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Evening journal., 1918-04-20

his troops. This command-was in more
or less continuous action during It's stay
IN this position. on April the command
was ordered to fall back TO Abbevllle.
"The casualties during the period,
March 2i to April 3. were: Oflcers,
killed. two; wounded. three; men KILL
ed. twenty: wounded. flfty-two: forty
1--WE men were reported missing, but Il
Is believed by the British authorities
that they were not all captured and
that many OF them were separated
from their command and are now with
other British organizations. This re-
port Of casualties does not consider
one detachment Of flfty-seven mer
from which no report has been re-
celved."
The report also quotes the letter
sent by British General n. L. Mullers
commanding a cavalry division. 90 the
commander Of one OF the American en-
glneerlng units. conveying the congrat.
ulatlons Of his superior. and the lettel
sent by British General Rawllnson
commardlng the British army engaged
IN that sector. 20 the engineer officer
In command OF the sub-sector. both
Of which were made public yesterda!
In France.
Evening journal., 1918-04-20
GERnAnT-WIIsn snN

Miss Gertrude A. Gebhart and Caleb
S. Wilson, both OF Hockessln. were mar
rled at the Red Clay Greek church
manse. on April IS, by the Rev. John
u. Drake.
Evening journal., 1918-04-20
ACCIDENTS OF Tile nay.

Among those treated at the Delaware
Hospital today We're: James Holiday
forehead Injured; Lewis Reese, con-
fused finger; John Tubbs. abscess on
face
Evening journal., 1918-04-20

roads, miniature sausage balloons be
ing sent up. tiny airplanes being hauled
out Of dwarf hangers, and thousands OF
dots In close formation moving across
open spacos-and all the other prepara-
iions Tor another day OF war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Mr.. Bowser. Bear this in mind and
do not kick. 1t will do you no good IL
you do. You may smell the fried
oysters cooking for your colonel, but
remember the gulf. Uncle Sam in
tends to feed you well. but there will
be times when circumstances prevent.
If they deal out a ration of raw fur
nips to you. eat them and say nothing.
Do not go wandering about camp and
asking the other men IL you are not en-
titled to butter. scrambled eggs. golden
bacon, French fried potatoes and Java
coffee. There Is always enough kick
ers about to start rebellion If you
speak encouraging words. and your
dear old mother will hear that you
have been shot as mutineer instead
OF dying as q hero In battle"
"You are very good, sir" said the
soldier. as he winked at the druggist
with his other eye. II have eaten as
many as 20 scrambled eggs at once.
but I shall learn to curb my appetite.
Fresh salmon and milky coffee Is good
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
GUIDE FOR ROAD ENGINEERS
Office Of Public Roads and Rural En-.
cheering Makes Public Desir-
able Standards

prepared by the. United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
In order to assist in bringing about
a greater uniformity In the highways
Of the country and to aid the better
roads movement In some states, the
Office Of public roads and rural en-
cheering of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture has published
standard forms for specifications.
standard methods of testing materials.
standard forms for reporting test re-
suits, and standard methods of samp-
ling materials. The publication of the
standards was made desirable by the
necessity for cooperative work by the
Office and the states iR the carrying out
of the federal aid conference partici-
pated in by representatives of the Of
fee of public roads and rural en-
cheering and Of large number Of
the states. They are published as de-
partment bulletin No. $50 of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
ONE OF THE "sURES."

Wyoming is one of the seven states
which will vote upon the question of
statewide prohibition next November.
The Republican party of that state has
through its central committee declared
itself emphatically for the measure.
The resolution indorsing prohibition
concludes with these words:
"We. the representatives of the Re
publican party of the state of Wyom-
Ing. in committee assembled, do here
and now pledge every person receiv-
ing a nomination for any public office
within the state of Wyoming at our
hands. from United States senator
down to ward constable, to the, policy
of absolute prohibition and the en-
forcement of every law enacted for the
purpose of bringing about the COM
plete prohibition of the manufacture,
barter and sale of alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes"
Entirely surrounded by dry states. on
the south and west two deep, Wyoming
cannot logically remain wet. Ninety
nine per cent of the state is already
dry under state and municipal statute.
Women have voted there since 1859.
That statewide prohibition will win
next fall Is f0regone conclusion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

