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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1915-02-11
BeIglan ReIief Assoclation.


The members of the Belgian
Relief Association, which includes
all those who have aided by their
work or funds, are very much
grauhed at the response they have
rereived Fifty Ave or sixty gar
nients Of wafm c0tidu nialefs are
being made and will be sent at the
earliest possible date to the suffer.
ers. No more sewing material
will be furnished by the associa.
ton for awhile, but those wishing
to buy same aud make at their own
expense may do so, and procure
the Mccall patterns. which are de-
signed expressly for the Belgians,
from Mrs. S. H Bagnell.
That every American may have
a personal chance to help some
Belgian, the commission for relief
in Belgium has arranged its "par-
Gel post plan" Every one who
wishes to send a package contain
ing between Twe9;Y and fifty
pounds, need only put a tag on
the package, add.-ss the tag 10 the
nearest collection depot of the
commissions, which probably is
Hattieshurg, Miss. stamp il in the
regular way, put oa package
tag name and add.ess, together
with the letter "R," and the mon
ey spent for the stamps will be
refunded.
The remaining fu4ds from the
purchase of clothing viii be used
to buy foodstuffs to be sent at an
early date, and we are desirous of
contributions.
Belgium wants any kind of food
which will stand transportation,
which excludes fresh fruits and
vegetables.
According to the commission for
relief 10 Belgium, the American
people will probably have to feed
the Belgian people all winter. Il
has been a race with hunger, this
business of feeding 6,5oo,ooo peo
pie with supplies gathered a half
world away. Half of Belgium is
now more than a week ahead of
starvation, and often it has come
closer than that.
Let this be Americas great and
glorious part in he world war of
1914 and 1915. Money intended
for the Belgian Relief Committee
must be sent to j. P. Morgan &
co.. % Wall ST.. New York City.
Clothing should be sent, prepaid,
to the Belgian Relief Com Bush
Terminal, Brooklyu, New York
City, N. z. No writing of any
kind must be put inside. lest coD-
traband messages slip through
Those desiring to contrilu,e
money, old. well lauudrled c,olh
ing. or old material Tor much
needed bandages, may send same
to Mrs. HeidenFeich, Mrs. Fea,h-
erstun, or Mrs. Bagnel.
MRS. s. H. BAGNELL,
Cor. Secretary.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1915-02-11

store Tuesday morning. His attack
Is hoped to be slight, but he was
taken at once to Natchez.
Flaming fields greet as on every
side. Destructive mIscreants burn
ing off the fertiIizing broomsedge,
to run from shelter the few hunted
rabbits left.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1915-02-11
IA LVEY PRODUCE HOUSE.
PORT GIBSON FRUIT STORE
!. r. JORDAN, Manager

appreciate the patronage of my
friends. both in town and county.
I am handling all kinds of fruits,
nuts. vegetables, butter and eggs.
Receive the best bread daily from
Natchez; can take your order for
fruit cake. I buy country produce.
and will treat you right.
d3 j. F JORDAN.
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Reeanton

DR.. M. J. Luster, accompanied
by his sister, MISS Bernice, was
a pleasant visitor in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McC. Byrnes
near Insmore this week.
Misses Lucille McCay of Rocky
Springs and Ruby Regan of Carl.
isle made brief visit to relatives
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1915-02-11
MANY DISORDERS COME FROM LIVER
Are Ycu just at Odds With YourseIf2
Do You REGULATE Livino?

Are you some times at odds with your
self and with the world7 Do you wonder
what aiIs your True you may be eating
regularly and sleeping we'll Yet some
thing is the matterl Constipation. head
ache, n rvousness and bilious spells indi-
cate a uggish liver The tried remedy is
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. Only z5c. at
your druggist.
Bucklen 5 Arnica Salvs for Skin Eruptions
Adv.l
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1915-02-11
NOTICE.

