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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29
FROM "OvER THERE.
DR.. C. r. Mckee Tells of Things
Happening at the Front.

Mrs. G. R. Mckee has kindly
given The News permission to
print the following letter from
her husband. who has been In
France for some etime:
Somewhere in France, A. E. F..
July S, 1918-My dear Wife: Well
/ have celebrated the 9TH and had
a pleasant day. We went to Z
good ball game about miles. We
also had boxing bout, dancing
and music. Thes French people
enjoy it as much as we do and al
together they are fine people, and
treat us extremely nice.
Yesterday was cold enough for
overcoats. / sleep with two
quilts and one comfort made Of
feathers, so you see it is really
cold.
| guess by the time you get this
you will have made your trip to
Rankin county, or perhaps be
there when you receive this. Give
my best regards to our Rankin
friends. Tell them am doing my
bit for Uncle Sam. Write me
what kind of crops the people
have this year. l guess every one
is having big time in their
Fords going to the meetings; but
they should stop, reflect, and con-
slider that the boys over here are
having quite different picnic.
In fact, these boys over here are
making it possible for the people
back home to have continued
prosperity, but ! fear . great
many people at home can't real
ize that victory for the Allies has
all to do with their future, and il
we fail to accomplish it We will
be another Russia. To win every
body will have to sacrifice. You
should hear these French people
talk of the German cruelty: you
know they know what they arc
talking about and the papers have
never made it as bad as it really
is.
havn't written you much Of
England. At first we were in
formed that we could not mon
tion the fact that we were in
England. We can't Of eoure,
mention the name Of the places,
but passed through the country.
Il miles Of the distance on foot.
We rested two days there at the
Rest Camp.
Don't worry about me when
you fail to hear from me, for
there will be times when my du-
ties will be such that / won't have
the opportunity to write.
Tell all the folks to write. I
hope they will appreciate the sit
uation and not expect me to do
much writing for / hardly have
time to write to You.
Yours with love CARL
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29
OFFICIAL VOTE BY COUNTIES
Harrison's Majority Over Varda-
SIS = man 1925.

The Official vote received by
Pat Harrison in the recent sena-
ofiafscampaign is $500 accord
ing to the Official returns can
vassed by the State Democratic
Committee, which met IN jackson
yesterday. J. X. Vardaman re-
ceived 4S,625 and E. F. Noel
6,727. i
The total vote cast was 1O7, ,272.
Following 10 the official vote BY
counties: 4
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29
CONSERVING BOY POWER.

At the present time it is highly
important that very ounce Of man
power in the United States to be
conserved for the important war
Industries. Farming has been
given recognition as 100 per cent
essential along with others.
There is an enormous amount OF
boy power available to take the
place Of man power that has gone
Into the trenctAs. II nasast be mo
bolized and distributed where II
will count. Farming offers one
Of the best opportunities.
The Boys Working Reserve as
an important bureau Of the u. s.
Department Of Labor is the only
organization authorized for this
purpose. It has the unqualified
endorsement Of President Wilson
and other officials. It offers to
boys between the ages Of Is and
20 an opportunity Of helping
their government and receiving
recognition that will be. very
much appreciated in later years.
Upon enlistment a badge is
given, and after six weeks of sat
isfactory service beautiful med
al bearing the great coat Of arms
of the U. S.. together with a Ger
tifcate, are awarded the faithful
As the uniform cannot be secur-
ed, this is q medal Of honor to be
highly cherished.
Organization is being perfected
in Mississippi and detailed an
nouncement will belmade shortly.
Every able bodied boy Of the ages
stated has an opportunity Of per
forming valuable service to his
country and receiving permanent
recognition therefor.
Let it be proven that Mississippi
is 100 per cent loyal in this as she
has proven in every war activity
H. =. BLAKESLEE.
Special Agent, Cult Zone.
Gulfport, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29
GINNING RATES.
Prices Fixed By the United States
Food Administration.
Vicksburg. Miss, Aug. /, 1918.
To ell Cotton GinnerS:

