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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27
Postoffice Department Gives Instructions
AS to How Guardsmen's Mail Is Handled

Postmaster Fuller today received
instructions from the Postoffice De-
partment detailing how mail for the
soldier boys should be addressed. IF
you have any friend or kinsman in
the National Guard or regular army
service, read these Instructions:
Mail for the soldier boys who have
gone to the front should be plainly
addressed in order to insure its
prompt receipt by addressee.
"The name of the addressee should
be fully and legibly written with pen
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27
Here's One Mississippian Who Has
A Lot of Sympathy For Lord Kitchener

to have their sons released, while
tho sons are doing everything in the
world to remain in the service. The
regimcntal officers are carefully in
vestigating every appeal and whercT-
er fraudulently enlisted persons are
found, they are discharged.
Like the adjutant general of Louis
lana said about it." said one regiment
al officer today. mississippi doesn't
warl an army of liars"
i would like to know" Mr. Buck
just how Kitchener went
about holding in the service all those
!, 00000 men which finally enlisted. -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

the militiamen away. or something
like that, didn't drop the receiver and
rush out to welcome them to camp.
They were chagrined. One minute,
two minutes. and finally five minutes
passed, and still the adjutant general
continued his telephone conversation,
while the 80 leaders in Jackson socie-
lty warmed their toes in the hot sun
without
The official in question finally met
the men. They told him they were
ready to join the service. He said all
right. he was glad to receive them.
"If you fellows can pass the required
examinations" he said. "rll be able
to find places for you in the various
companies of my command"
Various what" they asked.
"Yes. many of the companies are
short of men. I'll be able to place
you"
Well fight with machine guns. or
therell be no war, so far as we are
concerned" spoke up one.
u You can kill just as many Mexicans
with a Springfield rifle, if you shoot
long enough and straight enough, and
If the Mexicans will stand still, as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

tiCally thc same kind of marking.
Consequently. when the imprint of a
mans hand is obtained a complete
identification mark is obtained of him,
and one which will last forever The
medical men will tell you that sick
ness, disease. sunburn, or the growth
OF a beard or mustache will change
completely the facial appearance of
a man His finger marks always re-
main the same, from the day of birth
10 the last breath is drawn they de-
clare
The Bertillon system originated with
the Paris police department. and the
fingerprints of all criminals were TAX
en- and kept on file The system has
been in use in the United States army
and the United States Navy for some
years. Never before, however, have
the militiamen been marked in this
way.
The imprints are made to assist in
the capture of deserters from the ser
vice. The prints are sent to Wash
ington and placed on file there Should
the Mississippi officers ever want a
special one, they could obtain a pho
tograph by asking the Department.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

jackson. Mss. June 27.-"Lady.
give me d:.nk of water, please I'm
so hungry that | don't know where
I'm going to sleep tonight" or.some-
thing like that, is what James Henry
O'Brien. late of the British expedi-
tiOnary forces in France, is telling
Jackson householders O'Brien will
be remembered in Hattiesburg as the
English Tommy who spent week or
so in the Hub City some time ago,
looking for job. He heard the bugle
call to arms while in Meridian the
other day, and caught a slow freight
for Jackson, and reported to Com
pany G, the Hattiesburg company, for
duty. OBrien is physically unfit for
military service, and consequently
couldn't be taken in. He has tried
every company in the regiment. with
the same tough luck. He is preparing
to so to Arkansas, TO see if his sue
cess at getting in the militia there
won't be greater.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

and ink. giving his rank, company,
regiment or other Organization to
which attached The postage should
be fully prepaid and name and adj
dress of sender written in upper left
hand corner on address side.
Parcel post matter sent should be
substantially and tightly wrapped in
either very strong paper or cloth. and
with strong Irvine tightly and securely
tied.
Present address of the Mississippi
troops is Camp Swep Taylor, Jackson,
Miss"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

