South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-03
Dan Cupid Raids Uncle Sans
Men and Comes Out
Victor.

name would break out in print an
nouncinG the fact that he was no
longer travelling in single harness
but that for all times TO come he
would have by his side a trusty life
Of long ago.
Tie ancient Roman counted time
from The beginning Of thu FONDA
tlCu Of he proud queen city # the
old would. In the same manner ;be
NATIVES of Hattiesburg conn time
from the location of Camp Shelby
at the gates Of the city. If the Hat
tiesburg people had their way. the
worlds calendar would read today,
Year One after the Camp All
otner dates would be designated
Before The Camp
Camp Shelby has been response
BILE for inahy good things that have
come TO this city. Camp Shelby
also solely and alone is responsible
for the apparent residence of Dan
Cupid IN this section. All kinds of
conlectures are voiced Some be-
Heye that the little mischievOus elf
grew tired OF the rigOrs of the north
err winter and came here to hiber-
nate
Dan Cupid Busy.
But no matter why Dan Cupid
carve he's here. He's not idle either.
one thing is certain and that is Dan
Cupid is not on a vacation He is
doing a land office business.
Every day the foxy love god goes
out hunting and every cay mis- ar
rows find one or more victims. His
favorite hunting grounds without
the shadow Of a doubt are Camp
ST elby. If the boys will aim as
straight and hit as we'll as Cupid
there will be no Boches left once
the men from Camp Shelby get on
the firing line.
One Of the outstanding features
OF Dan Cupid's craftsmanship is that
( GERS as well as enlisted men have
fallen prey to his cunning.
Court Clerk Busy.
Since the camp sprang into activ-
ity with the population Of the
grounds by the khaki-clad. stalwart
men from Kentucky, Indiana and
West Virginia. scores of soldiers
have bitten the matrimonial dust"
Mississippi, to keep pace with her
northern sister states, has a license
law.
The grand keeper Of the seals and
records in Forrest county which
embraces Camp Shelby is the cir
cult court clerk To be circuit court
clerk in this part of the United
States formerly was a sinecure. But
that was "B. T. c." There were
times when the circuit court clerk
would get time 10 take an occasional
trip to the waters that flow near
Hattiesburg and investigate reports
concerning good fishing. But "A. T.
G." he's the busiest individual among
the suddenly awakened and hustling
people of this community.
Seek Mystic Documents.
Every day soldiers come into his
office and stutteringly inquire
whether they are at the right ad-
dres for a certain mystic document
YEARLY the clerk makes out the IL
cense. pockets the fee and seeks his
place by the fireside in his office.
| Before he has a chance 20 make
himself cOmforta BILE in strClls ar
other man in uniform and the per
Torrance is repeated. Frequently
the official goes TO his home and
seeks his couch for a quiet nights
rest, only to he disturbed during the
witching hour to make out another
OF those ma gic papers. commonly
termed licenses
But not only the clerk but the
/ preachers Of the city and the jus
tees Of the peace-there are five Of
this latter species-are kept on their
/ toes warbling words which have that
honor and obey" havore.
Brides Whole show.
And the brides, Usually the brides
are the whole show al a nuptial
event. but then Hattiesburg Is rather
tcpsy turvy ia present and hence
IL is fitting in these times 70 mention
the brides last OF course there are
brides, one at each and every we'd
ding They have chiefly come from
Kentucky. Indiana and West Viz
ginia Occasionally Dan cupid leads
a stalwart lad OF the north and a
Dixie girl Of Mississippi together
but for the greater part il is the
girl left behind that PLAYS leading
lady in the matrimonial playlet.
Wonderful pretty, patriotic WON
en- are these war brides" One. for
instance recently came here TO mar
- her soldier lover When she ar
rived he was quarantined. Tn
I daunted she went to work in a tele-
| phone exchange here until her lover
was released and then there was
happiness for two more.
Judging from Dan CupId's work
| in this section war has no terrOrs
for the brave women OF Kentucky.
/ West Virginia and Indiana Tho
girls all show the same spirit "a the
/ heroic English woman who vowed
/ that she would love her wounded
| soldier lover, il there was only one
single breath Of life left in him.
/ That's the spirit that wins.
BLUFFTON.-The city council is
! considering the merger OF the Office