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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
Mrs. C. R. Nesmith.

Mrs. Martha R., wife of c. R.
Nesmith, died suddenly at hel
home In Pattlson last Sunday
morning, at the advanced age oi
TO years.
Mrs. Nesmlth was a native oi
the fifth district, and her long life
had been spent In the county oI
her birth. She had long been a
member of the Methodist church
The family are prominent in the
affairs of the county, and her hus-
band was the leader of his districa
during the trying days of recon
struction.
Mrs. Nesmith leaves her hus-
band, two daughters, Mrs. w. R.
Wade of Na'chez and Mrs c. B.
Darden of Paiiison. and two sous.
EaIly ard I. B. Nesmith
The remains were laid to rest in
the Beech Grove cemetery Monday
afternoon, Rev. J. w. Price Of
6ciating.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
UNDER CONTROL.
Anthrax Epidemic Seems to Be
Nearing An End.

Through rigid quarantines and
wholesale vaccination of stock the
local officials have about got an
thrax under control.
The only new place of infection
since our last report was on the
place of Ross Bros. In the fourth
district. Two cows there develop.
ed the disease, but there has been
no spread.
DR.. Luster has released some oI
the quarantined herds. and, unless
there are new developments, the
county will be declared free oi
anthrax in a short time.
The suspicious case which the
Reveille stated was found on the
Drake place near Westside, was
on the Drake place just north OF
Fort Gibson neat Big Bayou Pierre.
Only the one case developed there.
Mrs. P. D. Magruder, owner OF
Windsor plantation, was the heav-
lest loser OF stock. Ten mules and
horses, eight cattle and fifteen
hogs died on her place. Other
planters and small farmers lost
several head. The disease FIRST
appeared on Mrs. Magruder's S
place, probably having been
brought from the Rodney neigh
borhood, IN Jefferson, where 1t had
been for sometime.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
LOCAL MAN
MAKES GOOD
S. r. Bertron, Native of Claiborne
County. One Of the Nations
Leaders.

If there Is any one man in par
ticular of whom Claiborne county,
ard especially Port Gibson, should
feel proud 1t Is Samuel R. Bertron
of New York, who will soon reach
home from the most important
mission ever entrusted TO a body
of Americans. He stands among
the leaders of his country, both as
business man and a diplomat, and
yet he is as simple Ia his tastes and
as democratic In his manner as
when he worked around his moth
er's home as a youth.
Mr.. Bertron was born on the
family farm just one mile south of
Port Gibson about fifty two years
ago. Although his mother was a
widow and was in only moderate
circumstances she denied herself
and sent him to Yale University
and kept him there until he grad
uated.
His strcsg scsep aud COM
panionable dl sItiou drew his
class mates to hlI1, aud he formed
lasting friendships with young men
of wealth, one of Whom later be-
came his business partner.
Mr.. Bertron studied law, but
finding that his talents lay in 9TH
er directions. decided to return to
the north where better business
opportunities were offered; and In
1887. taking with him his bride,
formerly Miss Caroline Harding,
he went to New York where he
and a former class mate entered
into the banking business under
the firm name of Berlron & Stors.
The business prospered from the
start, and young Be-tron soon be-
came wealthy.
Later, he began acquiring fran
chises in distant cities for the op-
Grafton of street railways, gas
plants, etc., until he has become
widely known, not alone In his
own country, but In foreign lands
where he has many public utilities.
Though his large business inter
ests make many demands upon his
time, Mr.. Bertron has always
maintained the. keenest interest In
national affairs. Being an un-
compromising Democrat. he has
contributed largely of his time and
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
Site for Pool Selected.

The Chamberlain. Hunt swim.
ming pool committee, Messrs.
Thomson, Melvin and H. R.
Guthrie, met yesterday and decid
ed to place the pool just east Of
the main building where one of the
tennis courts is located. The com
mite selected plans, and the work
of construction will soon begin.
Only about half of The pool will be
covered. The building will face
the street and will containa dres
sing room and other conveniences
on each side.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
DRAWN FOR
WAR SERVICE.
go Claiborne Men Must Go in
First Call. Twenty Now
Serving.