/ is stripped of his clothing, and then
steps forth to Maj. Dicks. There are
three or four militia clerks in this tent
with Maj Dicks. The applicant steps
upon a standard set of scales, and his
net weight. TO the hundredth part of
an ounce, is registered. The Gcigher
calls out the figures, and a clerk sets
them down.
He steps from the scales, and Major
}icks begins his examination He feels
of the scalp and the back of the head :;
the muscles of the arms, the abdomen,
and the legs are felt. Varicose veins
are sought. The lungs and heart are
tested. The man goes through calls
thenic exercises with his arms and his
legs, and the working of each muscle
is noted. His fingers. his toes, his
knees. and his elbows are examined.
He is required to bend and re-hend ev-
cry joint, and a note is made of every
defect about the body
This task completed, the applicant is
sent into the front room, where Capt.
Carroll examines the eyes, ears. throat,
and mouth of the recruit. His teeth are
examined minutcly He is required
to read the cards so familiar TO persons
who have been in the care Of oculists.
If he passes the physical examination,
after his height and measurements
have been taken. he is given the ty-
phOid innoCulatiOn. sent to the rear
tent. his clothing given him. and he
is returned to his command.
The examination. as has been said,
is thorough in the extreme, and CON
sequent!y requires time and patience.
Every man is examined as carefully as
if the fate of the entire militia de
ponds upon that individual. Any re-
crut with chronic disease which
would unit him for military service, is
given a physically unfit set of papers,
and will he returned to his home.
The men constituting the MISSISSIPPI
pi National Guard will be physically
perfect set. Mai. Dicks said today. Re-
CARELESS of how much previous train
ing a militiaman may have had, or how
eager he may be to go to war, if he is
is physically defective, there's nothing
doing; home and mother for him, inn
mediately.
Before the accepted .mev are sent
from the medical corps tent. set of
his finger prints are taken, and kept
on file.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27
Greek EaIisfs With
Hattiesburg Company

Jackson, Miss. June 27.-The only
Greek in the entire militia of Missis-
sippi, is now attached to Company &.
the Hattiesburg organization. His
name is Christopher. He is a travel
ing moving picture operator.
Christopher said today ne reused
to return homo and enlist with King
George (who the dickens is the Greek
king, anyway2l because that royal
parsonage has refused to take up arms
against the Germanic allies. lie has
served two enlistments in tae Greek
army, he says. and is perfectly will
ing to go away and tight for the coun-
try of his adoption.
Christopher was in Meridian when
the call for recruits was issued That
night he received letter from a mem
Der of the Greek colony in Hatties-
burg. telling of the showing that
G was making He came 10
camp, applied at Company G's head
quarters, took the oath of enlistment.
went TO the medical corps and was
examined, and today will be fitted out
in brand new uniform, and told to
stick Ground. that maybe he'll get a
chance to fight. after all
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

cried by Col Fred Rcppert There
was large crowd in attendance. and
the cattle were knocked oft to anxious
bidders rapidly, bringing up to 1915
each. The average price was $153 per
head. which was considered good, as
most Of the cattle were from one to
two years old They were bought
largely by Clay county people. and
we'll distributed over the county.
which is already we'll stocked with
pure bred beef and dairy cattle. This
sale attracted people from other states
as well as points scattered over the
mOts OF Mississippi II is intended
by tho Clay County Live Stock Asso-
citation to hold regular auction sales
of pure bred cattle. "hOme grown"
and otherwise. and they will be we'll
satisfied if they receive only actual
expenses from these sales. as their
aim is TO hold the cattfT industry in
this section, and not to conduct these
sales for profit only
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27
PURE BRED CATTLE SALE.

West POin.. Miss. June 24.--A puG.
lie auction OF pure bred Hereford.
and Angus bulls and heifers
was held in West Point today by the
Clay County Live Stock Association,
and % head were sold Sale was
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27
Minister Is One Of First to
Enlist in Alderman Militia

of them being the most prominent
men in Alderman. r. 3, Stanley. man
ager of Gibson Grocery Company; G.
r. Hightower, prominer. Young al
torney, and the Rev. Charles D. Nc
Gchec. pastor Of the Methodist Church
here, leading the list. An Old war vet
eran wanted to enlist yesterday and
was very much disappointed because
he was not allowed TO do 50.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

