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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22
A Letter from France

On active service with the
American Expeditionary Force.
Dear aunt SUSIE
1t has been over a
month since I've heard from you
and | have only had one letter
from you since | left America.
Have had two from jim, and one
each from my sisters, Mary and
Draper, so please write as often
as possible, for it's a long time
between letters. What is the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22

to try Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she had taken it with good
results. l did so, my weakness dis
appeared, I gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds Of
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ing and cement work, and raised hun
dreds of chickens and ducks. | can
not say enough in praise of Lydia 3.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aad
if these facts are useful you may put
fish them for the benefit of .othes
women. Mrs. M. o. JOHNSTON, Rolts
d, Box 100, Richmond, lad.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22

news around home? and have
many Of the boys there gone to
the training camps, and how
about those who were drafted?
How is your health and uncle
Nick's.
We have changed camps again
since | wrote you last, this makes
the fourth camp we have been
in since we came to France.
We are only five miles from
the German lines now, and we
have a visit from old Fritz most
every day. He comes over in
his aeroplane, takes a look over
the country, and goes back.
They give him the mischief with
the antiaircraft guns, but it
doesn't seem to worry him much.
Old Fritz gave some of our
"Sammies" a pretty warm recep-
ton the other night, however,
he wasn't after us but he came
very near getting two Of our
! company.
We have to wear gas masks
and steel helmets every time WE
go out to work. A few of oul
boys are working on the rail
roads, running trains, but the
the balance of the bunch are
working on the section. They
ouly employ conductor, engin
eer and fireman to a train, an(
sometimes they have a brakeman
at night. He has to ride out OF
the cars, where all the wind ant
rain strikes them and they al
most freeze, so | am very wei
satisfied with my position.
| am enjoying the best Q
health, only | have cold some
times. Have been in quarantin
for almost a month on accoun
Of one Of the fellows in m
squad having the humps, s
when we came out they gave U
a pass for twenty-four hours an
we all visited a French city 6
l about a hundred thousand inhat
itants had very good time.
/ went through the cathedra
1t surely is the most heautifl
building I've ever been in. Hav
not seen the ruins of the magnf
cent cathedral in Rheims
Wantonly DESTROYED Dy the Ge'
mans. The one | have seen is
feast fer the eyes and dream (
\ architect. I hope to see most {
she famous historical building
France.
Ito e.cstrt has haaD Yer
here for ahoat two weeN
stft has been raining and cold an
/ disagreeable all the time. eT'h
mud is awful. as tenacious as tn
prairie mud. Sometimes | wax
up in the night and my ears ar
RECALLED with heavy lombard
\ ment, and hear the rain fallin
and the wind houling round tn
> hut and | think of the poor del
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22

from my age CnaI
when going up
stairs | had to 80
very slowly with
my hands On the
STEPS, then sit down
ct the top to rest.
The doctor said he
thought | should
have IN cpcratico,
and my friends
thong t Iwould nos
live to move into
our new house. My
daughter asked me
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON her HANDS
Goo iii to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chicken anj
does manual labor Read her story:
Richmond. Ind. For two years !
was 80 sick and weak with troubles
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22

lis out in the trenches. Believe
me, it surely is awful and my
sympathy is aroused for those
who go through that terrible or
deal.
Give my regards to the boys
at home, and also my address.
and tell them to drop me a line
sometimes. Will send you cable
tomorrow. Please mail this
this letter to Draper when you
have read it, and have her m il
to Mary. We are only allowed
to write one letter a week, so |
want to make every one go as
far as possible. Love to you all.
Aft. your nephew,
Clyde Staples.
Co. F, Reg. Ry. Engrs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22
Drives Out Malaria, Er:las upsystem

Che Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
5ROVE'S rASrELE5S chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria cnriche5 The .oc, and builds up the sys-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-11-22

Don't call it slow and old and dreary, y
Don't sneer and jeer about it;
Don't think it aught but live and CHEEKY
Don't let the cynic doubt it,
Don't criticise its lack of "sand,"
loh't doubt it's strength to grow
Get busy! Lend YOUR helping hand
It's YOUR town, you know!
MARTIN Keet
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
U.S.TAKES CONTROL OF SHIPS
All Merchant Ships over $500 Tons
Now Being Built Are lmmedi.
ately Requisltioned.

