 2011 William Jackson, Greenwood, c. 432 Douglas White, Minter City, c. 3285 Torse Brewer, Morgan, c. 2719 Quitman Godley, Quito, c. 3053 Hallin White, Macon, c. 2962 Bolton Smith, Itta Bena, c. 18 . T. Y. Fleming, Minter City, w. 652 Winston Beckwith, Schlater, w. 927 Selman Spann, Schlater, c. 2868 Philip McGehec, Sidon, c. 1484 T. I. Johnson, Greenwood, w. 739 Willie Brown, Schlater, c. 1751 Willie Brooks, Greenwood, c. 601 Noah Sims, Sunny Side, c. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7th, 1917. 513 To Report at 9 a. m. 3024 Dan Watson, Morgan, c. 1322 Percy Weeks, Shellmound, c. 1146 James Thomas, Money, c. 1103 Will Norflett, Whaley, c. 2319 Mack Simpson, Greenwood, c. 1395 Eddie L. Crisp, Greenwood, w. 2479 George Young, Greenwood, c. 606 Ed Lee Spear, Highlandale, c. 182 Dock Griffin, Minter City, c. 1771 George Burney, Greenwood, c. Arthur Gadsden, Highlandale, c. 46 A. H. Womsley, Minter City, w. 1020 Willie Edwards, Geren, c. 3232 Charles Williams, Sidon, w. 1651 T. M. Witherington, city, W. 1099 Tom Morton, Whaley, c. 1955 Bennie Hasley, Greenwood, c. 3208 Will Robinson, Sidon, c. Dan Williamson, Greenwood, e. 2441 2749 Orange Harris, Itta Bena. To Report at 10 a. m. 2828 Andrew Bu 3 h, Itta Bena, c. 1636 Earl E. Turner, Greenwood, w. 223 Maiachi James, Minter City, c. (Continued on Last Page.) .. -1 THE ANNUAL WRESTLING BOUT ■x -o' JJV i W' <fe= 4 )> S Wm ■A m * l foRWT TO put mV mb i in me OHIJOHK Woo«-. m // m . m ■W, % 1 ,'y/ (Copyright.) PROMINENT MEMBER OF I. W. W. HANGED FROM RAILROAD TRESTLE )A Ms Ml Mg Ml Ml Frank Little, Member of I. W. W. Executive Com mittee, Lynched at Butte—Called Soliders "Uncle Sam's Scabs in Uniform. (M NR Mi Ml IM Ms P.utte, August 1—Frank Little, a member of the executive committee of the I M. W., Who .took.* prom inent part in the recent labor troubles in Arizona, was taken from his boarding house and hanged from a railroad trestle by a band of masked men this morning. In.arecent speech here Lit tle referred to the fedeVal soJiAers as "Uncle Sam's scabs in uniform." (Associated Press) Washington, August 1—This year's cotton crop forecast issued today by the Department of Agriculture places the yield at 11,949,000 bales of five huntlred pounds each. The forecast i is based upon the estimated condition FIFTY-NINE DIE WITH HEAT 1 One Hundred and Eighty-eight Pros (rations From Heat Reported in New York. . , (Asspciqted Press) phicago, August 1 deaths attributable a heat have been reported during the. last twenty-four hours. ... , Twenty-one New York, August 1^-Reports from f all sections of tHe city-today place the number of deaths traceable to heat at fourteen, with one hundred and eighty-eight prostrations. High tem-the neratdres continue v Philadelphia, August 1—From mid-' night to noon- today there were twenty six additional deaths due to extreme heat reported, making a total of thir 1 Pittsburg, August 1—Four deaths 1 ea.iy today increased the heat death! toll here to twenty-four, with intense heat continuing. 'According •to" latest reports twenty two surviVo'ra have been landed. j • ' -:- 0 — SINKS AMERICAN STEAMSHIP London, August 1—The American steamship Montano was sunk by a German submarine on July thirty-fist. Montano Sunk by German Submarine —Twenty-two Survivors Safely Landed. (Associated Press) CYPRESS SHINGI ES for sale.' For price* phone Itta Bena Exchanpe 14-5, or write C. G. NtCHOI-S, 8wiftown, MU*, " of the crop July twenty-fifth, being 70.3 per cent normal. By states the crop condition is, Mississippi, 73; Ar kansas, 71; Tennessee, ADVANCE IN COTTON. (Associated Press) New Orleans, August 1—A rise of about one cent, a pound, or five dollars a bale, followed the government cotton report today. preparing the National Guard mobili i zation camps will postpone the open ings about two weeks, it is announced. OPENING DELAYED. (Associated Press) Washington, August 1—Delay in ■ BRITISH GUNS POUND GERMANS 1 Crew of German Battery Replaced Nine Times and Guns Five Times During Engagement. (Associated Press) London, August 1—According to the : report of correspondents a great ma jority of . the British troops engaged , in the latest asault on the German line : on the western front were English. A | 0 f Scotch, Welsh and f evv companies Australian troops asisted. As a re suit of the terrible pounding by the | British artillery, it is reported that, crew of one German battery was j replaced nine times and the guns five times. ! nt TOO A DIIM A MI K W l|UlJljU , 'liUltl/\iTlill'l , 1 l\*r 1 HT/xn 1 ARMIES ADVANCE . 