Under the selective draft 90 men
! will be called for service in the
first army. The total number ap-
portioned TO Claiborne county Is
no, but 20 volunteers are already
In service for which the county
gets credit.
The registration number of every
young man In the country was
drawn at Washington In the Sc.
lective Draft. Elsewhere In this
issue of the Reveille you will find
your number. If your number Is
not shown In the first four columns
you are not going to be privileged
to fight for your country under
the first call.
The ReveiIle will print the
names of all who will be in the
first draft just as soon as the local
Exemption Board gives them out.
The board is unwilling to furnish
the paper a list from the numbers
given iu the papers because there
might be some error. However,
an official list Is expected in few
days, and the ReveilIe hopes to
give It's readers the benefit of 1t
next week.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
Mrs. Musgrove's Visit.

Mrs. Maggie Williams Musgrove
of Port Gibson is visiting hei
friend Mrs. Joseph Withers Power
of North Congress street to the
very great pleasure of the house.
hold and of other Jackson friends
of this gifted Mississippi woman.
Mrs. Musgrove, In addition tc
the many other interests which FL
her life, has been engaged for two
years In collaborating with the
editor, Mr.. Fulton of Oxford, In
the preparation of new volume oi
the poems of Irwin Russell and q
volume of his prose writings, the
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26

latter volume including his letters
which many win 6nd more delight
ful even than his beautiful poems.
These volumes are now on The
Century press.
The selection of Mrs. Musgrove
as collaboration In this work so dear
to Mississippi was peculiarly for
tunate, her family and the family OF
Irwin Russell having been In.
timately associated through gener.
ations and Mrs. Musgrove herself
retaining a childish memory of
Mississippi's greatest poet.-Jack.
son Daily News.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
Martin-EwalI.

In the parIor of the Port Gibson
Female College, July IS, Mr..
Edward Martin, and Mrs. Elma
EwalI were united in marriage,
Rev. !. T. O'Neil officiating.
Immediately after the marriage,
the young couple, with the brides
brother, and sfew friends left for
their future home near Utica, Mis-.
sissippi.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26
Work on Bridges Begun.

F. D. Working, foreman of ].
II. Suggs Construction Co., which
has the contract for erecting the
concrete bridges over Big Sand
aud Willis creek at Tillman, has
begun excavations tor foundations
at both places. Considerable work
has already been done, aud these
long needed bridges will be IN
course OF construction in a short
time.
Big Sand, which has never been
bridged, has always been menace
10 travellers because of its treacher.
Gus and contantly shifting beds of
quick sand. When it is swollen,
no one would dare TO cross it..
The depth of the creek at Tillman
made it miserable stream to ford,
and at times it cannot be crossed.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1917-07-26

money to presidential campaigns.
He was especially interested In the
candidates. of Alton B. Parker
and Woodrow Wilson; and during
the administrations of the latter be
has been one of the President 5
advisors.
When the commission to Russia
was planned, Mr.. Bertron was con.
sidered one of the most available
men to form part of that COM
mission, and he and his associates
In this important work are more
responsible than any other agencies
for influencing the new Russian
offensive in Galicia. After the
war Is over the world may know
what part the commission played
In helping to establish the new re-
public.
Mr.. Bertron has twice been pres
ident of the Southern Society of
New York, and has figured In
many important business and So
cial organizations.
While enjoying wealth and po-
sition In the city of his adoption,
Mr.. Bertron has never forgotten
his native town and county, and
often refers to them as his own.
Not alone does he show his at
tachment In a sentimental way,
but he has given literally of his
wealth to various causes here, and
his gifts have done much good.
When Chamberlain Hunt Academy
was erecting Its new buildings he
gave the institution S25, 600. Lat
er he gave 800 to the repair fund
of the local Presbyterian church.
He also donated $500 to be given
In premiums by the County Fair,
and several hundred dollars to the
fund of the Protestant
Cemetery Association. Last year
be gave $50 to the County Libra
ry.
But the one matter connected
with his old home which has
claimed much of Mr.. Bertron's
thought is Its agricultural devel7 |
He has long been tempt-
ed to establish an experiment sta.
ton here and maintain it at his |
own expense. If he could he con-
vinced that the results of expert
ments made at such station would |
be used with profit by a consider. |
able number of the farmers of this
section, there Is little question that /
the station would be established. !
Though Mr.. Bertron has been
away from the county, except on |
short visits, for thirty years, he |
has kept In close touch with all of
Its interests, and has watched Its |
gradual development with great |
pleasure.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