Ackorman. Miss, June 81 Several
men and boys from Alderman and
Choctaw county have gone 70 Kosci"s-
ko and other towns near TO join the
companies there because no one
seemed interested enough to organ
ize one here. However, since so many
were going to other places they de-
cided to organize here. and thirty-fvc
or forty have already enlisted, some
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27
P[Eb|AN RIFLES
FOR THESE MEN?
NO, NOT AT ALL.
Jacksons Elite Will Snool Ma
chine Guns or Else They
Won't Play
CHARTER SPECIAL AND
GO TO NEW ORLEANS

Capital BluebIoods Decline to Don
Khaki and Salute Red Leggings as
Ordinary Infantrymen-Scales Tells
Them All Right, They Don't Have
to-Then They Board Pullman
and Speed to Enlist With the Wash
ington Artillery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

The women of Jackson have donated
more than 100 little cases, each con-
tanning tooth brush. comb and
brush, cake of soap, and wash cloth,
for the members of the Capital Light
Guards.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

The kitten which some Hattiesburg
girl presented to Company G on the
morning of its departure for the camp,
and Hewitt" the monkey mascot OF
the Jackson company. went to war
against each other today and for a
moment it looked as if the Hub City
feline was destined for an ignominious
fate. The monkey is the property of
the Jackson zoo, and was given the
Capital Light Guards for the term OF
their enlistment. The Jackson and
Hattiesburg companies adjon. The
cat finally was extricated from the
long arms Of the monkey. and returned
ID the cook tent. much frightened, but
title hurt,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

}. b. Wolfe, former manager OF the
Hattlesburg offices of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. and Mrs.
Wolfe were on the camp ground early
yesterday to welcome the Hattiesburg
boys to the capital.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

Of 80 Vicksburg recruits examined
yesterday by the medical corps. nine
failed to pass the tests, and will be
sent to their homes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

Among the Hattiesburg visitors to
Camp Swep Taylor yesterday were
Mrs. r. X. Smith. Misses Helen and
Emma Smith and Master Roland
Smith. who were forced to remain in
Jackson some hours when they missed
connection with the Illinois Central
while en- route to Chicago.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

Stokes Robertson. state revenue
agent now located in Jackson. visited
the Hattiesburg boys yesterday and
spent an hour or more chatting with
them
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-06-27

Camp Notes

Shelby Pickett. of Hattiesburg, is
visiting his brother. NJ. E. Pickett, a
private in Company G.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
GRADUATES TALK
ON PREPAREDNESS
Fifty-two Steelton Seniors Re-
ceive Diplomas at Thirty-sec-
ond Annual Commencement

Before more than 1000 people, all
that could crowd into the High School
auditorium, fifty-two members of the
class of 1916 of the Steelton High
school participated in the impressive
ceremonies which marked their re-
tirement from public school life last
evening.
The big hall was tastefully festooned
with college, school and class pennants
and huge bank of daisies, the class
flower, encircled the stage. For the
first time the High School orchestra
furnished music for the ceremonies
and performed it's part as creditably
as any of the larger professional or
ch hestras.
The solemn -garbed students in their
essays and declamations caught the
spirit of the hour and seized upon
Preparedness" as the keynote of
their discourse.
To the tuneful strains of Lake
Soman,' by the orhestra the fifty-two
graduates marched in and took their
places on the stage. The Rev. G. b.
Segelken, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church offered prayer and the
salutatory Grafton was delivered by
Harry Paul Hooker.
Miss Laura Esther Keim followed
with a recitation, THE Widow and
Her Son." which she presented with
ability. Another selection by the
orchestra followed.
Then Preparedness came to the
front again in a defamation, THE
Call to Arms" Patric Henrys stirring
plea, by Harry Edward Trawitz. This
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
Great Min-Ral-C
Continues
to
Relieve

