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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
REV. GAVIN HEARD
HERE LAST SUNDAY
NEW MINISTER OF FIRST BAP.
TIST CHURCH STARTS PAS
ToRATE OCTOBER 1.

Having accepted call to the pul-
pit Of the First Baptist church In
this city, which has been vacant
since Rev. T. L. Holcomb rendered
his resignation several months ago
to 60 to France as q Y. NJ g. A,
secretary. Rev. r. w. Gavin, visited
Columbus Sunday and put in a
strenuous day. having addressed the
Mems Baraca Glass of the First Bap-
tist church at 10 a. m, while at IL
o'clock he delivered sermon be-
fore the congregation which he Is
to serve as pastor and at $3.50 p. m.
conducted union services at the
Princess Airdome
While Mr.. Gavin has formally ac-
cepted the call extended him by the
congregation OF the First Baptist
church, he will not enter actively
upon his local duties until October
i. He has promised to serve the
church in Corinth until that date
and his appearance here Sunday wa;
in the nature of preliminary ster
towards beginning his new pastorate
Mr. Gavin returned to Corintf
Monday. but will come back to Col
umbus about October /, and aftel
that date will make this city hi,
permanent home. He has wife am
several children. and both he anG
the members of his family viii 70
ceiye most cordial welcome I,
Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

with the Allied tofees 10 rfanee
sept i,--Opefation- near the tfenfh
armies held the center ~ the wnr
stage today. rhe French war offler
reported notable gains aiung ibe
canal du Notd. north ~ Noyuu and
between the Aisne and Allefle rivers.
chiefly northeast Of scissors.
French troops along tho veslc
river where Americans have been
fighting. have suddcni, launched u
new attack. The war office reported
that detaehments have crossed the
river at several points. This may
mean a wide German rttreat Is be-
ginning In that sector.
For some time IL has been report.
cd that the Germans were ON the
verge Of falling back from the
Vcsle 70 the Aisne river md pos
sibiy beyond. The German line along
tho rcsle has been seriously en-
dangercd by the French and Ameri.
can successes north of soissuns.
French troops have smashed their
way through to the western outskirts
If Coucy-le- Chateau and Jumeu-
conrt. 1t ~ In this sector that the
Germans have fought the hardest 60
stay the French advance. Crack
German divisions have been hurled
INTO the fray I'm that region time and
again In efforts TO turn the tide. TIE
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
NEARLY 1000 WHITE PU.
PDe MT ON
eNING DAY
Patriotic Programs Mark The
Opening Of All the Differ
emf Schools.

The public schools of Columbus
opened for the session Of 191S-19
Monday, and the total enrolment at
the white schools on the opening
day was 996, divided as follows:
Stephen d. Lee High Schol, 1853;
Franklin Academy. 492; Barrow
Memorial School, 1856. At Union
Academy, the school for colored
children, the attendance Monday
was SIS.
Since the opening the attendance
has steadily increased, and Prof J.
@. Meadows, the superintendent,
expects continuation of this in
crease. The erection of the Stephen
d. Lee High School which was COM
pleted last spring, furnishes greatly
increased facilities for taking care
of the students, while augmented
faculties insure the most efficient
instruction.
Patriotic exercises marked the
opening OF the Stephen D. Lee High
School, the students having en-
Enthusiastically rendered the Star
Spangled Banner, America and other
airs which have regained recrudes-
cent popularity since the United
States entered the war against Ger
many, and there were patriotic adj
dresses by Superintendent Meadows
and Rev. ]. c. Gavin, formerly oil
Corinth, who has recently accepte
a call to the pulpit or the First Bap-
tist church in this city
Less pretentious exercises were
also held at the other two white
schools, those at Franklin Academy
having been conducted by Mrs. A
7. Sale, the principal, while those
at the Barrow Memorial School were
conducted by Miss Mary Stokes, who
is in charge of that institution.
The Air Line School, which, while
outside the city limits was within
the Columbus school district, wa.
destroyed by fire last spring an,
has not yet been rebuilt. The cit,
council has made arrangements t.
erect a new building; but it will
probably be several months befor,
it reaches completion, and as peopl,
in the neighborhood are anxious 70
their children to resume their studi
es without delay temporary quarter
n
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
ELSIE FERGUSON AT
PRINCESS TODAY