enough for me and IL the 'taters are
boiled with their packets on no one
will hear any grumble from me"
at may happen" said Mr.. Bowser,
as he wiped a tear from his eyes, "that
you will get letter stating that your
dear old mother Is dead of pneumonia.
She got 1t by going out In blizzard to
bring In a handful of wood. Her last
thought was Of you. She gasped out !:
oh, my SOM or something of that
kind. and was off to that happy land
where soldiers are never seem"
"Yes, sir, shall expect such let
ter"
But do not let 1t shock you too
much. If you weep over it. turn your
back to the other boys or go or into
the brush somewhere. Set you teeth
hard together and do not give away"
"That will be me, sir"
"And now about BATTLE" continued
Mr.. Bowser, as he swelled out his
chest. BE on call at any moment.
Take your place In the ranks and see
that your rifle is loaded and the bayo-
net on tight. You are going to charge
the enemy. Do not be surprised If half
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

your regiment is wiped out. Pay no at.
tention to groans and screams of the
wounded, but press forward and give
the foe your bayonet. Strike hard and
strike home. Do not be content with
removing single foe. but keep right
on until you have removed dozen.
Then you can come back to camp and
have something to brag Of"
Eyes. sir, shall kill at least a
Dozen"
Perhaps you know something
about soldiering7" suggested Mr..
Bowser. as he detected a faint smile
on the soldiers face.
"Well--well--er, ought to, think,
as have been 20 years in the regular
army"
Mr.. Bowser had wasted his time.
He stood with mouth open, while the
soldier went out with a salute at the
door, and then the druggist said:
"B0wser, a few of us are trying to
raise 500 for the Red Cross fund.
WIN you put your name down on this
list for $40 contribution
And Mr.. Bowser wrote his name on
the list, and handed over the $40 and
went home to keep SO quiet the rest
Of the evening that Mrs. Bowser won
dered II he was developing case Of
appendicitis
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

systematic plan not only to provide
new roads, adapted to the new traffic,
but to maintain them In operative con-
dltion. Provision should also be made
for the rebuilding of much of the older
mileage. What the nature of the con-
struction of these new reads shall be
Is a matter for the engineers to solve.
but there Is no question but that there
must be better drainage, better mate
rial and very much heavier foundations
than have ordinarily prevailed in the
past especially as with smooth road
surface the speed of these trucks Is
sure to be greatly increased. England
has had her experience in this matter,
for, what with heavy traffic added to
lack Of maintenance, on account of war
necessities, there Is hardly main road
In the country that Is not utterly worn
out, although they have been accus-
toned to build much more heavily
than we have in the United States
Scientific American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Point. They are great hands to boss
aud put on style. You must know there
Is great gulf between officers and
privates. You may be cleaning your
rife. and preparing to slay half a
dozen of the foe, when an officer will
come up to you and call you son of
sen cook, a skunk In the brush and
lots Of other hard names. He does not
do Il to be mean, but it's only his way,
you see. Do not sass back, but smile
as you look at him. He will become
ashamed of himself and walk away"
Eyes. sir, I will do that" replied
the soldier. II shall want to knock
him down, but know all about that
gulf and shall keep my temper. You
are very kind, sir, to talk to me as
'sOh, that's all right" replied Mr..
Bowser, In his off-hand way. II wish
that could talk to a thousand Of you
raw recruits. 1t might save you much
trouble.
ssYou have been used to lying in bed
until nine or ten o'clock In the morn
ing. and then coming down to find
YOUR coffee and toast and fried eggs
ana bacon all ready for you"
That's the way. SIR"
.All raw recruits are prone to ind
fault nbsut their rations.' continued
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
QUESTIONS FOR LABOR TO AN
SWER

In an appeal to the labor unions of
the country to refuse to longer be the
catspaw of the liquor industry when
labor circles are In reality largely dry,
Charles Stelze says: "Shall the trades
unions be made the scapegoat for an
evil which 1t is sought to continue,
against the best Judgment of increas-
ing numbers of workingmen? Shall
future generations hold 1t against or
ganized labor that, in the twentieth
century. 1t allied itself with those who
stood for sin and the debauchery of
the saloon? Shall the saloon DOM
mate the labor movement when every
other decent organization and institu-
ton is breaking loose from Its power?
These are questions which labor must
answer, and answer so emphatically
that no one can mistake the real at
titude of the trades unions"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
MORE GOOD ROADS REQUIRED
Necessary to Handle Commerce on Ac-
count Of Inadequate Railroad
Transportation.

