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The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-11-30
GATTl-BYNAM.

A lovely ceremony occurred at the
rectory of Our Lady of Victories
Catholic church last Sunday afternoon
| when Miss Bessie Marie Gatti, the
attractive young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. c. Gatti, was married to Mr..
Kirk E. Bynam, Rev. Father b.
O'Reilly officiating at the impressive
ceremony. The bridal attendants were
Miss e. U. Mathew of New Orleans
and Mr.. Francis Gatti, brother of the
bride, and only the immediate rel
atives were present. Following the
ceremony at the Rectory a beautiful
reception and supper were rendered
the bride and groom at the brides
home, when Mrs. Gatti was assisted
in receiving the guests by her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Walter
Becht. The home was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and ferns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bynam left on l.. & N.
train Sunday evening for a short
DIludl Trip W IeHSdCOid anu JdShsoh
vile, Fla, and on their return will re-
side in Pascagoula, where Mr.. Bynam
holds responsible position with the
-Blodgett Shipbuilding Co. Mrs.
Bynam is the youngest of trio of
lovely daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Gatti,
and is young woman of exceptional
personal magnetism and accomplish
ments and very popular in the social
circles of the city. Mr.. Bynam is a
recent arrival in Pascagoula, having
come here from Hattiesburg about a
year ago, when shipbuilding was begun,
and since his location here has made
a host of friends by his upright charact-
er and splendid qualities.
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TELLS OF "SUBv ATTACK.

A letter from James Henry Terreson
of the U. S. s. Pittsburg to relatives
in this city recount his experience in
a submarine attack upon the steam
ship Uberaba on August 10 last.
Young Terreson was a passenger on
this vessel enroute from New York TO
join his vessel.
When a day out of New York the
Uberaba was attacked at about eight
O'Clock by one of the latest cruiser
type German U-boats, mounting six
inch guns. The submarine came up
about a half mile away from the
American passenger steamer and i'm
mediately begn firing. The Uberaba
Immediately began zig-zagging in an
effort to escape from the enemy, which
fired go shots at her, none of which
made direct hit on the American
vessel although quite a number of
shell fragments struck the deck and
other portions of the vessel. None of
the passengers or crew were injured
The sub was driven off after about
two hours by the approach of an
American destroyer.
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MARINE NEWS.

American schooner M. A. Achorn
arrived November 23rd from Ceni
fugos, Cuba. Capt. N. G. Borden in
command.
The new steamer Moss Point, in
tow of the ocean tug j. A. Bisso, sailed
Monday for New Orleans. Machinery
will be installed by Johnson Iron
Works of that city.
The American schooner Griffin,
Capt. w. l.. Bodden, is receiving a
cargo of lumber for Havana, Cuba.
The schooner Delta is at the Gulf
Ship Yard receiving extensive repairs
preparatory to sailing for Cuba. Capt.
c. II. Bruce, the veteran mariner, is
in command.
The American schooner Susie E.
Dantzler, Capt. Frank Dethloff, sailed
recently for Progresso, Mexico.
The American schooner c. w. Mills,
Capt. James Ryan, is ready to sail
from Cuba to Mos Point
The stanch auxilia-v yacht Pilot of
the Pascagoula Pilot Associa ton, after
undergoing repairs and painting, has
just been launched from the Angelo
shipways and will be placed in COM
at an early date.
The British schooner Bluefields sail
ed for Sagua la Grande. Cuba, with
lumber cargo November 29th.
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-W.S.S.-
Moss Point, Nov. 81, 1918.

An appeal has been made by the
U. s. Employment Service for oppor-
tunities for the returning soldier boys.
1t goes without saying that our brave
heroes will find their jobs awaiting
them. However the Department of
Labor is desirous of enrolling each
and every industrial and commercial
firm on its opportunity bulletin. This
branch of the government is throwing
out every inducement TO the employer
of skilled. clerical and common help
to file Immediately with local super
intendents the character of work avail
able. During these times Of business
and social reconstruction it behooves
the public to cooperate with the
employment bureau and show a dis
position to support the constructive
policies of the administration. The
future development and happiness of
the country depends upon unity of
employer and employee.
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GODFREY APPEALS TO
PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Urges Early Payment Subscriptions
United War Work Fund. Money
Needed.