Once upon a time farmer had 1000
bushels o. wheat which ne sold, not to
a mill, but TO 1000 different men a
bushel each. Now few of The fellows
paid cash on delivery but the greater
number SAID they would pay later.
After few months had passed the
rancher's bank account ran low
"How's this?" MY 1000 bushels Of
v.''.c.t should haze .:c?. re IN crf!r-
ence until another crop is raised, but
l have parted with the gain and in
stead have vast number of accounts
SO small and scattered that cannot
get around and collect even enough
to pay expenses" So he sent out no
tice and asked those who owed him
to please pay quickly. But few paid,
the others reasoned, mine is only a
small matter and will nay some other
day." forgetting that though each ac-
count was small, when they were all
put together they meant large sum
to this man Things went on thus and
he began to feel so bad that he fell out
of bed and awoke. He went out to his
granary where he found his 1000 bu.
of wheat. He had only been dream
ing. The next day he went to the edi-
tor and said: Here sir. is the pay in
full for your paper and when next
years subscription is due you can de-
pend on me to pay up promptly. l
was in the position of an editor last
night and know how it feels to have
ones honestly earned money scatter
ed all over Gods country in small
amounts"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08
FIRST U. s. SOL.
DERS DIE UNDER
FIREOF GERMANS
Belief of Army Officcrss is That
Men Were Forced to Surren-
der or be Blown to Pieces BY
Hand Grenade

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 5.-The
first casualty list growing out of act
ual clash between American and Ger
man soldiers came back to the homes
end hearts of this country this week.
The war department announces that
the honor roll of those who died. the
wounded and the missing is the result
of thrust on an American salient by
the Germans on November 3.
THE DEAD
Privates-
Tkomxs F. Enright, Pittsburg, Pa
James B. Gresham. Evansville, Ind
Merle d. Hay. Glidden. Iowa.
WOUNDED
Privates
John J. Smith, Ludington, Mich.
Charles J. Hopkins. Stanton, Texas
George l.. Box, Altus, Okla.
Homer Rivens, Cloverdale, Ala.
Charles l.. Orr, Lyons. Kan.
Twelve others are missing and it is
believed they were captured, none of
whom are from Colorado.
No statement is given out as to the
fighting of the Americans, but they
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

were picked men and that they gave
a good account of themselves before
yielding is accepted as unquestionable
The attack was preceded by a
heavy barrage fire. apparently de-
signed for the positive purpose of cap
turing some-Americans and possibly i,
the hope of ascertaining the strength
of Pershing's forces and other inform
alton.
One wounded German was captured
by the Sammies.
The Red Cross is Fastening plans
for rushing food and supplies to the
American prisoners through its CON-
mittee at Berne, Switzerland.
Men Probably Trapped and Forced
To Surrender
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 5.-The
American troops captured by the Ger
mans in trench raid on the morning
of November 3, probably were trap
ped in the dugouts and forced to sur
render or be blown to pieces with hand
grenades.
This is the only explanation which
occurs to army officers, lacking de-
tails for the fight.
General Pershing's report merely
stated that the German artillery drop.
ped heavy barrage fire about the sec
tor of the trench, cutting the men off
from help.
No explanation of the eight casual
ties and the twelve men taken prison
ers has been received. The fact that
one wounded German was captured
however, indicated that the trench had
been occupied by Americans.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08
AuEucAWS MUST
FEED FRENCH ARmI

washington. Oct es.-France faces
n very serious food shortage In the
nes- future unless America comes to
the rescue with shiploads Of wheat im
mediatsly, French officials declared
here today
The American government, the
Food Administration points out. did
its share in answering this call by
reauisitioning October 18th. all Amer
lean steamships of 2,5oO tons or over.
The Food Administration feels II is
now up to the 2:.OcO.0O0 housewives
of America TO fill some of these ships
wheat flour per week for every mem
Der of their households.
The situation III France is worse
than had been thought" said 4 Food
Administration official today. I'VE
should not wait for, Food Pledge
Week. Oct. rs to Nov. to begin this
saving. We should begin now.
France certainly needs wheat, at
once. We hundred million Americans
must make up from our short supply
the wheat shortage Of France and our
other Allies. There is a call for every
one of us to do his utmost
Wheat, however. Is only part Of
the problem. II is equally vital. thai
we conserve also meat. fats and
sugar. II each of us will eat an
ounce less meat, quarter ounce less
fat and all ounce less sugar a day,
our Allies won't go hungry.
I'VE must make up this shortage.
No other country can do IT,"
The situation in France today. ac-
cording to figures given out at the Of
flee Of French High Commissioner
Henri Tardieu. is this:
Normally, France produces 0.G0o,-
OHo hundredweight of wheat. This
year the production will not be more
than 3s,OOO,00O hundredweisht. This
shrinkage was caused by the transfer
OF i2,0OO,00O men and women into
military and industrial war work.
Fighting back the Germans, France
has had little time for growing crops.
"As for the shipping. It has gone
the same way. At the beginning Of
the war France had 1000 900 tons Of
merchant bottoms. Five hundred
thousand tons of that has been surk
BY submarines. 1t has not been re-
placed. and there IL no ship-building
under way i'm France today because
all the shipyards have for three years
been turned into munitions factories ="
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