Washington The emergency feet
corporation has requisitioned all mer.
chant vessels OF more than $500 tons
now being built In American ship
yards. Double and triple labor shifts
will be put in the yards to speed con.
struction.
There are building in the country's
yards about zoo ships, to,aling more
than 100000 In tonnage, most OF II
contracted for by foreign firms. Amer.
ican vessels will be retained by the
shipping board for operations, while
final disposition Of the foreign craft
viii be let 10 negotiations between the
wifi be leit TO negotiations between
the United States and the govern.
UenaS concerned.
As fast as the yards are cleared OF
their present construction they will be
put to work on the great fleet the gov.
eminent viii build, The yards we're
ordered to enter into no more con.
tracts or commitments for private con.
struction and 10 begin no new work
on contracts already made without
fist obtaining the permission OF the
fleet corporation
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
GERMANY MAY ATTACK SWISS
Refusal To Loan Kaiser Gold May
Cause Military Invasion Of the
Swiss Republic.

Washington Germany may try 70
oyorrun Switzerland and swing her
armies around the southern end of the
west front, unless the Swiss Yield 10
German requests Tor loans
Germany is demanding Swiss gold IN
return Tor coal shipments and has
reached the stage OF making threats
Any such military action would
greatly hinder allied operations in the
west Switzerland occupies the same
strategic position at the south OF the
GermanFrench frontier that Belgium
occupies ut the north Germany has
never entered Swiss soil. however. as
the Swiss army has been mobiliEed on
the border with biz guns and trenches,
ready to repel any violation OF her neu
trulity.
Switzerland as q whole is strongly
proGerman. Her refusal TO loan Ger
many money was a distinct surprise to
officials here.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
STEAM SHOVELS MINE COAL
New Process Expected TO Greatly In
crease Output OF Hard Coal
In Ohio.

Steubenville. O.-The new process OF
mining coal by scraping the surface
with giant steam Shovels In the blum
inous fields Of Ohio Is expected to
greatly increase the output of the state
md alleviate the high prices The
stripping process" being tiled IN.
here on larger scale will stimulate
activity In other fields of the state,
officials Of the operating companies
predicted.
Giant steam shOvcls ARE gashlng the
hills Of Harrison and jefferson coun-
ties. tearing away the dirt covering
veins Of coal placed by nature too near
the surface 20 permit underground
mining. Thousands of acres have
been tested and purchased, or leased,
by the new operating companies,
The coal veins are from four 10 SIX
feet In thickness and from ten to fifty
feet under the surface Specially con.
liructcd shovels ARE rapidly uncover
Ing the veins. In the stripping process
oil The coal In the veins Is taken ont,
while In mines pillars of coal are left
Tor supports.
However, the stripping process lays
waste to many acres Of good land,
which has been under cultivation.
When the Shippers are through with
f. there remain huge piles of dirt and
many deep holes.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
U.B0ATS MAKE SLIGHT GAINS
Mines and Submarines Sink q Vessels
During Week Of 1900 Tons
or More.

London There was q slight Increase
In the loss Of British merchant vessels
by submarines or mine. during the last
week, according to the official sum.
mary Twcntyono British We sells OF
more than LOCO tons aud two vessels
Of less than LOCO tons were sunk last
week Thirteen ships were attacked
nsuccess.u'ly No fishing boats were
lost
The aum"c; Of vessels oyer LOCO
tons sunk last week Is IN Increase OF
three over the number sunk in the
previous w,.N when ~ were lost
through sUh; Ulaps OF mines There
Is decrease %. enc .n the vessels u
less than 1000 'uas. thre' having been
reported lost the previous week
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
CALLS 100000 MEN SEPT. I
win Bring Strength Of United States
Army To One Million
kcp

Wa hmglou More than POO 900 men
~ the .plc,lyc DRAFT forces VIII be-
called 10 The colors Sept TO 20 I'm.
m,aatoy 60 their divisional training
camps This wI, bring the strength
ot The rH.'cl States army on that late
up Go practically 100000 mon
nrie Cen Cr1wdc. provost marshal
general las dispatched OIL, following
telegram tn the governors OF 'Ho states
cautioning them TO make certain that
t.r INT one tlird Of their quote OF the
nr,t Increment of registered men is
ready In time:
New regulations governing mobil.1a
ilon and the ccrtihc1tlou Of men from
district boards to adJulauls general
We're mailed 10 You on Aug Q Local
boards should certify u district boards
daily those who have been called
Strict compliance with sc rule is
necessary since on sept the War De.
partmcnt will call Tor not to exceed
oueihird of the quote from each state
20 De cntrained Tor mobilization camps
between Sept l and Sent Unless
We wish TO be put In position OF not
furnishing men as fast a. the War he
plrtmcnt il ready TO receive, each state
should have accumulated by Sept |
q minimum OF onc.third OF it's quota
not exempted or discharged This can
only be attained II local boards certify
those lists M with great expedition"
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
TRADE PATENT" ON STYLES
Paris Dressmakers TO Make Unauthor.
l.ed Copying Of Their Productions
Difficult.