1 _ Ninety-Eight Guns and Fifty-Five j Speaking of the wraft, some of the managers, perhaps, now that their stars may be grabbed off by a power Hundred Prisoners Are Reported Captured. (Associated Press) Petrograd, August 1—A Jassy dis patch says the Russio-Rumanian ad vance between the Cassin and Putna valleys has resulted in the enemy los ing ninety-eight guns and forty five hundred prisoners. The enemy front for a distance of sixty kilometers was broken to a dep'th of from seventeen to twenty kilometers. j ' that is even more despotic than organ " the e»*U« fellow*, ized. baseball, willget a taste of how, their own draft has been working COTTON, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS New York Cotton Market Closed 72 Points Up Today and New Or leans 80 Points. Both in New Y'ork and in New Or leans th'ecotton market closed up to day, 72 points in the former and 80 points in the latter. Sales 1665 bales. NEW YORK MARKET. Prev. Open High Low Close Close 24 78 24 of 24 49 23,78 23.41 23*69 Oct. 23.90 25.30 Dec 23.66 24.90 Jan 23.62 24.70 Closed 72 up. New York Spots 26.65— 60 up. 28.77 23.49 23.46 NEW ORLEANS MARKET. Prev. Open High Low Close Close Oct 22 93 24 00 22.75 23 79 22.98 Dec 22 88 23 92 22 70 23 78 22.93 Jan 22 90 23.88 22.87 23 80 23.00 Closed 80 up. New Orleans Spots 25.00—25 up. Sales 1665. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Close Prev. Close WHEAT—Sept.2.18 CORN—Sept . OATS-Sept. 58 3 4 2.17 1.64 60 CHICAGO PROVISIONS. : : RIBS | NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET Close Prev. Close 40.70 21 16 21,97 PORK-Sept . 40.76 LARD—Sept 21.15 22 00 | bept .. Nov . j - 0 GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS. ! _ Prev. Close 14 51 14.27 Close. .14 40 .14.20 121,337 Since Sept. 1, 1916 Same date last year ^.111,478 [Stock on hand now 5,883 . 3,256 | j | Same date last year Increase of receipts over same date last year . 9,864 -o THE WEATHER Change in 24 hours -fall J■ H. STEPHEN, Local Observer. Forecast. Generally fair Wed Mississippi nesday and Thursday, little change in temperature. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU. Aug. 1, 1917. Local Data, Greenwood, Miss. For <he 24 Hour* Ending at 7 A. M. - • 7.7 feet, 0. 4feet Temperature: Highest - 96 degrees lowest - 72 degrees At 7 a. m. - 7.4 degrees - O.Otl inches j Precipitation - - ' River Stage,7 a.m - FOR SALE—Rent and Share Con on'tract Blanks; apply Daily Common wealth office. BRITISH-FRENCH FORCES MAKE ADVANCE ON WESTERN FRONT Capture Ten Towns and Thirty-five Hundred Prisoners—Offensive Expected to he Main tained Indefinitely. in ft* fta *a (Associated Press) 1 With lines in greater part advanced from two to two and one-half, miles .including ten captured towns with thirty-five hundred prisoners, the result of the first day's offensive, the British and French spent last night j consolidating their positions, heavy i rains hampering further operations, Should the allied forces push much further to the eastward they arc bound to shake the security of the German coast line. Advices from the,office entente capitals lead to the expect* • ' tion that the offensive will be contin ued indefinitely, the French especially having made great preparations. On the French front the Germans launch- \ cil an assault this nironing between Avocipirt and Hill 304, Only a fe\V •HtMIKIIhnMMhkRlNhlKhMhMM ACTUAL NECESSITIES MUST BE PROVIDED FOR BATTERY C At Ml Mi h» Ml Prior to Going Into Camp Here on August 5th The Daily Commonwealth Will Give $20.00 Towards Helping Our Boys. m w* Hi The Government will be unable to furnish our Battery with proper equip ment when the boys nre called to the colors on August 5th. This is very disappointing to the lads who will go across the ocean to fight for us, and is through no fault of theirs—as Battery C was accepted by the War Department, and therefore entitled to full equipment and uni forms as long ago as March 1st. The boys have all been buying as little civilian clothing as possible, as they rightfully expected not to have further need for it after the 5t,h of August. Besides this, there ure some boys in the Battery who are poor and have very few clothes' at any time. Drilling in such attire as they will have will work genuine hardships on a lot of the boys. If something is not done by our peo ple for them they will be in want for nizny of the necessities of life. There will bo need of medicine and hospital supplies and doctors, for there is bound to be sickness among 226 men called from the office and school and!boys