Railroad transportation Is made
quate to handle our commerce. and
good roads must be constructed rap
Idly and comprehenslvely that truck
lines running on regular schedule with
stations and terminal facilities, may
be established to take care Of the
immense productions of the land. Pro-
duction beyond local needs becomes an
economic loss If the things produced
cannot be delivered to the factory or
consumer safely and profltably.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
BY N. QUAD.

When Mr.. B0wser entered his family
drug store the other evening he found
a middle-aged man dressed In khaki
uniform to show that he belonged to
the army. The druggist saw that Mr..
Bowser was working up fatherly
expression Of face and was likely to
have something to say, and he gave
the soldier boy the wink.
$50 we have recruit here" said
Mr.. Bowser minute later.
"Yes," was the reply.
II am glad to see you, sir" con-
tInued Mr.. Bowser. II am glad to see
you In that uniform. 1t shows, sir,
that you love your country and are
enrolled among patriots, instead of
skullling from place to place to keep
out of the army. One would say, from
reading the papers, that at least one
half of the American nation was COM
posed of cravens. 1t did not used to be
so in my time. We had trouble In keep
ing the young men out of the army In
stead of getting them into It."
$50 have heard, SIR" replied the
soldier.
II want to give you some little adj
vice, IL you will take it kindly. Put
your heart into the work."
II have, sir"
BE ready for drill any time drill
Is ready for you"
"Yes. sir; shall be-"
ta7yh, fros,hlo uyfth N &c
that he gets homesick almost imme-
diately he is in the army. Fight
against 1t. You can conquer that as
you conquer the foe."
II shall try my best, sir"
"You may want to see your dear
old mother, and have her pat you on
the back, but you can't see her; and
If you make good fight of 1t the
feeling will soon wear off. Even the
bravest men have been known to be
homesick at times"
'Others have told me the same
thing" said the soldier.
} "You may want to see the hens, the
hogs. the sheep and the old spotted
COW, but conquer the feeling. Tell
yourself that you are in the army to
stay until the foe is conquered. If you
hear a band playing Home. Sweet
Home do not let your eyes fill with
tears"
''No. sir; will keep my eye dry"
"That's the way like to hear a
man talk. There's another thing. You
will be under officers fresh from West
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
THE EAGLE SCREAMS.

1t Is enough to make the eagle on
the American dollar scream with
agony and despair at the number of
times II Is thrown across the bar in
payment for kaiserism's liquid fire.
booze. when 1t could, IL thrown into
the treasury of the United States, soar
over the trenches Of the German army
and scream defiance and final victory
for the world and for democracy.
II the $2.43S,OS7 ,9S5.5O spent for
liquor In the United States last year
were used for the support of her army
for one year this Is what 1t would ac-
complish 1t would insure the salaries
Of our fighting men ($715.S2S. 400 /;
would ray for necessary transporta-
ton In mofjilizing our troops and equip
ment ($450. 49O, 3O5); would clothe
(S375, 5D6.097) and provide subsistence
($329, 572,21S) for the army; would al
low .he medical corps to keep up Its
WORK and erect hospitals ($100,026.-
OOG) would cover the ordnance stores
ammunition 39,520.00) and ord
nance stores supplies ($70.O0O.O00)
would erect barracks and quarters for
the troops 1882, 11S,O0O) maintain the
civilian training camps (S2,110.O00)
the very important engineer depart
ment could operate with sufficient
funds ($1O4.eOO.OOO) would maintain
the quartermaster's departments
($163,917 ,925). and the signal corps
(s3.00OOOO) and besides all this
would leave balance of 81, $40. O00.50.
c. Patterson, formerly Gov
ernor of Tennessee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
INTERESTED IN GOOD ROADS
Mileage Of Gravel and Stone Highways
Observation-Disclosures Of
Great Assistance.