The attraction at the Princess for
today. Thursday. September 5th, is
the dainty little Broadway favorlte,
Elsie Ferguson, in Henry Arthur
Jones' famous stage success. The
Lie" a modern drama, in which is
depicted the limits that one sister
will 60 for the others happiness. II
is an Aircraft production. and has
been staged with every detail COM
plete. And the star, Elsie Ferguson.
Is well known to the patrons OF the
Princess.
Matinee at 3.30 and 40; night
at $3.50. Admission, sc and l5e
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
SPONSORIAL STAFF NAMED.

B. A. Lincoln, of this city, COM
mander of the Mississippi Division.
Sons of Confederate Veterans, has
named the following sponsorial staff
to represent the organization which
he commands at the annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans,
which Is to be held at Tulsa, Okla
homa. September 25-27 Sponsor,
Miss Lillian Webb, Jackson. maids
Of honor, Miss Nell Carter. Colum-
bus. and Miss Cornelia Bolton
Biloxi; matron OF honor. Mrs James
w Carr, Columbus: chaperon, Mrs
N. D. Goodwin, Gulfport.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE.

The following is the personnel Of
the committee which will conduct the
fourth Liberty Loan campaign In
Lowpdes county. County director.
/. l.. CASTOR; director OF publicity.
p. w. Maer; director Of speakers
bureau. B. A. Lincoln director Of
sales, F. p. Phillips; director of
bankers group. c. II. Ayres; director
of supplies, ]. P. Woodward; dir
ector of four-minute men, r. E,
Johnston; director OF woman's aux
iliary, Mrs. H. r. Simrall,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
$40, 900 STOLEN FROM Ell
P0SToEEICE,

GULFPORT. Miss, Sept. 3-4Post-
office inspectors and city police con-
tinued search tonight for the rob
bers' who last night entered the To-
cal postoffice, In the heart OF the
business district, and after over
powerlng Postmaster Newton b,
Goodwin, escaped with remittances
and registered mail, reported to-
nightato total about $4,000. After
breaking open small safe the rob
bers apparently were frightened off.
as q large safe whore the burk o'
the postal funds were kept was not
molested.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
DIR. LEHMBURG
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

A letter has just reached here
which states that DR.. Edward Lehm
burg, local physician who joined
the Medical Reserve Corps soon af-
ter the United States declared war
against Germany and who has been
in France several months, recently
had a narrow escape from death
when a German shell struck house
which he was riding The shell
struck the animal in the neck. sever
ing the head from the'body, but DR..
Lehmburg miraculously escaped
without injury.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
DRAFTEES TO LEAVE.

A contingent of local draftees in
cluding Messrs. j. U. New, R. NJ.
Boyd, G. T. Jones, H. G. Perkerson,
f. H. Smith, c. P. Mullen, and
Henry McManus will leave today for
Camp Pike, where they will be
inducted into military service.
In addition to the above named
men, who will enter the regular
army, Messrs. Gay Lacy, ]. w
Mcpherson and w. D. Barnes will
also leave today for Camp Wheeler
where they will enter the limited
service.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
MHITEIEID-DANIS.

/. II Whitfield and Miss Daisy
Davis were married al the. parson-
age OF the First Methodist church
on South Third street yesterday aft
ernoon. the ceremony having been
performed by the pastor, Rev S. t..
Pope. Both the contracting parties
are well known here. and have num-
erous friends who wish them long
and happy married life.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
COTTON EXCHANGE
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Columbus Cotton Exchange
has elected the following officers for
the ensuing year. President, G w
Sherman; vice-president F. P. Phil
lips; secretary and treasurer, S. e
Pope. The cotton crop in the terri
tory contiguos to Columbus is excel
lent, and members of the exchange
are anticipating an unusually pros
porous season.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
Continued on Page a
NEW THEATER AT WEST POINT.