At SOUTH OMAHA
Dostlb'O Beef Catth Slsv,
Steady; Feeders Active
A 1856; osoP N moss

lsoeraI Nun q sheep aN0 Lambs but
Quality Il Offerings Rather Gem.
s,sa. Killer oraAss Slew - 10
Lever. Feeder Sheep end Lam6s
h osst Demand and Fully stsaSy.
Union Stock Yards, Omaha, Neb.,
November Tho week opens out
with 4 fair run Of cattle. about r..
7t0 head. and the quality Of the ar
rivals was rather common. No corn
feds were - sale. but dscent range
bssvss commanded prices that were
practically steady with the close Of
last week. Medium besf steers and
cows were slow and lower. Trade In
stockers and feeders was active at
0tesAy to stronger prices all around.
Quotations on cattle: Prime heavy
bssvss. &150OolS.75; good to choice
bsevss, &1400015.00; fair to good
bseyss, $l2OO013.5O; common to fair
bssvss. $7.00o11.0O: good to choice
yearlings $14.O0016.75: fair to good
ysarlings, $12.00o14.00; common to
fair yearlinss. se.5Oo1l.Oo; prime
heavy grass be>ves, S12Ooo13.5o;
eood to choice grass beeves. $1,000
u.6o; fair to coed grass steers, 800
1900: common to fair grass steers.
$7.0008.ao: good to choice hsifsrs,
$S.0009.3a: good to choice COWS:
e7.756e0O; fair to good cows. sS.2s
07.50: Gamers and cutters. S5.0O0
800: veal calves. $9.OO0l2a0: beef
bulls. 465007.50: bologna bulls. $3.50
@6.n: prime feeder steers. $lO.s00
$500; good to choice feeders. $500
1929: fair to good feeders. $3.50
SIS: good to choice stockers. Ss.5O0
$50; fair to good stockers, 97.00O
500: common to fair grades. 5000
100: stock hcifsrs. &6.AO0sOO: stock
cows, 3s!oO07:25: stock calves, $e.O0
$1,000.
HeSs Show 3se3se Decline.
Receipts Of hogs were very fair.
about am head, and quality Of the
oRsrinxs somewhat better than recent
~. There was no very urgent demand
however, from either packers or ship
rera. and In line with lower markets
east the local decline was fully 80
16c. Tops brought $3.50 and the
bulk Of the trading was At 316.eOo
1910. or Soc lower than . week ago.
Sheep Slew to 2So Lever.
A Pun Of fully $1,000 sheep and
lambs showed up today, which 10
rather liheraf for November. The rs-
suit WAS 4 slow and unsvenly lower
market all around. both sheep and
hnsbs selling about 2sc lower tAaa
laSk week. Feeder and breeder stsek
IVES In good demand and steady.
ouotstteAs N SAase and lambs:
Lambs. fair to choice, Sl&76o112S:
lambs, feeders, slB.oo1T.oo; lambs,
sulls. s11.o0o15b0: yearlinEs, fair to
choice. sll.5oo 1900; ysarlinEs, feed
ers. $11O0o1325; wethers. fair TO
cheics. $11o0e12D: ewes. fair to
choice, $1oO0e11.00; ewes. breeders,
all ages, 3lo.sOo1s.o0: swss, feeders,
t11eS 1880; ewes, eulls al caa.sea
1Noo1.%.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