, Jackson, Miss, Nov. 26.-Remembe
that each mobilization means de
moralization unless morale is main
tanned from now until the men return
to civil life."
| This is the appeal being sent out
over the state by Blake w. Godfrey, a
campaign director for the United Wal
Work drive, in urging early payment
of subscriptions. Mr.. Godfrey's state
ment follows,
Secretary of War Baker said week
before the armistice was signed that
while there was probability of the
world war against Germany being
nearly over, that the war for the sal
vation of American manhood had Just
begun.
(Which is exactly the reason why
the Y. M. C. A. and the other welfare
organizations working among the
American soldiers and sailors at home
and abroad will need during the COM
ing year every dollar Of the great sum
that has been subscribed.
"The American public must bear
this in mind; that for every dollar
short of the $3.50, 900 asked for, and
for every dollar subscribed and that
fails to be paid, the American soldiers
will suffer in morale both at home
and abroad.
"The highest military authorities
agree on this point, that when actual
fighting ceases the morale of an army
declines unless some means are pro-
vided in rightfully empty the leisure
time of soldier"
Notwithstanding the fact that
few divisions will be brought home
during the next few months, there will
be alarge American army on foreign
soil for at least year to come
"The present secretarial force of
the welfare organizations was based
on the possibility of 100000 fighting
men being abroad at this time. Now
that more than double that number
are there, and will be continued ther
for some time to come, the situation
at the preseit for both money and men
is most acuate.
"The need at home is almost as ur-
gent. Camps and cantoments in
America must to large extent, be
kept manned by the several organiza-
tons to look after the men in them
wa.clng 20 De damob.iized ana ,ne
thousands more who will be taken
from the transports to these camps for
demobilization.
"For these reasons it is of utmost
that every dollar pledged
in Mississippi be paid either at once
or on the pledge card basis of 20 per
cent December 2, and the balance
at the end of 30 or 60 days.
Remember that rehabilitation may
mean decentralization unless morale is |
from now until the men
return to civil life"
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PASCAGOULA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.

After all there is something in
name. The selection of a suitable
title for the businessmen's league wal
one of the most important items o
interest before the people of this
city. At the first and regular meet
ing of the Pascagoula Chamber O.
Commerce held Monday night at the
county courthouse the members pres
ent elected the following officers:
Arthur Allen, president C. H
Franck. 1st vicepresident; Vincent
Ros, End vice-preseident; Robert Seay
treasurer and Martin Turnbull, sec
retary pro TEN. The organization will
meet semi-monthly on the End and
4th Mondays of each month.
The formal organization of com.
mercial league to succeed the old Pas
cagoula Commercial Club is not only
wise movement but local neces-
sity inasmuch as there are problems
arising from time to time which re-
quire the united efforts and sanction
of the entire community. The col
umns of the Chronicle have always
been open to the leaders of industrial
progress for the exploitation of the
natural resources of this favored gulf
coast section and advertising its
splendid harbor and industrial sites.
The Pascagoula Chamber Of Com
merce has stupenduous mission be-
fore it, mission that means the future
happiness of it's population. Home
Improvement carries with it good
streets, modern houses and hotel ac-
commodations.
The membership of this new civic
organization is over the one hundred
mark and it behooves the entire pop
lation to become identified with its
present members The monthly fee
has been fixed at fifty ceuts-eEszd there
could be no excuse advanced by any
citizen to hold back on account of
these dues. The popularity of the
Chamber of Commerce, therefore, de-
pends upon the cooperation of the
men and women of the community. A
good word, pleasant smile and a
brotherly greeting should unite greater
Pascagoula in common prosperity.
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DEMANDS HIGH
Wages CONTINUE
Living Conditions Must Not Be
Lowered, Contends Secretary
Morrison.

