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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20
WILSON ISSUES FORNA'-NRAfI ORDER

Washington.-The government ha,
hotlned each state of the number Of
men 1t Will be called upon to furnish Ir
the draft. This notification was con,
hined In the formal order Issued nv
the president calling for $4,000 men
under the selectIve consc \ ton law
10 make up the national ARMY.
Inc only steps now remaining ore
distribution by the governors Of
Hate quotas among the local exemp-
tlon districts and the great lottery
which probably Will be held newt
week and which will establish the
order In which reglstrants are TO pre-.
sent themselves for service or exemn.
ton
Inc men summoned for service will
be used to fill the regular army and
National Guard to war strength and
TO organize the first 100000 of the new
national army.
Total to Be 1926 s5
The total Of these three forces will
be 1,262,9S5 men.
Later another 100000 will he called
out, supplemented by sufficient mon
TO make up losses and maintain re-
serve battalions.
Following IS Secretary of Wor
BAKERS announcement of the order.
BY virtue of the authority vestad
In him by an act of congress. entitled
An Act to Authorize the President
TO Increase Temporarily the Military
establishment of the United States,
approved May 10, 1917, the president
Of the United States has ordered tbe
aggregate number Of 687OOO men TO
be raised by draft for the military
service of the United States in order
to bring to full strength the orgon.
izatons Of the regular army and the
organizations embodying the mem
bers Of the National Guard drafted
into the military service of the United
States and to create the national army
and has caused said aggregate
number to be apportioned to the sew ,
eral states and territories and the
District of Columbia as set forth in
he schedule hereto appended. ,
Must Apportlon Quotas. n
The governor of each state and ter II
'itory and the commissioners of the n
District of Columbia, acting for and
" the direction of the president and =,
n accordance with said act of congress p,
nd rules and regulations prescribed K,
pursuant thereto, shall apportion the
uota so apportloned to such state ter
TORY or district and shall communi- oil
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

The journey up the Niger river in
Africa ha& sometimes been painted in
very darkScolors. In reality the little
government steamers are comfortable
enough and provide a number of luxur-
les which exceed the allowance Of COM
fort likely hereafter to fall to the lot
of men sent upcOuntry. Much abuse
1s poured upon the lower reaches of
The river, with their monotonous man
grove swamps and muddy, cheerless
expanses Of water, yet a man will not
easily forget the first time he travelled
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20
Governor Honored BY Vets.

A movement has been started
among the 235 veterans and women in.
mates Of the Jefferson Davis soldiers,
nome at Beauyior to have the board
OF trustees Of the soldiers home call
one OF the new dormitories to be ereot.
ca TINS summer "Blbo" in honor Of
Gov Theo. G Bibo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20
Convict Crop IS Short.

There are now but 1877 eonvi,ts I'm
the Mississippi state penintantiary. the
smallest number that has been known
for years The decrease has been grad.
uai from more than 1900 At the end
Of last month there were 140G con.
vets enrolled, and only three new
ones We're received. That is the small.
est number Of new prisoners ever re-
Ceiyed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20
Six Buildings Are Readu

The half dozen permanent buildings
Of the Mississippi Centennial expos;.
ton, which began to assume shane Ias+
January will be finished within tbe
next two weeks, according TO the con.
tractors. WI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

mere. This swampy delta, with 70
countless creeks hardly looks like -
u"elling fit for man, yet here and
, uIere from those forests of mangrove
where one would think no human heinz
could find footing, energies y dr r,-"s
canoe canoe propelled by scantlly clad M.
l yves who somewhere In these inocces.
sure receSses find spot dry enough 70
set up their habitatlon. "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

