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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
Total 1876 81 583
BY CLASSES.

BY CLASSES.
Exemptions-Officers 5
Exemptiops-Totally Disabled 10
4" De iendent Relatives 81
Probable Occupation Exemptions 10
No Exemptions Indicated 239
As near as the Registration Off
GERS can tell this is a pretty near a
clean up of all subject to the Regis
tratlon, there might be Just a very
few at one or two precincts who fail
ed to report, but If SO very very few,
and this speaks well for Greene coun-
ty in the promptness of the lads
coming forward and giving their
names as well as the number shown
for the county of total of 583 of
whom 238 are clea rly in the liable
column; this from a county which
only votes about 900 IN general cleo
ton years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
7 A0@1
MARRIAGES.
Su S<EzIfaal ll11
GORDON-JAMES.

MARRIED. at the home of bride
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil. E.
James resident in beat 3, of Greene
County, Miss, to Miss liza James.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev d. e. Vickers The bridal
couple left for Buckatuna, Miss,
where they make their home. Mr..
Gordon has farm up there. Miss
James is well known in Leakesville
having spent good deal of time
with her brother, Mr.. Newton James
family since they have moved to our
city, and was much liked for her
many amiabIe maidenly charms Of
character.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08

Department OF the Interior
u. s. Land ONCE at Jackson. Miss
May %. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that w Nathan Mills
whose postofiice address is Fruitdale. Ala. did
on the 2end day OF November 1915. file in this
office sworn statement and Application, No.
O7493. to purchase the SW "a Of N w Ia Sec
ton 6. Township North Range 5 West
st. Stephe as Meridian, and the timber there
on. under the provisions of the act OF June g.
1873. and acts amendatory. known the
Timber and Stone Law" at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement. and that pur-
suant to such application. the land and tim
Der thereon have been appraised. the timber
estimated 10000 board feet at 81 n per M. and
the land Ss013 that said applicant will offer
final proof in support OF his application and
sworn statement on
the 4th. day OF August 1917.
before the Circuit Clerk of Greene County.
Miss. at Leakesville. Miss.
Any person is at liberty to protest this pur-
chase before entry or initiate a contest at any
time before patent issues by filing corrobo-
rated affidavit in this Office alleging fact
which would defeat the entry
w u. CUMMINS. Register.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
NOTICE OF ELECTION OF ALDERMEN
FOR THE TOWN OF LEAKEsYIILE

NOTICE OF ELECTION OF ALDERMEN
FOR THE TOWN OF LEAKEsvILLE.
BY virtue and in pursuance OF an order of e.
lect on issued by the Mayor and Board OF Al
derman Of the Town of Leakesville to the I'M
dersigned election commissioners OF the Town
o. Leakesville on the 5tn day OF June A. d.
1917. said writ of election ordering and COM
manding that an election be held in the town
OF Lcakesyille ON the
23rd day of June 1917,
for the purpose Of eleciing three members of
the Board of Alderman for the said Town OF
Leakesville.
And responding to said writ of election. we
the undersigned elect on commissioners OF the
Town Of Leakesville, hereby give due notice as
required by law of said election to be held in
the said Town OF Leakesville on the ssrd day
of June 1917
Given under our hand on this the 18th day of
June 1917.
Il. ?. Smith Commls sioners
4. G.. Brscoe OF
S. J. Green Election
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
OBITUARY
In Memory Of william HiIIman.