Washington, Nov. 25.--Reduction OF
present wage scales in the United
State will be opposed by the workers,
Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
American Federation of Labor, said In
statement tonight dealing with re-
construction as it affects labor. Any
decrease in wages will mean the lower
ing of living standards, he said, and
this workmen will resist.
Regardless of the wishes OF indi.
viduals or groups" said Mr.. Morrison,
and reduction of present wage scales
in this country will be opposed by the
workers, who will not accept wage re-.
ductions for the simple reason that
this procedure will lower their stand
ard Of living. And by standard Of
living l refer to substantial food,
clothing, housing and all necessities
to well ordered life.
"The cost of living is not theory
with the workers, it is a plain un-
vanished tale that cannot be ex-
planned away by sophistry. The
United States Bureau of Statistics
shows that living costs are mounting
higher and higher. Its report for
August, this year. shows an increase
of twenty per cent over last July, an
increase Of fifteen per cent between
August last year and August this year,
and an increase of seventy per cent
during the five-year period between
August, 1913, and August, 1918.
"The right ii live comes first, and
workers will resist any attempt to re-
duce their living standards, in view Of
the present costs, even though some
employer talks of capturing the mar
kets Of the world
Il am hopeful that the best thought
among employers aud other clements
of our citizenship, will agree that
nothing will create more internal tur-
noii than a denial that the highest
possible living standards for workers
is the first requisite for the America
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UNITED WAR FUND.

