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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
OFFICERS WARN WOMEN
AGAINST GOING TO CAMPS

The department having in charge
the looking after visitors to Camp
Beauregard asks the Reveille to pub
lish the following timely warning:
AS representatives Of the War De-
partment Commission on War Camp
Community Work and Girls Work,
we wish to call the attention of the
people Of your vicinity to the grave
dangers facing women and girls who
come here. As is always the case
with cantonment towns, there has
been a large number of girls and
women coming to Alexandria with
out visible means of support, and who
are compelled to meet situations
which are entirely new to them. We
should like to remind your readers
of these four things:
1. The housing situation in this
city is a very congested one. The
cost of rooms is very high as is also
the price of food.
2. There are practically no oppor-
tunities for legitimate employment.
8. Girls and women who are here
without any visible means Of support
are arrested on a vagrancy charge
and sentenced to from Is to 80 days
| in the city jail.
4. Under Ordinance 204 suspici-
Gus women are confined for 80 days
in the city jail.
A large number of foolish and vic
ious women have come to Alexandria
from the various towns in your state
and doubtless some from your own
town. We wish to warn mothers Of
the impropriety and danger of per-
mitting young girls to travel alone to
cantonment city. May we not en-
phasize to the parents that even
4 though they have every confidence in
! their daughters, they should not al
low them to be exposed to the pit
falls and temptations with which they
are sure to come in contact when they
visit Alexandria without a chaperon.
We should like to remind your read
ers that we stand ready to cooperate
with them in any way, and If any OF
them come to Alexandria to visit
their boys, we hope they will apply to
the information Bureau of the War
Camp Community Service Board, To-
Gated in the City Hall, where every
assistance viii be rendered them.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

The Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
met in special session May 20, 1918,
pursuant to call. Present, Mayor
Smith, Aldermen Watkins, Manns,
Bailey and Jones. Absent, Aldermen
Gordon and Schillig
A quorum being present, the Board
was called to order by the Mayor,
who stated the object Of the meeting
to be to authorize the Mayor to sign
a contract with the Fairbanks Morse
Company for the purchase of a new
fire pump.
On motion, duly seconded, it was
ordered that a contract be entered
into with Fairbanks, Morse & Com
pany Of New Orleans, La, for the
purchase and delivery Of one 9x12
Fairbanks-Morse Plunger and Ring
Pattern Duplex Power Pump complete
with Underwater Fittings Hose
Valves, and arranged to Friction
Clutch couple to rs H. P. Fairbanks
Morse Type "Yn Engine recently
purchased from said firm, Said pump
to have a capacity Of 500 gallons per
minute against 100 pounds pressure
Price, $229825 f. o. B. Factory, and
| delivery to be made at earliest posi-
BILE date
1t was further ordered, chat the
Mayor be authorized and empowered
to sign said contract on part Of the
town of Port Gibson.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
THE Big WAR
STAMP DRIVE
DR.. ROGERS OFFERS SUGGESTIONS
Representative Gathering Of Patriot
ic Citizens Show Willingness to
Help All They Can.

DR.. Rogers, representing the govern
ment, delivered most convincing talk
on the stamp campaign at the opera
house Tuesday morning.
His audience was one Of the most
representative of the county's inter-
ests wehave seen here for a long
time. 1t was composed of the Coun-
ty Directors District captains and
their lieutenants and the school
trustees.
Each man came prepared to get
something which would be helpful to
him in his patriotic campaign, and
he went away feeling that it was good
that he came.
While our quota of S34s,0O0 Of war
stamps is large, we feel, after hear
ing the sensible and wise suggestions
of the speaker, and seeing the
character of men who have the work
in charge, that we can go over the
top.
DR.. Rogers said he had been asked
on one occasion if it was not un-
reasonable of the government to ex-
slSI ~ AnuCn InOlley 4IOiu IHS people,
His reply was, is it any more un-
reasonable to ask you to lend your
money than to draft the young men
of your county?
Claiborne has furnished, with those
drawn to go this month, $40 men for
the army. They are giving their
lives; we are only asked to lend our
money. We must do it; we will do it.
We bought about $500,000 worth
Of bonds, and have not felt the out
lay. We rather feel better for hav-
ing done it. Those bonds are owned
by about 400 people. The stamps
should be owned by 10000 people.
DR.. Rogers we'll said: eve are
better citizens since the war began.
We are closer to the government.
We Aave loaned our money, and the
government owes us something" Any
person who invests his money in gov
ernment security feels greater in
terest in the government.
The afternoon, following DR.. Rog-
ers' address, was spent in organizing
the county forces for the big day
June 28th.
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REGANTON