The Board of Supervisors of
Claiborne county, Stale of Missis-
sippi, will receive sealed bids to 2
D. m. on Monday. the Ist day of
March, 1915, for working the fol-
lowing road in District 2, to-wit :
Link IS, from Shiloh School
House. by Macarthur old place, to
main road leading from Vicksburg
10 Port Gibson, 7 miles.
Contract 10 be let to the lowest
and best bidder. or bidders. the
hoard reseTving the right to reject
any and all bids.
By order of the Board Of Super
visors.
B. H. MOREHEAD.
feb4 ct Clerk. )
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am agent tor the following
periodicals:
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies' Home Journal
Cosmopolitan
New Orleans Picayune
Memphis Commerical-Appeal
Memphis Mews-Scimitar
Jackson News.
c. NJ. HOWARD.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

Laertes to attend to some serioualy
wounded, and tranship them. The Laertes
was cast of. and lay some two cables
away. Arriving on board found the worst
case was that Of young Dtoker In q serious
condition from shock and loss OF blood.
He had sustained several shell wounds. one
Of which involved the left tibia and fbula,
some two inches OF the tibia being torn
away from It's middle third.
Around this patient the deck was
covered in blood. and SO slippery that I had
to send for cloths to be put down 20 enable
me to keep a footing. The condition OF
the deck enabled one to form On idea OF
how decks were on the Maine where 200
men were killed. Near by were two
others. somewhat less severely wounded,
lying on the deck, while just behind me lay
two figures covered with the Union Jack
The wounded had all received fret aid,
the wounds being neatly dressed, but con-
siderable hemorrhage was going on. Re-
turning with these cases to the Fearless"
found several other wounded had already
been brought on board from other de.
stroycrs. The sick bay, which had been
prepared to receive the most serious cases,
vas soon filed, and others were sitting or
lying on the mess deck near by.
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Hog0 Wounded Are Handled
While tke Battle Goes On

Owing to the probable proximity Of the
enemy had to bear in mind the necessity
for all possible speed, which was awkward,
as they required very careful handling.
However, I hurried up as much as was
ablo. Sudden manoeuvring or the shock OF
shells hitting US might make our work
impossible. Firstly. iodine was applied to
tho majority OF wounds and thcir i'm.
mediate area, and fresh temporary dress.
Ing applied. Then ably assisted by tho
sck-bcrth steward and two tirst-aid men,
l spent the next few hours in cndeayoring
to get these, for the most part, very dirty
patients, as clean as possible. 1t should be
added that, at this stage, morDhia was adj
ministered by hypodermc injection to
three or four cases, and again once or twice
during the night. It was found to be very
beneficial
Many Of the men had lost m arm and
leg, and in some cases both arms and legs.
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Dodg;ng TorpeAoes from
the Battered, Sinking Mains

She made two attempts to torpedo us.
] watched one torpedo skimming through
the water like q shark about ten yards
from the bow, as It seemed to me. We
just escaped It by turn Of the wheel In
the nick Of time. Then another skinned
by our stern, running over the spot we
had left only minute before.
She's goner." heard one Of our men
say. The German cruiser was a burning
wreck. but she kept the two small guns,
one at each end. firing away to the last.
Then one OF our destroyers rushed in to
close quarters and gave her the finishing
blow with torpedo.
It was not until the latter part OF the
affair that was called upon to deal with
any wounded, and then o rapid succession
OF cases were either carried or managed
to walk to the main deck after, whore,
assisted by the first-aid party, cleansed
and dressed their wounds. Two or three
returned to duty the same afternoon, the
others being placed In the wardroom TEN
porarily alter dressings had been applied,
a reliable 6rst-aid man being placed In
charge. IN addition, one case was treated
ct the forward station, and later on In the
day man who had received q somewhat
severe confusion and abrasion of the thigh
from a spent fragment Of shell reported
himself. Seven of the eight cases were
wounds due to fragments OF shell and
spiinters OF steel or wood from the ship,
The exception was a scald Of the forearm,
sustained by stoker while investigating
= steam pipe burst by an exploding shell.
While 1 was occupied with tho cases
mentioned above, we had taken the de-
st-oyer Laertos in tow, she being tenn
porarily disabled by gunfire; and the order
coming to retire, we proceeded from tho
scene OF action for some considerable dis
lance. when was ordered. to go to tina
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7 Time During
Hot Naval Enlightenment