To the People of Jackson County:
The final report of the United War
Work Campaign shows that Jackson
county contributed the sum of $16,-
395.00. The quota fixed was S12,500,
but afterwards raised to $4,000. The
quota for each district was as follows:
District No. l, $3.50; district No. 2;
$1,000; district No. 8, $6,400; district
No. 4, SLIGO; district No. S, $3.50
District No. gave nothing, except the
men from that district who were work
ing in the shipyards and other plants.
The northern part of district No. 8
failed to give anything, except those
who were working in the shipyards.
To the men who were at the Inter
national Shipyard who promised to
give and did not, | ask them to give
to this fund any time in December.
In behalf of the great cause | return
sincere thanks to all contributors.
Many thanks to the men who by
their devotion to our soldiers and the
cause made it great success. May
to-morrow's Thanksgiving Day bring
you all blessing.
To those are called upon to mourn
the loss of dear ones, who gave their
lives in battle AND through disease, that
all men might be free, | tender my
deepest sympathy and coincidence
May God some day reunite you and
those loved one in a bond that will
never be broken.
C. H. WOOD, Chairman.
Moss Point, Nov. 81, 1918.
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the entire width of said street in front
of or running along their said prop
orty and the City will pave one-half
of the width or the remainder of the
said streets, except on those streets
on which the street car line is located
in which event the street car line
| owners shall pave one-fourth of the
entire width OF the street, to include
| the width of the street occupied BY
their tracks, and the City of Pascagoult
| will pave one-fourth or the remainder
| The said property owners must paw
as herein specified, as provided b,
law, within thirty 500 days of tn
date OF this ordinance or be subject t
a special assessment for the cost
paving same under Sections 3411 an
3412 Of the Code of Mississippi of 1906
as amended by Chapter go of th
Laws of Mississippi Of 1912, each fo
one-fourth of the cost OF paving sal
streets, and the Pascagoula Stree
Railway G. Power Company corpo
alton, owner OF said street railwa
must pave one-fourth of the width
the street to include all that part
said street covered by the spare lyir
between its rails and to the end of
ties on each side of the track, or
specially assessed under Sectiol
3411 and 3i12 of the Code of Missi
sippi of 1906, as amended by Chaptt
260 of the Laws of Mississippi of 191
to pay the cost thereof.
Section 2: That the City Enginec
be and is hereby directed to make
report to mis- Board as soon as pra
ticable, showing the separate piece
of property abuttting on that part
said street to be paved as above pr
vided, stating the owners or occupanl
of each lot or piece of ground abu
ting on that part of said street to b
paved, the width of the street in fror-
of, together with such other data as wi
enable the Board to levy a special ar
sessment under Sections 3411 an
S412 of the Code of Mississippi
1906. as amended by Chapter 26o o
the Laws of Mississippi of 1912. to pay
Tho cost thereof.
That for Sss,se TINS es.insree take
aneei and be inforce IRON and after
lts passage.
Upon the adoption OF each and every
section of the foregoing ordinance. and
upon its adoption as a whole yea
md nay vote was taken, ali the
Aldermen present voting Yea
Adopted and approved this the esth
lay of November. 1918.
V. p. DeJEAN. Mayor.
r. D. BECHT. City Clerk.
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ksaMh 2tal losses at firSt glance
led ~ be almost double the total
kted by officers analysis of
kble n was pointed out, shows
mong the 10000 wounded are
ed t6S names of thousands of
WhOe0 injuries were so trivial
hey never were admitted to hos
~ the record of their injury
fept only in company and regi-
dfeesing stations. The final
k Killed., died Of wounds or dis
- VI the unclassified death list,
rlou1iy wounded and the prison
"a missing, officers believe will
but not in excess of 125,000.
Of8cial figures show also nearly
the number of deaths from dis
hat have been made public to
No explanation has been for
by General Pershing, but it is
ID the unexpected increase is
the vide distribution of Amer
hd Allied hospitals to which the
ofp Sent, making it a slow pro-
b aspemble the data.
x1QAns taken prisoner by the
~ number little more than two
~ and is strikingly low in view
Df1l Harch's announcement that
H round numbers" of $4,000
~ had been captured by the
aug The fact that the Ameri-
~ lave been moving forward
oQ1[E since it entered the bat
~ accounts for the great |
x1o9 reported as missing prob
clp4e others who will be found
y hen captured, some whose
N<Q never be recognized, and |
No may have become lost in
M the French or British |
classification also covers
~ dead also to be expected
]1o& bodies of troops are en-
1E1ral March said no report
Q@U1nization of the army of
- - been received, but the
Nr4lgnated by General Per-
1oNrn were among those to
~ he could spare i'm
The first order of return
(1n Established, but the chief
C11fed out that it would take
me to bring that num-
home. He also gave as
the War Department
lon of allowing the veter-
&ttlefields of France and
eak into the country un-
bat timely announcement
e SO that adequate re-
be planned.
aker supplemented Gen.
utline of rehabilitation
B that General Pershingl
js army to . strength of
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THANKSGIVING DAY.

Thanksgiving Day was perhaps more
generally observed in Pascagoula this
year than ever before. Services at
all the churches were largely attend
ed and the Victory Sing" at Mar
shall park in the afternoon also drew
a crowd of many hundred people. All
stores and business houses we're clos
ed throughout the day. Numerous
letters from the boys across the seas
gladdened the hearts of the families
at home with the information that
their loved ones were well and happy
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|llS BRINGING
ARMY Home
10 feofp All Causes Are Given by
0en. March as $3.50.