On the 10Th day of May 1917 at 9
o'clock p. M, the Lord called the
bright young mao to spend eternity
with him.
We were made sad as we stood by
the bedside and saw him suffer:
The ties that bind Son to Mother,
Father and even all that bind him
are such that we can t. willingly give
them up even to God The one who
loved US so, that he gave his Son to
die for us.
William vas born Jan Z 1899, and
+ e j V b S Spiritual birth
some FIVE years ago. | wish every
one could say as did Brother William
just two weeks before his illness.
He said to me II am Christian.
1t was my privilege to serve him
as Pastor for two years; | always
found William willing and ready to
stand by his profession. He had
the Spirit of God to lead him in
Church and Sunday School work.
No words of ours are sufficient to
voice the deep sympathy for his
Mother, Father and Brothers as they
are called upon to pass Through
this spell of gloom.
We pray the blessings of God to
be upon them as they shall labor for
the reward that awaits all of those
who work in his vineyard
sJust because Bro. William has
left US, that is no reason why we
should not respect his work as it
lives on and will as long as God
lives. he is yet Bro. and Sister
Hillman's Son, and one day they will
meet him at the judgment bar of
God. And there will come the sep
aration of the Righteous and the un-
righteous. May the Lord help ev-
cry one to make preparation to live
with him beyond this life. A new
made grave now marks the place,
Where loving hands has laid his NOR
tai frame to rest. The home of Bro
and Sister fillman has lost noble
Boy. The Church and community a
useful worker. Ana yet our loss is
Heavens gain.
Christ; the comforter.
Care.
Goes with me everywhere.
The broken lights upon the sea-
The star lamps shining lustrously.
Gods great wide world of field aud
moor
The lofty cliffs that guard the shore,
| turn from all to meet the face
OF one who shows me little grace.
For care
Is with me everywhere
Aud one
Whose light is as the sun,
Whose pity never comes too late,
Whose pardon, like himself is great.
Knows Inc unworthy, yet no less
fingers in his sweet gentleness.
Jesus, my SAVIOR, takes nv care
And he is with me everywhere;
For me
La life or death abides with me.
His Pastor,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
Notice To Parents Who Have Boys.

We are annoyed with bows around
the mill yard and Planning Mill every
Sunday. They have beer warned to
keep awav time and again. Hereaf-
ter any boy white or black regardless
OF who he may be, found trespassing
in or around the plant ON Sunday
will be prosecuted for trespass
after warning. So Parents will
please attend to this and save them
selves troube as we can't have them
around the plant on Sunday on acct
of Insurance.
BEAR CREEK MILL Co.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
Legal Advertisements.
PRESIDENT NOTICE.

NONRESIDENT NOTICE.
State OF Mississippi.
To Jodie JimisOn.
You are commanded to hppe before the
chancery court OF the county OF Greene, in
said State on the
Second Monday of June A. ID. 1917,
to defend the suit in said court of Mary Jimi-
son (bill for divorced wherein you are defend
ant.
This 18th day OF May A. D. 1917.
CChn- CT seal) X. ID. Cochran. Clerk.
BY 5. r. Mckay, d. Q.
j Il. Alderman Sol. for Complt. (6-S)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
SUBSCRIBERS ROLL.

Valley. Joe, Rlchton RI
Hillman, w. L.. Lville RIA
Miseil. A. g., Lville RIA
McLendcn. ]. NJ. Lvllle r.
Wexford, R H.. Ro1nsaville
Williams. G. E Ricbton RI
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
REGISTRATION RETURNS.
OF Those Between Ages of II and 80
Taken June 5.

The following is the Registration
Returns as taken on June 5 OF those
between the ages OF II and 80 SUBJ
ject to military duty per recent fed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

WHITE.
billie. t. Gordon to Miss Iia
James.
6-2 Ill. G. Williams to Miss Lii
lie McLendoui
COLORED.
s. 30-l7. -Chas. Brown to Susie Brown
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
GREENE COuSTf HERALD.

me OBITUARY. to each deceased published free
u II does not exceed 400 words Count the
sords auo cut IL down II excessive
Gard OF Thanks mot political) viii be inser-
tedfof al whore Of average shortform II long,
winded, extra Sc per line for such average. Let
the thanking parties bear the expense OF their
1haak you" talks in print which Is but fair
to the newspapermnn
Local Reading notices OF commercial or
business nature will be run for loc per line for
the first insertions half price for SUISSE
quent insertions. When such notices are OF II
religious or benevolent nature SC per line No
charge for church or charitable notices where
there is no admission fee or beneht-string at
tuched
FRIDAY June s, 1917.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08