There Is widespread and increasing
interest In good roads In Illinois. The
main travelled highways especially are
wide, well graded and well dragged.
The mileage Of gravel and stone roads
is increasing. and good deal OF hard
road Of still more permanent char
acter is being built. The advent Of
the automobile has done much to make
good roads enthusiasts Of farmers, and
with their active interest the work of
Improvement Is progressing rapidly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
ROAD
BUILDING
GOOD ROADS OF THE FUTURE
Steps Should BE Taken Immediately
10 Provide New Highways and
Keep Them In Condition.

While we have a very considerable
mileage Of so-called good roads In this
country, 1t is an undoubted fact that
the greater portion are not Of char
acter to sustain successfully the heavy
motor truck traffic that Is now appear
Ing on them, and which will certainly
Increase rapidly In the near future.
To meet the new conditions steps
should be at once taken TO formulate
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
increase Land vaIuea.

Every acre of land lying near good
roads Is easily valuable, available
asset. while mud-bound land is I'M
profitable except for the unsociable
man and the sociable boot owls and
predatory wild animals.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
Way to Fatten steer,.

Fattening steers on grass and cotton
seed cake is nearly always more profit.
able than grazing them without feed.
The use of small amount of corn In
addition to the cottonseed cake has
proved profitable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

The argument that the stopping of
the liquor traffic will create a COM
mercial famine Is based upon the abb
surdity that the money spent for booze
could not be spent for anything else"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
EXPLODED ARGUMENTS!

Estates which have already adapted
themselves to prohibition can smile at
the arguments advanced by its oppo-
nents In New York, for they have al
ready been exploded" says the Port
land Oregonian, paper formerly
opposed to prohibition. 'The lost rev.
enue is already made up by other
forms of taxation without hardship or
complaint, especially as the effect Of
prohibition Is already becoming ap-
parent in a diminution of crime and
insanity and consequently of public
burdens. Breweries are applied to
other uses than making beer and other
retail business has occupied vacant
saloons. Former employees of brewer
les and saloons have found other occu-
pations. for there are practically no
unemployed In Oregon who wish to
work. States and cities have learned
that they can get along without liquor
revenue, capital has learned that 1t
can find profitable use. for property
which was formerly applied to pro-
duction of revenue, and workingmen
have found other jobs. The liquor
traffic has disappeared and we have
quickly closed the gaps which 1t left"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Good Prices for Cotton. 4-,.
So far as stated officially, there
have been no collections on account
of the 1896 bales Of cotton sold by the
trustees of the penitentiary at Parch-
man last week. However, the pur-
chasers are thoroughly solvent. and as
stated by Secretary Conan. the money
might just as well be considered as re-
posing In the state treasury or Its de-
positories.
The entire amount represented by
the transaction is $21o,226.75, being an
average of $132.22 per bale. and 26.45
cents per pound. One bale of extra
fine quality. which was purchased ~
Newberger & Co., brought the highest
price ever received by the state for a
lot of cotton, or so cents, the single
bale bringing $3.50.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
IMPROVED uNRoRM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAYSCnOOL
LESSON.

(By REV. p. b FITzwATER, d. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright. 1918. Western Newspaper Union.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
PLENTY OF HISTORY.

Sidney Lanier said, ut Is Idle to
argue from prophecy when we can
argue from history 1t is no longer a
question whether prohibition Is bene-
fit. Twenty-seven states, Alaska, Dis
trict of Columbia and Porto Rico, not
to mention nearly all Of Canada, fur
nishes the history.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Yazoo City.-The farmers are all
we'll advanced with their farm work.
The gospel Of reduced acreage in cot.
ton Is bsing preached by all the large
planters and the small ones are fol.
lowing suit
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
Progressive Teaching Party.