ishinGton, Nov 23.-Demobiliz-
of tie American expeditionary
h. already in progress with the
,ment homeward of sick and
Ided, will be fastened by the re-
at aH early date of eight divisions
ationel Guard and National Army
y, eight regiments Of Coast Ar
u and two brigades Of Field Ar
y. This announcement was made
|, BY General March, chief of staff.
tai American casualties to Novem-
II, whom hostilities ceased, we're
LIZ. This includes, General March
killed and died of wounds, died
Dease, unclassified deaths, wound
| prisoners and missing.
le diYlaions which General March
have been designated by General
|afnf u return as soon as the sick
Wounded have been moved to the
Ia States are:
ti6hal Gurd: Thirty-first (Geor-
AlabGrna and Florida; Thirty
u NEBRASKA, Iowa, South Dakota
Mt1nesota); Thirty-eighth Qndi-
Keptnckey and West Virginia)
Thifty.ninth (Arkansas, Missis-
|san6 Gpuisiana).
|a6N1 Army: Seventy-sxth
4 qGiend); Eighty-fourth (Ken-
N indiana and Southern Illinois);
|43ix}h (Northern Illinois, in
~ Chicago); and Eigthy-seventh
|s6noa, Louisiana, Mississippi and
born Alabama).
e paBt Artillery regiments to be
g ~ soon as possible were an
M ~ the Forty-sixth, Forty-sev-
Foftyeighth, Forty-ninth, Fiji
SeYenty-third, Seventy-fourth
Bsventy-ffth. |
b fW0 Field Artillery brigades to
I0WUist home are the Sixty-fifth
the. I'D. Eighty-two aerosquad-
e6IHnteen construction COM
b alld special units from New |
Ind vii be brought home as soon
hnh4crtation facilities are avail
FenSrl March said.
|11a1 sustain 'Sr' aa'raN'i ime.
|sksrl bu' arch
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thirty divisions and would further re-
duce il as conditions Justify.

thirty divisions and would further re-
duce it as conditions justify.
At an average strength Of 10000 men
to a division, which would cover all
necessary auxiliary forces, this would
tain 100000 in France from which
the actual army of occupation and its
reserves would be organized to provide
against any possible emergency.
General March showed that virtually
all Of the supplemental army corps and
army troops are apt to be withdrawn.
He said he had already authorized Gen
eral Pershing to send back railway ar
tillery, army artillery, gas troops, and
tank corps units in addition to the
divisional organizations.
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Mrs. F.. A. Williams was overjoye
Tuesday to receive a cable from he
husband, Lieut.. Williams, who is i
France, to the effect that he was al
, right. Lieut.. Williams has ben "ove
the top and was slightly wounded il
battle recently.
Mrs. H. b. Overstreet and little cir
left Wednesday for three weeks yisi
to friends in Geneva.
I Miss Estelle Watkins Of Handsbort
is the guest of relatives.
r. ID. Peets spent Thanksgiving
here, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. O. c
Cowan.
Miss Mary Griffin Dantzler, who is
attending school at the Camp Ground
spent the weekend at home.
Horace Overstreet was business
visitor to New Orleans last week.
Mrs. G. w. Jackson and Mrs. w. B.
Herring were recent visitors to Mobile
Misses Daisy and Eula Delmas spent
several days in New Orleans this
week.
Mr.. w. T. Burch spent Tuesday in
New Orleans.
Rev. H. H. Webb is attending the
Baptist S, S. Convention in Meridian
this week.
Mrs. ]. A. Vanderwall and Miss
Lola Vanderwall were Tuesday WIS.,
itors to New Orleans.
Mrs. w. B. Herring left Thursday
for Memphis, where she will visit her
husband, who is in training there.
Miss Mae Delmas spent several days
in New Orleans this week.
Mrs. D. L. Beckner and Mrs. Olney
Ward were Monday shoppers to
Mobile.
Mrs. c. M. Farley spent Tuesday
in New Orleans with Mr.. Farley, who
is in the Touro Infirmary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Griffith, who
have been here since the beginning of
the shipbuilding industry, returned to
their home in Memphis Tuesday.
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Large quantities of steel reached
this port during the week for the
international Shipbuilding Company
Won't Pascagoula feel proud when the
first steel ship sails for over the seas
from our port.
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cts,r =. eTnt. ,sla,saiactarer no y
because me transition to peace basis
may be orderly through the quick as
similadon of workers, but for the
larger reasons that have so often been
advanced in favor of shorter work
day."
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Mrs. w. G. Williamson and her little
daughter, Ida May, are visiting New
Orleans in the weekend.