A new theater has been erected
at West Point, Miss, to furnish
amusement for flyers at Payne
Field. which is located near that
city. The new theater, which is
known as the Star, inaugurated it's
career Monday night, the United
Southern Stock Company having
been the opening attraction.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Miss Nancy Halbert leaves this
morning for her home in Hatiesburg.
after spending several days in Col
umbus. She will be accompanied by
Miss Mary Halbert. who will spend
several days the guest of Miss Mary
Foote Halbert.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Bearden
and Mrs. d. +. Baber have returned
from a delightful trip to Washing
ton, Baltimore and several cities in
Virginia.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mrs. George Sanders will be hos
tess 10 the members of the Woman $
Missionary Society OF the Christian
church Friday afternoon at I
O'Clock. All members are invited To
be present and bring their special
offering.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
HIGGINS SELLS STORE.

Mr.. i. T. Higgins, who for some
time past has been In the grocery
business on West Main itre1t, has
sold his stock TO Mr.. A. +. Bran
don. Of McShan. Ala. who will con-
tinue business here.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

A letter recently received from
Mr.. Reuben Barnett. Columbus boy
who sometime ago Joined Uncle
Sans fighting forces. states that he
has landed safely overseas.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Messrs. Roy d. Lancaster, James
Earlsart and Felix Williams. three
young men from Louisville. Miss,
were visitors to Columbus Sunday
evening.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
CoIuMBIANs REACH FRANCE

Letters recently received here
state that Lieutenants w. Fl. Grace
and T. A. Brown. Columbus boys
who now are with the s1st Division,
Supply Train 3O6. have arrived safe
ly in France.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05
POST EXCHANGE MAKES MONEY

POST EXCHANGE MAKES MONEY.
The post exchange at Payne Field,
near West Point, has, according to
the Zooms, the official publication
of the flyers, made a profit of ST.
900 lsince II was established last
May. This money, which belongs to
the enlisted men, accured without
any investment on their part. The
sum of $1,000, which was required
to start the exchange, was borrowed.
and not only has this sum been re-
paid but additional profits amount
ing to 81, 700 have been earned.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mr.. J.. j. Ellis. who resides about
eight miles east OF The city. has
leased the Muslin home on Sixth
street, south, and his family will re-
side there in the future.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Dowdle and lit
tie daughter, Cary. OF Macon. Ga.
are here on visit to friends and
relatives. Mr.. Dowdle Is now hold
ing responsible position in the shoe
department. Of the Union Dr. Goods
Company, ~ Macon
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mrs. A. I Jacob and two sons
will spend the next few days with
her mother, Mrs, c. Butera. Ia
Greenyille.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Miss Hinton Vsndiver left Tues
day for Richton, Miss. where she
goes to teach school the coming ses-
sion.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

TIE many friends OF III. Joe J.
Ellis, Jr., will be interested in hear
ing that he has landed safely abroad,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mr., and Mrs II. II. Nash have
camed their little son Willie Malone
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Miss Nina Bell reft tie first Of the
week for visit TO relatives in Wash
ington.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-09-05

Mrs. NJ. f. MeWiliams and little
sou returned To their home in
Winona the past week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13

appear, but there are remarkably few
of them on Fifth Avenue, due, perhaps,
to the fact that we have had very
cold spring, and everyone wants bit
of summer first.ta Hssi Ylh4ttt
There is hardly play to be seen
now on Broadway that does not in
some act feature pajamas, Indeed, they
are so charming that one is not sur
prised at this fact. They are made of
all manner of materials, and when Sc
riously considered for real wear are
very practicable and comfortable The
ones illustrated here were of soft silk,
creamy in tone, with large figures here
and there in delicate lavender and
blue. The bands around the sleeves,
the lower edge of the jacket and the
trousers were of deep French blue, and
the effect was lovely in the extreme
The little coat slips on over the head,
| and the round neck edge is without
| any trimming whatsoever, following
| the mode of day time styles Some
| times, the trousers are gathered into
| deep cuffs often ending in ruffies.
Capes still continue to be the most
popular of wraps for every occasion.
One sees them, in satin or cloth, in the
morning on the avenue, worn over a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13