The Agricultural High School
Trustees held meeting Monday and
deciding TO economze account the
war conditions electeda combination
man for the next term as Principal
Agriculturist. that is one and the
same man will fill both positions.
heretofore hlled by separate per-
sons. Mr. Moran M. Pope of Column
bia. Miss. was the gentleman elected.
He is a brother OF the Mr.. Thompson
who married Miss Mamie Hillman
Of Neelv; 10 fact they came out here
together Monday to meet the
board
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
BEAR CREEK MILL c,
ADVERTISEMENT

Guy Amsler got in Wednesday
from the North Georgia Agricultural
College where he has spent the cur
rent term. He was wearing the fa-
mlliar army khaki as that school was
one of the first ia the nation to a.
dopt the advanced" army work
course and Guy signed up into it,.
There are special advantages that ac-
crue to those students in such schools
who take that obligation which is OPP
tional. Our A & N College at
Starksvile had it this term. Roy
Amsler was staying over till
commencement which occurs within
a few DAYS. He may decide and go
to Fort Mcpherson, Ga and enter a.
mong the second lot of those going
in for the Citizens Army Officers
Training Course for actual service
in the present war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08

From A G. Mizell, who was over
Tuesday from the Long Branch com
munity on East Side OF River to
register under the U. S. Military
Act, we learn that his uncle Bish
Mzell has been stricken down now
for about six weeks with another
stroke of paralysis, and is not ex-
pected to live. Dish has limped for
over twenty years from a stroke
of paraly sis sustained one
night while out on the river on a
raft going to Moss Point and now
comes the long expected and what
may prove fatal stroke to the good
side' OF his body. They have to
turn him in the bed. At intervals
he can not speak for several
hours.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1917-06-08
HOMESTEAD PUBLICATION NOTICE.

Department OF the Interior. /
U. S. Land ONCE at Jackson. Miss.
May %, 1917
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15

ing. This appeal comes direct from
President Wilson. He appointed a
council of national defense, composed
Of experts in national supplies. His
chairman of the petroleum committee
is II. c. Bedford, president of the
Standard Oil Company of New Jer.
scy. This proves conclusKely the
immediate necessity for petroleum.
The four million American auto
mobiles are now consuming 2,0OO,.
100000 gallons of gasoline costing
half billion dollars annually. The
navy alone consumes more than
$4,000 barrels of oil yearly. while the
navics of the world are building more
and more oil burning ships.
oil is product different to other
minerals of the earth. Gold, silver
and other metals are manufactured
into articles, and when worn out melt
over and over and are used again,
while oil when produced, buns once
and is gone forever. No wonder there
Is more need for oil. At the present
time there are 100000 barrels of oil
more per month consumed tha mis- be
ing produced
When oil is struck fortunes are
made over night. Men who have
stupCndous incomes from oil are jus
ordinary mortals. Many have M
special ability, but they possessed
the one important requirement thai
| IL takes to make money in any
| business Nerve.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15
ORGANIZE CRANE
SHALE COMPANY

George Bartlett, assistant United
States attorney, has announced that
articles of incorporation OF the A. G.
Crane Shale Oil Corporation have
been filed in Carson. The organiza.
ton will be perfected today with a
capitalization OF S2,5O0OOO. says the
Winnemucca Star.
The company is capitalized at 81.
100000 The incorporators are A. G..
Crane, II. II. Hunter. James r. Good.
in. William Woodburn and George A.
Bartlett. II is expected that w. c.
Ralston, prominent broker of New
York and San Francisco, will take the
presidency of the company.
James r. Goodin. cashier of the
First National Bank of Loyclock, will
act rs treasurer of the corporation.
and the institution of which he is the
head will be the company's dcposi.
tory.
Jonathan Payne. attorney at law of
Reno. viii be the secretary or the new
company.
Woodburn & Bartlett will represent
the company In all legal matters.
a. G.. Crane. the inventor OF the
shalc oil process, will be general man.
ager Of the corporation. In the imme.
dlatc future his time will be largely
occupied in further experimentation
and in improving mechanical devices
for the extraction Of the Oil He will
be- assisted in this connection by Alex
r. Boyle. graduate OF the University
OF Nevada and mechanical engineer
of considerable rcputc. Mr. Boyle Is
brother Of Governor Boyle.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15
MILLIONS OF TONS
OF SHALE IN SIGHT
Bruce Brothers and Middleton Have Mountain of High Grade
Shae; Biggest Deposit In The West; Runs High in Oil,
Paraffn, and Other By-Producs