PuriS-Thc defense committee ~
thc Paris dreSSmaking Industry has
devised a system of "trade patents
To hc issued 10y the committee Tor the
'c. ~ American buyers against
the copying of styles bought In Paris.
The patent or certificate will be
Given TO the buyer to prove to his Gus.
toner, that the style shown was real.
ly wOdc and bought IN Paris, The
buyer win be authorized to reproduce
the styles bought or to loan them.
Each buyer will acquire the right
'o sell copies " the style and will re-.
ccIvc coupon book from which h,
may deliver Ca buyers ~ copies II doc
umcnt certifying that the dress is II
copy of a style produced In Paris.
Each copy sold In private trade will
hc authenticated by n special label
representing the original label Of IN,
house that created the style.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
GETS REGISTRATION DAY PAY
Only Clerk In United States 70 Claim
Compensation for Work Loses
His Job.

Albany, y. Y.-Lack Of patriotism.
or rather an attempt to capitalize Il.
has proved an expensive and humillat.
Ing proposition for an upstate city
clerk. The city clerk involved was
the only one In the state who claimed
the federal compensation Of $3.50 for
his days work In connection with the
federal registration on June 0.
The ndjutant generals office was nd.
vised that the man In question has
been reduced from his position as city
clerk TO janitor Of the city hall by the
authorities as q result OF his claiming
UAcle Sans money fcr performing
the patriotic service which was rem
dered By every other city clerk WIFI
out compensation
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
FOOl BNApASsES
SENATE 10 ].
FOUR REPUBLICANS AND THREE
DEMOCRATS VOTED AGAINST
PASSAGE OF BILL. q.
DRASTIC PR0HI FEATURES
President Signs Bill and Herbert
Hoover ls. Placed in Absolute Az.
thority - Work CT Congress
Drawing TO a Close.

Washington.~-The food bill, passed
through the last stage Of legislative
Enactment when it was finally adopted
by the senate In the form previously
approved by the house. President VII.
sons signature makes it law.
The vote was &C to 7.
Those voting against the conference
report were; -.-'- ,..
Observation-Disclosures, Hollie and
Reed. ~ 81
Republicans-France, Gronna, La
Toilette and Penrose.
Immediately after the final vote on
the control bill the senate by viva
yoce vote also approved the conference
report on the first administration food
bill, providing for a food survey and
appropriations to stimulate production.
Both bills have become laws with
President Wilson's approval.
Prompt appointment OF Herbert
Hoover as food administrator and i'm.
mediate operation under the legislation
Is expected to follow. In addition to
Its comprehensive provisions for con-
trol OF food fuel fertilizer and farm.
Ing equipment, the bill carries drastic
prohibition features. Thirty days after
It's approval It Will be unlawful to use
foodstuffs in making distilled beyer.
ages or to import distilled spirits for
beverage purposes, and the president
will be empowered to commander for
military purposes distilled liquors now
held in bond and to regulate or re-
strict the use OF foods in the manu-.
facture of wine and beer.
The final vote in the senate was OBJ.
tanned by unanimous agreement to dis.
pose of the bill after four days discus.
sion of the conference report. In ad.
ditlon TO the seven senators voting
against the bill Senator Gore, chair.
man OF the senate agriculture commit.
tee, and Senator Sherman, Republican,
were paired and did not vote. Both
announced that had they been at lib
erty to vote they would have regis.
tered in the negative.
or the absent and paired senators
announcement was made in behalf OF
virtually all that they favored the
final draft.
Contrary to expectations. no motion
TO reccmmit the bill with instructions
or other parliamentary objections were
offered before the vote
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
BILLION BUSHELS :
Of WHEAT N 1918
DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE
AND STATE OFFICIALS PLAN
eUMp-9 WHEAT CROP.
ALSO EXPAND RYE ACREAGE
Fall Planting Of Jinter Wheat VIII &c
Increased 10 Per Cent Over Last
Tear-Rye Planting WIN Also
Be Greatly Incl eased.