be- After few hours rge+irg ,,-J...,. ,..,
s- rod begins tn feel I, ..,'-''-7, "L-7l your
%. 1ug+ slim f7,o nv a piece "L .ead,
h. little wbtrrs+ trgrf..l.. ..o-' ''i' .aas
up vour casrfrg sr,,, 2. 9'.sl-5s Ter l4s
shane far ! doT+fl..t.. -'--- .1...1- I. ~
j noon. you stand = p.t--t,- - ~ =. .ea-
W Of landing some foa 4.t. xxx. -5', o.laAoe
amount Of arerr4or mn =. .''- -sa'.
period of fighting the f.r ---.,,.... .l.'
- sure the law fsBa----..,.. ., 's
.. the fat mans rrsfa-ara- '.'7l- anu
Braided i,.. g.
The best rga r,- +- 1Ta,'
. broi5o5 .uI. .'-'' I'' Io.iHg is the
q lines cannot he pso5 s,,, .'-. w 's-7a
account of tho L,rI.r-. '-..,'', l'-' on
twisting and +,,rrtaa ,"1,el ny J1e
! cannot altope+bar 5s $500 ,,'is' "AI'n
semblIag vonr 10 a. =, a.2toso' ~ as
afraid no usa grrf-al-. t.'..Ls u"l De
the line from t,gfs+,r, Wy ~ ,5'p Keep
the spoon bool. t,- -, AZ Ilss-ag up
the most oor7-,o,l,- 80, -, ,,''I's' "l'cn is
on a swfverad vrlro &C. Ioa,s- -o0p 'ue me
eight inch ono ,s 80, rI.- -ta''g', d SIX or
and at the end - ~, .ta I-. '5us enough
the sDoon vpbF,b r. ~ 80. .s-,-17' 9ual on
for wqrr.avo5 Nil, - W 1'-'lF LsAIAg
be I9rgar tba- - ~. - O'Ss should not
pickereI Or rrsl,r ~. d., ~ WINE Ior pike
plenty lorqo $50 ~. T 70 no. . is
mistakes n rs.nr n. o'-7 ol me Dig
10 n saro.4 -9'5 'ne trolling spoon
sDoor, - ia lle single
with . -, M l-7 tandem style,
the end 1o-ga - "a .'.'- gu 1oohs on
on first sfg1. c-,- ~ 7.are any fish
muskv and 7rr-o ta - VI lNe hnest
little old NJ '' 80. .''5'l ,'lEAt On
or porl- rfr4 antl l.-.u WIN a SINNER
Take @ No q rlr .5.''-.5 '- lls nook.
tandem with a riea., -L.5' ~, oI d NO.
club or sbf1or t go 1-"sA sucker,
YOU bava an iaaa, H. Oel'IIu' ana
trolling rio IT, 4,,-F 'A7 ~ musKy
piece Of red qo1no ~ 80, III yum q sLnau
the bait and -bor ~ al front OF
TroII n.., -. lr .y resist IT,
When tba hose - ass
waters for +ba c,or1. 80 -1-' '''e Snore
You have failed - - - water ana
the cast inst 1o.o.o - ne Zen UP with
thirty feet rrdor -, .''', l"eHIy or
shot at trolling for +be ,'-', ,., ano lshe
colored underwater ~ - ",,- d O'o r
the small size about = -. A. Ae
let out about * foot - o H.. Ll-lnoW,
deep. For clear ,roto w. 49,, I-.-s =, uHu iron
Or copper color md t,- ~, ~, 1''g uIou1e
he aluminium For 90 a lt.t Jays Try
little old bait is srra ,,-I- -'-,,''',' DllIs
nlnnow frog or nort, -,,+ 49,, a lIuu
/ little red warn and o. M ", sup d WIN
makes a trolling oura+ tbs+ ~, spoon -
o the bass. -''' '0OAs soou
There is one LITTLE o7cra ~, 4so.r
lg game that some Of s-, t[s . ~ .Ds lroI-
shermen have ovarr,oI.s5 ,'-' a. suo I
s to troll with flies far boss -', T,, l.ia'
ine-foot gut Leader 1oo7 r. +b,-. as ~. d
lip three split-gbot sfn,s-s aLa,. -
on the leader three fss+ 80 oDa.. -, ".
eep the flies one or two fo1 -tp 49,. "
lie surface. and +rou alan, - NV .y.5
2 and oule+rv - G.,. g. Wy e'o"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

NCNeill-FOr the first t3r-- 49,
f April - this place last vol to 'i'-'
rain that was sufficient - M. 100 -,
ground y 'D'
s....
on.oloc'-A Red Crosa society was
organized here with an encouragiue
enrolment, and with the alactio, ~
4 officers.
,r.c-, '''',
obsor-. 9li' - ne Fourth was fitungly
Ee.. " 81 ., mere op public speaking and
poJ 80 game Ior the benefit Of the
Hazlehurst -Tba n,a,,. .s-,.
and rewiring tba count -
/ hotr,- - ND''l MUSE mere Is
noss5,,lo '''''u ny "oIhmen as fast a
Hattiesburg -si,t'. t,.-,,z-.,
we're received in rr,+tfo ,.'S,sa1 IAN cans
the efforts of p r ,Ta11,I,aL1., 1'l' o''5 u
ty agent oo'''
.....
Water Yalley-E. w. Ward oldest
o',l7ueIaIe veteran in this section.
died at the age of 81 wears at bi, -.
in this civ
Oxford p,.n
appointed U S. commissioner for the
western division Of the northern dis
tTlct Of Mississippi
't''.
Jackson Mayor Scott announce
that he has instructed the norfoo do
partment to clean out the gambling
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