field to the arduous drilling that they will undergo. Our dear Red Cross la-1 dies are working hard day after day else soldier to care for some ones boys. Who will care for our right here at our very door? The boys will need cheap tin plates , 1 cups and knives, forks and spoons, HRRHH^RURHIIIIIlIhRlhHH „ _ Brought to This Office Today hrom W. I). McLeod's. French Bend Plantation. FIRST OPEN COTTON BOLL The first open boll of new crop cotton j 1 'P or t e<1 ,n Leflore county was brought J to The Commonwealth office today by Mr. W. D. McLeod from his French Bend Plantation a few miles south of Greenwood on the Yazoo River. It was of the Express variety, plant | ed about April 10th, and there are a few more open bolls in the same field, j Mr. McLeod reports very good crops of bo(h cotton and corn on French Kci.d, and is well pleased with the general prospects. | The "first" open boll eahe year is flways cheerfully received, as it is a fircrimner of the "first" new bale xf cutt >n which usually follows with-i in ten or fifteen days—after which j everybody begins getting ready for the fall and winter business in tbi; section. •O DEADLOCK BROKEN. (Associated Press) Washington, August 1—The dead lock between the conferees on the food bill was hroken today. A complete j agreement was reached when the Sen- j ate conferees yielded ,consenting to. strike out the amendment providing j j for a congressional committee to sup I FOR SALE — Prdfnissory Blank ervise war expenditures. Note* and ColtotdUl Blank Notes; japply at Daily CdAfaionwealth office., *a m n. advaneced elements of the French line, however, were reached by the Teutons, French tire stopping them short there. ficent success of the French and Brit ish troops in Belgium yesterday, the entente nrmios during a heavy rnin storm succeeded in consolidating the CONSOLIDATED POSITIONS. (Associated Press) Paris, August 1—After the magni positions captured, the French war the,office announced today, ' \ ports from Argintine says that coun try is expected to define its position in the world war within two days. WILL DEFINE POSITION. (Associated Press) Washington, August 1—Official re* •HtMIKIIhnMMhkRlNhlKhMhMM m X* The Government cannot furnish any thing in that line now They ought to have a cheap mess shack, well screened, in which to prepare their meals. Soldiers can gel along without tables and benches. They will need quantities of Ivory soap, and ought to have a tooth brush and a towel and 2 pairs of socks for each man. Indianola sent her boys away in brand new blue overalls and jumpers, and had only 24 hours notice. Memphis is helping hers in a hotel, Jackson's Young Men's Business Club has fathered her Battery from the beginning. Mr. Wilson is unable for a while to give the boys anything more than a cot and one blanket and 40c worth of have the bare necessities of life? they will do thatt arid more, and will start the subscription with $ 20 . 00 . and!boys will be TOO LITTLE—for some groceries a day. Will Greenwood see that these boys The Daily Commonwealth believes The most that we CAN do for these of these boys, some of our boys, are certain to lay down their lives before many months for thetr country's sa\c. 1 time they go into camp in this city on the fifth of August. Let's get busy and do something to provide for their comfort by the HRRHH^RURHIIIIIlIhRlhHH PROHIBITION BILL UP TODAY Senate to Vote on Measure at Four O'clock This Afternoon—Drys Claim Majority. j J (Associated Press) Washington, August 1—The nation wide prohibition legislation is schedul ed to come up in the senate today for final action, with the outcome appar ently in doubt. The dry leaders claim to have a sufficient number of votes pledged to insure the adoption of the. resolution, while the leaders of the wet faction hope to be able to defeat the measure. The senate has agreed to begin voting on the amendments and the resolution itself at four o'clock this afternoon. PRICES TO BE ADVANCED. j > retailers announce that after August sixth there will be a material advance (Associated Press) Chicago, August 1—Local tobacco in prices, and that the cutting down of excessive coupon features will be put into effect in some of- the cities where the largest tobacco stores are located. j j j Austin, August 1—Charges designed to form the basis for impeachment I proceedings against Governor Fergu son were filed in the Hoube shortly after convening of the called session (YI4ROB8 FILED. (Associated Press) today. All persons entering the cham be* were searched for fire arm*.