Vicksburg. Miss, Aug. /, 1918
To ell Cotton Ginners:
from date and until further
notice, we hereby designate al,d
determine uolder Special Ruie sS
the following to be the fair and
just charge for ginning cotton:
(1) The price of 80 cents per
hundred pounds Of seed cotton,
plus cost to the ginner Of bagging
and ties, is hereby determined as
q fair and just charge for the SER
vice of ginning picked dry cotton.
(2) The price Of 35 cents per
hundred pounds, plus cost to GIN
ner Of bagging and ties, is here
by determined as just charge
for the service Of ginning long
staple cotton Of 3-16 staple and
over, where such cotton requires
special care, time, or re-adjust-
ment of machinery; the cotton to
be ginned slowly and the roll run
out.
(3) The price of 40 cents to so
cents per hundred pounds Of seed
cotton, plus cost to the ginner Of
bagging and ties is considered as
just. and fair charge for the
service Of ginning snapped or
pulled cotton or unopened "bol-
lie" cotton.
The foregoing are the maxi
mum prices that ginners may
charge for ginning the several
kinds Of cotton as described.
~ Ginners are to keep cor
rect record showing the name and
address Of each party fol. whom
they gin cotton, the amount of
cotton ginned in each case. and
the actual charge made for such
service. They must be in posi-
tion at all times to furnish de-
tailed information to the United
States Food Administration.
(6) It is necessary that ginners
perform this service in such q
way that the seed cotton shall be
cleaned and the lint removed from
the seed in an efficient manner
Such foreign substances as are
removed from the seed. cotton
shall ,nnf ho rofrrnnd - thn onod
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29

fore necessary that the next Log
islature be composed Of the ablest
and best men in the State. We do
not need men who follow politics
for profit, but men of good busi-
ness sense, who are willing to ae-
cept Office to serve the State and
not to serve themselves.
/ suggest that Hon. Sidney L.
McLaurin be elected State Sena-
tor. l know he has always been
too busy to run for Office but in
time Of war I feel sure he is will
ing to "do his part"
DEMOCRAT.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29

guided by our Rule No. s and
Circular No. 40.
60 Ginners are to keep care
ful record, showing the name and
address of each party fro mwhom
they purchase cotton seed, to-
gether with the quantity and
price paid for same.
Yours very truly,
P. M. HARDING,
Federal Food Administrators.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29

OOO,OOO bushels Tor the year end
ing June 80, 1918. This is in
comparison with 178,OOO,OO0
bushels exported in 1917, 1885,
600, ,000bushels in 1916. and 331,-
100000 bushels in 1915. It was
possible for the. United States to
export wheat in large quantities
in 1915 and 1916 only because of
the large wheat crops Of 1928
14-15, which gave this country
an accumulation of stocks Of this
grain. Both the 1916 and 1917
crops were smaller than any
crops since 1911 and besides this
there was q greater demand for
seed wheat and an increased pop
ulation to be fed.
Moreover it must be borne in
mind that the carry-over in all
the ten importing countries in
Europe was practically exhaust
ed this year before the new har-
vest; that the normal require
ments Of the exporting countries
are Increasing instead of dimin-
ishing; that some losses in stor-
age and transit may be expected
to continue; that it is highly de-
sirable that sufplus should be
accumulated as an insurance a.
gainst partial crop failure next
year.
You have been asked to SOW to
winter wheat this fall not less
than 45,O00,00O acres-an in
crease Of Z per cent over last
years sowing land the depart
ment has suggested that an even
greater area,47, 500. 900 acres, is
desirable. The increased plant
ing. asked Of each state has been
carefully determined with regard
to its local conditions and it's
reasonable capabilities. Your
county agent can tell you the
quota assigned to your state and
you can apply the responsibility
to your case.
You have occupied and do occu
py the first line trenches Of the
food army. You have to fight
difficulties too. / am not unmind-
ful Of these. In the Department
Of Agriculture we consider them
daily, and daily we give our best
efforts to help you meet them.
You know Of the difficulties in
your community, but I know Of
them in many communities of
many states, and so seriously do
they impress me that / might al
most consider them insurmounta-
BILE had not American farmers
last year, and again this year, re-
vealed the true American fighting
spirit and ability to meet serious
situations. They will not let the
war fail because Of deficient food
production.
Let US SOW literally for . big
harvest in 1919. It has been call
ed the Liberty Wheat Harvest. We
all hope it will be. But let us un-
dertake the task with the determ-
nation that we will sweat our
blood for many more if need be
before we yield one measure Of
our freedom to = Prussian domi-
nation. Let Us fight in the fur
rows. .. r. HOUSTON,
Secretary Of Agriculture.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-08-29