me turkey bu2zard is nearly os
large as an eagle, dun black, scars NJ.
most constantly, often in large curves,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

old age. ''"'ion ior
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20
MISSISSIPPI

Epitome of Interest.
ing Events That Are
Iranspiring Over
the State y - y
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

Brookhayen.-S. Z. Moreton, who
has been vice-president and general
manager of the Homochitto lumber
company, with mills at Dude, will also
fill the same position for the j. J. New.
man lumber company with mills AT
Hattiesburg and at SumralI. He is also
the principal owner Of the Central
lumber company of this city,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1917-07-20

Columbus.-Mabel Burleson, the g..
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
jesse Burleson, who was recently bit.
ten by mad dog, has been taken to
the Pasteur institute in jackson for
treatment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
Th.& Co1I:o. Just The Thing "
uQl OOAuACA Photographed
Boys Room KIN C

September is the only option open and
there has been practically no trade in that
for the past month. The open interest is
small. A similar resolution was adopted Mt
Chicago, August IA, effective August %.
Food Administrator Hoover made the re-
quest that there be no further future
quotations on wheat Canadian exchanges
will close future trading in wheat August
81.
The weekly Iowa crop bulletin says:
Weather is ideal for threshing and stack
ing grain and the increased warmth was
favorable for corn, which made rapid prog
ress toward maturity. The crop is ten
days to three weeks late and with normal
weather condition not more than so per cent
will be out Of danger of injury from frost
by the end of September. The bulk OF the
crop will need greater part of October
without killing frost or freezing tempera-
lures With dry, warm weather these esti-
mates will be greatly reduced as to time,
but the prospective yield will also be great
ly reduced. Dry weather has already
greatly reduced the prospective yield over
kthe south central counties. One good
soaking rain and then normal temperatures
is needed for best DEVELOPMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
Contractors viii Flood State
House Dome During Week.
Big RefIectOrs Will Be Connect
ed Up Temporarily.
CABLES CAN'T Be OBTAINED
Connections, However, VIII Be
Made With State Plant.
Sixty Large 100 Candle Power
ReflectOrs To Be Used.

Contractors will flood light the state
house dome during the week of the
Kansas free fair in Topeka. Assur-
ances have been made to Charles
H. Chandler, state architect, 70 the. eff
feet that the new state house illun-
mating system would be ready for
the thousands of fair visitors and sight
seers.
Seventy-five feet of high power ca
BILE is the cause for a protracted delay
in installing the new lighting system
Electrical fixtures manufacturers are
swamped with war orders and the ca
BILE which could have been supplied
from stock equipment couple of
years ago, cannot now be found with
a field glass. 1t is the failure of man.
ufacturers to ship cable on time which
holds up final work on the new light
ing scheme.
Big RefIectOrs Here.
Conduits have been laid, the big re-
Electors for use on the roof of the
state house, are in Topeka and in
three or four days lights could be
turned on-if that cable only came
During the last few days Architect
Chandler has held several conferences
with the contractors Today assur-
ances were made that the lighting sys-
tenn would be in operation fair week.
IL Inc HCdNy cdDlG uO0S LOU dITlNc
in time, temporary connections will be
made with the state plant said
Chandler. The reflectors can be in
stalled and the temporary service will
give the fair visitors a chance to see
the results of the new lighting system
ordered by the recent legislature"
Expect New cables Soon.
OF course there is possibility
even probability-that the new cable
will be here before the opening of
the state wide free fair. Manufactur-
ers advised the contractors that ship
ment would be made August 15. That
was eight days ago. Maybe the ma
terial is resting on side track in a
freight yard. Maybe the manufae-
turers were merely charitable and did
not want the contractors to worry. But
the cable proposition cannot hold
back the fair week lights-even tho
permanent connections must be made
later
Sixty large 100 candle power reflec-
tors will be used in the flood lighting
scheme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
MILLIONS in LOSS
Smut One of Greatest Enemies
of Wheat Growers.
III. NJ. Banner, Santa Fe Indus
trial Agent, Gives Preventive.
SIMPLE MIXTURE SAVES MONEY
Seed Should Be Treated by Dip
ping, He Asserts.
Would Save Is Per Cent of
Acreage in Many Sections.