An Independent reporter visited the
shale claims OF Bruce Brothers and
Frank Middleton, located six miles
east OF Elko in Burner Basin, this
forenoon. and to say that he was sur
prised at the showing is putting it
mildly. He had seen the showing on
other claims in this vicinity. and ex-
pected 10 see something of the same
nature, lcdges varying from five to
twenty feet in thickness, dipping into
the hill. Instead he found what ap.
Deared to be veritable mountain OF
shale of rich quality.
The shale shows on the surface only
where the oyerburden has been wash.
ed away. This overburden averages
about foot in thickness and is moth.
ing more than shale which has de.
composed through contact with the
elements. The mountain sets up a
hundred feet or more, and on all sides.
on the top and everywhere a solid bed
of shale is encountered Immediately
beneath the overburden. The shale is
OF the same quality throughout the
entire mountain. Near the bottom on
the north side is an old shaft where
location work was done years ago.
This shaft is down in the shale body
number of feet and the quality of
the shale is the same throughout.
Near this shaft is the old we'll which
was sunk for oil eighteen years ago.
The dump from this well indicates
that II is in shale the entire distance
OF one hundred and seventy-five feet.
II this is true there is more shale
in this claim than can be worked in a
hundred years.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15
PREDICTS THAT DILL
WILL SOON BE ONE
OF STATES RESOURCES

The many indications of oil de
pOsits recently discovered in Nevada,
such as rich oil.bearing shale, lime
formations. states, outcrOppings and
general anticlinal fold OF the new
discovery, together with expressions
of biologists and mining engineers,
place the new fields almost beyond a
speculative assurance and lead us to
hope our state will soon be numbered
among the oil producers, says the Ely
News.
The region recently discovered is
tributary TO Ely, being about forty
flYc miles southwest of her, and nat.
uralIy will be watched anXiousIy by
all our business men as the bringing
in of oil in White Pine county, would
mean millions of dollars of outside
capital being brought into the Coun-
ty, and IL therefore deserving of sup.
port from this community.
a company has already been incor-
pOratCd by some of TonOpah's lead.
ing citizens. who have already seCur,
ed 60 acres of what they consider
the most desirable land for drilling
operations and will rush development
wor kas quickly as possible.
The company Is known rs the Ne.
vada oil and Refining company and
has for its officers the following well
known mining mon: II. Wallace
Mcneil. president; n. J. Highland,
vice president; Il. +. Dunlap, seCre.
tary and treasurer. with Senator Zeb
Kendall and G. +. Wittenberg for di.
rcctors. and already preliminary
work has been started.
| f.. Il. Dubreul recently arrived
from the new fields and Is stopping
at the Northern hotel. He brought
in many fine samples of shale in
which marine deposits and fossils are
very pronounced. Some of the shalo
has petroleum running out of the
crcvases lie is kept quite busy
showing .hcsc samples. but Is always
pleased to have interviews.
In supporting tho endeavors ia
bring In oil in White Pine county
the progress made by these men will
be watched with interest by the pco
pie of the county and II is sincerely
hoped they will meet with abundant
success, not only for the benefit ia
this locality, but also because II will
be answering the call OF the United
States government recently made
wherein oil producers are urged. as
patriotic effort TO secure the utmost
possible production OF crude oil. OIL
consumers are sharply warned Ia
cconomizo in the use OF gasoline
limiting II strictly to absolute neces
slty and curtailing all pleasure rid
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15
COAL SHORTAGE 80
MILLIONS OF TONS
War Industries and Domestic
Consumers to be Sup
piled First