= good many hours flying the Lib
erty machine and 60 to the front
to fly them. / believe fully that
it is the best machine made to-
day, Ihave seen it do wonderful
work. Guess that you think that
theresare many accidents in aerial
work, but to take the number Of
American flyers, the per centage
is very small. I have had many,
many hours in the air and have
had but few minor accidents. In
training, | crushed an airplane.
but did not get hurt myself at
all.
It is truly gratifying to see
what wonderful n fighting our
troops are doing at the front now.
I would Ike to be in the infantry
and 60 over the top with them
again. That, too, is very excit-
ing. l pity the young fellows
back home who will not come to
Europe to fight. I'll warrant
that most Of those who do not
come and could not do so will
spend life of regret; they will
envy the fellows who have
helped crush the Boche every
time the subject Of war is men,
toned. l will have been in
France thirteen months the corn
ing Sunday. In eleven more
months feel sure l will be back
in America. Those will be great
days when l do get back, won't
they? / would like to get back
there some time this winter and
hunt birds-eat some OF those
fried chicken-and, oh, so many
things.
/ | think that l will have to buy
me farm and live some more af-
ter | get back. This is a large
world and there are many things
to see, but after all the little
country life is not so bad.
l will write grandmother q let
ter Sunday. Will mail it there,
presuming that she is with you
now.
| have not received a Rrandon
News in over two months. Wish
you would tell Mr.. May to ad-
dress it: Second Aviation In
struction Center, A. E. F., Tours,
France. I am sure that I will get
it then.
Did you write me whether A..
A. Mayors or Cole Burns were in
France or not? + have not seen
any boys that knew in Mississ-
ippi, in France.
| am mailing Papa an express
money order for 500 August 1st.
Hope he will get it right away. I
will not draw any more checks on
the allotment. I have been
placed on the flying list begin
ming this month and will draw
$4,000 amonth hereafter. l tried
mighty hard to get on with 500
but it was impossible, now will
have 1853, after paying the
monthly insurance premium.
| wrote to Washington to send
my Captains Commission to you.
Let me know if you got it.
Well, there is not much news
that l can write. Let me hear.
from you. l am sure that l get
most of yourfletters. If you have
not sent the fountain pen you
need not do SO, as I succeeded in
getting one in Tours that suits
me very we'll.
I had store in Tours send you
q boor Of some interesting things
about the country here. | viii:
send you French dictionary la.
ter so that you may be able to get
the meaning Of some Of the words
even though you do n,; speak
French.
Bon mutt, mon mere. Amour,
w. B. WYNN.
Q. K, w. B. w., Capt. Infantry.
LIST OF NAMES OF PERSONS
WHO pEnTCnNDrn EnD
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
WILLIAM TRorHART WOUNDED
Is NATIVE or ROANOKE

Roanoke Va July rs --Willian1
Trnest Trouharf. reported severely
wounded in this mornins casualty Iis'
IL ron Of Mrs Fl NJ Crquhar'
1901 Salem avenue. this city
According 70 Mrs. Irquhart her son
has been in the army for more thar
four wears. having enlisted m this city
fer service
He IS nen1 her OF c COMPANY
Twenty eighth Infantry regular army
ard as severely wounded in action
On May a. on The French hatt'r
sro~. Mrs Trquhar' having received
r letter from the hospital to that
eject on July :. signed by youne
rreuhar' himself although sho did
rnt receive the cable from Washing
ton until YESTERDAY with the offcisl
statement o, his having been wound
&c
The letter stated that young fFrou-
hart WAS doing we'll but. Mrs Tray
hart has received no further r7essage
except the Official cable
Young Crauhart was formerly an
srn rloye~ OF the Norfolk and Western
railway before he entered the service
and was MARKED at .hat time for his
bravery and fne spirits shown on the
occasion Of an accident on the road In
UAtc4 b. 49, injured. J.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
EtIT or POLICE FORCE
STRIKES FOR Better PAY

Alexandria, Va July 2s.--Ten out
Of he twenty-five members eompris-
inc the Alexandria police force at
O'clock Friday morning went on 4
strike This leaves the OLD city Grip
pied aa far as police protection is con-
cerned and bur one patrolman WAS
doing duty in the city this morning
1hc honor fell to natrolman snellings.
OF course. the officers and station
keepers We're on duty al headquarters.
BUT for actual outside service but one
man Vas on duty
Promptly a O'Clock Friday morn
!T~, which iS The hour set apart for
the men who go on for the day. re
: l"Vin& thc men who have been doing
night city, ten mem hers Of the force,
all DIRE ssed IN civilian clothes, walkei
into headquarters ana turned In their
istois and badges 70 the station
/ keeper The men who walked out are
as follows; Charles Poland Walker
R Campbell, William Camppell, Andrew
Iell james l. Power, Leroy hewitt
fleher Thompson. Harry r. Massey
L Douglas Lunsford and Frederick
tarvev.
+ The police went on a strike because
cry council refused TO grant them an
increase In salary at It's meeting
I Thursday night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
ASKS POl|T|C|ANS.TQ
HELP down DESPOT|SM
League To Enforce Peace Addresses
Letters to Leaders In State
OF Virginia.