Miss Lucy Crawford accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hammond tc
Learned Sunday to visit them in their
home,
Misses Blanche Aleve and Ida Full
ton Mcdowell Of Cayuga, accompan-
led by their cousins, W. G.. and Eu-
gene Mcdowell, of Refuge, Miss,
motored here Friday and spent the
day most delightfully."- with their aunt
Mrs. T. A. Luster.
Mr.. Ray Hacker, who is member
of the 155th Infantry, stationed at
Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, La,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. A. b. Craw-
ford. Mr.. Hacker is well pleased
with the service and is looking for
ward to the time when he can cross
the waters in the interest Of his coun-
try.
The concluding pleasures of the
week just passed was the musicale on
last Tuesday night in the Mcdowell
home, which is ideally suited for en-
tertainments. The ideal evening,
combined with the Shaster daisies
and the sweet voces of those who
took part to make the occasion an
inspiration to those whose choice Sc
lections made up the numbers so de-
lightfully rendered before an appre-
ciative audience of friends who so
Loyalty assisted in making the enter
tainment success for the benefit of
the Red Cross
Mr.. B. f. Young of Arkansas City
is a Reganeon visitor this week.
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Fight OR WORK
IS The SLOGAN
People of Port Gibson Determined
That There Shall Be No Idlers
Here.

A large mass meeting Of the bust
ness men of Port Gibson discussed the
labor situation last week, and de-
clared that there shall be no slack
ers here. It was the sense Of the
meeting that all, white and black,
must work or fight
The delivery business and men
holding jobs which could be filled by
women and boys were discussed, and
a committee, composed Of Sam We'll,
C. E. Morris, D. G. Houston, b. H.
Morehead and S. S. Krauss, was APP
pointed to formulate plans to execute
the wishes of the public.
Housewives will be asked to ar
range their affairs so that deliveries
may be made only three times day,
which the Reveille believes is still
too much. Everybody who can should
get their own packages. This is nc
time in which to keep able-bodied
men doing what we should do our
selves.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
LATEST WAR
news in BRIEF
AMERICAN MARINES MAKE GOOD
Last German Drive Very Slow and
Their Losses in Killed and Wound
ed Are Terrible.

The fourth big German offensive
began Sunday over a 81 mile front.
While about $4,000 troops are en-
gagged, the enemy's progress has been
much slower than on former occas-
ions. AT the furtherest point the
French have been pushed back only
seven miles buring the week.
On the other hand, the American
marines have in another part Of the
battle front, driven the enemy back
several miles and recaptured several
towns and taken several hundred
prisoners.
The British and French at other
places have also made advances.
The Germans claim to have cap
tured 10000 allied prisoners since
their offencives began.
Italian torpedo boats destroyed a
10000 ton Austrian battleship and
disabled another.
II is stated that, while the enemy
fights desperately, he has shown ex-
haustion, and probably he has made
his greatest effort.
Repeated rumors to the effect that
the German fleet is soon to attack
the allied forces in the North Sea are
repeatedly heard.
Russian democrats have appealed
to the United States to seRd troops
to Siberia to help drive out the Ger
mans and save Russia from complete
ruin, but there is no indication that
such a move is contemplated.
In q recent speech, Secretary Baker
stated that more than 100000 Amer
lean troops are now in France
Great effort is being made to des-
troy the submarines which have sunk
/ 18 vessels in American waters.
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ONLY THREE TICKY HERDS
OF CATTLE In CLAIBORNE