Members of the faculty and alumnae
association of the mississippi Indus
trial institute and college have ar
ranged for progressive teaching
party" which will soon visit various
Institutes and colleges in different por-
tons of the state for the purpose of
giving instruction in physical culture
and other accomplishments necessary
to effective work in various wartime
activities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
Bowser's
Advice
He Gives It to a Raw
Recruit in q Fatherly Way

ooeoe .
Copyright. 1911, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
Temperance
lssNOteS@

Conducted by the National Woman
Christian Temperance Union.)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Clarksdale-Efforts were made to
wreck Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
train No. 677 short distance above
Coahoma. A telegraph pole and three
angle bars were placed on the rails.
Fortunately, the engineer discovered
the condition and was able to stop his
train before any accident occurred.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

MISSISSIPPI NEWS
ExxxNNN CONDENSED Nxxxxl
Happenings Over
Commonwealth
as Cleaned from
Various Places
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
FIVE AND HALF-MlLL TAX LEVY
BECOMES STATE LAW AFTER
STRENUOUS FIGHT.
EXCITING CONTEST CLOSES
Both Houses Defy Governor BiIbo and
Pass Bill After He Refuses to Sign
the Measure-c Love
Feast Closes Session.

RECONSIDERATION one OF the most In
tense and exciting contests in Missis.
sippi for many years, and after prac-
hcaily an ail-day contest over that one
supreme question, the fixing of the
state tax levy for 1918 and 1919, the
two branches finally got together on
Thursday night ON the compromise
basis which had been favored by a
large number of thoughtful and con-
sentative members
The legislature passed bill pro-
viding for 51s-mill basis for state ad
valorem tax purposes, with authority
to the counties to adopt as much as 8
mills additional for general county
purposes. This bill was returned by
the governor with long veto message,
which in effect put 1t up to the law
makers to either pass the bill over the
veto Notwithstanding or else pass q
bill with rate not in excess Of AK
mills
The house Of representatives very
promptly accepted the challenge thus
thrown down and by a large majority
re-passed the bill.
To this action the senate, at its day
light session, declined to accede, and
this opened up what looked like an I'M
breakable deadlock.
This was the situation when the
senate met for the Thursday night ses-
sion, with the lines APPARENTLY tightly
drawn. Quite a flutter of surprise was
created when Senator Burrow, an out
herent, arose and moved to reconsider
the action taken earlier in the day,
and put the bill again on passage, the
veto Notwithstanding
After some discussion and explana-
ton, the motion to reconsider was car
ried, the bill recalled and put on its
passage The result of the veto was 90
for the bill as reconsidered and 8
against it. This makes the bill as
strongly a law Of the state as though
there had been no veto interposed.
This action cleared the decks for
final adjournment, and directly after
the disposition of the revenue bill the
resolution fixing Saturday for adjourn
ment was reconsidered, the date fixed
as of March %. at 1910 pm, and with
the customary formal resolution and
messages the two houses disposed Of
their business and stood adjourned.
The evening was turned into general
love or great big glee club chorus,
which was as interesting as it was
nerve-racking to those afflicted with
nerves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05
Use Ink for Overseas Mail.

Use Ink for Overseas Mail.
Persons who send mail to members
Of the expeditionary forces are partic-
ularly requested, in statement issued
by the postoffice department. to use
ink only in writing the address. Ev-
cry piece of mail matter should also
bear the name and address of the
sender.
Jackson.--An important meeting OF
the Mississippi Woman's Council Of
National Defense, called by Mrs. Ed
ward McGehee, was held in the house
Of representatives
Greenwood AT meeting of the cit
liens of Washington county held at
the Chamber OF Commerce rooms,
permanent organization was formed
with former Senator Leroy Percy,
who is now in France, chairman, and
Nathan Goldstein, vice-chairman. F.
N. Robertshaw, president Of the Citi-
zens Bank OF this city was elected Sec
reary.
Jackson.-T M. Henry. commission
er OF insurance, was exonerated by the
rpccial committee appointed by the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Jackson.-T. NJ Henry. commissions
er OF insurance, was exonerated by the
special committee appointed by the
house to investigate his department
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-04-05

Biloxi. = Mayor Glennan has an
nounced that he would inaugurate an
elaborate cleanup campaign in April,
lasting for. forty-five days, during
which time the city will be cleaned by
wards ct different times during the
crusade against weeds and dirt.