The league to enforce peace has
tossed its hat into the political ring
although It's officers take pains 10
state that the campaign is absolutely
non partisan.
The league has addressed letter
TO democratic and republican leadA~s
In Virginia, beginning with the ma
tional Committeeman and state chair
men, and including the members OF
the state executive committee and the
county chairnen. This letter urges
that the political conventions held
not only to winning the war and
making the world safe, but to keep
ing the world safe by shackling Ger
man military despotism forever 1t
urges the insertion in every .conven-
ton platform OF plank favorinE the
entrance OF the United States into a
league Of nations to safeguard the
fruits OF Victory"
w. r. BOYD Jr.. the young Texan.
who recently came to New York TO oo
the leagues national campaign man
ager, pointed out that the league Of
rations NOV ernent Is tar too big to be
partisan ha@ause it Is the one great
statesmanlikc program OF political
world reconstruction TO which prac-
tically every important allied leader
Is COM mitte6 Its leading opponents
In this country he II said. arc a demo
cratic president and republican ex-
presidert--Mr Taft---not to mention
former candidates for the pres dency
on both democratic and republican
ttckete--Alton 3 Parker and Charles
F.. Hughes,
As a war platform the league asks
every convention In the state to
adopt the following:
We declare that II is the supreme
task OF the civilized world to crush the
!nso!ent attenp' of German autocracy
to substitute q military Dictatorship
for self government and the right of
il independent thought. The world
must be m adj. safe for democracy hy
the defeat of German nilitarisnl We
WANT no peace without victory and
we demand ,.ctory SO complete ar.l
conclusive tnae military ambition will
lie forever g lean ed ana a peace Sc
cured that will make an ,nl OF war
IL world nl1tt he KEEP, SAT- by the
co.. peratio1 q. the majs. force Of
mankind. ana that force should b.
orsanized by a league OF nations to
lecp the peac2 of the wo.i And we
fa,cr the entrance OF this Tnitc l
Safes, after the war. into such a
league of n..ricnk as may be adequate
70 Safeguard the peace that must he
wen by TIL, scint military forces Of
the allied nations"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
News of the Old Dominion
MISS MATTE ETHERIDGE
HAS FRACTURED SKULL

Portsmouth. Va, July 2s~-Tne
condition OF Miss Matte Etheridge,
Of south Norfolk. who was seriously
injured Tn an automobile accident
Thursday night was reported as prac-
:iealiy unchanged ihis morning.
Miss Efheridge. who was passen-
ger In the automobile of Mrs Melvin
Young IL Holly avenue. South Nor
folk, had her skull fractured when
the car In which she was seated, was
struck by street car in charge OF
Motorman william Carey on the
Berk,ey lines of the Virginia Railway
and Power company, Thursday night
about O'Clock The accident oc-
CURED at the corner of Holly ave-
nue and jackson street Mrs. Young
was driving the car and attem pied
TO cross the car line from Jackson
street and before she could get her
car across the track It was struck by
the trolley car, which is said 10 have
been running at n high rate OF speed.
The automobile was damaged be-
yond repair having been struck on
the side ard practically demolished.
Miss Et~ertdge was seated on the side
If the auto hit by the trolley car.
Mira Young was only slightly hurt
bout the head
Mrs Thomas Lupton. OF Ia Hardy
avenue. who was also a passenger In
tine auto. received a bruise on the
head and her daughter, Ruth Lupton,
wls also slightly injured
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
CAR SERVICE IN NORFOLK
LIMITED FOR THIRTY DAYS

Norfolk. Va July 2s ~-Linitea
stree, car service was I'D in Nor
fo'k Portsmouth and Rerkley shortly
after O'Clock Yesterday Limited
aS Il - This service Is the best the
company can give for fully thirty
DAYS 4 Is announced ~ II Root Pal
ner general superintendent Of the
Virginia RAILWAY and Power company
Ar effort viii he made 20 supply
sil commercial customers with The
usual quantity NJ power This can
rct te guaranteed however If sum
Client power cannot he furnished to
maintain something experimenting
regular street car schedule, CONNER
tial customers will be asked TO cur.
tail use as much AS possible IN
some Instances Il NAV be necessary
IN refuse current altogether for the
next month. It IS stated
The curtai}ed "ar service will not
be near the normal No extra cars
can be run during rush hours and AT
all times during the day the service
will he about equal 10 that main.
talnet4 prior to the great influx of
war Industries workers. This eondi-
ton will continue for certainly thirty
da,<-pprobably for six weeks, il is
feared
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
FIRE BURNS TWO HOMES
To GROUND IN ONE NIGHT