Washington d. C.--The production
Of owe. one h.l0!on bushels Of wheat
and over r.-a,ythree million bushels
OF rye through the planting Of i7337,.
900 acres TO winter wheat and OF j,i3l,.
600 acres to rye this fall, is the imme.
Nv, ~ as.i.-4l---..a.aI rg2Zgry- .2. !, e
nation ANNOUNCED by David F HOus
ton, secretary Of agriculture. Phi rec.
ord wlnle, wheat acreage. an increase
o. is per cen, over last year, would
,ia'd g,2.oo0 600 bushels Il tie atera e
yield for the past ten years Is equalel
or under a repetition Of the favorable
conditions Of 1911 would give SSO,OOJ,,
600 bushels In either case, with a
spring wheat crop next year equal to
That OF 1915, the nation will have more
than one billion bushels Of wheat for
domestic use and export.
This vastly increased production of
wheat, needed in any case. will be ab.
solutely essential to prevent a serious
shortage OF bTeadstufls next summer
should the growing corn. now behind
the season, be much damaged by early
flosts
The program approved by the secre.
tary Of agriculture represents the best
thought OF the L 5 department of az.
riculture and of state agricultural Off.
Gals and state councils of defense.
The largest percentage increases are
requested in some Of the soathern
states. Mississippi leads with i55 per
cent increase and Georgia comes next
with 100 per cent increase. Alabama
Is asked for 80 per cent increase, Ark.
ansas for 81 per cent. and South Caro-.
lima for b per cent These southern
states are anxious to increase their
acreages by this amount 10 safeguard
their own food supply The increase
in actuS acres, however. is compare.
lively small In each OF these cases.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
U.S.HAS 10000 MEN IN ARMY
Figures Show That 1926 Volunteers
Have Joined the Regular Army
Since March.

Washington America has approx
mately 10000 men under arms. Fig.
urc issued by the war department
show that lN0, 7GG volunteers have join.
ed the regular army since April /, leav.
ing only about 1900 vacancies. The
strength of the national guard, now all
Ia federal service, is 1905 officers and
ilg.N3l men.
or the cN7o00 men called under the
draft, 100000 will comprise the first ma.
uondl army others will be used TO
bring the regular army and guard to
full war strength. and the remainder
will become reserve to keep all units
Of Americas forces up to full strength
and efficiency.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
RUSSIANS RESIST
AUSTRIAN TROOPS
STEADY ADVANCE OF AusTRo.
GERMAN SOLDIERS CHECKED
NEAR cHoTlN.
RUSSIAN TROOPS SHOW GRIT
Ieu'on Troops Gathering Rich Grain
harvcs;s in Sections Of Country
Taken as Result Of Rus.
SLAMS late Retreats.

kishincy, Russia -Austro.Germar
troop, between the Duiostor and tho
PrIth have been thrown back on the
front ten miles from Chotn. accord
ing 70 news from the battle area rench.
Ing here Cho,in Is at the junction
of the Zhrocz and Duicster rivers on
The Gnllcian Russian frontier.
German Troops Gather Crops
In the direction Of K,mpolung, In
BukowIna Aus,ro German forces. aft.
cf battle with the Russians. occupied
the heights at Molit. says the Off.
cial announcement issued by the Rus.
sian war department In the region
'of the river Bystritsa two Russian
regiments voluntarily left their posi-.
lions, causing the Russian troops TO
retire a few miles
South OF Crijmaloyc the Russians
drove back the Teu'on advanced posts
Ia the region west OF the river ZbrocZ.
on the Observation-Disclosures frontier. Aus.
ir1Gorman troops, The statement adds.
are hastily gathering the harvest
In the direction OF Fokshani on the
Roumauian front the forces Of the
central powers and their allies began
an offensive and pressed back the
RussianRoumanian troops across the
river TyrlaCesus.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
BIG DEMAND ros CERTIFICATES.
Three Hundred Million Dollar Issus
Heavily oversubserlsed.

Washington. - osersubscription Of
the sS0o,OO0,c' issue OF shortterm
treasury certit a.es OF Indebtedness,
Secretary McAtoo announces was
s6l.52S.Ooo more than 20 per cent.
Every federal reserve bank. Il was
announced. exceeded the allotment
which tentatively was given Il a he
time the Issue Was announced.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
CHINA TO ENTER WAR.
New pre,,d.,, win Join Entente A.
! lies In World War.

ps.in.-Actins President fens kwo'
chang approved the unanimous de.
slsion reached at a special meeting OF
she chinese cabinet to declare war on
Germany and Austria Hungary. The
ninlsters Of the entente powers prob.
.bly me, q, the Chinese foreign OF.
i,ce TO discuss Chins's declaration q
vsr. which L. expected to be issvel
his week. ia
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
GERMAN CABINET
MEMBERS RESIGN
FOREIGN SECRETARY zlMMER r.
MAN AND NINE SUBoRDlN.
ATES QUIT CABINET.
kUeRLMANN Me- SECRETARY
Or. Richard Won kuehlnaIn, a Visor.
GUS Opponent Of Submarine War
fare, Becomes Secretary For
Foreign Affairs.