hick OF 1t. told us plainly OF shells pitch,
ts short and bursting. whose fragments
'ruck but did not penetrate the chips
Tin: 1t was weird sound. occasionally
arted by q tremendous "woomp." which
Gee at least made the paymaster, who
'as reclining near me on -four sack. and
tysef. look hard at the side close By us,
Wore We fully expected. for the moment,
see water coming In. As matter of
Tot. thin shell entered some forty feet
evay. bursting on entry into the Lieu.
tnant Commanders cabin. while It's solid
Use finally fetched up In the wardroom.
7here later on 1t was christened "our hon.
Gary member" For this trophy believe
10 have the Mninz or Koeln to thank The
Mdroom steward found q similar piece
she'll In his hammock that night 1t
hid penetrated the ships side and bulk.
had before finally choosing It's highly
stable place Of rest
The shells that missed US burst upon tho
srface OF the ocean near by and. strange
1t may seem TO those not familiar with
sch things. tho fragments few from tho
Wter with sufficient force to dent the
sizes Of the nhip and to kill men when
tey dropped on the deck.
When shell actually struck our ship
I'D penetrated the structure there was a
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The Fearless" ap
pears to have borne q
somewhat charmed life
"a largo number OF
shells pitched Just short
and just over her-she
was hit fair and equare
by seven. one OF which
played q lot OF havoc
with the middle deck
forward and the mess
gear there. Her sides
showed come twenty
three holes Of varying
size. and yet her list OF
casualties was only
eight wounded, none
dangerously. She aiso
had two narrow escapes
from being torpedoed,
one torpedo passing
just forward from ali
unknown source, aDd
another aft from a sub
marine.
During comparative
lulls ! went on TO the
upper deck once or
twice, to visit the ior-
ward station and 10 SEQ
that ell was correct.
For suppressed excite
Ient and vivid interest
I should cay the seeker
after sensation could
scarcely ask for more
than G modern naval
action.
The shells were fall
Ing all about us. and
why we were not sunk
I can never understand.
The captain kept the
ship zigzagging on her
course TO upset the enc
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the water about half an hour iater. Tho
wound was situated over the lower right
rib. was oval in shape and about one and
hsi inches In diameter. He was passing
blood and had good deal OF pain in the
abdomen. 1t was suspected that piece OF
shell had penetrated the abdomen, but
XrayB showed nothing.
He wss good type Of officer. On ask
ing him what he thought of the affair, he
replied, "Ah. It was very fine sport"
Shos to Pieces, But Still!
CoHSags0Ws ard Enduring"
The courage and endurance OF the pa.
tients were admirable. In only one case
did l hear any "grousing," as our sailors
call any kind OF complaining, and this was
in one OF the less severely injured. A sug-
gestion that many around him were in an
Infinitely worse plight than he, and were
enduring their troubles cheerfully, made a
difference, and after O little refreshment
he was as good as the rest Of them. Some
OF the Germans were at first rather sullen,
but their confidence was soon gained when
they found that could speak to them Id
their own language, and that We were
intent upon doing our best for them.
/ found beef tea, brandy, ships cocoa
made with milk. most useful and acceptable
for those who could not take solid food At
first one or two OF the Germans hesitated
about drinking what was offered them, but
they soon thawed and took their portion
gratefully, and, In fact, their gratitude q
little later for what had been done for
them was remarkable.
was able TO report to the captain on
the bridge, at about 4 a. M, that all cases
had been dealt with, had been washed,
dressed, fed and made as comfortable az
circumstances would allow.
On arrival in harbor about midday on
August 30. the more serious cases were
transferred to Shotley Sick Quarters. the
others to the hospital ship Liberty. I &C.
compancd the former cases. and soon after
seeing them safely disposed of returned to
the ship. had some food and turned in
about $50 p. M, having been up some
thirty-sGvcn hours. Curiously enough,
though tired. could not sleep we'll owing
10 4 bad cramp in both my calves, but I
had passed a very interesting day and a
half.
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mys aim. At one time we came within
1000 yards OF the hsinz, which had al.
ready been partly wrecked by the long
distance fire from our big battle cruisers,
the Lion, Invincible. Queen and Msry. It
was our duty to help finish her without
sinking our big ships.
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Wounded BsLow Decks
Victims of British Ours