Every day more men and women are
telling of the great relief they have
found by using the new remedy. It's
not few, but many are rejoicing.
What is your complaint? You know
you are compelled to drink water. Will
YOU put the Min-Ral-Cop in your drink
ing water? 1t doesn't change the color
of the water. Neither does the water
have an unpleasant taste or odor after
wards 81 don't see how, by drinking
that water. 1 can be helped" is what
you may say.
Neither did the multitudes see how
until they tried it. They have changed
their opinions now and to-day they are
telling 1t better than l can ever expect
TO tell it. Try 1T just once, and 1t will
convince you. too.
Mrs. Fannie Mackey. 1921 Seventh
street. is a hard working woman. She
has to make her own living. Mrs.
Mackey said she was suffering with
complication of diseases - her breath
was short, her system run down, her
appetite poor. After drinking the water
from her Min-Ra1-Cop a few days, her
hear you complaining now" She de-
clares the Cop has wrought wonders
for her. One Cop has been known to
have been used several years, but every
individual should use his own cop.
Go quickly now and get one at Mar
shalis Pharmacy, Cor. Boas and Cow
den streets. Price, soc. r. J. Stone,
Sole Proprietor and Manager. 619 North
Second street, Richmond, Va. ADV.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
MIDDLETOWN
Middletown High School
Alumni Holds Banquet

The annual banquet of the Middle
town High School Alumni Association
proved a delightful event The grad
yates now number 4GS. OF these a few
more than half are girls. There have
been but twenty-five deaths during
twoscore years and of these the
heaviest toll was levied upon the class
of 81, which has lost six of it's mem
bers. Twenty classes are still without
break in their ranks. Music was
furnished during the evening by the
Haydn Quartet, of Harrisburg and
Whitman's Orchestra, of town. Joseph
Neagle, class of 10, acted as toast
master and introduced the various
speakers, among whom were II. b.
Carver Miss Edna Kurtz, Maxwell
Oliver Swartz and DR.. Robert Rewalt.
DUnham- -Fishel Nuptials.-A pretty
home wedding will be solemnized this
evening at o'clock when Miss Helen
Kate Fishel will become the bride of
John Dudley Dunham at the residence
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. f.
Fishel, West Main street. The cere-
mony will be performed by the Rev.
o. NJ. Kraybill, pastor of the Church
of God. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunham will
reside in Columbus. Ohio.
At Committee Meeting.-A. L. Etter
attended a meeting of the delegates
at-large to the Republican national
convention at Philadelphia yesterday.
Must Trim Trees. - At a special
meeting of the borough council Bur-
CESS Thomas Jordan announced that
he intended to enforce the ordinance
requiring the residents of town to trim
all trees to within ten feet from the
ground. The borough surveyor was
instructed to give line of grade on
Wilson and Grant streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
NEWS OF STEELTON

and reception to the graduates in the
high school this evening. An elabo-
rate program has been arranged.
Porr Home.-John w. Porr. son OF
DR.. and Mrs. j. l.. Porr North Front
street. is home from the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy. Mr.. Porr will
graduate next Wednesday.
To Hold Festival. - The Willing
Workers of the Central Baptist Church
will hold an ice cream festival on the
church lawn. Main and Trewick
streets, tomorrow.
Swatara Alumni Banquet.-The an
nual banquet of the Swatara Township
High School Alumni Association was
held at Oberlin last evening. Members
of the class of 1916 were received into
membership. The principal address
was made by Professor George Dunkle-
berger. The new members were re-
ceived by Harry S. Reynolds and the
response was made by David NJ.
Thornton. Webster Kohlhaas and Miss
Alice Wolf gave vocal solos and Miss
Ella Sharosky, of Steelton, gave sew
eral readings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
MEDICAL MERGER
NEARLY COMPLETE
Jefferson, U. of P. and Medico-
Chi Schools Will Act
as Unit

Philadelphia, June q - Philadel-
phia is now virtually assured the larg
est medical school in the world,
through the merging of the medical
of the University of Penn
sylvania, the Jefferson Medical Col
lege and the co-Chirurglcal Col
lege. The merger of the latter college
with the University of Pennsylvania
was consummated yesterday.
The proposition, which has been un-
der discussion since last December.
has been under discussion since last
December, have been virtually worked
out by the different institutions and
the result of the final meetings prob
ably will be made public at the meet
ing of the Jefferson alumni, which
precedes the annual banquet to be held
tonight at the Bellevue-Stratford. The
of Jefferson's merger
with the university and the Medico-
Chirurgical' is expected.
Alba Johnson, who was appointed a
member of the Jefferson committee,
said yesterday afternoon, after a meet
ing at the jefferson Hospital, that he
could make no statement other than
to say that the news would be given
out tonight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02