pompadour seems to be returning into
favor. Not of course, with that hard
upward roll over an enormous trait
that day is passed, we nope; but there
were decided pompadours, loosely wav-
ing back and ending in soft twists and
even puffs at the back of the head
Sometimes the hair was parted in the
middle and then rolled up and back
Every now and then, one saw a charm
ing person with a suggestion of bangs
In fact, the coiffures, as the fashions
this year, are very much cas- you like
Them.
The hats are becoming larger every
day! Sport hats, filmy brimmed lace or
chiffon hats, and immense evening hats
of Milan straw, with fat trimming only
on the brim, perhaps, in the shape of
bird of paradise, or an aigrette. The
other extreme is equally popular, the
tiny toque and draped turban are great
favorites for street wear and with semi
informal afternoon customes. Organ
die hats, by far the most allurinp of
the fads of the season, come in every
size and shape, and color. Some are
severely plain, to be worn in the morn
ing, others have fittings and flowers
galore, and others are combined with
satin and even velvet for the summer
evening spent in dancing. The irregu-
lar brims are proving quite a feature
of the new mode. Now is the time
for the first velvet and felt hats to
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from LODI to Sosnovice. That could be
borne. What they cannot console them
selves about is the complete loss of
value to their business through the
carving off the smallest piece of cop
per, brass, and zine under the metal
coniscation which has rendered the
great part of their machines useless.
often for the sake of half a kilopram
of metal Will one ever be able to get
a substitute piece, since it is not infre
quently a question of patent in Amer
lea or England, in order to put the ma
chine again in operationg7 Will the
machine manufacturers not refuse to
furnish mere substitute parts where
they can glimpse the opportunity of lat
er furnishing whole machine and thus
make up for the loss of years of i'm
activity during the war9 And this pes
simism deepens since the payments of
damages for the metal confscations are
only of very modest degree.
"Not few machines, such as dyna-
mos and carding machines have been
confscated in their entirety to serve
German war uses.
ION the wholeeit comes about that
the LODI textile industry which before
the war was in no small part in the
hands of German immigrants, will be
entirely changed and must meet most
unfavorable conditions. New capital
and new credit must be found, wages
| will never again fall to the former
level, social troubles will come, German
competition will make itself keenly
i IL
uncertain conditions must be won again
1.-The mining industry is, however, in
a much, better condition. Here in the
Dombrova district there is no shutdown
| Here the wheels are not still, but min
ing work and the rolling mills are il
full swing.
"But here other troubles Cypress tn,
Poles. The annexationests have cast
their lustful eyes particularly on thi
district. The Polish coal basin in 191;
furnished, according to the latest avail
able statistics, not quite 1000, 900 tons
That is not three per cent of the who'll
German coal production. The Polisl
iron industry had in the same yea
something more than 159 furnaces il
operation, employing about 10000 work
ers.
1.-THE Polish mining district adjoin
directly the Upper Silesian district. /
J the neighborhood of Bendzin, about
mile away from the German border,
Hill 3S3, the Barbaraberg, from whic
one can easily overlook the whole il
dustrial expanse of Upper Silesia. Thi
height is claimed by the annexationist
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13

as an important strategical point. From
here, they say, one could lombard the
Upper Silesian district, SO the mountain
and the surrounding territory must be
taken possession of. But these people
forget that one has just learned to
shoot a hundred or more kilometers with
out single height having any restric-
tive meaning, and so if they would pro-
tect Upper Silesia and also that pos
siblv annexed Polish district from such
a fire, then they must stick half of
Poland into their pockets.
And for our economic life we do not
need the Polish mining districts, for in
peace we have been a coal and iron ex-
porting country. But for Poland, if it
will keep up its other industries, it is an.
absolute necessity. What would be the
result if the Dombrova district was
taken away from ita The answer may
| be given in some converse questions:
els it politically and economically
necessary in our now begun policy
toward surrounding states to make a
lasting enemy of Poland, the chief land
/ of the glacis before Russia, the kernel
of this political organization, through
lamentations? Or do we not increase,
politically and militarily, our area of
attack, snce the border relations be-
| fore the war were highly advantageous?
Through an overwhelming annexation
policy would we not throw Poland fully
into the arms of Russiaa The accession
of Poland to Middle Europe has fol
us the advantage that the Polish hinter.
land will be opened for our German
East Marks and also for the Baltic
Moreover, has one forgotten what Q
former leading member of the Russian
Duma, Alexander Lednicki, has re
marked-that the German merchant
and industrialist in the recapturing o.
the Russian markets will be in an ex
traordinary measures dependent upol
, the 100000 Poles living in Russia VIII
in a great part have leading positions a
merchants and in technical life9 An
finally, will one not create dangers 70
the 100000 Germans living in Poland
established in business, and with facto
ries or land, through harsh anti-Polis
! annexation policy, which will threate
their raee2'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13
GERMAN PICTURE
OF PO[AND'S RUIN
Textile Industry Destroyed
By COnfiscatiOn of Metals
and Machinery
MINING INDUSTRY
ALSO IN DANGER
Poles Fear That the Annexationists
Will Add Their Mining District to
That of Upper Silesia-Bitter Feeling
.Engendered.