Our shells passed through their hospital
ward and killed the wounded and the sur
geons as they were working over them.
That any men could have passed through
such en- ordeal and retained their senses La
a tribute to the wonderful effect OF naval
training and discipline,
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reverbernting crash that roared from end
to end and nearly drove our eardrums in
and made work OF any delicacy impos.
sible. 1t was bad enough with us, but
what must have been happening on some
OF the German ships that were now sink-
Ing and we're being pierced by great shelIs
from three sideg at once I leave to some
one With Imagination.
1t would surely require the pon OF q
Dante to depict all the horrors that were
happening on the German cruiser MaiD1,
as she went down. We knew that she
was burning. The men stayed at their
guns until the flames actually began to
burn up their legs. The wounded lay In
heaps on the deck and the flames de-
etroyed them without help. Tho blood
ran on the decks 30 that the mon who
were still trying TO work the light dock
guns slipped I'm Il and fell
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"H Was Very Fine Sport
Said tie German Lieutenant

A sub-licutenaDt ] discovered sitting in
the wardroom with his leg upon chair. He
had sustained "lozongeGhaped" clean cut
shell wound in tho middle OF right thigh.
about inches by 2 inches. and passing
deeply through the anterior muscles He
was very cherry and was only anxious to
get back to his work. which he did after
two or three weeks.
"a captainlieutenant OF the sunken Ger
man destroyer VlS7 had been struck in the
right side by piece OF shell, the force Of
the blow throwing him overheard just be
fore his ship sank. He was taken out OF
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Several poor fellows had their faces al
most entirely blown away.
] had prepared masks OF lint for tho
faces. specially medicated, to relieve the
terrible burns caused by the ptcric acid
used in shells.
German seaman, brawny young fol-
low, suffered much pain and considerable
loss Of blood from wound in his left foot
Examination showed the presence OF q
piece Of metal. embedded In the lower part
of the instep. from underneath which
steady oozing OF blood was occurring I
put the patient under chloroform, end he
was kept lightly under. most ezcellently,
by the Paymaster. while I removed Che
fragment OF she'll and many pieces OF loose
bone. The removal proved more difficult
than / had anticipated, owing to tho
numerous "talons" the piece of shell
possessed These pointed IN all directions
and were embedded In the bones OF the
foot 80 firmly that 1t was rather like the
extraction Of d huge molar with dozen or
more distorted fRngs. The fragment
weighed some siz ounces. and its removal
gave the patient great relief.
German seaman had compound COM
minated fracture OF right radius. ulnG, and
humerus, due to huge wound In the neigh
borhood of the elbow. Multiple wounds OF
face and body and scalp wound. This man
appeared to be suffering from severe shock,
was at times wandering In his mind, but
at others quite clear. The wound in the
scalp was found later to penetrate the skull
In the left frontal region. He died after
IL, al
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"a curious fact is
that our most fright
full punishment came
III the early stages of
the engagement when
the British ships vera
eight or ten miles
away from us. This
extraordinary occur
renee was due to the
British thirteen and
a-haJf- inch shells that
we're fred &c such q
high elevation that
they came down upon
us from the sky,
piercing our unpro-
tected decks and pom
etrating on through
to the bottom of the
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-09

was imminent but further hightens the belief that storms are brewing which may threaten to seriously disturb the
 national economy at no far distant date. IL is difficult to believe that the of Bryan is matter of long contemplation while the contrary belief still further suggests that some sudden and unexpected crisis leading to serious friction has arisen within the administrative circle. Whatever
 may be the reason for the unlocked for action, it is believed that with the de- parture of Bryan the administration loses one of its strongest arms.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-09
PREM EpiATED WAR.