Norfolk. Va. July 2s-The resi-.
dence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch VIII
Iiams. in Hun street, near Park ave-
nue.. South Norfolk. was destroyed by
FIRE last niaht about . o'clock. The
blaze started in the rear Of the home,
he cause being unknown, The family
lost Il considerable amount of their
household furniture and effects, being
unable to save little on account of
the rapid progress Of the flames
The South Norfolk fire department
responded promptly with the new
motor engine this being the frst fire
IN which to use the new engine. The
flrerlen were greatly handica pped for
lack of water pressure. which was
Very low The loss was in the neigh
borhood Of S1.5e0. which was covered
by insurance
About . O'Clock A VI the South
Norfolk fire department was again
called out TO Hcht fire at the resi-
dence Of Mr. Knee corner OF Haw-
thorn ard ohio street Notwithstand
ing the hard work eff the firemen this
house was also burned to the ground,
and nearly all Of the famiiy's effects
we're DESTROYED. The cause NJ the
Ere ia not known, The loss was in
he uetrhhorhood Of $4,000, with par
tai insurance,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
PLEADS SELF DEFENSE
FOR BI.sNkISSHIP MURDER

Roanoke. Va. July 2s.~~J. j sla%-
don. on trial in the corporation eour'
here for the murder OF J NJ BLANK
inship. whom ne shot 20 death N
the latfer'e store in Ninth street. n
f.. on the evening ~ June IA, went
on the witness stand In his own be
half at the afternoon session OF the
court. Siaydon, while pleading NOT
guilty" to the Indictment. when
charges HIM with rremedfated muir
DER. said he shot Rlankinshin in self
defense He testified that he did not
draw his revolver until after Blankin-
ship had ordered him from the store
and he saw him reach under the
counter and grab a Ratchet IN one
hand and an iron ice cream Upper
In the other AS he reached for the
Ratchet and dipper Blankinsh.r SAID
TO him. Il have had enough trouble
from you and ana going 20 tx YOU
now" The accused testified. He satl
he had no intention Of picking quar-
rel with Blankinshlp and denied That
he meant 70 do him harm when he
went - the store
S!aydon. carefully weighing his tes-
tironv before giving utterance- 10 lt,
told the Jury that he went 70 see
plarktnsh!p by appointment with re-
gard to Il mortgage the latter held N
his horne. which he had purchased
from BlarkinShip in 1913 He had,
re said been 20 see Elsnkinshl}
a bout The matter q few days prior 20
thr killinr and that BisnkrShip had
from Used ta give lia a8 answer oa
fhe evening o. june II This eA-
nlaiaed wav he Wet 20 t4lankinshlps
Store tile defendant declared. He
wished IN Hqultste his Indebtedness
-..r4 l. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
LIGHTNING TEARS AWAY
ROOF. PLASTER AND NAILS

Danville, Va, July 2s,---Lightntng
PLAYS peculiar tricks sometimes, but
rarely does one hear OF freakish
bolt such as that which struck the
horne of payton Whit at Soapstone,
PNtsylvanta county. few days ago
According TO information reaching
here yesterday, the lightning struck
side room and tore from its walls
all of The plaster. taking the root
with IL. The bolt also lifted from its
place a lamp chimney and deposited
II without breaking II Two nails
were drawn from the piano
People in the house were not harm
I'D. though they, were greatly alarm ed
by the dangerous stroke. No rain fell
during the heavy storm. but high
gale prevailed at the time, and much
of the weatherhoarding was torn
from the house ana left strewn In the
yard
on the same day at Ringgold there
was a cloudburst. which flooded g
small area. washing large holes in the
road and packing the dirt firmly
around the corn. tobacco and other
plants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-29
HUSBAND DIES IN FRANCE;
ENTERED CANT LEE IN APRIL

Winchester. Va. July 2s.--Mrs.
Lillian Boyce Fauver has been noti-
fed by the war department of the
death from disease of her husband.
Silas Edward Fauver, OF Mount Will
lisms. Company NJ. 3l5th machine
gun brigade. in France He began his
training at Camp Lee in April, and is
the frst OF the $50 selects OF the
first draft registration so far as known
10 die In France.