committee in charge of plans for the
Booster Banquet June Is, will meet
Monday evening at the Harrisburg
Light and Power Companys office,
North Front street.
To Preach Series. The Rev. c..
B. Segelken will open series of SER
mons on the old proverbs in the First
Presbyterian church Sunday evening.
The subjects: June 4, "Out of the Pan;
Into the Fire" June II, Paddle Your
Own Canoe;" June IS, What's Yours
Is Mine; What's Mine Is My Own"
June rs, "Alrs Not Gold That Gilt
ters.'
To Hold Memorials. Memorial
services will be held Sunday by Steel
ton Lodges. 1872, Order of Independent
Americans and by Steelton Camp,
56S9, Modern Woodmen or America.
The Americans will attend services in
the First Methodist Churcn where the
Rev. w. c. Sanderson will preach the
memorial sermon and the Wood
men will attend Grace United Evangel-
ical church to hear the sermon by the
Rev. ]. NJ. Shoop.
Reception for Pastor. - A recep-
tion was given last evening in the
Sunday school room at Centenary
United Brethren Church in honor of
the Rev. M. and Mrs. A. K. Wier who
have just returned to the borough.
Those who participated in the inter-
esting program presented include: J..
f. Mentzer Miss Martha Armstrong,
Earl Bush. Frank Armstrong, II. J..
Sanders, Miss Diegel and the Rev. Mr..
Wier.
Entertains at Cottage. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Wallace entertained the fol-
lowing at their cottage. Bailey" on
Memorial Day: Miss Dora Wallace,
Miss Catherine Burch, Miss. Esther
Suydam, Miss Helen Morrow, Miss
Anna Lingle, Harry Long. Arthur
Harlan, Robert Kunkle, Wayne JEFF
ferries, Mr. and Mrs Stuart Wallace
and son, Donald, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Kistler and son, John Frederick Kist-
ler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02

was followed by THE Going of the
White Swan" a gripping recitation by
Henrietta Catherine Porr and the
rendition of Hungarian Rhapsody
No. q" by Florence Christine Finger.
Describes Life in Trenches
Again in the defamation of George
Edgar Wolf, the spirit of the hour
was echoed. He spoke on Our Duty
TO the Republic" This was followed
up by a clever story entitled I'm the
Trenches" in which the boy members
of the class were each brought to the
attention of the big audience in their
best garb by Esther Reah Lau.
In the essay presented by Harry
Devore Sellers, entitled Prepared
ness" the boys had their inning and
the girls their uncomfortable moments.
The valedictory essay. Aim at a Ger
tain End" by Miss Azalea Wigfeld.
The diplomas were presented by At
school board for IL years, following a
few remarks by Superintendent L. e.
McGinnes
AS he presented each member of
the class, Professor McGinnes pointed
out few high lights in the class his
tory, called attention to the two pair
of twins in the class and pointed out
the fact that most of the graduates
were born during the Spanish Amer
lean War. as is evident he said, by
their names.
The address to the graduates was
delivered by DIR. A. c. Rothermel,
principal of the Kutztown Normal
school, the speaker who delivered one
of the addresses when the corner
stone for the Steelton High School
was laid. He declared tnat a High
School education is the key to the
knowledge of the ages" and urged the
students to make the best possible
use of the knowledge and training in
public schools. He also pointed OUT
advantages of higher education
To Plan Celebration. - The COM
mittee In charge of plans for Steel
toms Fourth of July celebration will
meet this evening in the parlors of
the Citizen Fire Company, Front and
Pine streets.
Booster Committee to Meet. - The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-02
sTEELTON PERSONALS

Richard Mumma and Cameron
Keim. of Gettysburg College: Howard
Peters, of the Philadelphia School of
Pharmacy, and Roy and Carl Shelley,
of Dickinson, were home to attend
commencement exercises in the Steel
ton high school last evening.
II. Laue, former engineer of lubri-
cation at the steel works, is the guest
of friends here.
The Rev. and Mrs william B. Smith
have gone to Reading, where the Rev.
Mr.. Smith has accepted a charge.
James Lichtenstein, South Front
street. has returned from New York.