No recent official statement con- corning the war is more important than that made by ex-Premier Giolitti, of Italy in the debate upon the vote of confidence on the Salandra ministry, that Austria communicated both to Germany and to Italy in August, 1913, her intention to act against Servia."
 This lightning stroke from Rome confirms much that has hitherto rested upon deduction; that the German in- crease in the active army and the di- rect property levy for military pur- poses were preparations for definite fly expected war; that Austria almost a year before the murder of one Arch duke gave her preteXt, was already planning her onslaught on the hapless Sir Edward Grey in July. she had always regarded as being in the Aus trian sphere of influence; and that the real cause of the greater struggle was the Balkan war and Serbias growing power as barrier on the Austrian road to Saionica.
 The Giolitti statement explains also why Germany, at the opening of the great struggle, showed so much more anxiety to keep Great Britain out of the war than to draw Italy inp it. Austria had already been warned by the late Marquis di San Giuliano. with Giolittrs concurrence, that an attack upon Serbia would he considered not defensive. because nobody thinks of attacking her'' Berlin and Vienna knew in year in advance how Rome would interpret her treaty obligations They felt themselves strong enough to deal with France and Russia The failure to pacify Engiand-the failure to see in advance that the German powers could not pacify her while in- vading Belgium and smashing France was the great diplomatic blunder of the century.
 Incidentally, the fact that the most powerful Italian statesman is not aVerse at this critical time to throw ing such a bombsheil into the German Austrian camp is in itself significant. and not impossibly prophetis-Ex
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City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, JUNE g, 1915.

While it may be true that we won't get anything if we don't ask for it. it is also most assuredly fact that the request of the late legisla ture for con to meet with negative answer from the moment of it's inception. The con- trol of this important Alaska industry is too big thing for the congressional whips to let slip beyond their own con- trol, for the present at least. Neither is the idea at all agreeable to the fish ing interests themselves for the purely economic reason that the change will doubtless result in more equitable system of taxation which is in no sense in accordance with their ideas of what is right. Between the desire of Congress to keep the revenues de- rived from this industry, combined with the unwillingness of the fish tend to prejudice their interest, it will doubtless be many a long year before the people of Alaska will have any more than trihing share in the im- mense revenues drawn from the waters adjacent to their coasts. While real- izing the futility of the question. we would nevertheless like to know just what stage of territorial development the honorable Secretary considers es- sential before the people of Alaska can safely be granted their just right to exercise control over such industries ploitation of the territory.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-09
ARE
 SUFFERING EVERY
 POSSIBLE SORROW

To-day one million Serbians. one third of the population, are suffering every possible sorrow. They are des- titute of everything Since the begin ming of the war, when their lands were turned into battlefieds, they have en- dured terrible privations. and their suf- ferings have been still greater during the war because the first invasion took away a great proportion of the peas lants who remained behind to provide food for the families of those who were lighting
 "Women. the mothers. wives and sisters and the children of a million Serbians are suffering now because of the second invasion, which must last much longer, and more Serbians still are being driven from their homes. In six of the most fertile districts no less dying from lack of nourishment and medicine. from cold and exposure. In the invaded villages everything has been pillaged and destroyed. and when the unfortunate refugees who are com pelled to flee return to their homes they will he in a ma iority of cases find or food
 T have seen the refugees The children are pitiable sights, little spec tres of cancellation, not comprehending the misery in which they find them selves. with wide staring eyes, hungry and i'll. with no food but dry bread, and milk an impossibility.
 Many mothers are too worn out with care and suffering and the mem ories of pathetic little graves with wooden crosses to seek for further aid for those who survive"
 ALFRED STEAD
 In New York Herald
 Recent advices from Serbia show that conditions there are appelling. TYphus fever of the most virulent form has broken out in the concentration camps and among the soldiers. Inas much as the disease is carried by yer min and many of the people are in rags, this plague can only be eradi- /. cated by a sufficient supply of clean clothes and the work of a sanitary commission of expert doctors having a special knowledge of Typhus.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-06-09
NOTICE TERM OF COURT

Pursuant to an order of Court made and entered on the End day of June, 1915, Notice is Hereby Given that a Special Term of the District Court of the District of Alaska, Second Division thereof, will be held in the Court House in the City of Nome, in the Division and District aforesaid, commencing on Wednesday, the 7th day of July, 1915 lat the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon, and continuing from day to day thereafter according to the further orders from the Court.
 Given under my hand and with the seal of the Court affixed this End day of June, 1915.
 c. A. ADAMS Clerk of the District Court for the District of Alaska, Second Division. June 2, 9, 1e, 2S, 30, 1915.