The ruin of Polish industry through
the confiscation of metal and machines
and the pessimism that reigns there is
described in the Berliner Tageblatt of
May 20 by Eric Dombrowski, who
writes from LODI. The great city of
LODI, which before the war had popu-
lation of about 100000 and was the
seat of great textile industry, is dead.
Manufacturers there feel that they
will not be able to restore their in
dustry or regain their markets.
The other principal Polish industry,
that of mining goes on, but the Poles
fear that the German annexationists
will succeed in having the mining dis
trict, which adjoins Silesia, taken over
by Germany. The article says:
"Two branches give Polish industry
its form. the textile and mining in
dustry. The textile industry stands to-
day at the point of ruin. There is nc
use to gloss that fact over. The social
and political revolution after the Russo
JAPANESE wal udu HtdNN udui-
ages upon it. But from these blows il
had recovered remarkably quickly Ger
man measures of compulsion which
were dictated by the need of the time
| during the last two years have removed
| it from the former conditions for many
years to come.
In January, 1916, there were in Lod;
$4,000 looms, with something over {
million and half spindles in operation
Today, after the raw material, the ma
chinery, and the metal considerations
there are working, so | was told, onl,
three or four mills for the needs of tn
army. All others are still.
"To be sure, countless factories ar
shut down in Germany also. But mer
tinactivity is not the reason for the com
plants of the manufacturers of tn
Polish industrial district, which reache
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wash dress perhaps. In the afternoon
they are thrown back to show the dress
underneath. Often they are trimmed
with fringe, one pretty model that 1
saw the other day had the entire col
lar of wide black silk fringe. Indeed,
Fashion says Fringe at all times and
in all places. The floating panels of
the new street dresses are deeply
fringed at the lower edge
The food conservation show has
stirred us all to patriotic endeavor, and
with the fresh fruits and vegetables
now obtainable, we are all doing our
bit, or planning to do our bit in the
canning line. Illustrated here is a lit
tie cooking set that is both becoming
and practical. The one-piece apron
slips on over the head, and there is a
fascinating cap to protect the hair, and
also sleeve protectors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13
OUR WEEKLY FASHION LETTER
New Coiffures, and Hats to Wear With Them-the
Pajamas Up-to-Date.

The other afternoon | went to play
in a new theater 1t is a beautiful
theater and the play itself was charm
ing, one of those old-world settings
farefrom the noise of eday's fighting,
and rather relief after all the war
plays and pictures we are so much in
terested in. The costumes on the stage
were, of course of that far-gone day,
but those in the audience were just
as interesting. They were of every
description from the simplest of sport
suits to the more elaborate frocks of
Georgette crepe and chiffon One of
the things that interested ME most,
however were coiffures. The old time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13
lack Window Shades.

When the window shade falls off
the rod take shoe string, or any
kind of strong tape and put the tack
through it. No matter If the children
pull on it or the spring breaks, it
will not tear off again.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-13
A Card.

We wish to thank all for the kindness
shown during the illness and at the time
of the death of our beloved daughter and
sister and for the many beautiful floral
tributes from neighbors and friends.
Mr. and Mrs J. G. Fredrickson
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs c. G.. Holden.