Millions of dollars worth of wheat
is lost every year on account of smut,
according to H NJ. Banner of Topeka,
agricultural and industrial agent of
the Santa Fe, who has issued a bull
letin on the subject. Smut destroys
some of the wheat fields entirely and
damages others, thereby decreasing
the yield and lowering the selling price.
More wheat fields were damaged by
this disease last season than ever be-
fore. In many sections fully rs per
cent of the acreage has been affected.
This loss, Mr.. Banner says, is useless
waste, as a few cents of expense and
little labor will prevent it Here is
the recipe:
Secure a 40 per cent solution of
formalin at any reliable drug store. a
one pound bottle of this, mixed with
forty gallons of water, will treat from
1000 to $500 pounds of seed wheat.
THE seed may be treated by dip
pare a clean place on a canvas or
smooth floor, and thoroly sprinkle this
with the solution which has been fixed
for the wheat. Spread the wheat upon
this space and sprinkle the solution
over It until 1t is thoroly wet, and at
the same time shovel the grain over
it in such a way as to insure that all
the seed is uniformly moistened. Next,
shovel this wet wheat in a pile and
cover with sacks or a blanket for two
hours. # too much seed is not treat
ed at one time, the wheat can be
sowed while wet.
TT is a good practice to treat the
seed as described, drying it before
sowing, resacking 1t in sacks that have
also been treated with the solution.
Be sure that the seed is thoroly dry
before placing it in sacks Exercise
every precaution not to bring the
treated seed in contact with other I'M
treated seed, or in bins or grain drills
that have not been sprinkled. If the
seed, is dried after treatment, it is
safe to hold it a week or two before
sowing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 23.-CORN-Belief that
most of the standing crop was out of dan
ger from drouth together with reports of
abundant yields, gave corn prices q down
ward trend at the opening today. Fair
support developed on the break however,
and the early decline was recovered. The
trading was virtually featureless and the
variations were within a narrow range.
Opening prices ranged from a shade to sc
lower, with Dec. at S1.01% to S1.OS1s, and
May at S1.O6A to S1.061a. The rallies car
ried prices to about yesterdays closing
figures.
Buying sentiment developed later which
with, strength exhibited in the cash mar
ket led to advances which carried prices
well away from the opening figures. Shorts
seeking to cover contributed to the upturn.
The close was strong Ac to 1c net higher
with Dec. at $109k to $1.O9H, and May
at 1.O6zs to $1.01.
WHEAT-tradiRg was negligible The
first trade was at .06 for September, the
closing point yesterday. Later that op-
ton was bought at sos, the trading being
confined to evening up transactions prep
aratory to cessation of all deals in the
September option.
Scattered trading continued in wheat,
working from the low point The close was
steady and 1c higher, final figures for
September being $2.07
OATS-Scattered buying of oats started
that grain unchanged TO a shade higher.
Subsequent fluctuations were within mar
row limits.
PROvISIONS-Provisio ruled lower in
sympathy with the weakness of the hog
market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23

the Kansas guard units in the war
with Germany, responded to the gov
ernor. He talked but few minutes.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies, a
salute of II guns was fired in honor
of General Martin.
The mount and equipment was pre-
scented from a voluntary subscription
fund by Topeka and Fort Scott bust
ness men and state house officials and
employees. The mount is a magnifi-
cent chestnut sorrel from one of the
best stock farms in the midwest. A
fund of about $3.50 was raised for the
purchase of the mount and saddle and
the presentation was made a public
function. incidentally it was Topeka
last chance to see the guard organize
ton in review.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
1880 Austrian Prisoners.
BIG CROWD OUT
tcontinued from Psfe oneD