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The 1917
coal shortage is put at nifty million
tons in estimates completed today
by the fuel administration. Although
production OF bituminous and anthra.
cite together has jumped fifty million
tons, consuption, it is declared, has
increased at least 10O,OOO,O00 tons.
Immediate measures to meet the
situation planned by fuel administra.
tor Garfield include curtailment OF
shipments OF non n-essentiai Industries.
priority orders designed to increase
the car supply and campaign for
coal conservation in manufacturing es-
Establishments and households.
Previous statements from the fuel
administration had indicated the be-
lief that the increased production
might meet the enlarged demand.
Munitions plants, however, were said
to be using fully fifty per cent more
coal than they used year ago and
other lines of industry. stimulated by
war conditions, are demanding near
ly as large an increase in their sup
ply.
THE fuel administration is deter
mined" said DR.. Garfield, today,
that war industries, public utilities
and domestic consumers shall be sup.
piled. To this end the fuel admins
tratiOn expects the cooperation of
every coal user in the country. The
fuel administration will use ali OF its
authority to prevent the waste OF
fuel and the unnecessary use of coal.
Domestic users will be urged to con.
serve their supply.
Wherever the unnecessary use of
coal in industry threatens to en-
barrass war industry the fuel admin.
istration will see that the war needs
are filled. All activities which are
unnecessary to the maintenance Of
the military or economic efficiency
will have to give way by curtailment
to the necessities of war, and this
must be accomplished without undue
curtailment of the domestic supply"
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15
BRITISH FORCE
IN PALESTINE
DEFEAT TURKS
General Maurice Estimates the
Enemy Has Lost Half
of His EffeCtiveS

LONDON. Nov. l5.-British forces
in Palestine yesterday attacked the
few Turkish positions in Palestine and
drove back the enemy a distance of
seven miles. it was announced today
by Gen. +. B. Maurice, chief director
OF military operations at the war
Office.
The Turkish forces confronting Gen.
Allenby. the British commander. has
now lost half it's entire electives. Gen.
eral Maurice continued. He said the
number OF prisoners and the booty
taken in yesterdays attack had not
yet been reported but that one cav.
airy division, which was only a small
part of the force engaged, took HOO
prisoners. two guns and II machine
guns
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-15
DEAN OF U.S.
D |PL D NJ A 7 |C
SERVICE DEAD
John w. Foster, Former Secre-
tary of State, Died This
Morning

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-John W.
Foster, former minister to China, dean
of the American diplomatic corps, and
father-in-law TO Secretary of State
Lansing, died this morning after a
long illness.
With record of practically half
Gentry of continuous service in d!Sio-
macy and the practice of internationa
law, John Watson Foster had a fair
claim TO the title of Dean of the Dip
lomatic Service of the United States.
He had been secretary of state under
President Harrison, succeeding Blaine
when the latter resigned after his
sensation quarrel with the chief exc
cutiye, and had held three separate
commissions as n minister plenipoten-
United States in many special treaty
tiary. Besides that he represented the
negotiations, had atced as it's agent
before international commissions, and
even had been called into the service
OF lorelgn governments.
As secretary of state his most not
able act was a treaty with the Amer
leans in Hawaii who had been con.
cerned in the overthrow of the native
queen, providing for annexation of the
islands to the United States. Presi.
dent Harrison's administration was
drawing to a close and before the
treaty could be ratified by the senate,
President Cleveland took Office and
withdrew it as his first official act
Mr.. Fosters notable services to his
country in diplomatic capacities
abroad were successfully as minister
to Mexico, minister to Russia, minis
ter to Spain and as a special pleni-
treaties with Brazil. Spain, Germany
and the British West Indies. Follow
ing that he became secretary of state.
Later he became the agent OF the
United States at Paris in the Bhering
Sea arbitration and at the close of
the war between China and Japan
was invited by the Emperor of China
to participate in the peace negotia.
tions.
While the invitation was officially
extended by the Emperor. Mr. Foster
was really invited by Ii Hung Chang
who describes the occasion in a vol
ume of his published memoirs, speak
ing affectionately of Mr.. Foster, not
alone as personal friend but as a
representative of the friendship of the
United States for China in her hour
of trial.