Berlin tia Loudou) Official an,
hounccmcnt was made that four sec
ieiarics Of tate, including Foreign
Secretary zimmerman, five ministers
Of state Including Finance Minister
Lcntzc and Interior Minister Won Loe.
belle. and an under secretary. had re.
signed their portfolios
Dr Richard Won Kuehlmann, the
German ambassador TO Turkey, has
been appointed secretary for foreign
affairs IN succession 10 Dr. thinner.
mann
The ministers and secretaries OF
state who resigned were:
Minister OF Justice, Or. Beseler, ap
pointed November. 1905
Minister Of ecclesiastical affairs and
instruction. DR.. Won Trott Zu Solz, ap.
pointed July. 1903.
Minister OF agriculture. domains and
forests, Dr. Won Schorlemer. appoint.
ed IN 1910.
Minister OF finance, Dr Lentze. ap.
pointed In August 1910.
Minister OF interior Herr Won Loe.
hell, appointed in May. 1914
Imperial pos,o!iicc. Herr Kraetke.
Imperial secretary Of justice, DR.
L,sco
Secretary for foreign affairs. DR.. Al.
fred Zimmerman
President OF the food regulation
board. Adolph won BatocM
Or Richter undersccrctary OF the
imperial home office, also resigned
bis post.
IN Karl .lIeluerich will continue to
DO the representative oi the imperial
chancellor and a member OF the min.
istry Of state ana temporary minister
o. the Interior
Opposes Submarine Warfare.
In character sketch of Or Rich
ard Won kggh'mann, tho Nicuwc Coar
ant of The 'Horuo says that pr. Won
kuehiwaun has always been viror.
ons opponent OF ruthless submarine
warfare Ne Is also, says the news.
paper disciple Of the policy OF do.
ug everything possible to avoid the
tuthcr alienation OF Great Britain. be.
licyiug that aitor,ao.war friendship
between Great Britain and Germany
ia necessary to the latter
DR.. Won Guehlhann, the Nieuwe
Couranl adds Is an autlauncNationist.
ana ;hc newspaper expresses the opiu.
ion that IN the foreign secrc,aryship
he will do bis utmost to bring about
an understanding with England at the
earliest possible time.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
Patriotic Young Man who Signs Him
self "loca Gum" Registers Tor
military Service.

Kansas City. Mo.-A patriotic young
man. with a warllke name, went to tho
city clerks Office and registered for
military service. On the registration
blank he wrote his signature as "Loda
Gum" He Acknowledged that the
name carried a suggestion Of war but
did him Justice. becnuse he was pretty
handy with guns. He expressed a de-
sire to go to the front and get o.
chance to load gun for Uncle Sam.
lie was sick registration day, June q
and was not able to sign Up until w.
Jay, he said.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
PEACE WOULD BE AIDED.
BY Removal Of Miehae!ls, Says Mem,
Der o. Retehstae.

Amsterdam. --YNihip Scheidcmann,
sor.allst OF the German reich stag, In a
speech delivered at Mannheim. Baden.
Leforc 5000 people. demanded In the
interest CT peace the speedy Ell ,stitu.
lion for tho PRESENT government. OF
Chancellor Mlchae,is a government
really representing the will Of tho Ger.
rian people.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
ASKS DEATH FOR SlACKERS
oklahoma District Attorney viii Try
Ressters Of seee;'ve Draft
Eor TREASON.

Muskogec. Okla-united States Dis
trict Attorney W Z, McGinnis an.
nounccd that the men arrested on
charges Of resisting the draft in con
ucction with the Oklahoma uprising
will be tried for treason, and that the
death penalty will be asked by the
government.
District Attorney McGinnis has sent
two deputy attorneys to the infested
district OF the state to gather evidence
against the alleged traitors.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-08-16
ELIMINATES PANcho VILLA.
Noted Mexican Band 10 Finally
Broken UP.

Juare,. Mexico.-Francisco villa
has been eliminated as a military fac.
tor In Mexico and has reverted to his
old methods OF bandltry. according to
Gen. Murguia. commander. in.chlef Of
the n heasten military zone.
"vilAy has less than 100 men and
was In tho vicinity Of indie, Durango.
where We received our last informa.
tion about him." Gen. Murguia said.