trenches. But now that they are go
ing, our prayers-are with them We
know their spirit-will stir the fighting
men of the world. We know that
Kansas will be in the front rank and
that Kansans will be in the front rank
for world democracy. We know that
when America starts she never stops
until her purpose is accomplished.
We know that the fight to lick the
kaiser. to down Hohenzo1lernism will
win-win because America and Kan
sas are in the fight to win and are in
it body, spirit and SOUL
Tribute to Martin.
Governor Capper paid tribute to the
Kansas guard organizations and to
General Martin for his work in whip
ping the organizations into shape.
The Third regiment band proved an
excellent aide to the ceremonies. AS
Governor Capper concluded his
speeches, Charles H. Sessions, the gov
ernor's private secretary, waved his
hat for the men to produce the horse.
But there was a delay in the transmits
sion of signals and the regimental
band played Dixie and the crowd
cheered until the new mount was led
in front of the reviewing stand. Gen.
eral Martin, who will have charge OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
OUTBREAK IN ( FINLAND
Governor Instructed by Kerensky to
Suppress RebeIIious Socialists

Petrograd Aug. 23.-The situation
in Finland is serious as result of the
continued difficulty of forming a cab
met and of the persistence of the
Socialists in their plan to renew ses-
sions of the dissolved landtag on Au-
gust %. According to the evening
newspapers Premier Kerensky in
structed Governor Stakhovitch to
prevent at all costs, a re-openipg of
the lantag, if necessary to surround
the building and to compel the mem
bers to dispense. Governor Stako-
witch has conferred with the COM
mander of the Baltic feet.
In Shalmo, near He@singfors, serious
disorders have been caused by I'M
employed workmen supported by SOL
diers. Citizen guards sent from Hell
singfors were fired on and driven
into the railroad station where they
were captured and threatened with
execution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
NEWLYWEDS MUST GO
Claims Fail to Save IL
> Married Within Last Months.

= Chicago, Aug. 23-Seventeen newly
welded men, all of whom it was said.
have married during the past two
months, will have to join the new ma
tional army, according to rulings of
Cook county appeal board No. 2.
The men had filed claims for exemp-
ton on the grounds of a dependent
wife, and in some cases, a probable
heir Members of the board asserted
draft law was passed and that their
pleas would be ignored.
Men who gain weight readily were
a feature before the boards yesterday
Sixteen men had been turned down
by local board No. 81, as being under
weight Yesterday ten of these men
were found to be possessed of plenty
of flesh. Their re-examination was
the result of investigation by secret
service men who say they have found
a number of cases of men who pur-
posely starved themselves prior to APP
pearing before the board. The appeal
board yesterday exempted only 81 of
the 81 men before it.
Three-Fourths Claim Exemption.
New York, Aug. 23.-The first Off
cial figures of the draft in New York
City which do not include 23 of the
1873 exemption boards, show that 1922
ISL young men have been examined
and that of this number S2,494 have
been declared physically qualified of
whom $3.50 claimed exemption. Ros-
coe Conkling, deputy attorney general
in charge of the draft here said it was
estimated that but S,374 men were
needed to complete the quota of the
city OF 1881. Fifty-six boards have
filled their quotas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-23
COAL MEN KICK

Continued from Page OneJ
duction until supplies now/contracted
for at a high rate are exhausted.
Texas and Oklahoma operators insist
mines will close.
Frank Harrington, president of the
Illinois miners organization declared
today $4,000 miners in his state might
walk out as a result of the arbitrary
coal price, which will not allow a
promised wage increase.
Up in the Air on Contracts.
Chicago, Aug. 23.-Presfdent Will
sons price reduction for the sale of
bituminous coal at the pit mouth may
result in the abrogation of contracts
with consumers by producers of Hli-
nois!
This probability doomed up today as
the latest development in the coal sit
uation here. Between 20 and 80 per
cent of the output of the mines of the
state is covered by contracts, some
made recently at higher prices than
named by Wilson.
AT a meeting of operators to be held
upon the return of DR.. F. C. Hon
mold, secretary of the Illinois Coal
Operators association from Washing
ton, an agreement may be made to
eliminate the production of all except
mine run coal, on which the president
has set a price of S1.95 a ton, it was
stated
Coal bills of large industries will not
be greatly reduced by the new fed
eral prices, as they have been paying
from 81 to s2.1O a ton.
Copper Dictator Next.
Washington, Aug. 23.-Prices for
anthracite coal will be fixed by Presi-
dent Wilson probably within "a hours.
it was officially stated today.
simultaneously, it was announced.
the president will appoint a copper
dictator" to direct the purchaser and
distribution of copper products.
1t has not yet been decided whether
a steel dictator will be added to the
list, but it appears unlikely now, Off
Gals say. The president is elininat-
ing all engagements possible to clean
up the price fixing work