DIR. E. Lash, travelling inspector
for the Federal government, spent a
few days last week in this territory
checking the work of tick eradication,
and reports very favorable progress
being made,
The records show that during the
month of May there was but three
ticky herds of cattle found in Clai-
borne county and these, with the 9TH
er nine herds under quarantine, have
been regularly dipped.
In speaking of tick eradication in
this county, DIR. Lash said that the
Jackson Office had detailed one of
their best inspectors, DIR. Clark, who
eradicated all the ticks in one year
in Calhoun county, to asst us in our
fight against this German ally, the
fever tick, with the hope that Clai-
borne county may this year complete-
ly rid all of its cattle of this pest, and
the people the expense and trouble Of
dipping their cattle, but warns the
people that the supervising inspector
cannot do this without the co-opera-
tion of the people.
The Board of Supervisors are Civ
ing this work their support, and have
instructed DR.. Clark to secure the
best men that can be had for inspec-
tors so that all of the ticks can be
soon eradicated and the work brought
to close, as a state law requires the
board to continue the work as long
as there is a cattle tick left within our
fcounty lines.
1t no doubt will interest our readers
to know that all of Mississippi, as
well as Claiborne county, is about rid
of the fever ticks, as there were but
120 tieky herds Of cattle found in the
state during the month of May, out
of a total of nearly 100000 head Of
cattle dipped.
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NOTICE no ALL PATRIOTS.

The Thrift Stamp Sale is on, and
June 18th is the day fixed for you to
turn in your subscriptions.
Cards will be mailed to yoU and
upon those cards will appear the
amounts which the local committee,
after investigation, thinks you SHOULD
buy.
If you can buy more than the es-
innate, it is your duty to do 50, and
you viii please fill up your card with
the increased amount.
If, for any good reason, you cannot
subscribe that much, then NIL IN for
what you can, and give your reasons
for not coming up to the amount es-
timated, on the back of the card.
Your country expects every man,
woman and child to help to the FULL
est in this crisis.
Your sons are being called and
their lives are being placed at stake
for the protection Of us all: why
should you not put your money with
the government at good interest that
they may be well equipped and well
cared for7 SAMUEL WE'LL,
] County Director,
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
life intensely unhappy, and human
health even precarious.

life intensely unhappy, and human
health even precarious.
The scientists say that the cheap-
est and most certain means of exter-
minating local mosquitoes are the
drainage of all surface pools, where
drainage is possible, or oiling all
present and surrounding still water
surfaces in undrainable pools, dam
med bitches and cutters, above and
underground cisterns, and reservoirs
with small quantities of crude petro-
leum, refinery wastage, once a
month. Oiled surfaces are certain
death to all the mosquito larvae be-
meath.
Now less than fifty dollars worth
of crude petroleum would serve to oil
all Of the stagnant water-surfaces
in and around this town during
the entire mosquito breeding
season. The members Of the Civic
League maintain the result gained
would be worth fifty times that
amount and more to the people every
summer.
This is about as far as the Reveil-
lie Reporter is permitted to 90 on
this proposition. And it must be left
to the Civic League and the Town
Authorities combined, as to whether
our people are going to be left vast
ing more energy than would be re
quired to cultivate a thousand acres
of food crops swatting flies and mos
quitoes, with intervening fractures of
one of the main Mosaic Command
ments, or they may be delivered from
these avoidable inyasions of these
pestiferous Huns of the insect kind
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
BRoMN.BRARD.

Last Sunday afternoon about two
o'clock, at the home Of the BRIDES par
ents in Port Gibson, Miss Marie, the
youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Beard, and Mr.. George N.
Brown, formerly Of Natchez, were
quietly married, Rev. w. F. Creson
officiating.
The groom was the local agent for
the American Express Co. for a
short time, and when he left to ac-
cept a place at Vicksburg, the Office
was turned over to Miss Beard, and
is still managed by her until sue
cessor can be secured
The groom uxpects to be called for
military service in a short time.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
NOTICE 10 Red cRoss woRKERg

On instructions from the Director
Of Woman's Work, Gulf Division, the
Red Cross work room will finish up
and ship all work on hand by June
18th if possible. Every one having
hospital garments or knitted articles
are asked to bring them in or report
how soon they can have them finished.
On July 1st each chapter is to
receive its monthly allotment in sur
gical dressings, hospital garments,
refugee clothing and knitted articles,
and will be asked to make only one
article in each department. All the
women in the chapter are asked to
sew on the articles given their chap
ter, and win be asked TO turn out on
ly "a certain number Of each.
LOUISE P. ANDERSON,
Chairman Woman's Work,
Claiborne County Chapter.
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ECLIPSE ONLY PARTIALLY
VISIBLE AT PORT GIBSON