What has become of the old fash
ioned grandmother who used to put
salt pork on your neck when you had
a sore throat and does you up with
catnip tsa1 Shes wearing Shest
skirts and doing IL var tEst q IN til
dances.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

"Mr Scatterton prides himself on
being strictly impartial" "Yes." an
swered the unamiable man, 81 once
went hunting with him out on the
Hardscrabble. He didn't seem to care
whether he hit rabbit, the dog, or
me-"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

The responsibility of success or
failure rests now upon our shoulders;
the eyes of the world are anxiously
watching as. Are we going to be able
to rise to the emergency. throw off
our inefficiency. and prove that De
nocracy is safe for the world?
September Is. 1917
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

Jack Dobell spent few days here
the first of the week from Sidney, he
coming here to appear for examination
before the local draft exemption
board.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

at takes a lot of nerve to succeed -
remarked the Wise Guy. eyes, but it
takes a lot more to explain SUCCESSFULLY
why you didn't" added the Simple
Mug.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08

Bill Hoop doesn't trade at the cor
ner store since Eph Smartly put a
wire smask over the apple barrel.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-11-08
FOOD YOU SAVE
WILL WIN BATTLES

Colorado has done her share in
every appeal made by the government.
She answsred the call and sent more
than her quota OF men 10 the regular
army. navy. marines. officers training
canps, national guard and national
selectivs army. She oversubscribed
her share Of ths Red Cross fund and
the Liberty loan Bonds.
We have sent our boys to France
to fight side by aide with our allies.
Are We going to feed them and their
comrades fighting the battle Of De
mocracy!
Our Nation and our Allies are con.
frontsd With ., food situation Of such
grave menace that it, solution re-
auires the cooperation Of every Aper
icaa homo. The needs 4 oar Alliss
and Of the soldiers We send across
the go cannot b net unless there
are tremendous increases In our a&-
Dorts-whsat. meat. sugar and stmilar
products. Increased demands present
. problem that cannot b mot unless
In our homes such substitstiSnS in
the customary, dist are made - will
conserve our wheat and meat supply.
An va AVs ~ INK w tShV RCVpAN vi
the country . fealisatton Of the gray
ny Of the situation, pledge card cam
paiSa. national In it, scope, viii ~
made during the week Of October 3sth
to November 9TH. Durist that period
A effort will be made to pledge a.
pely ~ possible Of the 3S,eAo 900
&aHiIies 70 co9DerAte Nth .thi Haitad
Stktses 1bod ,Aemintstt6 6t3o1 \ I pol
~ oaaaaistsa 10 iacrtase or aheet
a.A meat reserves BY means Of q
lefnor M VI coen. vAvUea11te saA
ether products. The saecsss of the
propaganda depends upon the force Of
the e1ueatioaal drive made
s4avs. the foof and 4elp, ~ sightsr
dSAt H pliHty; widely, al, Without
Nasts. Use substitutes for wheat aad
help Win the war Pat IL fuel for
fiskxars-savs It.
Eat wisely and keep the wolf from
the dA,r Of the wDsn Fsed cur
eAildrG4! Use less cream so that they
nay Aays vhsle milk. Hht at least
oas wheatlsSs- meal . day. Hat st
least one meatlsss meal . day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
LIGHT OF THE FREELY.
The Luminous Organ of the Insect and
How L Operates.

4 study Of the luminescence Of the
freely, and especially OF the chemical
elements involved. by +. Alex McDer-
mott has brought forward several very
interesting points.
So far us is known. two constant
chemical factors, water and oxygen.
are necessary for the production Of
light by living organisms. The third
necessary factor. the substance oxi-
died, may be and probably is variable.
The luminous organ of the freely
consists of two layers of material un.
der the outer transparent covering.
The inner OF these two layers consists
mainly of guanin, compound similar
to uric acid. and this probably serves
as reflector. The outer layer con-
sists Of Il mass OF cells normally of a
pale yellow color
Both layers are penetrated by innu'
mcrabe minute tracheae ducts, which
unite In the interior Of the insect Ia
form larger passages and run together
IN the outer layer of yellow cells, form
Ing network somewhat resembling
the finer yelling Of leaf
1t Is practically certain that In ne
these passages are filled with air, 0nd
Il seems probable that the photogeni,
process Is accompanied 10y the evolu
ton OF carbon dioxidc and the con
sumption Of oxygen OF the air, Brook
Ign Eagle.