The Starkville news., 1918-07-12
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and six were more or less seriously
hurt when a westbound Southern pas
senger train struck jitney bus at the
crossing on East Main street. Carl
Belts, aged Is. chauffeur, who was
passenger in the bus, was instantly
killed. Private Lloyd Rean, of John
ston, Pa, was injured In the back and
leg. Lieut.. l.. S. Temmerman, Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, sustained a bad scalp
wound, and Lieut. Hancock, Of Mem
phis, Tenn, was wounded also in the
head. Three other persons, including
e. A. Alsop, the owner and driver OF
the car, of Macon, Miss, were slight
ly injured. The bus was smashed to
splinters.
Yazoo City.-In view OF the fact that
the labor situation Is already acute
here, farmers and planters are alarmed
at the steady drain upon the city and
county for men. A call received by
the local draft boards demands 10
white men to be sent to Camp Shelby
during the five-day period beginning
July 15, and 80 negroes to be sent to
Camp Funston during the period be-
ginning July 10. 1t is estimated here
that the next call for the state OF Mis-
sissippi will be in the neighborhood OF
10000 men, based on the call made
upon Yazoo county, and these men
will be largely taken from the farms
and plantations
Crystal Springs.-M Many complaints
are coming in from farmers about Ia
borers breaking their contracts and
quitting work at this season. The
farmers in good many cases have
taken the precaution to have written
contracts with the laborers, and Judge
Slay tried several violators. imposing
heavy fines for breach of contract. In
some instances the laborers went back
10 the farmer and in some instances
laid up and went about their way
Camp Shelby.-Camp Shelby cele-
,rated its first Fourth of July in gala
tyle. Thousands Of soldiers attended
he different events scheduled for the
lay, all of which were carried out sue
.esxfully. In the morning the great
rictory athletic meet was staged on
he parade ground of the 101st Infan-
.ry The records made by the soldiers
we're good, considering all entrants
wore the regulation shoes, only leg.
rims being allowed to be removed.
1850
Memphis. for the con-
,truction of 20 miles of drainage
canals were let by the commissioners
Of the Murphy Bayou Drainage Dis
!rict, Washington county, Miss. The
Canal Construction company, Mem
phis, Tenn, and the ]. B. Arpin Dredg-
tng company, of Houston. Texas, were
Jointly awarded the work. The work
was let at IL cents per cubic yard.
rhe total cost will be about $250,00O.
Memphis.-This city became an inn
portant point for the American Rail-
way Express company, capitalized at
s30,000,000, when general offices for
the Mississippi division were opened
with H. H. Meek, superintendent G.
l.. Thomas will be his assistant and
James H. Hays, former general agent
of the American Express company at
Memphis, has assumed his duties as
agent for the new company
BiIoxi.-Couneil acted favorably
upon the matter of taking steps to
deepen the Back Bay of Biloxi with
government aid for the purpose OF
making a deep water outlet for ship
ming and as an inducement to ship
building plants Members of the
board also endorsed the action OF the
government in carrying out the sani'
tary campaign throughout Harrison
county.
Jackson.-Lightless nights will be
In style in this section again. begin
ming July 10, according to an an
nouncement by Mr.. Garner Green, To-
cal fuel administrator The fuel ad-
ministration has announced through
Mr.. Green that the restrictions this
time will be more stringent than they
were a short time ago.
Senatobia.-The local draft board
has received orders to send four white
men OF Camp Shelby july 15 and 49
negroes to Camp Pike July Is. The
board has also been ordered to send
four white men in place OF four who
have been discharged at Camp Pike
for physical disabilities.