The eclipse was almost a failure here,
because Of the overcast condition Of
the sky Showers began falling at
three o'clock and continued until lust
before the schedule time Of the
eclipse, but clouds remained rather
thick and only an imperfect view was
had Of the phenomenon. However,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were made to
note that it was almost total Just
at the nearest to total eclipse was
reached, heavy cloud passed under
the sun which remained obscured un-
til the shadow had passed.
Astronomers state that the next
total eclipse will be three hundred
years hence. No one seems to be
worrying whether that will occur on
cloudy or clear day. This, like
bond issues, will be left for future
generations.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
GROWING HOGS.

For a hog to be profitable he must
be kept growing from birth TO mark
unless he is healthy. He can always
he Is fed B. A. Thomas Hog Powder. owe r
We positively tell you that this rem
edy prevents cholera, removes worms
and cures thumps If the powder
does not make good, we will.
Peoples Hardware e Produce Co.
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RED Gross AUXILIARY.

Last Sunday A. M. Addison organ
lied colored Red Cross auxiliary az
Grand Gulf. Following are the Of
ticers: E. G. Carroll, chairman; s..
Johnson, vice-chairman; L. Bradley,
secretary; l.. Pierce, assistant secre-
tary; Ethel Smith, treasurer. The
other members are: r. Miller, @.
Bradley, N. Norman, G. White, B.
Williams, G. Johnson, Albert Jones
a. Pierce, b. Jackson, G. A. Middle
ton, Ledora Pierce.
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FINE WHEAT.

G. A. Elliott brought the Reveille
some unusually fine wheat which he
grew on Glen Sade plantation, now
owned by Fred S. Waleott. He plant
ed 10 acres, but four Of the ten was
not good land and the wheat Of poor
variety; but on the 61z acres, which
he planted with Fultz wheat he harv-
ested 133 bushels, a little over %
bushels per acre. In the wheat belt
is bushels is an average. Mr.. Elliott
states that Ben Humphreys has a
few acres which he believes viii yield
over 80 bushels per acre. More wheat
was planted just across the bayou IN
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13
/ WHITES And
AZ BLACKS Go
rIIlED 70 SERVICE THIS MONTH
=. white Men Will Go to Camp
p pIke, Ark, and the Negroes to
Camp Grant Ill.

claiborne county is called upon tc
Arn;sb forty-fve additional soldiers
AIRING the present month-its quota
. y tbe call for 100000 to go intc
training,
Tbree of these will be white, anC
hav " will be sent to Camp Pike, Ark.
~ ~ Saturday, June 29th. They are:
Robert B. Houston.
John H. Johnson.
John Fl. Valentine.
The remaining AZ are colored, anC
,hav W are ordered to Camp Grant, Ill.
N @ Sunday, June 23rd. They are az
follows,
Amos Parrott.
Joseph Allen.
Anthony Graves,
Fred D. King.
John Brannon.
Walter Warfield.
Harrison Turner.
Joe Williams.
William German.
Alfred d. Porter.
Ben Williams.
Emanuel January.
Ben Jackson.
Adolph Thomas.
Anderson Walker.
Cicero Harper.
Caleb Bolton.
Love Thompson.
Albert Whitney.
Henry Rowan.
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CHILDREN,s nay

Children's day win be observed at
the Port Gibson Methodist church
next Sunday morning at the regular
preaching hour. An interesting pro-
gram has been prepared, and the pub
lie is invited TO attend.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-13

the second district than in any other
part Of the county.
The excellent results obtained this
year and the quantity of good, accli-
mated seed obtainablewill tend to in-
crease the wheat acreage this fall.
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GIRLS PICTURE IDENTIFIES
BODY OF CITY SOLDIER BOY
Found No Mans Land IL Is Believed That Of
Private Henry E. Erb, of
PhiIadelphia

nary marks of identification. But in
the tunic of the jacket which the SOL
dier wore, close to his heart, was the
picture of the girl he had left in Phila-
dclphia.
Miss Barrett had heard now and
again from Private Erb. The last letter
she received came about two months
ago. In 1t he said he was we'll and as
yet unwounded. but up on the fighting
line.
There has been no official announce
ment of Private Erb's death.
Private Erb was twenty-five years old,
and member Of Company A. Sixty
first Infantry. He enlisted last January
End went to France in the spring His
mother heard from him about nine
weeks ago. He inclosed the label for his
Christmas parcel, which is now on it's
way overseas.
Mrs. Erb still hopes there may have
been some mistake She has another
boy In the service, First Sergeant John
10. Erb, thirty-two years old, who be-
longs to Company A. Sixty-first Machine
Gun BattFlion. Last Wednesday the
War Department notified her that Ser
geant Erb had been wounded severely
on october 81. Two weeks ago she re-
ceived a letter from him dated October
q, saying he was in a hospital with a
slight wound but expected to return to
the front in few days Apparently
he was wounded again as soon as he
rejoined his company.
Sergeant 'Erb has been in the regular
army since 1912. He was a sergeant
major, engaged as an instructor at
Camp Upton, and resigned to enlist
again es private in the hope of being
sent sooner to France.
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The picture of a pretty Philadelphia
girl has led to the probable identifica-
ton of an American soldier whose body
was found in mo Mans Land"
The girl is Miss Rose Barrett 2413
North Fourth street. The soldier who
had treasured her picture is Believed
TO have heev> Henry f. Erb. of 2419
North Mascher street, this city. Neither
Miss Barrett nor the young mans
mother had any earlier intimation he had
given his life for his country.
Miss Barrett and the young soldier
were close friends, but not engaged.
Before Private Erb left to join his COM
pany he was given a farewell party
by some of his friends, including Miss
Barrett. 1t was at this party that he
asked her for her photograph to take
with him to the war.
She gladly complied with his request
inscribng the picture ito Harry from
Rose. with lots of love-" and signing 1t
with her name and address. The pic
ture has been returned to her by an
American soldier who, found 1t on a
comrades body.
A letter written to Miss Barrett by
the finder of the picture told how tn
young man who treasured it met his
death.
Evidently the soldier died in one of
the muny charges back and forth across
| "No Mans Land" In the rush of ac-
ton he was left where he fell. and the
body remained there, unburied, several
days.
Finally. when our troops crossed thi
stretch of shell-torn ground they found
the body. 1t had none of the ordi
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FIGHTS DRESSED In TOWEL
Chestnut Hill Soldiers Bath In.
terrnpted by German Attack

Interrupted in the midst of his bath
by a German attack, Charles A. Heaney,
formerly Of Chestnut Hill, wrapped a
towel around him and rushed to his ma
chine gun which he manned for a half
hour before the German wave was
broken.
Even German prisoners, marching past
on the way from the fight to their
barbed-wire enclosures, made jokes of
Heaneys ludicrous attire.
Heaney, who Is a member of the
1O8th Field Artillery, hadn't had a bath
for four months, and when it was dis
covered there were bathing facilities at
a chateau nearby, he and six others at
tempted to clean up between guns"
Their dirty uniforms were taken away
for fumigation. Then the Germans came
The incident was the joke of the regi-
ment trial for CONDUCT" broke up
in a general laugh
Heaney enlisted in the regular army
in 1915 and served on the Mexican bor-
der. He was In one of the first con-
tingents to reach France.
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Tomorrow's Complete Novelette, -
Peters Triumph.
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mot A live HUN In SIGHT,
So Wrote Gloucester Soldier After
Going Over the Top

Harry L. Markowitz, proprietor of a
store at King and Hudson streets. who
was drafted seven months ago, in a
letter TO his parents, writes that he is
in base hospital suffering from gas
and an attack of influenza. He was
taken to the hospital on the day the
armistice was signed and he said the
cheering Of the French was one Of the
greatest things he had ever heard
He said he suffered many hardships
and had been on several fronts in the
hard fighting during the last three
months Of the war. He was in the last
big drive on November /. and he said
the artillery gave the Huns all the fight
ing they wanted during a twenty-four-
hour continuous roaring of guns and not
a live Hun was in sight for two miles
when they went over the top.